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Due to last year's disappointing UCS sets I started looking at MOCs and was blown away by the Nebulon Frigate. ~ 5800 pieces later and this masterpiece now stands before me. Now addicted and can't wait for the next one. Thinking tie bomber, tie Interceptor or cavecods at at

I've read your posts for over a year now, and I'm pretty sure you need to get laid. So much anger, animosity, and bitterness in your posts, man. Lighten up once in a while and find a few positive things to say about this LEGO passion we all share. If this post come across as out of place or disrespectful, I won't be apologizing. The only thing I'm sorry about is it took having about 4 whiskeys in me to finally call out the negativity, Mr. Tabby.

Here's another 10030 update...(almost) done! Still have to build the plaque and the Tantive IV. But the ISD is complete!

Don't overlook Wicked Witch. Part prices look good on Bricklink. I just sold these three minifigure pieces for $5.32 shipped on EBay. Sold it as items for a Goth minifig MOC:

60078 Utility Shuttle for $36 shipped. Buy-in was $10.20. Ten month hold. Holding my others to see how this set does in time. I'm finally putting the stuff I learned on here into practice. Thanks BP!

I am stealing Jaisonline's idea from last year! For each LIKE $***THIS***$ post gets I will donate 1 dollar! 1 like=1 dollar towards the schools raffle!

It's been obvious for a long time that the financials will underperform in comparison to previous years. Bans have decreased, discounts have increased. Profits can't rise forever. Maybe LEGO will revert back to a more conservative approach and reduce the amounts of sets produced and move away from lazy remakes. Sometimes less is more.

New Dimensions spotted at a 99c store in LA: Harry Potter Gremlins Ghostbuster Sonic DC Adventure Time Wonder Woman Mr T Cyborg YMMV. Keep an eye out. EDIT: Simply sharing information from another Lego forum, I have not personally seen them (yet).

My sales over the last few weeks to a month. All on BL, buyers paid shipping. Buy in values after tax. Please keep in mind that a lot of my business is QFing under retail, hence you won't see many x4 margins here. Bionicle Ekimu x2 $15.98 ($4.10 BI) Cupcake stall 30396 x1 $3.48 ($2.18 BI) Lewa master of Jungle x3 $11.98 ($2.99 BI) Ronan Rex x1 $27.50 ($10.00 BI) (Clearance price, wanted it gone) Nowhere escape mission x1 $33.98 ($8 BI) Homer Level pack x13 $6.98 ($1.08 BI) 30399 Bowling Ally x3 $3.48 ($1.70 BI) 41177 Precious Crystal Cave x1 $23.98 ($15.15 BI) Volcano starter kit x2 $7.48 ($3.65 BI) Bad cop fun pack x1 $5.98 ($1.08 BI) Rally Car x3 $7.48 ($3.77 BI) (Don't worry I'm holding some in reserve) Deep Sea scuba scooter x2 $4.98 ($0 BI) Droid Escape Pod x1 $24.98 ($8.50 BI) Cranages Shield Attack x1 $12.98 ($9.9 BI) Demolition Site x2 $69.98 ($43.50 BI) Bulldozer x1 $24.00 ($16 BI) (Clearance price, damaged box) Skull slicer x2 $6.00 ($4.30 BI) (Clearance price, want them gone) First order snowspeeder x1 $27.98 ($20.50 BI) Uxar creature of jungle x2 $8.48 ($4.50 BI) Kai's Mini dragon x6 $2.48 ($1 BI) Kylo Rens Imperial shuttle x1 $79.98 ($47.00 BI) Geonosis Troopers x4 $9.98 ($3 BI) Tie advanced prototype x21 $3.48 ($2.10 BI) The usual $200 of collectable minifigures

Looks like he (was?) moved on at the right time. A lesson for all of us to quit while ahead.

Sold a wall-e for £60 with buy in of £20 and eBay FVF for £1 so all in cleared £35. Have another 9 waiting in the wings for holiday season. This was to just test the market and surprised that it went so quickly so hopefully it bodes well for the future

I passed on a 41135 today. I believe it was retail. If I drive through the area again, I'll grab it and ship it to you if you want. I'm sure there's some kmart magic I could pull to make it cheaper.

Morro Dragon for $150 , buy in was $72 thanks BN sale. The Dragon Lives!!

Split the profit on my Arctic Ice Planes sales just now with St. Pauls. Good luck the rest of the way - guessing u will make it to 30k easy!

Man, that made my night. Too bad he won't take it to heart, but it's against his nature.

These aren't great deals but if you have something you have to get this weekend and are shiopping for GCs Raise has extra 3% off through Sunday with code: KICKOFF. TRU is 9+3% * And even if its totally not Lego, cardcash.com has +8% off on all restaurants this weekend with code: SUPERPARTYFOOD Krispy Kreme is at 19+8% and TGI Friday is at 34+8%. Although its not you, someone else needs to hear this - Take your wife out to dinner to make up for filling her closet with boxes of Lego

Are you sure that you didn't order a mystery box?

And not just that. Mixels tapped into the creativity, buildablility, and playability experience that's at LEGO's core. You could mix and match tribes. You could build huge mechs from multiple sets. It really was unlimited what you could do.

Going to be in LA next week at this time, you guys just sit tight for a week and give me a chance at a few for personal collection. :-) And actually either way if that's true it's great, prices really plummet for those of us only seeking one for use in the game. Sure 99 cents would be great, but level packs and team packs for $4-6 at a time is great.

Its actually very common to find career Directors that serve on 3, 4, 5, + Boards. It's a semi-retirement strategy for some C-suite executives. Build your career, serve as a CEO somewhere for 10-15 years, then join a bunch of Boards. Directors make $50-$100k per year per Board, plus lavish travel allowances to attend Board meetings. Typical work is 2 days per month per Board. So if you play your cards right, you can maintain your executive income and only work 6-8 days a month. Not suggesting that's what JvK is doing, just sharing my observations about US corporate culture.

I agree with Ed.. 2016 was one of the more uninspiring years. It's evident that their main lines like Altra Agents, Chima, and Nexo Knights are only moderately popular, so they need to cut those lines in half. For Star Wars I think they are producing too much in this realm as well, and would like to see their offerings cut by a 1/3rd, but instead focus on producing cooler sets. The upcoming quadjumper was unnecessary (as well as that death star), and about 1 out of every 3 sets are a rehash. I get the "rotating kid" philosophy in that kids that played with legos a few years ago can "outgrow" them and a new crop of kids are ready to take over, but they should stick with producing solid sets for the new films.

Just bought 5 individual tickets. All I can afford just now but a worthwhile cause and the chance to win some LEGO. Good luck to everyone who bought a ticket. Fingers' crossed!

Finally. The Helicarrier is in bags. Took awhile. Painful fingers.

Money Laundering?

If you somehow missed it, like new PS for $130 on AWD. Should be perfect for personal build. https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-10218-Creator-Pet-Shop/dp/B004P2HMNM/ref=sr_1_43?m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ&s=warehouse-deals&ie=UTF8&qid=1486277520&sr=1-43&keywords=Lego

In for another $100 as I actually saw the extra raffle prizes now. :-)

Found a couple 31032 - Creator: Red Creatures today at an out of the way KMart. Added a 41173 - Elves: School of Dragons to get me in $10 off $50 coupon range.

It's definitely a Hot Buy. The only promos that will work are surprise points or regular SYW points. The Hot Buy flagging comes and goes so you should keep checking.

Have you ever used the ebay "Buyer Requirement Exemption List"? Maybe you added the buyer to the list and foget about it? You can manually add ebay buyers to the list and they can buy an item of you irregardless of any location restriction / payment option etc set by seller. http://pages.ebay.co.uk/services/buyandsell/biddermanagement.html

All this for $30. Dug through and found some Star Wars, Dr who, D.C. And marvel stuff as well as the 2 mine craft sets and one opened and unopened bionicle sets. Missing some mininfigures and probably some pieces but I was blown away at this deal.

The best way to get Dr. Who, BTTF, or JW in any meaningful quantity (1000+) was to contact the store manager before the shipment even got to the store and offer to buy the entire pallet. That method is virtually closed now, so your best bet now is to swoop from the shelf, which is getting very hard to do, or ask the manager to bring out a box from the stockroom, if they even have it anymore.

Like this original post (on page one) already 130 likes! Let's make it the most liked comment ever!! Already donated 100 and so far have to donate another 30 (as of right now) finally a like that actually makes a difference! Don't be lazy! Takes 15 seconds! Add another dollar to the school!!!

Just found these at wm. $7.50 each and coupons for Lego batman movie tickets.

Small update. Ebay got back to me about 15 min's ago. Apparently it is 'unlikely' that anything should go against me in this situation as I had fulfilled all of my responsibilities once it had reached the GSP centre safely. Asked me to request more photo's of the item in general and damage from buyer through Ebay messages (as we're already communicating in there) which will help them when dealing with the next stage of the request/case, to save time. I've passed this info and message on to the buyer so at least he is in the loop continually. Asked them exactly which next step the buyer or myself need to take after this. Hopefully this situation will help others in future to decide whether to use GSP or not in any transactions. Will keep you guys updated.

Another 10030 update Grebbling. Omg the grebbling. Step 29 I hate you.

Day one , so many small parts in the first bag !!! Enough for a day !

http://www.wsj.com/articles/lego-restructures-with-eye-to-expansion-1481016526 Lego Restructures With Eye to Expansion Growth and globalization create need for new Lego Brand Group, owner says ENLARGE Lego CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp will head a new entity, Lego Brand Group, as the company restructures. PHOTO: REUTERS By ELLEN EMMERENTZE JERVELL Updated Dec. 6, 2016 6:39 a.m. ET 3 COMMENTS OSLO—The Danish family behind the Lego plastic-brick empire is shaking up the company’s ownership structure, elevating an executive widely credited for rescuing the toy maker from the brink of bankruptcy to manage all-things Lego and explore new business ventures. The Kirk Kristiansen family said Lego A/S Chief Executive Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, who has transformed the venerable Danish company into a global toys-and-entertainment force, will step aside at the end of the year. In his new role, Mr. Knudstorp will lead an umbrella entity called the Lego Brand Group, which will oversee the family’s 75% stake in the toy maker, as well as interests in the Legoland theme parks and in an education business promoting the use of Lego toys in schools. Chief Operations Officer Bali Padda, a Briton, is appointed CEO of the toy company—its first non-Dane boss since Lego’s foundation in 1932. The shake-up comes as Lego faces challenges to maintain the explosive growth it displayed in recent years in Europe and the U.S., while conquering new markets such as China and India. With 18.500 employees, Lego is in a two-horse race with Mattel Inc. of the U.S. for the number-one seat as the world’s largest toy company. Lego posted a surprise drop in first-half profit to 3.49 billion Danish kroner ($499 million) in September, saying flattening sales in the U.S. had dented earnings. Still, first-half revenue climbed 11% to 15.7 billion kroner. Mr. Knudstorp, who has said he planned to stay with Lego for the rest of his professional career, will work at the Lego Brand Group alongside Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, a fourth-generation owner of Lego. “With our recent growth and globalization come new and exciting opportunities for the brand, and we establish the Lego Brand Group to look into these new opportunities,” Mr. Kirk Kristiansen said Tuesday. Ahead of his promotion to the Lego Brand Group, Mr. Knudstorp, a former McKinsey & Co. consultant, had earned the reputation of a turnaround king. When he arrived at Lego in 2004, 35 years old and the first nonfamily member at the helm, the company had been struggling financially for years. Its customers, children, were forsaking its iconic bricks for digital games. Mr. Knudstorp sold off the Legoland theme parks and reduced the catalog of Lego bricks available to the company’s designers. He also licensed the Lego name to film studios, creating a new revenue stream. Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, who is set to lead the Lego Brand Group with Mr. Knudstorp, in April succeeded his father, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, as vice chairman of Lego A/S and chairman of the family charity Lego foundation. In 2004, the senior Mr. Kirk Kristiansen was the one handing the company baton to outsider Mr. Knudstorp. He later also acquired other family members’ interests in the company, concentrating the Lego ownership in his hands and those of his three children.

That´s where Mixels worked so well. Affordable for parents, great value for money, possibility to mix and match, short lives and tribes to make them collectible. They were a great way to get kids into lego. The buildables are none of these and are not as good as proper playable dolls.

About £550. I did do a few substitutes of rare coloured parts where the parts weren't visible hence price was lot less than what some others have ended up spending. I also sourced bricks in mid 2016 as soon as instructions came out so it's probably cheaper since some of the parts are probably now more in demand. Surprisingly stable. It's actually supported by only two connecting pins on The big supports. Initially I thought no way but so far no issues

Dude. If that's true that's epic.

Today i tried this using artificial light, and it worked a treat. We rarely get the sun in the UK during the winter months, so i thought i'd try it under the T5's of my Reef Aquarium. After leaving them for 5 hours i was amazed to see 90% of the pieces restored. I've left the other 10% under the lights as they need more time.

Yes.

They had posters for everybody. And some people who had special passes got Lego goodie bags...not sure what was in them.

Stocking before retirement, UK has already Batman 30607 in just one store. Bought last useable Sandcrawler. The other one have had ripped box with significant shelf wear all over the box.

"Small groups of smart people". Steve Jobs mastered it. I find it to be very effective.

Shipping is an art form and is often learned through trial and error.

Donated. Thanks Ed & Jeff for all you do and have done!