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RESULTS ARE IN: Final results based on data to the end of June: Congratulations to our winners: 1st = IAmElim 2nd = jojoyojimbi 3rd = checkers312 Ed or Jeff will be in contact with each of you in regards to your prizes, which I must publicly thank them for once again as when this comp was set up it was just going to be for a few Brickpoints from my stash, very generous - thank you. Thank you to all entrants and I hope you all found it a bit of fun and perhaps even took away a few grains of learning from the exercise. The winning strategy was IAmElim taking a full stake in 28 x Wolverine Choppers which appreciated by 75% over the run of the competition. I'll get around to posting a few more stats over the next week or so. Things like what the best strategy would have been, what were the worst/best sets etc.

dear 4204 the mine, why can't you just retire already! darn you. without regards. ja is online c.c. 10214 Tower Bridge

Wish the set had more elements for the mountain. Obviously Smaug is the highlight. $120 though? Seriously Lego? I'll wait for a nice Amazon or Target BOGO in late 2015. Sent from an iPhone using the Brickpicker app

The Hobbit: The Lonely Mountain set has been revealed!

As a former special effects artist and current Lego fan, I appreciate this on many levels. Excellent work! http://www.nerdist.com/2014/07/lego-boba-fett-costume/

Definitely check with your bank - if you feel iffy about it, just ask them to send a postal money order instead. You can verify at your post office (when you have it in hand) that it's legit and then go deposit it at your bank and ship right away. Side note: Bricklink found you that buyer, and it's against the TOS you agreed to to take that buyer off Bricklink and chouse them out of their fees. IMO, complete the transaction on Bricklink and pay what you promised.

I work for a bank. If they send you a personal check then once it clears your account the bank should have been able to verify the funds before making it available to you. Usually at the verification time if the check is phony they will return it. Be careful because if it's returned then that means a return check fee for you to pony up. If you accept the personal check then look at the bank or is drawn off of and call a local branch. If you tell them you are waiting to send something once the check clears, give them the check info, they may be willing to verify if the account is legit and if the balance is available. Find out the fees from your bank for a returned check and how long it takes for them to validate checks from another bank. Any other questions pm and I can try to help.

Here is the list hope it can help you!! I like it and im planing to buy these pieces to smoot the head!!

Dear everyone, please don't be mad at me when it comes Christmas time 2015 and I am not selling for 200 bucks. It's not my fault. My theme just seems to be hit or miss and I might not be the hit people think. Sincerely, The mine P.S. please don't ask what my seal code is because I have no clue what it even means anyway.

As my late Grandfather used to say "The trouble with Common Sense and Common Courtesy is that they're no longer common."

I used to be a contractor for FedEx Ground. They are liable for anything that either was stolen from your front porch (if they didn't get a signature) or that was delivered to the wrong address. 1-800-GOFEDEX Tell them you didn't get your package and they will follow up with the driver. Contact Lego and let them know that you didn't get your package as well.

People should take a hard look at cash beating out almost 60% of the field. Flipping is not as easy as some may say hah.

I wonder if Dwight stacks 20% coupons w/ 10% gc while using his TRU credit card on Thursdays to get his Lego fix. Somehow, I doubt it. Pretty sweet likeness!

Nice find. Can you mod it to remove the word Ellen ;)

My thoughts exactly. It's ridiculous that this set ends up being $130. Helm's deep was the same price with 500 more pieces and looked way better than this. Hell, it's only $70 more for the Tower of Orthanc which has 1500 more pieces, Grima and Treebeard! It almost makes the Mines of Moria look like a bargain at 776 pieces and 9 minifigures. I'd rather save $100 and give my son the Dragon from 70403. He already has variants of these minifigures anyway. Hopefully the other sets will provide better value. Also, why are Fili and Kili in this set? In the movie they were left at lake-town while the other dwarves battled Smaug.

Here it is folks...Green Lantern is finally getting his own set. Green Lantern vs. Sinestro (76025) (guest starring Batman)

I've made several of the cheese variety and they are delicious.

We all know this should be on everyones list. It's a corner piece, very elaborate, and most importantly been out since march 2010. We all know how the fire brigade is doing. How many does everyone have? Are you buying any up soon?

Yeah, certified check or postal money order are the ways to go when not using paypal. If the buyer complains about paying the MO fees, I would prob just reimburse them.

I agree with justafrog. Ask them to send you USPS money order instead. It does not cost much and clears faster too. I honestly could not fathom receiving (out of state?) personal check for that big of a transaction.

Same thing for me. Received my last 2 gift cards just now.

You lucky B****** !

I'll probably skip the Han/Greedo set, but I want the 6" Jabba.

Just had to share my insane luck with CL last night. I saw an ad advertising a person GIVING AWAY his childhood Lego FOR FREE. Needless to say I was skeptical but I messaged him immediately anyways. Turns out I only lived 5 minutes away, so I made arrangements to swing by, hoping that it wasn't a scam or practical joke someone was pulling on a friend. When I got there I picked up approximately 1 medium garbage bag filled with Lego, plus an empty Harry Potter 4709 Hogwarts Castle! I quickly gathered it, said thanks, and drove home as quickly as I could. When I emptied the bag, about 1/2 was filled with Mega Bloks and generic bricks, but the other 1/2 (haven't finished sorting yet) had parts/minifigs from HP 4709, 4714 Gringott's Bank, a couple more HP sets, and my personal favorite, Batman 7780 Batboat Hunt for Killer Croc. This is the sweetest find for me ever, especially at the price point It's perfect timing too as my 9 year old is starting to read the Harry Potter series so most of these sets are keepers. Hoping the sets are mostly if not fully complete.

can you supply an element list with quantity used in the above example? ...only the added parts to smooth the dome

Thanks for your advice! Lego shop at home really has outstanding customer service. I told them the story and they are shipping me all of the minifig parts even though this was purchased at toys r us.

Started the outer legs last night. I'll post pics of one leg since their builds are nearly identical. Sent from an iPhone using the Brickpicker app

sroster , congrats on getting the minifigs. with the minifigs, you a got a deal there even for an opened VC.

the naysayers are correct about seal codes most of the time. this is one of the two times i know of that seal codes would be helpful. if 4204s weren't made during this yr, it's nearly certain to "retire" sooner than later even if Lego pulls a TRU - MF Vamp Castle move. note: the other time knowing a seal code would be helpful is if sets were changed to correct an error (e.g. some GEs didn't include the 3rd elements, MFs stopped producing "glow in the dark" stickers in some sets)

GE is at "Sold Out" for entire 12+ hours?? That must be a new record...

If your shipment comes via Fedex Home Delivery, you can have it held at any Fedex location (they're all over the place, since they used to be kinkos). I have one down the street from me and have all my packages redirected there. That way they can't make a mistake and drop it off at your neighbors, it won't get left out in the rain, stolen, etc. Slightly inconvenient since you have to pick it up yourself but you get the peace of mind. I started doing this because both Fedex and UPS would deliver my packages to my numerical address, but on the next street up.

i'll be happy to unload all of my sets ASAP for $125 since it will prob still be around in 2015 with my luck. heck, i'll do the happy dance for $200. they have been selling well below msrp on bricklink and ebay prices seem to be inflated with non-US sales. http://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?S=4204-1 http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_udlo=40&_udhi=200&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_sop=16&_nkw=lego%204204&_dcat=56311&rt=nc&LH_ItemCondition=3

I remember an early 2013 wholesalers form and it listed 4204 The Mine would not be available to order after that Spring. That is also about the same time the last remaining related Mine sets started either retiring or disappearing from stores. Without trying to get my arse up from the chair, I'm trying to figure out if the set is still being made. Can someone check a box code the next time at a store? I assume not many stores carry 4204 anymore. Thus TRU and mom - pop stores would be a safe bet (or a recent online order). Then again, I'm not sure if this set is even moves anymore. Last time I was at TRU with my boy and shook my fists at the 4204s, the boxes had dust on them.

Thank you Grolim again! And great job to the winners! It's interesting to see some of the most opinionated vocal members here sitting pretty low on the list. Doesn't necessarily mean anything, just a simple observation. Can't wait to do it again!

A valid point, but my counter is that no one had to discover or compete for the price either. The goal here was to find the sets you thought had the most growth potential regardless of price. The winner doesn't have to contend with the realistic problem of selling 28 wolv choppers at once, nor everyone else who bought a wolv chopper either taking a piece of his buy-in action or dropping the price during sell off.

The contest wasn't quite like real life because we had to buy in at market value rather than at a discount. I own all the sets I had in this game and paid about $670 for them rather than $1000.

Okay, I admit it. Ignore the old, short, fat, white guy I the photo with the Stanley Cup.

Thank you all for your input. I'm going to get a scale on ebay. I appreciate you taking the time to answer. You all have been very helpful.

Welcome! To avoid confusion, I recommend we dub him "Not Quite as Bold Arrow", or if he prefers, "Extra-Bold Arrow, Now Even Boldier!"

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Built the mini mini

26 sleepless nights to go

Yeah, I'm guessing you'd have to over pay for that in a trade. Plus, shipping Where have you been since 2011 ?

Ordered mine on 7/12, shipped 7/18. Delivery expected tomorrow!

Yeah, I am really tempted to get used MF 10179... I bet I can display it for a few months and probably still be in the money selling it late 2015...

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How about always, who cares if they're iconic.

over the past few weeks i've built 7181, 10212, & 10175... i would like to thank some fellow BP members for helping me track down some good deals on these sets

Sad but true. This is one of my big fears with reselling Lego, some people are very good at removing and reapplying seals, so when someone buys a set from me and claims there aren't any minifigs in it. I really have no way of knowing if they're lying to get a free set, or if I bought a pilfered set 2+ years ago.

If Green Grocer can hit $1000, anything is possible with the modulars. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker