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@feed: Is that ISD 75055? The box of that set is quite big so that's surprising. Finished building that Batman set with the exception of Batmobile and Batcopter and the superhero minifigures. Those are already packed for sale to recoup parts of the original costs. It was a fun build and the final result is more impressive than I imagined. A lot of people complain about the set but I think it's cool. I'm not a fan of superheroes and Batman though. And this is how it could look like if integrated into a modular street.

Impossible. LEGO investing is dead. Numbers have to be wrong! Architecture is for geeks!

$25 off $125 purchase on eBay: CSPRING25OFF125 One time use.

I think the frequency of coupons and eBay bucks promotions have been pretty unprecedented so far this year. I don't remember anything like this since the good ol' days of Bing cashback.

Finally opened mine and built it this weekend (40th birthday present). This is one awesome set! Woot!

$100 TRU gift card for $85 + Architecture: White House $40.48 - $25 EBay promo - $100.48

Then maybe a move is called for.

These will be hoarded beyond belief, so we'll have to evaluate availability carefully.

Cash is definitely an option but he's probably in Vietnam this month so please mail it overnight and we can wrap this thing up...

Sounds like you got lucky.

Over the holidays. Got to say, somewhat disappointed, it’s much smaller than I expected. No doubt it makes for a great play set, but the build, not so much..

Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me...

Il Sogno "The Dream" by KMbricklab

Red 5 for $189 shipping confirmation from TRU! Snuck one in on 3/24. Thank you stock alert.

The recent revival of the Horizon Express topic made me think about the future value of this set. The train theme growth stagnated in 2015 and I was wondering what people really expect from this set. I thought that I would list some pros and cons and maybe some other people will have some input too. Pro: The crane dock is very well done and easy to expand upon The engine is excellent, especially if you are from North America. There's a cow There is no helicopter Two switches are included and that makes it easy to start a collection with this train or to make this your second purchase. Con: The "cargo" wagons are unremarkable. I don't need to ferry animals around and carry fuel at the same time, it really seems like combining elements of this set with 60098 would have made more sense. Only the drum car is interesting The part out value is low compared to other options: eBay sales will put it at about $200 after shipping and fees and Bricklink indicates that the new value is around $280 but that seems about 15-18% too high to me. The minifigures add nothing to the set. This set has been heavily discounted for all of 2015 and although 60098 Heavy Haul train is not a huge improvement on this set, the fact that it will be available at retail will probably hinder the growth of new copies of the 60052 train. Does anyone see this train blossoming after retirement or are there simply too many cargo train options on the market for this one to stand out. This really seems like a low growth set, based on MSRP, but it should have nice part out value.

The "LS" is not the destination. When you ship out from the US you get tracking codes "LZ...US" if the destination country supports tracking and "LN...US" if no tracking. No idea what the codes mean, but you will certainly get _something_ from China.

When someone cooks fish in the break room microwave. Come on...

seller doesn't have items to sell anymore. someone complained to AMAZON? they can't get the $. at least with new seller amazon hold funds for at least 30 days. i am guessing they are after our information?

I just want the batman minifigure with the robe!

Well I am a male age 72 who has been building and collecting for years!

The Daily Deals lead to all threads...[emoji4]

Yes. Here is the discussion thread for the Disney CMF

Just so you guys know not everything on ebay is a scam.......the more likely scenario is that newbie lego investor bought a death star to sell. When the time comes to sell it they are also new at the eBay thing. And because everyone here or mosty anywhere wont give zero feedback buyers/sellers a chance, they need to get a few small sales to prove to all the non beleibers that they are legit. That is probably whats going on most of the time. Everyone even top rated sellers and powers sellers had a low amount of feedback at one time. The problem is that all the new members here read this thread and think that everyone is out to scam them. Paranoia is contagious

It will be an easy transition to move those jingle bells to jangle bells.

I know, think I must be coming down with something. Wife was with me, is that an excuse?

Creator Family house 31012. $94.99 shipped on Ebay. Was holding out for $100, but no point in getting greedy

What about new adult toys and used Amish religious memorabilia...?[emoji4]

It's a great starter train set. I got one one at the same deal for Christmas for the kiddos. Myself included. We love it. Don't worry about the price of this set. Worry about all the other train sets you are about to acquire.

Spiderman 10665 (junior one with carnage) $26 FBM. Picked up 10 or so $6 each, wish I grabbed 20

Well a 10179 rehash would be $699+. With europe and asia very weak one would assume sales of the new Death Star would be monitored prior to mass production of a $699 set.

No, I didn't modify the back yet but I'm thinking about making it into a modular at some point. What I did though was replacing all the visible gold and grey parts of the grand piano with their black counterparts. In my opinion, it looks much nicer now. I also started building another set big set. A few small models are already completed:

Troll

First timer posting here! Whats up everyone, 30yr Male from NY. I was a die hard Lego fan (Castle and Pirate theme, late 80's early 90's) as a child and unfortunately got away from building as I grew up. Growing up I was always a massive Star Wars fan and one day last August I randomly stumbled across a LEGO article and it made me wonder if LEGO made any Star Wars products. I thought it would be fun to check out the LEGO Store online and see what themes/products were offered these days. I was absolutely blown away when I checked out the Star Wars theme, especially the UCS sets. At the time the UCS X-Wing was sold out so I decided it would be cool to pick up a Slave I and give building another shot. THIS WAS THE WORST DECISION OF MY LIFE FOR ME (and my wallet) lol. I had an absolute ball building the set and was instantly addicted to building, and now collecting, these sets. Since the Slave I, I have bought about 6-7 other UCS sets and a few TFA sets, spending an ungodly amount of money on my new found habit. I forgot how fun building was and am glad I got back into LEGO! Glad I stumbled across this site, happy building!

Makes Di$ney sense

Just watched the last two current episodes of Grey's Anatomy with my wife last night. Will Meredith love again?? I need answers!

That.... does not look very good.

And worry about how much you will plunk down for cool train sets LEGO no longer makes. Maersk train, 2x Horizon express, perhaps an Emerald Night.

Ebay 70403 Dragon Mountain and 70402 The Gatehouse Raid NIB $130 shipped to NY. Woot!!! Same zone! Last lot I sold for $115 shipped to Washington State. I found a random WM about ....2 months ago?... I think.... with 10+ of each of these for $35 and $21. I only bought 3 of each set though.

Used the $25 off $125 .. For the TRU GC for $85 and Scooby lighthouse ($41.99 free shipping) Total price $101.99 for a lighhouse and 100 GC..and I earned a few EBay bucks.. Does anyone smell roses?

It takes some magic but I just used it on: $100 TRU GC for $85 20301 Birds $42.95 Order total: $127.95 Promo code: -$25.00 Total: $102.95 Edit: I messed up. I should have got a $100 ebay gift card and the birds set. I could have used the gift card to buy the discounted TRU card. I would have wound up spending the same amount but had an extra $15 ebay gift card left. FML.

Si, señor. Resellers deliberately targetting other resellers is always amusing - or maybe every household should have two Tumblers.

Just wait for the re release.

Here we go, like it or not...

I did find 31026 Creator Bike shop and cafe for $59.99 on SYW.com (seller TRU) which gets you $14.40 back in points. Not sure if that's a good deal (MSRP is $89.99 on the set). And also TRU via SYW.com: 60052 Cargo Train for $158.99 with $39.75 back in points. Just reporting these in case anyone is interested.

Yeah, these sets have everything not to like for investors; easy to find, lots of steep discounts, long shelf lives and few rare or exclusive parts. Perhaps the most interesting thing is to part them out of the buy-in is good as train fans who already have track and PF will oly want the train itself and the PF can be bundled with 10233, for instance.