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Silently in the background I have started to make major inventory purges. I am not "out" of the game, but my stash has gotten out of hand, and the bricklink store unmanageable. 60-70 ebay auctions for various CMF series, both complete and in bundles of 5-10, all sold around $4 each, buy in for most was around $2/each. Sold most of the higher priced guys on bricklink so these were mostly the stinkers just sitting in inventory. Overall, I would stay far far away from CMF (HP aside) as there is literally no market for them at MSRP. People wait them out and get them at $2-$3 each and smoosh out all the hotdogs, bananas, sharks, etc. FBA I mailed off between 1-25 of each of these sets. Most have been sitting there gathering dust and I dont think are going to "pop" at Xmas TMNT sub 79121 ($19) $59 AB piggy pane 75822 ($5) $25 (sent in 25 of these) Poe Xwing 75102 ($35) - $90 Speed Ford Raptor 75875 ($19) - $85 Heartlake Riding club 41126 ($19) $101 Water scooter 41000 ($1) $9 Deep sea starter ($5) $31 Raptor Rampage ($20) $160 Pirate outpost ($9) $40 Bulldozer 60074 ($20) $60 pop star bus ($19) $100 Airport terminal 60104 ($35) $170 Mirkwood army 79012 ($20) $70 Emmas hous 41095 ($20) $150 Mystery Machine 75902 ($18) - $84 Ecto 1 21108 ($30) - $90 FO transporter ($40) - $145 Pop star dressing room ($15) - $74 Arctic helicrane ($10) $90 Quinjet chase ($30)- $98 AIrport battle ($30)- $140 Heartlake lighthouse ($19) $70 Lincoln Memorial ($30) - $97 Tiger Widow Island ($18) - $55 Scout Trooper ($7 thanks WM) - $40 Utility Shuttle 60078 ($10) $60 Doc Ock heist ($10) - $37 mummy museum ($5) $41 duplo spiderman 10608 ($7) $65 Duplo spiderman bike ($5) $44 duplo batcave ($20) - $94 duplo fishing 10583 ($5) $50 will clear over $10,000 once Amazon takes their cut. Lessons learned are Raptor Rampage had better % returns for me than Raptor Escape Scooby Doo did really well, most people here have stacks of MM and mansions, but the lighthouse, plane and mummy have much higher returns Ecto 1 & 2 has much higher margins than the ideas Ecto 1 Duplo isn't sexy and isn't talked about here a lot, but can have incredible returns the "overdone" super hero sets can bring solid returns if the buy in is right (airport/quinjet) Angry birds was one of my easiest flips, buy in at 75% off MSRP real easy to make $10 a pop mailing them off in bulk I live in a smaller area, competition has increased from the local moms (I don't think many other pickers out here). This can be very profitable still, just need to know what to armsweep and what to leave behind. Nearly everything was purchased at Fred Meyer, BN, WM and Target. The inventory tools the WM app and target inventory are extremely helpful as well as making frequent trips to stores like BN so you get first dibs on clearance when it hits 50/70/$2. I still have quite a bit of newew inventory that I am trying to decide to let it ripen a little bit, or just unload it. Other stinkers that I have sold locally include some Tumblers and Ewok Village.

Wow, these must have been available since the 1970's. Eliminator's camera...

Listing for a 75060 UCS Slave I for $50 on Craigslist. I email and they send a picture and ask me if I want to take another set as well so they can clear up space. It was the 7965 Millennium Falcon. I figure being the kind person I am I would relieve them of that burden. Above are the pictures they sent me. They are currently sitting on the floor of my car. Worth the 15 minute break from work. Since I have a 75060 set aside for me already, I'm considering making one a Jango Fett Slave I. Have to start bricklinking some dark blue.

Apologies for the horrific photo. Got me some poly bags today!

Anyone still looking for help to completing their collection feel free to check out this feel guide video Timestamps to each # at bottom. It is all in checklist # order for all 22 figures. Opened entire box and got the following from front to back. Interesting pattern with the 6th, 7th, 8th and 18th spots housing rares in each row. In this box, each row had 3 rares Row 1: 13, 13 14, 16, 10, 17, 11, 5, 12, 18, 7, 8, 4, 6, 3, 2, 1, 22, 19, 19 Row 2: 17, 17, 13, 14, 9, 16, 10, 15, 5, 12, 7, 8, 4, 6, 3, 2, 1 21, 20, 20 Row 3: 16, 9, 9, 14, 10, 11, 15, 12, 7, 18, 18, 8, 4, 6, 3, 2, 1, 21, 19, 20 #1 - Harry Potter @ 1:32 #2 - Hermoine Granger @ 2:01 #3 - Ron Weasley @ 2:32 #4 - Draco Malfoy @ 3:10 #5 - Luna Lovegood (Rare) @ 3:53 #6 - Neville Longbottom @ 4:42 #7 - Cho Chang @ 5:17 #8 - Dean Thomas @ 5:53 #9 - Voldemort @ 6:40 #10 - Dobby @ 7:23 #11 - Professor Sybill Trelawney (Rare) @ 8:02 #12 - Cedric Diggory @ 8:52 #13 - Professor Filius Flitwick @ 9:36 #14 - Madeye Moody @ 10:13 #15 - Harry Potter and his Invisibility Cloak (Rare) @ 10:58 #16 - Professor Albus Dumbledore @ 11:40 #17 - Newt Scamander @ 12:22 #18 - Tina Goldstein @ 13:04 #19 - Jacob Kowalski @ 13:50 #20 - Queenie Goldstein @ 14:32 #21 - Credence Barebone (Rare) @ 15:17 #22 - Percival Graves (ULTRA RARE) @ 16:00

There be whales here! I got lucky on a Craigslist pick-up on these (was first to call) for $150 each with manuals (they were listed for $120 each). Someone from Maryland ran up the price on me, so if that's you, say hello so I can glare at you across the inter-tubes. These are personal builds for the kids and I, the last holes in the Modular collection.

If you’re born in ‘74, you should already be in the ‘I don’t give a flip’ stage of your life. LOL Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

Hold them. It's Harry Potter, not likely to fade from desirability for a looooooooooong time.

these don’t seem to be moving off shelves around me. i see full boxes next to empty harry potter boxes at stores. my kids like them though, and hearing my 5 year old say “puppycorn” is very cute.

Hi everyone I wanted to showcase my Lego Ideas project, The Old Workhorse - Traction Engine. If you like the model I'd really appreciate it if you could please vote for it https://ideas.lego.com/projects/2a2ec583-9836-4868-8dc7-6b3bb0a2fe80 "A roaring fire and a full head of steam, the old traction engine is ready for work!" I have created a scene set some time during the early 20th century. Farmers are working in the fields with their steam traction engine, affectionately known as "The Old Workhorse". The model includes a detailed mini fig scale traction engine, a wagon and various other accessories and mini builds. THE TRACTION ENGINE The main feature of the model is the traction engine itself. I've used a classic green and red livery with polished brass lining and details. There are several interesting parts used to create this engine including paint roller handles and mini fig syringes used to create the piping around the boiler and inside the cab. A system of cogs ensures that the flywheel spins around as the traction engine is pushed forward. A detailed cab interior includes steering wheel, controls and a firebox door that can be opened and closed to reveal the burning fire inside. The front wheel axle can be pivoted left and right. THE WAGON I've also included a wagon/trailer that can be coupled to the back of the traction engine and used to carry the various accessories included with the model. The sides of the wagon can be dropped down to provide loading access for the mini figs. There is space at the front of the wagon to hold tools and mini fig accessories. MINIFIGURES & OTHER ACCESSORIES Included with the model are 2 mini figs, a dog, a rat and several mini builds including tree stumps, logs and rocks. These are all designed to be carried and towed in the wagon. LEGO IDEAS Thanks very much for reading this. I hope you like the model. I've created a gallery album containing more pictures of the model if you'd like to check them out. https://community.brickpicker.com/gallery/album/310-the-old-workhorse-traction-engine/ If you would like to vote for the model on LEGO Ideas then here is the link to my page. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/2a2ec583-9836-4868-8dc7-6b3bb0a2fe80. Thank you very much! ☺️

The "collectable" minifigs seem to be overproduced and relatively easy to get. The sell out quickly but come back in abundance. My guess the set will end up like Disney.

Curious question. If we look back at Disney minifigs (in which you can currently get a whole set for about $5 a figure - $1 over retail), do we really thing HP will perform that much better? I like the figures, and I don't doubt the HP fanbase, but I always thought the Disney figures had a pretty solid following too... and they are barely making it over retail . Obviously if you got the Disney figures at discount its gravy and same applies to HP, but for the collector who buys at retail, does anyone think these perform super well 2-3 years down the line? And is it worth it to hold onto to a few complete sets. Do you we think they severely out perform Disney? Could be, I really don't know who has the bigger fan base.

It's called art. Expand your mind!

Man, I just feel so uncomfortable standing in an aisle getting my smoosh on. I'm about to embrace it though after getting 3 Kowalskis in a row...

I agree entirely. They are two completely different approaches. For the size, you have packed a whole host of features in, which I completely love. This is a set to buy to play, and would work well with many Creator and even Freinds sets. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

Harry Potter : Whomping Willow is $59.68 @ Walmart.com : https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Harry-Potter-Hogwarts-Whomping-Willow-75953/148506813

Drag in a woolies or big w employee and you will get another 10% discount on top of that using their rewards card.

FM 30% off all toys including Lego (didn't see any exceptions, but I also did not actually buy anything to verify). Not a great way to buy things already on clearance at WM/Target, but could be a good way for people to pick up new sets like HP or new August wave of sets. HP collectible minis also looked to be included. I pondered buying BB8 for personal build due to the fact that they are all still sitting at a crisp 99.96 at every WM location withing 100 miles of me.