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I have generally gotten pushback from the ladies about this but best of luck

I haven't built a Technic set in a looong time. got this one to try out in hopes it would hold my Ferrari and such... success:) Impressive build for sure. As fun as it is to build it actually felt like I was building with a different medium. Again, quite fun BUT think after i finish the trailer, Ill stick to modular, spaceships and more classic build structures incorporating gears and motors when needed.

Can someone tell my kids that.

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I didn't realize OfferUp return policies can include threats of violent retribution. I garentee I won't use it for now.

Safest way to move them is to break them down into pieces, a few ziploc bags per set, and dump 'em all in a big tote, then let the movers move them. As long as you label the bags correctly and have manuals, you are fine. Plus you get to build all your sets again when you get settled!

75158 Rebel Combat Frigate NISB. $250 +ship I bit the bullet...Ahsoka is ON FIRE...even the Hasbro Black Series figure pre-order sold out in 5 hours...(she's the only one to do so). I'm only in 2nd season of Clone Wars but just the idea of her facing off with Darth Vader later ...gives me chills in terms of an epic story-line I also got the Umbaran MHC (75013) NISB..big walking canon thingy which has her 2nd most exclusive MF...$119 plus ship I think I'm doing this reseller thing wrong

LL 928-B Galaxy Explorer by Ben Smith

While this may fall under "Too Soon" for someone, someone sent me this today:

Zavvi Friday deal: $109 London Bus 10258 CODE: LDN20

My son is looking forward to helping build these sets! Most of the Lego that comes into the house goes into the store so this will be a treat when we finally find the time. Thanks again for doing this raffle, will be sure to help next year too!

Mini-Modular Art Deco Theatre by IamKritch

That hurts my grammatically correct feelings.

They removed the window on each side to accommodate the wall. To me the rooftop is slightly too tall vs the other floors and skew the proportion

One of the best songs for rainy day like today

I consider it a win if people understand the difference between "sale" and "sell" on either of these two platforms. Let's leave math out of this.

Let's keep this thread for discussing sales trend during lockdowns.

One of the employees at my local Lego store needed some money and asked if I was interested in some employee Christmas sets....I said yes...of course.

While we all realize you guys are up to your neck with stuff(Covid/Raffle/work,etc), is there any update here? I have much appreciation for what you guys do here, don't get me wrong.

I think this could have had a thread made called "What Lego set did you loot today?" as a joke, but I fear some people would have taken it a bit too far...

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ALIEN VS PREDATOR by Eric DRUON

Half-timbered house by Jakob Escher

Shipping has been super quick to me (in NYC). I've had two larger Technic sets come in LEGO outer boxes, and a BOOST Star Wars in cardboard wrap that was fine. But the London Bus I got a couple weeks ago was just in black plastic wrap. It's in pretty good shape considering (corners a little rounded but nothing major), but then again it had a pretty short route from Zavvi to my door.

yeah, if ZAVVI is like IWOOT (US or UK, or whatever the Hut Group calls themselves now)...have now order about 10 big sets ($100+) no complaints but I have had pre-orders cancelled so that's annoying

I've had nothing but good luck with them. Brown paper dunnage and fast ship.

Some happy kids in the house today. Nice luck to find Amazon was cheapest on 45023. Some happy kids in the house today. Nice luck to find Amazon was cheapest on 45023.

Thanks! How is their shipping track record? Good packaging?

During the crash of 2008 and subsequent recovery starting in 2009, I learned to use options. Everything I needed to know was in Jim Cramer's book "Getting back to Even", chapters 7 & 8. Integrating options into my investment strategy completely changed my life - I guess you could say that learning options was the best investment move I ever made. So, if you have an eye for picking good companies, and if you haven't taken the step into options yet......you have a very pleasant surprise coming. It's like moving from slots to craps. Wish I could buy calls on Brick Bank or Assembly Square.

Slightly modified minifigures too. Micky + Minnie and a few new ones.

I think you're both right.

looking at the box and the images @beatpoppa provided, the main building of the White House looks to be a window short on each side

Ooh, I remember the $16 Umbarans from target; that took forever to climb.

OfferUp madness. I bought a hidden side train for the kids for $30 listed as “Has been opened and been put together but very carefully by an adult so I garentee 100% absolutely no missing pieces. Cost $90.00 at the store so your saving alot of money doing this way. “ I paid, the seller shipped two days ago. Before the package arrived I get the following message: “ hey, I just realized that there’s a couple of missing pieces and I accidentally left out all the little guys from the set. I can’t afford to ship the missing things to you until the payment clears from the LEGO I already sent you but I already have the other pieces in a mailer. Is that okay with you?”

They need to get some ferrari's in there. I'm pretty sure bugatti, lambo and porsche are all owned by VW.

They don’t know if the antibodies last for longer than a handful of months and the traditional flu mixed with Covid combined with a stir crazy population is going to be hell. One issue that I think may impact buyers is how uncertain white collar folks feel about their job security going forward. Some people are hitting up vacation spots like usual, but most of the people I know are hunkering down this summer. Part of it is fear of the virus the other part is wanting to save cash in case someone gets laid off. Wall Street doesn’t seem to care about this and is acting like a werewolf on cocaine but I’m not betting on real people following.

I'm in agreement with this line of thinking. The quarantine wiped out a ton of big set inventory, and there are several catalysts that have recently increased interest in sets like modulars. How Lego will ultimately get back to normal is still a big unknown. I'm betting on continued price increases over the next 3 years. And even when I'm wrong, Lego is still a fun buy and hold investment. But I wouldn't mind if that last Pirate's Chess Set found a buyer.

Wait till you actually go through each line and try to make sense of all the charges and credits

Maybe it was just me, but I gotta believe this is some of us when we see the newest eBay invoice for the month.

I would produce all the high demand out of stock as obviously there is demand. Then I would delay and cut the number of new sets to a minimum until things improve. Why retire sets that people and resellers want? All you need to do is produce them. Makes sense to restart production with preexisting molds.

Don't forget about us girls! 😉

For anyone wanting to sell and don't have the brickfolio backed up. If I was selling right now I would probably just take a look a recent sold listings on ebay and go with that.

Here in Europe it is interesting times. My ebay sales ,are nearly at pre-xmas levels in terms of intensity, and I have been thankful to get rid of a few pieces of inventory that have been hanging around for a while. The May 4th promo , was the worst I have seen in terms of LEGO inventory in the UK for such a large event. No reduction on the usual sets - X-wing etc , but the poorer selling lines they need to get rid of, and coming-up to retirement. Even the GWP Death Star II sold out by Saturday evening here, where you can usually pick one up on last day of promo on most events. Other online retailers - Amazon etc are being less generous in terms of set discounts to protect margin. Even supermarkets which used to be a good hunting ground for EOL or mid season range reductions are selling most sets at full price. One wonders if even LEGO group, is now struggling to maintain its inventory, with supplier closures and delays in production, which must hit them at some point even if its for the raw material they use. The true measure to my business in these difficult times, will be late June and July, when I am expecting a dip in sales mainly from running out of some inventory.Those who have been furloughed will return to work, perhaps with an uncertain future in some industries, and watching the purse strings a little more closely. Despite being at home during the past 6 weeks, they may be a little less reluctant to spend out on 'boredom relief'. Its going to be a while , before all the World economies have adjusted to the new 'norm' in everything .Hopefully, it will recover enough by Xmas to be able to take advantage of a good Q4.

I listed it thanks. I like money, and It did not really fit my lego display themes anyway. Plus I never hated a vacation more than our family’s nightmare trip to Disney haha.

Hi All, I am almost 40 yrs old and started getting back into lego in the last year or so. I have an ok collection, mostly Star Wars and various Cars but also a few other sets I thought were interesting. Some are built some are still in the box. For a while now I have just been purchasing sets I thought were cool (and at a decent price) without looking at other criteria, but after looking at some of these forums there seems to be more science to what type of sets have higher upside. I clearly understand the power of purchasing sets on the cheap, however I typically find many of these sets I have zero interest in are the ones that are on sale. And a part of me says these type sets are on sale for a reason. I'd love to get people's thoughts on why they buy what they buy or certain things they look for in a investment set? Also from a selling standpoint what's the best way to maximizing sale value of sets which are NOT new in box? Do you all consider used sets in bulk, and trying to put them together into sets for resale? Or is it just better to part out? Also any insight on the best ways to sell minifigs would be helpful. Sorry if this is a lot of questions but these are the things i'd love to pick the groups brain on? I hope everyone is healthy and safe and I appreciate any insight.

Hi, I registered for the site a few months ago, and I've enjoyed reading through a bunch of the forums...this seems like a really fun and collegial group of folks. I've dipped my toe in the sales water recently, and like many of you, have found that everything is selling pretty great at the moment. I'm a mom of 3 based in the Midwest, and like most of you, I'm itching to get back out and bargain hunt to replenish my stock. Looking forward to learning from everyone and hopefully having some successes that I can share as well. Stay safe and healthy!

Yes! Please. Finally somebody besides me said something about it!

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