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Great World Cup! (I felt the group stage was the most exciting, other than the 7-1 Brazil thrashing) As expected this contest comes down to knarff versus Bold-Arrow: knarrff - Germany - Argentinia - 3-1 - Brazil - Portugal 3rd place tie breaker: Brazil 2 Netherlands 1 Bold-Arrow - Germany - Argentina - 3-1 - Brazil v Spain 3rd place tie breaker: brazil 3-0 netherlands Portugal and Spain were both eliminated in Groups. I am awarding the set to knarrff because he predicted that the Netherlands would score 1 and they ended up winning 3-0. Whereas Bold-Arrow predicted no scoring by Netherlands. knarrff, please send me a PM with your shipping address. Thanks everyone for entering! This was really fun for me, I'll try to remember to do it again in 4 years.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

A neighborhood near me had a garage sale last weekend. No toys that were worth buying but I did pick up some plastic storage drawer units for $10. There was some random computer cables in the large bin that I gave back to the seller but he said what ever is left in there I can have. I was cleaning them to put my Lego in and found 4 complete books of Forever stamps. Nice! At $0.49 cents I got $39 of stamps and two big storage drawer units for $10. Not bad.

While we are on box art, and manual art. Printing and fulfillment is my day job. Inventory SKU control for a multi-billion dollar company is a big deal. It does not mean updating artwork on a manual or box can't be done, if you want to it can be. But what you have to understand is the part # on the manual or box will change and you will have to pay your artistic staff to update it, your printing company for new proofs, and then the job is a revision and not a reprint so it all costs more. Then the SKU # changes and you have to put in a supercession trail for your manufacturing plants and then they have to have adjusted build orders. It may sound simple. It is not. You can hire staff to manage all the aspects and then do this. It is not a problem. The steps are many but they are straight forward in a good manufacturing and inventory control company. But is it worth it? I think not. That is on top of then people thinking they are getting different versions of sets and market confusion from box changes etc. If I was Lego, I would do exactly what they are doing.

You could probably MOC a good " drifting space junk" display out of the lot.

The Catwoman was never marked retired in the US. It was Sold Out for a long time until that pallet showed up just in time for Black Friday sale at S @ H.

Lots of sets have loose parts, usually larger plates. The concern is when multiple small parts are sliding around loose inside the box. I have one set right now with box and seals in great condition but from turning the box around I can hear lots of loose bricks clattering around. I don't think it's always a sign of tampering, because I've opened some sets before and found that the inside bags have come open, I imagine due to rough handling that causes a sharp brick to poke a hole in the bag. For reselling though, I wouldn't keep any loose-sounding sets regardless of the box/seal condition.

List in 1st post updated. Have also clarified the convention used for the count number. Keep posting the details though if you can, people can search the thread further if they want those. Thanks all

PLASTIC MAN!!!!

I saw this posted on the LEGO Ideas page and thought that this would be a fantastic set! Hopefully it gets the 10,000 supporters and becomes an official LEGO set. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/1128 The guy who came up with it posted on Eurobricks, which includes an actual built version and it looks even better! http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84461&st=0 I would buy this the instant it became available! I love that it has so many pieces (4304) because it really needs to in order to accurately portray the castle.

Check out some of the new stuff found at the Build-a-Minifigure Bar. From the Monster Fighters glow-in-the-dark ghost frame, light bluish gray trophies, red capes, Series 7 Hippie's torso, wait...what?! No kidding, a number of different legs and torsos for various characters in the Minifigures line are appearing in Lego Stores since the many latest additions with their Pick-a-Wall section. via The Brick Fan

Possibly another country, but never was it retired then moved back to available.

you must live in BFE cause I haven't seen a lot of those in a while! Wow! I'd jump on those stables and campers for sure Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

Part of a SW Y-Wing. I don't know which version, but it's part of the nose/cockpit area.

The lances in the Second pic go to 7126. Except the 2x2 tile doesn't belong.

Ok not sure if all of these are current retirements. Here are the non duple, minifig, random etc. stuff. 9499, 9696,9525,9500,70703,9515,9496,60010,70006,70706

His question was an opinion question, not a yes/no or simple fact type of question that could have been found by searching Google. Some people told him to sell the sets and gave reasons and I said to keep the sets and gave my reason. Both answers had merit and a discussion was built off of that question. Maybe some people learned something from the discussion. If you stop questions that ask an opinion or advice, half of the internet's content would disappear. You need to filter out the threads that annoy or bore you and move on. What is important and/or interesting to you, is not important and/or interesting to someone else. Unfortunately for you, 90% of the people agree with me and will deal with new and inexperienced members questions. After all, we were all noobs once.

The exact wording Lego used in their January 2014 Catalog concerning the Rover was "Limited Quantity", so I think they gave us fair warning. Edit: To be honest, I never really understood why so many thought that the Rover would be coming back. It was OOS for 6 months and we were still getting posts about speculation of its mysterious return.

If the seals have been tampered with, there could be what looks like fingerprints or some sweat smudged underneath the tape. Flaps on boxes using tape seals should have a little bit of slack if some force is applied so if they are in fact glued, the flaps won't even budge at all no matter the direction. You can try shifting the box around from left to right and if you can hear way too many loose bricks slamming the lowered side plus if it takes a while before the noise of everything hitting stops, it

My suggestion (others can add to list) In store: -Lift ends of boxes to see there is glue. Most boxes I have encountered do not have the tight seal that glue would produce. -Closely investigate seals to see if they have been lifted from original positions or I other tape has been applied over seals to look like original seal. -shake contents of box to investigate loose bricks in box or sound of contents other than bricks. - boxes that have more typical shelf wear than others pay special close attention to. At home/office: Weigh sets to compare with online weights some sites provide. Check more than one source fr descrepancies before jumping to conclusion.

I primarily buy used lots as I have found you can get better and faster returns. The key, as I'm sure you discovered with the lot you described, is to not over pay. There are many ways to sell off lots like that, the most money to be made is in rebuilding full sets, but you can also just wash it and sell it by the pound or kilo for the rest of the world. I just finished selling off an 80 pound lot that I paid $100 for, I sold it in 4 and 5 pound lots at $40 to $50 each. It took about three weeks. Again, the most important aspect is your purchase price. I then use the proceeds to either buy boxed sets, more bulk, beer, or make my wife's car payment.

Added Legends of Chima 70011 - Eagles' Castle $34.99 (2013 Friends 30107 - Birthday Party $3.99 (2013) Removed TMNT: Kraang's Laser Turret (also available at Target)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcosbessa/sets/72157645143093631/

The more I look at this, the more I think somebody watched The Wicker Man perhaps a little too much. It must have been that one Britt Ekland scene. :whistle:

Thanks for doing the contest sauromosis, certainly made it more exciting watching this WC. Can't wait for the next one!

Say what!!!!! LOL

Yes, Lego added two 2x4 white tiles to the front roof section. It was prone to break apart during removal before. It looks better with them anyways! Sent from my iPod touch using Brickpicker

I'm not a long term believer in Friends sets and I have really started to move away from the theme. I am a long term investor and I just can't see Friends sets appreciating to high enough levels. I think they are great short term sets though. These sets were designed for flippers around the holidays. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

Well in unrealized gain the whole portfolio is up around 50%. I don't care about cashflow for this portfolio. My business is sufficent for that. This portfolio is all about appreciation over time. No need to sell short term or flip anything. I am not sure how old friends will sustain against the new sets over time, thus i may sell this year. As of now they are fantastic performers. The big ones have not retired yet. I am hoping they do this year so i can ascertain the potential of first wave sets.

looks like someone added the peg leg to another leg assembly. http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=773&in=M

Friends Heartlake Horse Show 41057 City Town Square 60027 City Helicopter Arrest 60009 Chima Swamp Hideout 70014 Chima Lavertus' Outland Base 70134 Lego Movie Castle Cavalry 70806 Lego Movie Rescue Reinforcements 70813 Ninja Turtles Shredder's Lair Rescue 79122

SSD dried up much faster than the GE. GE can still be had at some places. Not a knock on the GE since they are different. Seems like the Star Wars line has more high paying investors. A friend of mine in Australia said he can't find the SSD anywhere and is now willing to pay $800 for another one. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

Friends Heartlake News Van 41056 Star Wars HH-87 Starhopper 75024 Lego Movie Flying Flusher 70811 City Police Dog Building 60048 CHIMA Spinlyn's Cavern 70133

Ah ah great I can easily imagine the discussions on that slaughter place: (from up to down) "Let's play curling ! woosh woosh" "Was my cut ok ? I was shaking a little" "We will have a great diner tonight ! Yum yum" "Nice event, I'm glad we left the spacebase for a relaxing week end" "Sweety all this blood turns me on, let's find a room".

Heartlake Stables, Adventure Camper, Stephanie's Cool Convertible, Log Cabin, Police Helicopter old as the Death Star itself, the last Police Station with a couple baseplates, Helm's friggin' Deep, and so on. Dude, that's just awesome.

I believe this set was only advertised in the Holiday 2006 catalog. Here are pictures of that catalog (from my own collection). And a bonus pic... Sent from an iPhone using the Brickpicker app

Martin, so true. If these don't sell, the wife will be throwing all these pink boxes at me. Honestly, I never been around so much pink and I have a young daughter. I also dislike the color pink so I probably jinxed myself.

In the front page, it says the Red Five X-Wing 10240 has 11 bags. I just assembled mine and it contains only 10 bags (unless you guys consider the user manual as one bag).

75021 Republic Gunship - 9 bags, 1 instruction manual and sticker sheet.

79008 Pirate Ship Ambush - 6 bags, 8 boat sections (6 brown and 2 black), sail pack and instructions:

9474 - The Battle of Helm's Deep:#1. 1 big bag (Inside: 2 small bags + 1 tiny bag for King Theoden's helmet)#2. 1 big bag (Inside: 2 small bags)#3. 1 big bag (Inside: 2 small bags)#4. 1 big bag (Inside: 2 small bags)#5. 1 big bag (Inside: 1 small bag + 1 tiny bag for Gimli's helmet)#6. 1 big bag (Inside: 2 small bags)#7. 1 big bag (Inside: 1 small bag + 1 box for capes)#8. 1 big bag (Inside: 1 small bag)#9. 1 big bag (Inside: 2 small bags)1 bag with cardboard backing for 4 numbered instruction booklets (#1, #2, #3, & #4) + 1 sticker sheetTOTAL = 9 numbered bags for parts + 1 unnumbered bag for instructions

7965: Millennium Falcon Opened to confirm the set wasn't tampered with. Inside I found. If anyone else can confirm it would be great. 3x No. 1 bags with minifigs 3x No. 2 bags 2x No. 3 bags 3x No. 4 bags 2x No. 5 bags 1x No. 6 bags 1x unnumbered bag 1x manual and sticker bag with cardboard backing

10221: SSD -> 3 numbered boxes and a manual box Box 1 2 unnumbered bags 6 - #1 6 - #2 Box 2 5 - #3 3 - #4 Box 3 4 - #5 3 - #6 3 - #7 GRAND TOTAL OF 32 BAGS (30 numbered, 2 not)

10194 Emerald Night = 8 bags

3930 - Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery: 1 small bag (Inside: 1 tiny bag for Stephanie's torso + 1 tiny bag for Stephanie's legs)1 instruction bookletTOTAL = 1 bag - unnumbered 79010 - The Goblin King Battle: #1. 1 big bag (Inside: 2 small bags + 1 box for capes)#2. 1 big bag (Inside: 2 small bags)#3. 1 big bag (Inside: 2 small bags)#4. 1 big bag (Inside: 2 small bags + 1 tiny bag for Goblin headgear with ears)#5. 1 big bag (Inside: 1 small bag + 2 tiny bags for Goblin's headgear with ears in each)1 triple pouch bag for Goblin King1 bag with cardboard backing for 3 numbered instruction booklets (#1, #2, & #3) + 1 sticker sheetTOTAL = 5 numbered bags + 2 unnumbered bags

3183 - Stephanie's Cool Convertible: 1 small bag1 medium bag (Inside: 1 tiny bag for Stephanie's torso)1 large bag (Inside: 1 small perforated bag for accessories + 1 tiny bag for Stephanie's legs)1 sticker sheet1 instruction bookletTOTAL = 3 bags - unnumbered 31010 - Treehouse: 1 small bag1 slightly bigger bag2 medium bags1 large bag (Inside: 1 box for string)1 6x16 blue plate + 1 16x16 green plate3 instruction booklets (1st - Treehouse, 2nd - Lakeside Hut, 3rd - Barn)TOTAL = 5 bags - unnumbered 79003 - An Unexpected Gathering: #1. 1 large bag (Inside: 2 small bags)#2. 1 large bag (Inside: 2 small bags)#3. 1 large bag (Inside: 2 small bags + 1 tiny bag for Bofur's cap + 1 box for capes)#4. 1 large bag (Inside: 1 small bag + 1 tiny bag for Bombur's beard)2 8x16 dark tan plates + 1 8x16 green plate1 sticker sheet2 numbered instruction booklets (#1 & #2)TOTAL = 4 numbered bags

76007 - Iron Man: Malibu Mansion Attack One #1 bag One #2 bag One #3 bag One sticker sheet Two instruction manuals (#1, #2) One Iron Man comic book Total = 3 numbered bags

10123 Cloud City = 5 bags with larger elements non-bagged.

This thread is to create a list of sealed plastic bags contained in each Lego set. In general I have taken this to mean the total number of sealed and numbered or un-numbered main bags. i.e. smaller bags within a main bag are not counted, just the main bags. The bag containing the instructions and/or stickers should also not be included. Loose parts like baseplates etc are also not included. Basically if it's a Lego piece or part and is wrapped in a plastic bag it is counted as a bag for the purposes of this count. This thread contains posts from people with further detail such as loose parts, instructions, bag numbering, etc. Please search for the set # within this thread using the forum search function if you are seeking a detailed breakdown of set contents. Here is the list in set # order so far. All info gathered from prior Brickpicker forum threads and from the Brickset thread posted by gorbasho below. More info can also be found in this thread linking to a video review site http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/9583-need-to-know-how-many-bags-are-in-a-specific-set/?hl=evantube (I haven't gone through any vids but if you do watch one please post the bag count below). Feel free to post any info you have below and I'll incorporate into the list.

The Ambiguously Gay Duo! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Bj-7b0rC4