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Otherwise someone needs to change this thread title to 'shipping types, and rates'
I check this thread out for updates on sets going out, or opinions, rumors of sets being discontinued, not for a continual discussion about shipping. While I can understand it is useful information and this thread occasionally going off course, you have the ability, if you want to keep discussing a specific topic not related to the thread it is in, to actually build another thread to discuss it at length.
It is the same reason why there is a specific brag thread even though you 'could' do that in almost every thread as well.
Just my two cents
---- Stepping off of soapbox.
But maybe I have been living in the clouds for the last year or so. I'll price compare on my next shipment.
And again, sorry if I drove us slightly OT w/ my question about boxes, but I appreciated all of the responses!
LEGO [email protected] I think had it listed at one point as 'Sold out' but now it is showing on backorder.
LEGO always seems to like throwing a curveball and showing something as Sold out but you have to remember that sometimes LEGO's site shows 'sold out', but the item really is not gone... Heck GE completely disappeared from the site only to come back.
As for the other places selling out, it could just be due to popularity and not enough stock from LEGO which also occurs a lot during this time of year.
Lloyd ZX also has picked up for sale also. It's been sold around $24 lately. I didn't know it would be this popular as I thought it was available everywhere. Last week I spotted bunch of Lloyd ZX stock at Meijer and I just passed them as I have quite a few left. It's been selling like hot cakes and now I regret that I didn't pick them up from Meijer. When I checked this week, there were all gone.
I do the Delta program to get a base discount and then they have skymiles promotions once a quarter or so (a few months ago it was 1000 miles per every 5th package shipped). There are other partners too (I supposed eBay qualifies as a partner, I will have to check their rates vs. my account). Also, if you have an AMEX business card, AMEX OPEN benefits get you 5% off if you pay your bill with the AMEX.
http://www.fedex.com/us/open-savings/program-discounts.html
Like @FatMatt said, maybe this thread title should be changed AGAIN, but I think the mods already do a good job of keeping this monster thread under control. I don't think opening a new thread every time this one goes off topic is a good idea, it won't generate the kind of responses this thread would.
Again, I see your point, but I see no problem with slightly off topic discussions as long as they are relevant reselling topics.
Now I just need a red and blue doodad! Correct, sometimes we're wrong, sometimes our sources are wrong, and sometimes what is right today is changed tomorrow.
After all, TLG can do anything it wants, including changing when sets EOL, even after putting out information otherwise.
I just try to help out because I know many of you are just trying to self-fund your hobbies, and the info is useful to you.
The serious resellers should be getting the same info I get on their own, it would be in their own best interest to do so.
Regarding the hobbit/LOTR sets,i guess it will be interesting to see where the first hobbit/LOTR wave goes (pricewise)when the 2.&3.hobbit movie will come to cinemas! I'm pretty sure the first waves will have EOL'ed when these movies start and i guess if the hobbit movies will become as big as the LOTR trilogy the first sets will do very well then!
Some people rent PO Boxes especially to get business addresses and/or to keep business and private lives separated. Unless they have proper business locations, they need have to use home addresses to utilize Fedex services
This set is clearly EOL this year, so grab it while you can.
Sadly it isn't 20% off at [email protected], but of course if it was it would be gone in a day. Perhaps LEGO has figured that out? :)
I was trying to be sarcastic with my question...with trying to put the thread back on the rails, but it's sometimes hard to put that in text.
So, do we think 10188 or 10221 will retire first?
:)
No no, don't thank me, just promise to return the favor with a cute cat pic next time I'm feeling sad.
There are still several large sellers who have thousands of these...
I've been slowly selling mine off because of this, I think it is near the top. While it might go higher, it only takes one large seller deciding to unload to turn it all back down.
It is 2.5x RRP just a few months after it came out, what more do you want? :)
Thank you for ordering from shop.LEGO.com. Unfortunately, the item(s) listed below are currently out of stock and it will be a little longer before we can ship them to you.
I wonder after 3 months out of stock, if we're going to see it again? I still say yes. If my purchase had been for a Xmas gift, I would be a little disturbed by this message.
[email protected] shows the shipping date as Dec 23, but whoa that a big delay from Aug 16.
I'm just getting started and have somewhat limited funds, so I'm thinking of starting out with smaller, less expensive sets. Any thoughts on the resale value of those little Star Wars sets with the planets? I'm thinking they might do well, but my husband thinks they won't. Also thinking the little Friends sets may be worthwhile. Any others to consider? Also any general advice on reselling smaller sets/reselling on a limited budget would be appreciated (most of the info I've found on this thread has been in regards to large sets).
Don't worry I won't spam the forum with repetition if no-one replies to this post either!
If on a limited budget, I do things like get a bunch of polys and throw them up on bricklink and ebay when they first come out. For the MF ghosts I bought 30 and sold them for around $2 each profit (some a little more). So that was $60 there. I picked up 7 of the batmobile polys and sold them with about $20 profit in the end. A few Chase polys for another $20 profit. It is more work (lots of little transactions) but less outlays and quick turnaround. If the polys do not sell then you can just return them to the store so no risk.
You can then use those profits to self fund larger investments. $100 sets on sale, held for a while and then sold for profit, then reinvest those funds for more sets, etc. Eventually you can self fund with turn over.
Look for clearance sales, especially after Christmas.
Specifically, is now a good time to sell my QARs as the price has risen pretty good and we are in the Christmas rush? Or is it better to wait?
Also with the 2012 Holiday gift set, the market is flooded right now as everyone just got their BF orders. If I wait too long I fear demand may fade. when should I list?