BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Suggestions, FigBits writes:

In Suggestions, mgiglio writes:

In Suggestions, tillmanbalazs writes:

few weeks ago when I went to a wanted list, and selected the items which I wanted
to buy, then the shop, it showed what is the price of items in this shop compared
to the average price of the items.
Now this function is not available, can I ask why?
Is it possible to have it back?
Thanks,
Balázs

Voted Yes. Having this comparison helps me to buy hundreds of pieces at a time
and easily know whether the store I've chosen is charging me double what
each piece is worth, without having to check each piece manually. The only ones
to blame for a downward spiral in pricing are sellers listing their parts cheaper
than everyone else. If a part can be sold cheaper, maybe it should be.

But tools like this enourage sellers to continue listing their parts cheaper
than everyone else. That's part of the problem. And I'm not sure what
you mean my that last sentence. Of course a part can be sold cheaper. It can
be given away for free. So it should be?

Providing sellers with this information easily when they list parts, but not
making it easily available to buyers when buying, puts sellers at an unnecessary
advantage in this marketplace. It erodes my confidence when purchasing, or requires
me to spend an inordinate amount of time researching to save what amounts to
pennies per piece. While some would say that I should just suck it up and pay
the pennies if I don't want to do the legwork, I'd say that'd make
sense if the sellers had to do the legwork of looking up each individual part
price and entering it manually, but they don't.

What do you mean? Sellers have EXACTLY the same access to average prices that
buyers do.

I think a nice compromise would be to show the over/under comparison against
current listing prices, instead of 6 month average.

I thought that's what it already was.

--
Marc.

thanks for your thoughtful reply.

of course i am not suggesting that parts be given away for free. i'm saying
maybe part prices are inflated if sellers are actually willing to sell for less.
as a seller, if i think a part is too cool to sell for a nickel, i keep it, cause
i know no one's gonna pay a quarter for it. or if i have a ten dollar minifig
and i dont want to sit on it for a year, i'll list it for 9 and try to move
it out. if bricklink has a problem with sellers undercutting each other, i don't
think limiting the buyers information is the smart way to fix it. why not limit
sellers ability to list a part for less than a certain price. 1x1 cheese slope
dark red - minimum price, $.02. or maybe let bricklink set the price. millennium
falcon radar dish: $10. seller paid more for it originally, tough crap, you can
only sell it here for $10. that's not fair to the seller though, is it?

regarding sellers and buyers having equal access, that's just not true. a
seller can part out a set and list the pieces automatically at the 6 month avg,
but a buyer cannot then shop for those same parts in that same sellers store
without seeing all at once whether they are above or below average price. that's
not equal access. that makes the buyer work much harder than the seller to determine
whether each individual part is listed at fair value or not.

and on your third point, yeah, that's what i thought it was too, but this
thread seems to be referring to 6mo avg, so i assumed i was misremembering.

Author:

WoutR

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 20:40

Subject:

Re: Counterfiet Set Reporting

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In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:

In Suggestions, rofreder writes:

Hello All, and to my recent seller please accept my appologies.

Got in some other sets today straight from lego.com and compared elements. Couldn't
distinguish any serious differences. I suppose there is a little variation among
genuine lego factory molds and plastic composition.

Thank you all for your help and concern. Got my first set in the 70's and
thought I was an expert. Guess not.

Thank you for reporting back.

Nowadays, especially in online discussions, I see far too few people willing
to admit a mistake. I really appreciate this.

Niek.

+1
Thanks.

Author:

qwertyboy

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 20:31

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Re: Counterfiet Set Reporting

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In Suggestions, rofreder writes:

Thank you for reporting back.

Nowadays, especially in online discussions, I see far too few people willing
to admit a mistake. I really appreciate this.

Niek.

Author:

electricbaer

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 20:19

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 7962-1

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Open

Please make changes to the following inventory:

7962-1 (Inv) Anakin's & Sebulba's Podracers
792 Parts, 5 Minifigures, 2011
Sets: Star Wars: Star Wars Episode 1

* Add 2 Part 93168 Dark Bluish Gray Cylinder 3 x 6 x 2 2/3 Horizontal, New Style (Alternate)

Comments from Submitter:
Found two 93168 with stickers applied as shown on p5 of the instructions

Author:

rofreder

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 19:33

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Re: Counterfiet Set Reporting

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In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:

In Suggestions, rofreder writes:

I've been had!!!

Suggestion: Counterfiet Seller's Registry

First time user of Bricklink. Was excited to buy "new sealed" discontinued star
wars set on behalf of my son at what I thought was a fair price.

Posted positive feedback immediately because item was sealed and appeared to
be in authentic packaging. All logos present with circled R and tm etc.
Upon inspection of parts even noticed "LEGO" on all studs. However edges were
sharper than genuine parts, also in general parts felt lighter, minor differences
in shapes of familiar elements. Amazed at the attention to detail of the fakers.
But, in my heart of hearts I know it's a fake set. Instructions and promotional
items all there etc. I don't think my son even knows or cares. I've also
compared the seals and box to "youtube speed build" of the same authentic set
and noted differences in seals and packaging(e.g. barcoded box seals).

Is there a way to report a seller if you believe they are selling fake sets?
I would like to report this person so that others don't fall victim as I
have. I would never want to pass this set or it's elements on as authentic.
I don't even care to fight for my money back, but I don't want this to
happen to others. It has eroded my trust in bricklink at this point.

Thanks for listenting to my rant,

Duped in NC

I agree with the other responses, I believe you have received a genuine set here
but if you are still concerned I would -

1. Contact the seller, share your concerns and ask where he obtained the set
from.

if you are still concerned -

2. Contact Lego Customer Services, I am sure they will be able to quickly determine
that the item is genuine or not by asking you a few detailed questions about
the product and/or packaging. To fake a set in the way you describe including
all TLG branding in the moulding would take a pretty large operation and investment
as injection moulding tooling is not cheap to put it mildly, I'm certain
they would know about it.

HTH

Robert

Author:

FigBits

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 18:34

Subject:

Re: price overview when buying a wanted list

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In Suggestions, mgiglio writes:

In Suggestions, tillmanbalazs writes:

What do you mean? Sellers have EXACTLY the same access to average prices that
buyers do.

I think a nice compromise would be to show the over/under comparison against
current listing prices, instead of 6 month average.

I thought that's what it already was.

--
Marc.

Author:

FCBricks

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 17:41

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 75173-1

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Open

Please make changes to the following inventory:

75173-1 (Inv) Luke's Landspeeder
135 Parts, 4 Minifigures, 2017
Sets: Star Wars: Star Wars Episode 4/5/6

* Add 1 Part 4073 Black Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 54200 Black Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 4592c02 Black Lever Small Base with Black Lever (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 54200 Dark Red Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3024 Dark Bluish Gray Plate 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 87994 Reddish Brown Bar 3L (Bar Arrow) (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 64567 Metallic Silver Minifig, Weapon Lightsaber Hilt Straight (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 75c21 Light Bluish Gray Hose, Rigid 3mm D. 21L / 16.8cm (Extra)

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 17:17

Subject:

Re: Please change this!

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In Suggestions, MOC1Brix writes:

I will gladly use up more ink for BOLD. I spend way more having to reprint pages
that didn't print boldly enough. I also get ink online and it only costs
me $13 to refill both color and black 4 times each.

Would your printer be in “draft” mode?

That mode prints with less ink. It’s often an advantage when you’re also using
(cheap) paper that “drinks” ink for, well, drafts.

And that leads to: Have you tried changing your paper?

Author:

MOC1Brix

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 16:58

Subject:

Re: Please change this!

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Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 16:01

Subject:

Re: Currency not in use

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In Suggestions, sonnich writes:

I find it funny, that EEK has not been in use for years.
It is replaced by EUR.

I also find funny that I have mentioned this before, and the EEK still remain

Probably BL is the last site to still calculate in EEK. When will that change?

Removing it would reduce the list to 40 currencies, 4 columns of 10, and USD
wouldn’t be all alone in its own column

Author:

sonnich

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 15:27

Subject:

Currency not in use

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Discarded

I find it funny, that EEK has not been in use for years.
It is replaced by EUR.

I also find funny that I have mentioned this before, and the EEK still remain

Probably BL is the last site to still calculate in EEK. When will that change?

Author:

sonnich

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 15:23

Subject:

Re: What is EDT?

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In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, sonnich writes:

When I read:

[REMINDER] The site will be down during the monthly maintenance scheduled at
02/22 from 01:00 AM to 02:00 EDT.

Just what is EDT?

Erectile Dysfunction Treatment.
John P

Please use GMT - that is understood worldwide.

Not in the USA. To hard to convert so the standard here is Eastern Standard
Time. The USA has 6 time zones.

Then I suggest to have both.
It should not be hard to read the location of the computer, and therefore use
EST/EDT for the US, and GMT for Europe and,.... others where needed.

Author:

electricbaer

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 14:34

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 8182-1

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Open

Please make changes to the following inventory:

8182-1 (Inv) Monster Crushers
388 Parts, 2009
Sets: Racers: Tiny Turbos

* Add 1 Part 2431pb467R Red Tile 1 x 4 with 'EYE WEAR', 'ENgyne', 'SUBSOUND Limiter' and White and Black Curved Lines Pattern Model Right Side (Sticker) - Set 8182 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 3069bpb571L Red Tile 1 x 2 with 'ENgyne' and 'Ironer' Pattern Model Left (Sticker) - Set 8182 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 3069bpb572 Red Tile 1 x 2 with 'BU11' License Plate Pattern (Sticker) - Set 8182 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 54200pb082R Trans-Black Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 with Angry Red Eye Pattern Model Right Side (Sticker) - Set 8182 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 54200pb082L Trans-Black Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 with Angry Red Eye Pattern Model Left Side (Sticker) - Set 8182 (Counterpart)

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 14:34

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Re: Please change this!

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In Suggestions, MOC1Brix writes:

On the inventory page would you please change the numbers in Qty to BOLD?

If my printer is even a little bit low on ink I can't read the number. Also
as
I get older it is harder to see anyway. Being in BOLD sure would help a lot!

Thanks!

Yet using bold will use more ink so your printer will run out quicker ...

Author:

axaday

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 14:31

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 41185-1

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Open

Please make changes to the following inventory:

41185-1 (Inv) Magic Rescue from the Goblin Village
626 Parts, 5 Minifigures, 2017
Sets: Elves

* Add 1 Part 892pb030 Reddish Brown Road Sign Clip-on 2 x 2 Triangle with Goblin Balalaika Pattern (Sticker) - Set 41185 (Counterpart)

Author:

electricbaer

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 14:30

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 60027-1

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Open

Please make changes to the following inventory:

60027-1 (Inv) Monster Truck Transporter
285 Parts, 3 Minifigures, 2013
Sets: Town: City: Off-Road

* Add 1 Part 2431pb466R Dark Bluish Gray Tile 1 x 4 with Black Line, Door Handle and Key Lock Pattern Model Right Side (Sticker) - Set 60027 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 2431pb466L Dark Bluish Gray Tile 1 x 4 with Black Line, Door Handle and Key Lock Pattern Model Left Side (Sticker) - Set 60027 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 2431pb465 White Tile 1 x 4 with 'KH60027' License Plate Pattern (Sticker) - Set 60027 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 2431pb465 Dark Bluish Gray Tile 1 x 4 with 'KH60027' License Plate Pattern (Sticker) - Set 60027 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 3069bpb569 White Tile 1 x 2 with 'KH60027' License Plate Pattern (Sticker) - Set 60027 (Counterpart)

Author:

MOC1Brix

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 14:28

Subject:

Please change this!

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Discarded

Author:

electricbaer

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 14:26

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 79117-1

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Open

Please make changes to the following inventory:

79117-1 (Inv) Turtle Lair Invasion
860 Parts, 6 Minifigures, 2014
Sets: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

* Add 1 Part 2431pb464 Black Tile 1 x 4 with Bright Light Orange, Lime and Magenta Keyboard Panel on Clear Background Pattern (Sticker) - Set 79117 (Counterpart)

Author:

electricbaer

Posted:

Mar 21, 2017 14:25

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 7802-1

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