mushedroom Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 It's an error, need to tell Jeff about it I guess. what did you pay for 50 tumblers if you don't mind me asking? we are speaking of the 50 polybag tumblers right? i bought them all at target i think they were 3.99 - 5% red card discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildkarrde5 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Personally I would. Its a low risk holiday flip. I've sold 15 since they came out and have 5 more built up. Plus with double points and holiday 1 you're getting for 160+tax. You'll always be able to get your money back on it quickly if you need to. How do you figure 160+? You mean 180 right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegito1338 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I think they count the holiday promo as cash money yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cetona Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 213 with tax, $20 back in VIP and $15 from the promo makes it closer to 180. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenb99 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I put 160+Tax. 20 for points and I have been selling the promo for 20-25 so just put 20, was just an estimate so 160+tax would be low 170s. Just an estimate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenb99 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Also you could ask if one of the ones they have is a damaged box and save another $25 (500 bonus points). Over half of the ones I have bought were damaged box. It sells just as good and then you're down even more. Usually you do have to ask for them as most will not bring it up unless you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildkarrde5 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Also you could ask if one of the ones they have is a damaged box and save another $25 (500 bonus points). Over half of the ones I have bought were damaged box. It sells just as good and then you're down even more. Usually you do have to ask for them as most will not bring it up unless you do. What's the LEGO store's policy on damaged boxes, they give a certain % discount off the set or just VIP points? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushedroom Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Does anyone know if they know what you purchased at other stores when they take your VIP number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushedroom Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I'm asking because tonight I just went to grab a Research Institute set and the XO suit set and the customer in front of me was buying and Tumblr and asked if his girlfriend could buy a tumbler and the lady said no you cannot purchase multiple tumblrs under one VIP card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 So, given the wording at LEGO Shop at Home, does it mean that Tumbler will not be available in stores November and December? Smarter move for TLC would be not to mention October at all. Unless they don't expect availability in November and December, and want to avoid unnecessary phone calls to the stores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroster Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'm asking because tonight I just went to grab a Research Institute set and the XO suit set and the customer in front of me was buying and Tumblr and asked if his girlfriend could buy a tumbler and the lady said no you cannot purchase multiple tumblrs under one VIP card. I am not positive but I believe they CAN look at your purchases if they want to. So if you get a strict employee they can check and see your purchases with that VIP number whether you bought in store anywhere or online if you used that VIP number. I try to use the force to feel out cashiers. Also I generally know managers and the ones that tend to be more strict and in those situations sometimes you gotta bite the bullet and go with cash/no VIP number if you really want multiples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 ... I try to use the force to feel out cashiers. ... too lazy to do proper photoshop to change the props to lego store... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroster Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 And now Mr Lego Cashier, we will discuss your policy regarding 1 Tumbler per household. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 And now Mr Lego Cashier, we will discuss your policy regarding 1 Tumbler per household. These are not prior Tumbler purchases you are looking for... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcandre Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 WB shop squashed my tumbler to fit it in a small box. First and last order from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clxmouth Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 They did the same to a ToO I ordered. They gave me 20% off so I kept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcandre Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 They did the same to a ToO I ordered. They gave me 20% off so I kept it. That's good info. Going to give them a call, I'll keep it for a discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenb99 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 What's the LEGO store's policy on damaged boxes, they give a certain % discount off the set or just VIP points? Exclusives are vip points only. 500 for tumbler so $25. Opera house DS sandcrawler are all 1000. TB isn't very good as its just under the value for 1000 so you only get 500. Sets under $100 are only 100 now which is not much. The points are manually added on to your account. Any non exclusives are 10 20 or 30% off depending on the damage. Most fall in the 10 to 20 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Lego Store in Manhattan had a few... Grabbed my Tumbler a couple of days ago. Awesome set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildkarrde5 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Exclusives are vip points only. 500 for tumbler so $25. Opera house DS sandcrawler are all 1000. TB isn't very good as its just under the value for 1000 so you only get 500. Sets under $100 are only 100 now which is not much. The points are manually added on to your account. Any non exclusives are 10 20 or 30% off depending on the damage. Most fall in the 10 to 20 though. And how do you go about filing the complaint of damaged boxes and do you need any type of proof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneknightr Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 $264 BIN with free shipping on eBay. That's selling for a loss after the 13% in fees and shipping costs. I don't get it unless they're an employee and got it for half off. I only have two and have them listed on CL for $300 for two weeks now with no interest. Depending on how much stock my local stores get in the next month, I may have to unload them at a little above cost and count the double VIP points and holiday promo set as my profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minicoopers11 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) $264 BIN with free shipping on eBay. That's selling for a loss after the 13% in fees and shipping costs. I don't get it unless they're an employee and got it for half off. I only have two and have them listed on CL for $300 for two weeks now with no interest. Depending on how much stock my local stores get in the next month, I may have to unload them at a little above cost and count the double VIP points and holiday promo set as my profit. Some sellers acquired their stock from pallets that "fell off the truck." But even so, that's not necessarily selling at a loss, if acquired legally. 13% would be $34.32. Shipping would be about 10 lb packed, so that would be $24.72 worst case scenario within USA via USPS. So, he could be making just about $5 legit, more if the buyer is close to the seller. Of course, this assumes the seller did not pay sales tax. Big assumption. And then you have the people that will deduct earned VIP points, free sets, discounted gift cards, etc from the original purchase price to determine the price they're basing profit on. Still not worth it for me. Edited October 21, 2014 by minicoopers11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 $264 BIN with free shipping on eBay. That's selling for a loss after the 13% in fees and shipping costs. I don't get it unless they're an employee and got it for half off. I only have two and have them listed on CL for $300 for two weeks now with no interest. Depending on how much stock my local stores get in the next month, I may have to unload them at a little above cost and count the double VIP points and holiday promo set as my profit. Welcome to the new era of quick flipping We discussed this very thing in yesterday DD thread albeit with TRU's mini modular slant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templesweeper Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I got two. One in a tax-free state. So on average, after cashing in points, the two cost me about $190. Plus I got the promo sets I have yet to sell. I sold one for $280. Plus, I charged $12 for shipping. It didn't cost me that much, so I was good there. I made a decent profit. I was just after quick money on the one set. I'm saving the other for the Christmas season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscheaf Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 $264 BIN with free shipping on eBay. That's selling for a loss after the 13% in fees and shipping costs. I don't get it unless they're an employee and got it for half off. I only have two and have them listed on CL for $300 for two weeks now with no interest. Depending on how much stock my local stores get in the next month, I may have to unload them at a little above cost and count the double VIP points and holiday promo set as my profit. I will say it again. Those with dreams of big profits on a quick flip of this set are going to be really disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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