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Said bye to my last Jango Fett (75107) buildable figure. Have been selling these and Clone Commander Cody (75108) in the AUD$45 - $55 range over the last 6 months. Buy in was AUD$17.20 each (AUD RRP $30). Profit per item has ranged from AUD$13 - AUD$30 due to eBay FVF discounts and postage discounts.

Ok ill do the same.... heres a few sales form the last month. x 3 60095 deep sea exploration vessel £90/£32 60095 deep sea exploration vessel £80/£32 cash x 2 75917 Raptor rampage £79/£30 75920 Raptor escape £140/£34 75917, 75920, 75919, 75915 JW bundle £380/£130 x6 sets of Monster Minifigs £2.4/£40 (got these 15p ea) x4 76039 Ant man final £45/£10 71014 DFB minifigures sealed box £300/£185 cash 10240 Red Wing £240/£100 cash Mixels series 4 complete £50/£9 10188 death star £350/£244 cash 75902 SD mystery machine £45/£20 cash

Haven't posted on this thread in ages, since most people seem not to any more, but have just had a very busy 10 days sales, by my standards, so thought I would share the positivity for all those naysayers out there. Maybe it's not all doom and gloom after all. All cash sales on local Craiglist type sites, or Facebook Marketplace, which I've just started to experiment with, except the Hero Factory set, which was Ebay. Raptor Rampage €70.00 Wall-E €70.00 Raptor Rampage €70.00 Queen Beast vs Furno, Evo & Stormer €39.00 Wall-E €75.00 Birthday Decoration Set incl Delivery €21.00 3 x Lego Batman, 1 x Ninjago Movie Minifigures €10.00 Droid Escape Pod, Republic Troopers vs Sith Troopers €53.50 Disco Batman/Tears of Batman €15.00 Batman in the Phantom Zone Polybag €5.75 Cargo Train €115.00 Kai's Dojo Pod €14.10 London Bus incl Delivery €25.25 VW Mini Beetle €25.00 Millennium Falcon 75105 €100.00 Mighty Mircos Spiderman vs Scorpion €10.00 3 x Ninjago Minifigures €12.00 Haunted Lighthouse incl Delivery €79.00 Raptor Rampage incl Delivery €84.00 Indominus Rex Breakout €170.00

my toysrus credit card has a limit of $300.

What´s the average limit people in the US have on one single credit card anyway? 5 units would be 4000 USD.

Wal-Mart parking lot, someone lost their jams.

Old habits die hard.

Actually, the First Order Snowspeeder is in the movie, all be it for about 2 seconds. You see it in the background when Rey and Finn enter Star Killer Base just before Han is killed. It being in the background would have occurred just after a weird snowspeeder chase scene which was cut, as you said.

RRP as it will still be available at SAH!

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Examine the selling history of this set - Anyone looking to accumulate them at these prices deserves what's coming.

I'm not mad at this set. I bought three, all at MSRP and directly from Lego SAH. I got some kind of freebie with each, but I can't remember what exactly. I sold two for $260 each, and each during an eBay promo where I only paid $5 in fees. After paypal and shipping I probably cleared about $60-70 total profit. Definitely nothing to get excited about but It means that the cost of my personal copy (that I really look forward to building some day) was about $140 before factoring in the VIP points and freebies I earned, and that's okay with me. #notgreedy

well now I really want them to change my name in the system to QF LL I probably could get it done too, that would be iconic...

the new falcon. I am excited about it. I am thrilled what it looks like. I cannot afford the old one. the newer one looks more detailed to me. I am happy to pay $800 to get this one and I do not care about its collectible long term value and what I can sell it for. I want to build it with my family and enjoy it. as a toy. I think there will be many people like me. yes things could be improved better or this or that but bottom line is I am thrilled and glad they released it. Yes I buy sell lego. this set is not about that to me. it is about fun. that is new thinking I know.

Less incentive to purchase on day-1...

Saw this post on FB regarding the London event:

Still here buying Chima. 4x Tiger Command - $38 each at Toys R Us

They're going to grab a 15kg, unwieldy box with one hand and be able to maintain control with the other?

Yeah all it takes is one moped rider and its gone. Police cannot chase them due to do-gooders who value criminals over normal people.

So, finally some movement on Rogue One Star Wars sets at Big Dub. Any predictions on when the Batman Movie sets will see some serious discounting? Pre or Post Xmas?

Thanks for the help getting me started everyone. I've been open a week and have had 11 orders. I'm sure as things get picked over it will slow quite a bit, but it's pretty exciting right now.

...and Steamrollers. Don't forget the Joker Steamrollers.

I guess he´s gone through 3 burnt out motherboards just trying to calculate the CAGR on Gingerbread House.

If something appears to be ridiculously over valued, then it probably is. As always, the people who are buying up the expensive ones now with the idea that they can double their money by Xmas are the ones who are likely to suffer. If someone out there really wants to pay over 200 USD for one for a personal build or gift, then they are clearly a valued customer/fruitcake and you should make damn sure to sell them anything else you can - 10179´s, Chima Fire Bikes, Collector´s Edition City Fire stations....

I bought one on Bricklink just over a week ago for $21 shipped. It is used but was complete with box and instructions. Right now I feel like I got it for a steal!

I sold a ton of them for $100 last Christmas. I remember telling my wife I knew they'd go higher, but something just didn't feel right selling them for that. I felt 'dirty' for selling them at $100. I'd have to go to confession if I sold them for $200+.

Ok I think I have decided I will *try* and get it on the 14th instead of Double VIP points. I mean $40 isn't really that much back from $800. Plus, if there is any set I've been waiting to spend my VIP points on, it's THIS set. Nothing next year sounds too interesting so far... I really want the black card and whatever benefits I get from it! So.... yeah! EDIT: Does anyone know if the black card thing is online? Or is it in-store only, both in-store and online...

What bag # are u on?

Yes - A legacy similar to that of the tulip bulb.

I stopped buying modulars with PR so you might be right about future changes. Big issue with these sets is the ever expanding range with a new one every year plus a couple of sets that can fit in a modular city too. That removes the aura the original ones had. Fake copies and longer lives have not helped much either. We really need a suprise retirement to breathe life into this range for investors but it seems they are doing exactly the opposite by advertisig retirement well ahead of time.

Those bp'ers with the negativity will probably be the first to buy on day one.. jmho

I see this set lasting til at least Christmas, why would tell retire in just a few months. With 1000's of people still complaining about about they still can't get one.

Buy $800 worth of small sets from 2016. Sell in 2018. Rinse, repeat until signs of 75192 retiring start popping up. Then buy 75192.

In stores the mall said it would be 10am... But the line would start prior to that obviously

Yeah that's what I've heard everywhere else as well. Even my local LEGO store shared they would have some, just don't know yet how many. The inconsistency of information is really confusing.

No brick limit would be the best because it leaves lego free to come up with new ideas

I bet it does.

When you say pick of the litter you mean you picked them all up I hope?

Fighting an urge to respond here.....

$100? Why are you talking to us? Go buy it.

Video´s up too.

Compare it to Sea Cow, very similar in terms of positioning. This is larger and more detailed, thus maybe a bit better potential, but still should be close to it. In any case, no D2C has set a large long term potential now, market got saturated and too competitive. People here have to keep in mind that the golden age was good not just because of the low number of investors. The low number of D2C sets released so far at those times meant a much smaller universe of collectable sets and variety. Also, LEGO kept a lower amount of sets in production, so people ran out faster from in-production sets and needed to resort to shop the retired market sooner. Now anybody coming out of the dark ages (i.e. the market for retired sets) faces a plethora of choices. LEGO has an obscene amount of sets in production with discounts coming back. The retired market has such a selection that you do not even know what to get. Long term investments for D2C sets in my opinion is pretty much over for this reason. Better gains can be made on smaller and short production sets. People are less reluctant to pay triple on a $20 set than a $200 one.

Finished. Well I guess I need to see the movie as there is a lot of build here that I have no clue what it is. Besides being an amazing display set, it is very busy and seems to have something different to look at each time, there are some awesome modules that have great detail on the inside that you do not see unless you take them apart and explore, like Lloyd's apartment that just looks like a plain yellow building from the outside and the comic book store. It is not your classic Ninjago set and I still think ToA is my favorite in the theme. It is also not a classic Modular where you build one floor at a time, rather you build separate modules that attach to make up the floors. I think they did a great job of recreating the city from the movie using new elements, elements in new colors and existing elements in new ways, but will have to wait to see it. I am going to add the Ninjago green dragon 70612 tonight and some lampposts from the city chase 70607 should be arriving Monday. You get a lot for $300 with over 4860 elements, 16 minifigs, sweep and 2 suprise figs that are part of the build.

Finally got around to starting this last night. Did bags 1&2, no stickers yet, KAI and KONRAD figs with his fishing boat. A couple of elements in new colors to me they may be in some mixels or friends sets that I haven't built and one new element that is covered. Took me longer then expected because I had to line up all the imprints on the translucent light blue elements but looks nice. Plan on bags 3& 4 tonight.

Nice set. Definitely a double VIP or more purchase for me. After spending some time here I never buy anything day 1.

For anyone that wants to have a look, I'm never actually going to finish this review. So, here's all the build pictures and the jokes I came up with for it. BAG 1: Hawkeye: Hey Cap, I'm here for the big fight. Captain America: Oh, great Hawkeye, we're early, so you can help me set up. Captain America: Now, if we work together here, we can raise this up quickly. Hawkeye, why do you even need my help, Mr. Super Strength? Captain America: Because the Super Soldier Serum didn't give me 4 arms. Captain America: Are you sure it's a good idea to store our flames next to the fuel drums? Hawkeye: Sure, I put our fire extinguisher there too. If anything happens, we'll be prepared. BAG 2: Spider-Man: I'm here for the fight! Ha ha, caught you arrow dude! Hawkeye: Gross, I got some of this stuff in my mouth! Cap: Look, Spidey, we get to the fight early to set up. Without that, we won't have lots of stuff to wreck. We're not ready to punch you yet. Spidey: Oh man, sorry about that Katniss. Let me help you out. Hawkeye: Wait, did this stuff come out of you? Cap: When you two are done playing around, I think we should get started, everyone else will be here soon. Spidey: my webs are a super strong polymer that is flexible and adhesive, but breaks down within a few hours so that the city's not just constantly covered in webs. Plus, it's cherry flavored, so can double as a snack. Cap: That's very impressive son, but for now we've got to finish this truck. Hawkeye: Unless you can spin a truck out of that stuff and save us the time to build it. Spidey: Uhm, nope? Spidey: Hey, you guys want to hear something funny? I'm not even old enough to have a license yet. Hawkeye: Great, I've got underpants older than this guy. Spidey: You should probably change them. Cap: Can I just be put back in the ice? Cap: Hey Spidey, help me lift this so Clint can put the wheels on. Spidey: Hey Merida, can you get a move on? This thing isn't as light as it looks. Hawkeye: It's lighter than your mom. Spider-Man: That's not cool man, my mom's dead. Hawkeye: She probably just left because she didn't like you. Cap: Geez Clint, give the kid a break. Spidey: You probably can't tell because of the mask, but I hate you. Cap: Hawkeye, how long are you going to carry those lights around while we're doing all the work? Hawkeye: Oops! You noticed that huh? Hawkeye: All right, if you guys can lift these, how hard can it be? Cap: Careful Hawk, lift with your legs. Hawkeye: Eep! Spidey: Ha ha! Spidey: You know, I think Tony Stark has a robot or something that can put this thing together faster. Gotta bounce! BAG 3: Vision: I don't understand why Tony told me to come here early. Vision: There appears to be a lot of things that were put together wrong. I think Mister Barton must have been involved. Hawkeye: Hey metal man, what did you mean by that? Spidey: He meant that you're bad at your job Speedy from CW's the Arrow. Cap: Because Speedy's a female archer? Spidey: Yup. Vision: Alert! There is a fire due to Mr. Barton's ineptitude. Spidey: Don't worry, I'll smother it in webbing! Cap: Are you sure that stuff's not flammable? Hawkeye: I hope it is. Spidey: AAAAAHHHHH! IT BURNS! Cap: I've got the fire extinguisher. Vision: I'll use this cover to smother the flames. Hawkeye: I don't feel so good, are you sure those webs are edible? Hawkeye: I'm dying because Spider-Boy shot poisonous webs into my mouth. Spidey: Listen Dorkeye, I eat that stuff all the time,and I'm fine. Vision: I believe that you are fine because you have mutated spider genes and can process elements that Mister Barton cannot. Spidey: I thought that Dorkeye's mutated Dork genes could handle it. Cap: Come on Clint, suck it up. I've seen you pour Twizzlers in a bowl with cherry cola and call it cereal. Vision: I don't know why I deal with these people. Not a single one of them is logical. Finished shot: