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Charlottesville’s only LEGO resale store, where families buy, sell, and trade sets and minifigures, and where every visit is a treasure hunt.
BRICKS & MINIFIGS CHARLOTTESVILLE
A Lego Lover’s Paradise, Run By Someone Who Gets It
Bricks & Minifigs is the shop your kid will beg to go back to because it’s fun for all ages. This lego store is stocked with new sets, hard-to-find retired collections, bins of loose bulk bricks, and a case full of individual minifigures, so there’s always something new to discover even if you were just there last month. Owner Nick is a knowledgeable dad who genuinely enjoys helping you find the right set for a particular kid, which helps him turn your quick errand into a real recommendation.
Why Families Love It
The magic ingredient is the buy-sell-trade model. If you have a mountain of outgrown LEGO taking over your living room, then you can turn it into store credit toward the next thing your child actually wants. This is a small miracle for both clutter and budget. Kids love the hunt: the shelves change constantly, and finding a retired set or the exact minifig they’ve been after feels like striking gold. It’s also refreshingly hands-on and screen-free, welcoming to the five-year-old building their first creation and to the serious collector chasing a specific piece. And when a birthday rolls around, the store hosts LEGO-themed parties, so the celebration lands squarely in your builder’s happy place.
What to Expect on Your First Visit
Walk in and give yourself a few minutes to take it all in, because there’s a lot to see. Browse the new and retired sets, dig through the bulk bricks, and check the minifig case. If you’ve got LEGO you’ve outgrown, bring it along; the team will look it over and talk you through selling it or trading it toward store credit. Not sure what to buy? Tell Nick the age and what your kid is into, and he’ll steer you right. Keep the youngest builders to DUPLO, since standard sets have small parts that aren’t safe under three. Thinking about a party? email ahead to reserve, since events are booked in advance.
SERVICES
Buy, sell, and trade LEGO • New sets, retired and hard-to-find collections • Bulk bricks and individual pieces • Minifigures, including series figures • LEGO birthday parties • Private and corporate events, plus custom builds
The Quick Facts
- Ages: All of them, from a toddler’s first DUPLO bricks to grown-up collectors hunting a retired set.
- Area: On the north side of town, off Route 29 near Fashion Square.
- Address: 2050 Bond Street, Suite 110, Charlottesville, VA 22901.
- Reservations: Walk in to shop, buy, sell, or trade. Parties and private events are by reservation, so email ahead to book.
- Cost: Free to browse and hunt; bring LEGO to sell or trade for store credit.
- Parking: Easy lot parking right at the Bond Street shopping center.
- Best for: Rainy-day outings, LEGO-obsessed kids, birthday parties, collectors, gifts, and allowance-burning treasure hunts.
Planning A Party?
Bricks & Minifigs also offers private party room rentals and hosted LEGO-themed birthday parties—perfect for young builders who want to celebrate in a creative way. Plus, their custom builds and group activities make this shop a favorite stop for families, educators, and LEGO enthusiasts. CharlottesvilleFamily has you covered on all your party planning needs. Join our Birthday Club and stay up to date on the best spots for themes, cake, and more birthday fun!
Charlottesville’s only LEGO resale store, where families buy, sell, and trade sets and minifigures, and where every visit is a treasure hunt.