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  • 12651265 Member Posts: 1,156
    FollowsClosely said:
    1265 said:
    ^ Great find!!  What did you pay for it?
    $300
    Wow....incredible find!! Good for you! 

  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,229
    FollowsClosely said:
    $300
    I am jealous and seek to throw virtual tomatoes at you.
    560HeliportMr_Crossgmonkey76
  • Switchfoot55Switchfoot55 Member Posts: 3,353
    I was able to be the first to jump on a #43179 Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse, sealed in the box, for $80. The lady said someone gave it to her and she just hasn't built it, so reselling. 

    This is definitely a set that I decided I'd never own as I couldn't bring myself to pay full retail. I was giddy the whole ride home!
    Astrobricks560HeliportWesterBricksgmonkey76datsunrobbieKeilupYellowcastle
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    HP Hogwarts game (complete but was sold as unchecked), £4.00.

    But even better last week i got a #60118 Garbage truck for 50p. Sold as incomplete, it was missing just 2 1x1 round plates but included #60053 race car and #60011 rally car inside the box. There was also a knock off small police boat. I donated the police boat the next day, and it appeared on the shelves at £2.50! Crazy random pricing.
    560HeliportWesterBricksBumblepantsdatsunrobbieYellowcastleFizyxoldtodd33andhe
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    Star Wars planets, Death Star and Tatooine, both sealed. £7 the pair. The strange thing was every other item the guy was selling was way overpriced, maybe he didn't know what these are.
    YellowcastleWesterBricks560HeliportBumblepantsRedbullgivesuwindFizyx
  • YellowcastleYellowcastle Administrator, Moderator Posts: 5,234
    I found a PAB delivery on my front porch today which was great. :o)
    pxchrisWesterBricks560Heliportgmonkey76
  • WesterBricksWesterBricks Member Posts: 844
    ^^^ nothing in the collection was complete, which was a real bummer, but it was fun sorting through and seeing parts of the sets I lusted after as a kid in the 90s. Ended up keeping a small handful of unique parts and selling the rest as a bulk lot.
  • pxchrispxchris Member Posts: 2,385
    WesterBricks said:
    ^^^ nothing in the collection was complete, which was a real bummer, but it was fun sorting through and seeing parts of the sets I lusted after as a kid in the 90s. Ended up keeping a small handful of unique parts and selling the rest as a bulk lot.
    On a tangential note... You don't happen to have a BL store called Stray Bricks do you? I just saw some tasty Pirate stuff pop up from that store. ;-) LOL
    WesterBricksYellowcastle
  • WesterBricksWesterBricks Member Posts: 844
    I plead the Fifth.
    pxchrisgmonkey76SumoLegoYellowcastleFizyxveyniac
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,229
    I think we call that - either pleading the '1x5th' or the '2x3rd'.

    (I know, the second one makes no sense, but LEGO really doesn't make 1x5s, other than UniKitty faces.)
    Switchfoot55pxchrisYellowcastle
  • pxchrispxchris Member Posts: 2,385
    SumoLego said:
    I think we call that - either pleading the '1x5th' or the '2x3rd'.

    (I know, the second one makes no sense, but LEGO really doesn't make 1x5s, other than UniKitty faces.)
    And now this modern marvel of the western world.
    WesterBrickseMJeeNLYellowcastlegmonkey76SumoLegoKungFuKenny
  • eMJeeNLeMJeeNL Member Posts: 789
    pxchris said:
    SumoLego said:
    I think we call that - either pleading the '1x5th' or the '2x3rd'.

    (I know, the second one makes no sense, but LEGO really doesn't make 1x5s, other than UniKitty faces.)
    And now this modern marvel of the western world.
    [email protected] just lost... ;)
    560Heliportgmonkey76SumoLego
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,478
    pxchris said:
    SumoLego said:
    I think we call that - either pleading the '1x5th' or the '2x3rd'.

    (I know, the second one makes no sense, but LEGO really doesn't make 1x5s, other than UniKitty faces.)
    And now this modern marvel of the western world.
    Maybe that will make Vidiyo popular :)
    560Heliportpxchrisgmonkey76SumoLego
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,229
    edited August 2021
    Yellowcastle said:
    Not available in Hawaii, Alaska or Mississippi.
    I work with Minidolls, Super Jumpers and Flick-Fire Missiles.
    Yellowcastlegmonkey76
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    edited August 2021
    After an all-too-brief break from my local .Lego pusher, he & I negotiated

    #2543 Alien Space Plane (w/ #6 sticker)
    #6090 Royal Knights' Castle 
    #6007 Bat-Lord  
    #1728 Crystal Crawler w/ seascape plate
    #8076 Sea Striker 
    #8058 Guardian of the Deep 
    #8060 Typhoon Turbo Sub
    #8080 Undersea Explorer
    Spare Pirate parts 
    Asst minifgs  
    Asst Technic  

    for $200 🤩🤩🤩😍😍

    There were a bunch of Fright Knights & Dsrk Forest sets I had to give back, too rich for my blood
    560HeliportdatsunrobbieWesterBricksFowlerBricks
  • andheandhe Member Posts: 3,940
    I'll give you €25 and you will have made a profit...
    FizyxSwitchfoot55560HeliportAwesomenessEGRobertsgmonkey76
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    edited August 2021
    @Astrobricks- 😆😆😆

    Well AFAIK he's legit & so far seems to be a great person. Some sets I gave back were

    Witch's Magic Manor
    Witch's Windship
    Traitor Transport w/ plastic cave
    Dragon Wagon
    Bat Lord Catapult 
    Rocky Reef Refuge (was missing several parts)
    Forbidden Island
    Astrobricks560Heliport
  • YellowcastleYellowcastle Administrator, Moderator Posts: 5,234
    Gave back?!
    Astrobricks560Heliport
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,478
    edited August 2021
    Bat Lord Catapult  <— My new band name 😆

    But seriously, Fright Knights is a goldmine of awesome set names.
    Bumblepantsgelksterandhe560HeliportKungFuKenny
  • Tom79Tom79 Member Posts: 45
    andhe said:
    I'll give you €25 and you will have made a profit...

    including shipping too? :-o
    I'd gladly send it over, unfortunately this was the one Black Falcons set I was still missing (ok, not counting the rerelease), so uhm, next time? ;-)
    andhe560Heliport
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    edited August 2021
    Yellowcastle said:
    Gave back?!
    Initially he "loaned" me all the sets to peruse/consider & I organized/priced them for him. Of course my wife butt(ed?) in & restricted the sets I COULD buy, so my final list was heavily cut back.

    Though I am finding some treasures in that "assd. Technic" batch...3 Tiny Turbos, parts of #8230 Coastal Cop Buggy (I prefer the alternate name Miami  Police Patrol 😎👍)
    Fizyxpxchris560HeliportYellowcastle
  • AwesomenessAwesomeness Member Posts: 206
    You have to get that wife of yours under control! Tell her you will have all the Lego! Don't ever let her get in the way of your obsessions... P.S. don't let my wife see this or I won't be allowed to buy lego for a year and be sleeping in the garage...  =)  Seriously though I am thankful for mine, if she didn't reign me in we would be living in an alley surrounded by lego lol.
    And? I don't see a problem with that.
    gmonkey76560HeliportBumblepantspxchrisSumoLegocozyReesesPiecesflightrisk
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,229
    EGRoberts said:
    ...be sleeping in the garage...
    How big is your garage?  Does it have its own storage, A/C, a fridge and a couch?  Is there a WiFi connection or a LAN?
    KungFuKennycozyBumblepantsgmonkey76MarshallmarioReesesPieces
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    I can move into our 6x10' shed out back, run an outdoor extension cord off the back deck outlet connected to a 5 or 6 port power strip, & I'm all set. In fact she's been ordering food & dinners via delivery & I'm considering using the interior packaging to insulate the shed walls for our bitterly cold Minnesota winters 🌬🌨☃️🧊
    Bumblepants560HeliportAstrobricks
  • Tom79Tom79 Member Posts: 45
    Bag of 12V track I purchased last week arrived today and I was quite surprised to find a red stowaway there:
    I like surprises like these :-)
    560HeliportKungFuKennyWesterBricksoldtodd33AstrobricksBobflipveyniacYellowcastle
  • oldtodd33oldtodd33 Member Posts: 2,694
    ^ This is a great brag. Always nice to find a $200 freebee in your winnings. 
    KungFuKenny
  • Russell844Russell844 Member Posts: 2,418
    I love those jumbo bricks. I was able to buy a single yellow one from a new closed thrift shop in Billund.
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,478
    Russell844 said:
    I love those jumbo bricks. I was able to buy a single yellow one from a new closed thrift shop in Billund.
    Seems odd to open a new closed thrift shop 🤔
    560HeliportOldfangmonkey76
  • Russell844Russell844 Member Posts: 2,418
    Well crap! That was supposed to be "now" not ""new" lol!
    560HeliportAstrobricksgmonkey76
  • jason_nijason_ni Member Posts: 32
    I have a local fb seller offering the following star wars sets:
    #75084 wookie gunship
    #75214 anakins fighter
    #75140 resistance transport (with instr)
    #75022 mandalorian speeder

    Initially looking £100, but is taking £75. No boxes for any.

    Is this a good deal? It seems OK to me, but I'm not an expert! I see that some of those sets have unique minifigs, the mechanical darth maul seems to go around £10 on its own.

    Should I go for it?
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,478
    jason_ni said:
    I have a local fb seller offering the following star wars sets:
    #75084 wookie gunship
    #75214 anakins fighter
    #75140 resistance transport (with instr)
    #75022 mandalorian speeder

    Initially looking £100, but is taking £75. No boxes for any.

    Is this a good deal? It seems OK to me, but I'm not an expert! I see that some of those sets have unique minifigs, the mechanical darth maul seems to go around £10 on its own.

    Should I go for it?
    This isn’t really a brag so it’s out of place here. But additionally, we tend to discourage “make up my mind for me” postings because the factors involved are so different for each person. 
    560HeliportWesterBricksYellowcastlegelksterFizyx
  • datsunrobbiedatsunrobbie Member Posts: 1,818
    Picked up a little bag of minifigures last night for $10. Looks like they never got played with. SPC063 is incorrect, should be SP006. 


    Bumblepantsvanvonfull560Heliportoldtodd33AstrobricksWesterBricksiwybsKungFuKenny
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,478
    ^ Nice find!
  • EGRobertsEGRoberts Member Posts: 268
    I found a bunch of earwigs, spiders, spider egg sacks and strange looking alien cocoon things in my recent huge bin of lego I purchased.. Does that count?
    WesterBricks560HeliportBumblepantspxchrisMarshallmariogmonkey76LittleLori
  • WesterBricksWesterBricks Member Posts: 844
    I always find a coin. Not coins plural - there is always exactly one coin in every collection I buy. Usually a penny, but on rare occasion it’s a dime.
    AstrobricksBumblepantspxchris
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,478
    EGRoberts said:
    I found a bunch of earwigs, spiders, spider egg sacks and strange looking alien cocoon things in my recent huge bin of lego I purchased.. Does that count?
    What? No cat turds? You got ripped off! ;-)
    EGRoberts560HeliportYellowcastleBumblepantsgmonkey76
  • EGRobertsEGRoberts Member Posts: 268
    Astrobricks said:
    EGRoberts said:
    I found a bunch of earwigs, spiders, spider egg sacks and strange looking alien cocoon things in my recent huge bin of lego I purchased.. Does that count?
    What? No cat turds? You got ripped off! ;-)
    Thankfully that is one I have not come across yet... 
    Astrobricksgmonkey76
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,229
    EGRoberts said:
    Thankfully that is one I have not come across yet... 
    They hide in single-file, so as to disguise their numbers.
    EGRobertsSwitchfoot55YellowcastleBumblepantsgmonkey76
  • YellowcastleYellowcastle Administrator, Moderator Posts: 5,234
    That easily startles me.
    BumblepantsWesterBricks
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    Spidey wasn't in there. He must have parked his car and then forgotten where he parked it.
    WesterBricks560Heliport
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