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  1. Star Wars Microfighters at 50% off has been just about the best performing lego investment i've made in the last 2 years. buying and selling over 60 $5 Tie interceptors and Millennium Falcons and selling them for $26 (interceptors) and $36-40 (MF's) with first class shipping $2.60 anywhere in the US helped make Feb 2016 my 3rd best money making month in the last 2 years. even the microfighter x -wings which i paid $7 for and sold for $26 were a great investment.
    6 points
  2. Let's give the Dimensions team some slack. They had a tight deadline so they could begin work designing the Assault on Hoth.
    4 points
  3. More like minor dispute/altercation on Hoth
    3 points
  4. Quite a funny experience this morning. I went food shopping with the Mrs. this morning to Tesco. I picked up a scanner and while she was putting the lottery on i asked her to meet me in the Toy aisle. As i was walking alone towards the aisle i heard a little voice behind me " Daddy, i love Lego. Lets go and see the toys". I looked around straight away and there he was - Timmy. Quickly speeding up i reached the Lego section, a quick look about and there i saw them. Those Microfighter Vulture droids marked on the shelf at £7 but scanning at £2. Getting out my scanner i double checked the item - Bingo £2, within 10 seconds i whip 2 rows of them into my trolley ( 14 in total ) Then i hear him, little Timmy " Daddy, look Lego Age of Ultrons". Little Timmy's Father says " Timmy that is too expensive, you need to look at something cheaper than that. Then his parent starts to show him the other toys. " No, no , no, I want Lego he screams " Straight away my Mrs arrives, looks in my trolley and gives me that look. Then i explain the situation to her about little Timmy screaming behind us. Reluctantly i pick one of Microfighters out of the trolley and ask her to go and offer it to Little Timmy's father and mention that it's normally £10 but it scans at £2. She gives it to little Timmy's father and he says " Timmy do you like Lego Star Wars?". A loud scream follows " i want Age of Ultron !!! " and he gives it back to us. Moral of the story is ???
    3 points
  5. 3 points
  6. Scooby pack is a good buy . Finally pulling the trigger on that
    3 points
  7. For what it's worth, I buy retired sets all the time for more than RRP. I'm your target buyer here. You know what trumps a minty, mint box? A good sales price. If I am searching eBay for set "X" that retailed for $199, and see twenty listings at $350 with stock photos /pictures of "perfect"'boxes and one listing at $340 with a crease, guess which one I'm buying? Even better would be a dented box for $325! Why, because I'm already paying way over retail for the set to build, not to admire the pristine packaging. This isn't an action figure or a funko pop that I plan to leave in the box. Obviously I don't want a box that's beat all to crap, but for the right discount, I'm in. I buy damaged box exclusives for personal build all the time. Think about how quick the AWD get snapped up for good sets.
    3 points
  8. Correct. I was referring to the person who lifted your picture and posted it on bricksetforum. (Or who also gets their flyers on Saturday, has the same countertop, and the same pages underneath the ad). As an AFOL I am all for sharing information. But if one is to take someone else's picture, the least that person could do is give credit for it. Sorry if my post was vague.
    2 points
  9. Obviously you never bought wave 1 eh?
    2 points
  10. Moral of the story is the kid even knows to stay away from SW Micros even for £2. I'm on his side. Sounds like a smart brat
    2 points
  11. Because of the double points I bought a Helicarrier at LegoShop, kept on doubting about this one... But when I saw the seal 24S5 , no more doubts...
    2 points
  12. Another place to consider: I ended up with the Infiltrator at TRU with the 20% off and a free Airjitzu.
    2 points
  13. Taking a comment about the build from one of the deconstruction images.
    2 points
  14. You could also have changed your handling time on the items. If someone purchased any items while you were away, contact them right away to confirm that they were aware of the delay in shipping. Of course, if the buyer has any issue whatsoever with a delay, you would then refund/cancel the transaction. It is also much quicker/easier (and more accurate) to mass change the handling time, than to try to adjust all of those prices.
    2 points
  15. Avatar AMP Suit by Larry Lars
    2 points
  16. buy them and sell them to me for $70 ea. easy $11 profit for you
    2 points
  17. Chirping in, the game is garbage. We buy most Tt games, avengers is 100 times better. It's almost like they put their B team on dimensions, the levels all feel awkward and forced
    2 points
  18. Vamp Castle would be at least $50 higher easily if not for TRU. Lego made the set exclusive to TRU for 12+ months after everyone else sold out And we know what this means. It's like the Walking Dead version of the Island of Misfit Toys. Lego sets like Joker's Funhouse and Vamp Castile die a slow death due to TRU slightly higher mark-up compared to eBay.
    2 points
  19. how many is "some" and how many did you sell to this one buyer? it was ridiculous for you to tell them to contact shop at home. anytime you say "could have sworn" it means "i didn't check". for a set that cost you $30 out of pocket and brought you negative feedback, i'd say ok - return the set and i'll give you a refund just to get rid of the feedback (coming from a guy with 100% + feedback since the 1990s). i'm surprised you didn't get a SNAD (significantly not as described) which is why i don't think you were being scammed. scammers like money, not leaving negative feedback.
    2 points
  20. I like this set for some of the individual Hoth-based components that I missed out on, but man, "Assault on Hoth" is just such a poor name. They should have called this set the "Defense of Hoth" and had a complimentary playset composed of Imperial elements called "Assault on Hoth". I definitely agree that the individual components aren't detailed enough to warrant the UCS label, and I think it may be a little overpriced, but I am looking forward to the set for its playability.
    1 point
  21. 2 x ecto1 at £30 each 2 x wall-e at £27 each 3 tydirium shuttle - £48.50 each Scooby Doo mystery mansion - £58
    1 point
  22. Can't wait!!! ... NOT! Time to go to the assault on 75098 thread to continue bashing the set
    1 point
  23. 1 point
  24. Build Your Own Adventure....is that anything like Choose Your Own Adventure? Those were the best books for me growing up.
    1 point
  25. Am I the only one there that really likes to know how this story ended? ... :-)
    1 point
  26. I just called and they said it is not available in any toysrus stores, didn't even ask about where I was located. So that is a dead end gotta love incompetent employees
    1 point
  27. I put in some legwork & managed to find another Slave 1 and even got a free Ninjago Airjitzu to boot.
    1 point
  28. The Ads are here cause we don't pay. These are terrible. I would much rather pay...
    1 point
  29. 5 4 3 2 1 THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!
    1 point
  30. It doesn't hurt to keep the boxes if you have the space for it. That way you'll appeal to those who won't buy a used set without boxes.
    1 point
  31. Saw 2 Slave 1's on the shelf at my local TRU. Picked up the one with the better box using the 20% off coupon, $10 in Bing rewards, and the 20% off GCs(don't trust these to last till TRUTH here with that coupon floating around). TFA Millenium Falcon was back down to MSRP as well for whatever reason.
    1 point
  32. It's always been my opinion that only the Reseller cares about the minor wear because of fear of feedback or ratings. The End User will not care. Flame on.
    1 point
  33. You'd rather pay $200 for a perfect box than $160 for a box with a crease? A shredded box is one thing, but a "crease?" Especially from a B&M TRU where you can pay with deeply discounted GC, bringing the total down to $130 or $140? Heck there are even 8% discounted GC on Raise as I type this... And you passed? I think you just threw an interception my friend. Because that was a bad pass.
    1 point
  34. Went out and purchased two of Poe's X-Wing Fighters (75102)! Keeping these little gems sealed, and locked away :)....
    1 point
  35. I was already happy and surprised enough, i'll leave the last one for another lucky guy.
    1 point
  36. Some footage of Rogue One trailer & images were leaked this week which show scenes of a different style AT-AT tan/beige in color with a door on the side.Lego's seemingly dumb move of retiring 75054 just as they release a UCS Hoth set could be because they have plans to release this tan version as part of the Rogue One sets.Rumor is a trailer of some sort will be shown during the previews of Superman V Batman.In the snippet of footage leaked there is a watermark across the top "Rogue1__BvS" so it seems believable. Also some great pics of black Stormtroopers/Deathtroopers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1accCVkaRk
    1 point
  37. Building 10182 cafe corner. I like how CAFE is spelled out in the pavement.
    1 point
  38. 2 x Ecto-1 using the $20 off $100 on EBay. $40 each
    1 point
  39. I've been there twice with my son. He was 3 for our first visit, 4 last year. There are a couple interactive activities for the kids, but most of the space is dedicated to displays, exhibits and vendors. I enjoyed looking at everything, but my son became impatient. He mostly enjoyed shopping for minifigures We lasted about two hours which is about all you need to see everything. We actually drove 3 hours to attend but we also stayed the night and visited the LEGO store which was about 20 minutes from the convention. We were planning to go again this year but something else came up. I recommend going at least once, but if there is a convention closer to home you will probably get the same experience.
    1 point
  40. In spite of the larger than regular figures and big pieces altogether, these Angry Birds sets are reasonably priced. I am hardly the target audience for these though I will admit LEGO captured the cartoony aspect nicely. My favorite still is the Bird Island Egg Heist just for the hog on the chopper. Haha. I may purchase the Piggy Car Escape for the heck of it.
    1 point
  41. Went and tried out that Blue Render app. Very cool stuff. I ran into a problem with my MOC; the 1x4x5 arches only come in light tan, and the 1x2 masrony bricks only in dark tan. I wanted the masonry brick effect, but I didn't like the blocky chunks of different colours. Went in and did some plate bricking, I think the effect is much nicer, but still not sure I'm satisfied with it. The renderer really makes it look pretty though! Projected cost via BrickOwl: $550 CAD for 1843 pieces. And back around the time I joined up, I was working on reverse engineering a MOC I'd seen online. Tried getting in touch with the creator to no luck, so went into LDD and built my own. Pics were posted before this thread existed, but I fired off a render of it today for fun; probably lots of new users who never saw this. As more work gets done to BluePrint for Mac, I'd be happy to generate instructions for this little guy when it's ready if anyone was interested. Happy to share my .lxf as well. Comes in at 298 pieces, and is quite a fun micro build with some neat techniques.
    1 point
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