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Dear Lego, I actively love building sets. I love the detail of the minifigures. I love the creative licences. But the world knows you have been charging ridiculous premiums for your product outside the US. The international market has tolerated it for so long. As discussed previously Amazon US has been coerced (whether it be temporarily or permanently) directly from Lego into ceasing international shipping. In recent years Amazon has been a hub for many international buyers to score Lego at cheaper costs than their local retail prices. Yet now the screws are being tightened. Lego has been banning users, placing limitations and now this. I thought it was ludicrous early last year when I legitimately could not buy a couple of Minecraft sets for my son and nephews due to limits. Who would have thought that people might want to order more than 1 or 2 of something right? The lack of discounts for "exclusive sets" is appalling. Let's be realistic, if there was a licence involved there would at least be some justification, however picking and choosing sets is a poor business model. All of a sudden, stores with those sets are not "allowed" to discount? Even stores in Australia are beginning to exhibit "This sale does not include Lego" signs. The war you are trying to wage on resellers is the wrong fight you are picking. Never have I seen a company so determined to stop customers buying their products. It enables customers to purchase items that have been discontinued or unavailable in their area due to the ridiculous restrictions you put in place yet you seem determined to do nothing but obstruct. The irony being your own customer service representatives point to reselling sites like Bricklink and eBay to find obscure parts or sets. Meanwhile, the collectability of some sets continues to diminish as fake minifigures flood the marketplace. Now discontinued sets are beginning to appear. The same collectability you have marketed is now driving counterfeit products, yet what does Lego focus on? Stopping consumers from legitimately buying their product. This isn't about someone coming in and purchasing 100 of one set but restricting customers purchasing abilities. Soon people will prefer to purchase the counterfeit items as a much cheaper alternative. The very marketplace you created and procured with your own product you are now destroying as the counterfeiters pull out a suitcase with 200 Iron Patriot minifigures at $1 each and hock off... whilst Lego stop people buying their product legitimately. Call it a rant, a whinge, a sook. Whatever. The despotism on display is ironic considering how close the company was to closing not that long ago. You are only shooting yourself in the foot. When is pushing your own customers out the door and restricting them from buying a great business model? Clone brands are already beginning to infiltrate the shopping aisles. eBay is flooding with cheap knockoff minifigures diminishing your product. The quality will only get better as they refine their techniques. Perhaps you should be combating those as opposed to loyal consumers purchasing your own product and pushing it to further success. Heaven forbid people actually want to purchase your product.

If supraboy and christopherjb ever met face to face, it would cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space time continuum, and destroy the entire universe! Granted, that's worst case scenario. The destruction might in fact be very localized, limited merely to our own galaxy.

"Supraboy" High above the mucky-muck, North of the border sat he, There sits Supraboy, sitting oh so proudly. Not much to say when you're high above the mucky-muck. Yeah, yeah. Supraboy, what is the secret of your power? Supraboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck man? [spoken] Now it's time for me to tell you about Christopher, archrival and nemesis of Supraboy, with powers comparable to Supraboy. What powers you ask? I dunno how 'bout the power of crossing the border with no fees on merchandise? That do anything for ya? That's 500% profit, holmes. How 'bout the power to sell goods in a TRU parking lot for 9x retail... and always know what sets are junk! That's telekinesis, yo. How 'bout the power to sell you Chima at 3 times retail? [sung] History of Supraboy and Young Christopher, Riggah-goo-goo, riggah-goo-goo. A secret to be told, a gold lego hoarde to behold, And blasting forth with 500 RIs and exo suits, yeow! Supraboy, what is the secret of your power? Supraboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck man? [spoken] Well, Supraboy and Young Christopher joined forces; they formed a reselling partnership the likes of which have never been seen, and they called themselves Christopher JB. That's right, [sung] Supra! And JB! [JB (spoken):] That's me. [sung] We're now Tenacious SupraChristopher JB! Come fly with me, fly! Supraboy, what is the secret of your power? Supbraboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck man, Oh! [spoken] Take my hand! Young Christopher, and we'll fly! Bring out your RI. There's the exo suit at TRU. A granny has one. Slice her throat! And a child another grab his scroat. You take the high border, I'll take the low. No exports will be paid, The B-wing is junk and mass profits to be made!

I have been in this game since January 2013, so I missed the early modular houses. It's now my goal to get them all on display. Some more are coming but here's the current status of my project with some noticeable gaps: I will update this thread as I fill them in!

Dear Target,

The dinosaurs really bring the whole display together. Don't forget to get a Haunted House.

Nice work. Cool idea for a display project. Now it's things like this we should encourage more! As investors we want people to decide one day to start back collecting old sets like the modular lines, or all the LotR sets, or all the UCS sets, etc. That's what fuels a good chunk of secondary market price growth.

Went to the local Lego Store today and picked up the Light Repair Truck and my first PAB cup. I am stopped in the middle of my build because it is my helpers name time. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

Kids: Drugs are bad, mmmmkay?

It's partly that, and the countries' tax policies. Of that

Could we all sign this with our screen names and send it to Billund?

Bro, you don't ask questions after the sale is complete. No news is good news. Don't worry about getting positive feedback. It's meaningless. Agree with reply above. It shows delivered so you will win if he opens a case. He may still leave negative feedback but you could probably get it removed.

I think TLG knows what the market wants. They are trying to maximise profits by appealing to the biggest chunk of the market segment as possible. A $300 set with technic remote control would have been pretty cool, but the $300 price would put a large percentage of people out of the potential buying pool. I'd still buy it myself, use it a few times and then it would just sit on the display shelf. The extra $100 would be a bit wasted. The vast majority of people who want a set like this want it as a display piece, not a toy to be zoomed around the floor.

The only thing reaching the "EOL" around here after reading this thread is my sanity. :wacko:

alright folks, need a head count....

Mind. Blown.

I live pay check to pay check half the time sorry I'm not as financially stable as most of you big timers. I am only 21 also. Just got back from Disney and dropped almost a grand on that so yea didn't have much after passing bills. Enough to get 2 exos and 2 RI at the time for enough. I have 4 exos now and 3 RI if my trade goes good. Never approved for a credit card can't establish credit.

Mortimer, we're back!

Wait, so ChristopherJB is actually supraboy who just so happens to be Crustybeaver?....This is getting good.....

Looks like I will have to ban your dumbass again. Why can't you be an upstanding member like ChristopherJB!

If anyone leaves this guy negative feedback......consider yourself a D-bag.

Don't pull a muscle patting yourself on the back...

I like you current display, especially the dinos on the top of the Pet Shop. Hopefully you will be able to complete your display. I would get a GE when it comes back in stock so that you don't miss it.

Okay sorry for the lack of update... I finally attempted it. Dunked the whole head in hot water for a couple minutes and then used pliers. Not too bad! Attached is the before and after... Thanks smart BrickPickers!

Kudos on having the Market Street. That is the only one I am missing. They do look nice all together.

I have all mine on my desk, though I have not purchased Parisian yet. It gets lots of nice comments about how cool they all look together.

nice... really like the dino touch... hope the display keeps on growing

Check out the eBay user ID. And they have a very odd selection of items listed for sale. Synthetic motor oil, shoes, smart phones...Lego? Eh, why not.

I'm sure the code 19R4 will make people happy.

I guess that is why LEGO does not ban or restrict buying outside the US...the prices are too high. If some poor sap wants to try reselling at those prices, LEGO supports it. On the topic of the letter...I really think the biggest threat to LEGO is their move to China and the inevitable stealing of molds and components needed to reproduce knockoff LEGO bricks that are so good that you won't be able to tell a fake from a real one. LEGO made a huge mistake by bringing a production plant to China. We all will pay in the future...

killer cagr for a set that's been out 16 days especially w/o the fees or shipping . also you have avoided the main risk i see with cashing in on this set right now on ebay in that by having a private transaction you have no further financial culpability and paypal cannot force you to take them back and give up your refund with sweet profits + wasted shipping fees 5-6 weeks from now if/when they show back up en masse in TRUs throughout North America and savvy (hate that word) buyers decide they'd rather pocket the perceived $25 overpay when they can pay $20 at TRU, file a claim and send back the RI to the original seller.

I've spent the afternoon washing my Bionicle - that's not a euphemism. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Brickpicker mobile app

What's up supraboy how u been

I have never seen any of them fake a whole set identically to where you couldn't tell. Go for it. If its a single minifigure, different story.

After reading this Lego heist article and watching the news clip, I can't get 1 song and 1 video out of my head.

both are total classic movies!

And we all know that $40k of LEGO at TRU has an actual retail value of $25k.

4 mini figs, all unique to the set. Are there more x-men sets planned? I think it's a nice set. Good vehicle, good characters. I wish the sentinel was a little bigger. Interested to know if anyone else thinks this is a winner! TNB

If I was home today, ChristopherJB would have taken a nice BP vacation early. You all went beyond my expectations. This is good stuff. At the minimum, the multiple personalities provide extra forum fodder during slow periods.

I have a feeling the better half caught them doing the nasty with somebody and is now putting on a fire sale!!!

Ed's warehouse is nothing compared to my basement and my wife lets me hear about it every other day Sent from an iPhone using the Brickpicker app

Kim Kardashian game takes all of my money

I love these forums!

Supra, what are your thoughts on ChristopherJB stealing all of your ideas, and even some of your catch phrases?

Thanks for your opinion!!!!

SSD from 7/30 SAH marked shipped

TrU Langley.

How about the EOL of yet another Supraboy account?

Finally!!! That Batman is sweet too. They should put Batman in a Friends set, casual weekend shopping Batman at the Heartlake Mall.