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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....

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.

Color Refinery 375 by Galaktek

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!!

I was just about to post this. Ordered more than I wanted to ha. Need more polys for trading

So you didn't grabbitfast enough?

Agree with this, i wasn't a fan at all until i actually went and built them.

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” ?

Where are you seeing the information on this hard fork for eth? I have looked and can’t find anything on it. What amount of coins will you be getting for each eth coin you have?

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....

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

Still waiting for the price to rise. I might head out and buy some tomorrow.

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

Lego investing rule 101: Invest in all things dragon and dinosaur related. Avoid all things cat, dog and bird related.

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.

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I stay true and loyal to Star Wars, as they say in common ceremonies "Until death do us part!"