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I would love to read some of the reports to ebay "im Mr Lego and im telling you no one can own 10 mass produced SSD's"

People will believe or not believe that the raffle was fixed, but I have seen first hand when a LEGO store hasn't properly handled a contest they were running. The contest involved filling out a postcard to be randomly selected to win a prize ( I don't remember the prize) and there was one winner per store. The prize was still in the store years later as they never picked a winner. Now is this a big deal? Not really, but at the same time it isn't cool to advertise some prize and then never actually give the prize away.

Hello! I'm Kaylee (BrickBabe) and I have just started my LEGO investing adventure! I am (unfortunately ) ExoBro's girlfriend. After seeing him get reacquainted with LEGO and hearing about what he is doing with them, I decided to get in on this scene. We've been working together to hit up different stores and find good deals. Over the last week while he has been at work I've been stopping at the LEGO store every morning to see if they had any BTTF or Crawler sets. We've been able to get a bunch of BTTF sets. I guess I was lucky because my collection started with the Arkham Asylum set when it was on sale at Amazon. I look forward to posting here and getting to know you guys!

Windows 8 sucks! That is all.

There sure is a dearth of humor in some of our lives. It would make a lego investor "laugh so hard" if lego performed a distribution supply move detrimental to lego investors? Another member thought it was would be hilarious if orc forge production was resumed to burn investors who already invested in the set. Hmm....I usually watch the marx brothers or larry david for my humor---I don't really understand this weird lego humor some of you speak of.

I'm with you guys. The returning and buying from scammers makes me embarrassed to even be associated with this stuff. Believe it or not, these actions get noticed by TLG. Supporting these kinds of activities doesn't make our lives any easier dealing with TLG or our future buyers.

So earlier today, I'm in a boring meeting and decided to search eBay. I tripped on this auction. http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-Darth-Vader-On-A-Horse-Minifig-Minifigure-/251313366074?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item3a8371a43a I love it. The pic and description are fabulous. "Why is Darth Vader on a horse?: One of our ToyBurg employees was recently looking at a Lord of the Rings LEGO set which contained a Ringwraith (black hood, black cape) on a horse. After looking at it for a moment she was heard to exclaim, "Oh, I didn't know Darth Vader had a horse." So naturally, we couldn't resist creating this listing so someone could own their very own Darth Vader on a horse. Feature 1: This minifigure has not been used. Feature 2: Includes everything seen in the picture above. Also includes filler blocks for when the saddle is not in use. Saddle is not included. Darth Vader rides bareback."

Sorry for double posting, but I came across some more cool MOCs on Eurobricks. Designer: VFracingteam Name: Finished MOC SL Gabon STANTUG 4011 Link. The original ship. The LEGO MOC version. All I can say is wow! Designers: 6kyubi6, 74Louloute, and 74Louloute. Name: Steam Castle Falls Link. That is amazing! More pictures of the build. Steampunk style vehicle.

I agree, great rules to follow. Everyone likes Forums that stay free of garbage and are kept up to date. It`s less effort as well just to follow a set of solid rules, rather than post spam and such. Just a waste of space and effort IMHO to go out of your (generally speaking) way to cause issues for everyone else. I think most know this in the back of their minds already, but after reading through these I felt like putting it down. Still surprises me that people still do these kinds of things with little/no thought to common sense. Regardless, I`m grateful to have this post for reference, thank you!

Just left my Bay Area lego store and they said they got a lot of them in and they were told yesterday they could display them early, even though he had told me on the weekend they couldn't display them until Aug 1st. He asked how many I wanted (didn't seem to be enforcing a limit) and I asked for two and he gave me those two in the actual shipping box they came in. Took my VIP Point discount and walked out with two 41999's!! Very happy!! I plan on building one and might consider another, but I think I might pick up a tower bridge and HH before I do... On a side note, he says they've been selling really well these last 24 hours and he has lots more to sell! He also mentioned to me that he was just sent a lot of HH's (A LOT), which he was surprised about because he says he only moves about one every 3 weeks. He also said that the New Sydney opera house will be a VIP exclusive starting around Aug 15th. He says he just learned that today. Just in case anyone was wondering, thought I'd share.

I just finished building mine and it is f***ing cool. Debating if I should get another one or save my money to collect some more tower bridges. Opinions?

@DoNotinsertIntoMouth Fair enough. I just dont like to see innocent parties labelled this and that when all looks fine.

BOOOOOOO!

You don't leave a quote when they report. As I said before, if you don't like what we are doing, leave the thread please. Go back to not caring as things get worse as worse. I must be right a lot because most of these have been taken down shortly after I posted them here. They are in my watch list.

Hopefully a +1 brightens your day, exciter1...

Good luck getting the money from USPS after filing insurance claim. When it was near impossible to get the money when you PAID for insurance, getting the money from free insurance is going to be a walk in the park... ....if your park is located in worst part of Detroit

think about the children http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2sWSVRrmo

Very cool set. Sharp box and plate idea. Nice investment. But Technic sets, while popular, don't attract the interest of many other themes. While I think it will be popular, I just don't think it will generate that much excitement with many people already owning the original.

It retires at the end of the year, and yes this is a must set to get, in 2-3 years it should be $200-300 set.

Dude you're lucky, coming in during the May 30 Amazon sale. That was a weird day, huh? AND you've got an experienced Brickpicker tutoring you. Now you have joined the forum, and the circle is complete. Welcome B)

oh and this one too http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=181175426994&item=181175426994&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466

And this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-Super-Star-Destroyer-Executor-/330966826824?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item4d0f28ff48 and this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-Super-Star-Destroyer-Executor-/161072983084?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item2580b2ac2c

went to the lego mini-build tonight. Both the back to the future car and 41999 are in stock on the shelf. did not say anything about the limit. did not see anyone around them neither.

Well I guess I have to welcome you to the site huh..? And don't worry guys, I don't let her get anywhere near my sets haha!

Don't worry we signed a LEGO prenup... LOL.

Welcome to BrickPicker, BrickBabe. Nice to have a couple on the site. ^_^

I am Windows all the way on 7 of my 8 machines (2 XP, 1 Server 2k3, 4 Win7). Never had a problem with Windows and it allows me to do things my way....unlike Apple

I am the same way. never have a problem with my XP machine.

Not on the upgrades. You are the full system itself. The upgrades are literally adding a bigger harddrive. I have upgraded a MAC myself for someone. Takes 5 seconds. Other companies charge $50 to do it. Apple charges $300. Has nothing to do with Design or Complete package. Apple buys all their stuff from the same 3 or 4 component makers as everyone else.

But forgot to mention. Windows 8 is rubbish on a non touch enabled machine. Stick with windows 7.

I was at SDCC and got a whole set of Super Heroes. I believe, without question, that the raffle was rigged. I don't think they only gave them to kids, but it was kid-heavy and they were intentionally trying to prevent groups from getting multiples. The whole process was very fishy. If they want to hand them to kids, fine, do that. But don't have a fake raffle. Not to mention the fact that SDCC is an adult event if they want to promote the product to kids, do it a place where the children are in mass.

I suspect half a set per family, and you will need to mail them an original copy of your family tree before they let you order....SMH lego, these limits are starting to get out of hand.

Same last name as 2.5 million others in the USA. Same goes for the last name "Johnson", with 2 million people. I don't see how LEGO can assume that you live in the same household as someone, just because you have the same last name, and happen to be the same race. What is LEGO turning into?!

True collectors know that collecting something takes patience AND money.

Sucks if your name is "Smith"

It is sad because they rigged it. A raffle should be random, not predetermined. I have no problem with giving them to kids, just do not make it like anyone could win then pick the winners. It just seems wrong.

I don't really care either way myself. I don't attend these conventions and I would never pay $500 -$1000 for a single minifigure. Give them all to kids. As a matter of fact, make sure every one of these minifigures are reproduced later in other sets or polybags. I'm not being anti-investor here, but the prices for these Superhero minifigures on eBay are ridiculous.

I have the one of the police boats that floated, although it didn't need the stabilizer on the bottom, just to be properly balanced with Legos built on top. I tried to make a cruise ship occasionally, but everyone always ended up drowning in my bathroom sink...

Collections started on May 4, came in for the new UCS X-wing and 66 sets later this is what my family room have become. Most are larger exclusive sets.

Hmm OP i wonder what will happen when your lego closet becomes full?? Time to start selling or expand to a another room?

Yeah definitely don't return your sets. Hold them. This will retire and it will rise in value. My gut feeling is LEGO is screwing with investors/resellers by doing this. Remember when someone suggested having a paid portion of this site so that not everybody could access information. I feel as if LEGO employees just lurk here and do not contribute to the forums. What if, instead if a paid portion of the site (which I am against) there is a portion of the forums that can only be entered when one reaches a certain level or number of posts. This is. Encourage people to participate in discussion and also prevent "lurkers" from finding out information without returning anything. Plus it would be free.

$590...... hahahahahaha

How dare he! Trying to make money on the lego secondary market? Whatever you do...don't send him an invite here! We don't need "that kind" on our........site dedicated to making money on legos. ;>)

I plus one'd you Jaison. Take some nyquil, and have the wife go on kid patrol---you need a nap! I'll text you if any good deals pop up! You guys inspired me---going to leave feedback for my last 10 purchases. Right now. I'll bring evidence if I can get a few plus ones to even out my rep.

Really - you think it's that simple? So is the safe number 49,48,47...? What if it is a ratio of exclusive sets to non? What if it is your spend relative to others in your area and demographic? What if its something else? You see, that is what we need to know otherwise many people risk getting black listed from lego. Again, I didn't order 50 at once. I have purchased 50 over the life of the set and never once exceeded the max limit of 5 per order. Being black listed will affect my bottom line. I love lego. My kids love lego. But I'm not here on this thread as a fan. I am here as business person who is trying to maximize return on investment. I'm sure I am not alone in this regard. Input like "LOL don't buy 50" or "don't pay shop at home retail" is really not helpful to anyone in the community. In the end we are all competitors to some extent but I appreciate the sharing here on the site. I am glad that my thread has generated so much discussion. I will certainly keep folks updated as things progress with my account, since this first email is perhaps just a warning. This isn't just lego direct either as emes has explained. My friend is banned from buying ninjago golden dragon sets from Amazon. He is also banned from Staples. Evil resellers everywhere not just lego...

It always helps when managers know about customer service. It is a shame so many others and their staff do not

They aren't for sale. They've had various ways of distributing them over the years, but last year they only gave them away on one day (at the LEGO booth) and they scanned your badge during the morning then at some time they list all the winners and the booth becomes a massive prize redemption area. With this method only one per person since entries are attached to your badge. And you won a single random character, not the whole set of 4. They were also available at the DC and Marvel booths for doing certain things like playing game demos or similar type things.

I doubt the Ghost Train will follow this same path, but when I first saw the Ghost Train, the first thing that popped in my head was the Twisted Time Train. The Time Cruisers line was pretty much a flop at the time and has continued to be one. Even though I expect the Ghost Train to do better, I've never been able to stock up on them because I just can't get that Twisted Time Train out of my head.

I agree to all of this. To add, getting two halves of an army in the current battlepacks setup is very much like getting a Lone Ranger and Tonto in every blasted set.