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[Ironclad Alibi]

I have half a mind to go to VA ...

If that half of your mind wins out, look for me at the pyramid.

And there is always next year.,

[depechemodefan]

I've heard of bricklink. I think I once looked the site for a single brick, but decided to get one from the official Lego site.

When I went to the Lego market day at that mom and pop store, I got flyers from a group here in Houston. They had some even in June, but I ended up having to do somethng that day. But you did remind me to look them up again. I have half a mind to go to VA but I'm moving this coming week (closing day should be Monday, and the BIL wants us out of this house my husband has been renting from him since 2006 by July 27).

[Ironclad Alibi]

If you want some cheap bulk Lego pieces, find a local Lego Users Group and join them. It can be beneficial.

And come to Brick Fair VA next week.

[Nunavut Pants]

For onesy-twosey stuff, Bricklink can work very well. It is on the expensive side, at least compared to buying a whole set, but you can specify just what you want to get. For instance, you should be able to pick up those missing HP minifigs.

I'm building a model whose plans I purchased on-line and whose pieces I bought off Bricklink. Not sure I'll do that again, but it's good to have the option.

[depechemodefan]

Previous Lego thread.

There is a mom and pop lego store that had a market day. So I took some stuff to trade or sell, though I didn't get to sell or trade. One guy did good, out of the 10 people who set up shop. I did talk to someone who was part of a lego group, and got info about their group and up-coming meet up in June.

Everyone was wearing masks, though one couple didn't cover their noses. This is my first outing since Covid, not counting going to the store.

I did get a Kylo Ren command shuttle lego set before Christmas, since legos were on sale then at Target and Kohls. But I was surprised the bookstore didn't have a sale.

I was lucking out at Dirt Cheap with 1/2 off legos. I even got the Harry Potter Hogworths Express train, though it was open already and missing 2 mini figs. I did want to get the Harry Potter Great Hall set. When I went to the market day, there was one guy with the Harry Potter Astonomy tower. In fact, when I went to the Official Lego Store they had all the Harry Potter sets but the Great Hall. I went there to get that specifically but ended up buying the Blacksmith shop. I thought the Blacksmith shop was too much but since I couldn't get what I wanted.

In fact, the only place I find the Great Hall is as Walmart, and I don't want to give Walmart my money, unless it's on sale.

adding: There is a small business in an upper middle class area near me that sells toys, school shoes and has a Hallmark style area that sells greeting cards and gifts. They had some lego sets and seem to add 30% (on average) to the legos. so one set was selling for $45 when at the lego website is $30. Another set was $110, when originally $75. Now they are going out of business. Covid, no doubt (the owner was talking to a customer about how Harvey, construction 2 years ago that was blocking the parking lot, other disasters led him to close the shop) is one reason leading to the closing, but selling legos for 25% and more, might be another reason (I don't know how the other toys are being upmarked). Esp. since there is a Barnes and Noble 2 blocks away that sells lego.