Popular Post brickvoyeur Posted December 7, 2022 Popular Post 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
Captain_chaos Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 6210 Sail Barge brand new but box opened for £225. Buy-in £77.50. 1 Quote
exciter1 Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 I'm surprised you guys consider this "good", I am personally disappointed with its performance. When these were available they were discounted along side the deep sea fishing boat which is pushing 220$. Too much other crap to sell. Spaceports can wait. 3 Quote
cladner Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) 19 minutes ago, exciter1 said: Too much other crap to sell. Spaceports can wait. yes much better for us all to wait and sell at the same time at the same price. what kind of market would that be? besides you can still find spaceport's on the shelf at legendary mom and pop pharmacy, right? next to the shelf full of 10667's i'm guessing. Edited December 7, 2017 by cladner 1 Quote
exciter1 Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 yes much better for us all to wait and sell at the same time at the same price. what kind of market would that be? besides you can still find spaceport's on the shelf at legendary mom and pop pharmacy, right? next to the shelf full of 10667's i'm guessing.My TRU still has Spaceports. 1 Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, exciter1 said: My TRU still has Spaceports. Good price? If so, buy them all now! They are now doing very well in the UK, especially after the bargains of last year. Quote
exciter1 Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 3 hours ago, TabbyBoy said: Good price? If so, buy them all now! They are now doing very well in the UK, especially after the bargains of last year. RRP, need a City sale or wait for $.03 clearance. Quote
justapilgrim Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 my buy in on spaceports was $19. I consider $140 a good deal for myself, the $40 or so ones will do just fine for a 6 month or so hold. it isn't just the profit, it is CAGR baby also selling the fishing boats for $220 previously mentioned (sub $60 buy in), but was waiting to sell through before mentioning anything. I also consider this a good deal. I have plenty of other sets that need some time to marinate before they get mailed off 2 Quote
squeakdigital00 Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 40 lbs of friend sets Sold for $250 Local (100 buy in) Bye Bye Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) 1x 76023 tumbling-in-value Tumbler for £125 cash - £125 profit as used VIP points to buy, my worst "purchase" ever! 1x 21020 Trevi Fountain (built and dismantled) for £50 cash. 1x Salisbury Cathedral MOC (I got 3rd place in a competition back in 1996) for £200 cash. Supplied in pieces with crude instructions made in Visio. 60124 Volcano Exploration Bases for £40 each cash. 60014 Coast Guard Patrols for £45 each cash. UNBOXED 41106 Tour Buses for £20 each cash (boxes too bad to sell on eBay). 1x 21304 Doctor Who for £75 cash (I don't believe it either!). Edited December 9, 2017 by TabbyBoy Quote
Rog Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 2 hours ago, TabbyBoy said: UNBOXED 41106 Tour Buses for £20 each cash (boxes too bad to sell on eBay). These have been a pain in the arse. Box is so long that I've been having to ship them in the huge 60/45/15 Lil boxes. Got £36 each on BL though so shouldn't complain. I know we all got these at £8 but they were massively available at £30 and under, so I'm surprised by their recovery. Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rog said: These have been a pain in the arse. Box is so long that I've been having to ship them in the huge 60/45/15 Lil boxes. Got £36 each on BL though so shouldn't complain. I know we all got these at £8 but they were massively available at £30 and under, so I'm surprised by their recovery. I had 50x custom 500x300x100mm boxes made up by ACS Direct and got the price down to 75p a box inc. VAT when I called them. Another box size that is VERY difficult to find is 500x400x100mm which is useful for various medium/large CITY sets like Volcanoes and Spaceports. Lil's quality has been lacking (eg. folds not lining up properly) and I now use ACS Direct for custom boxes and Staples for off-the-peg "Pressel" boxes, which are the best quality single-wall boxes I've ever used. Yes, the 41106 has woken up a bit and I'm holding onto my perfect ones which are still in LEGO factory boxes for a little longer as RRP shouldn't be too far away now. The problem when using a box that's too big is not only the extra packing materials, but also the extra postage cost if it slips over 2KG. I have to be very careful with my Spaceports and I manage to get them at 1.99KG when fully packed and labelled so that they go Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed For. Oh... If you wish to keep using Lil, the do this size also: Edited December 9, 2017 by TabbyBoy Quote
roxio Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 ^ if selling on ebay I use UPS one day via ebay shutl service. Full insured (rm 2nd is only £50 max) and will show as get it fast. Guess it depends on nearest ups drop-off, mine is closer than post office. Getting £90 on spaceports and £50+ on friends bus Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 1 minute ago, roxio said: ^ if selling on ebay I use UPS one day via ebay shutl service. Full insured (rm 2nd is only £50 max) and will show as get it fast. Guess it depends on nearest ups drop-off, mine is closer than post office. Getting £90 on spaceports and £50+ on friends bus My UPS drop-off is 7 miles away and I have to queue 30min to cross the M4 before getting there. Anyway, how much does it cost to send a <2KG small parcel with £50 cover using UPS? Quote
roxio Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said: My UPS drop-off is 7 miles away and I have to queue 30min to cross the M4 before getting there. Anyway, how much does it cost to send a <2KG small parcel with £50 cover using UPS? I dropped off one today insured to £90, 1.8kg, £5.96, ups one-day service Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, roxio said: I dropped off one today insured to £90, 1.8kg, £5.96, ups one-day service Not bad, thanks. I'll take a look when I have a lot of larger sets to sell. I'm pretty happy with Collect+ and it's a 5min walk away ;-) Parcelforce has priced themselves out of the eBay market I think. I can't always commit to "Get it fast" as I'm not always around to post the same day or the next morning hence, my 2-day leadtime. However, 90% of my stuff is posted the next morning or even the same day as my last post office collection is at 17:15. Edited December 9, 2017 by TabbyBoy Quote
republicbricks Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 Instagram is where I do all my selling. I run these live auctions on there which attract hundreds of viewers. All payments are through paypal and there are no fees. Just wanted to give y'all a heads up. Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, republicbricks said: Instagram is where I do all my selling. I run these live auctions on there which attract hundreds of viewers. All payments are through paypal and there are no fees. Just wanted to give y'all a heads up. Any social/business media is worth a try, I've got some sales from LinkedIn! Quote
Jackson Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 17 minutes ago, republicbricks said: Instagram is where I do all my selling. I run these live auctions on there which attract hundreds of viewers. All payments are through paypal and there are no fees. Just wanted to give y'all a heads up. What have you sold on Instagram and for how much? Quote
republicbricks Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 We usually get in 600 figures a month (all star wars usually) and have them all sold in the matter of days. Quote
Rog Posted December 10, 2017 Posted December 10, 2017 16 hours ago, TabbyBoy said: I had 50x custom 500x300x100mm boxes made up by ACS Direct and got the price down to 75p a box inc. VAT when I called them. Another box size that is VERY difficult to find is 500x400x100mm which is useful for various medium/large CITY sets like Volcanoes and Spaceports. Lil's quality has been lacking (eg. folds not lining up properly) and I now use ACS Direct for custom boxes and Staples for off-the-peg "Pressel" boxes, which are the best quality single-wall boxes I've ever used. Cheers for the info, I'll check them out next time theres a Tesco price glitch and I get a load of big sets to sell. I mainly do parting out so don't really keep a large variety of larger boxes in stock. Still holding onto the 41101 Grand Hotels, places selling out now! Quote
MarleyMoose Posted December 10, 2017 Posted December 10, 2017 EBay - 75045 Star Wars Republic AV-7 Anti-Vehicle Cannon NIB $70 + shipping 2 Quote
Sozial Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 Finally my last 9474 Helms Klamm for 240€ - been a long fight ? 1 Quote
MarleyMoose Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 EBay $195 + shipping - Used lot 40+ lbs of mixed Lego in good shape from 3 different recent local buys. Mostly built/partially City sets/vehicles. Some partly built SW ships among other themes too. I'd say fewer than 20 figures and a bunch of instructions. Picked out a bunch of small keeper sets/items. The sale pays for the 3 local buys and I got some nice goodies for my efforts. A nice complete with box 21103 DeLorean as one example.. 1 Quote
GregP Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) 2x Lego Christmas 24 in 1 freebies - £10 each cash Edited December 11, 2017 by GregP Quote
MJO24 Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 In the past week the winter sets have been flying. 24 in 1 Promo - $20 3 Nutcrackers - $30 each 4 Snowhut Ornaments $15 each (2.00 buy in during summer sale) 1 Snow Globe $30 (promo from last year) 2 Christmas Train Ride 40262 $25 each ( $7 buy in) 1 Goonies Level Pack $20 ($1 buy in Thanks walmart clearance!) All local cash sales from FB Marketplace or Offerup. I'm just a small fish just trying to make a little extra to buy sets for my own collection. 3 Quote
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