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Looks different than the one I got with my early edition

Groot Keychain poly will also be a LL GWP so assume value will be similar to kiss kiss seeing Target will get 60k plus again also banana suit guy will be in the little box one similar to chicken/gingerbread/bunny called Juice Stand or something like that both supposed to be available around March and April

Retired Easter Egg Hunt holiday set, 40237. $9.84 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VT7QZQ4/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=

We built a Lego bridge yesterday at Lego Club - over 33 feet! We were a few members down but it still worked out great! Future investors thank you.

Hey all - again thanks for believing in us and supporting. Here is what we are fighting for - and believe me its worth it!

Amazon hardly makes a profit, despite paying almost no taxes (at least not in the US), and yet he’s making billions? If I were an Amazon stock holder, I’d be getting pissed. When/if Amazon crashes, he’s not gonna go down with the ship. He’ll be the guy in the helicopter waving to his loyal crew as they sink to the bottom of the abyss.

I saw that thread title and thought that Emazers finally cracked.

Thank you SYW!

Raffles never qualify as a donations for tax purposes. You could use it as a gambling loss if you have other winnings, and you don't win this raffle!

NO they don't pay enough taxes. Without a hugely progressive tax structure the only mathematical end game in a finite universe is huge corporations and a few controlling individuals with all and a serf class of workers unable to afford basic necessities. Income inequality hurts democracy.

What is astounding is that so many of the working population (Amazon and Walmart, etc employees) earn hardly subsistence wages such that they require negative taxes just to exist. The percentages quoted above are nothing more than the result of astounding income inequality.

What % of $ does the top 15% have?

People, don't believe the lies. Income taxes are paid on income, capital gains on capital gains. Tax planning is what everyone does if they are paying attention. Do you think the gates foundation is all about philanthropy? No it is both deductible and "estate tax free", same goes for buffet. They all are the biggest hypocrites. The top 15% in the USA, which starts at 250k pay 85% off all taxes, with the top 1% paying the majority. You go thorough half of the us working population, before one dollar of tax is paid. That is astounding.

Give it to your kids, see what they think.

Wife asked if this was a coloring thing ??‍♂️

If i’m reading @waddamon posts correctly (big “if”) , i think i’m in agreement with him. Plus tax planning is big business for the rich to keep as much as possible since they are paying the vast majority of everything Uncle Sam collects .

And another...

Right, raffles don't qualify but straight donations do qualify.

As always, you are too generous. Thank you. 1. No, I don't think so. 2. Let me do some research.

So, 4 stores today. only found one store with new stock and it wasn't out yet. It was on a dolly. There were 4 boxes of Aquaman.

I'm in Ed, thanks for all you guys do for us on this site.

Well, if they talked about reducing inventories in their annual report, this is the perfect place to start. Absolutely no one wants these (except for resellers if they are 80% off) and there should be some sort of change.org campaign to get them renamed as they are as close to Lego as chewing gum is. 2018 is looking like a great year if we lose SH Girls, Nexo, SW Buildables, TLBM and we get HP and Jurassic instead.

Was talking to the Local Toys R Us supervisor, big sell off is the end of March ,Which makes sense to me as the Tax man will really hammer them if they are caught holding a pile of stock and HRMC are going to be first in the queue for payment. Also said stock has been shipped out to some stores from warehouses but could not say if Lego was included. Workers deserved better.

This is the first CMF series in quite some time that may actually be worth investing in a bit...so long as TLG doesn't terribly overproduce it. I think the policeman, and several other figures will do well in the long run, and I think full sets of 17 will be in demand as well. I'm considering going fairly deep on this series - particularly if I can snag figures during a TRU 2 for $5 sale, or something similar. I'll be curious to see the initial price for the policeman on the secondary market.

Amazon and Walmart have destroyed local business and local micro economies, they pay wages such that their employees require government assistance, surreptitiously increase consumers carbon footprint and facilitate grossly negligent income inequality which is then used to lobby government for further scale tipping and environmental degradation rather than supporting small owner run businesses and cleaning this dump of a planet up. Good riddance.

No they don’t. Taxes have been at historic lows for decades. They need to be raised to bring the deficits under control and payoff the long term debt. Any other answer is just kicking the can.

A good chunk of it. Tons of small business owners who took the rest. Those people pay there fair share or more than that. The American dream doesn't mean give half of what you risked to the government that does need taxes anyway. The government just prints fake money out of nothing, thus 22 trillion printed from nothing. Taxes are s sham. Makes the earners, all earners glorified slaves. I'm all for business owners risking it to make there mark. Small business owners are the majority of owners, mostly all flow through entities. Risk not rest

I don't think BA could stay between the lines...

They are very different but the problem is that you can get confused when looking at all of them as used colors because some will be instantly obvious and others not so because of fading and discoloring. Get a white piece of paper, find some of each color new/used you’re 100% sure of and then use that as your guide. Also, there are very few sets that were released in each shade as LEGO made the transition and it’s usually extremely important to get it right.

I think a lot here depends on your selling platform. The wicked witch is a little over $11 dollars on amazon FBA. Nets you $4 and change after fees and whatnot. I never sold single packs and lone minifigs so can't give my two cents there. Sold bundles on ebay and single packs all went via Amazon FBA and some FBM. The puff girl team pack..yeah it might be a dud, but there's no where near the quatities of Homer Level packs that were found everywhere for the longest time last year. Even then..that pack is pushing $11 on amazon FBA. The puff girl pack reminds me more of the portal pack...and last I checked that pack is hitting $14 to $15 FBA. I'm loading up on certain packs..even some from last year again....not all. The lack of team and level packs at this point is for sure disappointing though. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

You'll soon see just how annoying and frustrating it can be - After a while, you might find yourself second guessing shades, and spending an hour (or more) searching the house for a 2 cent piece.

None of my Shop Your Way sweeps points have posted from this morning. Is anybody else seeing this? I have seen it take a while before but I can't recall it taking this long. EDIT: Of course, 5 minutes after I post this the points start flowing ..... SMH.

I had a lot of simpson level packs that were stagnant until a German reseller bought most of my stock. Now I have a handful of Simpson fun packs that usually sell when someone is buying other sets. I think the thing to look for when buying sets is: -do I have enough variety and selection to make international shipping worth it for the buyer? -do i have an the sets have any value to part out? Some of the minifigures might hard to find or only available in the dimension set. Some could be common (superman, wonderwoman) -does the theme have worldwide appeal? Hasslehoff may have appeal in Germany but outside of the States and Germany, does anyone else want or know Knight Rider? -have enough stock on hand to sell to resellers. Have it priced attractively. If you are going for top dollar dont expect to sell quickly, you are in it for the long hail and keep in mind that the game may not be playable in the future... then what do you do? See “can I part these out” above. For me, I’ve been cautious. Not sure how popular Dimensions will be this year. If they were 99¢ I’d probably arm sweep them all. For some reason $1.99 makes me pause. I still have Wicked Eitch from last year that are languishing. Remeber, there’s nothing that price won’t fix.

Just stopped in to a store, no delivery yet. However, the stocked thinks this shipment should include aquaman

Paying zero tax helps too https://www.seattlepi.com/business/tech/article/Amazon-paid-no-US-income-taxes-for-2017-12713961.php

large numbers of them on Ebay for $7.50-$9.99 99 cents only gets shipments on Sat, Tues and Thurs

My Lego bonsai tree.

My son and I worked on 70750 - Ninja DB X. Fun set! I like that it has a lot of different things to it. Good selection of minifigs, too.

Hello Brickpicker members, We are excited to announce that we are again running our Brickpicker member discount for a series 18 pre-order as follows: $206 Box $68 Set FREE domestic shipping (+ $25 for box and $10 for set on international shipping). The set will be all 16 figures excluding the exclusive police minifigure. Shipping late April. DM with your PayPal email address to order! Happy building everyone, and happy 60th to LEGO!

As I was about to return the leftover sets, found Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Cyberman, Tina, Lloyd, A Team, Hermione ... “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in” Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

Is there anyone looking to get these things in bulk that doesn't have a store near them? Maybe we could work out a deal. I cannot guarantee set availability, but I could probably get 40-50 at a time of whatever assortment is currently in the store. It would have to be a take what I can find type of thing. I'm not going to scour the city for only specific characters to make $1 profit a set. But I will try to help out people feeling a bit left out. By my math, if I charge $3.25 a set, after taxes and fees, I would take almost $1 per set. I'm not going to sell 1 or even 10 sets like this, since the time isn't worth the gain. Sorry if this sounds a little mercenary, but this is a site about making money from LEGO.

Sorry for the double post but I had to skim those pictures down a little :-) So this is only some part of my collection (maybe obviously) but a part worth to be displayed and shared. First up we got the Christmas decoration. It's still out and I got to change that soon but it's sooo cold outside that it's still somewhat fitting. Secondly my first modular street. It counts 4 modulars now so it can be called a street :-) There's also a lot going on inside of the buildings and behind the buildings but sadly I'm not able to display all of it. Hope you enjoy it.

saw this from brothers brick. Looks fantastic. If only we could get this in a bundle with pieces and instructions. link to flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/159890103@N04/albums/72157693182433694

Here's what I have left: 9x Benny, 5x Powerpuff (fun pk), 6x Powerpuff (team pk), 10x Bane, 8x Knightrider, 18x Unikitty, 9x Adventure Time, 1x Hermione, 1x Chase. If anyone else is interested, PM me. I'll hold on to them until Sunday the 4th . Then they go back to the store and I'm calling it a day ?

As promised latest update. Moorfields said discounts of up to 25% were now available on all products at Toys R Us and stock levels were high. "Some stores in the portfolio may be subject to closure in the coming days, and so customers are encouraged to take advantage of the heavy discounting as soon as possible," the administrator said. It added that gift cards and vouchers would continue to be honored while stores continue to trade, and confirmed that deposits paid by customers under Take Time To Pay agreements for larger purchases would also be honoured. Dont get too excited its only 10 per cent off Lego products have already checked with all my locals, the stores closing soon are the ones already earmarked for closure which have no Lego anyway.

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Yeah, I'm seeing the same thing. And it's not the regular joe buying these up IMO. The 1.99 price tag is warding off the gen public from buying up 5 to 10 at a time like last year. Not driving as much this year to come across most of these packs. The problem is knowing which packs to load up on the moment you see them, since SOME of them disappear after one or two shipments...ie slimer, doc brown, ET

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