What is a Certified Set?
What does Certified Mean?
Bricks and Minifigs goes above and beyond when it comes to helping people with their LEGO collections.
When it comes to used and retired LEGO sets, you want to know what you are getting, that it is ALL LEGO (no knock off parts), and that everything is there that is supposed to be there. That's why we CERTIFY sets.
To certify a set, we make sure the set is clean, that every single part is present in the right color. Then, we bag all the bricks in either by the book (when doable) or by color, place the bags in a new box (if the original box is not available), paste a copy of the original box on the outside, shrink-wrap it, and then label it with a CERTIFIED sticker. We even initial the sticker so we can know WHO certified it!
Isn't that just a used set?
When you buy one of our used sets, it will be pre-assembled. Probably, you'll find it on a shelf in our store, or maybe on our website. These sets come in prebuilt. They are verified by eye as best as can be done per the pictures and are then sold AS IS . However, in most cases, the box and instructions may not be present. Used sets may or may not have instructions with them but fear not, the instructions are available online for ALL LEGO sets made in the last 20 or so years.
Will it have all the pieces?
Used sets may also be missing a few parts. Usually not noticeable to anyone but someone who has spent a lot of time assembling the same set. Sometimes a brick may be a different color, but still holds the design well. And, if you're missing a block (or more), just let us know and you can come in and dig through our bulk bricks to find what you need. At NO CHARGE.
Certified sets will have all bricks in them. If they don't, then WE will find the brick you need to complete the set. You won't have to spend time looking because we certified that set!