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Sold my first SSD for $845 USD after fees and shipping. A little earlier than I originally planned but it helped fund some Pet Shops and Tower Bridges.

Currently working on transforming this into a JP1 vehicle because as it stands; i'm not a fan of the JW version which doesn't even appear in the film. Got all the parts ordered, but it will mostly be a trial and error system. Hard to get the red stripes in the right spot. Will certainly post pictures in a month or so when all the parts arrive and I've tinkered with it.

I ordered some Constitution Trains at Wal-Mart for pick-up and they canceled my order. I go to this store a few weeks later and see some Constitution Trains on the shelf, I pick one up and there is a Site To Store sticker on it with my name on it. I pick up another and it has the same sticker. They canceled my order and just stuck them back on the shelf with my pick-up sticker attached to the box. I did ask them to remove the sticker before placing them back on the floor.

The ability to make a profit and not have to wait three years with a storage unit full of big boxes. I'll make $100 on these in a week.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=321801279141&globalID=EBAY-US

The Zombies...I remember seeing them on the shelf at Target but never bought one because it never went on sale. Next thing you know it's completely gone from the retail market. Now it's too overpriced for what you get with it IMO.

If you don't have a hair dryer with you in the store :-) you can always, with some pressure rub your fingers quickly back & fourth across the sticker - the friction will produce enough warmth to soften the glue somewhat - it looks counter intuitive, like you're actually pressing the sticker more firmly in place but it does work in a pinch. or 'course if you have a Samsung dumbphone just rest it on the box for a few minutes & the heat from the battery should work sufficiently if it doesn't burst into flames first.

EZ QFLL. Even a lazy ar$e like myself is motivated to flip 20 of these. stuff in an envelope, stick on a label, cha-ching. rinse & repeat. I'm just taking my cue from the man, the myth, the legend - legodelorean.

Parents that believe their special little snowflake can do no wrong at all.

I'm finally getting most of my shipping confirms. I'm all like:

I honestly don't understand all if the hate towards the ewoks, I thought they were kinda adorable and funny. Now jar jar on the other hand could fall into the lava pits of mustafar for all I care

Lets just say my fees were nowhere near 15% or $142.

i was being facetious about the lock. it was a $20 stanley industrial. took the crackhead 15 minutes to break it, which would be plenty of time for the cops to get there were i home at the time.

Still holding out hope on these NISB 7181 - Tie Interceptor 10143 - Death Star 2 10175 - Vader's Tie 10182 - Cafe Corner 10189 - Taj

I've been spending a loooooot of time lately sorting by element into baggies. I am then going to take those baggies and put them into bins like 1x? flat, 1x? brick, 2x? flat, 2x? brick, other flats and bricks, other elements and minifigures, parts, and accessories. I have gone too far to stop now, but I am sick of digging through random stuff looking for a specific piece. Even by color is too tedious and I tend to miss what I am looking for.

whoooooooo...a "dynamite piece"! I want that!

what is the recommendation from the employee?

So, it sounds like on saturday we will finally get to see some of the upcoming sets at SDCC. Do you think they'll usher in the entire wave ? Or just show a few? Finally, something good to look forward to this week. Hopefully they show boxart, minifigures, and sets in full. The sets get released in two months, so it's about that time. It's listed on this page, if you look at the product reveals section: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tormentalous/19468950912

Probably the #10196 Grand Carousel

sold my last 7965 MF on ebay for $249.99 free shipping. luckily its only going 2 states away. 2 more Series 2 simpsons minifigure sealed complete sets on amazon for $95.45 - nice because they weigh less than 13 oz so i can ship first class mail. paid $48 per set by the case from amazon.fr deal. oui oui.

Damaged box day, Sea Cow, FM , PR another 5 Bday cakes as well

Guess it's time to have the age old discussion of why people hate ewoks.......again.

I have a 6 yr old wrecking ball/minifig thief. I hoard.

I wonder if all the hate for Ewoks is based on age. I'm 34 and love this set and those Return of the Jedi scenes. That puts me at a very young age when ROTJ came out (3-4. So naturally a furry little Ewok would be fun and entertaining, especially when they manage to beat up all those storm troopers using handmade weapons. If, on the other hand, I was an adult, teenager, or even pre-teen when ROTJ came out, I'd probably think they were too childish for space warfare. The key to investing isn't what I believe...its what the market believes in. I think a lot of AFOLs in there 30s would love to have this set to build with their children or display proudly. I'd pay $400-500 easy to have a sealed one in my collection if it were already retired.

I'm 99% sure that was next week's flyer

Even at $250 a good investor would still be buying these, as this set will do very well when retired and there will never be a set like this again.

I don't think EV will be around for Christmas...

Imperial Flagship. But I can buy one for like 400 euro if I want. Maybe I will trade one with a Town Hall

I remember looking in the Lego section of FAO Schwarz in 2002 at Yoda (7194) and the Statue of Liberty (3450) and thinking how cool they were, how far Lego had progressed, and how I would never be able to afford them. Those would be two on my list I will probably not be able to get, but I will never say never. I also remember being at a Lego store in 2007 and awestruck by GG, CC, and GC, all three in one place. I could not find a way to afford them then, and amazingly, I doubt I will be able to find a way to afford them now. Although I did find a way to trade for an open box, sealed bags GC last year. But a sealed one is probably just a dream.

I turbo flipped my Star Wars sets that I got for $41 on eBay for a grand total of $100 within a couple hours of posting them on one of my local exchanges

yeah, I thought their prices were high before. the prices are getting even higher. Used 10196s earlier this year could be had for $900 (under $800 with some luck). Now the prices are around $1,400+. Same with the Taj to some extent. These mid to late non-licensed exclusive 2000s sets with 2-3 years of retail just keep going up and up. i'll sell you one for a nice deal ha MISB prices have actually decreased a tad before last Halloween.

I scored all of these Star Wars sets for $41 and some change on eBay the other day.....

The Lego heads don't sort well at all. Type and then size is how we do our small piece bulk. Bigger pieces are sorted by type and color. Specific things like axles are always grouped by color since the color is meaningful. We also don't mix printed pieces with regular pieces normally.

When I was in a Lego store with my wife a few months ago, I was trying to figure out which $200-300 set to buy; she started talking out loud about which was most likely to rise in value with an employee right next to where we were. I had to have a talk with her once we got out of there!

I agree with this. While sorting bulk, I do the same - group similar brick types together. I suppose the approach you outline works best if you're looking for further inspiration for MOCs. Otherwise, if you've got the idea(s), I would sort by type.

ROFL, ToysRUs now have this on its website for this sku "Limit 1 Item per customer"

It's hidden in this picture... if you figure it out, you'll never question TRU shipping again.

1) I have built one 2) I am a Star Wars Nut I absolutely love the set. I have acquired a bunch for long term hold. Of course I like Jar Jar too.

Having been lucky to either currently or formerly own many of the "big" sets, one that I've never had and probably won't would be Statue of Liberty. Another I would say would be 10030 UCS Imperial Star Destroyer but I may pony up for that at some point unless they come out with a re-issue which I wouldn't completely rule out as it's virtually as iconic as the X-Wing and MF. Not quite to that level, but I'd say it's just behind them.

So, there were two thieves...

Bought a Palace Cinema (MISB) for 126 euro today. One more to go to reach my minimum quota on these.

Made my 8th and final purchase today to complete my build of the Imperial Flagship #10210. Still don't have original instructions or a box, but I did manage to get all new parts and minifigures for about $285. Wish I wouldn't have been in my dark age when this set was available retail, but I just had to have it for my collection.

I want to complain about the fact I wasted 3 hours last night watching Transformers: Age of Extinction. I will never get that time back!

How do you know the difference between the innocent / ignorant and those who are actually likely to cause you problems based on just an offer? I mean jeez, people block people for things that could be simple typos (seemingly not in this case). My point is, being overly judgmental seems to be a common problem these days, and not a small one, imho. Maybe it has something to do with our increasingly tech'd-out, instant-gratification-based society that fails to encourage ACTUAL HUMAN INTERACTION on many significant levels. But I digress... I promote patience and professionalism. It has ALWAYS worked well for me - just takes a bit more effort.

Lord Business???

ha. True so terrible. Just wait until the set inches to $175, $200 and maybe even $225. my 6860 sell posts should be here w/in a year or so.

i was informed by the detective in charge of the case that the perp got arrested today.

​Ok... I will start. I have 6 (MISB)

We caught vandals on video wrecking our Christmas light display and breaking into the make a wish donation box (empty at the time). The cops came out for the report. Sent a message to one of the local news stations. At 5pm, all of the major network news stations were reporting live with their vans parked on the street. The video was everywhere now. A couple of weeks later, the young girls who were caught on video went to work and their coworker friends let them know about the coverage. They saw the news videos and turned themselves in to the police. The monetary damage wasn't great so the cops told me on the phone after talking to the girls that likely charges would not be filed but the girls didn't need to know this if he wanted to drive them over to my house and try to scare them straight with a restitution plea. So they brought them over and they each made a donation to make a wish and I got the officer to chuckle when I told the girls, "Since you clearly have experience in taking down the display, you can help me take it down this weekend." They did and they turned out to be decent young adults who just got way too drunk and lost proper judgement. I ended up hiring one to help put some display pieces together the following year. And one of the news stations ended up doing a follow up. So, never underestimate the power of the news stations in solving these cases. We have had package thieves as well in our area and one home owner caught them on video and the local stations ran it for a week. Having the media cover it also puts pressure on the local police to solve it. The day after our vandals were on the news, I heard a radio commercial for crime stoppers describing our case! And I wouldn't worry about retaliation. Afterall, they will know you have their picture and they would be suspect #1 if something should happen. They will want to stay off the radar and hope things pass and none of their friends rat them out.