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A few things over the past 24 hours... To much to list but tis the season!!

The ban is a very interesting topic. I've said before, and I'll say again, that Lego wants its products to increase in value after they retire. TLG wants consumers standing there in the store holding that $200 set and thinking "I know it's expensive but these things become collector's items and that justifies the price. So I'm going to buy it." So to some extent, Lego requires a post-retirement secondary market (with much higher prices) to legitimize its MSRP prices and to augment the brand. This drives up sales and drives up profits. TLG wants this - but they want it after they decide to stop producing a specific item. What TLG doesn't want is people "scalping" their products - the QFLL in particular. Lego doesn't want you making a $20 profit off the set that you don't want to open and play with but somebody else does, and, unfortunately that "someone else" wasn't quick enough or informed enough to get it for himself, but you were. TLG doesn't want resellers stealing its profits and frustrating its "playing customers" because it can't keep up with all the demand and it can't keep 100 copies of each and every set on each and every shelf in each and every town on the planet. That's my two cents anyway. TLG wants to protect the people who play with their toys, but they also secretly love the massive price jumps when they retire a product - almost as much as we do.

De-evolve to Cucumberboy, simply remove the briny solution!

I really hope your Lego ID is not anything related to Mauro23 or you may be getting a personal visit from Jørgen Vig Knudstorp. And he won´t be coming to talk about the weather.

Happy December! 15% here.

145 70134 Lavertus Outland Base

Recent build with a shark from the bulk bin. **How do you add a photo using the mobile app, I have never been successful and have to resort to the desktop version.**

How about trying "Weinerboy"? Is your LEGO S@H name the same as your eBay account?

Next one (EU)...

No... it is called Black Bounty in Spain. Anyway... never mind. Offcourse there will most probably more customers (kids) for the Brick Bounty. But therefore it is also widely available. If you sell EEE MISB you have nothing to fear from the stickers. The buyer will have to deal with them.

Sold a couple Indominus Rex 75919 sets the past few weeks, which was nice. However, the best news was I received a credit/GC from eBay (since it was one of their Hot Items) replacing my fees. Which I then used to purchase a GC from StubHub and promptly bought 2nd row seats behind home plate to take my son to his first MLB game next year. Seats that I normally would never afford, but I thought “EBay credit/GC covered a good chunk, why not!?” Now, if only I could get Exciter to find me some corn dog coupons and we’d be all set! And I would like to say thank you to all those on this site that contribute and are helpful, I do appreciate it.

Lego really out did themselves with this years promos just built the ginger bread house love the colours. It so vibrant.

I'm sure we bought from the same retailer as I also bought "10232 PC for 101 euro". :-) In addition, I purchased: 10243 Parisian Restaurant for 104,50€ 10236 Detective's Office for 104,50€ 75105 SW Millenium Falcon for 90€ 41101 Heartlake Grand Hotel for 79€ 75082+75084 SW bundle: Tie Advanced Prototye+Wookiee Gunship for 65€ 31038 Changing Seasons for 29€ 31036 Toy Shop for 19,50€ 31035 Beach Hut for 14,50€ 31031 Rainforest Animals for 9,50€ 60073 Service Truck for 14,50€ Those were some decent price reductions. Almost everything will be added to my personal collection though I'll definately get rid of 75082 from the SW bundle.

Maybe so, but remember this, Studio 54 closed its doors and went out of business...

See the "How a QFLL killed my Lego Dreams" thread.

http://shop.lego.com/en-DE/Birds-21301 Officially retired.

What is the problem peeps? You think you are the only ones who bought Lego at Galeria-Kaufhof today? They are probably very busy. Don't you think?

I don't think you can compare the Black Bounty with the EEE. They are for different target groups. Personally I am very pleased with how EEE is performing. Also I dare to say it is not as hoarded as Black Bounty will be.

Just bought the 75055 ISD for 88 € incl. shipping (at Spielemax.de)

Look what finally came in buddies!

OP has been updated with the valid coupons. As Alpine mentioned, the 5 off 25 date needs to be fixed but is good, i'll get to it tomorrow.

Did the Wally world dash and added a target stop on the day. Out the door at 5 back at 7. Also got three more of the towers from the web earlier so that gives me 11 regular and one duplo, four bike shops and two artic bases. There was 48 lego towers on the pallet and Wal-Mart when it started. thirty seconds later there was zero.

Literally a "Black Friday" for discount-seekers at LEGO Shop at Home EU...

- 10236 Ewok Village for 180 euro. - 75918 T-Rex for 54 euro. - 10232 PC for 101 euro. - 3 x 21108 Ecto-1 for 32 euro each. Special thanks to an accomplice from the forum here.

So... Temple of Airjitsu... Got one with the recent deal with that free Serpent thingie set. This set is blimmin' GORGEOUS. The details, the building techniques... this deserves to be more popular than the modular buildings, all other things equal. Love the use of the speargun used as a desk lamp support, the upside-down garage jointed panels for the roofs of the buildings, the way the small curved staircases are build by simultaneously facing three directions. And the end result is breath taking. I don't even care about the minifigs (I'll probably sell them off). Just gorgeous.

I built the Black Seas Barracuda today. Well, over the past week. I bought this on CL along with about 8 other pirate sets from the same era, and some LOTR sets. I got them all for $45. Total score, I have the box to Barracuda, and instructions for the dozen or so sets. The build was pretty fun. The old skool techniques are a bit painful compared to newer sets. One major difference is the instructions. The entire set was just 28 steps in the manual. I feel like a set this size would easily be 2 big manuals by todays standards. They packed in a lot of changes into each step. I had to backtrack MANY times because I missed something. There is no highlighting or diagrams for which parts will be used in the step. The minifigures are pretty cool, I can picture some good imaginative play with the blue vs red capped pirates. The interior details are very poor. There is a whole roof section that is hinged, that just reveals a simple treasure box. Very lack-lustre compared to the BP or QAR interiors. But the colors are pretty cool. I need to flatten my sails for sure, but I wanted to snap a quick pic with the finished product. I'm missing a few pieces that I hope are fairly common. If there are any classic pirate system fans out there, shoot me a PM if you are interested, I'm going to put it up for sale as soon as I get the spare parts.

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Multiple orders (to gain multiple promos) is the issue just as much as multiples of one item. Also, newer VIP members have less leeway from what I see. LEGO seems to ignore banning buyers of multiple sets that are on sale because they want to unload them.

There were a lot of order cancellations last night. I am waiting to see how things shake out for members...as in did they get banned.

I'm sad. I actually had to read this thread for the first time today. Damn me for being greedy... Closest store is 2 hours away ugh. There has to be a way around this. Perhaps I should get a girlfriend now and just get her an account. Or I can sell my house, move, and change my name... Prolly easier to sell my house, move, and change my name.

3. They even have 10241 Triple E on sale for 20% off I would recommend buying this.

Mine too, get 'em while they're hot!

One of the conditions to become a winner is met.

I think in this instance it's just a case of obtaining some additional stock (possibly retailer returns)

Always happy when some one "digs up an old thread" with good news to add! Now just work some of that market appreciation magic over here in the US I have 2 of these, with buy in at US$70... but have had them going on 2 years now. Seems prices are going up here too... now about US$115 shipped on ebay. I'm guessing that would put about US$92 in my pocket... so not dancing in the streets, but nothing to complain about.

Which street exactly...? I guess this becomes May the fourth then. Which then bodes the question, what was originally scheduled for May fourth & got bumped further?

Gotcha, bro I also bought: 10232 PC for 101€ euro 2x 21108 Ectos for 32€ each 75094 Imperial Shuttle Tydirium for 57,59€ Also wanted a PR but obviously @Brian Briggs was a bit faster then me. Still thinking about DO and / or EV.

The first, 4th, and 7th step is to inform your cashier that you are using your TRU CC and they need to hit the 'magic' button.

Off topic but got quite a lot of these today at Sainsbury's and some Ebay scalpers early on this morning. http://news.toyark.com/2015/11/24/limited-edition-empire-magazine-star-wars-cover-kylo-ren-figure-183397

I was tired and really wanted to go to sleep early - I should have known better.

Trent Reznor and David Bowie - Hurt

Too many lonely housewives trying to get a different sort of package delivery

We just have to be aware that it could also have something to do with the Lego shortage. But that should be an european issue only. So if in the US it is showing the signs as well we'd better suit-up and bust the remaining ecto's.

Tumbler, Slave, and Simps house for $439.60 shipped. I'm set on Cows and EV so getting started on some newer stuff. My declaration of no more buying this year lasted two whole days. Stupid target code...

Maybe they had way too many of those white cheese pieces lying around, and needed some way to get rid of them.

The only Lego ban that people should be concerned about is the ban from the spouse. All other bans can be mitigated through other means.

I... I just wanted to make a really, reaaally long Holiday Train. I was going to run my Chrismas lights through them and hang the lines from my roof. It would've gone viral, Lego! It would've gone VIRAL! You're missing out on a great marketing opportunity by banning me!

It may be a stretch trying to make a straight comparison between a vehicle and a toy but there are some basic principles we as a consumer expect from a product regardless of sticker price (although I will add the higher the price then the higher of level for perfection is expected). Stability of design How well the model can handle the rough laws of physics and randomness in nature. Truthfully the design could be considered ugly as sin in my eyes or yours. What matters is if it holds together and endures against the rough vigors of life. Quality of material The level of refinement for the raw ingredients ultimately affects the end result meaning even if one were using the best equipment yet the lowest grade textiles then all you would get back is a well-made piece of junk. Consistency between inventory While nothing can realistically be hundred percent accurate to each item rolling off the assembly line, the technologies available make any possible discrepancies quite minimal. Safety of usability Well obviously the last thing we want is for the product to suddenly explode in a great ball of fire for no good reason. Ha. There are numerous standardized tests of endurance a company has set aside for its product. However some bugs can still slip through and only rear their ugly head under more normal everyday living circumstances or difficult to recreate rare occurrences.Although the valley between pricing for a toy car to an actual car is enormous and more is to be expected from the real thing (rightfully so), there is a general level in what is to be expected from either one. Of course a person cannot demand for example a Hot Wheels model of a Rolls Royce to be the same as the real deal yet even so one should count on the toy to be of good quality and actually look like the vehicle it is based on. Perhaps this is why many are disappointed by LEGO's latest Creator Expert Ferrari because it is not completely perfect in their eyes.

Eh, I wasn't luck enough to get a proper Nine Inch Nails t-shirt back in the day. Instead I got stuck with one for the lesser known 23 Centimeter Cuticles.

Many members are Lego lovers and enthusiast collectors, they are just the silent majority imo.