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Woohoo! Looking forward to this!

Today we have a very special item for sale. Exciter1 happens to be one of the most valuable members of the entire community and is, along other secondary players, the major ruler of the Daily Deals Thread. Even though he seems to be a little bit angry most of the time, we can guarantee that he's a very friendly human being, and will gladly perform ANY service you want from him with a smile on his face (yes, he does smile sometimes). Auction starts for $7.99, please click this link to join the bidding. Good luck! exciter1 Auction Note: All proceeds will be donated to the "Save a kid's life foundation" whose mission is to capture prominent resellers,…

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2014/08/05/russian-gang-stolen-passwords/13639285/ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/technology/russian-gang-said-to-amass-more-than-a-billion-stolen-internet-credentials.html?_r=0 Web sites haven't been named publically yet. Probably a good idea to once again change passwords.

Hi guys, Not sure if any of you remember, but there was a "Build a Better Piggy Bank" Contest on FutureAdvisor Blog, so I made an entry. If possible, please vote for mine. You need to have a Facebook account in order to vote. Mine is made out of Legos and is under the name Jacob Wu, which is my name. As you all know, I am really into Legos, as is everyone else here on BrickPicker. If I were to win any of the prizes, which are 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, and Staff Pick, I would use it to expand my pretty meager Lego collection. Now you know that I have a good cause, and a purpose! What are you waiting for! VOTE NOW! Instructions: 1. Click on my name. 2. Opens a Fa…

Just an interesting article on making money from selling used LEGO bricks. Funny, I never really heard of the company.

Can anyone help me identify the theme and name of the Transformers listed in the picture? I only know Transformers from 1984 to 1986 I did look in various Transformers wikis and found info on other ones not pictured. I'm plan on selling each on eBay.

For anyone that has never played this before, the "Would you rather" game is where you are given a fictitious question or scenario with two different choices but can only choose one. Usually players give some sort of reason as to why they chose theirs as well. Typically not a Lego related sort of game but I have one at the moment that can be. *ahem* If given the choice between these two scenarios, would you rather.... Trade in your entire collection of Lego for a knock-off brand like Mega Bloks. OR Not be able to purchase or sell a single Lego for the rest of your life.

I am going to donate/send a med size box of Lego and a birthday card (not sure of the set yet) to this boy. What do you think Star Wars or Castle series or both? I just found this on my local KSDK news site and it links bck to the original article. http://www.kvue.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/19/boy-battling-cancer-only-wants-a-box-of-birthday-cards-for-his-birthday/12887255/ Danny's birthday is July 25. All cards can be mailed the Nickerson's home addressed: Remember he is only 6. Danny Nickerson, P.O. Box 212, Foxboro, MA, 02035. I am not sure how adept/able he may be to play or build them. But if nothing else...please feel free t…

http://m.rte.ie/news/business/2016/0112/759458-lego-fine-germany/ Not sure if this is old news, if it fits in Lego trying to diminish the reselling business, if it is minor quarrels in the distribution negotiations. I thought throwing this out there to see what more knowledgeable brickpickers could add about this topic. If this is not the right forum please move ahead. ---------------- Danish toy maker Lego has been fined €130,000 by German regulators for preventing stores from offering discounts on its popular toys in 2012 and 2013. Bundeskartellamt, the German regulator, said Lego kept lists of its toys,…

Title says it all. I had the privilege of watching him play many times when I lived in LA, one of the greats. http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/06/16/mlb-hall-famer-tony-gwynn-dies-cancer-at-age-54/

Incredible... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-13/lego-builds-new-billionaires-as-toymaker-topples-mattel.html?cmpid=yhoo

Fun fact about me: I think professional wrestling is the best and coolest thing in the world. Im a walking encyclopedia about it. With that said here's some news reagrding the new star wars movie as I know how many of you are into star wars here. http://rajah.com/node/32693

Oh, god! Apparently, rude Lego sales clerks were onto something! http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/15/news/companies/luxury-shopping-rude/index.html?iid=HP_LN

Been a lazy week, so here's a poll to liven things up.

http://thebrickblogger.com/2013/07/lego-fan-casting-call-for-tv-show/ The BrickBlogger just posted that "super LEGO fans" are wanted for a LEGO TV show! Interested? Quote fro the BrickBlogger: Those interested to be part of this LEGO TV show need to meet the following criteria, so please read carefully: LEGO super-fan Completely obsessed with all things LEGO Have an impressive personal LEGO collection, or Have a collection of rare LEGO memorabilia Between the ages of 18-35 Lives in Southern California

http://imgur.com/a/yH38S Cost a lot more than I anticipated!

I just got the latest Lego Club Magazine today and noticed that they changed Max again. Is anyone else sick of the madness!?! Give the kids someone who doesn't change!

Got a very lego week this week ;-) Me and my wife booked a trip to legoland billund with the kids in may :-) Also in the process of being trained as a lego serious play facilitator. Spent the whole day playing with them brickies. Might not be a very usefull post but sometimes you just want to share the excitement. Have a good one!

Has anyone else noticed that the brick fan might have been hacked? I tried to go to the website and it directed me to a link titled trolololololol.Com or whatever. Is it just me?

So truth be told...I've never built a lego set in my life. I'm 25. I decided that I needed to at some point. I have a fascination with winter and cabins and such this brought me to the winter village cottage set as it also has a practical sense under my Christmas tree. lets be honest here, I'm 25band not exactly gonna play with a ninjago set. So its Christmas eve. despite being a lego investor and loving money and knowing the potential this set will bring I opened one. I thought i'd build this whole set in a hour and have it displayed for Christmas. ....I have been humbled. A few hours later...I have an igloo and truck built. I'm also not much of a drinker at …

Maybe not your dad, but an influential male in your life? My dad is a railway modeler and I've begun to recognise likenesses between us, mainly: we're both obsessed by something typically thought of as a boy's toy! I looked in his shed today - stacked with boxed up railway models - this shed is big enough to fit a car in. Is this just a male thing - the collecting? Or does it run in the family?

Its in a train station in Munich, Germany. When are we getting these in Merica????

http://www.therealperu.co.uk/blog/?p=184 How awesome is this!

This is interesting. I wonder how it will impact sales. ONCE THEY ARE GONE, THEY'RE GONE GET YOUR 2017 NISSAN ROGUE: ROGUE ONE STAR WARS LIMITED EDITION BEFORE THEY'RE GONE Rogue One: A Star Wars Story © 2017 & TM Lucasfilm LTD. YOUR PURCHASE INCLUDES LIMITED EDITION DEATH TROOPER REPLICA HELMET The Empire’s Death Troopers—an elite unit of Stormtroopers—make their first appearance in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Gentle Giant Ltd…