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Where have you been hiding little guy?

Latest Star Wars UCS set. Classic Ship.

$40. I missed the boat originally so it's nice to get my hands on one...

I simply could not wait to share. Marvin the Martian and Duck Dodgers by Tyler

Shhhh. The first rule of the Temple of Airjitsu thread is that we don't talk about ToA investment.

atat $230 FBM

5 sold. You really think someone sits on 6+ of these and doesn't know their value?

Pretty good price for technic fire plane @amazon for $34.98 limit 2 Brickolodon wants you to see this item at Amazon.com LEGO Technic 42040 Fire Plane Building Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WHXP7LK/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_8AcExb6M92W3V

Definitely my favorite build so far in 2016. My 7 year old son and I built a couple bags a day for about a week. Looks fantastic in the display cabinet + a lot of quality time with my little guy which is priceless. I don't have any for investment purposes, but the current promo(s) tempt me to grab one for a rainy day. Doesn't appear overly hoarded + it's super unique.

Lego store $50 plus 10% IL tax. NEXO sold for $15 and shipping, castle knight sold for $20, also got 5% VIP back. with castle promo and my NEXO coupons I'll be buying plenty of $50 sets in next couple days... Plus Ferris wheel few days ago, I really like this set and personally think it will be an investing winner...

Just for the record: your return period has expired

By that time, there will be another 8 versions of the Tumbler or Bat Mobile. This particular one is safe in my opinion.

Just like to clarify for those that have ever wondered, Crustybeaver is geezer and not girl.

You can interpret that as either they are producing less SOH and running down stock or the horde have made up their minds that SOH is retiring next and buying the set hand over fist, hence its OOS status. There was a time where one of the sets would have just sold out. These days however I think Lego milk the late surge of interest in sets, Pet Shop, EWOK Village. I'm sure SOH or Tower Bridge will be no different, kicking around for longer than expected. Even retailers are taking advantage, Smyths clearly saw an opportunity in the Tumblers retirement, buying up huge amounts of stock so they could push them all out long after everyone else had sold theirs. I expect this is behaviour we may end up seeing a lot more of now as retailers adapt buying and selling techniques to take advantage of the late surge of money for retiring sets.

was in my local walmart, and noticed all the force awakens sets were reduced at least by 30%. 119 MF's, 64.00 Poe's X-wings, 55.00 Resistance Transporter, Mazy's Castle was 47, 15.00 Rey Speeders, 55.00 FO Ties, and after I cleared out the FO Transporter at 40 something a few months back, they had a new case sitting there at 71. Signs on the wall. These are all gone by christmas, IMO.

You need to refer to the sales and use tax laws of the state in which you reside. The fact that you haven't set up a formal legal entity through which to make your sales doesn't matter at all. Up until this year, I have done all of my sales as a sole proprietor and have been collecting sales tax for several years.

Oh man, and I thought I was good with the obscure references. Haha.

vintage temple by delayice

Meditation. Zone theory. In order to know what Lil' Timmy will want come christmas 2018 one must become lil' Timmy. And lil' Timmy's gramama. And what @dcdfansaid.

The tone of the ad and the free weights in the picture lead me to believe it's hcxkid; however, there aren't enough grammatical errors for it to be his.

Investing in LEGO sets is the best idea around. Either the sets increase by huge multiples in 6 months after retirement, or you just unload the whole lot to a BPer for what you paid. You can't lose.

Sounds like a serious case of "I thought I was going to get rich from selling LEGO but it's too much of a hassle".

Big Ben in its new home. Very tedious build which is worth it at the end.

I currently live in Japan and visited a merchant where I picked up the Carbon-Freezing chamber. I visited the store on a Sunday where a stock person was pulling around a cart with all of the new sets. I asked if these sets were for sale and he said "no, they will be for sale tomorrow". So I returned to the store the following day to find the sets available. I only purchased one, kicking myself now. There are currently no more for purchase. I have asked other employees by showing them a picture and they claim that they will not be getting or selling that set. I have also heard rumor that the United States may not get many or will be late to get them. Does anyone have any additional info on this set and if the merchant was just early to release? Thank you all for the input.

I wouldn't dare. This is definitely a set I don't mind having a spare. Thanks again!

Better cover of the song. http://www.slashfilm.com/japanese-ghostbusters-theme/

You're worried about a remake in 8-10 years? Goodness gracious, you must be a long-term investor. I don't have that much patience.

Do you have the source for the Simpsons Mini - It looks like a fun little build.

I recieved mine today. I ordered On June 1st and got my shipped-mail today only two hours bofre DHL rang at my door. Most noticeable change to the packaging seems to be a rearrangement of the boxes. Mine arrived in perfect condition, packed onto two boxes, once the tight fitting shipping box, and onthoer with a few air-pockets for extra protection.

If you were a girl I surely would never hit on you after seeing your forum username.

I'm glad someone is getting a discount - the WM near me (rural North TX) is always higher than the online prices.

70s & 80s, I wasn't even a tadpole yet. Ha. Um, I can't recall which station but I faintly recall some scenes of Goldar. It might have been one of those channels that show classic films all the time running a kaiju marathon or something. Now Ultraman, Gojira, Gamera, Rodan, Mothra and a bunch of others were my popcorn feasts growing up. Good times. I am looking forward to the new films coming soon for Ultraman, Gamera, and Godzilla.

Po-leesh remover of ny-eel, plus the fleece tipped scepter of Q-tip should do the trick.

I like to be told what to buy and how much tax to pay from complete strangers...[emoji23]

That is false. Those are the limits to receive a 1099-K in the USA. You have to declare on your taxes even if you don't meet those limits and don;t receive a 1099-K from your payment processor. I would not advise attempting to dodge those limits to avoid getting a 1099-K. I do advise everybody talk to a tax accountant and operate within the law.

Turkey, Bangladesh. I really hope things get better some time soon...

GHOSTBUSTERS 2016 HeadQuarters by Eric DRUON

That was a missed opportunity to teach your son the gift card inception theory.

some elf sets at shopko with coupon stacking. about 50% off, to build

Here's some other telling graphs. First one is Millennium Falcon. In my opinion, what's interesting about it is right around the point that it was announced that there would be a "new lego MF" for Rogue One is the point where it plateaued, and then slowly plateaued in price and went south a bit. So, I think the At-AT will continue rising until that new announcement, whenever that maybe. Until then ride the wave. The second is the trajectory of the OT x-wing, which is still having an upwards swing. It's tough to say if a new x-wing is coming for Rogue One, but it's in the film, so I suspect we might see one, and that will probably plateau that set too. Interesting that Poe's X-wing had no effect on this older version, compared to say the new MF having an effect on the OT MF. Finally, growth of the Republic Gunship, AT-TE, and AT-TP. All these sets are showing upwards trajectories. So, i'm going to go out on that limb again and say AT-AT's are going to continue to rise. Also, sets that aren't currently retired but getting closer like the Imperial Shuttle Tydirium, Jedi Duel, and all of those first wave Force Awakens sets will probably see those EOL spikes. Granted, not all sets spike like they do as the MF did, as some like the RG, AT-TE, etc slowly but steadily rise in price through the months. But I think we will definitely see good spikes this year with other sets.. Now we just play the "when will the announcment be with a new At-At?" In my opinion, you have to sell right before that announcement to hit the peak. Because then it will more than likely plateau and start a slow but not too steep decline in price, similar to the OT falcon.

I know it's been posted before, but people who smoke and sell stuff that wreaks of cigarette smoke. I bought some stickers (UEFA Euro 2016) from a few eBay sellers... so far two have come smelling like smoke. I messaged both sellers informing them that I was disappointed. One replied (roughly translated) "I don't smoke so they couldn't smell." I replied I wasn't asking for money back, I was just trying to provide helpful feedback. Her reply "Sell them if you're not happy." The other seller (again, rough translation) "Damn, sorry about that. Would you like two new ones?" Guess who's getting positive feedback and who's getting neutral?

this set is grinding on up at a decent clip. these move quickly on amazon FBM at $235 with shipping fees from amazon. i sold 3 in one day last week at this price. given the approximately $5 per month price increase we're probably looking at $260-270 FBM-$299 FBA this coming 2016 holiday season. 2017 will be the tricky year. there has been a 1000 piece AT-AT on a 3-4 year release schedule going back to the first release. the most recent was 2014. if we get confirmation of a new AT-AT in 2017 the price will probably take an initial hit. if the set isn't released until Fall 2018, $350 for holiday season 2017 would be reasonable. things may be continue to rise in 2017 but i will probably clear the rest of my position (7 left) by the end of this year and put the proceeds into UCS Slave I's.

Another build, it was great!

Just ordered this from eBay and decided to put it together this weekend - was worth every penny! REALLY looking forward to CMF 14 to add to this - was actually one of the reasons I decided to finally purchase the set. Also, the sand green bricks are awesome, I think it's a great color.

It took me 3 days to build this thing, but the result is magnificent.

Finished up The Tumbler tonight. Book 4 Book 5 - Complete This thing is a beast. My son thinks it's a big toy, but it weighs a ton and I'm going to have to get it in a case soon.

Lego Ideas HMS Beagle would be a fitting replacement for the Imperial Flagship. Looks like it's going to make it through to 10,000. I'd purchase that set, easily.