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  1. Only response I got to validate my typo.
    4 points
  2. same could be said about otherwise rational adults getting worked up about whether a set is retiring or not and when it is retiring and spending countless minutes / hours on this process. and spending thousands of dollars on a thing we call a hobby / business where others might think we're crazy Everyone has there passions and likes. I still prefer deflated balls as opposed to under inflated leather lol
    4 points
  3. Hey, it's all just speculation, and I hope you're right. What concerned me about the $483 TH sales was not the dollar amount but that the sale was apparently to an investor. I'd be more comfortable with any price point if it represented sales to end users rather than speculators. I remember back in maybe August of last year some guy was posting about buying SSD at $670 as an investment. Well, considering fees, he's still underwater on those by around $60 per set (assuming sale on eBay). He could have, as you say, put that $670 into three HH and change, four GE (still available at LEGO Shop at Home then), or even three TH. Paying 2x MSRP for an investment set is seldom the best use of cash.
    4 points
  4. I may retire soon. I've accomplished everything I set out to do.
    3 points
  5. You guys probably have too much time on your hands discussing this way. This is an investing site. So when you look at the TH as investment it is pure gold! That's all that counts. And if you do not like it? Better! So you won't have any problems letting it go at $800 a piece coming Xmas.
    3 points
  6. be careful in thinking the TH is a all-time holy grail. because every town has many houses, shops, restaurants. but there is always only one town hall. good for NOW, because the only one TH is EOL... BUT.... it
    3 points
  7. For everyone who says they have not seen an Exo Suit in Walmart here you go. Keep in mind this copy is from my stores clearance section. Its on cleerance for $34.99. Picked it up to look at and guess what - it is completely empty. Imagine the price with some Lego inside?
    3 points
  8. Bad breath and a desire to build Lego? This seller has the answer for you... http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Lego-Technic-Cargo-Plane-42025-Container-Truck-42024-NEW-Factory-Sealed-GIFT-/321638953561?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item4ae32cf259
    3 points
  9. Traveling reseller scum... that's multitasking at it's finest!
    2 points
  10. I wish it were the other way around
    2 points
  11. I think this is Amazon just price matching TRU.ca 20% off sale going on right now. Toysrus has a 1 up on them with the extra $10 off coupon: CineplexHoliday
    2 points
  12. Can we get the release out of the way first?
    2 points
  13. The end Sent from my XT1052 using Brickpicker mobile app
    2 points
  14. my answer for everything CHIMA FIRE BIKES!!!
    2 points
  15. Thought.... Because usps is overwhelmed with amount of packages from everyone jumping ship from ups and FedEx..... More volume... More margin for error. Just a thought. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Brickpicker mobile app
    2 points
  16. I'm from L.A. We don't even have a team and as long as I lived in Atlanta I never really cared for it so no to the Falcons. My college didn't have a team either, until last year. Hell, I haven't had true cable in almost 8 years, just the $10 basic for local. I would drop it as well, but every time I try Comcast extends a promo for Internet so that I would pay more if I dropped it.
    2 points
  17. http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/9779-building-the-75059-sandcrawler/?p=267432
    2 points
  18. I think we're overthinking this one. If it's a big, expensive Star Wars UCS Lego set, the price is only going in one direction. I concern myself much more with the potential ROI of a $200 Lego investment in other categories. That should be the debate. The Red 5 is going, and future fans of Lego will want it. You won't lose money.
    2 points
  19. I'm with Tony on this completely. Adapt to the situation. They should have. No matter who your quarterback is- epic risk in tossing the rock with the stakes being so high. When Lynch is in the backfield- change your plan. Adapt, deliver. On a different note... Sroster.... ABSOLUTELY LOVE the Purple Rain picture, LMAO. My Wife rags on me all the time for loving that song, then forcing the kids to watch parts of the movie which has been on my DVR for the last eight months thanks to VH1. Classic- and very well played. ___ Migration... a fair point, but to each their own!! We pay a couple hundred bucks a year with Direct TV to get the "NFL Sunday Ticket", so I can watch- in painstaking detail- my beloved Denver Broncos fall short year after year. I know soccer is the #1 sport world-wide, and I wouldn't knock it- but it is not for me. Different flavors, I suppose... but I loves me some NFL football.
    2 points
  20. If you already have a couple, (for me), yes! I am already moving money around to try and best capitalize on 2xVIP and this set should definitely be on one's radar. If you have none or one (or are waaaay below your target) then by all means buy now and later. But I sincerely doubt this is gone in six weeks from S&****.
    2 points
  21. Broke down the rest of my pallets and found my other Lonely Mountain. Had tossed it in the "to deal with later" pallet and heard the famous sounds of LEGO and decided to check it. Sure enough it was the set. First set in over 10 years of buying Amazon liquidation that came in a brown box and not the retail box. Usually they're destroyed / damaged but always included. All outer numbered bags had been opened but all inner bags were still sealed. Instructions sealed. Smaug and minifigs accounted for. Switched this one out into my personal inventory and sold another I had bought in its place to get a little more money out of it. Let the daughter build Smaug and I decided to build the rest. On a side note the box they put it in fit it perfectly so there is still room for box sizes to get smaller LOL (I put another one behind it to show comparison)
    2 points
  22. I don't get why otherwise rational adults get so worked up watching millionaires toss around an under inflated piece of leather.
    2 points
  23. Amazon.ca has 20% off the following sets it seems: 60052 Cargo Train (Can some BP affiliate link this one?) 75054 AT-AT 75052 Mos Eisley Cantina The only one that really stands out to me is the train but I'm not prepared to buy into that one yet. But maybe for personal collection some of you will want these.
    1 point
  24. This could really change LEGO Ideas. It would be great to build virtual lego sets with any piece imaginable as a hologram.
    1 point
  25. Not this again... It's clearance!!! That's how it works.
    1 point
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  27. Haha, anyone get an e-mail from Sears for a $10 off $50 purchase coupon saying: "Target may be closing, but your local Sears isn't!" I chuckled
    1 point
  28. Did the package show delivered inside of ebay's estimated delivery window? If not you will lose the case. If it did it is an auto win for the seller so something is missing from the story. Delivery date is critical. If you ship late or your carrier is delayed you are on the hook.
    1 point
  29. Thank you maryjmeg, that promotion code seems OK. Pleased 4 orders with this code, each has $10 removed from total price. In order to use this promotion code, you must use the one maryjmeg gave. Note: it is case sensitive. Seems TRU.ca want to make sure each user could just use this code once for all, but looks like they just save the usage information in cookies. So if you got annoying message saying your code is not valid blah blah blah the second time you trying to apply it, just clear your browser's
    1 point
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  31. I suppose it depends on what scale you are going for. RVN-3L Raven by pasukaru76
    1 point
  32. Yep, it is 100% real, it is in the final production step, friend told they were packing it today and looks awesome! a lot better than simpsons house
    1 point
  33. Brickstarter, dude!! I'm in on that deal.
    1 point
  34. Likelihood of another X-wing this year is 100%. But the chance of another UCS X-wing in, say, the next three years is very low if past experience is any guide. As a consumer, I would always choose the much cheaper and more swooshable playset over the UCS model, but there are clearly lots of collectors out there who don't feel the same way. I think playsets and UCS models are very different markets, without much overlap. I would actually be more concerned by the possibility of collectors on a budget (or with limited display space) buying the new Slave 1 or whatever UCS SW set comes out next at MSRP versus a 10240 for $400 (seems like what most hope to get out of it). I think 10240 is a reasonable but not spectacular investment.
    1 point
  35. Sales in general (at least in my area) have been non-existent. TRU's flyers for January and now the start of February have been painfully underwhelming. I didn't make it to my Target today but I will go tomorrow morning. With the Red Card 25% off a couple SW sets might be worth it for the personal collection, but not juicy enough to invest heavily in. Remember the glorious time of 50% off Unexpected Gathering, Black Gate, Pirate Ship Ambush, Republic Gunship and Sail Barge. I miss those days.
    1 point
  36. I still can't believe how many people were filling up their carts with garbage at 10-20% off. Although reading that article just shows how truly messed up Target was in Canada. And TRU and Walmart are taking full advantage. This weeks TRU flyer shows 20% of of a whopping 4 lego sets, and I think three were Chima. Yay. Boo... Where is the 40% off Technic sale I'm waiting for?!?!
    1 point
  37. About 6 months ago, Target had some good deals on the tins (30% off I think) but they don't usually go on sale anywhere. I only saw deals at TRU for their Canadian Black Friday event. Not sure how into Pokemon your kids are but for anyone thinking... If you can find the Elite Trainer Box (it's a black box), the price might be scary but it has excellent cards for building real decks. The problem with the deck packs is that you have 1 deck, that's it... and the booster packs generally stink for adding energy and trainer/supporter cards. Don't get me wrong, I think at 50% any of the boxes, tins or packs are a great deal. 20% off . nope, we've had better.
    1 point
  38. No. You have a guy that drags 3 tacklers 3 yards after contact on a regular basis. If he cannot break the plane on 3 attempts with timeouts, hats off to a pats D that stepped up when it mattered most. Reports are they had pre-planned the series. What they didn't do was pivot when the situation changed and it cost them.
    1 point
  39. It's pretty unreasonable comparing the 9394 with 10240! If you say the two are the same or very close you need to think again. Are 7965 and 10179 the same? It's like comparing the Standard BMW 3 series to M3. The both look like automobiles, resemblance is there, they're both BMWs but M3 is the bad ass one you really want (well, if you like cars) I am very bullish on the looks, Lego's representation of the IS and display qualities of the 10212. If it was more popular in the movies, it would have done better after EOL because when it comes to USC quality, this is up there with the best UCS sets to display! I don't know what prices you're talking about, but here in the UK the 10212 was
    1 point
  40. When and if Parisian Restaurant drops from 99 i will start to look at it. Just knowing its ok to spend 16k on 1 modular at a time takes all the suspense out of it.
    1 point
  41. Maybe its just me but I think they should set up a system which they produce a limited run on an order system of sets wanted by AFOL's. I believe the AT-AT has reached 10K support more than once now. Why not allow people to pre order it for lets say $1k and if they get at least 5k orders, they make it for them and ship it to them.
    1 point
  42. OK, just keep believing conspiracy theories and basing your decisions around sets that are the exception rather than those that are the rule.
    1 point
  43. I just looked at this on my phone and all it said was $7.00 off Scotch. Scotchy, Scotch, Scotch. I love scotch. Tape.
    1 point
  44. Two AAs from TRU (last Friday night appearance) were shipped
    1 point
  45. Part 3 of the story. I don
    1 point
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