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My cosmic cubes say shipped. But the tracking doesn't show anything yet. We will see what comes. Hopefully its breast pumps since I can't ever use a damn coupon on them at TRU.

Thought I would share my first real investment set. I'm not bragging, just excited I was able to pick up a couple! (I do have 3 GE's for for later too but I'm not really counting those)

Damage claims? Do you know who you're talking to? Emazers laughs at taxes, customs, return policies and damage claims. He laughs right in their faces.

So here is how I am Boxing up My SSD and Death Stars. I am using the 24"x8"x20" Box that you get at Staples or Uline Bundles of 25.Put a few layers of paper or Bumble wrap, Put the SSD in the Box, I take the paper and pack it all around the sides, put a few layers on the Top and then I put a Fed,Post office flat box on the top. Seal the box up. The weight is 19 lbs, 10 oz. Simple job. "As for how much shipping is if mailed in the US. I Live in baltimore Zip Code 21220 and I checked Fedex Site for me mailing it to Zip Code 90017 in Cal. Fedex Ground was $33.69 now thats not including insurance. So thats pretty cheap for going from the East Coast to West Coast. Ed

build an internal skeleton / brace inside the shipping box using cardboard from spare boxes. place folded "L" shape pieces at the 4 corners and non-folded "-" pieces along the 4 sides and large "-" pieces in the bottom and top of the box). i have pics somewhere as this is how many of my MISB sets are always packed and shipped. also use that slightly twisted paper as packing material (or bubble wrap). A sturdy shipping box (despite the heavier weight) is also encourage

Shipping ssd shouldn't cost $80 and that includes insurance

All you haters get out of here. Kmart is shipping me Wolverine Choppers.

Lol Someone needs to count how many times that vid appeared on this thread alone My guess is at least 5 times, at least twice posted by yours truly

Got a package today. I have no idea what I ordered. Wife gave me a dirty look. Need her to go away so I can open my surprise. Feels like Christmas Update: Ssd ordered Saturday morning arrived today. Wow super fast shipping from tru. Box condition: mint as hell. They even put air bubbles in the pacakage. Honestly the box was close enough in surprised they put them in there. Overall: 9 out of 10

I would suggest taking a hard look at your inventory over the next month or so and sell off the sets that are not true "winners" during the Christmas season where you can at least make your money back on them. Everybody buys sets that they wish they didn't in retrospect and if they are just going to sit taking up space without any real growth in value then it's better to cut bait so you can use that space and money for sets that are winners.

big air bubble "pop" during transit more often than not with heavier sets.

http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/retirement/at-96-dad-may-be-the-oldest-living-lego-builder-1.8121734

You convinced me, I'm going to retirement homes this week-end to preach how cool my legos are and how smart it would be to buy my Atlantis and Prince of Persia sets.

Honestly, I think this set is understocked by resellers and investors. I spent a year and a half telling people to buy this set and many blew me off. I would harp every time there was a Double or Triple VIP points to buy this or other large exclusive that wouldn't be discounted by other means. Many members would go and buy a Camper Van or Sopwith Camel instead. Talk about sets that are mass held.... One last point on the SSD. It was too costly for many to hoard. Don't let two months of up and down stock/inventory and rabid buying taint your view. We have no idea how many SSDs were produced in comparison to other sets, especially large ones. Many people said they bought them, but much of that is internet bravado. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

Seriously can't get enough of this picture right now!

Sounds cool. Hope they used lots of Kraggle

sounds like a good plan to me. My wife was the same way till she saw some money coming in, then of course more boxes followed , and so on and so forth .. It..will..never..end.

most people buying those expensive sets dont play with their Lego, they display them . I personally enjoy the build and the display. Rarely touch them after that .

It's already planned...

It's not hard to buy right before EOL. The signs are always there. I got plenty of SSDs and I had zero in June. I like the scramble.

Speaking of Wild Wild West - if you have 20 minutes to kill watch this hilarious video of Kevin Smith (Clerks etc.) talking about his failed attempt at a Superman reboot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgYhLIThTvk Audio is NSFW so headphones may be required.

Thanks for the advice. I'm thinking of packing all of mine now just to get it done with.

I have yet to come across a 100% minty fresh SSD box. There is usually a small dent or crease somewhere. The set is too large and heavy, and the box material is too thin. I will be stating up front in my listings that boxes are definitely not guaranteed to arrive mint.

Proud to have just one!

Yeah no doubt this is a heavily stocked item among resellers, I have 72 and am aiming to have 100 by November. It could well jump to around double RRP within six months of EOL with it sitting around that price for a year or so while the flippers offload. Either way this is an iconic set and is destined for greatness.

i store sealed and opened box sets the same way. sometimes do keep sets in the lego shipping boxes if stacking sideways.

Good choice. I bet building Lego is a good way to enhance brain capabilities and to fight deterioration of braincells.

Nice article, I'm sure it helps with his hand strength.

They will ultimately double in value the month after we decide to sell them. That's my luck anyway. I think we all agree the trains are the keepers, but I also looked at that the Colby City & Silver Mine and thought "man those look fun, to build or for kids to play with." Oh well, we shall see.

Yes sir orc but this is about availability and "visibility" (in the lego catalog/shop), so a "brand new set" (even if it includes nearly the same spaceship) has been once again "in the limelight" in 2005. This is what I was pointing at. And because we were talking about EOL of sets, I thought it was important to underline the fact that there is not a new Tie-fighter set every 11 years. 2001 => 2012 2001 => 2005 => 2012

Wow! I didn't even know what the Brandenburg Gate was, but after you mentioned Berlin I decided to look through some photos I took last summer when I traveled through Europe....and here it is! Besides that, I've seen Empire State Building, Space Needle, Big Ben, and Trevi Fountain.

It's the iPhone... I swear!

It's cross-linked to Heartlake High. http://www.kmart.com/search=4754937 (sorry to burst your bubble)

Can you imagine trying to figure out what gray pieces go to which set?

i would get 10 if I could afford it :)

"Choppers" shipped. I swear Kmart, if you really deliver some Choppers I might actually visit one of your fine retail locations.

For hobby sellers, the most difficult part is meeting the "25 sales during Sep-Oct" requirement. To meet this, I typically unload minifigs and polybags during the requirement window. The requirement is for 'sales', but they don't need to be high value items, or even toys. Polybags are easy to store, pack, and ship, and one only needs 3-4 sales a week to meet the requirement. Even if I sell them for a small loss, I easily make it up through the price difference and volume gain during Nov and Dec compared to selling on other channels. If you don't have minifigs or polybags on hand for this year, plan ahead for next year. Target seasonal clearance and CMF boxes are a good steady source. Friends Animal polybags (which EE had on sale at 30% off earlier this week) are good too. [i miss the days when magnet figs were not glued to the magnets. When they went on sale, they were a home run for this purpose.]

Que PT Barnum.

Basically the entire LOTR and Hobbit line...

I like the new Smaug, but many on this forum don't agree with me. I think the Smaug maxifigure is one of the best of all time and that the set will be a nice investment if bought at a discount. If people look closely at it, they will see a quality item.

This is how we dealt with having three corner buildings.. A pedestrian corridor! The Parisian Restaurant will go next to the Fire Brigade. (We're in the planning stages of moving our city to a dedicated space in the basement which will allow us to get even more creative with the layout. We'll probably do a two-sided city and modify the subway to have stops at each end of the city.)

Just noticed that mine was post 1138 on this thread while talking about a George Lucas inspired toy. That's spookily awesome, especially since one of the missions in that game involved inspecting a convoy of freighters to find covert Rebels and they were in container 1138.

Finished building the monster 42009. I can't believe how big this thing is... Not sure where I'm going to put it. I made one mistake about 3/4 of the way through the number 1 bags that took me about 10 minutes to fix (forgot two pins). Then I made another assembling the boom that took another 5 minutes. But my real concern is these extra axles... They were leftover after the first three instruction books (all for #1 bags). I went back through the booklets at the time and couldn't figure it out. All the power functions work (there are in fact 9 of them), the tires all turn, the motor cylinders turn while driving. Makes no sense....

You broke the seals on both on the same day!!! Brave man you are sir. Have fun

For the record, I'm more of a DSotM/WYWH guy with Dogs from Animals one of my favorite off-the-beaten path tracks. I'll post a OLF "no prize" for the member here that can establish a link between that movie and Adam Ant. How's that for a random Thursday night question?

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Hi everyone, we officially launched our Brick Link store The Mitten Brick Co. A few weeks ago and have been filling orders since then. If you have a moment to check it out we welcome any and all constructive feedback. It is a work in progress as we have been adding new and used bricks and minifigs daily. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker