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...
Poly 30286 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 4 minutes ago, Ciglione said: Ladies and Gentlemen... we have found our new member for the brickpicker news team! I'm trying to figure out how to make a "quick and dirty" thread for BPer too busy filling orders this time of year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fossilrock Posted December 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2015 Remember all.. while we are all reaping in the rewards from little Timmy's parents so they can please little timmy…. that we should also give a little back to those kids that don't have a little Timmy's parents. I'm planning on donating some sets to the local children's hospital. https://www.facebook.com/toysfortots/videos/2491777306066/?fref=nf 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poly 30286 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 21 minutes ago, fossilrock said: Remember all.. while we are all reaping in the rewards from little Timmy's parents so they can please little timmy…. that we should also give a little back to those kids that don't have a little Timmy's parents. I'm planning on donating some sets to the local children's hospital. https://www.facebook.com/toysfortots/videos/2491777306066/?fref=nf ^^This needs to be a "gold star" post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexxet Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 3 hours ago, longshot said: Just returned a sea cow from amazon and reordered another. Came in crushed. Happens again they can keep the next one..........Ughhhhhhhh holy crap, must be a trend. That happened to mine as well, except the outer box and inner box were destroyed and missing bags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete411 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 32 minutes ago, fossilrock said: Remember all.. while we are all reaping in the rewards from little Timmy's parents so they can please little timmy…. that we should also give a little back to those kids that don't have a little Timmy's parents. I'm planning on donating some sets to the local children's hospital. https://www.facebook.com/toysfortots/videos/2491777306066/?fref=nf I already have 4 sets earmarked for TOTs donation. A couple of Elves sets for the girls and some Superhero sets for the boys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 40 minutes ago, fossilrock said: Remember all.. while we are all reaping in the rewards from little Timmy's parents so they can please little timmy…. that we should also give a little back to those kids that don't have a little Timmy's parents. I'm planning on donating some sets to the local children's hospital. https://www.facebook.com/toysfortots/videos/2491777306066/?fref=nf St. Jude and Muscular Dystrophy Association are also great organizations to donate to. We are closely tied with MDA and ALS, since we have nephews with MD and participate in fundraisers quite often. Coincidentally, we have the kids setup with a giving tree and they sent their charity allowance to MDA today. http://www.stjudechild.org/?gclid=CLCK3uWAvMkCFQkxaQodKV0NUg http://www.mda.org/givingtuesday 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayor Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I BET THIS PARTICULAR FORUM IS ON "KAPLAN'S" COMPUTER. HE'S THE FELLOW THAT KICKS YOU OFF LS@H. HE WOULD BE A NICE GUY IF HE DID'NT WORK FOR LEGO. THIS IS INFORMATION THAT LEGO USES FOR MANY PURPOSES. THERE WILL BE AN AMNESTY FORUM SOON. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO START IT BE FOR I DO. DO IT! IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU FEEL IMPORTANT IN THIS ATTEMPT TO HAVE LEGO GRANT AN AMNESTY PLEASE LMK. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE GOT BUMPED OFF LS@H. NOT THAT WE NEED THEM, WE STILL BUY THEIR PRODUCT AND THEY STILL MAKE MONEY OFF US. THE AMNESTY EFFORT SHOULD BE WORLD WIDE AND CATCH PRESS IN OTHER UNOFFICIAL LEGO SITES. I JUST TURNED 70 YEARS OLD AND I STILL ENJOY BUILDING, LOOKING AND PLAYING WITH THEM. I MUST OWN A FEW THOUSAND MINI-FIGURES AND REALLY ENJOY THEM. AND DON'T FORGET, "AMNESTY" IS FOR ALL AGES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legoray01 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 So I went a little old school. My credit card was screaming from Black Friday ( a dozen Wal-Mart cubes, 40% off in the Lego store, Target and Meijer (oh My)), my winter tax bill came in today and my wife needed money for a final loan payment on her part of the mortgage. So, who to the rescue - Lego With ebay $10 cap on Final Value Fees I listed 12 NIB sets with various BIN prices on Sunday Five sets sold (parenthesis is revenue after ebay fees, paypal fees and U.S. Mail fees (I was so happy everything shipped East from Michigan for the postal fees)) 8671 Ferrari F430 Spider - $115 ($86.27) - purchased from a Discovery store on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with some of my winnings from a second place finish in a poker tournament some years ago. 7097 - Troll's Mountain Fortress - $170 ($140.47) 7662 - MTT $400 ($357.70) - From a Target Black Friday deal years ago when they used to have a pallet load and I only bought single sets. 7627 - Indiana Jones Temple of the Crystal Skull $160 ($128.51) - Last of my Indiana Jones sets 8877 Vladeks Dark Fortress $180 ($146.88) Outside of the MTT the sets really did not have a place in the collection and the fact I saved $50 in ebay fees for these sets made it easier to move them out. I had put a number of these sets out at the garage sale last year (see the garage sale thread for that story) and these "collector sets" just had no interest so ebay was the only place I could take them and sell them to a broader market that would have interest. Happy with the results and the tax bill is paid. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 8 hours ago, dcdfan said: For someone who's in Europe, you sure are fascinated with American politics... I know this is off topic but it´s interesting because in many Euro countries, politics is a career and you prepare for it when you are at uni. In the US, it seems like they need to be either an entrepreneur, actor or relative of another former president. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 2 hours ago, valenciaeric said: In the US, it seems like they need to be either an entrepreneur, actor or relative of another former president. This country is a mess. When the most "famous" person is famous for making a sex tape, we're in trouble... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The film Idiocracy is well worth watching for a glimpse of how we will be living in the future (a WWE wrestler is president and people water their plants with energy drinks). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) 6 hours ago, valenciaeric said: I know this is off topic but it´s interesting because in many Euro countries, politics is a career and you prepare for it when you are at uni. In the US, it seems like they need to be either an entrepreneur, actor or relative of another former president. That's what happens when the voting public is mostly stupid people. Which is why we will have President Trump. And we deserve the destruction he brings. Edited December 2, 2015 by MarxMarvelous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshot Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 23 minutes ago, MarxMarvelous said: That's what happens when the voting public is mostly stupid people. Which is why we will have President Trump. And we deserve the destruction he brings. Lets just hope that the voters arent quite THAT stupid to put Trump up for the presidential Republican nominee. The again Palin was on the ticket so who the hell knows................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtot Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 This is truly madness, in the last 24 hours sold 8 Christmas trains on Amazon for £44.99 each, I normally keep this years freebies until next Christmas but for £45 I just had too, especially seeing as how there going for around £25 on eBay. Like most people I prefer the GBH as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNH1974 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Sold my last Delorean for £140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Folks are undercutting Creator: Family House like crazy on Amazon right now. I guess they'll be out of the way soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redghostx Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 7 minutes ago, exciter1 said: Folks are undercutting Creator: Family House like crazy on Amazon right now. I guess they'll be out of the way soon. I had to look it up and was stunned to see a 20% decrease, but it will rebound after Christmas. I cashed out at $90-107 after fees (US) so I can't complain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadfraggle Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 37 minutes ago, exciter1 said: Folks are undercutting Creator: Family House like crazy on Amazon right now. I guess they'll be out of the way soon. I'm seeing around $95 right now. I haven't been trending prices on that one lately, what was it going for before the undercutting started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie77 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 whole lot of 21103 for $144,99 (my 66% stash gone. holding onto remaining 33%) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete411 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Action on the GBH is really heating up. Just sold two @ $54 shipped. I would not sell for under $60 at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Pete, I'm guessing that's on Amazon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seapotato Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Seeing those sold prices makes me sad I did not meet the holiday selling requirements. Do past promo items sell well? Wondering if thr GBH is just hot right now. Will interest in the set wane by 2016 Christmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I think GBH and the Train are just really smokin' hot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoEdison Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 14 minutes ago, exciter1 said: I think GBH and the Train are just really smokin' hot. is it $60 hot? That is the question. I want to hold some but looking @ $55-$60 at Amazon, i got to sell some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I think it's hot. I sold quite a few for $50-$55 and should have more coming. I'm just not sure if I'm going to hold the rest or not. Probably not at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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