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Just want to say that my boy and I finally finished the UCS Millennium Falcon that was originally started during the Covid home bunkering May of 2020 (I may have mentioned that build in other posts over the "years"). It was a very specific goal for my recent birthday. No single thing killed me and my son's love for building LEGO as that project...getting it used was the 1st mistake. we would come across a missing piece which led to frustration and ultimately us avoiding building for months. Neither one of us has been able to build anything else (despite the ever growing backlog for me and my boy) due to the guilt of leaving that one unfinished....especially since it has taken up rent in our living room to the disdain of my wife.

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I think the idea is that you put the Brickheadz set in that box and then apply an Amazon sticker to the outside of the outer box so that when it gets received at the FC, they don't open the outer box and instead treat it as the item being sold. That way if they stick it in a padded envelope, the Brickheadz set has extra protection. I've done that from time to time, but it turns into a colossal PIA when you're shipping in several hundred units of a small set.

The spooky VIP GWP is back in stock online.

yikes

May be the wrong place to add this but Walmart (for the fist time ever) has cancelled some of my repeat order and my account is (hopefully temporarily) locked

Amazon matched. Limit 20

congratulations !

It is not necessarily dumber, because you valued the fun in playing. Just a version of opportunity cost. Yay LEGO!

I would order these and label the outside with barcode sticker and a “do not open” or similar sticker. https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-19037/Corrugated-Boxes-200-Test/4-x-4-x-5-Corrugated-Boxes I’ve started boxing up anything over about $45 and in small fragile boxes like this before sending in, has really cut down on returns.

Ninjago value pack is up as well. 50% off. LEGO NINJAGO 66715 3-in-1 Building Toy Gift Set: Legacy Overlord Dragon, Kai and Jay's Spinjitzu Ninja Training https://www.walmart.com/ip/597277374 Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

I have a feeling a bunch of harry potter sets are going to get delayed retirements. Waiting... impatiently.

Looks like it is the current trend on Amazon.

I would if I could...I meant that I could influence things the other way and keep prices down by dumping inventory onto the market.

I would not discount the potential impact that content can have. My decision to grow the scale of my reselling business was heavily influenced by an offhand comment made by Legofantexas on the old Brickset forum. It wasn't anything profound, but was the lightbulb moment for me. In the intervening years, I have grown my business to the point where I can influence the secondary market price of a set even if only temporarily.

Thanks for replying, I was pretty sure it was you but not 100%. I went to your profile to try and check and saw that you hadn't logged on in a while so wasn't sure you would respond even if it was you. Glad you're still upright.

Well, since my name was called out, I can throw you a few Fire Bikes worth of knowledge. If you want the synopsis, here it is: There is no one watching youtube videos that will influence the secondary value of a lego set, so don’t worry about it. My most watched video was on the Bugatti Veyron technic set and I encouraged people to consider buying the Speed Champion version because the $/sq ft of the box was so much higher (more efficient to store), it was much closer to retirement, and I thought it would outperform after retirement. I think there were about 150k views while the Speed Champion was still 11.99 everywhere. How much influence do you think my video had? How many large Bugattis did I buy? 2. How many little Bugattis did I buy? 40-50. I just wish I hadn't sold them all at $90. How much did my video influence the market? 0. Did I enjoy making it? Yes. There have been countless articles, videos, websites, books, and podcasts about Lego investing. It is not a secret. Don’t give anyone so much credit that they can influence the market. Legos are not Doge or Gamestop. They are not liquid assets. Selling Lego is not easy work. The masses are looking for easy. The real arbitrage and resale money is made elsewhere, and most often not in Lego. You don’t hear much talk about how to buy surplus, how to amass 1000’s of a set, abandoned cargo, store buyouts, ect… Buying last minute from Walmart is chump change. Although I do remember scoring about 10 last minute Town Halls at retail from Walmart thanks to a post here. So what was my motivation to start making videos? Did I want to be an Idiot? No, I wanted to diversify my income stream. Brickpicker had just released a book on Lego investing and was looking to diversify the web site. I offered to make videos and support Brickpicker with a split of ad revenue. They paid me about $300 over a year and half as my share and they gave me a cool Brickpicker polo shirt. I hope the videos are still generating a little revenue for the site. I really enjoyed making them as I am an educator at heart, but time and space pulled me away. I will be honest that I don’t have a thick skin for online hate either. I switched gears to importing and selling chocolate from all over the world. I just started making my own too. So let me know if you want some amazing chocolate. I still sell Lego because it is fun but less than 100k per year as a small timer. I still relish the day I sold my first 20 #7655 Clone Trooper battle packs for $40 a piece. It still brings a smile to my face, so I hope that is why everyone is here on Brickpicker. I hope that it is fun for you. So don’t put down people that make vides and try to make money off them. Everyone can make it fun in their own way. The only idiots are those that will buy because someone told them too. I have made this mistake (I think I still have some Cinderella lipstick around somewhere). Don’t get pissed if someone mentions your favorite Disney Duplo set. They aren’t going to influence the market. There are way too many sets, the market is way too big, and there is too much conflicting advice. That’s all I got. Just my opinion. But back on topic. Is it too early to start buying Galaxy Explorers? How many should I buy?