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The_Doctor posted:Agh, went to go buy that reduced Lighthouse and forgot everything is closed on Sundays in Germany. Reduced lighthouse?
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The creator lighthouse, with a reduced price. That set is awesome. Edit: or possibly the ninjago lighthouse I guess.
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Aug 6, 2017 16:56
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I don't see either as reduced. Weird. Must be local only.
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Yeah, the Lego store by KaDeWe has a bunch of reduced sets in store. The Creator Lighthouse was €35.
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Destiny's Bounty is one of the best looking sets they have ever made. It looks like a piece of art almost. Like an actual junk model that you would display on the shelf. But it is lego. Not the greatest build but man does it look sweet when it is done.
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Waltzing Along posted:Destiny's Bounty is one of the best looking sets they have ever made. It looks like a piece of art almost. Like an actual junk model that you would display on the shelf. But it is lego. Not the greatest build but man does it look sweet when it is done. Agreed. It's got some tedious build in it but when it's all put together it's beautiful. And for a kid it would be very fun to play with.
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I'm not usually in the habit of double-dipping much, but I realized I'd probably be buying 2 Voltrons so I can have Voltron and the lions side by side.
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Struck out everywhere on Scuttlers and the Tail-Gator for the GF. Did find the Captain America Ms. Marvel jet set though, so snagged that.
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Aug 8, 2017 03:44
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I washing machined some Lego for the first time. Thumbs up. Would wash again. They came out looking new.
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We need more spiral bound manuals: https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/894906175451533312
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Aug 8, 2017 14:15
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Oh cool apparently the dope as hell LEGO Ninjago city is gonna be $500 in Australia.
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Chairchucker posted:Oh cool apparently the dope as hell LEGO Ninjago city is gonna be $500 in Australia. Of course it is...
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Waltzing Along posted:We need more spiral bound manuals: https://twitter.com/chrismlarson/status/894920384067375104
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attn: Aus goons Annoyed I missed the Destiny's Bounty online deal for $180 at Big W, I found Myer is doing 20% on any 2 sets + adding the discount code ANNIVERSARY20 gets you an additional $20 off. With free shipping I got the Bounty for $192, which is inline with US pricing at least (after exchange rate).
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The Rage posted:Struck out everywhere on Scuttlers and the Tail-Gator for the GF. Did find the Captain America Ms. Marvel jet set though, so snagged that. I think my Wally World still has a bunch, would you like me to see if I can snag one or both for ya? Could put bags into a smaller box if your not into keeping the original boxes. DrChud fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Aug 8, 2017 |
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Aug 8, 2017 17:13
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That $1,200 bill almost made me barf unless youre donating them to somewhere else. I was seriously almost sickened. I wish I could explain why.
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Wow, I picked a good time to check on this thread for the first time in years. Popped over to Wal-Mart and got the Creator Lighthouse, Ninjago Lighthouse, Ninjago Tumbler, Tail Gator, and Imperial Hovertank for $118 (down from $260). Dope.
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Vintersorg posted:That $1,200 bill almost made me barf unless youre donating them to somewhere else. I was seriously almost sickened. I wish I could explain why. Probably a mild jealousy
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Aug 8, 2017 20:39
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Not really - it was like watching someone gorge themselves. Consumerism taken to nth degree.
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Chairchucker posted:Oh cool apparently the dope as hell LEGO Ninjago city is gonna be $500 in Australia. gently caress's sake. Lego needs to get their poo poo together with international pricing.
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Vintersorg posted:That $1,200 bill almost made me barf unless youre donating them to somewhere else. I was seriously almost sickened. I wish I could explain why. Vintersorg posted:Not really - it was like watching someone gorge themselves. Consumerism taken to nth degree.
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Captain Invictus posted:If they were brand new stock I might agree with you, but I'm not going to feel bad about cleaning out clearance items. They're for reselling later, mostly. I'm probably going to keep one of each if that, except for the Nexo Knights stuff, which I'll probably keep 2 of each. Your sanctimoniousness is noted, though. At least you let people who were actually there at the time get the deals, too. But no one else. I think that is why he didn't like it. I mean, it's obvious you bought the stuff to resell later and a ton of other people are doing the same thing. Nothing wrong with it, but it's viewed as low-life behavior. Even though resellers are just trying to make a living and the corporations are the ones making the big profits.
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It's not scalping. They were there long enough to collect a not insignificant layer of dust on them when I pulled most of them out. Comparing buying up clearance stock to "low-life" behavior is hilariously overboard, it's not criminal or even morally reprehensible. Scalping limited-run things like tickets or NES classics or whatever the day they release? Sure. Buying up stuff that's been sitting on the shelf for at least six months? Nahhhhhhh
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Aug 9, 2017 04:07
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Invictus is an arbitrager of pretty much everything.
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Aug 9, 2017 04:17
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He does make it really hard for anyone else to get a good deal in this thread lol.
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Invictus - the thread will forgive you if you open all the sets, mix them up, and build a single giant creation out of them.
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veni veni veni posted:He does make it really hard for anyone else to get a good deal in this thread lol. Habibi posted:Invictus - the thread will forgive you if you open all the sets, mix them up, and build a single giant creation out of them.
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All of the Lego resellers are acting as an additional layer of warehouses, keeping a living back-catalog of old sets and parts. While it means that bargains don't last long, I love being able to order old parts and even sets. Also, I've seen several retired sets from less popular themes that can be had for less than original retail price (elves and ninjago, for example).
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Captain Invictus posted:I have literally done this before with previous mass purchases. Not with the biggest sets, but I definitely have, like with benny's spaceship X3 or the exosuit. I'll post pics when I get home from work. Well, for what it's worth, I enjoy living vicariously through your gluttonous LEGO clearance binging. I imagine my old self assembling those boxes into an enormous pile and then jumping into the middle of it, squealing first with glee, then with pain. Habibi fucked around with this message at 18:25 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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Invictus is small time. The Walmart clearance bonanza was already days old on the truly crazy reseller boards like Brickpicker, and people buy hundreds at a time.
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Captain Invictus: small-time, vicariously enjoyable lego reseller. Print up your business cards!
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Yeah I've only ever invested 3k at the most at any one time, and rarely that much. Meanwhile, and this isn't the exact image I was looking for, but back when Transformers Masterpiece Soundwave came out, a dude drove to every Toys R Us within like 500 miles of him and bought every last one of them. There was a picture of them all stacked filling a bedroom, hundreds of them. People were straight up threatening his life/that they were going to track him down and mug him. Imagine this, but times 20:  Anyways, bulk buy stuff that I kept and built myself! 3x Exosuits:    2x Spaceship Spaceship Spaceship!:         2x Emperor Zurg:     like 4-6 of these little creator cranes(?) that came in little green-topped plastic containers:    2x yellow Creator Cars from a while back:      1x Alien Defender from the Alien Conquest line:     5x Alien Defenders from the Alien Conquest line:      Dogen posted:Captain Invictus: small-time, vicariously enjoyable lego reseller. Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 18:10 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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I proposed a remix build competition a while ago where we all buy the same cheapish set and make cool stuff using only the pieces from that set. I propose this again in light of the current picture situation.
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djfooboo posted:I proposed a remix build competition a while ago where we all buy the same cheapish set and make cool stuff using only the pieces from that set. I propose this again in light of the current picture situation. Just like last time, I love this idea. Unlike last time, I will try to participate.
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Captain Invictus posted:What, I went to one store. There's like tens of thousands of walmarts! I meant deals people have posted in this thread.
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I think I lost my Lego mind.
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djfooboo posted:I proposed a remix build competition a while ago where we all buy the same cheapish set and make cool stuff using only the pieces from that set. I propose this again in light of the current picture situation. Lego's started selling 5 dollar sets that's just random pieces of one color. Or you could do a Brickheadz set.
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So I've found the Ninjago Movie minifigs are surprisingly hard to feel for. There's so many bits and accessories in each bag, it kind of fuzzes what it is you're feeling exactly.
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How about something like the £5/$5 sets like the Blue Express? It's a good mix of parts for a tiny price point.
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I just got that one the other day on a whim because it looks like Thomas the Tank Engine.
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