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In case it's useful I built this set not to long ago and the exact contents were: 4x1, 2x2, 2x3, 1x4, 2x5, 1x6, 2x7, 1x8, 1x9, 1x10, 1x11, 4 large tires, 2 medium tires, 8x16 flat top plate, 5 instruction books and sticker sheet

Here's my very first MOC that I just finished up. I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. I'm planning on making about 4-5 more different rail cars in the next few weeks and then I'm going to try my hand at building an engine.

Again? Twice in the past few months and they put out a new box this week.

Resellers that return kits because they want mint boxes cause extra burden and expense to retailers and another reason retailers ban people. I am glad you said it first because I am tired of saying it and reading about people complain mint boxes. My theory is: the only people that worry about mint boxes are resellers that worry about their marketplace feedback. I believe the end customer is not concerned about a mint box unless they are fanatical collectors. If you message me presale about wanting a mint box, I will ban you from ordering from me. I don't want the hassle.

Braniac attack at target yesterday. Saw this on the shelf!?!?!?

Maybe we should have a box condition discussion thread. Like I said before another issue with EOL buying is obtaining MISB sets, not sure when they became kits, especially if target is just recycling returns. There are other sets that are hard to get MISB in the mail like EV (due to its weight to surface area ratio) but one thing about the Tumbler it does look nice MISB with its shiny black finish. As a reseller and a collector box condition matters to me and some of my customers. I know most recently with UAHQ some international buyers were glad just to get the set and asked if shipping would be less without the box since they were going to build it. Also, I know when I am buying a set to add to my collection I always look for MISB as with time this can be a reflection on how the set was taken care of, smoke free, pet free, climate controlled, and so on. I recently added Lego Castle Giant Chess Set to my collection and payed well over $1000 for MISB knowing I was not going to build it but display it in its box. This may be an exception since the set and box have unique display qualities, but when it arrived (shipped with the utmost care and excellent packaging) it was as if I hand picked it at the Lego store myself. I am also a builder of sets but if I want to build a chess set I can just grab one of the many Pirates chess sets I just picked up on sale from LEGO Shop at Home. MISB will help differentiate your set from the hundreds of others for sale and will also help command a higher price in time. That being said I never list MISB as ones perception of Mint may be different then the others, I use "Collecters Quality" instead. I know from selling SW Black Series, amiibos, and Pops that collectors of items not intended to be opened box condition matters and these tend to be the same people that always leave feedback. There is a market for MISB Lego sets and if you want to go with dented, creased, stickered sets that is fine just make sure that is clear in your listings so you do not have to deal with those buyers. Popped seals is a different story you have to do open verified or no box.

When did 10240 and 10237 actually retire in the US? Sold out does not count as both have been there before. Once officially gone I expect things will change, both tapped almost 3 hundred at the eaely sold out status. Sea cow is sold out as well. I do think it highly unreasonable for an investor to expect 50-100% return once something goes to sold out. This place needs some perspective.

Wait until pictures of the bottom surface...

Merry Christmas! Here's my Christmas card to BP.

Actually, isn't that sort of what the Jedi did? Take small children from their families, indoctrinate them into their cult and then send them out into the universe to spread their morality and message?

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Box damage absolutely should always be disclosed on the front end. Always...

R2-D2 and SSD in 1 go. I'm a happy man.

Only the Toy Shop....

So I started on a mad frenzy of a superhero mini figure collection today. Buying all kinds on brick link and eBay. I was putting together a prototype of a display and going through mine and my dads boxes of LEGO for pieces I could use to sit the figures on, and I come across a large bag of something that immediately catches my eye. What seems to look like a whole bag of night wings from Arkham Asylum. As well as batman masks and joker heads. I nearly fell over. I ran upstairs to ask where did we get these??? My dad would never have anything fake. After asking, he tells me "Oh yeah, Lego sent me those as a favor for when I hosted Lego night at our local Danish Club". I actually remember that party and I don't remember him bringing these. They were in one of many lego boxes we have. My gut tells me, my Dad completely forgot he even had them and obviously did because when I showed him, he had no clue they were there. And they are 100% legit!! I have the black legs as well, still putting them all together. Just missing the spikey hair. 76 total Nightwings without hair. Another 119 Nightwing heads!! 5 Batman's 5 Joker's from older rare sets including the Comic Con exclusive box set. *********** Just purely looking at ebay and brick link sales. Heads go for around $10-12 a piece Torso's also around $12-14 a piece. Joker's are another $25ish each. Did I just find the mother load!!??? Gotta be close to or over $3,000 here even without the hair. and just today I was buying figures and saying I want the real Nightwing...the blue one that I know well but it was way to expensive and BOOM...I find these. I'm still in shock. PS - Don't know what the cats and dog are from yet. Any help there would be great.

Merry Christmas! I'm excited to share the 6 "nanoscale" architecture models which I submitted in the Advent calendar contest at Brickset. 6 "nanoscale" LEGO Architecture models based on designs in The LEGO Architect book.Creating what I call "Nanoscale" LEGO models which meet the constraints of the advent calendar contest is a really interesting challenge. Specifically, the parts need to fit easily in the small compartments of the official LEGO Advent calendars, and the model should use 20 parts or fewer. Nanoscale Prairie house on right, More detailed LEGO model from the book on left.I'm also excited to share instructions to build one of these models as new bonus materials for LEGO Architecture enthusiasts, and readers of my book, The LEGO Architect. (Admittedly, this model uses 21 pieces to achieve the preferred design, but you can easily modify it to use 20 bricks.)Detailed instructions show you how to make this tiny model using only 21 common LEGO bricks.It's a pleasure to share these directions with other LEGO enthusiasts, especially around the holidays when people have some time to build LEGO projects. (I also hope that The LEGO Architect was part of your holidays.) Visit http://brickarchitect.com/book/extras/ to download and print directions for this model, as well as a tiny Neoclasssical monument.Merry Christmas and a Happy LEGO-filled New Year!---tom

Hope you did the right thing and lit it on fire and walked away.

I know a movie is great when the internet tells me it's great. Sometimes it will decide later on that I was wrong, and then I will know that it sucked.

The Brave Little Toaster?

I am so glad I'm extremely easy to please. Loved the whole movie. Is it brilliant, original, etc, from a critical standpoint? I have no idea, and I'm happy not to lol.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/24/entertainment/mark-hamill-star-wars-children-hospital-feat/index.html

It's that time of the year again. Coming together with your family and beloved ones. Maybe building some LEGO together ;-) I hope you all can enjoy this special time of the year and I wish you a great time and a Merry Christmas!

In for 3 and I hope one has a slightly damaged corner so that we can pop it open

A few things on sale.. 76021 for $35.. this is better then the CT deals. http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=28819486

Considering the prequel trilogy, Disney are so far treating the material and universe better than Lucas has! And I do love the merchandise push. Lucrative for us, is what I think heh heh heh.

You cracked me up. Were you seriously looking for originality from Hollywood?

I believe that this movie was meticulously planned. Maybe not as a complete story, definitely not as an original story. It was designed and planned to bring people back into the fold. For those disenchanted with the series due to the prequels and 1000 novels and comics that muddy things up, it was a palate cleanser. It reset people back to the Star Wars that they remember. The people who wanted new and different were the ones most disappointed, while those who just wanted to get back to the classic Star Wars at any costs and those who just wanted to be entertained loved it. For me, I am in another camp, I find things to like in all of the Star Wars stuff, so this movie made me happy. I recognize that people have legitimate concerns and gripes about this film, but some of the haters are just gonna hate. There was nothing more or less intrinsically wrong with this film than most things that we get in cinemas nowadays. It made my wife and kids excited to watch and they all want to go again. I'd say it did its job well. It brought back fans, it created new fans and it amused fans that were always there. Is it going to have enduring appeal? Possibly, but more because of its position amongst the rest of the series than on its own merits.

I don't think anyone ordering online is expecting mint. We all just want undamaged. Tears, rips & opened are issues. Anything else is fine by me. If I require mint, I buy in store. If I missed the boat & buy at a later date, I'd like disclosed a pancake. But I don't wanna pay what the going rate is for that box. I wanna pay less & would expect others to as well. "Fair is fair, Billie Jean."

The title of this thread is "What Lego set did you sell today and for how much?"

What matters is delivering what you say you'll deliver. If a seller, whether an individual or giant corporation, does not state there is box damage, it is reasonable for me to expect there is not any. I don't worry over scuff marks or a crease here and there, but more serious issues such as tears or loose factory seals are a problem and will drop the resale price by 10% or more. I get lots of messages from potential buyers wanting to be reassured that the box is mint. Collectors do care about this, even if they plan to build the set. It's not my place as a seller to tell them 'LOL you're dumb for caring about the box'. I'm thankful that people willing to pay 2 x MSRP or more for my sets exist in the first place, and I'll do what I can to address their concerns. If I spent $500 for a Town Hall and it arrived wrapped in brown paper and flattened in shipment, you can bet I'd file a claim with eBay ASAP. There's no excuse for such sloppiness when dealing with items of that value.

In the US market, we have both ToO and R5 widely available on eBay and Amazon for around $250 with free shipping. Deduct eBay/Amazon/PayPal fees, and profit is almost nil if you bought near MSRP. So yes, I'd call that failure to appreciate. 4-6 months post retirement was plenty for any number of large exclusives retiring last year to reach 50% over MSRP. If you think today's secondary market is even as healthy as 2014's, you're ignoring a huge amount of evidence to the contrary (I didn't even mention Sea Cow sitting on Amazon at MSRP months after being 'sold out' on LEGO Shop at Home).

After watching episode vii, I can say that the prequels are starting to look pretty good...

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Don't forget, a hero (Ren/Luke) on a desert planet. I agree. I thought this movie was a rehash of previous movies. The only interesting drama in the film for me was Kylo Ren killing his own father. Although I did not like the actor or the character Kylo Ren. How is it that he got beat in a lightsaber fight by 2 ppl that have never wielded a lightsaber? Why is he wearing a helmet if he clearly doesn't need it to breath, see, hear or protect an injury? Is it a coincidence that BB-8 looks like a soccer ball? A sport that older people in the US appreciate much less than younger ppl? No, I think it is product marketing for kids to buy the toys. (yes I know adults buy the toys also). I feel like this movie was designed for a much younger audience. An audience eager to give copious 'Disney-high-fives', utter a catchphrase or hasgtag instead of expressing a complete thought, or maybe possibly just for fanboys. For them, I think this movie is a success. For me, I won't be giving up anymore money to see another Deathstar be blown up by a Rebel from a desert planet with secret base plans from a droid. Been there, seen that... The how did kylo ren question was answered by an avid fan because I asked the same question. 1- Kylo was toying with Finn until he got hit and then was going in for the kill. (Probable) 2- Rey has a stronger force as evident from the mind control part. (Less likely, she has NO lightsaber experience but he should have killed her when he had the chance, ignore the apprentice part, he's too childish to think about getting an apprentice yet) My explanation 3 - He's still a child and anger never results in a victory in a swordfight. See Mask of Zorro as an example.

Birds on sale: http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=53533396

Hi everyone I'm new to this site. I'm a little confused because I thought the 76023 The Tumbler was actually a Lego set with that actor from Brokeback Mountain in it. (No, the other one - the one with an Oscar and a last name that I can pronounce.) But reading this thread I have actually learned that "76023 The Tumbler" is actually some sort of internal code describing cardboard condition. I will continue looking though other topics to see where we can discuss the Batman set. Just kidding. I love a derail as much as anyone. Happy Holidays everyone. Now I'm going to go take pictures of all the crappy wrapping jobs I've done on my wife's Christmas presents and post about them in the 10237 Tower of Orthanc thread.

Yes. Both the editors and producers. E.g Gary Kurtz after ESB Nobody really talks about Marcia though.

Brilliant description: "Rare and exclusive Jurassic World 29 peice set is a must have for the Lego fan in your life. This set would make a perfect gift any time of the year. A must have for hours of dino fun." Not just misspelling but lies...

We have about 6 threads that already discuss box condition. Now run through that wall like the Kool-Aid man and we're in business.

1000€

Not everyone has the luxury of "hand selecting" mint boxes at the Lego store. Some people are just more privileged then others. Unfortunately, I have to resort to online purchasing the qty needed so I'm at the mercy of luck... If someone doesn't want my less than perfect box, no problem. At the right price someone else will take it. Never been a problem so far...

Legostore and Discovery Center in Germany are all out of Tumblers. Wonder if they will get a restock. Probably not?

So now we are complaining about how the backside of the set looks....the area when on display is typically up against a wall nobody sees or cares about.

Lol...well there you go. I've never delved into Belville, which is probably why I've never seen one.

This movie started with a long checklist - any storyline that could be woven together afterward just wasn't that important.

I thought you were against remakes?

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