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Lego releases potentially their best set of the year, Gringotts, and their worst set of the year on the same day.

So I've had 3 scam purchases in the last 2 weeks on Ebay. And what is really odd about it is that it has all been on the same set. Luke's Lanspeeder 75173. 2 of them had the buyer file a claim for unknown purchase on their account. Luckily, the item had not been shipped to it's final destination. So I was able to do a USPS package intercept (for $17). Which means I'll make no money on the sale when it does eventually get sold. But I'm not gonna have some thief get free Lego on my watch if I can stop it. SO that happened twice. Then a few days ago, the same landspeeder sold again. And I noticed the name on the delivery address and the name on the account were different. So I sent the buyer a message asking them to confirm that they indeed wanted this item and wanted it delivered to a different person's name. I told them I was not gonna ship the item until I heard back from them. So they never responded after 3 days. So today I cancelled their order and issued a refund. Then an hour later they filed and unknown purchase claim on the order (that I had already refunded). So we'll see how this plays out. But very odd that I've had this issue with the same set 3 times in the past 2 weeks. But besides this issue, I've sold many sets on Ebay recently without anything suspicious going on.

Top 7 worst reviewed sets on Lego over $100 : 1. Double Loop Stunt Arena 2.8 (Overpriced/Bad build) 2. Hulkbuster 2.9 (Bad build) 3. UCS X-Wing 3.2 (Bad Build) 4. The Little Mermaid Royal Clamshell 3.3 (Bad Build) 5. Peach’s Castle Expansion Set 3.4 (Bad Build) 6. Table Football 3.6 (Bad Build) 7. Black Panther 3.7 (Overpriced/Bad Build) Notable sets below $100 with a lower rating: Endor™ Speeder Chase Diorama (overpriced) Icons of Play (bad build) Black Panther: War on the Water (overpriced) The Ministry of Magic (bad build) Iron Man Armory (Overpriced/Bad Build)

kind of feel like this is what I am seeing:

once you've see it you can't unsee it...

How’s far is the bottom… $150 for black panther bust at Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/1176068995 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No idea why but Chewie reminds me of the Return of the Living Dead zombie.

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/gringotts-wizarding-bank-collectors-edition-76417?CMP=AFC-AffiliateUK-JF2DY0n6uhs-3146997-124738-1 4803 Pieces $429 Available for VIPs 9/1/2023 and will have an exclusive GWP 40598 Gringotts Vault. "Connects" to 75978 Diagon Alley. 13 LEGO® minifigures – 2 Harry Potter™ minifigures, Ron Weasley™, Bellatrix Lestrange /Hermione Granger™, Rubeus Hagrid™, Death Eater™, Bogrod, Griphook, Ricbert, 2 goblins and 2 guards

there's probably a tiktok about how to get "free" LEGO on Ebay and that's probably the example set in the vid.

yup, that's what help me pull the trigger on the hulkbuster during the recent sale. 76215 does have a lot of unique parts though.

Is there a good rebrickable for this? Cause that would be pretty cool. I almost bought the Hulkbuster on prime day for the ransom fern moc, but I have a feeling it can / will go lower.

My unsolicited 2 cents: Somehow this is both impressive and disappointing at the same time. Maybe I’ve just spent too much time with crazy MOCs that aren’t really accessible for the average builder, or aren’t realistic for mass production, but I was hoping for something different. Don’t get me wrong, the technique and level of creativity is impressive, but somehow it’s an easy pass for me. I’m a modulars guy, and if I were designing this I would make it modular, with the underground/vaults on the “ground floor” of a 4 story modular. One of the things that stands out to me the most about Gringotts in the movies was the endless rows of vault doors... this model does not capture that, due to its spiral/open concept.

National Hot Dog Day! Get some, heartburn.

You are just mad it does not come with brick built Porgs

I have a major weakness when it comes to polybags. Found a bunch of these at the TRU inside of Macy's for 50% off.

Got mine today from the last triple VIP promo (Blacktron Cruiser, Bionicle, and VIP Add On). Surprisingly they shipped the GWPs separately and Eldorado Fortress came in one of those nice shipping boxes.

I guess our little Fruitcake Adventure Ride got delayed... https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-vip-fantasy-adventure-ride-delayed

I feel better now, it's only $200.

You can swipe your card AFTER your retina scan.