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If you are patient for another day, maybe two at the tops, I will be pushing the latest release of our stock tracker that will finally include alerts via SMS, Email and website. We did some super cool stuff to keep times down really low. I don't think any other service is doing this. Right now, it is tracking a little over 1500 different links non stop and most get checked in a few seconds and at the most under a minute. It's crazy If you haven't seen, the last update we had is tracking LEGO sets from all the different Amazon Regions as well as 8 different LEGO regions. I am waiting on a few answers for Non USA members, but they will at least be able to get email and website alerts here on brickpicker. Hopefully I get the answer I am looking for and then they will be able to register their phone numbers to get alerts as well. I have been testing it the past few days with Ed and it has been working great. I know I need to add a bunch of sets to the list, I will get to that tomorrow.

Sold a HH for $350 + shipping on ebay the other day. Put up another one at my next price step of $400 + shipping thinking it would take a few months, but someone took me up on it today. So we can now say HH has cracked $400 on ebay. Of course the buyer has zero feedback but they paid right away. And I'll do signature confirmation and insure the package to reduce the likelihood of any funny business.

or you can use the hxckid method

LOL @ now.

sorry that's called competition in the free market world... jokes aside. most of the people in this business don't have the capital. they are borrowing it so they need to flip over the inventory to pay the bills. that's why undercutting comes in the picture.

I send hxckid to their door and tell him that they knocked down his tower bridge.

I am sure you know this already mscheaf, and was quite frankly kind of surprised you asked the question. But, why do you care what others think of the set ? If you think it is a failure then by all means dump them. There is no point in asking then arguing with every answer that is contrary to what you think

In-store Coupon Code: 87634 Online or Phone Coupon Code: 16325

They said your orders were outstanding? I never get any compliments from Lego ;)

It works well. I get phone and email notifications and Jeff is working on the site notification. It is fast. Way faster than competitors.

A GG NISB off of Brick Classifieds at a great price from a great forum member that adjusted his price to account for no eBay fees.

Take off your tinfoil hats people. There's been a lot of interesting speculation here about Lego manipulating the market with Machiavellian strategies. The Town Hall is retiring because it was the slow seller of the theme and that is that. For it's entire life it sat on the shelf at $200, right next to the beautiful Grand Emporium, the fun Pet Shop, the romantic Parisian Restaurant - all of which were much cheaper, and were more emotionally attractive. Do you want to dream of having your own pet shop one day? ... or dream of having a bureaucratic job at City Hall? It was always peoples' 2nd or 3rd choice, so it didn't sell well. Mystery solved. I made a list of about 2 dozen "rare" part numbers for the TH (parts used in the TH which were unique, or shared by no more than 2 other sets). I was interested in the "eliminating rare parts" theory ... but even I don't buy it. If the Town Hall was a hot seller, it would still be available today. Eliminating a dozen or so part numbers is a small, small bonus for Lego, but in no way a deciding factor. A similar list of "rare" parts for the Detective's Office would have over 40 part numbers on it - many of which could have been substituted with more common parts... but obviously, the design team wanted "that certain shade of blue", or unique new hair on that minifigure... clearly part number proliferation is not a big concern for Lego. And resurrecting the Town Hall? That ship has sailed. Lego recognizes this "after death demand" for what it is. If they produced another batch, investors would snap them all up. If they went into full production, and continued to carry this model for another year or two, many investors would be very hesitant to buy more exclusives. They would be shooting themselves in the foot. Last year, Feb 4th, 2014 was Retirement Apocalypse Day... dozens of sets got their "Retired" tag that day, even though most had been gone for months. I expect TH will earn it's badge within the next few weeks.

Hey Guys! So a couple months ago i started the long painful process of brickbuilding the 10179. I had many of the parts already from having a very large collection of light gray pieces, and i had been starting to really see the imperfections and scale issues with my 7965 Falcon on display (granted it's not a display model by any means, but it was better than spending thousands for the 10179). 7965 was also the set that brought me out of the dark ages. After trying for month to get a used one on CL or Kijiji, i caved and decided to start. Once finished i realized it was much larger than i thought, and had trouble finding a spot to display it. When i finally did find a spot to display it flat; it really didn't seem to do it justice and i began researching other ways to go about displaying it. Typically i'd use 2x4 clear bricks to prop ships up into more interesting angles, but 10179 would just be too heavy for that. Sure enough there were a couple search results of people mounting it on the wall, and one specifically on YouTube that had it mounted in a way that gave it mobility by using a TV wall mount. I decided this is what i was going to go for vs. a static mount as it allowed it to move into many angles, and the user had a YouTube video with great images of what i'd have to do. This took a good few weeks to complete as there were countless issues that arose. The YouTube video does not give exact details, and finding similar/like parts he used wasn't possible. In the end my mount construction resembles his, but is certainly a bit different. While the 10179 has a very strong inner frame; there are many parts i had to reinforce with more technic liftarms and even rubber bands (i'm looking at you rear underside section). I do believe i was able to find close to the exact same mount he used, but my brackets and the LEGO part of it have been constructed differently. I also added an RGB strip to the back engines to add some flare And no it has not fallen yet haha, but i do check it every so often to see if anything is bending/giving. The first night of it being up i was dreaded of being woken up by a terrifying crash I intend to paint the LED power cord the same colour as the wall to hide it. Anyways i thought some of you might be interested in seeing it. I think this really does the model justice (or at least saves some space!). ** Edit: forum upgrade seems to have lost the pictures... go to this post for new ones. **

YES. take the offer and run. this set hasn't appreciated much lately. it hit a ceiling after the JP sets were announced). nice set design though... I sold mine for $220 w/ postage last last July) and the new JP sets will decrease demand for this.

Anyone else see the unofficial report out of the London 2015 Toy Fair? The rumor is that 2015 is the end of the line for Chima. Being reported at the Brick Fan.. LEGO Legends of Chima Summer 2015 wave will be the final wave in the theme. and Brickset. http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/comment/331879/#Comment_331879 Time to unload those Chi Temples!

Well, it's probably a good time to buy, instead of sell.

Yep, it just takes that long for them to catch up. I learned the hard way. I bought a couple full price Cargo Trains and Summer Riding Camps at this time of year a couple years ago, thinking they may not return. Not again...

Insinuating ? I always told you straight up in regard to typos..... eventually I had to give up though. :D

One small typo ruined the whole story for me

Cyborg is in Darkseid Invasion and Deathstroke is rumored to coming this summer (though take that with a grain of salt--maybe someone else can speak on that). I'm interersted to see this set--if it's cool I'll get one for my own collection and incorporate my Funhouse into somehow. Based on the descriptions so far it doesn't sound like it has a coaster, which is basically what the Funhouse is . . .

He does have the Gorilla Striker. I have a few Fire Phoenix Temple sets I bought at Meijer. I haven't sprung that on him yet. The wife was throwing out a "NO MORE TOYS!" moratorium last night and I expect her to picket soon.

My son wanted to spend his birthday money yesterday, so he went over to Toys 'R Us and picked out the 70147 - Sir Fangar's Ice Fortress. We built it last night and it's another awesome Chima set. The ice bridge and ice gate are bad @ss.

I tend to stay away from sets that have lagerdamage. No lager should be wasted on damaging a LEGO carton

What is a massive failure to you? Many bought at $99 or $150? I just sold five of my $99 sets on amazon for $290. If that is a fail then I guess I am doing it wrong. This was a ship with very little screen time in the movies. I don't think anyone was expecting falcon or ISD performance.

With polybags, I'm asking since there are two prices on USPS. Have anyone used "Large Envelope" pricing and got caught? Do everyone just use the "Package" pricing which is more expensive? I imagine polybags can't pass the number 3 test on the USPS website. Thanks for the help. I haven't sold any yet but are looking to sell some of the freebies that I got last year to get some money for those and sell some of the bags that I opened for my kid to played with. First-Class Mail Large Envelopes are subject to First-Class Mail Package prices if any one of the following apply: (please select all that apply) The Large Envelope is too Rigid

So i finally finished my 10030, but ended up not making it %100 authentic. Some of the original light gray pieces and rare pieces not included in the bulk buy were just getting so expensive and i wasn't sure i wanted to throw too much money at this given it was looking like it would take a lot of work to wall mount. After many weeks of tinkering and testing i have determined it just won't really work or look good mounted vertically. The inner frame is not nearly as strong as the 10179, and most of it's construction will be difficult to assure it can withstand a vertical position. Many more technic beams and liftarms will be needed, and new construction to keep the large side panels on (the magnets are pretty poor). Added to that is the fact that the ship doesn't look all that great mounted vertically like the 10179. So i just finished the build with some substitute parts (mostly on the inside). I'm really not sure if i want to keep it at this point. It takes up sooo much room. I've had it listed on kijiji for an inflated amount, but got no interest. Obviously the fact that it's not %100 authentic will do that, but i figured i'd get low-ballers! I might put it up for trade here and see if someone wants to finish where i started, or keep it for themselves! However shipping this beast from Canada to elsewhere will cost an arm and a leg. Nonetheless the build was fun and i don't regret attempting it as this really is a beautiful set. It's just a shame it takes up so much space while on display (i wasn't entirely surprised by this though). Anyways here are a few pics: 10179 still going strong no structural bending/warping, and no terrifying sounds of Lego crashing in the night haha.

Our five year old twins built Trevi Fountain this weekend. They love filmmaking and this is their third stop-motion video, but the first they have done with very little assistance!

Not to be Debbie Downer but after working a professional job for a few years you will look back and say "wow, I had a lot of free time in college". Enjoy the experience my man and do not rush it.

Thanks. I've been bouncing in and out, still buying Lego, but I'm in the final semester of school for my Bachelor's program and the classes and family life are taking up way too much time to log in here as much as I want to. I can't wait till it's over, "higher education" is killing me.

The Lego Movie vinyl? Hmm, this should go great with my record Debussy.

A friend received the same email in regards to the RIs he bought (it is all he has outstanding). This afternoon his RIs shipped. Lego doesn't know what they are doing.

31, married, girl 3, boy 1. Wife and I started and run a pediatric speech therapy clinic. Try to partake in most of the outdoor fun Colorado affords, though my passion lately is ultimate frisbee. Well that and hitting f5. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Brickpicker mobile app

I've never seen clearance on Lego at my local superstore. 10-15% off the cheap stuff, no big sets either. It's not so much the store as it is the people that shop there. EVERY time I go my blood is boiling by the time I leave... People with 30 items in express, carts in the middle of aisles you can't get by, people parking their carts to the side only to shop on the other side blocking everyone... I have had my cart rammed at least twice over the years. I was shocked the first time, second time that person got an earful. My blood is heating up just thinking about it!!

Tax in WA takes a bite out of the deal for sure. Bike Shop and Cafe is the best deal I think. If you see Simpsons figs they are still on sale for $3.49 so come out to about $3 each after tax which is decent. Not a ton on sale to stack though unfortunately. Some Freddies had Cargo Trains for $160 a couple of weeks back, but probably really hard to find one with two in stock at this point.

Dude, I could have hooked you up......

I bought quite a nice lot on my local craigslist

Said the person who stockpiled RIs... VBG

Never underestimate people with large amounts of disposable income who will start collecting Star Wars UCS sets this year, and will want to buy the retired sets to complete the collection.

You're thinking like a Brickpicker here!! You gotta think like a "normal" person!! Personally, I'd wager that the big parts buyers are MOC'ers. I've only placed a half dozen orders in the last two years to replace missing parts (I don't do a lot of bulk buying though). We have however placed dozens of orders in the last couple years for our own building needs.

The usual stock for exclusives and hard to finds may not start to widely show up as available until March/April.

I am not offended, I don't think anyone is. But it's a question that is just tough to give you the answer you are looking for. You are pushing for improvements (in a positive way) on a site that is two weeks old. I have a list of features that are currently being worked on to make the site better. There has been no marketing yet. Lets let it unfold organically for a bit. If you want to help the site, post about it in places that you visit. Getting links out there on all different forums and sites is one of the greatest viral marketing things that can be done to get new "buyer" eyes on the marketplace. The more it gets out there, the more people will find it and try it. Back in the beginning days of Brickpicker, plenty of other sites had comments that we would be gone in 6 months. I guess they probably don't think that way today. Once Brick Classifieds finds it niche and personality, it will all come together like this one and there is still lots of improvement to do here.

Thanks for the reply. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Yes

With polybags, I'm asking since there are two prices on USPS. Have anyone used "Large Envelope" pricing and got caught? Do everyone just use the "Package" pricing which is more expensive? I imagine polybags can't pass the number 3 test on the USPS website. Thanks for the help. I haven't sold any yet but are looking to sell some of the freebies that I got last year to get some money for those and sell some of the bags that I opened for my kid to played with. First-Class Mail Large Envelopes are subject to First-Class Mail Package prices if any one of the following apply: (please select all that apply) The Large Envelope is too Rigid

Everyone relax, it is a winter set on its 1st year. LEGO usually puts these kind of sets on hiatus in the beginning of the year and (re-)releases them in late fall. Why would any company produce Santa related stuffs in the dead of January ?? :D

Yeah Now I am looking for a NISB Taj and not the Arch set. I will let you come over and look at the box but you can't bring Hxckd he may crush it with his super human strength ;)

Finished up the Technic Star Wars Destroyer Droid 8002. Picked this up in a lot and was going to sell it but I like it a lot. I might keep it for a while or at least put a high price on it.

Still needs some work but it is my Beach Hut Modular MOC Pictures will probably be sideways

I am sure Ed will have something extra to write in, but you have to remember. This are no fees coming out right now. I am not sure what you are listing, but say you are listing a Town Hall at $400, you will lose ~$40 commission to eBay. Do you still need to list at $400 on BC? Or can you do it at $375. If there are no fees coming out from this end, what is the real number you need to list for? People can price it for what they want. If that is the strategy you think will work for you, then go crazy. The success and speed of growth for Brick Classifieds also depends largely on the sellers doing their job. I already know that everyday I put more work into this site and it will get better, but if people visit here a few times and see pricing of people planning for the future...well you know how that will go.