zaphoid Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 32 minutes ago, billybell991 said: Remember the good ol' days when a Brickset link didn't fill up 3/4 of your screen with ads and rubbish? Those were good times. I honestly had no idea, everything on my network runs through a Pi-Hole that I built out and so almost no ads make it through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, BricksBrotha said: I just stay logged in. No adds or banners if a member. That's good to know, I'll login. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lodibricks Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 55 minutes ago, Phil B said: Try using the Brave browser. Best browser around, and will filter out all the fluff. No joke! I tried Pi-hole before in a VM, but that's a lot more involved than just using Brave. Here's my side-by-side of Chrome vs Brave: 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chormeister Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 The BrickFan website has become like this too. I used to enjoy checking out the news there but now I dread it and spend as little time as possible there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshift Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Phil B said: Thanks guys, indeed, looks like this was an impulse buy on my behalf without taking a proper look. Ah well. These guys actually print them. Australian company though, not sure if they ship international or how much it would cost: https://www.thebigbrick.com/en/home/112-ulysses-space-probe-information-plaque.html However they added some dots down the bottom, apparently to make it easy to 'identify it as a replica'. Not cheap either, but (probably) not outrageous considering it is a print. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyskr28 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, BricksBrotha said: I just stay logged in. No adds or banners if a member. Ditto...I was so confused, I didn't even realize there were ads on the site lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneknightr Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Anyone know if the last VIP coin is going to be released at midnight eastern time on Saturday 5/1 (Friday 9pmPT) or a later day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliminator Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 3 hours ago, oneknightr said: Anyone know if the last VIP coin is going to be released at midnight eastern time on Saturday 5/1 (Friday 9pmPT) or a later day? Who knows. I'd be keeping an eye on the VIP Rewards page all Friday evening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortbus311 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 From the reddit lego deal page... apparently in Germany LEGO Shop at Home they have these listed for sale now.Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Obvious Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Shortbus311 said: From the reddit lego deal page... apparently in Germany LEGO Shop at Home they have these listed for sale now. Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk yikes! so glad i sold them. was going to hold back till i got the gold. however, i got greedy with my Pooh's and no longer getting offers. same thing with Ulysses. I could have sold early at $250, now i might get $150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan808 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, Shortbus311 said: From the reddit lego deal page... apparently in Germany LEGO Shop at Home they have these listed for sale now. Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk Not sure this is true. I can't find them anywhere and last time they were put up it was a glitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsxpress Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Just now, raulaco said: Not sure this is true. I can't find them anywhere and last time they were put up it was a glitch. it was a glitch and is not true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan808 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 The last coin isn't coming on May 1st. Lego now say they will give some sort of announcement to people before it drops whenever that will be. Noone needs to wait up now lol. They probably don't want the website to crash with the May the 4th promo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsxpress Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 12 minutes ago, raulaco said: The last coin isn't coming on May 1st. Lego now say they will give some sort of announcement to people before it drops whenever that will be. Noone needs to wait up now lol. They probably don't want the website to crash with the May the 4th promo. thinking that might happen. do you have a link to the source ? can see all the may 4th promo go live and the coin at the same time. they made a good decision if true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, starwarsxpress said: thinking that might happen. do you have a link to the source ? can see all the may 4th promo go live and the coin at the same time. they made a good decision if true. The Brick Fan reported on it but not sure where the info actually came from 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickvoyeur Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Let's not pretend they did it for the community or the fans. Releasing the coin after the May 4th promo guarantees them that each coin code is used on another order and not combined with the May 4th promo. It also generates extra hype at a different time. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan808 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, starwarsxpress said: thinking that might happen. do you have a link to the source ? can see all the may 4th promo go live and the coin at the same time. they made a good decision if true. https://www.brickfanatics.com/the-next-lego-vip-collectible-coin-isnt-launching-on-may-1/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, brickvoyeur said: Let's not pretend they did it for the community or the fans. Releasing the coin after the May 4th promo guarantees them that each coin code is used on another order and not combined with the May 4th promo. It also generates extra hype at a different time. I do not know if they are that smart. I bet the main reason is the amount of stress on their websites having 2 popular promos/events at the same time. Their 2 IT interns were only trained to reboot 1 thing at a time: either the store or VIP page. Heavens help them if both pages are down at the same time. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BricksBrotha Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said: I bet the main reason is the amount of stress on their websites having 2 popular promos/events at the same time. For being the #1 toymaker in the world, I still cannot comprehend how TLG allows their website to function so poorly. I was genuinely curious how this was all going to work this wknd. Looks like the popcorn-eating memes will be saved for another day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 25 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said: I do not know if they are that smart. I bet the main reason is the amount of stress on their websites having 2 popular promos/events at the same time. Their 2 IT interns were only trained to reboot 1 thing at a time: either the store or VIP page. Heavens help them if both pages are down at the same time. I would think it's easier on the interns...now they can just unplug and plug all the plugs instead of having to figure out which one is which 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebrick Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) I just received my space coin yesterday and as I am looking at this coin through this thin wrapping paper, I have come to this sudden realization that these VIP coins are really ugly. Edited April 29, 2021 by lebrick 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melting Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Live now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsxpress Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 1 minute ago, melting said: Live now. anyone trying this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Helmet Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, starwarsxpress said: anyone trying this ? I never do. Seems like a waste of points to gamble on it. Ill save my 24 tries and pick up the next coin then flush it down this toilet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CsabaLazlo Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 9 hours ago, starwarsxpress said: anyone trying this ? I bought one ticket. The cost of one is negligible so might as well take a punt. Don't see the point in spending an amount of points that you'll notice as the chances of winning must be tiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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