76023 - The Tumbler

[guiriman]

9 hours ago, Rimmit said:

70 total minutes to buy an item and send it out.

I think for a lot of people this would be the max. Just to keep it on topic, I have now bought and flipped three tumblers in the last three weeks, netting £160 after all fees, taxes, etc (=1 free Tumbler). The most painful part was packaging these beasts but I did it while watching TV so I don't count that as lost time, I was also able to pick up three Click and Collect orders in one go so time efficient there as well.

I don't think I'll ever come close to my work rate/hour through Lego trading, however I get a lot more satisfaction from being smart (or lucky) enough to make money from Lego than I do from my day job!

[Yinchuan]

2 hours ago, Migration said:

Cut seals and verify contents. It's the only way to know for sure. You'll probably make 5%-10% less when you go to sell but it's better than shipping a buyer a box of puzzle pieces mixed with mega bloks or a set with no mini figs.

Yep. This. And take good photos for your ad. It's not a huge deal and will actually give peace of mind for the buyer spending  hundreds on a set.

[BRIX23]

1 hour ago, rshafer23 said:

13 hours ago, Migration said:

Cut seals and verify contents. It's the only way to know for sure. You'll probably make 5%-10% less when you go to sell but it's better than shipping a buyer a box of puzzle pieces mixed with mega bloks or a set with no mini figs.

 

11 hours ago, Yinchuan said:

Yep. This. And take good photos for your ad. It's not a huge deal and will actually give peace of mind for the buyer spending  hundreds on a set.

Need some advice here.  Called Shop at Home last Friday on the advice of a local store employee to see if I could order.  To my amazement they thought they could.  Order just arrived today, but I have concerns about the the tape on one end. Two of the three strips look like they could have been lifted and then put back again. Should I be concerned something was taken?  I want to keep it mint, but don't know what to do.  Seal 41 btw . 

 

Thanks for the advice!  All 18 bags, tires, books, decals, and figures are present.  One thing I noticed and had not before (possibly because this is my first UCS set) is that all the larger bags have a copyright of 2011 on the bag and all the smaller bags have a copyright of 2007 on them (listed right below the number on the bag).  Have never paid attention to this before.  Is this common?  Is the copyright just on the bag itself?  Obviously the Tumbler was not around in 11 or 07.  

[Sharkbait]

14 hours ago, rshafer23 said:

Need some advice here.  Called Shop at Home last Friday on the advice of a local store employee to see if I could order.  To my amazement they thought they could.  Order just arrived today, but I have concerns about the the tape on one end. Two of the three strips look like they could have been lifted and then put back again. Should I be concerned something was taken?  I want to keep it mint, but don't know what to do.  Seal 41 btw . 

 

I've seen some seals look like that on multiple sets, and I've always wondered why that is. The end of the tape seal always looks like it hasn't been peeled away though, so I've always assumed they were alright. Glad to see that in your case it was fine.

[Phil B]

37 minutes ago, rshafer23 said:

Thanks for the advice!  All 18 bags, tires, books, decals, and figures are present.  One thing I noticed and had not before (possibly because this is my first UCS set) is that all the larger bags have a copyright of 2011 on the bag and all the smaller bags have a copyright of 2007 on them (listed right below the number on the bag).  Have never paid attention to this before.  Is this common?  Is the copyright just on the bag itself?  Obviously the Tumbler was not around in 11 or 07.  

Yes the bags have their own ID number and copyright date. For the most common numbered bags this date is 2011. There are newer bags (with a white line down the center) that have (c) 2015.

 

[BarryZola]

It appears that Smyths have done a bit of a naughty by putting the price of the Tumbler up by £10 a couple of weeks back. Some people on social media have been on to Smyths and had a tenner refunded claiming that they have spoken to Lego who were not happy to hear about it and that they may have breached a contract agreement about raising the RRP (or something along those lines). I've bought a couple since the price went up so am about to fire off an email and hopefully will get £20 Smyths bonus money back like others already have   Get on it

[Phil B]

3 minutes ago, BarryZola said:

It appears that Smyths have done a bit of a naughty by putting the price of the Tumbler up by £10 a couple of weeks back. Some people on social media have been on to Smyths and had a tenner refunded claiming that they have spoken to Lego who were not happy to hear about it and that they may have breached a contract agreement about raising the RRP (or something along those lines). I've bought a couple since the price went up so am about to fire off an email and hopefully will get £20 Smyths bonus money back like others already have   Get on it

... or a lifetime ban for buying multiples of exclusives .....

[BarryZola]

1 minute ago, Phil B said:

... or a lifetime ban for buying multiples of exclusives .....

One for me and one for my brother bought in store on different days   Plus, I can live without Smyths anyway. And how would they ban me from walking in to a store and buying an item with cash? Unless they pass my name on to Lego and they ban me of course

[Phil B]

7 minutes ago, BarryZola said:

One for me and one for my brother bought in store on different days   Plus, I can live without Smyths anyway. And how would they ban me from walking in to a store and buying an item with cash? Unless they pass my name on to Lego and they ban me of course

That should not be an issue, I was merely cautioning you to tread carefully with matters regarding multiple purchases of the same items.

[Frazman]

On 2/1/2016 at 7:52 PM, dcdfan said:

And that's why they'll never get any further in their "career"...

Sounds like you know about this first hand

[BarryZola]

I understand, no worries

Honestly appreciate the bits of advice given on here as there are many potential pitfalls.

[dcdfan]

1 hour ago, Frazman said:

Sounds like you know about this first hand

If one doesn't try to stand out & excel, they shouldn't expect to reap the same rewards. I didn't grow up in the "every player should get a trophy" culture. So, yes, it was either sink or swim from the get go...

Getting back to the topic. Which one of you just scored that Target Tumbler return?

Edited February 12, 2016 by dcdfan

[rdandy5875]

Wasn't me. But I'm awefully pissed that they cancelled mine 2 days ago, after waiting a month backorder..... Grrr...

[lazuli16]

1 hour ago, dcdfan said:

 

Getting back to the topic. Which one of you just scored that Target Tumbler return?

I'm building that one......assuming it ships.

[Achilles]

Apparently some folks don't mind moving this at a smaller profit - About 2-3 weeks ago when it first started dancing, there were around 80 Amazon sellers. Now it's up to 100 here in the US.

 

[Val-E]

Tumbleritis seems to be spreading. Hope it isn´t as contagious as advent calendaritis.

Tumbleritis seems to be spreading. Hope it isn´t as contagious as advent calendaritis.

[dcdfan]

The more that sell now the better...

[Guest]

Darin needs to buy from someone

[lazuli16]

I'm building that one......assuming it ships.

...and it shipped.

[alfredheunghk]

7 hours ago, rdandy5875 said:

Wasn't me. But I'm awefully pissed that they cancelled mine 2 days ago, after waiting a month backorder..... Grrr...

cancelled by TLG?? or other store??

 

5 hours ago, lazuli16 said:

I'm building that one......assuming it ships.

shipped from TLG or target?? and can you please let us know the seal no? thanks.

[Roman Around]

I threw the box out with the directions for The Tumbler.......How much depreciation did I screw myself with now?

[BarryZola]

13 hours ago, BarryZola said:

It appears that Smyths have done a bit of a naughty by putting the price of the Tumbler up by £10 a couple of weeks back. Some people on social media have been on to Smyths and had a tenner refunded claiming that they have spoken to Lego who were not happy to hear about it and that they may have breached a contract agreement about raising the RRP (or something along those lines). I've bought a couple since the price went up so am about to fire off an email and hopefully will get £20 Smyths bonus money back like others already have   Get on it

Customer services got back to me by email this morning. £20 giftcard on the way in the post. Sorted

[jaisonline]

Call Lego and see if they can help you out or buy the manuals on bricklink.

[c_rpg]

2 hours ago, BarryZola said:

Customer services got back to me by email this morning. £20 giftcard on the way in the post. Sorted

Nice!

What is the general rule for this? I have seen smaller Lego stores increase the price of older sets before, but rarely a big retailer. There is a law here that states you cannot increase the price for six weeks before a sale. A lot of stores used to trick customers by increasing the price a week before the sale and then putting the item 'on sale' at retail price.

[guiriman]

I'd guess that the general rule is that the store can charge whatever they like. The law in the UK on sales is that you can only advertise it as a sale versus a previous price if you have had it at that price for at least six weeks in the last six months in a certain % of your stores. You can always advertise it as being below RRP (if it is) so long as it's not marked as a 'sale' price.