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Thought I would give some info on some trends i’ve been seeing in the store this past week, maybe help decide what sets to invest in: Lots of kids want dino sets. Almost every Dad that comes in makes a comment about wanting the Saturn V rocket. I have a used one on display and most people are amazed at the size of it. Wish I had kept more Wall-E. Only had 2 and they went quickly at $145 each. Really all of the ideas sets get positive comments from parents. Elves more popular than Friends. People have asked about Minecraft, a theme I only have very few sets of, I guess i’ll have to get more. Not much interest in Brickheadz. More interest in mixels than them. Most popular CMF is babysitter and banana guy. Also the skeleton trick-or-treater from monster series, but i’m sure that’s just seasonal. Other figs most popular are any random storm/clone trooper. As for used sets, many like the Indiana Jones sets, and mention they didn’t realize there were ever indy lego sets. I also had about 5 power miner sets that all sold really quickly on the first day. Once again, thanks for all the positive comments here!

Thanks for voting, really appreciate that. Thanks! ? Another bit of news about my model - An organisation called the FBHVC (Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs) have included my model as the feature article in their latest members magazine. As well as this they have invited me to display the model on their stand at "The Classic Motor Show" at Birmingham NEC from 9th - 11th November, so I'm hoping that might help to drum up some extra votes.

I've now finished making the brick built versions of the wagon and all the other accessories that accompany the traction engine model, so the set is now complete. Really pleased with how it has turned out - it feels more like a complete set now that all the extra bits have been built and I think that it would make a nice display model but also has that "play set" feel to it that I think the LEGO review board would appreciate it, if ever it went all the way on LEGO IDEAS! Now if I could just persuade enough people to vote for it!

I have requested Amazon send me an example of what they are looking for in terms of Certification. Be interesting to see what PRERANA S.'s reply says. In the meantime I'm selling what is affected by the request. (only have 1s and 2s of the 8 sets requested)

Just finished the cantina 75205. Fun set, not difficult to build at all. Loving it that they finally put in a Wuher figure! All in all a great set.

After they rejected the perfectly acceptable certificates and asked for photos (yeah right) , I decided to not mess around and sold off and/recalled the remaining stock of items which I didn't feel like selling off below market (for which there are always alternate listings).. In order to close the case out and put the issue to bed (for now hopefully), I responded to the followup denial email with the message posted below. Hello - I have reviewed the list of ASIN again. I currently have none of the listed ASIN in stock on amazon and have no remaining stock to sell. Since I no longer have stock, I have deleted the ASIN listing from my store's inventory. I would request my application to sell these ASIN be withdrawn or closed. Thanks for your help, This morning they responded that they were complying with my request and the case was closed, so i'm hoping this is it for the asin dementors.

I started working on a popsicle stick castle. It’s hard. This is close to 35 hours of work. Split across the last 4 long nights. About 1200 sticks and 20 hot glue sticks. Almost 2500 individual cuts using a pair of wire cutters just to trim the round ends off. And this is just the base. It’s 2 foot by 2 foot. But it’s sturdy and flat as hell now. I’m proud.

I met a lady last month that worked for Lego for several years. Her position was removed after the last restructuring. She was in charge of small to mid independent accounts in Florida. From Ma & pa to Publix and BAM. She said that Lego hated online stores for a while, but they were realizing they had to keep up with trends. She didn’t quite elaborate, but she gave a key point that she knew about b&m stores that would probably also apply to online stores: Lego considers itself a luxury item. They do not like to be in heavily discounted stores or gas stations and stuff like that. Versace doesn’t want to be sold at Macys. The other things you sell are as important as how much you sell. They also want to know how much you expect to sell annually. So if you have a website that specializes in retail arbitrage, no love from them. But maybe if you’re selling expensive STEM and coding kits, or fair-trade, all-natural Montessori teaching materials made from petrified unicorn droppings. You may have a chance. She told me 35-45% with unlicensed sets often being more expensive. Lego does not cap the prices you can sell at, but has a very strict minimum. If they catch you advertising a price on a set below their minimum, they freeze your access to that set for something like 3-6 months.

TJ Maxx/HomeGoods started stocking holiday toys and found some old TRU exclusives. $70 75191 Jedi Starfighters, $30 75175 A-Wings, and $8 Master Wu/Phasma/Finn Brickheadz.

Celebrated my 15th wedding anniversary three days early as my wife and I had lunch and enjoyed a largely kid free day. It was a very good use of a vacation day. Going to the pumpkin patch with the kids soon. Also bought a like new Nintendo Switch console with two controllers, all cables, etc. with the Splatoon 2, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 and Super Mario Odyssey games for $260 on Craigslist and beat 5 others people to it according the father I bought it from. It was a great day!

Decent build. The mouth-tail-wing play feature is clever. Box art doesn't do it any favors other than being kitschy. Looks better in person. Kind of a matching companion for the BB8 set.

Brickheadz...? Never heard of 'em. I re-invested all the profit from my Steam Rollers in these.

Looks like The Builder has opened a second BP account....

I have been to numerous Bricks and Minifigs franchises and several other independent Lego resale stores. As a customer, I like to treasure hunt in the bulk bins and build-a-minifig area. I love to find a piece I need for a set or a cool minifig piece I haven't seen before. The stores I have enjoyed the most have bulk bins that are full, but not overflowing as it's hard to look through them without a ton ending up on the floor. Most importantly though, they are not "cherry picked" to the point of being pretty much red, yellow, and blue bricks. I won't even bother looking at the bulk if there are no interesting pieces or colors. As for the build-a-minifig area, when the bins have decent parts that are not all boring city figs and are not all scratched or chewed on etc, then I'll dig through them and likely find something I like. One last suggestion, be as fair as possible when people bring stuff to sell or trade. I have seen a lot of terrible reviews for some stores because people feel like they got ripped off. If they feel like you were fair, they will bring you more stuff in the future or tell other people to bring their Lego to you. I will drive an extra hour to take my stuff to the store that I feel is more fair with me than the one that is 10 minutes from my house. Good luck on your store! Opening right before the holiday season seems like a smart move.

You know, you gave me a great idea. What happens if we all pool our resources together and launch an new online toy store. I even have a name...Toys Are Us!

I can see this thread ending ugly...

The only explanation is that there is no explanation.

Had the most amazing birthday weekend! My wife surprised me with a weekend in Napa with friends. They were sitting in a limo waiting for me after we parked. I had no clue! Lunch at Goose & Gander, wine tasting at a few vineywards, dinner at Morimoto's, golf the next morning, and then brunch at Brix. She's not happy about our storage room being full of Lego, but I guess she still loves me. haha

Click the image link to watch a video on Flickr and see how this opens up including interior. Grimmauld Place (Video) by Inthert

not even close

just surprised Target did not use the actually payment amount to gate the distribution of the gift card. silly math but I am not going to complain

Good luck. I always had in the back of my head I would open a BM store, just not enough time and I have a good job

Looks like The Builder has opened a second BP account.... Dunno who The Builder is but i got it was a not good figure on the forum. I dont want to be the same as my nick is so much better. Lol

I Have no idea why but in store this nice set...50% off. Online price 22+ with free gift card great deal. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

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Guess how she's going to pay for all that. ? Happy belated birthday.

I have some "toy" listings, but haven't gotten notices on them yet. I've put in requests to update the Title on all of them, and had a few fixed so far. Fingers crossed.

Your question is about as basic as it comes. I understand that you are on day 1 of looking into Lego investing, but do yourself a favor and do some research and learn how bricklink, Ebay, google, etc... work and how their platforms can help answers questions like this.

if you delete the listing it will just show up in stranded inventory and then you can recall it from there. i had same issue. so annoying. once we get further along into selling season i will resend some items to alternate listings if they are still up at that point.

Others are reporting the same issue in DD thread ... appears to be an issue across the board. I’m still waiting on a GC from an order that shipped Sunday night. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In store pick up Sunday. I got them within the hour. Online delivery text message ones are still a no go.

Placed order on Sunday afternoon and still no gift-card for me either.

I've been to that store and you're right, it's awesome. I wish you all the success in the world. Make those initial experiences positive and be able to throw in little extras to hook your customers on their first visit. Use as much social media as u can and get into all the local moms groups on Facebook, Instagram etc to advertise your parties. Good luck!

I think what I am trying to say is that I need a "life coach." I need someone to show me the way to fame and fortune.

they range based on set but go from 30-40% for the big retailers. Most licensed sets 30, unlicensed up to 40.

Lol. Add a bar to it. Sell liquor id be spending there my evenings if I lived close by and many others here I’m sure too lol Last call! ...and everybody buys their last lego sets...

My church held their annual Trunk or Treat. Everyone who cane through stopped and admired the LEGO in our van, kids and adults. It was fun! Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum

I rather spending my hard earned $5 on megaball instead

Built the Destiny's Bounty I got around Christmas time with mostly Shop Your Way points from Kmart. I told my wife it would be my birthday gift but she forgot, so I got it out the other day and started in on it. It's really a nice build. My 20 month old daughter loves having Moana drink tea and go to bed in the little bed below deck. I should really make it a point to watch the movie, I watched five seasons of the TV show already.

Rebuilding a highlight from my childhood....Model Team 5500. Great set!

I didn't read anything you wrote but watched the gif several times.

I have done this for a couple of years. The nice thing is that you can check your inventory page every month or so and scan the spread between your price and the buy box price (or low price). You can see which products are inching closer to your initial sales price and might start selling in the near term. You can also see which ones are not appreciating (damn you 6860) and decide whether you want to lower your price to drive some turnover.

What's cheap to buy on dating sites?

eBay, Bricklink, Craigs List, yard sale. Take your pick.