Teen tycoon, 18, becomes record-breaker after flogging £300,000 worth of Lego figures on eBay in the last YEAR

A TEENAGER is building a small fortune on eBay — after selling £300,000 of Lego last year alone. Jamie Bell started flogging toys he had outgrown as a 13-year-old and quickly realised he could cash in on Lego pieces in particular. Teen Jamie Bell is building a small fortune on eBay Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media Jamie sold £300,000 of Lego last year alone, pictured some of his collection Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media Now 18, his firm JTB Collectables buys kilograms of the plastic bricks and figures and sells them to collectors or punters who often then market them individually. Jamie said: “I had to get an accountant at 16, but I probably needed one at 15. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! “It’s exciting watching the auctions because sometimes someone will pop in right at the end and increase the price by a few thousand pounds.” In May he sold a 95kg pile of Lego Star Wars figurines, describing it as the “largest minifigure lot ever listed on eBay worldwide”. He included a picture of it on his parents’ bedroom floor. Offers began at £1 — with the lot fetching £22,428 after 65 bids. Jamie, from Wandsworth, South London, said: “The profit margins are never certain and the cost was quite high so it’s not the listing I’ve made the most profit on. But I think the benchmark of the size was more important than the profit.” He recalled making “a few hundred pounds” from selling his own toys before, aged 14, buying a bundle to sell on individually for double the money. Most read in The Sun In May he sold a 95kg pile of Lego Star Wars figurines for £22k Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media Lego Star Wars can be very collectable Credit: Lucas Films He added: “By age 15, my huge bundles were selling well because nobody else was doing it. I realised people would buy them to sell each one individually and I could be their supplier. “My dad helps with the packing and admin and my parents are supportive — but it’s up to me because they’ll only do so much. It’s my side-hustle or business. “My mum was shocked because she thought it was a little resale thing and didn’t know it had grown into a proper business. “I’d say 40 per cent of buyers are huge collectors with a lot of disposable income and 60 per cent would be resellers who could take months selling them individually. I keep the figures on the floor in big cardboard boxes.” He reckons he now sells around 100kg of Lego per month using bulk sales and individual figure auctions online. He still counts himself as a collector, but buys high-value figures individually instead of picking any from the bundles he plans to sell. Other listings on his eBay account show another bundle sold for £4,458 and two Lego Batman figures fetched £751. Now 18, his firm JTB Collectables buys kilograms of the plastic bricks and figures and sells them to collectors or punters who often then market them individually, pictured Lego Stormtrooper Credit: Lucas Films ‘It’s exciting watching the auctions because sometimes someone will pop in right at the end and increase the price by a few thousand pounds’, says Jamie Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media Jamie said he pulled in £100,000 in revenue in the 2024/25 tax year before tripling it in 2025/26. Of that £300,000 revenue, he was left with a profit of around £50,000. But despite his success, he does not plan to turn his business into a full-time job — instead committing his time to studying history at university next year. He said: “I could make it my full-time job but for career stability I’d like to have a profession as well. “These big sales have become normal now and I save most of the money for my first home and put it in an ISA.” Comment now