Posted April 30, 200915 yr Anyone have any good buys lately? One of my best buys was off of our very own Ebay list (Zorro better give me creds for advertisement)! I got a Black Seas Barracuda with box, instructions and shipping for $116! I also made a private purchase recently for a Caribbean Clipper, Eldorado Fortress, and Sabre Island, all with boxes and instructions for $144. How has everyone else been doing? I am a one-man economy stimulater! But when my fiance finds out, I will probably be a single man again... I called my best friend last night and told him about my buys. When we were kids his parents bought him whatever sets were available. He GOT ALL OF THEM. I remember being so jealous! However, he never got Eldorado or BSB! Now he is the jealous one!!! MUHAHAHAHAHA! *enjoys final childhood victory at 27 years of age* -Super
April 30, 200915 yr Author 8 redcoats with shako for free from a friend *In a Napoleon Dynamite Voice* Gosh! Lucky!
April 30, 200915 yr 1 Free redcoat from a friend also....odly its the same as wouwie and a free striped shirted pirate, a palm tree, and a couple of heads.
April 30, 200915 yr Hmm, not lately but I do remember buying a bag filled with say 7 bluecoats including a governor for 5 euro. No shakos, but still a nice deal I think.
April 30, 200915 yr Author Hmm, not lately but I do remember buying a bag filled with say 7 bluecoats including a governor for 5 euro.No shakos, but still a nice deal I think. Thats a really good deal, nice find!
April 30, 200915 yr Most recently I picked up 35 Governor torsos, 35 red epaulettes, and 70 of the new shakos for about $70 (I tried that frowned apon way we don't discuss here) and it works fine. I also bought 5 more medieval Market village sets at the normal cost. I have all 12 that I need now. I also got 25 islanders off EBay for $50.
April 30, 200915 yr Author Most recently I picked up 35 Governor torsos, 35 red epaulettes, and 70 of the new shakos for about $70 (I tried that frowned apon way we don't discuss here) and it works fine. I also bought 5 more medieval Market village sets at the normal cost. I have all 12 that I need now. I also got 25 islanders off EBay for $50. Nice steals!!!
April 30, 200915 yr I've gotten a good selection of soldiers (mixed lots of blue and red, with shakos and without) for an average price of $2.50 each on a few recent eBay lots. I was lucky in a few auctions where there were few, if any, bids. It's a real crap shoot to see which auctions shoot up at the last minute and which go for bargain prices. I now have more shakos than troops to put them on. Perhaps I'll use the new decorated Shakos for the elite troops and standard shakos for the line troops.
April 30, 200915 yr Author It's a real crap shoot to see which auctions shoot up at the last minute and which go for bargain prices.Perhaps I'll use the new decorated Shakos for the elite troops and standard shakos for the line troops. I bid what Im willing to pay and if I win, I win, if I don't I dont. But I have been trying to mix in the new troops and accesories with the old ones as well. So far, I think Im going to use the new red coats for officers, and the old one for line soldiers.
May 1, 200915 yr I got a mostly complete 6277 Imperial Trading post and a some-what complete 6270 Forbidden Island for $5 of ebay a couple of months ago
May 1, 200915 yr Author I got a mostly complete 6277 Imperial Trading post and a some-what complete 6270 Forbidden Island for $5 of ebay a couple of months ago YOU GANGSTER! :pir-skull: Nice move! Sometimes the "incomplete" sets dont get any attention and they may be only missing a few easy to find parts! Very very very nice guy! You make my buy look "no so cool" anymore! LOL! -Super
May 4, 200915 yr You know that throws me off? The "non-deals". Where did anyone figure the price for an individual tri-corn hatted, red coat soldier with a gun is $10 to $14? And lots of soldiers (in batches of 4 to 8) selling for what amounts to over $10 a figure. There was a lot recently of 6 figures with an $80+ Buy It Now price. PLUS shipping! I don't think I've paid over $3 for a figure, ever. But then again I tend to be patient and choose my targets carefully. Real piratey like.
May 4, 200915 yr Well spoken matey! We should avoid high prices... I was very happy when I bought my first set of Bluecoats. 20 fully armed Bluecoats for 30 Euro. That's 1,50 per minifig, shipping included. After all, that was the best deal I've ever made with LEGO.
May 4, 200915 yr I just made my first Brick Forge order. Some sheep and pigs! I've had my eye on some for a while now. Can't wait to see what they look like in real life.
May 4, 200915 yr Author I got my BSB in the mail today. The box is MINT! So I am very happy with it! I'm waiting for El Delrado, Craibbean Clipper, and Sabre Island all with boxes and instructions yet to come!
May 4, 200915 yr Lucky Black Sheep! I rarely spend money on real TLC pirate sets, I'd rather go to BrickLink and order exactly what I need to build whatever I want. Only for armybuilding I visit Ebay often, an army is never big enough and BrickLink prices are extemely high for Bluecoats. On Ebay you might find a nice bargain sometimes, especially France and Germany may have some.
May 4, 200915 yr Author Lucky Black Sheep! I rarely spend money on real TLC pirate sets, I'd rather go to BrickLink and order exactly what I need to build whatever I want. Only for armybuilding I visit Ebay often, an army is never big enough and BrickLink prices are extemely high for Bluecoats. On Ebay you might find a nice bargain sometimes, especially France and Germany may have some. Well I was looking at Zorro's ebay list, and there was this real nice BSB, with box and instructions, but the lady had it listed all wrong. So I got it for a little over 100! I actually wanted and needed the ship for my big MOC, so all's well that ends well.
May 10, 200915 yr I purchased a brand spankin' new 6243 Brickbeard's Bounty off of Craigslist for $50 today. Not a "classic" set yet, but still a fine ship!
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