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Just been into my local Debenhams and saw some series 1 mixels just sitting there (about half a case)!! Needless to say I took them straight to the till and out of curiosity asked if they had any more. They popped out the back and came out with a nearly full case! So Ive just got 3 complete sets of 9, 3 complete sets of red and four odd for £111 . They also let me take the display case. How many sets of mixels come in a display case, any one know? Just to sweeten the deal they also had a near fresh case of series 13 MF so I did a quick smoosh and got all 3 hotdog guys (up to 14 of these now) Also bought star wars Advent calender these seem to be hard to find at retail at the moment.

I finished a 75054 AT-AT yesterday. I've wanted an AT-AT since I was a kid ogling the Sears Christmas catalog. I watched other Lego iterations come and go, but this fulfilled a life-long quest for me. Now it's going to accompany me to my office, sit on a filing cabinet, and get hijacked by pirate zombies.

I've never had it happen. My guess is that the people willing to pay $20 for a minifig are not the same people that smoosh packages in stores.

One Scooby Doo Mansion One Scooby Doo Lighthouse One Scooby Doo Plane One ToT One tan baseplate all for the Halloween display (along with Haunted House and Vampyre Castle). Will also add one full set of the Series 14 minifigs. Thought about using Ewok Village trees for a spooky forest, but couldn't risk breaking up the EV and losing pieces.

2 more sealed boxes of S14 CMFs at a really decent discount... for Canadians.

Only because you asked...

Goddamnit!

The one I have glows. I don't believe that the Banshee does however. I have both heads reversed as I like how the blank face looks compared to the printed one.

In stock @ Amazon but may require an extra 1-2 days to process...

Well the race to the bottom has begun.. Personally, I had a string of luck hit me, and I knew this had a limited opportunity to make some cash on these. And that ship is now sailing off into the sunset, unless you just want to make 5.00 to10.00 on a complete set, which to me is not worth it. Interestingly, those that flipped over the last few weeks (myself included here) made anywhere between 30 to 45.00 (or more) profit, from rrp by selling above 120. I managed to blow out 4 sets above that price point, and 2 below that price point. To put that into perspective, very few mini figure lines hit that number a few years after retirement! Simpsons series 1 still hasn't reached that number. The lego movie just began to hit that point, and that's been retired for over a year now. In all, I managed to sell 6 sets over the last two weeks. I have four remaining, and a few of the 3 per case figs, and now I think i'm just going to store them for next halloween, unless these become pretty scarce in the next few weeks. At this point, these extra sets are just pure gravy, and more or less play money, because the flips paid for them outright. But, i'm done with these and won't be buying anymore .. I thought about 2 more cases, but I think there is going to be a lot of these on the market in the next few weeks, and so margins will get really thin to the point where it's not worth it. I will say this about minifigures, you have to be selective. If you go in buying 60, and you score 10 figures that are just 5 or 4 per case, you thin your margins big time. At that point, it's really not worth it to have 2 complete sets, but 6 zombie pirates, and 7 crazy scientists with a scattering of 4 per case figures on hand. It's better to have 7 tiger girls, 9 banshees, and have the allotted 5 per cases stuck in complete sets. Your margins will be thin if you don't do it that way. You have to factor those 5 per case figures into your overall sales and so what you have in your inventory is key!.. So smooshing is an artform that needs to be honed in because it can save you time and money. The quicker and faster you are at it the better. I know a lot frown on it, but ohh well - it's a game.

Maybe they've "experienced" LEGO Shop at Home before...

People say this about every exclusive: 1. A member indicates that [Exclusive] is so hoarded that everyone must have them and won't appreciate. 2. [Exclusive] retires, 3. [Exclusives jumps in value, 4. Emazers indicates that everyone should have 40 of these OR another member indicates that you had years to get this set before it shot up in value. Ed and others have repeatedly mentioned that many, if not most, of the BP members are not hard core investors. This set will go up when it retires and a prime example of an exclusive that "everyone" had lots of is the 10211 GE. It hasn't performed spectacularly but you can still make $100 profit on the set and that's still a good return for a "safe" investment. It seems that exclusives are increasingly the safer plays because they will go up, but at a lower rate then some potentially riskier plays.

Birds - ExoSuit II - the sequel. The only people buying this set are QFLL wanabe - i sawer it in a documentary. No actual LEGO users are excited by Birds. Unless there is a second Birds release, this set reeks of dudness. Ecto will be one of those winners that was staring you in the face for so long you'll be questioning what was wrong with your mental faculties that you didn't buy more of these while it was available at target with a 5% red card discount. The LEGO investing sequel to BTTF. The reason to buy Birds is you're contrarian and you think BIRDS is uber-unhoarded. Which its not because of the documentary. So investing in Birds you have a bunch of newbs who will be disappointed when it doesn't go up as fast as they wanted because the intrinsic demand stinks and then they start dumping at a low price post EOL which keeps the growth curve down. Recipe for disappointment. Ecto might not be as hoarded as some would believe - its never been discounted in north america. I've only seen in on shelves in the lego store and at 2 TRU so not a lot of shelf exposure. Ghostbusters is being shown on a TV channel somewhere in the world right now. Birds? not so much. Even if ecto is hoarded, demand is only going to increase with the franchise reboot (even with the new actors nostalgia for the old slime will be there). I'm up to 30 Ecto and would like to be at 50 by December. I think it will be difficult to find in December-January and gone by Feb.

I caved, 3x gold mario amazon $55/ea, going to pick up a nice modular for my $40 investment

Just got the Lego Club mag in the mailbox today. I like the "throwback shout out" to the old Haunted House.

Yeah and I'm the one who is hated on and called the mean old grumpy MOD for calling those people out.......;)

I think he is running for US president now.

Minifigures plus is as legit as they come. I got a mr gold in the series 10 case I ordered from them. So all questions of tampering or not being honest or whatever were thrown out the window on that one. Minifigures plus is a great seller.

On a positive note, I have ordered multiple cases from Minifigures Plus and have always received a quality product. I ordered 10 Series 10 Mr. Gold CMFs and they were all in excellent condition and sealed. I am not saying every order (out of thousands) is perfect, but they have an excellent track record with Jeff and I.

This same logic applies to the VW Camper Van. Oh, fuzznuggitz, wait a minute...

It's a very nice set indeed! Looks great, compact enough, very stable and poseable, nice minifigs. Ended my quest as well ;-)

hey to anakin's defense there was also Jocasta nu..... The galaxies deadliest librarian

From smooshing 15 sealed boxes I have found it is extremely common for 3 or 4 of the same figures to be packed together!

Didn't buy it today, but finally received it today. http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=23631585 After inventorying, missing one hose, a crossbow, Han, Luke and Chewbacca. also, some of the stickers came off the sheet, so I need to source 4 parts with stickers, or just get a new sticker sheet. Not terrible for a 7965.

Walking past the new Star Wars sets, knowing that there are no longer any little ones at home eagerly waiting for their arrival. Time goes by quick - Enjoy Your Kids!!!!

Managed to find a top secret surveillance pic. That must be one of his minions putting in position some more Pet Shops on the trolley.

Whenever a set retires, TLG isn't making more. I know it sounds obvious, but it's why any set appreciates: there won't be any more. Sets with big demand will devour hoarded stock quickly enough. Okay... won't be any more unless it's Winter Toy Shop. Urrrgh.

I'm wondering if the Dimensions Ghostbusters sets will increase awareness and desire with gamers who may want the Ecto-1 thus increasing demand.

I think alot of people were put off by the amount of stickers and this was harder to stock up in quantity. I like the set and was impressed with the part out value. Stocked up on EEE and left VW for the horde. I expect it to do well and if it turns out to be the last Maersk set it could do extremely well.

Lowest on ebay at the moment is 200USD. The horde has missed this. I don't think it was that easy to stock up +10 of these sets. Punch in multiple orders of 2 on SAH and the ban hammer will be dropped. Most of the hoarders had to either get them in store, maybe target online, or ordering 2 each time there was double VIP to be able to get their inventory up. I built one of these and it displays beautifully. This should give some hefty returns in the long run.

Unless there is a corporate policy, this will always happen and be at the mercy of 'social justice' minded managers overstepping. As mentioned before, the best way to do Target is to give the DCPI and ask them to check backstock for the case. Most workers will obliged with you ask politely and nicely of them. While you're waiting, straighten out their lego aisle--they'll notice that when they come back and raises your chances of getting the box. Honey is better than vinegar.

Maybe the building experience is great (and the minifigs really are great!) but why does it have to be that "ugly"... (maybe a question for the movie designers though...)

8x Ghostbusters & 8x Big Bang Theory @‌‌‌ 33.33% off & while I was there in jest I mentioned I'd take all the remaining series 12/13 & Simpsons II minifigs to "make room for better stuff" if they gave me 50% off them... they did! I was just kidding :-) another 232 random figs to add to the pile.

You're missing the opportunity. Meet them, up sell them, or at least give them a card so if they’re looking for anything else (near Christmas) then they can give you a call. Cultivate local customers.

I beg to differ. That perfectly illustrates how evil Anakin has become .

You add the trees and the next thing you know Warwick is roasting a Werewolf and a Catwoman for dinner. I bought some S3 Mixels for my kids - got S4 cheap so of course now I'm going to have to shell out $400 buying S1/S2/S3/S5.

I'm loving this CMF series as an investment for us north of the border since msrp is the same for both. 25% ahead of the game at the get go and any other discount we can find is gravy with a cherry on top!

Kraken by Sean and Steph Mayo

So she didn't ask you any questions yet knew exactly what your problem was?

Just picked-up a complete display from target with 120 pieces. Should I open all of them and make 6 sets or sell as a whole??? Felt bad taking the whole box, but employees said go ahead and take it!

Now I know I can forget about a career in comedy.

I will say my son built the Kylo Ren command ship, and this thing blows away Darth Maul's ship. The inner cabin could use a little more room to house all the minifigs they give you, but overall there's nothing much to complain about. The way the wings fold down and is an awesome technic feature. I'm definitely investing in this set, big time. So that gives me some hope for the movie!

I would like to thank Jon from Minifigures Plus for responding with images of what we should expect. I for one will keep my order as it was. I might even buy more. Having a sealed box of these sets mean very little difference (if any) if the sets will arrive in a LEGO shipping box as shown above. This is not the Mr. Gold Series 10 CMF sealed box which could mean something. These figures will be worth more broken down anyway, so there is no real reason not to buy it. I also get the feeling these might be hard to come by very soon, so cancelling the order is risky IMO.

Yeah, old box was better. Old things are almost always better than new ones. Also, the box on the left was a European version. NA version would have the piece count printed on the box. Europeans like to be surprised when they build a set, and not know how many pieces to expect beforehand (or something; I've never understood Lego's logic on this point).

DPCI # on the receipt is 099090999, which is not a valid one. I gave the toys dept. guy the DPCI for previous minifigures (204-00-1379) and thats how he found the 60 in the stock room that turned out to be a sealed box of Series 14. So it appears it will be the same DPCI as before.

​I'm with your sentiment on this idea. I would love the huge $400 epic ideas set. The Dutchman would've been a great choice IMO. What frustrates me about these ideas sets, are that people vote on sets that are just wayyy too impractical for Lego to make. Another modular? Immediate rejection. Huge 10,000+ monstrosity? Immediate rejection. Odd licensed themes already in use/would cost too much to get? Most likely rejection. I think on the next review, we might actually get a better set. The Douglas plane, the titanic, I see with possible potential. But it would have to do the set justice. I'm talking around a $200 set. I don't know, I think I'm just being jaded with the way Lego chooses the submissions. Plus it's just not fun to wade through 95%+ of submissions that IMO are just junk or 100 different rehashes of the same stuff that's already on there.