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update of the availability of this set and the research institute https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/1-blog/post/17 "LEGO Ideas Exo Suit and Research Institute Availability : On August 1st, LEGO Ideas launched two sets: #21109 Exo Suit and #21110 Research Institute. Currently, both sets have sold through their initial stock and are back-ordered. This means that more sets are on the way, so we hope you will be able to secure these and other special sets from LEGO Ideas."

April 1st, next year, 100+ of us should change their avatars to supraboy888's one...

I haven't read a true RI post in the last 3 pages or so. However, I am now caught up on someone using Facebook to sell people's daughters Lego or something, a person takes selfies with fish, someone thinks exciter isn't a cool mod, a $20 RI set was sold on Facebook to a guy without a daughter but for his daughter (no pic so no proof) , hotcakes is still the buzz word of the week, someone on the Lego Collectors Facebook group wrote about contacting Lego and they will either make more RIs or not, and Jeff is five finger discounting Facebook's UI design for the BP classifieds. Whee, I'm out of breath from all this typing. Update : I forgot to mention one thing. Someone actually typed "Kre-O" on this site. I feel dirty and need a shower. Yuck. Sent from an iPhone using the Brickpicker app

So if you had to rank them, how would Facebook compare to Kiiji, CL, TRU parking lots and office bulletin boards?

Pic and it did happen :p

What did Obi-Wan say? Obi-Wan: So what I told you was true... from a certain point of view. Luke: A certain point of view? Obi-Wan: Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.

ROI is ROI

TAKE THAT EBAY RESELLERS!!! JERKS!!! On a serious note...many resellers already made money from the first production run and will reload for the second one shortly.

Dump them in the bins. I have no need for them and aren't going to hold onto them for resale of the set. If there are extra weapons or accessories they go into another sorted drawer for those sorts of things.

How about the EOL of yet another Supraboy account?

I pulled the trigger...anybody know a good bankruptcy lawyer?

Nobody is making anyone do anything they don't want to.

from the Lego instructions site... If you plan to print the building instruction, please be sure to download the correct version: Building instructions labeled "NA" or "V39" may be printed on US standard letter size paper (8

Just rebuilt the Daily Bugle Showdown after my youngest decided that Hulk smashes the lab and the daily bugle. I have to say the building itself is pretty crappy but at least there are lots of "play" options with it.

update on availability of the set https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/1-blog/post/17

Come on, let's be realistic, if you have kids they end up under the couch, behind the fridge, or in various places on bedroom floors.

I like the way you plan, you make a good profit fast, and still get to hold some longer term, and as you sold enough to cover your costs the ones you keep are essentially free. Better move quick on those space guys though.

Spamming is not the answer. Live, love, don't spam, unless it's fried. I'll edit it for you, you're welcome.

Thank you, it's awesome.

As a few of you may remember, I bought a used TB for $130 off eBay a while ago. I completed the build today, and I am thoroughly impressed. I estimated that I spent 9 hours on the build in total. Here are some pictures including a few from unusual angles that most people don't see. Completed build: Slightly odd for the road to be uneven, but neccessary for the bridge to fold. Problem can be easily fixed by adding a flat plate. Coolest part of the build in my opinion. I really like that the slopes and plates match up so well. Uniquely printed shield, one for each side. Very nice little display window. Another nice touch to the set: mini cars. It's amazing what you can build with 10-20 little bricks! It's interesting that Jamie Berard (designer of the TB) decided to change to a different construction of the side columns rather than using the cheese-slopes lined up. Personally, I would have preferred a standardized system across the board. Normal construction: Construction of the top layer: Bird's-eye view of the interior of one of the towers: Views of the underside of the blue overpass of the bridge: Underside of the bridge: View of the length of the entire bridge: Interior of one of the towers. I tried to fit my camera lense inside, but it is too big. This is the best I could manage: Panels that give the TB the columns for each tower are attached using a basic SNOT technique (Stud ******ot O****** Top): In the end, there were only 5 missing pieces that I couldn't fulfill with my own pieces: 3 1x1 tan flat bricks, and two 2x2 tan flat tiles. Not bad. I'll just message the seller to see if he can find them, and if not, free replacement bricks from Lego CS.

http://www.pny.com/Lego-USB-Flash-Drive It even comes with an extra Lego brick! Might make a good Xmas gift for some AFOL out there.

I think the demand hasn't even begun to take off. Lego Movie + Star Wars 2015 = $$$ Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

just checked ebay. A used one sold for 575 a new one sold for 765 should have picked up 1 or 2 more ...

This post made me LOL.......it's called free will dude.

Call them.

Fresh corn and roadside vegetable stands are still one of the most lucrative investment ventures, especially for teachers who have more spare time in the Summer months. I might start another thread for this, since it directly applies to your statements. Summers with drought or too much rain might drive up commodity prices, but it's been one of the most consistent investment opportunities in this part of the country. Buy low, sell high!

I definitely agree that this just needs more time. The selling prices are deceptive because most people bought these at a big discount, so most sellers only need to get to 25% over retail to double their money. For the majority of investment sets, it takes 2 years after retirement for a set to sell for twice retail. Everyone's feeling on investing has been skewed by the huge returns on a few high profile sets. Be patient, and every set in the LoTR line will do just fine, especially if you are comparing it to average returns in the stock market.

ROR? Let's review our finance calculations... Average return on investment (ROI) is the arithmetic average of the total cash returns divided by the initial investment. It is useful for quick calculations and specific securities, but does not account for compounding returns. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is derived from the future value formula with compounding interest. It accounts for compounding returns. Internal rate of return (IRR) is the discount rate at which the NPV equals 0. It is used because it allows for easy comparison between investment options and is easy to understand.

Some set names revealed here. http://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-dc-comics-super-heroes-2015-sets-revealed/

Standardized ROR using MSRP doesn't mean jack squat to me if I bought something at half price. I want to know my profit at the end of the day and how long it took for me to get there.

The cool thing is, the $99 UCS B-Wings will still have a better ROI than the SSD this Christmas.

This will be $800 by Christmas easy.

If you guys want a good laugh check out target they upped the price on the ssd to $728.99 but they're out of stock so it doesn't really matter

I went to a garage sale that was on CL. I bought one Lego set which was the 8099 Midi-Scale Imperial Star Destroyer for $5. The box and instructions are in decent shape, and I'm verifying that all the pieces are here. From the looks of it, there probably is a few missing pieces, but nothing major.

A creased box still brings in more profit than an imaginary one. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

Today my son of 12 wanted to build some bigger and older Star Wars sets. He kicked of today with the Imperial Star Destroyer from 2002, set number 10030. I guess it will take him around 2 days or so. I started today with the Millenium Falcon from 2007, set number 10179. Some sets need to be build, it's a shame when they are still sitting in the closet in sealed boxes

I get to rebuild the Republic Gunship 7676 for the third time this weekend. While I was golfing yesterday, my 20 month old daughter decided to grab for the backpack beside the gunship my son left on the counter in the kitchen. Yep, shattered into 100's of pieces on the floor and most of it was in a bowl when I came home last night. Wheeee!

Just FYI to who's interested, Coquitlam just got some Exos and RI's. I left 3 RIs on the shelf and 5exos.

Why would TRU cancel orders then? If this is becoming easily available in Europe, it probably will get to US as well... from the other hand, Europe also has SSDs with limit 5... confusion...

Hulk Smash!

Exactly and my point was not to harass BA but to praise him. I'm lazy and want it easier to find his posts in the DD thread.

Thanks for all the input and guidance (seriously). Unfortunately I have never opened my Best Lock Stargate, I just had to have one and wow is it not good at all. The Kre-O Star Trek NCC-1701 while not by any means Lego, is a decent attempt and I love Star Trek, so, I now have my fist Avatar. jaisonline please add to your summary that trekgate picked an avatar. Thanks again!

In this case you say "Oh, I only brought enough cash for the original price we agreed upon, can you wait here while I go to the ATM?" Then you go grab a cup of coffee, check daily deals thread on BP, go to supermarket to get some groceries, watch a few movies at the theater, go on a vacation to Cancun, then come back and tell the guy it turns out you didn't have your debit card on you. Because screw people who don't stick to their price.

Hey, trek. Just noticed that other guy increased his price.

Oh yeah, bring it on! I assume he has more than 20. Let's see new classifieds crash!

So here is the list with every individual list aggregated. For those ranking them in order I assigned a scoring system of the #1 set getting 10 points, the #2 set getting 9 points and so on. For those listing in no particular order each set got 5 points. Here's the results: No surprises at the top and I'd have to say the combined top 10 is a pretty good representation of sets that should be considered 'iconic'.

wow... "bring out your dead... bring out your dead...."

Sorry but the Pet Shop will not retire this year.

Hard to imagine imo, while ships are mostly ships for investors, there is a difference between trains and motorized trains. Or has any UNmotorized train done remarkably well in recent years?

Here's some of my stock. In the two brown boxes in the left hand conner are Death Stars. My Bedroom has another 6 shelves full of stuff. An my living room is full of built sets. My GF thinks i'm nuts. Stomping