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Okay, I have to know. Which Brickpicker did this?

yes - please listen. best leave the game of high risk battlepack investment to the professionals. cough (75134). i repeat. cough (75165). do not try this at home. belch (75078). stay the frank away from battlepacks . meow. (75089).

that's why they call it FBA.. F*** by Amazon .

Just like all my romantic encounters.

That's some of the easiest money you could ever hope to make flipping Lego. Those people packs do very well, especially at 67% off. I wish my store had those. Nice score. I hope you bought them all.

50x 31096 Helicopters to part out

I did a DOUBLE wtf when I saw Los Pollos Hermanos in full Empire garb.

Summary: We did all this cool stuff that won't help you, but we're raising fulfillment fees by 3%. New sellers might get a brief break before getting the shaft. Happy Holidays!

Costco in store 60202 - $12.97

I think the answer to all of this is to "just go with it." Too much cannon and non-cannon history to play around with. I don't think every SW story needs the force. Too many rules. It reminds me of the New Yorker piece on George R.R. Martin a few years ago who quoted him saying he couldn't keep track of all the people he'd killed in his Song of Fire and Ice saga, so he had to have a super fan keep track for him. It's hard to argue the SW isn't at that level or so much more. One theme that I am seeing, and it kinda troubles me in fantasy and hard-scifi is a fear of time used on screen to show depth and development. We've seen this in the new SW films and in many of the later Marvel films--instant knowledge and ability with little to no training or learning. It's all part of the "clock" of current films, which is hilarious considering how long some of these films are to not pause and give a sense of growth. It's as if fans can't pause for a portion in a 3 1/2 hour long film to see it or it gets glossed over in a montage. Really felt it in the last couple of Alien films, too.

This is what I'm dreading. I never felt there was, or needed to be, a romantic connection between these two.

I think the "Yoda" species is just more in tune with the Force and they can use/manipulate it easier than other species. That is why I am ok with baby has that many force power at the "young" age @Mark Twain Speaking of seeing this species, in Kotor2, the leader of Jedi Council is also "Yoda like". He is tougher to kill than the final boss You get a chance to fight him if you take the Sith path

finally we have a Bantha!

Gina Carano upon reading her script for the episode: “ what do you mean baby Yoda is gonna force choke me?” Puts producer in arm bar. On a side note, we’re cool with the whole instant force powers of healing and levitating and force choking from a baby? I know that’s where the series basically headed with Rey, but a baby? Granted at 50, he’s one old ass baby, but it’s a bit much considering the whole years of training to be a Jedi or Sith. Qualms about the plot aside, the show is Still some of the finest SW storytelling we’ve seen since the OG trilogy.

I really liked the movie. I thought they did a great job. The visuals and sound were really impressive. I look forward to seeing it again.

I've been QFing these FBA for a few weeks off the GC promo. Buy-in is under $10, selling for $23+. 60% margin in 2 weeks. The trick is having stores that don't mind PMing arm-swipe quantities- and I have multiple. Thank God for 'infinite' supply. Long-term, I've socked away a few cases. Available for less than a year, 50% off buy-in, and any set that sells for over RRP 8 months after release I have to pay attention to. It's worth a dice roll to me.

This finally took off in the US due to the new movie. I just sold through about 8 in ~48hours at $29.99. Buy in was in the ~$9.50 range, so it finally paid off.

Multiple Brickheadz Mickey Mouse for $43.95. Buy in $11.

That’s what I was thinking. I bought in at 19.97 and was happy about it

On that related note, I just got an email about new FBA fees for 2020. I am too busy at work to read more into it though

It's actually unused art from The Art of the Force Awakens. Doug Chiang came up with it. Pretty awesome book.

Anyone else like the folding panels of the tie fighter? That that was pretty cool.

The boxes are too small.

This gives a new name to price fixing.

If you get sale prices, then you're better off than we are. Our end caps get filled with stuff priced at MSRP. I'm not sure which is worse, that the Targets do this or that people still buy it at those prices. *sigh* *facepalm*

I did see that episode, once, and completely forgot about it. I’m not well versed in TCW, so thanks. Oh well, so much for that theory!

It was available for 30% off on Wal-Mart and Amazon for a while, mid $80s range.

I was thinking there were five whills, then I found this from the Clone Wars:

I liked it, tied things off. There were force issues, but almost all the movies from the beginning did things with it the others didn't. Overall, I think they did a great job, minus two chicks kissing at the end. Dumb Hollywood can't help it.

Our Target clearance is usually disappointing

So I received 2 of my LL14 orders today with discount applied One was for 75936 and Mini GBH Second was 73 LM2 minifigure bags and Mini GBH

Nothing happens. Can you please tell me what city your local Targets are at?

The argument is always shipping. Here it's 5€ for a 2kg, 6€ for a 5kg, 8,50€ for a 10kg package, so it doesn't really matter. You can ship the biggest set for 8,50€, the smallest set for 5€. In the US things may be different. The hardest part for me about small sets is pushing volume, I'd rather double my money on one big exclusive rather than tripling it with 10 sales. Not worth the hassle & time is money.

It's good to see the different perspectives on this and I find both sides understandable. Being a seasoned online seller yet new to the LEGO game itself, I am seeing these smaller sets more through the lens of an item that is super easy to list and package for shipment, as well as pretty cheap to ship. So from a time perspective, even if I break even I wont have to sweat it too much. High side being I make a little profit when the time is right. I haven't bought a whole ton of them, but I have peppered them throughout my purchases here and there. But I am completely opened to criticism here. It wouldn't be the first time I've dove into a new line of product and made a few mistakes along the way.

Maybe the seller has inventory at Amazon's warehouse and is using Amazon's multi-channel fulfillment.

I mean he took off his goggles before he fell down, how bad could that be? (He had them on when riding swiftly, but those were back on his forehead when he was on the ground) First time I saw Deathtroopers earning their names

Lego “Art Basel Banana” by Eddy Plu

I agree with Carini's statements. I expected the 41187/41193 to be low 90s by this upcoming weekend. I expected 41323 to be low 70/80's. I think the most disappointing performance to me has been on nearly every small set: notably both small elves sets, the creator robot(31062), and the technic helicopter. These ended up being slightly profitable with a good buy in. But nothing to write home about. Most other small sets were mostly garbage *Incredibles.. not so much* I took an unfortunately timed vacation and got put pretty far behind on shipping stuff out this year and got about 60% of my stock out. Missing most of my elves sets as well as others. I know mathematically its more efficient to sell out every year and keep the cycle going but I'm starting to think a two year cycle of sales may be better for me. I work alone and personally would rather purchase less. Hold for slightly longer and see better margins.

So what you're saying is that with a $0 investment, these people are making a much higher ROI than I am. I need to step up my game.

Watched an item on eBay for months entitled "3 Star Wars Legos Sets With Mixed Pieces (Some Pieces May Be Missing) ". Listing contained 75059 Sandcrawler, 75060 Slave I, and 75095 Tie Fighter. Listing started at close to $500 and slowly dropped. Listing dropped for over two months and eventually was sitting there at $185+$35 shipping. eBay sent out that "we screwed up sending you that better coupon, so here's one not as good" for 10% off, so I figured I would finally message the seller. Seller says she knew nothing about Lego or Star Wars. I explained to her what a minifigure was and if she could pull them all out of the box and take a picture of them. Turns out, every figure was there, plus a few extra. So I asked her to change the price from $185+$35 shipping, to $220 with free shipping so I could maximize the coupon. I ended up paying $213.20 after tax, plus $22 in eBay bucks back. I broke down and inventoried everything over the last couple days, and all 3 UCS sets were complete. It also included a complete (less minifigures) Ecto 1 and a Snowspeeder Microfighter.

Sold a Nexo Knights 70323 Jestro's Volcano Lair for $229. Buy-in was $2 at Barnes and Noble.

This is definitely the dumbest fight in quite a while. I wonder how awesome it must feel to be able to proudly state that you schooled everyone on the definition of RRP. I couldn't agree more. Let's discuss a much more pressing matter...whether or not to use rewards points during double VIP. It's been awhile since we've debated that.

Nerd Fight!

Yeah, I now, sorry. Know it's correct.

You can tell it´s been a quiet retirements season. MSRP = Make sets retire please RRP = Retire, Remake, Police Station

It’s how we use it that counts. ?

had me at cock waving...

THE BRICK FAN just released this article: have received a list of LEGO sets that will be retiring at the end of the 2019 so you have about two months to pick them up if you have not yet done so. This very extensive list comes from a very reliable source and I am confident that this is the final list for 2019. Architecture United States Capitol Building (21030) Great Wall of China (21041) City Police Station (60141) Mountain Arrest (60173) Pickup & Caravan (60182) Arctic Mobile Exploration Base (60195) Capital City (60200) People Pack: Outdoor Adventures (60202) LEGO City Hospital (60204) Sky Police Diamond Heist (60209) Harvester Transport (60223) 2019 LEGO City Advent Calendar (60235) Creator Parisian Restaurant (10243) Carousel (10257) Mythical Creatures (31073) Rocket Rally Car (31074) Sunshine Surfer Van (31079) Pirate Roller Coaster (31084) Classic Bricks and Gears (10712) DC Comics Aquaman: Black Manta Strike (76095) App-Controlled Batmobile (76112) Batman: Batsub and the Underwater Clash (76116) Batman Mech vs. Poison Ivy Mech (76117) Knightmare Batman Acc. Set 2018 (853744) Disney Ariel’s Royal Celebration Boat (41153) Cinderella’s Dream Castle (41154) Ariel’s Seaside Castle (41160) Ariel, Aurora, and Tiana’s Royal Celebration (41162) Friends Mia’s Camper Van (41339) Friendship House (41340) Heartlake City Pet Center (41345) Friendship Box (41346) Heartlake City Resort (41347) Mia’s Forest Adventure (41363) Emma’s Art Studio (41365) Andrea’s Talent Show (41368) LEGO Friends Ceramic Mug (853891) Gear LEGO Creative Stationery Set (853917) Harry Potter Aragog’s Lair (75950) Grindelwald’s Escape (75951) Newt’s Case of Magical Creatures (75952) 2019 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar (75964) Ideas LEGO NASA Apollo Saturn V (21309) Voltron (21311) Ship in a Bottle (21313) TRON: Legacy (21314) Pop-Up Book (21315) Marvel Spider-Man and the Museum Break In (40343) The Hulkbuster Smash-Up (76104) The Hulkbuster: Ultron Edition (76105) Spider-Man: Doc Ock Diamond Heist (76134) Minecraft The Crafting Box 2.0 (21135) The Polar Igloo (21142) The Bedrock Adventures (21147) Steve BigFig with Parrot (21148) Alex BigFig with Chicken (21149) Skeleton BigFig with Magma Cube (21150) LEGO Minecraft Skin Pack 1 (853609) LEGO Minecraft Skin Pack 2 (853610) Ninjago Ninjago City (70620) Ninjago City Docks (70657) Cole’s Earth Driller (70669) LEGO NINJAGO Accessory Set (853544) NINJAGO Acc. Set 2019 (853866) Overwatch Tracer vs. Widowmaker (75970) Hanzo vs. Genji (75971) Dorado Showdown (75972) Seasonal Dragon Boat Race (80103) Speed Champions 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback (75884) Ford Fiesta M-Sport WRC (75885) Ferrari 488 GT3 “Scuderia Corsa” (75886) Porsche 911 RSR and 911 Turbo 3.0 (75888) Ferrari Ultimate Garage (75889) Star Wars Y-Wing Starfighter (75181) Moloch’s Landspeeder (75210) Sandcrawler (75220) Betrayal at Cloud City (75222) Elite Praetorian Guard Battle Pack (75225) Inferno Squad Battle Pack (75226) Escape Pod vs Dewback Microfighter (75228) Death Star Escape (75229) Porg (75230) Droid Gunship (75233) 2019 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar (75245) Rebel A-Wing Starfighter (75247) Snowspeeder – 20th Anniversary Edition (75259) Clone Scout Walker – 20th Anniversary Edition (75261) Imperial Dropship – 20th Anniversary Edition (75262) Technic LEGO Power Functions Motor Set (8293) 6×6 All Terrain Tow Truck (42070) WHACK! (42072) BASH! (42073) Racing Yacht (42074) First Responder (42075) Mack Anthem (42078) Heavy Duty Forklift (42079) Forest Machine (42080) Power Boat (42089) Tracked Loader (42094) The LEGO Movie 2 LEGO Movie Make (70820) Emmet’s Thricycle (70823) Introducing Queen Watevra Wa’nabi (70824) Queen Watevra’s Build Whatever Box (70825) Pop-Up Party Bus (70828) Emmet and Lucy’s Escape Buggy (70829) Rex’s Rexplorer (70835) Shimmer & Shine Sparkle Spa (70837) Queen Watevra’s ‘So-Not-Evil’ Space Palace (70838) Welcome to Apocalypseburg! (70840) TLM2 Accessory Set 2019 (853865)