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Rebuilt my 21303 Wall-E yesterday. Some of you might remember I motorized it back in 2015 with Power Functions w/ decent success. I posted pics in our Wall-E thread long ago. I built it with the original neck design and then the Lego fix. I don’t notice much improvement. I did purchase the Chris McVeigh fix in Sept. 2015 so maybe that will be tried next.

Just sent ASIN list over hah. Cross your fingers, I really don't wanna have to go through all these listings individually lol

Hey now, I have a large setup at work full of them. A full town block on a little cabinet.

It’s a shame because I am much more into mini modulars because of space. I bought 10230 after retirement because I was still in dark ages when it came out. I paired it with 40289 Diagon Alley for a mini town scene I’m working on.

Brown paper also takes less space to store vs bubble wrap and air pillows

I used the template suggested above to request several listings be reinstated last night. Most were turned back on overnight.

It's kind of like when Uncle Leo says "no more nuts" when they are holed up in the Plaza Hotel, but it's "no more corn dogs".

I rarely ever use bubble wrap, only on sets where I know for a fact the customer is wanting perfect boxes... ie LM2 brickheadz and one Vader bust bust the buyer messaged me about box condition. If I use anything I prefer brown paper as it has more give than bubble wrap. But most of the time I just ship in the right size box and I have never heard a word back about box condition.

I hate heavy duty tape, I use this or similar. https://www.ebay.com/itm/372801986404 I also would never ship anything in a 16x12x10 box.

If 1 extra ounce for the weight of paper sends my package into a new price bracket then I use one or two of the air pillows I get from buying from the online retailers. Unless it is a high value set, then I still use paper and just eat the extra cost. But for $20-$50 sets it is air pillows all day every day. its more a space issue for me, i just don't have the room for Air Pillows, I'll use them if I have them. As far as weight goes, it really only matters for staying under 16oz and I don't run into that very often. Also, I've noticed that since I switched to paper I get more comments about the quality of my shipping.

Earth Globe https://ideas.lego.com/projects/b7b83cfe-5fcb-4080-a8b2-298716b11791 May 2020

I'm just a smaller seller(TFOL) but I have seen a huge increase in sales this past month with NEW 21030 US capitol - $150(Free ship) buy-in $86 NEW 21311 Voltron - $225(FS) buy-in at 2019 Prime day of $149 NEW 75187 Life size B8 - $110(FS) buy-in $60 NEW 75212 Kessel Run - $178.99(FS) buy-in $90 also at 2019 Prime day DAMAGED 75953 Whomping Willow - $70(FS) buy-in $35 this box was COMPLETELY beat up, with holes and everything. Received + feedback on order though! MEW Star wars 20th Anniversary lot with 75243 40362 40333 30624 30461 75258 75259 75261 75262 Essentially ALL of the main sets + the obi wan, battle of hoth, and battle of endor promo and a 20th podracer minibuild from WM $315 + Shipping buy-in $240 USED 10243 PR - $215(FS) buy-in $130 USED 70653 Ninjago Firstbourne $75(FS) buy-in $38 USED 70620 Ninjago City $350+Shipping buy-in $325(just trying to get rid of it quickly before I become more attached to it NEW 21309 SV - $185(FS) buy-in $130(Great margin because the buyer lived 25 minutes away so shipping was $9 BUCKS!) USED 40346 LEGOland theme park - $90(FS) buy-in $90.00 NEW 42585 Batman BHz - $36.99(FS) buy-in $11 NEW x2 75522 Mini Boost Commander for $120 TOTAL(FS) buy-in $10 of VIP points,(calculates to $40 an OUNCE of LEGO) I have to thank Brickpicker for bringing this set to my attention two weeks ago! NEW 76052 Classic Batcave -$125(FS) buy-in $200(Pieced this set out and made $26 of total profit) NEW 76105 Hulkbuster(big version) -$130+Shipping buy-in $86, Also a Prime day deal! NEW 21313 Ship in Bottle - $90(FS) buy-in $55 Literally 1 HOUR LATER NEW 21313 Ship in Bottle - $100(FS) buy-in $55 This morning NEW 21314 TRON set $43(FS) buy-in $26(Just a heads-up Disney is adding a TRON ride to their Orlando location so could drive up sales later!) All in all almost $3000 in sales, and with the sale of my LEGO 75522 Droid commander my business reached $1000 in profits on the 8th anniversary of my baby brother's passing. Thought that was kind of neat.

It’s been a great time to get rid of power puff girls sets.

All on Ebay today... 75098 - Used, paid $120 cash from Facebook local, was missing 3x blaster pistols that I had to bricklink... sold for $285 shipped 75158 - Used, paid $100 cash from a Letgo local lot (5 other sets in the lot, 75189, 75188, 75102, 75103, 75104), had to bricklink pieces to finish (total cost of missing pieces for the entire lot was $41)... sold for $215 shipped 75192 - New, paid ??? $10? From the reddit raffle (I only bought $10 worth of tickets for that raffle, but have bought other tickets that didn't win). Sold for $950 buyer paid shipping.

4 years ago

No full set images yet, and no official confirmation this is the Sián, but all signs point to it. Images ripped from Brickset.com and Eurobricks.com: Here is a picture of the RL Sián:

Their communication is terrible. If I can handle 5 emails a day from Target trying to get me to buy Non-Lego, I can handle 1 from BL about important updates and changes. Anything they feel is good enough to make an "announcement" about, they should feel comfortable sending out an email to sellers or all users on the site too.

It’s taking $20 off $30 purchases right now.

Grocery.Walmart.com offers new customers: $20 Off $50 or more on any Walmart Grocery pickup order with promo code VISITORS (apply during checkout).

I have yet to see any of the issues that other sellers are experiencing. The only change I have noticed is that you must be in the "pending" or "processing" status to send an invoice. Orders have remained steady throughout the transition for me.

75954 desappeared from Lego France. https://www.lego.com/fr-fr/themes/harry-potter

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?_refreshrnd=64081&S=71005-2#T=P I think that's what you were referring to.

there was a while there that about 80% of my stuff was going FedEx, it seems to have dropped to less than 50% now in the last week.

I haven't evaluated traffic, but I have noticed a large uptick in zero feedback buyers in the past couple months (normal for me during holidays, not now). Perhaps LEGO linking to Bricklink is driving those sales.

If 1 extra ounce for the weight of paper sends my package into a new price bracket then I use one or two of the air pillows I get from buying from the online retailers. Unless it is a high value set, then I still use paper and just eat the extra cost. But for $20-$50 sets it is air pillows all day every day.

Think that happened today? Yesterday, my Y-Wing was over $20 cheaper using FedEx.

The paper is heavy, if you ask me.

Some random current stats for Gathering Support submissions as of May 6, 2020: 14 sets are 75% of the way to 10,000 supporters (one is just under 7500 supporters) 2 sets are above 90% of the way to 10,000 supporters LEGO HeroQuest (https://ideas.lego.com/projects/d0c19cd7-ad7a-4775-b185-debbf29968d7) has ~9500 supporters, posted July 2019, with 482 days left Of those 14 sets, the oldest was posted in March 2018 - Mining Site (https://ideas.lego.com/projects/86dd2b84-b402-480f-b9ea-d87e6a1b85d6) with ~8600 supporters and 18 days left Of those 14 sets, the newest was posted in February 2020 - The Mountain Windmill (https://ideas.lego.com/projects/f966f364-7cee-44ad-8870-6d7ff1cfe053) with ~9200 supporters and 703 days left Overall, there are 4 sets that have more than 6000 supporters, and less than 90 days until they expire 8 of those 14 sets are Staff Picks 5 of those 14 sets are 3rd Party IP 9 of those 14 sets are original ideas

I recently switched to brown paper, best thing ever.

3 of mine came back.

I see some of the listings returning today.

In the EU it was 26-30€ during Xmas. I sold all of mine. I guess with patience you will get 35-40 on Amazon, but seller rank is really bad, so I would move on.

A lot has to do with schools, distance learning. Chrome books in particular are favored by a lot of districts (some use apple), and they needed to have enough for every students who needed one (typically several classes will share the same set). Also it’s what they recommended to parents who could afford their own.

I'm completely out of packing supplies at this point. When 10220's are selling, you know it's a sellers' market.

Here in Europe it is interesting times. My ebay sales ,are nearly at pre-xmas levels in terms of intensity, and I have been thankful to get rid of a few pieces of inventory that have been hanging around for a while. The May 4th promo , was the worst I have seen in terms of LEGO inventory in the UK for such a large event. No reduction on the usual sets - X-wing etc , but the poorer selling lines they need to get rid of, and coming-up to retirement. Even the GWP Death Star II sold out by Saturday evening here, where you can usually pick one up on last day of promo on most events. Other online retailers - Amazon etc are being less generous in terms of set discounts to protect margin. Even supermarkets which used to be a good hunting ground for EOL or mid season range reductions are selling most sets at full price. One wonders if even LEGO group, is now struggling to maintain its inventory, with supplier closures and delays in production, which must hit them at some point even if its for the raw material they use. The true measure to my business in these difficult times, will be late June and July, when I am expecting a dip in sales mainly from running out of some inventory.Those who have been furloughed will return to work, perhaps with an uncertain future in some industries, and watching the purse strings a little more closely. Despite being at home during the past 6 weeks, they may be a little less reluctant to spend out on 'boredom relief'. Its going to be a while , before all the World economies have adjusted to the new 'norm' in everything .Hopefully, it will recover enough by Xmas to be able to take advantage of a good Q4.

Yeah, I sold a squat rack and about 400 pounds of plates for $300 in January (clearing space). Last week, I found an extra 30 pounds of plates and within five minutes, they were sold on FB for $40. He said my original sale would have gotten me well over $1,000 right now. Weights are impossible to find. (Check out prices for Bowflex adjustables)

Workout equipment is the new TP. This weekend I listed some extra weights and a rowing machine on FB marketplace and the responses were fast and furious. Within an hour everything was spoken for. One guy told me that it is impossible to buy weights anywhere due to the shutdown because so many people that normally go to gyms are looking.

F-35 Lightning II by Jme Wheeler

Friendly Salon by Allan Corbeil

Orc by Jme Wheeler

how appropriate.

1989 Cute Batmobile by mc tung