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I have generally gotten pushback from the ladies about this but best of luck

I haven't built a Technic set in a looong time. got this one to try out in hopes it would hold my Ferrari and such... success:) Impressive build for sure. As fun as it is to build it actually felt like I was building with a different medium. Again, quite fun BUT think after i finish the trailer, Ill stick to modular, spaceships and more classic build structures incorporating gears and motors when needed.

Can someone tell my kids that.

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I didn't realize OfferUp return policies can include threats of violent retribution. I garentee I won't use it for now.

Safest way to move them is to break them down into pieces, a few ziploc bags per set, and dump 'em all in a big tote, then let the movers move them. As long as you label the bags correctly and have manuals, you are fine. Plus you get to build all your sets again when you get settled!

75158 Rebel Combat Frigate NISB. $250 +ship I bit the bullet...Ahsoka is ON FIRE...even the Hasbro Black Series figure pre-order sold out in 5 hours...(she's the only one to do so). I'm only in 2nd season of Clone Wars but just the idea of her facing off with Darth Vader later ...gives me chills in terms of an epic story-line I also got the Umbaran MHC (75013) NISB..big walking canon thingy which has her 2nd most exclusive MF...$119 plus ship I think I'm doing this reseller thing wrong

LL 928-B Galaxy Explorer by Ben Smith

While this may fall under "Too Soon" for someone, someone sent me this today:

Zavvi Friday deal: $109 London Bus 10258 CODE: LDN20

My son is looking forward to helping build these sets! Most of the Lego that comes into the house goes into the store so this will be a treat when we finally find the time. Thanks again for doing this raffle, will be sure to help next year too!

Mini-Modular Art Deco Theatre by IamKritch

That hurts my grammatically correct feelings.

They removed the window on each side to accommodate the wall. To me the rooftop is slightly too tall vs the other floors and skew the proportion

One of the best songs for rainy day like today

I consider it a win if people understand the difference between "sale" and "sell" on either of these two platforms. Let's leave math out of this.

Let's keep this thread for discussing sales trend during lockdowns.

One of the employees at my local Lego store needed some money and asked if I was interested in some employee Christmas sets....I said yes...of course.

While we all realize you guys are up to your neck with stuff(Covid/Raffle/work,etc), is there any update here? I have much appreciation for what you guys do here, don't get me wrong.

I haven’t built any lego in a while but today I rebuilt PEE to make sure it was 100% complete so I can sell it.

I think this could have had a thread made called "What Lego set did you loot today?" as a joke, but I fear some people would have taken it a bit too far...

General Store by Norton74

ALIEN VS PREDATOR by Eric DRUON

CDT/Smyk Department Store, Warsaw

Half-timbered house by Jakob Escher

Shipping has been super quick to me (in NYC). I've had two larger Technic sets come in LEGO outer boxes, and a BOOST Star Wars in cardboard wrap that was fine. But the London Bus I got a couple weeks ago was just in black plastic wrap. It's in pretty good shape considering (corners a little rounded but nothing major), but then again it had a pretty short route from Zavvi to my door.

yeah, if ZAVVI is like IWOOT (US or UK, or whatever the Hut Group calls themselves now)...have now order about 10 big sets ($100+) no complaints but I have had pre-orders cancelled so that's annoying

Mega Contrux is legit , IMO...they have their licensing lines which are interesting to say the least. But don't ever "Cross the stream!"

I've ordered multiple things from them over the past two months. Usually receive the item in 4-5 business days (order today and get it next Thursday or Friday.) I'd say packing has been good on probably 7 of the 8 items I ordered. One (that giant excavator) was a little banged up but the smaller sets arrived just fine. One was in a box that fit exactly to the set. As always, YMMV.

Same here, had a bad experience. You not only have to predict whether a stock's going down or up, but the exact time range it's gonna do that. I'll pass.

I dabbled in options back during the tech bubble and had my a$$ handed to me. I was new and had just passed my series 7, so I had a lot of learning to do. My buddy swears by options and does well. Good days and bad days but more good than bad. I'm older now and much more risk adverse. While I'd like to play around with options, I don't think I have the stomach for it.

I 100 % agree with you on the Disney Castle..it dont get why more people do not have this opinion.I think it is their flagship Set, their Signature Set. I guess it will be more like the T1 and than after 12 Years it will taj mahal its way back with some little changes...

They don’t know if the antibodies last for longer than a handful of months and the traditional flu mixed with Covid combined with a stir crazy population is going to be hell. One issue that I think may impact buyers is how uncertain white collar folks feel about their job security going forward. Some people are hitting up vacation spots like usual, but most of the people I know are hunkering down this summer. Part of it is fear of the virus the other part is wanting to save cash in case someone gets laid off. Wall Street doesn’t seem to care about this and is acting like a werewolf on cocaine but I’m not betting on real people following.

I'm in agreement with this line of thinking. The quarantine wiped out a ton of big set inventory, and there are several catalysts that have recently increased interest in sets like modulars. How Lego will ultimately get back to normal is still a big unknown. I'm betting on continued price increases over the next 3 years. And even when I'm wrong, Lego is still a fun buy and hold investment. But I wouldn't mind if that last Pirate's Chess Set found a buyer.

Here sales are going down as well. But guys: that was like a christmas time. And I for sure take two christmas times a year for sure.

I feel like this convo should be in a different thread!? [emoji848][emoji848]

So I just watched CaptainSparklez latest video with opening a Minecraft Dungeons loot chest sent to him from Microsoft and at about 2:42, he opens a small box done up like a slab of sand from the game with some "keys" inside. Immediately I knew what they were. Minecraft Dungeons game codes. Now he did not reveal any of them here, however he did say that he may randomly show some in his upcoming Dungeons videos. Also notice how after he opens the crate around 1:24, the image says 24/100. I would imagine a hundred of these were made and given out to various YouTubers and streamers so anyone wanting to give this game a try might want to start looking for "let's plays" as they are uploaded for a chance.

i don't care about the market value, that's easy enough to figure out in a couple clicks. I just need to know the prices i paid for items so i know if i'm making a viable profit or not

I would produce all the high demand out of stock as obviously there is demand. Then I would delay and cut the number of new sets to a minimum until things improve. Why retire sets that people and resellers want? All you need to do is produce them. Makes sense to restart production with preexisting molds.

Between both BL and Ebay, anything new that I put up, sells. I have sold out of VW Vans and down to my last Sydney Opera House and have been raising prices on them. I couldn't give away T1's on FB a few months ago. I'm seeing parts of my storage room that I haven't seen in years.

i agree with the big Hogwarts Castle. I'm not even a HP fan but i just think it's grand. for that reason, I would throw the Disney Castle in there as well. they both just have such presence.

Stay on topic, fellas. I have little patience for any covid chatter tonight.

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.

I listed it thanks. I like money, and It did not really fit my lego display themes anyway. Plus I never hated a vacation more than our family’s nightmare trip to Disney haha.

Hi All, I am almost 40 yrs old and started getting back into lego in the last year or so. I have an ok collection, mostly Star Wars and various Cars but also a few other sets I thought were interesting. Some are built some are still in the box. For a while now I have just been purchasing sets I thought were cool (and at a decent price) without looking at other criteria, but after looking at some of these forums there seems to be more science to what type of sets have higher upside. I clearly understand the power of purchasing sets on the cheap, however I typically find many of these sets I have zero interest in are the ones that are on sale. And a part of me says these type sets are on sale for a reason. I'd love to get people's thoughts on why they buy what they buy or certain things they look for in a investment set? Also from a selling standpoint what's the best way to maximizing sale value of sets which are NOT new in box? Do you all consider used sets in bulk, and trying to put them together into sets for resale? Or is it just better to part out? Also any insight on the best ways to sell minifigs would be helpful. Sorry if this is a lot of questions but these are the things i'd love to pick the groups brain on? I hope everyone is healthy and safe and I appreciate any insight.

Hi, I registered for the site a few months ago, and I've enjoyed reading through a bunch of the forums...this seems like a really fun and collegial group of folks. I've dipped my toe in the sales water recently, and like many of you, have found that everything is selling pretty great at the moment. I'm a mom of 3 based in the Midwest, and like most of you, I'm itching to get back out and bargain hunt to replenish my stock. Looking forward to learning from everyone and hopefully having some successes that I can share as well. Stay safe and healthy!

Hey, I'm new to your site. I have started collecting legos the last year. I've mainly bought the Creator Expert series as well as some other exclusive sets like the Disney Castle, Harry Potter castle and Batmobile. My simple questions is this: How do I best use the site? How can I best choose the lego sets to invest in? What information do you provide. I was reading some articles online and they said that this site was good in that it projected ROI much like stocks. How do I find out how well the sets I've purchased are doing. Thanks for your time. I'm excited to be a contributing member of your site. Thanks, Chris

I love it when interesting files come across one's desk. Possible retirements for end of July... Theme Product No. Item Description English Retail Launch Date Retail Delete Date City Fire 60213 Dock Side Fire 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 DUPLO Disney TM 10898 My First Mickey Build 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 DUPLO My First 10572 LEGO® DUPLO® All-in-One-Box-of-Fun 01/01/2014 31/07/2020 DUPLO My First 10885 My First Fun Puzzle 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 DUPLO Town 10812 Truck & Tracked Excavator 01/06/2016 31/07/2020 DUPLO Town 10904 Baby Animals 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 Jurassic World 75931 Dilophosaurus Outpost Attack 20/04/2018 31/07/2020 LEGO Creator 31078 Treehouse Treasures 01/06/2018 31/07/2020 LEGO Friends 41335 Mia's Tree House 01/01/2018 31/07/2020 LEGO Friends 41362 Heartlake City Supermarket 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 LEGO Friends 41372 Stephanie's Gymnastics Show 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 LEGO Friends 41376 Turtles Rescue Mission 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 LEGO Friends 41383 Olivia's Hamster Playground 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 LEGO Overwatch 75973 D.Va & Reinhardt 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 LEGO Overwatch 75974 Bastion 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 LEGO Overwatch 75975 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 MINDSTORMS 31313 LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 01/09/2013 31/07/2020 Minecraft 21143 The Nether Portal 01/03/2018 31/07/2020 Minecraft 21145 The Skull Arena 01/08/2018 31/07/2020 Ninjago 70666 The Golden Dragon 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 Ninjago 70667 Kai's Blade Cycle & Zane's Snowmobile 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 Ninjago 70671 Lloyd's Journey 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 Ninjago 70681 Spinjitzu Slam - Lloyd 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 Ninjago 70682 Spinjitzu Slam - Jay 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 Ninjago 70683 Spinjitzu Slam - Zane 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 Ninjago 70684 Spinjitzu Slam - Kai vs. Samurai 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 Star Wars TM 75214 Anakin's Jedi Starfighter™ 01/08/2018 31/07/2020 Star Wars TM 75232 Kylo Ren™ & Sith Trooper™ 01/12/2019 31/07/2020 Star Wars TM 75234 AT-AP™ Walker 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 Star Wars TM 75236 Duel on Starkiller Base™ 01/04/2019 31/07/2020 Star Wars TM 75237 TIE Fighter™ Attack 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 Star Wars TM 75238 Action Battle Endor™ Assault 01/04/2019 31/07/2020 Star Wars TM 75239 Action Battle Hoth™ Generator Attack 01/04/2019 31/07/2020 Super Heroes 76113 Spider-Man Bike Rescue 01/12/2018 31/07/2020 Super Heroes 76114 Spider-Man's Spider Crawler 01/12/2018 31/07/2020 Super Heroes 76118 Mr. Freeze™ Batcycle™ Battle 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 Super Heroes 76127 Captain Marvel and The Skrull Attack 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 Super Heroes 76137 Batman™ vs. The Riddler™ Robbery 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 Super Heroes 76138 Batman™ and The Joker™ Escape 01/06/2019 31/07/2020 Technic 42088 Cherry Picker 01/01/2019 31/07/2020 Technic 42097 Compact Crawler Crane 01/08/2019 31/07/2020 Toy Story 4 10767 Duke Caboom's Stunt Show 22/04/2019 31/07/2020 Toy Story 4 10768 Buzz & Bo Peep's Playground Adventure 22/04/2019 31/07/2020 Toy Story 4 10770 Buzz & Woody's Carnival Mania! 22/04/2019 31/07/2020 Enjoy.....

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