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Yes. And the Republic tank is exclusive to Target.

Since we’re not on topic anyways, anybody know how to hide this thread from your main page feed?

Yeah, that makes sense. I honestly wasn't thinking about it much in this case, mostly because I didn't think of that as a 'UCS' set, and because the reason for the request was completely legitimate (as all of my other requests have been). Oh well. It's only the free service that I can't use, no issues anywhere else - so not a huge deal. I've just had bad luck with stickers; hopefully they will add them to the shop eventually. I guess I'll need to get used to Bricklink sticker purchases.

I guess it could. I have typically just used the replacement stickers option (there's a widget for it on one of the pages), and used the free text field when needed. It looks like I requested 3 stickers in all of 2021. I'm not sure if that's a lot by their standards, but I can assure you it's certainly not a lot by my personal LEGO buying standards lol. I have only requested used Bricks and Pieces to request 2 actual pieces over the past 10 years. One was a broken element, and the second was a misprint Beskar Mando helmet. This is a known issue with the printing on this helmet. I request a single replacement, which was actually a worse print, and then took the opportunity to e-mail LEGO photos of the helmets to make them aware of the printing issue. I ended up speaking with someone, who then sent me 4 helmets and said one of them should be fine. I was already wary of this, because I certainly don't want to abuse the system, and definitely didn't want to jeopardize my standing with BAP, but he assured me it would be fine. I think these helmets, which I did not formally request, were probably the reason for the ban once my account was reviewed. I wish I could send back these misprints instead. This most recent sticker request was definitely what flagged me me, because it was the only time I have ever requested the same sticker twice. The replacement sticker that I got in (for 75318) had a really bad corner bend, and I requested another. I spoke to someone with support who assured me it was completely fine and she placed the order for a replacement sticker, which was then cancelled and I received the e-mail that I can not use Bricks and Pieces anymore. I spoke with support today and was informed I can not use BAP anymore, but can order pieces - but can't order stickers. Seems odd. I have such bad luck with stickers. Just venting a bit - first negative LEGO experience I've had. Yeah, I've always been extra wary of using it unless absolutely necessary. Never for valuable parts or anything, except for the one misprint issue I detailed above. It's such a great service for stickers primarily - I definitely wouldn't have ever wanted to abuse it.

Anyone with any experience with Bricks and Pieces bans? I have used the service, only for personal set usage, primarily for stickers that regularly come damaged. I got flagged on a recent single sticker order and banned from using Bricks and Pieces. Chatted with several people at LEGO and it seems this is irreversible. The frustrating part is that I can't even purchase replacements stickers. Every option to get replacement stickers talks about how they'll replace them no matter what, if they're getting old or you put them on incorrectly, etc.....but I can't use that service and now I can't buy them. Is Bricklink my only option now? Super bummer. I'm very wary of buying any more large sets with chances there will be a sticker issue and then having to pay an additional Bricklink cost.

I knew gates was behind this.

I've looked through this thread for some ideas, but wondering if anyone has any new recommendations! For the past few years I have been primarily buying for my personal collection, and turning any excess clearance finds into more Lego funds via Marketplace/Offerup and the like. I've accumulated a decent amount of duplicates that I am not having any more luck selling locally, and am looking into listing them on eBay. I'm having some difficulty finding box sizes for a lot of the larger/longer sets (like Defense of Crait, D-O, etc). Does anyone have any box/shipping recommendations for someone like me, who won't necessarily be selling frequently or in large quantities? More of a small part-time thing. Thanks!

Wow. I have one of these (Finch Dallow), and I’m not really set up for any kind of online resale or anything….what’s the best way for me to sell it reliably without any sort of risk? I love having it, but I think at this point I’d rather sell it and turn it into one of my white whales (like any of the larger Lord of the Rings sets).

It’s already up for pre-order on US S&H.

If it's on YouTube and has all-caps in the title, it's definitely true.

How so? Obi-Wan won't have that ship.

Exactly. I disagree with Gina on quite a lot, lol. But she's allowed to have her own opinion and share it on her own social media account. And yeah, Disney as a private company is allowed to fire her for it. But that doesn't make it okay. I disagree with Mark and find his boomer Facebook political energy incredibly annoying and cringe-worthy, but guess what? I don't care or run campaigns to have Star Wars fire him. He's allowed to have and share his own opinion, and I don't let it affect the way I feel about his character or movies. The only reason they're doing this is for $$. Cancelling Mark or Pedro doesn't win them social media clout, but cancelling Gina does. It's a damn shame.

Pedro Pascal and Mark Hamill have called Trump supporters Nazis before and faced no backlash whatsoever. This is a double standard. Hell, Disney heavily minimized John Boyega on the Chinese posters for TFA and thanked the CCP in the credits. This is just virtue-signaling from a PR firm.

Mine is, lol.

Is this VIP keychain always 50 pts?

My single Nebulon order for the personal collection from LEGO Shop at Home cancelled.

Not sure, they added some other polybags as well looks like. https://www.lego.com/en-us/categories/polybag

30625 Obi-Wan Kenobi™ minifigure up at LEGO Shop at Home for $3.99 https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/obi-wan-kenobi-minifigure-30624

When did you pre-order?

I remember the Vader Bust only staying in stock for minutes to an hour at a time. It did come back in stock a few times over the course of a couple of days, but didn't last long each time IIRC. I had a difficult time getting my two.

Still available on Target. Uh oh. I imagine people are buying this at higher rates than Vader’s Bust, and that one seemed to have significantly less stock.

Was it Standard Packaging? I have had this tab open all week waiting for it to drop again and somehow missed this....again. This is why I shouldn't take a lunch break.

Which was my point. That is a playset. This set is a display piece.

The carbon freeze chamber is far away, and on a different floor than this location. That would push it back toward being another playset as opposed to a display piece.

Ugh, hate that I missed this.