General LEGO Discussion

Hey group! I am fairly new to collecting, and decided fairly early on that I would try and focus on collecting star wars minifigures, and only sets/ships that I particularly like... to save on space in my office. Any tips from those that have been collecting for a while?

• For new sets, is it cheapest to buy the whole sets and sell off the set minus minifigures, or wait until can pickup the figures on bricklink or other? (New figures appear more expensive, not sure if just inflated pricing?)

• Any other AUS sites other thank bricklink for buying minifigures?

• Does anyone buy from international bricklink resellers? (I have been sticking local for now... less risky?)