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While waiting for the Minecraft sets to arrive I pieces this video together. Next video will be the Police Station. Enjoy.

Any Wise Investor would get a few of these, as it will shoot over $300 pretty fast once the word comes its done, and should be a $400-600 set. Ed

Honestly, this set is a better investment than about 99% of the other current sets out there available at LEGO S@H. A person might not like it personally, but don't let that cloud your judgement of a wonderful set. As for STAR WARS vs LOTR argument...there is no winner, just two winners. They are the two of the coolest and classic franchises of all time. No need to diss either.

Well gang, it looks like we are up for another mystery.

My entry is ready

Materials guide for LEGO selling & shipping Many members have asked for a centralized place where they can go for shipping box information. I'm going to pin this post and update it as new information is provided. I just want to take a few minutes and thank those who wrote the following articles. They are still very good reference materials for the LEGO storage and shipping process. I may develop this into a blog article eventually. Fcbarcelona101's : Selling LEGO : Basic Materials Guide Mos Eisley 's : LEGO Storage Wars Incompetech's Catalog of Amazon.com Box Sizes - (thanks No More Monkeys) Amazon Boxes Sorted list by length - courtesy of pstebbing I've scoured the forums and here is a list of box sizes with basic set information: Boxes: 24x20x8 : Super Star Destroyer; Death Star, Roller Coaster, UCS Sandcrawler, Assembly Square 24x20x6 : Thicker sets like Town Hall, Tower Bridge 24x16x6 - 60052 Cargo Train, R2-D2, Maersk Line Triple-E, 7939 Cargo Train 24x16x4 - Helm's Deep, Vampyre Castle, Black Pearl, Friends Riding Camp, Parisian Restaurant, High Speed Passenger Train, Jabba's Palace, Downtown Diner 24x20x4 : Grand Emporium, Pet Shop, Imperial Shuttle, Haunted House, Palace Cinema, Fire Brigade 24x14x4 : Dolphin Cruiser, Coast Guard Patrol 24x4x12 - Dolphin Cruiser, Coast Guard Patrol 20x16x4 - Volkswagen Camper Van, Olivia's House, Sonic Raider, Sopwith, Creator Bike Shop, Batcave, Quinjet, Moria & Ambush 20x16x6 : Thicker sets like the Republic Gunship; City Cargo Plane 20x14x4 : Attack on Weathertop, Hulk 's Helicarrier Breakout, X-Wing 9493, Black Gate 16x16x4 : Gungan Sub, Pre Viszla, Tie Fighter 16x10x4 : Council of Elrond, Desert Skiff, City Grand Prix Truck 16x10x6 : Thicker sets like Creator Family House, Hillside House 15x12x4 : Funhouse, Orc Forge, Tumbler Chase, Daily Bugle Showdown, Hulk Lab Smash 12x12x4 : Uruk Hai Army, City Cargo Truck, Creator Treehouse, City Fire Emergency 11-3/4x8-3/4x4-3/4 : Wolverine Chopper, Arctic Batman, Power Armor Lex, Droid Escape, Cloud Cuckoo Palace 12x8x3 - Battle Packs, CA Avenging Cycle, Catwoman, Gandalf Arrives, Holiday sets 10x8x4 : Battle Packs, CA Avenging Cycle, Catwoman, Gandalf Arrives, Holiday sets Envelopes: 4x8 : Minifigs & small polybags 6x9 : Polybags small & larger 10.5 x 16 : Larger shipments of 3 x polybags or more Packing Tape : buy in bulk or on sale : you can throw some in during a Staples coupon promotion to get up to free shipping Walmart.com Duck Brand Packaging Tape http://www.staples.com/Staples-Standard-Grade-Packaging-Tape-Clear-189-x-110-yds-6-Rolls/product_380107 Retailers: Uline.com : holiday sale starts first part of November (usually 30% off) Staples.com : use coupon promotions - $10 off $30, $20 off $75, free shipping over $60 Walmart.com USPS Priority Mail (free boxes at USPS.com) Michigan Box Company: Flat Boxes 18"-23" L (thanks pstebbing) GBE Packaging (thanks pstebbing) PackingSupplies.com http://www.packaging...ated_boxes.html (thanks pstebbing) Bubble Wrap: 3/16" thick x 350' ft x 12" wide - eBay Sams Club 3/16" - 12"x240' $12.98 (In store) ($.05/LF) (thanks pstebbing) I like to use large and small retailer plastic bags to wrap items in, even after I bubble wrap it. For battle packs and even small sets, I sometimes use Wal-Mart, Target, or plastic bags from any store. Additional packing isn 't really needed. Usually like 2 bags on bottom, one to wrap the item, and two bags on top. Make sure to cover the corners of the item real nice to provide extra padding. Rule of thumb : ship & pack all of your items the same way you 'd like to receive items you've purchased. Shipping Paper: Collect it when you receive shipments. http://www.amazon.com/Pratt-Multipurpose-Packaging-KPR30241200R-Length/dp/B00AI652CM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408061459&sr=8-1&keywords=pratt+kraft+paper+1200? Shipping Labels & Printers: Dymo 450 & Dymo 400 Brother QL-700 DoNotInsertIntoMouth's : How to setup your label printer for shipping on eBay Feel free to post a follow-up or point out anything I missed. I 'll update it with what everyone wants added. I hope this is helpful.

I hope Fred and the gang do not pull off my disguise the next time I am in the Lego shop trying to buy more R2s! "I would have gotten that last R2 on the shelf and another Research Institute if it weren't for you meddling kids!!!!"

You got the quick overview. Stay tuned for the Mixels article I'm working on.

Ran into a number of Series 1 at Target last night... was grabbing some milk for the kids and walked by the Lego area. Noticed the Mixels (a bunch of Series3) and for some reason I took a closer look and in the back there were a bunch of Series 1. Found 2x of 7of9 characters. So need 4 more to make two full sets. They were $4.99 as marked. Not into Mixels, but I knew Series 1 had sold out, so picked up those 14. Great... now this is going to make me want to search for the Series 2 as well....

Amazon now OOS of MC 21113 The Cave!

A Mystery Machine to the T1 scale would be pretty cool.

I'm sure a few have already seen the flyer for this weekend that has 40% off all MF sets (excluding HH, not that there are probably any anywhere in Canada). This is noteworthy because I noticed TRU must have divvied up some of their remaining MF stock and sent it out - my store was completely out of Ghost Trains, VCs and Crazy Scientists during Bricktober but now have a few of each of these big sets in stock on the shelf. Now that the TRU 'exclusive' nightmare appears to be coming to a close, it looks like they'll be blowing these out this weekend. I'd be shocked if they had any stock left after this weekend (moonlight madness, too, Christmas shoppers aplenty and 40% off even inflated TRU prices will probably be scooped up by investors/moms and dads alike) If you go Friday night you'll get almost another $5 back in airmiles for a $100 purchase. I went yesterday and the Windsor, ON location had 3 ghost trains, 1 crazy scientist and 3 VCs. I'll be adding these to my stock...total no brainer to sell next October/Nov/Dec.

Now, that's more like it:

If you're stupid enough to invest all your money into Prince of Persia sets then you deserve to crash and burn. Whereas investing all your funds into a key exclusives like modulars, Campervans or Tumblers would almost guarantee excellent returns.

Here is the thread you are looking for. To be fair, they have been sending out warnings since August. http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/11238-holiday-selling-in-toys-games-on-amazon/

Through some sort of a miracle, sneaked in order of 10 RIs at TRU. Got to "located in stock" for now, though I had cancellations from that stage before...

I really feel like this one is about to crash, too... easily lost as it is amidst the plethora of more desirable, more unique, more exciting exclusives already jumping on the new retirement bandwagon. Is it truly as poor of a seller as it seems? Why? Perhaps because anyone interested in it to begin with already has two or six other X-wings of some sort, all much cheaper and paid for? Stickers, huh? PPP, you say? There was already a UCS X-wing? What is the real draw here, exactly? Assuming some sort of truth in that assumption, my big question is whether the lack of interest will carry over into the EOL years to come, making this a poor to average performer... or if it will translate into a massive supply/demand imbalance due to the corresponding rarity of the set on the secondary market. A potential UCS TIE Fighter in the near future complicates predictions even more. It should raise demand for this set in its waning months (unless that time is now) and/or post EOL, . It would also demand shelf space, which conventional logic would dictate comes from the Ewoks. It might make more sense to try and sell this ship alongside a TIE... stretching its lifespan considerably. Or there might be no such idea at all. I have a hunch the Ewok Village is around a while, though, especially if 10188 finally bites the bullet soon. Episode VII and a new X-wing design? How quickly will Lego have to jump on that situation and what does it mean for this set? Honestly the way things are going now, they could have stopped producing it already and we might not know for a long time. It wouldn't surprise me if there are still a comparable number of R2's in B&M stores out there at this moment. With much more available capital I would prioritize this set pretty highly these days, knowing it could be a very high risk / high return venture.

10227 B-Wing for $225 on ebay. Had it for $230 and didn't get a sniff for about 3 weeks, relisted today at 225 and it sold about 4 hours. Who knows.

Nowhere near as timeless as Star Wars? The Hobbit was published in 1937, Fellowship of the Ring in 1954. I doubt anyone is forgetting Lord of the Rings ever.

Simpson's House 71006 - $199.99 no tax, no shipping $20 back in EBay Bucks

Leaked images of new Jurassic World dinos: http://lego.gizmodo.com/lego-jurassic-world-dinosaurs-leaked-1659643355?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

I don't find any of the possible scenarios scary. Scenario 1: All other toy companies continue to make crappy bricks and sets, they're of little interest to collectors and no threat to LEGO. Scenario 2: Some other toy companies actually begin making quality bricks and sets, they're of huge threat to LEGO. #1: I keep doing what I'm doing. #2: I expand my business to buy from the other companies that start doing it right, too, to take advantage of their sudden desirability in the market.

You don't increase prices based on a calendar.

I don't tend to raise prices, I just enjoy the increased sales at my normal prices. If I were going to increase them, it would be over Black Friday weekend and through December 15 -- that's when sales go crazy for us.

It's also called the "alternative model". Technics sets are "two in one" (like creators sets -except the creator expert- are "three in one"). You have to download the instructions, unfortunately, because lego is too greedy to give you those. The b-model for the cargo is an hovercraft:

Nice! They had some again last night, hoping this means a shipping confirmation coming soon.

Han shot first, Nice video!

Well... you don't know what actually will be smart in the future so PoP could have been smart ^.^ (though it wasn't! *****) The smartest investor will get sets that are: -not hoarded -way cheaper than the retail price -will invest in a lot of different sets that work according to his investment strategy -are winners in the future (what you cannot predict 100%) the last part at least is gambling/highly speculative, though you can try to find patterns etc. to invest as smart as possible. In defense for Pop: -there has been a movie (normally that's not too bad... but the movie flopped...) -the game is highly popular and well known (though it's fans probably/obviously are not all LEGO fans as well ;-) ) -the sets and minifigs actually have been pretty neat (which is the strongest point) after the sets flopped (for some obvious reasons, especially the movie ^.^ and probably also that it didn't really fit with other LEGO themes) all sets have been available for a BIG discount so if some people speculated on these sets, thinking that they won't be hoarded, are available for quite some discount and fans might want to have them in the future since PoP itself is not unpopular, then I do get the thinking behind it. I myself didn't buy any, but I bought some Lone Ranger sets, because those are really nice AND I always loved the western theme. The movie was bad and I don't think that many people care for Lone Ranger but the western theme with really nicely made sets still had some strong points for me. Probably these have been bad investments, but still I speculated on them for before mentioned reasons. If these don't work out for me I'll still love them and build them myself. which actually is one of my key strategies; buying sets that you'd love to build yourself. So of course it is easy to say "haha how could you invest in Prince of Persia? You deserve to burn for it!" AFTER you really know the outcome. But to me this approach is to easy(-minded).

I got this set. Can't wait to build it. My Problem: I need another one because I freaking have to build the B build. Damnit.

Have you tried stuffing these into a USPS padded flat rate envelope? It's magical what you can fit inside those...

Am I the only one that sees the billion parells between pokemon and mixels

toycrazechris, Amazon.ca (Canada) is totally different than the US site in terms of prices sometimes. Less sellers and higher prices. The buyer actually paid $120 + shipping for her RI, yeah I couldn't believe it...I listed it high as a marker for selling after holidays/longer term hold and figured if someone really wanted it they would pay for it. Some folks just prefer Amazon over eBay (which I assume is much cheaper for this set).

Isn't amazing how we overlook sets until they are on the verge of extinction? I'm glad I have some ToO stashed away. If a LOTR fan discovers/rediscovers LEGO as an adult, this is the set he/she will have been looking for. Every set has pros/cons. I don't want one of the cons to be me caught with my pants down and having none in stock.

Uhm... how exactly did you use them? All 50 of them?

No.

This adds to the good recent dilemma discussion. Here's AA, almost exactly the same: 2848 people own this set 2689 want this set

On Brickset.com 2803 people own this set 2709 want this set This ratio is better than a large amount of Exclusive set...no brainer

perhaps left-over bricktober city sets with extra white bricks?

When I saw this set build, I thought it was awesome. However, like noted already, the box art stinks. Most Star Wars sets with Yoda printed on the box seem to fly under the radar and (until now) perform poorly. You can correct me if I am wrong. I really do not understand that Lego choose to use this box art. The classic Star Wars white and blue is much better. I only own one X-wing and always tell myself to buy more of them. But at the end of the day I always prefer to buy other sets. I think that is the disadvantage but could turn into an advantage after retirement. Here in my area it is also hard to find it on a nice discount. Which is strange cause I always think of it as a poor seller. But I can be wrong. Maybe I will end up with max. 3 in my stack. Just in case. Or I just might stick with one.

Pretty sure some of them retired from "monstering" and moved on to Lego investing!

I can totally see Gandalf trick-or-treating as Obi-Wan. And vice versa

I'm small time so not intended as a boast: Only sets I bought 2-3 yrs ago that haven't gone up are some alien conquest sets & a few x wings, all of which are still for sale on Amazon. Even the ninjago sets went up. My point: Unsafe to draw concrete conclusions from just a few yrs, but even a diversified portfolio of weak sets bought on sale has shown the ability to outpace msrp. So there's that...

Hmmmm...I do. I've been selling Legos on Ebay for 10 years. People's behavior is like clockwork. If you are looking to speed flip then you need the lowest price. I have a good idea of what different sets will go for at Christmas and I'm patient. I don't sell for the lowest price, but for a middle range price that gets the item sold and doesn't leave me with excess inventory.

Maybe you should sell a few things and work your way up to them. You can sell these 50 different ways and sellers just pick their best method. The ideal way is sell them as a set by series, but you can sell them many different other ways too.

It is a good thing some people dislike or question the set. That means they are not buying it. It's an impressive set and box in my opinion. Either you like the set or you don't. There are plenty of people who do like the set, enough to produce strong returns. I have yet to see a large exclusive set like this do poorly. I think this set will be less hoarded than most.

No reason to hold these now. If your buying it's to flip. We need a sellout, I'm not sure it will happen but I did buy some just in case.

Everyone who missed this must be REALLY kicking themselves now!

No. I follow the trains closely. The 3677 Red Cargo Train was a limited edition, and it was obvious to many train buffs that it was going to have an out-of-cycle retirement. The Amazon UK price is a good opportunity to pick up a Cargo Train for your personal build. Generally I would advise people who aren't keenly in touch with the Lego train market to stay away from the theme other than the big creator sets. Of course, with a deep enough discount, almost any set becomes an investment opportunity.

Oh no, hope the next one's not "City Morgue!"

I am new to the forum and look forward to lany kind of Lego information I can get. I acquire my Lego at retail, clearance sales or finding them at Yard/Garage sales. I go to sales every Saturday to look, not only for Lego, but for other non-Lego items to sell on eBay. I find mostly loose Lego parts. Recently I have had two really super Lego finds. At one sale, I found a plastic trash bag full of unopened factory bags of Lego parts. Recognized them as parts of a 31313 EV3 Robot set. Asked how much? Guy says 10 bucks. I say "sold." Took it home and poured the bag out. It turned out to be a 100% complete EV3 with all parts sealed in poly bags like they left the factory including instructions, decal, computer module, motors, etc. It looked like someone opened a new EV3 and dumped the entire contents into a bag and threw the box away. The other find was an 8480 Space Shuttle from 1996. It was in the box with the instructions and some of the parts and motors still factory sealed. Paid $10 for it. This In itself this was a pretty good deal. To make a long story short. Although I didn't know it at the time, I found out the guy who owned the set and sold it to me was retired Shuttle Astronaut Scott Parazynski. If known that at the time, I would have asked him to sign the set. Now that would have been the ultimate set for my Lego collection. Anyone else have any interesting Lego finds?