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You know, I wonder how the LEGO people reacted to James May purchasing over 3.3 million bricks to build his LEGO house.
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Sounds like a lot of kids are crying. Just read the reviews of that thing. blech.
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Aug 7, 2010 17:22
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Sloppy posted:http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/08/08/pkg.expressive.legos.cnn?hpt=C2 Aw man, if only I knew about that going on. I live about 40 minutes away from there. I would have gone there and checked it out. It looked pretty sweet.
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Aug 9, 2010 01:18
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Just a heads up to all you NoVA goons: the tysons corner LEGO store just ran out of the minifigs. They should be getting in another batch on Sep 1. Also, they have the City and Castle advent calendars. And, they have the motorized AT AT damaged box for 20% off.
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Aug 26, 2010 20:33
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As a nice, relatively easy set to do (and a case of nostalgia, my first LEGO was the Gas Transit), I bought the new gas truck. It's ~200 pieces and about $20. Has anyone else noticed that TRU has reverse pricing? When a new set comes out, it generally goes for regular LEGO pricing. After a while, it gradually increases in price. For instance, said gas truck. I bought it at TRU for $20. Now, it's $24 at my store. The airport set started out at $100, now it's $105. It's like they're factoring in scarcity to the sets.
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Sep 1, 2010 04:08
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I grabbed 10 minifigs and got 10 different ones. But I wanted 70s porn cop and SPARTAAA! I was wondering about the price. At the cash register I thought something was off. Weren't they $2 a piece before?
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Sep 4, 2010 02:31
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Just a heads up: TRU is having buy one get one half off until 9/11.
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Sep 6, 2010 06:05
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I was just stumbling and came across this: Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in LEGO. It's really well made. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iZP_aNUOL8&feature=fvw
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Sep 6, 2010 23:12
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Baruch Obamawitz posted:thanks. Just picked up Public Transport 8404 and 7939 Cargo Train.
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Sep 9, 2010 04:36
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Yeah, but only giving the LEGO stores, TRU, etc. one box every couple months sucks. I checked out the LEGO store in Tysons, and they said they'd have them in the afternoon Sept 1. When I went there at 1-2pm, they were already gone. Next shipment is sometime in October.
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Sep 9, 2010 18:38
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Just to let you know, the TRU in Fair Oaks (Fairfax, VA) just got 2 boxes of minifigs in. I perused through the 2 boxes and there was probably only one Spartan in there!
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Sep 18, 2010 01:28
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And you gotta make whooshing noises as it opens. The Fire Brigade has a giant garage door on it. I like to do a little "door goes up, door goes down" myself.
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Sep 19, 2010 16:40
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I was so tempted to nab it at the LEGO store. It's expensive, but drat does it look sweet. I have $20 in LEGO rewards points or whatever, too. I've also really been eyeing that Cargo Train set for the last week or so now.
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Sep 20, 2010 15:15
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You can always order the minifigs from LEGO.com. I ordered 10 more for me. I think the limit is 16 (go figure).
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Sep 23, 2010 03:38
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Fear tha THUNDAAA!
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Sep 23, 2010 18:08
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Veeb0rg posted:I'm in maryland. Where abouts? I'm in NoVA.
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Sep 24, 2010 04:56
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Emerald Night is an awesome addition. I bought the train and some track to display on my shelf.
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Sep 28, 2010 03:46
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As someone who owns the space shuttle, I have to say it's a really nice set. They could have done better with the launchpad (all it is is a flat base with some brick stands and some halogen-looking lamps).
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Sep 29, 2010 00:08
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Jessica Rabbit bot?
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Oct 1, 2010 18:11
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InfinEight posted:If your starting bid is MSRP or less, you can't be blamed if people keep bidding higher. When you see sets like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/LEGO-Coast-Guard-Truck-Speed-Boat-Set-7726-/320596152641?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa5051141 for 3x MSRP, then the seller is just being a huge dick. No, poo poo like this is the problem. http://www.ecrater.com/p/8102759/lego-10184-town-plan-very-rare . This is pretty much what everyone charges for this set. It was $99.99 in stores when it was around. Same markup BS with Cafe Corner.
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Oct 1, 2010 20:15
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I wonder how many antennas that spider used.
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Oct 3, 2010 16:33
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And the Mexican comes with an extra maraca. I only need the Pharaoh, Spartan, and pop singer to have a full set. I have tons of skiiers, weightlifters, lion tamers, Dracula's, karate masters, and surfers to trade if someone would be so kind...
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Oct 5, 2010 00:11
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Code worked for me. Got the Cargo Train for $136.07 after tax. Also got a retro minifig, apparently.
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Oct 6, 2010 04:15
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Holy hell, how'd you manage that?
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Oct 8, 2010 00:39
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That's awesome. I went to the TRU in Fair Oaks today and they were having a bunch of sales. Many sets were 30% off plus all town/construction/space police sets were an additional 10% off that price with a free minifig with it. Also, the Harry Potter sets were out, and it looked like one or two were discounted already.
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Oct 8, 2010 01:46
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Well, you do realize the ship is 6800 pieces. If you buy a set with ~2,000 pieces, it costs around $150. So, in that case, it's not that bad of a price. Or, you could ask James May how he bought the pieces in bulk...
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Oct 8, 2010 04:26
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I need the pharoah, Spartan, and pop singer. But alas, I think my chances of those are gone and I'm sure as hell not paying scalper's prices for them.
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Nov 10, 2010 06:14
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I've gotten burned out with the minifigs. I spent way too much on them to end up with 1 full series with tons of extra minifigs I don't want and another series that is incomplete with even more extra figs. It doesn't help that it seems each store that has them only gets 1 box at a time and sells out virtually instantly. Sure, there's a few from series 3 that I'd like, but I'm only going to buy them if I come across them in a store. It's people like that in the pic Carbohydrates that ruin these things for everyone else. It was ridiculous when TRU was charging $3 a pop, but at those scalpers' prices, forget it.
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Nov 18, 2010 05:35
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With a couple modifications and a tail, that ship would look like the Decapodian spaceships. http://theinfosphere.org/images/thumb/d/d0/Decapodian_Warships.jpg/180px-Decapodian_Warships.jpg
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Nov 19, 2010 15:33
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poo poo. I just caved in and bought the Imperial Flagship. It was on sale at LEGO and I had a $10 discount for the set, so it was (relatively) cheap. Free shipping, too!
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Nov 27, 2010 07:30
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Oh poo poo! I haven't been doing my LEGO advent calendar. I've got a little catching up to do. THen again, I was too busy building my Imperial Flagship.
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Dec 4, 2010 18:50
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If he bought them from the scalpers on Bricklink, that group alone cost roughly $224 (32x$7).
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Dec 8, 2010 20:42
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ireladd posted:http://shop.lego.com/SalesAndDeals/Default.aspx?va=1 They're mostly sold out. 
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Lord Commissar posted:The Imperial Flagship was worth every penny. Absolutely. Even better when it's on sale with free shipping AND I had a $10 LEGO rewards discount. I've spent way too much on LEGO in the course of a year...
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