ResIpsaLoquitur Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 Found the DC Super Heroes Darkseid Invasion marked down to $45 US (marked down from $70) at Wal-Mart.
MGCJerry Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 I've had minimal luck as I just typically buy sets just for the 'parts' & figures, but lately I'm short of many kinds of parts for the assortment of stuff I had built over the last few months. Been out of Lego for a long while but haven't bought much until in the last year or so. Havent run into any hard core deals though. But heres what I managed to find in the last year or so. * Cheap Lego lots on Ebay. Cheap price per pound. Lots of flat plates but I needed flat plates. Ended up with nearly 19lb of legos for about $140 (inc shipping). * Bought someones lot of Legos for $50 who is going into bootcamp. A bit of megablocks mixed in but there's a LOT of Lego parts. * Several sets on clearance. Yea, I'm lame... :P
cullmancreations Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 I stumbled upon 2 Arkham Asylum breakout sets at a toy store in france for 195 euros. I never bought the set so I wonder if it's worth getting and maybe getting both keeping one for investment
samurai-turtle Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 I am not sure if it would be fully "lucky". But I found 70144 Laval's Fire Lion for $25. I was thinking I would not find it that price, and it was the last one too.
Zenithfleet Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) In a similar vein to the Bespin story upthread... I haven't posted here for years and years, but I just have to share this story. Four or five years ago I went on a bit of a Lego binge so I'd have a solid City collection to pass on to kids one day. (Or at least that was my excuse). At the same time I washed and sorted most of my childhood sets to check that all the parts were still there. Unfortunately I burned out before I had quite finished, and left it packed away to complete the job "in a couple of months' time". For the next few years I didn't think too much about Lego. Mainly because I knew that if I did, I'd get sucked back in and spend far too much money on it again. However, the appearance of Blocks magazine in the local newsagent, with its article on the new Pirate sets, got my attention. It occurred to me that several family friends' kids were finally getting old enough to inherit some Lego goodies without chewing the feet off the minifigs. (Yes, little brother, I'm still annoyed about that. ) So, last week, I had a rummage through the storage crates for the first time in years. Not only did I dig out a few old sets to pass on (farewell Aquasharks and my trusty Renegade Runner, it's time you terrorised new seas), I finally finished off the parts-checking job on the rest of the sets. Such a big bag of unsorted Blacktron II parts... so many globe cockpits to build... Anyway, while going through the crates, I noticed a couple of unopened Modular Building sets I'd picked up during my binge period. "Huh," I thought. "Forgot I bought those." I'd always planned to build them back then--in fact it was reading the excellent reviews on this very site that convinced me to grab them--but had put it off for a rainy day. To be honest, I didn't really think the Modulars would fit in with the rest of my City stuff, which is more kid-friendly and suburban, based around the 50th anniversary Town Plan and some Creator houses. I came close to cracking them open last week, but between the sorting and the family shenanigans I ran out of time. I stowed them back on the shelf with the vague thought that they might get built "in a couple of months' time"... and went back to work. Fast forward to this weekend. Still in a dreamy nostalgic reverie over old 80s Space sets and idly browsing eBay to admire all the Space Police I sets I can't afford, I notice that one of my MISB Modulars (the Grand Emporium) has been discontinued and is now fetching more than double the RRP price. "Crikey and also strewth!" I think. "Lucky I didn't open that one. Might see if I can sell it or trade it to someone. ...Hmm, I wonder if my other unopened Modular set is worth anything these days?" *types 'Lego Green Grocer' into eBay search bar* *stares at sold listings prices* *loud thunk as jaw hits floor* *louder thunk as the rest of me falls off chair* Long story short, I may or may not be acquiring quite a few old Space sets in the not-too-distant future.* *or paying insurance bills Edited August 11, 2015 by Zenithfleet
DuckBricks Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Received the new Avengers Quinjet for 50% off at a Lego store (somewhere in CA) because the box was extremely mangled. It's built without any missing parts!
mediumsnowman Posted August 24, 2015 Posted August 24, 2015 2013 republic gunship for 20$ Where'd you find that? I'd love to pick up another for that price!
Darkdragon Posted August 24, 2015 Posted August 24, 2015 One walmart in town was trying to get rid of all the left over clearance LEGO sets so they marked them all at $5 each. I got 4 creator sets, 3 star wars, and one duplo. One star wars set was open, so i talked to the manager and got it for $2 (it was missing the instructions and bag of small parts).
CisFran Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) Bought this lot from a garage sale for $30. Saw the train rails inside a trash bag and did not know I have the bonus PF parts inside. Duplo for the 3 year old Assorted lego parts, like 3 kilos, no bite marks, just dusty Edited August 29, 2015 by CisFran
MGCJerry Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 I recently acquired a lot of Lego from someone moving for $50. There were some other boxes and stuff as well but it required a 3 day sort to remove all the megabloks, and btr blocks and to give a good cleaning. Once it was said and done, I have a new 18 gallon bin that is only 2 inches short of being *full*. Mostly standard bricks, plates and a handful of incomplete sets. About 45 lb worth (~20kg).
Commander Beltar Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 I've got lots of deals over the years at garage sales, flea markets, and online. But no one's probably going to believe this...but I just bought a UCS Imperial Star Destroyer (10030) for $150 and the Monster Dino (4958) for $5. Just thought this was worth posting. ~Beltar
Alternator Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 I've got lots of deals over the years at garage sales, flea markets, and online. But no one's probably going to believe this...but I just bought a UCS Imperial Star Destroyer (10030) for $150 and the Monster Dino (4958) for $5. Just thought this was worth posting. ~Beltar That is rather amazing! I'm very envious... Both those sets are great and at that price point too. What kind of condition are they in?
Transparency for Effect Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Saw a Pyjammas Emmet in a carboot bag of minifigures but it cost £25!
Sir Brickalot Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Yesterday I got a pretty good deal at WHALSmiths, got two Kendo Cole booster packs for a pound each, and I used a 20% voucher which brought it down to £1.60! I also found a lone Spider-Trike vs Electro at Tesco for £3!
Actor Builder Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 I found the Electro polybag at my ToysRus. They only had one, with a weird tag. I had read on here that it's rare or something, so I bought it. Haven't seen one for sale since. Probably not lucky, just odd.
ResIpsaLoquitur Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Found The Ghost (Star Wars) at Wal-Mart for $64. They had a bunch of last year's sets on clearance, too.
P3_Super_Bee Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) Bargain Hunt scores of late... 4209: Fire Plane - Normal $59,99 Bargain Hunt $32.00 < Yes once in awhile they have a retired set. Where they get I have no clue. 42039: 24 Hours Race Car - Normal $129.99 Bargain Hunt $79.00 71006: The Simpsons House - Noram $199.99 Bargain Hunt $120.00 When I bought The Simpsons House they also had 10244 The Fairground Mixer. Normal $149.99 Bargain Hunt had it for $99.00. Might pick it up if they still have next time... Edited September 21, 2015 by P3_Super_Bee
Rishab N Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 I'm really jealous of all these Bargain Hunt finds . Does anyone know of a similar type of store in Illinois?
P3_Super_Bee Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I'm really jealous of all these Bargain Hunt finds . Does anyone know of a similar type of store in Illinois? Not always a good deal, sometimes a let down. This weekend case in point.... Walked in to one of the stores, and low and behold The Technic Mercedes Benz Arocs (set 42043) was sitting there. Lego.com sells for $229.99. Bargain Hunt had for $129.00. I was like yes!!!! Already had one set, but wanted the second to build the "B" model. Got it home. The box was damaged, crushed, had been wet at one time or other. Taped together with packing tape. But kind of the heaviness of the the "new" set I bought at TRU. Didn't sound like bags were open when shook the box. When opened. The first bag out of the box was filled with wheels for a desk chair. Quite a few of the #1 bags were missing as well as a few others. Good thing for me I had built this set within the last couple of weeks so remember the bags quite well, so didn't spend any time building, then get let down. Good thing for Bargain Hunt, 30 Day return policy,... So it will be going back. Not much of a "parts collector" or MOCer, I build the set and display, and play with them with my grandson. You win some you lose some at Bargain Hunt, Though in my experience, I have won a lot more than lost. This is only the second set, I will have returned because it was missing quite a bit. Couple times its just been a piece here or there missing or broken. Does anyone know of a similar type of store in Illinois? They do seem to be moving North as time moves on. They are based out of Alabama. Have moved over to Georgia, and up into Tennessee and Kentucky. Evansville IN is unfortunately the closest to you right now. Lately their toy/Lego selection has been down. The only other similar stores I've seen are Odd Lots & Ollie's, but have never seen Lego at either of those. Sorry, originally from Columbus, Ohio home of "Big Lots" which was originally called "Odd Lots" at the beginning.
Actor Builder Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 The only other similar stores I've seen are Odd Lots & Ollie's, but have never seen Lego at either of those. I found a small Galaxy Squad set at Ollie's once. It wasn't a very good deal though. Just about $2 off, so I passed on it.
Rishab N Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 They do seem to be moving North as time moves on. They are based out of Alabama. Have moved over to Georgia, and up into Tennessee and Kentucky. Evansville IN is unfortunately the closest to you right now. Lately their toy/Lego selection has been down. The only other similar stores I've seen are Odd Lots & Ollie's, but have never seen Lego at either of those. Sorry, originally from Columbus, Ohio home of "Big Lots" which was originally called "Odd Lots" at the beginning. Thanks for the advice. Indiana is a bit far for me, so will have to keep looking
Pedilego Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) I've got lots of deals over the years at garage sales, flea markets, and online. But no one's probably going to believe this...but I just bought a UCS Imperial Star Destroyer (10030) for $150 and the Monster Dino (4958) for $5. Just thought this was worth posting. ~Beltar Wow! You stole my thunder with that ISD. But the SSD has "Super" in front of the name hahah so here goes anyway: My best find was a 20+ lb bag of Lego for around $200. Owner said it had "the shop and haunted house in it". I noticed the yellow "SHOP" letters from the GE up against the clear plastic side of the bag and while I didn't see any sand green, I figured hey, worst case I get an Emporium for market value and 20 lbs of free Lego and I might even get the Monster Fighters Haunted House. We buy it, pour out the pieces and sure enough! Emporium, MF Haunted House, VW Van, most of a Shuttle, a bunch of gray pieces and what's this... a Vader minifigure? I look up the variant and what sets he comes in, put 2-and-2 together after I look back at all the pieces on the table, and realize we got a UCS Super Star Destroyer. Edited October 15, 2015 by Pedilego
Vorkosigan Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 That's a pretty amazing deal Pedilego. I had a good flea market find recently, once again a lot of Harry Potter (if you saw my post a couple pages back). For $14 I got two bags that turned out to have 99.9% complete with all minifigures: 4701 Sorting Hat 4702 Final Challenge 4705 Snape's Class 4711 Flying Lesson 4712 Troll on the Loose 4723 Diagon Alley Shops 4726 Quidditch Practice 4727 Aragog in the Dark Forest 4731 Dobby's Release 8017 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter Only Vader's TIE had instructions. It looked like the sets had been built once, and then disassembled right into the bags. Weren't beat up at all.
mediumsnowman Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 My local TRU had a whole shelf of 40090 Halloween Bat's for $3.99! 4 dollars for nearly 160 pieces, mostly black slopes? I bought 4.
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