Someone recommended their new favorite LEGO youtube channel (Emmasaurus) on another thread. Thought why not start a place so that others can share their faves with others, discover new ones, and/or chat about it all? 

Please consider that eventually that the faces behind these channels and websites are people with feelings. AND they may eventually stumble upon this thread AND we all have varying opinions and expectations of such channels and websites. Some search for reviews, others for investment discussions, for moc ideas, etc. 

I'll kick it off by saying that Emmasaurus is NOT my fave BUT her videos are positive and better than most I've seen.

I'll admit I've "listened" to a few while sorting LEGO. She's upbeat and positive which can benefit us all (promoting others to buy and collect). 

My two new faves are:

HighTeaToys (mostly Harry Potter and LOTR)

And Hachiroku24 (great small moc builds)

 

Edited August 28, 20214 yr by ponderingzissou

On 10/28/2021 at 12:48 PM, Bricklectic said:

I think danibob is underrated. I like that she is grounded and doesnt have the sugary exuberance of some other channels  (I totally get that they do it to get clicks but the enthusiasm is just fake to me, are they really that excited)

😄😄

I thought this was funny when you posted but wasn't familiar with danibob. Did stumble onto one of her videos recently and agree. I haven't checked out her channel to see what it primarily consists of but so far she isn't annoying like others and I'll check out more videos. 

Thanks for recommending 

Edited February 15, 20223 yr by ponderingzissou

Absolutely love this castle moc. Btw he is the creator of the rejected Ideas Working Waterfall 

 

On 2/16/2022 at 4:25 AM, ponderingzissou said:

Absolutely love this castle moc. Btw he is the creator of the rejected Ideas Working Waterfall 

 

That is beautiful. However... his voice?! I don't even know where to start ... Had to watch on mute 🥴

So in my feed I came across this train ride POV clip through Brickcrafts' ongoing LEGO city project.

 

Turns out Brickcrafts is the English channel for longtime (three years running presently) Bob Brickman. Anyway, they have a really nice setup with many points of interest.

Just cuz im bored. version 3 of Lego youtubers for your enjoyment... I'm gonna give Jim from BrickBucks the crazed thumbnail of the week award. With aquarium girl in second place (hers was actually a pretty interesting video)

On 8/29/2022 at 9:33 PM, Bricklectic said:

Just cuz im bored. version 3 of Lego youtubers for your enjoyment... I'm gonna give Jim from BrickBucks the crazed thumbnail of the week award. With aquarium girl in second place (hers was actually a pretty interesting video)

they look quite disturbing

Ugh, this guy strikes again. Anyone know where you can get ST BHZ at 20-30% off in the USA?
 

 

48 minutes ago, Pseudoty said:

Ugh, this guy strikes again. Anyone know where you can get ST BHZ at 20-30% off in the USA?
 

It's a Lego exclusive, so nowhere. Unless you count VIP points and GWP as a discount.

Also love his ROI computations: buy price pre-tax to amazon selling price. Ignoring fees and taxes 🤦‍♂️

Edited September 9, 20223 yr by BrickLover80

11 minutes ago, BrickLover80 said:

It's a Lego exclusive, so nowhere

Yeah it was a rhetorical question. But you are correct, buy in below reality and sell above the same. 

1 hour ago, Pseudoty said:

Ugh, this guy strikes again. Anyone know where you can get ST BHZ at 20-30% off in the USA?
 

 

jims fav phrase is:   "if you know what youre doing"....  sooper sekrit

Edited September 9, 20223 yr by Bricklectic

He definitely counts GWP sales returns as part of the discounts he says he can get on sets. He has said so specifically when talking about how to get discounts on things like modulars. His claims of getting those discounts are counting money from sold GWPs, credit card cashback, VIP points, and all other forms of potential cashback(Honey, etc.) stacked together. 

 

Though that Stranger Things BH set being Lego exclusive means you can't buy them in bulk(limit 2 on SAH), and being that they are $20 ea. $40 is hardly netting you a particularly great GWP.

 

I mean if you could buy unlimited amounts and you bought say 8 of them for $160 and that qualified you for a good reselling GWP like Forestmen's Hideout($150 buy-in) that you sold for $40 after shipping and fees. That would be a 25% discount that you had to work for, then 5% VIP discount, maybe 3% from a good credit card cashback program. Still that's only in a world where you could actually buy in bulk which isn't real, which means you have to be buying other sets from SAH to hit a good GWP threshold, and anytime you are purchasing from SAH you have opportunity cost with regard to savings unless they are exclusives.

Edited September 9, 20223 yr by Unionize Pokemart

1 hour ago, Unionize Pokemart said:

He definitely counts GWP sales returns as part of the discounts he says he can get on sets. He has said so specifically when talking about how to get discounts on things like modulars. His claims of getting those discounts are counting money from sold GWPs, credit card cashback, VIP points, and all other forms of potential cashback(Honey, etc.) stacked together. 

 

Though that Stranger Things BH set being Lego exclusive means you can't buy them in bulk(limit 2 on SAH), and being that they are $20 ea. $40 is hardly netting you a particularly great GWP.

 

I mean if you could buy unlimited amounts and you bought say 8 of them for $160 and that qualified you for a good reselling GWP like Forestmen's Hideout($150 buy-in) that you sold for $40 after shipping and fees. That would be a 25% discount that you had to work for, then 5% VIP discount, maybe 3% from a good credit card cashback program. Still that's only in a world where you could actually buy in bulk which isn't real, which means you have to be buying other sets from SAH to hit a good GWP threshold, and anytime you are purchasing from SAH you have opportunity cost with regard to savings unless they are exclusives.

I wouldn’t analyze anything this guy says.

I wouldn’t analyze anything this guy says.

I would extend that to pretty much all of the content creators focused on Lego “investing.” I’ve watched a number of those videos and they mostly strike me as uninformed crap, regurgitated crap, or veiled marketing pieces for the creator’s paid content. At best, there are a few nuggets of good info buried in all the surrounding noise. My favorite was one made by a guy touting the lessons learned from two months of investing in Lego.


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7 hours ago, redcell said:

I would extend that to pretty much all of the content creators focused on Lego “investing.” I’ve watched a number of those videos and they mostly strike me as uninformed crap, regurgitated crap, or veiled marketing pieces for the creator’s paid content. At best, there are a few nuggets of good info buried in all the surrounding noise. My favorite was one made by a guy touting the lessons learned from two months of investing in Lego.


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Ha, The lesson learned after two months should be STOP NOW while you can still see the top of your Lego stacks  

On 9/9/2022 at 2:31 AM, Pseudoty said:

Ugh, this guy strikes again. Anyone know where you can get ST BHZ at 20-30% off in the USA?
 

 

it's an amazing set. I want this too. But in Germany it's LEGO exclusive, too.. Hard to get this more than 3 times.

Probably gonna be getting an influx of new people here. At least a small uptick.

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On 9/8/2022 at 8:31 PM, Pseudoty said:

Ugh, this guy strikes again. Anyone know where you can get ST BHZ at 20-30% off in the USA?
 

 

I'd be surprised if he is still doing this 12 months from now.  He has a short attention span, no grit, and I can lo longer find the online course that he was selling that took well over a year to develop.  I told him that if we did a course it will fail but he doesn't want to listen to anyone.  This was just the first of many e-commerce ventures he wanted to start.  I'll be very surprised if he doesn't start another YT channel regarding general e-commerce next year.

On 8/29/2022 at 3:33 PM, Bricklectic said:

Just cuz im bored. version 3 of Lego youtubers for your enjoyment... I'm gonna give Jim from BrickBucks the crazed thumbnail of the week award. With aquarium girl in second place (hers was actually a pretty interesting video)

LOL!  For the record, I purposely gave the crazed thumbnail as a private joke.  I have a personal rule of never having a gaping mouth or using the word 'insane' in a thumbnail or title. 

This guy Solbricks cracks me up. He’s definitely not for everyone, but he’s authentic. I love how he drops the boxes and actually shows parts of the set being broken or the whole damn thing falling off the table by accident during his reviews 

He highlights the unflattering, yet endearing aspects of LEGO. He gets it: LEGO is a problem, but it’s our problem because we love it so much.

 

I post my tiktok & instagram content as shorts on youtube: 

 

 

Hoping to start covering the bankers box full of polybags I've procured recently. 

 

I thought this video was interesting.  I have been wondering when the reality of the ever increasing competition in the LEGO secondary market was going to start being felt to the point of generating this kind of commentary.  

1 hour ago, redcell said:

I thought this video was interesting.  I have been wondering when the reality of the ever increasing competition in the LEGO secondary market was going to start being felt to the point of generating this kind of commentary.  

He thought this was bad.  Wait till everyone in his Patreon dumps their inventory to Amazon

The irony of his complaint is too rich. Is he that oblivious..

The irony of his complaint is too rich. Is he that oblivious..

You could just ask him... he has been a long time member here, but he doesn't post too often anymore.

Theoretically, it could be the ultimate "zig zag" as well. Tell everyone on your Patreon and YouTube channel to buy one set while you yourself load up on completely different sets. I mean he was super high on the Olaf set after all.

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9 hours ago, Darth_Raichu said:

He thought this was bad.  Wait till everyone in his Patreon dumps their inventory to Amazon

Not just that, but all of the other people who have been hoovering up sets after watching Youtube videos or joining the Facebook groups.  There is going to be a definite shift in the market over the next few years as this tide of new investors washes through.