I bought a used 7784 without the manual and had a terrible time trying to distinguish the parts and placement using the online instructions.  There is just too much of the same color to see each step clearly.  I setup an eBay search for "7784 instructions" and eventually snagged them for about $20.  If you can be patient you should be able to score them for a better price than Bricklink but I don't know what the impact to your resale value will be with or without the instructions.

10 minutes ago, zskid00 said:

I bought a used 7784 without the manual and had a terrible time trying to distinguish the parts and placement using the online instructions.  There is just too much of the same color to see each step clearly.  I setup an eBay search for "7784 instructions" and eventually snagged them for about $20.  If you can be patient you should be able to score them for a better price than Bricklink but I don't know what the impact to your resale value will be with or without the instructions.

Good idea, thanks, I'll be patient and keep an eye for a good price.  I didn't buy it with the intent to resell, but you never know.  If I can find the manuals for as cheap as you, I will certainly shoot the puck.

Bought a Pick-A-Brick wall's worth of parts yesterday.  Managed to bring home over 500 parts, including 128 4x4 plates that I need for my Halloween Town and Fairground.  I'm finally (after talking about it for a couple of years now), going to start building these things out.

Thanx OP!!! I was at Five Below when they opened and got in on the $2.50 Dimension deal. 

14 Benny

14 Bad Cop

1 Donation to Saint Jude's Children

 

Yesterday on LEGO Shop at Home I bought Cinema and Petshop - no discounts just double points and hopefully two buses as I placed two separate orders.  Today on Asda bought Dr Who £29.97, 75094 £55 & 21108 for £32

C7 from LEGO Shop at Home for personal collection for £69.99. It arrived today with London Bus and freebie Batmobile polybag (I had Spiderman last week). If I lived near a LEGO store, I'd be popping in daily! But, they'll probably get more money off me than Asda!

 

13 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

C7 from LEGO Shop at Home for personal collection for £69.99. It arrived today with London Bus and freebie Batmobile polybag (I had Spiderman last week). If I lived near a LEGO store, I'd be popping in daily! But, they'll probably get more money off me than Asda!

 

I hope I get the Batman poly as well.  I got the Spiderman the other week as well.

Got 4 Gimli's from 5 Below. Selection was Nya, Zane, Gimli, Benny, Bad cop and 2 different Chima fun packs at my store.

A shed load from Asda... again! ;-)

About a pallet load of Dr Who and Ecto1 sets (100 of each), 50x CLAAS XERION (Yes, I know it's Technic!)

 

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2 piggy banks for $11.98 and 4 draculas for $4.99 each. I built the first piggy bank for my 3 year old and he's already scavenging around the house for loose change His big brother has yet to really understand that change = money so why not let the little guy have it? It was also double points so the $48 is more like $43...not bad IMO. 

I was away doing training today, which usually means a 2 hour drive from home. En route there's a shop that normally has retired sets floating on shelves a while as its so rural. Popped in on my way home for a look and found 4x 76021 Milano going for £58 and a 75054 for £116. Not amazing but still guaranteed profit. 

How much is Milano going for these days? Last time I looked it was well below RRP still.

Another great TLG marketing exercise - available for a limited period in the catalogue  then 30% sale to get rid of them.

30 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

About a pallet load of Dr Who and Ecto1 sets (100 of each), 1x CLAAS XERION & 1x Bucket Excavator.

WTF..

1 minute ago, Brenner said:

WTF..

It will make great reading to see how this all evolves down the line. Michael Jackson is lining up a complete pallet full of popcorn.

Here's the last receipt when I went into my local branch this evening (I was doing the weekly shop anyway) and got one of the managers to order for me as there was a glitch when I tried ordering again from my iPad:

Asda: You need bigger limits than 10 per order, who do you think you are, LEGO?

No, it's not quite my biggest ever order, that was 99x Fire Brigades back in the good old days!

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TabbyMazers

Point 1: I am glad you are back, life is never dull with your crazy orders.

Point 2: You said no more Technic, remember?

7 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Point 1: I am glad you are back, life is never dull with your crazy orders.

Point 2: You said no more Technic, remember?

I guess it's not Technic when it's a tractor.

And then they say Brexit was bad for the UK. Domestic business is flourishing!

5 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Point 1: I am glad you are back, life is never dull with your crazy orders.

Point 2: You said no more Technic, remember?

I know, I know... But, it's the best value Technic set in years at that price, great looking and sold prices on eBay are already quite encouraging.

I'll now have more Dr Who sets than my "3x soon after EOL set not mentioned on here" ;-)

Just now, Ciglione said:

And then they say Brexit was bad for the UK. Domestic business is flourishing!

Let me reply to you again once I've offloaded it all.

1 minute ago, Ciglione said:

And then they say Brexit was bad for the UK. Domestic business is flourishing!

Buying cheap is easy, selling high is the hard part, Lone Ranger......

2 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

I'll now have more Dr Who sets than my "3x soon after EOL set not mentioned on here" ;-)

Thou shalt not abbreviate "Doctor Who" !!

1 minute ago, BearCrash said:

Thou shalt not abbreviate "Doctor Who" !!

He´s too busy buying to waste time on  frills. It will probably be DW from now on or "that bloody BBC set in late 2017"

8 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

I'll now have more Dr Who sets than my "3x soon after EOL set not mentioned on here" ;-)

Again... I thought you would not buy anymore City sets!?

10 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

Let me reply to you again once I've offloaded it all.

I am not sure if your loss and benefits are taken into consideration when they are making the statistics for the UK.

31 minutes ago, BearCrash said:

Thou shalt not abbreviate "Doctor Who" !!

Sorry about that, BC.