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Pay no attention to what's on the left but instead check out the Age of Ultron sets on the right. (Click on image to enlarge cause it's huge.)

MC bundle .... all 10 sets including microworlds ... $760

As requested and cause I've seen some random Posts about it: here is a new thread to discuss nutrition, exercise, active lifestyle interests and the like. New year is approaching and as always many will say I'm gonna get in shape..... It'll last a month. So the timing of this thread I think and hope can provide some inspiration. I have a passion for lifting weights, snowboarding, hiking, camping, and finding new ways to stay fit. I am more then happy to answer any questions regarding eating choices and weightlifting either on this thread or via pm. I know how I feel and how my body reacts to certain foods and such and I've always found that interesting. I know sometimes it's hard to find time exercise or squeezing an extra snack in etc but it can be done. just about consistency and routine. Lift hard. Eat smart. Have fun while doing it. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Brickpicker mobile app

Good luck finding those next year.

The thing is that Emazers' advice and strategy will only work as long as the amount of capital invested in the sets that he continually touts remains -- on an aggregate basis -- near historical levels (or demand grows in proportion to the amount of capital invested). As more money flows into that type of set, there will be more of those sets on the secondary market and the longer they will take to appreciate. Don't get me wrong, it's still a good strategy and one that I certainly practice to a degree, but the Emazers of the world seem to assume that the world as it exists today is static and unchanging such that what has historically been a sure thing will now and forever more remain a sure thing. However, as more resellers generate more money from this strategy, the more money there will be out there searching for a place to land and if that money is continually re-invested into this strategy, the strategy becomes unsustainable. I'm already seeing this happen. I had a very modest number of FBs and they have been very slow to move this year. I'm deeper on GE and will be interested to see if the pattern repeats. The next few years will be very revealing as to the long-term viability of that strategy.

Glad you started this thread, kid. I am a short, fat, Italian guy. I didn't have six pack abs; I had a keg for abs. About 3 years ago, I started weightlifting with a friend. We did it at work, and it was convenient to go our on lunch hour. I actually had trouble squatting the bar the first time I did it. However, through hard work, I was able to get myself over 300 lbs. The pounds started to come off, and I shed about 30 lbs, and was still about 10 lbs from my goal. I went paleo to help me get my diet under control. About 2 years ago, I decided to add running into the mix. I worked myself up to 5Ks, and then eventually to half marathons. I ended up running 5 half marathons before I decided to retire. Training for a half marathon is a lot of work, and it takes a lot of time. You have to be mentally ready to go for a training run that will last two hours some days. It can be brutal. When I was running, I hated it (while I was running). When the run was over, it was fantastic. About a year and a half ago, I started to loosen up my diet. And I shifted from a mix of weightlifting and running to strictly running. What a mistake. Although it was great to go for a run, I totally blew it. The pounds starts to come back, and I'm back to where I was 3 years ago. I've had a lot stress at work lately, and it's really contributed to my lack of desire to get into shape again. It's really contributed to my lack of working out. Every couple of days I say, "this week's the week!" or "I'm not going to eat back after today." And, after a day, I've blown it again. I'm hoping that this thread is going to help motivate me to get my ass back into the gym, and get back out there running. I want to get back to lifting over 300 lbs. And I now that I've run half marathons, I'd be happy to just keep it to 5Ks, and work on getting my time further down. You may have motivated me to head over to the gym at lunch today. I've got all my stuff, I just need to do it.

The people who buy this type of set are a different type of collector than your "typical" Lego collector. I personally know three people that display architecture sets in their respective offices and they have two things in common: Each person only owns Architecture sets and each person has lots of disposable income.

These aren't the sets you're looking for :waves hand: you do not want to purchase Fallingwater... Move along.

I have been watching these retired Architecture sets make some nice gains once they are retired. Take a look at the John Hancock Center. A $20 set selling for $100. Fallingwater is even more unique than that. People have ignored these sets and they are all appreciating very well once they retire...which is now starting to happen. Members are complaining about profits and such, yet I constantly real threads about Elsa and Rocket Raccoon. Those sets are OK and fine short term, but if you want a quality and classic set that will continue to appreciate with time and has low MSRPs, the Architecture sets are it.

To not be modest, I actually dropped 32lbs from June to mid September this year and I'm still losing weight in bits and pieces. My hockey team had a weight loss challenge that I won and made $160 ( bought the team round after the game). 2 key factors for my weight loss is 1) I drastically reduced my carb intake. I will usually get my carbs from fruit not breads. 2) I eat to not be hungry instead of eating to be full. This is the lightest I've been in over ten years and I have to say it feels great.

We should have a thread on this. What do u eat. I'd love to help anyone who has any interest in cleaning up their diets and such. Thought about doing personal training before. Pizza taste so much better when you eat good for a whole week and then reward yourself on like a Sunday.

Not an opinion I share, but I suppose there are a few people that hate money...

So the Imperial Guard (red-caped guy on the far left) frequent gentleman's clubs when on leave. No big surprise there. But what is the R2 unit doing with that fire hydrant in the foreground?

Not trying to toot my own horn too loudly, but I had an annual goal for gross revenue....and I just passed it today! It's a number that I'm proud of - doing this part time to feed my own collection - Now let's see if I can blow it out with a couple weeks left!

OK since you have it all figured out then I suggest you go and start your own lego how to do it website. You have been skating on thin ice here the past few days and we have been pretty lenient with you but it stops now or you will no longer be a member here. If you want to be a part of this community knock off the trolling. If you don't want to be a part of it I can help you leave. The decision is yours.

The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear. -Buddy the Elf

Awsome man. Just do it as Nike says. I am aware that unlike many here I don't have kids, have a lot of free time and such and I do understand how those things can make th ing more difficult. Sometimes in life you have to see sacrifices. I retired from video games last year. I'll never understand running and just running. Especially as a dude it lowers testosterone. I do cardio but not a ton of it for many reasons as stated above. As for things like p90x it's not the best. Think about this. Does any professional athletes do these infomercial workouts? Or do they just go to the gym? I'm not saying you need to train like an athlete and I feel most of you sent trying to be jacked...... You just want to be in some semblance of shape so you can build a Legos et or play catch with your kids without passing out. Haha. Don't over train either. I lift 4 days a week. Get sleep. Nothing will be accomplished without sleep. You will seriously get sick and be run down. I highly highly recommend the book the new rules of lifting by lou schuler and alwyn Cosgrove. If anyone is serious about this and tight on funds I'll buy you the book. It changed my life. Grest read and makes things practical for people. So many people want to lift or get on shape but just don't know what to do. They go to the gym and either get hurt have no system, or give up out of confusion. All those muscle magazines and such are straight up crap. Let me know how it goes for you. You've been there before you know how you felt just do it again. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Brickpicker mobile app

Yeah because we all know that all ebay sold listings are legit........you must be new here. Welcome to BP.

I am no longer an athlete or lifter, just trying my best to eat good and stay as healthy as possible. This is coming from an "average guy" perspective. I follow the below about 85% of the time. Stay away from sugar, msg (excito-toxins), gmos, and processed things as much as possible. It's unrealistic to completely eliminate these items, and in small doses they are not harmful. But most people's intake of these items are multiples of 100% more than it should be every day and over time it's killing us and modifying our dna. Breakfast: homemade bars with lots of goodies, nuts, seeds, etc. Lunch: sandwich or leftovers from previous dinner, lots of fruit, trailmix, greek yogurt with frozen berries, raw veggies Dinner: fresh protein, a starch, and a cooked veggie. Protein is usually chicken, turkey, or fish but occasionally pork or beef The thing is, if you have a lot of spices you can make a simple chicken breast taste like a different restaurant quality meal every night. Just play with different combos. I used to spice while cooking but have turned to spicing while it rests except for spices that need some cook time. Meals take 30 minutes or less to make which is actually quicker than getting in a car, driving to fast food, driving home, and then eating. I am not a total nut about it, still eat bread, cheese, and an occasional meal out. Also eat full fat everything, bought into the "low fat / no fat" scam for years until I started reading ingredients and wondering what exactly they put in its place. Turns out it was msg, lots of chemicals, and boatloads of sugar.

Remember how much I said I love cheeseburgers? Well I wasn't kidding.

"I'm selling so much, but my stock keeps getting bigger!" Try using lunch to......... eat lunch instead of scavenging stores for LEGO

I keep my diet very clean. Stopped eating meat ten years ago. Still eat fish but only wild caught salmon. No cheese, milk, or butter. I do eat yogurt. No soda. I run 3-4 times a week 4-8 miles a shot. I have two lakes nearby with beautiful trails to run at. Doc says bloodwork and heartrate are perfect. It takes a lot of willpower. Burgers still smell good to me and running when its 40 degrees and raining is not fun. Not for everyone but it's what works for me.

Cheapest Fallingwater available as a buy it now with shipping on ebay at this moment is $132. No one is selling it at $90. And by January, no one will be selling it at less than $150.

folks are intoxicted with sales, reality comes after

Well. I'm speechless. I got this email just now. Only one I'm a little reluctant of is the mine. Thank you for agreeing to sell your inventory unit(s) to Amazon.com for use in fulfilling an out-of-stock customer order. We have recently purchased the following unit(s) from your inventory B0050R0XEG / LEGO Creator Volkswagen T1 Cam / 2 / $249.99 / $424.98 B00GSN5BWA / LEGO Creator 31013 Red Thunder / 6 / $17.49 / $89.20 B00MJYDIGS / LEGO Minecraft 21114 The Farm / 5 / $89.99 / $382.46 B00MJYDDCW / LEGO Minecraft The Mine / 1 / $249.99 / $212.49 B00MJYDHHS / LEGO Minecraft Crafting Box / 8 / $149.99 / $1019.93 B00J4S6UYO / LEGO City Trains Cargo Train B / 1 / $299.99 / $254.99

Does anyone here pay taxes on their Lego income? I see a lot of talk about great returns, but they always seem to leave out or ignore the taxes that will be owed on those earnings.

Let me preface this. If you are trolling, it's annoying as its you're second similar comment today. Otherwise I'm going to assume you are in the dark so I'll give you a free lesson. This set is gold. It's up 80 bucks in 4 days via Amazon. It's not retired. It's a frank Lloyd design. This et will sell for 250.00 by this time next year. Please take a screenshot of my post. The fire brigade is a very hoarded set, do I *** just fine. Tower Bridge will do big money.... Been out forever. The deathstar can remain out for another ten years..... It will do well. I'm not sure what you are expecting a thousand dollars or something? Speculation and opinions are one thing but when you refute fact it looks like trolling. You could buy one at retail now and sell on Amazon for a 50.00 profit. As Ed said arch is ignored. If you follow the signs and see what certain ones do with a certain name attached you will know what I am targeting next as a very solid investment and will be buying many of. You're welcome. Class dismissed.

Stole this from SD. Not the novels but inside season 1&2 with maps MSRP $150 on sale for $25 with free Prime Shipping. Don't select the Hardcover for $24 that is just the book not the collectible set. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612185738/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Use PROMO Code BOOKDEAL25 for another 25% off brings it down to $18.70

Art Deco baby...

21102 only out of those 3

Just chill and do a search on eBay for items sold. Scroll down a bit and you'll find many that just sold over the past few days at RRP or less.

No question running is hard on the joints. Swimming is far superior for joint health and as a workout in general. It's just so much more time consuming. I can walk out the front door and start running.

I believe that Ed or Jeff once made a really nice post or wrote an article about this. The 'problem' is that these large/retired/exclusive sets don't spike up in price in December and sometimes they dip down. The price then climbs back up in Jan-Feb. this is because Xmas shoppers are mostly looking for presents for kids and it is all about what is hot at that time. The AFOL oriented sets get picked up after Xmas when people spend some of their GC or Xmas cash gifts on them self. Xmas shopping on toys is mostly for kids. The AFOLs buy for them selves afterwards.

So based on what I've read, here is the list of large (>$100) exclusives that are not officially retired yet but are sold out and unlikely to come back: TH, HH, AA, 4x4, HE, SC, WVM, GE, KJ Am I missing any? Certainly R2 seems almost done, but it is still listed as Temporarily OOS so could make another appearance or two. Hopefully in Jan. when there are 2 promos.

Welcome to the site, EmanueleC.

Comicblast maybe it was me, if so sorry, was thinking it was a blanket statement on everything retiring and not directed at a few specific sets...

I sold a Grand Emporium on Craigslist for $220. No problems at all and the dude was super nice!

Wow! $16 is a deal!

Good work on rosetta. You have my support. Not only because in my opinion it looks fairly good, but also because it would fit between the current line-up of NASA and JAXA vehicles. Welcome to the forum and succes with your path of investing.

Welcome to Brickpicker!!

Benvenuti nel forum!

Enjoy your stay

Market Street - $575. Box has shelf wear, one corner bit dinted, but sealed and unopened.

Profiling is more accurate. You may or may not have kids one day. Enjoy your free time and energy for the gym, diet, etc. because once kids entire the picture ALL that time and energy are completely gone. Completely. They will be replaced by the overwhelming desire for sleep, and the need to be left the F alone on occasion. Thank me later for this free lesson and accurate advice.

thanks

Thank you Toys R Us for allowing me to order 70 Research Labs, thank you lego for massively under producing this set after all the media hype, and thank you New York Times for your timely article allowing me to exploit the desperate buyers to the max.

We had Frostie Root Beer! It's sad, a few years ago I had to draw a picture for a co-worker when I was describing a can with a "pull tab".

Friends is a great investment. Why? It's UBER-popular and male investors don't want to buy them, so there will be a lack of them in the secondary market. Also, Friends sets are not discounted as much, so many resellers stay away.