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Well , yesterday I pulled the trigger on the modulars offer I had locally , all the modulars up to Palace cinema.... here's the first one I just finished building... not a missing piece..

I do not know what happened this weekend! Usually I have 3-5 to take to the post office. I actually have to package more. Some sets are Tie Advanced, Trex, Tumbler, Train station, Some hobbit stuff, grand emporium, and more that I can't think of as I spent the last 3 hours packaging everything.

Bought this bad boy (42009) for $80 Saturday off of the app "Offer Up". Ad was 5 months old, but sent a message to the seller on the off chance it was still available. Score!

ordered this: but received this: either way, price $10. Kmart.

Instant classic. Absolutely incredible build. So many Easter eggs referencing other Lego sets, including all the prior modulars. Easily the finest modular yet. Really rewards long-term fans that are familiar with others in the series. No less than *9* detailed interior rooms, each a tiny little masterpiece. 100% home-run from Lego, thank you!

I thought you were out?

Of course the 100k can be done, but you're not going to be able to just quit your job, curse out the boss, and then go home & start collecting your 100k salary. As far as what is better to do with your million dollars? If you have the million dollars to start, you should really just keep doing what made you that extra million.

3x Mechdragons shipped. I wonder what size bag they'll use...

Did you see the Fat Gent's video too?

Officially released on January 17th, 2017. A non-themed LEGO Chess set, with the included variant of the American Pool-Checkers game: It's got 1450 bricks, and costs $54.99 (US), £45.99 in the UK, and €54,99 / €59,99 (Germany / Netherlands respectively) in Europe. That makes a pretty good price per brick ratio with a nice collection of tiles and interesting/useful bricks as well. And here's a speed build of the set:

I had a decent 24 hour span on eBay ending Sunday afternoon. Sold 9 sets. All are new and a mixture of Jabba Palace, Rancor Pit, 1 75055 ISD, 4204 The Mine, 1 Ant-Man and Benny's Spaceship sets. Everything sold for $1350 before the vast amount of fees. Even w/ my UPS and FexEx biz account savings, shipping with US Priority is still cheaper because of eBay's USPS discount.

Pick a brick

I think anyone who bought the Enterprise at $99 is going to be pleasantly surprised by its performance.

Did you guys not try this link? http://www.target.com/p/lego-star-wars-resistance-troop-transporter-75140/-/A-49118966

? ? Quick! Kmart Blue Light Special! ? ? (Keep in mind retail is actually $39.99. Good deal anyway) http://www.kmart.com/lego-city-fire-response-unit-60108/p-004W007064166001P Ends in 6 hours. Use points and surprise points to lower your cost. I nabbed two for $15 each after points and GC magic.

Mega Blocks website is showing the Star Trek sets as "Discontinued". https://www.megabloks.com/en-us/shop/construction-toys/star-trek/uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-dph83

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$10.00 off $60 isn't bad. Use some of your points and you got a good bargain. Not much time left. The 15% off a single toy coupon does work with it even though its a hot buy. Just grabbed another one for $15.70 shipped after the coupon (-$4.05) and $8 in points. No other coupons work. If you have the $7 off $25 SP offer that's an instant 50% off before any other points. EDIT: POOF! Its gone. Good while it lasted. I managed to get 3 at an average of $15.25 shipped and after tax.

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1. Yes, you could make $100k profit a year. 2. It would require roughly $750k-1M in capital, accounting for your product & overhead (space & payroll required, as others have said). 3. If you have that kind of capital, there dozens of far better investments. LEGO is high-risk. There's easily a half-dozen strategic risks to the business model, and not nearly enough strategic advantages to mitigate them. 4. Therefore, treat LEGO "investing" like you do betting at the horsetrack. Enjoy the scouting and picking of winners/losers, strategy of placing your bets, thrill of the race, joy of victory - if you take pleasure in that, it can be the most profitable hobby you'll ever have, but don't fall prey to illusions you could make a living at it. Yes, there's always stories of someone who "wins big at the track". Or some old timer who lives there in the smoking lounge and actually does make a living on it. But that simply isn't the norm.

LEGO NINJAGO™ Nindroid Mech Dragon #70725 On sale for $ 21.25 http://www.kmart.com/lego-ninjago-nindroid-mech-dragon/p-004W005183505001P?plpSellerId=Kmart&prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3

Yes, it can. But it requires a lot more resources than most people have at their disposal.

I would only email them and give them a quote for the tag and shipping cost as that is all they are asking for. I would add that you need to make a new listing for the parts and if they are still interested to let you know. It will expire on its own. You don't need need to do anything.

You'll have to ask your boss to send you to Detroit next time.

With Kmart its not always about the lowest price. Their coupons, points and SP offers easily take an additional 20-70% off their sale prices. As long as its 25% off+ at Kmart, it can easily be acquired for 50% off or more with basic coupons and SP offers. I'm actually surprised that they matched anyones price with this. They usually do their own thing.

Couldn't resist:

Just picked up this cl lot for a hundo. 8 first gen friends sets, sponge party, crafting box new in open box, couple city trucks, and a couple tubs. The sets are all bagged individually. The little girl assured me they were complete, sure enough I built spongebob and it was all there including extra pieces.

aaaaaand next to a house

Drugs are bad mkay

I think Moana is just not a great IP for Lego. The majority of the movie takes place on a very lightly constructed raft, the main antagonists are so incredibly large or way too small that you can't really do them in Lego. Imagine a $399 UCS Lava creature or Giant Singing Crab. How well would that sell? The pirate coconut creatures are basically 1x1 spheres with no arms or legs in lego form. It's just not a great fit the way princesses with castles are.

Sky Joust @ KMart for $4.72. Looks like only 5 left or a limit of 5. https://m.kmart.com/Legends-of-Chima--8482--Sky-Joust--70114/p-004W004700321002P

we have blogs and a nice existing forum relating to this subject. i will do a thread merge. thanks all.

I don't see this set doing well, to be honest. The ship is rather boring, there aren't many figures, and of the ones that are there, only Leia is really worthwhile. Ackbar is okay but I'd say folks generally want the ROTJ version. We'll definitely see another Leia in Ep 8 sets, and if they ever rerelease this exact Leia, this set will really tank.

Closest Walmart would be in White Plains which would be about a 25-30 min drive from Brooklyn. But it's a horrible Walmart overall. There might be a close one in Long Island but I rarely get out there. The deals at Lego stores within the city are the same as online but with the NYC upcharge everything is all marked up a bit more than RRP. If you are into the pick-a-brick wall, the city stores have been carrying pieces for a mini statue of liberty build. I haven't been to one in awhile so I don't know if they got swapped out yet but they have been available.

I would go for option 2 - if you're willing to part out the set, that is.

Well... must be your lucky day.

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For those wondering it was released in 2016. Target currently has the same price (although I'm not sure how long). http://www.target.com/p/lego-city-fire-response-unit-60108/-/A-49121244?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Toys+Shopping&adgroup=SC_Toys&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9014308&gclid=Cj0KEQiA-_HDBRD2lomhoufc1JkBEiQA0TVMmo2Nh5KhSQ-rWaSZ2CJ5tiXmQclAUBQypUtalYtC104aAs2v8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds Thanks for sharing!

I only got the $10 off $60 surprise points. =/

Wow! Let me say thank you all so much!! The generosity I have seen is overwhelming from this site. St. Paul's School wouldn't be where we are if not for you! One of our former Principles of SPS, Sister Peter, was famous for saying "Have you made a difference today?" SPS teaches the students to always be humble and to make a difference whenever and wherever they can....one kind act at time or one brick at a time.

Beer, yes. Cookies, no. Leave those at home. I work for Frito Lay so I'll provide the chips.

Your fav shop has you covered, literally...

There's a really good explanation for that. In The Netherlands, unlike in most other countries, we can subtract the interest paid on our mortgage from our income tax. Which in turn causes the housing prices to be exorbitant, compared to our neighbours. The debt shown above is mainly caused by mortgage loans covered by the housing property itself. It's not consumer debt where people buy stuff they can't afford based on installments. So it looks worse than it actually is.

Well, 2016 is wrapping up... So, as we sail into 2017 and a whole new set of sets are on the way, let's take a look at the retirement sets and what they could bring us in 2017 and beyond. Here's what I speculate. #19 - First Order Snowspeeder - I think this set will double, but it will be a slow double that might take a few years to get there. It's quirky, it was only seen as a background in the movie, and you barely saw the snowtroopers in action. Overall, it sits as one of those sets that will be in a grey area. #18 - Hoth Attack & Droid Escape - in the US these sets had a 9 month shelf life. There really is nothing to either though, and the Han Solo minifigure from the Hoth Attack set was in a polybag a few years back. The snowtrooper, and rebel trooper are also in other sets, so nothing too exclusive here... but Hoth Sets always seem to do well. I expect this one to also double in the future. Droid Escape has the Jawa's.. This is a set you pair with a Sandcrawler. #17 - Sith Infiltrator & Naboo Starfighter - The sith infiltrator has never been a set that has made a lot of profit, and I don't suspect this one will either. On top of that, Darth Maul, and Qui-gon are in an upcoming set, so those figures are going to appear again. I guess, the Watto Minifigure is really the best thing in this one, but Watto is not that iconic of a character. I feel the same way about the Naboo Starfighter. #16 - Hailfire Droid - This set is below average in my opinion. The first Hailfire Droid was far superior. The minifigures on this one aren't really going to boos the value either. This is one that might hit 2x but take forever to sell at that price. #15 - Anakin's Custom Jedi Starfighter - This set doesn't do much for me, but it's one of those quirky sets that some star wars nuts love to own. Sooo... i'd stash a couple just in case. But, I suspect it will have slow resale potential. #14 - Set of Series 3 Microfighters - Microfighters have some juice to them. I recently sold off a series 2 set for almost 2.3 x it's original RRP value. I also have sold series 1 complete sets for quite a good amount of profit. Overall, I still think these little sets have some legs. Selling them in complete sets makes it easier though.. and just how i've done it. #13 Imperial Troop Transport - Rebels set with 4 stormies. Overall, they are unique to the rebels theme, but i'm not sure the Stormtrooper figures themselves will be as in demand. With the Rogue One battlepack containing more troopers, and every advent calendar containing one, I doubt these skyrocket in value. Still could easily get close to 2x. #12 - Geonosis Troopers, Shadow Troopers, and Senate Soldiers - i'm grouping these together. All of these have interesting minifigures, but i'm not sold they will quickly double your money. Overall, good to have a few laying around, but nothing worth having a ton of. #11 - Tie Advanced Prototype - Cool ship, and interesting build.. It's rebels though, and i'm not sure the rebels theme will have long legs. Same can be said about the Imperial Assault Carrier #10 - Obi Wants Interceptor - Anakin's Jedi Interceptor has almost hit 3x... I suspect Obi's interceptor will do a similar. It was around for a lot less time than Anakin's, and I don't think as many copies were produced. #9 - Resistence Troop Transporter - I personally like this set. It's plain jane, but with Carrie Fishers death, this set could very well have some momentum. It also had a relatively short shelf life of a year. Overall, not the most iconic of ships, but it's Leia's ship. #8 - FO Transporter - Captain Phasma, with Flametroopers and FO Stormies will sell this one as EP 8 and 9 approach. I personally like this set out of all the first wave of Force Awakens sets. I know others don't, but I like the minifigures, and absolutely think the ship design itself is fun, quirky, and serves its purpose. My son also plays with this one quite a bit. #7 - Ewok Village - This set has already jumped up in value... To me it's a great set, and just one of the best Star Wars sets any kid would want. It's also stacked with minifigures and has a iconic exclusive Leia figure.. #6 - Battlefront Battlepacks - These sets have some interesting variants, and minifigures. While the builds are nothing great, the minifigures like the Shock Trooper, and some of the rebel alien soldiers could be solid "semi" rare minifigures in the future. I see these easily doubling, if not quadrupling in a few years. #5 - Vaders Tie Advanced vs A-wing Starfighter - What I like most about this is how short its shelflife was. That alone should make it a rarer set in the future. This one is a crap shoot. I think it can go either way... but I think because of that it's worth putting in the top. This is a set that either goes near 4x or hovers near 2. #4 - Death Star Final Duel - Iconic scene from the OT. OT sets are usually solid, and this one has a lot going for it. I think it could do well. It's already jumped out of the gates. #3 - Battle Droid Troop Carrier - Say what you may about the Phantom Menace, but these Droid vehicles are gold as investments. The MTT from 2014 is already 160 on amazon, and this set is it's little sister. I personally, think this was an awesome build, and a great freaking set. It's by far the best troop carrier, and no one was talking about this one. I give this one a real chance to hit 140 in a few years. 3x or bust on this one. #2 - Sandcrawler - Give it time... lots of time, and this set will be the one where you make the most money for little effort. Even if this set doubles, you make hundreds on it by just having to go to ship a set once. Not bad. #1 - Imperial Shuttle Tydirium - This is by far the best set that retired, IMO. The minfigures are great, and I really like this set and think it will perform very well over time. I also don't see them making this one again in a long time.

2x 70732 Ninjago City of Stixx.

I'm a senior in high school and my Lego investments will pay for nearly all of my college tuition at Boston university. I've been in this game since 2008 and have invested more then 50gs from my company. Being I started so early in life I feel this could be something I do full time temporary as I do not believe the market will stay alive for ever. Sets from now on to the next 5 years I Believe will be the last of profits and it'll be time to move onto something new

Yeah I realize it would be a pain in the butt and I'm not about to give up a reliable paycheck, health insurance, etc. because of a stack of Lego boxes I've got stashed in my son's closet. just wondering if people have been able to do this (other than those Brickpicker bros from the USA Today article). While we're on that topic, what the hell were those guys thinking when they agreed to be a part of that article? Gotta learn how to keep a secret sometimes. By the way, Jeff and I have day jobs and we don't sell LEGO sets to eat. We did the article because it tripled site volume and enables collectors like yourself to use the data FREE.

Unless you have a ton of $$$$ to invest, selling full time is extremely hard. While many of us would love to do it, we don't because there is a lot of risk and initial capital associated with it. I don't even know what the initial investment dollar figure would be to become a full time seller, but I would guess to do it, and live comfortably you would need to sink over $100,000 in Lego sets. You would probably need to sink more than that to be honest, but that's just a guess. I won't say it's not possible, just takes a lot of money, work, and most of all risk!!

I think it depends on your living expenses, in addition to the above points. Doing this full time is theoretically possible, but you would need a huge amount of capital to get started and the ability to continue to invest heavily in the first 2-4 years with new capital until sets start to really appreciate in value. Then I suppose you could sell enough to both re-invest (to ensure future gains) as well as take a cut for yourself. If you have that much free capital, you probably don't need to invest in LEGO as a fulltime job! If I were to do this fulltime, (which would be a fun job!) I would want the ability to invest about $100,000 - $150,000 for three or four years consecutively without selling, then sell enough to make a profit as well as re-invest. Of course, if you don't have children/mortgage/expenses you could probably get by with less.