The LEGO thread [STRICTLY NO SALES!] - Part 10

[siloti]

Actually (i am newbies) of all the specialty shops (eg secret chamber, bricksworld etc etc) which one is the bestest? I cannot possibly collect all the membership, that is mad enough.

Also, for benefits of newbies, what are the shortform for these specialty shops commonly used?? I find there are so many lingo i cannot understand.

 

[blacklotus]

for me is wife.... she is the most dangerous enemy to lego. I only newbies, and she keeps nagging non-stop say i am a good-for-nothing old man and play children toys, and threaten to give away them to neighbours.

I can sympathetise other lego collectors when they have lots of NEW SET mint box, and still buy new ones...

show her it's not just a toy but a healthy investment too.

I have not known of The Lego Group to be anti-social or harm the community. It even ended its decades old promotional deal with Shell recently.

Now which company will do that? Not even Sinkie's Temasek Holdings can claim to be holy as it had invested in weapons factories, Playboy and Cigarette making companies before.

 

[orbvius]

Actually (i am newbies) of all the specialty shops (eg secret chamber, bricksworld etc etc) which one is the bestest? I cannot possibly collect all the membership, that is mad enough.

Also, for benefits of newbies, what are the shortform for these specialty shops commonly used?? I find there are so many lingo i cannot understand.

show her news article that ppl rob the house to steal lego stuff and ignore the jewellery.

then say its an alternate way of investment

 

[sci80251]

Also, for benefits of newbies, what are the shortform for these specialty shops commonly used?? I find there are so many lingo i cannot understand.

BW – Bricksworld
TH – Toyshunt
SC – Secret Chamber
TBS – The Brick Shop
BE – Bricks Empire

I did not include ‘parallel import’ lego shop names

 

[ultiminute]

Actually (i am newbies) of all the specialty shops (eg secret chamber, bricksworld etc etc) which one is the bestest? I cannot possibly collect all the membership, that is mad enough.

Also, for benefits of newbies, what are the shortform for these specialty shops commonly used?? I find there are so many lingo i cannot understand.

Monostores & Specialty Stores

Best store=Store that gives the lowest prices

Bricksworld(BW) ...BW also has 2(soon 3) Lego Certified Stores (LCS)
Toyshunt(TH)
The brick shop (TBS)
Bricks Empire(BE)
Secret Chamber(SC)
My Little Brick Shop(MLBS)
Toy Station(TS)
Toys R US (TRU)

 

[Elmdus]

for me is wife.... she is the most dangerous enemy to lego. I only newbies, and she keeps nagging non-stop say i am a good-for-nothing old man and play children toys, and threaten to give away them to neighbours.

I can sympathetise other lego collectors when they have lots of NEW SET mint box, and still buy new ones...

Ask her to help u build ur lego sets. Buy some lego sets that she will like and build together.

 

[ultiminute]

This is a very useful link for newbies...Let the poisoning commence

http://astrogalaxy.blogspot.sg/2010/11/lego-shops-in-singapore.html

 

[Paranoid]

show her it's not just a toy but a healthy investment too.

Extremely Healthy in fact. Just to name a few, 10196, 10181,all the modulars up to PC, Taj Mahal.....many many more!

 

[jchua010]

I liked LEGO when i was a kid! used to keep playing with it

 

[redsugar]

for me is wife.... she is the most dangerous enemy to lego. I only newbies, and she keeps nagging non-stop say i am a good-for-nothing old man and play children toys, and threaten to give away them to neighbours.

I can sympathetise other lego collectors when they have lots of NEW SET mint box, and still buy new ones...

Buy more bags, shoes to shut her mouth

 

[Recce5]

Waiting patiently for FR at Suntec LCS from Recce

Me today family day, bring kids to Sentosa, went SEA Seaworld, ride the Tiger Tower and first time play the Ludge ride, very fun

Of course, I did drop by at RWS LCS store in the morning, hooted a big cup PAB,no sight of Ferris Wheel. Then drop by again while we're leaving just now, also nothing.

 

[Recce5]

Hands are full with ExtraLarge LEGO bags how to check EDMW? Tonight soon he will GPGT of latest hoots

Only one BIG cup nia!

 

[Paranoid]

Only one BIG cup nia!

Disappointed. Thought got feast for the eyes with some hardcore hooting GPGT pics

 

[Recce5]

Disappointed. Thought got feast for the eyes with some hardcore hooting GPGT pics

Just for you, tomorrow I post some softcore pics!

 

[jq75]

hi everyone
its been a while since i logged in , and i have not been buying lego recently as well , due to a busy schedule and also lack of storage space at home.

anyway i did a quick check on resale prices on ebay.sg , and found that most of the sets that i had bought in the past year had risen in price. what surprised me pleasantly and unexpectedly is the price of 10228 haunted mansion which is asking for around $700. that is a cool 200% increase in price ( the rpp was US179.95) !! this beats any shares that i have bought in the past few years on the stock exchange.

of course one could always argue that lego stock is not so liquidable , and selling is not so easy as the click of a mouse. nonetheless to me , the paper profit is tidy and neat . other sets that have done rather well are the town hall and millenium falcon 7965 . i can understand perfectly now why some sets are always sold out and difficult to get , and will this lego bubble one day burst ?

I guess it's willing buyer willing seller situation, esp to sets worth collecting

 

[siloti]

Is it true that all monoshops & specialty shop sell the same price, and the membership is all the same 10% discount (if so, which one has lowest requirement for membership)?

What do you people do with the complete set??? I already foresee that i have inadequate place for display....

 

[siloti]

what is AFA grade???

 

[lib_rian]

4x4 crawler and unimog available at sc tbp $399 and $499 nett price

 

[lib_rian]

Members usually 10%, simply toys 13.3%, toysbrickstation 15%

 

[lib_rian]

Sc some sets no discount