[quote name='lordwow']Here's the LEGO Vault, which has a copy of every (or near every) LEGO set ever produced:
http://gizmodo.com/5018990/lego-secret-vault-contains-all-sets-in-history[/quote]
That piece and video were full of win. I had (have, actually, up in my parents attic) a lot of the sets he was getting misty over, and like him, I had a love affair with the Galaxy Explorer. Good stuff.
[quote name='bigdaddy']From what I understand that they try to have 5 of every set, and that there are at least two vaults.
Very cool, I like how the company was smart enough 50 years ago to cheap a few of each set in case they need to due, or get sued, over copyrights and such.
And supposedly July 1-2 will have double stamps at the LEGO Stores.[/quote]
Figures...Day after the $10 off $50 coupon they sent me expires.
Building a vault of my own. Bought a ton of sets in the past couple weeks, most open-box on eBay. Here's what I've gotten:
7661 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive Booster Ring
7770 Deep Sea Treasure Hunter
7771 Angler Ambush
7772 Lobster Strike
7773 Tiger Shark Attack
7774 Crab Crusher
7776 The Shipwreck
7091 Knight's Catapult Defense
7093 Skeleton Tower
7991 Recycle Truck
Got a better price on the Aqua Raiders sets than I got at Kmart, so I took those back. The only downside to the eBay ones was the guy used clear packing tape to close the boxes back up and it's impossible to get off without damaging the box. Also, after building the models, he just broke them into chunks small enough to fit back in the box and threw them in loose...No Ziploc bags or nothin'. Everything's in good shape, but I thought EVERYBODY broke down their sets and put them in baggies when they were done, and taping up the boxes is just dumb. Why save the box if you're just going to mess it up with tape?
At least it looks like no pieces are missing (so far).