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OK, I was sticking to my price point and I declared I wouldn't sell a 9468 - Vampyre Castle for less than $200. Well, I just sold one for $200 on EBay. Join me, raise your prices folks!!!

Looks like people are starting to pay top $$$ for the Robie House - 21010. Sold one of three for $350 on eBay.

True a lot is up in the air whether The LEGO Movie related sets and items would be remembered or worthwhile later on considering it is a homebrew theme and we have seen how low on the totem pole similar original lines have gone (although some have yielded a select winner or two from time to time). The Sea Cow is a wildcard not really fitting under anything previously released with the build being half Pirate while the other half is steampunk; something LEGO has not yet tried. Such uniqueness could be what shall set it apart or bring the whole thing down. Who truly knows what the current generation will remember let alone the next. Heck, how many people know Godzilla's original name of Gojira or the fact that famous kaiju was inspired by The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms or even why do people remember 'it' in the first place after all this time? Moving along, all of the sets for this theme are basically City vehicles featuring an alternate mode with the exception of a few including the topic in question's design. While each captures the beauty that LEGO offers in freeform creativity, people typically purchase for just what it is. Maybe that soaring destroyer of lavatories will pique someone's interest or perhaps the western tavern turned biplane shall catch somebody's attention or perhaps not. Each set was based on something with little time on screen in a few shots after all so who knows. For me the characters who stuck out were Lucy "Wyldstyle" simply for being her awesome self, Vitruvius since it's difficult to not notice Morgan Freeman ever, and 1980s something astronaut Benny because same as his spaceship he encompasses everything that made Classic Space a classic. He also reminds me of the enthusiastic passion one had when building as a youngling that seems to get forgotten over time. On that note I feel like Benny's Spaceship is a good set; possibly the best from the line. It is not a perfect recreation of Classic Space but makes for a nice nod towards it while bringing forward something new. The Sea Cow does something similar nodding at everything Pirates yet being different at the same. Whether that will be enough is anyone's guess.

Arg the ISD has me in a serious building mood and I have so much other stuff to do, but whatever. Cracked open and built my only fire brigade ($120 from Amazon 2013). The details are incredible. Can't wait to do the rest of the modulars.

No it didn't. They traveled in time and used the ship to reach the base on the moon to kill Jar Jar Bink's mother so he would not exist. Lots of emotion.

And those who think they are buying the HH when actually they are getting a VC.

70503 - Golden Dragon for $45 on ebay

Great news for eBay sellers: FedEx One Rate means more ways to save on shipping. You can now print FedEx One Rate labels right from the eBay label platform and can get a simple, predictable, flat rate shipping option for your express packages. With FedEx One Rate you can add to the box without adding to the price. This means sellers no longer need to weigh or measure express packages under 50 lbs. Ship up to 50 lbs. in FedEx One Rate paks, boxes, and tubes Ship up to 10 lbs. in FedEx One Rate Envelopes 12 different packaging options Up to 45,000 drop-off locations FedEx One Rate pricing is available for these FedEx Express services: Standard Overnight and Priority Overnight One Rate 2-Day and Express Saver One Rate In order to use FedEx One Rate, you must package your items using the One Rate packaging options (Envelope, Pak, Small Box, Medium Box, Large Box, Extra Large Box, Tube). This could save us some money with the Small Box as the dimensions are quite large. I do not know if there are any eBay discounts but, if there are, this update brings the cost down below USPS for a variety of items, particularly bulk and used sets (and heavy dolls or cosmetics?). http://www.fedex.com/us/onerate/rates/

They were selling at 33.99 here. Theoretically Ghostbusters should gain the same or even more appreciation depending on how long this set is still around. Choosing between the 2 looking at construction, minifigs, stand etc, Ecto-1 is the better one by a mile.

My girlfriend makes stained glass fan art stuff, ... i thought id share this because its pretty amazing, i love star wars and this is so sweet, she rocks! shes doing boba fett next, so stoked.

Amtrak your silence precedes you on my question. LOL

My additional 50 10695s have shipped. One could conclude from my experience that walamrt is only enforcing limits on amiibos. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Brickpicker mobile app

That is really good news. This could be a $250 set by Halloween

I was using your voice.

Yes, and you if you want to be extra safe, place an order for some other stuff before you order another Red 5.

every order is in processing. All should go through. Seems they r enforcing limits on just amiibo

Sold 26 series 3 mini-figures for about $316, 7 guerrilla suit guys in there at $25 a piece. (CDN).

Jor-el poly 10 Loki's cosmic cube 100

7965 for $235 shipped Dewback + Sandtrooper from the Cantina set for $23 shipped Series 2 Mixels Frosticons - $30 shipped

I think the issue of people being on the fence is because it`s such a "weird/foreign" concept. You really have to have a different perspective to see the potential of a set like this as opposed to UCS sets or Modulars, or even the larger Creator sets. This set is weird. I prefer to say unique, and it`s clear that many others think the same. That`s the issue. I`d say expand your thinking and buy at least a couple, if you`re spending hundreds on Modulars already (not that those aren`t great investments, obviously) but adding some of these even if not just 1 isn`t going to hurt. I think many will be surprised for better or for worse what ends up happening when it is finally gone. When to buy, well it never hurts to do so early, but I believe it`s got some time left on the clock. If you really want to invest though, of course do it asap to make sure it doesn`t leave unexpectedly.

I don't have a sea cow yet, but I do have that same bench. It was a steal 2 years ago on BF at Home Depot for $19.

I understand some of the characters in the film are new as they were designed specifically for it but essentially the whole thing is based around a product even older than Star Wars by a couple decades while at the same time younger than Marvel by a similar length of time. The first Monsters Inc. movie was shown in theaters fourteen years ago yet people still remember little Mike and loveable Sulley apparently enough to warrant a sequel just four years ago. Toy Story seems to be another memorable series that will not go away with short made for TV specials aired in the past couple years to a rumored fourth film coming out in the next couple years. The notion of saying nobody will be interested in the characters or film after several years sounds logical in some cases yet if there is anything showing strong after all these years of cinema and television, people rarely forget the unforgettable titles that become true classics. LEGO bricks may be a kid's toy but the company and its product have proven to be more than that. I wonder what all new characters will premiere alongside old ones in The LEGO Movie 2.

I LOVE the Brickfolio option on this site and have found it very, very useful. I wonder if there could ever be an option in the future to have two Brickfolios in the system: one for investing (as is currently) and one for the sets that I'm keeping personally. I already track the latter loosely, but being able to see which sets I'm spending my personal money (or profits) on, how many pieces I have, and what the actual used value of it is would be awesome. The obvious way that I can think to do this now is to create a second BrickPicker account and store all my "kept" sets there. But I know you guys keep track of accounts and Brickfolios and didn't want to screw up your numbers, because what I'd enter there wouldn't be strictly (or at all) for investment. Any chance this could be a coming feature?

It's right on International Drive just down from the Convention Center. If you like wings/fingers and cheese fries, I recommend the Zinger Mountain Melt. This won't be in the nutrition thread.

Thanks for not taking this further into the gutter. Or around the corner behind the bushes.

Yeah I fixed it. I'm currently taking English classes at HXkid University I sit next to emazers....it's not working out so well ;)

6289 Redbeard Runner

Wow, that's crazy. Soon they'll go even further and have the Fedex guy grab the package back out of your hands at your door, run back to his truck, peel out of your driveway in a cloud of tire smoke, and speed off into the sunset whilst laughing like a hysterical maniac.

I would remove that disclaimer. Take good pics, describe any obvious issues and say please ask questions if necessary.

Yup. License for Ghostbusters for a year. It's not really an ongoing theme and with the semi-fiasco of the Delorean, I hope they learned their lesson and just kept the licensing period to a minimum.

Bingo!! Was really surprised to found 16 in TRU in Canada.

They look like the Wal-Mart Black Friday offering for 2013 (4628). http://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Fun-with-Bricks-Building-Set-600-pieces/26632747

that was one of the most entertaining drafts ever. Thanks everyone i was glad to be a part of it.

Over the weekend, I had guests in town who only go to the casino when out of town so we played blackjack last night. I won some Lego Ex astris, scientia.

Missing Thursday poker night. My poker buddies, including myself, have all gotten married and had kids over the past few years. It's tough getting the whole gang together to play. We play only once or twice a year now.

Nice to see some people still using the fine craft of stained glass.

My haul for this weekend. Got a bunch of PEE and a sealed box of Simpsons Minifig series 1 too!

Its so agonizing waiting for the parts just to finish.

I tried to understand this set but cannot... Even if I was a fan of steampunk, this set would not satisfy me. It doesnt look serious (cow in the front, omg), sails are strange, its far from steampunk classic like this: Also the licence and figs are worthless, since it is from a children movie without a value for AFOLs in future. To sum up, I would use EUR 250 better than for this set. Far better is to buy 2 more modulars for example...

I like Voltron ! (AKA Golion) Here is the diecast model from my collection: I played a lot with it when I was a little kid. This Lego model is really cool... :F

I got my ToO today and I looked at the seals and they were 05 just as every else had mentioned. Then I inspected it further and the 05 seals were over 36 seals. On the bottom they were just the 36 seals. The box definitely showed some wear on it. I believe this run that we think might be a 2015 run is actually just a repackage because from all the information about seals we have seen there was a run towards the end of 2014 that had some mistakes and they just repacked with 2015 seals. Take it with a grain of salt but ToO hasn't had another 2015 run, it is just a repackage and once this stock dries up its gone.

Resurrected 4709 Hogwarts Castle from a 37 lb bulk bin purchase. Many more sets to go but it was nice to clean this one up and create a classic!

Well, uh, that's not quite what it's intended for, but I see where you're going.

Can we nominate members for Awards? If anyone was ever deserving of The Questionnaire badge, it would be canonikon.

Sure, that is the only way to be a true QFLL.

Good times - RIP It's too bad i did not buy SSD's when this was going on last year, or was it the year before... i don't even remember haha. I am hoping it's just a bug as it does seem inconsistent.

While Blasting Everything is Awesome on the stereo.. HAHAHAHA..

A cautionary tale... If new, accept the advice of the Senior members here. LEGO Shop at Home does not screw around on this issue. I made- what I thought- was an incredibly "clever" play, ordering 12 Grand Emporium's over 5 different cards at, more or less, the same time. Here is how committed TLG is to not allowing this to happen. ALL sets posted, tracked, and got as far as the FedEx distribution center eleven miles from our home in Southern California. This was August of last year. At this point, the shipments were STOPPED, and all sent back to their warehouse. All cards banned, along with our shipping address. They ate some tremendous shipping costs to stop me from doing what I knew better not to. Accept the advice, and respect what they're doing... cross the line and you're toast.

We like to watch

Yeah... well... I thought coming soon was the new EOL... but thank you for the reminder ;-)