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WOOT DEAL! It won't last long! 40743 Christmas Table Decoration reg $39.99 sale $10.99 Limit 15 6-month partout is $55 https://home.woot.com/offers/lego-christmas-table-decoration-building-toy?cjdata=MXxOfDB8WX

Looks like it’s going to be a good day tomorrow, looking forward to finally getting this at a deep discount.

Saw this hilarious post on FB today: RETIRED HUSBAND After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Target: Dear Mrs. Harris, Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Harris, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras: 1. June 15: He took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking. 2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals. 3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom. 4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money. 5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway. 6. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area. 7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged. 8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMTs were called. 9.. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose. 10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were. 11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the ' Mission Impossible' theme. 12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' by using different sizes of funnels. 13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!' 14. October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!' And last, but not least: 15. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.' One of the clerks passed out.

Disney Promo: 40774 Classic Animation Scenes gift-with-purchase, currently said to be a $130 threshold on all themes starting late October. (via a Brick Tap source)

I ended up just initiating a refund and that basically worked the same as cancelling and everything seems to be sorted out. So the guy that did this ended up doing it again to me on a different set. I did not ship the second set before the cancellation request came in so I was able to cancel after the fruitcake finally made up his mind. The first two images are from the first transaction the third image is from the second. I knew the guy was a little antsy so I didn't cancel immediately, I should have let it go all night to see how many messages he would have sent. I added him to my blocked list after I set the last message. Second transaction, he submitted a cancellation request and then sent this message.

Starting on shopdisney first

Again don't shoot the messenger on this one folks....Quite honestly not sure what to make of it GWP: 40785 Northern Lights Diorama Gift With Purchase Revealed (Mid-October Release)

That's fine. Opinions vary. It represents what is fun about Lego that is lost on the SW fanbois and resellers. By far the best Star Wars set of the year and it will be a fun decoration next to my UCS AT-AT.

Unfortunately I don't see this getting any better. Amazon wants turnover. They are getting far more money by volume + fee's versus the small increments in pricing + storage cost. The buy box logic/unfair pricing are the primary drivers that would make me quit selling. There are many risks/reasons not too, but not being able to move product due to a systemic purposeful policy implementation is a business killer. There are so many listings that are 20-30% less profitable due to the sticky price problem which makes the business model invalid. I had thousands of the Mario Cat suit and Fire suits. I was moving hundreds a month at 40-50 and then one day. All the listings were removed and the price was stuck at 15$. With everything else it's impossible to operate a business like this on Amazon without a free market. It's not like collectibles are required medical devices the policy is stupid.

I forgot this song existed. I love the 90s, back when songs had stories to tell

Ideas/Promo: 40773 The Goonies Walshes Attic gift-with-purchase (via a Brick Tap member)

The doors don’t open. That’s a fail.

That’s messed up, you need at least 7 to make a complete Death Star. Aftermarket mark-ups here I come..

In for 5

I had the “honor” of getting to see the D. Slice built in person today. You know how sometimes you are unsure about a set but once you see it in person it just wows you and you have to have it? Well, this is not that set! To be fair none of the Minifigures or the loose builds, except for the imperial shuttle, were in their display position like they probably will be once the set is in the storefront window, but wow it looked really bad to me just a big grey block of bricks. The UCS AT-AT and MILF both look awesome without minifigures. Was holding out hope that when Shop Disney has their 25% off everything sale later this year to grab one but even at $750 it’s a no deal for me.

Insiders: 6605178 Fish Tank. An insiders reward for Black Friday (official image)

Go to Orders -> Shipping Labels. For the order that you canceled, choose Actions. There should be a drop down with a choice to Cancel label. Then you wait 2-3 weeks for USPS to verify and refund postage. I probably should charge money for my arcane eBay knowledge

Walmart has the UCS Falcon $100 off https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Star-Wars-Ultimate-Millennium-Falcon-75192-Expert-Building-Set-and-Starship-Model-Kit-Movie-Collectible-Featuring-Han-Solo-s-Iconic-Ship/138857969 Also Costco has a new bundle for the Polar train with two sets of track included for the price of the train. https://www.costco.com/p/-/lego-polar-express-bundle/4000401005?catalogId=10701

LEGO Icons Boutique Hotel 10297 back at $159.99 (replicating July prime day) @amazon

Anyone tracking this: supposedly, some sets on sale at Lego.com starting tomorrow...

I also have it for free also, if they ever offer you a free year you should take it because they give you something free every month usually around $10. My guess is that it’ll be 30% off for everyone tomorrow because it says it expires today for members.

Some good deals at Target and in the app if you have Target Circle 360, an additional 30% off some decent sets

So, 4,500 points for the tube, 500 points for the poster?

Already back ordered online and sold out at most brick and mortar. I’m surprised the resellers on here were dissing this set. It’s an exclusive, budget friendly Star Wars set that will be sold out for the holidays. Seems like a winner to me.

https://www.kohls.com/catalog/sale-lego.jsp?CN=Promotions:Sale+PersonaCategory:LEGO&icid=sl-nav-home-toys-lego-event&kls_sbp=60610967675676137900714470464817743538 20% off plus $10 off $50 plus $10 KC plus Rewards plus. $5 pickup I went with 3 of the F1 SC for $13.26 each

It would have been interesting to see the AT-AT walker in style of the holiday X-Wing from 2019 or perhaps designed in red with pearl gold trimmings for a Santa's sleigh appearance and include a modern Santa Vader (a Santa Palpatine might have been funny too). At the least they did not take the easy route of making another basic walker then sticking a pair of reindeer antlers with a red nose at the front like some inflatable yard ornament from Home Depot. This is an incredibly niche set for the holidays and unless there are some exclusive/limited pieces to the build, it's pretty much the Gingerbread Darth Vader pulling the reins here. I am not a fan of gingerbread in general yet somehow enjoy the idea in toy form or for a winter village layout. Did not realize a cookie could be so divisive, haha.

its freaking ugly. not even good for gwp. They would have done better doing with the AT AT as they did with the holiday X-Wing

Everyone gets $51!

It started at 5:30 PM Beijing time, just the perfect time for Amazon's favorite sellers to join in and watch

An entry for Series 9 based around the new Kraken Knights.

I got the Mattel Brick Shop Mercedes that was on sale for $96 then another 25% off and the $50 credit then RC. So around $21 and I could have had it delivered from store for free but passed and just did store pickup.

Transylvania preparing to ship!

I think I only watched the movie once (Far and Away), but it introduced me to Nicole Kidman 😜 and Enya 🤩 Didn't know there was a Gaelic version too:

Setting my reminder for ordering tomorrow. outlaw forest den maybe two and a gold mine for the pile I suppose. Happy hunting.

Bout time they figured that out.

Not to mention so many Vader completionests

The "in line with your feedback" implied some bad conduct on my part. Typical Amazon BS.

In case you have not heard: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/09/ftc-secures-historic-25-billion-settlement-against-amazon Pretty sure Papa Bezos and Bot Commander Jassy are going to pass these costs to somebody else

Woke up to a children's toys compliance requirement for SW MF 75257. (Children's Toys: Food and Product Safety Issues) The list of company's amazon has provided for me to procure the compliance documents are all from China. What a wonderful day. Wonder why amazon brings up stuff like this just before the holidays.

To think I was born around the middle of this line's run, and by the time I would have been old enough to start it quietly retires. Imagine an original theme running for a good decade before heading off into the sunset. Also imagine being limited to three colors of red, blue, & yellow for a build with the occasional white and green for accents or foliage.

Smeagol and deagol back as gwp with shire.

I submitted that question but to this point it hasn't been answered. This whole situation just feels like a giant money making scheme to me. Here's how I picture this all got started .... (my opinion only) Vorys hires a smart guy to track a specific reseller online to help win "a" case. Light bulb goes off and they develop a software that can track a multitude of products and resellers for future cases. Being the leaches they are, sit around a table and say "Time to cash in and bro down!". They put together a PowerPoint with loose case law and a broad list of accusations that could apply to many different brands and head on down to the local trade show. Meanwhile, one of the attorneys developing said master plan calls his buddy from law school over at AmazonSellersLawyers.com (more on this later) and tells him to add content to their website claiming to combat the Vorys letters. Saying something to the effect of "This is going to be big! Don't miss out!" and jokingly asks for a referral fee. Walking around the the trade show is a poor innocent Lego representative minding his own business when all of a sudden a Vorys monkey pops out and does his sales dance. Beating him down with fancy charts and lawyer speak ... using words like streamlined, cost effective and produces made up RESULTS! until he finally agrees to "talk to his manager". The Lego manager decides to employee this strategy, not because they want to sue a bunch of unauthorized resellers, its because they want to be able to tell their pissed off and winey authorized resellers they are doing something to help them compete. (exit opinion) As for AmazonSellersLawyers.com, I took advantage of their free consultation and man was I impressed! I never actually got to talk to one of their attorneys but their sales team had all the right answers ... and for a flat fee of $3500! How could I pass this up!? In all seriousness though, they did nothing wrong, it was just my gut telling me something wasn't right after they called me 3 straight days seemingly begging for my retainer. I had to tell them I retained someone else to get her to stop calling. She also made it seem like they were very friendly with the Vorys which turned me off ... I wanted a shark, not a minnow. Regardless of my opinion it's pretty easy to see who's the main beneficiary from sending hundreds of C&D letters ... Vorys. I'm sure their eControl is working quite well ... resellers with very little stake are dropping out with nothing more than a whine and the outright thieves run and hide. These numbers are then presented as proof to whatever story needs to be told. The fact that Lego hasn't sued anyone selling legitimate Lego product tells me dragging a bunch of people to court is not their intent and why we're choosing to hold our ground. When I was a kid Lego was a "Toy" but now as an adult its a "Collectible". You can't have collectibles without a secondary market and with that comes the reseller. Lego should be embracing us and the value we add to their brand name. Lego customers will continue to pay inflated prices as long as the perceived value continues to go up. You're welcome. Vorys planning their pitch meeting to Lego...