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  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,555
    Many of the minifigures are worth more than $10.00 each! (Assuming that is what the 10.00 means).
    560Heliport
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,555
    The cave troll alone is going for $23 on BL.
    560Heliportandhe
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,555
    Lookup Merry and Pippin!

    My deal of the day...  £2 for a dragon (deagon04 on bl). Missing just a couple of black horns, a hinge and the fire. Mind you, the parts were all separate in the bottom of a box full of large megabloks parts that I had to sort through.
    WesterBricks
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    CCC said:
    Many of the minifigures are worth more than $10.00 each! (Assuming that is what the 10.00 means).
    Yes my pusher always buys at a discount & kinda sorta passes the savings on to me 👍
    WesterBricks
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    So I'm halfway thru building Orc Forge & seeing hints of #9470 Shelob Attacks & #9472 Attack on Weathertop (I didnt look at the minifigs closely enough to determine what sets were present)
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,555
    Yes, you have Sam and Gollum, plus Merry, from those sets. There is the Rohan soldier too, from the Uruk-hai army set.

    An amazing find for that price.
    Bumblepants
  • BumblepantsBumblepants Member Posts: 7,728
    edited September 2021
    Aftermarket prices can usually get high enough where I will consider selling anything but not LotR sets. My precious!
    AstrobricksSumoLegopxchris
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    CCC said:
    Yes, you have Sam and Gollum, plus Merry, from those sets. There is the Rohan soldier too, from the Uruk-hai army set.

    An amazing find for that price.
    We'll see what my pusher charges me- he's already aware of the high minifig prices. 😳😫. 
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,555
    Bumblepants said:
    Aftermarket prices can usually get high enough where I will consider selling anything but not LotR sets. My precious!
    That's what spare sets are for! 
    gelkster said:
    CCC said:
    Yes, you have Sam and Gollum, plus Merry, from those sets. There is the Rohan soldier too, from the Uruk-hai army set.

    An amazing find for that price.
    We'll see what my pusher charges me- he's already aware of the high minifig prices. 😳😫. 
    For a while I thought you got them for the 10/00 written on the box. 
    andhe
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,555
    CCC said:
    gelkster said:
    CCC said:
    Yes, you have Sam and Gollum, plus Merry, from those sets. There is the Rohan soldier too, from the Uruk-hai army set.

    An amazing find for that price.
    We'll see what my pusher charges me- he's already aware of the high minifig prices. 😳😫. 
    For a while I thought you got them for the 10/00 written on the box. 
    That’s what I thought! It’s not braggable until you know what it cost you :)
    andhe
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    I assure you the final price wiill be braggable. I'm always given a considerable discount.
  • itsnotmeitsnotme Member Posts: 126
    gelkster said:
    CCC said:
    Yes, you have Sam and Gollum, plus Merry, from those sets. There is the Rohan soldier too, from the Uruk-hai army set.

    An amazing find for that price.
    We'll see what my pusher charges me- he's already aware of the high minifig prices. 😳😫. 
    What is a "pusher"? 
  • EGRobertsEGRoberts Member Posts: 268
    edited September 2021
    itsnotme said:
    gelkster said:
    CCC said:
    Yes, you have Sam and Gollum, plus Merry, from those sets. There is the Rohan soldier too, from the Uruk-hai army set.

    An amazing find for that price.
    We'll see what my pusher charges me- he's already aware of the high minifig prices. 😳😫. 
    What is a "pusher"? 
    It is someone who sells drugs... Or in this case illegal lego.  lol


    itsnotme
  • andheandhe Member Posts: 4,000
    I think the insinuation is that the 'pusher' is feeding their Lego 'addiction' rather than implying anything illegal... I hope.
    560HeliportSwitchfoot55gmonkey76FizyxgelksterWesterBricks
  • 12651265 Member Posts: 1,165
    itsnotme said:
    gelkster said:
    CCC said:
    Yes, you have Sam and Gollum, plus Merry, from those sets. There is the Rohan soldier too, from the Uruk-hai army set.

    An amazing find for that price.
    We'll see what my pusher charges me- he's already aware of the high minifig prices. 😳😫. 
    What is a "pusher"? 
    A reseller.
  • BobflipBobflip Member Posts: 728
    1265 said:
    itsnotme said:
    gelkster said:
    CCC said:
    Yes, you have Sam and Gollum, plus Merry, from those sets. There is the Rohan soldier too, from the Uruk-hai army set.

    An amazing find for that price.
    We'll see what my pusher charges me- he's already aware of the high minifig prices. 😳😫. 
    What is a "pusher"? 
    A reseller.
    I feel like there's a bit of an enabler factor too.
    EGRoberts
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    https://youtu.be/ktSJoy6LN00
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    I dont buy EVERYTHING offered to me; for example, I just passed on the latest batch.
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,555
    edited September 2021
    Did you get a good price for the LOTR / Hobbit stuff?
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    Price TBD; that's how we usually work it.

    Based on the going rate of the LOTR sets/figs, however, I may have to sign the house over to him & sell my firstborn son.
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,244
    gelkster said:
    Price TBD; that's how we usually work it.

    Based on the going rate of the LOTR sets/figs, however, I may have to sign the house over to him & sell my firstborn son.
    Seems fair.
    gelksterEGRobertsMarshallmarioWesterBricks
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    He may want my 2nd born son- he & HIS oldest son are school chums.
    EGRoberts560Heliport
  • EGRobertsEGRoberts Member Posts: 268
    @gelkster dude, its lotr.. Give him whatever he wants as long as it is not your lego lol.
    560HeliportLittleLorigelksterMarshallmario
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    3 LOTR sets done, noticing bits of #7947 in there too now.
    Switchfoot55560Heliport
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    As parts & pieces dwindle & sets come together, finding scant traces of #9471 Uruk-hai Army in there as well!!
    560Heliport
  • WesterBricksWesterBricks Member Posts: 957


    Nice start to my Friday, I hit this yard sale as soon as they opened after seeing Lego in their ad. $48 for all six boxes.

    So far I see chunks of the Dreamliner, Mindstorms NXT, some decent Technic sets, and some early-00s City sets. It will be fun to sort through and figure out what’s missing - one box sold moments before I got there.
    Bumblepants560HeliportdatsunrobbieSwitchfoot55FizyxgelksterKungFuKennypxchrisMarshallmario
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,555
    gelkster said:
    As parts & pieces dwindle & sets come together, finding scant traces of #9471 Uruk-hai Army in there as well!!

    The Rohan soldier and Eomer were in the original picture, so that is not surprising.
    gelkster
  • WesterBricksWesterBricks Member Posts: 957
    ^^ follow up from the yard sale haul… I asked the seller if she had any of the instructions, and she said her son (who has since moved out, hence the sale) would build the sets and display them, and toss the instructions. I died a little inside.
    560HeliportMarshallmariogmonkey76
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    WesterBricks said:


    ...some decent Technic sets...
    LMK if you wish to trade for those Technic sets!
    WesterBricks
  • ReesesPiecesReesesPieces Member Posts: 1,131
    WesterBricks said:
    ^^ follow up from the yard sale haul… I asked the seller if she had any of the instructions, and she said her son (who has since moved out, hence the sale) would build the sets and display them, and toss the instructions. I died a little inside.
    You died a little inside?  Imagine when the son finds out what mom did with his Lego!
    WesterBricks560Heliportoldtodd33iwybsFollowsCloselygmonkey76veyniac
  • WesterBricksWesterBricks Member Posts: 957
    edited September 2021

    Update on today’s yard sale goodies: this little gem will pay for the entire haul. It still works smooth as butter.
    560HeliportFizyxKungFuKennyiwybsgmonkey76
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    560Heliport said:
    gelkster said:
    Price TBD; that's how we usually work it.

    Based on the going rate of the LOTR sets/figs, however, I may have to sign the house over to him & sell my firstborn son.
    Seems fair.
    We decided $250 total for the LOTR sets.
    pxchris
  • gelkstergelkster Member Posts: 927
    @Westerbricks this is #8284 correct?  Complete?
  • dehnehsudehnehsu Member Posts: 207
    I saw a box in front of my neighbors house Saturday morning and thought it may be a freebie or donation. It was small so I didn't bother to look. It was still there later in the evening so I checked it out and it had a sign "Free Lego(s)" Surprised no one grabbed it!

    The contents were a 70608 Ninjago Master Falls still sealed, Creator 31092 missing parts, 70601 Sky Shark also missing parts, and a partial unknown Ninjago set I couldn't figure out. I need help identifying the mystery set. The blue stickered tile and gold swords are clues. A Trans-Neon green spider with clip turned up only non matching sets.
    WesterBricksBumblepantsAstrobricksOnebricktoomanypxchrisFizyx
  • WesterBricksWesterBricks Member Posts: 957
    You’ve got some #70594 but not much.
    BumblepantsAstrobricksOnebricktoomanyFizyx
  • dehnehsudehnehsu Member Posts: 207
    WesterBricks said:
    You’ve got some #70594 but not much.
    Thanks! Looks like some random parts were mixed in as well. Like the Neon spider. Can't complain for Free. 
    560HeliportWesterBricksOnebricktoomany
  • LordmoralLordmoral Member Posts: 935
    edited October 2021
    I managed to find almost the entire SW wave from summer 2021 (Arquintes Cruiser, Imperial Armored Maraude, Boba Fett Ship, Ashoka vs Maul) in a Military store on Fort Buchanan Puerto Rico (US), I have the pictures in my thread as well some wonderful news: THE 2017 UCS MILLENNIUM FALCON ARRAIVED SAFETLY!!!!!!!! I have been working to save $$$ for that set since 2017 when I worked as  part of hurricane Maria recovery operations as well the early 2020 earthquake support mission, both in Puerto Rico (US), but as it happened things took various turns that made me buy the set this year:
    UCS Millennium Falcon unboxing (75192) - YouTube

    Edit: did I say those SW sets were in sale?
    MaffyDSwitchfoot55FizyxdehnehsuWesterBricks
  • MaffyDMaffyD Member Posts: 3,575
    @Lordmoral - so glad you've managed to get the Falcon. Hope you really enjoy building it!
    Lordmoral
  • LordmoralLordmoral Member Posts: 935
    MaffyD said:
    @Lordmoral - so glad you've managed to get the Falcon. Hope you really enjoy building it!
    Thanks, I will build it with a bottle of wine and some cheddar cheese, my dad aided me by donating $100 when I told him that the ship was in stock early this year, he other SW sets I bought them during Sunday, I have passed on buying the ship a couple of times now one being last year when I gave my father money that was to buy LEGO sets so that he could buy food and other essentials. If you want to talk about those two deployments I mentioned you can PM me.
    MaffyDoldtodd33
  • GentlyBenevolentGentlyBenevolent Member Posts: 343
    I found this Bionicle 8811 Metro Nui Toa Lhikan & Kikanalo from 2004 in the middle of a pile of children's board games in my "Hony Hole" Charity shop for the princely sum of £1.50.
    Now the brag is even though the box is a bit squished and has a few dents & shelf wear it is still sealed & on doing research on eBay & Bricklink there are no "new & sealed" available on both sites.
    Prices for used & complete are a bit all over the shop, the last 2 new that sold on Bricklink were Aug 2021 was 1 for £80.00 & July 2021 was 1 for £129.13.
    Just to repeat, I paid £1.50


    FizyxSwitchfoot55WesterBricksvanvonfulliwybs560HeliportBumblepantsdatsunrobbie
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,244
    AntiQues MN, an antiques mall in Burnsville, Minnesota: several LEGO dealers. One was there, asked me if I was looking for anything in particular. I said, "Nothing specific, just looking." He wrote me a 20% off coupon, good today only! I ended up with (together in a clear clamshell) #30350 Volcano Jackhammer minus the rock/lava/crystal and Crusty and his crab vehicle from #70614 Lightning Jet for $9.99 (I rewatched the first half of The LEGO Ninjago Movie last night!) and #2509 Earth Dragon Defense for $44.99. Dragon was missing Cole DX, his katana and Wyplash's sword and orange flame and two other small bits... but included over 100 small pieces apparently from #2506 Skull Truck- the silver samurai helmet being the best. The box was roughly torn open, and bags 1 & 3 opened. Wyplash was assembled without his shoulder armor, and the boulder had the gems inside, but everything else seems never to have been built. This set waited a decade for me to give it a home! I regularly thing "I really don't need any more LEGO dragons." Obviously, I'm wrong. :)
    WesterBricksBumblepantsAstrobrickspxchrisdatsunrobbieSwitchfoot55Marshallmario
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,244
    edited October 2021
    p.s. the red banner is the only piece I can't account for. Just a bonus bonus, I guess.

    Not bad for $51-ish after sales tax!
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,244
    Oh yeah:
    Marshallmario
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,555
    edited October 2021
    @560Heliport, was that Lance by any chance? (Although, last I looked, he wasn’t selling much Lego anymore.)

    BTW, if you haven’t already seen it on their email list, they have a store wide 20% off sale Nov 10-17.
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,244
    @Astrobricks it wasn't Lance (who I have met), it was Carlos. He's the one with many dozens of Ziploc bags of random parts, and some more or less complete sets. I'm not on their email list, so wasn't aware- thank you! Sounds like a good plan for Veteran's Day.
    Astrobricks
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