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The mailman was finally retiring. On his last day a housewife invited him in, made love to him, and made him breakfast. Before he left she gave him $5. He said "That was lovely but what is the $5 for?" "Well," she says, "last night, I told my husband that today would be your last day and that I wanted to do something special for you. I asked him what to give you. He said, 'Screw him. Give him five dollars.' The breakfast was my idea."

Our attorney also had a conversation with the attorney at Vorys a couple weeks ago and said it was positive for the most part. He was appreciative of what he called a very “nuanced” response letter and that he thinks might be well-received by Lego. After our attorney sent a recap of the conversation and I spent some time reading between the lines I came to the conclusion that Lego has a problem with us selling newer items. For us this is only true for CMFs... everything else we buy and hold like yourself. We also don't sell the newer ones on Walmart I'm thinking the Vorys algorithm is quite broad. One thing I thought was strange was he didn't want to discuss the legal merit of their letter. Maybe this is normal? It's been my thought all along that if this did end up in court that much of the case law they source in their letters is a stretch at best when applied to our situation (and our attorney agreed). We're supposed to hear back from him this week. Hopefully their ask is something that won't impact us very much and we can move on, however, I suspect it won't be that easy. We're not willing to concede very much because... A. we've done nothing wrong... B. We've been a brand ambassador for Lego for 15+ years and C. a ruling against us would set a bad precedent for the First sales doctrine and reselling in general.

Spent 3 hours on the city today... progress is progress! Anyone else have work to show off? I would love to see it and steal and idea or two! currently I am thinking of making a city of castles. Like a city, but instead of modular buildings, it's castles... "See, It's a "Jump" to conclusions game"

"I thought the dryer was shrinking my clothes. Turns out it was the refrigerator all along." Q: What do you call a factory that makes okay products? A: A satisfactory.

The autocorrect was rough on this listing. Having four kids under 6 years old provides more than enough sexual resistance in the house.... certainly not going to order two more on Mercari

We got the Vorys letter in back in January and immediately hired an IP attorney. Our letter called out our presence on Amazon, eBay and Walmart but of course not on Bricklink. We use a different store name on Amazon because we sell more than Lego but it was probably our business address that linked them together. After my attorney spent a couple weeks getting the lay of the land understanding our position in the market, where we source our products, our quality control measures and near flawless customer service for 15 years, he recommended we respond with an 8 page "Thanks but no thanks" which was sent about 2 weeks ago. At first I was nervous about responding in fear of putting a target on my back (knowing so many others are tossing the letter in the trash) but too much of my life has been dedicated to Lego for me to sit on my hands. Most of us reading this thread can legitimately say we are more knowledgeable about Lego products than most (if not all) of Lego's authorized resellers in the US. I can also tell you with 100% confidence that by "us" reselling genuine Lego products and providing a 2nd life only adds to the perceived value of the Lego brand. If Lego sliced the necks of ALL legitimate Lego resellers then Lego would quickly become nothing more than Mega Bloks with a shinier brick. The perceived value of Lego would erode very quickly ...the parents who now justify buying a $350 Gunship by saying "I can probably sell this eBay in 2 years and get my money back" would no longer have this option and thus make better buying decisions. This would also produce many more "pop-up shops" with a higher number of scammers and the market will have a tougher time determining the good sellers from the bad. We are one of the good guys and treat Lego like part of the family so for us to be called out in this dragnet is very disappointing. We intend on fighting this until we run out of resources.

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I... Kind of want a Heinous Starfighter now, though...

I think the reason Voltron is doing decent is that it's a very popular IP (generations of fans) and pretty awesome in its own right. Old Fishing Store hits a special spot for fans of fishing (universal appeal), buildings, and LEGO The Upside Down set is unique but ask the casual LEGO fan about it and they most likely have no clue what it's supposed to be. This set NEEDS more sets rom the show to keep it relevant.

Not sure what to think about this. Now they just straight up parodied themselves? Cool music video though

A little update.....I hired an attorney (teaches Trademark law at a major law school) who has reached out and had some back and forth contact with Vorys....our approach was to be pretty open in that I buy from authorized retailers including Lego, many times at full price, I hold until they are unavailable on these platforms, and then I resell, with fulfillment through Walmart or another AUTHORIZED Lego retailer. I voluntarily sent them a month of receipts showing $25K in legit purchases from Amazon/Walmart. I have specifically asked how long I would need to hold inventory to be considered a retailer vs the need to be an authorized seller (and requested approval to be an authorized seller if required for these type of purchases.) It seems a disclaimer of this was is being RESOLD as repurchased and as a collectors item. I hope I wasn't too open but sort of dumbed it down to anyone in the world can walk in Walmart and buy a set (or 200 of a set) and stick it in storage for two years and then resell it for twice the value. I had pretty high volume (probably much smaller than people on here) , but I do not know that they can see that. I also think they target the non-WFS or FBS sales where we ship and manage customer service. Still waiting on the requested clarification, and we may not get it. They did make it sound like if I immediately stopped buying, they would gladly let me sell out my legit inventory...but again no full clarification.

I developed a new hobby of rolling up old Kraft paper while watching TV. Saved a lot of space. All airbags go except one box just in case I need them.

To me it's pretty obvious.

Tbh not sure how long it’s been back but Dubai back at MSRP. Limit 20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WJJKNMC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_6XNZSW6Q6XWBR8SRK27X Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk