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And the circle is now complete. The entertainment factor has been stupendous.

I built Lady Liberty last night. She’s a fun build and a very nice model. I plan on doing a facelift this weekend. Bag 1 Bag 2 Bag 3 Bag 4 Bag 5 - Finished

His response was oddly satisfying

This is my guess... The DB11 It's even posed at the same angle as the white teaser image.

This guy?

The bins are still full around here. They might get clearanced in 2020.

Do you accept ration coupons too?

No, this guy...

Admiral Wu

Must be a local reseller, ticking down very slowly in my area.

they are accurate, just people going off the last one which was much more limited. The shipper has 180 per so just selling quick in store of hopes of a repeat.

yes.... nothing to worry about just yet.

We only sell FBA. Look up the transaction ID and go to transaction details. Scroll down to the line below product charges and you will see "other" product tax. This is the state sales tax Amazon has collected on your behalf. Now scroll down to sale proceeds and you will see the reversing entry called "MarketplaceFacilitatorTax Principal". This amount equals the sales tax collected by Amazon on your behalf. Amazon holds onto this amount for you (it is never disbursed to you) and remits it to the state every quarter. Amazon gets a percentage of this sales tax for providing this service (it is not paid by you but the states are the ones who give the cut). Currently Amazon does this for sales to WA and PA with OK getting added soon. They will add the other states once those states pass their own legislation regarding internet sales tax for out of state merchants (it will take many years for all of the states to figure this out and pass legislation). So on Amazon there will be no extra work or fees for their 3P sellers. Ebay, Walmart, Shopify, Etsy etc will all have to step up their game and add the same seamless function (doubtful) or Amazon will attract all 3P sellers. I cannot imagine the workload and expense of trying to collect and remit sales tax for 16,000 duristictions across the USA. If you are curious as to what Amazon has collected for you then you can generate the sales tax report in the tax document library. This will list all the transaction IDs for WA and PA, as well as any other states you setup yourself manually, and any transactions where Amazon bought from you directly to resell on one of their platforms.

Thanks for the Friday chuckle. Love the whole, "I don't know how you screwed me over..." bit! Internet gold from the start of the message!

The summarize Scatt's comments, the long and short of it is that there's usually more profit in Used lots.... IF, and only if, you don't pay yourself an hourly wage for the time taken to sort and build and photo and unbuild before the sale. If you break that time down, you're making pennies on the hour, which is why a lot of the aforementioned folks steer well clear of Used bulk. If you're enjoying the therapeutic qualities of sorting bricks, and the genuine satisfaction of making a set 0% complete to 100% complete, Used lots are for you. Highly advise starting small though.... 19lbs is a nice bite size lot. But 3 or 4 of those without some solid time put in to process them, and you'll be in the 'too intimidating to even start' boat. 100+ pounds of loose lego bricks is not approachable without a very practiced, and established system in place.

Ok, so a little back story. Back in late Dec/early Jan, I had been constantly checking Lego's Bricks and Pieces section to see what's available. I've been BLing a MF for a couple of months now and have been extremely reluctant to buy the rigging or the dish because the secondary prices have been astronomical. Well, after much persistance, the rigging pieces actually showed in stock according to Lego's website, so the moment I could I placed an order for 2. I got an email shortly afterwards that the part was on backorder and the Lego rep had no idea when it would actually come back in stock if EVER.... So I pretty much gave up hope, until I got a shipping notification today from lego that it's on its way. I seriously cannot believe the sheer luck it took to actually get a hold of these pieces considering they are rarer than unicorn poop. That saves me over $200. WOOO. So for those that are curious, keep an eye, because since I placed the order a month ago, it's actually come back in stock once and shortly sold back out. I would say for those that do, don't give up hope. You might get lucky and Lego might give you some good news. And I'm only writing this now because I actually got a shipping confirmation. FREAKING STOKED!!! Do you guys have any stories or either getting really lucky or finding some super sweet deals that you couldn't believe were true???

Was it clever to cast non Caucassian actors and made them like bumbling idiots throughout the movie ? Take Finn for example. He was a deserter in the beginnig of TFA who ended up risking his life to fight Kylo. What was he in TLJ? Comic relief with water spraying all over the floor? To be tasered by another crew? Dumbfoundly follow others on side quest that did not matter? Getting rammed by another when trying to heroicly sacrifce his life? The ONE time he used his brain to taunt and distract Phasma, RJ left the scene on the cutting floor.

Bought NISB 42056 Porsche GT3 RS for about 185 EUR from private seller. Propably I will use it for my personal collection.

I like the boxes more than the contents. I foresee many of these available at the end of each day.

I think the casual fan or moviegoer is more careful about what they see at the theater. I don't hear anyone going out of their way to see "Solo". They'll just wait for it to hit streaming or blu-ray. I've seen it 3 times. Get off my lawn!

The big picture, this opens the door for all states to have everyone charge sales tax with infinite thresholds.... One state.can say all sales... Another can set a threshold of 10k, another 50k, etc... Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

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Amazing how one figure changes the value of a standard helicopter and ATV combo.

It turns out tomorrow will be the day to send the monies.

Recent activity below. This year has been quite steady and helped by a number of eBay FVF offers. 1) Sold my last Dr Who for £50. Wasn’t mint, hence price. Buy in was only £22 and cleared £20. Glad I didn’t go large like some others. 2) Sold another Minecraft Wither for £55 with a buy in of £20. Not bad for a set that only retired six months ago. It’s the only Minecraft set that is selling for me. Should bode well for Xmas for the remaining inventory. Glad I cleared these out at my local TRU when they were going for 33% off. 3) Sold a few 60th anniversary promos for £25. I was going to keep these in cold storage thinking that these will do well in a few years time, but given that past promos are starting to be sold in store at Lego, can see this coming back soon and prices being being held back. 4) Bought a joblot of 12 Ahsoka Tano minifigures from the Rebel Combat Minifigures for ave £12 buy in a year ago. Sold me last one recently. Ave sale was about £23, so about £10 profit per figure. Was hard work and took too long. Never doing minifigures again! 4) Finally sold a few Wonder Woman Battle Sets. Despite limited supply and being a TRU exclusive, this was no ant man as many people predicted. Luckily my buy in was low at ave £15. manage to get some sales at £32, so still manage to turn a profit. 5) Sold my last Dr Strange for £30. Just broke even after fees. Decided to cut my losses on this set, since it was doing much and cleared out the few that I had.

I honestly think his sole intention is to harm FBA sellers. Some people just like to kick lawn gnomes. Other random theories, pumping rewards points on a credit card? Cash back sites? Using some convoluted scheme of referral links?

Maybe, but I don't think FBM has the volume to pull that off, or be a noticeable problem. The price difference between FBM and FBA would cancel any savings in shipping, too. The other curious part is this: when I receive drop-shipped orders, I typically get an email message that states "I just ordered XXXXX, Please sent it promptly but with no packing list or invoice included." I can't imagine that FBA fulfillment would abide by that request. This is all very weird.

Finished building it today. What a great set, no power functions yet. But the kids are having a blast. I'll have to incorporate it into the city amusement partk tomorrow. One of the best sets I think, as it brings to life something most,people have enjoyed. I hope the Ferris wheel retires soon, think I have 25 of those. Stellar theme.

Wanna see a loop on this thing? Here ya go...

Sold a Hogwarts Castle 4th edition and Burrow for $340 after fees and everything. Buy-in was a used lot for $120. $220 profit AND fun builds, so that's a plus!

Sold a LEGO Friends Heartlake Grand Hotel 41101 - damaged box. $168 Ebay. Maybe listed to low since it sold 5 minutes after listing. Sold to a drop shipper --> Portland (Buyer is from China). Grand hHotel was my first real investment purchase. I bought 5 at 64 bucks. Flipped the first 4 for around 100-130. Thought I'd keep one to build. But saw what it was going for. As Phil said it is so much easier to buy than figure out a way to sell. 2 years in - I think I've figured out what lego I like collecting.

I like it but would think twice about lego at a window. The sun will fade them.

I think the love is there. Space and money is probably the limiting factor.

I think of it the same as the Creator 3-in-1s and the Modulars. I doubt each hurts the sales of the others. Some people can shell out $250 for a modular. Others can only shell our $40 for a smaller building. Same with this.

Honestly, probably 1 at the typical % off RRP at WM then wait for discounts on the other two. I am jonesing bad for this set. I am really excited to see MOC's from multiple kits of this and the Expert model. Its tempting to abandon all my currently collected themes and go all in on amusement.

Here’s hoping KMart stocks this so I can get a couple for free :-p

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I sold one on amz FBM. Buyer claimed I send him a counterfeit set. I was cleared of wrongdoing but it was a huge pain and the buyer got a refund to go along with his new SOH. I would recommend not selling big ticket retired sets on amz.