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Hello... Jeff and I just added two new forum categories...Bricklink Marketplace and Non-LEGO Deals. The Bricklink section can be used to discuss buying and selling techniques and ideas based on the Bricklink site. Please do not promote your Bricklink stores here. The Non-LEGO Deals will work like the LEGO Daily Deals page. Members can post great deals on NON-LEGO related items like toys, collectibles and electronics that they want to share with other members. Jeff and I are going to monitor the activity on these two sections to gauge interest for our upcoming DAILY DEALS 2.0 and Brick Classifieds and decide whether or not we will incorporate these ideas into one or the other. Any questions, feel free to ask... Ed

As it seems like there are some members new to the part buying aspect of Bricklink, I thought I'd share some information on programs that can make it easier. Bricklink is a great thing to have, but using it at first feels like a time machine to 15 years ago and shows you just how bad online shopping can be on an outdated website design. That said, two programs that can relieve some of the pain are Brickstore and Brickficiency. Brickstore essentially lets you manage the Bricklink database in a more powerful and easier to use way. Imagine the Bricklink parts/sets catalog combined with Excel. I primarily use it to check prices and inventory levels of parts and sets, to create wanted lists for missing parts I need or sets I'm trying to build from scratch, and to verify inventory of a Bricklink order or a used set I bought. It has the ability to import set inventories, import Bricklink orders, export Bricklink wanted lists, etc which make it much faster to use than the Bricklink website. Brickficiency is a program that takes a Bricklink wanted list or Brickstore .bsx file and scans Bricklink to find the cheapest combination of 2-5 stores to purchase the parts from. This makes it very easy to find where to purchase a list of parts from, rather than having to manually and tediously use the store list on the Bricklink Wanted list page. Hopefully this is helpful to anyone who has not heard of these programs, and if you already have, you probably know how useful they are . If it would be helpful I can write some short tips and guides on using these programs to accomplish certain tasks such as verifying completeness of a used set, identifying a used set based on a few bricks, Bricklinking a complete set from scratch, etc, or even just basic Bricklink tips and info, just let me know

completed more steps. added more underneath and top paneling. both circular panels w/ turret cannons are done (the top one is missing from the pictures below). now on step 77.1 of 97. the set is now just "large" i am finally have missing elements (ugh!) : 2 of the 3 "Light Bluish Gray Dish 6 x 6 Inverted (Radar) Webbed - Type 2". I contacted the seller.

It's a sort of mental illness, I'm coming to suspect. There's something incredibly satisfying about creating and maintaining a complex inventory of beloved plastic bits. We had our biggest order so far (800+ pieces) yesterday, and found every last one of them quickly and easily, it was pretty cool to see "the system" work on a bit larger scale!

http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=76013-1 When I looked at the Lego 76013 'The Joker Steam Roller set', I was astounded by the retail price difference between Europe and the US. If I convert the Dutch Price of 64,99 euro's to dollars, (64,99 : 0,725) the outcome = 89,64 dollars! It isn't far off to say that the price in The Netherlands is almost double of the US price. I cannot think of a good explanation for this price difference. I think it's unfair of LEGO to the European Customers. Has anyone got an explanation for this?

I see a second Black Pearl in this set. Even though it has experienced some major discounts, I can almost guarantee that people will be kicking themselves for not buying more of these. This is a very iconic place in both The Hobbit and LOTR. There are five exclusive minifigs, and with it being so iconic, I cannot see someone losing money on it.

Yes, the Wanted List is what you want - it's not a pretty website, but it does have a lot of cool, functional things that work well, and the wanted list is among them.

Thanks I will use the affiliate link, do not really go in for rewards sites. Quick picks 5%off + 3%cash back is good enough

It's on sale on amazon. 399.95. Four cents off.

Yep,not a bad CAGR at all. By my calculations, making the assumptions of 12% Ebay fees that would equate to a CAGR of: 9629633978455400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000% That's the best Excel could do. Actually in short hand it is 9.63 x 10 ^ 148. Bear in mind that a "Googol" is 10 ^ 100 i.e. 1 with 100 zeros behind it. So a pretty damn big CAGR. Pity you couldn't reinvest it at the same rate over a longer time period than your 1 day investment. you'd probably end up owning all the money in the world in a matter of weeks

Oh I loved reading Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot and some of her one off mystery novels. I could not stand Ms Marple though. That was more a testament to the brilliance of Agatha Christie that she could write 2 popular characters with very distinct personalities and methodologies

OMG! I loved the Gobstoppers...the sour middle...Yum!

I love Nerds.

My son really likes Chima. Does that mean he's abnormal? The wife and I can try again.

I'll ask Jeff to add one... Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker

Since we have a pretty popular "Complaint Thread", I thought it might be a good idea to start an "I Love It! Thread". I'd like to begin with: I love it when I make a big $500 or more purchase because of a sale or great deal and shortly afterward make enough back in sales to cover the costs and then some. It helps with the buyer's guilt.

After 2 years of waiting, I finally used some of my profits toward a 10179. It's an open box non-special edition set with a very good to excellent conditioned manual. Was able to pay under Brickpicker and Bricklink values. Honestly, I wasn't ready for the 27 pound box that FedEx delivered. I wasn't home but a neighbor signed for it so that meant, your's truly carried this heavy beast 1/4ths of a block. I did a quick inspection and everything looked good enough. The key elements were there. I'm estimating a 3 week build since this will be done only during my spare time (usually when everyone is sleeping). I also decided to use the downloaded PDF version of the instructions on my iPad to limit wear on the manual. Plus, I like being able to zoom in when needed. My previous build reviews. 7780: The Batboat: Hunt for Killer Croc : http://www.brickpick...-croc-batman-1/ 7782 The Batwing: The Joker's Aerial Assault : http://www.brickpick...arison-to-6863/ 7786: The Batcopter: The Chase for Scarecrow : http://www.brickpick...-for-scarecrow/ 10123: Star Wars Cloud City : http://www.brickpick...ars-cloud-city/ 10173: Holiday Train : http://www.brickpick...-holiday-train/ 10179 UCS Millennium Falcon : http://www.brickpick...lennium-falcon/ 10226 Sopwith Camel : http://www.brickpick...-sopwith-camel/ 10181 Eiffel Tower : http://www.brickpick...l-tower-advice/ 10194 Emerald Night train : http://www.brickpick...-emerald-night/ 10196 Grand Carousel : http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/13647-building-10196-grand-carousel/ 10225 UCS R2D2 : http://www.brickpick...0225-ucs-r2-d2/ 75059 UCS Sandcrawler : http://www.brickpick...59-sandcrawler/ 21021 Architecture Marina Bay Sands http://www.brickpick...rina-bay-sands/ 21108 Ghostbusters Ecto-1 : http://www.brickpick...busters-ecto-1/

Am pretty sure it would be easier for you to make a wanted list of your needed parts. I think you can then compare the different stores that have them or also perhaps be able to see which stores have the majority of your wanted parts. It's not designed to make buyers be forced to buy from multiple sellers, but there's thousands of sellers with different quantity and pricing. Try to find the majority in the least amount of stores and that will lower the shipping costs involved.

Use uncle Google ;)

There's a lot of confusion about the different statuses on Shop@Home. I made this little cheat sheet to point out the most common ones. I think I've seen "Temporarily Sold Out", but I'm not sure and couldn't find one.

There are many reasons why people don't go to the Lego store. (Parking, Driving, Time, Carrying the DSS & Risk it not being there..etc....) If you do the math, its not that much of a savings if you live in a No tax Amazon state. My state charges 7%, 2x vip point is 10%, so 3% saving =$12 for a DSS. Remember its $12 toward another Lego store Purchase. No polybags this month, so Shopping from Amazon would be the way to go for some folks who makes more than $12/Hour. The only issue with Amazon is only 2 per order until you receive it.

Woah! Somebody dust off the Blacktron!

To spread out your purchases. Buying lots of SDD's from shop@home risks bringing down the banhammer. Instead, buy a few from there, a few from amazon, target, etc.

If you mean SSD, then it is OOS at shop at home in US, making it not-viable at all, unless it shows up in May again

IS there a reason why someone would order from amazon Walmart or target relative to the 2 points via lego? Even 3% back via Amazon or 5% via target, and the Lego points are only valid in the future w them, assuming a state w no sales tax, why would Lego direct not be the most viable?

If you need some for personal collection or gifts sooner than later, Amazon.ca has these new sets at 20% off. Obviously I would wait for investment purposes. These little sets are very cool. Also Arctic Batman is $19.86 (not a bad CAN price if you still want/need it).

Well said waddamon. Just bought some more 'hard assets' today.

This may not be correct, but don't the US prices shown exclude tax as it varies per state, while in Europe the prices displayed are including the tax?

HE'S A FIRIN' HIS LAZOR!!!!

I really enjoyed reading the Inheritance cycle. even though the movie was a huge flop, the books were very well done. I hope he writes some spinoffs

Often a lot less than local retail as well, especially if US Amazon is on sale. It has it's downsides for sure, but one of the positives is that people can buy and import then flip locally for less than local retail and make a decent profit.

I like reading Brickpicker :)

I love getting that parking stall closest to the door of a store or restaurant ! ( I then say "Awwwe yeah! That's right *******! Rock star parking!)

Try all you want. Trying tends to improve my mood. My kids like the show too, but I was speaking for myself. I try to watch a little of everything they watch just so I know what they're watching, and the Ninjago show seems geared toward an older audience which is probably why I like it better. Neither can hold a candle to TMNT in my opinion.

Funny post.

4? 5? Jeez, my son and I are still waiting for more than just 2 episodes of season 3

Scored a Lego Sandcrawler (10144) on eBay for $130. The original will look nice to the new one I plan on buying May 4th. :-)

on the lego website it says its out of stock and will ship by april 20th, although it may be back for a short while, the SSD will not be around for long, at most 6 months.

Isn't there some kind of mania for any given set about every other week?

U must have missed the HD mania

I love getting a shiny new Lego set in the mail that's for my collection. When investment sets come in, it just means more work to inventory and store it. Sets for my collection make me feel like a kid on christmas. I love bringing an expensive Lego set up to the checkout and having the cashier say "nice job man" after processing all of my reward points and coupons to get it dirt cheap. Kmart and TRU are the most fulfilling since you really have to pay attention to what coupons you use and how to apply them to get the largest discount. I love my newborn son, I know it's cliched but there really isn't any feeling quite like it. I love that my wife and family are just as geeky as I am.

Ah ! You too ? This "overcraft" (not sure for the english word) looks amazing, love at first sight.

After nearly 6 days of not being able to build, i completed more sections today although it doesn't appear like much in the picture. - the landing ramp, underside of the escape pod opposite the ramp, 2 additional lower areas under the front (bow) mandibles, and 4 small sections that has greebling (visible through the top and lower circles in bow mandibles). - it's now entirely two heavy for carrying w/ one arm. - Now on step 68.1 of 97. - also added paper towels to the picture for size scaling.

Baseball starts soon. This winter must end. My kids love Lego. My wife is a great cook.

I love finding enough change in a bulk lot to double my investment without selling a thing.

Walmart.ca is still selling the train too : and still at full price.

I see no reason why this shouldn't be worn as a hat at all times.

Would you try this ?

He's a multitasker. My version would be brandishing 4 coffee mugs.

More or less. First you have the standard torso. Then you place this add-on on top of that. And voila! Instant weirdo! I believe so. Pong Krell was a big guy compared to all the Clone Troopers and Garmadon was a bit taller when he turned into a quad guy.