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I hear those LEGOs were eastbound and down. If they don't get those SSDs to emazers in Texarkana they will be out a case of Coors.

S @ H making a set 50% off on 5/4 and S @ H actually having them in stock on 5/4 are 2 completely different things.

That's nuts.

You might be a redneck if.....

Yeah! The BrickPicker automated self-generating hype system algorithm worked again...

OK well I just bought my third one. Was really going back and forth but got a $200 GC for 180 and then used red card for remaining $1.86 which then gave me another 5% off for a total of $181.86. Not a great discount but better than $200 plus tax.

Ah yes, the Satanist lego devotee. My target customer for these. I plan to package the ToO up with the goat and virgin minifigures to conjure maximum profit.

...Or maybe LoTR fans, perhaps??

Don't get high on your own supply!

Here is my haul today from Meijer. If you have one in your area I suggest you get to it fast. Of course in the haste to get to the 2nd Meijer to clean it out I was going so fast an Olivia' House fell in front of my cart and I cut a full wheel line all the way through the middle of the box sort of like a Transformer being cut in half. I'll make sure it has all bags and sell it as an open box. I should go to the other two Meijer's as a lot of it is not marked but want to spend the rest of the day at home. Very happy. Plan to quick flip most of this stuff. 1 - 60051 Passenger Train at 56.26 18 - 41005 Heartlake High at 19.87 each 4 - 3315 Olivia's House at 28.12 each 3 - 41015 Dolphin Cruiser at 26.54 each 3 - 75018 Jek 14 at 27.75 each 3 - 70725 Nindroid Mech Dragon at 30.00 each 2 - 60550 Train Station at 24.37 each 1 - 75019 AT TE at 33.74 1 - 75017 Duel on Geonosis at 15.00 1 - 60006 Police ATV at 2.62 5 - 60011 Surfer Rescue at 2.62 each 1 - 31004 Fierce Flyer 5.62 4 - 44028 Surge Rocka Combat at 9.37 each 1 - 31009 Small Cottage at 10.12 9 - 41000 Water Scooter Fun at 2.9 each 1- Transformers Generations Roadbuster at 9.37 each Plus tax total spend $1,039.35

it's a walmart exclusive in the US. retails for $29.99. nice 2 in 1 charger. the set includes a plumber's track, micro mgr, 3 minifigs, and my fav, a port-a-potty. Lego description : Rebuild the 2-in-1 plumber

I stole this from SD so it probably will be gone soon but Pep Boys has the 4' and 6' Lifetime folding adjustable height tables on sale for 50% off then another 20% off with promo code. I like to use these in the lower position in front of the couch for building and in the upper position for displaying Here is the link for the 4 footer I will look for the 6 foot link and add it as well as the chairs. I did local store pickup but they have shipping too http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/913375/00369?isPayInStoreOnlyStore=false Promo code: THANKSALL Chairs http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/913382/00067/?isPayInStoreOnlyStore=false Six foot http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/913368/00067?isPayInStoreOnlyStore=false

I'm just saying 5-guys in a hot tub didn't make it happen.

Tip I would strongly advise you order one set per order if you are ordering from Target. They come nicely packaged that way; Just take out the receipt and you are all set. Also if you order more than one, target will most likey ship them all in one box

That's what bulk lots are for. You can get all sorts of assorted freebies, like loose change, or used gum, and sometimes even a book.

Thanks for the info Trek! Great to have people here willing to share info, tips and tricks.

They gave me a specific exact quantity of how many they had and were quite confident. I called several times during the R2 wind down and it worked like clock work. Less people are buying this than you believe.

Genuinely just picked up the phone and called them. Did the same when R2 was going on. It was slightly over 200 last week as I mentioned. I bet they are at 100 or so now. Does someone want to call this time and ask? Toys R Us will not give that information out on the phone I have tried. They say they don't know whether they do or not.

don't be so quick to judge people

Agree with all of the above. I know some people just go ahead and mark everything as NISB, because someone else`s idea of MISB may be different, and thus you have an issue. I`ve done this form day one as a seller, everything goes NISB even if it may be MISB, I just fear someone getting the item and making a fuss over some minor imperfection that they perceive as being different form what I would. Paranoid maybe, but I don`t want the headache. Doesn`t affect the value that much if at all anyway, so you can either play it safe or not. All depends on how you want to list/sell whatever set it is you are selling.

Another reason why many think it is a "slow seller" is that - until just recently - seal codes on just about every one that had been received were 11R3.

Brickset added some set pages that include new official images for the Avengers sets. 76029-1: Iron Man vs. Ultron 76030-1: Duel with Hydra 76031-1: Hulkbuster Rescue Mission 76032-1: The Avengers Quinjet Chase 76038-1: Attack on Avengers Tower

'84 was a big one for us. It was early and took about three days to plow residential streets. I can't remember but it wasn't so much the amount of snow (36" or so) but that it drifted and ended up 4-5' deep and packed on the streets. I remember my dad having to tunnel out of our front door as it drifted to the roof line. It's the only time they dispatched the military vehicles to help ambulances and fire trucks as well. 97 was a touch smaller but it was in late March so it fell on top of a winters worth of snow. We also ended up with an epic flood that lasted weeks. Our city is protected by a floodway though and they spend over $600 million making it bigger and raising bridges after. That should give my city away... No other city in NA has a floodway like ours. That reminds me, I hate sand bagging. What a crappy job.

I went to college just north of Atlanta and one of my professors was Canadian, everyone told her that whenever there was any sign of snow the school would close. One day there were a few flurries with maybe six total snowflakes between them. Guess who was the only person to not show up. To this day I don't think she's lived that one down.

I think the only good news on that Jokerland set is that it looks like Funhouse could be a good set to pair with it, although I'm sure people were hoping for something more AA like. Kind of another one where the MOC's people have made get our hopes up for the actual set.

When snowstorms happen around me the whole state shuts down for a week.

"No man... can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which one may be true." by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

I am counting on you US guys to clear the shelves over there first like what happened with the SSD. Normally here in Europe it should give us some time to react after that and start hoarding. I know there is a risk but my pockets are tight these days. So I have to choose my long-term investment sets wisely.

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/alice-finch-lego-hogwarts

Exactly. It was actually 4 guys plus their leader in a hot tub with target phone support on speed dial.

Nice! Let's work on Tower Bridge now. Anyone?

Jeff. How do I offer a shipping discount if someone buys more than one of an item? I have one item set at $2 shipping, but want to offer a discount off the shipping if they purchase more than one. they said that they added (2) items to cart and the shipping shows up as $4.

I didn't ask you. I know how to use google.

Wouldn't surprise me - even with the 'no discount' policy there are always folks posting on here with success at using coupons, codes, manager specials and other discounts. More control over exclusives would make it much harder to stockpile for resellers as well as maybe better control over stock levels?

Texas has the most unstable trucks in the country. What else are they smuggling in with LEGO?

I also got my second "order delayed" e-mail from shop at home on a Jan. 1st order today. I have gotten 8 from Target in the last 2 weeks with redcard and discount GC combo. I also used $125 worth of TRU rewards to get one for $75 on TRU.com yesterday. I wonder if the scarcity of 9493 during the holidays made people decide to spend a little more and get the UCS version? I know I was selling 9493's for $110-$115 as fast as I could find them at Walmarts for $48 in late November/December. Seems crazy to spend that much on a $60 set when you could get the UCS for $199. I think it will hit $325 by the time Target and LEGO Shop at Home run out, but probably won't hit $400 for a while.

You can read the story in the link, she built it with her family! what could be better & more to the point of Lego.

Amazon has been out of stock for a while. Walmart is out of stock for over 10 days - the day after i ordered my last pair from them they went out of stock. shop at home has been shipping in 30 days now for over a month. so basically its target and tru that have them where you can order them and get them shipped. so more than half of the retailers who sell this are out of stock at the moment including the US largest online retailer and the worlds largest brick and mortar retailer's online shop. i'm not sure if its going EOL soon but i won't be scrambling for stock when it does.

Size matters. This thing is monstrous. From close it is not as nice as HH, but in my opinion ToO is a better eye-catcher. It is HUGE.

It is pretty impressive, but I doubt that I would buy if I weren't a LOTR fan quite honestly. To me, it doesn't have the appeal something like the HH would have.

Where we are, if we ever get enough snow to shut down the city, they allow snow mobiles on the streets for emergencies. Happened in 84 and 97. My complaint echos MartinP... This doesn't happen nearly often enough and for not nearly long enough.

I wish that could happen where I live. If we get a snowstorm, everything is fine. The only time when school is closed or something like that, is when there is a severe blizzard.

Pretty good way to let her know you are a lego freak. She's going to find out eventually.

Not sure if anyone care - Barnes & Noble online shows "Not Currently Available"

Yes and that's why investing in super heroes sets is a risky game if you're not aware of the news, because once an exclusive minifig can be found in an other set, boom, the first set does not sell anymore. The only exception is when the "old" minifig is a bit different (I'm thinking about wolverine right now), so hardcore collectors would want each version of wolverine. But you have to be lucky to sell it to this kind of collector. Most of the kid will just be happy with the new version, even if the belt on the minifig is not exactly the same... But as you said, when the potential of the set is also based on vehicles, that's not the same scenario: might the minifigs be no more exclusives, people can still be attracted by the vehicule/building. You're talking about the AA: even if minifigs all appear one day in other sets, there would still be the mansion (it's far more than just a bonus !) which does have real value : http://www.ebay.fr/itm/LEGO-DC-Universe-Super-Heroes-Batman-Arkham-Asylum-Breakout-10937-NO-MINIFIGS-/261712941783?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item3cef4e92d7 (55% value of the whole set compared to new items) On the other side, put apart minifigs of the 6866 Wolverine's Chopper Showdown and you'll just see a "meh" helicopter... Listings on ebay show that this helicopter is worthless (well, the price of the bricks: http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Lego-Marvel-Deadpools-Helicopter-Only-from-6866-No-Minifig-No-Box-No-Bike-NEW-/400654374008?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item5d48dc9478 ) (25% of the value of the whole set compared to new items) (these examples might not be the best ones but they give an idea of what I mean)

If you get them wet and feed them after midnight, you might get the results you want.

Kids smooshed, grabbed an extra hotdog guy Daughter: dad you should hide the hot dog guy in your room and scare mom when she wakes up Me: I already gave her the hotdog guy this morning (wife gasps) Daughter: what did she do? Scream? Me: yes!! (Wife dies laughing) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Brickpicker mobile app

This set will do well because of the property and minifigures. People won't care that the car is a bit off model because it's an official LEGO set with the Back to the Future name on it. I think it would perform even better if the Delorean had a more appealing design, but it should do just fine. I agree that Ecto-1 will outperform it in the long run.

No I am stopping at 15,Not saying having 20 or more is not a bad idea, I would rather have about 30 Ewok Villages, and buy More Tumblers and start buying the Slave 1 and others soon. Nobody can have tons of everything unless you have millions to spend and have unlimited storage space. I have a huge house and every room is getting just about filled. Ed

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