Some tips for collectors

If like me, you like to collect LEGO Star Wars with their box and instructions, but you can't always spend a few hundred dollars to have a complete set on eBay, there is another solution which can be economical and quite satisfactory:

1. You find on eBay a set sold "dry" but a priori complete, without box or instructions. Usually sellers offer them much cheaper.

2. You go to Bricklink to locate the corresponding box sold alone by searching in this category. A box in good condition is sold there for a few euros.

3. You are also looking for the only instruction booklet for sale in this category.

4. You calculate the total cost price of the whole, not forgetting the shipping costs applied by each seller. Always check if a seller does not offer several boxes or instructions that interest you (use the wanted list).

So you can recompose a set that interests you, complete and in good condition. Often, on eBay, you pay for the set to be sold with its box at a high price.

Regarding the possible stickers, you can possibly buy them at a good price on Bricklink. If the seller offers them, they are in the "Parts" category then "Sticker".

Be careful, this buying technique is not always profitable depending on the value of the set and its rarity.
I was able to add to my collection a few sets that were very heavily overpriced without leaving too many feathers (euros).

Regarding the stickers, I started to buy some from a few sellers who offer them at a fair price, and I will soon post the scans of the most interesting boards online. The ones I found here and there are not necessarily always of good quality, especially for UCS.