I figure that there are a lot of parents on CP buying sets for their kids and adults who still enjoy putting together more complicated Lego sets so I thought I would share. While browsing through Reddit I came across a company called Lepin/Nouago who makes knockoff lego sets. Most everyone on that subreddit had great things to say about them so I placed an order for "The Old Fishing Store".
Lego sold (it is now a retired set) it for $150 and it sells for twice that on eBay now. I paid $70 including shipping and the set arrived in less than 2 weeks. The quality of this set is amazing. Everything locks in tight and the attention to detail is phenomenal.
Lepin also sells sets like the Millenium Falcon UC for $236 when the original set was sold by Lego for $800... among a ton of other Star Wars builds.
Originally Posted by mr. tegu:
I have a general LEGO question. Are exclusives or limited editions actually temporary items? If so, how long are they usually available?
They are definitely temp items that are not released again for several years if not decades... if at all. How long they are available is hard to say because it depends on the set's popularity. [Reply]
Originally Posted by MephistophelesJanx:
They are definitely temp items that are not released again for several years if not decades... if at all. How long they are available is hard to say because it depends on the set's popularity.
Being quarantined for what will amount to a month straight, I started researching things we could do to make the time melt. I never played with legos because my parents were shit and didn't do anything with their kids, so I figured I could try something my kids and I have never done. Being that we are all Harry Potter fans, we bought a used copy of Hogwarts castle that was separated by color. It's been a real timesuck working to put this 6,000 piece behemoth together, but so far it's been a top 10 family activity for sure. And holy shit has Lego come a long way!
