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Here's some quick pictures, it's a work in progress. A mixture of our own stuff with Lego models because, frankly, I'm not very good at doing my own thing.

Did you make a LEGO-themed Halloween costume, or see any great ones this year? I'd love to see what everyone else created! I had a great time creating both a Unikitty and a Benny the spaceman costume for Halloween this year! I got to wear my Benny costume at work and a party at our house that evening. LEGO Movie Unikitty and Benny costumes. My colleagues wearing LEGO Movie costumes at work. Sincerely, ---tom

Usually I don't post this but today seems to be an unusually high mixel volume day Sold 6x series 1 mixels for $114.95 each

Hi guys, Seems TRU gets another shipment of RI, this time around 60 sets. It is here: http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=42333006&prodFindSrc=search&foreSeeBrowseSampling=15&foreSeeBrowseLoyalty=1&foreSeeEnabled=true Good luck!

I only managed one HH on Hot Tub Time Machine Day, but it arrived minty fresh this morning. 37R4.

I have two slightly damaged GEs (one has crease and one has box image tear on front) that I am planning on returning to WM. I'm offering them up to BPers (for purchase) prior to doing so. I will ship and the cost to you will be my cost + shipping. Ideally I would prefer these go to BPers that have been unable to acquire one yet. If you are interested PM me. (Mods: I've already passed this post by Ed)

These sets have special mystical powers so they are more expensive.

So here is the list with every individual list aggregated. For those ranking them in order I assigned a scoring system of the #1 set getting 10 points, the #2 set getting 9 points and so on. For those listing in no particular order each set got 5 points. Here's the results: No surprises at the top and I'd have to say the combined top 10 is a pretty good representation of sets that should be considered 'iconic'.

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CATEGORY A - PHYSICAL (three winners based on votes, one winner chosen randomly) >Exo Suit - Pirate Edition by sweetsha >Divers Exo Suit by Sebeus I >The Ecto-Suit by Skalldyr >Aquazone Exo Suit by aminster85 CATEGORY B - DIGITAL (two winners based on votes, one winner chosen randomly) Note: two entries tied so both won a spot. >The Bat-Exo-Suit by Oky >Power Miners Exo Suit by kobalt1977 >Exo - Homer by krisandkris12 >Colossus Voxel by CM4Sci

nothing lego related but bought 93" teddy bear for my daughter

I wouldn't be surprised if it sold for less in two years after eol than in 6 months. Kids may not even remember what Chima was in 2 years.

I don't think it's returning.

rebuild...? huh? you mean you guys aren't supergluing them together? when i get done i spray paint them orange and sell them for large sums of money on ebay as prototypes.

I have both the DS and EV on display in my house and when guests come by the first thing they all go look at is the EV - I've gotten many more compliments on it than any other displayed SW set I own. EDIT: random side note: George Lucas' daughter Amanda and I were on the same little league team as kids sometime between 1988-1991 and he used to come watch our baseball games.

Generally, I listen to my wife complain after my son and I finish building something. He leaves them all over the house and they accumulate fast.

Sopwith in stock at TRU.ca, Canadians http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=13148493

I dunno. I like the sets. I like the colors. I'm a geek dad to a 6 year old daughter. She likes Friends, she likes non-Friends Lego, too. This is a gateway into "fantasy" worlds. I have no idea if it will be an investment winner. It might be a parting out winner. But, I know I willing be buying. Maybe there are others that think like me.

Several boxes can be seen on the page: http://kollectobil.com/2014/09/lego-elves-to-make-their-debut-in-2015/ (boat's box is perfect, how can it be possible to not buy (or steal) it when you have it in hands ?)

Here are images for two of them and I can hardly wait to see the rest. I'm in love with the Unicorn Girl ....but I imagine you already knew that. Unicorn Girl Snakecharmer Source: The Brick Fan

It is too bad that won't happen but Rainbow Dash in Lego would be.... AWESOME!!!!....I'm more of a Celestia fan to tell the truth. Praise the sun! :lol:

Craigslist sale. Four new sets to one buyer. A-Wing, MHC, Desert Skiff, and City Park Cafe for $150. No eBay, paypal, or shipping fees, so I cleared just over $80 profit. The customer was an older couple buying Christmas gifts for their grand kids, and mentioned they might be looking for more for birthday gifts. I wish all Craig's deals went this smoothly.

I blame Brickpicker for encouraging me in spending more money on Lego than any other novelty ....and I haven't been happier. Who needs such frivolities to waste time and cash on like beer to 'get high' when there is another set in the closet waiting to be built? So many bricks, so little time.

If the buy in is right, this set should do well after eol. It's only been out a little over a year though, do I'd be surprised if it retired any time soon. A lot of little girls like to "play school", and this set lets them do that. My seven year old daughter has this set, and plays with it all the time. Heck, even my eight year old son plays with it too, but he usually just attacks it with his AT-AT.

What you're forgetting is that retail organizations (and large businesses in general) completely over-react to minor things. Your numbers make sense, and work on logic. A lot of businesses don't always do that. Also, let's not forget the point of the promotion was to move $75 worth of OTHER LEGO SETS. It clearly goes against the spirit of the promo itself to buy the sets to get a free set, and unless every TRU manager is dumb, they are going to take notice. General employees may take notice. Other customers may take notice. There's something to be said for keeping a low profile. They literally need to get one old fashioned complaint letter to get wheels moving. Or they look at their own numbers and see something is up. I know we all want to say that retailers (TRU in particular) are really dumb, but obviously they have some people doing their homework there, and that homework gets easier and easier with all the analytics and instant access to information. The following retail changes have occured in the last 12 months alone, and this is a partial list: 1. Walmart has stopped their 50% off LEGO After Christmas clearance. 2. K-Mart.com no longer accepts (Many) coupons for LEGO. 3. Barnes and Noble coupons exclude LEGO. 4. Target.com has begun pricing their hard to find/retiring soon LEGO sets at higher than MSRP regularly. 5. TRU (most of them) have stopped selling their PROMO items separately, and are actually getting corporate orders to NOT sell them. 6. TRU Coupons (some of them) are starting to exclude LEGO. I know I am not going to change anyone's behaviors, there are some folks who are short sighted and frankly don't care about "the future" of LEGO Investing, they want to get as much money as they can right now. I am not claiming you are like that, but there are lots of folks who are. Some on this site, many others who don't bother. But to deny that the impact of increased LEGO reselling visibility/reseller actions helped bring about these changes is really silly. I am not trying to take any sort of high road here or call anyone out, I am just pointing out that there is a cause/effect relationship between resellers and retailer policies. I am not one of those sky is falling sorts, but anyone who wants to do this long term should think about their actions and encourage others to think as well. Lots of people have pointed out increased competition/lower prices, harder to find deals, etc etc. It's not going to get any easier from here. And we certainly can't be surprised when retailers adjust.

In the early days, it caused me to spend a lot of money. These days, it causes me to spend a lot of money, but a little wiser now.

Brickpicker has probably aged me by 10 years Brickpicker has made me gain like 20 lbs Brickpicker has made my wife constantly say, 'you love that website more than you love me' etc, etc, etc...

Ladies and Gentlemen... it is done! Final verdict coming soon.

Let's try to stay on topic. I like beer as much as anybody else here, but there's a time and a place. I thought a beer thread would be cool, but I don't see it going anywhere productive and it blurs the line of what is acceptable, especially on a Lego board. As for SC, wish I had more, bought a few over the last couple years but never really hoarded them, now it appears to be long gone.

I know that feel bro! Especially the patients on palliative care are strangely easy freaked out.

yeah before the TRU restock sold a few at 175 and combos with Croc Swamp Hideout for $250 (175+75) so it was very popular.

Whenever I sell anything on eBay I always do an auction with a buy it now. Since it's so easy to check the sold prices of something, it's rare that you'd accidentally place something at too low a price.

Don't be a hater Pickleboy. One day, LEGO might make a "Vegetable Theme."

Wouldn't mind that. I guess it's like in process or something. Who knows what LEGOs gibberish stand for, probably they don't even know themselves. If it would mean: "You... yeah you! We're checking all your purchases because we think that you might be a dirty reseller! Prepare Uranus!" that would be suprising. I mean seriously, why should they let you know? There's no point since they can kick your butt whenever they feel like.

I don't even like lagers. Too plain. Give me a dry hopped IPA or a stout any day.

Smooshed for 16 CMF's series 12 a few weeks ago. Just opened them all and confirmed 16 for 16!

It depends on my buy in and the set's current availability. The MHC I sold for $40 (retail is $50 plus tax) because I bought them from target for $16 and they are still available. The desert skiff i also sold for $40, which is above retail, but is no longer found in stores, at least in my area. I bought those for $15 from shopko clearance. The A-Wing I priced at $25 (paid $15), and the city park cafe I sold for $45 (paid $22 shopko clearance). The fact that there are no selling or shipping fees on Craig's also factors in, and enables you to go a little lower than the going rate on eBay if you choose to.

This is a swell set with a handful of rare colored parts like the dark blue ones especially these slopes and the modularity of the estate is kind of brilliant actually. Now what does that mean per investment? ....I have no idea. I just wanted to say that. :P

$60 shipped. Not much profit, but they have largely stagnated after an initial gain after they disappeared.

I need to give this a try, but the whole Craigslist scene still creeps me out.

Stupid me, I had several opportunities to get these City sets at deep discounts and only bought a couple full sets. I wish I had 10 more of each now. All for $225 City: Space Moon Buggy (3365) City: Satellite Launch Pad (3366) City: Space Shuttle (3367) City: Space Centre (3368) I also sold two of the four Ultimate Brick Boxes (6166) I picked up yesterday for $95 each.

I love the Ewok Village set, though I really dislike the price. I think it will be a good performer in the long run because it has been largely ignored thus far and Bricklinking it will never be much of a viable option; it's got too many minifigs and odd pieces. The disdain people have for the set and the price point reminds me of the Town Hall. I wouldn't go all in on this one, especially since it is likely to be around for a while, but I don't think you would go wrong with having a few. Tough to buy right now though because there are just so many other sets currently in flux that are more worthwhile to invest in.

That would mean it was packaged OCT. 6-12. Interesting. This was either the last run that sold out or we will see more of the TH before it's gone.

Everything in moderation. I cannot fault buyers who are able to buy 20, 30 or more of these sets. It's the fault of the individual store manager to not implement the promo properly. That being said, buying behaviors such as this will cause a retailer like TRU to stop promos to avoid future aggravation and headaches with other consumers. The excessive one time buying of sets like this brings way too much negative attention to the entire LEGO reseller and investment community. Even though it might be a nice short term score, buying practices like this will only hurt us all in the long run.

I don't have a picture right now, but changed my ToO into Barad Dur by altering the top and adding the "eye". I blatantly copied Missing Brick on Eurobricks that did the same thing by using the little flames with base pins and making arcing flames all around the eye that I made. Then using light bricks to light it up in the dark, it looks pretty cool. We have a LotR mockup on a table in the basement that has Helm's Deep at one end, Rivendell in the middle, and Black Gate/ Barad Dur on the other with random stuff in between. I can't fit every scene, but it looks pretty good for what it is. I'll try to get a picture in but here's a link to get the idea of it. http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84159&hl=barad

I know he ships it to my local Intertoys store, where he picks it up tomorrow with a lorry (according to the manager). He's a little bit dumb he didn't order them last week, because then he could save (with the family and friends 15% discount evening) 24*(180*0.15) = 648 euro.. just by paying a little bit attention to local deals here. Let's set up a roadblock tomorrow and rob him / her :-P

Went to a local Target to get some household stuff, found an aisle with a few Series 12 minifigures. Bought a few, asked the guy if they had more. He brought out a new box and I took the box, still sealed. Went to the register and the box scanned at $2.99 - for the entire box of 60. Oh, and the box had 59 bags in it, not 60 - called Lego and they box these things by hand....interesting.

In 1999, the Confederation des Brasseries de Belgique (The Confederation of Belgian Breweries) sued the then-named Coors Brewing Company over its use of the term "Belgian White." The CBB alleged Coors' advertising was misleading, and could confuse American consumers into believing Blue Moon was made in Belgium. Budweiser is even more Belgian then that Moon thing

It is strange... It is YOUR historical plane! It would be like a Winston Churchill butter sculpture being sold on EBay to an American top-bidder. National pride is on the line. It is a true patriot's duty, for King and Country, to purchase the remaining 11,238 SC sets immediately.

While it's nice to see this set appreciating quickly, I am unloading all of mine this Christmas. Themes like chima and ninjago are only popular when the kids are into them. Ninjago has all but disappeared with the increasing popularity of chima, and chima will do the same thing once the next hot thing comes along. I plan on using the quick profits from this set on safer investments.