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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
  20. I don't recall my kid ever saying "Zoinks" before. Started putting together the minifigs and sets today and I heard "Zoinks" about 50 times in 2 hrs. Good stuff!
    1 point
  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. Just wanted to say thanks for building all this stuff. I have been visiting Brick Classifieds on a daily basis and there is always a lot of good stuff getting listed on there. Just wanted to say that I really dig the Lastest Listings (http://www.brickclassifieds.com/latest-listings) link you added that allows you to keep scrolling through all the items posted on the site. Makes it much easier to see all the stuff there
    1 point
  23. So I went ahead and created my own labels for parts storage using PowerPoint, mostly using the graphics from Bricklink. They are pretty basic and not nearly as nice as the ones I've seen from Tom Alphin, but at least I can print them out without a special printer. I thought I'd share them here on the off chance someone else might find them useful. There are currently about 500 distinct labels (each should be about 0.5" x 1"). My next project will be to organize them into the exact spaces I will be using on my storage system. I have 5 of the Acro-Mils 44 drawer cabinets (less than $25/each on Jet right now) and a ton of shoebox sized plastic boxes for the more common parts. If anyone is interested, I'll post my final configuration when I get that far... Lego Labels v1.pptx
    1 point
  24. Ain't that the truth. I've long since learned to "control what I can control" and leave the rest. I might not have as much capital, storage space, or time to hunt for bargains as some on here, but I can be patient. That last line? That's the real value of things like youth sports. I"m glad my sons have learned how to lose--some seasons quite a lot --but it will pay them well in the future. DS will have its time.
    1 point
  25. I laugh when I see some of the reasonable price comments and "I will only pay this much" only for said person to list a rare set well over BL price.
    1 point
  26. 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
  27. Has anyone taken advantage of the TRU 20% off sale? Finished work early, and drove 17km to one of the only two TRU in Bris. I got 2 Ectos. Since TRU are bastards who usually charge 10 bucks over retail on this set I paid 63.99 each. The price of the fuel there and back would of negated any savings. I did get to have a bit of driving fun in my old school WRX though There's a DJs there too. I must have been 10 minutes too late ( i should have gone there before TRU) as they had 2 boxes of pretty fresh S13 and I arrived just in time to see a slovenly middle-aged Asian bloke walk away with 10 of them. He even told me not to bother looking, as he had felt up all the good ones. Bloody reseller scum! He then proceeded to buy all the Ulupatu (or whatever they are called) troopers battle packs on the shelf. It's my first time to see this type of creature in its natural habitat.
    1 point
  28. If someone had told me two years ago that Ninja Turtles and Scooby Doo would be released in the next two years, and that Turtles had a big movie and a new Nickelodeon cartoon released during that time, I would have given odds that Ninja Turtles would be far more popular. That said, it sure looks like ol' Scoob is getting more love. Perhaps it's recency bias working against me, but I would be willing to wager that Scooby will have a bigger launch than either of the Turtles lines.
    1 point
  29. LOL, somehow it worked, no kidding, no fuss. It totally slipped my mind it was expired. I did run across some Joker Bumper Cars today too.
    1 point
  30. now I believe you, just keeping tabs to make sure you're on the up and up
    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. Yep. Shaggy would shuffle the bread and contents like a deck of cards. Definitely a big sandwich.
    1 point
  34. My TRU put these out last weekend and they all disappeared rather quickly. Today they had been restocked and while I was there a ~6 year old girl yelled "Scooby Doo!" and her younger brother picked the Mummy set. Just based on this, I would guess that there is a healthy demand among regular TRU shoppers as well.
    1 point
  35. For those who have been following this topic for a while may remember there was a general "How to" guide in the main post. Well the last forum conversion seemed to have lost the data and images from that leaving a couple sentences cutoff and a lot of empty space. Anyway I finally managed to fix up that guide with the correct pictures and such so anyone in need of some help getting started with their own modular house, hopefully the brief guide will give a good start in the right direction.
    1 point
  36. 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
  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. Hey mods, can you change these dates to 2015 and move these over to the Death Star thread?
    1 point
  41. Sales made last week on eBay (all prices include shipping): Creative Tower 1600 #10664 - sold for $95, paid $35 at Walmart Winter Soldier polybag - sold for $17, free promo at LEGO Shop at Home Jurassic World Gallimimus Trap polybag - sold for $12, free from Gamestop Series 2 Lunk Mixel #41510 - sold for $13, paid $5 Architecture Fallingwater #21005 - sold for $150, paid $90 City Helicopter Rescue #4429 - sold for $70, paid $12 Ant Man Final Battle #76039 - sold for $33, paid $15 Lego Movie Double Decker Couch #70818 - sold for $30, paid $11 Jurassic World Raptor Escape #75920 - sold for $70, paid $40
    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. ​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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