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Cause those damn polybags take up so much room

Madoca Trophy Truck finished.

Ok here is what I have. I feel quite certain 34 bags is the magic number. 3 of those 34 bags are "soft plastic bags" with multiple bags inside. I have two extra bags of parts that are identical to 2 of the bags pictured. they total the 1 pound overage I stated previously. I will report back if I end up with no missing pieces. So that way we can confirm, that this is indeed the exact bag count. All plates are accounted for too BTW. Fingers crossed!!

I know the lady who made the HP Hogwarts and Quidditch Pitch moc. It's amazing! Never tire of that moc lol. I on the other hand build lego mosaics.

I ended up winning 2 auctions for the Celebration Detention Block Escape sets with early bids that I completely forgot to cancel (too many coaching t-ball games & 1 on 1 drills with my son) . However, I bought the day Celebration ended. Unlike other Celebration and SDCC Lego items, this one never really bottomed out near the end of the 1st week after the release ( stayed above $190 on avg). Ended paying $180, 182 and $185 w/ shipping. Still a good chance prices will hit $180 on avg this week for this looking, I'll be cracking open one of them after my current business trip for a build review blog or post

small sets matter and are quite proper to include. selling something through fulfilled by amazon , these smaller sets sold on a much larger volume basis offer much greater profit, little profit risk if a few go missing, and can usually be picked up at 30% discount before any magic, which means it takes hardly anytime after EOL before you are doubling your money. the hard part becomes how to source enough sets without getting banned by a retailer but if you can do that, super easy money. just look at whichever little pink box is slated to retire next and load up - currently its Ariel's Dolphin Carriage. this can be had now for $11.99-12.99. it will sell for $36+ within a year of EOL. multiply that by 200 and you don't pay much attention to the bubble speculation threads anymore. and the best part is you load up a few large boxes ship them in and then sit back and count the money while amazon takes cares of the fulfillment. also small sets like these go under the scammer's radars so that becomes a non-issue. for whatever reason, these little sets also seem to get ignored by the hoarding crew and the higher demand because of lower price point combined with a modest seller count is favorable.

I'm not entirely sure if this is the right place to post this, but it is a deal if you have a child with a birthday. My local TRU has run out of the Geoffery plush toys that are given out as a birthday gift for kids enrolled in Geoffery's Birthday Club. Instead of the plush toy, they're giving out the Geoffery Lego sets. I think my daughter was happier with the Lego than she would have been with the plush anyway. YMMV depending on your store, but the local TRU manager said that corporate is out of the plush toys, not just that store.

Forgot to add these pics of my bigger mosaics.

@exciter1: If we're still thinking about a sticky (I know you've added the big red wheel to the first post - though it erroneously claims $0.50 for every spin, should be $0.05), you might want to add this link too: https://www.shopyourway.com/tag/magic-sweeps-links-codes/15719063/recent-activity All sweeps bonus codes listed that are known to date. Also, in case folks hadn't seen this yet, there are 3 bonus games listed under the "XTRA" tab in sweeps (here's a direct link: https://www.shopyourway.com/app/20750/l) - spinning those daily has given me ~250-500 points each day so far (but I only discovered these just before the weekend).

Found one retro space guy out of two boxes that had been rummaged through. I'll say he looks a lot better in person than the reviews show. My kids think he looks fat due to the round belly. But aren't all minifigs fat? The sand green suit and orange/yellow cape and helmet look great though:

My wife and I went to Game Stop recently and found a treasure (10+) of Dimensions Green Arrow Polybags. The cashier said they'd been sitting there forever and wished they were gone , so we gladly obliged him . Posted straight to ebay, and sold all for more than $20 each! Went in later to see if we could snag some more. A different guy was there, and he first tried to act like he didn't know what we were talking about. Another girl then opens the draw to reveal they still had some left (to his obvious dismay), and then he says he can only get them with a purchase. We happily buy a couple of the 50% off Dimensions fun packs (ET for $6!) and get 2 more! Immediately posted and sold!

One Giant Leap by Chris Maddison

I'm in Millstadt about 15 miles from Lego Store. I'm in GTWLUG as well. I make lego mosaics

Part of the Orlando Celebration Day, Panel focused around complexity of the development process of Lego Star Wars Theme. Long but very interesting indeed.

It depend on the reason for return . You will def know about it but if Amazon owns up to their mistake they will issue a reimbursement upon return of the item to their FC . As far as whether FBA is good for big retired sets it depends on how much risk you are willing to take and what your business model is.. it is an individual call but I cap my risk at $350-$400 personally . ( got greedy once and it backfired )

Scooby doo poly bag from DVD - $12.90 shipped Cost $7, kept DVD and used the $5 Batman movie coupon

I love the small/medium sets. Easy to store a high quantity, easy to pack up & ship, plus the no worry super low postage costs. Large sets are a complete pain (from buying, to storing, to packing, to shipping, to added scam concerns, etc).

Kazum'dar castle by Sunder_59

Grand Central Terminal (ish) by MolochBaal

7778 Mid-sized Millennium Falcon I plan on hanging that in my son's room.

You might be the only one saying it. [emoji848]

Schade.

I believe the reference you were going for was "Buy-N-Large"

I tried it a few days ago, got a response to confirm I wanted to enroll, to which I replied "Y" and was rewarded instantly with a $10 off $50 coupon link.

The image was being linked from another size (imgur) so it's probably something funky with your browser and the embedded class style used to display it. I changed the original post to include a direct link and the image. The image now appears pretty small since it's so massively long but you can click to download/view. PS You probably didn't realize since the image wasn't appearing but quoting the single image made for a veeerrryyy long scroll past the same image twice.

Nice. Small fish here up about a $1k with a couple thousand units remaining, paid for, to sell throughout the year.

Sold my last two (2) palets today, what a great run...some leftovers via eBay will be gone in 2 weeks, prices up...

Until it comes back like his guy...

Just received two of these directly from the Cathedral and they are really impressive! I can confirm it is from Bright Bricks and made by Duncan Titmarsh. I found a couple of photos on Catawiki and some additional info: " A rare Lego Certified Professional set. Chester, the capital of Cheshire, is situated by the river Dee below Liverpool. Important attraction of the town is the cathedral. In 2015 Chester Cathedral and Lego Certified Professional Bright Bricks released a Lego version of this cathedral. This set is almost impossible to find and a collectors item. Chester Cathedral released a new set at the end of 2016. A beautiful replica of a statue from the sculpture garden: the water of life’. This year, Chester cathedral released a Lego version of its famous organ. The set is limited (500), numbered (109 of 500) and is sought after among lovers. In the box you will find a certificate of authenticity. Set from 2017, 1.095 pieces."

Disney movie casting checklist: Strong female lead (should be pretty but not too pretty): Check Cocky American hero good guy: Check OT character cameos for continuity of franchise: Check Comically unthreatening villain: Check Token black guy: Check Token Asian: Check Token Latino: Pending approval by Trump Cute droid/animal: Check Wookie: Check Royalty cameo: Check Pop star cameo: Check Incompetent Stormtroopers: See above

The day i got mine i was buying enough clearance that it was basically even.

I am moving to The West County area in St. Louis County. I will be about 15 minutes from the Lego store in Des Peres.

Not sure what you are amortizing, that's a direct write-off in my books.

Managed to snag myself a bargain due to the remake. Also in mint conditions as well as box and instructions in impeccable condition. No yellowing of bricks as well. Will still be getting the remake but may not necessarily be a day 1 purchase now.

Warcraft - Mana Pool by Paul Trach

Effort is minimal to be honest. Live in London and have good contacts at TRU, SMYTHS and Lego shops who give me the heads up and keep stuff aside for me, including Pakaging from Lego which cuts down my costs. Im also connected up with my local LUG. Wife or mother in law drops packages into post office. I'm just investing to pay for my personal UCS Star Wars and Modulars and then I'm done. From the 'what did I build today' threads you can see that I've already got most of the older, more expensive sets and based on profits banked from my first year, about 80% of the outlay for those sets have been paid for already. By the end of this Xmas season I think I will be done and I will just buy for personal builds since returns are diminishing and it's more about jumping on those deals as well as identifying value. Much like my day job in the city. Although depending on how much the UCS Falcon tops out, this may extend for a little while yet. :-) My wife does ask why I even bother with this approach and not just buy the sets outright, since funds aren't an issue and therefore not bother with the hassle of hunting for deals and storing etc. The answer I give her is that I do enjoy it. From the analysing of sets and determine a good buy in and sell point and then reinvesting that into my personal collection and ultimately the building of those great sets.

No but according to my kids I'm pretty old. They have done crazy things in the last 15 years but I just dont think I'll see it. Too many NIMBYs in the world today... id love to see real automated cars on the road. It would be soooo much easier getting the kids to their activities!! (Also, I am not a person who generally needs next day delivery let alone 30 minute delivery)

I think it will be another, smaller carousel, not remake, because: - remake should have price around EUR 300 - too much for a set, which is expendable (no serie as modulars, no strong fan base as SW), - name "fairground carousel" sounds like something matchable with the fairground mixer, so should be smaller I hope I am right - otherwise my purchase of the grand carousel for EUR 800 few years ago would be wasted + investment future is dark because of a risk of many remakes...

Exactly. On topic... Why are people so surprised with a new carousel set? With the Mixer and Ferris Wheel and this "Fairground/Carnival" subtheme, it was only a matter of time. Yes, it does suck for resellers and investors, but it was not completely unexpected. Yes, it does hurt the market, but LEGO won't remake all major sets. The Chinese might, though..LOL. The LEGO secondary is changing and what worked for years, won't work as well or at all now. We can all sit around and moan and complain about it and talk about the "good ole' days" or we can come up with new strategies and ideas. Your choice...

In all fairness, when discussing the possible re-release of a classic, high value set, where do you think the conversation is going to gravitate towards? If this were say Eurobricks, or Brickset, then the discussion might have a much more positive spin, but since it's an investment centric board, and details are sparse, people are nervous. That nervousness tends to get filled with worse case speculation. Soon we will have more solid details and the worst case speculation will get replaced with irrational hatred, bitter disappointment, or unrealistic performance expectations. Hasn't that been the pattern for a couple years now at least?

This transporter is a nice set. But it can be easily captured by rebels, as happened in my case.

Recent Sales: Local: Dimensions Homer x4, Average of $13 each (Buy-in $2.50) Dimensions Scooby x3, Average of $15 each (Buy-in $2.50) Friends Little Foal, $6 (Buy-in $1) Ninjago Cole Airjitzu, $8, (Free TRU Promo) BL (my first sale): Avengers Tower, $69 ($10 buy-in at WM Clearance, have 4 left) eBay: Used At-At 75054, $199.99 (buy-in $70 on CL) Friends Jungle Rescue Base x2, $44 and $49.99 (Buy in $22 and $16.05) Really wish I was on the other side of the Amazon gate...have some great retired inventory that has appreciated nicely on Amazon.

Finally got to finish my Batpod 5004590. Managed to get all new parts, some were spares, others from Lego and bricklink, the dark pearl grey shield pieces from a small stack of breaze flee machines I found in TRU. Thankfully I sold the spare pieces in groups of 6 to help bring down the price of the build. Think it came in around 40ish quid.

Been slowly acquiring HP sets. Snagged this complete with most bags sealed for $65. Great build! I'm hooked on these sets.