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the holy poopacy posted:He knows you can use them to build things other than the sets, right? That is kind of the entire point of Lego. He's not overpaying, he just wants them complete before selling. It's not a long term solution and I've made him see that, I need more outlets for the Lego to leave.
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For myself, setting a limit on hobby stuff is how I manage it. Like I set some threshold for how much space I want to dedicate to the hobby, and if I'm near that limit, force myself to unload part of it before buying anything else. That FOMO feeling when something new becomes available activates the "do I REALLY need to hang on to this old thing?" part of my brain and makes it easier to get rid of old stuff. I don't want to get into internet relationship therapy though, no idea if that's a wise tactic to impose on someone else. But it definitely works for me.
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Mar 8, 2024 15:28
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Me too. Living in a one bedroom apartment by myself sets a hard limit on how much Lego I can display without it looking ridiculous anyway but I have a whole attic of storage space if I were so inclined - but I've consciously decided that the amount of Lego I have on display now is It, and anything more requires other Lego to come off the shelves and go into the storage box under my bed. Certainly makes me think a lot more about any potential new acquisitions (that and needing money to eat pay rent and otherwise live)
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Mar 8, 2024 15:37
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Yeah I'm at a point where anything new I buy just ends up in my closet until "I have more space" but then I never tear anything down and welp. That closet is 2/3rds lego now I swear.
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Mar 8, 2024 15:39
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Cycling out the old bits of your hobby (while keeping 1 or 2 things for personal/emotional reasons) feels great. It's a great time to revamp your hobby space, liquidate things to fund new hobby things, and restock on disposable items and wear items. But more than that, you get to divvy out your cool stuff to other folks to enjoy (or not! That happens sometimes, no surprise there).
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Mar 8, 2024 15:48
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Butterfly Valley posted:Yeah absolutely this. OP is being way too lenient on hubby - he can't inundate you and your family house with crap and then have very specific instructions for how he wants it to be disposed of, while not having the time or inclination to do the dirty work himself. This person called Lego crap
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Mar 8, 2024 15:49
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bird with big dick posted:This person called Lego crap To be fair it's all about half-built car sets. What good is a Lego car if you can't drive it around?
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Mar 8, 2024 15:58
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Saithir posted:To be fair it's all about half-built car sets. What good is a Lego car if you can't drive it around? A lot of them are built to be fair
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Mar 8, 2024 16:00
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1 - no more LEGO purchases other than below 2 - use BL to figure out what sets are missing pieces and are worth selling. buy the missing parts 3 - list the complete sets 4 - repeat until things are under control again If he really enjoys the collecting, he should find some joy in completing the sets for sale. It's not that different.
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Mar 8, 2024 16:22
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Waltzing Along posted:1 - no more LEGO purchases other than below He does like selling on brick link and had sold quite a bit of stuff over the past 18 months or so.
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Mar 8, 2024 16:40
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Also, no more bulk buys. Just buy complete sets.
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Mar 8, 2024 16:42
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Ralph Crammed In posted:He does like selling on brick link and had sold quite a bit of stuff over the past 18 months or so. But obviously more in than out or you’d not have this issue, I suppose
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Dogen posted:But obviously more in than out or you’d not have this issue, I suppose Yeah. We talked about it and he agreed to no more buys until we get everything in the living room gone.
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Mar 8, 2024 16:54
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Another Lego thread success story
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Speaking of getting rid of some Lego, I think I’m done collecting miniatures. My collector brain requires me to either collect the whole set or nothing at all. It probably makes more sense to pick out the ones I want / really love, but… Anyway, the sets have been sort of unsustainable as there are too many sets and they’re a bit harder to display than a normal set. It sticks because I just spent a bunch of money on some Wicked Brick displays too.
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Mar 8, 2024 17:19
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Any tips for selling locally? Think I'm gonna get rid of a lot of sets but mailing Lego is such a pain. Was thinking CL/FB Marketplace, take the average sold Ebay price, then knock off maybe 15% ? Thoughts.
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Mar 8, 2024 18:09
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Waltzing Along posted:2 - use BL to figure out what sets are missing pieces and are worth selling. buy the missing parts This seems to be the sticking point since parting stuff out takes longer than they'd like to have the stuff around. I think the ideal course of action is to say gently caress it and just start selling stuff in bulk lots. The money doesn't really seem to be worth it and neither is policing what other people do with their incomplete lego sets.
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veni veni veni posted:Any tips for selling locally? Think I'm gonna get rid of a lot of sets but mailing Lego is such a pain. Was thinking CL/FB Marketplace, take the average sold Ebay price, then knock off maybe 15% ? Thoughts. I don’t like meeting people in person, so I definitely prefer selling online. Shipping has been quite easy for me, as I just drop it into a flat rate USPS box. You also have more potential buyers if you’re willing to ship. eBay is probably your best bet but they take a very large cut. I also like Reddit sub Reddit to sell or trade.
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veni veni veni posted:Any tips for selling locally? Think I'm gonna get rid of a lot of sets but mailing Lego is such a pain. Was thinking CL/FB Marketplace, take the average sold Ebay price, then knock off maybe 15% ? Thoughts. this can work but you're going to want to do lots because the smaller sets don't move very well on their own. if there's space / aquazone / pirates I'd be willing to buy a lot I also haven't given up moc building but moved it to an Instagram account as to not spam the thread. I'll post some group shots when I get a good space for a wide angle
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It's mostly Star Wars UCS stuff I just don't have space for anymore. I might throw them online still not 100% sure. I have some smaller, high value sets I'm definitely going to sell on Ebay. But for the big UCS stuff I was thinking I'd rather just eat a percentage of profits to not have to ship or pay service fees. Not sure how fast it would move locally though. Not really in a huge rush to sell anyways.
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veni veni veni posted:It's mostly Star Wars UCS stuff I just don't have space for anymore. I might throw them online still not 100% sure. I have some smaller, high value sets I'm definitely going to sell on Ebay. But for the big UCS stuff I was thinking I'd rather just eat a percentage of profits to not have to ship or pay service fees. Not sure how fast it would move locally though. Not really in a huge rush to sell anyways. oh if time's not a concern then yeah rotating listings on FB will be your best bet. you could also try any local afol groups
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Mar 8, 2024 19:07
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We haven't seen Carbohydrates post in this thread in a while. I hope that everything is ok and he just got bored of us.
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deoju posted:We haven't seen Carbohydrates post in this thread in a while. I hope that everything is ok and he just got bored of us. He posts in the knife thread, maybe just takin a break from Lego
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deoju posted:We haven't seen Carbohydrates post in this thread in a while. I hope that everything is ok and he just got bored of us. What are you talking about? His wife was just here! 
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Heyoooo
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idgi? Is that an organic chemistry joke?
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Mar 8, 2024 21:26
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deoju posted:idgi? Is that an organic chemistry joke? Not sure that's the kind of bond they share.
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He sent me to get this thread back on topic, it having wildly deviated most likely due to an unfortunate typo in the title. Now, discuss: 
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I don’t mind a little classic herb when building if you know what I mean
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Dogen posted:I don’t mind a little classic herb when building if you know what I mean Ah, a Lego opinion we can all agree on.
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I finished the Tantive IV midiscale build. It's 'fine' but its really bovious that the whole thing is just too skinny. I thought that the cockpit was off scale from the preview pictures, and I was right, it is too small, but the rest of the body could've done with being a little thicker, by a stud or two. The midi Millennium Falcon is perfect though. Perfect proportions. Really nice looking. Both are interesting builds though - the Tantive IV handles the engines in a nice way that isn't repetitive. Same thing with the rear panels on the Falcon.
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I’ve got into Lego recently after my wife bought me the big R2D2 unit for Christmas. Getting the leg mechanisms working was frustrating as it was the first time I’ve built Lego since I was a kid and the instructions weren’t entirely clear to me, but once I figured out how it all went together it was ridiculously satisfying. I’ve since completed a little London bus and the Walt Disney movie camera, am currently working on the kingfisher, and have the bonsai tree waiting for me. Hoping to get the Batman Returns set soon. Has anyone built Chewbacca? It was on my wishlist but I read some reviews which said it was a bit dull because of the brownness. Not sure if I should risk it. I had no idea Lego was this much fun. And I’m pretty sure my wife regrets her decision. 😄 Creature fucked around with this message at 19:08 on Mar 9, 2024 |
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Creature posted:I was your wife just in here?
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Creature posted:Has anyone built Chewbacca? It was on my wishlist but I read some reviews which said it was a bit dull because of the brownness. Not sure if I should risk it. I found chewbacca to be fun and relaxing to build as i was doing it. Filling in the surfaces layer by layer with the fur texture pieces was pretty zen, and each section has some interesting techniques to get the right shape. But then you finish a section, and you have built a brown turd. Theres 2 long turd legs, 2 angled turd arms, a big ol brick torso, and the little nugget head. I also did the fender guitar thing, and the bright red was a nice pallette clenser for afterward.
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the fender guitar rules, but the strings are something of a pain
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Creature posted:I’ve got into Lego recently after my wife bought me the big R2D2 unit for Christmas. Getting the leg mechanisms working was frustrating as it was the first time I’ve built Lego since I was a kid and the instructions weren’t entirely clear to me, but once I figured out how it all went together it was ridiculously satisfying. The Jazz Quartet is pretty amazing. Many of the speed champions cars are really great builds, too.
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Chewbacca seems pretty self explanatory. I'm not a big fan of it, but I feel like it's gonna be a love it or hate it type set so if you see it and like it, go for it. Personally I think Lego just translates poorly to those organic sculpture type sets. Chewbacca is at least one of the least bad ones they have done. That Darth Maul bust is one of the ugliest sets I've ever seen lol. The Yoda one is rough looking too.
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The full body yoda one is… okay.
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Chewbacca isn’t accurate to the larger model.  
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Lavender Spliffs posted:
Man I hope that means you combined the builds
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