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Here is a quick backstory to that I had built my Jeep to handle moderate trails and tires was the last piece of that. I probably looked at every aggressive tire made and asked my wife what she thought for each model. Eventually she breaks and says "I don't care, they all look the same to me, stop showing them to me." Ever since then when one of us is tired of discussing a subject we politely inform the other that "this is becoming a tires conversation" and that's the signal to move on.

Not numbered.

Bought a used lot on OfferUp, for $100. It had a pic showing about 5 arctic expedition sets, a pic showing 4-5 friends sets, a pic of minecraft crafting box 1.0, and then this pic of Star Wars sets. He ended up having every minifigure for every set in a separate box including the Queen Amidala. Just started going through the Star Wars stuff tonight, Gungan sub was only missing JarJar's harpoon gun and the blue anchor. Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

Got my box from Minifigures+ today. I did not get 3 full sets. 3 - Scarlet Witch 3 - Vision 3 - Monica 3 - Bucky 3 - Falcon 5 - Loki 1 - Sylvie 3 - Spidey 3 - Cap 3 - Carter 3 - T'Challa 3 - Gamora I mean, I'm irritated, but I also fully expect 2 of the Loki's to change when I'm not looking at them.

Creator Pirate Ship is 15% off @amazon

Hiding things from/for my kids and forgetting where I put it, when it comes time to give it to them.

Totally worth the price of admission, I was able to score multiple half off SSDs with the secret access.

What is this secret back door brickfolio you talk about? Or are you just messing with us? but regardless, the ads on brick set are so bad they make the site unusable. Please, please Brickpicker don’t do that to this site.

Made some good progress on the mega castle. I am still awaiting a large bricks and pieces order to complete it and populate it with my new Black Falcon Knight army.

There won't be another decade for the 60204 hospital to appreciate

SAH had 75941 Jurassic as sold out a few weeks ago. Its back again in stock

I usually find them once the fad passes.

This is me every Christmas and every August for my daughter's birthday. I found a couple birthday gifts I forgot to give her this year just a couple days ago... they are now going to be a couple Christmas gifts haha Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

Is the Tapatalk app on the Apple store? That is what I use on Android... still some annoying video ads, but not horrible. Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

I had few sets shipped naked recently. And yes , excessive returns have lead to issues

Mystery solved. Thanks for the info guys. I spoke with one of the few competent associates and they said it is marked with a launch date of October 1. He then said I can validate that by clicking on the link which, obviously, didn't work. So I have no idea how I'm supposed to validate it, but it appears this item will be 'live' on 10/1.

Dont usually sell local but got my first fb marketplace sale -DDiner 305 -yabbadabbado 80 - steamboat 120 probly coulda got more for diner by holding but its fun to meet ppl instead of amazoning

Rumor out is that it is 12,000+ pieces, $629.99 US rrp Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

Please. Just let it die in peace.

To paraphrase Joe/Dan: If you don’t buy them they will be Gold. If you do buy them they will be turds.

if you already hoarded and waiting...Yes there will be another restock If you are looking to get...No restock, they are indeed gone

FYI: $15 off $100 code 2102212 is working across multiple orders (total has to be greater than $100 AFTER the 30% promotion). I've only been able to get any of the 10% off codes out there to work on the first order.

I had dozens of treehouses until Dec of last year... when the date got pushed back to 2021, I sold them all at a profit (buy-in was ~30% off) & needless to say, I'm happy about my decision. I would have also sold at a loss. It hurts, sure, especially when the initial date would've been such a short run, but that's the game. There are so many big sets retiring this year, I'd say free up the capital & go for it.

You should never be afraid of taking a loss if the circumstances warrant it. It's much better to dump, take the loss and reinvest than tie the full amount of that capital up with the hope of future returns. I learned that lesson the hard way with 10188. Since that debacle, I have been quick to dump things that are not productive and don't regret a single loss I have taken for this reason. Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk

You have two options: 1 - Unload now locally for breakeven (assuming you bought at RRP), as unlikely these will sell for above RRP on eBay UK after you take into account fees / taxes. This isn't the US where sets are sold out for ages. You really only have 2 occasions in UK to sell current sets, at release or Xmas sold out period, but it really is a case of hot potato, and you don't want to be left holding them... 2 - Wait until end of the year to see if it retires (low probability). I've personally dumped all sets above the £200+ mark due to box size and just focusing on smaller sets, as alot easier to store / pack etc.

Sorry if it has been re-stated in the past, but what are the most common box sizes people use for medium to large recent lego sets?

I disagree about 95% with this. The flatter USPS PM boxes are THIN. They don't even have an edge compression strength, they are so thin (yeah there is a number no doubt but they make 0 claim to it, what does that tell you?). So to be clear I am not talking about the more cubic shaped ones, those are pretty heavy duty, but don't really fit most Lego boxes that well. So sliding a set for which condition is important into a nice close-fitting flat free USPS PM box, no matter how you wrap the thing (unless wrapping it in a cardboard type "shell" that will substitute as a second box vs. compression) will not protect it from the normal wear and tear of being handled, stacked, gently tossed, dropped, let alone any real abuse. And the tighter you pack it, the easier it is for it to get damaged due to compression. In fact, a stronger box with more dead space above and below the set is better, because compression is going to happen no matter what. Bubble wrap and most filler are only good for keeping a Lego box from clattering around and sustaining minor corner / edge damage in a box that is significantly bigger. Think about the trucks, guys. Your little 16x10x3 Lego set could be near the bottom of a 10' high stack of packages weighing hundreds of pounds, rocking back and forth for hours, hopping up and down across dirt roads, speed bumps, potholes, curbs, wildlife, whatever the case may be. That box is going to yield - and we all know there is plenty of space inside the Lego box, so guess what? once the outer box touches the Lego box, the force is transmitted to the Lego box and the item starts to become damaged. Common scenario is when a heavier, smaller box is put on top of these flat PM boxes, and the edge of the heavy box nearest the weaker middle section of your box grinds it's way down into both the PM cardboard and the Lego set over time. Bubble wrap and packing paper won't do anything significant to prevent this. I worked in a UPS hub as a package unloader for a year in college. I am a collector of very nice condition Lego sets, with 7 years experience analyzing hundreds of packaging jobs from other sellers, about 2/3 of which have been inadequate, and about half of those got away with it, through dumb luck... and I sell to all kinds of customers - those who care about condition and those who don't. The ones who do care have been seriously impressed with how I protect their purchase. I see it from all angles, and I'm telling you: DON'T USE FREE FLAT USPS PM BOXES IF YOU NEED TO REALLY PROTECT A SET.

As long as the product itself is well packaged and arrives in good condition I doubt anyone really cares about the shipping box. Is it more "professional" to use a new, fresh, box ? Sure. But again as long as adequately pack your set , you should be fine

sometimes it seems like wild gorillas are the ones handling/delivering/stomping the packages.

You're packing up lego not wild gorillas. packing tape is sufficient. You shopping list is at the beginning of this thread.

Duck HD Clear is my favorite.

Just packing tape, sorta like this.