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CL all for $400

Update: My wife just came home and told me she is buying my oldest a hamster for her birthday...and that she found a really nice dress for Easter that was "on sale." Oh well, at least I have Lego. I still claim it as a win.

So my family made a trip to the Lego store for the last day of double points, and I had a little birthday money left to spend on something for the personal collection. I couldn't decide between the Simpsons House and Slave I. I didn't have enough for either, but my wife being nice and overlooking the extra cost. After much deliberation I decide on the Simpsons House since it's older and I'll have more time to buy Slave I sometime in the future. I'm at the register to purchase it and the check out guy and I are chatting about buying this set over the other. My wife chimes in - and says some something magical, "Oh heck, it's the last day for double points, why don't you just get them both." WHHHAAATTT???!!! It wasn't a trick, it wasn't a test of good husband decision making - she was honestly telling me to get both sets! This was on top of the fact that a week earlier she had secretly worked out a Bday gift surprise with my parents and her parents and got me the Death Star! So, the Death Star has literally been finished less than 24 hours and she rocks it out with giving me the go ahead on Simpsons and Slave I. Best week ever. Best wife ever.

Nothing much better than a random cat in a Craigslist find.

Just so you know, that won't work. You can't deduct the cost of an item until you sell the item...otherwise, our tax code would give every business a path to reducing their tax liability to $0 through the acquisition of debt-funded inventory.

It is wise of you to do so. (wisecat approval)

The big sets came already built. There are books for about 30 more smaller sets. Spongebob, **** Potter, Indy. Tons of minis. Going to be some work but I couldnt pass it up. Kid was 18 and going to college. Entering his dark age... maybe see him here in 10 years or so.

The cat was $400 and he threw in the legos

Oh yes... the Jor-El maneuver. Isn't that what Lando pulled at the Battle of Taanab?

Man the Star Wars promo is pretty lame this year. And another Spider-man poly? Like he's ever been hard to find. Where is the Winter Soldier?

To me, the Exo Suit is what a Lego "bubble" looks like: Plenty of hungry QFLL tried to cash in, Lego made more, all the investors/QFLLs said "Eff this. It's junk. I can't double my money immediately," and now piles sit and wait for a home. Since it A} isn't licensed (NASA, like the Rover), B} doesn't fit another current theme (outside of IDEAS), and C} didn't have an accompanying media frenzy (ala Research Institute), it's dying a slow death. I still love it. I have have one built for me and ten in a box waiting. They may never sell, but they are a tiny, tiny fraction of my investment portfolio. I'll hold on to them for future AFOLs to crawl from the dark ages and say, "Damn, I wish I was around when that thing was available at MSRP."

Ah there you go again with the usual emazers jab and anyone that has listened to his advice. Clearly your butthurt that people listen to him and not you.

It's a trap, take the Lego and run!

Was the cat a freebie?

I got some cases from michael's crafts, check there. They usually have 40-50% coupons floating around. I got 3 of them that were normally $50 and were on sale for $25. They hold 64 minifigures in each case. Edit: This is what I got: http://www.michaels.com/studio-decor-keepsake-display-case/10227067.html#start=47

I don't see the benefit gained from insulting customers that would pay you a premium for a product easily obtained for less.

Sold a local Craigslist buy via an eBay auction. Large lot of Star Wars Minifigs and Kits. Paid $300 for this, auction closed at $493+shipping. I cleared about $150 for this sale, after fees.

Reading the Millionaire Next Door and that's one of the #1 secrets of millionaires: minimize tax liability and reinvest in appreciating assets.

We keep re-investing every week. When you are in a strong growth phase the worst thing you can do is remove profits. Every $1 we keep in now will be worth many multiples of that in the medium term. Obviously when you are piggybacking on another company's success there is always the risk that things can go pear shaped quickly so we always monitor TLG policies and production. So far we see every indication they are being proactive to protect the secondary market which is good news for our projections. If they decide to do away with bans, limits and surprise retirements we will scale back our purchases for this product and maybe even take some profits

With the shops not being restocked due to LEGO not being able to follow production to fulfill its own orders, I fear most if not all shops are out of 'good deal' PS.

Expect this new grey family of Mixels in 2015 using leftover exo parts then! The Hypz: Junkz: Bubblz Eol-zy Krapz

I buy toilet paper

On May 4th, the story will be, the early orders will get canceled and the late orders will get fulfilled. I still don't understand it S@H???

PD Call it a dream. A dream a little boy had. He grew up and wanted a warehouse full of Ewok Village's. Master Yoda kept them all at full MSRP. They dangled them over him and held them just out of reach. One time to a prior boy Yoda actually gave out lots of sets such as the UCS B Wing. Ever since then he has teased and poked and toyed but never given a Jedi Master worthy gift. The last few years other brothers, who lived across the pond got some great sets. He made sure that he loudly advertised it so that the boy saw he would not get anything. The boy felt jilted. His dad bought him lots of Lego so Master Yoda did not think he was worthy of gifts any more. At Christmas this year with everything at MSRP the Master started to wonder if he had spurned his padawan too much as the boy's dad bought Transformers, and other toys. Yoda had a warehouse of some things left over. He regretted his actions and decided to give the boy an extra large gift all while jilting the boy across the pond. Trek Ewok Village is Coming home. Then I wake up and realize I was in the land of Oz and things like this never happen any more.

Easy now....Leave Ed out of this discussion.

5x Ariel

Happy Birthday! Just remember there is a "hidden cost"

One of the CT store had 27 Elsa Castle in=stock. I grabbed 20 :S 3 more PEE today too.

What are you buying her with your double points? Happy Birthday and enjoy... All those sets are fun builds.

Hey hey! spoiler alert!

Well if you are just displaying minifigs you can try mounting them into photo frames, I got this idea off some YouTube video but I can't seem to find it now. The external frame can be bought off ikea. I was afraid of the frame falling on my little girl so I mounted it really low, plus it's at her eye level so she can check it out every now and then. :-) Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

Wow, great deal, when the box is included, there is a good chance that the sets will be complete. The UCS Y wing is worth more than $400 by itself with box if complete

Way too early to be flipping these IMHO, at least wait until next year.

Here is one you might be interested in Stateside: http://www.amazon.com/Minifigures-Figures-Display-Cabinet-HW04-OA/dp/B008KPO4YU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1427744379&sr=8-4&keywords=lego+minifigure+display+case

If you are old enough to have played the original Rebel Assault for the PC, this vehicle was used in the training mission for the game. Also it makes an appearance in Episode IV as Luke is seemingly playing with one while C3PO is taking his bath. I didn't look any of this information up though I am pretty certain on it all. I just have a lot of useful/useless Star Wars knowledge in my head.

My answer is right here, now buried on page 9. http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/13646-bricklink-discussion-questions-answers/page-9#entry383872 Hope that helps and feel free to contact me by PM with additional questions.

This month I have bought 1x Death Star 1x Simpsons house 2x Pet shop 1x Palace cinema 1x Tower bridge A little of an over spend but didn't want to miss out on any of these great sets.

If your goal is to accumulate several hundred copies of the set, 20% plus Red Card or discounted Gift card is a great time to start. If you want a just a few, you've got at least 1.5 years to get serious. If you want one to open and enjoy, YEAH go get it now.

Kind of odd. Maybe they are halting production to crank out Kwik E Marts. Could be a run on these if it's going to be oos for a while. Seems to be plentiful everywhere else though.

"Lost patience" would be a more appropriate phrase.

Step 1: Spread cash on the ground in a big pile. Step 2: Roll around in said cash, do the 'worm', swim like Scrooge McDuck Step 3: Reinvest 125-150% of initial capital outlay Step 4: Bribe wife with gifts Step 5: Save the rest

Fund my wife's shopping sprees and corn dogs.

Picked up the Lego Star Wars Sandcrawler 75059 this past weekend and waiting for my 2 Red5s to be delivered this week.

That is really awesome. That was super rad of your wife. Happy birthday by the way!

I think this set is more than Price Per Piece. It has a lot of things going for it...Largest Hobbit set, some exclusive minifigures, beautiful box, sand green bricks and maybe the baddest LEGO maxifigure of all time and one that will never be remade. This all adds up to a quality set IMO.

8018 - Star Wars Clone Wars Armored Assault Tank (AAT) Very nice build and I have a feeling it's about 3 times as big as the 2015 version. My son of course wanted the blue color scheme.

I'll let you know after I consult with I.P. Freely

They are weak sets. I like some of them and have collected those. Every theme has its weak sets and dogs. Be it Star Wars, friends etc etc. I see Galaxy Squad in the same category as say UFO or alien conquest. Fact is after LEGO star wars LEGO space lost its way. That's why this is such an great time to see a resurgence of the true glory days of LEGO space. EDIT: As promised some white spaceman love The new spaceman is greeted by some old and new friends.... Some new recruits line up for inspection The Robot fits right in with the local Droid population

Do you think we should get the HH today, or do we still have a little time on this one?

I firmly believe Blacktron I / SP I are responsible for the demise of the LEGO space theme. So difficult to make a better theme and series of sets. Some of the newer mocs are alright, I would love to see a BT/SP I reboot with modern building techniques but using staying true to the old style and color.