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Ok, so I have this first world problem: not enough Lego.
Pick a brick is expensive as can be, and eBay is not good for buying bricks.
I have read several threads in this forum about this, and people recommend Bricklink. But is it safe? Do you guys have any experience with it?
I checked, and there is only a few good Bricklink stores in my country, Norway. Danish stores might be a good choice, they have lots of Lego and they are located in Europe too.
Sounds great! Now I just need some money...
EDIT: I browsed the biggest Norwegian Bricklink store, and a minifigure head was about 20NOK (3.49 USD). A minifigure head from www.lego.com's "Pick a Brick" was 1.42 NOK (0.25 USD). The shipping was about the same, too.
Do you know any cheap stores to recommend?
Last edited by Briks (May 5, 2012 (11:16am))
Different minifigure parts are going to be priced differently, according to their rareness and availability. Keep looking around. 
It's safe! I've had quite a handful of orders from trusted bricklink stores and they've all worked perfectly!
A helpful tip when you're buying lots of parts: try to buy the parts from as few stores as possible, otherwise shipping will be expensive. Once, I had to buy at least 20 different parts, and the entire order summed up to be $30, all because I bought the parts from 3 different Bricklink stores.
Asking if Bricklink is safe is a little similar to asking if eBay is safe; there are thousands of sellers, and some of them are better than others. Make sure to check the feedback of sellers on Bricklink; I've never had a bad experience there, but I've always bought from sellers with good reputations.
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