The Craigslist and Shopgoodwill gods have been shining on me this month. In the last week or two on CL I purchased Hogwarts Castle 4842 for $40, 98% complete with instructions, probably needs about $5-$10 worth of bricklink to make 100% and an open box w/ sealed bags Black Pearl for $90 along with a box of other Pirates of the Caribbean that appears to be most of the sets smaller than the Black Pearl for $20. Bad thing is those sets are glued and no instructions, good thing is looks like most if not all minifigs are there. I went a little deeper than I wanted to ($130) on a Shopgoodwill 30 pound lot that was showing some decent Star Wars, maybe a dozen minifigs and some plates. After a cursory dig I am at 50 minifigures, over half of which are Star Wars and the lot is very clean, probably no cleaning needed.  

2x 10188 DS, 1x Ewok Village, 1x Avengers Tower, 1x 42009 Mobile Crane MKII and 1x DS Final Duel from Target.

My first Parisian Restaurant from Toysrus.com for $95 after using some rewards and discount gift card.

Edited June 19, 201510 yr by exciter1

Purchased 4480 Jabba's Palace today from bricklink - perhaps from someone here even!  Paid market price for the set which I didn't mind in this case since I am completing my early era SW set collection and this is one major outstanding purchase I hadn't made yet.  

I bought my first Grand Emporium for $200 off of ebay after a coupon and discounted gift card. Missed it during retail because I was in my dark ages. I don't think I'll be getting any of the modulars older than this set unless there's some sort of Lego market crash.

Edited June 19, 201510 yr by pete411

I bought my first Grand Emporium for $200 off of ebay after a coupon and discounted gift card. Missed it during retail because I was in my dark ages. I don't think I'll be getting any of the modulars older than this set unless there's some sort of Lego market crash.

You can always trade with someone on Brickclassifieds.  That's a great way to obtain a set that you could otherwise not afford to purchase with cash alone.

My first Parisian Restaurant from Toysrus.com for $95 after using some rewards and discount gift card.

You didn't buy during that lightning sale @ TRU?

You didn't buy during that lightning sale @ TRU?

I missed it...  Sleep probably intervened again.

You didn't buy during that lightning sale @ TRU?

When did this happen?

When did this happen?

11/19/14 $127.99

I scored a winter soldier poly for $8.95 shipped on eBay today 

I scored a winter soldier poly for $8.95 shipped on eBay today 

Damn, wish I could get my hands on one for myself without shelling out big euros...

Purchased my first Tower Bridge from LEGO Shop at Home.  I have no intention of building it right now but instead I want to save and build with my family around the holidays - just wanted to be sure I was able to purchase one at retail just in case...

I scored a winter soldier poly for $8.95 shipped on eBay today 

I wonder if I should have priced mine at $15 last week. I still feel like he could bounce back.

I haven't been buying a lot lately but I picked up a 10190 Market Street with instructions for $460us on eBay.  Other than dust, everything looks good and original.

What was interesting was that I had just sold my 10190 locally (set only and for more than 460) and then lucked into this one less than a week later.

I also bought a FM with the TRU.ca sale and a United Nations from BN with 10+20 (no discounted gift cards until I figure out a way around the US only sales)

 

 

I bought 10 more Jurassic World Gallimimus polybags. 

I picked up the 75038 as an Amazon Warehouse deal. Mainly so I could modify it by making it a blue one. I love the model and kind of doubt that TLG will be revisiting Ep III soon to update either of the Obi-Wan versions of that ship.

Used the TRU 25% off coupon, and a gift card, and bought a Battle of Five Armies set for 52.00 (retailed for 64.99).  This copy was for the personal collection.  It was the last one I needed for the hobbit collection, so now we "have  all of them". 

Also cleared out a Jabbas Sail Barge at B&N.  the 15% discount coupon did not work, but I had a coupon that I bought for 18.3% discount, and the with the added 10% it came to about 95.00 after tax.  The sail barges are still in a few B&N in my area (I think there are 2 left out there), but they are diminishing..

Earlier this month, I also bought a Trex Tracker and Raptor Chase set using the 2xvip points. 

That's all for this month.  I really am bored and waiting for some decent clearances or anything on the star wars 2014 summer wave...but other than b-wings, they are few and far between.  Maybe next month will have some discounts...

I got another winter solider polybag for $7.50 shipped  

 

(i actually scored a second one from the seller so I got two of them for $7.50 each) 

Edited June 21, 201510 yr by California92563

Bought two Rancor Pits with the 15% coupon, 10% membership and the CP discount. These are becoming harder to find...

New/Sealed Fairground Mixer on EBay $120-$20 off (gift card) + $10 shipping = $110.

Edited June 21, 201510 yr by exciter1

My wife and I went to the LEGO Store today where she bought me a TB and PC and also received 2 Winter Soldiers for Father's Day.

Found a 100% complete 9474 on CL. Talked the guy down to $130 CDN. Adult owned, built once and deconstructed for lack of display space. I'm buying it for the bricks to add to my already large Helm's Deep MOC. Since I won't need most of the duplicate minifigs (obviously need to keep those highly coveted Uruks to build the army up!), I reckon I can recoup most of my buy in flipping the minifigs alone. Haldir and Theodin+Horse seem to be going at $30 or more each! 

Also bought another 3 Bike Shop & Cafe from TRU @ 20% off minus CineplexFeb promo (87.33 taxes in per). Better price than SaH had during May 4th. Probably return those two and exchange for a modular or a few Ectos. 

I bought a sealed Maersk 10241 with a box a little bit banged , small hole on top corner, complete set though , for 115.....

Brought a Red5 and a Tie Fighter as a set from SAH.  Separate orders of course to get two posters and the winter soldiers.