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[SnakeMan86]

Ergh... I need a second job.

 

[Capital Power]

If anyone has any Christmas cash left over, 10% off gift cards today only at the certified stores. I find this is a good way of getting at least a little discount on your desired January releases.

 

[bommer16]

Wishing all my fellow builders a very merry brickmas and a safe and happy holiday season.

 

[Capital Power]

Wishing all my fellow builders a very merry brickmas and a safe and happy holiday season.


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Man that's just made my day. Chapeau

 

[Neese]

Chef's kiss

 

[Forward Press]

Wishing all my fellow builders a very merry brickmas and a safe and happy holiday season.


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I suggested this and my partner vetoed me

Merry Christmas fellow Lego thread posters!

 

[bommer16]

I suggested this and my partner vetoed me

Merry Christmas fellow Lego thread posters!

Merry Christmas FP!

 

[dumb]

Advice request please . Am contemplating buying a much sought after retired set from eBay for Christmas, as I found one in Australia. It would be the most I've ever spent on a single set. How safe/reliable is eBay purchasing, particularly if the seller only has fewer than 100 transactions? Might seem strange but I've never used it and font have an account. Thank you.

depends on their feedback. as a 0 feedback buyer they may be cautious of you as well but if you pay up they should send.
paypal good, as already mentioned.
may like to check their insurance offerings.

i feel generally ebay more likely to have piece count errors, compared to buying from a bricklink lego nerd. but mistakes are not common. for never opened stuff that shouldn't be an issue of course.
pictures are pretty instructive and can give you a good idea of any set problems that the seller may not even be aware of (plenty of people without an interest that sell lego). i've always tended to absorb any miscounts when buying sets, just doesn't seem worth the hassle. then go through bricklink for replacement bits where i can buy spares for missing pieces and other pieces at the same time.

 

[Capital Power]

Thank you all for your responses, I'm very grateful. Will have to give that some thought over the next few days. It's a lot to spend on one smallish set.

Merry Christmas all, and may your tree be creaking under the weight of new bricks .

 

[Xtreme]

I risked life and limb to secure Lego Voltron via ebay. Just make sure the seller has positive feedback and cross all fingers and toes that the item arrives in tact!

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Merry Christmas my fellow Lego fans!

Unwrapped the Lego Gameboy today

 

[MP_]

My son got the Nike Dunk kit for Xmas, first bag is missing two pieces

 

[MatthewB]

my wife ordered Lego for a Christmas present for me from Myer, couriers please have lost the package that was sent 3 weeks ago, ill have to wait until next week before i get it, fingers crossed

 

[MatthewB]

my wife ordered Lego for a Christmas present for me from Myer, couriers please have lost the package that was sent 3 weeks ago, ill have to wait until next week before i get it, fingers crossed

my wife got a email this morning saying its ready for collection, except they was closed today, have to wait until Monday, at least they found it

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Not Lego, but I preordered something in August as a Christmas present to myself (knowing full well that its release date wasn't until the 12/12). Rolled the dice on whether it would arrive from the US in time for Christmas. Cleared customs in Sydney on the 21/12 and ... No updates since

Hoping it appears out of the blue one day but just like the interwebs, the last mile is always the biggest bottleneck

 

[Kardinia Boy]

Put them in boxes then fill the empty space with with bean bag beans.

Then use a vacuum at the other end to remove the beans.

I did this a few months ago and it worked a treat. Still finding the odd random bean stuck in a model somewhere

 

[Capital Power]

Anyone going to pick up any of the January releases on day 1? I have the Japanese cherry blossom art on pre-order but everything else I think I'll wait for a discount.

 

[MatthewB]

picked up the parcel on Monday, i was surprised



four boxes inside the main box containing the bags, pot luck trying to find the bags, one box contained 1,3,14 and 15 bag

the instruction book is big almost 500 pages and is heavy



the first bag is done, well the first actually contains 6 bags that make up the first bag, took me about 3 hours to do, a lot more advanced then Titanic, Titanic was a lot of repetition

big pile of bricks for first "bag"



pretty sturdy frame

 

[Capital Power]

picked up the parcel on Monday, i was surprised

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four boxes inside the main box containing the bags, pot luck trying to find the bags, one box contained 1,3,14 and 15 bag

the instruction book is big almost 500 pages and is heavy

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the first bag is done, well the first actually contains 6 bags that make up the first bag, took me about 3 hours to do, a lot more advanced then Titanic, Titanic was a lot of repetition

big pile of bricks for first "bag"

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pretty sturdy frame

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Wow, what a wonderful gift. Enjoy the build

 

[MP_]

picked up the parcel on Monday, i was surprised

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four boxes inside the main box containing the bags, pot luck trying to find the bags, one box contained 1,3,14 and 15 bag

the instruction book is big almost 500 pages and is heavy

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the first bag is done, well the first actually contains 6 bags that make up the first bag, took me about 3 hours to do, a lot more advanced then Titanic, Titanic was a lot of repetition

big pile of bricks for first "bag"

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pretty sturdy frame

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To say I’m jealous is a huge understatement

 

[MatthewB]

Wow, what a wonderful gift. Enjoy the build

It's been great so far

 

[MatthewB]

To say I’m jealous is a huge understatement

I was totally surprised

 

[MP_]

I was totally surprised

I might suggest it as a present for my 50th this year

 

[Xtreme]

picked up the parcel on Monday, i was surprised

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Can we come over and play with it Seinfeld style ?

 

[jb04]

Happy New Year Lego fans!

A few sets I was too slow to preorder on the Lego website are now on backorder.

Has anyone placed a backorder directly with them before, does it take a while to fulfill usually? I'd much rather sit and wait than mess around with scalpers and resellers.