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Everyone is noticing how terrible retail is doing and crying that they have a bunch of inventory they can't profit on. A lot of good sets out there making nearly nothing even with peak discounts. The harry potter books, monster jams for example are barely profitable even at good discounts. Last year I had purchased quite a lot this time of year however the sales so far have been pretty terrible. 20% on already overpriced sets. Going to be a tough year I think.

The detail in these new minifigures is off the chart.

Hello !!!! Anyone here??

I think part of the problem that secondary market resellers are running into is the increasing pace with which LEGO is releasing new sets. They're set to have around 750 skus on the market next year. With so many sets coming out and available each year, there just isn't the same level of demand for sets on the secondary market anymore. The demand for retired sets will never dry up, but there's not as much need to dip into the secondary market with so many sets readily available from retail. This is likely to increase when the new manufacturing plant opens in Virginia in a few years. It's going to make it tough for all the new class of investors coming along due to Youtube.

Exactly. Lego is creating a supply vs. demand problem that may ultimately devalue their own product and reduce/wear out interest. There are too many awesome sets being churned out that it's hard for collectors to keep up. I find myself in this boat. When I first started collecting as an adult I had missed things like the Black Pearl, QAR, UCS R2D2 v1, UCS MF, great CMFs, etc. So I started purchasing these things on the secondary market and started grabbing new sets as they came out. Now that my collection has grown so much, not only is space an issue, but so is keeping up with all the sets I want just in terms of new production from Lego. I've got a massive backlog of sets to build and notice that I'm being much more selective in my purchases. I've completely stopped purchasing retired sets as well. Plus with all the sets and variations I feel it's becoming more challenging for collectors to even know what sets are retired and they are missing once you get too far down the road. Lego needs to keep their product relevant, collectible and valuable. Producing such a large number and variety of sets these days seems like massive short term growth as they capitalize on interest, but long term decline due to burnout. The market is just getting flooded from all directions. People will grow weary and move on to something else. Where's that bubble thread... lol.

Tractor 2 pack is back at Walmart for $20. A Friends one for $20, too. https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Friends-Play-Day-Gift-Set-66773-3-1-Building-Toy-6-Year-Old-Girls-Boys-Includes-Ice-Cream-Truck-Mobile-Fashion-Boutique-Pizzeria-Great-Christmas/3791542144?athcpid=3791542144&athpgid=AthenaItempage&athcgid=null&athznid=utic&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020&athguid=gdVaHg7nty64Fl7EJjB3RE4HPlvxH9T99Vuw&athancid=2951551836&athena=true&athbdg=L1103

Facebook Marketplace find for $10.

Jurassic World 2 in 1 combo also available. https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Jurassic-World-Dino-Combo-Pack-66774-Toy-Value-Pack-2-1-Triceratops-Velociraptor-Gift-Set-Dinosaur-Truck-Toys-Christmas-Kids-Ages-7-Up/2058475151?athbdg=L1102&from=/search Seems a little too vehicle heavy. Would have like a different dino instead of the mini velociraptor.

I feel bad for them to struggle that rough right out the gate only to just barely make an attempt at a passing grade. Being creative in one's own time is one thing, trying to come up with a complete concept on the fly under a time crunch is another. I know I could not expect myself to be genuinely creative under pressure. Anyway, checking the schedule the "catisode" should be later today.

As I continue my break of buying for resale, I've come to realize that you can interconnect these bricks to create things. It's not just about the gold rush. Picked up a few custom figures to go along with the figures from the original TMNT wave.

My wife, whom doesn't care to build Lego, can not wait for the next episode. She was pretty disappointed when she found out we couldn't binge the kitty one right after watching the season opener with our kids. Also... that 1st team to get the boot really dropped the ball. 1,000's of applicants and they made it? ouch to the people who are in charge of finding quality teams to compete

I was starting to wonder the sametjing. Very quiet.