New Lego collector with two questions.

[STL]

Try also Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Can get a few of the sets a year or so after.

[i_amtrunks]

If you are travelling in country areas try toy worlds/ uncle Petes, one true and myer stores also have older sets, prices will be more than big w though, sometimes you'll luck out.

Gumtree can sometimes come through for rrp or near enough.

[DELTAprime]

Try also Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Can get a few of the sets a year or so after.

I've never tried B&N. Do they ship in a timely manner and have reasonable S&H charges?

I tried Amazon, most Lego seems to be restricted but I did get one big set from last year.

[STL]

I've never tried B&N. Do they ship in a timely manner and have reasonable S&H charges?

I tried Amazon, most Lego seems to be restricted but I did get one big set from last year.

Reasonable S&H charges but slow. I ordered last year for the original Hulk lab set b/c it was cheaper than locally (after shipping)

For Amazon, its the larger sets you should aim for. Most of the smaller sets are break-even at best when you factor in S&H.

US TRU is another option. Some things go and some things don't. I haven't used personally but I know of a few board members that have used it and recommend it.

[Sam]

Amazon France also does cheap LEGO. But you would either need to know French, or know someone that knows French, or use Google Translate (which I am not sure is 100% all the time).

[DELTAprime]

I ordered the last of the 2013 sets I needed from B&N. Saved $40 over what I would have had to pay from shop.lego.com. Looks like I'll have to hit ebay for the 2012 sets.