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I'd like a banned badge as a preemptive move. When they're reading my posts and what not, they'll see the badge and figure, "we've already got this guy, move long."

Best thing about the HH is that it can easily fit with other modulars. And as everybody know, modulars perform extremely well when EOL. Guys who will be disappointed are guys who don't have any in their brickfolio (IMHO).

This set is too damn cool NOT to do well post eol. I've already got 13, shooting for at least 20. Patience is the key. I won't be selling any until at least three years after eol. Personally, I think those who talk bad about this set and spread opinions as fact secretly love it too. They are just trying to thin the investor herd. Anyone who has a clue should be in deep on this set.

Hello... We decided to create a "Banned" icon for the forums. It is in reference to being "banned" from LEGO Shop at Home for excessive buying of sets. After the discussion in the LEGO Account Blocked thread(marcandre's idea), I thought it was a good idea to see how many people were banned from shopping on LEGO Shop at Home. By making more people aware of the practice, more members might be able to avoid this unfortunate situation. I want this thread to be used for the discussion of banned situations/members and also to request a BANNED ICON for your forum "awards." In no way is this a mark of dishonor, because it can happen to anybody...at anytime. I am curious to see how widespread this practice is. I think if we as a community can work together on this topic and figure out what triggers a ban from LEGO, we can rest a little easier and might even make LEGO happy at the same time... NOTE: If you want a BANNED icon, just let Jeff, a Mod or myself know in this thread or PM. Thanks. Ed

Here is the article from LEGO.com... Smaller LEGO

I got some crazy Kmart action today. I was there last night and noticed a new endcap display of Simpsons minifigs. I scanned one on a whim and it came up as series 11 at $2.99. I also had the good luck to have 5 or 6 SYWR coupons active and about $140 in rewards points banked. After running through all of the coupons and depleting my point balance, I walked out today with 115 Simpsons figs for an out of pocket cost of $134.

On the other side, if it's not true, there will be a urge for the 2012 Dinos sets and yours will gain even more value. (now you can click on "Like This" ^^ )

Dug this one up on the google: Or, if you want to go a bit more metal: Probably wouldn't translate very well to user award size though

Got what is likely my best deal yet. Was in Walmart with my family. Always check the friends hoping for a discount (I have never seen one in store in Canada) Noticed right away that a Heartlake Stables set was right in front where the Sunshine Ranch tag was for 89.99 Grabbed the Stables and found a scanner --> scanned at 25. woohoo. To bad there was only one but still very pleased

I am curious though, if Lego does do a Jurassic Park series, will The Brickqueen do a review? Sent from my iPhone using Brickpickeraaaaaaaswssssswssa

Some very definitive statements by you about this set. Do you have some sort of inside info the rest of us aren't privy to regarding production levels & retirement? These are your opinions, NOT FACTS, so maybe don't state them as such. There are some pretty big time people on here who believe otherwise about this set. It has been available for under 2 years (Sept. 2012) - if 2 years from now it's still lingering (& it is possible) maybe these statements would be accurate. Bottom line, it's an exclusive, it's the first & maybe only haunted house Lego will ever produce & it's an awesome looking set & a great build, so let others formulate their own opinion. I for one, am investing FWIW.

Craigslist deal...sold the following... Swamp creature Mummy Vampire hearse Crazy scientist Werewolf Ghost train Vampire castle All new and sealed. Sold the lot for $270. Made $100 profit.

I think this icon is pretty cool. I would like to have one too. Makes you look like a martyr. So all the other members will look up to you. haha Ed, do we get the 72 virgins as well with this icon?

A goal in the World Cup!

There is no way all of these big sets are gone this year. Whats funny is that a lot of people were afraid of a bubble - but we are all creating one by jumping on all of these sets the moment they are in stock. Right now we are grabbing them up so quick, they stay OOS creating the possibility that they are out - but then we take that as a sign they might be gone.

color is ok to start but once you have 3000 black parts in a bin.... try finding 7x 1x2 inverted slopes

I have 3 Lego stores near me and have called Lego hundreds of times and have literally never once had a bad experience. The only thing that this exo suit thing has taught me is how greedy people are. Butt hurt in 3......2.....1.......

I was thinking more like this...

The HH is a home run...period.

Alright everybody, this is the final version based on the actual parts list for the official exclusive set. It really doesn

1 exo suit 32 dollars and some change after 5 off vip and also 1 research lab 16 dollars and some change after 5 off vip. Scored the exo suit by an employee buddy and lots of luck. These are for my personal Collection. Gonna get a few more not using VIP though or same person. I don't need ban crap I actually like getting early accesses and promotional polys.

Just got home from the theater - saw it in 3D, but not IMAX (don't have one). LOVED IT! I'm a comic book guy, but never got in to Guardians & didn't really know all that much about it going in. Plenty of action, good comedy (not cheesy), special effects were insane, acting was stellar, really no negatives for me. As far as the Lego sets go in relation to the movie, I think the Milano Spaceship could be bigger & more detailed, as it was pretty massive in the flick. The Groot maxi-figure is cool & makes sense to me now. I will pick some up down the road for myself, but still not sure about investments, as the sets just don't blow me away. Movie 4.5 stars out of 5.

Sorry...I removed it. I want to keep it legit so maybe we can see some sort of pattern.

It basically says, "We think you might be a reseller and we don't sell to resellers except through our lame reselling department, don't go being a reseller." And then some folks find they are already pre-banned by the time they get the warning letter, and some folks find that the warning is truly a warning and if they mend their wicked ways and only buy a single different set every third Sunday, they're fine. I know some have called/emailed TLG to plead their cases, not sure if that has had any actual effect in slowing down an impending ban (and I don't know of any ban reversals).

I don't need that award because I am a very good anf honest individual... lol

if you're sorting to build sets what I do is print off the set inventories, then I take a gallon ziploc bag and staple to each page of the printed inventory, as I find a piece I cross it off of the bag's list and once the list is all found I put it into a box marked for that set and zip it up until I get all the bags/pages and build the sets,

Also you will make more $ if you sell individually, also easier and cheaper to ship. Yes it's overwhelming, welcome to bulk. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpickeraaaaaaaswssssswssa

Lego 31026 Creator bike Shop and Cafe 8 unnumbered bags, two loose light bluish gray baseplates, and four manuals in the plastic sleeve.

I'm sure you all know my weapon of choice. "Speak softly and carry a big motherf**kin' hammer!"

Make the banned badge be a hammer.

I found a Helms Deep set 9474 at Toys'r us for $38. I think that's my best find in 2+ years I've been build LEGO.

Legoland California didn't receive any. I talked with their merchandise person. She said their ordering has been screwed up for the list couple weeks, so ago the sets that came out yesterday probably wouldn't be in for a couple of weeks. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Brickpicker mobile app

Just to clarify, I think Lego only releases a NEW holiday set once a year. Often they will carry over a set over multiple years, releasing them only during the holiday season.

A little more subtle. I don't want to tick off LEGO too much. LOL

I like that idea. I'll get Jeff to come up with something. LOL

Built the EXo Suit last night and just didin't enjoy it. The whole thing felt flimsy and loose, might have to kragle it to keep it together.

So i had placed multiple orders to get more Mini Mini Coopers, but only the first order Mini is in process. All the other Mini got cancelled... This makes risking a banhammer to get multiple 21109 less attractive. I am thinking of buying 10 on Bricklink for

Article I believe is from yesterday. I have noticed that things in Europe and some other foreign countries use the day/month/year format. We in the U.S. use month/day/year format.

Something occurred to me in catching up with this thread. I'm speculating that the Monster Fighter line was a mixed success for LEGO, definitely not the big seller they might have hoped it could have been. But with the HH continuing well past the shelf life that MF is having maybe LEGO will consider a one-a-year big exclusive Halloween based set much like the one-a-year released Winter (Christmas) themed sets that seem to do well. If the HH production lingers into 2015 then maybe another Halloween exclusive will be released Sept. 2015 and a new one every Sept afterwards. This might be a better way for LEGO to tap into that pent up Halloween product demand without committing to a wide spread line of releases like the MF was. Ultimately, hopefully, we can see things like a 'Haunted Graveyard', 'Abandoned Keep', 'Witch's Spooky House', 'Haunted House II' being put out year after year!

The most important aspect of the situation: is a wonderful set Sent from my GT-I9000 using Brickpicker mobile app

Awesome! Thanks Orc! Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

Haha, I guess if I was a more patient person, I could have waited until that review came up. ....Unfortunately I'm not exactly good at 'just waiting'. Ah, it was a nice challenge anyway and majority of the build is there with a few odd exceptions of differently colored bricks and some bits of detail. This fix shouldn't take too long, "knock on wood". ^_^

What's this controversy with Jabba's Palace? It sounds stupid.

So now I gotta turn myself into the weirdo with a digital scale weighing lego sets in the aisles of stores.... I'll mutter to myself, missing the minifigs, missing the minifigs, ya never know, ya never know. AFOL, EOL, follow the codes! The codes knows...

Another of my $7 Wolverine Choppers for $70. I'm selling one a week and am going to miss these gems when I'm out. Turns out the buyer works just down the street from my office so I made the drop by the Toronto Skydome in an all cash transaction (no ebay or Paypal fees justifies any walk). Felt like a mafioso standing incognito on the street corner selling something that "fell off the back of a truck".

Deluxe Blue Brick Box - 5508, just flipped in less than 2 weeks. Purchased for $50, sold for $130.

My GE I ordered from S@H on Wednesday arrived this morning here are the details Seal code: 27R4 Drivers name: Alex Young Blood type: B positive Married, 2 kids been with FedEx for 8 years, right handed. Favorite food: Lasagna Delivery truck license plate: CTD 1675 Delivery time:0812 hours I asked Alex if the GE was EOL and he said yes the 27R4 will be the last batch made. Hope this helps.

The market offers far better results than that. The CAGR for the Dow Jones for the past 5 years is 15.69%. Not too many lego sets offer that kind of return. There is also alot less risk and work when buying and selling the Dow compared to reselling lego sets. The simple fact is out of the hundreds of sets TLG makes every year only a handful will beat the market. If you don't choose those 4-5 sets correctly you are doing yourself a huge disservice. And if you are going to pay yourself or employees an actual wage to list, pack and do customer service then even those 4-5 good sets won't beat the market consistently. This is a great hobby, a mediocre business, and a poor investment. I understand nobody on these boards wants to hear that but there are way too many rose colored glasses around here.

I might be 46 but I can bench press like 50 pounds. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker

I still don't understand why counting cards would be illegal? If the casinos don't like how players have figured out their game, then they should switch to another game.