Popular Post brickvoyeur Posted December 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Quote I'll read the Nightmare Before Christmas story this year, kids. Twas the night before Clearance And all through the aisle Steamrollers were packed Into my cart like a pile Exo Suits were hung In the storage with care Knowing that in a decade They still will be there Sergeant Jyn Erso was nestled Deep under my bed With terrible proportions And a face that looks dead Wonder woman in her armor And cheetah in her cap The lasso of truth will tell you That this set is pure crap When out on my doorstep A noise shook me awake ShopJustice still delivering Olaf Flat as a pancake Faster shipping than FedEx The turds as they came I cried and I pouted As I called them by name "Now, Dots! now, Mario! Now Lego Movie 1 and 2! On, Raiders! on, Mighty Dinos! On, Takodana and constractables too! To the depths of the dumpster! Stacked 50 feet tall Now throw away! throw away! throw away all!" Each year I make efforts To donate a bit more But Toys for tots sends a bill For returning them to my door Since I can't give them away I'll dig a big pit It's the final solution To get rid of this sh!t I shook as I laughed At the thought of relieving this pain It was nearly 3am So I looked quite insane As I poured the kerosene I cheered with delight "I'll light you on fire, So you're out of my sight" Edited December 7, 2022 by brickvoyeur 15 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Sold one of my last remaining minty fresh Lego Architecture Fallingwaters for 570 on Amazon. That set has been good to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjoman Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 (edited) Sold the last of the eighty+ 75319's I snagged last Christmas....between 64.99 and 69.99.... 20.75 buy in. Wondering if I should have held until next year? Edited November 30, 2023 by Banjoman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Had a stash of 21308 Adventure Time I got cheap at Kohl’s clearance. Never thought they’d be worth much. Current sales on Amazon are $120. You just never know. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmpirate Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 11/30/2023 at 4:48 AM, Banjoman said: Sold the last of the eighty+ 75319's I snagged last Christmas....between 64.99 and 69.99.... 20.75 buy in. Wondering if I should have held until next year? turn and burn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 12 hours ago, gmpirate said: turn and burn Especially with the new Paz Vizsla figure coming out, will definitely stifle the growth on the set as most of it was due to his character. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorCityMuscle Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 3 hours ago, Huskers1236 said: Especially with the new Paz Vizsla figure coming out, will definitely stifle the growth on the set as most of it was due to his character. will it be the same one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 On 3/22/2024 at 2:32 PM, MotorCityMuscle said: will it be the same one? Probably not. The supposed armored Moff Gideon will be really cool. Sounds like they gave him a new helmet mould as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickU Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Curious what the consensus is on sets for example that have been retired for 4-5 years now that have loss traction and are now starting to slightly fall in price? Examples: Ferris Wheel & Carousel. What would be the reason for this. These are fairly unique sets I feel. I understand sets can only go so high but I would have thought these would be higher then they currently are at? Is it just a buyers market right now given the time of year and economy? Makes me skeptical about larger sets without unique minifigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 23 minutes ago, BrickU said: Curious what the consensus is on sets for example that have been retired for 4-5 years now that have loss traction and are now starting to slightly fall in price? Examples: Ferris Wheel & Carousel. What would be the reason for this. These are fairly unique sets I feel. I understand sets can only go so high but I would have thought these would be higher then they currently are at? Is it just a buyers market right now given the time of year and economy? Makes me skeptical about larger sets without unique minifigs. Sellers caving 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickvoyeur Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 24 minutes ago, BrickU said: Curious what the consensus is on sets for example that have been retired for 4-5 years now that have loss traction and are now starting to slightly fall in price? Examples: Ferris Wheel & Carousel. What would be the reason for this. These are fairly unique sets I feel. I understand sets can only go so high but I would have thought these would be higher then they currently are at? Is it just a buyers market right now given the time of year and economy? Makes me skeptical about larger sets without unique minifigs. Many factors are included here. Disposable income has crashed as necessities are way up in price. This leads to buyers either scoffing at retired sets, or finding alternative means of acquiring similar non-branded versions of the sets. Sellers have to chase prices if they want to make sales and move product, leading to even further undercutting. Lego is also yanking a ton of previous aftermarket cash by pumping out so many excellent sets now. If they keep it up, it will continue to drain the pockets of the consumer as they will have to battle buying a discounted set at Walmart or paying a premium for an aftermarket retired set. It's simply a buyers market right now as those who can afford the upcharge on aftermarket bricks don't have nearly the competition that existed a couple years ago. The long term problem is that the increased price of necessities has normalized, and they're not coming back down. So this squeeze on the consumer is going to continue, which is just going to squeeze the reseller. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanos75 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 We have a Bricks and Minifigs store opening up in my area next month. Im friends with the owner and have been selling him all kinds of sets and things for the store. Im excited to help the store out. Im sure I will be spending a fair amount of time there. He has some people from the community coming in for the opening on May 4th. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasiatunes Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Sold pac man for $200 bought for $100 last week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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