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Started a day earlier than planned, just needed a break from work. First 3 pics are bag 1. Bags 2 and 3 are the exact same thing and are the sides the wings will attach to. Bag 4 is some roof trim on the cockpit. The round roof piece is a pre printed piece. So far 6 stickers (looks like 8 more and the UCS stand sticker). Bag 5 is just some more cockpit trim then the rest are the wings and stands. 1 hour and 20 minutes so far. Looking like it will be around what the X Wing was time wise. The manual is similar to architecture and has a lot of facts and information in the pages leading up to the build. Box is the 23" x 18.5" x 3.5" style box. It is 12 bags total. So far it is 12" wide so guess the wings will be the big part. According to the box it will spin 360 degrees on the stand from what it looks like.

This should be good for a laugh.

Well, this video doesn't look childish.

Movie drop ship Target $12.99 Would not scan so cashier said how about $12.99 I said sure

I'd get a partial refund from the seller and buy the box on BrickLink. The box is only $1.40 at Sir Timothy's, plus probably $6 shipping or so. Up to you if you want some other compensation from the seller for the hassle. I'm sure the seller would be happy to get a buyer who actually communicates with the seller before escalating the situation.

the Adele Nazim part...

eBay works like this: Private seller- don't really care it's just extra pocket money, whatever. Big business seller- don't really care I do large volume too justify any return blah blah blah Small business seller- I cannot afford any more silly eBay defects, try's hard, provides excellent service and will always accommodate. Outlet- Easy money why not. If you want the best service from an eBay seller who actually cares about customer support, use an eBay seller who seems to specialise entirely in Lego, has around 99%+ feedback and isn't selling 1000's of different items. Otherwise avoid like the plague.

He's stating it more like fact rather than opinion, and not nicely either. I don't care if people want to post what they think, but when they are rude about it and act like a little kid trying to get their point across its annoying and a waste of time reading the post......especially with " I am right.thanks". Great, he may be right, but coming off like a pompous jerk isn't going to make others here like you or respect your input. Rant over, moving on.......

It's not wrong as in most of them will not care why you ask. It might be wrong in that 99% have no clue and might lead you to make bad decisions.

Leave negative feedback, just be honest. "Paid for priority shipping. Arrived 22 days later. Poor communication why" Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Brickpicker mobile app

simples

Found and bought two 10937 Arkham Asylum NISB today. They were just there in a little toyshop for 160 euro each. I haggled and got them for 150 euro each.

I no longer give partial refunds, too many people blackmailing your feedback for a few bucks. I have them send it back for refund. I also had this happen to me on a purchase, boxes got crunched, but don't care that much. I left neutral feedback, which I think is appropriate Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Brickpicker mobile app

The seller should of properly packaged it, especially if it was a business seller. It does sound like a private seller though so I would contact him using the 'other' option so he doesn't get a defect, we all hate defects. Then ask for either a partial refund say like $20.00 or you would like to return it. If he gives you the run around then you eBay screw him by opening up a case stating as item not as described ( I think you can include photos can't remember) then eBay will decide in your favour and give you a full refund when you return the item. Unsure on the American rules but the seller should pay for the return postage. You could also be nice and upload photo's, because he may pursue a claim through the courier he used to get some money back so everybody wins. If you feel like being nice of course....

Sounds like the seller made an $80 mistake. I'd call that SNAD & get my money back. Sorry for those that disapprove but everyone has to learn one day.

To complete my analysis of whether EU inventory data tracks Amazon sales, here's the last bits. I'll compare sales rate in the EU data to Amazon sales rank for the last 3 months. We only have good EU inventory data back to early February, but using the rate (units/week) should be ok Sales rates are remarkably similar each week throughout the EU data. I'll also note the number of restocks of each set. Here we go. First column is Amazon sales rank, second is EU sales rate in units/week. 3rd column is number of restocks. Sales rate is my eyeball of the data, good to +/- 10 units/week. DO 9, 500 units/week, 4 restocks PS 9, no data - 0 inventory throughout PC 11, 310 units/week, 3 restocks Tumbler 14, 300 units/week, 0 restocks PR 32, 250 units/week, 2 restocks Simpson

It looks like many sets got restocked today in the EU according to the inventory tracker provided by Brickset (Red Five, Sea Cow, EV, SOH, TB, ToO). Some of them seem to have had huge restocks.

>Fabuland Fun Fair by Brickbaron

I may, however I have all of three SW lego kits, so my minifig collection on that front is very small. Here is a picture of what is currently up as my PC posters.

Greg that's my plan if my double VIP PS ship. I am going to do multiples of the brick buildings for that Philly row home look. Not sure what I will do with the extra blues.

^ One needs the song for it to sink in.

How about that!!!!

Jeff and I would like to welcome inversion as a new moderator. Huskers1236 will be stepping down from his Mod position due to time constraints. We want to thank Huskers1236 for his efforts and wish him well in the future. Ed

It has been foretold by a user who practically oozes intelligence and reason from everything he posts.

Alrighty folks... Let's all move on or I'm going on a spring cleaning spree!

Just a piece of constructive criticism that may help others as well. You do take returns.if a buyer wants to return something they will, and it does not matter what your personal policy is. Ebay trumps that. A good anology would be how fed law trumps state law. You are selling yourself short on any type of discount by not offering at minimum a 14 day return policy.

If you're keeping the set, you're not entitled to a full refund - the seller might be scared into one to try to avoid a negative, but it's not something eBay or PayPal will back you on in a case. This is a time for neutral or negative feedback, not trying to get money back. Presumably the Easter gift has been opened and used, so the box condition isn't really an issue. The seller's bad packaging and ridiculous shipping time is the issue.

Significantly Not As Described, as in there was a dispute between the description the seller gave and the item you actually received.

Significantly Not As Described

Just remember: what goes around comes around. If you are quick to give negatives without talking to the seller first, it will happen to you when you sell something. Do what you would want to be done for you - if the roles were reversed.

I'd bluff, what do you have to lose? Take a few horrific looking pics of the box, tell him that the way it was packaged was not standard for shipping lego. Ask for a partial refund or you'll return it and if he calls the bluff just keep and leave neutral/negative feeedback.

So I ordered spongebob 3818 off ebay on a listing that said it was new, and showed a picture of the box in what looked like perfect condition for $80 shipped. The seller had wrapped the lego box in some bubble wrap and PAPER! Needless to say, the box is pretty destroyed including a large tear/hole. My question is, would you pursue getting some sort of refund or just give poor feedback and be done with it? My thoughts on why I should just give negative feedback: This is a gift for my daughter, so we will be building it and will probably want to keep it until she's older, maybe beyond. It wasn't meant to be an investment piece. The other side of me says that we keep our lego boxes in great shape, so if I ever sold it used I would get more with a good looking box. What would you do? I can upload pics if necessary but just imagine the box squished with holes and the corners dented and you'll get the idea. Thanks!

Yes, PR is just a superior set all around. Honestly I thought the Euro data was showing SH was a weaker seller than what you're saying. If I knew the data sets were that close I probably wouldn't have said anything so I'm glad you pointed out the similarity. You've been drawing some great analysis from the euro data sales and I look forward to reading more in the future.

Big EU restock today according to Brickset data.

You can read the relatively weak sales and unpopularity of Simpson's House in 2 ways. On the supply side, they haven't had a lot of sales. This is actually pretty good news for investors, you'll have less competition compared to hugely popular lines like the modulars. On the other hand, it also indicates suppressed demand, at least at this stage while selling to the Lego masses. A key question then becomes, what will demand do in the long term, after EOL? That's a judgement call. My opinion, nothing more, is that this set may gain in popularity after retirement, especially with KM and possibly additional sets in the theme. Also, this is an AFOL set, and many AFOL don't know they want Lego yet; we get a steady stream of new adults (often new parents buying for kids) that "find" Lego each year, then proceed to build collections for themselves. A Simpsons theme is well-aligned with AFOL collectors (as previously mentioned in this thread). This gives retired sets new life, and explains why the collectable themes raise the value of early entries (Modulars, Star Wars UCS sets, etc.) Now here's the trick: how do you combine these bits of data to find the relative desirability for investment? Stated differently, how do you find sets where the demand/supply ratio may move upwards after EOL? Low initial supply as evidenced by weak sales + delayed demand (speculating here) is a pretty good flag. Given that, I actually think SH is a decent investment, even though sales have been lackluster.

NO ... please read this topic. http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/13728-lot-calculator-and-ali-express/ You've been visiting Ali Express .. that's a real scumbag website for hijacking browsers! (PS To anyone reading this, please stop posting the hyperlinks.)

Hahahahaha.....Nice.

I can't believe you didn't try and flip that. It does look amazing though.

I saw that, I was like, "D@mn!"

A Lego poster childish? No way that can't be.

The others just always beat me to it.

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Was bored over lunch (I hate doing estimates) so I tried out my 41999 with both the regular controller and train controller. The steering servo is absolutely proportional to the input. Conclusions: 1) The 41999 controller is not proportional - only ON MAX and OFF. 2) The train controller has 7 "speeds"...(8 if you include off). - Level 1 for both steering and speed were wholly inadequate though steering did respond, speed did not (maybe with fresh batteries). - Level 2-7 were kind of nice for steering, but the way the controller works as you turn the dial, it was just too slow to respond. I I think this may be an RF delay because the motor itself certainly responds fast when you use the supplied controller. - The speed control was also nice as the vehicle doesn't "jerk" to begin. - The emergency stop button both stopped the vehicle OR returned the servo to the center position which was a surprise. Conclusion? Neither controller is perfect but given the choice of the two, the included one is the right choice. The train one just responds too slowly.

Your posts are LIES!!!

Just got back from vacation down south and found a bunch of PC, some good damages and a few extra surprises.... Now gotta decide which one to build first!

In my opinion they store manufactured sets in a warehouse and allocate them for different destinations over time, like shipments to B&M, other retailers, overseas, s@h, etc. according to actual demand and priorities. Restock happens on s@h when stock gets allocated for it.

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.

I know we can say this is to be expected. But today is January 2nd. Really? Barge Loads of it available (I agree). It is everywhere. I can put 99 of it in my cart at Target. Lego made it so scarce in early December that everyone profited off of the mass shortage of Minecraft in December and of the Tumbler as well (more Minecraft for me). Then all of the sudden I can pick up skid loads of Minecraft by the $100k everywhere and order infinite amounts of the Tumbler and it is ready. I do not believe production just ramped up and magically hit stores on January 1st. It had to be a timed thing and prepping to roll out everywhere. But in the interim they could not have taken a percentage of this and diverted it to the online stores to fulfill orders? I am glad from my perspective but I think this could have more to do with hype and intentionally limiting supply to make it popular for Christmas just like the BatBot. If you cannot have it you want it. If you can have it you do not want it so much. It is a theory. To say production perfectly hit on January 1st in stores in mass waves unlike anything they could possibly have produced in November and December I do not buy. If the intention was to hype it up increase demand have everyone trying to get it for Christmas and then flooding the market shortly after they succeeded.

I know you are predicting, that was the point of my question. New members who are asking questions can be misled by members who pass their predictions off as fact. I will continue to call out members who do this. It's not personal I'm just looking out for the greater good of the new members, and yes I understand the concept of due diligence.