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...
Brenner Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Sold 1x 70173 for 199E, no fee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 21 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said: 60026 Town Square for £90 posted (buy-in £36 from John Lewis, -50% due to trashed box) 10179 UCS MF - My very last one with 9.5 grading in sealed acrylic box for £3500 cash (buy-in was £172 during Modelzone's closing down sale!). I've now got the bits together to finally build my own! 21104 Mars Rover - My last 5 for £74.99 each plus P&P (That's it, I can't get any more from the US) I'm having a mass offload on eBay (using various accounts) and just too many sets to list but, I've sold over 150 sets in the last week!. I'm undercutting most other sellers but, my buy-in was 60-70% off at supermarkets and I need a big clear out. There's still over £25k worth to shift and then I'm left with desirable Exclusives and custom sets only. Isn't modelzone still open in whsmiths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Mhd747 said: Isn't modelzone still open in whsmiths? Yes but it no longer sells LEGO and everything else is at WH Smith's jacked-up prices! The branch I referred to which closed was Broad Street Mall in Reading. I did look as branching out into Model Railway investing but, the aftermarket is dead for current items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtot Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 you know whats odd, I was doing an inventory of all the Mixels I have ( turns out its like 1100 ) and comparing prices on Amazon/eBay etc and for some unknown reason maybe valublae pieces in the set, the Mixels Scorpi from series 3 was selling for £14.50, so I put the 34 up which I bought for like £1.50 each and all sold in like 10 days ( all Amazon and all sent none-recorded because Amazon actually bans people. ) Yes madness 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 series 3 mixels have finally hit my number of $50+ per set not bad for a $18 buy in, I wish on had more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 3 hours ago, TabbyBoy said: Do you want some more? Hell no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncer Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Sold 2 more fountains for $18 each. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfcommando14 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 FBA $25 Gallimimus Trap $30 2x Flame Troopers from FOT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfcommando14 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 FBA $39 10669 Princess Play Castle pink bucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenxxx Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Ebay sold a 30605 Finn polybag $29.99, and sold my latest B&N members only coupons (2 x 20% off, and a $1 off Starbucks) for $9.99... both free shipping. My son and I are playing the new video game all day... we are almost finished with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxio Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 79012 elf army £45 (buy in £15) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 10221 SSD in slightly damaged box (tiny ding in corner) for £700 cash locally - bought for £265. 10225 R2-D2 with Padawan sticker on bottom of box (this is how Argos sent it!) for £250 cash locally - bought for £99. eBay: too many to list but, clearing out the crap fast after opening up sales to the EU while £ is on its arse! - over 400 sets shifted in June! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxHard Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Sold my first Set Today Ant-Man 48 € + 4.99 € Delivery Bought 5 of it for 25 € (2 weeks ago) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbeesley1994 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 How do people know what to buy and make money on the lego? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket77 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Just now, willbeesley1994 said: How do people know what to buy and make money on the lego? I use the tea leaves to predict the winners 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 How do people know what to buy and make money on the lego? I use a fortune teller... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodeogeorge Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Meditation. Zone theory. In order to know what Lil' Timmy will want come christmas 2018 one must become lil' Timmy. And lil' Timmy's gramama. And what @dcdfansaid. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 10 minutes ago, Sprocket77 said: I use the tea leaves to predict the winners Someone beat me to my own classic punchline. I am getting too old for this Pro tip: do not use Lipton tea for divination purposes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHawkeye Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 On 6/29/2016 at 5:27 PM, Kenxxx said: Ebay sold a 30605 Finn polybag $29.99, and sold my latest B&N members only coupons (2 x 20% off, and a $1 off Starbucks) for $9.99... both free shipping. My son and I are playing the new video game all day... we are almost finished with it. What do you think so far? We just played the battle of endor and it looks very promising. Seems like they worked in some nice game play tweaks that makes it feel a little more fresh than the last several Lego games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenxxx Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 We love it. Once past Endor, the game pretty much follows chronologically through all the major scenes from TFA... it's like watching the movie over again, but better... a lot funnier. The puzzles and battles are pretty easy, which is great for a young kid and an old man to play together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 39 minutes ago, willbeesley1994 said: How do people know what to buy and make money on the lego? Live Lego, breath Lego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 42 minutes ago, willbeesley1994 said: How do people know what to buy and make money on the lego? They don't... it's called gut instinct, having the balls to to buy and then wing it ;-) We're all competitors on here so I doubt that you'll get the exact answer you want. However as you look through these forums and on eBay's "Sold" listings, the clues are there. Here's a tip... Scour your local supermarket and clear the shelves of anything that's 75% off or more, the deals are out there. Take a smartphone with you and check eBat sold prices before you fill your boots. I best haul was 27x 4332 Garbage Trucks at Tesco (Llanelli) for £4 each! If you see "bargains" on Hot UK Deals, the cat is already out of the bag and either there's no stock or the shop is at the other end of the country. If you see a very good local deal, don't post it unless you want to share it on here ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenxxx Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 1 hour ago, willbeesley1994 said: How do people know what to buy and make money on the lego? Great advice from TabbyBoy in just a few sentences. I only might add the need for patience. As a new investor, I looked at recently retired sets and thought this is "easy money". Take The Tumbler 76023 for example. Retail US$199.99 + tax... now selling for $280 + shipping (about US$300) just 6 or 7 months after it disappeared from store shelves. When I first started this, I thought every big Lego must be making 50% profit within months of retiring. I but numbers are misleading. With sales tax, I might have paid $214 for the Tumbler. Selling at the current $280 (with eBay avg fees of 13%) will yield $244 return... only about $30 profit on $214 invested. And this set is one of the big winners. Yes, I expect to make good money on my Tumbler... but not now... more like 18 months to 2 years from now (2 - 3 years after I bought it). When I first started this, I never really thought that I would have to wait so long to make good profits. It takes longer than you think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California92563 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 1 hour ago, HappyHawkeye said: What do you think so far? We just played the battle of endor and it looks very promising. Seems like they worked in some nice game play tweaks that makes it feel a little more fresh than the last several Lego games. So far I love it! They made some great improvements and it looks great on my ps4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxHard Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 2 hours ago, Rodeogeorge said: Meditation. Zone theory. In order to know what Lil' Timmy will want come christmas 2018 one must become lil' Timmy. And lil' Timmy's gramama. And what @dcdfansaid. Pure Gold right there. Had to laugh really hard. My girlfriend told me: "You don't have to become Lil timmy. You are Lil timmy." I think thats the secret of all the pros on here. They got 8 yo. After that they only grew taller (Though I'm far from being a pro - just hoping that's the secret - being the Lil timmy myself ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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