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People probably already know this, but Legoland California no longer has any
pick a brick worth visiting at all.
I had to buy a bag to carry the 4-5 small cups i did get.
It's their loss, last time I was there, they had to use x2 golf
carts to move all the stuff I bought to my car.

Totally Disappointed,

Maybe the average customer does not expect to buy two golf carts full of LEGO
to make their trip worthwhile.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 12, 2024 04:41

Subject:

Re: Prepaid VAT - what to do

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Selling

In Selling, BoteBote writes:

Dear experts

What do I do as a seller with the prepaid VAT amount?
I have just made my first sale to the UK and the buyer has paid the VAT via Stripe.
Since this VAT amount is included in the price om bricklink it seems it will
also be transfered to my account via the Stripe payment.
Do I need to report it somewhere? Or will bricklink collect them from me at a
later time?
I am EU based.

I will attach the VAT invoice the parcel but I assume I have to do more.

Kind regards

It should be collected and removed from the amount paid to you.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 12, 2024 04:39

Subject:

Re: White Lady Liberty mini figure

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Help

In Help, pepe1323 writes:

Me and my friends were sifting through an old box filled with legos and lego
mini figures and happened upon this white Lady Liberty mini figure. When I looked
online all that came up was keychains, but this mini figure doesn’t have a hole
in the headpiece for a keychain ring to fit through. What could this be?

Does it have a smooth rounded skirt piece rather than a LEGO piece? I bought
one like this years ago, they aren't LEGO.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 10, 2024 22:43

Subject:

Re: "My BL > My Collection" for/from other users?

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Suggestions

In Suggestions, mgo writes:

In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:

This is a primarily a marketplace. Why do you need to tell other people what
you have in your collection?

In the secondary sense this site is about enthusiasts - there are users who might
want to compare/show lists to others, without any marketing interest or indirect
advertizement attempts. An inventory list where all items are (by default) not
for selling. In tertiary terms parts of such a list can then at any time become
available for purchase.

Within just the past 24 hours there have been two threads from sellers asking
about being contacted via bricklink and dealing off bricklink. Allowing non-selling
users to show others what they have on a marketplace site will almost certainly
lead to more of that behaviour.

If you wantbto show off your collection to others then use a public brickset
list, or put photos on Flickr or videos on YouTube.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 10, 2024 09:50

Subject:

Re: "My BL > My Collection" for/from other users?

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Suggestions

In Suggestions, mgo writes:

https://www.bricklink.com/v3/myCollection/main.page seems yet to be entirely
a private list. A setting would be nice to let me publish this collection, so
other users (or even guests) are also able to view it.

This is a primarily a marketplace. Why do you need to tell other people what
you have in your collection? If a non-seller can publish a list of items they
own, it could lead to sales from that list outside of the proper marketplace.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 10, 2024 00:03

Subject:

Re: New here. Where do I go

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Catalog Identification

In Catalog Identification, MelanieSnodgras writes:

I bought some Lego bags at a garage sale. I need help trying to figure out what
set they belong to. My grandson and I like to pit the together although this
one has me stumped.

Look for printed parts or minifigures. Use Google lens to identify them, then
see which sets they appear in.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 9, 2024 23:56

Subject:

Re: Do most buyers not give feedback?

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Feedback

In Feedback, Ziegelmeister writes:

Lots of discussion about your terms, but that would mostly impact the amount
of orders you get. Hopefully with the changes you're planning to make you'll
have more orders coming in.

Terms do matter after the order is placed and received, especially if they werent
read beforehand. For example, they still have this in their terms "If buyer
is not satisfied with product, buyer will pay return shipping as well as a 20%
restocking fee. Remaining balance will be refunded as store credit or through
Paypal (Buyer Choice)." So what the seller is saying is that if they send
poor quality parts, the buyer has to pay for return shipping and a 20% fine for
not being satisfied. In that case, it might not be worth returning the parts,
or even bothering to tell the seller. If they leave appropriate feedback, they'll
probably get a negative back. So instead, they don't leave feedback even
though they are dissatisfied, and least favourite the store so they never have
to deal with them again.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 9, 2024 17:04

Subject:

Re: Buyer hasn't received item, I have POP

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Selling

In Selling, AppleMacJack writes:

Hopefully this is the right space to ask this:

My buyer has messaged stating they haven't received their item - I have proof
of posting but no tracking info and have already submitted a missing letter claim
with Royal Mail.

I'm wondering what I should do:

1. refund the buyer and hope Royal Mail don't tell me they've already
delivered the item?;
2. wait for Royal Mail to respond which could take another few days, and my buyer
has already sent several messages as they want their items?

Any advice would be appreciated!

If you only have proof of posting, Royal Mail won't know if it has been delivered.
They will likely refund you anyway, so refund the buyer.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 8, 2024 16:38

Subject:

Re: Question about best way to sell lego items

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Topic:

Selling

In Selling, BrickEnzo writes:

Hello,

Over the past half-year, I have accumulated over 1,300 Minifig heads, 800 Torsos,
and around 800 or so headgear/hair. As I do not want to sift through and upload
individually, what would be the best way to sell these? They are all clean and
free of dust and I would be willing to sell at a great discount.

Thanks!

You could buy 800 sets of legs and sell them as a build your own minifigure lots.
You could do bundles of 50 or whatever, random selections of parts.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 8, 2024 07:45

Subject:

Re: What is an incomplete set?

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In Terms and Policies, axaday writes:

If it were up to me, I would say Incomplete Sets must contain a detail and accurate
description of what is incomplete about it and then leave it at that. The price
guide for incomplete sets is not and never will be a useful statistic anyway.
There is no saving it. Don't even show a price guide for that.

It is particularly annoying if items are removed by admins for being incorrectly
listed, especially if they are not incorrectly listed. They cannot be reinstated
if removed, all the work listing what is missing is lost, and the seller has
to do that again. Hence the need for very clear guidelines. If removals become
subjective rather than objective, all that work is lost each time they decide
to remove a listed item, whether it is incorrectly removed or not.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 8, 2024 03:05

Subject:

Re: Do most buyers not give feedback?

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Feedback

In Feedback, MeepTheOtter writes:

Hi everyone,

I started selling at the end of January and have had a handful of orders since,
but I've only had one buyer leave feedback. Do most people not bother leaving
feedback anymore?

I've left feedback for every order, both buying and selling, and I thought
most people would do the same. Is there anything I could be doing to try to encourage
my buyers to leave feedback?

Your terms are terrible. If you package things poorly and they get broken in
the post then you expect the buyer to take the hit unless they insured the order?

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 7, 2024 15:15

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Administrative

In Administrative, thankunext writes:

And why can't I buy from Belarus for an example? That's not Russia, where's
the problem?

The USA has sanctions/ trade embargo against Belarus. I imagine Poland also has
similar, in line with EU regulations. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/sanctions-against-belarus/

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 7, 2024 15:08

Subject:

Re: What is an incomplete set?

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USED: If instructions or box are missing, it is still considered COMPLETE if
these deficiencies are mentioned in the notes. However, for more serious
deficiencies, the listing must be marked as INCOMPLETE, and for very serious
deficiencies, it must be listed as a custom item.

Will this page

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102

be updated to reflect this new wording?

Currently it still indicates (for used incomplete sets)...

Every item for sale on BrickLink has a Condition which is assigned by the
seller.
:
Incomplete - Set is missing items. Description should state what exactly is missing.

As the seller assigns the condition, do they get to choose what the difference
between serious and very serious is?

Personally, I think rules should be precise so if an item is removed then it
is clear as to why.

So something along the lines of ...

USED: If instructions and/or box are missing, it is still considered COMPLETE
if this is mentioned in the notes. If any of the parts, including stickers, necessary
to build the main model and any supplementary models are missing then the listing
must be marked as incomplete. However, it must be listed as a custom item and
not an incomplete set if any of the following is true:
- It is missing more than 10% of the parts (or whatever is decided how much
can be missing)
- It is missing any of the essence of the set, including missing any of the
figures of an IP set, name tiles in architecture and similar sets, printed parts
unique to the set, etc.

Alternatively, it might be better to just remove the ability to list an incomplete
set. So if anything is missing and the set does not meet the definition of complete
(whether used complete or new complete) then it must be listed as a custom lot.
That way, there is no subjectivity when it comes to items being removed. And
probably less work for the helpdesk or whoever removes items reported.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 7, 2024 13:48

Subject:

Re: Unjustified refund scam

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Problem Order

In Problem Order, rankster writes:

Update: after I offered him refund once he sends me back the order at his own
cost as per my return policy and I explained it to him again that my remaining
inventory is accurate which means he received all the parts he replied me the
following (translated from Italian):

"If you are sure of what you say, I take note and will keep it in mind...
I buy a lot from Brickilink... you will definitely be excluded from my favorite
sellers..."

Well, it seems I was right, it was just a cheap trick to get back a few euros
while the order was correct.

Stoplist them anyway.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 7, 2024 11:31

Subject:

Re: Sellers can complain and get you penalised?

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Buying

In Buying, JONELSEA writes:

Hi, I'm new to Bricklink, my frist order turned out to be a NSS whatever
thst is. I have uet to get my money back. Now, I've just received a compliant
from a seller for not proceeding with an order which they changed after saying
in am email theyd honour an invoice they sent to me for less then they were asking.
No, now thank you Bricklink. Not cool. I wish to make a complaint to Bricklink
for these experiences.These rules and obligstions are not clear enough for first
time users of bricklink.

Presumably this is the transaction with TheDudes123. They have now been suspended.
You will need to file a paypal complaint.

Do yourself a favour and check feedback before buying, that seller had loads
of negative ratings from before you order was placed. And even more since.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 7, 2024 03:11

Subject:

Re: Bricklink activity project

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Announce

That ship looks like it would sink.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 7, 2024 03:10

Subject:

Re: What is an incomplete set?

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In Terms and Policies, Admin_Russell writes:

In Terms and Policies, yorbrick writes:

This comes from the May newsletter. I am now totally confused.

Listing incomplete sets

Let's talk about incomplete listings! Our Item Condition policy only allows
certain parts of a set to be missing, such as instructions or original packaging,
to qualify it as Incomplete.

When you list sets that are missing minifigures or just the minifigures from
a set, they should not be listed as an incomplete set. They are qualified as
'Custom items'. The process for listing them is the same, except that
you should check the 'Custom item' check box, as shown below.

Listing items as 'Custom' not only helps buyers in their search for specific
items, but it also helps keep our price guide more precise for sellers.

OK, so it seems if you remove the minifigures from a set, or sell part of a set,
that set can no longer be listed as incomplete but has to be listed as a custom
lot. What is an incomplete set. It says this policy change (?) is to keep the
price guide precise for sellers, but what are you comparing when looking at incomplete
sets?

If a set has 10 minifigures, and is missing 1, is it an incomplete set? What
about 5, or 9. According to the official statement missing all 10 is not an incomplete
set but a custom lot. So where is tge critical point?

Same with parts, how much can be missing and still be an incomplete set? And
if someone else has sold an incomplete set, how do I know how complete/incomplete
it was?

This seems to be a huge policy change, especially the part that an incomplete
set can only be missing the box and instructions. That was previously allowed
under the definition of a used but complete set, and my understanding was that
a used set could be complete if it was missing just the box and/or instructions,
but a seller should add comments to say these were missing.

The newsletter does not mention a change either in the policy or the enforcement
of the policy. Nothing has changed in that regard.

As a ball-park figure, if a listing has less than 80% of the complete set contents,
it shouldn't be listed as incomplete. Another rule of thumb - everything
essential to the character of the set must be present, so for example, the signature
printed tile in Architecture sets must be included to list the set as INcomplete.

The newsletter was highlighting the most common problem with incomplete listings,
of which most are in USED condition. New items have different rules. Sets missing
instructions or boxes do not need to be listed as incomplete if these deficiencies
are mentioned in the notes - for USED items. Items listed as NEW must contain
the original packaging and instructions.

What is meant by this statement from the newsletter? Our Item Condition
policy only allows
certain parts of a set to be missing, such as instructions or original packaging,
to qualify it as Incomplete.

It is wrong for new sets and wrong for used sets.

Obviously we don't know who wrote that statement, or if anyone proof read
it before sending it out in a newsletter, but at best it is very misleading and
at worst just plain wrong.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 6, 2024 14:46

Subject:

Re: Rule change incomplete sets.

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Suggestions

In Suggestions, Familybuild writes:

I also have a other related question;

Does the same line continue down to part level for special parts thst come in
its own package?

This would implicate :
Capes and Nets for example.

New parted out parts, that are removed from their package should be "incomplete"?

There is no setting for incomplete parts.

And can only be New when kept and stored in its package?

I doubt it, as the same cape, for example, can come in multiple different boxes
along with other capes and sometimes without any box.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 6, 2024 14:42

Subject:

Re: What is an incomplete set?

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In Terms and Policies, Ziegelmeister writes:

In Terms and Policies, Nubs_Select writes:

A work around would be to just make the sold item viewable so we could see if
it was priced so low because it was incomplete or if it was a crushed box.

is this what your looking for?

Yes, but I've seen some slip through the cracks. The new "report listing"
feature has been helpful. There was one this week that was listed as "Complete
but missing minifigs". is the system automated to cull those out expeditiously
or is it on the users to report the listing?

Those have never been allowed to be listed as complete and could have been reported
under the old system. This change won't stop listing errors like that. They
might be more likely to be reported now it is easier to report, but they will
still happen.

It is still not obvious to me hat can be done with a set that is missing one
part. Is it now that you must either complete the set or part it out into minifigures
and individual parts or custom lots.

In a way it looks like they are trying to match what they did with minifigures
but the big difference is that there is an existing setting for incomplete sets
whereas there was no setting for incomplete minifigures.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 6, 2024 14:35

Subject:

Re: What is an incomplete set?

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