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Probably I'm not the only one surprised by the early retirement of several quite recent Star Wars sets. I decided to make an overview of all non-polybag Star Wars sets in Europe and in the United States. The list below is the result. It is divided in subs '2013', '2014', 'January 2015', 'during 2015'. At least in the Netherlands you can find toy stores that still have some of these retired and Shop-at-home-sold-out sets, some even from 2013. Hopefully you will find this list useful in your shopping efforts. Collecting and investing conclusions: below list. This list was last updated 25 March 2016. Updates can be seen under the list. 2013 Number …

Hello LEGO fans.. It’s been a little over a year since Jeff and I started working on our first book, The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets: Identification and Price Guide. Well, after a year and a half, the book is now available at retail and is selling briskly. We would like to thank everyone who has bought a copy and hope you have enjoyed the book. Krause Publishing did a very nice job with our book in my opinion and is seeing strong sales, strong enough to ask us to do a second book. The new book will concentrate on the classic LEGO minifigure (...and maxifigure) and their values and unique features that make them valuable on LEGO secondary marketpla…

Last year during the Force Awakens Force Friday push, @Fcbarcelona101 wrote about the new LEGO offerings. I wanted to take a quick look at the new offerings for the new Star Wars prequel Rogue One: A Star Wars story. Oh yeah, that's right, it is a prequel. I know that a lot of people don't want to hear that word associated with Star Wars, but it is what it is. The first thing I would like to discuss are the Constractions or constructible action figures. There are 3 of them for the Rogue One release. As far as it goes, I'm not convinced of the long term viability of these The first series has started to disappear from shelves, but I don't think it's due to dema…

5.8 million bricks! https://practicalmotoring.com.au/car-news/land-rover-breaks-guinness-world-record-for-largest-ever-ego-structure/

REVIEW: SET DETAILS Set #: 76067 Name: Tanker Truck Takedown Theme: Marvel Super Heroes Parts: 330 Price: $29.99 BOX CONTENTS Some people may wind up picking up a set that is open box or, want to verify the box contents before beginning a build. For this set, there are 3 numbered baggies, a sticker sheet, and 2 instruction books. BUILD AND EXECUTION: BAG 1: We Hawkeye: Hey Cap, I'm here for the big fight. Captain America: Oh, great Hawkeye, we're early, so you can help me set up. Captain America: Now, if we work together here, we can raise this up quickly. Hawkeye, why do you even need my help, Mr. Super Strength? Ca…

After a very cool August LEGO build at Toys R' Us (See below picture of my son Max and his creation), they are following up with another quality and FREE LEGO build(s), this time on two dates... September 17th between 12-2 PM...Disney Princess Cogsworth character September 24th between 12-2PM...Disney Princess Lumiere character Now I know they are "Disney Princess" characters and some little boys might not want to build them, but I think they are pretty cool and it might be worth a try getting your little tough guy to the local Toys R' Us for a free LEGO set. ***Thanks to Elkkthunder for the original heads up... View full blog ar…

Hello LEGO fans, collectors and resellers… Many of you may already know who I am, but for those of you that may have just learned about Brickpicker, my name is Ed Maciorowski and I would like to ask you for a few moments of your time. Over the past five years, my brother Jeff and I have operated the BrickPicker site at no cost to members and fans. All we ever asked from members was to click on affiliate links to help pay for the site expenses, which cost members little or no out of pocket money. Many of you have gained valuable information and insight from our data and forum community that enabled you to make money from LEGO collecting and reselling. Often, peopl…

Here is the list of current and upcoming polybags in the LEGO world. If you've found a polybag that's not on this list, or have any update to give us, please note it in the comments below. This information is put together from a number of different sources on the Internet, including real world reports. Availability in your area may vary. This information is US-based. These are from within the last 12 months. Polybags Currently Available Set # Theme Set Name Locations 30256 Chima Ice Bear Mech Target …

Remember the first time that you saw Star Wars? Remember the feeling as the small rebel ship blazed overhead pursued by the massive Star Destroyer? It was so unlike anything we had seen before. When people talk about iconic Star Wars vehicles, they talk about the ones that appeared in all of the original trilogy; the Millennium Falcon, the X-Wing, Star Destroyer and TIE FIghter. The very first image though was of a ship that only had minutes of screen time. Despite that, the Rebel Blockade Runner was burned indelibly into the consciousness of fans. You may not know, the Blockade Runner was modified from the original design of the Millennium Falcon. Just a little…

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"The sky is falling!!" USPS to raise shipping rates as much as 25% Unless you are completely new to the selling side of Lego investing, you have probably heard that the United States Postal Service is increasing shipping rates. There are plenty of articles and news stories documenting why they are doing this, and that is not what this blog entry is for. There are even plenty of news articles that will help the eBay sellers navigate the new fee structure for shipping, a decent summary can be found HERE I had been meaning to make a post about this topic earlier in time for the Christmas rush, but I figured that with this news, it would fit in nicely with our new Bl…

Blocks magazine Issue 22 is now in the hands of subscribers, and will be on shop shelves Thursday 21 July. It’s a LEGO Star Wars extravaganza, with an exclusive, in-depth look behind the scenes of the new animated series The Freemaker Adventures. With unique access to the team working on the new show, we cover the LEGO animation production process like never before. Inspired by the new show, five top builders have built their own Uglies — amazing mash-ups of existing Star Wars ships. As well as Star Wars mini-builds and a look at how the LEGOLAND Death Star was made, we review the latest official releases. It’s not all Star Wars of course, as Blocks celebra…

Toys"R"Us will have their latest in-store Lego building on Saturday August 27. Like similar past events, it begins at 12PM and it's suggested to arrive early with the kids. Personally, it looks this build should be fun for Lego fans of all ages. For more info inlcluding store locations, please visit the link below. http://www.toysrus.com/shop/?categoryId=4311963 TRU's fine print : *Event intended for ages 6-up. Parental supervision required at all times for minors. All giveaways and event materials available while supplies last and distributed to participants only. Limit one per customer. Quantities limited; no rain checks." View full blog arti…

Feel free to delete/move this thread if its misplaced or duplicative... But thought this was pretty cool... Edit: Bricks Brothers didnt actually create this, I just found the story about it there. https://apple.news/A4gmbl4c3T9C2gkflBUUuTg

They are going to be at comic con but will be available to all in 2017. A new branch from the Lego tree? Funko pop anyone? Lol

The Lego Group has revealed the first of their 2016 San Diego Comic Con minifigure giveaways: a new "Hydra-devoted" Captain America minifigure! This minifigure celebrates the heel turn of one of Marvel fans' favorite heroes. More information on the giveaway can be found at Entertainment Weekly. What do you think of the new minifigure? Please share your thoughts in the comments. View full blog article

I analyzed 67 years of LEGO data from Rebrickable: https://blog.modeanalytics.com/lego-data-analysis/

The next 2016 SDCC Lego minifigure giveaway has been released via Twitter. According to this tweet from Lego, the next Lego DC Comics minifigure promotion will be the Atom: This great looking minifigure represents the DC Comics character from the Legends of Tomorrow TV series. It appears the minifigure also comes with an exclusive Palmer Technologies printed base that really complements it nicely. What are your thoughts on this DC Comics Lego exclusive giveaway? Let us know in the comments section below. View full blog article

According to this Lego Ideas blog entry, the approved Lego Ideas Adventure Time set is nearly complete! Here's a quick glance at the set: The set will be number 21308, and include 495 bricks with an MSRP of $49.99. Per the blog entry, seven brick built characters will be included in the set: Jake, Princess Bubblegum, Lady Rainicorn, Marceline, BMO, Gunter and Ice King. Compare this to the originally approved Ideas entry: Even though there are fewer characters, the ones in the approved set appear to be slightly more detailed than the original entry. This new set is much different than the Lego Dimensions packs that are set to be released wi…

After The Force Awakens was released, I looked at the available first wave sets and felt something was missing. To me, the Luggabeast conspicuously absent. Sure, Unkar Plutt was missing, but I wasn't really missing him. When I heard that this set was coming, I got excited. When I saw the preliminary images, I cried out as loud as any other about how bright the blue was. Upon further research, I saw that the blue was right. The Luggabeast shown in the film had a lot of bright blue, but most of it was heavily scratched and marred. It's hard to have the mottled look in LEGO, so they simplified it by going blue. I think it's time now to review and see how well LEGO accomplish…

Hey Lego fans, boy does Brickpicker have great news to share today! Walmart.com is throwing a "Throwback Thursday" sale like it's 2013. Walmart's online website is currently selling the $199.99 Lego 75095-1 Star Wars UCS Tie Fighter set for only $139.99 with free shipping! That is a 30% discount. We haven't seen a sale like this for an Exclusive set in "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". Click the link below to save money on a fine Lego set. http://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Star-Wars-TIE-Fighter/42104274 Regarding the Investment potential, the Tie-Fighter is an iconic Star Wars ship. The ship's status alone will help it's Lego version perfo…

If Walmart's $139.99 TIE fighter sale wasn't enough, here's an even better discount. Amazon.com has discounted the set by 37% to $125.99 for Prime members. An additional $30 can be saved by using the Amazon Rewards Visa credit card during check-out. Click the link below for more information. https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-75095-Fighter-Building/dp/B00X3301HI/? For more Brickpicker information about this set and more Lego deals, please view the Forum topics below. http://community.brickpicker.com/announcement/24-today-is-amazon-prime-day/ View full blog article

LEGO has released a version of the Droid Escape Pod twice previously. In 2001 and 2012, they released sets called Droid Escape (7106 and 9490.) Each time the set has been visited, it has gotten more expensive. Accordingly, the number of separate pieces has increased in each set. This set should be the most detailed and complex of the sets released to represent this scene. In 2001 the set only had the droids. In 2012, the Escape Pod came with the droids, 2 Sand Troopers and a speeder. This time, we get 2 droids, 2 Jawas and no speeders. Most people were content with the fairly recent version. Most collectors would have preferred something else take this slot. I have n…

Sometimes I get random sets if I find them cheap enough. Usually they are broken down for parts, and the minifigures are sold off to defray the costs. I don't usually think much about those sets if they don't fit in with the themes that I collect. My kids have taken to watching Ninjago over and over on Netflix. I happened to have a few Ninjago sets and let them have a couple. They love them. I thought I would take a moment to look at one of the remaining sets that I have. Are the builds fun? Is there more to it than I would expect? Well, I have reviewed a Batman set with a pair of motorcycles in it fairly recently. That should give me an idea of what to expect, similar si…