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Why the Brick Market Exists
Why the Brick Market Exists
The First Story of The Bulk Brick Blog
About two years ago, my life looked very different.
At the time, I was working in a high-pressure private equity environment as a Chief Marketing Officer. My job was simple on paper but intense in reality: raise capital. Big capital. Over the course of about five years, I helped raise more than $250 million across the businesses I worked with—primarily funding real estate investment projects.
It was fast-paced, competitive, and relentless. When numbers didn’t hit, when campaigns didn’t convert, when deals slowed down, the pressure landed squarely on my shoulders. That kind of stress adds up quickly.
Then something happened that changed everything.
My daughter was born.
Suddenly, all the travel—flights to Florida, LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, and everywhere in between—felt heavier. I didn’t want to be gone. I didn’t want to miss moments. I wanted something different.
At the same time, I was already doing something that brought me peace: collecting LEGO.
I was buying bulk bins, digging through Goodwill outlet bins, hitting flea markets and garage sales—trying to stretch my budget because LEGO isn’t cheap. I joined Facebook groups to find deals, but I noticed something missing. Most groups were either strictly buy/sell or strictly community. There wasn’t a place that felt like both.
So I created one.
That was the beginning of the Brick Market Facebook group—a place where people could sell, trade, and actually talk about LEGO. That group grew, trades started happening, and I found myself sitting on a lot of extra LEGO. Good LEGO. Valuable LEGO. Half-complete sets from themes like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lone Ranger, and more.
I didn’t want the sets—I wanted the minifigures.
So I sold the bulk.
I sold incomplete sets. I sold LEGO by the pound. I flipped what I didn’t need to fund what I loved. And in about a year, something incredible happened: I paid off a $3,000 credit card using LEGO alone—just by buying minifigs and reselling the bulk that came with them.
That’s when it clicked.
This wasn’t just a hobby anymore.
I started building a real system:
Bulk LEGO on Facebook Marketplace
New and used sets on eBay
Minifigures on Whatnot, where live auctions brought energy and community together
Whatnot, especially, changed everything. As a professional marketer, I had worked across platforms for years—but live social selling unlocked something new. eBay was perfect for sets. Whatnot was perfect for minifigs.
Brick Market had direction.
Then came Etsy.
Anyone who sorts LEGO knows the truth: at the bottom of every bin are tiny pieces—studs, nodes, small parts. I noticed creators turning those leftovers into jewelry. I tried a few designs myself. They didn’t work. I struggled.
My wife stepped in.
She gave it a shot—and suddenly Brick Market wasn’t just me anymore. It became a family operation. We opened the Brick Market Etsy shop, turning overlooked LEGO pieces into handmade jewelry and gifts.
Today, Brick Market exists across:
Facebook BST communities in Houston, Los Angeles, and New York
Most importantly, it gave me something I didn’t have before: time.
Time with my wife.
Time with my daughter.
Time to build something meaningful.
I collect minifigs for my daughter now. We have shelves of LEGO saved for the day she’s old enough to build them with me. She’s already deep into DUPLO—and I wouldn’t trade that for anything.
Brick Market helped me step out of a high-stress world and into something that blends passion, creativity, community, and livelihood.
If you’ve ever bought something from Brick Market—thank you. Truly. Every order, every auction bid, every message supports a dream that started with play and turned into purpose.
This blog exists to tell those stories.
Welcome to The Bulk Brick Blog.
One brick at a time. 🧱
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