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Just noticed this so I put in an order. I'll take 40$ off this set any day of the week.

Not sure if you're joking or not...if not, what would you say to eBay when you call?

Crazy time of year! So weird when a big reseller like Toywiz.com buys out your whole stock of something in an instant. They're either drop shipping or beefing up their inventory.

Got up early with the kids...groggily checking the computer as the coffee was brewing, trying to find a different auction I had previously seen. Saw this baby and clicked Buy: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291310950709 Sealed 3450 Statue of Liberty for $1050! Later received legit emails and pictures. Thanks for waking me up kids!

At midnight I'll be scouring the globe for the best corn dog deals. You heard it here first!

Courtesy of thebrickfan.com Higher resolution: >Link The January 2015 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and there are some very cool stuff happening. First is the Free Exclusive LEGO Creator Flower Cart (40140) with purchases of $75 or more. This will be available during the whole month of January or while supplies last. This little polybag is a nice complement for the LEGO Creator Detective

It's back, hurry

Just sold another 3 calendars in the space of an hour off Criagslist. They're all gone. I've had more sales from there today than I usually have in a month. And I didn't even change my ads. I got a very lovely email from one mom who had already bought Friends calendars for her girls and then had a very upset little boy without a calendar for himself. Apparently I "saved Christmas". I'm having an Ebenezer Scrooge Christmas morning moment here.

Amazon is down to 11 left...then it will just be Shop at Home with any stock...at least until Amazon keeps everyone F5'ing 6 mos from now with 8 "new finds" at a time.

What I do with a zero feedback buyer is send them a message thanking them for their purchase, telling them that I can see they are new to Ebay and offering to answer any questions they may have prior to shipment. I have almost no problems with zero feedback buyers. I had way more problems with Russians opening chargebacks and the French customs people stealing items out of my boxes and delivering them, then from zero feedback. If it's a big dollar item and they won't message you back, then I'd likely cancel the sale. Hope this helps.

You are not, no way of blocking 0 fb buyers.

Is this really the day to be questioning new eBay users?

Finally Santa's Workshop for $125 shipped. Ebay sellers need to up the prices on these

R2 $290

I will never buy anything that's smarter than me.

I do over 50k US a year just on Lego's on EBay and I still leave feedback for every sale...

buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, then HOLD. This set is insanely cool. We rarely build large sets but could not resist this one. I categorize it as a Town-Hall type investment... buy, sit, hold. Long-term appeal for a long-time audience of LOTR fans. In the back of our attic there is a "special" place, with boxes of gifts/items we don't like/want but feel too guilty to get rid of them. An inherited Velvet Elvis from a deceased uncle, along with his glazed Dale Earnhart plate collection... a box of horrible hand-made sweaters from Aunt Ethel which are nothing shy of atrocious but we don't have the heart to get rid of, etc., etc., etc. We are planting a few TH's and ToO's next to THAT inventory. Distant... and not to be visited for a very long time. Those familiar with Tolkien's work understand the intrinsic value of the ToO and how truly iconic this set is. For those unfamiliar with his work, trust your fellow investors who are familiar with its appeal. You do not need to have any interest in what this set represents; you can research it thoroughly- on this very thread- and understand it has the potential to make you a lot of money. Tolkien and the fantasy genre may mean nothing to you, which is certainly okay, but if making money is- I would start at page one of this topic and begin reading. This should be ranked very, very high on any investor's radar based on what is currently available, what is near retiring, and what will offer long-term growth and demand.

Saw this pic on reddit today. Sure the DO isn't a huge modular or anything, but man the Slave I looks massive.

Two

This Falcon is done. "Sold Out" on a set that is 3.5 years old means "Sold Out".

not with darth vader and young han solo and young princess leia. also as someone already pointed out, the MF in the movie trailer has a square antenna, not a circle, so unlikely to be the same. for now 7965 is the second biggest lego MF ever made. and with a little help and god willing, the next MF will be some $69.99 600 piece Midi-monstrosity right at grandma's price point aimed at kids not adults which will further propel 7965 into post EOL hyperspace.

Today will be the best day to get one for a while. Jor-El and the winter 2/2.

I'm being proactive - in for 2 now! And who am I kidding, in for 2 more later in 6 months via F5.

Lol yeah. And I thought I was going to get some zzz after pulling an all nighter fulfilling all of my weekend orders :hyper:

Peoples are definitely shopping today, big time...

This is now Sold Out at Lego shop at home US: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/The-DeLorean-time-machine-21103?fromListing=listing

But, but, why isn't shipping $3 for a 10 lb package?! I get free shipping on Amazon!!

There goes 21114: The Farm at Shop at Home...then there were two! 21115 21117

Ok I can have one of these, an ewok village or a sandcrawler all at MSRP - 20%. Which two would you choose? I am going for Xwing and Sandcrawler as I can

Who's going to buy the T-16 sky hopper just for updated tusken raider mini fig ? I know I am lol

Take a DS, put some plating on it and you'll have a moc for that new droid. I see the value of DS rising with release of new movies to unknown heights.

Lego LEGO Shop at Home lets you backorder this for December 30th delivery, which i have. I wonder if this is great timing for the new Hobbit film to come out and this be on backorder if there will be any short term rise in price and flip capability while backordering more to replace those you have? Hmmm

Ebay sellers need to raise their prices

1. Take apart 2. Wash & dry 3. Rebuild (bricklink any missing pieces) 4. Photograph 5. Disassemble and place in zip locks by floor (photograph in zip locks too so your buyer knows what to expect) 6. List on ebay for $1,000,000 (or going BIN) 7. Ship once it sells 8. Have a cold one 9. No one ever said this would be easy.

Buy a Darth Vader keychain get a free poly? Here we go again.

From the new STAR WARS trailer, looks like R2 is the #2 Droid anyway. Now with all the bad pieces and missing bags, this set might be lucky to hit $250 after it retires. Time to move on people. I hear they are retiring the CITY Fire Station is retiring. That will be the better investment.

I was at the Lego store yesterday talkign to store manager in Cali and they said the R2 had some part issues that some pieces were not holding on right. the piece they are referring to is the arm or blade. I haven't built it yet so I don't know. They said r2 will be back and not retiring yet.

And this is why we need a thread to post names. I don't get why we can't. We can post all we want about stores. We should look out for each other on both ends buying and selling. This sucks for you man. Keep us posted.

I had a best offer of $15 for a 21113 (The Cave) this morning... they're going for close to $40 and MSRP is $19.99. Low balling buyers on eBay are not my charity of choice.

At least you got an MSRP offer. I got an email offer of $100 for a tumbler.

Just had to share a question I got from a potential bidder. This is for Santa's Workshop. "Would you be willing to sell this for $69.99? That's what the price is on Lego.com." Yes, I know how much it is and it's also unavailable. Do they bidders think we are dummies?

Everything except... taxes, gasoline, ferries, alcohol, cigarettes, books, clothing, toys, dairy: milk, cheese, butter, eggs..., bread or grains, cereal, produce except for locally grown, junk food, organic food, health food, vitamin supplements, antihistamines, ibuprofen/acetaminophen (but we can get extra strength OTC and other goodies), razor blades, shampoo, creams - generally ANY personal effect or toiletry, cosmetics, poultry, shelving, housing (subjective based on percentage of income), restaurant bills, golf by 100+% - actually, most sports. I am sure I missed about 100+ categories, but I got enough of them not counting what employers have to pay as well. And everyone can be assured that as the dollar drops, the purchasing power of Canadians will drop in reference to the American dollar. Ask border towns how much their economies decrease as the Canadian dollar devalues.

http://io9.com/a-shot-for-shot-dissection-of-all-the-clues-in-the-star-1664299291/+rohan954 Some analysis

Uh oh... does that mean Lucas will release the super special edition of Empire Strikes Back to update the look of Luke's lightsaber on Hoth?

Well it's a good thing a set never retires when it has a limit of 5 and is selling well. This game would be way to hard if they did that. :sarcasm:

I built the Winter Market Village today. Before I built it I was like meh... About midway through the build I bought one on Amazon to begin stocking up. The carousel is much bigger than a I thought and people are going to want this.

Getting photos for proof is always a good idea. With those photos one can file a claim with the USPS online. Priority is automatically insured up to $100. For First class, unless you add insurance, I think you're out of luck. I have filed claims and it is quite straightforward. Unfortunately it comes with the territory, I got a "mine is missing bag #1" just the other day even though i know the weight and seals were good before sending. I basically proceed as if the buyer is telling the truth and politely ask for photos where appropriate. Often times you just won't hear back from the 'presumably' dishonest ones.

Exactly. You insure what you can't afford (in angst or money) to lose, and cover the rest out of your own pocket if there's a problem.

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.