I'm kind of tempted to grab some of the new Jakks Pacific Simpsons figures, just the family, to put on the shelf next to all of the DVDs and the 2 Hot Wheels Simpsons cars I have. They've got a few different scales of figures, plus role play items and a bunch of stuff based on Treehouse of Horror.

It's 2024, it boggles my mind that they can't do some sort of online exclusive 12-figure case wave of the most wanted TVC figures. Make it some sort of Haslab or even a Pulse/Fan Channel exclusive.

I picked up that R5-D4/Pit Droids set at Target as part of their 30% off sale on exclusives. These hit only about half of the local Target stores a while back and they've been off the shelves for months at this point, but I found a store close by that had them in stock. I don't buy much Star Wars anymore, but I did want the R5, the rest are a nice little bonus.

I'm trying to remember about the Black Rancor campaign and the Luke Skywalker stretch goal.  Didn't that figure end up getting made in a slightly different rendition?  And then Hasbro was prepared to add Malakili.

Those tiers were horrendous. First unlock was a Gamorrean Guard, a rerelease on a new card. Second unlock was a bunch of bone/skull props. 3rd tier was Salacious Crumb, another rerelease. Tier 4 was the new Luke based on Jabba's Palace, and I think the version they made for ROTJ40 was based on the Throne Room attire. But they already had also made a Luke based on Jabba's Palace as a Walmart Exclusive, so none of the figures were new.

Any chance it could be a new Big Naboo Royal Starship for TPM 25th anniversary? Podracer set?

20th anniversary of ROTS is next year too...

Sorry for your loss, McMetal.

I've sold LEGO on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. Depending on the set, you will get a lot of hits. You'll have to weed through weird people too. Any sale I've made, I always do the meetup in a public shopping center parking lot, juuuuust in case. But also, my experiences have been pleasant. It's a lot like dealing with people on here, most people buying know their stuff and want to make it as quick and painless as possible.

If you really just want to dump the stuff, though, see if there are any LEGO resell shops in your area. We have one here called Bricks and Minifigs, which I think may be a national chain. They sell pretty much anything LEGO related and buy used sets both boxed and opened. They WILL do their best to undersell you (they prefer sets to either be carded or loose/fully built and lower the value from there), but again, if you just want to be done with it, it's probably the easiest route to go.

I started selling a bunch of stuff on Mercari last year, which I believe is owned by eBay, but have gotten similar DMs. I'd say 1 out of every 10 messages usually leads to an actual sale. I really don't understand why people ask, because Mercari has the option to offer, and most people offer $5-10 less than what I'm selling for, so I typically accept the offer anyway.

The question that gets under my skin the most is when people ask me to hold an item I've just listed for 5-10 days until their next paycheck comes in. I always tell them I'll do it for a down payment, and so far nobody has followed up on that offer!