LegoPup Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Hit the motherlode on Friday and just now getting around to talking about it. My weekly flyer for Real Canadian Superstore (a grocery chain that also has a toy section where I get my best discounts) showed select Star Wars and other sets are 20% off this week. On top of that, they were doing a no tax event so those sets would be 33% off (20% discount plus 13% HST). As I'm driving to the store I get my weekly PC points email which has personalized offers of bonus points (which you can redeem for discounts) based on my past shopping history (ie $2 off of milk, etc.). For the first time ever, I get a toy related offer (most of them are food related). On top of the 20% discount and the 13% no tax, I get $8 in points for every $40 I spend on toys.That's another 20%!!! So I get to the store and pick up a couple of random Star Wars sets worth $80 and figure I'll come out just under $40 total. By chance I see a skid of boxes and lego sets down the aisle waiting to be unloaded and walk over. And there they were - 7 Wolverine Chopper 6866 sets in pristine condition! I haven't seen this set on a retail shelf anywhere since February. I sold 4 of them recently for between $50 and $75 each. I do the quick mental math as a formality only because there's no question I'm taking them all. I get to the cash and it gets even better. Retail price being $25, they're on CLEARANCE for $11 each!!!! Plus all the above discounts!!! 7 of these gold mines at about $6 each will make me close to a 1000% instant profit at current levels. Best. Score. Ever. (For Me.) Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Argh! Every rcss around me has garbage.... Me too... 20% off two city sets. Yuck. Sent from my iPod touch using Brickpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Bought another Power Armor Lex at TRU. Price matched Amazon at $15 - $5 rewards. This is my favorite way to spend TRU rewards but this time it took them about 10 minutes to confirm the Amazon price. They even called the manager. V Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Bought another Power Armor Lex at TRU. Price matched Amazon at $15 - $5 rewards. This is my favorite way to spend TRU rewards but this time it took them about 10 minutes to confirm the Amazon price. They even called the manager. V That's good thinking right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seapotato Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Grab two battle at the black gate and a small sw battlepack today. Need to stop spending! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djim Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Only seven Death Stars are left from amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EEP3NO/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me= 1 left. picked up 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooToyz Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Picked up 1 more LEGO Super Heroes Superman Vs Power Armor Lex 6862 at Target. Had them match Amazon's price of $15.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmhelmick Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Pirate ship ambush. Going to build it tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 today i took back 54 Homer, Bart, and Marge, Lisa, Maggies Flanderseses to walmart. almost just walked out without even peaking at the lego section. went over and there are two brickin' brand new boxes of Simpsons minifigs which i haven't seen in a month. brand new because I went through all of em' in 20 minutes and smooshed 6 Apus, Burns and Grandpas and boosting my total number of complete sealed sets to 19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarleyMoose Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Picked up 3x Space Centers from TRU clearance. Also picked up at retail a Unimog from a local toy store. Left 1 on the shelf. Also left 3 JP's there as well. They had 3x Logging Trucks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickerbrack Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Wife picked up a Logging Truck via scratch & dent at TLS. Wife misunderstood and passed up a Unimog. Went back and it was gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooToyz Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 My 2 "Friends" Dolphin Cruiser's arrived from Amazon today........Minty mint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 So obviously you see this set as having potential. These are the first mini figs series I have bought. I have 2 unopened sets and 2 opened. I always think abou tbuying more since they are 3 a pack meijer. right now I'm having a hard time selling them for 70 as in I can't. Do the mini figure series go up in value decently? i sold 3 sets early on for $90 but then the price dropped out. even at $90 I didn't feel like it was worth it but those had the corner snipped open. now i only have sealed ones. i think you need to hold these until at the very least, they sell out on LEGO Shop at Home and go extinct at retail stores. then time will tell. I think Christmas sales will have some prognostic value. this is one of those sets you either believe in or you don't. i am a long time simpson fan and am confident that i will get a decent ROI. i am not chasing CAGR with this. also i have already started building a position in Simpson Houses. pairing these in the future with Simpson house will be useful. i have also been keeping pairs of more common itchy and scratchy as these are just AWESOME. especially scratchy. if you don't like the simpsons, i'm not sure i would recommend buying 19 of these. even if you do i'm not sure i recommend it. either way my goal was for 20 sets and counting my own, i'm done smooshing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringonu Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Picked a used 10198 Tantive iV, used 9397 Logging Truck, full set of the Simpsons figs, and the LEGO movie. Pretty good day for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco1264 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 today i took back 54 Homer, Bart, and Marge, Lisa, Maggies Flanderseses to walmart. almost just walked out without even peaking at the lego section. went over and there are two brickin' brand new boxes of Simpsons minifigs which i haven't seen in a month. brand new because I went through all of em' in 20 minutes and smooshed 6 Apus, Burns and Grandpas and boosting my total number of complete sealed sets to 19. That is some serious smooshing. 120 in 20 min, That is a talent my friend..lol smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogelbaby Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 You I'd like all you 'smoothers' to know that I think you suck and that you are thieves. A random mini figure pack is supposed to be random. When a kid goes and picks one or more up and buys them they are buying that randomness. When you go in and cherry pick the more desirable figures without actually paying for the items, you are stealing value from the rest of the box by destroying the random distribution of those figures. So stop doing this, or find a way to feel good about the fact that you are a thief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I didn't buy any Lego, but I feel like going to the theater and buying a large popcorn to watch the show. PSST Fogelbaby, did you miss the show in the "Other investments" thread? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicblast Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 You I'd like all you 'smoothers' to know that I think you suck and that you are thieves. A random mini figure pack is supposed to be random. When a kid goes and picks one or more up and buys them they are buying that randomness. When you go in and cherry pick the more desirable figures without actually paying for the items, you are stealing value from the rest of the box by destroying the random distribution of those figures. So stop doing this, or find a way to feel good about the fact that you are a thief. Ha. I'd argue that most kids pick through the CMS bags, actually. Many parents too. Oftentimes, I see parents picking through bags while their children look at the LEGO sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 "Smoothers"??? Please tell me more about this... No purchase of lego's but I did help at least 1 member purchase some ecto-1's @ amazon this morning so there's that... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 You I'd like all you 'smoothers' to know that I think you suck and that you are thieves. A random mini figure pack is supposed to be random. When a kid goes and picks one or more up and buys them they are buying that randomness. When you go in and cherry pick the more desirable figures without actually paying for the items, you are stealing value from the rest of the box by destroying the random distribution of those figures. So stop doing this, or find a way to feel good about the fact that you are a thief. While I understand your frustration, kids are just as guilty as adults on this subject. I have never seen an adult smooshing CMF's but have seen many kids doing it. I "smoosh" to build one set for our collection and don't feel bad about it all, because I know there is a good chance the person before me did it, and the next person will do it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 You I'd like all you 'smoothers' to know that I think you suck and that you are thieves. A random mini figure pack is supposed to be random. When a kid goes and picks one or more up and buys them they are buying that randomness. When you go in and cherry pick the more desirable figures without actually paying for the items, you are stealing value from the rest of the box by destroying the random distribution of those figures. So stop doing this, or find a way to feel good about the fact that you are a thief. I have been to several LEGO stores and seen adults smooshing the CMF bags. TLG must have been ok with smooshing, otherwise they would have asked the employees to confront those "thieves" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buidee Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I have been to several LEGO stores and seen adults smooshing the CMF bags. TLG must have been ok with smooshing, otherwise they would have asked the employees to confront those "thieves" I went to Toyrus, the manager at the customer counter was smooshing with her employees, At Legoland Carsbad in CA, I went to the counter and told the employee the few Simpsons minifigures I was missing, he smooshed and found the last two I needed. I went to Walmart and one of the employees was smooshing the Simpsons minifigs. If you don't want to pay the high prices on Ebay for individual minifigs, this is the only way to complete your set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 You I'd like all you 'smoothers' to know that I think you suck and that you are thieves. A random mini figure pack is supposed to be random. When a kid goes and picks one or more up and buys them they are buying that randomness. When you go in and cherry pick the more desirable figures without actually paying for the items, you are stealing value from the rest of the box by destroying the random distribution of those figures. So stop doing this, or find a way to feel good about the fact that you are a thief.If a person finds what they want and pays for the item before leaving the store then how can it be considered theft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStuP Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Got my first Grand Emporium today and also another Sail Barge and a Rancor pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Bought two 9468 Vampyre Castles today for 100 euro each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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