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| Author: | popsicle  | | Posted: | Apr 30, 2024 17:29 | | Subject: | $80 Prize ~ Here we go... | | Viewed: | 370 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| Your next ConstrucToys contest is here. The prize this time is an $80 store coupon,
or considering the economy, a $50 dollar bill. Your choice. There are no strings
attached, just giving back
Contest is another package arrival estimation.
The package this time is traveling USPS Ground Advantage from Washington to New
York. Mailed this morning with a 6:45 PST acceptance scan.
Contest Parameters:
~ Two entries per member, per 24 hour period
~ No limit to the overall number of entries per member
~ Both date and time are required
~ All entries must be posted as a reply here, for transparency
~ With identical entries, the first takes precedence.
~ Closest to USPS declared delivered time and date, wins
I'll announce the package's periodic travel updates to keep it interesting.
Will also post the "Delivered" notification screenshot, for all to determine
the winner.
Goofing around encouraged... Tear it up, have some fun
~ConstrucToys
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Apr 26, 2024 13:48 | | Subject: | What are the guidelines, really? | | Viewed: | 340 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| We had season passes the first two years of LegoLand, CA's opening, my son,
daughter and I. Mostly as a place to hang out when bored, sometimes just somewhere
to eat our lunch outdoors. It was a very nice environment for the kids and I
in the earlier years of its opening. Very relaxed wonderful space for them especially.
Good memories
So almost inevitably, we became friends with some that worked there. In particular
was a woman that ran the injection molding display at the park, my kids speaking
Swedish and her being from and missing her family in Sweden, it just happened.
Anyway, we ended up with a lot of souvenirs she liked to give them, samples from
what the displayed LEGO injection molding machine processed throughout the day.
This was before our involvement with BL and the selling of LEGO, or really even
as enthusiastic fans of LEGO, and so they were just fun items for my son and
daughter to take home.
Cutting back towards the point: These items were produced on an official LEGO
injection molding machine by a LEGO affiliated employee. Would these unique items
hypothetically then be allowed into the BL catalog? I say hypothetically, as
we no longer have the parts. Tossed them long ago, actually
Now to the point: What does actually qualify as "officially" LEGO
and therefore allowed to be sold here? Maybe more definitive guidelines would
be useful to all of within the secondary marketplace?
Just some (anecdotal backed) pondering
-popsicle
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Apr 22, 2024 09:26 | | Subject: | Earth Day (Counter) Offer | | Viewed: | 175 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| As this years Earth Day theme “Earth vs Plastics” takes place today, our promotion
of Star Wars plastic continues
We'll add a vintage LEGO item to all orders today, that place the phrase
“good plastics” in note to seller.
https://store.bricklink.com/popsicle
~ConstrucToys
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 09:28 | | Subject: | Spam | | Viewed: | 200 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Circling back to: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=145974
Seems to me anyway, that simply restricting zero feedback members the use of
links in the forum, would immediately eliminate most current spam posts and deter
future ones. Haven’t been looking that close at these posts, but from what I’ve
seen, it’s presenting links they have as a common purpose or motivation. Removing
motivation is often a subtle yet effective tack in life.
Could be that it’s not all that simple, technically to implement. I don’t know,
but if doable, why not? Personally don't find the spam posts all that bothersome.
Many do though, and if there's an easy fix to tidy things up a bit...
-popsicle
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Apr 18, 2024 19:57 | | Subject: | An abbreviated expression of Americana | | Viewed: | 143 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Raw talent and not much else to make it work
https://youtu.be/P_Npd2FyyLI
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Apr 18, 2024 11:44 | | Subject: | UK Members | | Viewed: | 190 times | | Topic: | Taxes | |
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| Got someone asking to purchase a single part lot with a pre-shipping order value
of 120 USD. I'd like to try and oblige this member, if I can...
My question concerns the up-to-date rules as applied here to distance
selling with the UK. Not certain about UK cross-border buying protocols, anymore.
~ As seller, will I need to electronically insert proof of taxes-paid into the
customs form (IOSS) in order to avoid the buyer being double taxed?
~ If taxation is applicable to such an order, will taxes be processed within
the order itself, or garnered from the buyer on the receiving end?
Thanks in advance
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Apr 11, 2024 13:06 | | Subject: | Buyers Cannot Check Out | | Viewed: | 164 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| Been seeing a steady flow of concern around this in the forum lately. So, thought
I would repost the fix for those coming here for help, to more easily find.
Don't know. It just rubs the wrong way, knowing of the potential and unnecessary
loss of sales. Guess this is a way of alleviating that idiosyncratic rub of mine
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1462750
-popsicle
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Apr 6, 2024 12:52 | | Subject: | Experience all that you can, while you can... | | Viewed: | 357 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Total solar eclipse will take place at the Moon's ascending node, that is
where the Moon crosses the ecliptic from south to north, on Monday the 8th. In
two days across the North America continent
For the pathway that will allow you to experience the event more fully across
North America, check online. Nasa among others, offers a fun accounting.
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Apr 2, 2024 21:37 | | Subject: | Re: buyers cannot check out | | Viewed: | 215 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| If your buyers are experiencing the same, the reply to the post is a confirmed
fix. Confirmed in a thoughtful 'thank you' message from the OP via pm.
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1462718
-popsicle
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Mar 24, 2024 12:18 | | Subject: | After some 18 years of managing a store here | | Viewed: | 324 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| ... it was easily noted and rectified
Something odd while processing an order this morning: All items within the order
that were sold out, had the red zero active-link to stockroomed (zero) inventory
of that item. What you’d normally see when the “Retain items in store inventory
after items are sold out” is activated within store listings.
In all our years operating as a vendor here, we’ve used that feature on a handful
of specific listings only, rarely iow. But every listing within this morning’s
order with zero remaining, linked to a stockroom listing of said item. I knew
straight away what the issue was, that the feature had been activated over all
of our inventory. After processing the order, I simply went into our inventory
management page and reset it.
Really don’t know how the change occurred other than not by us. First off, I’m
hardly on that page anymore. Secondly, as said; we've never used that feature
in that manner before. Maybe last night’s update/maintenance or some other event,
who knows
This interrupts how we utilize the very useful Stockroom feature here on BrickLink.
So yeah, perhaps more salient an issue for us than maybe some other vendors.
Nonetheless, just a heads-up to check yours
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Mar 22, 2024 16:05 | | Subject: | That time of year! | | Viewed: | 214 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Did you know...
Washington state is the top U.S. producer of apples, pears, and sweet cherries?
Especially the crops in and around our volcanoes, the Rainier and St. Helens
regions with that special volcanic soil. Washington produces more than 90% of
the nation's organic apple crop.
Seems every few homes have their trees blossoming just now. Makes for a wonderful
drive to the shore
And it's days like these that I miss having to pick up my daughter on campus.
I'd arrive early just to wait under the canopy of their famous Japanese imported
cherry trees.
My daughter's alma mater's live cam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECBJeRT-sy4
-Enjoy
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 11:07 | | Subject: | Security Concerns | | Viewed: | 419 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Maybe for more focused attention by both admin and membership alike, a new forum
Topic Charter may benefit the site? To concentrate reporting, solutions, announcements
etc. Unlike most other topics, this one really benefits from expedited awareness.
So structured, black hats may also benefit I suppose?
I don't know, it's just a thought while weeding through the forum for
the newest happenings and concerns with this seemingly ongoing matter.
-popsicle
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Mar 15, 2024 22:34 | | Subject: | What do you think, can I get a few more... | | Viewed: | 292 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Just got added to another Stop and Ignored list by a member within this thread:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1459625
I'm regrettably unable to tell this sensitive individual the pleasure I get
out of such expressed pettiness nowadays. Oh well, maybe they'll read this
and all will be well with the little darling Though no need to stop-list. Never
have, nor believe I ever will buy from your store. And as to ignore; well you
most certainly will miss-out on some fun if not interesting times.
That said, whereas in the past I've argued against the "Ignore" feature
on BL, I've come to appreciate it more over the years. I've never used
it myself, but having certain others use it makes for let's say, less
peskiness
You be you, is what I promote today
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Mar 15, 2024 18:21 | | Subject: | Slaughtered by those close him. Ides of March | | Viewed: | 417 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| What does that say about our nature?
Today on the anniversary of Julius Caesar's death, Ides of March. Consider
as they say, human nature being immutable or unchanging over time What then
can be gleaned on this day, 15th of March?
-popsicle
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Mar 13, 2024 13:49 | | Subject: | Why BL is special, and should remain so… | | Viewed: | 453 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| For me, it’s the individualism of its vendors and buyers, among other
reasons. Our current orders placed within the last five days, note the processing
protocols; Beautiful (imho).
Let's keep it that way, Admin. No further attempts towards homogenization
Pull back and think bigger picture factoring human nature
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2024 14:39 | | Subject: | Just under 2,000 Star Wars Minifigs | | Viewed: | 146 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| 86 types (lots) of Classic LEGO Star Wars minifigures. All new inventory.
Some PotC, Rock Raiders and Harry Potter, too
Worth a gander
https://store.bricklink.com/popsicle
-ConstrucToys
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2024 21:36 | | Subject: | IWD, come and gone unremarked? | | Viewed: | 163 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Not even a sale, here where most every excuse for sales events has been used
Interesting...
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