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A few pics of my TWDLE. It arrived right before Thanksgiving. Big hit with the family, it got played non stop all weekend.

I'm more intrigued by the pinball machine you have there...

that is with the global shipping program. Based in Kentucky. I would ship it to him. I get people with 0 feedback all the time, no problems. Sent from my XT1049 using Brickpicker mobile app

Having the Christmas spirit in me today, I thought I would start a thread where people could share stories or incidents affecting people other than themselves pertaining to Lego in a positive way. ie. Making a kids day because you didn't want that shredder polybag that you randomly gave him. I know this forum is about investing, making money, knowing what our plastic is worth etc. etc. but it feels like we forget how the end result can really affect people who whole heartedly love Lego. I will start with a link a coworker sent me today. http://globalnews.ca/news/1722843/how-kevin-bieksa-buying-a-star-wars-lego-set-changed-a-young-mans-life/

15 Mixels series 2. Completed a full set and some coloured trios. Used a $15 off coupon and received the $20 off next purchase coupon. Then I went "cannonball run" to the next TrU since the coupon offer was only good from 9am-12pm. I picked up 6 arctic batmans @ 25% off and received another $20 off next purchase coupon. Originally I grabbed 5 76000s, milled around a bit and went back. I suggested to a mom "You should grab one of these because I don't think you'll find another "white knight", and it's on sale". Needless to say she picked one up. Does this make me less of an a**hole for emptying the shelf by grabbing the last one?

Hot UK Dudes

I do not get ebay buyers. I put creative tower at 85 and no bite. I bumped the price to 90 and boom, I sold 1

Erlanger, Kentucky how I love thee...$5.90 for 2lbs 6 ounces 12x10x6. I was also adding up profit v cost on my latest bulk lot and figured out that I've sent 12,340 used Lego pieces plus a couple dozen loose minifigures to happy new homes, less than 1/5 of this total lot. Sigh. I think I may be getting a little tired of bulk. It's awesome when you are building out sets you're interested in, a tedious grind with sets you couldn't care less about.

Buy at $40, sell at $95-ish same or next day. You hate money?

Creator Family House, Finally. 4($42.00*.8*.95).

Ha I bought it. Gotta spend all these lego profits on something. I'll post some pics on the pinball news thread before walkers derail this thread.

It looks the same every time I see it.

We are all weirdos.

I think what some people may not realize is that sets could be retiring faster and stock running lower simply because more people are on this site and hoping to make money. In a round about way that helps those who already buy an sell because the stock is lower for the regular retail customer and more quickly drives the aftermarket and retirement prices higher. A couple of tips for sellers The most important tip I could give anyone would be to sell on Craigslist and maybe Bricklink if possible before any other site, especially Craigslist. Simply bypassing all the ridiculous fees and shipping and even possibly boxing up the set will save you a ton of time and effort. Ebay also isn't very seller friendly in general, this will probably change in the future though. There are some other offshoot Ebay like sites but I haven't used them yet(eCrater). I've only sold 1 or 2 very large sets on Amazon and I'm always wary because their A-Z guarantee can really hurt the seller if the buyer claims anything. The buyer literally can provide no evidence and get a refund. 1. Unless you're at PowerSeller status, you usually won't be able to charge as much as those who are, nor will you get some of the benefits. 2. If you are planning to sell thousands of dollars worth of sets, you probably want to start an Ebay Store rather than just be a regular seller. I believe this runs anywhere from $30-50 more per month but it lowers the fees and gives you other benefits. You are usually held to a higher selling standard though which may be difficult to meet. 3. You probably want to open a Fedex/UPS account on each website and when shipping items compare all the rates. If you know someone who will let you ship out items from their business at their business rate you can save a good amount of money, but that's not possible for most people. 4. Use gift cards and coupons and promos to purchase boxes through Staples/Uline. Or like some people have said, if possible find a local store that throws lots of boxes and paper away such as a Vitamin Supplement store (GNC, Vitamin Shop) and see if you can get some of their throwaway boxes. Even if it's just for padding, it could be useful. 5. Package up your sets more securely than you think you need. Add extra padding because even when you pay for "premium" type shipping such as priority those FEDEX and UPS drivers will still may toss the boxes around or place heavier boxes on top of them when they shouldn't. 6. I've found that the insurance in some cases isn't worth buying. Unless your buyer agrees to file the insurance claim if you go through FEDEX you won't have an easy time filing the claim. 7. Never use FEDEX smartpost for anything valuable.. ever and Ebay will give you a shipping discount if you purchase through their website which uses either FEDEX or USPS. If you have a business account with a deal you will save more all the time but the EBAY discount is still better than nothing. 8. Reuse padding envelopes from stuff you buy and just reseal them with tape and put the label on top of the old one etc. 9. Use an excel spreadsheet to track differen't costs so you know how much money you're really making. You may also want to track how much time your spending to see if doing this investing and selling is even worth it because in many cases it won't be worth the stress and time for a couple hundred or even a few thousand extra dollars for anyone with a regular job or family.

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.

Hello, digging for more information to reaffirm and add a little to what I saw in an older thread. So I bought a used Grand Emporium from a guy today and the thing was covered in a couple years worth of dust and dirt. No instructions or box. It was completely built though and I compared it to mine and the thing appeared 100% complete. I wanted to clean it so I submerged it in water and started pulling the bricks apart. It was way easier in my head to pull the whole set apart than reality, lol. I got tired of trying to pull apart every little piece so I now I have a mess of top two floors looking like a bomb exploded with the base level sort of there and intact. For the time and expectations of buyers on ebay, what would you all have done? If I could go back in time I would have taken a picture of it assembled before I started my shenanigans, lol. Would you just damp cloth clean it, hose it off all intact, or do what I did and start to take apart every piece and clean it with mild soap? I assumed buyers would want the thing disassembled, but now for the time it's taking and also realizing it's just a giant unorganized mess, I'm starting to second guess myself, especially with not including instructions. Should I take the time to organize the mess by any sort of system? Thanks for your help. P.S. - Dual wielding brick separators did not have the epic effect I thought it would on this tear down.

Elsa on amz 124.95 I have sold out my xmas stock. Considering selling some spongebob 3818s. Was going to save them another year but the selling gets addictive.

I sold one on amazon. Just put it is in stock and and ships immediately in the details.

It's sold out, not retired. But yes I think you can consider it's done. There were some discounts on LEGO Shop at Home, meaning you-know-what. The 2012 City - Mining sets will be (sort of) replaced by the 2015 City - Demolition sets (# 60072, 60073, 60074, 60075, 60076). When reaching EOL, recent seals are from the last production run to fulfill retailers backorders. It's "sold out" on LEGO Shop at Home, so this 42S4 run is dedicated to retailers.

Well done! Especially on the 42000 F1.

Highly probable. Never say never.

I think you're the official first West Coast sighting of that, until now it's all been South East.

I think we can use a new thread called, "how is trek's do'in". If I may, i think your biz should be renamed, Stargate Trek City Brick Company (made up name and not related to the company with a similar name). Then you can hire me. Ha

It's 3am. I wake up, and I hear my sprinklers going off. They're only supposed to run a few minutes around 10pm. And, oh, it's been raining, and I forgot to turn them off all together. So, I trek outside and take a look - somehow, the timer got switch from 5 minutes to 5.9 hours. I only water M, W, and F. Last meter read was on December 1 (and all was normal). Worst case scenario, this has been happening for 6 waterings. Better case is that the gardener fused with it last weekend, and it's been happening since Monday. Either way though, I'm hoping I'm not going to be out a bunch of money with the next water bill.

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You'll make profit. I was reluctant to buy them when I saw a big palette of them at the local warehouse priced at 57 I think. I doubted long time to pick it up, but in the end, I didn't. It was during the 'Town Hall is going' period. 55

When S@H was giving away free speedorz with every purchase I took all the ones I received (about 30 of them) to a local children's hospital and donated them. I assume they made some sick children very happy.

Not fully LEGO related but this year we are donating a pallet of baby gear, toys, clothes to a family one of my partners is sponsoring. We are sending a pallet from Atlanta, one of the companies we buy from in nashville is sending one and another friend in the salvage business in west Palm is also donating a pallet. Another friend who does our freight offered to pay half the freight rates as well. The family has 4 kids ranging from newborn to 7 so figured I'd put in some LEGO sets as well and some duplo for the younger ones. Now just have to get it all ready tomorrow for pickup on Monday.

I found a few of these at my local stores, but pondering if I should pick them up now for $40 ea. Why you all hate X-Wings so much!

Please crack and use it, your family will appreciate it.

I think you're alternative will make you break the seals on the toilet paper

Wisconsin D was #4 because they played High School teams ie..Bowling Green, Rutgers, Western Ill, South Fla, Maryland.

I definitely agree with this. The Canadian market is a little different in my limited experience. Deals are more scarce so people are willing to pay a bit more for Lego. Also, like Veegs said it cost $40 here instead of $30 in the US.

Found 4 Creative Buckets 10662 at Walmart yesterday at $30 each. Sold them all for $56 each + shipping today.

That one is mine She is always in the middle of everything as you can see here

I would like to remind everyone that two mediocre Big12 teams seem to be doing just fine in the SEC.... And yes, Choklahoma had a TERRIBLE year....

Surprisingly, all 15 of my RI (21110) orders from Kmart on 11/21 shipped today. I know the kmart horror stories but I have had pretty good luck with them on RI the past few months.

I got lucky and found a lone family house at my target and got it for $34 plus tax after the 20% off coupon.

In regards to helping out people, I'll give you a little story: There are a lot of people collecting cardboard boxes to support themselves and I throw them outside my warehouse all the time to help them out. They would come around and cut them up and fold them into their pickup trucks. So One day, a collector told me to cut them up and stack them on the side of the building. Can you guess the end of this story?

Profiling is more accurate. You may or may not have kids one day. Enjoy your free time and energy for the gym, diet, etc. because once kids entire the picture ALL that time and energy are completely gone. Completely. They will be replaced by the overwhelming desire for sleep, and the need to be left the F alone on occasion. Thank me later for this free lesson and accurate advice.

Stop spying on me that's creepy.... I have no kids, I'm 26. I care about investing, lifting heavy things, pro wrestling and enjoying pooping more as I just got the marvel encyclopedia. :)

I think your calculations are incomplete... It involves more time and work than a few clicks online, as your multiple US<->Canada travels would indicate. My day job surely pays more than time spent on Lego. But we are a household of builders, reselling the extra parts is also a matter of passion.

I can imagine the conversation over this set. "Hey buddy, whatca building?" "Yo momma."

The past is prologue...what I think will happen next year is that there will be a hoard of people who watched last year's SW advent or have been watching this year's SW advent skyrocket and, as a result, will conclude that next year's advent will be a sure-fire winner that couldn't possibly lose, which will lead them to buy heavily into next year's edition. Meanwhile, having watched how inventory levels for this year's edition fared, the smart folks at TLG will conclude that they distributed too few advents this year and will adjust their distribution numbers upwards, which will leave the sets in the stores longer and squeeze the window of time in which resellers could take advantage of inventory shortfalls. Then, when all of the resellers go to sell, they will find that it's more difficult to sell all of the extra sets that they have put back and prices won't climb as high or as fast as they assumed they would. All just speculation, but, in my experience, assuming that a seasonal set will perform simply because an earlier one did is much more of a gamble than it seems. The SW advents have performed well each of the last two years, but go back and look at how the two editions before those performed...it's a very different picture.

Brickpicking is the surest form of Christmas Magic! /surest in the sense that your wallet will require some serious medical attention by the end of the season. If it makes it that long

Sooooo I had the idea to list my Creative Towers on Craigslist. Had probably 5 replies of "Since these were $30 at Walmart I think $35-$40 is a steal for you." Man come on. Who calls and tells someone what is fair based off of what they were at a store. I went out on Thanksgiving and almost got mauled by the hoards of people then had to wait to checkout and you think I held this for you at $5 extra. Insane.

Thought TRU shipped me a basketball hoop...nope, just 4 lil HLHs...could fit 30 sets in this box. No complaints though, all in decent enough condition:

:)

The way she paced back & forth at the gate is a feeling I know all too well from my own pets. Haha.

Toysrus,.com - A lone Unimog with zero padding in a HUGE box.