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"If I'm elected president the Lego deals will be HUUUGGGEEE."

Box Art via The Brick Fan

Lucked into another Grand Hotel at KMart this morning on the way home from a meeting. They were rearranging and this one must have shook out. $65 after 40% off and $10 off coupon.

Darn it. I hate to think that I'm personally responsible for such an appalling theme. At least it sounds like an honest misunderstanding. I said, "make more big, complex classic castle and pirate sets with lots of small pieces" and Lego heard, "release a line of Lego/Duplo hybrid Jetsons-themed monstrosities with giant clunky pieces in day-glow colors." I really need to learn to communicate more clearly.

Oh..Right.. Sets that you bought last week? got it.

You Europeans are all doom and gloom these days. This set has been available for several years and already got whatever extras sales the GBHQ and new movie were going to push. What purpose do they have to keep it? As stated on several different threads, there are too many new Ideas sets out or coming out to keep them all around. And it still took more than a few days to sell out after getting the "Retiring Soon" tag (which generated articles on every single Lego/AFOL site and blog). That isn't exactly some kind of insatiable reseller appetite that DEMANDS a complete change in production schedule for a set that probably isn't that profitable since there are IP royalties and designer royalties to pay. I'll eat my words if I'm wrong, but there are plenty of other profitable sets to make, so it isn't as though Lego factories are sitting on their hands waiting for something to do. They will be too busy making Nexo sets for @GhostDad...

If you're getting charged for return shipping on a damaged box from Amazon you're doing it wrong. Contact customer service.

On the plus side, no helicopters - yet.

I like them all.

Reading your recent posts, I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one whose favorite Winnie the Pooh character is Eeyore.

Totally different times . Folks used this site to gain an advantage now u need it just to stay in the game pretty much .

I really like the ? Truck. In for 10.. or 30 if Kmart is still in business next year.

No... I think he is more a cuusoo man.

Here's a first look at the 2017 City theme, concentrating on cops and robbers. https://re.dwnld.me/cGnW6-take-a-look-at-lego-city-s-first-2017-official-set-images Thanks @pstebbing ATV Arrest (60135) Police Starter Set (60136) Tow Truck Trouble (60137) High-Speed Chase (60138) Mobile Command Center (60139) Bulldozer Break-In (60140) Police Station (60141) Auto Transport Heist (60143)

Pet shop back in stock now at shop at home. Yay.

What's this about throwing in tools???

I don't know about that. They cut The Lone Ranger after less than a year. I think if Lego was a public company with more professional management, they would stick very heavily to a combination of licensed sets (mostly Star Wars) and large exclusives aimed at teenagers to adults. Ninjago hasn't done badly, but most original Lego themes aimed at kids do quite poorly. Nexo Knights should have seemed an obvious dud to anyone with a brain.

If the mystery machine does not out perform the 8 retiring soon sets by this time next year I'll happily eat a double triple-decker sardine and marshmallow fudge sandwich

2017 Nexo pics looks super cool

pun intended ???

Anyone else seeing this offer :

Well the next Ant-Man film isn't released until July 2018 and I'd be very surprised if Lego released another set featuring ant-man prior to 2018. I think the price might stagnate a bit over xmas as most people will be trying to cash in. Probably around SDCC next year when new trailer is released and hype starts to build will be a good time.

This happened 5 days ago... better you see it late than never

That´s what happens when you know you won´t be able to sell what you got on sale.

I picked up a couple at Legoland hoping I could QFLL them for some quick cash. Maybe not if they're appearing else where.

Non Lego related but if anyone is interested sears.ca has the MEGA BLOKS USS Enterprise on sale for 224.99 (25% off) and when combined with GIFT50 which gives you another $50 off for spending $200 it takes the total price before tax to $175 which is 42% off. I'm on the fense on this one as I think it will go over 50% off easily at end of life like the COD hovercraft did last year. But I also a perfect spot in my office for one of these bad boys! LLAP!

The cap with hair coming down? Yes.

Forty cents for a comic book, those were the days. Also if that monster was from Japan, they were in for a weird night.

This isn't funny anymore, doctor who £23.97 (52% off) Man o man every day that goes by this set is looking more likely to be a dogs dinner than a chicken dinner http://direct.asda.com/lego-ideas-doctor-who-21304/000790416,default,pd.html?source=2925&promotype=Communities+%26+UGC&cmpid=afc-_-GEOR-_-awin-_-47868-_ -generic&cm_mmc=GEOR-aff-_-awin-_-HotUKDeals-_-47868&awin_aff=47868_HotUKDeals_Pepper Deals Ltd_Communities+%26+UGC&awc=2925_1478565569_fb9f3695f9403d892e57cc09041e0f05

I'm adding these to the main post: Race Plane - 60144 Race Buggy - 60145 Stunt Truck - 60146 Fishing Boat - 60147 ATV Race Team - 60148 4x4 with Catamaran - 60149 Pizza Van - 60150 Dragster Transporter - 60151 Sweeper and Excavator - 60152

Check that umbrella piece. That looks new.

"Retiring Soon" sets are where profit margins go to die. In the USA they can't even convince resellers to buy at a discount. How times have changed.

When googling for some images I came across this picture. Makes you want to go back in time.

I have no clue about the secondary lego market in Korea. Maybe there is still demand for DS and it is not as hoarded as in Europe. If you want to know. I did not buy and do not plan to buy any set from the money I got for 10188. I keep it apart for a rainy day. Investing in Lego has taught me one thing. If you need the money due to unforseen circumstances. It is very difficult to liquidate when you want. There are too many factors that one is depending on.

At this time of the year, there's a supermarket chain that does 50% off in toys. One pays full price and 50% of the amount paid is credited on the supermarket's client card. I almost didn't went because it opened early and I thought I wouldn't find anything worth my time and waking up early. Guess what? I found 5 Ant-Man sets among other left-over sets! There was a limit on 3 of the same toy so I went home to get my GF client card and when I came back one of the sets was gone. Bought 4! What a lucky find.

I'm 26 and know who the Beatles are, I also get a lot of requests from students to play the Beatles. Also I have watched the Yellow Submarine movie but haven't watched Wall-E despite having a 5 year old nephew, (who has seen the Yellow Submarine movie also, and was excited that Uncle Nate has a Yellow Submarine Lego model) I think I know what to get him for Christmas!

Hi guys, here is another build of mine entitled 'Jabbas Favourite Decoration' IMG_20161014_164521 by dimitrinicomanis, on Flickr IMG_20161014_192613 by dimitrinicomanis, on Flickr

Got my 10 baseplates from Walmart.com that I ordered a week ago when they were on sale for $5.75. Each baseplate came individually boxed with air packs and each baseplate was in excellent condition.. but I can't help but think it might be a little wasteful.

Regarding the Media Mail package from a few days ago: I think the seller got told off by the Post Office - now there is a tracking number for Priority Mail and package has been accepted by USPS. They must have tried to send it Media Mail and got denied at the counter.

Just did some fact checking.

Here is a peek at the next Star Wars UCS set. It is a bust of the legendary Jedi Gortaneous Fishermanea.

I have very strong feelings about the buildable figures. I think that they look terrible and for $5 less, I can get the Hasbro Black series figure and it looks good, has good poseability and is unlikely to pop apart when I shift it. But, I also am taking a look at the Super Hero buildable figures from 2012. Looking at Bricklink, sales stats for the last 6 months shows that of the 6 figures released, the best seller was Green Lantern. 9 sold. for the rest, most of them couldn't even average 1 a month for the last 6 months. They retailed for $14.99, and I remember seeing them hanging around on clearance forever. Sure there may be more demand for Star Wars than Super Heroes, but I have a giant box full of Bionicle and Hero Factory parts that I can't sell for $2 lb bulk, and other LEGO sells for $5 lb quickly. Some people may make some money on these, but I have no faith that there is going to be much demand. I said so a year ago when the first series was released, and I'll keep saying it. LEGO had no faith in their TFA Constraction figures when they marked them down so early, the movement in stores is slow. I just do not see any signs that there's demand for them now, much less 2-5 years from now.

A few thoughts as you begin your journey: 1. research. research some more.then do some more research before you really start buying. 2. buying is easy, selling is hard (and honestly, not nearly as much "fun" for most people). try selling some sets before going really heavy on buying. Nothing worse than dropping 10 thousand on inventory to discover that you literally hate and/or suck at the selling experience. 3. a set needs to increase about 40% over what you pay to cover ebay/amazon/bricklink/brickclassifieds/paypal fees, shipping, etc. so modest CAGRs of 8-10-15% look good on paper, but maybe only tell half the story.

I think most here would buy these for a $1000 if they were found in a pig sty and covered in muck.