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I've bought at MSRP more for this theme than any other. It just don't feel right.8 points
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Ferrari F40. Total love-hate relationship with this car... Love: 1) the ways that Lego designers are able to create angles and shapes is absolutely astonishing. I love when I am building a section that I have no idea where it is headed until I pop it in to place. There are plenty of surprises in this build. 2) the wow factor. I gotta hand it to Lego, they have made another incredible vehicle. I was concerned what having two red cars on the shelf would look like, but the either it is a different shade of red or the red on black just pops differently than the T1 on white. It really stands out and looks beautiful. Hate: 1) the stickers. I don't necessarily hate placing stickers on Lego, but these are particular cumbersome because they are so tiny and my fingers completey covered them so I had trouble making sure it was lined up properly. I had to carefully re-lift and place far too many times. These are high-stakes too. If you want straight pinstripes or logos, you better have a steady hand. 2) fragile- I found a way to break it several times during build and my kid and I both found a way to break it after build. It is most definitely a display piece only. 3) lacking "fun" details. The T1 and especially the Mini Cooper raised the bar in regards to the extra factors such as a picnic basket, spare tire, or fan belt on engine kinda stuff. F40 has a sweet engine, but it becomes locked in with the bumper. It can be removed but should not be so tedious to do so. Also the trunk contains a container and some white case or something. Kind of blah. Also the stick to hold up the back car hood would be better attached with a ball joint or something. Overall the end result is a really cool display piece. Looks better in person than on the website and box. A great addition to the cars series, as long as you don't fiddle with it too much! I definitely recommend for build and display, but on the fence for investment some day down the road.
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Son and I spent 4 days building the Pet Shop. I never really understood the modular craze, until now. When I saw the pics that were uploaded for the brick bank, I thought it was time to at least get a pet shop before it went. So we bought it this month to have at least one in the collection. This was perhaps the most fun building experience of the many sets that we have done. The details in this set are just awesome, and this blows away all the architecture sets by a mile. I guess, we'll be ordering the other 4.. Don't think i'll be going back on the retired versions of this line, but the fire brigade sort of looks fun.
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I won the lottery at a local target today, I got 9 witch king battles for $7.48 each and 4 attack on laketowns for $14.98 each
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time to revert to pick a brick & speed champions race cars for order filler.4 points
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Companies that are as successful as TLG tend to make money, not statements. PS may go or it may stay (I think it is going), but it won't be because TLG wanted to make a statement to one of the smallest slices of its consumer base (i.e., resellers).4 points
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Just a small comparison between the new shuttle and the '90 one.
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Don't forget guys (& gals) that this promo code expires today...3 points
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It is a give and take I am doing great on JW sets. they will be gold this Christmas in my opinion whether there is some channel supply or not. I do know many people say factor in labor. However if this is your hobby, I guess instead of working on this you could instead sit on a couch and stare at a wall and charge $0 per hour and be bored. Labor is a factor but only if this is in my opinion not your hobby and you could replace all of the time you spend on it with something at a better hourly rate. In the world today there are a great many people who would not be able to find work to replace it at a more profitable rate while also being a hobby... not directed at you but something that has been on my mind when multiple people have said on BP to factor your labor costs in ... yes factor them in but also factor them against multiple variables3 points
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Someone has...pics of recent Santa Clara Lego exhibition.
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This is a great article and video posted on the home page here at BP (from the Brick Blogger): http://thebrickblogger.com/2015/10/lego-africa-first-time-playing-with-lego/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thebrickblogger+(TheBrickBlogger) My five year-old son and I are going to send a box to this program. He is so "over-privileged" when it comes to the amount of Lego toys in our home. Watching this video makes him understand how lucky he is and it's amazing to me how much he wants to share and help kids who don't have Legos. I hope some of you will donate as well. This is guaranteed to give you lots of good karma for the upcoming holiday season. Tower of Orthanc will pop back into stock at the moment you're sitting at your computer, Death Star will retire three weeks before TFA opens, and Palace Cinema will leapfrog the Pet Shop and retire the day after Thanksgiving... All because you donated an old box of Legos to children who will love them. Now who's the winner?2 points
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10937 - Arkham Asylum - NEW - $2302 points
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Sales are picking up. Classifieds are awesome. I am trying yo be as close to best price as possible on most.2 points
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ah the days of quadruple posting fond memories I feel whole again lol2 points
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remember the minecraft paying retail of last year2 points
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Never truer words spoken...2 points
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And that's why I have ZERO of this theme. I just can't bring myself to pay retail for it.2 points
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If Raptor Escapes are wrong, I don't want to be right.2 points
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You're good to go. I've never seen them discriminate towards the younger ones, and i've taken my boy to these when he was younger than 5.2 points
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Rock Star Habitat lizard man habitat crash dummy habitat take 22 points
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I agree with everything being said that also being said the demand for JW will far exceed any demand the Tumbler had in my opinion who knows if I am right but I think JW will be just fine for the Christmas flip2 points
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Ok here is an update. Things have changed on how we get our data and the format that it is in. It seems that everyone in all the major companies are really either closing doors on data that is given out, or clamping down on how people share info. I have a bunch of code that I need to update in order to work with the new data. I need a few more days to work this out and make sure it's right. The good news is that, based on what I see, I hope that as everything moves forward, it will not need to be monthly updates. It could possibly make it's way to weekly updates, we will have to see. So if anyone asks where is the update, just point them to this post. I will try to get it out there as soon as I can.2 points
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Here are some close-ups to give a better view on all the features.2 points
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With any business whether it be a large corporation or a small website like BrickPicker, business models change. At times, you need to ask yourselves what it is that you are looking to achieve with the product you are working on. Since the beginning, Ed and I have always set out to try and help the LEGO investor and reseller save and make money.Today we are announcing that Brick Classifieds will be changing to the FREE / NO FEES model. I don't think you can really complain about that now can you. We want to help you, the LEGO investor/reseller, to move your product. Hopefully with some of the new tools that we have added to the system and the new ones that are being worked on right now, you will help spread the word to check Brick Classifieds first to find the best prices on LEGO items. Since there are no commissions taken out of your sale, we hope that you will work to price your items accordingly. If you are not going to lose fees, you should be pricing it lower on Brick Classifieds than on the other marketplaces so that you can still make the most money. Lower prices will help bring new buyers. Once buyers learn to check Brick Classifieds for best pricing, they will check Brick Classifieds first which means more money in your pocket instead of someone elses. We have made some updates to the product detail page of Brick Classifieds. We have included listings from other Brick Classifieds sellers as well as listings from eBay and Amazon. We are trying to show the buyer where they can get the best deal. If you, the seller, do your job correctly, they should want to buy the product from you and not go to the big shops. If the prices are better on eBay or Amazon, hopefully the buyer will click through and Brick Classifieds can earn some revenue through affiliate programs. Over the next few days we will be adding feeds from BrickOwl and still looking to see what can be done with BrickLink. It's been a while since I made a post about updates, but here are somethings that have changed on Brick Classifieds: Seller fees have been changed to 0% Removed the Trade feature. That has now returned to the BrickPicker forum. Entire site is in https (SSL) mode Created an infinite scroll page to easily see all the latest items that have been posted on the site Built a Store Banner Generator for you to design a custom banner for your store profile page. This could be useful for posting specials and discounts One of the big things we want to do is help spread the word about Brick Classifieds. We created a tool that will allow you to select random products in your store or pick the actual items you want displayed. It will create a snippet of code that you can use to display your store products on forums, websites, eBay, where ever. Just paste the code we give you and your items can be shown anywhere. In the coming days, there will be an update to the price guide template on BrickPicker that will include listings of sets on Brick Classifieds Everything you need to sell LEGO items is here for you. The price is right, that is for sure. The thing is to get the word out, price aggressively and get the buyers out there to learn more about your shop here on Brick Classifieds that has great prices. Viral marketing from all of you is the best way to get people to see your listings. Price the items better than eBay, Amazon, etc. They will buy from you and you will save on the fees. It is a win for everyone. Put a snippet about Brick Classifieds in a eBay listing here or there to let them check out your store. I am sure they would be happy to pay a lower price and know that you are most likely padding the price to help pay the eBay fees.1 point -
How do you know there is no ecto included in the firehouse? That would be some very hot information.1 point
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I also did that combo.1 point
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There is a reason you know... why most people do not like Brussel Sprouts.1 point
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Pretty cool. Lego needed a modular bank. But I'm not convinced that the "money laundering" helps the set. I would have preferred an area for ATM machines.1 point
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Thanksgiving Feast now Sold Out at Lego LEGO Shop at Home US. These seasonal promos seem to sell out quick!1 point
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Ich persönlich nutze Ebay-kleinanzeigen, ebay (nur manchmal, da zu Hohe Gebühren), Shpock und Bricklink am liebsten. In Kombination dieser Shopsysteme und Medien läufts ganz gut [emoji6][emoji108]!1 point
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...comprehension of why people don't finish sentences1 point
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I admit I'm not applying logic to the situation, instead applying feeling. Which, in most cases, is hurting me investment wise. Fortunately I accept my folly.1 point
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Don't be sad. Timmy will be sad. Then you will make Timmy happy. Then you will be happy.1 point
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Deeply like. I feel naked standing there holding these sets marked at full MSRP, walking to the register... With no coupon, no heavily discounted gift card, no second coupon, no third coupon, no feeling of butterflies in my stomach wondering if all my coupons are going to stack or if that sad looking cashier with those beady little eyes is going to throw a roadblock on me... I just feel naked. Then I go through with it anyway, go home and input the purchase into my dinky little spreadsheet with a frowny face next to the price paid on each set. Full MSRP plus tax. Just sad.1 point
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It's not that anyone here thinks you'd deliberately give false information, more that you're basing your predictions on nothing more than hear say supplied by a CS rep. There's a thread already created called 'what I heard from a customer services rep today' and very little ends up being credible. If you believed everything you heard from them you'd end up missing out on a lot of sets. Sure they may be right but if you throw enough s**t at the wall sooner or later some of it will stick.1 point
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I love the deli. With two of them you could probably scale it up nicely to fit next to the standard modulars.1 point
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This is most likely the case. With the new Modular on the way, one is probably going. Only question is which one.1 point
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Mate, you must be doing something wrong as I've had no problem flipping this set for $25+ profit. Have a better look at your strategies.1 point
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This past decade LEGO has been wiser in their color choices for the builds they release. Also the designs have been more realistic/faithful of the source vehicle or location to be recognizable from a glance. So many Town cars from back in the day looked like a box on a wheels making that "Police" sticker necessary to tell it was a patrol car. Today City has curved hoods, various mudguards, and an assortment of wheels with tires. Sounds funny to say but now a garbage truck set looks like an actual real-life garbage truck. Not only in the general shaping but the colors making up the 'paintjob' too. A good example of better choice in colors and designs despite the fatigue for being around long as it has is LEGO Star Wars. The theme's first releases in 1999-2000 were very blocky, bulky, and quite a few large plates stuck together using less than flattering (and sometimes odd) colors. To be fair a handful of the spacecraft they tackled in those early years such as the X-Wing, A-Wing, TIE Fighter, or Bespin Cloud Car were okay then and still alright now to a degree but many were not good back in the day and certainly not by today's standards (the first AT-ST springs to mind). As an example comparing the 2013 A-Wing Starfighter to the 2000 edition between the colors used and shaping, the latest one wins without even trying. Shoot, it won that race standing still. The 2006 version is good though beating the 2000 one almost as easily being about as nice as the later design. Strange thing I have noticed with the parts included in sets across the board today compared to yesteryear is the lack of black. I can remember practically every set I built growing up when things came time to sort, there almost always was a handful no matter how small of parts in black. Lately I haven't been building much as sorting with majority of the pieces from modern releases and a limited few of these were black. Overall it seems as though 'gray is the new black' with it (light & dark) being used in just about everything. Gray can be considered a neutral color and does make up a lot in everyday living followed by subjects in the area of medieval periods and space travel. Look at the amount of gray sprinkled across the current Pirates theme then the massive amounts in Star Wars. Even a bit of gray can be found through the colorful world of Friends hidden beneath the pastel tones. One last agenda I wish to point out regarding the statement from the article of "When Lego first burst on to the toy scene, its bricks came in a very limited selection of colors" is similar to the "parts were simple back then" argument neither of which is true. An older article on New Elementary demonstrates when LEGO first started making bricks (the ones with slits on the sides), they used all sorts of weird colors. It took them a while before finally deciding upon a specific selection of hues. Once again today compared to yesterday, they (the LEGO Company) are being smarter and more conservative in their decisions.1 point
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brickumentary had a segment on how much work has been going into roller coaster development. They could keep increasing prices on this line $250 Simpsons The Android's Dungeon and Baseball Card Shop1 point
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just got a Trevi fountain on Jet.com for $35 with the SURPRISE20 coupon code1 point
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I think a lot of times, they're willing to scan anything, and expect the computer to tell them what's up.1 point
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I was faced with a similar question at TRU yesterday... get a Brick Bounty 70413 (have zero in my inventory)... or 2 more Wall-E (already have a handful)? I had to go for Wall-E again... Maybe this set is a good money maker at a $65 buy in... but better than the other options out there right now? I don't know. Has anyone said it yet? ... I think the Bounty could have done much better with black sails ... or even white sails (with a black skull & crossbones)... why did they do the red & white stripe? Is there some historical accuracy to that or something? It just looks like a kids birthday party, not a fearsome pirate ship.1 point
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Crying rivers for you Excite. How do you pick up the pieces and move on?1 point
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Bought last week, arrived these 2 days... 30x 759191 point
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I will have to buy two of these sets to make one proper one.1 point
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That's an obvious set to bundle with BB when it comes time to sell them. Who doesn't like Spider-Man? And Doctor Octopus is an obvious reference to the Vampire Squid, aka Goldman Sachs. What a great way to teach kids about the global financial system!1 point
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These stopmotion sort of build videos and channels are becoming more prevalent which is good but also means each will have to start offering a new twist on the genre compared to the other guy.1 point
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Overthinking it, perhaps?1 point
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When my wife and I first moved out, oh so many years ago, our first shopping trip, I bought cheap bread and cheap toilet paper. I was back at the store a couple days later. It was then that I decided to always impart the advice that no matter how poor you are, you *must* buy the good bread and the good TP. It just makes your quality of life that much better.1 point
