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Finished set and video Action shot. Notice the blur? Video : Here is a video recently taken of the set without my commentary. Near the end of the video, I included how to remove 1 of the 8 sails for turning off the music box. Basically, you only need to increase the height of the rotating pin so it doesn't press the sound brick's orange button. The sound brick's music can be heard and compared to the amount of noise the PF motor, spinning tire and carousel's elements produce. I also included an "Easter Egg" since April is 2 weeks away.

I love how everyone is loving the Delorean now.......5 months ago is was like, "man I hope this XXXX set doesn't go Delorean".......no matter what, sets will retire in time and then when they do everyone always wishes they would have bought more.......including myself.

Discounted or not, many of you will be sorry when this set retires and you don't own one.

I have 21 at the moment all purchased for $83+ tax. I am selling some of them to other brickpicker members but I would happily pick up any more that I find. Calling others delusional who have clearly been doing this a lot longer than you is a little harsh. 2000th post completed

Ewok village and sydney opera on discount at amazon.ca!

Set Name: Grand Carousel Set Number: 10196 Theme: Creator, Expert, Exclusive, Sculptures Years Available at Retail : 2009 to 2011 Retaile Price: $249.99 # of Elements: 3,263 # of Minifigs: 9 Introduction : Based on 2009 threads I've read, the set was released to mixed reviews. However, 10196 has aged very well, became an AFOL favortie, and is now among the most expensive sets to purchase. I waited nearly 2 years before finally finding a 10196 that was a "decent" deal (meaning combination of price and condition) Box and Instructions: The box is about the same size as the Ewok Village and recent modular buildings. It measures out to 18.80" x 22.80" x 3.50". The Lego art design dept. did a wonderful job with this one. There are many pictures of the set on the box in "play fashion". One of the more interesting pictures is the one that show exposed elements under the rooftop tent. 2 Instructions booklets are included. Elements: Lego included 25 main bags of elements. 10196 contains 4 "still exclusive to this set" elements plus Power Functions, it is critical to find the "right" set. The exclusive elements are the sound brick, 48x48 green base plate, 8 tan beards and 8 white cloth pirate sails that are used at the rooftop tent. This is one set where it doesn't make much sense to piece it together (aka "bricklink it") as the cost of used elements before postage fees totals around the same price it sells for used. The sails are usually sold in pairs and in lots of 4 or 8 (usually still listed at $80-$100 each per sail) For more pictures, information, and pricing about elements, please refer to

But aren't you a little biased? Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Brickpicker mobile app

... Says the guy who has been here for 3 weeks..... Thanks, but with double Vip, no tax, and 20% discount I csnt think of anything I'd rather be buying now. Well maybe falling waters.

where is the crease? here is what many would call a bad lego crease and it could still be worse.

Don't buy off anywhere online if you absolutely must have a mint box, really.

I bought a used Queen Anne's Revenge. Used with instructions and no box. $80

That's Fresher than some Yogurts I have in my Refrigerator.

Sold a 21103 BTTF for $99.95 on eBay buy it now Edit: An Update. Just sold a 850932 Arctic Polar Accessory Set for $79.95. Wow I did not expect to start moving them this quick.

I am betting on supply and demand + uniqueness more than anything. If we were having this conversation in another year and a half, I would be buying a few but not singing this set's praises nearly as much. Investors in Lonely Mountain will profit from the relatively poor execution of the entire franchise by Lego in general. That's the big picture!

Strong language, likely to get you in trouble... especially as a newer member who looks to order modulars 5 at a time from LEGO Shop at Home, had no idea B&****** stocked Lego, believes the Winter Village theme is played out, and is grabbing multiple Battle of the Five Armies at an average discount... A little humility goes a long way around here. Please take it as friendly advice. And, I will answer your question. I think once it is SOLD OUT, it will immediately surpass $150 unless TRU magically appears with endless pallets of them. It will easily double MSRP within 2-3 years of effective EOL, AND be a steady gainer for years afterward (unlike many sets in themes that never die). I see $500 potential in this set in due time, no problem. Of course I could be wrong but my money is going where my mouth is...

Always good to sell 38 sets in a single transaction. $1800 with postage.

Good news fellow Michiganders : http://m.clickondetroit.com/family/legoland-coming-to-great-lakes-corssing/31822492

3D, HFR, maturation of the international market, 15 years of inflation, decline of civilization... all factors in this. I blame 50 shades of gray.

And yet the Hobbit trilogy did a higher box office gross than LOTR trilogy...

$3.11 is cost for postage on this set

I just sold my first item on ebay ;-) LEGO 7965 Millennium Falcon: 77

I am extremely excited to announce my new book, "The LEGO Architect" will be published later this year by the awesome team at No Starch Press. The book explores popular architectural styles like Neoclassical, Art Deco, Modernism, Brutalism, Postmodernism, and High-tech architecture through LEGO. The cover features an amazing LEGO model of Unit

Oh come on Ken. I was near a WM and went in to check mixel pricing today. I found them at a whopping $.97 off. Wooo hoooo!!!. We have crappy clearance deals for WM here in NC. It seems to be state wide. I feel your pain.

I think if you are a box queen then that would be the first responsible thing you should do prior to purchasing. Give the seller a chance to use kid gloves on you or blacklist. Grovelling after the fact for a partial discount while holding the seller hostage is not cool. Just MO.

Yeah you left some money there. Could have paid for the one you bought and then some.

That's basically the only winner in the whole theme atm. It has been rising in price despite walmart/TRU putting them on clearance, if I were you I'd buy/flip them or hold until xmas when its hopefully/likely hitting $200

I have sold all of my Tumbler and Batwing polys in the last few weeks. Sold them as two packs tumbler/batwing for 14 then 15 then 16 shipped and it seemed like every day I sent one out. Completely out now. Considering what I paid for them that was pretty profitable, I wish I had 100 more of each. So easy to store and so easy to stuff in an envelope and put in the mail box. On a related note, my piles of SW polys are still worthless for the most part...

Slave 1 at TRU.com using $60 R Us rewards from the mail with free shipping + tax down to $153. Figured buy it now before the $60 expired and don't have to sweat it later. Have one already built in Ikea Detolf...it's a beauty!

Try price-based sorting at Walmart.com. That will make you feel better about amazon...

I bought two Ecto-1 sets last night off of ebay. $44 each, free shipping and no tax. I'm happy with the price since these haven't really been discounted anywhere. It seems like when people are selling multiple sets and you want to buy more than one they seem to be okay with a bit of a lower offer since you are buying more than one. At least that has been the case with me.

Welcome lukie13... This question has been asked and answered a few times.... and to be honest, there is no right or wrong answer. Did you buy this set to build or invest? Do you consider yourself a "box snob"? Is it worth your time and effort to complain about a relatively minor crease - maybe the picture doesn't do it justice, but it doesn't look too serious. The general consensus is that minor issues with a box like that won't affect the value. Giant gashes or tears, but minor creasing, shelf-wear, corner crushing are pretty common and people who buy to build won't really care. Many people around here are very careful with their listings - mentioning any and all damage especially with more expensive sets to avoid just these types of questions. Personally, if you got it for a good price or are planning on building it some day I wouldn't worry about it. Leave feedback, move on to the next. And just an FYI - your first five posts need to be mod-approved. It's a step to reduce spammers from registering and posting spam to the forum never to return. Welcome again and please feel free to hang out in the Canada forums.

Just remember, we are all but a little fishy in a big bucket of chum.

Really, there should be no hate for this set. Awesome character. Awesome maxifigure. The set itself is solid with some unique colors and parts. My only issue is finding it at a discount, which I haven't yet. But that hasn't stopped me from buying at full MSRP. I fear this set might just disappear before seeing too many discounts.

The box these ship in is 30 cents (uline s-4062). Profit also goes up when people buy 2-3 per shot which is fairly common for families with multipe kids. Its a great little money making set that doesn't require much buy in which is nice for some members looking to build up. You can clear $5 a set. Sure its not a ton but sell 60 of them in 2 weeks and it adds up. I don't pass up good selling items whether it is a $20 sale or a $1000 sale. Sales are sales.

Sell for $25, $7 fees/shipping. $8 profit (depending on tax/supplies), you have 80% ROI instantly. A lot less at $19.99, wait them out, you will be fine Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Brickpicker mobile app

When I first saw the title of this thread I was expecting to see Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, Phoebe, and Rachel in LEGO forms :D

First of all, you can't lump LOTR and Hobbit fans together. I was a HUGE LOTR fan. I saw all three of the movies at midnight shows on the the eve of opening day. LOTR was a global phenomenom. The third film of the trilogy swept the Oscars that year. The Hobbit was a completely different story. My summarization would be, beloved children's book stretched out into three overbloated pieces of fan fiction. I can name 20 friends that were huge into LOTR. My parents were into it. My sister, who normally hates fantasy was all about it. I can't name a single friend or acquaintance that cared for the Hobbit films. I think a Lego set based on a licensed property needs fans to appreciate at a good rate. This is not Harry Potter. I don't even think Diagon Alley is at $500 yet. Good grief.

Valid in U.S. stores, online or by phone. Expires March 21, 2015 40% offyour $50 purchase of packing and shipping supplies. In-store Coupon Code: 54355 Online or Phone Coupon Code: 85821 This coupon stacks with $25 off $75 from ebay... just ordered some boxes.

Frying pan from kmart shipped

Last update, a good one luckily! Feeling very fortunate..posted this below at Amz, keep being careful out there guys: I am very glad to report this had a good ending. Amazon has reversed the disbursement and put the funds back in my account. Barring anything else going wrong, they will be paid on the next run. Still not sure how I was hacked, don't think it was fishing or a key logger, but I got some good advice and will be using a password system going forward that will be much more complicated, hopefully that helps. I'll also double check that my bank info hasn't been changed every couple of days and especially leading up to payouts until an extra layer of security is in place for changing bank info. Thanks again all (and Amazon for coming through...now add that extra security please!).

I know thanks.

Respectfully, I completely disagree. I don't see the big problem in the playset, but I haven't built it - only watched the video. More for the money? Obviously that would be nice... but this has THE daddy of all Dragons, plain and simple. It's what the book was all about, really, and certainly represents some favorite scenes from the movies. Was LotR about Helm's Deep? Nah, it was arguably the best battle scene in the trilogy, I will grant you. Wow factor? I don't see any in HD. I built it, thought it was a bit better than my low expectations, and took it apart a week later. Smaug, on the other hand... well, he inspires awe, plain and simple: http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/7149-10237-the-tower-of-orthanc/page-35#entry432828 I'm not trying to tear anyone's opinion down, but rather help folks understand that, from an investment standpoint, this set is looking like a BIG ONE at the moment. It has lots of magical ingredients. If you don't like it, no sweat. But if you need to find a place to put some money and see it grow, this is probably a far better bet than you may think. There could be less of these made than ToO. There are surely MANY less out there than UG, probably HD, or possibly ANY LotR/Hobbit set. And it is arguably the most iconic of all. Let's face it, we are paying huge for the dragon, a little more for the other minifigs, and the rest is gravy. Hobbit fans who get into Lego a year or more from now are going fork over whatever it takes to get this set. If you missed out on Town Hall, don't get fooled again...

$4 each is $36 a set, a little more depending on tax. They all fit in a $6 flat rate padded USPS envelope. So $42-$45 cost out the door. Even at $60 you will clear $10 after fees. I can complete sets, throw them in a closet and forget about, and then have stacks of $10 bills, super easy to ship, that are $20 bills when they hit $70. Easy money You are also forgetting the QFLL crowd. The NW FM crowd had access to series 4 for nearly 2 weeks before anyone other than a few random targets. I bought/sold 4 cases before my FM ran out. $500 in a week just for stuffing flat rate envelopes. Mixels aren't for everyone, but I'll take what I can get Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Brickpicker mobile app

Yeah... I'm just saying Mixels are not for me anymore. They were fun when I bought an extra complete set of Series 1 and sold them for $110 just 6 months later, but Series 2 still hasn't made it to that point, and series 3 may never make it to series 2 levels. The market is too crowded for me. Certainly there's still money to be made, and with me and mscheaf dropping out, there are 2 more slices of pie for the rest of you. I wish you all well. And I'm sure you'll do fine without me.

As a definite box snob (for my personal collection) I disagree with the blanket karma policy. Way too easy to promote bad behavior that way. The biggest thing here is to learn from the experience. It took me a while, but I finally adopted a policy of asking about creases and other flaws prior to bid/purchase. If I got no response (especially with stock pic, or lousy / few pics), I simply didn't buy unless it was at a price I'd be happy to receive a fairly crushed set at. Combined with careful communication about packaging, my disappointment level has severely diminished. If I were in your shoes, wanting to keep the set (because, as has been established, that crease won't substantially affect resale value) I would first double check the listing pics to make sure I didn't miss that crease. If I did, my bad. Otherwise, I would then politely message the seller expressing your disappointment. If the seller gives you a hard time about it (as many here would), I'd stress the importance of an accurate description, especially on an expensive collector's item. Then leave feedback according to how the exchange ends. If the seller doesn't respond, i would probably just leave no feedback at all. If the seller responds in a positive way, I would kindly stress the importance of an accurate description, especially on an expensive collector's item, then leave positive feedback (maybe 4 stars on description if seller has sold much Lego). Under no circumstances would I return it unless I paid a premium for a "perfect" box, which does not appear to be the case. I may or may not accept a partial refund if offered, depending on price paid and seller behavior. (Yes, I've turned down those offers in cases where the customer service attitude was excellent.) That's just me. The more people get rewarded for shoddy item descriptions, the more they will continue to do it.

Kaos.

Which will probably happen (effectively) by the end of the week, now. Thanks

The mixer just doesn't do it for me, unfortunately. Ultimately I think I just am looking for a massive 3000+ piece set to build but I'm just not interested in Death Stars, Sandcrawlers, Helicarriers, Opera Houses or Tower Bridges. Then I look back at sets like the Grand Carousel, Eiffel Tower, etc. and lament missing out on them. For now I just have to settle for ~2000 piece sets and living vicariously through the photos you've posted.

Before the sets were available in Canada, I parted out the earlier sets and bought pieces on bricklink and built the models. The earlier sets were simple and had pieces common enough it's worth it if you just wanted to build the model for fun and don't care about the unique name plaque printed tile. I even took trouble to eliminate duplicate pieces among the sets so I could order the least amount of parts to build all the models. When the bigger sets become available in Canada along with the earlier ones. I thought I would buy them for the printed tile, build them and then sell them as "used" without the printed tile. But thanks to bricklink I was able to buy just the printed tile at reasonable prices so I figure I can just resell the set as "complete, used". This way I can, at the very least, sell at MSRP and get to build the model for free. My point of the story is, even as a (small A) architecture fan I don't intent to keep any of the sets (with the exception of Sydney Opera House and the UN, more on that below). I think the bigger sets will do much better over the smaller, less complex sets. This is solely because you can get parts easily, if you don't care about the printed tile. Each set comes with a beautiful booklet which I think is nice for a collector, but otherwise you can just download a PDF. Since the scale of these model is all over the map, literally, you can't really display them together in a meaningful context. The Sydney Opera House (21012) is interesting. I know It's a bit of a controversial set, but with the bigger-scale SOH (10234) now available in the Expert line, I, for one, am tempted to get it just so I can have both displaying side by side. As you know, 10234 does not come with a booklet nor a printed tile. The 21012 set could complement the 10234 set nicely. As a matter of fact, I got an extra "SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE" printed tile off bricklink just so I can put it on the 10234 display (because while it is a beautiful model it does miss that level of detail).