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Sure would be. Sounds like premium information.

I get what you're saying, Wazza. As a former supermodel and Nobel Prize winner in the "Fabulous" category, the exaggerations or outright fabrications of others makes me smile a little, too. As I sit here in my home (well, I say "home" but of course it's a replica of a Scottish Castle) I think to myself - hold on just one moment -Yes, Jeeves, please tell Lady Wimbletonion-Von Snootipants that I'll 'phone her back later about the charity ball" - yes, where was I? Oh, right, LEGO falsehoods. Well, I don't like to brag, but with the First Lady owing me SEVERAL important favors and of course all I did for dear Bill Gates' eldest niece Hortensia upon the occasion of her debut, all I can say is if you have CONNECTIONS, if you see what I'm getting at, getting a few LEGO deals here and there isn't difficult. For people like ME, of course. Everyone else is just making things up.

It just looks incredible from the box, which is a work of art itself. The best part about the box is it has the extra "flap" that shows more artwork of the set. I miss the days when sets came with that second front cover that lifted to reveal some of the best aspects of the set in nifty blister packs behind a transparent plastic cover.

Greatest thing I have read. Ed Mack, I am sure glad you are getting with the program...

I'm not into LEGO at all, I just come here to post news about false deals.

Three old sets from CL lot: 7018 Viking Ship challenges the Midgard Serpent 7019 Viking Fortress against the Fafnir Dragon 7036 Dwarve's Mine Can't wait to dive into these.

Videos to be made of people being lame for food, for blackmailing purposes. Good investment. The smaller the town, the better the return is

Here is a confession: I've scanned every mf I've came across @ target since your post few weeks ago. Lol

This thread on eurobricks shows a technique to apply the clear stickers so you can get them perfect every time. I've used this method and it works pretty well. You wet the sticker and lightly wet the surface you're applying it too, this allows you to slide the sticker around to position it perfectly. You then use a dry sponge to soak up the excess water and let it dry. This doesn't work with the white backed stickers since they are paper and will get destroyed by the water.

The next thing you know, people will begin to claim that they bought 100 vampire hearses for $9 each...oh wait. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker

Concentrate... maybe you will be able to see through the matrix !

I like this set. Tempted to buy all three and set them all up in a row.

whoa.....typing in S...@...****.. auto changes to LEGO Shop at Home. .......big brother in the house.

LEGO Shop at Home + S&**** + 10% = TRU

What does shipping and handling have to do with it?

She looked at my history in pulling up the orders and said "you reallllyyyy like LEGO, don't you". We proceeded to have a good conversation. She said based on your history you will not want to miss it. She said it will be next to Black Friday in terms of what I can expect. She would not give me details.

Any specific deals mentioned in this conversation? Because a Brickpicker's definition of a good deal differs from a Lego CS rep's definition of a good deal.

OH MY GOD ALL OF THE EXCLUSIVES ARE RETIRING

The CS rep at LEGO told me that my SSD's were scheduled to ship on May 5th. She said it was scheduled in line with the Star Wars Days at LEGO. She said there was quite a bit planned and that I should be logged in 15 minutes to midnight on the 3rd for the very good deals that are to be had. Very nice lady.

HA jokes on you tart, they are all already sold, total profit, over 3K.

This is a pretty cool Olivia's House Edition: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Friends-3315-Olivias-House-Custom-Garage-Addition-/191129339812?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item2c803247a4

Guys, just noticed that GE on TRU has a "our exclusive" on it. Is it going the way of VC now that target and Walmart doesn't have it anymore?

Certainly. I spend nearly all of my scholarship on these sets (yeah, I am a good student...). All the more it turned out my girlfriend likes LEGO more than partying or any other activity. She didn't use to, she got addicted because of me. It is like a disease. I swear I am going to marry her.

Whether or not more Grand Emporiums are hitting the market in the next couple of weeks, members should realize this is a short term buy on the regular retail market. In my experience, when any LEGO set, especially ones that have been around this long, start to go in and out and in and out of stock from multiple sources, the writing is on the wall and EOL is knocking on the door. There are always exceptions, but now is the time to buy them IMO if you haven't already. One only has to look at the Fire Brigade as an example of people blowing off numerous signs of EOL to buy sets 50 more Batman Funhouse Escapes or Barrel Escapes and regretting it later....

Amazon! Sorry! Pure exhaustion had the best of me

8 skunk attacks @ 5 bucks a pop.

Correct - the precise terminology is "I flipped this set in the parking lot of TRU."

I don't buy LEGO on Sunday. It's a day of rest.

My toaster was asking for it.

This might have been better posted in here, not me!

Back to the OP, great deals can be and are found , including $139.99 and better Pet Shops (heck, I managed three at 10% off, just a few dollars shy of getting them for $139.99, simply by taking advantage of double VIP the past couple of weeks). I am sure that, like most corners of life, there are folks who put on airs to be interesting (heaven knows I do, but I usually try to indicate when I'm being satirical and hilarious rather than serious) and folks who suffer from gambler's disease (don't own a calculator, don't keep records, and only remember their wins and not their losses). So long as you're not trying to measure your own success as a bargain hunter against anyone else's, it doesn't matter much. I keep a spreadsheet of purchases, discounts, MSRP, and what my average "discount" (across the board of all purchases) is for a given month, and that gives me a feel for what I'm personally able to accomplish given my available dollars, geographic location, desired set accumulation, etc. Whether anyone is lying about the size of their... um, discounts or collection or whatever... is of little interest or concern to me.

"She had the sort of face that launched a thousand ships... the splinters and oar marks were still present." - Can't remember who said it

I love it when I am building a set from my collection and find the rare piece that I need just by glancing at the pile.

#1 I think is from Orc Forge after comparing the pictures.

That black peice is from star war set MHC.. I know because I recently purchased 50+ of thoses lol

During the week, at the normal retail. On the weekends, from some guys trunk in a dark alley down by the docks next to the abandoned warehouse that is built over the old Indian burial grounds right on the disputed border between the bloods and the crips.

Oh lord... Geoffrey has you on speed dial.

Ummm.....the same places that we buy it during the week. Are there secret lego retailers that are only open on weekends that we are unaware of?

Over night LEGO.com officially marked a number of sets retired that mostly been marked as Sold Out including: 8110 Unimog 9391 Tracked Crane 9395 Pick-up Tow Truck 9396 Helicopter 9463 The Warewolf 9470 Shelob Attacks 9488 Elite Clone Trooper & Commando Droid Battle Pack 9490 Droid Escape 9492 Tie Fighter 9495 Gold Leader's Y-Wing 9498 Saesee Tiin's Jedi Starfighter 9499 Gungan Sub 9679 AT-ST & Endor 10229 Winter Village Cottage 10516 Ariel's Magical Boat Ride 21004 Solomon Guggenheim Museum 21010 Robie House 31000 Mini Speeder 40056 Thanksgiving Feat 40059 Santa's Sleigh 41002 Emma's Karate Class 41011 Stephanie's Soccer Practice 41020 Hedgehog's Hideaway 41023 Fawn's Forest 50006 Legends of Chima 70001 Crawleys Claw Ripper 70012 Razars CHI Raider 70101 Target Practice 70002 Lennox's Lion Attack 70107 Skunk Attack 70108 Royal Roost 70112 Croc Chomp 70114 Sky Joust 70115 Ultimate Speedor Tournament 75008 TIE Bomber & Asteroid Field 70706 Crater Creeper 79110 Silver Mine Shootout Mark-up those listings as retired.

I want M.A.S.K. Give me a Lego Boulder Hill and all those awesome vehicles in LEGO form. Oooooooo yeah :-)

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

No. If I wanted I would already have pick one with a discount on amazon. (I don't like the head, it looks like that poor robot has teenage acne)

I remember someone on Eurbricks pointed out a pattern with the modulars excluding Market Street. Let's see. Cafe Corner - corner / business Green Grocer - straight / business, residential Fire Brigade - straight / government Grand Emporium - corner / business Pet Shop - straight / business, residential Town Hall - straight / government Palace Cinema - corner / business Parisian Restaurant - straight / business, residential Hmm, from the looks of the list of modulars officially designed by Lego (Market Street was by a fan), it would appear the next modular should be another straight (side) section government building. Perhaps we shall finally get that Police Precinct we all have been hoping for, eh? :derisive:

All of my LEGO Shop at Home Holiday clearance sets that were backordered were cancelled today.

Thunder Thunder Thundercats Hoooooo...!!! (Just so I can have Mumm-Ra in LEGO form ) Parts of the Chima line already look very close to Thundercats anyway..

The best part is they'll send you a new one shipped in the exact same way. That's what they did w/ mine. Insane.

I know next to nothing about art. And although it's probably gotten pretty cliche the last couple of years, there's something about Van Gogh's Starry Night that makes it one of my favorites:

Picked up a few of the small Monster Fighter sets. Love these things!