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Saw a flat of Lego at my TRU today and looks like the Bricktober sets are similar to last year's. Sorry if this is already posted, couldn't find anything on my phone.

It's VD & PEE in these parts...

Perhaps time to rename the thread "Are fruitcakes running Ebay recently?"

The only time anyone ever wanted VD to come back

perhaps they want you to call to let you know that your hammer is also in stock as well.

I really don't see the big deal. If you accept Paypal as payment you take 180 day returns. 30 days is standard for online retailers. You can still state no returns and give up the TRS discount, but in the end ebay and paypal policy trump your no return policy so you may as well sign up for the 30 days and get some discount. Glad they are finally taking a look at shipping time, and not postage printing time. 50% of my ebay purchases the sellers print postage and then wait one week to ship.

Only if you like money...

I'm thinking there's not gonna be a lot of top rated sellers...

This Weeks Haul.

Got bored this evening and found a fun use for my Force Friday brick from TRU: you can swap it out on the MF for the smuggling compartment and fits perfectly!

I beg to differ...

For several years, I have felt like Ebay is attempting to compete with Amazon by trying to force their sellers to adopt the same things that Amazon offers. But unlike Amazon, none of the product or expensive shipping or employees are theirs. They are a marketplace who is trying to pretend that they are a big box retailer. It's ridiculous of them to make unilateral decisions for a very diverse cross section of users just because they monopolize the marketplace.

How bout the people that kept going back to Ross to pick up VD again...?

using my tax exempt certificate is time consuming at tru and I usually have a lot of items to buy. Also I am not one to "hog" the cashier and have other customers wait in line behind me, many with kids and infants especially when they only have 2 registers open . Few dollars saved here and there isn't worth aggravating the employee or the customers . In the rare occasion I do multiple transactions , I usually go to the back of the line or walk around the store till the lines are gone .

A lonely mountain of 79018 sets at TRU Times Square two nights ago...didn't even bother to check the mark up.

Seems to me that eBay is trying to "not be the bad guy" in the returns policy. I know PayPal does 180 days but that's not for "buyer changed their mind" type of reasons such as a general 30 days return policy. I still won't take returns "just because", I could care less about the discount... I just don't believe that eBay buyers deserve that from a small time seller like myself.

Honestly I think there is a very real possibility that new boxes have nothing to do with what is retiring and what they will produce more of in the future. The new boxes are for the Creator line only as far as I can tell. So TLG has a new Creator logo design and they want uniformity in their Creator sets; the sets they just released and the sets they are about to retire. Not a big deal. I don't think TLG is saying to itself: "we have to produce x thousand more of x sets (Tower Bridge, Palace Cinema, T1, etc) because we just changed our logo!" I think they will go EOL at the exact same times as they otherwise would have.

Yeah and I'm the one who is hated on and called the mean old grumpy MOD for calling those people out.......;)

The Duggars have Lego sharing issues.

People are now getting banned outside the US. Buying five of this set in particular could cause red flags to be raised. It is an awesome set that will be highly sought after this Holiday season. Plus, why would a person need five of these sets unless they were being resold? A giant MOC? Doubt it. Five kids? Really!?! LOL

The worst part is the f-ing blue rubber bands that they used, it makes no sense lol and a few of my stickers showed up with imperfections so way to go LEGO quality control

I'm pretty sure there have been a couple Euro bans now as well.

Did you skip childhood? Kids love dinosaurs, and this is one of the most successful movies ever made and now Lego's first kick at this franchise. I don't see how dinosaurs can't yield much money. Buying and holding dinos seems far more lucrative than most superhero sets since they are now regularly recycling the same characters, plus you can quick flip them right now

76035 Jokerland for 87 euro and a sealed box of series 14 Monster Minifigures for 159 euro.

Yeah i've been selling bundles of creator and starter sets which I picked up at 1.70 each. Been selling them BIN in bundles of 4 @ £24.95. Thought I'd put a few bundles on auction at .99p start > last 2 have sold for + £30. The wonders of ebay eh. My mate had an even better one though. He had some old converse on BIN or best offer @ £13. Best offer comes in at £16 . ...accepted thanks.

Halloween is far different than Easter and Valentines day. People spend money on this holiday for decorations. This set is adorable. This set is one of the few traditional Lego sets to feature a girl as the main (only) character. This set will have a limited run as it is seasonal. This set is a good value at a $9.99 entry point. This set will be far more collectible than the Monster minifigures are at the end of the day. The masses, will not be aware of this set as it is limited distribution. All IMHO but I bought five from SAH and plan to add five more from a B&M store close by. The pumpkin and the bat were okay but I wasn't moved by them. This one grabbed at me as soon as I saw it.

will take the return policy any day after no more feedback, resolved cases, low DSR and other BS. This is a huge win for sellers. If someone is going to return they will find a way regardless so its not like it will change much. The score though affects you much more and not having that anymore is a big win. Never had a cancelled transaction and a seller unresolved case is almost 0 as well so TRS will be a walk in the park.

jakarta and singapore. looks like some one needs to expand their hunting route. only noobs shop in north america...

It's not a matter of being able to offer a 30-day return, it's that 30 days is the new minimum. Until this goes in effect, the minimum is 14 days. I don't mind 14 days. I believe it's a bit ridiculous myself, but I offer it as a means to be a top rated seller. But 30 days? I don't think so. Honestly, shouldn't a buyer know within 30 seconds of opening a box if it needs to be returned? If I do this new 30 day return policy, I will have some strict rules listed in my ads, so that only a shipping company mistake will be returnable. I'm thinking along the lines of, "Returns will only be allowed for items not matching description or damaged product. If shipping box is damaged, please take pictures of box before opening."

That's a joke, most actual retailers don't offer 30 days... Could be a nightmare for the QF'rs? Things being returned when it becomes available again, cheaper.

Reply and help them out because it didn't fit your TV and it was an honest mistake. I would want the same courtesy if I were the seller.

Grabbed a Poe's X-Wing for $45 and a Friends Advent Calendar for $21 at TRU. TRUTH, plus 20% off, plus $20 in Rewards. I wasn't going to pick up any SW sets right now, but at $45, and having a bad day at work, I decided I'd do it.

Class is in session . Pay attention now :

Only the popular guys get to get the cheerleaders.

Run you fools!

Great technique, gives an excellent effect.

I think he is running for US president now.

Let's talk about scale for a minute...

Over at Classic-Castle is the beginning of new contest titled "Castle goes to Space". If I am properly understanding the terms correctly, the core concept is to take an officially released set either Space related (Star Wars, Alien Conquest, Futuron, etcetera) and transform it into a Castle themed one or from the Castle side (Knights Kingdom, Vikings, Ninja, The Hobbit, so on) and turn it into a Space type design. (In short, Castle -> Space or Space -> Castle.) Here is a good example from a prior contest where the entry had 'Castlefied' set 7749 Echo Base from Star Wars. I suspect some ideas have better possibilities in making the transition from one era to the other but who knows. Perhaps a few neat surprises will spring up from this switcheroo of a competition. There is no size limit far as the choices in sets go however the 'footprint' must be close to the original set of your choosing's design. Judging will be based on both how well your Spaced Castle or Castled Space design matches the official set well as its new theme. Deadline is September 30th midnight.

Already have a large tot exporting ring going on.

I like to keep as low profile as possible too so I check out in the Babies R us side then the toys r us side. Then get wife to do same so i get 4 transactions in one stop.

There are rumours on eurobricks about price of helicopter and ultimate ip car.Is rumored that price of helicopter is 120 euros and ultimate car will be really ultimate with price about 300 euros ...This is crazy...

Birds is definitely a great set. I have to admit, I have bought 3 birds sets for every 1 ecto so far. I know there is another poster here that sees it's potential, and i'm kind of convinced myself. Bird watching is one of the largest hobbies in the world. You think lego fans are obsessed, bird watchers can be even more compulsive and crazy. combine that with a very interesting set and builds, and i think they have winner all over them. I'd rather be sitting on birds than ectos. I just feel ecto is going to have a lot of the "race-to-the-bottom" dwellers on both ebay and amazon for a long time ... so, i'm not so adament on investing in sets that have a high % of those types of resellers.

Yup, my definition of uber hoarded, too. Let´s hope every reseller can find 50 customers and got a good buy-in price!

Same here. Scored the spectres I needed today and an extra gargoyle, but no luck on the cheerleaders.

About 38 lbs of loose bricks & (semi?) completed sets + manuals. And yes, my wife already scorned me for it.

Mexico mold had neck hinge issues xxRx label == these were North America destination Check mold did not have hinge issue xxSx label == Europe All have the head spinning on the Technic pin issue (no tension) = multiple fix -- easiest being plastic wrap around the pin.