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My ‘Original UCS Falcon, escaping from Docking Bay 327’ enshrined in a coffee table now complete.

Bought this beauty on Dec 16, 2017 and this afternoon it got sold on ebay for 1250 EUR

Items coming in and out of stock on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-Millennium-Falcon-75105/dp/B00WI0PJE2/ref=pd_lutyp_cxhsh_1_6?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00WI0PJE2&pd_rd_r=S47NGWJSYZP26AB8987A&pd_rd_w=FK8x5&pd_rd_wg=2NkDq&psc=1&refRID=S47NGWJSYZP26AB8987A https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Minecraft-The-Village-21128/dp/B01CVGV68K/ref=pd_lutyp_cxhsh_1_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01CVGV68K&pd_rd_r=S47NGWJSYZP26AB8987A&pd_rd_w=FK8x5&pd_rd_wg=2NkDq&psc=1&refRID=S47NGWJSYZP26AB8987A https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Creator-Expert-Holiday-Construction/dp/B01KOPHVDO/ref=pd_sim_21_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01KOPHVDO&pd_rd_r=8KC3CHPD8GG6G9TS6TBV&pd_rd_w=kioUu&pd_rd_wg=FPA1P&psc=1&refRID=8KC3CHPD8GG6G9TS6TBV https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Minecraft-Jungle-House-21125/dp/B01AW1R0OU/ref=pd_sim_21_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01AW1R0OU&pd_rd_r=8KC3CHPD8GG6G9TS6TBV&pd_rd_w=kioUu&pd_rd_wg=FPA1P&psc=1&refRID=8KC3CHPD8GG6G9TS6TBV

Tipicol poor gramer and speling from a dodgy cellar.

Good: Buying my last two sets on 18 January 2017. Bad: Both were doctor Who's.

I´m waiting for the next person to reply to this thread saying they regret buying too many 75111´s off Bricklink.

Started with 52. I'm down to 30. Local Facebook sales have been a decent platform to move these on, granted I'm only making $5-$10 on each one.

Original Ideas submission:

$5 cheap enough for you? https://www.toysrus.com/product?productId=107531876

I sure hope you did all this right there and then before paying the guy ....

This could be the worst cycle we have seen they won't pick the tower or the SW one as they are against the rules and the shuttle is a lazy remake. Out of the other three the NF 15B is the only intresting one.

You´ll make more profit on that Mixel than on any Angry Birds set!

4 x 20p at the local charity shop.

Just got an Email from ebay UK, 20% off all purchases, maximum saving £75, minimum spend £20. Must be used before 6pm tonight. Code is PNY2018. Enjoy. Sent from my SM-G950F using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

The ship in the original design was better and looks a lot more detailed but with that likely more brittle and harder to build

Hmm seeing the trend i may just have to go hard on Starwars in 2018. Everyone else maybe to scared to come in ;P

I got Twelve Dr. Strange 76060 for $14.98. Eight at one target were at that price and in the other store they had them at regular price.... showed the receipt from previous store.... they matched the price.... so another 4 at $14.98

If only the sets were of similar size (right hand side is 2008 model)

Don’t know how legal it is, but I received this in the mail earlier this week (and had a giggle about it with the kids):

I think it will retire soon. There will most likely be a new Millennium Falcon set for the new Han Solo movie.

I think at Xmas the impatient like to dump their stock. My popular sets (wall-e, scooby doo) stopped selling due to undercutters before black friday and didn't move again until 10th December. The good news hopefully is that if they got rid, only the sensible are left and fewer sellers should see prices rise.

Yeah please no picks this time no more NASA projects pleeeease

Designer video up.

Check your eBay Bucks accounts this morning if you took part in any of the last few Bucks selling promotions - I just had almost $300.00 deposited into my bucks account for all the stuff I sold in November and December with the promos!!! As soon as the certificate is active it's shopping spree time!!!!

Recent purchases: 75092 Naboo 20 euros 21031 Burj 24 euros 41235 Wonderwoman dorm 7.50 euros 75187 BB8 Free of charge (price error) 75119 Jyn Erso 3.50 Euros

The Ultimate LEGO Star Wars book is 50% off on Amazon right now @ $20 for anyone That might be interested. Sent from my KFSUWI using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

PM me with a good price (shipped to VA) for the remaining lot, and I would actually buy them.

That will be 2019, maybe even 2020. They need time to mature before I even look at them again. Until then they are being sent to the Pit of Misery for a couple of years. Dilly dilly!

If he likes Beetles then you probably want to get him the Creator one!

I want the boardwalk

I just added the original to the first post. I think I like the look of this bottle better. It seems more cylindrical to me than the original design.

Good decisions: -transitioning to mostly FBA -buying/selling less SKUs, but more copies of each -ignoring recent conventional wisdom and arm sweeping City, Friends and Ninjago while mostly ignoring Star Wars and Super Heroes -Elves Poor Decisions: -continuing to buy CMF by the box with only modest discounts (still have tons of every set going back to monsters, few go for over MSRP even years later, Simpsons are finally starting to sell on BL) -trying to hit quick flip windows for WON, Saturn and a handful of others

That sucks. It's interesting how sets a few pounds or less can be about the same or even less using Priority Mail, but it gets exponentially ridiculous the heavier they are. Not that anything I do is recommended, but those heavier sets I would set to calculated so you don't eat the crazy costs and maybe add the option of both Parcel Select + Priority Mail so it's on them if it's either too expensive or too slow.

Personal Set Winner: Jestro's Headquarters: Buy in $20, sell $80+ (7 of them) and probably being able to flip some Rockets within a week of getting them for about $50 profit each. Worst Decision: Not sure yet, I have some inside thoughts but am overly pleased with my 1st near full year of doing this via starting with bulk buys only and moving into sets and deciding which one's to break out into the BL store while buying bulk around town. Best Decision: Shutting the BL store down in August to organize everything so that when an order comes in I can pull it very quickly and know exactly where an item is vs knowing "about" where the items may be. I even built a 9 dresser drawer (about 4 feet wide, 5 feet tall) specifically for all my New pieces and absolutely love it. I sometimes wish I would have built 2 at the same time though as the lots/part numbers continue to increase. I originally thought that 10,000 pieces was a solid store size, then I thought 15,000 was good. Now I'm at 50,000 and still looking to continue to add more and more as time allows me with family/other job. Every order, no matter what size or sale amount puts a smile on my face. Other Best Decision: Starting to do this. I think I was hitting a mid-life crisis while going through some health issues, lyme disease like, never confirmed but treated as if it was in the end (after nearly 3 years of searching for an answer) and needed to find an escape at home and just from everything else. I believe I found that new spark in my life. Looking forward to a fun 2018.

Been waiting for this review.

My stupid store had 7 Dr Strange sets out. Where have these been the past few sales?

Yup, they made too much. Even the Falcon is still available at SAH here and in many other places. All the better for Jan clearance.

Town Hall, Grand Emporium, Fire Brigade and Pet Shop in 1 set. All NIB, for € 1.150,- in total. Local pick up from 'Marktplaats', so no fees. Buy in was €450,-.

Yeah, he knew it was being sent parcel select. I’ve never had an issue with it, but then again I’ve never shipped to HI before. All he needed to have done was contact me and arrange for faster shipping, which I would have been happy to have done.

Some FBA/FBM Sales over the past couple months. 7741 - City: Police Helicopter - $40 10218 - Creator: Pet Shop - $230 10228 - Monster Fighters: Haunted House - $443 10240 - Red Five X-Wing - $325 10249 - Winter Toy Shop - $134 10254 - Holiday Train - $179 10504 - Duplo: My First Circus - $80 10569 - Duplo: Town Treasure Attack - $48 10585 - Duplo: Mom and Baby - $34 10665 - Juniors: Spider-Man Spider Car Pursuit - $40 10673 - Juniors: Race Car Rally - $90 10674 - Juniors: Pony Farm - $80 10677 - Juniors: Beach Trip - $35 10683 - Juniors: Road Work Truck - $70 10721 - Juniors: Iron Man vs. Loki - $35 10848 - Duplo: My First Bricks - $50 21006 - Architecture: White House - $130 21011 - Architecture: Brandenburg Gate - $50 21013 - Architecture: Big Ben - $70 21015 - Architecture: Tower of Pisa - $75 21018 - Architecture: United Nations Building - $80 21020 - Architecture: Trevi Fountain - $130 21022 - Architecture: Lincoln Memorial - $95 21115 - Minecraft: The First Night - $80 21117 - Minecraft: The Ender Dragon - $160 21118 - Minecraft: The Mine - $200 21303 - IDEAS: Wall-E - $130 21312 - IDEAS: Women of NASA - $119 30474 - Creator: Reindeer - $20 30197 - Creator: Snowman Polybag - $28 31004 - Creator: Fierce Flyer - $50 31010 - Creator: Tree House - $60 31032 - Creator: Red Creatures - $70 31034 - Creator: Future Flyers - $70 31036 - Creator: Toy and Grocery Shop - $98 31040 - Creator: Desert Racers - $30 31043 - Creator: Chopper Transporter - $35 40125 - Santa's Visit - $30 40205 - Christmas Holiday Elves - $25 40252 - VW Beetle - $47 40254 - Nutcracker - $52 40262 - Christmas Mini Train - $25 40263 - Christmas Town Square - $25 41004 - Friends: Rehearsal Stage - $40 41037 - Friends: Stephanie's Beach House - $95 41052 - Princess: Ariel's Magical Kiss - $75 41053 - Princess: Cinderella's Dream Carriage - $45 41054 - Princess: Rapunzel's Creativity Tower - $130 41055 - Princess: Cinderella's Romantic Castle - $138 41058 - Friends: Heartlake Shopping Mall - $220 41061 - Princess: Jasmine's Exotic Palace - $54 41062 - Princess: Elsa's Sparkling Castle - $65 41088 - Friends: Puppy Training - $15 41093 - Friends: Heartlake Hair Salon - $48 41095 - Friends: Emma's House - $125 41100 - Friends: Heartlake Private Jet - $65 41135 - Friends: Livi's Pop Star House - $160 41141 - Princess: Pumpkins Royal Carriage - $28 41174 - Elves: Starlight Inn - $90 41078 - Elves: Skyra's Mysterious Sky Castle - $150 41171 - Elves: Baby Wind Dragon - $70 42020 - Technic: Twin-Rotor Helicopter - $75 42028 - Technic: Bulldozer - $110 42034 - Technic: Quad Bike - $50 42060 - Halloween Haunt - $40 44028 - Hero Factory: Surge and Rocka Combat Machine - $80 60003 - City: Fire Emergency - $60 60118 - City: Garbage Truck - $60 60034 - City: Arctic Helicrane - $75 60044 - City: Mobile Police Unit - $80 60047 - City: Police Station - $138 60053 - City: Race Car - $30 60055 - City: Monster Truck - $40 60066 - City: Swamp Police Starter Set - $30 60069 - City: Swamp Police Station - $160 60072 - City: Demolition Starter Set - $30 60075 - City: Demolition Excavator and Truck - $110 60076 - City: Demoliton Site - $180 60078 - City: Spaceport Utility Shuttle - $60 60081 - City: Pickup Tow Truck - $50 60083 - City: Snowplow Truck - $55 60084 - City: Racing Bike Transporter - $50 60085 - City: Powerboat Transporter - $80 60091 - City: Deep Sea Starter Set - $33 60092 - City: Deep Sea Submarine - $85 60095 - City: Deep Sea Exploration Vessel - $220 70224 - Chima: Tiger's Mobile Command Block - $160 70327 - Nexo Knights: King's Mech - $60 70412 - Pirates: Soldier's Fort - $65 70413 - Pirates: Brick Bounty - $223 70501 - Ninjago: Warrior Bike - $50 70601 - Nijago: Sky Shark - $65 70731 - Ninjago: Jay Walker One - $70 70733 - Ninjago: Blaster Bike - $65 70734 - Ninjago: Master Wu Dragon - $90 70739 - Ninjago: Airjitzu Kai Flyer - $30 70746 - Ninjago: Condrai Copter Attack - $55 70787 - Bionicle: Tahu Master of Fire - $70 70808 - The Lego Movie: Super Cycle Chase - $84 70816 - The Lego Movie: Benny's Spaceship Spaceship Spaceship - $125 70818 - The Lego Movie: Double-Decker Couch - $55 71315 - Bionicle: Quake Beast - $90 75003 - Star Wars: A-Wing Starfighter - $58 75035 - Star Wars: Kashyyyk Trooper Battle Pack - $35 75050 - Star Wars: B-Wing - $94 75058 - Star Wars: Trade Federation Multi-Troop Transport - $175 75078 - Star Wars: Imperial Troop Transport - $40 75082 - Star Wars: Tie Advanced Prototype - $70 75086 - Star Wars: Battle Droid Troop Carrier - $80 75093 - Star Wars: Death Star Final Duel - $130 75135 - Star Wars: Obi-Wan's Jedi Interceptor - $58 75150 - Star Wars: Vader's Tie Advanced vs. A-Wing - $120 75899 - Speed Champions: LaFerrari - $70 75901 - Scooby Doo: Mystery Plane Adventures - $58 75903 - Scooby Doo: Haunted Lighthouse - $130 75904 - Scooby Doo: Mystery Mansion - $175 75909 - Speed Champions: McLarin P1 - $80 75915 - Jurassic World: Pteranadon Capture - $60 75916 - Jurassic World: Dilophosaurus Ambush - $75 75917 - Jurassic World: Raptor Rampage - $125 75918 - Jurassic World: T-Rex Tracker - $175 75919 - Jurassic World: Indominus Rex Breakout - $300 76019 - Super Heroes: Starblaster Showdown - $48 76026 - Super Heroes: Gorilla Grodd Goes Bananas - $90 76027 - Super Heroes: Black Manta Deep Sea Strike - $70 76030 - Super Heroes: Avengers Hydra Showdown - $50 76036 - Super Heroes: Carnage's Shield Sky Attack - $35 76038 - Super Heroes: Avengers Tower - $175 79015 - The Hobbit: Witch King Battle - $27 79116 - TMNT: Big Rig Snow Getaway - $92 79118 - TMNT: Karai's Bike Escape - $40

If you think that the mob is negative now (when things are still relatively good), just imagine how they will be when things are actually bad.

Greg I don't want to come across as being rude but you might wanna start looking elsewhere then because I see this becoming a more common affair.

Interesting to note, however, that this number was something like 200 new members a day. Also during peak hours there were around 500 users online (I think), and now there are usually around 100 users online. While the overall pool of investors is growing without a doubt, you can be certain that a large number of users simply are curious or have already given up. Also I'm sure a potential bubble is causing a lot of older investors to phase out as well. The Dec-Jan craze over Lego investing is slowing down.

I guess it all depends on the motivations of the small v large investor. Personally as a small investor I'll happily hold on to inventory as it's not tying up too much capital and I'm looking for a good profit per set, although you are right that there are plenty of small investors in a race to the bottom with Exclusives just to get out. If I had lots of sets I may think making £40 per set leaves me with a tidy profit. Maybe keeping 5 or 10 for longer term. I get the feeling that the market is so excited by the prospect of huge profits. Lego could release a £1000 ucs star wars set with a 5000 unit production run and it would sell out in days.

Not disagreeing with your overall post, but maybe, just maybe, Tower Bridge and the T1 VW Camper Van have stayed around because they're really cool Lego sets which sell well and they're ageless so new afols are always going to want them. You do know also, that when you talk about the horde, that really we're all part of that horde.

I think the market will right itself over time. Looking at the UK market plenty of people went nuts for The Tumbler but were expecting instant profits which haven't materialised. At the moment Tumbler sellers are selling to break even because they can't afford to be invested too long. You can see the same with EV, Sandcrawler, Pet Shop and other Exclusives. People gambled that retirements were imminent, that's not played out so they're having to sell sets at a loss because they can't afford to have cash tied up. They were expecting retirement to mean an instant £50 - 100 profit but they'd not taken any fees into account and they didn't realise how long aflyer retirement it would be before all shop stock went. I truly believe that the horde have killed the market through over buying and sets aren't retiring because Lego see the sales numbers staying strong. I can understand why DS stuck around so long, it was iconic and every lego star wars fan wanted one, saved answer bought when they could, but Tower Bridge? I think it's only still alive because people saw the Taj Mahal profits and thought TB would be next one to do similar. Same with the VW T1 after the Beetle prices shot up. Plenty will cash out when they aren'the making the profits they want in the time frame they had in mind and never invest in Lego again. It's a patience game. Even the 'better investment than gold' articles only mentioned a 12% annual return but a lot of the people seem to be hoping for 50 or 100% in a year.