Australian General LEGO Update

[Guest TabbyBoy]

18 minutes ago, Furious_george said:

how do the other calendars normally fair eol? I mean city and friends.

Not very well unless you can buy at -40% or more. I only buy Star Wars to invest and buy CITY/Friends for presents.

[whoisbiggles]

Yep I got SW ones for $30 @ big w last year. Seems like the SW ones are a one drop.
Just my opinion but I don't see much value in the city and friends calendars

[whoisbiggles]

Myer had 20% sale off Lego starting today

[kurnitb]

Hey guys, BigW is selling the porsche tecnic (42056) $398 for those who are interested or missed out on the target one.

https://www.bigw.com.au/sales/c/2/?q=%3Anew%3Avendor%3ABIG+W%3AmanufacturerName%3ALEGO&text=#

 

 

[Furious_george]

Well spotted. Charging small delivery fee but it's still waaaaaay better than $500 from LEGO.

Cant see a flip opportunity here on EBay. Listings recently filled up with Targets last offer.

Edited October 12, 2016 by Furious_george

[kurnitb]

Thanks, hey george are u planning to get the new Death Star set  or the hoth ucs set? You have an awesome ucs collection there mate.

[Furious_george]

Thanks mate.
Yep ill get the Hoth set eventually but they can keep their ds. Didnt really like the first one so have no interest.
Just hope they dont pull a copy job on the new snowspeeder but im not confident.

[kurnitb]

49 minutes ago, Furious_george said:

Thanks mate.
Yep ill get the Hoth set eventually but they can keep their ds. Didnt really like the first one so have no interest.
Just hope they dont pull a copy job on the new snowspeeder but im not confident.

Lol, I don't know why they had to do another snowspeeder. If so then it won't be that far off from the old version with the addition of a few cheese slopes and updated minifigs.

[whoisbiggles]

Lol, I don't know why they had to do another snowspeeder. If so then it won't be that far off from the old version with the addition of a few cheese slopes and updated minifigs.

And a Disney logo, don't forget the Disney logo, because it adds 10% to the RRP

[whoisbiggles]

Target having a bit of a sale, the price of 75911 mclaren pit stop $29, and a couple of the first wave speed champion cars for $10, are tempting discounts

[whoisbiggles]

Strange eBay tale:
Last night I receive an email asking if I would accept $150 for a set (3181) which I had listed for $170.
Sure no problem I send the buyer an email with an offer to sell for $150.
This morning he has paid $170.
PayPal has cleared no dramas, he has 100% positive feedback from a wide variety of sellers for high value sets. So I'm confident not a scam.
But he hasn't contacted me about overpaying. So I'm not sure if I'm missing something.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[Furious_george]

Could be a case of the drunken ebayer. Forgot you agreed and paid up.

Win!

[whoisbiggles]

Yes just noticed payment made at 2:44am

[Furious_george]

There you go.

Takes one to know one,

[ED-209]

1 hour ago, Furious_george said:

There you go.

Takes one to know one,

Lol 

I'd take the money and run hehehe 

[gazza]

On 06/10/2016 at 9:36 PM, Furious_george said:

G'day gaz. Welcome back.

thanks, man!

 

 

[be_inspyred]

On 10/12/2016 at 2:31 PM, kurnitb said:

Hey guys, BigW is selling the porsche tecnic (42056) $398 for those who are interested or missed out on the target one.

https://www.bigw.com.au/sales/c/2/?q=%3Anew%3Avendor%3ABIG+W%3AmanufacturerName%3ALEGO&text=#

 

 

Thanks for the heads up, I had bought one from SFM for $450 and thought that was a good price given they actually pack stuff properly, however I picked up another one from Big W to bring my average down.  Package arrived within 2 days, no damage, pretty impressed with them.

Is there anything worth getting from LEGO Shop at Home for double VIP? I really want the London bus freebie but struggling to find anything that can't be found for 20% off somewhere else.

Gazza, welcome back buddy!

[Furious_george]

Yes that's the dilemma. Any set you see on there now will eventually turn up here discounted, and make you wonder why you bothered with LEGO LEGO Shop at Home. Even double VIP is only 10% off really and the bus is about to pull into eBay.

The race to the bottom will not be far from then so if you only want the bus, hang on a bit and you will get one for 10 bucks I reckon.

[Ted]

Yes that's the dilemma. Any set you see on there now will eventually turn up here discounted, and make you wonder why you bothered with LEGO LEGO Shop at Home. Even double VIP is only 10% off really and the bus is about to pull into eBay.
The race to the bottom will not be far from then so if you only want the bus, hang on a bit and you will get one for 10 bucks I reckon.

10 bucks for the bus? gheez thats low. but could be possible.

[Ted]

probably getting something that is close to retirement but that is anyone's guess as it is highly irregular... Getting anything new will always run the risk of it appearing in the store and then on a discount eventually.

[ED-209]

2 hours ago, Furious_george said:

Yes that's the dilemma. Any set you see on there now will eventually turn up here discounted, and make you wonder why you bothered with LEGO LEGO Shop at Home. Even double VIP is only 10% off really and the bus is about to pull into eBay.

The race to the bottom will not be far from then so if you only want the bus, hang on a bit and you will get one for 10 bucks I reckon.

It all depends on how many lego make. To say they'll be ten bucks is pessimistic.

[Furious_george]

I'm not selling any and I'd like one so I'd say I'm optimistic.  Maybe too much so but we will see. 

[Furious_george]

IR returned briefly, but is gone again.

 

[Furious_george]

Quick note for those who haven't tried it.

hydrogen peroxide 3% works AMAZING on white pieces. My old Snowspeeder looks brand new.

[Voltron]

10 minutes ago, Furious_george said:

Quick note for those who haven't tried it.

hydrogen peroxide 3% works AMAZING on white pieces. My old Snowspeeder looks brand new.

Got any pics?