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I think there were reports of some batches of plastic in the recent sets not being as good, but I can't find any links right now. The only pieces I have had break are 20-30 year old technic connectors and bushings.
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Digital War posted:I always felt stuff like this was part of the reason Lego started to get into trouble. Their set designs got so bad in the late 90s. The year the Lego catalogue was filled with these was the first year I didn't buy any Lego. I made the switch to Technic for a bit but that didn't last. Wow, that set is awful. Even for 125 pieces, it's terrible. It's like it's from the mid-70s. And brickset says its MSRP was $24! Even 2 years earlier, Octan Gas Stop-Shop had better design, better piece variety, and a better price.
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Sep 20, 2014 01:49
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Might just be the plastic. I built the Ecto-1 a couple days ago, and one of the clips that holds the blue hose on had already cracked, and now it doesn't hold it nearly as tight. I don't think it would be worth it to bother asking Lego for a replacement, but it was still kind of annoying. I wonder if different colours are affected differently.
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Sep 20, 2014 01:57
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They weren't all poo poo! Look at this bad boy, which also came out in 1997.  They were probably just really high that year though because you'd need drugs to make this: 
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Sep 20, 2014 02:04
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To be fair, that's Model Team which is probably my absolute favorite thing Lego's ever done.
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Sep 20, 2014 02:11
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The Whirl'N'Wheel Supertruck is probably my favorite official Lego set. It's just so loving massive and has tons of neat parts, and the altmode is interesting too. Mach II Red Bird Rig is great as well.
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Sep 20, 2014 02:13
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xzzy posted:They weren't all poo poo! I had that at one point, and would like to again. Any idea what the set it called or what set number it is? anotherblownsave fucked around with this message at 02:28 on Sep 20, 2014 |
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Sep 20, 2014 02:15
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anotherblownsave posted:I had that at one point, and would like to again. Any idea what the set it called or what set number it is? 6496 http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=6496-1 Can get one for about $20!
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Sep 20, 2014 02:17
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http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=4534 http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=4533 Well poo poo, Model Team stuff is pretty inexpens-- http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=4529 
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Apologies if this isn't the best place to ask -- if so, I'll delete my post and continue on my way. So, I'm moving to a much smaller living space and need to part with some Legos (hopefully this will allow me to break the curse for at least a few more years). What's the strategy for selling a collection as a whole? What's the average asking price for a collection of Legos?
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Sep 20, 2014 02:22
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If you need to sell it quickly, craigslist and an attractive price is probably the best bet. Figuring out the price is gonna take homework though.. get an estimate by checking set prices on bricklink. But don't sell your legos. Guarantee you'll want them back someday. Find a way to store it. 
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Sep 20, 2014 02:25
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Gravy Jones posted:Sorry... Science Museum 4 Lyfe. I love the (Arctic?) plane thing in the upper left. Are these sets independently for sale? Do they normally show up on ebay? How can I get this?
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Sep 20, 2014 02:31
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Target has the arctic plane set. It should be in the Halloween section with the batwing poly bag set and other small toys.
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xzzy posted:But don't sell your legos. Guarantee you'll want them back someday. Find a way to store it.
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Saradiart posted:Apologies if this isn't the best place to ask -- if so, I'll delete my post and continue on my way. A 'collection' can be priced higher, but you're less likely to sell. Selling sets individually is the way to get the best prices, but it's the most work. Selling it all as a bulk mixed lot is the fastest and easiest way, but people aren't going to be willing to pay more than $10/pound. You'll get resellers trying to lowball you so they can make a tidy profit, especially if you leave tantalizing pieces visible. An old collection (80s, early-mid 90s) would probably have the best value, but you probably can't expect to sell an '04 City collection for MSRP. But, yeah, the best choice is to not sell them. Or let me 'borrow' them.
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Sep 20, 2014 03:53
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Some men just want to watch the world burn.
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Captain Invictus posted:This. You will regret it eventually. If it's a situation where you can't afford it UNLESS you sell them, that's a different story, but if it's just an issue of space, find someplace to store them/a trustworthy friend or family member who can hold onto them for you. Disassemble sets and store them neatly in bags and then into bins if you want to keep them separated. When I moved to a smaller place I got a special box for it and gave the lot to my girlfriends aunt, cause she has three little boys, but told her I'm a huge manchild and will want them back at some point. The kids were actually really fastidious about it (they kept their own sets built anyway, so mine was a communal pile to build whatever with) but it turns out it's actually really hard to take toys away from children so I just gave it them after a while. Don't do what I did basically.
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The Wizard from the new mini figure series is incredible, so worth the $4 price point on that figure, the details in the paint and the cape just make that guy look amazing. I was complaining about the price point before, but if Lego keeps making figures with that much detail, I am OK with the price. Plus the Wizard looks pretty bad rear end with a flame Lego coming out if his other hand.
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Rythe posted:The Wizard from the new mini figure series is incredible, so worth the $4 price point on that figure, the details in the paint and the cape just make that guy look amazing. I was complaining about the price point before, but if Lego keeps making figures with that much detail, I am OK with the price. Plus the Wizard looks pretty bad rear end with a flame Lego coming out if his other hand. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but the build quality has improved massively on this series as well
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PriorMarcus posted:Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but the build quality has improved massively on this series as well Maybe they're not coming from China this time? I still haven't seen them in the UK, but I'm sure it won't be long.
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Sep 21, 2014 09:20
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You can make any quality of stuff in China, you just have to pay for it.
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The_Doctor posted:Maybe they're not coming from China this time? I still haven't seen them in the UK, but I'm sure it won't be long. There in the Manchester Lego store, no where else yet from what I can tell. And these ones don't have the mould lines on the arms like previous series.
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Sep 21, 2014 13:27
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Just so irritating to spend $4 on a mini figure when for $4-$5 you can get a mixel, polybag, or the friends animal, which has so much more value and replayability. Of course I'm probably going to go blow $40 on them anyway since my kids have circled drat near every one of them, and I still need to spend another $40 or so after Advent Calendars at the Lego store October 1st, to get that free holiday promo (unless they end up getting the research institute in).
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any friendly UK goons able to help out This week I'm without my car and have no way getting my hands on the polybags from the newspaper, if y'all anything like me and get 2 or 3 papers so to have a couple of spares. If anyone is able to help can i arrange to buy a set of the ploys from monday to friday?
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Sep 21, 2014 19:20
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I wonder if they do these promos at a loss in the hope of getting more regular readers. Either way, not even free lego will see me buy that awful rag of a paper. It should be left to die humanely (like all newspapers).
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Griever posted:I wonder if they do these promos at a loss in the hope of getting more regular readers. I always assumed they did that to then use that weeks numbers when selling advertising for the rest of the year.
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Sep 21, 2014 23:34
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You know you all want this. http://geekyjerseys.com/product.php?id=199
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DrChud posted:You know you all want this. Sure as hell not for $100.
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Sep 22, 2014 04:01
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It'd take Ice Planet 2002 to get me to buy that.
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Sep 22, 2014 04:26
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Unfortunately that's an ugly as hell jersey. I bought a Ghostbusters one from them last year that owns though. (they're absurdly well made, if any article of clothing is worth $100, those jerseys are)
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Griever posted:I wonder if they do these promos at a loss in the hope of getting more regular readers. Just ask That One Colleague who buys the Daily Mail if you can have their voucher. You know who I'm talking about.
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Sep 22, 2014 07:53
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Jerseys are expensive as hell no matter what logo is on them, hell the Seahawks jersey I bought my father-in-law last year was $150
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I got a couple of t-shirts from Red Bubble recently: M-Tron, Ice Planet. The printing was decent on the Ice Planet one, less good on the M-Tron (a couple of bits where the red shirt shows through the black). Somewhat cheaper than that jersey though.
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Sep 22, 2014 20:15
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I've been working on a castle of sorts for a while now, I've been poaching parts from various smells sets I've found on eBay for relatively cheap. It's finally at a point I feel I can share a picture. 
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Sep 23, 2014 01:20
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If there's enough interest I'll sell a limited run of classic space tees for $20 and I can promise the printing will be good and the shirts soft.
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tactical_grace posted:I got a couple of t-shirts from Red Bubble recently: M-Tron, Ice Planet. The printing was decent on the Ice Planet one, less good on the M-Tron (a couple of bits where the red shirt shows through the black). Somewhat cheaper than that jersey though. Oh my god, a Globex shirt. And POLICE. And Blacktron! Fayez Butts posted:If there's enough interest I'll sell a limited run of classic space tees for $20 and I can promise the printing will be good and the shirts soft. Willing to ship to Canada? And what shirt colours?
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Fayez Butts posted:If there's enough interest I'll sell a limited run of classic space tees for $20 and I can promise the printing will be good and the shirts soft. Tell me more
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Fayez Butts posted:If there's enough interest I'll sell a limited run of classic space tees for $20 and I can promise the printing will be good and the shirts soft. Take my money please.
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Guzwar posted:Oh my god, a Globex shirt. And POLICE. And Blacktron! I have a couple Pacific Rim shirts from there and my wife has a bobs burgers shirt and hoodie. I don't know how they get around the licensing problems, but they are all really good quality.
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Fayez Butts posted:If there's enough interest I'll sell a limited run of classic space tees for $20 and I can promise the printing will be good and the shirts soft. I'd be in if you're willing to ship international.
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