FaustLatvia Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I bought 8x LEGO Drag Racers (42050). They were for 9 EUR each in one my local store. I'm newb and hopefully won't burn myself with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Templar Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Ok I need some help! And opinions from you guys. So like I mentioned a few days ago I've been buying up the marvel SDCC stuff. Well Sam Wilson showed up today and like I've done with the other minifigs give it a super anal look down. Well the blister pack is in perfect condition and the pieces themselves are in good condition. When I took off the hair piece I noticed some black dots on the head pieces (picture below)Is that normal? Person had 100% feedback and said it never was displayed. Idk what to do. Should I try and return it or is it normal for SDCC stuff since it's limited? If it was a regular mini fig I honestly wouldn't care...one worth 200+ well I care. I wasn't given tracking for the package and they never responded to my PM for tracking (even though it showed up today) luckily I didn't have $ in PayPal so I used my Amex. Anyway what should I do? Anyone have this guy and can confirm its normal? I tried cleaning it off and nothing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Templar Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 It's bugging me! What to do lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordoflego Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 23 minutes ago, Lego Templar said: It's bugging me! What to do lol I think it's just ink from when they printed the face. Take a q-tip with some alcohol or paint thinner and remove it carefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelgazra Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 If it's actual Lego ink from the printing, alcohol won't be strong enough; I've tried it for lifting sharpie marker, and it doesn't touch the print. I do believe there are much better alternatives than paint thinner though.... that stuff is nasty, and the part will stink of chemicals forever. Lots of people do custom work which requires wiping off Lego's prints first. I'm sure I've read about some tested and true methods for doing this over the past couple years on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Templar Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I think it's just ink from when they printed the face. Take a q-tip with some alcohol or paint thinner and remove it carefully. If it's actual Lego ink from the printing, alcohol won't be strong enough; I've tried it for lifting sharpie marker, and it doesn't touch the print. I do believe there are much better alternatives than paint thinner though.... that stuff is nasty, and the part will stink of chemicals forever. Lots of people do custom work which requires wiping off Lego's prints first. I'm sure I've read about some tested and true methods for doing this over the past couple years on here. Not so good at your usual DIY even more if I could ruin it. Making it go from a 200 dollar mini fig to 20 dollars...my main question was more of the lines do I try and return it or should I just have Amex handle it? Normally not super anal but with these 200+ dollar minifigures I am. I don't want to burn the seller but I also don't want to pay full price for it (regardless of who is at fault) Not sure if I want to put paint thinner but I agree with you that it looks like lego messed up on this one. It's the same color as his face so an issue during production. Is there a safe way to remove it? rest of the fig is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Templar Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Ok I removed it. Fun fact! Regular eraser from a pencil did it! So on a positive note! My 2 newest additions! All that's left is 2013 Spider man/woman. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizeur Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) After KMart coupons (15 off 45) and points (6 off 25 in toys and 3 off 10 storewide): 2x 75901 Mystery Adventures Airplane $15.36 ea 1x 76022 X-Men vs. Sentinel $31.37 Edited March 10, 2017 by mizeur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shen Posted March 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2017 I received a $100 Amazon gift card from work and put it towards this for my personal collection. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Throughout the week... Too bad I was out buying and missed out on using the 15/45 coupon post and instead used the 10/50 coupon : ( I could have saved $5 3 or 4 times yesterday. Mostly Kmart & a few from Target. Highlights... - 4 Lots of Dragon Sanctuary for $37-42 - 4 Livi's Pop Star House $42 - 2 Emma's House $40 BTW, I had a clerk look up and then called around to see if any stores had Dragon Sanctuary and there were none... And I still found 4. I left a lot behind, anticipating 40-50% (Friends Mall, retired City sets, 3-year old creator sets, Elves, Bionicles...) Edited March 10, 2017 by FM 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDM Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Kylo Ren Shuttle EUR 70 Captain Rex AT-TE EUR 70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachi1984 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Brought woodys round up on eBay for £29.99 + £5.00 postage apparently the minifigures are still sealed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scatterbug Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 On 24/02/2017 at 3:21 AM, jonnyhanukkah said: My 4yr old wanted a 5p Lego bag. So I dropped £65 on the VW Beetle to get him one (personal build) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Scatterbug said: My 4yr old wanted a 5p Lego bag. So I dropped £65 on the VW Beetle to get him one (personal build) Now that's a devoted dad.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iahawks550 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I got suckered into Ninjago again. TRU had rough box City of Stiix and Final Flight DB on clearance for $49.90. Add in 15% coupon, gift cards and two freebie Nexo cases, it seemed like a no-brainer. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 71310 BIONICLE - Umarak the Hunter $20 on Bricklink shipped. Lowest on eBay is $40. I'm not personally a fan, but last year's $19.99 Bionicles have ~doubled since Jan-1. I miss snagging them at Kmart for $9-10 on clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Not sure why, but I picked up 4 of the Batman CoPacks from Wal-Mart for $20 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordoflego Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, exciter1 said: Not sure why, but I picked up 4 of the Batman CoPacks from Wal-Mart for $20 each. But, but...why? Edited March 10, 2017 by Lordoflego 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Lordoflego said: But, but...why? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordoflego Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 12 hours ago, exciter1 said: Keep it up, I will not only subscribe to your posts but suggest an award for you as the funniest brickpicker. You never fail, I always laugh my ass off reading (or looking at) your posts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious_george Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 7 hours ago, iahawks550 said: I got suckered into Ninjago again. TRU had rough box City of Stiix and Final Flight DB on clearance for $49.90. Add in 15% coupon, gift cards and two freebie Nexo cases, it seemed like a no-brainer. I had faith in Stiix but seems to have been so exclusive here , no-one knows it exists. It disappeared from the LEGO website ages ago and hasn't been seen since. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudoty Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 $11.86 after BOGO 40% 20% off Nexo 15% off clearance promo and of course Rewards 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Picked up 2 technic 24 hour race car at local tru sale.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinothegeeko Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 10 hours ago, Pseudoty said: $11.86 after BOGO 40% 20% off Nexo 15% off clearance promo and of course Rewards No wonder nothing is ever available. Nice score. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoMan1212 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 37 minutes ago, chinothegeeko said: No wonder nothing is ever available. Nice score. Question on this haul... How were the Rewards points obtained? Through purchases of other Lego or regular credit card use (everything else)? Maybe there isn't anything else to use the Reward points on (for my family it's on child diapers and other kid stuff) so if so then I really don't have a question, but essentially using those reward points towards this purchase increases your Gain ( your basis is lower) when sold which increases your taxable income, unless of course you are not reporting the gains as taxable income or reporting your inventory how I believe it should be reported. Also, please don't see this as a "how dare you " question, I'm generally curious. If you have nothing else to use the rewards on then it makes total sense to use them for this, or possibly you are adding back the rewards portion to the value of your inventory? Maybe this should be a different topic, and it probably already is. I haven't sniffed around the complete benefits of using rewards points vs having a credit card that gives somewhere between 1-5% back on purchases, which can be used as cash and doesn't necessarily reduce your basis in the inventory, thus your taxable gain is less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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