What are you buying right now ?

FollowsClosely

Free with an Amazon return.

FollowsClosely

Not sure why I need more Falcons, but when PAB has them you have to move fast.

rockethead26

FollowsClosely said:

Free with an Amazon return.

How did that work????

FollowsClosely

When I returned an Amazon purchase to Kohl's I was given a $5 gift card to spend that day in store.

FollowsClosely

My Wal*Mart order was canceled, but I still got the freebie.

PapaBear

I think I have enough finally saved up for the Castle.  Give me any sort of GWP or double points and I will buy.

Switchfoot55

Reached out to someone on FB Marketplace to inquire on the price for a set they posted. They ended up wanting way more than I felt it was worth. However, we started chatting about me being new to the area and places to find deals. I mentioned I like bulk lots and sifting through for potential treasures. He responded that he had two small uhaul boxes full of bulk (about 1.5 cubic feet each) that he was looking to sell. He hadn't been through them at all for a while, but felt there was some good stuff in them. The price seemed reasonable. Making a little bit of a gamble, but figure I can at least pull a set or two out and then resell the boxes for what I'm paying. 

A little bit of a premature post as I don't have them in hand yet, but should be picking them up tonight and also stopping by Scheels to snag some polybags for members of the forum. Fingers crossed I find a gem or two. 

(Literally. if there could be a diamond or a few emeralds in there, I wouldn't be opposed)

560Heliport

Switchfoot55

Small update to my recent post a couple above, but I finally managed to meet up with the guy and get both boxes. It's just over 50lbs of bulk. Unfortunately, I've already sorted out about 5lbs of MegaBloks. No cat turds at least. 

I also realized I misread his original message. I thought it said, "They're are a lot of minifigs in them, just not sure what." But it actually said, "They're aren't a lot of minifigs in them, just not sure what." I likely would have offered less had I realized the promised sets were sans figs. 

Still, the price per pound was right and I'll come away with a few new sets and a bunch of bulk to play around with!

AJRDLawrence

I've just done a pick and build order to restore my #75172 Y-Wing Starfighter to replace the faded parts, however I was some ways off being eligible for free shopping and the gift with purchases so I also picked up #10696 Medium Creative Brick Box for more spares and storage, which qualified me for free shipping and the #40515 Pirates and Treasure VIP pack, which will be a nice expansion for my #31109 Creator Pirate Ship.

Lastly, I used a coupon code at checkout and got a free #40383 Wedding Bride Brickheadz too. I'm not too keen on the Brickheadz so I'll either use it for parts, try to sell it (when Lego themselves have been struggling as it's been on discount like forever), give it away or save it for a rainy day.

daewoo

I've recently picked up Galaxy Explorer, Tallback, and Castle.  I have no idea when I'll be able to build them though.  Too many projects.  :D

560Heliport

daewoo said:

I've recently picked up Galaxy Explorer, Tallback, and Castle.  I have no idea when I'll be able to build them though.  Too many projects.  :D

You need to build Galaxy Explorer. Do it now!!!

karrit

Found Series 23 CMF's in my Walmart today.  Got 11 of the 12 figures.  I still need the Wolf.

Bumblepants

grabbed #41711 Emma's Art School for $40 from Amazon Germany. Yesterday my 9 year old sat in the toy store pouring over the back of the box for almost ten minutes so -$30 off the RRP was a great deal for some early Christmas shopping.

vizzitor

I'm waiting on a pre-order of the full CMF series 23 but wanted extras of certain ones so picked them up this morning. Now, is it just me or does something seem off about this figure?

MaffyD

I also went CMF shopping:



Those are all I wanted, but would like maybe a few more Knights... I'll keep looking!

AJRDLawrence

It's been a slow week as I got outbid on a number of things, but I still managed to progress.

#75175 A-Wing Starfighter in Return of the Jedi red. Now I can part out or resell my green #75150 Rebels A-Wing.

#SW0762 Bespin Guard minifigure. I'm not quite sure what to do with it but I thought about having it push the Han Solo in carbonite block from #75137 as a little bit of scenery for my vehicles.

And four new 8cm angled display stands from iDisplayit. I probably should have ordered a few more to save on postage but I expected to get outbid on the red A-wing. My starting bid went untouched for 6 days plus which was surprising to say the least!

Gibbo1959

Have my order in for CMF S23 but thought I’d get a random one while out earlier and got this chap…best minifigure snowman to date. With a spare nose just in case of peckish reindeer.

Awesomeness

finally able to find the ones I wanted. 

karrit

Finished my CMF series 23 collection when I acquired the Wolf Costume guy.  Was also able to add few more of the Knight and a couple more of the Nutcracker and Reindeer.   Not sure yet if I'll be keeping the extras of the Reindeer.  I think this is the quickest I've been able to complete a series since I stated collecting them a few years back.

PJ76uk

Just had a delivery so guess I will be cherry picking the ones I want tonight from s23 CMF and sell the rest online 👍🏻

sipuss

Found #6264 for decent money, sadly figs are in worse shape than anticipated, and one yellow 4x8 plate isn't LEGO (will have to recheck all the other pieces now...), but it'll make a fine side-build to PoBB when I finally unseal it.

daewoo

560Heliport said:

daewoo said:

I've recently picked up Galaxy Explorer, Tallback, and Castle.  I have no idea when I'll be able to build them though.  Too many projects.  :D

You need to build Galaxy Explorer. Do it now!!!

So, I ended building it this past weekend (along with the Tallneck) and it's a wonderful build.  Now to figure out where to keep it.

Basty

PJ76uk said:

Just had a delivery so guess I will be cherry picking the ones I want tonight from s23 CMF and sell the rest online 👍🏻

Incase you're curious, this was my box distribution (bottom is the front of the box). I got 4 of 2, and only 2 of 4. Apart from that is was all fine.

12	11
9	12
6	11
9	11
6	12
3	6
3	9
3	2
1	4
1	4
1	2
7	2
7	2
7	10
5	10
5	8
5	8
	10
	8

PJ76uk

@Basty I didn't make a note of the distribution but starting from the front right it was 3x same CMF, 3x same CMF etc etc for most of the right side so it was quite easy to feel out! If I recall correctly the first 3 were Wolf Costume, the next 3 were Ferry Captain. Sadly cannot recall the rest! 😂

MaffyD

Got my other three knights - was in a Tesco when they put out a new box and I spent the next 20 minutes sorting through - I am not quick at detecting minifigs!

560Heliport

I got #71770 Zane's Golden Dragon Jet for $30.99 (RRP $34.99) at Hub Hobby in Little Canada. Their prices are generally a little above RRP, but they seem not to have adjusted the prices of the ones that got increased recently. Or maybe just not all of them, I didn't check every price. But the #42145 Airbus H175 Rescue Helicopter was $199.99, $10 off RRP. 

560Heliport

I woke up to find that #75337 AT-TE Walker is back in stock. Ordered! :)

bpk2300

Grabbed #75342 today at my local Lego store for the AFOL day discount. Surprised it was in stock. They also gave me the VIP Pirate pack gwp even though I didn’t reach the threshold. 

Was really hoping the AT-TE would be in stock, too, but no dice. According to the Lego store employee, they only get 3 per shipment, twice a week, and there are people waiting at the door on those mornings to buy them. 

AJRDLawrence

I've just made a pick and build order to replicate the #77904 Nebulon-B Frigate. Most of the parts were available directly from Lego, but I had to colour swop the Fez from medium stone grey to silver and the 1x2 plate with teeth from dark stone grey to black to get them all from the same place. Hopefully it will turn out ok before I source replacements elsewhere. I'm not too bothered about the 40th anniversary plaque and I may yet make my own less obtrusive stand, but it's another vehicle and more scenery for my Star wars shelves.

I also added #11017 Creative Monsters to bump me up for free delivery and spares to part out, which qualified me for another #40515 Pirates and Treasure VIP add on pack to finally fill out my #31109 Pirate Ship with a full complement of four cannons, and I redeemed a code to claim yet another #40383 Brickheadz wedding bride to part out into my collection.

Mark_C

Not buying anything right now; there's nothing coming up in the reminder off 2022 that is of interest to me. Will wait to see what is released in early in 2023

datsunrobbie

#40478 Mini Disney Castle was back in stock this morning after being out of stock for a while.

Switchfoot55

Just had my small order of #40547 Obi Wan and Vader Brickheadz and two white baseplates arrive. Good to know shipping to my new place takes about a week less than my prior home! Ordered on Monday morning and got the knock on the door early today. About 4 days to the hour between ordering and arriving. 

Anxiously awaiting the WV set release!

PickUpbricks

After reading this blog post I really want to build Thor's hammer next..
Now I need a good offer. So far it is still very rare to get it well discounted.

Astrobricks

I just picked up #10311 Orchid at Target and got them to match Amazon’s current price of $41.99, plus I got my 5% redcard discount :)

AJRDLawrence

It's been a slow week after being outbid on a number of sets, but picked up #SW0709 Han Solo in his Hoth parka jacket and sat him atop the #75298 Tauntaun microfighter. Luckily the Tauntaun came with the clips to hold both of his accessories too.

That meant the #SW1143 Hoth Luke Skywalker was demoted to hanging from a loose replica of the upcoming calendar Wampa cave, but together they tell a bit more of the story and fill out what otherwise would have been dead space.



I also managed to pick up #11016 creative building bricks for £25 from Asda, reduced from £45. Result!

560Heliport

@AJRDLawrence the # only works for set numbers, not minifigures.

Cassy0110

I've bought a LEGO lighthouse  and amazon pulled me in. I also purchased https://www.stayroasted.com/coffee-makers/ a coffee maker Cuisinart,I had a discount on the delivery of two items. 

WesterBricks

While browsing eBay late last night, I bought a $55 bulk lot that had visible parts of some nice sets. I have a feeling I’m going to regret it.

lowlead

Had to jump on that $75 Rollback for #10497

Found the one WalMart in my area that still had them in stock.  Ordered two and opted for the curbside pickup - works pretty well...except for the downpours today.  So 2 slightly wet Galaxy Explorers for $150 ain't bad =oD

Switchfoot55

@WesterBricks, sounds like my most recent bulk experience...

FollowsClosely

WesterBricks said:

While browsing eBay late last night, I bought a $55 bulk lot that had visible parts of some nice sets. I have a feeling I’m going to regret it.

Let's see a picture!

WesterBricks

Here’s a good representative picture. I see parts of BB-8 and a Ferrari. Hopefully I’m pleasantly surprised to find mostly whole sets. I checked the seller’s recent sales (after buying, of course) and I couldn’t see any evidence that the sets were split across multiple lots, so that’s something.

bpk2300

lowlead said:

Had to jump on that $75 Rollback for #10497

Thanks for the heads up! I just ordered one for pickup today. Also found a $10 coupon, so I paid less than $70 out-the-door. This set was a maybe for me, I wanted one but other sets have a higher priority. At this price, though, I couldn't resist. 

I also received #75337 today. I bought it from Zaavi with a 15% off promo. Free shipping and it came from England in less than a week. This is my second Zaavi purchase and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised they can offer in-demand sets for a discount like this, and also ship free all the way from England. 

Modeltrainman

So, I didn't buy it TODAY, but last night, I bought #80109 with the intention of using it for Layout 2.0 and its WV section, Lord willing. LEGO shipped it this morning. That might be the fastest turnaround from order click to marked as shipped I've seen in my time.

WesterBricks

^^^ Update on my last bulk lot, most of the Ferrari 430 was present and just needed a few parts from my collection.  The stickers are actually decent for being 15 year old STAMPs. Now to tackle BB-8, I don’t think it’s all here.

Astrobricks

^ Yeah. Looks like all the Technic for his insides is missing. :(

560Heliport

^ and ^^ Since the Technic stuff is hidden, you could use any color parts to build it.

MutoidMan

Just picked up #76231 Guardians of the Galaxy Advent Calendar from Costco for $34.99 which is $10 off the LEGO.com price.

WesterBricks

Opened my eBay app a few minutes ago and saw 13 pounds of classic Space for $80, so I jumped on it. I see 8 or 10 baseplates plus a ton of blue and gray goodness.