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Quacs
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Quacs writes about LEGO collecting and the secondary market for BrickPicker. The pieces collected here are part of their BrickPicker writing archive.
Posts by Quacs (8)
Making Your Way Through the Brickpicker Wilderness: A Beginner's Guide to Brickpicker
"ED"itor's Note: This informative and well written article was a collaboration of Quacs and Fcbarcelona101... In 2006, a television show debuted in the US called Man vs. Wild. Originally a British show called Born Survivor, Man vs.
Lego Marketing: Why Ninjago and Chima Will Coexist in 2014 and Beyond
When I was a kid, I remember my younger brother wanted to be involved in everything I was. When I got a bike for my birthday, he wanted one. If I went to summer camp, he wanted to go, too.
Three Strikes and You're Out: The Case Against "Price Per Brick"
Throughout the Golden Age of Baseball, when Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays patrolled the game's outfields, baseball writers and fans used three primary statistics to explain a player's offensive prowess: runs, home runs and RBI.
"Get your red hots!" A Beginner's Guide to Listing Your Lego Sets on eBay
For three years, I worked downtown and on my way home from work I would occasionally pass by a hot dog vendor named Ray who would stake out a corner near the entrance to the train station.
Decoding the Pleygo Effect: Secondary Market Segmentation
"You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes." These are the words of Morpheus, a…
Beginner's Guide to Investing Lego Style
"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good." These are the immortal words of Gordon Gecko, a fictional maven from the movie "Wall Street" who made millions "parting out" struggling companies with asset-rich balance sheets.
Brickpicker Truths and Myths: Heavenly Advice or Devilishly Deceiving?
In a scene from the gut-busting movie History of the World, Part 1, Mel Brooks, playing the role of Moses, brings 3 stone tablets received from the hand of God down Mt. Sinai to the people of ancient Israel.
Legends of Chima: Legendary Profits or a Theme for the Birds?
In 2000, the news of Hollywood’s newest power couple, noted playboy Brad Pitt and America’s sweetheart Jennifer Aniston broke.