Popular Post brickvoyeur Posted December 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Quote I'll read the Nightmare Before Christmas story this year, kids. Twas the night before Clearance And all through the aisle Steamrollers were packed Into my cart like a pile Exo Suits were hung In the storage with care Knowing that in a decade They still will be there Sergeant Jyn Erso was nestled Deep under my bed With terrible proportions And a face that looks dead Wonder woman in her armor And cheetah in her cap The lasso of truth will tell you That this set is pure crap When out on my doorstep A noise shook me awake ShopJustice still delivering Olaf Flat as a pancake Faster shipping than FedEx The turds as they came I cried and I pouted As I called them by name "Now, Dots! now, Mario! Now Lego Movie 1 and 2! On, Raiders! on, Mighty Dinos! On, Takodana and constractables too! To the depths of the dumpster! Stacked 50 feet tall Now throw away! throw away! throw away all!" Each year I make efforts To donate a bit more But Toys for tots sends a bill For returning them to my door Since I can't give them away I'll dig a big pit It's the final solution To get rid of this sh!t I shook as I laughed At the thought of relieving this pain It was nearly 3am So I looked quite insane As I poured the kerosene I cheered with delight "I'll light you on fire, So you're out of my sight" Edited December 7, 2022 by brickvoyeur 15 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon74 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 couple recent local sales: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secret Squirrel Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) On 12/15/2018 at 12:16 PM, TabbyBoy said: Dropped off this morning: 100x CITY Super Pack for £2500 cash (£1875 from George after 25% off) - £625 profit within 24hrs of collection and no packing or fees ? I have another stash of these which I'll sell as individual sets after EOL. OOS at George now, but I'll pile in again if restocked and discounted. Was that the 3 in 1 pack? Wow, sold with no effort. Do you sell on to a toy shop? They are back in stock but no 25% discount. ? Edited December 23, 2018 by cocobay71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Was that the 3 in 1 pack? Wow, sold with no effort. Do you sell on to a toy shop? They are back in stock but no 25% discount. There is lots of effort, but it disappears after collection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Twain Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Sold three Krennic shuttles for $90. My buy in was $35. I hate feeling like I sold too soon, that this time next year it’ll be at $120 instead of this, but SW has been so slow on eBay, that I’m happy to move them and have the space freed up.Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc90125 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 36 minutes ago, Mark Twain said: Sold three Krennic shuttles for $90. My buy in was $35. I hate feeling like I sold too soon, that this time next year it’ll be at $120 instead of this, but SW has been so slow on eBay, that I’m happy to move them and have the space freed up. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Wow. Where did you get them at such a good price to begin with? Never ever saw them that cheap in stores. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Twain Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Wow. Where did you get them at such a good price to begin with? Never ever saw them that cheap in stores. A few WMs near me clearanced this set out January 2018. Interesting, the WM I bought them from is notorious for phantom stock, $.10 poly bags in double digit numbers that have “disappeared” but these krennic shuttles were accurate through the tracker, just sitting on the shelf, no clearance sticker or anything.Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Mark Twain said: Sold three Krennic shuttles for $90. My buy in was $35. I hate feeling like I sold too soon, that this time next year it’ll be at $120 instead of this, but SW has been so slow on eBay, that I’m happy to move them and have the space freed up. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app No shame in the clearance flip game. Hopefully you converted that profit into some 2018 retirement winners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 1 minute ago, BrickLegacy said: No shame in the clearance flip game. Hopefully you converted that profit into some 2018 retirement winners. Please indulge us with said winners 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said: Please indulge us with said winners 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc90125 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Mark Twain said: A few WMs near me clearanced this set out January 2018. Interesting, the WM I bought them from is notorious for phantom stock, $.10 poly bags in double digit numbers that have “disappeared” but these krennic shuttles were accurate through the tracker, just sitting on the shelf, no clearance sticker or anything. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Are you referring to the Google Expeess tracker or something else? Thanks for clarifying. That was a really incredible deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc90125 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 14 hours ago, Simon74 said: couple recent local sales: This is a very impressive spreadsheet. Is there any chance you could send me a template of this or post one here? Me loves me some spreadsheets! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lodibricks Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 3 hours ago, mfc90125 said: Wow. Where did you get them at such a good price to begin with? Never ever saw them that cheap in stores. A lot of us that snagged them at $35 happened in a certain WM clearance wave near 8/2017: If you follow like you have been, I doubt you'll miss the next wave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc90125 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I'm creating a spreadsheet which projects all costs associated with a sale. I'm trying to account for every cost (including the cost of boxes, shipping, fees, etc) so I can see the minimum amount I need to charge. The only issue I'm running into is the charge for shipping. I found the USPS site with Priority Mail rates (https://pe.usps.com/cpim/ftp/manuals/dmm300/notice123.pdf) for the 9 zones (First Class is pretty standard no matter where in the Continental US) and have decided to use the most expensive zone (9) as my base, before adding a 21% savings for 1st Class and 11% for Priority which I found here (https://pages.ebay.com/carriers/index.html). Does anyone here get this granular, and if so how do you account for shipping discounts without making yet another column (I'm up to Column U)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Twain Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 No shame in the clearance flip game. Hopefully you converted that profit into some 2018 retirement winners. I hope. The game changes so quickly it is hard to keep track sometimes. I feel like it was significantly easier to buy deeply discounted sets online this fall opposed to last, but in-store markdowns flew off the shelf at 50% this year, when in years past, they lingered even after 75% off. Of course, this is just in my little slice of rural America. Edit to add, I never bought much in bulk online before except for the WM pricing error on 2017, so I didn’t have issues with bans or canceled orders. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iahawks550 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 7 hours ago, mfc90125 said: I'm creating a spreadsheet which projects all costs associated with a sale. I'm trying to account for every cost (including the cost of boxes, shipping, fees, etc) so I can see the minimum amount I need to charge. The only issue I'm running into is the charge for shipping. I found the USPS site with Priority Mail rates (https://pe.usps.com/cpim/ftp/manuals/dmm300/notice123.pdf) for the 9 zones (First Class is pretty standard no matter where in the Continental US) and have decided to use the most expensive zone (9) as my base, before adding a 21% savings for 1st Class and 11% for Priority which I found here (https://pages.ebay.com/carriers/index.html). Does anyone here get this granular, and if so how do you account for shipping discounts without making yet another column (I'm up to Column U)? You get way more in depth than I do. I just estimate a 16% cost factor on sale price. It seems to be pretty spot-on in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarleyMoose Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 This morning through CL. NIB GE 10211 - $250 Guy was buying it for Christmas for himself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogelwoc Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Sold the snow globes picked up last year when LEGO made them available, for 5x buy in. Too bad those have limit of 5. Also sold the winter trains 2x buy in when TRU have a 50% off last month. Every way was OOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 So you sold em for $50? Amazon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogelwoc Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 So you sold em for $50? Amazon?Yup. All local sales, FB, Letgo, Kijiji Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BricksBrotha Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 41118-1: Heartlake Supermarket sold $35 paid $20 40239 diagonal alley promo sold $45 70809 cloud cuckoo sold $20, paid $10. all local cash, fb marketplace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozial Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Last 79003 Hobbit the gathering for 140€ Cash. Was a nice set. As usual could have had more. Buyin was 40€ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoWalker4 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) Sold a Pop Star Tour Bus today for $55 locally on Facebook Marketplace, made just over $16. It took a while to sell this for some reason and it never sold on BrickLink over the past two Christmas selling seasons despite lowering the price (was asking $63.95). The buyer worked for a child and family services program and that is where this set is going. He was very happy with the price and resulted in a connection for future sales / a repeat buyer. Sometimes it is not about how much we all make from a sale, but the joy it brings to someone, where it goes in the end and making connections. Edited January 1, 2019 by LegoWalker4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Sold a Pop Star Tour Bus today for $55 locally on Facebook Marketplace, made just over $16. It took a while to sell this for some reason and it never sold on BrickLink over the past two Christmas selling seasons despite lowering the price (was asking $63.95). The buyer worked for a child and family services program and that is where this set is going. He was very happy with the price and resulted in a connection for future sales / a repeat buyer. Sometimes it is not about how much we all make from a sale, but the joy it brings to someone, where it goes in the end and making connections.Hmmm, I’d buy at that price. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Sold a Pop Star Tour Bus today for $55 locally on Facebook Marketplace, made just over $16. It took a while to sell this for some reason and it never sold on BrickLink over the past two Christmas selling seasons despite lowering the price (was asking $63.95). The buyer worked for a child and family services program and that is where this set is going. He was very happy with the price and resulted in a connection for future sales / a repeat buyer. Sometimes it is not about how much we all make from a sale, but the joy it brings to someone, where it goes in the end and making connections.Hmm .. Interesting it was so hard to sell .. Sold an open, damaged box one the other day on EBay w free shipping for $85. Buy-in was also $40, and it was originally intended as a present for my daughter before she lost interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogelwoc Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 On 12/15/2018 at 10:43 AM, ichiroll said: Amazing how well this set holds value even when it’s used. Bought a new one for $565 with 10% ebay bucks back. Can build it, display, and still sell it for same price I bought it for. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Indeed. I built it then sold for good profit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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