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Picked up a used complete Black Pearl with minifigs for $150.

Picked this up today. A close look at the minifigures (I apologized for the lack of any photography equipment other than white paper and an iPhone). A printed piece!

You're looking at essentially 40% off. For what's bound to be a popular set for a while, that's a solid buy. Sure, someone will post later on that they combined their TRU rewards certificate, with their TRUTH discount, got some extra discount on credit card cash back program, and paid for it all with discounted gift card and paid $17 out the door, but 40% is getting harder to come by consistently these days.

KMart BOGO 50% off Star Wars, coupons, gift cards, SYWR points and crazy math. 2 x 75093 - Death Star Final Duel = $46.69 each (KMart price $79.99) 8 x 75049 - Snowspeeder = $23.01 each (KMart price $32.99) 2 x 75048 - The Phantom = $14.30 each (KMart price $26.99) 1 x 75081 - T-16 Skyhopper = $12.51 (KMart price $24.99) 1 x 75080 - AAT - $12.51 (KMart price $24.99)

Step on over to The Tumbler thread...

Seems to me Lego is a good and fair employer.

Seriously? I don't think that was it at all. I think it was a way to earn a few laughs and show that some people take movies way too seriously. You all need to lighten up.

Near complete loose Death Star play set, hobbit unexpected gathering and a tub of other stuff for $125 at an estate sale

Sold out at LEGO Shop at Home US:

Jumping on the SW love bandwagon after seeing it this afternoon. I am huge OT fan and saw the original film in 1977 when i was 8. TFA is fantastic. A great story told with precisely the right amount of detail and not a drop more. Perfectly edited. I did not expect the emotional response at seeing those yellow letters scrolling up the screen like my life going by but it was so justified. One of the most satisfying motion picture experiences of my life. I was one of those weirdo's giving it a standing ovation at the end. Going to see it again in 2 days.

More new Architecture and of course MOAR Raptors. I thought they were retiring???

Yep. Which is why I still think Birds 21301 is the sleeper set from 2015 and potentially the best CAGR performer of the years new releases. Meets each one of these requirements very well. Now, back to your regularly scheduled advice...

We are just a little "pumped" for the movie. 5 more mins until the movie previews begin. Yeah, eating popcorn with the mask is kinda hard. The Lego Star Wars commercial just played and it was awesome.

Didn't see a thread dedicated to this set which I think is a sleeper other than its super long availability. maybe one that's off the radar sort of like the ubiquitous Empire State Building that is turning to be a decent investment. From a seller point , the SSN is super light and cheap to ship. Just went to SOLD OUT at shop at home USA in the last 24 hours. still in stock at TRU for shipping for $1.00 (5%) over MSRP. Going to clear out the local bn stock this week.

http://nh.craigslist.org/tag/5327966266.html Picking this lot up tomorrow. The Hobbit UG is already gone. I know, I have a problem. A few of these are on my "sweet!" list! Yhe lady says "this is the last lot!" She's the one who finds the good ones mostly.

4 FBA sellers front running amazon on this set. Don't see that too often. Race to the bottom on most items this year. Time to shift gears yet again.

I have no idea about the sale since I haven't seen a Kmart in years. But I would recommend maybe a clothes pin for your nose, as a gas mask may be too alarming in the world we now live in...

Star Wars...

I laughed long and loud. "You still want me to sign this?"

Video was great. Watched it a few times.. It's just LEGO, like mentioned it can be rebuilt. There is a lot more in the world to worry about than this. Sure I wouldn't want to drop mine either, but it was for entertainment value. It was a great skit and it is real on how people really talk to these guys as if they are the authority on it. Harrison Ford could probably care less about a lot of this stuff. It was just a role he played. In many interviews I watched, he is patient and tries his best to make people happy but from his perspective, he sat in a fake set, pretended to fly something that did nothing in a completely fake world. We are the ones that make it real and live on. Still one of my favorite actors of all time just because he is always cool about things.

I just got the chance to watch this for the first time, with sound up (I watched it in line on Thursday, but no sound). That was hilarious. Harrison used to get criticized for being reclusive, or being a jerk. I think he finally figured out how to play the "character" of Harrison Ford (much like Shatner, Adam West, and Wil Wheaton). I love this stuff with him.

I look at it as another 10179 bites the dust. It was a skit. Harrison Ford literally threw it over his head. The important thing is that someone had enough knowledge of the 10179 to use it in the skit. It is becoming "legendary ."

Don't worry, I have enough for selling... ;-)

just pictures of those VERY bent thick parts. No box photos as he knows there is no chance of a Return due to being on an island or S.America likely. Instead they want cash back. They never noted they used a reshipper, I know they are omitting this on purpose and feel its slightly dishonest judging by all their purchase history on Ebay. I worked in molding, plastics machinery etc... and to bend the plastic on a reinforced LEGO part that thick is easily a hundred pounds of force. Im venturing it was run over by a truck. I came across this thread in searching: http://community.ebay.com/t5/Archive-Selling/Buyer-trying-to-scam-me/td-p/22800149/highlight/true I feel for them, but In the end, the buyer can buy international and pay full international shipping with insurance from an Ebay seller who does that, if they opt for a CONUS shipping and no chance of insurance they accept the risk of cheaper stuff but no recourse. The buyer knows the risk and game theyre playing with a courier/reshipper. I lived in Bulgaria a while, and have been deployed to remote a@@ whateverISTAN bases and Ive seen boxes smashed to bits upon arrival or stuff obviously stolen. such is the game when a box leaves the Shire.

Because I bought 3 sets of tickets back when they first went on sale. And I wanted to give it a fair shake. It almost seems like Episode IV reimagined. I saw Episode IV 10 times in the theater in 1977-78, and countless times on VHS/DVD/Bluray since, so that could be why this does not feel new. If I had never seen the previous films, I would say this was a good film, but I just can't get past the zillion similarities to a movie I saw almost 40 years ago. It's as if Disney went back to square one on this one, and used Ep IV as the formula. I wonder how bad the original plot they rejected was (if they did). Everyone will relate and dissect this in their own way and that is cool. I think there were great nods to the original but it is far from a copy or rehash.

Interesting that someone thinks they are gonna double their money short term after shipping and fees.........shoot for the stars I guess.

I mentioned this a few pages back on the Buy Today thread, but I picked up a damaged box tumbler from the lego store, reason for damage was seals popped, plus a tiny edge crush. I asked about it when I picked it up and they said there was a bad batch of glue for this set somewhere along the line, and tons of seals pop early on them. I think we're all experiencing this issue.

Second viewing and I'm still in love with it. Great film. One of the best for me, and I was there in 1977. Need to plan viewing number 3 sometime next week.

So basically, it took a new Star Wars movie for 10188 to retire...

It was Conan O'Brien. Of course it was a joke...

The video is bullshit, disrespectful to fans (even if it was fake). Trowing the Pen "after the guy" was just sad. A way of showing how pathetic he thinks fans are... Harrison Ford lost a bit of respect (me atleast) here. Whats up with his little shiny earring btw?

I will say this After watching Episode VII in all its glory if I was Lego, Disney and Lucas Arts and I was trying to attract the millions of people who are new young and vibrant I in absolutely no way would after watching the movie go back and do UCS set of the original Death Star No way at all I am not saying OT UCS sets are done I do not mean that at all There is so much life talent and vibrancy in things in the new movie that can be UCS They could capture so many more fans of all ages with a UCS Star Killer Seeing the movie actually had me consider something (no I do not feel this way but it crossed my mind) wow the Death Star is old news, this Star Killer and everything else is new fresh high tech and cool For this reason I think those that have stocked up on the old Death Star will do great over the next few years whether it is replaced some day or not by a better version. the old death star may not spike initially if the star killer releases and people buy it first (I would if I was a kid asking my parents and I was new to star wars now) but I think this sets up the 10188 for an excellent appreciation over several years the death star is dead long live the death star

Oh my goodness - it's official! (LEGO Shop at Home EU) DEATH STAR IS DEAD! http://shop.lego.com/en-DE/Death-Star-10188

Did you try bargaining? Tell him that you'll pay him two thousand now, and another fifteen when you reach Alderaan.

Most of my listings offer free economy shipping. I've been getting a few messages in the last couple of days. The typical " What can you do to get it here by Christmas and I'll pay extra!!?" question. I ask for their zip to be shipped to. All of them are far enough away that Priority Mail will be in the $30-$60+ extra range with no guarantee it'd arrive by the 24th. Being a nice guy I plug their zip into the get rates box and then search for the item they want and sort by distance. I find similar listings not that much more in price very close to them that regular shipping probably would get it on time. A definite yes with Priority. I pass the info along and have yet to get a thank you. Merry Christmas...

The butthurt is flowing strong in this one. Seriously people, it was funny and just a sketch. You know it was all planned out. I'm sorry but if it was genuine, Harrison Ford would've dropped it in front of himself because of the weight and awkwardness, not lift it up behind him. And besides people, it's lego, it's not like it can't be rebuilt. Sheesh, you guys are taking this wayyy too seriously. You act like he personally took a dump in your cheerios.

Nope, because Lego Europe packages their shipments well. I have no complaints whatsoever about any of my Lego LEGO Shop at Home purchases to date.

Read the last few pages

it came back on, I was able to order 3.

What? The video was hilarious, your improvisation was not.

The American constitution prohibits improvisation in US chat shows - don´t worry, they spent 4 hours rehearsing it.

A re-seller winner is a set that a lot of people want when it is not available in sufficient quantities. One example of 'not available in sufficient quantities' is when it isn't produced anymore, and wasn't hoarded by re-sellers a lot. And there you have your main variables: Will people pay a lot more than you did for a given set (regardless of scarcity)? Will a set get scarce some time into the future, such that the price has a chance to go up? How long will it take from 'now' (when you buy) to when you sell with some profit? So you see - that's all questions about the future, which tends to be hard to predict. You can try to estimate future demand from current demand, future scarcity from current sales volume and estimated current reseller-stock, and try to predict retirement dates. But in the end all is just an estimate, and might be off quite a bit. In the end it is a combination of good and timely information on things where you can get it (and here this site can help; deals, upcoming sets, ...) your 'gut' being right luck

Two came in from Target today. Take a look at those boxes. you can fit 3 inside one. The entire box is full of air pocket protectors. what a waste. If only they learn to sandwich the set with those protectors then it would actually be an Awesome Packing effort.

1 to build, 5 for some other people to build someday...

I had a set for sale at 8.99 or best offer, someone offered me 9!! Not sure how relevant this is but I thought it was funny. Not sure what to tell you about Mr.Cheque eithere

Its going to be Top 20 after this comment.

Don't get your hopes to high - the seller is obviously working with a second account to drive up the price. The a**a with 3 feedbacks account has a history of bidding on 7 items and 94 % of his bidding history is with this same seller. Even the account who won the auction looks a bit fishy with a bidding activity of 71% with this seller. I wouldn't be suprised if we see this little droid relisted very soon.

No... these are bad investments... but I will take them of your hands for RRP. So you can invest the money in something better. Just kidding... these are one of the best investments of 2014 in my book. Keep them for a rainy day.