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I can never see shipping anything wrapped in brown paper. That is just awful. Kraft paper is just not stable enough to ship Lego sets in or really much of anything else for that matter. Like FedEx stated when they refused to accept the package, the paper can easily get torn and ripped of the package during transit. I know it could reduce costs but I can imagine most buyers are happy to pay a few more bucks to receive their item undamaged in a proper box. I wish all sellers had pride in their sales and valued their customers. Proper packaging is one way to display that professionalism.

"I paid for this item this morning. Why haven't you shipped my item yet?" I can already tell that this is a person that I will wish I never sold anything too. Really? You EXPECT same day shipping? Some people are ridiculous.

Now this is a truck. Although, I do figure some of you just back-up the box truck and say "Fill it!"

when your 5 month old poops and it goes up her diaper to her shoulderblades and goes all over your sheets because mommy wont let her sleep in the crib. @4am.

Oh No you didn't!!!

They are yummy...

I actually just bought one to build and thought it was extremely fun in doing so. But the kids think it is an awesome set and are fighting over whose room it can stay in for display. My youngest has already had it invaded by the ninjas. There must be 25 ninjago guys all over it. It is very amusing to me, but very fun for them. I will be picking up more of these as I think this set for many fathers like me has hit a nostalgic nerve. The more of these UCS sets and Advanced models that come out the more I want all of them (-Ferrari). These will be winners for sure.

If this "series" continues, the WOW factor will be that it's the first of the line.

My Purolator guy refused delivery twice with weird online tracking errors such as "Loading dock unavailable". After insisting on the phone, he finally arrived, rang and asked for our help to unload. It was quite a large truck so I asked " Which boxes are ours?". His reply: " All of them." It was glorious.

I sold a used hogwarts express (4841) for $180 shipped on eBay :)

Settled a bit and sold an SSD 10221 for $850. Half price on fees and good shipping prices made the decision. Needed to clear some money for upcoming months Batcave/Funhouse combo for $135. Again, a bit low, but cheap buy-in and unsure about future for this combo.

Whoo hoo! I am worthy. _______________ Hello from Amazon Services, We are writing to let you know that your seller account currently meets the following Holiday Selling Guidelines for the Toys & Games store this holiday season: - Your first sale on Amazon.com must be prior to September 18, 2015 (sale does not need to be specific to the Toys & Games store): Yes - You must have processed and shipped at least 25 orders between September 1 and October 31, 2015 (orders do not need to be specific to the Toys & Games store): Yes - Your short term order defect rate must be no greater than 1% as of November 1, 2015. Your current order defect rate: 0% - Your pre-fulfillment cancel rate must be no greater than 1.75% between October 1 and October 31, 2015. Your current pre-fulfillment cancel rate: 0% - Your late shipment rate must be no greater than 4% between October 1 and October 31, 2015. Your current late shipment rate: 0% To remain eligible to sell in the Toys & Games store this holiday season, please continue to meet our Holiday Selling Guidelines. Thank you for selling on Amazon.com. Regards, Amazon Services

Cant remember where this question was posted, but I just received this from Amazon and I only do FBA: Hello from Amazon Services, We are writing to let you know that your seller account currently meets the following Holiday Selling Guidelines for the Toys & Games store this holiday season: - Your first sale on Amazon.com must be prior to September 18, 2015 (sale does not need to be specific to the Toys & Games store): Yes - You must have processed and shipped at least 25 orders between September 1 and October 31, 2015 (orders do not need to be specific to the Toys & Games store): Yes - Your short term order defect rate must be no greater than 1% as of November 1, 2015. Your current order defect rate: 0% - Your pre-fulfillment cancel rate must be no greater than 1.75% between October 1 and October 31, 2015. Your current pre-fulfillment cancel rate: 0% - Your late shipment rate must be no greater than 4% between October 1 and October 31, 2015. Your current late shipment rate: 0% To remain eligible to sell in the Toys & Games store this holiday season, please continue to meet our Holiday Selling Guidelines.

It's been a good seller. We're down about 30 more sellers on Amazon to about 67 offerings. Buy box has risen to $90.

Via Amazon A few Halloween TOTs - $24, TMNT Kraang Lab Escapes - $27, LR Constitution Trains - $135, City: Train Stations (7937) - $95. Considering you could get 7937 for $27 when TRU clearanced them, they are doing pretty well.

It will look nice next to the UCS AT-AT when it's released.

I sometimes stop to collect my thoughts - those can be pretty worthless.

Okay, I realize there are a lot of parents here with infants or had to take of a baby at one time or another but before this conversation starts to reek like a full diaper, perhaps we can steer away from all the poop, please?

That is the purpose of this thread. Many a post put things on my radar

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We have several pages of answers here, but all in all, the consensus is sorta "NO impact really".

We all know what the note from Amazon Services says now... not sure any more need to be posted. @fossilrock - I hear you about the eBay hassle. I cancelled all my listings a while back (was going on a business trip) and haven't put a single one back up. I posted some of them to Brick Classifieds instead. I'm increasingly bothered by the changes they make to not just the rules but also to the listing editor, etc. Feels like I have to learn it all over again every couple months.

I received this same message. I'm excited as I just started selling on Amazon in Aug so this will be my first year selling somewhere other than eBay during the holiday season!

If it make you feel any better, my kids are 7 and 3, and don't do that anymore. Oh, sorry. That just makes me feel better.

I got a "or do you like cars with many many miles on them" vibe off that statement.

If you put enough tape on it, even the buyer will have a hard time getting the paper off.

Thanks! To put a nice little bow on this story, I printed shipping last night and before I got to bed already received positive feedback "Thanks for the swift shipping." Seems like I can create a Saturday Night Live character based on this person "Mr. I-Have-No-Concept-of-Time".

I guess since the minifig heads are hollow and won't block your airway if swallowed babies can play with minifigs? Good to know we still have baby toys in the house if anyone brings one over!!!

they know me by now. when i got there the one associate called out to the other behind the partition "hey - the lego guy is here" and that sales associate got very excited and said that it was the largest site-to-store palette they had ever gotten. they know the lego investing spiel by now.

Yes you can, I bought several Slave 1 & Sea Cow over the Summer using rewards.

yes, yes & yes...

It's all how you drive your car. I have a 2007 jetta and I get 5,3 l/100km. That is under what is said is average consumption. So yes, there are people that achieve this. It's hypocryte to point at VW and moan about they cheated. I don't approve and VW deserves to be punished for lying, but all those people that drive like morons and pull up like they are in a Fast and Furious movie are probably the first to moan about this scandal. So overrated, this crisis. Edit: And to stay just a bit on topic, I do not think this scandal will have a big impact on the sales for this LEGO set

I was never interested in them, since I lack service centers for many foreign models in my area. If you ain't got a Mopar, Ford, or GM product in my neck of the woods, you isn't getting service.

We service VWs everyday and they are way overrated. Sorry to any fans out there. German cars are generally overrated IMO. I've had my share of BMWs and Mercedes and they are pricey and unreliable.

What was all that "one in a million" talk? Honestly...if it wasn't for this forum, I probably would have quit ebay all together. It's nice to hear other people's stories of woe Thanks for keeping me sane!

Yes...this is what I do too. Turns out this person was just impatient more so then an a-hole. My message to them was "Sorry, I have been at work all day but will ship this when I get home"....to which they replied "Thanks, have a great evening." I think what happens a lot in this day and age is that people forget they are talking to a person. The person probably works, has kids, goes to school, etc (I do all of these). Until you respond with a "human" response, they think they are talking to Amazon or some other huge corporation. Anyways...still think there is 92% chance I end up eating something on this transaction.

On a bad day it might result in me becoming single again.... gotta watch where I leave those boxes and receipts. Out of sight out of mind argument

Smart.

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Bought city airport fire truck 60061 for $14.98 at TRU. It was the last one they had and the cashier was surprised it had been marked down again.

It was often seen as the disjointed child of the Winter Village theme (which is separate to SW). It was often critiqued as being a mishmash of promotional polybags. Don't get me wrong, I also like the allure of this set, but it isn't everyone's cup of tea.

You definitely should. I have sold four of them this month for $24 as well but on Amazon. They sold within a week of me listing them for sale and helped meet my 25 sale requirement for holiday selling this year. I have decided to hold on to the rest I have for a few more months before listing them.

You don't have any girls I see. Yes poop up the back is bad, especially when you don't know it until you start changing and then realize it went from diaper change to full on bath. Your response was like the text form of

If you use the cash programme it works out to $10 for every 95 points, you get 1 point with every $20 dollars spent or $25 at the booze store or various other amounts at other partners. Doesn't seem like much but when you get points along with your weekly groceries and home/auto insurance they build up pretty quickly. they also combine nicely with cash-back visa cards. The trick with TRU as they don't take air miles at the point of sale like many places do, you have to convert your points into vouchers to redeem in-store.

My rule of thumb is 10 air miles are worth a $1. It usually costs $20 of spending to get one air mile at TRU. So if you spend $20 you now get 30 air miles or $3. That's a 15% discount right there.

20% off plus $10 off would be a colossal fire sale in CAD with this exchange rate. The last time there was a 20% off, I hammered the Avengers tower hard and made about $15USD each on those after ebay fees and shipping. Just do the in store pickup. The cashier at Lansdowne Mall in Richmond B.C. asked me what the heck am I doing with 25 sets of these. I have a suspicioun people will be punching in orders for the monsters minifigs this time if it shows up online. 3.99x15 = $60 - $10 = $50 $50x1.12 (BC tax) = $56 Convert back to USD is around 2.75 a pack after taxes. The cheapest I got the minifigs was in Oregon stacking GCs and 5% red card at target, and it was 2.80USD a pack. And I had to go to the store lining up and the cashier had to scan this and that. So what you really want to see now is the CAD dropping to 72 cents. Then you clean every lego set that is on sale with the code. Minifigures can be used as fillers.

Anyone with 10129's, I wouldn't ignore the warning...

Pinside is a good forum for pinball. Imagine brickpicker but pinball is discussed instead of lego. Probably worth 400-800 depending on condition. The market for EMs is soft except for a few rare games. Games with animated backglass can be valuable so maybe this one is more sought after.

Finished the mystery mansion yesterday to finally complete the series. Now to move on to the Monster Fighter line in time for Halloween! No HH though:(

My favorite game when at the Lego Store...switch the retired sign, I always put it on the Death Star