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First 3 bags done. Bag 2 was neat but nothing earth shattering yet.

I think I can show you what really make fingers hurt...happy buillding, technic is endless fun.

TOPIC / ENTRIES / RESULTS CATEGORY A - THE MISSING SET 1ST PLACE 79021 Battle of Osgiliath by Disco86 2ND PLACE 79005 Rhosgobel by Brick Vader CATEGORY B - THE AGE OF MEN 1ST PLACE Gandalf's Retreat by cesbrick 2ND PLACE Fimbrethil's Return by Emma AND Hobbiton Open-air Museum by IvanStorm CATEGORY C - THERE AND BACK AGAIN 1ST PLACE Entering Mirkwood by Disco86 2ND PLACE Barrels Out Of Bond by vitreolum

Yep. Just feel for his weenie.....Wait. :sweat:

Lego screw Aussies over again.... $50 increase on the Tumbler UCS at LEGO Shop at Home

hmm, could pairing with DO increase the value of the flower cart in long run?

I added a bunch of 2015 sets

I know we can say this is to be expected. But today is January 2nd. Really? Barge Loads of it available (I agree). It is everywhere. I can put 99 of it in my cart at Target. Lego made it so scarce in early December that everyone profited off of the mass shortage of Minecraft in December and of the Tumbler as well (more Minecraft for me). Then all of the sudden I can pick up skid loads of Minecraft by the $100k everywhere and order infinite amounts of the Tumbler and it is ready. I do not believe production just ramped up and magically hit stores on January 1st. It had to be a timed thing and prepping to roll out everywhere. But in the interim they could not have taken a percentage of this and diverted it to the online stores to fulfill orders? I am glad from my perspective but I think this could have more to do with hype and intentionally limiting supply to make it popular for Christmas just like the BatBot. If you cannot have it you want it. If you can have it you do not want it so much. It is a theory. To say production perfectly hit on January 1st in stores in mass waves unlike anything they could possibly have produced in November and December I do not buy. If the intention was to hype it up increase demand have everyone trying to get it for Christmas and then flooding the market shortly after they succeeded.

The Detective office (set) has a 1920's look (building, minifigs), so it's the "alcohol prohibition" version for LEGO... with cookies. Take a closer look at the DO and it will seem obvious (the secret passageway to get barrels inside the barber's shop, etc.) edit: so yeah, this nice florist is a creepy (cookie) dealer ! Maybe he works for Al Cakepone.

Here is a review on New Elementary. It is good to note that there are no stickers in this set thankfully meaning everything from the dartboard to the windows are printed elements. That limits their usage outside the set of course but I'll take these prints any day.

Go Bucks!!! Great win over Alabama!! Bring on Oregon!

Not too many details please. I have direct tv and they do not play nice with the Disney apps.

Says the site that had to invent an acronym for Quick Flipping Low Life.

Well, I did it... Cut the seals and opened one to build! The box had a couple punctures, but really to me it was a set I was never not going to build. And to satisfy the curious...

Maybe for QFLL purposes, but this set isn't dead. The Ecto-1 is definitely not dead. That one will be a post EOL winner big time. Just because a set cannot be flipped for profit while still in production and widely available at retail cost doesn't make it "dead... for investment purposes." It's just not a good flip.

40120 - The Beginning of the End

So one thing Ed and I want to convey about Brick Classifieds is that... It is YOUR Store!!! There will be a category structure that everyone follows and puts their items in, but overall it you will get to control many aspects of it. It takes a little from eBay, a little from Bricklink/Brickowl, but still different. Maybe like an Etsy but for LEGO. Here are a few more features on how things will work or features that will be available to you. 1. Discounts and Promotions: You will be able to run discounts and promotions on any aspect of your store. Say you have a large inventory of #10179 MF and you want to unload a few. You can specify a dollar or percent discount on that one product. There will be a Promotions widget and links to view all vendors that are running specials. You can run specials on the whole store, so if you say "oh screw it, I hate LEGO" and want to unload everything at 70% off, you can do that. If you want to specify a special category, you can do that. There are also quantity discounts. If you say "Buy 5 Mr Golds, get the 6th FREE" you can do that as well (Note, all these specials are things Ed talked about. He is ready to unload ) 2. Buy from Multiple Vendors: You will have a cart. You will be able to buy from multiple vendors in one shopping trip. Buy 10 sets from Ed, Buy 50 from me, buy a few from TheOrkKing and screw it, buy a few minifigs from ComicBlast. At the end you will get to select your shipping methods and see a grand total and pay once. 3. Instant Payouts: Ed and I are both fans of Paypal for its simplicity, security and options. I really do not want to get involved with storing people's credit cards, going through PCI compliance and any other hassles involved with it. The beauty of using Paypal is, it will allow us to do the multiple store checkout. Once the payment is processed, each vendor will get paid their cut and start the transaction process. Each person will be notified that they have an order and can start communicating and preparing their shipments. Later when we start to include fees, the nice part for everyone is, is that all fees will be taken care of, right there at the transaction. All sellers will get their money and we will get our commission. It speeds up the process and we will not have to hire a hitman to collect for us. 4. Sell MOC designs/digital downloads: Those that don't care about buying and selling sets, but are builders and designers will have a category for yourself to showcase your designs and sell the instructions. Buyers will be able to pay for your instructions. Once they pay, they will be able to get a download link to obtain the instructions and any other documents that you need to give. Basically just ZIP everything up and upload to the system. Everything else will be taken care of. So there are a few more features, I hope this works for most of you. I am sure everyone may not care or be happy. But I think most will be ok with it.

No... these are bad investments... but I will take them of your hands for RRP. So you can invest the money in something better. Just kidding... these are one of the best investments of 2014 in my book. Keep them for a rainy day.

Stole this from SD http://www.amazon.com/JELL-O-Dessert-University-Strawberry-Ounce/dp/B00KD5DVSA/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1420214003&sr=8-14&keywords=Jello You have to have a Prime account and be logged in. You can clip one 20% off coupon and another 5% off for subscribe and save! just remember to cancel subscription once it ships. $1.69 with free delivery

omg i must get the hot dog guy. sooo cute!

At least it will sweeten the deal!

Here is a unique review by Oky over on Eurobricks with black & white shots and everything. Lego City. It's a dangerous town. It may seem all happy and colorful at first glance, but if you've lived there as long as I have, you'd know that it's a dirty cesspool of crime and corruption. It seems like there is a bank robbery, jail break, or fire every day. The police refuses to use guns and seems to be more concerned about getting haircuts than fighting crime, so they're not really helping. And ever since candy got outlawed, several smuggling circles have cropped up all over town. This city has gone to the dogs, and that's why I decided to become a private eye, to solve the crimes that the bumbling police force can't.

Like, oh my god, finally! Now I can add that....wait....I haven't bought anything yet.

Yes. The golden set. I wish I could trade all my other sets for more Workshops. I want to be able to dive into them Scrooge McDuck style.

Santa Workshop from Amazon pre-order shipped. Hope it means more will be available soon. 99 more to go.

More like ST V where "god" was an imprisoned alien looking for a starship to escape... PS: after writing the above I have to seriously question the soberity of people make that movie.. :D

I love classic Trek... and yes, that's exactly what it's like.

Even if the JP World sets are poorly designed and small, Dino is sorta doomed if history is an indicator. Refreshes get killed 99% of the time especially when a well-known licensed theme replaced a reg Lego one. Just my opinion. Note : If I were were buying sets for my son in the future, I would go after the Dino sets to save cash plus they are all awesome.

No Gondor soldiers. No Fell Beast. No LOTR Witch King. No Sauron. No Mumakil. So sad. So very, very sad.

Yes, I got one spare part of that. You mean the gray thing who looks a little bit like a peace sign, or like Mickey mouse ears but then not so round ?

Spoiler alert: Topics for a show are usually full of spoilers. In which case, don't forget the usage of

You are not mistaken. It is all one piece; one very large awkward piece.

Spoiler alert - Barrel of cookies - now we know why this set goes great with the Detective Office.

Can't believe they did this to us, as if $280 wasn't enough. Also not too impressed with the new birds set being $70.

Did my best to note the significant bumps for each

Just saw a UG auction end at $102 on eBay. Hopefully these things start creeping up now.

LOL

Better hurry I heard the Slave 1 is EOLing at 5 PM today ;)

If they make a Tilt-A-Whirl, they're obligated to finally create a vomit brick.

Not if she takes half of his money and legos from the divorce doh!!!!!

4x MF: 71 euros a time 1x 42000: 48 euros 1x X-Wing: 31 euros 1 cargo terminal: 72 euros

Not lego but the wife threw down a serious thomas build this morning!

Nice coffin!

The Cinema will be a big hit post retirement. It's currently the only modular I own. Most AFOL are also movie fans. It will also be the last $150 modular released which means a little more profit for reselling. I'm thinking about picking up the Detective Office as I think they will go together well.

Wolverine chopper? Ah, you did say "exclusive"...

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

Fantastic site and fantastic forum with my appreciation going out to the founders. There is so much information for someone who is rediscovering their old sets (like me) to those looking for DD in pursuit of sound investing. As a newbie to the site, I am slowly building out My Brickfolio...and discovering I have a few gems from the 80's/90's. I was pretty anal as a kid so nearly every set I have is, thankfully, in showroom quality condition including the boxes and instructions. Now to the fun question