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Why? Many on here like to keep their dorky toy collecting/selling side separate from the rest of their life. Here they don't have to. As far as the OP I would like to echo the sentiment of "I came for the LEGO, I stayed for the community." As much as I love LEGO I can only talk about it so much, and on a slow deal day we need something to keep us online.

People need to put these off topic threads in the right places to start with. Stop giving the Mods extra work. Secondly, no BS. If it's worthy of a thread or reply, then post it. But if it's a bunch of stupid crap, you are wasting everyone's time. The Mods get tired of cleaning up the constant BS of some members. If you want the Mods to back off, then be careful and respectful of what you post. I constantly hear the same names. You know who you are. But it works both ways. If you want the Mods to get off your case, act like the majority of members on the site. Before bad mouthing a Mod, think about what you wrote or did to cause the issue. Did you post something nasty or aggressive? Was it illegal? Was it controversial? Was it way off topic? Did you insult another member? Was it posted in the right category? Was it redundant material? Was it spam? Was it affiliate links to other sites? These are just some of things that can get a post deleted or a member suspended or banned. I have spoken to the Mods about taking it easy on some of you, but don't abuse it. Work with them and me. If you have a question...ask them...or me...or Jeff. We will respond to every PM. Thanks.

And just like that the topic gets a little slanted. I will begin by saying thank you for such a massively well written post with plenty of points. The truth is there is no conceivable way of keeping every topic perfectly aligned and no one should feel guilty about such a trait as it is merely human nature. Some of the best topics get that way from a few quips and humor injected to keep things fresh and going. Now there is limit with how far such activity can go to the point where nobody can recall what the original debate was about. Usually a polite detour or two is placed to get the bus back on track. However it is when these few courtesies get ignored, rejected, or in some cases scoffed the foot comes down sometimes unfortunately strong. I personally do not like getting pushed that far and try to resolve the matter before such a stage with tact and respect because that is what every person deserves. My title may be "moderator" but I prefer the term "mediator". In any case, all of us here have deviated from a topic's main subject of discussion including the lowly orc typing this reply. Guilt is not the feeling trying to be imposed on anyone who has gone off-topic here. I would say the real point is simply a reminder of let us have fun but please keep an eye on the prize. As a couple of great philosophers once said, "Be excellent to each other. Party on, dudes!".

Just seeing this thread now, I`m guilty as charged, so I apologize for that. Would like to try and offer a couple of suggestions though. At the most basic it has to do with 1 person making a post of even just a comment in a post about something, anything, unrelated, then someone else responding to it, then someone else, etc, etc, etc. I don`t know if there is a way to avoid that other than just removing anything unrelated entirely. When people feel engaged in the conversation, the limit to this can be endless pages and pages of excess. Deleting every post would take away from the camaraderie that many really enjoy and come to the site for in the first place, sometimes the whole point of the site takes a back-seat to that. I don`t think it should be that way, of course not, because it is a Lego Investing site in the first place, but at the same time the excessiveness as is sometimes the cases indirectly seems to add to the genuine conversation that does take place. If people feel more welcomed and accepted, they`re going to a lot of the time make more of an effort to post threads that are more relevant alongside this excessiveness. So the solution to this has to do with how can we (more specifically Ed and Jeff and the MODS) tackle both of these things, yet maintain a clear separation when someone genuinely only wants to read a thread about the specific topic the thread was created for without any/very little extras. That`s of course isn`t the administrations` doing why the thread gets off track in the first place, that onus is absolutely on the community members to be responsible enough to keep the site clean and organized when they post. That being said, I really like how Ed and Jeff have dedicated portions of their site to non-Lego content. And how the MODS have done their best to try and keep things well organized. That`s really great, and that honestly makes the site a much better place (not that it isn`t fantastic in the first place, you know what I mean). Maybe there should be a limit to how much a thread can go off track before a new more appropriate thread needs to be created. A few comments in a thread can add to the reading and member experience, where as pages and pages can detract. Maybe the solution lies somewhere in there. If a thread goes off by a page or more, a new thread needs to be made. At the same time that may lead to too many useless threads which might be great to read in the short term, but clog up the site with things that don`t matter down the road. There isn`t just 1 solution, because the site is so successful and the community by and large is so dedicated, the solution to off-topic threads will definitely involve a few things. Figuring out what those are obviously implementing them is ultimately going to benefit the community even more. We`ve got a wonderful dedicated administration. Kudos to you all! We`ve got fantastic features here (the Brickfolio, which I need to use more, the Price Catalog, the Sales list/updates, the Brick Classifieds, just to name a few of many). We`ve got some truly special members who bring a lot to the community. I`m going to think about this a lot more and I think every member here should, think about "how can we as a community continue to make BrickPicker a great place. How can we organize and keep the threads organized and full of great information, without detracting from the positive yet sometimes excessive camaraderie?"

but I don't understand. I don't want to discuss best oatmeal flavor with those strangers on other sites and weird people on SD. I want to discuss it here. with all my bp friends and buddies. cause you are all so special just like me. apple cinnamon for the win.

I am here working with Ed today and we are both looking at each other scratching our heads saying.."The site is called Brickpicker..blah blah LEGO price guide and LEGO collecting and LEGO investing...blah blah..." Where does Travel discounts and ammo discounts, and other whacky stuff come into play? I don't know. He will come up with something to appease your needs, but basically everything from Movie trailers to other stuff, will be put in this one thread and that is it. For the most part we have been quite lenient about a lot of stuff on here. I mean we have a Fantasy Baseball thread here!!! I would have lost a lot of money if people bet me if that would be on here. Regardless, there will be something here with some clear outlines as to what should go in there. But I really don't want to hear complaints if mods or Ed or I just delete stuff that is in the wrong spot or really doesn't fit outside of that area once this is posted.

Ed is the good cop here, I am going to stay out of this after this post. I would personally get rid of all non-LEGO BS it if I could That is just me. I really only care to see conversations about deals on other toys because it is basically related to the topic on hand, but I cringe when I see worthless banter on other things in the daily deals and other places. I rather have less posts and less traffic if it was giving the site quality posts about LEGO than a ton of filler stuff that has nothing to do about LEGO.

Happy to help! As I mentioned, I was the fortunate recipient of the t-shirt give away in the daily deals thread last week. It's nice to pay-it-forward helping another member; no need to refund the tiny amount to test your auctions (less than $6). Just my way of saying thanks for all the great help and advice I receive right here on BP. Best forum on the net, period.

I have sold all of my 7965 Falcons (had five left) over the past two weeks. Each one sold for $220 plus $18 shipping. I paid between $80-$100 for each one, so I'm happy with the profits. They may continue to rise, but I don't want to take that gamble with the new version coming soon. One note...I received a lot more traffic and sold three of the five after I included the mis-spelled version of "millennium" in my title (milennium). This trick was mentioned somewhere on here last week, but I don't remember which thread. I changed my listing title after I read that and it seemed to make a difference.

Of course it is still early (or not yet even) in the "EOL" stage for all sets in this theme but you are correct that overall it has not been too good investment-wise. By CAGR in the database, Shelob's Lair (25%) and Mirkwood Elf Army are the leaders thus far. Mirkwood Spiders has really taken off lately, Lake Town Chase got a huge bump over the holidays, and Unexpected Gathering is finally starting its inevitable climb as well. ToO speaks for itself. The first four are very roughly double MSRP on eBay last I checked. Why those? The minifigs tell the main story, if you ask me - especially after the final Hobbit movie. But to address your question, is any of this performance "good"? For the pair of wave 2 Hobbit sets, I would argue yes. They can still be found in the occasional Walmart for up to 50% off and are fetching ~4x that. But it really depends on when they plateau, of course. On the subject of minifigs, Lonely Mountain has five exclusive version minifigs in addition to the big fire-breathing star of the show, including the three dwarves that "matter" in the movie besides Thorin. Perhaps more importantly, it represents the point of the whole dang story from start to finish. For purists, very little of that other "5 armies" spectacle was in the book, and none of the Dol Guldur business. Of course this probably won't matter a great deal but it is something to think about long term. Helm's Deep is not a great comparison, in my opinion, though arguably the closest between the two sibling themes. It did do quite well initially after becoming unavailable, but plateau'd very quickly too. Holidays and all that... It only has 3 exclusive minifigs out of 8 total, by the way, two of which are comparable to the Lonely Mountain dwarves in terms of being "second tier" important characters. No super-villain-huge-awesome-guy to carry the set at all. And unlike Hulk, we know we will never see another Lego Smaug. Furthermore, despite a very solid design, Helm's Deep suffers from "lots of grey bricks" syndrome. The Lonely Mountain does not. It is colorful and therefore more unique. Finally, Helm's Deep is just not iconic enough to represent LotR the way Lonely Mountain represents The Hobbit. It is much more similar to Lake Town in many ways, story-wise. The difference being, it survives.. mostly. Now, had Sauron "lived" in Mount Doom, and THAT set been released, WITH him as a maxi-fig, we would have an ideal comparison product. I realize Unexpected Gathering is much easier to display, so it may be chosen "over" this set by many folks who don't give a rip about any of the rest of it. But I think the (personally predicted) difference in supply will more than make up for that in terms of the sets competing against each other. Another way to put it is that this set is to The Hobbit what Black Pearl was to PotC, or Hogwarts to Harry Potter (imagine if there had only been one version). Obviously I am not the first to draw those comparisons.

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I am glad you like this thread and we know people utilize it. But I can't tell you how many times I came close to dumping it That topic will remain as is.

Stores have sold out the first batch already, some more came in. They are already selling for double retail online so I wouldn't miss out on them over 50 cents extra in points if you want them.

I will come up with something later after work...like a main "Brickpicker BS" thread so that all this can go into one thread. Like a Daily Deals but for BS.

Saw these at Legoland the other day. Here it is next to this year's Easter set, for size comparison. I was honestly disappointed with it's small size.

I just wanted to point out that R2 is approaching $390 on Amazon in a little over 30 Days since this post.

No one is removing the non LEGO talk, but what Ed is asking is that a new thread isn't created for every non LEGO topic. MANY MANY can be stuffed in the main threads that are already there. Just keep it simple.

Hmm, interesting, just adding my very similar two cents. I love Lego but I also love the off-topic banter and non Lego related stuff. I'd say I now spend more time in the non Lego section because it seems like it's fresher. My interests range beyond Lego. I came for the Lego talk but stay for the whole package. Honestly if the site became just narrowly Lego related I'd still read but most likely wouldn't engage or read as long as I do now. This place is one of my first internet stops.

Picked up 6 Burj Khalifa for just over $20 a piece. Cleaned out my B&******.

I've been waiting for an excuse to use these characters. ;)

This picture was taken on the scene as the plane crashed. Good thing he had that raft.

Mmm, that Blacklight. Delicious..... Agreed, he brings all the goodies to us here! No need to look elsewhere. Don`t think I`ve said it, but thanks very much Orc!

I got a misb forest police station for $45 and a misb recycling truck for $15

thank you very much!

Agreed, pick them up now if you want them, if they`re available during x2 VIP, just buy a few more haha.

that would be fine on the non investing non lego threads but not on the "What non-Lego toys do you invest in or collect?" thread. That thread is one of the busiest threads and a lot of people make good money off that thread which they in turn use to spend on more LEGO (myself included). Kind of defeats the purpose to potentially hurt further LEGO sales by not keeping that in the latest topics page on the home page. I am one who doesn't use notifications at all and just scrolls at the latest topics and click on the ones that interest me. If a topic falls off that latest topics and I want to catch up or post I then use the search feature.

Target sainte-catherine

I'm not worried about the droid, I'm worried about the movie. You're the one who mentioned Episode VII.

Just found this and I think it's awesome! Or to put it another way: "Science biatch!" (The master builder of this thing actually does some amazing work not only with this one MOC, so check out his other work as well!)

I think we have a Kwik-e-mart thread.

The price-tag of 26.99

I would say because of its history, it's an amazing piece of architecture and it's the worlds tallest building

It is everywhere: - my basement workshop - my garage - my basement furnace/sump/vacuum closet - our third floor - our dining room - our basement finished area - our kitchen - our dining room (yep listing that one twice) - my office is bursting - under my bed - behind the TV in my bedroom - my porch (last red fives have no place to go) I piled a bunch of creative suitcases in the original shipping boxes in my four year olds closet and he took to climbing the pile and sitting on them (all gone now). And the boxes and air pillows are just icing on the cake!

I agree with your frustration as the no communication is usually a big problem, but there is value in waiting it out and hoping because I am assuming that you picked up the MTT at well below market price. I had a similar experience when I bought a collection 6 weeks ago that I waited a week and a half to have shipped with no communication for the first week but because I paid 50% off the going rate for it, I was content to wait. Check if the seller has received any other negative feedback this week, they could just be away and offering poor customer service and you can reply with your feedback when you receive the item (this happened to me and eventually I got a reply). If you try and leave feedback now, you can expect to receive nothing I try and ship domestically in the US so I either time auctions to end on a Thursday (thus I can offer 1 day shipping) or I post it at 3 day shipping but it's clear in my BIN when your item will be shipped. I usually contact the seller the day before I will ship to prove I haven't forgotten (plus tracking number is already uploaded) I also try and time all of my purchases to arrive at the same time and there seems to be an increasing number of sellers that choose not to ship when promised. Of course Canadians get same day or next day shipping from me because we rock.

Dude, you need to BUILD! I'm selling two thirds of mine now... And since I added the misspelling of millennium to the title, views and watchers have gone wayyyy up. A tip I also appreciated. I've scaled back plans I had to start unloading some older SW stuff until around June-July as the hype for the new movie starts to build... Except for these. I literally bought some I had no place to store so essentially because I was a dumbass I'm selling. Heh, last half dozen or so orders have been piling up in places Lego doesn't belong!

Anything posted in the Really Non-Lego Stuff subcategory of the Odds & Ends area does not show up in the main feed or latest posts section which is just one of the reasons why that subcategory was created and why the thread was moved there. Eventually most all other topics having little to nothing with LEGO shall be moved there in due time as well.

Time to get eBay involved: http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/item-not-received.html Fair is fair. We should not fault sellers who follow rules, but the ones who do not need to be weeded out too.

OK I just sold a Galaxy Squad Galactic Titan for $90. Its in a postal zone that will probably cost me about $5-6 freight. What is this world coming to?

You do need to list the weight and dimensions accurately in your listing because the shipping the buyer pays to ebay for the global shipping is estimated on this. If you are too low then the buyer will have to pay more than expected and might not be happy about it. If you are too high, the buyer might not buy from you thinking the cost for shipping will be too high.

I would add all the sets that got retired tags on LEGO Shop at Home sites everywhere but the U.S.

Just got a profanity laden email from someone who sent three offers for an item that were all auto-declined. I love it when they use eBays messaging to do that. Block. Report. Go on with day.

I can assure you there was an extremely bad snow storm in KY. Very bad. Look up about I-65 and Elizabethtown KY and 200 semi's stranded on the intestate along with people in cars in frigid temperatures running out of gas and no one coming out to help. People had to sit in their car on I-65 from 8:30 at night until mid day the next day - most of them. Mail not being delivered, fedex and ups canceling any attempts at deliveries. Factories being shut down. That being said I do not see where it could take 7 days. The latest snow storm did not hit until Wednesday at 4pm EST and I made drops at the USPS today just fine. But I would give the person some grace if you can and do not stress over it there is no good that can come from it for yourself.

Respectfully, I think you are over-thinking it. Hits and eyeballs make forums more successful and increase the value of a forum. If the Macks ever sell this place, it will be more valuable with more users and posts, not everything condensed down as far as possible. My goal with the Travel thread (which I believe prompted this thread) was to find good deals and eventually get a meetup together and I think that it would have taken off. We have high net worth individuals who are good at spotting deals and I don't think they will think to post Travel deals individually in the "non-Lego Deals" section...too tedious to find the section, then create a thread. I've posted deals here and helped this forum for 2 years. That travel thread was gonna be gold. You are limiting the freedom of the members you count on to make this forum work.

Thank you. Sometimes the best things such as this are found by accident. I honestly had no idea there was such a group until finding a certain builder leading me into this space race camp. I love offroad rally and intergalactic grand prix. Mix the two, you got a winner. There are even trading cards made for this gig. I love this stuff! GARC Race #1 - Brickworld by Si-MOCs GARC Race #3 - Brickfair Virginia 2014 by 4estFeller

Orc you find the coolest stuff. Great post.

Quote: It appeared he was flying solo.

1x 21109 Exo Suit 5x 30259 Azari's Magic Fire 20x 30274 AT-DP 2x 40086 Easter Bunny 2x 40121 Painting Easter Eggs 1x 6039444 Classic Name Sign

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This is an excellent thread. Way too many people concentrate on buying and don't ever try out selling before they are just too deep. I am one of these people and I have long since learned my lesson (I think). For the first year and a half all I did was buy. I bought up over 1000 sets during this time. I would say that I was addicted (still am). The point came where because of money and space it was time to offload some of my sets. In order to buy more I would need to start selling first. So in January of this year I started selling. This was an eye opener. I know everyone says that it takes time to list, sell, package, ship, etc but you really don't understand until you do it yourself. It is very time consuming. You also have to expect there will be problems. Lost packages, buyer returns, etc. This all eats in to your profits and time. I know a lot of people say large sets are the way to go and I agree to a point. Just know that those sharks on eBay/Amazon looking for sets to scam people on aren't looking for small inexpensive sets. I've got burned a few times already and it is always on large sets. A mint condition Imperial Shuttle returned banged up and opened, a Robie House returned destroyed after FedEx left the package in the rain, a AS returned because the buyer "bought it for someone who didn't like LEGO", a Robie House and AS on the way back now for a mystery reason, 0 feedback buyers everywhere, etc. Some of these can be avoided with experience and others are just part of the selling process you have to deal with. And here comes the big one everyone is warned about over and over but never really understands until they sell.... FEES. The fees are much more of an impact on your bottom line than you may think. Make sure you find a good fee calculator online and just play with it a little and enter some values in for sets you have. See what you must sell at to get a certain return on your investment. This is easy and takes just a couple minutes but it will be an eye opener for some who haven't even thought about the selling side of this yet. Make sure you add in estimated shipping costs and add a little for supplies. I know most people don't think about tape, boxes, paper, ink, etc but it adds up very quickly when you start selling at a higher volume. As an example I have spent $40 this year just on packing tape itself. I made the mistake as I am sure a lot of others do of thinking if rough times come or I need the money to reinvest I will just sell a bunch of sets and be fine. The truth is it takes a lot of time for things to sell. Like others have posted its not like selling stock. It will take months before you can sell a large inventory of sets. If you need your money fast you will be basically giving your sets away to sell them fast. Many times I have been the lowest price and still had to wait weeks for the item to sell. To sum this all up I am still learning but I feel much more confident that I have gone through the selling process and know what is involved. It will actually change your investing and buying decisions. It has drastically changed mine and now I am making more money and spending less time because of it. Since I started selling in January I have sold almost 600 sets totaling just over $37,000. This has allowed me to grow my investment to over 2100 sets and make much better investment decisions. If anyone wants the exact numbers on profits, fees, etc on those 600 sales you can PM me. Buying is only half of the investment process. Make sure you try the other half before you get in too deep.