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  • CaptainRogersCaptainRogers Member Posts: 869
    Man, it would be hilarious if that tiny set sold for more than MSRP of The Upside Down.
    ChromideSumoLegoKoolbrix2018
  • KaitchKaitch Member Posts: 386
    Wouldn't be surprised if it did.
  • ChromideChromide Member Posts: 62

    Looks like someone thinks their 75105 is a 10179......
  • eMJeeNLeMJeeNL Member Posts: 820
    Wait what, those are stickers? I guess i could justify these insane prices if the two tiles were printed, but for 2 STICKERS? Tjeez.
    Chromide
  • FuddruckusFuddruckus Member Posts: 39
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-4000034-Inside-Tour-2019-Set-Lego-System-House-PDF-Instructions-Only/163780024531

    Someone is selling .pdf copies of the 2019 Inside Tour instructions for $15.  This file was available for free directly from Lego for several weeks.  I've reported the listing and encourage others to do the same because this person should not profit from a free .pdf file. It might violate eBay's Digitally Delivered Goods Policy, 

    I downloaded the instructions when they were shared on the Lego server. Here's a compressed version for anyone who wants it--the original is 90MB and the forum limits uploads to 52MB--and I encourage you share it elsewhere so people don't get duped by this seller.
    Pitfall69Kerre
  • ChromideChromide Member Posts: 62
    That seller also is selling some other pdf instructions for other similar sets as well.
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    ^ Anyone want to take bets on that auction being cancelled or the item being returned?
    FizyxKungFuKennyBaby_Yodakiki180703M1J0Egmonkey76Koolbrix2018Jackad7SprinkleOtter
  • KaitchKaitch Member Posts: 386
    Could be someone has a bootleg, and needs the packaging to pretend it's genuine.
    VorpalRyu
  • mattytreksmattytreks Member Posts: 205
    Kaitch said:
    Could be someone has a bootleg, and needs the packaging to pretend it's genuine.
    I was thinking the exact same thing.

    I mean, you can't fault the seller for wanting to make a buck, but it's now entirely plausible for this buyer to turn right around and dupe a would-be buyer with authentic packaging and an inauthentic minifigure.

    On a related note, this has got to be the most valuable packaging in the history of all LEGO products, lol!
    PyrobugBaby_YodaJackad7VorpalRyu
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    This amused me...


    Baby_YodaKungFuKennykiki180703SprinkleOtterVorpalRyu
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,556
    You could use it as a cat bed. If your cat is an CFOL.
    Koolbrix2018SumoLegocatwranglerdspigelSprinkleOtterizx
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    560Heliport said:
    If you're someone who doesn't open sets... why not save $750? Or use it to impress your friends.
    Or play a really, really horrible prank on a child, an AFOL or an unsuspecting Secret Santa recipent.

    -Hmmm-

    ...quietly considers decades of emotional trauma...
    560Heliportgmonkey76VorpalRyukiki180703CyberdragonPitfall69Mr_CrossSprinkleOtter
  • FizyxFizyx Member Posts: 1,364
    edited October 2019
    SumoLego said:
    560Heliport said:
    If you're someone who doesn't open sets... why not save $750? Or use it to impress your friends.
    Or play a really, really horrible prank on a child, an AFOL or an unsuspecting Secret Santa recipent.

    -Hmmm-

    ...quietly considers decades of emotional trauma...
    Deciding factor:  Do you have to pay for the therapy?

    Obvious edit:  If yes, no go... less money for more LEGO for you!
    SumoLegogmonkey76VorpalRyukiki180703SprinkleOtter
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    Fizyx said:
    Obvious edit:  If yes, no go... less money for more LEGO for you!
    I put a high premium on being entertained.
    Fizyxgmonkey76Muftak1VorpalRyukiki180703CyberdragonSprinkleOtter
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,556

    £8.00 plus £1.90 postage for a LotR Uruk-Hai polybag.

    PS. Missing the Uruk-Hai minifigure.


    pxchrisJackad7
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    Just for clarification:


    Nice!  LotR Ballista, no operator...
    pxchrisMuftak1Baby_Yodaandhekiki180703Jackad7SprinkleOtter
  • dehnehsudehnehsu Member Posts: 207
    In ebay Type "LEGO" in the search field. Then change the "Sort" box to Price + Shipping: highest first. 
    SumoLegoandheBaby_Yodakiki180703Jackad7FowlerBricksSprinkleOtterMinifigInSpace
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    ^ And I'm sure if someone bought it, the seller would complain about the seller fees.
    dehnehsuandhekiki180703Jackad7SprinkleOtter
  • Switchfoot55Switchfoot55 Member Posts: 3,482
    ^I don't know if you saw or not, but this one is LIMITED EDITION. That means rare. And rare means crazy people think it's worth a lot more than it is. 
    SumoLegoandheKungFuKennykiki180703SprinkleOtter
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    I'll sell mine with free shipping.
    Switchfoot55andheKungFuKennykiki180703davetheoxygenmanSprinkleOtter
  • KungFuKennyKungFuKenny Member Posts: 2,368
    My problem with this thread is that it sends me to eBay all cocky and looking for silly, ridiculous auctions which I often end up bidding on...
    dmcc0Fizyxkiki180703SprinkleOtter
  • NickF22NickF22 Member Posts: 489
    Oh the train is now reduced!

    KungFuKennyMuftak1The_Rancorkiki180703davetheoxygenman
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,556

    I didn't realise that SDCC and NYCC had been going that long!

    KungFuKennystluxBaby_Yodakiki180703
  • HugeYellowBrickHugeYellowBrick Member Posts: 496
    CCC said:

    I didn't realise that SDCC and NYCC had been going that long!

    Cut it in half and count the rings.
    Baby_Yodasid3windrSprinkleOtter
  • PyrobugPyrobug Member Posts: 179
    Why would anyone bid on this?
    @KungFuKenny, Is that you?

    KungFuKenny560HeliportFizyxSumoLegoJackad7
  • milambermilamber Member Posts: 637
    Optimistic


    PyrobugKungFuKennySumoLegoJackad7Baby_Yoda
  • KungFuKennyKungFuKenny Member Posts: 2,368
    @Pyrobug how do you know it isn’t me selling? :-)
    @milamber I have one of those I’ll let go for half price...£499 sound ok?
    PyrobugLittleLoriandhe
  • CyberdragonCyberdragon Member Posts: 551
    edited December 2019
    Um...OK then...I mean, nice vintage mis-molded brick...but...really?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VEPSkI5HWA&app=desktop

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPzJ75tFMKQ&app=desktop
    SumoLegoFuddruckusPyrobugJackad7LittleLoricatwranglerkiki180703
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    This feels like brick-shaming.
    Cyberdragoncatwrangler
  • Jackad7Jackad7 Member Posts: 555
    I mean I guess technically it is unique and at the end of the I'd rather have this in my house than a banana and some tape.

    https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/402017906710
    Bumblepants560HeliportPyrobugandhecatwranglerkiki180703Baby_YodaVorpalRyu
  • andheandhe Member Posts: 4,001
    Maybe, but you can't eat lego.
    SumoLegoVorpalRyu
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    andhe said:
    Maybe, but you can't eat lego.
    You can, but it makes pooping a challenge.
    Jackad7andheSprinkleOtterBaby_YodaVorpalRyu
  • klintonklinton Member Posts: 1,256
    SumoLego said:
    andhe said:
    Maybe, but you can't eat lego.
    You can, but it makes pooping a challenge.
    And some truly original MOCs!  
    SumoLegoJackad7SprinkleOtterBaby_YodaVorpalRyu
  • MaffyDMaffyD Member Posts: 3,577
    Is it possible that the seller isn't actually selling Lego, but something else and the buyer gets a few pieces of Lego in the same package? Add the Lego to your child's collection, and keep the stolen MacBook/drugs/ID/whatever (advertised somewhere else, obvs).
    andheJackad7datsunrobbiecatwranglerSprinkleOtterkiki180703Baby_YodaVorpalRyu
  • datsunrobbiedatsunrobbie Member Posts: 1,830
    @MaffyD sounds like you've hit the most likely scenario.

    My wife just started selling on eBay, so of course the first "buyer" wanted her to buy a $200 eBay gift card and bill an them an extra $200 through PayPal. Happily she asked me about this before proceeding, and has reported the "buyer" to eBay without falling for the scam.
    M1J0EMaffyDcatwranglerVorpalRyu
  • M1J0EM1J0E Member Posts: 644
    ^ I always wonder about some of these, especially the ones where you see “more than 10 available” and “more than 10 sold” at some ridiculous price.  I’d never also thought about it that it could be a legit sale with some illicit goods thrown in.
    Jackad7VorpalRyu
  • datsunrobbiedatsunrobbie Member Posts: 1,830
    @M1J0E
    I've had really good luck with 3 auctions like that. Got the Sphero R2-D2 and BB-8 for $30 each, more recently $20 for an Alesis pedal for electronic drums. I expect to lose my money every time I buy one of these, just been lucky so far.
    M1J0E
  • M1J0EM1J0E Member Posts: 644
    ^ true but then you’ve also bought them at a reasonable price. I’ve seen some where it’ll say more than ten sold & the price is astronomical. That’s when I begin to wonder what the scam is. I’ve usually done pretty well on eBay so far though. 
  • Jackad7Jackad7 Member Posts: 555
    edited January 2020
    Not just the legos, but the good smile and the megumin! https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/223847710237
    KungFuKennyBumblepantsVorpalRyu
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    edited February 2020
    I must admit, I had to look at this one for awhile before I noticed something was a bit off...



    The best part is the cockpit, for sure!  And that the minifigs look weirdly similar to Playmobil figures.
    Bumblepants560HeliportandhepxchrisPyrobugKungFuKennyBaby_YodaVorpalRyuprevere
  • CharmiefcbCharmiefcb Member Posts: 451
    A knock off Star Wnrs/Star Wart set.
    Love the kind of knock off Disney logo. Classic.
    Jackad7KungFuKennyBumblepantsandheBaby_YodaVorpalRyusid3windr
  • BrainsluggedBrainslugged Member Posts: 2,277
    SumoLego said:
    I must admit, I had to look at this one for awhile before I noticed something was a bit off...
    Is it that the Falcon is firing two different coloured lasers?
    PyrobugSumoLegoKungFuKennyBaby_YodaVorpalRyugmonkey76sid3windr
  • CyberdragonCyberdragon Member Posts: 551
    It's fine, just a bit crinkley, it'll flatten right out!

    In other news...someone actually ate the duct taped banana (look it up)...justice is served.

    At least you can't...or at least shouldn't...eat Lego, lest you want to be literally pooping bricks.
    SumoLegoVorpalRyu
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    The printing on the Stormtrooper helmet looks like a Rorschach test.
    KungFuKennyPyrobugVorpalRyugmonkey76
  • KungFuKennyKungFuKenny Member Posts: 2,368
    edited February 2020
    Up for sale is an exclusive bottle of (cheap discontinued) champagne (sparkling wine) with a (faded, inkjet printed) Lego employee party invitation glued on...

    In case the label is hard to read it states “ Harvested to ripeness with a commitment to excellence and fermented with the finest ingredients - creativity, fun and quality”... harvested to ripeness? 🤔


    It says Cristal in the name so it must be good, right?  🙂
    Jackad7BumblepantsPyrobugpxchrisBaby_YodaVorpalRyugmonkey76
  • CyberdragonCyberdragon Member Posts: 551
    At least champagne ages well...unlike a banana.
    VorpalRyugmonkey76sid3windr
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