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I just went to the Kidsfest here in Houston. It was a lot of fun, but it's definitely more for kids than AFOLs. Some interesting notes: 1. At the Chima booth they gave free Razar Speedorz. That's a $15 value, not bad! Of course, they had tons of them, so I'm guessing that's the speedor they're having the most trouble selling. 2. At the challenge area they gave tie fighter #8028 polybags ($4 value). 3. The store had the B-wing on sale for $150, hoth for $70, and the y-wing for $35 (each about 25% off I believe). not great, but not bad if you missed the big may 4th sale. 4. The store also gave the iron man polybag AND a legoland Florida ticket for free …

The 10179 Millennium Falcon has reached the average set price of $2000+, the first LEGO set in our database to do so. The numbers are just amazing...

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Out of town for work, and spotted a Vampyre Castle at a Walmart in the clearance section. The seals on the box are completely intact - but on one end of the box, the panel between the seals is completely ripped. Like if you tried to open the box without cutting the seals first. I am confident looking at the box that it hasn't been opened. For resale though, my question is, would you keep it in the sealed box? Or open the box and just keep and resell with the complete set of bags plus instructions? Guessing I could part it out around Halloween next year.

I note that we all gather our LEGO essentially from two sources - the walk in shop, or the internet. Usually it is a once-off trade where we pay money and get our one product. But what about the other type of deals? Where we wish to 'trade' or 'swop' two, three, four, or more sets towards another? I could sell two sets and have to list them both seperately, having to monitor both and then making the trip twice to the post office. Why can't I move two or more sets in one go to a fellow investor or collector who also has something to exchange in the deal? Does such a site exist? If they do, can they deliver what the LEGO investor really needs? I've trawled the internet a…

Here is the most recent LEGO Press Release on the 2012 year end financials and statistics. The original link can be found here. Overall, the data was excellent news for The LEGO Group(TLG), LEGO fans of all ages and LEGO investors in particular. TLG has shown strong growth for an eighth straight year and has shown tremendous growth globally, expanding an already large fan base. What I found most interesting from an investor and collector's standpoint was that the TOP 4 themes in sales were(in order): 1. CITY 2. STAR WARS 3. NINJAGO 4. FRIENDS I know all about the strength of NINJAGO and FRIENDS themes, and the CITY theme is always a winner with the kids, but STAR…

About time! Leg Godt is reporting that LEGO will be soon selling some watches suitable for adults, and quite frankly, older kids. They will be available this November. They are quite pricey though... Not sure I'd get one because of that steep price tag. LOL. Quote from the Leg Godt article: Lego has had a line of watches for a few years now, but the designs were decidedly targeted at kids. And since the building toy probably has as many adult fans as children who love it, Lego will be releasing a new line of watches this November with designs geared more towards its grown-up fans. That being said, no one is going to mistake any of the styles in the new line a…

I go to garage and yard sales quite a bit and I have had some amazing finds so I thought I'd tell you all about them. A couple years ago I went to a small yard sale at a ramshackle house and after digging around, I found 2 Huge bags of LEGO. Trying to keeping my heart rate down, I went and bought them for $5. I went home a sorted through them a found 12 road baseplates, a plethora of mid 1990s city sets, and a lot of minifigs. About 10 months ago,I was at a car show and I went over to the ''swap meet'' section, and I spotted a man with a huge bin of random toys. After rooting around for a while, I found a sand green piece, a orange shark windshield, and a lot of other g…

Any one in the Ottawa area in Ontario Canada might be interested to know there will be a Lego Auction at the and of July. I will supply a link below. A local man passes away his dieing wish is to have his massive lego collection given to children hospital. Unfortunately hospital can't take used toys so it's doing the next best thing they are auctioning off all lego with 100% going to hospital. There are sets from the 90's to 2015. Over 400 mini figures. http://m.ottawasun.com/2015/07/17/lego-labour-of-love-goes-on-sale-to-help-cheo

Denmark's Lego has become the world's second-biggest toy maker after reporting a 13% increase in sales. It generated sales of $1.8bn (

I was at an Office Depot the other day and happened to peruse through the whole store and came across storage containers by Really Useful Boxes. Hadn't seem theem before. They are high quality bin type storage with lids and handles in all shapes and sizes and several colors. I mean all shapes and sizes....Office files, shoes, cd/dvds, LPs, down to button collection. I mean they had a nice assortment. I immediately thought wow, I miss the days of big plastic containers with all my loose LEGO. Shifting LEGO around to find the piece you need. Also I have a new baby in the house, and I have been wanting to put LEGO out of site for a couple years. So I am in the market f…

Just been hearing some rumors that lego will release a bmw model in 2013, is this true? if so omg :D

Hey Folks, Was wondering what everyone thought of the hardcover Lego books, that come with a free minifigure. I bought one each of Ninjago, Minifigure encyclopedia, and Harry potter for $10 each from Amazon. Already received the minifigure one, and it is a beautiful book! I can't believe the quality for sawbuck deliverd. Thinking about ordering some more for investments--especially the harry potter. It has pictures of all the lego sets in that series. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/075669812X/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1465401725/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

What's the best way, to protect lego sets, being stacked on top of each other? Can I use foam, in-between sets?

Lego boxes are crap. Years ago, they used to have some inner supports to keep the outer boxes from collapsing, but the new versions(even the large boxes), crumble like a house of cards. As a collector, it is hard to keep these boxes in MISB condition. Thoughts?

Ok So we all heard/read about how to make sure your LEGO boxes for investing are kept safe, but I ha another issue. In my country, we get ''huge'' stickers on LEGO boxes, marking where the sets come from etc etc. Its about 3x3,5 cm sticker. Should we leave that intact or try to get it off and endanger damaging the box? If we should get it off, is there a way I am not aware of how to do it more elegantly than only hope not to damage ? Any ideas and answers welcomed!

I was in the Lego club when I was growing up, receiving Lego Mania magazines time to time in the mail. I still have the magazines from the early to late 90s. My favorite part of the magazine was seeing other Lego members showing their creations. Has anyone else been in the Lego club while growing up? If so, what was your favorite part of the magazine? Are you in the Lego club as an adult?

So, this is partially inspired by DNIIM from another thread, basically targeting out biggest screwups and regrets in buying, not buying and selling. Buying Oh those early years. I was collecting the Toy Story Lego sets for my son, when it came down to needing the Garbage Truck set to complete it. I had already forked out significant dollars for the collection, though had been purchased the sets at some discount (only later for them to be heavily discounted). Well I saw the Garbage Truck set on a site called Fishpond for $99 (free shipping) and the set had proven to be elusive due to it's exclusive release. In the end I ordered it, then the wait began.... and conti…

Just seen this on brickfanatics. Of course makes sense now, that's why T1 retired. https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-creator-expert-volkswagen-t2-rumoured-to-be-on-the-road-this-summer/

Didn’t find a thread on this but for those who display UCS sets, what’s your displays like? Anyone use IKEA Detolf cases? Anyone modified them to fit the UCS sets? Thanks in advance.

There is ebay listing's for a LEGO Employee Cooler. What is the story on this item?

Check out this LEGO Ferrari F1. They did an amazing job! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3E_BNEYSGM

I think most of the seasoned investors have a "plan" and generally stick to it. Just curious what people plan on for the seasonal flips and QFs. Example, I sold a few MMs in that nice QF window, but I'm now sitting on 8 or 9 hoping they get rare at xmas time. If they dont spike again (very likely) I don't really want to sit on them for a few years as they were mostly bought with only minor discounts. I consider this gambing, don't have the personality to return them all to stores. I think these are different than other QF sets (I don't mind if something like SW doesn't spike, it will eventually)

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