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Sold a 21303 Wall-E for $91 + shipping on ebay. After fees, etc, made about $29 profit =~ 57% (+ TRU rewards). I was gonna put this story in "what did you buy today", but I sold it too quick... 2 days ago, I was at my TRU where I met a fellow BP'er (I think). He looked like me... walking back-and-forth in the Lego aisle... looking at his phone... so I said something like , "Hey! You look like a Lego collector / investor." He confirmed. I said, "Do you follow Brickpicker?" ... he said 'yes'. I said, "Me too! I'm Ken-triple-x !" And he told me his name... but I didn't quite hear it correctly. Sure I could've asked again, but I felt maybe I was already giving off a bit of a 'weirdo' vibe.... introducing myself that way... is this guy even really a Brickpicker? ... or is he just humoring me before he calls for store security? So anyway, I let it go... then I saw what he had in his hands... "They've got Wall-E here?!" He said yes, this was the last one, but he wasn't too sure about keeping it... looking at his phone some more... he then offered it to me. But I said, "Nah... I think I'll wait on this one... not sure that I really need to buy that right now." So he put it back on the shelf and walked out. I stood there and thought about it for another minute... decided to pick it up with my 20% off coupon (out the door $51). Wasn't sure it'd be a good flip right now, but thought we might build it at home. As I was going through checkout, I saw the mystery Brickpicker going back to the Lego section again (maybe he, too, changed his mind)? Anyway, I got home, and saw prices on ebay and... "flip, flip, flipadelphia!" So ... thank you mystery Brickpicker... I owe you one.

Disney released a new video teaser (very short clip). I guess we now know who Kylo Ren is throwing down with in the snow

RE in stock SAH sept 11 shipping

There's always time to "smooch"

All this heart ache over DS. Just buy Tumblers and carry on

Like the rest of us.

Built the Temple of Airjitzu today: from the pictures I was concerned there were too many colors and it would look over the top but I am happy to say in person the color choices make sense. The build was no too complex and I wished the Smuggler's Market section was a little more complex brick wise but the rest of the set was fun and I really enjoyed building the main temple section. This was my first ever Ninjago purchase so I am happy about the selection of figures and think they look cool positioned running on the rooftops etc. If I had to give an overall grade it would be B+

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

Guys quick, Entertainer are doing their penny sale thing again and you can click and collect Benny's spaceship, if they have them in your area, you can get two Benny's for £80 total. Be quick though it's up on UKdeals. They have about 15 Lego set's available but Benny's is really the only one worth getting in my opinion, and this is probably your last chance to get them at a very good price. Go go go Link http://www.thetoyshop.com/c/penny-sale

Let's talk about scale for a minute...

Goodwill is a charity, but, at what point do you draw the line? If I had received an equal value lamp, should I just try to sell that to recoup my money? The auction site does allow for returns if the item is SNAD. Which is what this came down to. Yes, I could have accepted a refund down from $225 to $111 (the difference in the two auctions), and then made an attempt to recover my costs. But what if I wasn't it in for the resell opportunities? Then I'd be stuck with a whole lot of stuff I didn't want. I'm not asking for anything outside of their rules for playing on the auction site. I'm just asking them to play by the same rules that they agree to play by.

seems weird to me as well, especially employees doing it but seems to be the norm at all stores. My daughter actually gets upset and never wants to know. Likes the surprise element of it I suppose. If she gets doubles just uses them in some other set up she has. On buying note 15 TOT (might as well make the acronym now) SC Damaged 1000pts 2 ToO

Wow... I can't stand there and smoosh in a Lego store. Target or TRU, sure... off on your own in the toy aisles... but in a Lego store? Out in the open, where it couldn't be more obvious that you are trying to take the 'prize' goods, and leave the common stuff for the rest of the customers? That takes attitude that I don't have.

So... will his lightsaber change to purple as he gets more experience ??? Also, are we going to see yellow lightsaber anytime soon?? (KotOR rulz!!!)

Goodwill the physical store? Yes. Shopgoodwill.com? Not at all, it's a business to them and should be treated as such.

Picked up Wall-E and the Trick or Treat set at my local LEGO store. Wanted to grab the Banshee figure (last i need) but there was literally 4-5 people hogging the 2 cases and smooshing them.

I just used up my Walgreens rewards on 10 Minifigures. Check your local Walgreens as they are stocking them. They are 4.49 though

Apparently, according to a contact inside tru, the hike is not directly related to the dollar rate (their stock was secured over a year+ ago) it's due to the difficulty shipping the particular item (due to it's size & weight), she also hinted that they know that item is not being sold to end users as it's being ordered in multiples. either they are catching on & taking advantage of those who'd take advantage of them for holding stock or are just trying another random scummy tactic on for size.

Case: 3 Wolf Guys 5 Zombie Pirates 5 Mad Scientists 3 Wacky Witches 4 Plant Monsters 4 Fly Monsters 4 Spectres 3 Zombie Cheerleaders 3 Tiger Women 4 Gargoyles 4 Skeleton Guys 5 Monster Rockers 3 Zombie Businessmen 3 Banshees 4 Square Foots 3 Spider Ladies Spares: 0 Wolf Guys 2 Zombie Pirates 2 Mad Scientists 0 Wacky Witches 1 Plant Monsters 1 Fly Monsters 1 Spectres 0 Zombie Cheerleaders 0 Tiger Women 1 Gargoyles 1 Skeleton Guys 2 Monster Rockers 0 Zombie Businessmen 0 Banshees 1 Square Foots 0 Spider Ladies

Not releasing any set in some locations is like showing a rag to a bull. Rule 1 of lego investing: the rarer the better

Saw the Lego July promo poly Lego City Space Utility Vehicle 30315 at my Target this am. Gamestop will also be giving away the new Silver Centurian Iron Man with the purchase of LEGO Marvel Avengers video game:

Thanks! This saves me alot of money. For now.

The "date" is today: SOH already had a moderate restock. It's back at 104 now.

your slipping that was a few days ago... you profiling me now?? Bad thing about them there is they are 12.99 but yeah I might of bought a few

Winners - everything except Chima Losers - Chima

Had some blue and red from 31026-1 bike shop and don't think I'll sell it so I decided moccing it. The color corresponds well with the blue from the DO. The interior hasn't been done yet. Level floor will be bike shop. First and second floor a small studio with seperate bathroom. The entrance to the appartments is via the back. Still need to build a stairs but this will be combined with another MOC building I build with the rest of the 31026-1 pieces. Also need to print some custom stickers for the windows of the shop and the plaque above the door.

Made from 100% genuine Lego, with some parts chromed! Check this out on his flickr bricksonwheels.

With moving and a being in the busiest part of a seasonal occupation I haven't been able to build much lately, so with a couple hours of down time I figured I better pick a good set, I think I chose quite well.

I've been doing the Goodwill thing for two years now, so definitively aware of this risk. I do believe he is cherry picking the lot right now. I appreciate the feedback from everyone. I'm going to just ask for a refund from them and send back this lot. Time to move along.

It's bizarre that places put it on the shelf, but won't sell it. Just keep it in back for heavens sake. That's really annoying.

A great day at TRUTH! Was able to snag two Wall-E's early for an average price of $49.35 using a $10 reward, 20% off one regularly priced item, and TRUTH 10% off. I'll probably sell one and build the other. Then, I found 3 Galaxy Squad Galaxy Vaporizers (506 piece set) for $18.27 a piece. That was too good a price to leave them on the shelf. Maybe now I have a good starting point for a Shiptember build on the cheap!

kinda like PEE, seasonal sets are all caps so yes slight modification

ok. I've posted terms I've received via email here: http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/14832-new-truth-rewards-terms/ Feel free to read up.

There you go, there you go, every time I'm sitting back you make me break out my wallet!

Ugh, don't remind me.

I don't believe I've seen this posted, but this monster series is available at some Lego B&M stores as well as the new Trick or Treat Halloween set.

expensive on price per piece basis relative to other lego sets, but still very cheap compared to other adult hobbies like realistic toy trains, swiss watches, art pieces etc. Even tickets to many sports games are more expensive than lego architecture sets.

I'm hearing conflicting info on that polybag. It's either a giveaway on Force Friday at TRU or it will be available in November at TRU. I've also heard that the Stormtrooper Sgt will be the polybag that will be available in November at TRU.

If this is not allowed, MODS please delete this post. Dunno if posted already but I came across this today:

I wanted to provide a quick update to everyone: I sent a note off to Goodwill on Sunday evening, asking for a full refund of all costs, including fees and shipping costs, due to the error. Since I didn't receive what I paid for, there was no way for me to guarantee that they could recover 100% of what I paid for, and I wasn't interested in keeping the lot that I did receive, I felt it was the best thing to do. Silence on Monday. Tuesday morning, I received a note back saying that as soon as they received the Lego, I would get the refund. I promptly wrote back that I would send it back as soon as they sent me a mailing label. That finally arrived today. I'm shipping it out momentarily. We'll see if they actually give me my full funds back. I have this nagging suspicion that they are going to wait until I say something to refund every penny. I'm pretty sure they expected me to pay to ship it back until I said something. Sorry, but you're mistake, you pay for it. And good luck getting the other $100 out of the other guy, who most likely is keeping the lot that I won (or, is picking out Market Street we speak, and sending back some dummy blocks to make up for it, if at all).

2 x Star Wars for me, 2 x Bionicle for you - DEAL!

That's because he doesn't have any R2D2s ready to be sold for 3x this Christmas and 4x the following Christmas.

Congrats to the brothers yet again! This article makes it seem so easy. There is no talk about selling fees, storage, the process of selling, packing or themes that don't appreciate well, etc. According to the article there is no downside to Lego investing, except maybe that it is a fad, which I don't think is true based on the last fifty years. You don't have to store stocks in your attic or pack them in boxes when you want to sell them. I want to make it clear that I am NOT saying Ed is responsible in anyway for this one sided approach. There is money to be made, but it is not as easy as they make it sound.

These models are quite good I think. Santa Maria della Salute, Venice Frauenkirche Dresden

My wife just got an email stating she has won. Crazy, she gets all the bennies, invite to to the vip early holiday specials in her name, wins bat pod contest.... life is good. Anyone else get an email yet?

Billions of people does not mean billions of potential customers: http://www.statista.com/chart/2933/wealth-distribution/

I'm not sure buyers at this level have many psychological barriers :)