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Ugh.. missed out on a goodwill auction with classic space stuff including at least a good portion of a 6950 Mobile Rocket Transport because I was stuck in traffic when it ended. Went for $32 which is a steal for 6 lbs of bricks with classic space pieces.
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It's going to happen a lot.
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Mar 25, 2015 08:19
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Yeah, shopgoodwill is the lego buying secret that everyone knows about. Even goodwill knows how useful it is because the smart stores will pull all the minifigs out of a lot and sell them for with a markup in a different auction. It's a good way to get bulk lego but it's not easy.
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Mar 25, 2015 14:44
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xzzy posted:Yeah, shopgoodwill is the lego buying secret that everyone knows about. Even goodwill knows how useful it is because the smart stores will pull all the minifigs out of a lot and sell them for with a markup in a different auction. Case, point (no pun intended) http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/100-Lego-People-20664827.html 100 Lego People!
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Mar 25, 2015 18:42
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What the heck, exo-suit minifigs are already showing up at goodwill? Do people really buy toys and only keep them for a few months?
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xzzy posted:What the heck, exo-suit minifigs are already showing up at goodwill? Do people really buy toys and only keep them for a few months? "For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn."
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Mar 25, 2015 21:48
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Turning Goodwill into an auction kind of ruins the fun. I mean, Obviously it's good for them to get more money since it's a charity but it would be a lot more interesting if they just put a solid price on them.
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Mar 25, 2015 23:45
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I can't win any auctions now that I posted the link on this site.
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Turtlicious posted:I can't win any auctions now that I posted the link on this site. I'm kind of scared to win any auctions. I've put some bids in, but the pictures are so bad and the descriptions are so vague...I just know I'm going to get a 30 lbs box with 1/2 a pound of lego with 29 pounds of best locks. edit, and the other 1/2 pound will be barbie head dolls or something.
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I got a 15lb box with $13 SO I'll be posting pictures.
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Mar 26, 2015 00:09
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Don't feel too bad for Goodwill, I'm not certain that it is a charity.
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oneof27 posted:Don't feel too bad for Goodwill, I'm not certain that it is a charity. It's a charity, it's just not a charity in the way most people think it is. Money raised by Goodwill doesn't get sent to poor villages in Africa or anything, Goodwill itself is the charity, employing lots of inner-city type folks etc So yeah support Goodwill e: thing from Snopes quote:Goodwill: Goodwill Industries International is not a business that takes in donated items and resells them for a profit. It is a not-for-profit organization that provides job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who have disabilities, lack education or job experience, or face employment challenges. Goodwill raises money for their programs through a chain of thrift stores which also operate as non-profits.
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Mar 26, 2015 00:25
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Sockser posted:It's a charity, it's just not a charity in the way most people think it is. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1876905
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Mar 26, 2015 00:28
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poo poo, nevermind, then.
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Sockser posted:poo poo, nevermind, then. Eh. I'd take that article with a grain of salt. Every organization has its share of scandals, and the .20 an hour thing is vastly overblown and has more to do with state/federal benefits than exploiting workers. *serious issues in a thread about blocks*
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Mar 26, 2015 00:41
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Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMG4UEorUfs
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I knew a disabled guy that worked for goodwill. it's a scam, its a bunch of rich ceos convincing the public to subsidize cheap labor via disability support payments and other social services. They should be paying a living wage but don't. The thought that they train people for an actual career is horseshit.
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Mar 26, 2015 01:02
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The_Doctor posted:Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Why you gotta do this to me 
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And while we're on the subject, what about the moral implications of buying from TRU and Target? I want to minimize human suffering but also maximize savings.
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I think I'm going to start getting rid of some of my Lego. I never have much of a chance to play with it, so it's mostly just sitting in boxes and bags on shelves in my hallway. I did a couple of eBay bulk buys a number of years ago, but do I really need 40 sets of wagon wheels? Probably start with some of the big Technic sets.
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The_Doctor posted:Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I really hope they are making a metric buttload of the sets, so the aren't hard to get ahold of.
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How long are the lego pirates going to be around? The nearest lego store to me right now is in Oahu, and I'd rather just wait until I return home to buy them. But I don't want to return home and they'll be gone.
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Goodwill hires actual retarded people for life and pays them poo poo and pretends they are doing them a huge favor by doing so. I should know, I worked there. Wait, gently caress. Well my job probably could have been done, maybe even better, by someone mentally disabled. But what they did for me was keep me just under the hours per week to where they would have to give me some benefits!
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VaultAggie posted:How long are the lego pirates going to be around? The nearest lego store to me right now is in Oahu, and I'd rather just wait until I return home to buy them. But I don't want to return home and they'll be gone. It looks like it's the 'sequel' to 2013 Castle, so if it follows suit it should be around for at least another year or two. Unrelated, but I've been sitting on some Classic sets I got on the cheap (Bricks, Supplement, and Large Tub) but my creativity is shot. What are some cool things you can make with just standard-rear end Lego?
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Lego Turntable: http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/8191/a-working-turntable-made-out-of-lego
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Light Gun Man posted:Goodwill hires actual retarded people for life and pays them poo poo and pretends they are doing them a huge favor by doing so. I should know, I worked there. Wait, gently caress. That's not unique to goodwill.
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So the Mos Eisley cantina set doesn't come with a bartender. Bullshit. What's the best way to put together a Wuher seeing as there's no official minifig? The only custom fig on eBay looks like rear end
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Norns posted:That's not unique to goodwill. The point is Goodwill is full of lovely exploitation fuckery and have the audacity to pretend to be the good guys and I wouldn't lose any sleep if I found some ultra rare and priceless thing on sale for 5 bux and exploited their mistake.
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Yeah, exactly.
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So all the auctions I was looking at are about 2-3 times what I'd be willing to gamble. A lot of this stuff is at or above ebay prices. So I think I'm done with the goodwill auctions.
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Just got home after a hellacious day at work to find every Speed Champions set we don't have waiting to be built (except the 458 that's out of stock). Fuckin sweet.
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EvilJoven posted:Just got home after a hellacious day at work to find every Speed Champions set we don't have waiting to be built (except the 458 that's out of stock). Do the Speed Champions sets have pull-back motors or is that Technic exclusive?
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Waldorf Sixpence posted:So the Mos Eisley cantina set doesn't come with a bartender. Bullshit. What's the best way to put together a Wuher seeing as there's no official minifig? The only custom fig on eBay looks like rear end Not great, but this is what I use 
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Lizard Combatant posted:Not great, but this is what I use Looks good to me! All it's missing is chest hair, haha. Could you tell me what pieces those are?
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Waldorf Sixpence posted:Looks good to me! All it's missing is chest hair, haha. Could you tell me what pieces those are? Sure, it's an Emmet hair piece from the movie, an Anakin torso and this head from a Lone Ranger figure. All pretty cheap on bricklink. Lizard Combatant fucked around with this message at 03:58 on Mar 27, 2015 |
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Alabaster White posted:Do the Speed Champions sets have pull-back motors or is that Technic exclusive? No pull back motors. The McLaren P1 is way way better in person than in any picture. The Ferrari transport is huge.
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Trash Chomper? MORE LIKE TRASH STOMPER     His head was initially going to be inspired by Gutsman from Megaman, but then I realized I had wound up just making Auto's head:  I need to work on the hands more, and improve friction in the legs, but otherwise I'm super happy with how it turned out.
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Captain Invictus posted:Trash Chomper? Soylent Yellow is made of minifigs!
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Captain Invictus posted:Trash Chomper? Thats awesome. Did you need any parts outside of the set?
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