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Perhaps dump all lego and money should be going here:? I spoke to a lady at Bed Bath and Beyond yesterday and SHE TOLD ME "CHILLOW IS DONE, WE ARE NOT GETTING ANY MORE IN!" Get your cases of Chillows NOW GENTLEMEN!6 points
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I'm about two seconds away from taking ten grand from stock/bond I have and use it for more lego.6 points
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its a lot more work to flip a town hall into something else, hope it retires, flip that, hope it retires, and hope that those appreciate rather than just sitting on a set you know is going to be a top performer over the next 5 years. sometimes making a lot of money is really as boring as doing nothing but waiting. doesn't feed that addictive buzz of hunting chima on clearance, or the unbridled childhood lust of dozens of new boxes of LEGO being delivered or that new box smell. my overall investing/business goal is to do as few transactions for as much money as possible. TH fits in nicely with that plan. there's too big potential for seller's regret with this one when you have to sit back and come up with justifications to yourself why you sold a TH at 500 when they break through the $600, $700, $800 level much quicker than you thought it would. what other set or combo of sets is going to give you this type of return this quickly? TH is the dream investor scenario - a modular retiring with little warning out of order. the party is just getting started.6 points
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Come on Nick 10 Grand,that chicken Feed $20 Grand and you can get Red 5, Sea Cows, Tower of Orthanic, Pet Shops, Cinema Palaces,Ewok Villages and a few others. I will be going to the Lego Store Friday to load up on most of these. Ed5 points
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I always say: A perfect box is no advantage... but a beat-up box is a disadvantage. It is like when you sell your car. When you clean it thoroughly it is a common thing. But when you do not clean it people will complain and have a legit reason to haggle.4 points
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False. You want highest expected rate of return among other investments with the same variance and liquidity. If you find a better one you have to consider transaction costs. On the stock market they are 0. With LEGO they are substantial. Also you can't trade with too high volumes of LEGO, both because of handling costs and supply constraints. Finance and investments is not that simple.4 points
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I think a lot of people are riding the edge of their ever expanding "budgets" and need things like double VIP to justify expanding it a little further.4 points
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http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-DUPLO-Early-Math-Numbers/dp/B00HI3K5LQ now I gotta get one of these4 points
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My son likes them and has all of series 1-3. He has opened most of them but not all. The other day I told him that he could get $100 if he sold just the red, yellow and black guys. He said "Really? Put them on ebay!" It warmed my QFLL heart. I won't though (until I sell through all of my others first probably) heh heh.3 points
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We are in the 3rd week of 2015 and the last labels seen have week 50 for 2014. Not seeing the logic here since we are basically talking about 5 weeks since no new seals. Not saying it isn't going, just doesn't seem like a good indictor in this case.3 points
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Seperate... you will get two promo's and two free shipping boxes instead of one. Maybe also some free plastic filling materials.3 points
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LOL, I feel bad for Ed. He can't say anything around these message boards without someone thinking it's a hint. Guy never gets a break.3 points
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This is not related to the Birds set, but thank you to all above that expressed concern about our cat. I haven't been back on here since then to post. Unfortunately, we had to put her to sleep last Saturday, so it's been a rough week and a half. Again, I appreciate it, and please give all of your cats, or pets of whatever furry kind, a hug and appreciate them while they're still here.3 points
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And the only reason they gave Luke a green lightsaber in ROTJ is because the blue one got lost in the sky backdrop during the battle on Jabba's Sail Barge. If it wasn't for that, it would still be good guys get blue, bad guys get red.2 points
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Agreed, but there's a difference between a "dirty" box (excessive wear, punctures/holes, pancaked) and a less than perfect one. I have five THs NIB--I don't usually discuss #s of sets because A ) Someone will always talk about how many more he/she has and B ) I'm not the guy who talks about how many more I have. Ego should have no place in investing, IMHO, but that's a topic for another thread. I'm happy to have landed those THs as I came in late (started investing in September, 2014) and just happened to take Mr. Mack's advice. A few have some minor box dents and creases, but do I care? Heck no. Are the boxes "damaged"? Not really--it's several pounds of bagged plastic bits sliding around in a cardboard box; hard not to have a few minor creases. I'll fully disclose box condition with several pictures when I sell. The one TH, my sixth, that Walmart sent with a sticker on the side and the flaps popped open? That's the one I built for me because I could give two s**ts about box condition. "Mint" means less in LEGO than it does in other collectibles. "NIB" or "factory sealed" means more to me--personally. I think "MISB" is a brass ring you can chase and chase, but someone picky enough will find a reason to nitpick the tiny scratch or rounded corner. I will never use the word "mint" to describe any LEGO box when selling, no matter how pristine. It's just not as useful as "new in box" and sets a seller up for all kinds of OCD buyer trouble down the road. This is just how I do business. YMMV--and your opinion.2 points
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If finances allow, I like to buy 2 copies of each new exclusive early on in the production run and then move on to the other sets that are nearing retirement. At least I have the sets and can sleep easy. Is it the most effective use of investment dollars? Maybe not, but it has worked for me.2 points
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Set a profit margin you are comfortable with and see if anyone bites. I would keep back a couple but this set is likely to be overshadowed by the UCS versi2 points
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Bought yesterday: 3 x 42000 Grand Prix Racer 1 x 70404 Kings Castle 1 x 75020 Jabba's Sail Barge 1 x 60020 Cargo Truck and... 3 x 41063 Ariel's Undersea Palace for 10 euro each!2 points
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Having no kids must be nice! I'd have like $600-$700 extra a month to spend on lego if it weren't for daycare.2 points
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Fun read http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/making-lego-movie-7-years-762327?utm_source=twitter2 points
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I just want to say BC has already been a godsend to me. Just my experience: I've listed a dozen or so items, ranging from $10 - $400. No action yet on the low dollar items, but the highest priced items have sold almost instantly. And with no fees, those are the items I'm happiest to sell. I've pocketed significantly more than I would have on ebay or Amzn, and sold for less than the going rates on those sites, giving the buyers real value. Any BPer who truly wants to move a higher priced item right now is a fool not to list it on BC. Buyers who know the value of your product are there, ready to buy.2 points
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Bought one today for 50 euro. Will go back tomorrow to pick up the remaining two. Hopefully they will be still there.2 points
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Just purchased an SSD on the site for a very fair price (lower than the eBay normal), which made me happy as I missed out on it and really wanted one for my collection. The whole experience was great (pending only the arrival of the item, of course!). I was able to contact the seller, get additional pictures and even negotiate a bit. Thank you for the site and I will definitely use it again. Once my own stock has valued to set goals I'll probably list there as well.2 points
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Yeah LEGO just went nuts to throw out the trash nobody wanted. Seeing a DUPLO set on the first exclusive page is depressive though. At least I know that awesome stuff is coming this year. What I like is that modulars seem to be constantly out of stock now. It signals a high demand for these sets. I don't think people are hoarding PR, it should be true demand. And this means our stashed retired stuff will rise nicely.2 points
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This is the only time I wish some things to finally die. Actually no. There was Joffrey.2 points
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Another local shop to check out: Noel's House of Bricks in Olympia,WA1 point
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For a sought after, build-it-now Lego, certainly box condition is less important, but will always be a factor for some buyers. I look at this listing for a "New" 10179 Millenium Falcon... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Star-Wars-Collectors-Millennium-Falcon-Limited-1st-Edition-10179-NIB-/181644655434?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item2a4add7b4a That box is beat to hell. What have they been doing with that box? What does it smell like? If I'm going to lay out over $1000 for a collectors item, I want it to look nice. Sealed bags or not... if it were for my own collection, I wouldn't pay $2000 for this. There's a listing for a "used" one at almost the same price, that looks like it's been properly cared for: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Star-Wars-Ultimate-Collectors-Millennium-Falcon-10179-1st-edition-set-/111468646511?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item19f40c906f Again - for my own collection - I'd rather buy the second one.1 point
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If you have to choose where to put your money, it's a scarce, not unconstrained, resource. If you're choosing between stocks and Legos, you do have financial constraints. Or else why choose? As long as an investment was positive ev (expected value) you would never take money out of it. You would you just use your infinite capital to invest in more Lego. But hey, if you don't care that words have meaning, that's cool. I'll know not to listen is all.1 point
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You may want to check sales rank of TH before June 2014, lol...1 point
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Already been confirmed set number will be released this summer closer to episode 7 release.1 point
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I'm sure there are a variety of buyers contributing to the run... 1. Certainly some old investors are piling in. 2. New investors are created by the Christmas season... people who had to pay $80 for an advent calendar decide, "I can do this!" 3. There's folks who got their first or second modular at Christmas and decide they've got a new hobby now. 4. More seasoned modular builders who were hoping it was coming back, ... now realize it's not, so they'd better get theirs now. 5. Other's with Christmas money, gift cards, and ebay bucks to spend... It adds up to a perfect storm. Certainly it will not continue on this trajectory, but it is a very nice early "ramp up" for those who are holding. I doubt it will go back down.1 point
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WOW ! This line seems amazing, but it's not offcially available in europe. You just learned me that this theme exists. o_O1 point
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I picked this up last month for 140US and my fiancee and I built this over the weekend (alternating bags). It's nice and makes a solid display, but it isn't a noticeable improvement of the 7191 and I will take a pass on any for investment as there are better options out there. I came to post my bag by bag pictures and decided to skim through most of the thread and relive a lot of the arguments about value. It appears that new 7191s haven't suffered too much from the update but used ones (predictably) have. Have you built an SSD? It is an absolutely beautiful display piece and sits front and center in my home, at least until I acquire a UCS MF. Ewok village sits in my bedroom so that I may have nightmares. I like your perspective; it is very well composed. I'm still not buying 10240 for investment as I believe that there are safer, highly profitable sets to buy instead. Bag 1 Bag 2 Bag 3 Bag 4 Bag 5, including the "sled" Bag 6 Bag 7 Bag 8 Bag 9 Bag 10 - Finished Product1 point
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Here are the instructions for setting up paypal payment link on BL. 1) Find a new order. Click on the invoice icon. When new page loads click on Invoice Preview: (Customize Layout and Set My Default Comments) Alternative: If you don't have an order right now, click on this link it should take you to the same place. http://www.bricklink.com/mailTempDetail.asp?ID=1&viewFrom=O 2) Once you are in that page, you need to copy this link exactly as provided except change "you@email.com" for your actual paypal email without any spaces. Be careful that the1 point