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Hello everyone! I'm new to this forum and I'm truely a LEGO fan:) Here is one of my recent work based on Marvel Super Heroes theme, and hope you guys enjoy it! For more details, please check the link below. If you like the model, please give your support. Thanks a lot! https://ideas.lego.com/projects/85922 THE STORY The project features the scene from the movie Captain America: The First Avenger. Red Skull is escaping in his flying-wing with the cosmic cube, and Captain America is chasing him, but he is losing his target. Thanks to Peggy Carter and Colonel Chester Phillips, who come with Red Skull's roadster for help! After kissing Peggy goodbye, the mighty Captain jumps onto the aircraft from the roadster and saves the day! THE FLYING-WING The flying-wing is built mainly with dark grey, light grey, black and some dark red bricks. The front cockpit can open and fit one minifig, probably Red Skull himself. The back cockpit can also open, where Red Skull place the cosmic cube. THE ROADSTER The roadster is built with black and dark red bricks, and can fit two minifigures comfortably. Peggy and Colonel Chester Phillips are driving the luxurious car, although it is Red Skull's ride. For more details of the roadster, please refer to this link (including the car model from real bricks): https://ideas.lego.com/projects/83538/updates THE MINIFIGS This project includes four minifigs: Captain America, Red Skull, Peggy Carter and Colonel Chester Phillips. As for the accessories: Captain America is holding his shield; Red Skull has a big gun in one hand and the cosmic cube in the other; Peggy and the Colonel are both holding a pistol. All four minifigs have custom decals on their heads and torsos. Thank you all for viewing!

I remember reading on the forum some time ago a comment that "you are not an investor until you actually sell some of your lego. Until then you are simply a collector". I have been "collecting" lego now for about 12 months. Like a lot of people I am very much focused on the larger more exclusive sets as long term investments, however, a long the way I have picked up a number of freebies with purchases, such as the elf workshop and some polybags. I also purchased some of the original minecrafts sets with a few to trying to flip some around Christmas. Anyway I decided to list some of the freebies and minecraft in the lead up to Christmas, on Ebay. It has been a great buzz starting to make some sales ( I get a "chi-ching" noise on my phone app every time!) and actually starting to see that some money coming in. I managed to sell a mine craft box set of the 4 originals for

My 2 year old and 6 year old always yell out a "yay!" when they hear that sound.

yes free shipping, have to nowadays to be competitive. $60-5.40 ebay - 1.50 pp - $8 average to ship = $45 Paid anywhere from $23-30 for the ones sold so far. So rougly $19 profit each. In volume it adds up well. Had I had them I could of sold approx 100-150 yesterday alone (based on how many I sold per hour). So yes it was worth the time. 1 listing and multiple sales without doing anything (other than buying the product over the last few months) and packing them which is very simple for these. The next batches will be sold higher as I have higher cost. I do not hold out for the very last rush on all products. First off its risky. Prices are never guaranteed to reach a certain level. They usually do but its not 100%. Secondly I don't like to be the one that sells that much bulk at $80 or so. You can run into more returns / possibly disgruntled customers from buyer remorse of paying $80 for a $40 set. At $60 your customers are happy as they didn't have to hunt around for it. Sure I'll sell some at the higher rates but prefer to do it this way.

BELOW ARE A LIST OF BRICKPICKER MEMBER ONLINE STORES. SOME MEMBERS MAY OFFER SPECIAL DISCOUNTS TO FELLOW BRICKPICKERS SO MAKE SURE YOUR FOLLOW THEIR DIRECTIONS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING YOUR EBAY AND/OR AMAZON STORES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO GET ME YOUR CREATIVE MATERIAL ASAP!! NOTE: ALL TRANSACTIONS NEED TO BE COMPLETED THROUGH THEIR STORE. THANK YOU! BPers, please, contact me first about your purchase to get FREE minifigure! PLEASE POST ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN THIS THREAD HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE FOCUS OF THIS THREAD ON THE ADS THAT ARE OFFERED!!

Sold 9476 Orc Forge that I purchased at $30 for $150 + shipping. Probably my best ROI yet. It just about pays for my R2 I bought yesterday. Very Happy .

diversification is also good when you want to achieve a high selling throughput...it's easier to unload a couple of different sets than the same amount of the same set...

EDB...

EBay w/ free shipping, which is nice selling 5 Dynamic Duos to the same buyer. Just cutting my stock down and shifting some of those $$$ over to exclusives. I turned a $100 profit on them, or more.

37 Marvel Minifigures for $42.59!!! This is a major issue.

Awesome! Lego should offer you a job immediately as their prime Super Heroe designer. I will vote for you when I come home tonight.

I agree. Every little bit helps. When Jeff changed the homepage the other day and we changed the eBay feed, a whole page of knockoff Superhero minifigures popped up. 40 for $40!!! Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference from the pictures and I guarantee there are a ton of Mom and Dads that are buying these for their kids instead of the real ones.

Technic logging truck : $225 Tie fighter : $130

I guess you don't live near a few Barnes and nobles and have 50 kids like me.....

You can't play the game like that, at least not in my opinion. Because when that one set does become the next winner? Yeah, you've only got two of them because you're so diverse. I played that game at first, and I've got a garage full of onesies/twosies that I'm slowly chipping away at. R2-D2 is a good example for me. I have no doubt it will be a winner. I have no doubt that people that are picking it up are a making a wise investment. But, I have zero in my stock. Because I can't buy everything. There are other sets that I've decided to focus on. Don't spread yourself too thin.

It is time to change that avatar of yours from SM to RR

Ed and I want to create a page here in the forum (or somewhere) that will allow anyone who has an eBay and/or Amazon store to create a banner ad and advertise their store during the holiday season. Just PM me with a 728x90 banner and any small message about possible deals that you might be offering. Also make sure you include a link to your store and store name if there is one. If you want to include your Brickpicker name, let me know, otherwise I will keep it anonymous. This can be a good way for you to bring some new life to your store and get your holiday season sales off to a good start.

OMG this trailer is amazing!!! Cate (my favorite actress of today) is awesome as a villain. Don't forget Brickpickers, this film featured Cate and Helena....the only female film stars to have two minifigures each in their likeness!!! (Cate Blanchett: Irina Spalko, Galadriel; Helena Bonham Carter: Bellatrix and Redd Harrington)

While waiting for the Minecraft sets to arrive I pieces this video together. Next video will be the Police Station. Enjoy.

They will, I've sold several. Up that price now!

Well not the case here. Ssd was also in stock on amazon

Pharaphrasing one of the questions & answers: Q: Pick 5 things you enjoy the most doing with LEGO: A:.. A:.. A:.. A: Trading / reselling LEGO A:.. etc :D Guess what my answer was ETA: I could not type for **** today :D

Production quality. Nice job on your creation.

Got my vote! very cool! :-)

I realize now that one of the biggest problems in lego investment is... the room sets can take. For that kind of set if I had plenty of space I would have tried to keep one (and only one) set and wait for 4 or 5 more years. You never now, a reboot of the movie or a new video game is still possible... And if 5 years later nobody wants it, you open it for yourself.

I'd buy this set - and not just for investment purposes!

I wish we could share stock! I'm not having trouble moving my last few on this side of the pond. The fakes seem to be hurting parter-outers more than those selling NISB (part speculation on my part) - the kind of people paying $80 for a small Superhero set probably aren't also buying fake minifigs.

(minifigs of this theme are meh... the hero is dumb, and I can't imagine lots of kids glad to have some arabic warriors minifigs). Sometimes you can be surprised by a set. If I could I would have invested in the set 7570, just because of... the ostriches. I'm lucky to be a new investor, and to not have been able to get some. I'm still a little surprised by the bad CAGR of this set though (I would think that lots of people would want some ostriches for a zoo, or a metal slug MOC) I would have invested in the 7573 too, just because it's a great looking set... ...now excuse-me, I have to burn in hell ! :devil: :devil:

Other Staples coupons do indeed stack. I just placed another order online with the 40% off AND a $30 off $80 coupon (that I got for $8 off ebay). Happy supply shopping!

Awesome.

I don't have any of these sets myself, but I'll tell you what I do when I have a large investment in a set this widely counterfeited: report the counterfeiters! Use the report item link in the counterfeit listings and copy/paste a link to the LEGO Shop at Home listing for the original item (6866). eBay will eventually take down the counterfeit listings, especially if you also call them and report the sellers by user ID. I've been watching this set all year as a 'canary in the coal mine' for counterfeiting, and it has dropped from $80 to $60 in the US, perhaps approaching $50 now. It is definitely not helping that illegal copies of the entire MISB set can be purchased for $15 with free shipping from China. I report these listings when I come across them, but mostly focus on those sets I am invested in myself. You have to be willing to defend your investment.

unloading some summer walmart and target clearance city lots for acceptable profits and getting out of the value trap: - Fire Helicopter, Fire Boat, Fire Truck, Fire Motorcycle for $74.99 BIN + $12 extra shipping. paid $52 for the lot clearance shop at home and walmart. - Grand Prix Truck, Monster Truck, Race Car for $50 + $12 extra shipping. paid 32 for the lot clearance walmart.

These sets are worth nothing until someone buys them. I remember the illusion of value when I collected comic books... and sold my collection "worth thousands" for a hundred bucks. You have to keep the end goal in mind--selling--that's why I like diversity. The "what did you sell today" thread is full of folks who sold multiple DIFFERENT sets to the same buyer. Repeat customers aren't going to buy 100 HHs. Customers have to be there for the sets to have value. Diversification opens the doors to a larger customer base.

Different story when you're only spending virtual money though. And you don't have to actually sell the sets. Obviously to win, you just have to pick the best performing set and go all in. I like some diversification to a point, though almost all my buys are large box exclusives. With a variety of sets, you're attracting a wider number of potential customers, and could reasonably expect a more efficient cashflow. With one set, you're only going to draw customers looking for that particular set.

Thanks for making me see sense, just bought 2, might pick up another couple soon too. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Brickpicker mobile app

Hoarding has nothing to do with resell. I'm doing just fine with my 119 fire brigade's. U know, the most hoarded set ever. Ge.... Been on the rise a ton. You know what else is reslly hoarded.... Sge.... I'll and others will do fine. Supply demand.

Now, that's more like it:

These arrived today. Can't wait to open up the box. Now to practice the Jedi mind trick. " No, honey I didn't just buy these. I've had them tucked away for a while now."

Honestly, this set is a better investment than about 99% of the other current sets out there available at LEGO S@H. A person might not like it personally, but don't let that cloud your judgement of a wonderful set. As for STAR WARS vs LOTR argument...there is no winner, just two winners. They are the two of the coolest and classic franchises of all time. No need to diss either.

Lego Creationary 2 sets for $100 shipped. Wow.

Craziest thing... my wife was just at the TRU looking for any 75056 left. She didn't see any at first, and then some weirdo dug one out from hiding at put it back on the shelf where it was supposed to be. She snapped it up, posted it on ebay, and flipped it for $65 before she left the store.

Stock up on these in Jan when the thousands left are on sale

That's why i'm buying LAST years' set. no reason to start on this year.

Thank you! I hope it is successful. I found a full-time job during the summer, so this endeavor is on the side...however, I would love for this to become full time at some point in the future.

Did my good deed for the season. Went by a couple of local TRU to check their stock on 75056. One was all out, the other had 1 hidden behind a Super Heroes sets. Saw a mother looking in the spot where the kept the calendars, she walked away. I picked it up, placed it on the shelf when I knew she was looking and walked away. Walked around the corner, turned around, and watched her quickly pick it up and rush to the counter. Hopefully me passing on this one, will translate to me selling my stock for profit.

this set is rubbish except for some minifigure rarities. its designed to distract parents from buying the batcave and family house which are the picker uppers. city museum break in reeks of clearance rack potential so staying away from that too. this is just the (weak) opening salvo. there will be more deals coming up - especially if amazon goes crazy and then you can go and get your walmart to price match with no limits since its been widely reported in the financial news media that walmart managers have been instructed by corporate to match amazon.

See also: demand.

Three weeks ago. If people aren't buying yet, they certainly are looking.

Just go to Amazon and look at the price of former cargo terminals/planes. It's not an issue of if to buy, but when.

Those are fakes, authentic Deadpools seem to be selling in the $20's. This probably drives up the price of the sealed set too, there are probably people who would rather spend the money on the set to ensure that they're getting authentic minifigs. There are a ton of fakes on ebay.