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LEGO Shop at Home Shopping List As time gets close lets ponder our investment choices

LEGO Shop at Home Shopping List As time gets close lets ponder our investment choices

Hello fellow BrickPickers... Starting October 1, 2014, BrickPicker will be starting a BrickPicker Blog Group. In the past, we utilized blog contests to acquire new content. We would like to improve on that method and actually pay experienced and knowledgeable BrickPicker members to write new content for the site. The content will be similar to older blog articles and reviews, with a heavy emphasis on LEGO investing...but any quality LEGO topic can qualify. Qualified members will earn a $5 Gift Card to Amazon, LEGO S@H, etc... for every 1000 words/5000 characters in the content that is submitted and approved by Jeff and myself. There is a new application in the Wordpress blog editor that tracks this and the "readability" of the blog. It is one method that I will use to differentiate quality writing from poor writing and helps take photos and images out of the equation as well. I will talk more about this to approved blog writers. How does one become an approved blog writer? Several ways. Mods will have access to the group and will be able to post new content. Previous blog contest winners/runner ups are automatically qualified to be a blog writer. Jeff and I will invite some people who we think would be qualified to write content(if they are interested in doing so). Also, members can either produce content or show me previous work that indicates high literary ability. Approval is not guaranteed, but we will be honest and fair with any member that is interested in joining the group. We are trying to up the content bar. Jeff is working on a new homepage that will have a more interactive blog section to it. Some blog writers will have the ability to produce daily updates/content on the homepage that be front and center on the homepage. We want to produce "new" content, not just post links from other sites...and are willing to pay for it. If you are interested in joining this group and believe you are qualified, let me or Jeff know by PM. We will be sending out some invites to people over the next week or so. If you want to start writing, you can begin in the Wordpress blog editor. Please ask Jeff or I to enable your access to the Wordpress editor. There will be a private forum for blog writers and I will go over the new editor app and readability indexes with members. Also, Jeff will come up with a basic tracking system for blog writers that shows what they have produced and how much they earned. Any questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks...

Not sure yet. 3 confirmed. What I do because I'm so awesome and have great friends is send out a mass text. I'll know by the end of the night who wasn't too busy at work or whatever and got me one. It's a technique that's worked in the past for me. You just have to have awesome friends and family Members. And I'll flip them a few extra bucks or lunch for their troubles.

They emailed me again asking for the extra shipping charges and I immediately replied that my attorney would be contacting them to talk about: Bait and Switch, Breach of Contract and False Advertising over this. They almost instantly replied saying they would waive the shipping charges for me. I would suggest everyone do the same if you want to keep your orders. I really don't think they are legally allowed to do this (without having seen any disclaimer on the free shipping) and should not be trying to do so.

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3315046/lego-doom-needs-happen/

Everything is here! At last it is time to build the beast! Fun Fact: The IMGUR url starts with EOL. he. he. he.

im ready but my wallet aint!

Since this is an unchartered territory for most of us, I am starting a new thread to keep everything organized and in one place. Looks like different BPers are having different issues with their orders, feel free to post your experience here. All my orders are marked as shipped at this point, but I didn't go crazy on Sunday over to you

Mine has arrived, but had to put it into witness protection, from both She Who Must Be Obeyed and the temptation to build. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Brickpicker mobile app

Hey look its Emazers!

That has always been a no-no for me. I am "Spanky" on this site and this site only. Every website I visit I create a new username. I've never used my primary eBay account name anywhere but on eBay. I would never use my real name (or anything that connects to my identity) anywhere. This isn't just a matter of avoiding retailer bans, it is controlling what information people can find out about me online. Example: Let's say I was a malicious individual. What if someone make posts here that reveal they have significant resources to invest into LEGO, and there is enough information posted by that person (either here or on other boards under the same username) for me to figure out where they live. Now that person could unfortunately be a target for robbery. To each their own, but I go out of my way to keep my online "personas" not easily connected to my personal identity.

LEGO S@H was offline most of the day during another big promotion and disappoints again.

Do a full refund through paypal. In a few minutes it will show up in ebay as unpaid. Then open case / cancel, choosing buyer changed mind or made mistake. Buyer has 7 days to respond and accept. If they accept you get your FVF back right away. If they do not respond on day 8 you can make the request from ebay to get back the FVF.

I'm sure you did, but be sure to choose the "buyer changed mind" option whenever you do this (and whenever that's what happened) - that prevents your eBay account from getting a defect strike due to a cancellation.

I don't know, it seems like a lady in a white dress could fit the theme perfectly as well.

From 30.09 - 11.10.14 the buyer of three items get a 15% discount, combined with the 10% coupon of the newsletter registration you get a 23,5% discount. The best offers should be: 99,44

Not quite, Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start. But I loved Doom. Our computer had the minimum requirements, had to make a boot disk to free up enough memory, and then it barely ran.

The reason I ask is because me and some close friends were looking to acquire one:

^^I'm seeing some Ohio State mech MOCs in there..build and profit $$$

I've been ready since I saw the Santa's workshop and Santa Darth Vader.

Not enough lifeboats.

The Lego Starwars 10143 Death Star II is an iconic Lego set that most of us know. I have been on the lookout for this for quite awhile and whenever i saw one i couldn't get it for a right price or i got sold under my nose again. Yesterday i lost another auction on this set so i decided to start Bricklinking it. I wan't to see how much its gonna cost me to collect all the part. At first i'm going to try to keep it to Dutch stores only and i'm already 2.000+ bricks in. The reason i decided to start this topic is that perhaps you guys like to follow the process, i will keep updating this topic till this set is standing at my desk! (I'm going to try at least ) Tell me if you guys like the idea, if it is worth updating on haha. Currently working on sorting the parts using Brickstore. Collecting Bricklink Carts in seperate files.

Better watch out for She Who Will Find Out Sooner Or Later And Will Be Very Crossed, the twin sister of She Who Must Be Obeyed :-|

LEGO Shop at Home Shopping List As time gets close lets ponder our investment choices

Well, both of course...

I think since they fulfill from the B&M store that although they may have 50 of an item in stock if it exceeds the quantity that an individual store has your order will get canceled. Unless they would have to ship from multiple stores to complete an order. Perhaps extra shipping charges are for multiple store fulfillments. Just theories

It would be a glorious way to go out - that order would cost serious cash, and you'd have to get around purchasing limits with multiple accounts...

Someone mentioned receiving kids clothes with spit up. I'd take some of that.

As long as it's not a middle finger, there is hope...

I wonder what tomorrow's Daily Brickpicker Summary main headline will be?

USE PAYPAL12 as code instead of the newsletter, (12%)

Only 1 hour and 50 minutes for me to go! Our friends in New Zealand will be getting in first.

It says shipping free from 49 but I don't seem to find where they ship to. Edit: Nvm, found it Eine Auslieferung erfolgt zurzeit ausschlie

That's excellent, thank you so much for the info. No worries about safety, I make my girlfriend do the dirty work...she's a traitorous drunk anyway:

Genuinely thanks for your advice sounds like you have expertise in it. I do have to say you made me think of a few hilarious things: - You know what they say, 100 heads are better than 1? - Where did that person on ebay come up with a box of heads for sale? Oh wait its Lego - I should throw an Indiana Jones Swordsman with Sword in with the head auction and say "There can only be one highlander!" ROFL

Haha NO!

I use s-156 & s-159 from uline. They come 50 per. I ship my poly bags in s-156. We mainly use them for the jewelry we sell but doubles as a polybag box. S-159 is bigger and can fit some smaller box sets too.

cheapest on Amazon is just short of $350 Lowest FBA is $388

My gf and I did the same thing. We were just appalled, APPALLED I tell you, to learn that people are planning on reselling these at xmas time for a profit. What is this world coming to? Oh btw, could you use the $110 in VIP points I have earned in the last 2 months on this? kthnxbye

+1 to this. Most buyers are reasonable people. I bend over backwards to make buyers happy. In over ten years of low-volume eBay selling I've only come across one or two buyers who were unreasonable, and even then I was able to turn the situation into one where I received positive feedback. You cannot make money on every transaction. It just isn't going to happen. You have to take the occasional loss in order to get the regular profit. It sucks to be exposed to risk, but life is full of risk. You can't hedge everything.

... Plus a spotted owl finch that eats out of our bird feeder. We have named him Benjamin Lancaster. He too is a Lego VIP member whose orders happen to arrive at our address.

In french, a bureau is a desk:

im also seeing a increasing number of people who are saying they are making these "long term" investments using credit cards. They either dont understand the concept of investing or their idea of long term is measured in months, not years.

3+ Years into this game and things are looking good. Newbies please reread that. It has taken 3 YEARS. I have turned over minimal inventory during that time as life's bills requirements dictated. Adopting expenses and buying a home. Neither was cheap and both happened this calendar year...ouch on the pocketbook. A new holiday selling season is upon us. I currently have about 920+ sets inventoried with another 30 plus loose sets not accounted for. Within that inventory about 1/3+ has appreciated to levels that meet my goals for selling. A key note is most of that sellable inventory was bought in 2011/2012 with only a few exceptions. So I have waited 2-3 years to achieve gains that align with my goals. Can some do it better with more opportune buying, most definitely. But this is my path. In my brief time playing this game I have seen a few, definitely a minority of sets which could be flipped quickly. Research Institute, 41999 (early selling), Exo Suit, early selling of minecraft and a few others the community could help point out. Trouble is the competition is fierce on these flip worthy sets. So if you work full time and cannot be online at any given moment to snap up inventory then many of those easy money sets will be elusive. I also need to take more advantage of points/coupons/buying strategies to save as much upfront money as possible. Personally I don't worry that much about them. Sure I hate to pass up free money but I have not been online at the right time for any of the offerings. I am seriously bumming on missing the Wal-Mart 10214 Tower Bridge orgy. By the time they are posted here the inventory is poofed. Point is this game takes time to develop with a few exceptions that are an exception. All this is just my opinion based on what I have encountered. Your results may be different.

Just in case he does and doesn't invite you, don't feel bad. I'll sum up the topics for you now: Current strategies - buy at least one SSD, DS, GE, PS per month until said sets are no longer available 2015 strategy - continue buying from the previous year's list plus add a few newer large sets like TB. 2016 strategy - more of the same. Maybe start mixing in EV. FOR ALL YEARS - never exceed 200 transactions. That's about it ?

I would only begin to worry/panic, if the set was a store exclusive like the Zombies, which was only sold on LEGO Shop at Home and at Target.