Help needed from the Community (Easy help LOL)

[Azrael]

First off if this is in the wrong spot, I apologize to the moderators.

So where is this 'easy' help you ask?

I’m auctioning my Gigantic MOC 8'2" Cruise Ship, help forwarding link beyond greatly appreciated.

Just in time for the Holidays! What to get the person who has everything?

An 8'2" Cruise Ship made entirely of Lego of course!

Hi all, I haven’t posted in a while, life’s been "‘hectic" to say the least, like quite a few of you guys as well I would imagine.

So with a very heavy heart, I am forced to auction my 8'2" MOC Cruise Ship.

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Ebay Auction Link

A portion of the Proceeds will Go to the Broward County Boys and Girls Club, and another equal portion will go to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s hospital. (Ebay would only let me pick one)

So here's where the help for the community comes in.

Obviously in this forum, anyone who wanted an 8’2” Cruise Ship would make their own LOL

So it’s your contacts I need, please take a moment and think of anyone who might be interested, Corporation, Museum, Theme Parks Etc…

I would love to see her on display somewhere for all to enjoy.

I would out and out donate the entire ship to the Lego Museum, but as I had mentioned… Life’s been ‘hectic’ to say the least. My Mortgage company is playing hard ball… By hard ball I mean foreclosing :-(

I lost count of her actual number of bricks. I’ll be able to come up with a fairly accurate number when she is weighed for shipping. I’ll divide her weight against a standard 2X4 block and calculate an approximation that way, I am confident she has Well over 50,000 blocks and Under 80,000

She measures 8’2” (Length Stem to Stern) X 13” (Beam) and 22” to the top of her stack.

100 Mini-figures Passengers, Cruise Staff and Officers are included.

Mostly made from re-enjoyed Lego, she’s made from thousands of new blocks and specialty pieces.

All painstakingly cleaned and sorted (And re-sorted) All 100% Lego blocks.

Designed and Built by an actual Cruise Ship Designer in Fort Lauderdale Florida from the Original Blue Prints.

$640.00 Custom Crate will be made for her, included in the sale price, From a firm in Fort Lauderdale that makes custom crates with experience shipping precious ship models even dinosaur bones.

So please help if you have any contacts in the Lego World that might be interested in her.

Ask any questions you wish.

Can’t thank you enough

I REALLY apologize for 'selling' on this forum, if it wasn't critical (imminent foreclosure) I swear I wouldn't bother you.

Talk soon!

~Aaron

[MetroiD]

Wow... :cry_sad:

I'm so so sorry to hear that you need to auction this beauty off, Aaron :( I'll do the best I can and share the eBay link and information with my contacts, I do sincerely hope you'll manage to find her a great new home where people can enjoy her...

I hope you manage to overcome the financial problems... And once you do, I really hope you'll build an even bigger and better Cruise boat. Don't give up hope mate!

[Azrael]

Wow... :cry_sad:

I'm so so sorry to hear that you need to auction this beauty off, Aaron :( I'll do the best I can and share the eBay link and information with my contacts, I do sincerely hope you'll manage to find her a great new home where people can enjoy her...

I hope you manage to overcome the financial problems... And once you do, I really hope you'll build an even bigger and better Cruise boat. Don't give up hope mate!

Thanks TheOtters, I appreciate the reply. Yeah we can’t complain too much, there are thousands of people in America far worse off than us. We’re definitely not alone.

Thank you for forwarding the link, any and all help will be sincerely appreciated!

Talk soon!

~A

[Big Cam]

That's sad that you have get rid of it, btu I'm happy Ik got to see it now. I'll keep my mind open and see if I could thinkof anyone who would want it.

Have you thought about contacting the major Cruise companies?? Like Carribian or Carnival?

[Azrael]

That's sad that you have get rid of it, btu I'm happy Ik got to see it now. I'll keep my mind open and see if I could thinkof anyone who would want it.

Have you thought about contacting the major Cruise companies?? Like Carribian or Carnival?

Thanks Cam I appreciate all the forwarding it can handle.

Yeah after much hesitation, I did send an email to Celebrity Cruises, She is modeled after Two of their old ships not in their fleet anymore the Horizon and Zenith.

I was hesitant to do that, incase they got all twitchy about copywrites and such, all I need is a foreclosure and a lawsuit LOL But I guess they can’t get blood out of a rock ;-)

Who knows I would like to see Celebrity save money on Lawyers and just buy her, she would make a perfect centre piece in one of the Children’s playrooms on board.

Still time in the Auction, 28 people have saved her to their “watch list” and 385 Unique IP addresses have viewed her, So there is that bit of optimism.

Thanks again for any help.

Talk soon

~Aaron

[Big Cam]

I actually think they couldn't do anything becasue you don't have it labeled anywhere that it is a version of their ship, and technically you are selling 60,000+ bricks that happen to be arranged like a ship for the ease of transporting them to the new owner.

[Azrael]

I actually think they couldn't do anything becasue you don't have it labeled anywhere that it is a version of their ship, and technically you are selling 60,000+ bricks that happen to be arranged like a ship for the ease of transporting them to the new owner.

I like the way you think Cam LOL you’re right, other than the “X” on the stack she doesn’t look like any of their new ships. I would figure they would want one, Cunard, Carnival and NCL have Scale Lego Models on board already…

I currently have the Reserve set for $9000.00 But I intend to Lower it to wherever it needs to be. 60,000 Legos weren’t cheap that’s for sure. LOL

I would actually appreciate everyone’s input on an approximate value for her coming from LEGO connoisseurs of the world.

Now that I think of it accurate appraisals from the “Pros” would be appreciated, my absolute last resort is to Donate her complete to a Children’s Charity but I would need an appraised value for that.

Ok thanks again!

Talk soon

~Aaron