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  1. yes, always in stock. i was bamboozled on this set. thought Gina was getting cancelled. i think they turned up production on this set to 11.
    11 points
  2. i was selling 10758 from May - August for $114.99. i could go on and on. the only set that is selling much more from the summer is hp quidditch match - that set is appreciating quickly now. i was selling trex mech battles for $249 in august now under $200. unless you have an ton of crap to move, the holidays are the worst time to sell due to increased fees/shipping cost and increased return percentage and exploding sellers coming out of hibernation (hopefully go back soon). for me the holidays are time to unload the 75% off clearance and the duds.
    4 points
  3. These are two different sets [emoji848][emoji848] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    4 points
  4. Bowser's Castle $74.99 (25% off) https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lego-super-mario-bowsers-castle-boss-battle-expansion-set-71369-lego/1137257591?ean=0673419319515
    4 points
  5. Terry’s tale made our Hall of Fame thread
    3 points
  6. Next B&P order ... These are awesome! Sent from my LG-TP450 using Tapatalk
    3 points
  7. I understand why everyone wants to use the PPP ratio, but sometimes it just doesn't fully reflect accurately what you are getting with some of these larger sets. (According to the weights on bricklink) 75192 Millennium falcon: 13150 grams / 28.99 lbs = $27.60 per lb of plastic 75252 Imperial Star Destroyer: 12480 grams / 27.51 lbs = $25.45 per lb of plastic 75313 AT-AT: 10708 grams / 23.61 lbs = $33.88 per lb of plastic 75309 Republic Gunship: 5620 grams / 12.39 lbs = $28.25 per lb of plastic I do find it interesting though that the AT-AT comes out to a good chunk higher price for the amount of material you get in the set. We all know there is the huge Disney/Star Wars tax, but I do agree that the AT-AT does appear to be unnecessarily expensive. I think that at the price of $700 it would be a bit more of a reasonable deal. That said, I did buy the set, and it's a beautifully big set as well, but I can understand why the idea of it being too expensive comes from. Sure, if you want to factor in inflation from 2017 the Millennium falcon would cost roughly $907 in todays rates. Which roughly equals out too $31.29 per lb of plastic. In all honesty, in those terms, the AT-AT really isn't that bad of deal. (obviously this is all subjective and everyone's value of worth is completely different.) But this puts it a little better in perspective about where Lego is coming up with the prices, and in all honestly, isn't super out of the line for them and still within reason for the other massive UCS sets that Lego has released recently. For comparison of other big sets: 10276 Colosseum: 10780 grams / 23.76 lbs = $23.15 per lb of plastic 10294 Titanic: 14000 grams / 30.86 lbs = $20.41 per lb of plastic
    3 points
  8. I have been pretty dormant on Brickpicker.com for several years. Funny that the steamroller is still being discussed!
    2 points
  9. Latest fun game is seeing how many orders go through before TP sees it and drops price further. They've done fantastic job murdering the Jurassic World line this Christmas.
    2 points
  10. Not sure who would buy it?
    2 points
  11. it is fine , was slow for like 20 min
    2 points
  12. Nothing to set the world on fire but at SAH, you now get the Flower Cart (30413) with $40 in spending. Not sure if it's restricted themes but works with HP. When it was first available, HP wasn't included.
    2 points
  13. We had Arlo prior to Eufy, and did like it. But I liked that everything is stored locally with Eufy. I don’t need to archive anything unless I know something happened. Since we bought a new house, we were given a free trail offer with Vivint. It was a cellular based system, so no concerns about WiFi issues.
    2 points
  14. One problem with Ring is if they are wireless very easy to jam and spray with compressed air and pretty much useless. Someone stole a car recently from my neighbors warehouse and I have cameras on both our units and they jammed the wifi signal and sprayed them as backup. Wired would be best for backup. If you ran through the ring alarm in theory you should get a notification that wifi went out but my alarm is hardwired and was just using ring cameras. Only downfall I can see. Freezes the lens and makes them all look like cracked glass until they thaw out the next morning.
    2 points
  15. It’s nice that he actually BUYS the product. Many of these guys are getting the sets for free from LEGO. Some of them are better than others, but many of them come off as schills. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    2 points
  16. I just tell them I agree. I'd never pay that much either.
    2 points
  17. I sent in my 75929 when the going rate was $159.99. It's $128 right now thanks to Toy Planet. SMH. Even though I typically only send in sets that have retired for at least 2 years, even those struggle at the moment. Just went in and did a massive "match the buybox" adjustment - luckily that immediately resulted in several sales, but at a lower price point than where I had hoped to sell based on where prices were over the summer. Glad I sold a bunch in September before the mad holiday rush started. I hope January will be better.
    2 points
  18. I'm wondering if corner garage will end up like brick Bank which is less well liked and hoarded thus appreciating well...
    1 point
  19. It went poof fast, only had 5-6 left when I posted
    1 point
  20. Not available for shipping. (At least for me)
    1 point
  21. You mean in 3 years from now when that set is going for $250+ we're all going to lament how we left mountains of them on the shelves ...?
    1 point
  22. did anyone get shipping notices from round one? my cc was charged last week and i got a buncha fedex shipping notices today sayung lego dropshipped items are coming my way....but those just might be from my walmart raya drgaon sets
    1 point
  23. 1 point
  24. all that's left in stock - only star wars set left (in comical abundance) at the target i just got back from. definite will be had at $25 or less post xmas clearance.
    1 point
  25. @amz LEGO Star Wars at-ST Raider 75254 Building Kit (540 Pieces) $39.99
    1 point
  26. Or go deep on 60302 and 60307. 60307 is 35% off at Meijer at the moment (after Santa Bucks). 60302 is 31% off after SB. Lots of other animals you could sell off to bring the cost down (lions, crocodiles, monkeys etc).
    1 point
  27. for those who want more than 5, its listed under 2 listings on bn.com so should work
    1 point
  28. I am using the ring ecosystem. I think it's great on a few different levels. The subscription is relatively inexpensive for the value you get with it (warranty and discount in the store). I believe Ring will be around for a long time, which is very important for me. Their products can be wired in many instances along with PoE capabilities on some. Integrates with Ring Alarm system. Cooperates with most Smart home products. If I were doing it all again I'd stick with Ring 100%.
    1 point
  29. Arlo doesn't require a subscription up to five cameras. We use it, but now I have seven cameras and the subscription, but also have online storage. I used to archive locally to a 1gb thumb drive before. It's been a good one for us. The cameras are all wireless and the base station requires a direct Cat6 connection to your Wi-Fi router.
    1 point
  30. hahaha, yeah, I had to edit it because I accidentally hit submit before finishing my reply, but we both came to the same conclusion. What gets me in some circles of the Lego community the focus so heavily on PPP not realizing that a 16 x16 plate =/= a 1x1 round plate and is not the best metric to determine the value of a set.
    1 point
  31. Man, that just sucks. Personally, I like Eufy out of all of them. No subscription fee.
    1 point
  32. I mainly use FBM for opportunistic sales when its too late for FBA. Seems to me FBM is more a control thing for people. I get the screwups by Amazon with FBA and scams, but it seems time saved makes up for all that with FBA. Don't know if I'm right but its my impression anyway. Holy Crap! Speaking of opportunistic sales, T2 is going for almost $300 right now. Also never realized the RRP is $180.
    1 point
  33. It doesn’t matter because it’s gone now [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  34. About to lose MY SH*T on Zavvi right now. lol Bought the MILF from them on OCTOBER 15TH!!! They mysteriously "shipped" it with no tracking and I gave them a month before reaching out to CS about my product (or lack of). After a week of back and forth telling them how didn't arrive (and I've checked with my neighbors) they agreed to give me a refund as they cannot give me a replacement (which is hilarious seeing people get theirs from Black Friday). Now they have raised it to their financial team for the past TWO WEEKS and still no refund.... I got no money and no MILF (should be a t-shirt) 😑
    1 point
  35. My brother in-law works for one of the big trucking companies. They cannot keep up with the demand at all. Not enough drivers, not enough trucks, not enough warehouse space. All of the companies are in the same situation. We will likely continue to see the effect of supply-chain issues for the next 6 months at least
    1 point
  36. Could be the one dumb seller that actually responded to the question on the listing as to why the price was so high. Just dumb to try and justify their price increase to a complaining consumer. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk
    1 point
  37. Any thoughts on why just one ( or a small minority ) seller got the letter so far ? It is pretty easy with the way Amazon displays the names and addresses to just blanket everyone with a letter. Bricklink is also an interesting case though I am no legal expert
    1 point
  38. Lego Systems Inc. is the name of the legal entity in the U.S. that sells LEGO products. The letter isn't saying that the recipient is selling knockoffs or counterfeits, but is saying that he is misappropriating the LEGO trademark by selling LEGO products outside of LSI's authorized distribution channels. The underlying theory is that LSI takes measures within its authorized distribution channel to ensure the quality of its products and the consumer experience, and that any products sold outside of that channel have been altered because they don't come with the same set of assurances that products sold within the channel come with. I was not familiar with this line of argument before seeing the post about this letter over the weekend, but it does appear that courts have accepted it and found trademark infringement in similar situations. If TLG is serious about getting better control over the online sale of its products, my guess is that we would likely see them add some type of warranty to their products in the coming years that doesn't extend beyond the initial sale of the product. Doing so would provide a much stronger legal foundation for this approach. As much as many of us may want to, I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the threat that this poses. You really don't need to look any farther than threads like the one about counterfeits being sold on WM this year or the multitude of posts over the years about sellers getting customer returns that have been tampered with to know that there are plenty of facts that TLG can marshal to document why it is so critical for them to ensure that each product that reaches the hands of a consumer has not passed outside of its authorized distribution channels. Did the guy who received the letter sell much older LEGO that had already retired? If this effort is focused on people reselling current product, that would be a much different situation than if it is broader and includes people selling retired product as well. I suspect we should get an idea of which way this is heading pretty quickly given that many of us here should get a similar letter if they're taking the broader approach.
    1 point
  39. From what my IANAL mind can make from this letter: He seems to be selling something that LEGO ("LSI" although I never heard of that acronym - I only know TLG) does not produce themselves, and marks it as LEGO. Perhaps one of his listings got flagged for being suspected counterfeit? Or perhaps he sells parted out LEGO sets in custom listings (e.g. minifigures from sets which LEGO does not sell individually)? The extracts shown hint at selling items outside of the bundle LEGO has themselves QA'd, and they cannot take that liability to their brand name.
    1 point
  40. Here is a dumb question, does he use the word "LEGO" anywhere in his Amazon store name or in the name of entity / corporation / Llc used to sell on Amzn ?
    1 point
  41. Been selling for 13 years, and the glory days are firmly over. Amazon opened the LEGO gate wide open this season and the sellers are insanely high now on listings. Sets that go on deep discounts will no longer be easy money in one or two years. We have to adjust, but more sets that almost never go on sale. Avoid the big sets because of the massive increasing return fraud we are seeing. Duplo, Disney, Ninjago, and Minecraft (nothing new there) will be heavy hitters moving forward. Bird-E needs to be reported by everyone for his dropshipping, he is toxic.
    1 point
  42. Who still has 3 to 5 year old stock? 🤣 That's cause you went out and bought it yesterday.
    1 point
  43. For me its been a combination of: Restock limits were a complete surprise and screwed up my purchasing plans for the year. Toys and games gate and LEGO gate is more or less gone now so there's a ton of new and bad sellers. LEGO has their inventory under better control than previous years. Way fewer quick flip options than in years past.
    1 point
  44. Welcome to the order status thread.
    1 point
  45. The Facebook Marketplace local selling techniques mentioned here by terrymc4677 and others do work and thanks so much for sharing with us. I was able to sell three big City sets (very large sets to ship) this past weekend alone, two Rocket Assembly & Transport sets and one Downtown Fire Brigade along with multiple Harvester Transport sets (those in particular sold within hours after I posted them). I think I may keep my last one of those! It does take patience to get your asking/target price and as I was told, it does help to create multiple listings to generate interest and to let buyers know you are selling many sets. One buyer bought three sets from me with no negotiations needed. My tips are to include in a link in your listing to the Lego site (this helps to either let potential buyers know they are getting a good price or the set is retired) and to include/bundle a free item such as a polybag (we all seem to get them as GWPs). May I have success selling my Batcave Clayface Invasion sets this way too! This is a great community and I appreciate the selling advice! It does work!
    1 point
  46. I hear that the minifigures aren't terribly expensive but the shipping costs were the killer.
    1 point
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