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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.

Materials guide for LEGO selling & shipping Many members have asked for a centralized place where they can go for shipping box information. I'm going to pin this post and update it as new information is provided. I just want to take a few minutes and thank those who wrote the following articles. They are still very good reference materials for the LEGO storage and shipping process. I may develop this into a blog article eventually. Fcbarcelona101's : Selling LEGO : Basic Materials Guide Mos Eisley 's : LEGO Storage Wars Incompetech's Catalog of Amazon.com Box Sizes - (thanks No More Monkeys) Amazon Boxes Sorted list by length - courtesy of pstebbing I've scoured the forums and here is a list of box sizes with basic set information: Boxes: 24x20x8 : Super Star Destroyer; Death Star, Roller Coaster, UCS Sandcrawler, Assembly Square 24x20x6 : Thicker sets like Town Hall, Tower Bridge 24x16x6 - 60052 Cargo Train, R2-D2, Maersk Line Triple-E, 7939 Cargo Train 24x16x4 - Helm's Deep, Vampyre Castle, Black Pearl, Friends Riding Camp, Parisian Restaurant, High Speed Passenger Train, Jabba's Palace, Downtown Diner 24x20x4 : Grand Emporium, Pet Shop, Imperial Shuttle, Haunted House, Palace Cinema, Fire Brigade 24x14x4 : Dolphin Cruiser, Coast Guard Patrol 24x4x12 - Dolphin Cruiser, Coast Guard Patrol 20x16x4 - Volkswagen Camper Van, Olivia's House, Sonic Raider, Sopwith, Creator Bike Shop, Batcave, Quinjet, Moria & Ambush 20x16x6 : Thicker sets like the Republic Gunship; City Cargo Plane 20x14x4 : Attack on Weathertop, Hulk 's Helicarrier Breakout, X-Wing 9493, Black Gate 16x16x4 : Gungan Sub, Pre Viszla, Tie Fighter 16x10x4 : Council of Elrond, Desert Skiff, City Grand Prix Truck 16x10x6 : Thicker sets like Creator Family House, Hillside House 15x12x4 : Funhouse, Orc Forge, Tumbler Chase, Daily Bugle Showdown, Hulk Lab Smash 12x12x4 : Uruk Hai Army, City Cargo Truck, Creator Treehouse, City Fire Emergency 11-3/4x8-3/4x4-3/4 : Wolverine Chopper, Arctic Batman, Power Armor Lex, Droid Escape, Cloud Cuckoo Palace 12x8x3 - Battle Packs, CA Avenging Cycle, Catwoman, Gandalf Arrives, Holiday sets 10x8x4 : Battle Packs, CA Avenging Cycle, Catwoman, Gandalf Arrives, Holiday sets Envelopes: 4x8 : Minifigs & small polybags 6x9 : Polybags small & larger 10.5 x 16 : Larger shipments of 3 x polybags or more Packing Tape : buy in bulk or on sale : you can throw some in during a Staples coupon promotion to get up to free shipping Walmart.com Duck Brand Packaging Tape http://www.staples.com/Staples-Standard-Grade-Packaging-Tape-Clear-189-x-110-yds-6-Rolls/product_380107 Retailers: Uline.com : holiday sale starts first part of November (usually 30% off) Staples.com : use coupon promotions - $10 off $30, $20 off $75, free shipping over $60 Walmart.com USPS Priority Mail (free boxes at USPS.com) Michigan Box Company: Flat Boxes 18"-23" L (thanks pstebbing) GBE Packaging (thanks pstebbing) PackingSupplies.com http://www.packaging...ated_boxes.html (thanks pstebbing) Bubble Wrap: 3/16" thick x 350' ft x 12" wide - eBay Sams Club 3/16" - 12"x240' $12.98 (In store) ($.05/LF) (thanks pstebbing) I like to use large and small retailer plastic bags to wrap items in, even after I bubble wrap it. For battle packs and even small sets, I sometimes use Wal-Mart, Target, or plastic bags from any store. Additional packing isn 't really needed. Usually like 2 bags on bottom, one to wrap the item, and two bags on top. Make sure to cover the corners of the item real nice to provide extra padding. Rule of thumb : ship & pack all of your items the same way you 'd like to receive items you've purchased. Shipping Paper: Collect it when you receive shipments. http://www.amazon.com/Pratt-Multipurpose-Packaging-KPR30241200R-Length/dp/B00AI652CM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408061459&sr=8-1&keywords=pratt+kraft+paper+1200? Shipping Labels & Printers: Dymo 450 & Dymo 400 Brother QL-700 DoNotInsertIntoMouth's : How to setup your label printer for shipping on eBay Feel free to post a follow-up or point out anything I missed. I 'll update it with what everyone wants added. I hope this is helpful.

When you go to your post office to drop off a ton of packages and the line is a mile long. Manager comes out gives me the keys to the side Door and says let me know when your done. Everyone in line looked at me like why does he get this privilege. Even through me off. They know me but they legit gave me full access. Walked all my boxes in put them in the back. I was around the money etc etc. They really trust me. Very appreciated.

Yes, I got the 'item sold ship now' email. Once I printed the postage the money moved into my balance. Did it this morning.

been selling these paired with 9492 Tie Fighters for $180 - bumped it up to $190.

The lot I am working on was over 150 pounds when I started, 6 58 quart containers of mixed bricks plus one with big chunks of sets and 3 smaller bins of mixed bricks and some bigger pieces of sets. It did come with all the instruction books and some of the newer sets the mini figs are whole, the rest are either stripped to the torso or put together in entertaining combinations. So far I've sold 39 complete sets from it with 7783 (times two) being the star. Among the other highlights 7498, 8097, 3222, 7675 plus a very nice UCS Batmobile 7784 that I'm thinking of keeping. I paid $625 for this lot and have pulled out maybe 20-30% of what's in it. Bulk lots are messy and tedious, but very lucrative. That's why we keep buying more of them. I'm still trying to figure out why the people I bought this lot from had two complete Batcaves.

Picked up a tub of Classic Space Lego from CL for $25. Has instructions for 462, 483, 6927, 6842, 6970, 6861, and 6929. Not sure if all will be complete, but pieces are in pretty nice shape for being around 35 years old. Got them cleaned up, now need to do some inventory and see what all we have. Unfortunately a couple of the space helmets look like Benny.

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.

4204 the mine 55 euros 42000 f1 55 euros

Highly probable. Never say never.

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.

http://www.ebay.fr/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1&_nkw=lego+4204&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=3 This set is selling 99

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.

you need to write a book . I'll buy :)

Day 10 Tower of Orthanc

Got 4 family houses for 33 a piece with target 20% off. Picked up 2 burj kalifa and 3 Empire State buildings at b&******

Embracing my current QFLL status... Bought 4 Elsa's Castles. Will try to flip 2 of them. The other two are presents.

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

Seems some one in Montreal Quebec got really pissed off by "you guys" who flipping a $40 set from Walmart to $80 or more, see here: http://www.kijiji.ca/v-jouets-jeux/ouest-de-lile-qc/lego-10664/1038872785?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true. Roughly translated, he/she says: ----------------------------------- It seems that this is the way it is temp-one, you buy that box of lego ($ 40) at Wallmart you can resells triple the price, then here I sell my box $ 125 hurry to leave it like hot bread ptits! ----------------------------------- This warrior advise people they could get 10664 from Walmart and do not fall in hands of those evil-minded greedy lego fippers, but the problem is: now can people find this 10664 on Walmart's website or any Walmart store in Canada?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-41062-FROZEN-Elsas-Ice-Castle-IN-HAND-SAME-DAY-SHIPPING-/291324279012?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item43d447b8e4 My only question is.... Does this come from a pet free home??

i'm late to reply... just my two cents. why assume reasons behind what others are doing things and who owns what? regardless of the reasons, it's their business. i'm just not seeing how these types of posts enrich brickpicker forum content. sure, high volume resellers can "maybe help" dictate short-term market trends for specific items in target markets but that's about it.

That looks awfully small for $200k...I'm thinking that's off a bit. Only if they had a BP'er to do their shopping...could have had 4 times that amount for the same price, sold it for double AND stayed out of jail.

I agree with most of this. If you want to gauge the SEC East's strength, look at Mizzou. They couldn't win in the Big 12, so they left and are now "good". I'm not going to lie, I'm a Big 12 fan and I'm not going to whine about the TCU/Baylor thing, but I do believe had it been OU or Texas in the same position, OSU would not have bumped them. I'm glad there was "controversy" this first year, I thought there should have been eight teams from the start.

Reinforcing that it never hurts to ask, the nice woman at the counter refunded me about $500 and even added $15 extra for the Michigan overcharge law. Told her it wasn't necessary but she said they had to. So in the end the avg cost was $36.24 each....I owe someone in DD for getting me out to the store due to the Santa Bucks promo. Thanks!

If you thought it was really going to retire after less than one year that's your problem

friends city park cafe 3061 for $53 bin free shipping ebay. paid $20.78 at bn, back in the day when they used to take coupons from me and there were raise cards in the 12-15% off range... also sold another 2 lil' pink buckets 4625 for $39 each bin free shipping. paid 7.50. still have 12 left to get rid including some in sealed lego cartons. that'll get top dollar from the pink bucket brigade. i still come across these at local walmarts - its almost like a where is waldo lego version in the toy aisle since there is usually just one and its stuck randomly some place in the toy section and that second when your brain register what the eye's be seeing, i imagine someone walking next to me hears a cash register going DING. or maybe i'm that weird guy in the toy section muttering DING to himself.

When people talk about sleeper sets they should have this one in mind. Great build, huge scale and detailing plus many power functions and panels that can be used for MOCing. Late release in USA means it will also have a short shelf life so it could easily be the next Crawler Exclusive edition. Every time I get one of these, it sells before I can get around to building it for myself!

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. :)

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.

My plan was to use this holiday season selling frenzy to decrease my stack. I sold quite a few sets but my stack has become even bigger than before. Well... what can you do?

Finally Finished building This monster. This is Designer Han low lowloader. Full remote and PF + pneumatics. This is probably the most expensive set in my collection to date.

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.

Oh great oracle, if you were never really feeling them, then why did you order these 'turkeys'? I'm pretty sure I know why.

Whoa Nellie! This is an interesting turn of events.