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So I've been buying used lots with sets my wife and I want, building everything, and then selling the rest to recoup some cash, coming out ahead, at the very least, factoring what we would've spent on what we kept. Perhaps when I've been watching you guys play the game long enough and have the capital I'll jump in. But for the time being I just wanted to share this: I bought a lot with a very apparent non-original-3 retired modular in it for the price of a used copy of the modular. Based on the description I was given, it sounded like there may be another in the lot, along with some other smaller sets. Received it today. Sure enough, had a couple "modern era" retired modulars, a couple more sets went for $100ish retail and oh what's a Darth Vader doing in here? What sets does this one appear in? I looked at the pieces spread out across the table and realized I also received a Super Star Destroyer!! Needless to say I was elated and have since been threatening the wife that I'm going to hover it over our modular city hahah TBD on keep, hold, sell. : D

Picked up a bunch of discounted double decker couch from Smyths and was given these. Clearly I have no clue on availability, or if all of the figs have posters. But…

and people said that keeping track of seal codes was pointless....

Honestly I think there is a very real possibility that new boxes have nothing to do with what is retiring and what they will produce more of in the future. The new boxes are for the Creator line only as far as I can tell. So TLG has a new Creator logo design and they want uniformity in their Creator sets; the sets they just released and the sets they are about to retire. Not a big deal. I don't think TLG is saying to itself: "we have to produce x thousand more of x sets (Tower Bridge, Palace Cinema, T1, etc) because we just changed our logo!" I think they will go EOL at the exact same times as they otherwise would have.

Lots of Vampyre Castles via FBA for $170, 12 Raptor Escapes for $80, City Train Station 7937 $95, Lots of Friends: Newborn Foal for $27, Stephanie's Bakeries for $16, and Lone Ranger: Constitution Chase for $137.

I take anything he says with a grain of salt.

buuuuttt they got Dinosaurs!!!

Even the sun shines on a dog's butt some days....picked up a Very Good Town Hall out of the Warehouse for $236. Not sure how they calculated their price for this, I think it may have been an FBA item from the stickers on it, but it made it an easy decision to buy. The box was rough, but I was only hoping for sealed bags. They were all included and sealed.

He'll get his Wall-E 25% off in 2020 when they are retired and worth $300

All of my Raptor Escapes arrived from S@H today with 20R5 seal codes.

60061 - Airport Fire Truck is now marked down to $14.98 at TRU B&M. Grabbed 2 w/ TRUTH and 13% off gift card for about $12 each.

I beg to differ...

But if the movie is a big success, on the 17th we europeans will clean out your ebay and amazon shops of star wars sets. Even before you have the chance to do your price increases.

Plastic is not the primary cost of producing a set.

Sold a 6866 chopper for 134 euros! Also a lord buisness lair for 85....... bought the chopper for 16 euros and the lair for 35........nice return.....

That's for the next box redesign.

If I wait long enough, someone always posts what I wanted to say but more eloquently. Thanks for that. At some point older sets--while still selling--just don't bring the volume of sales that something new would. Consumer fatigue, investor fatigue... it's like saying "The Sorcerer's Stone was a great book and sold well, so why did JK Rowling write six more?" Because consumers--especially fans--expect something new. A new book to read, a new set to build... books and Lego sets are different, sure, but the analogy is there Of course, we still have that DS to deal with... The one with Groot arm-wrestling an Ent? I'd pay for that.

Watch for the new Box Design.

Stock is up to 129 again. No new box so far.

Taj Envy I like them fun quick builds and the head pieces are nice. I am going to pick up Jango tomorrow at TRUTH Note: The football is not for size comparison Tom Brady was playing with it so it is deflated.

Finally got myself a Queen Anne's Revenge to build (used) for $140-ish (shipped) after eBay Bucks and Target/eBay gift cards. Looking forward to the build...not sure if it goes in line before or after the Black Pearl...or the T1...or the...

I just scored this for $50 plus $5 shipping on eBay it's opened but in immaculate shape so it's perfect for me since I wanna display the actual set

That's what I'm talking bout...

lol I forgot you live in place where 2012 sets can be found in abundance

Hmm, must be all them Bronies behind this.

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.

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.

Low risk , good margins and people will buy these continuously as they can't just buy 1 off of SAH for $10, they would spend 18ish with tax and shipping. So there is always value in them from the get go. Any leftovers you save for the following season and make combos. A lot of people aren't like us that buy $75 to get free shipping and promos. They just want that one small set to put on display for the holiday. I try to get at least 200 of each seasonal set. Sometimes not all up front but on the back end at clearance as well for the following year. Bats at $5 were a great investment last year and are already pulling $15 again. Combo up with the new one for $35 on a $15 investment. Takes a little pre-planning as well to make the combos work.

It was sort of exciting for a few days... like LEGO roulette.

The 20% and the 10% with credit card worked for me.

Totally agree. I see posts in other threads about sets staying around for years because they got a new box design, but I see no evidence to back it up.

You forgot the expert logo!

Yes, pretty much. I've been lucky and have not received a set that was missing bags and only had one that had a bag opened, but that probably happened in transit as it was a minor rip. It's a good idea to check the contents of AWD purchases. Most of the sets I've bought have been opened and then taped up by AWD. You can return items, so they make an excellent choice to build if you don't want to chase down other discounts.

RE In stock at Walmart.ca for anyone interested: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=jfOcdvfTNg4&subid=&offerid=283358.1&type=10&tmpid=10699&RD_PARM1=http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/lego-jurassic-world-raptor-escape-75920/6000191981665 Edit: Poof

No problem. Here is my source - an Austrian blog article. There is also an eBay listing with another photo of the new box. The "old" box has the piece count, too - as you can see at amazon.de for example.

You win! [emoji2] ...of course, I'd hang it over my bed.

Yeah, I agree about Raptor Escape, and plan on the long term for that one. I should have tossed all my trex's, but at the time it looked like the most understocked of all of them because it was the hardest one to land at the time. Now looking back, it just looks like it was the last set to be released in significant numbers. I also think one thing going for Raptor Rampage is it's vastly under stocked. There's probably many kids out there that want that one but haven't been able to find it, because they want them all… So, even a minor restock won't suffice demand. I think the two raptor sets have long term potential.

Newborn Foal for $27?!? What is this world coming to? And why do I still have a ton of them in my inventory?

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.

Breaking News! Star Wars VII "The Force Awakens" will hit european cinema's 2 days before the US! Europe: 16 December US: 18 December So we Europeans will flood the forum with spoilers!

21110: Retired 21109: Sold Out 21108: Available Ideas sets do not retire in FIFO sequence. Ideas sets with IP do tend to be available longer which makes me assume that Birds will go out first before Ecto-1.

Also very sorry to hear about this issue with our stock. I hope that a representative was able to explain to you that we never tamper with the boxes, nor do the distributors we purchase from. We have no reason to do so. Unfortunately with all the shipping and weather these boxes go through, some people are led to believe that the seals on their boxes were tampered with. However, this is just not the case. It is very often due to TLG adding additional seals or to the tabs just rubbing off. The reason we ship in the original LEGO brown boxes is so that buyers can examine that box to ensure that the box inside would never have been tampered with (as it is often very difficult to recognize a truly "tampered with" box). Hope this information helps you and other CMF fans who may wonder about seals on boxes. I can say with confidence that this is accurate after seeing the same problems with thousands of boxes but yet confirming 100% accurate contents.

Excellent, cheers.

Modular medieval house inspired by set 1592

Um how much do you think architects make? they are one of the most underpaid professions there is for the time, education and skill required. most do like their legos though...