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I got back to working on this since it was raining out today. I would like to be done so I can build all the new SW sets but have about 4-6,000 pieces left.

I have been screwing around with him all morning. Making him explain over and over again how to scratch off the silver stuff on the back of the gift cards and if he would accept Applebees gift cards instead.

That time of year again! The kid was so psyched about (surprise) opening 16 new minifigs...

I'm skeptical.. With such giant news like that why would he not take a picture of it. I'm calling BS

Despite having purchased way too many of these over the past weeks, today is the first time I opened a set and got to see them in person. I found some surprises. My favorites: 1 - Tiger Woman - just so sassy 2 - Wacky Witch - she wins for best accessories: broom, cat, hat and skirt... and just for being a classic Halloween staple character 3 - Spectre is cool for his tattered clothes, and glow-in-the-dark head 4 - Fly Guy is cooler than I had thought... his head / eyes are red/transparent... striking in bright light. 5 - Banshee is alright... most interesting is her translucent hair... other than that, I'm not too crazy about her 6 - Frankenrocker surprised me... I think he looks better than the Frankenstein that comes with 10228... better, brighter colors; more interesting clothes. 7 - I would think Plant Guy would be popular in the same way that Piggy Guy, Unicorn Girl, Hot Dog Guy are popular... his unique "costume". But it's really all about the head piece... the rest of him is just "meh"... also, the colors just don't "do it" for me. 8 - Spider Lady is unique... in a pinch, she could substitute for the Vampiress in 10228, but the 10228 character has much better "Morticia Addams-style" hair. I don't like Spider Lady's 'doo. ... if I were a casual minifig collector (and I'm not)... the kind of collector that didn't have to have every single one,... then I just might like to buy these first eight, for their uniqueness. 9 - Cheerleader - not that great for me... I don't like her dull hair color... but I imagine she could be of special interest in schools like MSU (green & white). ... and all the rest are just so-so for me for one reason or another. Just my $.02.

When I was writing our book, it forced me to look at ALL of the themes. The sets discussed on this site are obvious choices and low hanging fruit, but there are dozens of high quality, under the radar themes and sets that will be solid to strong collectibles in the future...and will not be remade.

Emazers may as well go for 80 then.

True, but on the same token, you can also say it's all about your profit margin/remaining stock after you flipped a bunch. Currently, i'm sitting on a bunch of free complete sets thanks to all those "i got to have it right now" collectors. So, if I wanted to I could give these out as halloween candy, and just walk away…... At the current prices, the buy in after fees/shipping costs would have to be almost half of retail to consider it a flip worth doing. I'm cautiously optimistic prices will go back up, but not this year.

Haunted Manor by Don Wilson

When you're out hunting/birdwatching and the need to build LEGO strikes.

Where can I sell cloud city Boba for $9,000?

Been moving the $1.49 SW magnets (blow out from LEGO Shop at Home ) in sets of 7 at close to $5/ea. I pad my shipping, so I will be close to 300% after fees. I bought over 100, I wish I had 300 more.

Yeah, Slimer became a permanent 'house guest' of the Ghostbusters in the cartoon and he could talk somewhat. Oh yeah, and slimed Peter a lot. Ha. Stay Puft showed up six times I think between the Sandman episode (as part of a kid's dream), when Spengler's uncle let him loose from the containment unit after ranting how the whole ghost thing was "ridiculous nonsense", at the end of the story when the Ghostbusters temporarily were "Crimebusters" he walks into view then winks at the audience, when a paranormal convention came to town and he was going to be the guest of honor, then my favorite when "The Big Guy" fights Murray the Mantis, and finally for a Stay Puft Marshmallows commercial they let him out to film it which inadvertently let a real nasty Phantom they previously captured escape. Okay, so I watched the cartoon with a passion.

In the 10188 thread, Ed Mack said: "...I think it's time for people to look at the hundreds of other potential sets out there as collectibles instead of the same few dozen. LEGO can't keep them all in production." I don't know if he was talking about sets like 70723 Thunder Raider... but I am... What is up with this set? I picked up about 5 at the end of 2014 for about $20 ea. Sold them all before June at ~$40 each (shipped). I figured it would take a while to see bigger appreciation on this set... may as well flip 'em quick and invest in something better. Now I see them going for >$45 on ebay (shipped) and $57 Amzn Prime... what the what? You mean if I had held onto those for just a few more months, I'd be looking at 115% profit in 10 months (w/ FBA)? But I'm not here to reminisce and moan... I want know what is it about these sets that make them so special? I recall lots of BP'ers moaning about "stupid Ninjago"... the worst thing in their portfolio... especially this particular series ... the "Nindroid" era... everybody hated it. Now... just about anything that is not on the store shelves anymore is going up... just looking at Amazon prices: 70500 Kai's Fire Mech $21.99 70721 Kai's Fighter $31.95 70727 X-1 Charger $43.95 70722 Overborg Attack $34.73 70720 Hover Hunter $12.98 (... how much were these on clearance at LEGO Shop at Home? I passed.) The bigger sets from this series are also moving up... just not as fast... Is it time to buy those dented up 70728 Battle for Ninjago City I still see on the shelves ... even at $82+ tax on Thursday?

I hope he is not still waiting to make his decision.

Winter Post Office - box, instructions, complete for $90 on ebay. I had $89.82 in eBay bucks. Also traded with a fellow brickpicker for a haunted house.

Pics or it didn't happen.

As with all JW sets, check your seals and weigh/check for suspicious activity. I've run across more than one JW set with the dinosaurs suspiciously absent and replaced with army men. One person went so far as to stuff the box with dollar store toy dinosaurs...I appreciated their effort in maintaining the theme.

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potc queen anne's revenge 400 Bat cave 80 Craigslist cash

went looking at a target for sealed cases today. the clerk didnt find any even though it shows in stockroom. instead he brought me a complete sealed display case of series 7 in a shipper. im thinkin what?!?! took it to service desk to get the price adjusted to 2.99, because im a cheap bastard. instead i got them for $2 each and 5% redcard. moral of the story is check your local stockrooms. you may find gold. barcodes on them still scanned as series 14.

I'm not sensing an all out production of JW - if so, they'd probably be happy to take back-orders on S&H if they were 100% sure they could fulfill them for Christmas. I can only imagine how irate parents would be, though, if they took those orders and filled them in January. Probably too early of a flip on kijiji - early bird parents probably already bought their JW sets, and those that haven't probably won't panic buy for another month or month and a half. Also, picked up the last RE on the stocktracker in the entire area around me, as well as buying all the RR and IR I could find. While I was there, a woman was arguing with the young cashier about the Hulkbuster as it is in the flyer this week next to $24.86 (but definitely isn't on sale in store or online at that price). She said they should honor the price it is next to, and the toy manager agreed. I stepped in and asked very, very politely if she would do the same for me. End result was four Hulkbusters at $24.86 each. If you see your toy manager in the section while shopping, might be worth it to ask...just might get them to agree.

S.T.O.M.P.I.E. by Rodney Bistline

I know you're in Canada but in all fairness, this could be anywhere south in the US...

Mia's Roadster by Tyler Sky

This is so true. I make a substantial amount of my profit each year on sets that are rarely if ever discussed here. I still buy and sell the big ones too, but there are far higher margins to be made on smaller sets.

Go clean out all the Tiger Woman. $7-$8USD on ebay at the moment. I sold a batch of 15 to someone in Hong Kong, not sure why they want so many in one shot.

Whoever sees this as "job" gets zero sympathy from me.

331655770298 This one is even worse- same seller.

it was sold the next day for $110. The seal looks perfect and I did not hear any complain yet

Sometimes doo-doo becomes a Dodo =

Even dinosaurs need their biscuits buttered.

It's fine they are reading brickpicker and seeing if we even noticed. The thumb knows all and nothing gets by him. If it weren't for him a green grocer would be out tomorrow with a 2015 seal code. All hail the thumb.... #chaos #kaos if you're into skylanders

I have a picture of me walking barefoot across Abby Road.

I'm pulling for Abbey Road.

moonshine.

You just restored my childhood. Thank you.

FWIW - I actually wish every Lego set came with the punch holes as it would be significantly harder for scammers to pull of a "remove the minfigs/return the set" scam.

Rumored vehicle for the HQ, according to gregpj.

But not phonics, ironically

Friends Inter-planetary Roundabout These are not the dogs you are looking for Friends' Snow Speeder Heartlake City Pet Taxi Service

Hothlake City MOC - BrickCon 2014 by Tyler Sky

I'd second grabbing both if it's not an issue of capital. However, if you can only grab one, consider holding time. I would expect, as I think others here do as well, that the Tower Bridge is in a different 'class' of building set, up there with Eiffle, Taj, Statue of Liberty. It may take longer, but I think the Tower Bridge will ultimately plateau at a higher price than ToO, but might take longer to reach that plateau than ToO might take to top out. All that said, ToO is by far the more interesting build. Lots of repetition on the TB, only a bit of repitition on ToO, with lots of neat 'advanced' techniques. My approach to this has been developing and I've discovered I personally like to invest in sets which I want to own/want to display. Both these sets fit that bill, however I've only got the ToO out in a cabinet. All this from a novice investor, so take with a couple large grains of salt! Just my 2 cents on these sets, betting there's lots of other takes on it.

I like them both, I bet they will both be winners. I think the Tower Bridge has wider appeal. It's had a longer availability, I think they'll both retire around the same time. If I had to choose, I'd go bridge. If you don't have to choose, get both.

for investment no to build, ask a manager to knock $20 off

This is fine if its just for you, definitely not investment grade though being that it is already almost double retail and an open box that has been built already.

I really like polybags. I have gathered a rather large collection in 2-3 years time (around 40 or 50 different ones). I mostly like and collect the ones with mini figures in it. Those are worth collecting IMO. With my disease called completionism it is a danger path to enter...

I seem to remember only 3 star wars movies and Natalie Portman. Perhaps I am missing something. Ex astris, scientia.