I've been on hunt for Tantive IV at RRP (one of the LEGO Shop at Home TOOS that haven't restocked)...being on the retiring list had me nervous.  I checked store stock last week and only the closed store in my area had any stock...my local store had none...checked today and I guess they got new stock.

Anyway, picked one up (curbside pickup) and came with Christmas Tree x2 and 12in1 x2 (I believe this interpretation of GWP only flies at brick and mortar stores).  I used my VIP pts ($100 voucher) so assuming I can offload the GWPs at market price...my boy calculated that it costed us about $16 out-of-pocket.

Edited July 30, 20205 yr by $20 on joe vs dan

On 7/30/2020 at 11:09 AM, Phil B said:

That was fun:

116 "accessories" (one being a single red hand, and do 2 skis and 2 maracas each count as 2 accessories or as 1?)

111 hair/hats

108 torsos

107 legs/skirts

136 heads (one being a faded misprint)

Haven't felt my way through the minifig blind bags yet - waiting for my next conf call

If you see any noteworthy/valuable pieces - let me know.

UPDATE: TLBM2 Minfigs smooshed: 3x Giraffe Guy, 2x Watermelon Dude, 1x Flashback Lucy, 1x Apocalypse Benny, 1x Vest Friend Rex, 1x Unikitty and 1x Dorothy + Toto

 

 

I know @odysea11 was not sure of the value of this, but since I had to go through an inventory effort for my BL store anyways, here is the final summary:

Buy-in price was $165 shipped.

I had to move 6 minifig heads to my personal collection as the printing was faded/substandard.

Total value of parts (BL 6-month avg): $368, with a couple of individual parts fetching >$1.5 each, including the bunny teeth minifigure head going for $2.70.

TLBM2 Minifigs: $40 (3xGiraffe Guy, 2xWatermelon Dude, 1 each of Flashback Lucy, Apocalypse Benny, Vest Friend Rex, Unikitty and Dorothy+Toto).

DC Minifigs: $39.50 (2 each of Metamorpho and Stargirl, 1 each of Aquaman, Joker, Cheetah, Green Lantern, Bumblebee and Bat-Mite).

Retail price for the storage container: $20

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Total value: $368+$40+$39.50+$20 = $467.50

Slightly off from LEGO's $552.99 advertised retail price, but a pretty good bargain nevertheless (65% off).

$125 on craigslist

All genuine figures, all in collectors condition at less than $2.25 a piece. Haven't found a blemish on one yet. We shall see which of these end up on Bricklink and which I keep.

Not a set, but it is for a set: 2 Light Bluish Gray Plates 6x24 for $40 shipped each.

I thought I would save money to BrickLink my missing 10224 Town Hall but in the end it still cost me >$400 (including manuals and minifigs) to get it all complete. Bit of a bummer.

20 minutes ago, Phil B said:

Not a set, but it is for a set: 2 Light Bluish Gray Plates 6x24 for $40 shipped each.

I thought I would save money to BrickLink my missing 10224 Town Hall but in the end it still cost me >$400 (including manuals and minifigs) to get it all complete. Bit of a bummer.

You just had to have the manual right? I also bought a manual when I bricklinked a GG a few years ago. Now it just sits in a box with all the other manuals. Seems dumb but if I didn't have one now I would probably buy it so the set felt 'complete'

not found anything to buy for weeks not a single offer anywhere

not found anything to buy for weeks not a single offer anywhere

I feel the same. Nothing good with Walmart clearance right now. I was even near a LEGO store yesterday but abandoned my plan to stop by because I just couldn’t find any big sets I want right now.

Of course that’s probably a good thing, as I’ve got a ton in my personal backlog.

On 8/6/2020 at 2:25 PM, Phil B said:

Not a set, but it is for a set: 2 Light Bluish Gray Plates 6x24 for $40 shipped each.

I thought I would save money to BrickLink my missing 10224 Town Hall but in the end it still cost me >$400 (including manuals and minifigs) to get it all complete. Bit of a bummer.

Damn. I'm breaking down 2 THs right now. Shipped a 3rd to a fellow BPer earlier this week. That one was inventoried by me a couple of years ago. I have no memory of doing it though, lol. He's going to let me know how complete it is.

My complaint is on the 2 I'm working on. I'm wiping down every piece by hand as I take them apart. Lucky for me the lady has been in Houston for the past 5 weeks.

Edited August 9, 20205 yr by MarleyMoose
oops thought it was the complaint thread

Insomnia owns me

One Amazon and two Target orders: putting down my bets for the Mario series based on my perceived early signs of scarcity (see my post on the Mario 2020 Thread)...these could flop like TLM2 sets or hit perma-sale status like Hidden-Side...or be the hottest things going this holiday season (shrug)...too early to know...but then, if we knew...it would be too late 😉

On 8/6/2020 at 7:51 PM, joneyyy1981 said:

not found anything to buy for weeks not a single offer anywhere

Been buying Speed Champions from Sainsbury's. Small but guaranteed return.

Was eventually going to grab these for myself. No time like the present I guess. 

ordered a few of the City Lunar Space Station modular after seeing them get scarce in Amazon...sale price of $48.49 at Target

I think they were on the retiring list for later this year...I've been stockpiling the big sets from the mars theme for my kid at decent sale prices...the modulars just make a lot of sense

Last week I had my first major score on Facebook Marketplace. I got all this stuff for $50. Very little in the way of instruction booklets for the Lego, (sadly no Saturn V manual) But the Villa Savoy was a happy surprise when I found it under the rocket when I got home as I'm a big Le Corbusier fan.

Ordered all of the Monkey Kid sets, been waiting for these to hit before the holiday season.

Got 3 LEGO 75280 501st Legion, from Kohls today. Very happy that are in MINT condition. I am pretty impressed!

Some of stuff that I got last few months

16 hours ago, aloc_Acoc said:

Some of stuff that I got last few months

Looks more like an excuse to show off your 24 Bespin duels! Congrats on securing that many, seriously.

31109 Creator Pirate Ship 31109 thanks to the 20% off code posted in the daily deals thread.  Good enough price for me for personal build.

Sets I had zero intention of buying this week... Boba Fett buildable for $29.99 and Boba Fett helmet for $25.

Edited September 9, 20205 yr by FM

Not something to flip/resell, but I recently bought Star Bricks' TS-Project MOC instructions. I'm sourcing bricks from my bulk and Bricklink now. Thankfully, I found one of the more expensive parts in a bulk buy I bought nine years ago. It's a black 8x8 radar inverted radar dish (3961) where the lowest Bricklink price is $16. The MOC is 3000+ pieces. Wish me luck!

1 hour ago, oneknightr said:

Not something to flip/resell, but I recently bought Star Bricks' TS-Project MOC instructions. I'm sourcing bricks from my bulk and Bricklink now. Thankfully, I found one of the more expensive parts in a bulk buy I bought nine years ago. It's a black 8x8 radar inverted radar dish (3961) where the lowest Bricklink price is $16. The MOC is 3000+ pieces. Wish me luck!

I bought the same instructions but I'm working on the U-Project right now.  There's actually a guy in Germany (I think) that sells the whole kit at a great price.-

40 minutes ago, gmpirate said:

I bought the same instructions but I'm working on the U-Project right now.  There's actually a guy in Germany (I think) that sells the whole kit at a great price.-

Nice. I missed out on the U-Wing as it's sold out. I was wondering how many of these he sells. My TS-Project number tile is in the 700's. That's a nice chunk of change that he's making, but I'm sure he put in a lot of hours creating the instructions and having it and the stickers and tile printed. Quality work. 

So there's a guy that sells all the pieces in a kit? I never heard about that. Let me know if you remember the name/link. I've spent countless hours Bricklinking and finding the bricks in my bulk for this MOC. 

3 hours ago, oneknightr said:

Nice. I missed out on the U-Wing as it's sold out. I was wondering how many of these he sells. My TS-Project number tile is in the 700's. That's a nice chunk of change that he's making, but I'm sure he put in a lot of hours creating the instructions and having it and the stickers and tile printed. Quality work. 

So there's a guy that sells all the pieces in a kit? I never heard about that. Let me know if you remember the name/link. I've spent countless hours Bricklinking and finding the bricks in my bulk for this MOC. 

Sebastion at Brickmoon.de sells the kits.  Real good dude.  You'll probably see a lot of kits you'd be interested in.  He's very fairly priced imo.  Looks like he has more U-Projects as well.

Funny thing about Mirko at Starbricks.  He will only sell a set amount of instructions for his projects.  I know some vendors who have asked for more to sell kits and such but he is not interested in additional sales.  He works at a printing press, hence the very nice instruction booklets, pics, etc.

Unpacking a recent LEGO lot of 13 lbs. for $110. 

So far it contains most (if not all) of a 10195 AT-OT and Dropship.  Looks like all stickers are present, hoses, cockpit, rubber bands, etc.

Also contains a a good portion of a UCS Vader Tie 10175, including UCS sticker, cockpit front and back.

Most of a 6211 Star Destroyer, 7679 Republic Tank, 6206 Tie Interceptor, and 7146 Tie Fighter.

I still have another 10 lb lot to go through which I know contains more of the dropship and the UCS Vader Tie.  I also just bought another 12 lb lot from same seller tonight for under $100.  (I could see a wing for the UCS Vader Tie in tonight's lot). 

So much LEGO, so little time.  No minifigures thus far, but the AT-OT will easily pay for everything with profit to spare.

Edited September 14, 20205 yr by exracer327

Not sure where to post this, however:

Specifically for those who buy sealed minifig boxes....S20 and S2-HP.

..Are you getting boxes with or without seals on the side?

..Do the tops have a crease or split partition as if they've been opened?

..Are the packs organized or sporadically arranged?

I have been collecting these since S1 and only for S20 and S2-HP I have seen boxes that look like they've been tampered but the shipping box seems fine with an original packing tape.

Curious on others. Thanks.