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Well, based on every police procedural I've ever seen, when two shady characters meet to exchange cash for product, the buyer usually brings their own scale and weighs the product. All Lego sets have a known weight, so either look up what the weight of the set is supposed to be (Bricklink has that i...

If you are buying 'long distance' and are worried that the sets being offered for sale are imaginary, you could request photographs of the sets all in one photograph that also include some common but random items like a fork and a spoon. The idea being that a scammer might be able to find pics of th...

I noticed on the US Toys R Us website today that their exclusive Galaxy Squad set 70703 is selling for $30, which is about 25% off of the price on the Lego Shop at Home website ($39.99), and about 33% off of the normal TRU price ($44).

Free shipping on purchases of $50 or more, as well.

I don't see the Planet Series 4 sets in the list of new releases. I wonder when they are due for the US.

To add another data point or two, I traveled to the Opry Mills lego store in Nashville this morning and picked up a b-wing. I got one of three on the shelf when the store opened, and the other two were gone in the time it took for me to get out of the way for the next customer. I assume they had mor...

It's disappointing that 9495 Gold Leader's Y-wing isn't on that list. I have had a hard time finding a good deal on that one. Meanwhile, the discounts on 9492 Tie Fighter and 9525 Pre Vizsla's Mandalorian Fighter don't even take them below the price that amazon normally lists them for. Maybe there w...

I just got back into lego collecting, and I was wondering if the in-store deals are typically different from the online deals?

I need to figure out if it is worth it for me to drive 2 hrs to closest Lego store or just not worry about it and buy from the shop at home website.