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My son felt it was incomplete and filled it with ninja.

Ok - nobody who participated in the above conversation is EVER, EVER allowed to complain that EBay/Paypal fees are too high, even if they go up to 25%. You know it is too good to be true, and still you order. Unless you're just going to take your loss, you are going to get EBay/Paypal to make it right, which in the end costs us all money. Thanks.

I just want to say thanks again for letting me win a raffle. We just finished the Assembly Square, and this is probably my favorite 10 bricks ever in a set. The upper floor apartment is stacked with goodness.

Local sale -10 dimension packs. Variety of 5 level packs and 5 fun packs. Sold for 100. Buy in $10. All day baby.

Been looking to build a UCS AT-AT for awhile but Moc's have been too expensive with their rare parts, until the one Raskolnikov built. It's a great looking model. I have changed a few pieces and will be getting some 2x2 round tiles to put in a few places. Sorry for poor phone photo.

Quick update: I just got home with the bins. They weigh over 100 pounds and are very clean. So far, there are very few Mega Bloks and I have already confirmed a few sets from themes including Star Wars, Lego Movie, City Arctic, Scooby Doo, and Super Heroes. I am looking forward to sifting through all of this over the next few months. What I can't figure out will be great for free building. Thanks for your help. I will keep you posted on what I find!

I ended up paying $200 ($2/lb) and the lot was much bigger than I had expected.

The Vicious by Jin Kei

Inspired by last night's "Rebels" episode. I'm probably going to build a couple Y-Wings to go with it. Imperial Assault Carrier also made a noteworthy appearance last night too. Hmmm...

20% off retail from closing mom and pop 2x dilosphasaurus Jedi interceptor Hulkbuster Dragon sanctuary 3x dark troopers

Wow this episode was amazing. Some of the best Y-Wing action I've ever seen. And at the end we basically see how the rebel alliance starts.

My son built this today:

Just a couple examples, but he also said he'd buy Dragon Sanctuary's and other stuff if he could. After the 10th declaration of not buying anymore, you stop listening. It's very depressing to read through the old posts.

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http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/96373-moc-isd-chimaera/

I managed to get a Raptor Rampage and a Livi's Pop Star House at B&N. Though they were not on sale, I did get a GC from Raise and a 10% membership discount, bringing the price down to ~$95. Not the deal best or purchase ever, but I least I did not pay full price for these retired/hard to find sets. Discounts on sets like these are hard to find or non-existent where I live. A special thanks goes out to Sfcommando14 for his advice.

Why buy cheap MMs when you can get a new Boeing for $12 instead? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-10177-787-Dreamliner-New-in-Sealed-Box-dgedg-/252795912036?hash=item3adbcf7f64:g:F4MAAOSw32lYuS0C I can always find listings like these. Stop biting on this crap and try reporting it instead.

And this being the case (I know some will argue for looooong holds... but the risk of remake and low CAGR are real), Exclusives have gone from the most to least attractive "investment" plastic.

...after the empire... by sanellukovic

I guess you all know about the lightning deals today.... Some better than others... Vet trailer is about as cheap as I've seen it without tricks. https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-41125-Horse-Trailer-Building/dp/B01CU9WQBE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488680329&sr=8-1&keywords=lego+vet+trailer https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Kristoffs-Adventure-41066-Building/dp/B00ZSJMN4E/ref=gbps_img_s-3_bb19_9feb59d7?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=41fd713f-6bfe-4299-a021-d2b94872bb19&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=gb_main&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=HRSM5W44KFNN980WJ8FH

The Last Jedi has been revealed.....

I call this my "poor man's temple" My son received Tiger widow Island and dojo Showdown (70756) for Christmas. We're throwing a ninja themed birthday for him tomorrow and my wife wanted a Center piece. So I looked through my inventory, but I didn't have any thing large or nice enough. So I decided to MOC one using what we had. Not bad for 15 min worth of work.

It took me more than a week to realize that the U Wing has a very practical action feature.

Hey people, a couple things on the menu on this fine and cold Sunday: City-Town 60134 Fun in The Park-City for 25 CAD (50% off): https://www.amazon.ca/LEGO-City-Town-Park-City-Building-157-Piece/dp/B01CU9WX08/ref=sr_1_1?m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB Encounter on Jakku 75148 for 40 CAD (47% off): https://www.amazon.ca/LEGO-Encounter-Jakku-75148-Building/dp/B01CIGN3TS/ref=sr_1_10?m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB Super Heroes 76058 Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up for 12 CAD (52% off): https://www.amazon.ca/LEGO-Super-Heroes-76058-Spider-Man/dp/B01CU9X63G/ref=sr_1_4?m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB Enjoy!

I just can't the pull the trigger at 20%. Most small city has been very good to me, but I need 30-40% off for the risk .

$26 I think.

10x Green Arrows on eBay for $200. Considering my last few have sold for $60 on Amazon, I'll take an easy double+

What film were you watching my alternate movie guide had it as radical Jedi terroists attacking a goverment building.

This is the same as about 40 other auctions I have seen, the Red 5 X-wing £14.99, IST £14.99 and a few other things. I think they are managing to find old unused 100% historic feedback accounts to hack and maybe keeping the value low to avoid detection from Ebay but going down the quantity route rather than 1 high value.

Of course Tarkin survived the attack.. Duh!!!

They just copied the original The Magnifcent Seven, which copied Seven Samurai.

That's where "Rogue One" was refreshing.

in the US currently $130 on amazon with 49 sellers. I wouldn't be surprised if this thing hits $160-180 by halloween 2017 . i will begin to unload once we are north of $160. i'm surprised its doing as well as it is and kicking myself that i didn't buy a few more when shop at home had the scooby pack including this set and mystery machine on sale last year when there were promos. with sale and promos, it was over 30% off.

2 Zombie sharks included

its an anomaly ... that store probably just got to the pallet ... its retired and scarce in the wild ... that's easy money staring you right in the face ... if you have your quota you can walk, if not, think twice ...

Pizza pizza!

Let me guess - Once the ToO falls below RRP, you're out (again).

This theme best shows the effect that the horde of "min-emazers" had on overall LEGO investment performance. Everyone started piling in on the large exclusives (which have not performed so well), and started ignoring the small/medium sets (which comparatively, have done so much better)

Everyone was very excited when the Exo Suit was announced and they bought accordingly.

^ I'd agree with a lot of this advice in particular (though it's all very good) I started selling used parts from bulk lots a couple of years ago. Although there can be a LOT of time spent on cleaning, sorting, researching and listing, there is a visceral thrill for me of digging through a bulk bin off Craigslist and finding those few rare pieces that can (sometimes) pay back on the whole lot. That, and having some inexpensive bulk used items (or rare items) in my inventory keeps things diverse and get people shopping. Now, due to some personal / family things, I don't have the space at the moment to do all the work for cleaning & sorting the used lots. So I have been dabbling in parting out sets to help diversify my inventory. I still get to satisfy my OCD by sorting and organizing LEGO, and it keeps my offerings fresh. Dealing with new parts has a LOT of benefits that have been mentioned already. So if I could say the one "drawback" of dealing with new sets / parts is that you really have a more straightforward understanding upfront on what the costs and profits should look like. Aside from finding good buying deals, you loose that "treasure hunt" and "goldmine" effect that used bulk lots can provide. That's a fun aspect of this hobby for me. From a business perspective, you can build formulas and strategies around dealing with new sets / parts. And the good thing is that as mentioned above, there are still a lot of niche ways to do things. Just my two-cents.

Find a niche. I mostly sell minifigures and polybags. I have recently (this kids help) branched out in selling parts. Beefing up minifigures parts, people will pay used for a lot of those parts. I have a fair amount of classic castle, pirates etc that are just too hard to find new. Also going with theme been adding more and more loose minifigures accessories. $0.25 here and there adds up and I bet more than half of orders have people adding on a few things. Been also selling used parts that are unique/rare. $1 for an old skull shield here, orc sail there, all also used but not your standard 2x4 used bricks

So I just returned this afternoon from a 10 day business trip. When I left I put all my BL inventory in the "stockroom", except a Super Lot of The Ghost & The Phantom that stayed up for some reason. During the ten days I received 3 shipping quote requests: Canada, Findland, and Washington, after having no previous interest except people trying to get me to sell just the Phantom. Well upon returning today I got the formal quotes out and Canada snatched it up. I think this is my first quote request that actually got accepted. $200 plus shipping for the pair. Been a good day.

I figure what the hell. Even at their current low BL prices maybe they will be an impulse item for my other orders. I left 34 Gimli on the shelf. Not enough room in the cart. In the cart: 82 Simpsons, 39 Gimli, 11 Cragger, 12 Legolas

80s Voltron for IDEAS, then new Voltron-1 & Voltron-2 set to be released a few months later or whenever the new (live action all female casts starring Melissa McCarthy) Voltron movie??

Very impressive and amazing looking model. The BMW M4 DTM 1:10 racecar designed by brunojj1. I had collected and organized the pieces to build this model quite awhile ago but I wasn't sure about how to power it and control it. It uses 4XL motors, a servo motor and three sets of lights. The original design requires two V2 IR receivers and one regular receiver and three AAA or Lipo battery boxes. I was waiting because I was debating building this with the Buwizz which I ordered but it was delayed for a couple months. In the end, after getting a few more V2 receivers, I decided to build as per original design instead of waiting for Buwizz or using Sbricks. It is just too fast to try and control with a phone / tablet. Superb looking model. Sorry for poor pics with my phone.

vw split screen pickup by red

OMG, so I was going through some old pictures and I found this gem from Christmas 2006. This is me, 8 year old Stud-Flipper with one of the first LEGO sets I ever got. It was early and I was very sleepy, and probably a little grumpy that I didn't get the batcave or joker copter.

21109 Turtle XL by Adeel Zubair