LEGO fans seemingly frustrated by the switch to cardboard packaging for the Collectible Minifigures are reportedly ripping open 71039 Marvel Series 2 boxes in
In my case, it means I’ll be buying less from them. If they were in the bags, I’d have gone to the LEGO store with my older son (who has a 95%+ success rate at feeling figures in the bags) and would have gotten all the figures I wanted.
Now, I’m going to buy a 6 pack (to ensure no dupes) and if I don’t get everyone I want them oh well. Maybe I’ll buy the others from BrickLink, but likely not.
On the other hand, it might finally give me the kick in the rear to start a local “minifigure trading group.” If I got two Wolverines and someone else has an extra Moon Knight, we could swap so we each get closer to a complete set. (It would need to be local because the cost of shipping the figures back and forth wouldn’t make it worth while - not to mention keeping people honest about actually shipping figures instead of getting a figure and then ghosting.)
In my case, it means I’ll be buying less from them. If they were in the bags, I’d have gone to the LEGO store with my older son (who has a 95%+ success rate at feeling figures in the bags) and would have gotten all the figures I wanted.
Now, I’m going to buy a 6 pack (to ensure no dupes) and if I don’t get everyone I want them oh well. Maybe I’ll buy the others from BrickLink, but likely not.
On the other hand, it might finally give me the kick in the rear to start a local “minifigure trading group.” If I got two Wolverines and someone else has an extra Moon Knight, we could swap so we each get closer to a complete set. (It would need to be local because the cost of shipping the figures back and forth wouldn’t make it worth while - not to mention keeping people honest about actually shipping figures instead of getting a figure and then ghosting.)