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  1. Olivia's House for $95 shipped in eBay. Not bad for $49 walmart clearance a few months ago...
    5 points
  2. Last three days I sold on Amzn all four of my 75919 I-Rex's. I hate to see them go. Thank god my son didn't catch me. Avg buy-in $91 each, avg. sell $203 shipped, avg profit $69 each (+ $8 in Rewards points each).
    4 points
  3. We now have a full set and building begins tomorrow. I asked the kiddo to clear the table and he kept bugging me to get started before he went to bed. Boxes are still sealed, but he already has an order picked out and is insisting on building the Mystery Machine and Mansion in tandem tomorrow evening. I guess he forgot the carnival is this weekend, so I'm sure we'll take a break for that and yard work.
    4 points
  4. Read on a french site today, the upcoming sets for winter of 2016... Microfighters Series 3 - 4 are from rebels, and 2 are from Ep72 new Force Awakens sets "Battle on Takodana" and the Pirate Transport2 new Battle packs from the Force Awakens2 Battlepacks from Battlefront Game6 of those Construction Figures4 Old Trilogy Sets (Hoth Attack, Bespin Carbon Freezing Chamber (YEAH), Droid Escape Pod, ROTS Obi Wan Jedi Interceptor).
    3 points
  5. Picked up this guy for myself. Looking forward to building it. After 20% off and discounted gift cards it cost me $172 with tax.
    3 points
  6. But when will it retire? I wouldn't be surprised if I retire before the Death Star.
    3 points
  7. The Death Star will be $1000 or so within a year after it retires, about 75% of guys on here said it would take years for the SSD to reach $700 or so, so if you don't want to make the same mistake on the DS, be sure you get as many as you can. Ed
    3 points
  8. Sold one on EBay for $97 a day ago...looks like that's going rate now.
    3 points
  9. DCPI codes… for those that prefer the lazy and efficient route of lego hunting. 204-00-1508 - Mummy Museum Mystery 75900 204-00-1509 - Scooby Doo Mystery Plane Adventures 75901 204-00-1510 - Scooby Doo Mystery Machine 75902 204-00-1511 - Scooby Doo Haunted Lighthouse 75903 204-00-1512 - Scooby Doo Mystery Mansion 75904
    3 points
  10. Space for built models is also an issue around here. I can't say I find the Sandcrawler to be an amazing display piece but I have heard that the build is excellent, so maybe one day I will.
    2 points
  11. I bet 0.7% of lego resellers hold 41% of the remaining NISB SSDs...
    2 points
  12. 70173 Ocean HQ for $151 shipped on Amazon. $57 buy in easy QFLL.
    2 points
  13. Seems like complete BS to me.
    2 points
  14. Thanks to this thread, I earned a lot of reward dollars.
    2 points
  15. This is just IMO, but I've been thinking about this for awhile since the Simpsons House TOOS w/message and given the latest Ewok Village TOOS w/January message. It's possible Lego is going to a rotating production schedule with existing sets. Meaning, Simpsons House will be produced for X amount of months and when inventory from Shop at Home sells out, it is gone from there until they resume production for September. Why it's not gone yet from Target, Amazon, Wal Mart etc... is still a question other than maybe it is a set that is not a good seller. The same could be said for Ewok Village. Retirement could be delayed for many sets if a rotating schedule is planned.
    2 points
  16. I'm really not sure how to read this January "business." Will they make more? Will it just vanish? Are they trying to suppress the secondary market through the holiday with this message? Are the Ewoks really just highly evolved tribbles? I can't answer any of these questions without firm shipping dates and less #CHAOS.
    2 points
  17. *update* I got to digging around in the General Buying and Selling Forum and came up with this bit of info from justafrog: "2. If the package is "lost in space" (no recent scans to tell you where it is), you can get the current tracking at USPS.com and ASK FOR EMAIL UPDATES (there's a box to click). You can ask for updates just to you, or to you and your customer. I don't know if I've just been lucky, but EVERY time I've had a package that the post office just vanishes in a puff of smoke and is stalled on tracking somewhere for days and days and have used this service, the package miraculously re-enters the flow of packages within a few days. Like I said, could be luck, or maybe they have to explain "never arrived" packages in some kind of internal auditing that this track-trace function generates." So I gave this a try yesterday afternoon, and sure enough, I get an e-mail about 8 hours later. It's moved on the tracking page with a delayed status, but on its way to the customer. I never would have thought of this, and it's a great little tip that I want to pass on. Thanks to all who replied, and a big thanks to justafrog.
    2 points
  18. A typical day on BP 2015: superlegofanresseler3476: EV is crap. Ewoks were to the OT as what Jar Jar was to the prequels. Nobody likes them. And who wants a set that's nothing but a bunch of trees? Really LEGO? Trees?! Plus, if you check the stock tracker in Europe you'll see that they have plenty on hand. Probably enough to last 12 months at least. I've been tracking the sales of this one along with a dozen other sets every day and I can tell you that EV is the worst selling exclusive released since 2013 with more than 1,750 elements and less than 18 minifigures. Total crap. I've also been watching Amazon and this is never selling for more than $290 Prime so if that doesn't tell you everything you need to know than I don't know what you're doing in this game. I'm not getting any of these for my own collection or to flip. There are so many other better sets to put my money in right now. superlegofanresseler3476: OMG!!!1!!1!! It's gone?! Damn, I'm going to take the day off work today and hit all the LEGO stores I can. I've got two in my state plus the neighboring states, hopefully I can pick up about 23 by the time the day is over. I'm going to bring my nephew and his friend along. They'll do anything for Hot Dog On A Stick. Anyway, I love this set and it's going to be huge this Christmas. You all know The Force Awakens is coming out, right? It doesn't get any bigger than that. This is like the perfect storm of LEGO flipping. Where's George Clooney? Oh but just in case I'm not able to get any, if anyone can help me out I'd appreciate it. I really need to have one for sure, I can't wait to have this displayed with my Sideshow Scout Trooper.
    2 points
  19. Very nice detailed article on these. Thank you. I'll leave whether or not these things are a good investment to the pros around here but i can say without a doubt that my son takes these with him to the YMCA every day and causes riots over sharing them. The kids love them and ten bucks makes a nice gift without spending much.
    1 point
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  21. Bespin carbon freezing chamber!!!! Can someone stick me in carbonite and then thaw me out for the release of that one - not sure I can wait till 2016. Please let this info be for real.
    1 point
  22. Finally have been able to buy and build this set! It's awesome, even though it is dwarved if you put it next to the UCS version. I like that you can put minifigs in the back though and that there even is a "door". This in a big UCS like version would have been great. The playability of this set + the size and detail of the UCS would be almost unbeatable. Minifigs are also beautifuly detailed. Standing next to the old Endor Rebel Troopers the old troopers literally look "old". Also built the small AT-DP ;-)
    1 point
  23. SSD wasn't around for 7 years, either. I'm sure the set will do fine, I will never call it a dud, but it's old news. You also know there will be a remake of some kind in the future, it's too iconic for that to not happen. Whether it be like 10143 or 10188 or a mix of both, it will happen. I have mine, hope they do well.
    1 point
  24. You may be right; however, I don't think it has the same collectable factor like the SSD. It is more of a play set rather than a collectable set. Time will tell
    1 point
  25. Rank on Amazon when Lego updated status : 2703 Rank this morning : 2093 Not a DS type of a hysteria. Not yet anyhow .
    1 point
  26. chutes and ladders? Holy old school board games batman!!!
    1 point
  27. One trick I figured out, but sadly only on the last day of the sale, was that Big W lists the Sale price of all sets on their website but only mentions the savings amount on the items you can purchase online. Thanks to this, I was able to talk my way into getting another 20% off the price of Brick Bounty. I was told they will only price match one item so could only get one for $82, but still a useful trick to keep in mind for next time they have a sale.
    1 point
  28. Ed, Let them do whatever they want. 10188 isn't a 2-6 week flip. Could be a 6-12 month hold if a newer version comes out though (for a nice profit as we saw what the panic "pop" will look like- jumped to over $500 in 3 days). Veteran members and investors already gave solid advice, Patience is a virtue and learned the hard way (usually after kids, with age or hands-on experience ).
    1 point
  29. Over the last few days: 3063 Heartlake Flying Club $30 4435 Car & Caravan $55 60016 Tanker Truck $30 4433 Dirt Bike Transporter $38 9449 Ultra Sonic Raider $107
    1 point
  30. These showed up at my local walmart, but they are already picked over. The only thing I found was a Mummy Museum, which had 5. There was 1 haunted lighthouse left that was already beat to heck and back so I left it and will wait until I find a nicer box, and 0 of the others. I would have at least picked up two of the mystery machines if it wasn't for those meddling kids! Ohh well tomorrow is another day. My little boy just built the mummy set, and it's a pretty cool and quirky set. Scooby Doo is a bit smaller than I thought he would be, but overall I like the look and cartoonish characterization of shaggy and the mummy. These sets are gonna be winners in all forms, I tell ya'.
    1 point
  31. pic and it did happen plus two falling waters to boot I think I have two more rockefellers on the way but need to confirm so not saying I bought them yet. all at msrp bad thing is had to pay sales tax good thing free shipping
    1 point
  32. I bought some of this set just to part out in my bricklink store. People always want tan bricks for stuff. With 8 minifigures and a larger creature, it's nice to have to fill out a smaller store.
    1 point
  33. We I settled on mandated DBZ I need to find time to fish out, clean, and assemble the old DB from this used LEGO lot I bought a year ago
    1 point
  34. IF both of these are true, and the horde does what it does best, this is going to be a very lucrative selling season for the QFLLs out there!
    1 point
  35. This was on display at Brickworld last year and this year. It is truly an incredible model. My favorite is the Stone Cutter's Temple.
    1 point
  36. If only at least one of the co owners of this site ever sold anything. LOL.
    1 point
  37. At 49, you can't beat the buy in. At 69.99, i'd pass. I suspect this eventually hits over the 100 mark as Star Wars mania goes nuts from late November into 2017 and beyond. HOWEVER, I do think this set is vastly horded and so the competition to sell them will be a big shell game of moving prices over the next 3 years.
    1 point
  38. sold 2x 75919 for $207 @ Amazon and buying 2x 75919 @ MSRP 5 minutes later
    1 point
  39. Like others have said, it depends quite a bit on the distribution within a case. I also can see quite a few of these having additional demand drivers: 3 Zombies - people love zombies. Plenty of people collect them (e.g. I myself have every Lego zombie minifig) and plenty of people build armies of them for display#10 the Gargoyle - would be great for MoCs of castles or other haunted house type buildings. Having a few as statues would be excellent.#4 the witch - not sure about the figure itself but the black cat accessory may prove a hit.#8 Zombie cheerleader - because it's a zombie cheerleader! But also I think those pom poms will have some great uses (make your own cheer squad, or actually use those pom poms for landscaping small trees and bushes etc)#11 Skeleton - mainly for the Halloween pumpkin#2 & #6 - do the pirate zombie and fly guy have unique hands (hook and claw)? I'm not sure. They could provide demand if they are unique. Overall a great series. And I'll be picking up a box or 2 for sure.
    1 point
  40. Some people have $600-$800 a month to live from. So do not worry.
    1 point
  41. Yeah, this is just a little interesting, I'm glad my stash of 10188s are collecting dust.
    1 point
  42. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4qzPbcFiA
    1 point
  43. At first glance I thought they were on sale for $7, I almost dropped a brick there.
    1 point
  44. I hope you guys are ok with this. The hypothetical theories brought up over the last few pages are making me want to
    1 point
  45. I have missed you people. Been freakishly busy, which is great, but I need dawdling time, darn it! Update on us for my friends here - we're done with books! Yay! The last of the donations are out the door and the inventory space is all LEGO and room for expanding LEGO. We're pretty much a non-presence on eBay these days, which is a total sea-change for us. We'll continue to use the eBay account for some clearance with our 20 free/month, but to be out of that Cassini search nightmare and the twice-yearly hoop-jumping sellers changes is an amazing weight off. Two years ago (yes, it's only been that long!) when I wandered onto this site to say, "Hey, guyz, wut's going on in this thread?" I knew nothing about selling LEGO. Today, it's our family's entire income. So much growth yet to do, but it's all exciting, and every time I get a little frustrated with this problem at BrickLink or that problem at Brick Owl, I have to stop and laugh at myself. It could be WAY worse, like... on eBay! I did have a surreal eBay-like experience on Brick Owl the other day, customer contacted me and asked if he placed $100 or more in his order could he have 50% off and free shipping. I don't know why he didn't ask for one of my daughters, too, must have been an oversight. Anyways, popped into this thread since the topic is nearest and dearest to me these days to catch up, hope to be around a little more often! We did go through a few iterations until we settled on our current one. This photo is from right after we upgraded to "real" inventory boxes (rather than recycled, added our pulling carts, etc. Works like clockwork, four of us can work together in the space now filing parts, pulling parts, counting and packing parts. We still do our shipping and parting out at home, someday we'll buy a house that can incorporate the entire business (first choice) or lease a little commercial/light industrial space (second choice) but this does well for us at our current income/size.
    1 point
  46. ​It should have come with 2 or 3 1x1 brown tiles to represent brownies. A set called Magical Bakery should have been able to produce some magical brownies
    1 point
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