Bionicle eBay Price Analytics Tool

After late last year, with helping my parents clearing out the attic, I stumbled upon two boxes full of old toys; LEGO Bionicle to be exact.

Having found my long lost favorite child hood toy I want to delve further into what Bionicle can bring me in my art practice. I was curious to see if other people have the same nostalgic feeling connected to this brand. And to my surprise they actually do, in numerous different ways.

One of them is the practice of collecting them again through online marketplaces. This is where I did my first sketch. I build a small Python library that scrapes eBay sold listings for price data on specific Bionicle sets. I kept it fairly brief so this is in no way a complete tool, but it does open a door in a more clear picture that gives a bit of insight in what these collectibles made from ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) are worth to people in the sense of valuta.