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75137 - Carbon-Freezing Chamber I might be in the minority, but this is an enjoyable little build and I see potential in this set. Nice minifigures, no stickers, good build, good parts and playability. I plan on building on to this quite a bit, with scaffolding around the outside and hopefully making it a big enough chamber to allow for the Luke/Vader confrontation. They fit quite a bit into a $25 set here.

It's like the BBT set on steroids. Up next Jang's (I like his voice) UCS Kylo Ren's Comand Shuttle MOC

All done . Need a cigarette and I don't even smoke. build was the most challenging that I have encountered . Parts 1 & 2 get things going with things getting really interesting in parts 3 ( gear box/back ) and definitely 4 (arm) and 5 (front) . Part 6 is a breeze and a good cool down . It does get frustrating at some points as is the case with most advanced Technic sets . There always seems to be the inevitable mess up where a gear doesn't click into place or something is not aligned correctly. Atleast for me anyways. The end product is amazing as display piece and everything works as advertised. Front of the truck is sure to start a conversation or two. Highlight being watching the arm come to life and maneuvering it . Drawbacks : -I would have gladly paid a little extra to have a small engine added - power function doesn't include the tires . 9/10

I put these together last night but wanted to show them on display on my desk at work.

There's a secret club and a gang sign.

The two Audi just came in today. Ended up immediately sitting down to put together the R18 e-tron quattro instead of actually getting going with my day. Presented "in-context". I had to shove off to the tiny parc ferme area the one of the two Porsche so I can have the R18 passing the GTE-Pro Ferrari from last year's wave. Some nice multi-angle build ideas in this one to achieve the very challenging controur's of today's LMP1 class cars. Considering the scale, not at all bad. Looking forward to the Porsche 919 set! (click to enlarge) I'll skip the pickup trucks, Camaros, Mustangs and Corvette of this year's wave though, no interest in the "civilian" vehicles. But as an Endurance racing nutter, I am happy Lego caters to my interests so well.

The same people who were paying me $225 for Summer Riding Camp, $100 for Heartlake High, and $175 for Heartlake Stables two months ago.

Maybe a few minutes ago. literally while i was watching it ;P

Sandcrawler Like New AWD 260 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00JZMYOOC/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used&m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ

Super Heroes stuff is probably the weakest official license line since Lone Ranger here now and the smaller the set, the worse it gets. A lot of us foolishly invested in these on the back of recommendations from the US but that won´t be happening again. The Tumbler´s post retirement performance shows that even the most sought after sets from the line are no more than average investments as they are very hard to move at a premium price.

If you're unconvinced, that's fine and you should stay as far away from those sets as you can. All that means is less competition for the rest of us.

I don't get it either, but there's Friends sets from the past that have done really well and hopefully it's not just because it was the first wave. Sets like Olivia's house were had for $40ish, now selling $100+. Heartlake High, Sunshine Ranch, a couple recently retired and on the rise. As a house of only boys and and a rack full of purple and pink already, I'm a bit skeptical in buying any more sets that we have no desire in ourselves. However, bought at the right price, I don't see any Friends set being a loss.

10211 - Grand Emporium - $323 FBM 3862 - Harry Potter Hogwart's Game - $120 FBA Monster Fighters lot (all but Zombies) - $450 EBay 850910 - Chima Battle Pack - $17 FBA (bought a bunch for $3.48 S@H) 9397 - Logging Truck - $210 FBA 75001 - Republic Troopers vs. Sith Troopers - $33.50 FBA

In the spirit of the other computer generated series such as The Yoda Chronicles and The Padawan Menace, here is the first based around the recent The Force Awakens with "Poe to the Rescue". It was just uploaded to the Star Wars channel a couple days ago.

Mr. Freeze polybag confirmed for April with a $75 purchase at S@H. Edit to add: April 1-15

Took the kids to the TRU Nexo Knights build event because, free Lego.

Lobot needs Bespin like Bespin needs Lobot. 9678 - Twin-pod Cloud Car & Bespin (anyone ever seen a single-pod cloud car?) I now see Boba Fett's jet pack is a little wonky in the picture. You can tell my son had a hold of him.

I sold all of mine for $90 during the holidays. In the past, I'd say you wouldn't have any trouble pulling in $90 for 10682 again around the same time. With the way LEGO is flooding in brick boxes the past couple years, I won't speculate. I'm passing, I had my fun.

...and to think, I was just letting someone decide for themselves and go with their gut. You guys are working too hard.

Thanks fayyun, just picked it up. I had good success recently with a Like New AWD for EV that just had one small crease in the box. If thats the case with factoring into account the taxes Ill take saving $45 all day.

One additional piece of advice...if you want to make money selling Lego, you should not waste time trying to rationalize the behavior of buyers and, instead, accept the fact that it is a fundamentally irrational market. For example, there is no rational explanation for why a set like a $10 set like 10666 (Junior Digger) is selling for over $50 on Amazon just as there is no rational explanation for why the 2006 version of the X-Wing (6212) languished after retirement and struggled to hit 2x MSRP on the secondary market while the 2012 version (9493) rocketed after retirement and hit 2x MSRP within a few months. I could sit here for a few hours citing similar examples because they are legion. If you spend your time trying to make sense of who is buying Lego on the secondary market and why they are buying them, you are going to get frustrated and miss out on a lot of opportunities. You'll be much better focusing on the products themselves and looking for the patterns in what does and doesn't do well on the secondary market.

I sold one of my red 5's to a friend and fellow collector at cost plus some small sets for my kids. I am a little sad it is gone now but at least I have another. Plus it's good to have friends, maybe they will find a set I'm looking for.

Bought @199+tax in late Jan, sold for 300 cash two weeks after the purchase. Still a winner IMO.

Are they making a "Last of the Summer Wine" IDEAS set? Missed that news.

Hopefully something like this Landspeeder MOC will be the next UCS SW set.

Btw the what did you sell thread isnt just a brag thread. You will find many sets off your radar people are selling

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The Heavy-Haul Train is on sale on US LEGO SAH for $158.98 if you like your 20% off with a side of LEGO VIP points Heavy-Haul Train 60098 Actually, there are a lot of City sets with 20% off: Deep Sea Helicopter Deep Sea Operation Base Demolition Site Bulldozer Pickup Tow Truck Space Starter Set

Sort of. I am not going to assume you are new to this necessarily based on post count, but for those who are, there are a lot of examples where it doesn't "make sense" that someone would pay some elevated price when they could buy 2-3x as much at retail, but it happens all the time. That's all. And the avatar, yes, I have a framed/signed copy I am looking at right now in my office. A classic. :-)

Honestly, you are better off in this game not trying to determine what is logical by the buying public. I have scaled back my Friends purchases, but somehow people find these things and are willing to buy them. Sunshine Ranch is not from the first wave, I picked them up for $35-$40, and I expect them to be $100 pretty quickly.

I'm inclined to agree with Basictoaster. I have a hard time picturing the target market for this set. In your opinion, what demographic is buying a generic set with no intrinsic nostalgic value at 2-3 times the original price when they could get more for their money by purchasing currently stocked sets at MSRP?

I don't think so, I'm sure alpinemaps would grab the one that is for sale for $200 (and flip it for $300-$400)..shipping isn't bad either, $2.54.... So compared to the $500 one, this is a deal, mods, pls feel free to move this post to Daily Deals as that's what this OBVIOUSLY is, lol

You're welcome. I was really tempted to buy them just to have extra sets around but I decided to share because I already have all 4 on display. Enjoy the builds!

You are entitled to feel however you want to.

A friend of mine used to go around introducing his wife as "this is my first wife, Donna." A couple of years later, they got divorced. His second wife forbade him from introducing her that way.

Its just been lack of time for me due to work and other responsibilities. I have been working on it little by little. I hope to have the update live by this weekend. Thanks for your patience.

Kylo ren shuttle Emperior Palpatines shuttle Cloud City micro scale with modular section which lift of in 2 parts showing a interior on the bottom floor of a carbon freezing chamber and top floor as the dining room A Wing Home One Rebellion Transport The Salvation Venator II

Finally waited out some discounts and made my official first LEGO investment purchases! I can finally consider myself a BrickPicker (Hordeling?) I got all of these from TRU today at 35% off, which seems like an incredible deal! Not to mention getting 3x the TRU rewards points for LEGO purchases....it wound up being more like ~48-50% off the total purchase. Insane. Now the hard part is trying to decide what to open and what to save! I bought 2x Arctic Ice Breaker, 2x Spaceport, 2x Beach Hut, and 2x Changing Seasons, all with the intention of opening one and saving the other, but now I'm nervous about opening even one of them (especially the Arctic Ice Breaker!) What do you guys think? How do you guys feel about selling used vs sealed-in-box?

Very interesting development. Maybe this is our first retirement list of the year and has been done to make way for some March released. A little surprise that they are discounting 2016 sets -one to watch out for if they get pulled after less than a year. TBBT discounted in its primary sales market is not a great sign either but if it retires before the summer, ching ching.

????? really?

If the package was refused , the buyer forfeits the item. You are not obligated to issue a refund

Just bought 2 items from the 20% off Sales event at Toys R Us For me - LEGO Creator Lakeside Lodge 31048 (a nice reminder of summers in Canada) For my 2 1/2 year old - LEGO DUPLO Arctic 10803 (the whale looks so cool)

40 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, The Shard, & the Houses of Parliament by Rocco Buttliere All are built in 1:650 scale Check out his Flickr loads more pictures and other excellent builds on there

Progress

Started working on 42043 Benz Arocs 3245:

My nine year old brought this one home from school the other day... Why did Adele cross the road? To say hello from the other side.

Content??! Hahaha you are seriously underestimating the completionist nature of collectors, dear. There is no such thing as not having all.

I finally made a display of the HP sets that I picked up last month. These are the ones that I am keeping (more accurately giving away on an extended loan) and I never knew that you could stack the 4709 castle (or any of series 1) on top of other sets; that is really cool! I think that the second picture gives you a view of one castle in front of the other to make it appear larger when looking straight on because the roofing tiles line up perfectly. There are 3 castles, Dumbledore's office, forbidden corridor, Snape's class, Maurader Map, a Buckbeak, and Gringott's Bank in these pictures