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I found this for you. Its even in hulk green

I think I read somewhere once that movie license deal contents (waves, # SKUs, price points, etc) are laid out years in advance. It could be that Lego was contractually required to push that final wave of Hobbit sets out. Based on the limited availability it may mean that Lego knew they were slow sellers, did a half-hearted, but contractually satisfactory retail distribution, and now are just counting the days until they are free from it. Most likely the designers have no discussion with the distribution management, so they put their normal effort into designing the sets. The mold for Smaug was probably approved and made well before any decision about wave distribution.

Not sure if anyone needs one after the TRU sale, but it's there if you got to have another one: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00J4S962W/ref=s9_simh_gw_p21_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0MEN6B6T7Y0PTPACD4V9&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1687860322&pf_rd_i=915398

agreed. It's so obvious the slave 1 is the next to go and people don't even realize it.

Just left Target and I picked up a bunch of lego sets @40% off plus red card. Mos Eisley Cantina x 4 MetalBeard's Duel x 2 Friends Jungle Rescue Base x 3 Friends Shopping Mall x 1 (was shocked to see it there) Knowhere Escape Mission x 1 X-men vs. the Sentinel x 2 (at least 10 on the shelf) One box of S13 minifigures (too bad it was not sealed...lol) Good that I'm off this afternoon...can't wait to open the shopping mall and build it with the kids!

I've added several new features to my Google Drive spreadsheet for tracking inventory and sales. 1. Supplies. Enter the type of box needed for each item. Enter your beginning box inventory, and then any subsequent supply purchases. The spreadsheet will then track how many are used and how many you need. Never accidentally run out of boxes again! 2. CAGR calculations. By item and overall. 3. Quick Item lookup. Enter the set # for details on how many you have in inventory/sold/profit, etc. 4. Goals vs. actual sales/income. 5. Breakdown of Amazon vs. ebay sales. 6. Piece count. Let me know if you have questions/suggestions for the next version! Enjoy! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NCmgY9nNxF8bjzuMthZArR5JmySAaJtFbr7fAgI2egU/edit?usp=sharing

Just for future such events it's easy to slip a little paper tag with your name or shop name on it just inside the box flap, so if needed it could be pulled out without breaking the seals.

I continually ask myself why anyone in their right mind would pay 2-3 times for any box full of plastic. It makes no sense and there is no reasoning no matter the theme. As long as the consumer feels motivated by a perceived value on said boxes full of plastic bricks then someone needs to sell to them. This is a really neat set, we built it for Christmas and overall I think it is a great set, it displays well as well as very playable. I just with it clocked in a bit lower in price point. I can pay retail for exclusives but it kils me on regular sets. I just saw two at my local TRU, but need a bogo or something to pull the trigger. You guys are lucky to get them at $82.00.

Hobbit completionists

You are fine in a Kia until you come to a corner, then its oh idea..... I had a Fiat Bravo in the 90s, which was fine until they serviced it and then it randomly flashed warning lights at me... So basically I was doing a Penny.... Sheldon "Your check engine light is on..." Penny "Yes, I've checked. The engine is still there."

Heres Mine Audi R8 4.2

Thinking today was Tuesday and forgetting to actually post Tuesday's daily summary.. Ooooops

Someone having black and blue stripes for their profile pic then changing it to white and gold. So yesterday!

SNAAAAAAAAKKKEEEEE!!! "Goodbye, student loan payments!!"

i have zero pc. That's how confident I am that there is plenty of time. And I'm a btp. Sets going no where in my opinion. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Brickpicker mobile app

So the CS reps are telling people over the phone when sets are planning to retire? That's enough Internet for me today.

I agree with the above, the Sea Cow is in many ways the "flagship" of the line, pun intended, even if it was released later on. The fact that Lego did release it later actually I think was a great one, it gave people time to get aquatinted with the theme and of course see the movie. The concept of the Sea Cow is too far reaching for most people without the context of the Lego movie present in their minds. By that I mean, well, it should be obvious. Look at it, SteamPunk, a Cow? on a ship? I mean, it`s awesome, it`s my favourite TLM set thus far, it`s a beast, but most people would have looked at it and wondered "what the heck is that?" if they hadn`t seen the movie or weren`t familiar with the new line in general. Most people buy the products they "feel" most aquatinted with, that applies to everything. It`s all about image, the image in the buyer`s mind of the product. Context needs to be provided in order to sell said product, so introducing radically different items to the market (like the Sea Cow) without providing any connection or association to another more familiar feeling product line, would result in people not having that feeling of connection with the product, and thus it wouldn`t sell. Ok, it is the Retiring Soon thread, so I`ll tie up that point with something more appropriate. A set like this without context in the market isn`t going to sell nearly as well as other more familiar products do. Following that logic, Lego will not retire the set after other Lego Movie sets have been (it will not be the last to go, I`d put money on it). It needs the other sets available to provide the context of the theme, and inspire more people to buy it. It could go before other Lego Movie sets retire, because logically it can`t go after, but my guess is it will hang around until most/all of the other sets are put to rest. Then the Sea Cow will retire along side. If Lego keeps releasing new Lego Movie sets up until the release of the sequel , that means another couple of years in release, which if you think about isn`t that long ultimately. So, to summarize, my guess is the Sea Cow will stay available until the Lego stops making Lego Movie sets available, or before the release of the second film, in which case they will want to bring in a new context (the storyline and elements of the 2nd film) to the market. Unless the Sea Cow is featured heavily in the sequel, which I doubt, it will be gone before then.

I moved this post from another thread... I have updated this feature to now include the pricing reported from each store. As you can see in the example below, at the top, it shows the suggested retail price, then on each of the actual store listings, it shows the price being reported from that store. Now you can head in the direction of the stores that have it in stock and at a reduced price. On a good note, this feature has only been live for a few weeks and it already has had more than 20,000 searches. That is way more than I expected.

Here are some common LEGO terms and acronyms you might find on the site and forums: (Updated March 4, 2016) Abbriviation Description 3E/EEE Maersk Triple E (10241) AA Arkham Asylum (10937) AFOL Adult Fan of Lego ALE Adult Lego Enthusiast - an easier to pronounce alternative to AFOL AWD Amazon Warehouse Deals B&M or B+M Brick and Mortar - stores that have a door you walk through to purchase your LEGO B&N or BN Barnes & Noble Book Store B-A Bold-Arrow (moderator) BB Brick Bank (10251) BF Black Friday BI Building Instructions BL Bricklink.com - Online stores for LEGO parts BOGO By One, Get One (the "Get One" is at some discount) BP Brick Picker Brickpedia Brickpedia.com - a LEGO Wiki Brickset Brickset.com - LEGO set guides CAD Computer Aided Design CC Cafe Corner (10182) CMF Collectible Mini Figures CS Customer Support or Creative Suitcase (10682) CUUSOO Former name of LEGO Ideas DC Dolphin Cruiser (41015) DO Detective's Office (10246) DS Death Star (10188) or Death Star EDB Epic Dragon Battle (9450) EOL End of Line - when a set is retired from Primary Market ESB Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back EU Euro or European Union EV Ewok Village (10236) F5 The key used to hit "refresh" for your browser, when something is going in an out of stock on a web page FA For Auction FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FB Fire Brigade (10197) FBA Fulfilled By Amazon FH Farnsworth House (21009) FM Fairground Mixer (10244) FS For Sale FS/T, FSOT For Sale or Trade FT For Trade FW Fallingwater (21005) or Ferris Wheel (10247) FWIW For What It's Worth GC Gift Card or Grand Carousel (10196) GE Grand Emporium (10211) GG Green Grocer (10185) Greebles Pseudo-technical detail added to a LEGO creation to enhance its appearance, frequently seen in LEGO space and mecha creations GT Gallimimus Trap (30320) HH Haunted House (10228) HP Harry Potter IIRC If I Remember/recall correctly IJ Indiana Jones IMHO In my honest opinion IMO In My Opinion IR Indominus Rex (75919) ISD Imperial Star Destroyer (75055, 10030, etc) JP Jabba's Palace (9516) JW Jurassic World LM The Lonely Mountain (79018) LOL Laugh Out Loud MC Minecraft or Mini Cooper MK VII (10242) MF Millenium Falcon (7965, 10179, 75105, etc) or Monster Fighters MOC My Own Creation - LEGO fan creation MRSP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MS Market Street (10190) MSC Metalbeard's Sea Cow (70810) OOS Out Of Stock OT Original Trilogy - Star Wars Episodes 4, 5, 6 PC Palace Cinema (10232) PEE Painting Easter Eggs (40121) PR Parisian Restaurant (10243) PS Pet Shop (10218) QAR Queen Anne's Revenge (4195) QFLL Quck Flip Low Life - someone who buys and sells quickly, usually when a set first comes out R2 R2-D2 (10225, etc) R5 Red Five X-Wing Starfighter (10240) RE Raptor Escape (75920) Rebels Star Wars: Rebels animated series RI Research Institute (21110) ROI Return On Investment ROTJ Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi RR Raptor Rampage (75917) RRP Recommended Retail Price S1 Slave I (75060, etc) S@H or SAH Lego Shop At Home SC Sopwith Camel (10226) or Sandcrawler (75059) or Sea Cow (70810) SD Slickdeals.net - A website for shopping deals SH The Simpsons House (71006) SOH Sydney Opera House (10234 or 21012) SSD Super Star Destroyer (10221) SW Santa's Workshop (10245) or Star Wars T1 Volkswagon T1 Camper Van (10220) TB Tower Bridge (10214) TCW Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series TF TIE Fighter (75095, 75101, etc) TFA Star Wars: The Force Awakens TH Town Hall (10224) TLG The LEGO Group TLM The Lego Movie ToA Temple of Airjitsu (70751) ToO Tower of Orthanc (10237) TOOS Tempporarily Out Of Stock ToT Trick or Treat (40122) TRU Toys R Us TRUST Toys R Us 10% Discount Saturdays (usually in Nov/Dec) TRUTH Toys R Us 10% Discount Thursdays UCS Ultimate Collector Series UN United Nations (21018) USR Ultra Sonic Raider (9449) VIP LEGO VIP Points WH White House (21006) WM WalMart WV Winter Village (theme) WVB Winter Village Bakery (10216) WVC Winter Village Cottage (10229) WVM Winter Village Market (10235) WVPO Winter Village Post Office (10222) WVTS Winter Village Toy Shop (10199, 10249) YMMV Your Mileage May Vary LEGO Terms and Acronyms - LEGO Terms and Acronyms.pdf

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I'm sure its available wherever people say they have seen it. Just saying they aren't restocking it back in stores once its gone from there.

Why jais thank you, I think. LOL.

Should have used another bottle then.

Not that that wouldn't be redundant... If he's not posting random stuff all he ever says is: "I've told everybody that before but to me this set (xyz) is going to be BIG. So start uploading as soon as possible so that you get as many as possible over time and when it's done your fine". And of course "All of you that are selling this set right now for quick profit will have regrets about it in a couple of years when it's going through the roof. Stay strong and hold on to your sets for a couple of years for maximum profit!" (Anything I missed? All sets he is into are really big and expensive and most of them exclusive. The amount of sets he's buying and the time he's holding them still doesn't work for everyone ^.^) As for now there also have been like literally no real surprises when he said "buy this"... I mean he isn't wrong but I don't get how or why a lot of people see him as the yoda of brickpicking. His choices are obvious ones with minimum risk and he's going big and holding long. Nothing worldshaking going on there really. So if anybody here posts: Buy all the modulars and SW UCS (okay probably you shouldn't buy the obviously ugly and stupid ones...) and don't forget about black pearl, imperial flagship, simpson house, TB, SOH, Helicarrier, Tumbler... the reaction would be like: "yeah... okay..." If emazers steps in:"You should buy these... I'm doing it..." everybody is like "woah... thanks for sharing your wisdom and experience!" So it's nice to see that somebody who obviously has a lot of trust into his investment strategy supports the idea of buying a set, but so far (I'm not a long time member here maybe I've missed something...) no surprises. As for PC people should just get a couple now and if there are any sales they can upload more... If it retires early you got yours, if not you still got yours and can even get more if you think that's a good idea. (Also no magic...). And honestly I don't know why there has been so much going on in this thread here lately... yeah the TH thingy has been interesting but that's that. A lot of people repeating the same thoughts of PC maybe also retiring soon or probably not really is just nonessential (at least to me... and obviously to stephen as well, because he prefers reading the same thing again and again only if emazers posting it ;-P ).

Yeah well my original post was from over a month ago. What does the stock today have to do with that? ALso, I don't give a F what that stock tracker says. If you think the inventories on that are 100% accurate I have a bridge to sell you. I saw the things in a couple Targets. Period. I also saw them at Lego and TRU. Dude dug up a post of mine from a month ago and called me a liar publicly. F that guy. I saw them. And the funny thing is the posts after mine from people in my area who saw them as well. Are they lying too?

Great merciful gods I am off with a 20% printed coupon!

I agree, it makes more sense to retire the set which is generating less revenue. We don't have sales figures in front of us though. We can infer that the PS has sold more units by virtue of being available longer but that doesn't mean Lego will produce it indefinitely. The GE was still retired in 2014 despite selling like hotcakes. I didn't say they would ramp up production of modular buildings, I said they could ramp it down to produce more of the small sets. But that doesn't mean they have to retire the modular, it can just go TOOS for a while like the Tumbler did. Anyway I think I'll just have to agree to disagree with those who strongly believe the PC is next up for retirement. Personally, I think some people are ignoring some pretty straightforward data and patterns that are right in front of them but that is just my opinion.

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People who whistle. And the law against choking them.

Reliability has improved alot the last 20 years. Also I do not like when a car is too reliable and predictable. It is boring. My Kia is perfect. But it is more a family car. Hope to buy a Alfa Romeo again in a couple of years.

PC is also different in price. It is cheaper than the other modulars. At least in Europe.

I wonder if there is any chance they reuse his mold, or some slightly modified version, when they reboot the Castle lineup down the road. I find it strange that they would produce a maxifig like that for a set that has been little more than an afterthought.

..... And none of those pallets have some good herbal tea or other remedies?!?! Melatonin for sleep my friend. All natural. Works great. Feel better buddy.

No you haven't.

screw lego investing. I'm suing Adidas for copyright of intellectual property.

End of the Line

lol... sorry man! Just imagine that with a jeweler's shop, a lady taking some expensive jewels and running outside. No problem, cops are stopping her and find the expensive jewels on her, then looking at the owner of the shop:"Did you give her a receipt? If not how can I prove it was yours?" (I don't know... cameras maybe...) But didn't you point out to him how illogical this question is? I mean I would stand there open mouthed and then ask him:"what?"... taking me another few minutes for "why should I give her a receipt? you stopped her because she stole something... are you serious?" The story just sounds too stupid to me... You must have felt like the last sane man there.

Here ya go migration, I've had a hankering for it since last night!

First leaked image of the kwik-e-mart!

Hey folks, Thanks again for all the welcomes. Ive spent most of today on bricklink *cough* working, ordering the last 5% for the MF So. Many. Orders. Honestly why wouldnt Lego just put all the parts in a single box and sell it to me if I want it??? Just kidding. Is been an experience. Will post pics when shes done. Cheers B

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Sounds like a daily driver that would put me in the grave Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Brickpicker mobile app

There should be a study of the thought process of people buying basic bricks when comparably same basic bricks in different packaging available at retail. Whoever understands it, will uncover the key to unimaginable riches.

That's a pretty serious accusation. Hopefully the mods/admins will look into it and find that it is entirely untrue and remove your post.

The micro control room is awesome. I'd love to see that kind of bridge detail on a set like 10030. Plus all the Technic innards. Can't wait to see what it does with power functions added!

Now that is a BIG book. Good grief. :swoon:

Are you finally convinced this one is not going anywhere soon? : )

Red Live. Dead Five. Tea Leaves. I'm so confused. If this goes poof soon it should be fun to watch. If it lives for months or thru Christmas, many of us will be left scratching out heads. I'm in for a couple because I love Star Wars and I think any OT ship is gold right now.

That's about Series 1 was for me, when I started selling them. Then they took off.