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Hi- I am new around here, mainly a lego collector for my son and I for sets we want. I like to buy sets on sale more than anything when I find them...however have enjoyed reading recent posts about TH, GE, HH etc. The thrill of the chase is so exciting indeed. Today I went to Legoland Florida with my family, here is a synopsis of some of their inventory: HH- in stock but has its own place behind the counter, very low supply. TH- tons of them in every store, lots of stock per employee. SC- had two in the stores only- great seller for British visitors, we're expecting many more to come T1- tons Tumbler- tons, slow seller (prob because of price) GE ( I think I have that abbreviation right)- tons HE- tons Mersk- I counted 10 The lego employe I spoke to for a while ( we met most, my son was mini fig swapping all day) was a manager and we discussed business for a little bit. The big sets are slow sellers as most people who come are reluctant to buy a big set, because of the pricing and the large box for traveling home with. He also said that as long as a product was not retired, Legolands In general will have it, they are committed to carrying every product until it is retired- so as not to disappoint any customer and giving everyone the opportunity to purchase something that they want... With that being said- the hint was that HH was about to be retired first out of the sets mentioned, it had lost shelf space and they were placing behind the counter to actively clear their stock. He thought SC wouldn't retire anytime soon, he hoped it wouldn't as it was a great product for military enthusiasts and Brits. Legoland does not honor VIP and outs no limits on quantities. Interesting to point out that there were no Delorians, Exo Suits or RI's, when I asked he said he will get more in, the price point is so good that they sell really fast and in large quantities. All this info may have been covered elsewhere, I resisted the urge to buy anything my friend however got 2 TH's, 3 SC's, 2 HH',s with no sales tax and shipping to DC. My son raked up on mixels and my daughter mini figs- my wife was in shock that I did not buy any more than that. Thanks for this great resource, I love this website, may the lego gods be good to you all.! Cheers

I can confirm that Legoland florida is out of stock all lego and enforcing the ban hammer for any purchase over $50. Nobody ever go there. The first rule of Legoland FL is we don't talk about Legoland FL.

No. eBay. I will post a link when they become available. Usually, they are below MSRP.

What I find interesting is that pictures, reviews, etc. can be found/researched before a set is purchased. Some reviewers claim to even do this, then purchase the set anyway and complain about the size. WTH??? Did you think Lego was going to send you a bigger set with more detail?

Too many newbies on the dd thread asking for advice or tell *** me what they ordered . Not the day or weekend for it. I refill a plate and pee and have fifty updates.

agree with 1. there are drone videos already showing this. #2 - ok . no empiric evidence yet - no leaked photos. won't you be sort of bummed out if in fact you are wrong, there isn't a new MF until late 2016 and next year when movie comes out and 7965 has been EOL for 8 months, they are selling for $350 you don't have any in your closet? or worse yet - its another MIDI scale MF that comes out next year because they want to make a ton of money selling 650 piece $70 MFs and then you know there's nothing in the pipeline til 2017 and 7965 gets up to 400ish?

I self-fulfilled. A couple SSDs and HHs showed up at Legoland today.

That was waiting at my door today. 3 shop at home 3 yoyo and a tru. All packed well and mint

Here are close-ups for all sixteen characters. I love every one of these characters and all those new parts.

We may consider moving this thread to member-only.... especially if prices move up, and next wave does not show up

I think I finally get what the big deal is...this Minecraft stuff is addicting, you really can build anything...

To me, the Birds set takes LEGO to another level. It is a classy and informative set that teaches as well as entertains. I think people get too wrapped up in PPP and other typical LEGO barometers. This is a small UCS set IMO. Great job and investment

I had a pretty good craigslist score today. Bought the following used lot. All look to be complete upon first inspection. 10173 holiday train 4512 cargo train 6990 space monorail 6921 monorail accessory track 6211 imperial star destroyer 7823 container crane depot 4520 curved track (new/unopened) a huge tote of extra 9V train track all for the grand sum of $350. lot calculator shows a bp value of $1236, not including the extra tote of track. I am super stoked and cant wait to dig into this, but it wil probably have to wait until after the holidays since I have been so busy lately.

I love the birds. Love it. Huge winner. TBBT...not. Sorry. Don't care. There are so many better options. Doctor Who is one.

Bought 2x SSD and 1x HH at Legoland yesterday. As I carried the first SSD to the register, and stood in line, I got asked about 5 different times, "is that your Christmas present? How many pieces is that? How long will it take for you to put it together." I just smiled and said, "yes, it's my Christmas present, 3200 pieces, and a very long time."

Sold a Friends 3188 Heartlake Vet for 100 euro excl. shipping this evening.

That was an awesome report. I am nowhere near Florida, but I love reading about an exotic land where Sopwiths and Tumblers roam free waiting for buyers. Thanks!

Mustard and Ketchup bottles would be more appropriate armaments

I think I will have to agree with hxckid and ban you from posting on the complaint thread :D

I violated their terms and conditions but they didn;t know which one. I am assuming it is because of the amount of orders I put in. Waiting for a call back.

I heard the same thing!! Lived there most of my life and do miss that combo of DT Disney & the park. Luckily my friend still lives there and works right across from the park!

so, ich habe auch noch einen 10937 bekommen f

You can I've placed two orders for Minecraft sets. I received one but Australia Post has lost the other. The problem with LEGO Shop at Home Australia is they take 13 business days to ship orders. Which is ridiculous.

I think I know where most of our fellow brickpickers from Florida will be going today.

Barrow

Ok, I just accepted the offer at $295. I guess if my Lego store is out of more R2's and Santa's Workshop to pick up, I'll pick up some more T1 Campers.

2x SSD and 1x HH Perfect boxes, and I got to pick them myself. No worries about minty freshness.

Need 3 sets for the whole 9 reindeer. Purist. LOL PS I know original 1823 poem had no Rudolph

A lot of good figures, but the Hot Dog Guy and Unicorn Girl are at the top of the list.

I have never purchased a sealed case of CMF but this will for sure be the series that I start. Really looking forward to these!

Are you saying The Orc King's significant other is a female CYCLOPS ? **shocking** Was this one of those arranged political marriage to keep peace between the Orcs and the Cyclops ? :D

Welcome from me too, I am a Brit but live in Florida for the last seven years I had to have TB soon as I saw it on Amazon, now its here but I don't want to open it....maybe when I have another ten or so

Riddle me this.... riddle me that.... who's afraid of the big black bat?

I agree with the comment about the picture. It's confusing when you show two in the picture. Also, this time of year people want expedited shipping because they are nervous they won't get the item in time. In most people's minds economy = slow. I use either priority or FedEx ground as expedited and FedEx is pretty cheap for larger items. You will occasionally get burned offering free shipping but I find it evens out in the long run its just that you remember the times you are burned more. Also offering returns is a mental thing with buyers. I have sold hundreds of items on eBay on only had one or two returns. It just doesn't happen often.

The cave crossed $45 on amazon. ..

Sold my first mixel Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Brickpicker mobile app

how did you get a picture of me? all the TRU's around me are not in locations where people are spending 3 x msrp on little plastic bricks. so no i won't actually be huckstering minecraft with the got tumblers? got minecraft? sandwich sign in the tru parking lot as entertaining as it might be for a new reality show i'm trying to get on bravo called brickpicker wars. it goes through the trials and tribulations of the QFLL as they struggle to find new and ingenious ways to wheel and deal in lego while trying to stay one brick ahead of the competition, dealing with uncooperative TRU managers, and trying to master the jedi mind powers of pseudoty. thursday after the real housewives of milwaukee. somehow i see the first episode ends up with me getting put in the back of cop car and my tumblers and minecraft being confiscated. YEP!

OK, I just received my package from Yo-Yo. When I open it, there are tons & tons of air bubbles. At the bottom of the box is my order of 10 Mixels. While they arrived safely & I'm grateful for that. The box seems a little too big for 10 Mixels. So, let's see what would have fit appropriately in this box. Oh, here it is, Winter Market Village fits just fine & with enough room left over for the Mixels. No...not 1 WMV but 5! 5 WMV fit very comfortably in this box...

2 complete sets of Costco Star Wars Microfighter Valuepacks at $150 Close to 100 RR , mostly 5 and 10 count lots in the $8-9 per range Garbage Truck 4432 $40 Snowman Polys at $8 Advent Trio at $150 (gotta move a friends one somehow)

They had these same boxes by the pallet last year as well. It may be weird but when you dump the contents out for sorting they just don't feel or sound quite like normal set based Lego elements - a much thinner sound & the yellows are much more mustard'ey looking. The box tops do make a neat little wall hanger thou.

It is now http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/lego-bricks-more-lego-lego-creative-tower-10664/6000189477534

I am entranced by the Hot Dog Suit guy #winning :D

Omg is that a hot dog suit guy?!

Cladner, if you get this setup running successfully, let me know and we'll franchise it...ice cream in the summer and LEGO in the winter...you can't lose!

Nice share. Been meaning to post about this myself. i picked up 3 Batman books last Sat. They look awesome and I even like how the little Batman logo progressions are also stamps. Here are a few other cool books available. Best part is these are all Forever stamps.

Hi all. Just a quick question or two for all you Canadian guys. I've been in the investing game for about 5 years now. I consider myself to be a long term investor, but have done a few local quick flips over the years. What do you guys find is the best way to ship? Using eBay? Are there any tricks or deals to be had? I just sold my first thing a couple weeks ago on eBay and because eBay told me to definitely have a tracking number, it cost me a fortune just to send a couple pieces of paper into the U.S. Of course I know it's my fault cause I offered free shipping, but let's say I'm going to sell a GE and want to compete with some of our fellow U.S. sellers...how can I with Canada Post charging me an arm and a leg just to ship it into the U.S.? What do you guys do to compete with free shipping and stuff like that? Thanks so much for your feedback, I really appreciate it. If anyone else wants to chime in, weather they're in Canada or not, I'm all ears.

Eh the last MF was almost the same, just slightly smaller. I think this is one of those short term gainers when it retires. Last year I had about 4 of these, I sold them all during Christmas for double what I paid for them (170$). I have 4 more this year. I will definitely buy more if they go on sale again. But in general I think if these retired this year, they would skyrocket for a bit. But chances are with the new movie, new Falcon. Can't imagine we wont get one. This one will still be sought after, but I think it could be one of those quick gainers that kind of slows down, like The Hulk Helicarrier set. I would just say it will hit 200$ and then slow way down.

Unicorn Girl. There's your hot seller. (I like the Sheriff, too).

Chin up! We'll get through another round! Slow-moving parents of young children despise faster-moving parents of small children who get there first. Fast-moving parents of small children despise adult collectors who buy the last box on the shelf when they SHOULD leave it "for the children!" Collectors despise the collector/casual investor who buys TWO of a set (shocking! Just shocking! Even if they are the LAST TWO!!) and don't leave any for the purist collector. Collector/Casual Investors despise the Mid-Level Investor/Collector who don't leave any for them. Mid-Level Investor/Collectors despise the High-Level Investor/Reseller (often those counting on Lego for a significant amount or all of their income) who don't leave any for them. It's not "sick" for someone to buy more Lego than another person, or for them not to leave Lego on the shelf for the children, the parents, the purist collectors, the casual investors, the lazy, the stupid, or the weak. We're not talking bottled water in a hurricane here, we're talking a luxury toy. I won't call you whiny if you don't call me sick. Or, better yet, keep calling me sick all you want instead of taking steps to make sure you can compete with me on the fair and level playing field called "Open Hours" at the store selling Lego.