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Makes a lot of sense. Unfortunately, it never seems to work out that way. "Surely the Haunted House will be around through October..." "They won't retire R2 before the new movies..." "The Pet Shop will go before Town Hall..." TLG operates by it's own logic.

When did this become "who is the biggest star wars geek" thread?

I am only sharing my opinion. I get cryptic when I know for sure.

retired tag is a death certificate. death certificates are issued many hours after the actual death.

Like all those new vehicles in Episodes I-III really made for a memorable movie experience. LOL.

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Because you bought the 1 left?

Indeed, and if we're going to "brickroll" then use this one.

When people buy me $500 gifts I hope they got them at a discount.

I am posting here only to help people make more money and dissolve confusion about optimal investing strategies. And because I like LEGO. Also it is possible to be totally wrong, it's mathematics. Maximal gains has nothing to do with expected returns and I did not misunderstand anything. My style may be sometimes blunt which is a result of a mix involving exhaustion, personality and maybe a little intent. I don't like to be wishy-washy, but I also don't state things I am not sure of. I could spare my time writing these posts, the only reason I do this because I like to help. Lots of people here clearly don't think like investors while playing around with large amounts of money and it's best to eliminate harmful misconceptions as clearly as possible. Whether it's LEGO, houses, paintings, etc. investing is the same with its own mathematics. You do better if you are aware of it and can turn it to your advantage.

Let Stephen Colbert Explain The New Lightsaber:

So after geeking out on all the space stuff I decided to take a quick dig through one of the bigger tubs this morning before work and see if I recognized anything. 2 minutes later I came out with this gem: I'm pretty darn sure thats the upper left section of a market street 10190. If all the pieces are here I'm sure this is going to be the best bulk lot I'll ever find.

For every one Mark Cuban, there's plenty of bankrupt would-bes. I'm not criticizing your religion (you did say "put your faith" in him), but LEGO isn't like other investments. All TLG has to do to kill your "all in" is rehash the set you're "all in" about. Why are folks lukewarm about the Red Five? It's not the only X-wing UCS made. Maybe another is around the corner. What if they build a new TH, the 1892 version? Diversification is a way to adapt to a changing environment. It's worked for this planet for several billion years and through multiple mass extinctions.

Yes. KOTOR is my favorite game of all time. IT took place before Darth Bane. Who invented the rule of two when he decided the dark side was to watered down being spread out over so many Sith. Other groups of Sith think that is ridiculous, since the Dark Side and the Force is infinite and cannot be watered down. I tend to agree with that and think the rule of two was really just a way to consolidate material world power and not have so many lackeys looking to kill you and take your position. Look at me pretending like all this is real history. I'm such a nerd

I don't think ignoring Lucas' wants was a bad decision, given the prequels.

Jar Jar clearly states "Weesa free!" at the end of ROTJ special edition. If Jar Jar says that everyone is free, then the empire has indeed fallen. That's good enough for me.

How about an idea for a spoof: "How ROTJ really ended after the movie ended" Cutscenes of people from all planets celebrating (a la end of ROTJ). Dark. Cutscenes of 3-4 Star Destroyers entering the orbits of these planets from hyperspace. Dark. Scenes of Star Destroyers bombarding the heck out of planets. Dark. The leftover carnage. Is that too dark ?

If those pics are real I can finally have the Cobra Kai trick-or-treating at Halloween.

I better hope they are real preliminary or fake because they look terrible. Nothing really unique. Just replace regular characters with zombie heads. I hope these are not the actual figures.

This. It is hard (for me) to justify Red5 when there are better options for my money. Some of us are not blessed with unlimited capital and just need to make the hard choices. ETA: Damn this sounded too real... back to my jokes and youtube videos

Once again...if you want a Red 5 and don't have one, I would suggest you buy one now.

Let's show our love for Jar Jar... VBG

When ur pooping schedule is off and you are forced to use a public restroom. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Brickpicker mobile app

Bought other two 42000 Technic Grand Prix Racers for 50 euro each.

Two more Series 1 Mixels for $123.

I was also aware of 7...this is like some nerd test lol.

Yep, we could probably arrange that. I'm flying out with some friends.

Or... TB will survive SOH?

Why do you say such mean things? That's hurtful.

I fully disagree with your Chima and Ninjago statement.

I forgot about the New Jedi Order series thankfully, lol. But yes you are right. The Jedi and Sith even got together to fight them, which was 100% predictable. I am such a nerd I have actually read every SW novel from OT and Splinter of the Minds Eye days all the way through 2014. I am not proud of this per se...

You forgot The Yuuzhan Vong. Which I incidentally aware of because I read the Star Wars LEGACY comics. LEGACY was better than most EU materials, I'd put it 3rd after Thrawn and death of Chewie. ETA: I'd watch Legacy as movie. It featured Luke's grandson and had Jedi Ghost Luke as mentor

There are too many Ed posts here now for this to last a week now. Another self fulfilling EOL is due.

I think you need another badge...

This is at $195 shipped or so on Amazon. The price has dropped a few bucks in the past week. Must be people getting shipments from Amazon.es Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Brickpicker mobile app

Nothing is set in stone. However the increase in probability of any set being retired/retiring soon is signaled by 'Sold Out', etc. Is it 100%? No. This is another stochastic factor in investment. Learn to think in probabilities and expected values instead of trying to be perfectly sure of events. When the cat is already out of the bag you are too late, the market has already moved to the new equilibrium and diminished the ex ante profit. So if the probability (by subjective assessment) is high enough just buy the set instead of freaking out multiple times about the small chance of being wrong. On average it will work out very well. If you find yourself being on the wrong end of the stick in the end then the optimal portfolio you are supposed to manage saves your ass. That's why people buy multiple types, to eliminate the individual risks. So if anybody invested most of his/her fortune in a single set which came back/remained on the market for an unexpectedly long time and got kicked in the balls then I can say it was well deserved.

I know I said this last time, but this 10 will be my last

You non-Canadians who keep popping into these threads need to start reading the topic titles.

Yeah they always give us the sloppy seconds.......

I don't understand why it is assumed here that Lego licenses are made on a calendar year basis. Such a date is arbitrary, plus corporate lawyers don't want to spend their holidays hashing out a new contract before the old one expires on January 1. If Lego is selling Lord of the Rings sets in 2015, you can bet that they still have a license in 2015. I would also bet that the bulk of the licensing fee is based on a percentage of sales, which makes the end-date less important. (These are just my thoughts having worked as a corporate lawyer.)

Part 3 of the story. I don

Sold a HH for $350 + shipping on ebay the other day. Put up another one at my next price step of $400 + shipping thinking it would take a few months, but someone took me up on it today. So we can now say HH has cracked $400 on ebay. Of course the buyer has zero feedback but they paid right away. And I'll do signature confirmation and insure the package to reduce the likelihood of any funny business.

It's really a new niche. The closest thing to compare them to are probably the City House/Corner sets. They really have mixed results. http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=7641-1 http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=7993-1 http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=7993-1 This is the kind of MOC I need to represent my neighborhood.

I hate the post office. Long lines and counter reps on a power trip. This is why I ship through FedEx now. Short/no lines and friendlier reps.

When you go to your post office to drop off a ton of packages and the line is a mile long. Manager comes out gives me the keys to the side Door and says let me know when your done. Everyone in line looked at me like why does he get this privilege. Even through me off. They know me but they legit gave me full access. Walked all my boxes in put them in the back. I was around the money etc etc. They really trust me. Very appreciated.

So my cyber Monday sales are as follows: 2 return requests from Amazon -170.00, and one sale from eBay for a whopping 6.40 shipped!! This will go down as the worst CM ever!!!

I am not one to complain, as I believe this is my first post in this 60 page thread, but one thing that irks me is when a buyer snipes one of my auctions at the last second, and then takes several days to pay for it. You know the person was online when the auction ended because they sniped it, so why not pay for it immediately so I can ship it right away? Argghh! Annoying! Sorry if this was already mentioned. I am not reading through a 60 page thread to check. Ok, I am done complaining now. Thanks.

I like sniping. <insert evil laugh>. Except last night I went out for a walk and missed a 6929 that went really cheaply, only