LEGO 2000 / Bulk Bricks Sets

In 2000 LEGO released 71 Bulk Bricks sets across 3 subthemes. The largest Bulk Bricks set from 2000 was 3453 2x2 Black Bricks with a piece count of 100 and a retail price of $6.99.

The LEGO Bulk Bricks theme provided the opportunity to purchase larger quantities of specific LEGO elements. Rather than being traditional sets with a diverse array of pieces and instructions to build a predetermined model, Bulk Bricks sets consisted of bags or boxes filled with a single type of brick or a particular element, like doors or wheels. This theme was designed for those who wanted to obtain large quantities of particular pieces without having to buy multiple sets or source them individually.

2000 LEGO Sets

The turn of the millennium was an important year for LEGO. Not only did LEGO produce some investible sets for 2000, we saw some transition in the company. First, set designer and the inventor of the minifigure, Jens Nygaard Knudsen, retired from The LEGO Group. Second, The British Association of Toy Retailers name the LEGO brick "Toy of the Century". With 2000 LEGO released just a couple of new themes including TECHNIC Roboriders and Race. The Rock Raiders, Nijna and the Slizer/Throwbots themes were discontinued.