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So here we have one of the worst performers in the Star Wars LEGO theme, and that is something that many would not have expected while the set was still being sold at retail. The Home One was part of a particular sub-theme (I guess we could call it that) named the Fan's Choice Anniversry Edition. This consisted of a fan voting period that would select the first SW to be produced under that label and, in theory, be part of a limited run exclusive to Toys R Us. The winner ended up being Home One,
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So the flavor of the last few years for Lego Star Wars while we are waiting for the new movies to come out has been to redo great sets in a (normally) better or different light. Some have been successes and some haven't. If they are going to do this anyway, I think they should ask us what we want redone next. So I took the liberty of putting together the 5 sets I hope they redo (if they insist on redoing sets). 1. Cloud City (10123) Alright, before you jump on me about how awesome this set is
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I brought this up on the forums today and several people agreed and gave opinions about boxes and how they have changed for the newer sets. Lego changes their boxes every couple of years to give things a new look, but honestly this stands out more with Star Wars because they have redone so many sets. As new ones come out, you start comparing the actual sets to each other and you can't do anything but compare the boxes as well. After going through all the Star Wars sets, I was pretty surprised t
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LEGO STAR WARS and CITY deals at Argos.ie Argos website : http://www.argos.ie/ (All of the prices are in Euros) Lego star wars LEGO® Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter – 9493 : 49.99 LEGO® Star Wars Millennium Falcon : 149.99 LEGO® Star Wars Jabba's Palace : 101.49 LEGO® Star Wars The Malevolence – 9515 : 88.89 LEGO® Star Wars Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator – 7961 : 63.49 LEGO® Star Wars Sith Fury Class Interceptor – 9500 : 63.48 LEGO® Star Wars Rancor Playset - 75005. 62.99 LEGO® Star Wars Tie Fighter
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I just wanted to bring attention to a new sort of Evaluation Corner article / Set Review that was submitted by Donotinsertinmouth(DNIIM)... 75005 RANCOR PIT REVIEW The review is very similar to in depth LEGO set reviews that members do on the Eurobricks forums. I have always admired those sorts of reviews because of the time invested and the visual nature of the reviews. What DNIIM did was to take a Eurobricks set review and add a BrickPicker flair to it, with some investment data and analysis a
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So tons of articles on here are investment based articles and this is going to go right along with it. But I wanted to do something just a little bit different to see the type of response it got. So I decided to build a set as I was writing an article on it and take pictures along the way and then include them in the analysis. My starting set is one I have been waiting for a while to build: 75005 The Rancor Pit. The scene with Luke and the Rancor pit is one of my favorite scenes of all time fro
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OK, admit it. Whenever you hear the term "SpongeBob", in your head, you are humming the theme song of the cartoon show. You aren't alone! SpongeBob Squarepants, the TV show first aired on Nickelodeon on May 1st, 1999. It is the network's longest running show ever. The first SpongeBob LEGO sets were released in 2006, starting with the 3827 Adventures in Bikini Bottom, 3826 Build-a-Bob, and the 3825 Krusty Krab sets. In total, the theme has 14 sets in 7 years. You might wonder, how does such a m
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Among the most reliable small LEGO sets that you can invest in are the beloved Battle Packs. Though not talked about as much as large sets like the Tower Bridge or even the non-UCS Millennium Falcon, money manages to take form in all shapes and sizes. In this article, we will focus on Star Wars Battle Packs, which first started in 2007, with two Battle Packs: 7655-1: Clone Trooper Battle Pack and 7654-1: Droids Battle Pack. Star Wars Battle Packs had kept up a tradition of having two opposing ba
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Deals in Ireland stores SMYTHS Smyths website :http://www.toys.ie/ Star Wars on sale: LEGO Star Wars: free lego planets when you spend 10+ LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon 7965 LEGO Star Wars The Malevolence 9515 LEGO Star Wars Rancor Pit 75005 LEGO Star Wars Z-95 Headhunter 75004 LEGO Star Wars Ewok Attack 7956 LEGO Star Wars TIE Fighter 9492 LEGO Star Wars Saesee Tiins Jedi Starfighter 9498 LEGO Chima on sale LEGO Chima Equilas Ultra Striker 70013 LEGO Chima Boulder Bowling 70103 LEGO Chima CH
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If you regularly read threads in the forums, especially the thread in the “Amazon” section, then you have probably seen something about “CamelCamelCamel”. Now your first thought might be “Why don't they just call it 3 Camels? That's way easier” and that's understandable, but your second thought should be “ Am I totally missing out?”. Yes is the answer to that question. It's really very simple. CamelCamelCamel is a free website where you can sign up and be sent an alert any time items you desire
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If you have been registered on BrickPicker for a while now and have been cruising though the site, you have probably seen some references to a site called “BrickLink”. You may also hear the phrase “BrickLink it”. This is referring to a site called BrickLink.com that sells everything Lego you could eve think of. For those of you who haven't visited the site or haven't explored all of it benefits, I wanted to make a quick blog about the things that you should look to BrickLink for and what benefit
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We are in the midst of one of the best clearance times of the year for several retailers, including the two biggest and well known Lego retailers: Target and Walmart (I'm ignoring you TRU because you seem to think that clearance is a 5% discount on a set overpriced by 30%). A lot of people post the great deals they find in the forums. Unfortunately we see a lot of people saying they never find these deals. Well, while its true that not every Walmart or Target in every area puts clearance items
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My ascendance from darkness has been gradual and, in many ways, continues to be so. In my younger days the light shone brightly; a satisfied youth entertained by the simplest yet richest of pleasures. The treasures of enlightenment were mine and there had never been reason to question the integrity of the beacon that burned bright. As I grew, the temptations and pleasures of the world impressed upon me, and what I once knew to be dazzling faded into insignificance. For many years, girlfriends, m
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It was only around a year ago when LEGO finally released the long awaited by many Lord of The Rings theme. With the great success of the books, and more recently the movies, the release of a theme revolving around Middle Earth seemed to be one of the best licensing options available, and we can be grateful LEGO decided to go with it. The release of the LOTR theme was no accident. Even though the movies were already close to a decade all, LEGO probably knew that with the release of a new trilogy
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I thought I would share my views on Brickvesting and purchasing Lego in Australia. Firstly, a bit of background on me. I enjoy Lego. I played with it as a child and I still play with it. The Duplo that I had as a child I still have and my son plays with it. I have worked my way through the themes of Space, Town, Technic, Creator and most things in between. I have over the past few years gotten back into Lego and I have been collecting both current and retired sets. Since the advent of online auc
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Some investors out there have seemingly unlimited capital and look like, at least on this sites forums, that they just throw money around. Most likely that is not the case – everything the successful investors do is still perfectly calculated and planned before hand to make money – and not lose it with wasteful spending. For those of you who are scared to get into the investing part of it because of your limited capital, fear not! Anyone who is interested in Investing can get into it and make su
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11. 8083-1: Rebel Trooper Battle Pack 12. 6209-1: Slave I 13. 7153-1: Jango Fett's Slave I 14. 4483-1: AT-AT 15. 7143-1: Jedi Starfighter This article is a continuation of an analysis of the BrickIndex of LEGO Star Wars. The BrickIndex is a handy BrickPicker tool that allows the user to view the overall Top 20 Performing sets from all themes, or a single theme. It helps to decide what sets might be skyrocketing in value, and what you may want to pick up for the future. This is t
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I think we all know that purchasing sets directly from LEGO S@H or actual LEGO stores is usually not the best choice when it comes to LEGO investing. It is a somewhat rare event when LEGO really discounts a set or a group of sets enough to make it worthwhile when taking into consideration that sites like Amazon, Walmart and even Toys R Us constantly run promotions that put sets well below 20%, the typical maximum discount offered by LEGO (with some exceptions). There is, however, one thing inves
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Galaxy Squad, Lego's latest interpretation of their "evergreen" space theme appears to be a mix of the old Insectoids theme with a splash of Space Police III and a touch of Ninjago (you`ll see about that later). The similarity to the Insectoid theme of the 1990s is what first drew me to the sets, as it is always nice to see a fresh take on a classic theme. A look at the sets of Galaxy Squads first line individually and as a whole will lend some insight into the theme. Are the set`s on a cosmic c
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The relationship between LEGO and Maersk has existed for decades. Other than both companies being founded in the same country, I have a really hard time finding exactly how or why these two titans decided to occasionally produce sets together, but we can all be glad they did since most of the sets produced under the shipping company's brand have been quite successful once retired. One of the reasons I personally find the Maersk line appealing is that they add some more realistic feeling to the
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INTRODUCING THE BRICKPOINTS STORE... Jeff and I have been hinting around over the past several months on ways to earn BrickPoints. We also hinted about various ways to spend these points. Well today I am here to inform and explain the current BrickPoints system and the new BrickPoints Store. The BrickPoints system is based on site activity and producing site content such as LEGO set reviews and LEGO blogs and articles that get published on the BrickPicker site. A member gets points for all sorts
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Perhaps the biggest part of LEGO investing is finding your "knitch" of LEGO that you feel comfortable and wouldn't mind being stuck with for a very long time. Popular choices of favorite themes (not for investing) are: Star Wars Ninjago Creator Monster Fighters Town Modular Houses **Please Note: LoTR/The Hobbit and Super Heroes have been omitted because of lack of retired sets.** But are these themes actually good investments, or are they just “cool” to have? Let’s look at the stronger
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The search function on Ebay is nothing to go “Lego” over (Get it? Like “Loco”? Nobody? Alright...), but it is something that a buyer can utilize to their advantage to quickly find sets they are interested in and to be more aware of everything listed on Ebay so they don't miss out on that great deal. If you are searching for a single specific item you want, searching is pretty straight forward. Just type in what you want and then select categories or sorting mechanisms to simplify your search and
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In an Article titled “I've been Searching for a Set Like You: Ebay Searching Tips and Strategies”, I commented on Ebay's search function and how you can maximize your Ebay searching potential by properly limiting searches. I wanted to expand on that with some great search examples I use as well is showing more in depth how I created them. This should help give you ideas for your own Ebay searches to check. I realize by doing this I am creating more competition for myself on Ebay, but hey, we all
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In the world of Lego Investing, one of the best ways to save yourself money and maximize your investments is by using rewards programs. In a world of advanced technology, almost everybody accepts credit cards now, and even more so, most stores now offer their own credit card. Assuming you have good credit and know how to properly use a credit card, this can be a huge advantage in the investing game. If you prefer not to use a credit card, there are many great rewards programs you can use to stil
