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this guy knows about bubbles

Just give him a neck brace instead...

with such a firm sturdy plastic case, i'm sitting on mine at the moment as well...

Traffic on EBay blew up on these today. I sold 6 @ 64.95 by dinner time. I raised my price to 67.95 and sold another.

Local quick flippers be like, oh bollix

Kmart.com is like a box of chocolates, you never know the shape of items you are going to get

Coolest set around. $35.00, but you can find them cheaper.

Let them post that you can become rich buying Lego, as I stated many times at least 75% of the new would be investors and think they can make tons of money fast, well don't last long, just look at all the people on this site that in the last few years you don't hear from anymore well most of them failed. anybody just starting that think they can buy all the sale items and Exclusives and become rich in a year or so are doomed, and after this Christmas there will be many more failures. People are just itching to sell stuff just to make a few dollars, I mean like $5 or so. Ed

As a 16 year old myself, I'd go for a Super Heroes set over Star Wars (larger mass appeal, even though personally I am a bigger fan of SW). There are also some pretty cool CITY sets that I'd also recommend, and you actually get more since its a non-licensed theme. If you don't mind some research, Brickset has written up an article on 2015 Holiday toy suggestions for sub $25 and $25-$50.

This is the official Wall-E swivelling head fix

You always need to be careful with those waist down selfies.

Don't be cheap - ship how you would want to receive.

Not helpful... Does this mean it's bad to use an extra box as its a waste or bad to not use an extra box as the Lego might get crushed? I'm guessing the crushed one?? It wasn't helpful but it was funny. Always ship in another box. Period.

I would get a technic for a 14 year old. There are plenty of cool ones around $30.

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This is probably my favorite set of recent memory. The feet are awesome and there is a custom cape you can buy to finish it off. http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10041&campid=5337057111&customid=setsEBAY-US&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=281844304922

I feel like the previous regular version of this set did pretty well post retirement and the reviews have been pretty positive. We've got probably most of a year before it retires, but hopefully some sales soon to clear shelf space for TFA stuff. I think this set would make a great companion piece to either the Ewok Village or the Death Star Final Duel. It's sort of a stretch for the Death Star piece, but I doubt we're going to see an Emperor's Shuttle anytime soon.

$5 profit isn't so bad on a bunch of $3 sets.

Shop Your Way has been very good for me this month. I want to give exciter1 a high five for all his posts about SYW; you've saved me a ton of money! I feel like I've committed a crime with some of these prices. I love KMart! MC 21119: THE DUNGEON - $16.05 MC 21120: THE SNOW HIDEOUT - $13.77 31039: BLUE POWER JET - $56.87 60092: DEEP SEA SUBMARINE - $26.16 [drumroll] 60033: ARCTIC ICE CRAWLER - 48 cents (!)

It will be back at amazon for 250

Yeah, I agree. It's a terrible listing. Simply picturing what was for sale, and saying 'the buyer will receive everything pictured' would have sufficed. I think the buyer was trying a little too hard to sell it. It's never a good idea to picture things that aren't for sale, unless it's very clearly stated that it's not for sale.

I really like the Minecraft sets. I don't play Minecraft, and they still speak to me. They lead to more open ended play and feel like classic LEGO. I love Snow Hideout. Exo Suit has less playability, but is another good choice for that age. It's an uncommon set (outside of LEGO enthusiasts), and his friends will be impressed.

Really? I feel like this charity is very fortunate to have a volunteer like yourself with special skills perfectly suited for buying Lego at the best possible price... seems a shame to "not use your witchcraft". Who are you trying to be... Samantha in Bewitched? So one kid gets a MSRP $40 Lego, and his brother gets a $25 video game (that he wanted) and sister gets some $28 doll (that she wanted) ... is someone really gonna feel like they got short changed? To me, a $40 Lego on the table next to other $25 - $30 toys sure doesn't look like much. Of course, I understand... someone could feel short changed... just my 2 cents. Of the choices given here, I also lean towards the Hulkbuster... It's just the coolest. Minecraft is OK if you like Minecraft, but if you don't, it looks dumb. But who doesn't like Iron Man and the Hulk? But if you could see your way to work a little magic, I like the 3-in-1 Creator sets like the Mountain Hut.

For a second I honestly thought "cool, what polybag is that?" And on second thought, wow. The delivery person had to try pretty damn hard to destroy it like that - does your delivery person hate you or something?

Want some syrup on dem pancakes?

It's settled! Gold bars for cushioning. Now who wants to sell me some stuff? Sound advice. Equivalently, try to ensure your packing is done better than LEGO Shop at Home, K-Mart, and (frequently) Target.

I'm sure that a bunch of us would be willing to let go of an Exo-Suit to support your cause. It's right in your price range, is a bit more of a challenging build, and would probably interest a fourteen year old boy. Otherwise super heroes or Star Wars is the way to go. What about the new Star Wars sets? With the movie being released right around Christmas those may interest him as well.

Hulk buster is a great set for play or display, at 14 its likely more about the build and display value than sitting on the floor playing. at that age minecraft may be good too, or of course the Vader battle fig. also what about the mclaren pit stop? anyone into cars would find it cool. not sure if they gave you any other details but there are so many options depending on what they are into.

That's some Grade A+ trolling. Always ship in a box. I'd say always ship in a nice looking box, reused is ok but make sure it isn't ratty or crushed.

I personally prefer the wrapped in paper method, myself. It always seems to create great conversations with your buyers when they receive it.

Go to Reports/Fulfillment/Inventory Adjustments. Leave the form fields blank and run it for the past 180 days. You'll get a report of how many eff ups they've had at the warehouse.

I personally think , and obviously it is a bias opinion , that folks switching to FBA and learning the ropes so close to Christmas is a horrible idea. My 2 unwelcomed cents .

I sold one a day for 2 weeks last year in the Toronto core. Plenty of parents down here who are happy to pay inflated prices to get that perfect gift for little Timmy or Suzie. How else to explain the existence of Toys Toys Toys with their permanent markup? I only have 1 to sell this year (unless something changes) so I recommend doing craigslist/kijiji ads using downtown as an area. Lots of safe and crowded areas down here to do the exchange.

Funny guy... I guess you're not keeping up on your reading because investors on these boards have reported buying these things since day 1 as part of their investment portfolio. They've been scooped up from Amazon UK for a year now and regularly went out of stock on Amazon UK.

Some of these people make $.50 - $2.50 on other items, so LEGO is a step up.

Yes, it appears they are going to blow them out in this pre Black Friday week. I went back to the store I grabbed some at yesterday and they were all taken to the back (I asked if they sold out and was told they were instructed to put them in the back until Thursday). Lego sales have been pretty slim pickings (at least around me...a little in store WM clearance and not much at all at TRU, chapters coupons seem to always exclude Lego and Canadian Tire hasn't done their typical 20% off yet) so I think this is a great buy. I'll be getting as many as I can.

I really enjoyed building the Tydirium shuttle and I find it aesthetically much more eye-pleasing than the new 75104 Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle!

Yup, best solution for all medium to large shipments and you benefit from lower volumetric shipping costs too.

What I would do is get a massive cardboard box, and with a proper cutting utensil fashion your own custom made box and reinforce it with plenty of packing tape. That's what I do with most sets. You want as little space between the set (which should be bubble wrapped) and the outer box as possible,. This will minimize any possible damage during the shipping process.

hahahha... I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one thinking polybag.

If the child asked for Legos than I think you are safe with a Star Wars or Superhero set. At fourteen he knows what he likes and so this is way of asking for it. Either the HulkBuster or Bat Boat is a way to go. Either will give him a break from the real world for a little bit and that is what it is about? Personally, I'd go with the HulkBuster

Speaking of beautiful... I got the Bold-Arrow voodoo workin' today... a wink & a smile works in Charlotte, too. I found an I-Rex on the shelf today, figured I'd try all coupons I had: the 20% off, $5 off, and $10 gift card for $75 purchase... well of course, they wouldn't all go through. The newbie cashier said the 20% and $5 worked, but the $10 gift card would not... I was very understanding... "Oh that's fine... I just thought I'd give it a try... thank you for trying..." But she wouldn't give up. She called over the more senior cashier (who has scanned 100's of my coupons this year). She smiled, "Nice to see you! Didn't see you here last Saturday?.." she took control of the scanner... didn't work right away, and then..beep... beep-beep... $91.37. I'm thinking "That's less than I expected... quick... run my card please..." When I got out to the car, I'm looking over the receipt: 20% check.... $5 off check... and then the line "21.40 SAVINGS DEC. $10 GIFT CARD" ... What? I'm not complaining... but whatever that coupon was... I'd like to get more of those

This, along with The Mine, was one of my first investment purchases ever after coming out of my long Dark Ages. My buy in was $89. It looks like I picked a winner.

eBay is advertising my sets to me!!! AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want it to say Retired Product

Great! While Amazon's trying to figure out which box to use Target will mark it up & it'll never see RRP there again...