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Last year, I did a lot of buying on Goodwill.  And while I've had some fantastic finds - the coal tender and passenger car from Emerald Night, some HP sets (complete), Boeing 787 (10177), NIB Santa Fe Super Chief - I've also been burned a few times as well.  I've got a Friends Summer Riding Camp that's missing two whole bags (everything else is sealed).  I've got a Darkseid Invasion missing an entire bag (everything is sealed).  I had an Indiana Jones set that was advertised as "complete!" with no picture of the contents.  Got it home, and it was $5 of Lego junk.

 

Darkseid Invasion, I'm going to order the parts I'm missing.  It's obvious it was a salvage/damaged box, and that one of the bags was swiped or fell out of a hold in the box.  Fortunately, it's only part of the ship, and not the minifigs (which is what's important to me).  The Summer Riding Camp, I'm just going to inventory, and eventually order the missing parts.

 

Indiana Jones, I actually wrote them a letter, and told them how badly what was described differed from what was sent to me.  They were fine with that, asked me to send it back, paid the postage to send it back, and refunded me my entire amount.

 

It's up to you what to do.  If they didn't list it as glued, and they have pictures of it out, it's reasonable to say that it's not as described.  I get that they sell it "as is", but, there's also an expectation that you, as a consumer, would be getting Lego blocks, not glued Lego blocks.  It's a bit inherent in the product.  They have a responsibility, as a sell, to accurately describe, to the best of their ability, what they are selling.

 

It's reasonable to say that they might not be aware that a bag is missing, or parts are missing from bags.  But if they've handled the product, and put it on display for pictures, knowing that it's Lego (and yes, Goodwills are quite knowledgeable that Lego are valuable), then they owe it to you to make it right.

 

In my mind, it's a little different than eBay, since the one holding the auction is the seller.  They certainly rake in the dough - they overcharge (IMO) on shipping, and adding in a handling fee is really pretty ridiculous. 

 

It's ultimately up to you, though.  It depends on how much you spent.  $20?  Eh, oh well.  The money is going to a good cause.  Over $50?  If most of it is not salvageable, then you should consider contacting them.

Thanks for the response Alpinemaps. I went and looked at the listing again last night and decided to submit my comments via the survey, but maybe I should have sent them a direct email. I felt that it should have been noted in the description that it was glued because once I pulled it out of the box it was very obvious. I did see that some people are able to sell some glued sets on ebay so that may be an option, but the shipping might be expensive.

 

Yes, some of the Goodwills have outrageous shipping charges like $45 or more plus their "handling" fee. It's a little crazy.

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wow they cost that much huh!

 

You could probably get them cheaper at some point (< $50) but I figure with this set possibly disappearing they could go up fast.  Plus, I just watched the movie and got the itch.  That pic someone shared of him on top of TOO also helped me pull the trigger.

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Cool! I have been looking for one of those forever. You will have to post pics when built!

If you are fine with getting a new version it is coming out in August for $99.99, set number 60080. Pictures: http://www.bricksandbloks.com/lego-spaceport-60080-summer-2015-set-photos-preview/

 

Honestly, it looks pretty similar to the previous version to me, so I'd just wait for the new one to drop a tad in price ($100 for 586 pieces anyone?).

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If you are fine with getting a new version it is coming out in August for $99.99, set number 60080. Pictures: http://www.bricksandbloks.com/lego-spaceport-60080-summer-2015-set-photos-preview/

 

Honestly, it looks pretty similar to the previous version to me, so I'd just wait for the new one to drop a tad in price ($100 for 586 pieces anyone?).

Ummm... If you can look at 60080 and think it looks comparable to 10213 or 10231 you may want to consult an optometrist ASAP.
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