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My parents still have Lego from my childhood in the loft. The only parts that have degraded are electrical.

I’m not sure what we will do with it when they pass, it has little or no value.

Perhaps it would make sense to recycle it.

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Lego has more value than you think. You can at least sell it by the pound for pretty good price.

https://www.vocativ.com/underworld/crime/lego-heists/index.h...

> it has little or no value.

You are so wrong about that. Vintage sets go for many times their original worth, and some parts are worth more than you'd think reasonable for a little piece of plastic.

In original packaging maybe, but not after several kids have played with them for years (and inevitably lost pieces)

There's a cottage industry of people sorting those piles of lego and then completing the sets from parts bought individually. It's not going to make you millions but there are people that do this relatively successfully.

Bricklink is a fantastic resource to replace missing pieces.

You can sell unsorted lego by the pound (on Ebay they will fetch ~$8/pound), if there are no minifigs or special bricks. If you have minifigs or special bricks, and are willing to pull them out and sell separately, you'll make much more.

Prices on Craigslist in higher cost areas tend to be higher, as usual. If you live in a higher cost area, buy on Ebay, sell on Craigslist.

> some parts are worth more than you’d think reasonable...

all parts are worth more than I’d think reasonable.

You are entirely entitled to your own estimation of the value of lego parts, while I would agree that lego is in an absolute sense way too expensive on a relative scale it is cheap compared to most other toys given the amount of use it gets. The only things it really competes with are musical instruments and digital gizmos.

I am surprised at the cost of LEGO parts, but they are undeniably good and durable toys.

Give it away on FreeCycle or similar, put a free ad somewhere. someone will take it.

Don't just throw it away.

Don't just throw it away.

I shall try but I'm sceptical there is much interest in a pile of unsorted 1970's Lego. I could be wrong though.

Did buy 7.5kg of unsorted Legos very recently,so yes, there's some interest.

I would totally buy it if you're able to ship to Canada. Love collecting and building with LEGO.

Post to craigslist or facebook marketplace and you'll quickly find out how in demand they are. Esp if there are minifigs. Lego collecting is VERY popular right now.

How much is there and do you live in the USA? I'm interested, if you want to talk about it, PM me.

It might fetch as much as $15 per kg depending on the quality and what sets were in it. Just one rare train in there and you're going to look at substantial money.

No joke, my child loves Legos. We always grab 'em when they show up on freecycle or Facebook or where-ever.

If you don't want them I can take them off your hands for you :)

You might be surprised at the value. There's quite a collector's market for older Lego sets, if you check sites like Bricklink.

There are no complete sets, just loose bricks and a few instructions.

Sets is just one mindset. There are people with a different mindset who do want unsorted bricks. I do realize you were replying to a specific mention of sets though.

I've looked into it a bit. With some exceptions for very rare pieces, it's almost certainly not worth the effort of cataloging all your random LEGO pieces, unless you enjoy the process itself.

Agreed, that's not worth it if you value your time. But a rough idea of what sets are in there plus a kg price and someone will be happy to take it.

Spread it out onto the floor, photograph it, and stick it on eBay for $20 or whatever.

Or, donate it to a school or charity shop (thrift store?).

That you don't want to realise the full value doesn't mean it has no value.

Right, though I said nothing about cataloging.

'Recycling' in this case means giving them to some child or charity that gives things to poor kids. LEGOs are an extremely powerful learning tool for young people.

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