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Welcome to the second entry of the Top 10 Best Selling LEGO sets as listed by LEGO S@H. Given that this is only the second entry of the series, I wanted to take the time and remind our readers about what they can expect: While the LEGO Shop at Home best sellers list is updated weekly, we will be updating it every Wednesday. The list includes only sets. Minifigures, keychains, Pick a Brick and other products are excluded. I will comment only on those sets that are new to the list, or that for whatever reason may stand out on a particular week. For example, if a set has been on the list for 10 weeks in a row, then it may warrant a comment or two. I am keeping an Excel spreadsheet with each set that appears on the list, its weekly placing (if any) and the total number of weeks that it has been on the list. I will try to publish it for the first time in one of the next few entries. For now, this is a US based best sellers list. I am still trying to figure out how to do other regions. Pretty simple! Now that we got that out of the way, let's take a look at this week's Top 10. Top 10 Best Selling Sets (LEGO S@H) #1: 40201 Valentines Cupid Dog - Previous Week: #3 - Buy Now! #2: 10251 Brick Bank - Previous Week: #1 - Buy Now! #3: 75827 Firehouse Headquarters - Previous Week: #2 - Buy Now! #4: 75105 Millennium Falcon - Previous Week: #4 - Buy Now! #5: 75132 First Order Battle Pack - Previous Week: N/A - Buy Now! On the previous week's entry, some people were surprised there were not battle packs in the Top 10. The First Order Battle Pack changes that this week and places in the Top 5! Battle packs in general are pretty popular, as they allow builders to acquire a decent number of figures at a decent price. This one in particular is perfect for building up your First Order Army. #6: 75099 Rey's Speeder - Previous Week: N/A - Buy Now! Another newcomer. This little set is not, in my opinion, one of the most interesting builds of the Force Awakens first wave, but it definitely is a cost effective way to acquire Rey and one of the first ships we got to see in the movie. #7: 75102 Poe's X-Wing - Previous Week: #7 - Buy Now! #8: Doctor Who - Previous Week: #9 - Buy Now! #9: 21028 New York City - Previous Week: #6 - Buy Now! #10: 75060 Slave 1 - Previous Week: N/A - Buy Now! First UCS set on the list! It is always good to see such expensive sets on the Best Sellers list. Slave 1 has had a pretty big following since the Original Trilogy was released, so it will be interesting to see how often we see it placing in the Top 10. As always, feel free to leave your views and suggestions in the comments section below! Thanks for reading.

No quiet "moo moo" noises being heard regarding the 70810 MetalBeard's Sea Cow set. It's quite impressive when any set increases over 40% from MSRP ($249.99) within only 2 months of "availability" *. Currently, MISB prices are $350 on average (bricklink, amazon, ebay, brickpicker) * note: availability varied by region and retailer. While most Lego collectors and investments were buying sets such as The Tumbler, Death Star, Pet Shop and UCS X-wing in the closing months of 2015, 70810 was quietly going in and out of stock before disappearing. Not everyone was ignoring this set or quite by surprise of it's recent performance. Check-out the forum topic for this set (link below). So now that it's "retired", why the 40% jump in value in 2 months? "Supply vs. Demand" in my opinion. It appears Lego didn't produce as many 70810s as other Exclusive sets based on reported box tape seal codes. Maybe the set lost it's initial appeal. The Lego Movie debuted 2 years ago. Many of its features become available in cheaper sets such as 70816 Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! and Emmit's 70818 Double-Decker Couch. There was also a larger version of Metalbeard available (70807 The Movie MetalBeard's Duel) The $250 cost was deemed too expensive. We may never know why this set was ignored by many at retail. One thing was certain, the majority of online 70810 reviews were positive. Regarding the long-term aspects, only time will tell if demand continues to make this set rapidly appreciate. The upcoming Lego The Movie sequel will most help as well as if Metalbeard appears in other Lego movies (Ninjago, Batman, etc...). For more information about this set, please visit the following brickpicker.com page and the original Designer Video. http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=70810-1