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Was browsing the Lego store today and had to do a double-take when I saw a Fire Brigade on the shelf. Needless to say, I grabbed it immediately and asked one of the employees how this was still there and he said someone returned it and that they apparently don't look on ebay. The box had very slight creasing, but the seals looked intact. So I found a new condition retired set for msrp, got VIP points for it, and a Mini Cooper poly bag. I'd call that a win.

I understand what you're trying to say, but I don't believe you're going to get a lot of sympathy here. If you are a serious investor, then you have to play seriously. So, you have to learn how to get a hold of things. You have to learn the tricks of obtaining the product that you want. And, you don't get to cry when you miss out. What you have to learn is that there's always "something else." Didn't get to jump on this, then invest the money elsewhere. Try to get a GE or SSD before they are completely gone. Don't have time to jump on those when they randomly pop up? Then you should look for something else. There's tons of advice on this site. I live in SoCal. Do you know how hard it is for me to jump on the Target or Walmart clearance sales? They're non-existent here. But those of us in SoCal don't cry about it - we just move on to the next thing. If you're here because you're a collector only, and you're only trying to get one for yourself; I'm sorry, but you've walked in the wolf's den. You're going to get great info, but you're also going to be exposed to those that are in is for the money. So, again, you're just going to have to listen, get the info, and get in while you can. I'm not saying this to be mean, just saying this to be realistic. There are tons of ways to get in on things, if you take the time to figure it out.

Hello BrickPickers... With the increased site traffic and the new Brick Classifieds forum launching soon, we have asked jaisonline and Bold-Arrow to be moderators. They have graciously accepted. Jeff is finishing up the Brick Classifieds and it looks and works great(He showed me this morning). We will be adding a few more moderators once the Brick Classifieds site and forum go live, preferably members that will be active on the Brick Classifieds and will be able to instruct others on how to use the Brick Classifieds and inform new users about the rules and regulations. More on that later... Ed Mack

Forewarning this is a picture intesive post. It's a hot mess at the moment because I've been running very low on space and the kids like to play in there so stuff is just everywhere. Hopefully you guys enjoy my little collection. I've had a lot of fun putting it all together with the wife.

Wait for it... wait... I can just see him mentioning hotcakes

Or Target GCs. One thing I have learned is never assume what another person has paid for a set.

I'm not a real investor, I just love this site for helping me find deals for my personal collection. So I went big today amd bought a pet shop, palace cinema and Parisian restaurant. Because of this site, I applied for the TRU card a few weeks ago to take advantage of the 25% coupon and 10% Thursdays. I was just playing around and was surprised to see that the 15% off code I got with the credit card worked on the exclusive lego sets at TRU.com. So between that code, the 25% off staple gift cards and then the current 15% off twosmiles gift cards! I got these for a little over 30% off. A huge chunk of my wants in one blow!

12 chima 2 in 1 super packs (66474) for $5.50 each... Anyone that lives near toysrus 7960 connector dr. Florence 41042 still has 15 of these for that price! Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

and this why he can't find anything ... Lol

There are so many ways this could go....and I'm not touching any of them with a twenty foot pole. :no:

I did everything he mentioned. That allowed me to already flip these and still have plenty more on the way

I don't do anything you mentioned and I got a handful.

Someone like myself? What is that supposed to mean? I set up alerts it's not hard. It was available the entire day on LEGO Shop at Home. If you want to cry about it do it somewhere else. This whole site is based on opportune buying and reselling.

Yes, plenty of opportunities for someone like yourself. Most people can't watch retailer sites like a hawk or schedule their lives around planned LEGO purchases.

I went garage sailing for lego for the first time ever. Found none but bought a real 1972 USPS Scale to weigh my sets.

For those wondering why Lego didn't include a certain red-nosed reindeer. Marcos is the designer of the set. Sent from an iPhone using the Brickpicker app

Those who don't think this set will do well may not be thinking of the potential crowd that may be buying this set down the road. It is a set of 3 different professions. And would be great as a graduation present for college instead of getting the typical money or jewelry. Being a 22 year old female, who just graduated from university, I would have loved to receive this set. It is small enough that it doesn't take up a lot of space. Also, when little girls grow up to be anthropologists or chemists or astrophysicists they will be making enough money to be able to buy this set at a higher cost in x amount of years. Just my 2 cents. There are too many males here thinking Star Wars are the only good sets.

This thread is for confirmed "Retired Product" status updates as per Lego.com official website. I decided to create this thread as somewhere to keep track of confirmed EOL dates as per Lego "Retired Product" tags. Leaving the other thread for rumors and speculation (I have been through all 75 pages and pulled any confirmed retirement dates in to here). The "Retired Product" status can be found on Lego.com by searching for "Retired Product", this link should take you there: http://search-en.lego.com/?q=Retired+Product&cc=US Yes a "Retired Product" tag does not mean the set cannot be found at other retailers, but it is an official confirmation that the set is EOL (End of Line) at Lego and that future production and sales have been halted (there may be some exceptions to this and we can never say Lego will never ever bring them back). I'd like to keep this list updated and populated with any changes, so please post them (for the US based Lego Shop at Home only please). Because the Lego.com site does not have a date when a set is retired I have used the latest stock availability date as recorded at Brickset.com. On the Lego site many sets get a "Sold Out" tag and/or a "retiring soon" tag, then at some arbitrary time they get a "Retired Product" tag. If we think about it, the actual date of retirement is the date it goes "out of stock" for the last time. As such I'd like to start capturing set's "Sold out" status dates as well, but that can be a phase 2 project. So for now if you spot a new "Retired Product" post it below. This is a table of the most recent few months. Attached at the bottom is a full Excel spreadsheet with all the sets I could get from Lego.com. I hope you find it useful or interesting. EOL dates table.xlsx

Are these worth getting and parting out? I think I can get them at 20% over at TRU with the new coupon today. Do sets/lines that only really have 1 movie and no other recent media usually do well?

Yes you can win them all, its called being a god. Os the Kanye West of lego investing.

8061 - Atlantis Gateway of the Squid This is the first Atlantis set that I really enjoyed putting together. It's a decent set, with a lot of "mystery" during the build. I liked how surprised I was while building it, with trying to figure out how it was going to come together. This was my last Atlantis set to put together. So glad to move on to something else now. Next in the queue - Slave 1

I mean thats only somewhat true. If its gone and hits 200$ you left a lot of money on the table. And if you sell now and they go way down you deal with returns, etc. Also the fact that if you continually short yourself money by selling things too early, you are not going to be able to adapt when lego becomes not the biggest investment around.

Welcome to Brickpicker!!

He found +20 at a TrU in Canada for both Exo and RI.

I opened up one of my 4 SSD's to build, i just had to see it!

Welcome. I'm in *** as well. I rehab and resell sets also. It's a learning process. You will have to do it a few times to get the hang of it. The basic strategy is to buy low on eBay, complete the sets via Bricklink or Brick Owl, and resell. The main thing to look for when buying incomplete sets is to make sure the sets have all the minifigs. These can be expensive to replace. You can also look the set up on Bricklink to see if the set has any rare and expensive pieces that might be missing. You will be surprised. Some pieces are expensive to replace and it can take several orders to complete a set and the shipping cost adds up. This can be very lucrative but just be careful what you buy and make sure it's a desirable set that will sell easily. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker

Amazed at the number of new sets you have built already AT-AT, Volvo, Cargo Plane, Mini Cooper, Cantina and on and on. Nice job

In my experience the notify when available is about as effective as reading glasses on Stevie Wonder.

nasty! Lol http://theoatmeal.com/quiz/phone_germs Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

Can we add a badge with a hawk icon that indicates we schedule our lives around lego purchases? Alternatively, it can be a granny with a single tear rolling down her cheek.

Credit where credit is due...great choices!

It's getting chippy up in this piece!! Oooooeeeee.....and who would ever go to the bathroom without their cellphone? Where do you think I'm replying from right now? Blooomp! :)

Who goes to the bathroom without their phone? That's when I bought my exo suits...

Great additions to the staff. Thanks ja and BA for you willingness and dedication.

Congrats BA and Jais!

41999 - Technic 4x4 Crawler $360 plus shipping

Well so am I. Either way, we make this look good. ;)

Good to hear that this will be available again, hopefully with enough so that those who want one or ten can buy at RRP.

Wait, what?? All star wars sets are astronomy sets!

To build? Why do I have a hunch that you will build and display each version?

Didn't they also predict it would go EOL when the Ewok Village arrived?

Yeah because I'm gonna buy something from someone with 6 feedbacks and a member named hightimes. Lol thanks for the post.

Been doing some more building to get sets ready for ebay/brick trader/craigslist. Finished 6762 Fort Legoredo today and 6763 Rapid River Village yesterday. Moving onto Pirates sets next.

Most people buying from Target are betting on short run. if it is short run, and price spikes within 120 days return window, $5 not gonna matter. If it does not spike, or TLC floods the market, then Target will see sudden influx of returns. It's like using options to cover bet on futures, except the price of the option is $0

i'm now thinking the window for selling this set might be shorter than originally thought due to the long retail life and upcoming refreshes. i'm not sure of it's long term growth. why? if Batman 75th teaser posters are indicators, Wonder Woman will be refreshed soon with silver accents along with other minor details. it has been over 2 years since her minifig was introduced so she's due. i'm not sure how Superman and Lex refreshes but I can imagine the same exact 6862 Supes being in a future set before his next movie. also in the 1st poster below, we have a Green Lantern who we now know is arriving soon with Space Batman (from another poster that also showed the SDCC Batman, Zur-En-Arrh). additionally, the SDCC 1966 Batmobile was in an earlier teaser poster.. At the time each poster was introduced, items depicted were either already in-production or about to be (mass retail or limited like the SDCC items). All this is just something to think about. nothing more, nothing less. furthermore, we know minifigures usually drive set demand (especially with super heroes who seem to be refreshed more often nowadays)

the theater i saw it in was the biggest at that complex and was full ... and LOTS of kids ... they will want this set especially for Rocket and Groot ... out of the 3 sets out for GOTG the 2 biggest ones that will include the team and the villain will excell ... already planning on being Groot for Halloween and dressing my 8 month old as Rocket ... haha ... will be awesome!!

It seems like they are expecting to find some misplaced pallets...

My GE I ordered from S@H on Wednesday arrived this morning here are the details Seal code: 27R4 Drivers name: Alex Young Blood type: B positive Married, 2 kids been with FedEx for 8 years, right handed. Favorite food: Lasagna Delivery truck license plate: CTD 1675 Delivery time:0812 hours I asked Alex if the GE was EOL and he said yes the 27R4 will be the last batch made. Hope this helps.

either you are reading my posts or we have some mental connection i just think 10214 is finally going to sunset later this yr. i'm prob wrong but do really wish people would start buying up this set like 10221 SSD and 10211 GEs so we can see how shop@home behaves. heck, i wasn't even looking to buy another 10214 today. it's a nice set just not my cup of tea. however, it was like the "force" whispered in my ear that "this was the set you are looking for"..

I was supposed to buy a glass case/cabinet from IKEA during BF, but they sold out! We had some of the SW ships built, but room was a factor, so we took them apart, for now... Here are sets we have been collecting and investing! Closet space is huge!