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Disinfecting wipes shortage. I swear it is easier to find discounted LEGO sets than a tub of disinfecting wipes at < 200% markup

My first LEGO sale! I picked up a Technic Air Race Jet (42066) from a local listing for $60 and sold it on eBay for $166 after shipping, for a nice 176% gain within 2 weeks. It’s going to take a few more of these for my bone-headed mistake of spending $1500 on an Osprey 😳. Pray for me...

That picture looks like both the cleaning aisle and the Lego aisle at every walmart/target around here for the past month. And people keep telling me our economy is back to normal...

LOL. As Big Daddy Kane once said "put a quarter in your ass 'cause you played yourself."

Bunch of pre-owned Star Wars sets. Wanted the display space back and was motivated to sell. Did roughly half retail so $300 cash. I think I bought at about half off anyways so to get to build, display and sell at cost works out for me. Slow local market where I am also, so to secure this in a day on Craigslist felt great. Oh and NO disassembly, whoo hoo!

Assembly Square 10255 at Amazon RRP: https://smile.amazon.com/LEGO-Creator-Expert-Assembly-Building/dp/B01NBP28HQ/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=10252&qid=1597182618&s=toys-and-games&sr=1-2

People dying is a serious issue, a missing Brickfolio is not. You will have access to the Brickfolio well before Tax season to prepare.

I would love to know what fraudsters pay off credit cards... I will email them my info today.

79004 The Hobbit Barrel Escape $60+shipping

Sold a used 7781 Two Face's escape for $174. I had bought it for $100 as part of a used lot that included the 7781 and 7785 Arkham Asylum. Still waiting on a few pieces to complete the Asylum before listing.

So, any predictions for Friends during the holidays? Normally, I'd expect there to be a flagship building (previously shopping mall, hotel, etc...) around the $100 price point, but this year the amusement pier is the only one at that price. The water park will be there too, but I look at that one as another "pool" variant and I'm not sure who's going to be buying that around Christmas time. I've loaded up on amusement piers. I think they will do well once they retire, regardless of a pop if they sell out during the holidays. Otherwise, I might just be skipping Friends this year for any holiday miracles.

https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-sets-not-retiring-in-2020/

2020 Holiday by Jez Rider [Insta: Jezbags]

Classic space sandcrawler by Walter Whiteside Jr.

I think the LEGO Mario sets will do better than the Hidden Side sets, mainly because Mario/Nintendo has such a large following and is easily recognizable and liked from a variety of age groups. I could definitely see more collectors trying to get all of their favorite characters and purchasing sets for display vs LEGO collectors buying a bunch of Hidden Side sets. There may be some sets in particular that could be sought out by collectors if certain characters aren't produced again in newer waves. And while both lines use Apps to interact or do things with particular sets, the LEGO Mario sets can be played w/out the App and still get a lot out of it. That's not to say that the Mario sets are without flaws. I hate that there are no instructions in the box with the sets and that you have to use the App to build things. And the rules of the Mario gameplay (through the courses you build) aren't very well defined. For example, there are some items that cannot be used multiple times in a short timeframe. And some items can only be used once per course run-through (time block comes to mind). If you try to build a really big course but can't add time to your gameplay more than once, it really limits what you can do. It would be nice to know what you can or can't do when you're trying to build a bigger course. In any case, my son and I have purchased several of the expansion sets and have really enjoyed them with the main starter course. I've found it fun to build a variety of courses to play through and try. My kid (5 years old) still enjoys playing with the characters more and making them interact vs running Mario through a timed course. Perhaps that's how most younger kids are with this particular line, while the older kids would rather compete and collect coins. While it's still early in the grand scheme of things, I did find it impressive that all of the expansion sets were on backorder on the LEGO site. Just checking now, even the starter kit is now on backorder too. How many other lines with +10 sets do you see that happen to with their initial release? Perhaps LEGO under-estimated the demand initially and will have everything back in surplus stock by the end of the month or early next month. But can they keep up with the demand into the holiday season? Time will tell...

So the price may be stabilizing in eBay, seeing an avg for the past couple days of 715-750 USD before shipping. The number of new items being listed as well as sold has slowed down. And we are now at the fade into memory stage because the Lego sub reddit unpinned it's thread. I'm sure it'll continue to drop a smidge more but things appear to be normalizing.

Wish I felt better about these. How will this go? My assumption is, about the same as hidden side. Except hidden side sets have Halloween theme resale value. LEGO did set some nice ground work here for what I see as parent/child play time. Which (beyond a great time to bond)is also a chance to build product and theme nostalgia. Getting to build MOCs and including in the level will be a big help I think. The parents that purchase and then hand to kid and walk away will probably get pissed there is no instructions in box (I"m of the mind I'd rather keep tablet devices separate from non device play time so app instructions not helping) and Child alone just may get bored too quick. I Myself grabbed starter, Bowsers castle, few twomp drops, and the NES system set.

I have a family member who works for Target and they said that in the past 3 days they have worked in the toy section they have had at least 6 people ask each day if they have the starter set in stock. They said that they have never had so many people asking about 1 particular out of stock set before (they have worked there for 4 years).

I just hope they don't expand the same concept like a digital Link to rescue Zelda across a grid of 2x10s... I was hoping for minifigures and actual sets. Haven't given up hope yet. We did at least get the 18+ NES so that shows they're thinking outside the current Super Mario lineup and have been for a while.

There are 6 knights across 4 sets, 75272, 75256, 75273, 75284

Finally finished Ewok Village to prep it to sell after getting my last bricklink order. This was a really fun build. It was cool seeing the trees come together. Even though there are several trunks, it never felt repetitive at all. The finished set looks great too. It's a shame the previous owner wrote on a couple of the covers and pages in the manual.

Most people aren't aware the 2 months ago I had a pretty serious stroke. Im only 45 and in good shape. Ends up I had a 13mm hole in my heart so it was only a matter of time. So since I have 6months off of work and with all the crazy stuff going on in the world I figured it was good therapy to get back to building. So this is the first think I have built. Turned out ok. Will be starting on Dr.Stranges house tomorrow.

Such iconic opportunities for LEGO sets as: - Star Destroyers "under ice". - Horse charge on a Star Destroyer - 1000 Star Destroyers (super-micro version - 1000 of 1x2 light gray plates) - Decrepit Emperor UCS version (like Yoda and BB-8) - Luke's X-Wing "under water". - Luke's lightsaber broken in two UCS version. - Holdo Maneuver (micro version) or who knows, maybe UCS version with Supremacy being in two sections (4 ft + 2 ft) long. - Heroes sinking into quicksand (but not really) - Bunch of aliens dancing in colorful outfits on a desert planet. There really is NOTHING iconic from the sequel trilogy.

Watch them make a new Death Star Next year. Lay down you bets.

MOC Church/Cathedral

Rainforest by Jez Rider [Insta: Jezbags]

Sorry that its dead to you, but hopefully you will come back one day. I am sorry that it is taking time, but that is what it is, time. I am busy in my work world and don't really have the time or energy to work on the site during the week, so most of my work is during my weekend evenings. Is that really a crime, I sure hope not. There is life, work, family and BrickPicker. I am doing what I can, when I can and sorry that it may not be good enough for you. I do hope you can understand.

Rest in Peas by legojeff

My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die! by Brick Police

Quarantine by Jez Rider [Insta: Jezbags]

So, my wife and I moved across the country back east to upstate NY 10 days ago. The movers were supposed to bring our stuff here today but we got a message on Friday saying that they're being delayed until the 18th. Stupid COVID. Bah I say!