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Due to last year's disappointing UCS sets I started looking at MOCs and was blown away by the Nebulon Frigate. ~ 5800 pieces later and this masterpiece now stands before me. Now addicted and can't wait for the next one. Thinking tie bomber, tie Interceptor or cavecods at at

I've read your posts for over a year now, and I'm pretty sure you need to get laid. So much anger, animosity, and bitterness in your posts, man. Lighten up once in a while and find a few positive things to say about this LEGO passion we all share. If this post come across as out of place or disrespectful, I won't be apologizing. The only thing I'm sorry about is it took having about 4 whiskeys in me to finally call out the negativity, Mr. Tabby.

Here's another 10030 update...(almost) done! Still have to build the plaque and the Tantive IV. But the ISD is complete!

Don't overlook Wicked Witch. Part prices look good on Bricklink. I just sold these three minifigure pieces for $5.32 shipped on EBay. Sold it as items for a Goth minifig MOC:

60078 Utility Shuttle for $36 shipped. Buy-in was $10.20. Ten month hold. Holding my others to see how this set does in time. I'm finally putting the stuff I learned on here into practice. Thanks BP!

I am stealing Jaisonline's idea from last year! For each LIKE $***THIS***$ post gets I will donate 1 dollar! 1 like=1 dollar towards the schools raffle!

It's been obvious for a long time that the financials will underperform in comparison to previous years. Bans have decreased, discounts have increased. Profits can't rise forever. Maybe LEGO will revert back to a more conservative approach and reduce the amounts of sets produced and move away from lazy remakes. Sometimes less is more.

New Dimensions spotted at a 99c store in LA: Harry Potter Gremlins Ghostbuster Sonic DC Adventure Time Wonder Woman Mr T Cyborg YMMV. Keep an eye out. EDIT: Simply sharing information from another Lego forum, I have not personally seen them (yet).

My sales over the last few weeks to a month. All on BL, buyers paid shipping. Buy in values after tax. Please keep in mind that a lot of my business is QFing under retail, hence you won't see many x4 margins here. Bionicle Ekimu x2 $15.98 ($4.10 BI) Cupcake stall 30396 x1 $3.48 ($2.18 BI) Lewa master of Jungle x3 $11.98 ($2.99 BI) Ronan Rex x1 $27.50 ($10.00 BI) (Clearance price, wanted it gone) Nowhere escape mission x1 $33.98 ($8 BI) Homer Level pack x13 $6.98 ($1.08 BI) 30399 Bowling Ally x3 $3.48 ($1.70 BI) 41177 Precious Crystal Cave x1 $23.98 ($15.15 BI) Volcano starter kit x2 $7.48 ($3.65 BI) Bad cop fun pack x1 $5.98 ($1.08 BI) Rally Car x3 $7.48 ($3.77 BI) (Don't worry I'm holding some in reserve) Deep Sea scuba scooter x2 $4.98 ($0 BI) Droid Escape Pod x1 $24.98 ($8.50 BI) Cranages Shield Attack x1 $12.98 ($9.9 BI) Demolition Site x2 $69.98 ($43.50 BI) Bulldozer x1 $24.00 ($16 BI) (Clearance price, damaged box) Skull slicer x2 $6.00 ($4.30 BI) (Clearance price, want them gone) First order snowspeeder x1 $27.98 ($20.50 BI) Uxar creature of jungle x2 $8.48 ($4.50 BI) Kai's Mini dragon x6 $2.48 ($1 BI) Kylo Rens Imperial shuttle x1 $79.98 ($47.00 BI) Geonosis Troopers x4 $9.98 ($3 BI) Tie advanced prototype x21 $3.48 ($2.10 BI) The usual $200 of collectable minifigures

Looks like he (was?) moved on at the right time. A lesson for all of us to quit while ahead.

Sold a wall-e for £60 with buy in of £20 and eBay FVF for £1 so all in cleared £35. Have another 9 waiting in the wings for holiday season. This was to just test the market and surprised that it went so quickly so hopefully it bodes well for the future

I passed on a 41135 today. I believe it was retail. If I drive through the area again, I'll grab it and ship it to you if you want. I'm sure there's some kmart magic I could pull to make it cheaper.

Morro Dragon for $150 , buy in was $72 thanks BN sale. The Dragon Lives!!

Split the profit on my Arctic Ice Planes sales just now with St. Pauls. Good luck the rest of the way - guessing u will make it to 30k easy!

Man, that made my night. Too bad he won't take it to heart, but it's against his nature.

These aren't great deals but if you have something you have to get this weekend and are shiopping for GCs Raise has extra 3% off through Sunday with code: KICKOFF. TRU is 9+3% * And even if its totally not Lego, cardcash.com has +8% off on all restaurants this weekend with code: SUPERPARTYFOOD Krispy Kreme is at 19+8% and TGI Friday is at 34+8%. Although its not you, someone else needs to hear this - Take your wife out to dinner to make up for filling her closet with boxes of Lego

Are you sure that you didn't order a mystery box?

And not just that. Mixels tapped into the creativity, buildablility, and playability experience that's at LEGO's core. You could mix and match tribes. You could build huge mechs from multiple sets. It really was unlimited what you could do.

Going to be in LA next week at this time, you guys just sit tight for a week and give me a chance at a few for personal collection. :-) And actually either way if that's true it's great, prices really plummet for those of us only seeking one for use in the game. Sure 99 cents would be great, but level packs and team packs for $4-6 at a time is great.

Its actually very common to find career Directors that serve on 3, 4, 5, + Boards. It's a semi-retirement strategy for some C-suite executives. Build your career, serve as a CEO somewhere for 10-15 years, then join a bunch of Boards. Directors make $50-$100k per year per Board, plus lavish travel allowances to attend Board meetings. Typical work is 2 days per month per Board. So if you play your cards right, you can maintain your executive income and only work 6-8 days a month. Not suggesting that's what JvK is doing, just sharing my observations about US corporate culture.

I agree with Ed.. 2016 was one of the more uninspiring years. It's evident that their main lines like Altra Agents, Chima, and Nexo Knights are only moderately popular, so they need to cut those lines in half. For Star Wars I think they are producing too much in this realm as well, and would like to see their offerings cut by a 1/3rd, but instead focus on producing cooler sets. The upcoming quadjumper was unnecessary (as well as that death star), and about 1 out of every 3 sets are a rehash. I get the "rotating kid" philosophy in that kids that played with legos a few years ago can "outgrow" them and a new crop of kids are ready to take over, but they should stick with producing solid sets for the new films.

Just bought 5 individual tickets. All I can afford just now but a worthwhile cause and the chance to win some LEGO. Good luck to everyone who bought a ticket. Fingers' crossed!

Finally. The Helicarrier is in bags. Took awhile. Painful fingers.

Money Laundering?

If you somehow missed it, like new PS for $130 on AWD. Should be perfect for personal build. https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-10218-Creator-Pet-Shop/dp/B004P2HMNM/ref=sr_1_43?m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ&s=warehouse-deals&ie=UTF8&qid=1486277520&sr=1-43&keywords=Lego

In for another $100 as I actually saw the extra raffle prizes now. :-)

Found a couple 31032 - Creator: Red Creatures today at an out of the way KMart. Added a 41173 - Elves: School of Dragons to get me in $10 off $50 coupon range.

It's definitely a Hot Buy. The only promos that will work are surprise points or regular SYW points. The Hot Buy flagging comes and goes so you should keep checking.

Have you ever used the ebay "Buyer Requirement Exemption List"? Maybe you added the buyer to the list and foget about it? You can manually add ebay buyers to the list and they can buy an item of you irregardless of any location restriction / payment option etc set by seller. http://pages.ebay.co.uk/services/buyandsell/biddermanagement.html

All this for $30. Dug through and found some Star Wars, Dr who, D.C. And marvel stuff as well as the 2 mine craft sets and one opened and unopened bionicle sets. Missing some mininfigures and probably some pieces but I was blown away at this deal.

The best way to get Dr. Who, BTTF, or JW in any meaningful quantity (1000+) was to contact the store manager before the shipment even got to the store and offer to buy the entire pallet. That method is virtually closed now, so your best bet now is to swoop from the shelf, which is getting very hard to do, or ask the manager to bring out a box from the stockroom, if they even have it anymore.

Like this original post (on page one) already 130 likes! Let's make it the most liked comment ever!! Already donated 100 and so far have to donate another 30 (as of right now) finally a like that actually makes a difference! Don't be lazy! Takes 15 seconds! Add another dollar to the school!!!

Just found these at wm. $7.50 each and coupons for Lego batman movie tickets.

Small update. Ebay got back to me about 15 min's ago. Apparently it is 'unlikely' that anything should go against me in this situation as I had fulfilled all of my responsibilities once it had reached the GSP centre safely. Asked me to request more photo's of the item in general and damage from buyer through Ebay messages (as we're already communicating in there) which will help them when dealing with the next stage of the request/case, to save time. I've passed this info and message on to the buyer so at least he is in the loop continually. Asked them exactly which next step the buyer or myself need to take after this. Hopefully this situation will help others in future to decide whether to use GSP or not in any transactions. Will keep you guys updated.

Another 10030 update Grebbling. Omg the grebbling. Step 29 I hate you.

Day one , so many small parts in the first bag !!! Enough for a day !

I found another (Christmas return) $20 Jakku hiding in the Sams Club book section along with a lonely $5 Emily Elves set at Walmart.

I'm sure others have noticed, but there are some striking parallels to the days leading up to their challenges in the 2000's. If you read Brick By Brick (https://www.amazon.com/Brick-Rewrote-Innovation-Conquered-Industry/dp/0307951618) many of the problems they cited as root causes appear to be reoccurring now. Too many SKUs. Too many colors/elements. Juniorization (POOP - Parts Out of Other Pieces). Over reliance on licensed IPs. Getting away from the core building experience. I think some of these issues are just masked by the current global popularity of the brand based on the movies and expansion into emerging markets. It's easy to make poor decisions when its raining cash. What did they blow on Universe? Something like $200m. I sure hope someone wakes up and tightens the reins a bit.

EBay : 44028 Hero Factory Invasion From Below Surge & Rocka Combat Machine for $30 + shipping. Buy in was $9

From my experience, the 15% off a single toy coupon may work with Hot Buy items. YMMV. If you have the common $7 off $25 in toys that's an excellent deal on a brand new set.

For those who may have missed out on the 40223 Snow Globe promotion, the Lego Store I stopped in today (it was near Baltimore) has them for $9.99 with a 10% sale (came to 9.53 total). I bought one for my kids and left about 10. The boxes are not mint. It is not available on Shop Lego. In other news, an employee at the store gave a good tip on finding retired sets for one's own collection, though they are a retail prices, when I asked if they had any 41135 Livi's Pop Star Houses left. She told she recently bought a Hobbit set at a nearby Hallmark store. No, I did not find the friends set my daughter so wants (I have gone to at least 13 stores in the area and still nothing), but I did see retired sets like 76007 Iron Man: Malibu Mansion Attack (2013) and the Dolphin Cruiser. I was secretly hoping to find a leftover Wolverine's Chopper Showdown or Ant-Man Final Battle set, but to no avail.

It's a tiny sampling, but so far reviews are very good! https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lego_batman_movie

I been doing Ebay for 18 years, never signed up for the Ebay Shipping Program, I ship Worldwide except to Russia anything over $100 it has to be mailed Express Mail only, no Exceptions. I always get repeat buyers from alot of countries, as they no it will get there faster, in a well packed box, and get there for sure, When you use Global Shipping, Ebay will open your box and put $500 worth of lego in a smaller not packed box, sure its easier to do Global Shipping, but I want my stuff to get to somebody in Japan, etc in Mint Condition. Plus sometimes the box does not get there on the Guaranteed Date, and you file a claim and you get the shipping money back. Ed

good lord how deep does this bucket go.... i am stunned at the continued depth of stock. what day of the sale is it now - day 5 or 6?

Hi Ed, Do we get a second entry into the $100 club if we put in a second $100 ? If so, please pm me your Paypal address.... ?

Why'd they have to make it an odd number? For some reason, OCD or whatever, I have to buy them in pairs so I can Yin/Yang stack them. That reminds me, the toy section has fake mustaches so we can go back in for an even 18.

Oh? Trying to bribe your way onto the leaderboard then? ....Eh, what the heck.