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Asking for a PM on a screenshot is no bueno to me. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker

You're on a lego site and you're asking if you should see the movie??

Pretty excited about this. Got 10212 on Craigslist 100% complete but w/o box or instructions for 175$. It's definitely going in the personal collection, but would make for a good flip if I ever decided to sell.

You buy when the market is low. I remember about 15 years ago, catching a report on CNN (or somewhere similar), where they were talking about the 1987 Black Monday crash, and where some stock prices were at the end of that day, and comparing it to where they were at that time (around 1999). It was incredible how low some stocks were, compared to where they were 15 years later. The smart investor in the stock market will look at any crash, and buy things up. I don't know that any crash will happen. If it does, I think it stands to be mineralized, because people are so much smarter about things like that now. But, don't trust me. I'm no stock expert, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

So I've been sorting through me old Lego sets and pieces & I thought I'd try something. Anybody every try to build any classic sets and change the color to make your own custom variation? Here's a couple I came up with so far, from a couple of my earliest sets: The Classic Jeep 330-1 & Bi-Plane 430-1 Let me know what you think...unless this has been covered before. Thanks!

Crazy how people take advantage of people at the registers or managers who don't know any better. That is obviously not policy to price match sold out items. I'm assuming a manager had to override the transaction?

You're covered as long as tracking shows it delivered. All I generally do for buyers in these situations is provide them the phone number and address of their delivery post office (type "post office phone number" and their zip code into Google and it'll bring it up). I tell them exactly what the package looked like (dimensions, appearance, color, weight) and recommend they call or visit their post office and ask to speak with the carrier who scanned their package "delivered". I tell them that if the carrier and postmaster are unable to locate the package, they will assist the buyer with filing a lost/stolen mail claim. That's it. If the buyer's post office is incompetent and/or he's got mail thieves roaming the neighborhood, he has more problems than one Lego set he needs to work out. If he leaves you a neg or neutral based on non-delivery, eBay will remove it (you'll need to call). If he opens a case, provide the tracking info and you'll win. (For items over $250 to be covered you also need signature confirmation, I'm assuming this set didn't sell for that much.)

2x Camper vans are a minimum, because I think it will be reaaaaaally hard not to open one for yourself. =)

They are Building a Amazon Warehouse in Baltimore about 5 miles from where I live, suppose to be huge and hire 1000 or more people which is suppose to open end of 2014,I am going to do my best to get in there and talk to somebody to get a temp job on showing people how to box up Lego Sets. Ed

I love these sets. Very classy. Legos for adults. Do you think they will appreciate well?

Well if the market crashes you can hold your legos in your hands and build them while you wait for your worthless stocks to recover.

I wonder. With the current disconnect of the stock market to the rest of the working world, I wonder if most people would give a crap or even notice if the stock market took a dump.

If the market crashes that hard, I doubt many people are going to buy our LEGO sets on ebay. I would be investing in gold, firearms, and ammunition.

I usually put them in as freebies for new customers.

I believe she was in the market in tangled

TRS sales requirement is 100 transactions and $1000 in sales over latest 12-months period. You also need to follow their tracking and DSR requirements. To get the discount, you need TRS Plus which means having TRS status, plus following even more requirements. You get evaluated every 3 months. If any of the above requirement is no longer true for the evaluation period, you have a good chance for losing your TRS status. ETA: Where is frog when you need her

Sold two Simpson Houses on Amazon Marketplace for ~ 295

Haha...that is a long time for a grudge! Not to get off topic, but I love my PS3's (will wait on the PS4). Sony has my money for gaming but for TV's I like Samsung. Never had an Apple product or Xbox.

Your statement about "keeping the girly aspects" reminded me about some of the female characters in a few City sets such as the Garbage Truck and Ambulance designs from two years ago. One can spot the guy from the gal apart; however, all they really are is just a simple head with hair swap. The torsos are the same 'unisex' design which does work overall but because of that generic printing, she looks less 'girly' since there is no feminine frame printed across her torso meaning if it wasn't for the womanly attributes on the face, how could you honestly tell the minifigure was a woman? As for the part of a spaceship or anything else for the matter in colorful pinks and purples, I would not be surprised if sometime down the road, the Friends girls decide to venture into outer space and we see sets such as Olivia's Rocket Ship, Stephanie's Space Station, or perhaps even Mia's Mech Hangar. If not then I'll pitch the ideas to Lego 'cause that actually sounds kind of cool.

I think this doesn't actually change much, just the speed at which the eventual outcome you believe in will happen. If you believe there are always more fans coming in than flippers affecting the secondary market, then this just speeds growth in the short term. If you think a bubble is near, then this probably speeds that up too. i am in the former group, realizing that there is an end game out there where things probably DO tip to a bubble. I just don't think it's in the short term. There are a lot of steps to come out of the dark ages if you didn't read the USA Today article and have it spelled out for you. 1. Get interest in a new set. 2. Be inspired to check out older sets. 3. Make the realization that high older set prices means sets appreciate. 4. Make ANOTHER realization that sale prices exist and deals can be had. 5. profit. The movie should boost #1 and #2 for sure, but most people won't hit step 3, and when I had my kid I hit step 3 and started saving a few, but didn't really hit step 4 until I found this site. Probably missing some steps, but you get the idea. My 2 cents, fun topic.

As a girl (though always a tomboy) I can understand the little girl's complaint. Sure, we can just put female minifigs in the castle and space sets and let them go on adventures. The hard part is keeping the "girly" aspects. I have a feeling this little girl wants girly adventures. For example, going to space in ships that are colorful pinks and purples. Some parts can easily be interchanged out, but some of the specialty curved pieces are only available in standard darker colors. I don't take think this letter should be taken as feminist or start a gender war, but merely to plant a few more ideas into the lego set designers to expand their audience. When I was little I think I had one "girl" lego set (the one with the horse transport and small stable) and I think I only got it because a family member noticed it was the only "girl" set on the shelf. It's great to see that lego has expanded to include girls more in the past 20 years, but it would be great if there were just as many girls into lego as boys. We'd probably see many more girls in engineering and other male dominated fields.

I grew up watching Adam West's Batman...Forgive my dramatics. LOL

Tune in next time to see what happens in the adventures of Ed and Jeff Mack. I'm not sure why, but the last few sentences sounded like they needed this. I think this will have a short term positive effect, long term neutral effect.

Most of the characters are based off the Ultimate Spiderman cartoon, ie Green Goblin, Powerman, Electro. The comic Doc Ock gives me hope that we'll see variations, the first one released was also from Ultimate Spiderman.

Two words: Auto decline. I am no longer annoyed by the turds.

I always get retail offers as well with a message saying well when it was available it was this price. My response........too bad you didn't buy one then.

My order came in a box. You can return it if it doesn't. Don't worry about it. http://www.r-word.org/r-word-not-acceptable-psa.aspx

I agree with so many above. The Golden Gate Bridge, The St. Louis Arch, The Hollywood Sign, Notre Dame, The Pompidou Centre in Paris would be really cool too. I know! the Wales Millennium Centre (The Torchwood Headquarters). Also Baker Street... I love these sets... I do also like Mount Rushmore and Niagara Falls but don't really see them as architecture.

Should be a red translucent piece with a printed Death Star on it.

back at ya!

Neat idea. I like how you've stuck to one colour for each as a substitute and not just all over the place, makes them look like proper Lego designs.

They are different worlds and very different circumstances. I was extremely blessed to pay $2.99 for my Mr. Gold at a Southern California Kmart. I'd never be able to afford one otherwise.

I don't about winners but I personally like the Captain America set, the Hulk lab smash (neat assortment of minifigures there) and the Batman/Penguin set. I was writing this the same time as zskid00--great minds!

I don't know if any of these have actually trickled into stores yet. They have been listed on the TRU website for the last couple weeks but haven't been put up for sale yet. I'm hoping they drop during one of these promos like the $15 off $50 going on this week. Here's the ones I really like: 76017 - Captain America carried the Avengers cycle set even though it had 2 of the lame movie aliens in it and his more classic costume here should be a big winner. Red Skull is his arch-nemesis and it also includes a pretty nifty vehicle and an army builder (Hydra soldier). I expect this one to be a solid investment set. 76018 - Hulk in purple pants is the main draw, but a classic Thor and 3 minifigures guaranteed to never be released again (Falcon, Taskmaster, and MODOK) put this one far over the top. The set is pretty bland, but 5 excellent minifigures will carry this one for a long, long time. 76010 - Scuba Batman and an alternate costume Penguin. 'Nuff said. The build looks pretty neat and the penguins are a plus. I'll keep an eye on the Catcycle Chase set since that one is now done and would expect this one to perform similarly.

What kind of cut does Brickpicker get for helping with the acquisitions? 70% sounds good to me.

As it does us when you get B-Wings for $100 amongst many, many others. Your benefits far outweigh what few bones Lego decides to throw the rest of the world. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

I'm a bat and I'm offended with the batcave. It looks too much like my place of worship (even though I cant see). I think LEGO should stop production right now, send me a bunch for free, and offer me an apology letter.

Yeah, if you read the Blogs here it would seem after the costs of listing, Bricklink may be best but Ebay has its positives.

eBay? Amazon? Craigslist? Brinklink? Newspaper Ad? Street Corner? Flea Market? Garage Sale?

Such a great time for him and I.

I came across that letter on The Brick Fan a couple of days ago. Honestly, I wonder how much of it was written by the child instead of the child's parent. I'm trying to think of a kid around that age wanting to do the same thing of writing an 'angry letter' to a company and with a pen. At seven years old, all I wanted to do was play video games, watch cartoons, and build Lego. I don't want to be dismissive but when you have people always trying to come up with new ways of getting attention in the media, you have to look from all angles.

Absolutely 100% correct Almost every other worry posted isn't really an issue. Overproduction? Lego doesn't keep producing a dead horse. If they did, they'd be broke. Too many investors? There's too much credit given to the people on this site who buy Lego as an investment. How many members here can spend 1k+ each month? Let's say you do--or the average is 1K--that's a minute portion of the amount of sets available at any one time. Not to mention discounts or closeouts. And there's also people here or elsewhere with a garage or basement full of Lego that won't get sold for another 10+ years. How many of us here have a few Fire Brigades? Should be most of us, especially those who were able to get them from Amazon a while back for $105. Seemingly overnight the price jumped once it retired. Is anyone worried? No. How many of us have either sold our stock or have them listed right now? I'm guessing it's a small percentage. And yet no one is worried that there's too many out there or too many in people's investment portfolios. There's about 90 listed on ebay right now as a BiN, but probably 20 of the listings(using Lego 10197 as search) pull up non-set items. Should it worry anyone who wants to list theirs that it's among 70 other people selling them? Only if you're over invested and need cash. List yours for either the going rate or $10-20 higher and let it run(which is what's happened over the last 2 weeks). Lego imposing limits or banning people. Nope, not an issue. And as has been commented on a few posts up, it will eventually help resellers on the secondary market. Remember the FB from the above paragraph? Suddenly, we all are paying $150 for them. Does anyone realize that this could actually raise the prices/profits once the sets retire? And besides, there's always a way to purchase from Lego. Undercutters. There will always be people who are either impatient or just want to work harder at a lower profit margin. They sold their FB's 6 weeks ago for under $200 while now they're in the $240-260 range. All you usually have to do is to just extend your window to sell by about 2-6 months. Let the initial wave go by and then list your sets. Learn how to market your items - good pictures, explain your shipping procedures, don't have your listing details written out like a 3yearold with 6 different font sizes and colors. Be a good seller. Your items will sell. Funny thing is, if you are patient, YOU can be the undercutter. Regardless, there's a limited amount of any one set a person has and when they're gone, they're gone and you might be the next cheapest without adjusting any of your prices. Too many resellers. No denying there's a lot of people selling Lego sets, and that number will likely only rise. But patience is good here too. Let's say you list a set but it doesn't sell in a week. Should that be a big deal? I don't think so. Either accept a lower profit or hold onto it for longer. Or find other areas to sell it. If you list a FB set and you're bummed it didn't sell for $299 so that you could double your investment, that's on you. Find out your profit margin and either list or don't. Take profit or wait. But keep in mind, there's hundreds of different sets all available at any time. Do you have multiples of sets? List one or two of a dozen different sets. Or bundle some sets from the same line and try that aspect of selling. Do you ever track a set? Make a chart for a set you expect to retire soon. Mark the lowest cost you know of or that you paid for that set. Once it is officially retired, mark the date on the chart. Then either once a week or two, or monthly, keep track of the amount listed, amount sold, and average for both. Is there a crazy glut for the first month? A significant peak for prices at the 3 month mark? Do sales drop after 8 months? It shouldn't be the same percentages for every set, but it might give you perspective on how to deal with values and quantity available. And the cheaper the set, usually the more are available at any time down the road. If you've been stockpiling Death Stars for the past 3 years, you should also be able to wait 1-3 years after it retires to sell them. If funds are too tight or you purchase too much, you may need to stop buying for a set amount of time. Regroup, then go back to it with limits in mind. Bad economy. Lastly, this is also a non-issue of sorts. Parents always want their kids to be happy. You might have slow sales for a few months, but there's always people out there who can afford whatever they want. Lego isn't for everyone. Let's face it--Lego is expensive. But from August/September through the end of January, you can sell out of your inventory at times if you choose to. You might have to adjust your margins over the rest of the year or just let your investments age a little more. Anywho, sorry for the long post. Blame Glenbart! His post got me thinking heh

Wow that is a nice set. Think I'll nab some gold coins from my daughter's now forgotten Friends Advent calendar to toss in there When is the release date?

He-Man.../drops the mic and walks offstage.

I also think most people won't even know about it in the first place. So if the van continues to play a big role in the new season of the cartoon, it does seem like a winner to me. I passed on a bunch at 50% off because of the build quality, but I am regretting not picking up more. It is a great gift for a kid you want to make cry though. The build is really structurally terrible, my son was so frustrated by it after he built it.

I don't understand selfishness, so I guess I just hope most folks are good people and carry that over to how they conduct business on the Internet as well. I deal with all types every day in and outside of work, but it doesn't mean I'll ever understand it. I have to provide feedback to folks at work all the time to help them better their careers, be team players, and have enough vision to know how their work/attitude can impact others. Everyone is not open to this type of feedback, or they just accept it and choose not to act on it. Either way, it's their choice.

+1. As an eBayer who uses the site as a business platform, it is your job to leave feedback. It literally takes 10 seconds per transaction. Frankly, if a seller didn't leave feedback after I purchased from him/her, I would never deal with them again.

not leaving feedback is terrible. now lets move on. it is common courtesy

I am almost sure they won't release this, but I would love a Twin Towers "tribute" set release only during the month of September. As "simple" as their design seemed to be, they were two of my favorite buildings.

List off some ideas that you might have for some new Architecture sets. Personally, I would like to see a football stadium put into lego form. Also, I think they should do a Washington D.C. series with sets like the Capitol, Supreme Court, Monuments, etc. Thoughts???