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Success!!! Edit: Amazon just told me the seller requested the refund. Apparently, my firm letters to him finally convinced him to do the correct thing, as I'm sure he didn't want the police simultaneously investigating his claim of a stolen package and the same watch appearing on eBay a few miles away. Well, guess what? This appeared on my Amazon claim page later today: Success! The lesson? It pays to be persistent, I suppose.

It's not just about collectibility and reselling. It could be about LEGO putting a half assed effort in and reissuing sets to save money. As I have said before, for every reissue, there is one less new and fresh set released. First it's one remake. Then two. Then three and so on. People might buy some of these remakes in large numbers, convincing LEGO to continue the process. Before you know it, LEGO will get a reputation of a company that produces inferior and dated products, which will hurt not only them, but all of us.

As posted on Brickset, check out this redirect URL at S@H. Yes, the words in the URL. http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/This-is-placeholder-text-75827?p=75827

In the absence of real information about who purchased the initial batch and that indeed LEGO had never planned to make more this is pure speculation (stating the obvious I know :)). While I somewhat agree that places like eBay have an impact on prices, the internet as a whole has completely changed the way "shopping" and "collecting" work. Anybody who's in the 30-40 year age range and didn't notice it should take their head out of their ass. Prior to the internet, market places such as eBay and Amazon didn't exist. There was no way for companies such as LEGO (and other large toy makers) to successfully market their products to a world wide audience. They had to rely on B&M stores which didn't exist everywhere or carry the same products or _____, etc. Back when the original Toy Shop was released online shopping was just starting it's meteoric climb (google growth in online shopping if you need facts). Of course everyone wants to know who those new people are and the fact is that it's a ton of middle class people from wealthier countries but it also includes a little bit of everyone from everywhere else. LEGO would be fools to not experiment and try to capitalize on what is essentially a new market for those older sets and they have regularly in recent years with awesome remakes of older sets (Sandcrawler, Technic MKII, Ferris Wheel) and even turning some nicer old sets into UCS models (Slave 1, Tie Fighter). Unless LEGO goes all in on re-releasing iconic sets in a predictable way or they get lazy and do 3-4 in a single year I think the worry is entirely overblown. And if I'm wrong, LEGO investing is a risk we are all taking. Those who choose to buy and hold for 5-10-20 years post retirement are taking the biggest risk. If you're trying to squeeze every last nickel of profit (as frankly it seems a number of people do) you've only yourself to blame. If you hoard and don't have a plan for selling then you've chosen to increase your risk and you've only yourself to blame. We all know there are dozen/hundreds/thousands of people out there happy to make $2 on a sale... I'm not one of them but I know I don't need to make 5x on every set to be successful with my own plan.

careful pulling the tigger

funny how lego IDEAS downed the project and now are making it themselves NOT to pay the original designer royalty fees... same with helicarrier

I bet those conferences really put you to sleep.

RE : $90

I am not getting any of these, but even if everybody on this site didn't buy any, it still would be a top sold out seller by Christmas, until it comes back next year.

I knew you were a Will Ferrell fan

The Sandcrawler was re-released 9 years after the first and was a completely different, way better model. It's really not an apt comparison

heres proof of the stack ...

Did anyone see this? A ghostbusters HQ set is rumored to be coming in 2016. http://www.groovebricks.com/lego-ghostbusters-firehouse-hq-75827-coming-in-2016/ LEGO Ghostbusters fans are in for a real treat next year! Over on YouTube, Just2Good – one of the most reliable sources when it comes to early LEGO set news – has states that there will be a LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse HQ set coming in 2016! According to him, the set’s number will be 75827 and it will contain a whopping 4,600 pieces! Obviously, with such a high number of pieces comes a high price to pay. Just2Good stated that the Firehouse HQ will retail for a total of $350.00 USD. As for the release date, we should see this bad boy hitting the shelves on January 1st, 2016. In regards to the actual set, we still dont know the finer details. We don’t know exactly which minifigures will be included, however, we do know that it will be based off the original film rather than the new movie that’s coming out next year. Though details are lacking, I’m pretty sure many of you are quite hyped for this new set. As always, we should expect more details to come out the closer we get to the month of January. Perhaps, we might even get an early tease/look at the set at this year’s New York Comic Con which is going to be held between October 8-11.

They should have just made a set with R2, C-3PO, 2x Jawas and a 32x32 tan plate for $19.99. Instant

Kudos to ULINE. This is pretty funny.

hmmm. So going from a 7 year old autistic girl to an ageless nephew. I guess he found that the autistic girl story was a little too much over the top to be believable. The real lesson here is to not leave LEGO out on your patio anywhere near this guy's neighborhood.

I'm actually more worried about their mindset for releasing an Angry Birds theme. Who made this decision?

Sold another RE then the buyer cancelled within 30 minutes. That's three I've sold with no payment so I'm increasing the price as punishment to Jimmy and his grandma.

That seems a bit of an overreaction. Did you perhaps mean every one?

Batcave 6860 for $98

Sold my last 7965 Falcon for $396 CAD incl shipping from US to Canada.

Pa Pa, Pa Pa, Pa PREMIUM, Pa Pa, Pa Pa, pa PREMIUM!!!

Come on my man, that's what Bricklink is for! Set: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=9516-1 Han: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?M=sw403 Hair: http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=3901&idColor=88#T=S&C=88&O={"color":88,"ii":1} (BTW the hair appears in 448 sets and in 72 sets in reddish brown)

I'm by no means an expert smoosher, but the tip that helped me was to find the accessories or smaller pieces and identify them that way. The trick is getting that identifying piece separated from the rest so you can clearly feel it.

Lol...yeah...this darn phone can't keep up with my typing sometimes. I did just pllthe tigger on 1 death star Hoping amazon ships better than walmart .com. having to return 80% of what I ordered from them last week. I like boxes without dents/dings. TRU.com is the same way.. pack like crap. Only one so far that does a decent job is SAH...and even then they put the stinking freebies right on top the main box rather than to the side...ugh!!

jaisonline Bricklink'd a 10179, now that's an adventure. I'm very close to putting together 1 or 2 custom classic BSG Cylon Raiders that are UCS size, so I'll post some pics when I'm done with that project. The Bat-Pod is on my list too.

RE for $75. Jimmy's grandma paid this time. Might be time to bump the price again because it sold within 24 hours.

I always think of Ned Ryerson when anybody mentions Groundhog Day.

Caddyshack is always my first thought when it comes to Bill Murray. Ghostbusters reminds me of Stay Puft.

The Sandcrawler remake is fine. It's a much improved version over the old set. I expect LEGO to produce quality products like that. The Red 5 wasn't needed because the 7191 was an iconic set, but I could live with it. The Toy Shop is laziness in my opinion, or an experiment. As I have stated before, LEGO needs to be careful here. Scaring off the collectors and resellers with exact duplicates will damage the secondary market, which will in turn damage the primary market. Do you really think it's a coincidence that The LEGO Group's profits started increasing at the same time eBay's growth was exploding? When people realized a LEGO set was a valuable collectible, the company's profits skyrocketed. It might take some time, but corporate profits will be hurt if LEGO continues down this path.

Lesson is you got lucky and owed members of this forum a round of drinks

Had a scary moment today when my entire TRUTH life flashed before my eyes. Upon presenting my coupons at checkout the guy gave them a good hard look (which never happens at the store I go to). He says he's going to have to check on them as they've been having a lot of coupon issues lately - they may not be able to take them. He's radios his manager to come check it out. This is it, I think, my TRUTH days are over. I start reminiscing about all of the great buys I've made, the stacking, the gift cards, the magic of it all. All over. The manager comes up, takes a quick looks and says yeah, no problem. Sometimes it takes a close call like that for you to stop and really appreciate what a good thing you've got. I love you TRUTH, don't ever quit on me In other news, no credit card issues to reoprt

And that's why in Ghostbusters 2, the car was "Ecto-1A."

I guess we will have to look into that. Free can just be the email alerts while a premium you get the text alerts.

I am pretty sure Ecto-2 was a helicopter in the cartoon series

LOL! I don't believe you...

I'm not so sure.... 4,600 piece set based on a 30 year old (admittedly awesome) film, for $350? Making it the third largest Lego set ever.... I will be a little surprised if this set is 4,600 pieces. I think the over/under bet is on half that amount (2,300). I'll take the under.

From The Brick Fan: LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) Rumored for January 2016 Posted on September 18, 2015 by Allen "Tormentalous" Tran There’s some huge news/rumors coming from Just2Good this morning. He has noted that there are some “very reliable sources” saying that we’ll be getting a direct-to-consumer LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) on January 1, 2016. The set will be over 4,600 pieces and retail at $350. The set will be able to open up to see the interior details and such. J2G also mentioned that this set will be based on the original Ghostbusters films and not for the upcoming movie with the female crew. Finally, he mentions there will be a modular set planned for next near and the the firehouse isn’t a replacement for it. As we all know by now, there have been some Ghostbusters Firehouse sets that weren’t approved to become official sets on LEGO Ideas but we did get the LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108). Additionally, we are also getting some LEGO Dimensions expansion packs so we do know that LEGO does have a license to create Ghostbusters products. Again, this is all speculation but Just2Good has proven that he is a reliable source of upcoming sets. If you’ve been holding off on getting the LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108), I suggest you pick one up soon to go along with the new LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) since he didn’t mention the set coming with one. Sound off in the comments if you’re getting one if it actually becomes a set. Note: The image above is not the set. It is from Brent Waller when he provided the instructions for his version of the firehouse. - See more at: http://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-ghostbusters-firehouse-headquarters-75827-rumored-for-january-2016/#sthash.8MrJQFLl.dpuf

Check out the accessories on 3PO. That just proofed my theory of C-3PO being the 1 true Sith.

Not sure, but I am more afraid of the possibilities of LEGO Candy Crush Saga.in the near future

You forgot about Exo-Suit?

Just a bit more of hilarious post-script. I finally got an email from Amazon tonight, confirming the return. The seller left me a note. Here it is: "Notes: Hello Mr. xxxx,We have found the watch and have applied a refund of $1570. (Minus $4.49 for shipping). If you need any Rolexes please call us as we have great prices on new and pre-owned luxury timepieces. Sincerely,(redacted)" Oh joy! He "found" the watch. I'll bet you did. Better to find it yourself, than have the police find it in an account linked to you on eBay. I did all the sleuthing and detective work on this myself, Amazon was worse than useless. I still love the screen shot with "refund" prominently above the other entry of "claim denied". I wonder if Amazon is going to take any action? Personally, I'm done with this, and have learned that once you win, to stay far away from these situations and don't prod the hornet's nest. Oh, and that last laugh? If I need a Rolex now, this is a great source from which to purchase. Adios muchacho.

I know, I wanted words. There should be entire sections of the Internet dedicated to Blue and protected by the NSA.

I call for a boycott.......and poking holes.

Edit: I just got off a chat session with Amazon. They stated the seller issued the refund. I wrote the seller a pretty firm letter today, and disclosed to him for the first time that 1) I had photos of the watch I returned to him, and 2) those photos showed a shared, distinctive defect on both watches, and 3) I was in contact with law enforcement in Houston to purse the eBay auction as stolen goods. You might guess that the seller realized something was up, and that a refund at that point was the best decision. Probably didn't want the police poking around his claim of a lost package and the sale of the same watch on eBay. Don't mess with a brick picker, I tell ya!

Not only am I not going to buy Any to Invest or build, I'm going to poke holes in everyone I see at the Lego Store.

It was a winner. Listen people, many of you are here because you are looking for information about investment, reselling, collecting...not LEGO bricks as a simple toy or fun build. I will tell you that if people go in heavy on this set, there will be ramifications later on. There are dozens of other sets that will be better investments than this one, so put your resources there. If you want one to build and display, buy one...it's a great set.