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I know exactly what you mean. This one time, a substitute came into my classroom and started telling me this long story about how he was a born reader, and how he always had books in his house growing up. He didn't like English, but he could write, and he wrote all the time. In fact, this one time he wrote a story and sent it to a science fiction mag. He actually used the word "mag", so I was kind of put off right away. I don't use the word mag, do you? Anyway, he started telling me what his story (the one he sent to the "mag") was about, but I wasn't listening. I was thinking of what to put on the board for the kids. I usually just put the Common Core standard we are doing that day and maybe a happy quote, but that day's lesson was new, so I decided to put an example question that went with the lesson. So, as this guy keeps talking, all of this stuff is going through my head, and I was like "sheesh, he can talk a lot!". I started to put the stuff on the board I wanted to and it hit me that I had to pee, too. So I started thinking about my quandary: should I pee first, or should I write the stuff on the board first? And all of these things were going through my head while he was still talking about this "mag" thing. At least I think he was still talking about it. Well, long story short, I forgot what I did first because this was almost a week ago.

Just respond to the case with the tracking information. If it shows delivered, that's all eBay cares about and it will close in your favor. They MIGHT, if the buyer doesn't pull this crap often, issue her a courtesy refund from their own pockets. If you do give her advice on contacting the post office etc., give it very politely. You do not need to look like a jerk in a response that eBay will review if the buyer escalates the claim (that she will still lose, but don't make it hard on yourself.)

As a seller, I hope all my buyers would be this nice. I hope it never happens to you.

The Iraqi Information Minister was the best. "The coalition has not infiltrated Bagdhad", as you hear explosions in the background.

Tonight I have: A night away on business Monday Night Football An unhealthy amount of beer. An F5 key. It is you vs. me, Haunted House.

But if it's done I would say it really was a sleeper. Nobody was talking about it until it hit sold out status on the Shop at Home website and it was unexpected.

If it's USPS I will offer to help out and open an investigation with the PO myself. I let them know they may be contacted by a federal employee performing the investigation. Miraculously items usually show up the next day.

Always do what the Frog says. Thanks. Most of that was just "venting". On a related note the quality of the operators that EBay uses has gone downhill dramatically in the last few years.

Just had a buyer open a non delivery case against me, she states that tracking shows delivered on Oct 1 but she's looked around and can't find it. Would it be rude to ask if she tried looking for it on the day it was delivered? It's been three weeks, I think I would have mentioned something before now. In all seriousness what is a polite way to handle this? My gut instinct is to tell her to go...off. Dear moron, I am very sorry that you didn't pick up you Lego set on the day it was delivered and it has disappeared in the intervening three weeks. However, as I fufilled my end of the bargin and shipped the item and USPS tracking shows that it was delivered to your address I suggest that you contact your local post office and ask about it. In the future I recomend you not let packages sit on your porch for three weeks before looking for them. Thank you for adding unneeded stress to an otherwise beautiful day. Yours truly, Migration Ps, I've added you to my blocked list. Too harsh?

It's just too small to put them in a modular building series line. But of course, I think TH has 2,7x the pieces of it so what can one expect. And it is not only height, depth is disappointing aswell. It's also about half the size.

128 and counting with 42 poly bags.

I will add this... I have done a lot of business on Craigslist. gratefully, I am in Southern California where the market is robust, but nonetheless- these tactics can work anywhere... I advertise locally as "cash-in-hand, delivered to a Starbucks of your choice-beverage included!" This creates a safe environment for both you and the buyer, and offers the opportunity for face-to-face interaction. I have used this strategy to be the "go-to" guy for several buyers; a lot of folks want older sets but don't have access/information the way many of us do. I always offer very fair pricing as well locally. It is worth it to offset the risk of returns/scams over the Net.

Don't forget LOTR and Hobbit are different licenses. It will be interesting to see what happens to all of the remaining LOTR sets come January. I have enough of these, so I hope it does go and catches everyone off guard. It is a great build, amazing display, quality and likely nothing will ever be produced like it again. Those are enough reasons for me to invest. Please everyone carry on, do not invest in this, go after others. Limit is 2 so it must be a bad seller etc. Please ignore.

I hope there is a deal on these Bike Shops some day. I like them and think they will do well. I just don't like them for $90

If this one is going I'm gonna let it. I can't afford any more "retiring" large exclusives this year.

I went to 13 toys r us this weekend and all were the same except 1 that stayed they had to hold all the extras till nov2. Probably so their family member can buy them all. Anyways in all instances if you buy the batcave( I bought many) it works. You do not need a filler item. Just have the cashier ring it up and the promo and it will show the promo is free then also don't forget the free pumpkin. Stores that had the old ones in stock I would buy 4 and get 1 free and free pumpkin. I was able to clean out the last 20 in my state last night. That's the best way to do it if you are trying to collect sets like raven or I. I still buy sets during the week though like batcave or mos cantina to make sure I'm getting some sets. Also so everyone knows there is a deal from the gift card mall company on eBay for TRU!! 85$ for a 100$ card. They sold I think 2400 so far today with max 2 per eBay account. Another great way to save some money

Until they release more detailed ones. THEN everyone will want the originals regardless of lack of detail. We know how this goes.

A positive point for the Bike Shop, it is a 3 in 1 so the obsessed Lego collector who is building a mid-size modular street or decides to use them will probably want 3 copies so they can have all 3 of them...

Of course, and paddles for crossing the desert, the unblinking eye, and the paddling of the swollen ass.

Only if we can have a naked Homer with stonecutter birthmark

I got two. One in a tax-free state. So on average, after cashing in points, the two cost me about $190. Plus I got the promo sets I have yet to sell. I sold one for $280. Plus, I charged $12 for shipping. It didn't cost me that much, so I was good there. I made a decent profit. I was just after quick money on the one set. I'm saving the other for the Christmas season.

Hmm...I'm sitting on quite a few of those. I may have to replace you in the marketplace.

i also verified the 10228 Haunted House bags. 21 element bags plus the manual and loose plates.

You may be on the hook for feedback blackmail. It's best to never, ever mention feedback as a buyer or seller in any messages. I know you know this, it's more a warning to newer folks on ebay.

So your saying it was in just a little bit worse condition than the ones you find at B&******. ;)

About houses, I can only imagine the Kwik-E-market, Bart's school and Flanders' house. The kwik-e-market is the best bet IMO. I can imagine it perform as well as the simpsons house. The nuclear plant is too big and boring, moe's bar is impossible (alcohol) and the nursing home is very unlikely. The school bus is a possibility, as a medium-sized set, and so is Krusty's show. For smaller sets I think of Homer in the nuclear plant behind his "desk" (with a "nuclear explosion" button), and Bart's tree house. I hope we'll see some more simpsons sets, like lego did for squaresponge bob.

Plenty of stock where Cig buys them for 132.65

If there's any indication, this thread is one of them. This thread had like 20 posts at less than 2 pages on October 1st, since then we've had 56 pages of banter.

Just look at the 5771 Hillside House. I still regret not buying more of those when I saw them on sale in a shop.

"Whatever" ? Maybe you missed a little detail but I'll help you with pleasure:

I want a scientific explanation as to why. Because it's sooooo true.

Short answer: Those prices are about double what they should be. Only buy them if you personally like them. As investments, they are not a good bet. I have a few displays and I love them, but their investment potential is limited. Shipping is high and the market for them is very limited. With that said, Star Wars displays and "minifig lineup bars" are the most desirable since they have a broader appeal. I don't know about the market in Canada, but those prices in the US would be very high. I would put the Chima one at $80 -$100 max and would only buy it if you personally like it since it will be hard to sell. The Star Wars one (which is a cool one) I would value at about $150-200. To give you an example, the really awesome Star Wars one with 40+ minifigures sells for around $600 with a wide standard deviation. Obviously condition matters quiet a bit. Here are some examples of ones I have purchased, but don't expect to ever make any money on: Monster Fighters - Ghost Train etc - $109 - including shipping The Mine - Brand New - $100 - including shipping Olivia's House etc - Brand New - $80 - including shipping 2012 Super Heroes - Minifig lineup - $225 - including shipping

$400 for both is about right.

They don't have a designated value per se. They are only worth what someone is willing to pay for them. I do know that some people on ebay are pretty proud of them and try to sell them for big bucks and they usually never sell at the super high prices the sellers are asking. Just know the sets are glued so they really have no value by themselves. A few members love these displays and probably over pay to get them for their collection. Edit: Don't let him take you for too much money as I would be willing to bet he got them for free.

Thanks that got me searching and I found this on TRU Corporate contact us page: "Mailing List: Would you like to be added or deleted from our mailing list? Changing your information on our mailing list is easy. Simply call 1-800-869-7787 and press option 6. Our automated system will walk you through the process." So I did that and of course 6 wasn't it, I mean come on, but it was actually 2 then 4. Supposedly I am on the mailing list now.

I haven't sold LEGO on CL, but I've sold a ton of unwanted household stuff for us and for my other family members and I've never had one creepy gross person experience yet. They do tend to TALK a lot sometimes, which is why I generally avoid CL. First, I don't find most people very interesting and really wish they wouldn't tell me the story of their lives and second, I really don't have time. If you're concerned, meet them in a well-lit, public place and don't go alone -- or the parking lot of the police station, if you're really worried.

Anyone else selling HH as a BIN on EBay and get the stupidest offers? I've got prob 30 offers ranging from $179 to $225 for brand new sets. Some even try to explain to me how good of a deal it is for me!

I'm cashing in to pay for these retiring modulars I've been spending $$$ on.

I do like the Surface, but sadly i like the ones that are closer to $1000 I also have a Nexus 7 and I think it's great. Not sure why my battery life is awful, but it's a good device. Overall I thought the price for basically the most recent iPad was a good one for anyone out there that doesn't have a tablet, or like my wife has an iPad one. For internet, email and Candy Crush playing, you can't beat it.

As a Canadian, this is definitely a cool set for me. I do wonder about the hockey sticks, but maybe they just wanted them to have a more "rough" look to make for an authentic game of pond hockey where the players are using whatever equipment they have available to them.

Others are out there. Silence about certain sets is almost as deafening as the talk about others. The smart investor will do some deep digging, and find those sets that are sleepers.

The question is do you want a fast nickle or a slow dime? I am generally content to set my prices on eBay at a bit about average on most things, and sometimes well above average if it's something I am confident hasn't reached its top price. If you need cash, the fast nickle may be more appealing. If you can wait, the attempt at the slow dime (knowing you can drop the price to the fast nickle at need) may work for you.

Yes - If that isn't a Floke, I don't know what is.

Nah. Not worth it. The yellow used is identical to 6860 and that batman dice game. Lego might have changed the border over the last year. Now we need to check box seal codes and x-ref them to which radar dish was included. Ha Or maybe it will be used in an upcoming set... http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3960pb023

I aint selling mine, the manager and I held some kid down while my 2-year old slapped them silly so my 6-year old could get one.

I'd rather look at that than City sets at this point. That's why i come here. Yesterday was the first day that TH did not appear in any major retailers site, save the tru 30 seconds,which was probably a return. Lets see if the pattern holds today.

Nothing really stands out on that list oddly enough. Oh well, sets retiring is always a good thing anyway, means more are coming haha.

What false advertisement, instead of those 2 kids, the box arts should have featured 2 older dudes in druids' robes