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Pretty funny. Had to post it here. I bet my wife would say..."Yeah I could see you doing that".

Can you really trust someone with a name like "moger"? Then again, can you trust someone with a name like "anakinisvader" that has K'Nex of all things as his avatar!!!!!

If you setup an EBay store, there is a vacation setting that is really nice. I found it to be a real pain before I started my EBay store.

Dr. Ruth

Pretty cool!

I don't believe I ever returned a Lego set for any reason. ....Nope, not once.

More Power Lex - love them.

I normally have to liquor up my LEGO before this happens.

that sure does look like one "loose set"

Bet he's dreaming of a 10179 :)

Got an email this morning, 20% off all month long on select Lego in store and online: Movie, SuperHeroes, Chima, City, SW, Duplo and minifigs. Not HOT but worth it if you want to use up any Plum Pts, have a gift card or stack a 10%-15% off promo code with this promo. I'll be keeping a look out for a couple sets in mind...use up my $200 gift card. Seems like March-May are busy 'buying' months with promo's...got the minifig promo with Lego.ca in March...than 2x vip in April...May 4th promo Hope to see some decent TRU and Amazon.ca deals scattered next few months too. Happy shopping.

I hit up a local Target today and scored the following on clearance: (5) SW AT-TE 75019 - $26.98 (reg. $89.99) (1) SW Rancor Pit 75005 - $17.98 (reg. $59.99) (2) Galactic Titans 70709 - $29.98 (reg. $99.99) (2) Hive Crawlers 70708 - $18.88 (reg. $62.99) (2) TMNT The Shellraiser Street Chase 79104 - $17.98 (reg. $59.99) (2) TMNT Turtle Lair Attack 79103 - $13.48 (reg. $44.99) (2) LOTR The Council of Elrond 79006 - $7.78 (reg. $25.99) (1) Ninjago Cole's Earth Driller 70502 - $5.98 (reg. $19.99) (2) CHIMA Wakz' Pack Tracker 70004 - $8.98 (reg. $29.99) (2) CHIMA Lennoxs Lion 70002 - $5.98 (reg. $19.99) (1) Surfer Rescue 60011- $2.08 (reg. $6.99) (5) Spider-Man Spider-Cycle Chase 76004 - $5.98 (reg. 19.99) Also used my Target Red Card and saved 5%.

I might be able to hook you up - I am pretty sure I can get them. PM me. Is it a Walmart exclusive? Thought I saw it at TRU. Maybe not. Eitherway - the ship isn't amazing looking but for Star Wars fans, its really neat just because its something totally different from a lot of the other ship designs - not of the same caliber but sort of how Boba Fett's Slave 1 is to most the other imperial fighters. As for the minifigs, they are superb. Cad Bane is an awesome figure and I think the Bounty Hunter and Nikto Guard really stand out as exception minifigures. Are they famous SW guys? Not particularly - but the minifigs look tremendous. And for not being main Chars they sell for around $10-$12 each which isn't bad at all.

HAHA! I should have known what I was stepping into. Brilliant, you guys.

I believe as long as your cookies/cache aren't cleared, it shouldn't be a problem

It will be in your "Seller Account Info" link, "Listings Status", hit "edit" button

I usually use one of the affiliate links right before I checkout. Jeff would probably be the best person to answer this.

On amazon, there is a setting on the account to make all listings "inactive"

Your avatar made me chuckle. I'm wearing my Cobra Kai t-shirt today and it says "Sweep The Leg" on the back.

I need this one myself but i have been holding out. Most of the time, Walmart exclusives tend to hang around even after EOL. I think there is still plenty of time before this is gone. That being said, i think it will do well simply because it IS a Walmart exclusive but it will take some time to reach "maturity". Unless you find a really sweet deal on it, i'd wait to buy until close to EOL.

I have it from a highly reliable source (for real guys) that the sets were sort of a pre-release when they were available mid-February, and starting March 1st, they will be back in stock. All of the new Star Wars, Marvel, Junior, and new DC sets.

Just make sure you wear different disguises everytime you check out.

Kevorkian

I will be returning the Simpsons house. I thought it would be scarce and bought it for a long term/personal set. I would rather get a R2-D2 or a couple VW vans.

The very first post on this forum was a POTC Black Pearl. It's interesting to read the old posts and see what people were buying and how they felt about it at the time.

I voted for David Tennant but really it was a tie between him and Christopher Eccleston and I would kill - not literally... okay, maybe literally - for Doctor Who LEGO sets.

It's a helluva lot better looking than this train.

Yeah, I caught this the other day and was meaning to share it. Does anyone else feel like had the film been done in Lego such as this that there would be no question about running over to the theaters and be first in line to see it?

Straight from Wiki: The meaning of the word turtle differs from region to region. In North America, all chelonians are commonly called turtles, including terrapins and tortoises.[9][10] In Great Britain, the word turtle is used for sea-dwelling species, but not for tortoises. The term tortoise usually refers to any land-dwelling, non-swimming chelonian.[10] Most land-dwelling chelonians are in the Testudinidae family, only one of the 14 extant turtle families.[11] Terrapin is used to describe several species of small, edible, hard-shell turtles, typically those found in brackish waters and is an Algonquian word for turtle. Plus Turtles are experts in ninjitsu and love pizza.

I never slept with one that didn't want it. That's all I'm sayin'. :dontknow:

Gotta say, this is really bad for Amazon when stuff like this happens. I know you guys will get your money back, but it just seems there should be a way of preventing this.

This. I was really saving that for another TB from em but I couldn't pass up the price.

Unfortunately most of my sealed sets have Friend Zoned me.

decided to swing by target as a last minute decision after work, glad i did!! 2 warrior bikes 5.98 6 TMNT shellraiser 17.98 6 council elrond 7.78 2 AT-TE 26.98 1 rancor 26.98 (rang it up as an AT-TE, oh well) 2 hive crawler 18.88 2 galactic titan 29.98

Hopefully the seals are still intact.

Thanks for posting the list of contents. Very helpful for us other WH purchasers.

I just stopped by my local Kmart about a week ago ... and it was like walking through a "ghost town" ... as opposed to 3 of my local Walmarts ... which are total "zoos!" I'm surprised my local Kmart is still open! Funny Story Time: so last summer when I went to see the Superman "Man of Steel" movie ... towards the end of the movie there is a long fight scene / destruction / mayhem between Superman and General Zod ... and at one point ... General Zod throws a locomotive train at Superman that then crashes into and obliterates a Kmart store ... at that point ... my brother leaned over and said ... "I always knew Kmart was a train wreck!" I couldn't stop laughing for days!!

I don't know if these sets are iconic for Lego as a whole, but they are iconic for me. Some are from my childhood, some brought me out of my dark age. 1) Black Seas Barracuda - the first lego ship, still holds up today 2) Eldorado Fortress - Awesome looking fortress, very nice for the time, and I think it still looks great today. 3) Medieval Market Village - One of the sets that brought me out of my dark age, great to see more civilian castle sets. 4) 6990 Monorail Transport System - Made my Christmas one year, one of my prized sets and I still have it set up in my home 25 years later. 5) Black Monarch's Castle - One of the best of the older castles IMHO. Nice colors, breaks the mold from the grey castles. 6) Haunted House - Unique theme, great build techniques, awesome display piece. 7) An Unexpected Gathering - One of the most iconic locations in LotR and Hobbit in Lego form. 8 ) 10210 Imperial Flagship - Another set that took me out of my dark age. This thing is so detailed that most people don't realize it's Lego until they get up close to it. 9) Camouflaged Outpost - One of the quinessential forestmen sets. 10) UCS Falcon - I don't own it, but I've seen it in person and it is massive, detailed, and accurate. Shows what can be done with these little bricks and pieces. Honorable mention: 9493 X-wing - There have been numerous variants done on this ship, but I think this one will stand out as a classic. Helps that it had a lifesize model built and displayed in times square. Orthanc, Ewok Village, Modular Buildings... really any large Lego exclusive. Lego saw the emerging adult market and starts to create large, expensive, detailed sets to appeal to that audience.

I just bought 2x of the Detolf cases from IKEA that were out of stock for months! I like them, need another pair of hands to put them together. They look sharp and good height in between shelves. You cannot adjust the height of the shelves, just put them in or take them out. Not sure about the second one, more shelves, less height between them. Might work just as well if not displaying tall pieces.

First tip, Don't expect to buy and immediately sell for a profit. You'll need to buy, hold, (BE PATIENT), then sell. The usual progression is: 1) TRY to buy near the end of an item's lifespan. This requires research, and nobody truly knows when an item will retire, its an art not a science. Typically 2 year lifespan for products, but it differs GREATLY from set to set, 2) TRY to buy on discount. (30-50%) Never pay Full Retail unless you already see the product has retired and is actively bringing big profits. 3) Decide what your needed profit margin is, and stick to it. Don't get greedy hoping for an item to continue to rise. Sometimes they plateau, sometimes they come crashing back to earth due to a re-release (Architecture studio, and Minecraft are examples) 4) Sell on ebay with great pictures, buy it now / best offer, don't accept returns (scammers abound), and try to stockpile shipping material AHEAD of time so you're not scrambling when something does sell. - Just my opins, many may differ. Finally, welcome! There's plenty of discount lego sets to go around (unless you're talking Amazon Warehouse deals). Hope you get to contribute a few tips along the way.

I don't really think manufacturing in China is the great threat some of you make it out to be. The magic in Lego, the je ne c'est qoui, is not only in quality of brick, but also in the licensing, the packaging, the composition and thought that goes into making these sets. The builders putting these sets together are head and shoulders above and beyond their competition. You can't fake creativity, and/or imagination. As long as Lego continues to have the foresight to buy the right licenses and find the right people to put these wonderful creations together their competition can only copy. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Pile of Coach handbags and leather goods knocked off every year in China, yet Coach continues to post good numbers and continued growth. Lego is no different.

This isn't accurate. Lego purposefully scheduled three "pilot" episodes on CN between January and the series start date in July. This is a tactic they are using right now with Season 3 of Ninjago with four "pilot" episodes released to build anticipation for the show and to spur some early sales of the toys. There were no delays in production of either the Chima TV show or toy line. You're welcome to question the strategy, but at the end of the year it seemed to have paid off. From the Annual Report: "Among the top selling lines in 2013 were core themes like LEGO

So these are the facts:

A side benefit to the knife holder is that you could actually clean the interior of the slots by taking it apart. And as for the couch, the chances of losing coins or the remote under the seat cushions is nil!

Haha, wow. They really do come across like the Star Wars answer to Mario Kart much like the PS2 game "Super Bombad Racing".

How did you swing this? Get them to do 15% in store plus 10 in credit? Thanks.

The 15% weekend code only works on some Lego if you can believe that. On Sunday I ordered 5 Cuckoo Palace's and the 15% weekend code was applied. Then I noticed two Heartlake Vet sets in stock, so I did a second order for those but the 15% coupon didn't qualify. I phoned customer service and they said it doesn't work on Lego. I then mentioned I had already placed a Lego order earlier that day with the promo code. He then changed his story and said it only works on some Lego. So it was a little vague. I ended up buying the 2 remaining Heartlake Vet sets at full price ($50 each) as I think it's a good buy regardless. Also I tried stacking the weekend code with the Goblin King battle at 40% off and it wouldn't stack.. So not sure if the code will work on sale items in the future. I hope so! I also have found their shipped packages to be well packed and items in excellent condition. I hope this is helpful. PS: kinda strange they only give you a discount on weekends I think.

I might be able to Rival Ed: 5 Equilas Striker 4 Chi Raider 2 Lavals Fighter thing 6 Eris Interceptor 2 Chi Temple 2 Razar Fighter 4 Eagles Castle At least 1-2 of Every Speedorz set 2 Croc Swamp 3 Worriz Layer 3 Craggers Ship 3 Gorzans Gorilla Striker 3 Waks Pack Tracker 2 Lennox Lion Attack 1 Crawleys Claw Ripper 2 Ultimate Speedorz Tournament 1 Eeglors Twin Bike And there are a few more. I have a stack of stuff I grabbed from the Lego store that all needs to be filed away in my inventory/brickfolio. But as you can see, a good amount of Chima. This is not including the 30-40 chima sets I have parted out (although I may part out more of these).