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received all orders .... amazon, target; walmart(CT); all mixed and a huge mess. still figuring out the content yes not all cartons have packing slip

I'm a simple frog. 1. I sees the LEGO. 2. I buys the LEGO. 3. I takes the LEGO home. The only things I buy from TLG are exclusives I can't get on discount anywhere else anyway, and occasional clearance. Taxes I pay are refunded to me when I file my state sales tax returns. Whether I'm getting a 4.8888877329238938024839043% discount or 5% doesn't matter. In 20 days, whether I'm getting a 9.99023493890243241% discount or 10% won't matter, either.

confused on how some do not see the potential in this set. I've sold 19 the last 90 days at an average of $261.26. There's plenty more that have closed / sold at $255-290 during the past 30 days even while the set has been available at multiple sources at regular retail. That's a pretty good sign it is a popular set. If you can get 30-40% over retail while still being readily available more times than not you will have a winner. Taking a look at the sets that were not selling well online while being available like SC, HE, AA, R2 up until they started the dance and this one has been near the top. AA is still pulling about 299, R2 at about 300-310 and they've been gone for months, granted they were $160 sets HE at 200ish which left about the same time as the other 2, and SC going for $170 range on a $100 set which has been gone the longest but had some TRU afterstock show up. While R2 was heading out it was in the $250-260 range and I sold over 40 of those in a 2 month period . It was extremely popular. AA probably jumped the quickest but had the perfect timing of Xmas when it went out. R2 had been going in and out prior to that. Point is those other 4 sets all did well and this one is on par with those seeing its still available. Not trying to convince anyone but at the same time I would not overlook this set. As others have said its a unique set and should be a one time type of set. Up until the last 4-5 months it went widely unnoticed. Now that it is staying around longer this last batch it is getting overlooked again by R5 , PC, and PS which seem to sell out while this one sits on the shelves. Once this one truly goes it should have a nice spike again.

It's a bittersweet day...just sold my last set of Series 1 Mixels for $123. Other than a set that I have for ourselves, and some individual ones for sale, I am out!

VIP points > no VIP points.

I factor VIP points into my purchase prices only when I use them. Leads to some wildly low prices at times, but easier for me to keep track of. Same thing with TRU rewards (lol, good luck tracking that).

Bottom line is this... We are on the verge of the most hyped movie of all time. Anything STAR WARS will be hot. Flipping out of a SSD now to buy other sets could be one of the worst LEGO investing moves ever made IMO. What will a person flip into? SOH? Is it retiring? Do people care? ToO? Same thing. Pet Shop? One only has to look at the Fire Brigade to see this set won't explode. Palace Cinema? Same thing. Tower Bridge? Sure...maybe next year. Death Star. LOL. Tumbler, Slave or Helicarrier...not ready to retire. Town Hall? Too late. See my point? This set is a keeper. Be patient. While there are no guarantees, I don't see another set capable of growing hundreds of dollars over the course of the next year.

Mine still reads zero. Same as yesterday.

I was going to mention something similar. I think Alpine had a couple honeyholes for these after they were on the rise, but maybe he was scooping them up before then. Bulletproof helmet.

- Gimme your money ! - Here you are... where are the polybags ?

Anyone who has a foot of snow where they live in May should consider relocating.

got my last 5 today. 54 total. All have already been paid for and sold to a wholesaler. Who rules because they only want pieces. So I empty everything into a box. No fees. Just under 1500.00 profit in a week depending how I ship. May do freight for first time as opposed to 5 boxes. The last five shipped in original lego cartons but then inside a walamrt box. Good job walmart. I have never had the problem others say about their shipping.

People around 40 or 50 tend to get this thing called "Midlife Crisis". You can tell when they start to look for attention from other women, get their motorcycle drivers license and buy Super Star Destroyers.

What is all this talk about Golden Dragon???

This is way to complicated for me. I just log what I pay at the time for a set. I see no reason to go through all that when it all comes out even in the end anyway.

Strong performance of product lines, such as LEGO City, LEGO Creator as well as THE LEGO MOVIE products contributed to sales growth in all regions of the world and led to a highly satisfactory annual result for the LEGO Group with sales increasing to 28.6 billion DKK.

Why does it matter? Spread it out evenly or apply all to one set. In the end it all adds up. Do what makes sense to you.

Or his fly was undone....

saw this over the weekend and had to have one. Used the city bogo to get two and sold one so almost got it for free. Last pic is for exciter1. Now when you say to buy more TP you can buy it in LEGO form as well.

That's awesome! Might produce one DS per day. No wonder the damn thing isn't retiring they are still trying to fill a shipping container!

Morgan says....

Here are a few videos inside the lego factory: At the end of the first video it states a packing line can produce "1400 boxes per hour" This last one is the most comprehensive and shows the complete process...but it's in Spanish!

Nope.....this guy.

Read the entire thread before commenting further. I'm half kidding. Sort of. Not really...

Just a recent thought: VIP points save 100%-100%/1.05 = 4.76%, not 5%. Not that it matters much, but might be interesting for those of you who (like me) factor in VIP points in purchasing prices. Other factors that I don't consider: no interest rate on points (loss will be lower the earlier the points are being used) chance for overhanging points end up never being used (increased revenue decreases percentual loss) making less lucrative purchasing decissions because of points etc.

True. Usually, I'm not one to be able to get these clearance deals. But I've managed to grab a few $50 Benny's, living in SoCal. Usually that doesn't happen.

Off topic. But is the new star wars being released in China. Recently a quarter of my sales have come from China. In my opinion this type demand could turn into another golden age

The paint on the pilot isn't just random. It's Black 3, Vader's wingman during the trench run. I am digging the TIE and will definitely be getting one on day one.

That was kind of my point. I do exactly the same thing... I earn the points when I earn them and spend them when I spend them. I bought a DO over the weekend with points.. it was free. I could care less that I didn't get VIP points, it was free!

The mech was one of the sets I noticed moved out of the Lego aisle in the last few days so may be it's coming due... right now the only tagged ones seem to be Chima/Ninjago & Turtles and a couple SW willnotdies.

This isn't exactly retirement news, but Ninjago Golden Dragon disappeared from SAH US in January, already a decent gain. Also, my hunch is Captain America Vs. Hydra is on its way out as well, seems to be disappearing off local shelves near me and not being replenished.

Panic buy !

Impressive. 90% recycling from waste. Zero product recalls. All the people they employee and all this as a privately held company. They are doing things the right way and I hope tk high heaven that they never go public.

Last Fall, I advised anyone who wanted to buy this set for $700 to buy 4 GE instead and pocket the difference. If they'd done that then, they'd be better off now. There's always something else retiring. SSD might appreciate hundreds of dollars from here, but over what time span? And the greater your buy-in price, the greater your loss if a similar set like 10030 is remade or there is a general decline in Lego popularity. Lego isn't beanie babies, but iconic brands have fallen before.

I'm surprised they are making them now.

That's what friends are for...

Yes, the intern gets to apply the stickers for the design video.

FBA is 299.99...about time

I say let them sell for their 2x. They will then be out of the game and wont have to worry about them messing with our profits later on

I haven't read all the previous posts so this is maybe old news, but the latest shipment of 75055 already have the Disney logo on them Sent from my C6603 using Brickpicker mobile app

Thanks for posting. The 10k number is significant. Please post if your hear anything else.

Well at least there is a good piece of advice that came out of all of this.....

I'm 99% sure this is the system used to pack the large, exclusive sets.

2 CTs for $155 cash. Buy in was $66 including tax. Kicking myself for only buying 4

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Death Star Troopers... $12.99 + Han Hoth calendar coupon. Killer mini-figs.

yep, that's exactly who I'm on the phone with. I obviously don't care to have the item from them but at least get bozos like this off eBay.

I missed a golden opportunity, didn't I?