r/Villaging May 11 '21

Announcement Hello all! Here are the Sub Guidelines!

15 Upvotes

Hello! Thanks for being cool and checking out the rules before posting!

AS OF NOW, BUYING AND SELLING IS BEING TESTED ON THE SITE, SEE BELOW FOR POSTING DETAILS

  1. Please flare you post! Just so folks can see what they want to see!

  2. If you don’t know how to flare, that’s ok! Reddit is complicated, and if you ever want to learn how mods are happy to help!

  3. Please be kind!

  4. No smack talking other brands!

  5. No Facebook drama! If you know, you know.

!!!!!!! RULES FOR SALE POSTS !!!!!!!

  1. No transactions outside of Paypal Goods & Services

  2. Must include pictures, prices preferred but you can leave them off if you plan to deal.

  3. MUST INCLUDE PICTURES. TEXT POSTS JUST SAYING “I have lemax for sale” will be deleted and a message will be sent with these guidelines.

  4. NO NON VILLAGING ITEMS. Figures, Houses, Platforms, and commission work are allowed. IF YOU ARE A NICHE SPOOKY ETSY ARTIST AND THINK YOUR WORK APPLIES TO OUR HOBBY, FEEL FREE TO ADVERTISE. THE WORST THAT’LL HAPPEN IS IT MAY GET DELETED.

  5. The sub has guides etc. to avoid being scammed. If you are scammed, the grouo takes no failt for that. However, message the name of the scammer with proof and they will receive a permaban.

  6. Do not advertise your subreddit here. That’s great you want to run a group, but our hobby is small and we don’t need to fracture just because someone else wants to wear a paper crown. Feel free to crosspost.

THIS IS A TRIAL RUN FOR SALES, IF IT CHEAPENS THE SUB WE’LL GO BACK TO HOW IT WAS


r/Villaging Aug 21 '24

Announcement DO NOT ADVERTISE YOUR FACEBOOK GROUP HERE

35 Upvotes

Beyond the fact that it’s tacky, this place was created as an oasis from that geriatric bullshit. No one here wants your scams, your giveaways, or your RIDICULOUS DRAMA.

ANY POST trying to scrape members will result in an immediate 60 day ban from the subreddit. It has already happened.

Happy Villaging!!!!


r/Villaging 4d ago

Halloween Village I have been gifted a treasure trove and I am overwhelmed with the possibilities

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75 Upvotes

Please excuse the state of my bed. So I have a permanent halloween display in my bedroom that I'm very proud of and considered finished, until today. My mom came back from visiting her sister, and my aunt had seen pictures of my display and sent my mom home with what she described as 'a few knick knacks I might want'. what I received was a ridiculous amount of older pieces, some of them still in box. A few are broken, but nothing huge, just a couple missing limbs here and there. The lighted pieces all still light up.

I have no idea what I'm gonna do with most of this. I have very limited room in my display. There's no way I can use everything. I'm going to have to tear down my whole display and see what I can fit in with a new layout. I'm losing my mind. I didn't even know my aunt was ever into villaging. Why am i the most excited by the trees?????

Anyways I need to buy like 18 new adapters for all these lights.


r/Villaging 7d ago

What size connector has Lemax 9V AC adapter

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Hi all.

I just bought a Lemax Spooky Time building. It is powered by a 9V AC adapter which is missing. I can arrange a replacement adapter but I don't know the size of the connector.

It's a barrel connector, like the 4.5 adapters, but it is smaller.

Who knows what size connector it has to be?

Thanks in advance.


r/Villaging 13d ago

Could buy, is it worth the price?

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19 Upvotes

Seller in the UK has it for £100. About $134. I live in the UK so shipping fees won’t be too much.
I’ve tried to find others listed to compare price but haven’t found any. I like Wolf pieces but it also feels a bit much for a table accent.


r/Villaging 15d ago

My villagers are restless

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86 Upvotes

During the off season, my village people spend their time shopping. To calm them, I present Christmas in July from the my 1980’s -90’s Century III Mall, Pittsburgh. Mall Manager Snap welcomes you and wants you to not worry the Zambie family only eats at Rax and that the mall is Scaled to fit Christmas village people, made from photopaper and custom designed 3D printed elements.


r/Villaging 16d ago

Sales Post Selling: Department 56 Victoria Station and The Sounds of Christmas Dickens Village String Trio

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I'm selling the following items.

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Department 56 Victoria Station

It measures approximately 12 3/4" long, 8" high, and 7" deep. There are some minor paint scratches around the opening for a light cord on the back. It does not come with the box or light cord. (Replacement light cords are easy to find.) I'm asking $25 plus the cost of shipping within the U.S.

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Department 56 The Sounds of Christmas Dickens Village String Trio

It is item number 4049198. It was limited to year 2015 production and is hard to find. It is in great condition. The packaging has some wear. I'm asking $50 plus the cost of shipping within the U.S.

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I accept PayPal Goods and Services as payment.


r/Villaging 19d ago

Selling: David Winter MacBeth’s Castle 1988

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24 Upvotes

Hello! Before I put this on eBay thought I’d see if there was interest here. Looking for $50 on this. It’s nearly 5 lbs!! Thank you!


r/Villaging 20d ago

Department 56 Selling: Dept. 56 Dickens' Village Series Green Gate Cottage and The Melancholy Tavern

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Sold

I'm selling these two pieces from The Heritage Village Collection / Dickens' Village Series by Department 56.

The first piece is Green Gate Cottage. It was a limited edition from 1989 and is number 3,501 of 22,500. It comes with a working light cord. There is a tiny chip on the bottom and on the trim along the back, which really aren't noticed when the piece is being displayed. There are some rough, uneven areas along the interior rim of the opening for the light. (Refer to the photos.) The included Styrofoam storage container has wear and tears. The included cardboard sleeve has wear, tears, some stickers, and pen marks. I'm asking $15 for this piece plus the cost of shipping within the U.S.

The second piece is The Melancholy Tavern (The Christmas Carol Revisted). It comes with the miniature booklet. It does not have the removable "Soups & Stews" sign or a light cord. A replacement light cord is easy to find, though. The Styrofoam storage container and cardboard sleeve have wear and tears. I'm asking $15 for this piece plus the cost of shipping within the U.S.

I accept PayPal Goods and Services as payment.


r/Villaging 24d ago

Halloween Village Best Lemax this season

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123 Upvotes

r/Villaging 27d ago

Department 56 Selling: Department 56 Snow Village National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Animated Flaming Sleigh

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18 Upvotes

Sold

I'm selling the Department 56 Snow Village National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Animated Flaming Sleigh (item number 4030744). It is in great condition and does work. The packaging has wear. I'm asking $59 plus the cost of shipping within the U.S.


r/Villaging 28d ago

Sales Post Selling Dept 56 snow village

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14 Upvotes

Selling as a lot.
Most of this lot is unused.  Boxes included as seen in photograph.

$90 plus shipping PayPal payment.

This lot includes:
Santa Comes to Town 2003
Santa Comes to Town 2004
Safety Patrol set of 4
A Home for the Holidays
Girl Selling Apples and News Boy
Flag Pole
M&Ms tree 
2 sets of Ice Crystal Walls 6 pieces each set
three fence pieces no box
candy bench no box
Brite Lites Christmas tree
Election yard signs set of 6
extra light adapter

These are one owner.  I moved 22 years ago and never had the space to display.  All in excellent condition.  Boxes show some wear from being stored but nothing is torn..

Please ask any questions up front.  Because postage is so expensive I will not take returns.


r/Villaging Jun 21 '26

Halloween Village PSA: If you return a broken Lemax piece to Michaels, consider discreetly marking the box

146 Upvotes

I recently bought a new Spooky Town piece from Michaels, but when I plugged it in, I noticed that one of the parts that was supposed to spin wasn’t working.

I returned it to the store, but before I did, I put a tiny sharpie line on the bottom of the box because I wanted to see if it would end back up on the shelf.

To my surprise, when I went back to that same Michaels, I saw 2 Seance Services boxes. I checked the bottom of one and saw the sharpie mark.

Just wanted to put this out there: if you’re returning a damaged Lemax piece, it might be worth discreetly marking the box somehow. If the second piece I picked up had also been damaged, there would’ve been no way for me to know I wasn’t swapping it out for the exact same one I had just returned.

Pretty frustrating considering how expensive these pieces are.


r/Villaging Jun 18 '26

Christmas Village My Christmas village

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102 Upvotes

Just found this subreddit, glad to find fellow village enthusiasts on here! Here’s my piano Christmas village from last year! Nothing better than playing Christmas music and watching the glow of the town.


r/Villaging Jun 18 '26

Crypt City!

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77 Upvotes

When Lemax premiered their new pieces for 26 this was the one that made me say OMG! I’m obsessed! Such a cool piece!!!


r/Villaging Jun 18 '26

Halloween Village My Madame Estella’s Seance Services unboxing and review

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Just picked this up from Michael’s!


r/Villaging Jun 08 '26

Halloween Village Villaging Auction 6/12

9 Upvotes

Hey all! The last pieces of my personal collection are going to go up as a streamed WhatNot sale on 6/12 at 12:00 PM! Come say hi and maybe make a bad financial decision or two 😈

Show link will be in comments, thanks for letting me spam the sub this is the last one 🤙


r/Villaging Jun 08 '26

Halloween Village Lemax spooky town availability at Michaels question

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I just found out about these things from another post on r/halloween. How does availability usually go? Eg do they sell out immediately at Michael's so get them when you can? Or are they available elsewhere after Michael's? Ive heard a few different things, so thought id get some solid takes on it.​


r/Villaging Jun 01 '26

Medieval Peasants or Townsfolk?

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Looking for some townsfolk or peasants for my halloween vignette. Any recommendations? I did find a few from lemax: tortured soul, executioner's tools, monster hunting, and igor's ire. They can be lemax or dept56.


r/Villaging May 31 '26

Halloween Village FINAL SALE POST

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34 Upvotes

Hey all! Got everything organized for ebay and thought I’d throw these piece up one more time in case anyone wants to grab something first!

Really appreciated the support from the first post!!!! LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!

Also thought you might like seeing all these cool pieces. Videos available for all pieces with Sights & Sounds

PERSONAL COLLECTION. PRICES FIRM NO BUNDLE DEALS.


r/Villaging May 24 '26

Anyone Have Pics of the Broom Charging Station?

4 Upvotes

Looking for photos or reviews of the new Spookytown broom charging station lit up in a dark room.


r/Villaging May 24 '26

Does The Motor Sound Right?

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13 Upvotes

r/Villaging May 22 '26

Announcement MASSIVE m SALE

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92 Upvotes

Y’all I had to clear out my storage room it got to be too much. The items that will be going up are sprinkled with some really rare pieces and figures, so this is less of an ad and more an announcement that a large amount of my personal rare lemax/d56 mixed collection is about to have a large part of itself go up for sale!

If you’re looking for a specific piece feel free to comment below and if I’ll message you if I have it. Consider that the advantage of being a part of this subreddit!

52 buildings, tons of figures, tons of accents!

Otherwise they’ll all be up on ebay in about a week!


r/Villaging May 21 '26

Recommended Places to Buy Painted Terrain?

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Looking for websites or places to buy misc pieces or terrain that's not available via lemax or department 56. Any recommendations? I have a few Etsy stores favorited, but are there other places to get items?


r/Villaging May 20 '26

Advice needed: where to start

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Hi all, it may sound silly, but I'm really excited to have found this sub! I wanted to build my own Halloween and Christmas villages for so long and now that I have the space to do it I will give it a try this year. I've got a few houses for Halloween and Christmas but my main question is, where do I begin? What's the best thing to use as landscape/base for both seasons? Like for Christmas I'd think fake snow but what do you use for Halloween?

Thank you in advance for every advice