Australian General LEGO Update

[ED-209]

Do you guys collect or build at all, or do you just buy with the intent to sell?

I find that I only have room to build small sets at the moment (Ideas, City, Architecture etc.). Have grand plans to set up a Modular street one day but who knows if that will ever happen. With Scooby/Monsters CMF and the Ghostbusters HQ coming soon, a spooky part of town with the HH seems like a must now as well. 

I don't think there are many people here that regularly contribute and don't build. I'd say anyone who is not intimate with the product will not be as successful as one who is.

Since coming out of my dark age last September, I try not to spend too much and usually buy smaller or heavily discounted sets for my collection. I like City vehicles, Creator houses, Star Wars and Pirates. I also like the South Korean brand Oxford Blocks, like this 1600 piece Sungnyemun I just built.

[JeffProbst]

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/215981

ebay deal. Spend $200 and get a $100 voucher to spend in November

Shame that there is nothing (LEGO wise at least) worth buying that qualifies for click and collect  

[JeffProbst]

SW Advent Calenders at $29 this week at KMart and Big W

Yay or nay?

Never tried to flip these so maybe it's too early but there seems to be a glut of these everywhere I go

[ED-209]

10 hours ago, JeffProbst said:

SW Advent Calenders at $29 this week at KMart and Big W

Yay or nay?

Never tried to flip these so maybe it's too early but there seems to be a glut of these everywhere I go

Glut won't last forever, and remember that the new SW film is coming out in less than two months.

If you can get em at 29 bucks, I say go for it. That's 42 percent off. I'd say many people have the same idea as you on this set so good luck fighting to get them!

You can try and QF at retail for Xmas or hold them for a year or two and double your money. I can definitely see this one going to 60 bucks within a year or two.

Edited October 27, 2015 by ED-209

[Alucard1982]

1 hour ago, ED-209 said:

Glut won't last forever, and remember that the new SW film is coming out in less than two months.

If you can get em at 29 bucks, I say go for it. That's 42 percent off. I'd say many people have the same idea as you on this set so good luck fighting to get them!

You can try and QF at retail for Xmas or hold them for a year or two and double your money. I can definitely see this one going to 60 bucks within a year or two.

I have a Facebook page that I operate in addition to eBay, there seems to be some interest for these sets for people in the middle of no-where. I have about 3 City, 2 Friends & 10 SW sitting on my shelves at the moment with another batch of SW sitting on lay-by ready for a price readjustment on Thursday

Be mindful though, these sets are sitting at 400ish grams and to adequately protect them in transit is going to push you over the 500g mark. Last year I found that the City ones were the ones that flew off my shelves around late Nov/early Dec. Stay away from Fiends (yes I spelt that correctly).

As ED wrote SW will appreciate over time, but at $29 and a good strategy you can't go wrong.

[ED-209]

I rang my local kmart and they've put two aside for me. My budget is blown from double VIP so that's all I can afford.

I'll probably part them out though. Santa 3po should get a good price.

[Alucard1982]

20 minutes ago, ED-209 said:

I rang my local kmart and they've put two aside for me. My budget is blown from double VIP so that's all I can afford.

I'll probably part them out though. Santa 3po should get a good price.

Haha, I know the feeling. Will be relieved when my abundance of JW ship. $$$$

 

On a side note, I found a lone T-Rex Tracker sitting on the shelf at Big W. It was a cancelled lay-by  

[ED-209]

I picked up the two advent calendars after work.

I shouldn't have bothered with asking to set my 2 aside as they had at least a dozen just sitting there on the shelves. 

[wceagles]

has anyone started offering 'click and collect' option on their ebay listings?

if yes, what is the take up % of people choosing this option? do you feel it has increased sales and/or increased likelihood of returns/buyers not collecting on time?

[ykusnadi]

On 28 October 2015 10:21:09, ED-209 said:

I rang my local kmart and they've put two aside for me. My budget is blown from double VIP so that's all I can afford.

I'll probably part them out though. Santa 3po should get a good price.

Hi, did you buy it for $29? Because my local kmart sell it for $39 and in their catalogue also says $39. Thanks

[ED-209]

32 minutes ago, ykusnadi said:

Hi, did you buy it for $29? Because my local kmart sell it for $39 and in their catalogue also says $39. Thanks

Yeap, They scanned up at 29. 

[ykusnadi]

7 minutes ago, ED-209 said:

Yeap, They scanned up at 29. 

Thank you.

[Alucard1982]

I grabbed my 6 today from my layby. I got a few pissed off looks walking past

[JeffProbst]

Got David Jones to price match a couple of Advent Calenders. I reckon that they had about 40 of them

Extra 10% off as they were paid for with discounted gift cards. Might go back for more

[JeffProbst]

Raptor Escape available again

 

[Ryan Junior]

Don't you hate that that happens when you're  broke ! 

[Alucard1982]

I think I've nabbed about 5 Trex and 10 RE since they've come back. I feel sorry for the postman when all 10 of my things in the warehouse ship

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[JeffProbst]

That's a lot of trains

I'm wondering if I will get all of the Christmas Trains that have been added to orders. Never had any issues with multiple promo items in the past but who knows

[Alucard1982]

They'll all ship. The trick is to order after the previous has been sent to the warehouse. It's when they are in process they get canxelledd

[Alucard1982]

Another slow clap for AustPost, lost another Wall-E and instead of letting me know, the buyer lodges a refund/not received case

[Ted]

8 hours ago, Alucard1982 said:

 

 

Gheez that sucks. And it isn't the busiest period yet, imagine when xmas comes around.

[JeffProbst]

20% off Target, TRU, Toyworld on ebay at the moment.

They had some TB, PS and PR earlier on but looks like they have all gone.

Poe's X-Wing was $80 earlier today which is close to 40% off. They got eaten up pretty quickly though

[ED-209]

Yea, I missed out on all those. 75102 would've been nice.  Mr Toys shipping cost, however,  makes the Modulars less attractive. 

[JeffProbst]

Looks like the Mixer is no longer exclusive to DJs. 

[Alucard1982]

Looks like the Mixer is no longer exclusive to DJs. 

Yeah it's now in the TRU dumping ground, I still believe this is a contender to depart this year.