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I had the pleasure of building an intricate LEGO Ideas model of Machu Picchu, built in the style of the official LEGO Architecture sets. The model was designed by Diego Baca, a proud Peruvian who wanted to help LEGO enthusiasts learn more about the globally recognized UNESCO World Heritage site. Not only did Diego build the model both digitally and using LEGO bricks, he also created a beautiful instruction manual in the style of official LEGO Architecture sets, and a matching glossy box. I had a lot of fun building the model using the easy-to-follow directions. The completed model is immediately recognizable, and looks great next to the official sets, especially the recent Great Wall set which also features historic architecture in a mountainous landscape. For an longer, in-depth review of the set and an interview with Diego about his project, you can read the whole article at: https://brickarchitect.com/2019/lego_ideas_machu-picchu-diego-baca/ If you want a chance to build it, be sure to vote for it on the LEGO Ideas site! Sincerely, —Tom

sold some architecture skyline venice and berlin for $85 and $87 respectively, fba. buyin was $15.

Craps > blackjack > using credit card reward points to purchase LEGO instead of getting a statement credit > Joker Steam Rollers > lotto tickets

I agree. I actually just built the dragon dance set and took it to work the other day. Everyone really enjoys it and I'm personally glad I got this one and not the Dinner set (It was already sold out anyways).

4 more days and mods can change the title of this thread to April Fools 2019.

But it does give you cash to invest into something else. At the very least, it frees up some space. Just my $0.02. ?

That’s too much work. I still like my plan of going to the casino and playing one hand of blackjack.

If and when it retires, I expect a re-vamp a couple of months later with a new Mickey mini-fig headpiece an added blue brick separator and labeled UCS. RRP: $800

If I had $80, was primarily a builder/collector, and wanted to test the waters, here's what I would plan: to get the hang of selling: use $40 to acquire minifigs for quick resale. to grow the wealth: bank $40 and wait for a great opportunity to strike For Part 1, research bricklink to identify quick moving minifigures, and then watch for a sale on the sets they come in. Bricklink has a stats page (https://www.bricklink.com/catalogStats.asp) where the most commonly sold minifigs are listed. Picking Harry Potter figs and HP sets, Whomping Willow 75953 is good candidate: the minifigs plus the car and tree are averaging around $58 on bricklink, and it's on perma-sale for $56 at amazon/target. Getting it for $5-10 cheaper is likely possible in the next 2 months. My preference would be to buy two of a cheaper set, and maybe target army-builder packs instead, but this is the basic idea: sell the figs/sub-sets and the remaining bricks are (nearly) free. Minifigs are easy to store and ship, have a good turnover rate, and are a good way to gain experience selling. And in the off-chance things go south (my own stats are a ~2% return/fraud rate), at least you have some bricks for the trouble. Part 2 requires patience and luck. Roughly once a month, a super deal will appear---e.g. LM2 Brickheadz or 70% off at Target clearance. If you have $40 banked, the super deal can be quick-flipped and doubled with a bit of luck. Once 'the bank' is a bit higher (~$150) then quick flipping free-gifts-with-purchase becomes a possibility. Repeat as time allows. A few important notes: Be intentional with your purchases (this goes for more than just LEGO, too). Only use cash to build wealth. Using credit-cards/debt to load up on clearance impulse buys is poor way to go. The interest charges will quickly devour any gains, and you may need to hold poor sellers a long time before seeing any gain. Confirm you can sell on your platform of choice before going 'all in'. I prefer bricklink over ebay, but there are a few requirements to be approved to sell there: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2440 Read Phil B's post again. Good luck!

Just got one for fun. Will be first Nerf gun I've had that wasn't some kind of dart. Growing up I had the classic "bow and arrow" style with those foot-long darts, those were awesome. Had a few of the smaller ones with suctions. Made a box with white toggle-style light switches to LEDs above each so when you shoot one it triggers the LED on/off. I think the one in this post that I just got will be nice to get my 6-year-old out of bed from a distance while I sit in a chair in the hallway sipping my coffee

They are sold out overseas. If you are looking to buy them, I'm not sure why you would wait for the price to stabilize. That stabilization price is probably higher than it is right now.

I would have asked him how new the damage is and if you would have checked the item a week ago would it be undamaged?

seems like your buyer hits either the max dimension or the max weight listed at the very bottom of the shipping method his order falls into. one way I know to get manual invoiced is you provide a bypass password

I'll just buy the school. Consider tuition to be covered for the foreseeable future.

If you win, I expect a big purchase for the LEGO raffle next week!

Hard or soft Tabbexit?

I’m trying to unload my Tumblers and I’m working with a tight margin. $6 plus expensive ship doesn’t leave we with much.

I would be shocked if this set retires in the next five years.

With a full time job on the side. Lol

my idea of massive capital... those ones raining down from all the fantastic polybag sales!

all i can say is they is still some lego investement that are very worth it, even at 20% off.. but, you have to find by yourself, cant tell it and dont tell it because it will hurt you. like one said here, you know about the fight club but no one is talking about it... and it's very true, no one is talkikng here about what i am talking and it's ok like this! many knows, many don't, the ones who do keep the mouth shut because they want to keep they gold mine you know it's very very hard for me to teach how to do this to someone, because i learned searched spent many hours on knowledge, and for me it's worth something. Woulld be to easy to ask ''for free'' money. I think the Phil B article is pretty awsome and pretty accurate. Thing is with lego, you never know, I buy everything i see at 50% offf and more, and some are not really worth it at 50%, but some are rarer, and is selling well, like avengers tower some lego elves set... ant-man... jurassic world walmart exclusif form 1st batch... you never know but buying at 50% off is a safe investement, you are about sur to do money. If a set is super awsome, like the old fishing store, at 20-30% offf i am buying. This set is awsome and everyone would want it. MSRP? no. You always need deals. Always IMO but some set are a safer bet then others. Use tool like ebay sold listing, bricklink price guide, check quantities , number of seller... etc etc etc.. You have to work for the money it's not free at alll

You won't be making much of a living with $40k in capital.

Mar-Apr are typical weak months for selling as lots of ppl are still recovering from the holiday cc hangover. That said, price needs to be pretty aggressive if the seller wants to make the sell. 80101 & 80102 are currently sitting at ~150$ with less than 20 sellers on ebay and still have fresh selling records, so my friend, I am afraid these are about as good as you can get before they climb up for another holiday frenzy

For him, 10x what he currently has in order to afford buying sets with free money. For those making a living doing it, 500x that amount.

Yeah, which is what the normal was until a year or so ago when they dropped it to 1%.

"Member since 1999"......never gotten a promotion.

1) check eBay fedex price. At around 6 pounds it gets cheaper for me for cross-country shipments. 2) if you're buying sets assembled let the buyer know you have not inventoried the parts, or list them as 99% complete. Sent from my LG-M153 using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

First off proper spelling and grammar show respect to your audience; especially an "older" crowd as here. It's a keyboard/phone so I get it..but try. 2nd; your first post (for lack of a better anology) is like walking into a Costco and asking how many packs of gum you can buy with 50 cents...and I am really amazed at how helpful this community has been for the most part. For whatever reason you caught us on a "slow week" and even got a few old fogeys to set up their soap boxes (best types of posts to gain pearls of wisdom). And I want to 2nd the suggestion to read Phil's post. Good luck

IDK, A good looking one?

Yes! We will be posting this week end or by April 1st.

You think this is a scam? I hope I get a good one.

good addition to 76125

Yes

Maybe some people could be respectful! This is not english class. Also thanks for the people who have been helpful so far!

I'm almost surprised VIP points could sit around long enough to expire. Mine don't usually make it past the first $5. ?

Powerball is 750 million.

$1 cheaper at Amazon at the moment for $13.99. And even cheaper if you can get Target to price match Amazon with the 5% redcard. https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Darth-Vader-Transformation-Building/dp/B06XRTK4KN/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lego+75183&qid=1553699585&s=gateway&sr=8-1

http://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Star-Wars-TM-Millennium-Falcon-Microfighter-75193/293326125 Millennium Falcon Microfigher (75193) $5.99 Regular $9.99 *There are also other deals on there. Quite a few actually.

75183 Vader Transformation is $15, 40% off, at Target, Amazon, and Walmart. Target link for RedCard discount: https://www.target.com/p/lego-174-star-wars-153-darth-vader-153-transformation-75183/-/A-51843941

40271 Back in stock

https://brickset.com/article/42814/lego-tower-mobile-game-announced The most awesome LEGO idle simulation mobile game LEGO Tower is on its way! LEGO has joined forces with NimbleBit, creators of the classic mobile game Tiny Tower to craft a brand new mobile experience. NimbleBit has a long track record of building lovable mobile worlds for their players, and both companies are excited to be taking the Tiny Tower formula to new heights inside the world of LEGO. “Having the opportunity to build upon one of our signature games inside the world LEGO is a dream come true for us.” says David Marsh, co-founder of NimbleBit. “The building blocks of LEGO are a complete creative match for our style of games. It’s sparked a lot of the feelings of creativity and joy we’ve experienced ourselves while playing with LEGO since we were young.” LEGO Tower gives players the ability to build and operate their own LEGO Tower. Construct a wide range of apartments and businesses for your Minifigure residents to live, work and play in. Visit your friends’ towers and trade items to help them build. Collect hundreds of unique Minifigure pieces and discover hidden characters. Build your dream LEGO Tower to new heights, the sky's the limit! Speaking of building, visit LEGO Ideas on the March 26th to participate in the LEGO Tower building challenge. Among the other prizes, winners will get their creation featured in the game!

Ugh. I finally quit Tiny Tower, then comes Tiny Death Star. I finally kick the habit and now LEGO Tower is announced!

I love tower games! SIMtower was great. TinyTower sounds familiar, maybe ive tried it. Sent from my VS995 using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

thought that was just when they went oos at LEGO Shop at Home though? not always accurate by any means

So I spend a couple of days during my trip to Singapore looking for these sets. According to multiple Toys R Us and Bricks World (Lego Certified Store) employees I talked to at multiple locations, these sets are done, sold out and won't be restocked. My extra suitcase I brought will go back empty I guess.

Absolutely great article Phil. I agree with alot of what you said, especially on "time is valuable" in the start I got so caught up in driving around different stores and trying to find the Latest Deal. Also agree with having patience, which is easier said than done. It's always so easy to see a set at 40-50% and get greedy always thinking about how to make the next buck. I also realised the more time I spent looking for deals / trying to find the "hidden gems" the more I stopped loving the reason I started in the first place, enjoying building lego and as a hobby. Not everything is about money at the end of the day. Have some fun and try not to get into too much debt or too heavily invested, only invest money you are happy to lose.