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  1. Toys R Us This week it's 20% off Super Heroes, Technic, Disney Princess, City, and Duplo.
    6 points
  2. Built the latest Star Wars advent calendar today. I only opened the minifigures I'm sure to keep. The droids are great, as is the snow Chewbacca. Some mini builds look really good, e.g. Slave I. Also, it would've been nice to get a stand for the TIE Interceptor mini build.
    4 points
  3. I did some Ninjago building (Tiger Widow Island/The Lighthouse Siege) and just finished 70594. The minifigures are not my cup of tea. There's two exceptions though with one being Wu (which I already had from his own dragon set) and the other being Echo Zane (without his hairpiece). The small robot Tai-D is neat, too. Also, the Lighthouse Siege is a set where the light-brick function really shines (pun intended).
    4 points
  4. Hello LEGO fans... After months of discussion about fake, counterfeit, knockoff, illegal, garbage, and crap sets and companies, the BrickPicker administration and moderator team have decided to remove this discussion completely from the BrickPicker forums. I had hoped that people could discuss these topics in a mature manner, without promoting them, but that failed miserably. It is unfortunate that there is a small, but vocal, group of people who support these illegal products and will try to push these products at any given chance. For whatever reason, they consider these products legitimate. BrickPicker does not... THIS IS A LEGO FAN SITE and will remain so. While we approve of discussions about compatible and legitimate brands like Mega Bloks for example, any discussions about intellectual property stealing companies like Lepin or others will be removed and members might face suspension or permanent ban from this site. We are not alone in this type of topic restriction. Eurobricks implemented a similar policy and I quote (from their site)... Remember: Eurobricks is a LEGO fan site, thus we want most topics here to be LEGO related. If you find you are posting mostly non-LEGO topics then maybe you have picked the wrong site. Clone and Competitor Brands: A Clone brand or competitor brand, is a product manufactured by a legitimate company. For Example Oxford,Mega Blocks. Kreo or Character Building. These are companies that do not infringe copyrights and provide a competitor product, such as licenses and themes LEGO do not produce. It is fair to discuss, compare and share these brands and their products in the Community section of the Forum. Bootlegs, Rip-Offs and Fakes: These manufacturers copy designs and minifigures from LEGO, other companies and even fans, to produce their own infringing products which they then sell, often at knock down prices. There are hundreds of names attached to these products and varied quality between them. We will no longer accept discussion and sharing of these products on Eurobricks. Most of these "brands" are facing legal cases and we have no interest in supporting them by providing a place for their criminal products to be seen. I applaud the administration of Eurobricks for installing such a policy and I ask other major LEGO fan sites to follow suit. We are all here for the love of LEGO sets and bricks and these knockoff products not only endanger the LEGO secondary markets, but the primary one as well. On a personal note, I am sorry it took so long for me to realize that discussing these illegal products was bad for our site and LEGO fans in general. The supporters of these counterfeit and knockoff products will have to discuss them on some other site, hiding in the shadows. Thank you for your time... Ed Mack
    3 points
  5. There's always a little part-out meat, too.
    3 points
  6. 101 City Place (Liberty Title and Trust Building) by Rob Bender
    3 points
  7. After coming back from a harsh 2,5 weeks in Nigeria I decided to buy myself a present....the S.H.I.E.L.D. HeliCarrier....YES! I really wanted to have this one in my collection and the double VIP + London Bus pulled my trigger. I was having doubts, or this magical vehicle OR the Sydney Opera House,,,,but due to my aviation background I decided to buy the Avengers ship!
    3 points
  8. With Halloween approaching, I built this with my 7 year old daughter. Picked up a new in sealed box along with a new Townhall about a month ago. I was hesitant to open it since it was my only copy, but what the hell. It's only money! Build was okay, quite different from the typical modulars I've built. Now I have to incorporate this to the rest of my buildings. Oh, my daughter loves the play features of this set, especially the ladder function.
    3 points
  9. New rumor starting floating around today: 10255 - Assembly Square Celebrating Modular Buildings 10th Anniversary The ultimate modular building. Complete details will be shared once D2C has officially unveiled the product. This will probably happen in November 2016. Campaign will be created to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Modular Building line. Launch Date: 4/1/2017 (April 1 or January 4?) EDIT RRP: 2699 (probably in Danish Krone, which is around $150-$160 $400 USD. No picture of the actually item; picture will be released in November.
    2 points
  10. Additionally, there's a press release coming from LEGO tomorrow morning. We don't know what the content is, but some speculate it might be related to this.
    2 points
  11. I bought mine for $103 from Jet and I still can barely make a profit on these right now. Great set and $125 is good for personal build, but not for resale.
    2 points
  12. Man, last year I was all over the Bricktober stuff. I haven't stepped foot in a TRU this month. The deals seem weaker and the minifig packs don't thrill me.
    2 points
  13. Exactly. How much higher are these going to go? I mean, I look at the Republic Gunship as an example. It's risen about 15 dollars over the last year. I've held on to my last 2 but I just don't see them going much higher. Same goes for the AT-AT. I could see it rising up to around 280 or so during the peak rush of the holiday season ,but after that period it will probably drop once the holiday gate is lifted, and then it will slowly stagnate with not as much interest until next holiday season. At that point, there's a point where you got to figure when is the best time to cut the chord. Sure you might miss out on 15.00, maybe even 30.00, but in the end you can use that money to reinvest into something else that might net you 50% back the next year.
    2 points
  14. That´s around 40 sets if it´s all true so we can expect quite a few retirements going forward.
    2 points
  15. Q1 sets: 75123 Shore trooper figure 75124 Chirrut figure 75125 Baze Malbus figure 75160 Micro U wing(rebel pilot) 75161 Micro Tie (tie pilot), 75162 Micro Y (rebel pilot), 75163 Micro Krennic (Imperial Officer) 75164 Rogue One Rebel Battle Pack 75165 Rogue One Imperial Battle Pack Q2 Sets 75166 Battle Pack (Episodes IV-VII) - 15 € Set with R2D2, and Yoda 75167 Battle Pack (Episodes IV-VII) - 15 € 75168 Yoda Starfighter 75169 Duel on Naboo has Luke, Obi-Wan, 3PO, and Tusken Raider 75170 The Phantom (rebels set with Chopper, Kanan, Thrawn) 75171 Rogue One Bunker Battle set with 3 minis (AT-AT's might be safe for a while!) 75172 Rogue One Y wing 75173 Luke´s Landspeeder 75174 Desert Skiff with Han, Chewie, Fett, Weequay 75175 TBC (d2C)? 75176 TBC (D2C)? 75177 TBC (D2c)? 75178 Quadjumper (Star Wars The Force Awakens) - 60 € 75179 Rebel Hangar Set with Lando, Rebel Pilot, Crewman 75180 The [Guavian] Death Gang (Star Wars The Force Awakens) - 80 € 75182 Imperial Hovertank (?) - 30 € 75183 Darth Vader Transformation (Episode III : Revenge of the Sith) - 30 € 75184 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2017 - 30 € (?) 75185 The Freemaker Adventures - 70 € 75186 The Freemaker Adventures - 90 € 75187 - 75192 Q3 sets. Added the previously leaked set names too. 4 numbers still missing.
    2 points
  16. List of summer 2017 sets. 11 set numbers are missing so I expect these will be Ep 8 and OT remakes that are being kept confidential. One has to imagine ISD/SSD/ AT AT and the usual suspects plus some entirely new ones. 75166 Battle Pack (Episodes IV-VII) - 15 € 75167 Battle Pack (Episodes IV-VII) - 15 € 75178 Quadjumper (Star Wars The Force Awakens) - 60 € 75179 Rebel Hangar 75180 The [Guavian] Death Gang (Star Wars The Force Awakens) - 80 € 75182 Imperial Hovertank (?) - 30 € 75183 Darth Vader Transformation (Episode III : Revenge of the Sith) - 30 € 75184 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2017 - 30 € (?) 75185 The Freemaker Adventures - 70 € 75186 The Freemaker Adventures - 90 €
    2 points
  17. just do a rock star CMF series. Hendrix, Elvis, Jerry Garcia, etc. I'm sure it would.be easy to come up with 16
    2 points
  18. My 7 yr old put most of this one together. Definitely works the imagination.
    2 points
  19. That's a $42 Spidey Bridge come Thursday, with discounted GC, Rewards, and TRUTH.
    2 points
  20. Some series 9 Mixels. The daughter built the TV ones, while the son built the Ninja ones.
    2 points
  21. There are always two sides to every story and free or fee is a difficult decision for Jeff and I to make. I wish that affiliate advertising was through the roof so it wouldn't be a question, but it is not. eBay and Target has cut their affiliate programs to practically nothing. TRU never gave anything. Plus there is competition from dozens of other sites. Everybody has links. The data is expensive. Server costs and fees paid to other programmers/services suck up the rest. We might not have a choice. Anyway, I'm not here for sympathy, just being honest because the topic was brought up. On a positive note, the new version of the site looks wonderful. New price guide page with all sorts of data. New Daily Deals. The Classifieds looks tremendous. It all just pops. Jeff is getting better with age.
    2 points
  22. Well, I agree. Affiliate money is decreasing and costs are increasing. All your points are valid. First the update...then we can work on your points. The new update looks very slick. The Brick Classifieds will be brought directly to this site and that looks stunning. We are going to have a huge LEGO store with hundreds of retailers. We have been discussing all these options. There is a ton of data out there to be had and in order to share it, we will probably charge for it.
    2 points
  23. I armswept in store, I didn't look online.
    1 point
  24. Target cartwheel. 40% off ALL packs. Pic shows starter packs too.
    1 point
  25. I think they ship only to Germany. If you live near the borders you could pick up the order in of theirs shopping centres. Or there probably exists some service providing Germany address and shipping from there to your country, though it means additional cost. My colleague's sister lives there and was so kind to bring it with her next time she visits her parents here.
    1 point
  26. City Cargo Train normally $199.99 $123.99 now that's a discount! https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-City-Trains-Cargo-Train/36246176 On Amazon and Target as well. The choice is yours!
    1 point
  27. Picked up a used 76001 "The Bat vs. Bane: Tumbler Chase" and 76035 "Jokerland" for 80E. Both sets are complete, box and instructions in good condition. Yes, I'm happy with my Fairground expansion regarding "Jokerland".
    1 point
  28. Today 20% on Lego at Galeria Kaufhof + Extra Discount (5€ for buys over 50€, 10€ for 100€ and 15€ for 150€) You can geht EV for 184,99€ or AOH for 168,99€ Just ordered me a Slave I for 136,99€
    1 point
  29. I feel like such a hoser, because I read this site every day, but I haven't purchased much lately. Today, I finally decided to buy the last SW Advent calendar that was sitting on the shelf at walmart. I'm slacking a lot this year, because this is only the third set purchase over the last 4 months (uwing and detectives office have been it).
    1 point
  30. Not better than no tax and 5% back.
    1 point
  31. I would like to take this opportunity to suggest considering making BPer a paid member site. It seems in the time since I joined a lot has changed, perceptions of lego investors, knockoffs, rereleases, swaths of new members who have no interest in doing any serious research and just want to be spoon fed. I would also suggest it is perhaps time to give something back to the members who provide data to the site, you know the important data on what sets are not hoarded and are ripe picks. I like the idea of brickfolio, however recently I have begun using it a little and fully began to realize how valuable providing this info is if many members do. Perhaps incentivizing this in the form of exclusive membership that would grant some access to this information. I also realize how valuable this website is to myself and investors and want to acknowledge that and show my appreciation somehow perhaps monetarily, but feel the value of the data also needs to be recognized. I imagine this is not going to be a popular post but am suggesting anyway.
    1 point
  32. And it fits very well as a grocery store in a Modular city. So it appeals also to non-Simpsons fans.
    1 point
  33. Inspite of the influx in some areas this will still be a profitable series down the line. And as long as you are willing to ship international the rest of the world have money to burn on these. Get them at a discount and you'll bank.
    1 point
  34. Welcome to the site, Highlandbricks.
    1 point
  35. Welcome.. while there are many collectors and builders hanging out on Brickpicker, the majority are here to also discuss buying and reselling LEGO. So yes, those folks are generally leaving them in the box. But don't be shy .. we love to hear stories and see pictures of built sets. Create a brickfolio .. no harm in knowing how much money you've spent so far.
    1 point
  36. So in a community dedicated to making a profit off of a product... not sharing information about possible threats that could harm the bottom line seems to be a little counterintuitive to what one of the greatest strategists of all time preached: “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” I'm not saying people should promote it... but it seems important to know what is being copied as sales will certainly be impacted. Some folks are by nature cheap, and not willing to buy a premium product. But Grandma buying their grandkids gifts is easier to fool. Will Grandma buy the more expensive LEGO, or grab a box online that looks the same for 75% off? I think it would be good to know which sets are being cloned, which are still safe, and the frequency of sales versus the legitimate brand.
    1 point
  37. Yes but respectfully no. The caveat is that this site is mainly about investing in Lego. Recent and not so recent events relating to fakes have a very real impact on Lego investment and should not be buried under the sand. How to spot fake pieces and minifigs, which sets have been copied, calling out fake sellers and the line TLG take on this all have their place here as much as daily deals, retirement , new release or bubble speculation, in my view.
    1 point
  38. What??? €54,99 in The Netherlands and €59,99 in Germany? What happened? Did the sky fall down?
    1 point
  39. Not at all sure about it, but I got them all for 35-40% off so I'd have to try really hard not to make profit on them.
    1 point
  40. dutch canal houses by deborah higdon - buildings blockd
    1 point
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