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While these stories are entertaining to me personally, I will chime in again and say that in a sense, we are all in this together. "I've been banned but I don't care, because blah blah blah" is all fine and good and well for you... but... it's another name on the list, another reason for Lego to keep ramping up investigations against everyone, another example of rampant greed that helps the manufacturer, retailers, AND end customers view anyone reselling Lego in a more negative way. Just like being pushy about multiple coupons or shoving granny aside on black friday, every action has consequences - not just for you, but others "like" you. It may not appear that way, but it is true. These words are NOT meant for anyone who has been banned, by the way. Those ships have obviously sailed. Instead I just attempt to instill a little more caution and restraint in those who would potentially cross that line in the future. There is currently plenty of room to do well in this game without losing your mind and being BANNED. I mean, when a large corporation won't take your money, think about what that means. Wow.

Pinky and Inky?

Watch the final trailer you must.

If wall street doesn't work out for you, you can always go the "small house movement" route ....

...you had best think only good thoughts. Anything less than that is handled at your own risk, because if you do meet Anthony Timmy, you can be sure of one thing: you have entered The Twilight Zone.

Good to see the helicopter count is being maintained.

well played

And here my OCD wants me to turn that one box on the bottom left around to match the rest of them.

I think "Greed" gets thrown around a lot here because unlike a guy doing paperwork at his desk, a venture like Investing in a very non essential luxury toy like LEGO very much is impacted by what other people doing the same thing are doing. I know some people will argue that it doesn't matter what Brickvestor A does, but others strongly disagree. We're all doing this for money. As mentioned, keeping a low profile is kind of important, as with any venture (Real estate, stocks, baseball cards to beanie babies) - there becomes a tipping point. Baseball cards are a good example, as during the baseball card boom - More companies came along (Upper Deck, etc) - all the companies started releasing things that were supposed to appeal to collectors (and investors) and sure enough, after a couple years of success, flooding the market, saturation, and the realization that none of these things were really worth anything to anyone resulted in a market crash from which it never really recovered. The same could be said of comic books. MOST Brickvestors want to make money. The problem is the more people that are in this to make money, the less money there is for everyone. There is a finite amount of consumer dollar. We're competing with retailers, LEGO, and each other. So, when we see things like people flipping $100 sets for $5 profits, it makes things harder for everyone else. When we see people abusing promos/coupons for a very minor short term gain (Let's be honest, most people abusing these things probably gain ultimately, a very small amount of money for their shortsightedness) - it means things will get harder for everyone. Again, when you draw attention to yourself with a GREEDY decision (like buying 25 of whatever exclusive from LEGO - It's Greedy because the goal is to make as much money as possible with as little work in a short amount of time) - It's not looking at the big picture or thinking long term. It's killing the cow instead of milking it. There are LOTS of ways to make money in this game. It's not really comparable to a guy doing his day job. If you make 25 orders to make an extra $5-$10 on a promo per order, it's basically being greedy. You could still make money without the promo, but you're trying to maximize. Some may argue "Greed is good", but I think a lot of us around here disagree - and see the results of what short term decision making can do to all involved. We all have an interest in keeping he cow alive. A small minority doesn't care about that, they just want to strike while the iron is hot - see an opportunity, and want to hit it as hard and fast as possible. And historically, in collectibles, we all know how that will end.

I recently returned a Death Star that arrived naked. I originally planned to keep it but Target had them available again so I ordered a replacement. When I returned it to the store, the lady was shocked that I didn't call them to complain. She said "they will typically send you a gift card for that kind of mistake". This is the same lady that pulled my 4x IR order the other day. She asked me if I resell. My spidey sense tingled a bit so I just told her we sell the parts and minifigures on eBay (a lie). She didn't really buy it .. "oh, I didn't realize there was a market for that." So a few days later when I put the naked Death Star on the counter covered with stickers and shipping tape she said "I thought we talked about this already...you just sell these for the parts?" (smiling, of course). We all have those one or two store clerks or customer service reps we hope to avoid, don't we?

no ragrets

Admit it, you actually thought Jar Jar was funny.

I'm still here, so you can see my level of self control. PS - Can we really trust a man named Trek with accurate Wars spoilers. PPS - Don't stop posting spoilers because I can't resist coming in here.

The only Lego ban that people should be concerned about is the ban from the spouse. All other bans can be mitigated through other means.

I picked up a bargain from a toy collector who was ready to get out of his investment and too lazy to look for the right buyers. I paid about $6 000.00 for: 1x 10179 - non first edition, box 7/10, seals still intact 1x 10179 - non first edition, box 7/10, seals broken to confirm contents 1x 10196 - box 6/10, seals still intact 1x 10189 - box 6/10, seals still intact It's going to be difficult to move these in the South African market, but I've got plenty of space for a good margin!

I was able to get a local theater for Friday at 12:30. 10+ years ago, never thought I would be saying this but "I'm taking my son to a new Star Wars film in a theater". Pretty cool as 32 years ago, my grandmother took me to watch ROTJ in Deptford

yep your right what is next they will start having Star Trek directors start producing Star Wars films lol

Fandango must be run by the same people that manage the Lego Shop at Home site.

Officially in the ride on this one... hope it pans out

Possible explanation for so many TOOS items: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/shopping-and-consumer-news/11943951/Worldwide-Lego-shortage-tension-builds-as-toy-maker-warns-it-cant-meet-Christmas-orders.html

I guess it is somewhat safe to say that the person on Bricklink who spoke of the new box in the Montreal LEGO store was full of crap.

Another 60022 Cargo Terminal for 140 euro excl. shipping.

Unfortunately, buying direct from LEGO to resell also violates their policies of selling to end consumers only. It's not about the hustle, it's about playing the game with integrity. Some will get it (Peyton Manning), others won't (Tom Brady).

You'd figure this would be common sense for a group of adults intelligent enough to try to run their own business, but "Don't draw attention to yourself" seems like a pretty good idea. :shrug: I mean it's too late for the folks who have posted here, but wow, if you're buying $2500 of sets in one day, honestly what do you expect to happen? NORMAL CONSUMERS DON'T DO THAT. (or very very very very few). It's the same stuff with the coupon changes and other changes we see. If people stop trying to use 600 coupons and get 503 promos at every retailer or whatever. these are companies based on analytics and numbers. Stuff is going to come up in their system and they are going to see where they are losing money en masse and change their policies. It's not rocket science.

Same age here too. I was almost 5 when it came out. I grew up less than a mile from a Drive-In.

Do not read the above post unless you really want to know something that you may wish you would not have read the spoiler I do not know if it is true but I believe it is

"Just let it in." That's what she said........

you gave them the blueprint but yet some order 25 in one night....

After that trailer sign me up for 2D, 3D and 10188D

Well, I hate 3D, so it's wrong for me.

You have the ring....and I see your Schwartz is as big as mine!

Lone Ranger Cavalry Builder $25 #hiddengem

Screen by screen analysis of trailer : http://techcrunch.com/gallery/heres-the-new-star-wars-trailer-scene-by-scene-as-gifs-for-you-to-study/

The term greed was mentioned in reference to the twenty five separate orders (...and similar purchases) in one day. What else would you call it? I guess it can be called foolish as well, but I didn't want to offend anyone.

I texted a guy on CL who had a sealed Falcon 7965 with no price. Asked him what he wanted, and he sent back $300. Weirdos. I figured he wasn't even worth negotiating with.

I love rolling the dice on the whims of an elementary student.

You couldn't be more right, however there is always another side to the coin. So let's be fair and objective here. With the recent publications on the media about this website and going all public in the need to attract more traffic and consequently more income, as well as positives it had some negative factors too. If before there was some kind of awareness from the store employees (besides the lego ones), now they all know. If before people didn't paying as much attention to who buys what and in what quantities...now there is a big red lamp blinking "i am a greedy lego investor buying all your inventory". Now they all know... and very likely, they're all trained to spot us and be vigilant. In addition to this. People's greed is a disease. Those who are new to this stuff and heard money can be made by reselling Lego, are going all out without even thinking. And of course certain individuals are ready to push the limits or go over them in order to get their hands on the profit. The community is much bigger now and naturally the number of people like that is much bigger... That's quite stupid man. Ok you had £9900 to spend on Fire Brigades, well done! Why go all at once? Ok ...you made £450 worth of points ...which is worth 4.5 Fire Brigages, but in the long run that is not all that much considering the profit you'll be making on those 99 sets... But you're right. Although begging for trouble, you've kept within the limits and this can be considered as discrimination from their side...and I would do the same thing - contact trading standards and take it seriously if this is your main income and have the time to argue and chase people....

I misread your post. My bad. Some other posts in this thread seem to come across as people being surprised and in disbelief that they were banned. It should be quite evident as to why when you hear about the orders they placed. Dial it back a bit, people!

I've got pretty limited space for display, but I've got a stash of each (semi-recent) modular, HH and TB to build and put somewhere one day. I've also got a few little minifigure displays as well.

Yes. You should liquidate everything you own and buy all the Tie Fighters you can find and do so TODAY! This is clearly going to be the biggest curveball that TLG has ever thrown at resellers because what multi-billion dollar company doesn't spend millions of dollars of its production, distribution, and advertising dollars on a flagship product only to kill it within months of release.

Woa woa woa!!! If the movie is as good as the trailers... then it'll be legen.... wait for it ... dary!

as I remember Jumper was not enjoyable I am not against the guy I remember the story of someone telling George Lucas you try and read this script so your point is well taken I just think jake was a little kid with a lot of pressure piled on him and I enjoyed him playing the role I love all Star Wars even Jar Jar and Hayden

Looking at this from an investment point of view, this is going to be a mighty profitable christmas season.

Possible spoiler

yup. Spoiler tags are suggested :)

why yes i am .