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I have a few and didn't want to buy them out. If everyone went into the stores when they saw deals or hard to find sets and bought them out many people would be missing out. Figured I would post it here to see if someone else wants it or maybe some kid who really wants this set grabs it. I am in this game to buy and enjoy Lego's and hopefully cover my costs (which can be significant). I really think people need to think about clearing a store out every time they see a good deal. Leave some sets on the shelves to keep people interested in this hobby.

http://imgur.com/a/iYRSh Just messing.....Pretty cool though.

The only Legos I really don't like are the ones I find with my bare feet on a hard floor.

I think there will be a lot more options coming with this. Minifigures could be a huge addition. The backbone of the site is the price guide and set information. The investing aspect is also a major component, but if we get the members checking and double checking the basic information and making sure it is correct, it gives us a lot more credibility. I think once Jeff modifies the Price/set guide page, the EOL information can be a huge improvement and a major site feature.

That still doesn't prevent them from releasing non-unique license plate versions. Who knows what they're going to do, but it would be very easy for them to get around this statement because any more that get produced wouldn't have the unique license plate, keeping the above statement true. As previously stated, they've already done this with the UCS Falcon and (unmentioned) the Santa Fe Super Chief. The Super Chief had the exact same thing with uniquely numbered tiles for the first 10,000 sets, then unnumbered after that. Now for both of those sets it was stated ahead of time that this was going to be the plan, but the point is that it's been done before.

I don't know how you could feel this way. I say the best stuff. And I'm always right. ;)

Hey TOK...I know you stated "move on", but I want to talk about this one more time...I feel it's relevant and I'm willing to take the punishment warning/suspension if you see fit. But I had 4 miles of a hot Texas' night run to think about it. I see there are alot of different perspectives about what is regarded as "new", some I hadn't even thought of. I want to retract and apologize for the "douchetard" comment. Probably should've been worded better, like "those who list incomplete sets as new without notification are douchetards" or something. Bottom line is that as much as I like to play around on this forum, I'm know better than to make blanket insult comments. Some pretty intelligent and good people probably felt affected, and insults like that aren't in good taste. justafrog - I interpreted your comments as something to the effect of "I'm going to list my opened stuff as new because everyone else does". I could be wrong though. I see your point from a business aspect, but I also feel like you saw the validity in what I stated...for me it isn't ethically ok to act a certain way or do something because everyone else gets away with it or because it's become an industry standard.That's just me. But I respect your opinion...I like the contributions you make here and always enjoy reading your posts. Agreeing to disagree is a part of life in almost everything that could be considered so subjectively. I'm the one who tried to say (in a roundabout way) there was only one way, so I'm the jackass here. Mos Eisley - I don't often agree with you, but again, your posts are always intelligently written and you seem to have very little sympathy for foolishness. Although it can come off as rude to some, I've always tried to admire that quality for the no-nonsense approach it offers. Anyway, I'm done venting and done talking about it. Thanks for reading my "cool story".

Phew, I'm glad you said over and not up.

This is commendable. I am the same way.

I have always enjoyed Lego, though I have just started collecting various sets (mostly Star Wars) within the last year. I have kept myself mostly to the original trilogy sets and I have stuck with the vehicles (just because there are so many). I also have just joined this site within the last few weeks as I am getting into investing. Mostly going to be small scale for right now. I have seen posts in the forums about people talking about Lego wanting to do away with the secondary market and the "Golden Age" of Lego investing and selling being over. This is bad news for investors but as long as Lego retires sets, and people want those retired sets, there will always be a secondary market. I had an interesting thought though that could help collectors though possibly hurt investors. If Lego wanted to do away with the secondary market, they should bring back retired sets periodically. Lego has all the means to bring back sets that they created (though unless the license rights ran out, among other justifications for retiring a set). Though as I said before, I am interested mostly in Star Wars and I missed out on some great sets (mostly the UCS sets). Lego has the license to do these sets until 2022. So they could, in theory, put out these sets again that have retired. As a collector, I would be all for it. However, I could see how this could hurt the investor market. Why would someone buy an Ultimate Collector's Millenium Falcon for 2862.07 ('New' price on Brickpicker 8/21) when they could get it for 500 or maybe 600 (with inflation) from the Lego store. There would still be opportunity for investors to make money as the set would be retired again but there is always that chance that Lego could bring it back in a year or two or three after doing so. In that in between time would be the time for investors. Though there would still be a bit of mystery that could benefit investors, would the company bring it back? And if they did how long would someone have to wait? A lot of questions that could benefit investors. A patient collector like me could just wait it out, but there are people who just have to have it now and can not wait. Figured this forum was open for discussion on a number of ideas in the post. My time and knowledge of Lego investing is limited, so I know there is quite a bit I still have to learn.

    Not sure...haven't seen that guy for months. Orcs do like fire-man-flesh so not holding out much hope. But if he is alive, then he is bald...so he will need to get some sort of head wear. Maybe a 1x1 stud for him.

I finally hit a Walmart jackpot...there was mass confusion and manager overrides on each item because their whole clearance isle was 50% off but no stickers...prices are each set WITH tax: Two 9466

Time out from conspiracy theorizing

But just for those who think TLG is perfect, look into how they told everyone it was their last chance to buy the original Maersk Container Ship. Not only your last chance to get that ship, but your last chance to get parts made in Maersk blue as they claimed they were no longer going to be able to make it. What happened not too much later? Yup, a remake of the container ship.

"Proven track record"... of what? Not being "boring"? BG2001, I would read over some of your posts. You are starting to contradict yourself.

All I stated was what has been done before. I also clearly said that TLG made it clear from the get-go that they were going to have numbered and unnumbered versions of the Santa Fe. I have no idea what they're going to do, nor do I really care. I have my sets. All I'm saying is that just because these numbered tiles are made doesn't mean it's impossible for them to make generic ones.

Reasons: Right now, even at 30% off, they are flat. There seems to be oversupply even at that price. Online, there is a big supply on most items whether it is ebay, amazon, big box retailers etc at or near 30% off. I expect the EOL on these sets to be far off. The EOL on the line is especially far off with 2 more movies coming out. That means the real appreciation, which happens at or near the EOL, is a long ways off. So when I say I don't like the set...it means I don't like it NOW at 30% off. Maybe in the closer to EOL, but right now there are better sets to get. Now is just not the time to buy at 30% off.

I couldn't agree more. I am guessing these same people are also preparing for doomsday and questioning if we ever really landed on Mars. TLG is an extremely profitable and popular company. All of the nonsense speculation assumes they will act like a company scrambling for money or attention and neither is true. Anything weird would only hurt their brand which is by far there most valuable asset.

We need to rename this thread...."The 41999 Conspiracy Theories". It's funny to see all of the people who think Lego has nothing better to do with their time than drum up ways to stick it to the investor. Lego has a nearly impeccable record and I'm pretty sure they're not going to jeapordize that just to decieve the investors. Can't we just sit back and be thankful that Lego affords us these opportunities?

That is one piece of crap looking set.

Yeah, Yourself

This is slightly OT, but relevant. About 4 years ago, when my wife was making clear out some closets at our old house I came across my original Game Boy box. I was going toss it out with the garbage, but I decided to put it on ebay and see what happens. I started the min bid at 0.99. It sold for over $50. Makes me wonder what it would have sold for had I included the Game Boy with the box.

Mos Eisley has been playing this game longer than just about all of us. I would guess he's owned multiples of both of these sets. If there's one poster on this board that I trust to know (and have lived through) previous Lego policies, it would be him.

I noticed that you got more brickpoints. Great job and keep up the good work. Also, your set reviews are amazing, I am still not done reading them.

They never came back in stock at lego. I've been watching this closely.

They are many things that LEGO has done that people thought would never happen........let's not speak so matter of factly.

Josh, no worries - I am of the happy, annoying disposition that I can disagree with people I like and still count them friends afterward. ;-) I do get what you're saying about the "everyone else does it" defense -- I'm not real fond of that one either. And, honestly, if I thought it was wrong, I wouldn't (lots of unethical things I could do to perk up business, but I just won't). I worded that poorly. We do simply disagree on the new vs. used and that's okay. It was good of you to apologize for the language in the one post, imo.

52, and got alot the first time tru had the buy 2 get one free and they had the $39.99 price on the site for a few hours, so for $30 - $35 a piece I paid for them is a great price, and everybody should make sure they don't wait til the last minute to load up on the 6860 Batcave, it seems like alot of people already have quite a few. Its not as good as the first one, but I am pretty sure more people will be spending $200 for the 6860 instead of $400-$500 for the original one. Ed

I want to see the world's largest unsupported Lego tower without a metal beam in the middle of it and guy wires. This is pretty cool, though. I just think an unsupported one would be more official.

This is simply not true. As long as you have a properly written description, you're fine and ebay will side with the seller. The characteristics of being new are a list of qualities that can qualify something as being new. All of them don't have to be true for an item to be new. A handmade item can be new, but it is not unopened. We can go round and round forever, and people will always disagree on this. In my opinion, when we're talking about LEGO elements, you are letting people know whether those pieces have been used or not when listing their condition. That gives two options - new or used.

Just my $0.02.. If you are selling on eBay, they specifically state here: http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/item-condition.html#collectibles It's important that you specify the condition accurately in order to avoid violating our selling practices policy. Find out more about describing an item's condition. Collectibles, Crafts, Dolls & Bears, Pet Supplies, Toys & Hobbies Condition Description New A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item (including handmade items). See the seller's listing for full details. Used An item that has been used previously. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. That definition technically does not allow you to list a parted-out set as NEW. If you list a parted-out set as NEW and someone buys it thinking that it is complete (regardless of whatever you enter into the item description), the buyer can file a not-as-described claim and probably get their money back and eBay does not need a lot of convincing to side with a buyer. People who do this are taking a risk...whether or not they think it is fair and/or reasonable doesn't matter, eBay will decide for you if there is an issue.

That's pretty awesome. ThePac-Man ghosts about halfway up were cool.

SInce I started investing in Lego just over a year ago, I have always heavily pushed the Funhouse as one of the great investment sets out there. We are talking about a $40 set that has $50 worth of minifigs in it. And all this while it is still available. You don't find many sets that can make a claim like that. Although lots of us are buying up this set in larger quantities, there will always more people buying than there will selling. People seem to forget this fact. Once a set retires, it becomes a seller's market before too terribly long. I stand by my original statement...the Funhouse is a great investment set. Don't miss out on it.

The second you popped the seals, it isn't new anymore...that's my take on it. it was handled by someone other than Lego, in the aftermarket. It's no longer new at that point, in my opinion. Like others have said it's a pretty touchy issue. I understand the bricklink system and why people list the way they do there, especially due to the volume of loose pieces. There is a difference between buying a castle wall from a 1990's lego set that's yellowing and buying a vampyre castle wall from a freshly opened set. In my opinion, they are both still used, but to a different degree. In comic book grading, no comic that was handled by someone's bare hands would be considered mint anymore. But then again, it wouldn't be considered "fair" or "poor" either, if they touched it once and put it directly into a sleeve or whatever. Maybe Bricklink needs a more robust system, I guess. On Ebay, I stand by my opinion that opened items should never be listed as new, and I'll never sell something with the seals "popped" as new. I especially wouldn't sell a set that's missing pieces as new, even if I exclaimed it was missing the pieces. It may not be deceptive if they explain themselves, but why list it as new then? It mucks up the listing system as previously mentioned - you go to search for a new item and you end up with a bunch of opened, parted-out Uruk-Hai walls that people still want to claim as new after they removed half the contents. Doesn't feel new to me.

Not really, the Crawler is more valuable at this point. You can probably sell it for $450 and then get a Shuttle for around $350

Bricks would eventually stain.....and algae/bacteria/micro would grow. If it was a clean room....with di water...and a microbial surfactant...that would work fine. Standing water would attract all the dust/hair/dead skin cells to make a film on the water...which throws off the PH...which will cause staining from the acid/base diffence of water vs. atmosphere. Standing water would then attract micro organisms....which would grow into a mess..not to mention the evaporation and constant filling. Cliffs notes...hit the pab wall when they have trans blue. Hard. Big cups.

Use distilled water. It's 100% free of minerals that cause the staining. They sell it by the gallon at the grocery store. That being said after awhile things could eventually start growing in the water. You would have to change it,regularly and/or add vinegar to kill anything. I would do a test first.

I would say like any investment that unless you are a day trader of Lego so long as they are still being sold at msrp their current brickpicker price isn't very relevant.

People who part out these (or any) sets, sell them as incomplete, and still have the intestinal fortitude to list them as "new" are douchetards. I'm sorry.

I scored 4 Ninjago Destiny's Bounty 9446 for 79.99 at KMART. Not sure if they'll ship but worth a try. Still some available. http://www.kmart.com/lego-ninjago-destiny-s-bounty-9446/p-004W004145284000P?sLevel=0&redirectType=SKIP_LEVEL

Nah, Id also laugh if sets I have would be reproduced... its only because the money i invested is they money I can totally lose and live on with it... so quite frankly I do not care for the market ... After all the talk about this set being the best investment this year there would be nothing funnier to read the words of those proclaiming it with another batch (or 2) coming... I still think this is just lies but if it is true indeed it would be funny to see prices after that... Oh, I get it

This post sounds like sour grapes. Lego already makes another crawler (set 9398). Its widely available to the "masses" as you say. Its been on the market for a little over a year - and it has been as cheap as ~$130 on amazon.uk. I don't see 9398 or any other non-limited crawler affecting the value of 41999.

A popular layout is typically 4x8 since it won't take up an entire room. You have a lot of options with where you can take your ideas but i haven't known anyone to mix and match model trains with Lego. Take a look at the link below for some ideas on how you can lay track. Sounds like you have a fun project on your hands, makes me want to rebuild a entire layout and get my trains out of storage! http://www.modeltrainguide.com/index.php?mode=displayarticle&section=3&article=3

I did pick one up but didn't want to clean them out trying to share the wealth. They also have a ton of cap America cycles but at 14.99 a pop.