Jeff Mack Posted November 20, 2015 Author Posted November 20, 2015 Ok great job on the details. Quote
Jeff Mack Posted November 20, 2015 Author Posted November 20, 2015 15 hours ago, BrickLegacy said: My review is up :) Thank you! Also..... Books are starting to ship from Target. If you ordered one from Target or want to use your Red Card to save 5%, you can do that now. http://www.target.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-collectible-lego-sets-paperback/-/A-26395591 Quote
Huskers1236 Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 On 11/11/2015, 6:16:11, Jeff Mack said: Huw over at Brickset just posted a great review of the book. http://brickset.com/article/17591/The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Collectable-LEGO-sets We shipped him out a review copy and I know I am very happy that he liked the book. Huw knows his LEGO and I have met him on a few occasions. He loves LEGO and is very serious about it and his site which is why it is the most popular LEGO site out there. Getting a nod of approval from him means a lot to me. Funny to read all the butthurt in the comment section. What's funny is I would bet nearly every Lego "collector" has sold something on ebay/CL/Amazon, what have you, and made money on it. Then talk out the other side of their mouth and claim resellers are the devil. 3 Quote
Alpinemaps Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 56 minutes ago, Huskers1236 said: Funny to read all the butthurt in the comment section. What's funny is I would bet nearly every Lego "collector" has sold something on ebay/CL/Amazon, what have you, and made money on it. Then talk out the other side of their mouth and claim resellers are the devil. That's half the fun of visiting /r/lego on Reddit. For all the "resellers are the scum of the earth comments" 1 Quote
meowsmeowsmeows Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 2 hours ago, Jeff Mack said: Thank you! Also..... Books are starting to ship from Target. If you ordered one from Target or want to use your Red Card to save 5%, you can do that now. http://www.target.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-collectible-lego-sets-paperback/-/A-26395591 Thanks -- I ordered one through Target. Looking forward to reading it given the rave reviews. Quote
gregpj Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 1 hour ago, Huskers1236 said: Funny to read all the butthurt in the comment section. What's funny is I would bet nearly every Lego "collector" has sold something on ebay/CL/Amazon, what have you, and made money on it. Then talk out the other side of their mouth and claim resellers are the devil. And the few that remain are people who are just bitter that it's not something they can financially pull off - but would if they could in a heart beat! Quote
Jeff Mack Posted November 21, 2015 Author Posted November 21, 2015 Just got a promo email from the publisher. If anyone wants to order the book through them, they are offering a limited poster along with the book. http://www.krausebooks.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-collectible-lego-sets-value-pack Quote
Dark Helmet Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 Just got my book in the mail today. It looks great. I just want to know how Ed got his name first. Did Jeff lose the knife fight to the death? or was it a best Chewbaca impression? I'm betting it was a karaoke contest of who could sing a Miley Cyrus song better. Quote
Jeff Mack Posted November 23, 2015 Author Posted November 23, 2015 11 minutes ago, Dark Helmet said: I just want to know how Ed got his name first. Alphabetical order and he's older. Respect you elders! 1 Quote
Dark Helmet Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 15 minutes ago, Jeff Mack said: Alphabetical order and he's older. Respect you elders! Well at least we know you're not dead so the first one is out. It's ok Jeff you don't have to lie. Ed is just better at singing wreaking ball then you. Not everyone can be good at everything Quote
gregpj Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 4 hours ago, Jeff Mack said: Alphabetical order and he's older. Respect you elders! Haha, you called your brother Ed old on a public forum. Sorry, as the younger sibling myself I just find that funny. Quote
Jeff Mack Posted December 3, 2015 Author Posted December 3, 2015 Another great review of the book has been posted on Dr Dave Watford's blog Gimme LEGO. I have met Dr Dave, and let me tell you, the man knows his LEGO http://gimmelego.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/a-good-investment.html Quote
Fcbarcelona101 Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 9 hours ago, Jeff Mack said: Another great review of the book has been posted on Dr Dave Watford's blog Gimme LEGO. I have met Dr Dave, and let me tell you, the man knows his LEGO http://gimmelego.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/a-good-investment.html How appropriate (or inappropriate lol) would it be for someone to post a review of the book in the site? Quote
Ed Mack Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 9 hours ago, Jeff Mack said: Another great review of the book has been posted on Dr Dave Watford's blog Gimme LEGO. I have met Dr Dave, and let me tell you, the man knows his LEGO http://gimmelego.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/a-good-investment.html How appropriate (or inappropriate lol) would it be for someone to post a review of the book in the site? Fine, as long as it's a good one. LOL 2 Quote
legopocalypse Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Picked it up the other day at B&N. Can't wait to read it! It will be perfect for the hospital in a few weeks while the wife is in labor. Maybe I'll read it during :-) 1 Quote
HandyHand Posted January 11, 2016 Posted January 11, 2016 Ordered my copy of this book at the Dutch Bol.com website last week and now I'm eagerly awaiting delivery. Had this book on my want-list for many weeks and finally ordered it! Quote
Anakin_Skywalker Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 Here in Italy it seems to be impossible to find even in our most famous book stores ("Feltrinelli" and "Mondadori")... Pretty disappointing. So I've decided to go for the quick and easy Amazon, ordered it now and with my Prime account will be delivered at my office tomorrow! 1 Quote
Anakin_Skywalker Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Ok so what happened is that DHL sent my copy of the book to the wrong dispatching center apparently, looks like I'll have to wait till tomorrow to have it in my hands. This is the second time in a row in a week that DHL has this type of problem with shipping items in the center of Milan (and the other case that happened to me was regarding the shipping of a MISB 7191 so you can imagine how angry I got at the beginning) Quote
HandyHand Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Received my copy last week and I'm really enjoying reading the texts next to the many sets shown in the book. Getting a lot of useful information about what qualities in a set make it a future winner. Will be interesting to have a refresh of the book in a few years, both to update the texts to match the changed situations and see how the prices have developed since the first edition, and to include the interesting sets from 2015 and (possibly by then) 2016 that weren't included in the first edition of the book. 1 Quote
Ed Mack Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 5 hours ago, Anakin_Skywalker said: Yay! Support "the Macks"! The "secrets" to LEGO investing are in there. Quote
Anakin_Skywalker Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 I am more on the collectors side than on the investors side (pls don't beat me up for this ) and I guess this is actually the main reason why I've bought the book: understand how you guys see Lego Bricks. Looking at this from a different angle - your perspective - should teach me something that I don't know yet and this should lead me for sure being richer than before (whatever "richer" could mean!). Quote
Ed Mack Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 6 minutes ago, Anakin_Skywalker said: I am more on the collectors side than on the investors side (pls don't beat me up for this ) and I guess this is actually the main reason why I've bought the book: understand how you guys see Lego Bricks. Looking at this from a different angle - your perspective - should teach me something that I don't know yet and this should lead me for sure being richer than before (whatever "richer" could mean!). Me too. The book is geared towards collectors, but it translates to investors as well. Quote
Anakin_Skywalker Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 The issue now is that if my gf looks reads it and discovers how much my collection is worth, she'll beat me up. It's not a matter of "if"...it is a matter of " when". She is not really into Lego, sees it as a mere "hobby". This is not the case for me, clearly. Have to hide it carefully Do you explain also this in the book? Quote
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