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Last 75021 for $760. Such good memories with that set, one of the very few times Target and TRU clearance overlapped and I spent 12 hours driving all over the state with a carefully detailed map that i put together the day before. Ah to be young and naive again.

Daddy-daughter Christmas builds complete. The ship was great! 😁

U know it is bad when your cousin’s husband sends you this .

yesterday or today ?

Bought a used Technic lot for $350 that includes: 42100 - Liebherr 42096 - Porsche 42077 - Rally Car 42110 - Landrover 42076 - Hovercraft All 100% complete, with instructions and boxes. The funny thing is, is that this is a guy that semi-regularly buys new Technic sets from me. I sold him the Hovercraft new for $80, and sold him the Liebherr (which I had won from the Lego raffle reddit) for $200 and a used 100% complete with instructions and box 42082 Rough Terrain Crane. So, I have already gotten $280 cash from him for sets I sold him. Now I basically give him his money back and get my new sets back in used, adult collector condition and for $70 more got a Rough Terrain Crane, Landrover, Rally Car and white Porsche. Not a bad deal.

Sold the micro razor crest from the 2020 SW advent for $15.49 shipped. Guess I should have parted out a few more advents...

Yes, Friends sets can be annoying with all the different lavender, purple, pink and magenta shades. Some of my highest profit margins for used sets have come from the Friends line though. I don't think most folks think of "girls Lego" as holding much value so they sell them a lot cheaper. I think I bought 3 used Grand Hotels this past year to sell and the cost of all 3 combined was less than what I sold just 1 of them for.

I don't even keep spare pieces with my own sets anymore. I used to, but eventually the collection of unflattened boxes with original bags in them just took up far too much space. Any buyer who cares about that sort of thing should / will just buy new.

Since a lot of the big deals that were going on have dried up, I set it back to 20% off for now.

My prediction for the Roller Coaster is that it retires this year and rereleases in blue. 😆

I include all extra pieces. I usually place them in my arm pit and and sleep the night before then vacuum seal them to preserve the smell. It’s the extra thought that counts when selling a used set.

I have sold (and looked at) a lot of used sets and never have seen the extra pieces factor into the ability to sell or the price of the set. Sets are considered to be complete if they have all of the elements needed to build them.

You’d better keep two, just in case your City layout gets hit with COVID. You’ll need the extra hospital beds. [emoji23]

rather they do this than undercut the reseller market with post EOL msrp stock to drum up the seller count and encourage returns. in the case of ship in a bottle, its a remarkable act of mercy allowing reseller scum 2 exit their position with a modicum of profit and respect. ok, maybe just profit.

Update for 12/28: Price Range, Sets Available (change from 12/18, change from 12/1) LEGO SAH: >$100: 2 (0, -16) $75 to $100: 1 (0, -12) $50 to $75: 3 (-1, -14) $25 to $50: 3 (0, -1 (from 12/13)) <$25: 16% (-1%, -20%) Amazon ("LEGO", sold by Amazon.com, building sets, Prime eligible, LEGO Brand): 172 (+45, -141) sets, 77 (+15, -27) over $50*** Walmart ("LEGO", retailer Walmart.com, LEGO sets and toys, Deliver to Home eligible): 193, (+7, -88) sets, 51 (+2, -26) over $50*** Target ("LEGO", building sets, shipping available): 241 (+16, -93) sets, 64 (-1, -29) over $50*** *** Note: doesn't include sets on sale <$50 that are RRP >$50 Here is what LEGO still has in stock over $25: > $100: , The Flaming Foundry, Marvel Studios Iron Man No change $75 to $100: Hogwarts Astronomy Tower No change $50 to $75: 4 Privet Drive, Monkie Kid's Cloud Roadster, Sandy's Speedboat New OOS: Central Airport $25 to $50 (started listing 12/13): Air Race, Wonder Woman vs. Cheetah, Action Battle Hoth Generator Attack No change LEGO doesn't have much room to drop. Some sets come and go for brief spells, but the die-hard turds keep hanging on. The three major retailers are inching back some stock but are still depressed from levels from the beginning of the month. Amazon seems to have gotten the biggest boost.

Loooooool . 🙇🏽

Yes, there are some updated versions of some sets - I recall getting dinged with a return on a Jango Fett's Slave I 7153, some year back. I had the correct/complete set, with the correct instructions - but unfortunately I verified the inventory online with the alternate build (likely removing the required pieces).

other than no and no?

Same. This is a lot more fun for me too - completing used sets. Building helps confirm correct colors and find defective / damaged pieces - and for accurate pics too. I have never included "extra" pieces except for an occasional brick separator for a large or UCS set. I have found part lists to sometimes be inaccurate, especially if a set went through a revision. Best example of inaccurate part list / instructions is 6211 Star Destroyer (I have now built three from LOTS). There was an additional hinge added for folding open the top body panels on both sides at some point. Online instructions from LEGO does not show the extra hinges, nor does the primary part list on bricklink. You have to look at the "additional" parts to find these parts. Then you have to pay attention to which instructions you end up pairing with the set to sell it. If the instructions are an early printing, they will not have the extra hinges. So if you give them the parts for the two extra hinges they will have 10 extra pieces to build the hinges for the body but won't know where to put them. On the other hand, if you have a late printing instruction but go by the part list on bricklink, you'll be short 10 pieces and they will think you have shorted them two hinges for the body. This is why it is always good to build the set with the instructions you are pairing with the set.

Got a bunch of those at KMart for $35

just verify the zip matches the confirmed ship to address, only way you can lose that. I lost one long time ago from it being delivered to another zip and not paying attention.

Yep, as long as tracking says that it was delivered you are good. Ebay will take your side. I would just ignore the buyer until they make a official claim through Ebay then refuse the refund and provide Ebay with the tracking number showing that it was delivered... case closed, no money out of your pocket, and if the buyer leaves negative feedback saying that it wasn't delivered then Ebay should remove it for you.

I sell a lot of used sets. So many that I am actually getting pretty burned out on building them and doing inventory on pieces. I have never included extra pieces in my sold sets. Even if I already have the extra pieces they don't get included with the sale. I have never once been questioned by a buyer about the extra pieces not being included. No Lego set instructions have extra pieces listed in the parts inventory, so yes, you can sell sets as "100% complete" on Ebay without them. The official set inventory is in the instructions.

that's fairly easy. just respond with tracking number and ebay will side with you.

I can't recall anyone mentioning having an issue with the lack of the extra pieces being included. Although I will mention that it includes the extra pieces (if avail), as this will generally be a good sign of a very well kept, nearly new set. If you want to be extra careful (when listing), you can mention "no extra pieces are included".

I've personally sold all my used sets with the spare parts. If the main set is fully built and has all pieces, buyers usually dont care that much. Technically the sets aren't 100% complete if you don't include the spare parts, as they won't match up with the bricklink set inventory. So if you list as 100% complete on eBay, a buyer could file a "item not as described". Might seem like a small oversight, but with some older sets some of the spare parts are worth a few pounds by themselves I.e. NBA / football soccer sets with spare basketballs / soccer footballs.

I always put the left over parts into a small ziplock bag. I sell a set I usually just keep the spare parts and spill them into my kid's Lego collection. I think the only time I've ever provided spare parts during a sale was for some built SW UCS sets because these sets went to adult "collectors."

Today selling like hot cakes Dickens 10x around 65 each [emoji2357]

Last week I ordered a Treehouse from Walmart. I only ordered one because, I thought there was a good chance they would just slap a shipping label on the Lego box. I was pleasantly surprised when this box showed up. I hope this is what I can expect going forward. It would be nice to buy large sets that don’t get destroyed during shipping. Amazon, I’m talking to you. Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Eve Miracle! No your eyes are not deceiving you...that's a cushioned Box within a cushioned outer box...FROM TARGET There are two minty Slave 1 boxes. Also notice the small bubble wrap envelope plus the air cushions. AND no box cutter stickers and Fragile tape. I am flabbergasted!

Sold a majority of my small collection to a single buyer for $1,750. Some of the more expensive items were the LE Batmobile promo, Christmas Tree (pulling $100 on ebay), Mustang, Apollo Lander, Crocodile Locomotive, several Ideas sets and then just random stuff from there. Feels wierd to see my empty shelves. Kind of sweet sorrow. It was fun knowing I could always turn something into cash rather quickly. Not sure if this is a 2nd dark age or not.

Why not use FedEx or ups?

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