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Building the hamley U.K. Royal guard list. This is people that's said interested or messsaged. If you replied and it wasn't a firm I am interested you may not be on this list. i need to see if I have enough padded envelopes around or that may bump cost. More to come tomorrow after sorting out envelopes. 1-exciter1 2-stackables 3-fleck 4-Alpinemaps 5-Huskers1236 6-Thanos75 7-B1ueseven 8-Rubysue74 9-Mr coat 10-Phil b 11-Legowalker 4 12-Thelovemachine 13-Thecollector 14-sharkbait 15-pstebbing?

Telford Block by David Guedes

1x 41095 Emma's House, for €60. Buy-in was €25 which was a really really lucky find back then and in hindsight I wish I had bought more then. A general store that would go bankrupt just a few months later had a "2 for 1" offer, and on top of that also €10 off when purchasing above €50. Emma's House was priced at €60 (from €75 RRP). So 2 for €60 minus €10 became 2 for €50, or €25 each. Even though two years after retirement there's still not a big demand for this set, and sold prices are still below RRP, at such a hefty discount it's just easy money as long as you have some patience. Will always remember that deal fondly, and my lesson learned was: if the deal is really really good, do an armsweep and get as many as you can!

Google Express App use code APPSAVE20 for 20% off, stacks nicely with Walmart markdowns on new sets, max discount $20

WV toy shop also in stock Sent from my PH-1 using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

Got them. Wife took pic. Need to figure out final cost

They're just depleting their stock to make it more difficult to get the 60yr promo at the end of the month

No one could possibly be that daft , could they? 76021 was a complete turd - why would anything change?

No watermark no foul.

1x 60083 Snowplow Truck Amazon FBA for $53. This was my first buy for "investing" two years ago. I'd been reading the forums for awhile and I thought it was a cool set, and I remember seeing @exciter1 (who, after my reading, appeared to basically be a LEGO deity) post about it being available at Toys R US, so I took the plunge. It was also my first ill advised purchase as I got it for a total of about $18.50 with taxes. I bought a couple more for cheaper not long after, and then fellow BPers bought a lot more for a lot cheaper after that. I realized I didn't know as much as I thought, and learned a great lesson in the process. Thanks for the all you taught me Snowplow Truck, may you enjoy your new home...

Honestly, that's an issue if people are making uninformed purchases and going deep. I would do some more research on the sets you have, keep some that have the best chance of being profitable, and return the rest. It's humbling to do that, and it may make you more cautious as a buyer in the future.

To be 100% Transparent, all said and done for the 30 with cost, currency exchange on credit card and shipping to US I am in these at roughly $10 each. It seems padded envelope, USPS First Class 1-3 ounces through paypal is $2.61. I have padded envelopes (amazon leftovers) so no cost. I would like to make a trivial amount for time and effort. With paypal as goods and services (with fees) at $15.36 shipped to you, I would make $2 after fees. If you paypal as friend/family the cost would be $14.61, again I would make $2 For now I will sell 20 of these. I think it would be easy if you message me and I can reply with my email to send paypal, unless you have other thoughts Thanks 1-exciter1 2-stackables 3-fleck 4-Alpinemaps 5-Huskers1236 6-Thanos75 7-B1ueseven 8-Rubysue74 9-Mr coat 10-Phil b 11-Legowalker 4 12-Thelovemachine 13-Thecollector 14-sharkbait 15-pstebbing? 16-Legoedison

The Kwik-e-Mart I ordered from LEGO Shop at Home just arrived in mint condition. Bodes well for the rest of these retiring sets we're having to spam refresh for.

You're Dead!...We Killed You! by Grantmasters

My two were minty this week.

PC and F40 at AMZ

I've had BB8 built for a while now, but i finally finished up "rounding" or "anti-studding" him to better match my rounded dome R2. Didn't turn out as well as R2, but still happy with it. Mostly involved adding small tiles everywhere, but in some cases i did need to take the panels off and modify them a bit to hide some of the bigger studded pieces.

If I am seeing correctly you have a White House in there. Those will sell fast if can list with amazon. Even on eBay should do fine. The brickheads in my opinion are garbage. Great gifts but I personally want nothing to do with them. I have bought many many sets over the years and have only lost on a few. The problem you have is time. If paid cash no big deal but since you do the credit card (unless paying it off right away) you are eating big into your profits. Figure out which sets you can sell ASAP and get some return and return the rest. Trust me there will will be many sets that go on sale and tons of winners ahead. You don’t need to jump all in with a hope and a prayer it works.

No, you should get 35 - like every other reseller.

Time for some exciting new conspiracy theories....

I picked up one today at my local grocery store @ 40% off. Last one they had. ? Seal code 39R7 It’s a great set, I have one built to go with my Ghost and Phantom 1.

EBay 2x 10672 Juniors Batman Defend the Batcave for $55+ shipping each. Buy in was $21 each

If they've doled out 3x as many VIP cards as they expected and they had a plan for exclusive gift offers they may be having to replan larger production runs for those gifts too.

Just recommendation: Don't think investing in Lego will give you a fortune. You have to sell them to get the money and profit back. For most of us, it can be only like a hobby, it can't replace your job. It at most gives you extra cash to dine out some place nice. I have sold 700 sets but still have 1300 sets in inventory but I have stopped buying more. Yes, it is still reasonable return but it has declined since three years ago. Sometimes, I still have the urge of buying more "appear-to-be-profitable in the future" sets but I have killed my desire again and again not buying any because I don't know it worths my time anymore. I am kind of surprised that there are still lots of newcomers wanting to dive in collecting/investing in Lego. Is it some sort of fashion?

Toy shop = in for 3 (yes, 3?!)

Sure. Thinking a direct swap? Message me your thoughts

Did I ever get you for the Lester fig?

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Nightmare ironman remake!!

A nice article comparing the original design with the official one. https://www.thebrickfan.com/comparing-lego-ideas-ship-in-a-bottle-21313-to-original-project/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LegoEverlasting-LegoReviewsNews+(The+Brick+Fan+-+LEGO+Reviews+%26+News)

Brick Bank...and “laundery mat” ?

And only 653 left at TRU so rush or you´ll miss it!

best advice, return it all. leave this website, never come back, and forget about Lego investing... move on to more secure investments....

In all seriousness, there are a few basic rules-of-thumb that most everyone here follows: 1. have a plan set a budget of how much you are willing to spend in acquisition (per week/month/etc) have a strategy for how long your hold time is, what your ROI is, and how to sell it. stick to targeted sub-themes that you know, understand, and trust. 2. test the waters by starting out small 3. don't leverage credit unless you have both of the above in place. Buying is the easy part. Selling is much harder. For me personally, my hold time is 12+ months, and my target ROI is 2.5x purchase price. So, as an example, the super hero high set has been at 30-50% off consistently this holiday season. After it goes EOL, I think it will be lucky to see 2x the on-sale price within a year: so maybe $80-100. For me, based on my strategy, it needs to be $32 or less before I'll be interested---60% off MSRP or better. But even if I picked it up at 70% off, it's likely to be a slow seller. So, too much risk and there are likely better pickings available. For example, earlier this evening 41125 Horse Vet Trailer came back in stock on amazon at MSRP. If you are looking for a quick flip, that would be easier to sell on facebook in a week or two at 50% ROI than any of the 70% off sets listed in the picture. Looking at Dr Strange as an other example: It's been talked about here a lot, which implies its been hoarded---lots of competition to sell once it disappears. I have little confidence in Super Hero sets---the theme is too dilute to catch long term interest---which is also a knock on it. (that said, I have a few. But I paid cash, so I'm OK to hold for 12+ months or so to see what happens with it.) The VW Bettle is a good choice for a long term hold, but your win/lose threshold will depend on your buy-in. Again, assume that the competition is picking it up at a 30-50% discount. If all of this was bought on credit and you haven't tested the waters yet, I recommend taking most of it back. Start small, and use your profits to grow bigger.

I believe money can be made on any set, but some take more time or make much less. Some of us are happy with $5-10 profit while others have higher expectations. There's a lot of personal preferences involved. I've been one of those happy with a few bucks here and there, but am still slow to learn that a lot of it isn't worth my time (like @Clintonjoseph is saying). It's still more fun than the day job, but it's not enough to replace it. Truly worst case, I don't see how you couldn't at least break even, so I wouldn't sweat it unless you're needing the money back asap.

Just because it is cheap, doenst mean its a good investment, buying on credit without the cash is a sure way to financial ruin. This applies to most bad debt. I did that early on as well and returned everything to Wal-Mart 5 to y years ago. Since then, my average realized return is 105% net. So this game works but requires due diligence like any investment approach.

Art and wine... by Jean Macou

In progress...

Was all set to deconstruct and sell my Tower Bridge but this is a very nice alternative that's just popped up on rebrickable. https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-11989/Garom/10214-alternative-build/#info

Crash course training video for those of us doing an Elves investment PHD.

Designer video.

From what i've read on other sites, this is not related to the last jedi, but is part of the expanded universe and is a homage to the original sandspeeder by kenner that was never released.

Popped into the Galeria in Frankfurt city centre in between meetings whilst on a business trip. Saw this great life size moc of the Porsche 911

I had one at New Years, but it fell through.

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The most creative designers are on Ninjago. The most talented are in Star Wars - because it takes talent to reinvent the same vehicles every year with a (sometime slightly) different build and make them seem somewhat fresh.

The Final Man by W. Navarre