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If you played it already you can play it again! I got another $2 - https://www.shopyourway.com/app/2/l/contests/verv

Realized I hadn't posted here yet (registered in 2014) until earlier today. Just a big fan of Lego for almost 30 years, opened a Bricklink store last year and loving buying Lego for the store. It feeds my addiction to buy Lego and earn some money from doing so.

Been working on a UCS MOC for a while but decided to take a break and build Leia. Great little build with great techniques that allow for a number of poses. Will build similar scale R2 next to recreate that iconic scene in a new hope.

Speaking of WTF - I read yesterday that World Taekwondo Federation had to change their name because of the acronym. Too funny [emoji38]

Group effort of me, my daughter and my son.... Two of the three builds from 31044. May try the squirrel next.

Fe different Walmarts: 75152 imperial assault hovertank $7 each 75118 captain Phasma $5 75821 Angry Birds $5 70322 Axl's Tower Carrier $17 75104 Kylo's Shuttle $30

I just assumed you'd put up a picture of the mini beetle. Careful thought is required... you can tell people who just threw anything up just to have something (raven for example... hahaha).

My son and I finished this today:

One of the best LEGO sets ever - I have finished the building now and I'm saying this despite the fact that I was hating the whole theme until yet (like chima...)

I think that everyone is forgetting that LEGO has transitioned to just-in-time production over the last couple of years. 5 years ago, they would have slotted production capacity months in advance and made 50,000 copies, and if they sold out it would be ~6 months before they could squeeze in another production slot. Now, LEGO can shift production lines between sets quickly, so they can make 5,000 a week to carefully control supply (i.e. avoid full distribution warehouses). This is a smart way to avoid overstock. However, it means that many different sets get packaged every week and when there is a fast seller like this one, the weekly capacity only has a limited flexibility to it. In other words, they can't (won't) stop producing all other sets in demand just to make more of this one. At some point, demand and supply will equalize and it will be more easily available at retail. I imagine that this set may set the record for the most number of different seal codes, when it finally retires. Oh, and Villager - build the set. Its awesome!

built the red creator house

Still 30% off at TRU on these sets. Could be good if you have rewards. Looks like Amazon still has lower prices on most. http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?s=A-UnitRank&kw=93928jun17&keywords=93928jun17&origkw=93928jun17&sr=1&ppg=96

built the fire brigade

Oh come on. Fe. Iron. Anyone?

When you said you were there to flush them out of Nexo Knights at 90% off, I guess they took it literally.

US Wal-Mart clearance

If I am not a scalper, would he buy 1 FOR me ????

This bear needs some spanking .

Fixed that for ya...

Back to back wins as well. Thank you sir.

Tried the squirrel

Great, another thing to ponder. I'm never going to get anything done. I'll take it as a milestone. I've been here long enough, and posted often enough for you guys to be curious. This is a badge of honor. I will seek out an appropriate picture. I may test a few before settling on one. I can assure everyone, there will be no cat involved. I apologize to the feline lovers out there. But it ain't me.

Build the set.

(off topic) Isn't it about time you got a profile picture Mr Donbee?

Iron (Chef) Walmart

Let's not be so quick to generalize 300 million people. Lol. I'm jealous too.

Prices have reset on some of the 40% off items, others have moved up to 50% off. A few in stock online still. Use those sweeps earnings and grab em while you can!

A clean-up was needed at our Wal-Mart on aisles 1-24 today. Water main break...

Hah! Thought I looked at the date before I posted, guess skipped over the year. Wonder if he is still searching. Or cleaned it up, added stacks, and brought it to that show.

Thought I'd dig this up. This last week I sold 14 mixels to two buyers at $9-10 each. Avg buy-in $3. Series 4,5 and 9. And a set of Series 3 astronauts for $22 I'm glad I bought up all those Walgreens clearance.

Congratulations. It only took you close to two years to build.

Not 100% accurate, but more importantly did someone say serendipity?

not all ideas sets are out for year(s). Research institute was only available officially for 4 months. mars rover cuusoo was available for even less than that. i don't think anyone can say with any certainty how long a set will and won't be made. certainly visions of mars rover is fueling some of the demand. serendipity favors the well stocked storage room.

As Vodium said, seems to be a few sets on clearance at Walmart. Notable sets I saw in store were Resistance X-wings for $65 and the Tie Striker for $60. Not nearly as amazing as deals people are getting in the States, but that's probably (maybe?) near the best price we can expect for the X-wing. I also saw the Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle for $89. As reported previously, many of the current wave of Constraction sets are $15.

UCS Slave 1 bags 1,2,3

After forgoing Ideas Apollo sets last weekend at a local Discovery Center, I finally picked one up from amazon. At least I was able to apply some points. At some point, this will be on-sale multiple times online for 15% + off so wait if you can.

Was at a conference in Berlin yesterday and snuck out during lunch to visit the reopened Berlin flagship store. Got VW Beetle and T1 at 20% off and the promo sets :-D The minifig set is numbered, but labelled as item #852766. Anybody know what's up with that? Seems to be re-used/-issued for any custom minifig-triples? (brickfolio, brickset.com etc. list different sets)

Is it purple?

If you have any Harry Potter, keep them until your kid turns six. Read him/her the first three books, then shower them with HP LEGO: achieve Legendary Dad Status.

This morning's builds.... 6268 Missing the sails and string which drops the price from £50 to £35 and a little 6656 from 1985.

6210 Jabba's Sail Barge. Feels old, but still a great set! Of note, I still have the original sticker sheet, but I going to opt for a replica sheet from BL.

Saturn V back in stock at John Lewis - comes with free dents from the lousy packaging

This has been updated This is always tough with newer sets because the average values aren't solid yet for it to strip out the really low prices of parted out sets or really high ones of bundled sets. I get raw data, so there is nothing that says to use only these great listings. There is a bunch of garbage in there that needs to be weeded through. Should have this corrected soon, sorry about the delay. This should be updated now.

Got a horizon express used for free from a friend. Built it yesterday.

Went to Costco this afternoon and snacked on the free samples so much I was no longer hungry. It was tie between the beef jerky and sausage for the tasting sample. Ended up buying a package of sausage. My thirst was quenched by having a sample of iced tea. ?

Found out a couple weeks ago that my wife is pregnant, so I set up some minifigs for a little baby announcement. However, after her first doc appointment, I had to modify it a little bit...

Just a tip for the future, when you're that close on shipping weight (assuming you're shipping in a box), you can trim the inside flaps of cardboard a bit to take the extra weight off. Works great for me when you're that close in ounces.

I can't speak for non-US markets. I have no idea how they're performing. I do believe, though, that they are still readily available in southeast Asia and the Pacific (which makes sense for TheDarkness). I mentioned this in a different thread late last night. 9 sets of Series 1 Mixels @ RRP cost $404. 1 SSD cost $399.95. Both retired this past summer. Selling on eBay right now, $120 for Mixels. Sell all 9, get $1,080 for your $400 investment. Your SSD is going to get you between $600 and $700.