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lxsw20: Not really, I brought the VW Camper and built that at easter, that's the only Lego set I've brought in about 13 years. Used to love it as a kid.
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/lego-volkswagen-camper-van-is-a-must-have-model-even-if-youre-not-a-damn-hippie/
BlueShift: Depends if you're talking about collecting lego or about collecting lego.
I have a big box of lego that me and the boys dig into when I can tear them away from Minecraft, I've collected a lot of it over the years.
OTOH, if you mean buy a set and keep it in the original pack to maintain its value as an investment - nah, not my bag.
CutCutCut:lxsw20: Not really, I brought the VW Camper and built that at easter, that's the only Lego set I've brought in about 13 years. Used to love it as a kid.
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/lego-volkswagen-camper-van-is-a-must-have-model-even-if-youre-not-a-damn-hippie/
Oh that looks cool, did you get that locally?
mattwnz: The lego website pricing isn't bad, and you get free shipping if the order is over $300. However I almost got caught out by this, because I thought it was a New Zealand website, due to all the pricing being in NZ dollars and you just selct the NZ version of the store. But if you buy it and the order is over $300, you will get charged a big import duty and GST due to it being a 'toy', and you only find out about this if you read the fine print. I was looking at buying a gift for someone, where the set wasn't avalaible in NZ.
mrphil:mattwnz: The lego website pricing isn't bad, and you get free shipping if the order is over $300. However I almost got caught out by this, because I thought it was a New Zealand website, due to all the pricing being in NZ dollars and you just selct the NZ version of the store. But if you buy it and the order is over $300, you will get charged a big import duty and GST due to it being a 'toy', and you only find out about this if you read the fine print. I was looking at buying a gift for someone, where the set wasn't avalaible in NZ.
email lego and tell them, they will refund all the tax/gst/fees
happen to me before....i'm what you would call a collector
mattwnz:mrphil:mattwnz: The lego website pricing isn't bad, and you get free shipping if the order is over $300. However I almost got caught out by this, because I thought it was a New Zealand website, due to all the pricing being in NZ dollars and you just selct the NZ version of the store. But if you buy it and the order is over $300, you will get charged a big import duty and GST due to it being a 'toy', and you only find out about this if you read the fine print. I was looking at buying a gift for someone, where the set wasn't avalaible in NZ.
email lego and tell them, they will refund all the tax/gst/fees
happen to me before....i'm what you would call a collector
You mean this website http://shop.lego.com/en-NZ/ ? eg the one that appears if you google 'lego NZ'
I read their terms and it said that the customer has to pay those fees, as lego weren't responsible for any taxes and duties that a country imposes at the border. I would have purchased from them otherwise, but ended up buying from Fishpond for quite a bit more, as their fees cover all of those.
NZtechfreak: I do! Copious amounts of original trilogy Star Wars Lego that my son and I are gradually working our way through.
My collection is here.
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