Popular Post brickvoyeur Posted December 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Quote I'll read the Nightmare Before Christmas story this year, kids. Twas the night before Clearance And all through the aisle Steamrollers were packed Into my cart like a pile Exo Suits were hung In the storage with care Knowing that in a decade They still will be there Sergeant Jyn Erso was nestled Deep under my bed With terrible proportions And a face that looks dead Wonder woman in her armor And cheetah in her cap The lasso of truth will tell you That this set is pure crap When out on my doorstep A noise shook me awake ShopJustice still delivering Olaf Flat as a pancake Faster shipping than FedEx The turds as they came I cried and I pouted As I called them by name "Now, Dots! now, Mario! Now Lego Movie 1 and 2! On, Raiders! on, Mighty Dinos! On, Takodana and constractables too! To the depths of the dumpster! Stacked 50 feet tall Now throw away! throw away! throw away all!" Each year I make efforts To donate a bit more But Toys for tots sends a bill For returning them to my door Since I can't give them away I'll dig a big pit It's the final solution To get rid of this sh!t I shook as I laughed At the thought of relieving this pain It was nearly 3am So I looked quite insane As I poured the kerosene I cheered with delight "I'll light you on fire, So you're out of my sight" Edited December 7, 2022 by brickvoyeur 15 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 That's awesome. The potter theme sure has some legs on it. I didn't buy a lot of this theme when they were readily available in stores unfortunately, but I've done well with the few sealed sets I have acquired as well as a couple used lots that I pieced back together and sold. I wish I would have bought more of these when Barnes had them. I only bought five and have three left. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Yeah, I wish my collection had more but I was about 1 year too late buying stuff. This $125 lot had all the sets from the 2010 and 2011 except the big Hogwarts, Burrow, and the train. Still Not bad considering my last 4 Hagrid Hutts sold for $80 each. They all arrived today but haven't had a chance or open the shipping box as the wife is home...lol. I'll take a pic when posting about it in the buying thread. This theme is proving to be timeless so far with the amount of fans. I'll start selling the trains once they hit $200 (or so) used with box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@rtisan Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Almost sold a Helm`s Deep and Uruk-Hai Army for $220 U.S. but the buyer just canceled stating "the shipping is too high". Oh well, almost got that nice return. Better luck over Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest betsy805 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 nice going on the Helms deep! ebay? Yep! Put one in at that price several months ago as a placeholder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 helms deep for $200, spongebob 3817 for $35, both free shipping Nicely done on both of those. I picked up a 3817 on AWH last month for $4, I think? I should probably list it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1147 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 A nice surprise: Hobbit Barrel Escape for $48 shipped 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crustybeaver Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I always read this set as Heartbreak Stables. I guess that is where you go to put down your horse I hear the horses are euthanised at 3188 Heartbreak Vet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Heatlake Vet, Heartlake Stables, & Olivia's Treehouse - $220 shipped. It only cost me $5.71 to ship them USPS Priority 2-Day, since the buyer is in Michigan (same region as me). USPS gave me a 51% shipping discount on this sale, not sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudoty Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 The instructions, stickers, and poster from the QAR all new sealed for $50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holleman67 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 The instructions, stickers, and poster from the QAR all new sealed for $50 You didn't need them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudoty Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 You didn't need them? Well I was thinking about hanging the poster over my bed next to the one of Farrah Fawcett I used the ipad for the instructions and I rarely use stickers, I don't like how they look plus I suck at putting them on. The BP has NO stickers it is a real mans set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Heatlake Vet, Heartlake Stables, & Olivia's Treehouse - $220 shipped. It only cost me $5.71 to ship them USPS Priority 2-Day, since the buyer is in Michigan (same region as me). USPS gave me a 51% shipping discount on this sale, not sure why. Man thats not bad at all. I have seen good discounts from USPS if its a small distance. Its weird how the discounts work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1147 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Tie Fighter 9492 for $130 shipped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Tie Fighter 9492 for $130 shipped Cool, EBay or Amazon? That's it, I'm picking up the last one at a Mom & Pop pharmacy at MSRP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1147 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Cool, EBay or Amazon? That's it, I'm picking up the last one at a Mom & Pop pharmacy at MSRP. eBay. I actually was surprised since it's early. I'm kicking myself for passing on a few of these at walmart when they had them for $40 in March.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 eBay. I actually was surprised since it's early. I'm kicking for passing on a few of these at walmart when they had them for $40 in March.... I did too, I bet I passed on 50 of these clearanced out at KMart for $24.50 and Wal-Mart for $40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinothegeeko Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Sold my last Big Zoo for $114.55. Will miss them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1147 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Ouch...$24.50 was a good price! Can't win them all I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Ouch...$24.50 was a good price! Can't win them all I guess! I grabbed 5 or 6 at that price when I was first getting into this game. I was like, hmmmm, why are they so cheap? Hindsight is 20/20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_14 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 2 separate Craigslist sales, each with drop off within 2 minutes walk of my office. 1) Hobbit Goblin King ($95), Dol Goldur Ambush ($25), Unexpected Gathering ($90) and Attack of Wargs ($40) or $250 CDN total. This is about a 30% average profit on sets all bought within the year. 2) 2 Tie Fighters ($80 each) and 1 Jabba's Palace ($150), for $310 total, which is more than 100% above what I paid within the past 6 months. Who says Star Wars is tired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboycarney Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 2 separate Craigslist sales, each with drop off within 2 minutes walk of my office. 1) Hobbit Goblin King ($95), Dol Goldur Ambush ($25), Unexpected Gathering ($90) and Attack of Wargs ($40) or $250 CDN total. This is about a 30% average profit on sets all bought within the year. 2) 2 Tie Fighters ($80 each) and 1 Jabba's Palace ($150), for $310 total, which is more than 100% above what I paid within the past 6 months. Who says Star Wars is tired? Where did you score the Ties for 40 and Jabba for 75. Those were great finds in Canada! Well done on the sales Sent from my Passport using Brickpicker mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpkuk Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 through ebay? Yes, but to a Australian buyer. Seem to be going for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_14 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Where did you score the Ties for 40 and Jabba for 75. Those were great finds in Canada! Well done on the sales Sent from my Passport using Brickpicker mobile app I got 5 Ties at Target for under $40 each back in January, the Jabba set for $80 during a BOGO free from Amazon around the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrikdejager Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Set 10198 Tantive IV for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silburned Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Sold a Used - Complete, no box 6209 Slave I for $73 plus shipping with eBay BIN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedpro50 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Fire Brigade (10197) for $299.99 with shipping included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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