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I was weak... just ordered 3 of these.

That box doesn't look damaged enough for you to buy.

Lord Business???

I made my first sale, and it was a QFLL sale too! Flipped an Airjitzu Ninjago Flyer I bought at retail (9.99) for $19.99.

Most recent Batcave for $185 CDN shipped on Amazon. Figure I made $60 profit off this $80 purchase less than a year ago.

Unfortunately, this set sucks. There...I said it. As cool and collectible as the T1 Camper and Mini Cooper are, this set really cheezes out. It really should be another 400-500 pieces. If you are going to redo a classic car, then do it right. Sorry LEGO, this one is a fail.

I made exceptions today. 10% off with the Merlin Pass. It was a pristine box, not use to that in my collection. Stands out from the other misfits lol tonight will be damage shopping

We're dumping the kids at grandma's house this afternoon. I'm not saying anything else, though.

My wife called me the other day and said she got an email with a 25% off coupon for Legoland (California). I was busy at work, so I couldn't grill her for details. But my mind immediately jumped to "dang! What exclusives do I want to pick up?" Thoughts of $300 DSs danced through my head (among other sets that I would be carry back to the car). About an hour later, I call her back, and she breaks the news to me - it's 25% off a ROOM at the Legoland Hotel! Don't toy with me like that woman!

I got a couple things, some is 20%, some is 25%, really odd, but it worked with the 10%.

Loved the premiere of season 2, just wanted to hit the Imperial March on an endless loop on my iPod. I know we have the new movies coming out in the next few years and the product line for this year has already been unveiled, but I'm really hoping they put out more Rebels sets - especially the blockade runners and command ship used by the rebels. How about a minifig of the grown up Ashoka? Maybe a new Lando figure? Lots of potential on this show, and the teaser for the season showed Rex making a return. W00t!

Only one Mixer for me and it finally shipped a few days ago. Saving my funds for other non LEGO expenditures.

Picked up 2 today 23R5, guess another batch coming , haven't seen that new

Well, I guess we'll keep hoarding those VW Campers.

He means that he's one of the worst people in this world, who straight up scams people by complaining about poor packaging.

This is awesome. That V8 engine is a nice touch, I am glad they go into details.

http://www.bild.de/auto/auto-news/lego/sondermodell-ferrari-f40-41485992.bild.html its here!

Agreed! The only reason I bought this set is because of the pic you posted sometime back with Smaug on top of T. of Orthanc.

Architecture. If it weren't for that damn MBS, I'd have every one. But I just can't justify the cost to complete my collection. And modular (of course).

Single set of every Mixel produced up to this point. I think the first series that I will have every single set is Scooby Doo.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

Has anybody tried these? What do you think? http://yetistand.bigcartel.com/

Yeah that might happen. I hope it doesn't, it should be that poor design is reflected by poor sales. We all know this isn't true but it might make lego think twice when it comes to this type of set in the future I cant see myself buying this at all, unless it significantly discounted As some one said earlier the Le Mans racer 42039 is excellent, and I can pick this set up for only £7 more Such a disappointment.

I am not familiar with movie licensing deals, but who owns The LEGO Movie?

So did she say if she used the coupon or not? :ducking:

I also got a Gallimimus for free with my Icebreaker. They had a box of them sitting behind the service desk. Time for some polar bear vs. dinosaur action!

(Shameful admission) I bought a Chima set from Amazon (cathartic, but still embarassing) and it arrived with nothing more than brown paper wrapping. The box was not only dented and smashed, it had been ripped open. Two of the bags were missing along with some wheels. I contacted the seller, who said this was how they shipped everything. I snagged pix and they dragged their feet, but I was eventually able to return the set for a refund - about a month later!! Fellow BPers: If this was you, or this is how you ship, please be up front with potential buyers so they can end the transaction before it begins or change your errant ways.

I was scrolling through the entertainment portion of Google news and saw the headline. Ironically, moments after I posted this I saw a listing on Amazon for an Ant-Man Lego set. http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Superheroes-Marvels-Ant-Man-Building/dp/B00UYNAGTI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435253868&sr=8-1&keywords=lego+ant+man

Since you brought up FM AND this is the complaint thread...What is there like only 5 or 6 states with FMers! Ugh! Every time I read about their discounts I get nauseous...

Lego own the License

possible replacement...

Don't bet on the AT-AT.

I dunno if you are still interested, but here's my 0.2 Hard to say. I'd say that not all ships are a good investment. If you can get it on discount it might be a good flip at around Xmas time. Long-term I don't think it'll go up in value too much. Then again it could be like the King's Castle, which has actually appreciated not too badly since it was discontinued. This set, however, is far from EOL as it has only been around for less than 6 months.

I think this is a missed opportunity. I do understand it's targeted for the masses, hence must be cheaper and that drives the number of parts and complexity. But the super annoying thing is that we're yet to see a proper nice car in the creator lineup to satisfy the petrol heads who love Lego too. I want a nice UCS Cretor set of a car...sports car of course, you hear the LEGO, I am talking to you!!!! This should have been 2500+ pieces set with much more details. F40 is an absolute icon and compromised set like this just doesn't make it justice. I guess it's another present for little Johnny from his grandma....

My own personal experience is that Amazon ships the Lego sets in oversized boxes with maybe a strip of large plastic bubble and that's it, the sets have a 50/50 chance they will be damaged, whereas all 3rd party sellers I've ever purchased through used excessive bubble wrap/packing peanuts/packing paper to make sure the expensive sets were protected well.

just make sure that you are not counting the rewards while making a purchase and also while redeeming (like you are doing now). that's double counting the actual gain. once when you acquire the ebay bucks and second when you redeem it. { i am not saying you are doing that purposely, it just happens. I used to do that too } but now i don't count when i earn it but only count when i redeem it. that way i am not double counting it. and exaggerating the actual value of reward. as long as you are careful anything works

Nice! How much did you pay for the HH? I've been wanting to buy on of these but don't want to overpay.

Took advantage of 4xEbay Bucks and purchased a Haunted House and also picked up a PC from Amazon!

lol! This is what the boxes look like, they both have some creases so I don't know how much that'll effect the value if I try to sell it.

I must have missed the craze. All I saw was tons Hobbit sets sitting on shelves at Targets, until they put 30-50% off clearance stickers. My money is on re-sellers scooping all those discounted sets.

you're assuming that there will be LEGO sets for a new X-Men movie. Coverage has been pretty spotty. Sure they made Avengers and Iron Man 3, but they skipped Thor 2, Captain America 2, Wolverine, and X-Men Days of Future Past, I am not even sure if the Electro set counts as an Amazing Spider-Man 2 set, Then we got Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers 2, and a single Ant-Man set. There's no hint of Fantastic Four this summer for their movie. Rumors persist that Disney/Marvel is trying to tank the properties that Fox has the distribution rights to, so they can bring them back in house. Their actions include killing Wolverine and cancelling FF Read from that what you will. There have also been mentions of LEGO making stuff for the upcoming Bat v supes movie, and Captain AMerica CivilWar, but not one rumor of anything related to X-Men Apocalypse. I doubt that TLG wants to make an end run around Disney to get to Fox and make X-Men sets, because that might potentially jeopardize all of their Disney owned properties.

So, some conclusions that could be drawn from the sale: Hobbit and Movie themes are finished. Last chance saloon to grab the few remaining sets in either range. Chima is being wound down - expect the last wave of released sets to go by Xmas. Ultra Agents is in the new catalogue but all sets reduced so much means it may be finished too. Suprise Arctic theme seems to be hanging around a while longer. A few odd poor selling sets like Exo, B wing and police control are being got rid of too.

This sounds a lot like one of those vague pledges, with an effective date far in the future, that governments and corporations love to make. I really hope Lego isn't serious. As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Only about 5% of crude oil goes into plastic production, and there are far more wasteful uses for it than Lego. Say, disposable grocery sacks or those impossible to open clamshell packages that make small electronic devices inaccessible without the use of gardening shears. Not to be outdone, I've committed myself to being carbon positive by 2075. I'm assuming that by then I'll be able to gain photosynthetic properties by means of a revolutionary new gene therapy.

Sorry, but no. Lego does not operate on common sense (from a consumer perspective at least): Common sense would have had TH retire after PS. Common sense would have seen HH last through Halloween instead of petering out weeks prior. Common sense would have seen R2-D2 still going strong through Episode VII release instead of bleeping out after 2.5 years. Common sense would have released Elsa and Minecraft sets earlier during the peak holiday shopping season so Lego could reap the initial profits instead of astute QFLL's at the last minute. Common sense would have avoided all the shenanigans with Tumbler and Research Institute last year. All this is CHAOS, not common sense... and it is the way of things now until PROVEN otherwise. By the way, common sense says large sets DO have to retire to make room for new ones.

back in the day someone asked me about the qty/shipper box and i said 3 (it has since changed to 2). look what i just found while shuffling through my inventory:

Can we keep this thread for discussing updates on ALREADY RETIRED sets ? You are welcome to continue the discussion on future retirement on this thread: http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/4008-retiring-soon-open-speculation/?page=236

'Will be retired on February 2015" ... "Available" ... March 30th

Personally Star Wars is what brought me out of my dark ages and really the only sets that are a must have for my collection. I think it's evident that Star Wars is the best theme simply by looking at the time and money lego invests into it! UCS Star Wars sets--no comparison for me. I have branched out into collecting modulars/LOTR though.