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I was weak... just ordered 3 of these.

That box doesn't look damaged enough for you to buy.

Lord Business???

I made my first sale, and it was a QFLL sale too! Flipped an Airjitzu Ninjago Flyer I bought at retail (9.99) for $19.99.

Most recent Batcave for $185 CDN shipped on Amazon. Figure I made $60 profit off this $80 purchase less than a year ago.

Unfortunately, this set sucks. There...I said it. As cool and collectible as the T1 Camper and Mini Cooper are, this set really cheezes out. It really should be another 400-500 pieces. If you are going to redo a classic car, then do it right. Sorry LEGO, this one is a fail.

I made exceptions today. 10% off with the Merlin Pass. It was a pristine box, not use to that in my collection. Stands out from the other misfits lol tonight will be damage shopping

We're dumping the kids at grandma's house this afternoon. I'm not saying anything else, though.

My wife called me the other day and said she got an email with a 25% off coupon for Legoland (California). I was busy at work, so I couldn't grill her for details. But my mind immediately jumped to "dang! What exclusives do I want to pick up?" Thoughts of $300 DSs danced through my head (among other sets that I would be carry back to the car). About an hour later, I call her back, and she breaks the news to me - it's 25% off a ROOM at the Legoland Hotel! Don't toy with me like that woman!

I got a couple things, some is 20%, some is 25%, really odd, but it worked with the 10%.

Loved the premiere of season 2, just wanted to hit the Imperial March on an endless loop on my iPod. I know we have the new movies coming out in the next few years and the product line for this year has already been unveiled, but I'm really hoping they put out more Rebels sets - especially the blockade runners and command ship used by the rebels. How about a minifig of the grown up Ashoka? Maybe a new Lando figure? Lots of potential on this show, and the teaser for the season showed Rex making a return. W00t!

Only one Mixer for me and it finally shipped a few days ago. Saving my funds for other non LEGO expenditures.

Picked up 2 today 23R5, guess another batch coming , haven't seen that new

Well, I guess we'll keep hoarding those VW Campers.

He means that he's one of the worst people in this world, who straight up scams people by complaining about poor packaging.

This is awesome. That V8 engine is a nice touch, I am glad they go into details.

http://www.bild.de/auto/auto-news/lego/sondermodell-ferrari-f40-41485992.bild.html its here!

Agreed! The only reason I bought this set is because of the pic you posted sometime back with Smaug on top of T. of Orthanc.

Architecture. If it weren't for that damn MBS, I'd have every one. But I just can't justify the cost to complete my collection. And modular (of course).

Single set of every Mixel produced up to this point. I think the first series that I will have every single set is Scooby Doo.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

Plenty of times on the forum, we see members pointing out good and bad deals from Craigslist listings. Recently I started to spend a little more time on the site to see what is going on. Overall I find some pretty cool finds from time to time. All aren't in my area, but I do like to look and see what is around. I put together a simple feature that will allow you to select several Craigslist regions and be able to look at all of them at the same time. You can also filter the listings by region easily to make it a little easier to see what is available in your area. This is a work in progress, but here are some features that I will be adding to it real soon: Keyword alerts New posts in your selected region alerts A page to view all the available LEGO listings in ALL areas so you can get a quick glance at everything that is going on across Craigslist Need to add pagination for those that are looking for a lot of areas and it downloads a lot of listings. I will have a lot of these features in by tomorrow, I just wanted to get some eyes on it and to see how it does. Please try out the feature and see how it works for you. You will first be asked to select the regions you want to monitor, then you can view those listings. The listings are updated frequently, so you will be able to see updates throughout the day. http://www.brickpicker.com/craigslist/

I think this F-40 looks even more rough and blocky than the Ferrari Testarossa from the Commodore 64 game Outrun.

It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers, but I'm betting LEGO retained the rights to the toy merchandising. I highly doubt they are paying WB a fee for the license, but I don't know for sure.

yup, strangest company...different cashiers, different prices...

eBay Canada offered the bucks for about 3 or 4 months back in 2013 and then cancelled it. The only country that gets eBay promotions is the US. The Target clearances weren't as hot as everyone thinks (much of the good LEGO product was moved out of the store prior to or was snapped up by stupid clearance shoppers at 10% off) and it was a one shot deal. You guys get rounds and rounds of clearances with Walmart and Target and FM and TRU credit card award programs and SYW points and etc. None of that exists up north... So yeah, we get Air Miles cash (which is OK but not great) and the chance to scoop up a few retired products that may linger a little longer at TRU Canada at prices above MSRP and a higher tax rate. Sounds like a fair trade to me... <and just so it's not mistaken, I am just following up your sarcasm with my own :)>

Lego have to yank lots of products, to make way for the Star Wars overkill.

It's ran the course and retailers no longer want to carry the LEGO Movie theme either. The CMF's have been the best investment from this theme to date, but they are also the first to disappear.

I've never gotten free stuff by doing this (I just return wrecked lego boxes), but is it a scam if the packaging really is terrible? I've had hundreds of dollars in new, formerly MISB sets arrive wrapped in brown paper only (no shipping box), to give just one example.

Yes, you would need 1 brick adapter for each ship. That configuration also has 2 xl arms, a dual arm, and 2 elbows.

Is there such a thing as a mixel big shot?? And if so how many mixels does that require one to obtain?

LEGO Ideas (minus 21100 Shinkai 6500 Submarine) for now and I would like to eventually tackle The Simpsons.

LOTR was what brought me out of my dark ages, so I have every set + Hobbit. Some of the smaller series were easy to complete: Monster Fighters, POTC, and Lone Ranger. I started on the modulars late, but have every one since GG now...don't know if I'll ever bite the bullet on Market Street and Cafe Corner...

Yeah agreed, terrible investments. Buy anything else but these people, seriously, I mean it. Anything. Else. But. These...

The asking price was around $425 and I redeemed ebay Bucks which made it around 325 and then with 4x ebay bucks I will be getting around $33 from that - so I feel like I paid around 300 even though the total came to just under $425. I really have wanted the set and figured waiting any longer would just mean a higher price point so sooner rather than later. And I think I will treasure this set just a little bit more because it's a special purchase/treat for myself.

I bought 8 more Jurassic World Gallimimus polybags.

We have all the CMFs even though we only got back into LEGO around series 10. I bought all of the series we missed and have been giving them as gifts for birthday/mother's day/etc for almost two years now. We like waaaay too many themes to try and complete anything else though I'd love to fill out my UCS collection.

Went to TRU. Used 20% off coupon + GCs to buy an IP, came with a GT polybag which I just flipped, making my OTD price on the IP = $89.10 (plus TRU points). Then went to Lego B&M, used $20 VIP points to buy my first TB and flipped the WS polybag to make TB cost = $207. Also picked up a PEE in the store for $7.98 + tax. Update Lego store in Concord NC... in stock: TB, UCS Tie, R5, S1, EV, S, PS, DS, & T No apparent stock: ToO, PC... and I don't recall seeing SOH

I wouldn't really be relying on Xpose for cutting edge interviews and Lego news. A better question would be what in god's name are you doing on tv3's website

Sold 3 Umbaran Mobile Heavy Cannon (or whatever they are called) for $120. Shipping was only $7 cause the buyer was nearby. Not a bad haul, these were from the $15 Target extravaganza. I sold a bunch of other sets too including Batman vs Two-Face, Barrel Escape, but it doesn't matter since these idiots never paid.

Aren't the Chinese already using alternative materials?

If I could have liquid LEGO, that would be cool.

Yeah, you and about 10,000 others prepping to dump these at Christmas.

Not to mention, that ventilation shaft was too small...even for a targeting computer. And don't give me anything about womprats and T-16's either. Here is how I imagine this set gains popularity: 1) Dad takes 6 year old child to see the new movie. 2) Child LOVES movie, so Dad and child visit Lego Store for some sets. 3) Kid is focused on Kylo Ren ship or something new, but the Dad is thinking "Holy s****, look at these Legos! If only they had a really cool X-wing or somthing". 4) That's where I come in.

Well there goes the Lego/legos secret.

I think the history of this thread (among others) is a very interesting case study in the current Lego reselling climate, potential for a "bubble", and nature of basic economics. Toward the end of last year we were seeing virtually no new production of this set, and most critiques were fairly harsh, with uninspiring design and overpricing among the most popular complaints. Everyone seemed to agree it was a very poor seller, with speculation about early retirement. People had their different opinions but we all wondered: 1. Would it stick around much longer or join the then-blossoming list of "surprise" EOL exclusives? 2. Would the almost non-existent demand continue post-EOL, or would R5 become a real sleeper investment? Oh my, how times have changed! The answer to #1 is still unclear, but partially answered over half a year later. Question #2 is now growing moot, however, as the overall number of this set out there has seemingly increased quite dramatically in the same amount of time. After R2, AA, and HE blinked out, we have had months to stew over the next exclusive to be sold out, and the CONSTANT speculation / hype has really had an effect, in my mind. Sure, some of you still don't like this set, but people are buying it like crazy anyway. No one seems to think it will be a 10227 anymore (only worth investing at a major discount, so far). WHY? Well, I can come up with several theories, as usual. Some people have money to spend, and there is no doubt this set takes its share these days. It would seem both Slave I and TIE Fighter UCS sets are better loved, with high variance on appreciation for Ewok Village and less, but some disagreement on Sandcrawler. So why aren't any of those threads blowing up at all? Is the Episode VII hype highly responsible for the renewed interest in this set? Meaning end-consumers are a very high percentage of buyers? Or are resellers over-hoarding it now simply because it is generally "expected" to retire next (along with Pet Shop and ToO) and none of us know when it will sell out? If so, isn't this bubble-blowing behavior? Is the constant status uncertainty from SAH indicative only of the current high demand, or also of "low" supply (clever tactics) by Lego? Better yet, were they actually planning to retire R5 prior to this summer at any point in the past, or was the plan always to make room for it to shine alongside the UCS TIE once Episode VII hype started building? Does 7965 (MF) recent performance factor into this situation much at all, in terms of there being an "iconic trump card"? In other words, does being in the investment spotlight for a while make that much of a performance difference in today's marketplace? Food for thought, especially for newer investors. I personally have enough answers to make a judgement call, and believe there are much better options out there for my money.

I'd love to see a Creator Expert edition of a Jeep Renegade or CJ from the 1970s or similar period.