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I think what many of us have realized that flipping LEGO sets equates to a minimum wage job for most people.

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Yeah! A sizzle reel is here!

I know I have 7632, but what's the one on the left? Paid $28 for the Lot.

Because it sells like molasses and they want to clear out. It's caused buzz and sold a fair number of units in the last hour.

My son and i build 76026 Gorilla Grodd goes Bananas. Fun little set. I love the Invisible Jet and the Bat-Mech.

Moonshining miner hillbilly mountain campers poaching the Blair Witch's distant thrice removed Cousin Timmy's pet cougars out in Jason's neck of the woods, drug trafficking Olivia's meth lab, funding Stephanie's prostitute ring, and selling dope disguised as nuns.

Hello...I don't know to what extent you are involved in trying to make money from reselling LEGO sets/bricks, but waiting for glitches is a bad business model. The people who took advantage of the glitch were prepared and waiting for the regular deals to launch. It was not so much luck as it was being informed and taking a chance on potential deals. People grind out money from reselling LEGO sets to lipstick all the time...but they grind it out. They have a plan and put the work in and are ready to pull the trigger. Fortune favors the prepared mind...

https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/304248 Was able to double dip. Got 55 off 60. Was only missing one TFA set. Poes X wing for 4 dollars is ok with me lol. Have to have Amex (not everyone is eligible) if it says: And what it should look like in the cart: Good luck!

Received my Detective's Office, Brick Bank, and Assembly Square Thursday and Caterham via Alexa Friday. Pretty excited to have them in my build queue for the future. Disappointed that I didn't get other stuff like GBHQ, Death Star, etc but am happy I got the 3 sets I wanted the most and not to be too greedy. Besides it ending means I don't end up with a $1000 charge because I don't know if I would've stopped so easily. Assembly Square seems like the set we all pretty much bought from haul pics.

Wow, isn't that pushing your luck a little?? This was a "glitch" purchase, and you complained about the box condition????

And then the mind starts spinning...

Yes, you should absolutely quit. There really weren't any good deals to speak of before the glitch and there most assuredly will not be any moving forward. The end is near.

Ain't that the "Truth"

LEGO Build the Dream Batcave (LEGO BATMAN MOVIE) by alanboar

These Collectable Minifigures and the way of acquiring specific characters has come up in many a conversation, so I thought it would just be simpler to pool our info into this one spot like a "how to" guide for anyone. I'll start off with some things that work for me. 1. Understand the contents All the pieces inside each mystery bag are separated. Sometimes you will have a head get stuck inside a helmet or armor though which can throw off your game. To help reduce that problem or spread out the parts inside, take the packet at the top and shake it bit or gently smack it on the face of your palm. You can do this at the start of each packet you smoosh to feel it out better in the end or if one has you stumped. 2. Rule out the common denominators For the most part save for a select few (Chicken Suit Guy comes to mind) have these common components. 1 head, 1 torso, 1 pair of legs, 1 3x4 stand with 4 studs going across the middle, and 1 pamphlet. Everything else is parts that make up that character which brings me up to the next point. 3. Find out what makes each special It helps to know what parts are truly unique to specific characters. For example, Tomahawk Warrior is the only character from Series 10 with a Mohawk piece so you can feel for that besides the tomahawk weapon. A couple of characters will share a part like say a coffee mug, but they always have one part at least that is unique to them. 4. Feel with your fingers and nails, and do so with your eyes shut Since you are quite literally feeling blind, try to visualize what each piece is by feel using the tips of your fingers and edge of your nails. It can help to feel similar pieces you already own and eventually try doing so without even looking at the part. 5. Research and visualize your target For the stores that put out the retailers box, this makes smooshing much easier because you have an image of each character right in front of you. As for the norm where they just put a bunch of mystery packets on racks, it is much trickier and here is what I do. Look at the images for each Minifigure in the series and study each ones composition. Make a list you can printout showing the name of the character and his or her non common parts. I am going to use the Roman Emperor from Series 9 as an example simply because he is both the easiest and most difficult one to figure out. Roman Emperor - small hairpiece with many grooves, 2x2 tile It is crude but all that matters is it works for you when reading it like your own shorthand. I highlighted the 2x2 tile because out of Series 9, he is the only one with that part. Plus the hairpiece can be confused for some of the others. These are just some tips that help get me going and I tried the best I could to put what has since become second nature to me into words. Since this is a discussion about smooshing techniques, how about you share some of what you do to find the characters you want? Here is an easy method to having a visual aide and list taken from BuckeyeFanDan's reply. Buy any single mystery bag at random, then take out and keep the included pamphlet with you. A perfect reference doubling as a checklist. Brilliant!

Great set!

Welcome, mwinship.

That may depend on the dollar amount or percentage difference in prices. I've had to have a manager override previous price matches. Some things to note - the price match is limited to 2x an item and Amazon prices cannot be for Prime members only.

I always have better luck with the online chat

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Prime day vs Single's day

Oh dang. Those are sweet. Guess I know where I'm headed later today

Alpine was a day early...

The new Thor sets have hit.

Crap! They sold out of Canada?

Sounds about right

Jabba's Palace. While not the most interesting set, the selection of minifigs is great.

Duh...All of them.

Everybody but those who want Lego.

Yes, let's have a conference call.

My son got a few of these for his birthday, including Mime and March Harriet... he cracks me up: He calls them "Electro-mime and Murder Bunny"

Because we’re invested in the existing universe and want the existing universe on the big screen.

Sounds remarkably similar to my reaction when I first saw Michael Bay's version of Transformers. Granted I was closer to 26 than 6, but well. yeah.

71019 LEGO Minifigures - The LEGO Ninjago Movie Series - Volcanic Garmadon - Master Wu - Spinjitzu Training Nya - Lloyd Garmadon - Sushi Chef - Misako - Jay Walker - Shark Army Great White - Shark Army General #1 - Gong & Guitar Rocker The other 10 coming tomorrow!

Got bored tonight so I decided to make Gal Gadot Wonder Woman!

I think that they have resolved the issue of the collectible minifigs being of noticeably lesser quality - by lowering the quality of the regular LEGO minifigs. The problem has been solved.

the local pricing in Singapore has been announced to be SGD $7.90 a packet (equivalent to $5 USD)... this is an increase of 40% from Disney/S16 pricing of SGD $5.50 a packet ($3.80 USD)! just waiting to see the pricing in US/UK now... voting with my wallet as the increase is nuts...

I like how they're fine giving the villains tommy guns and uzis, but won't give the cops more than a walkie talkie or handcuffs. On a serious note, any chance there could be a head under Red Hood's dome?

I like Eraser's feet. They look like the tip of a pencil.