BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Catalog, FreeStorm writes:

In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:

In Catalog, FreeStorm writes:

I found a new version of

649pb10 Road Sign Triangle with Worker and 2 Piles Pattern (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Road Sign, Decorated
Marked for Deletion

As you can see on the picture, the men is not the same on both sign
Should I create a new part, or request to add an additional note ?

It will be difficult to know which part goes on which set.

Pattern is completly different. Add new part.

Okay,

Shall I create 2 new parts for "Thick" and "Thin" ?
Actual 649pb10 should be "unterminated"

-Fred

Yes, create two specific entries so that the original entry will be able to be
marked for deletion and set to undetermined.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

Adjour

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 12:12

Subject:

Re: Hair pulling - item for sale .........

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In Catalog, cycbuild writes:

Question for other SW collectors - is it common knowledge that sealed polybags
will sometimes cost much less than the minifigure itself?

I've run into friends polybags that are the same way. I always try to keep
sets together for resale, but sometimes I'm shocked that its not worth it
for the tiny sets.

I also just finished a Ninjago set recently where the figure was rare-ish and
more than I wanted to pay and I found a seller who had parted a bunch of that
fig out and was able to buy him in pieces for far less than buying the assembled
fig. Its normally the reverse.

::shrug::

Author:

Adjour

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 12:08

Subject:

Re: Hair pulling - item for sale .........

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In Catalog, yorbrick writes:

In Catalog, tpr writes:

Hi

Ever bought a new set, SEALED, but with No Minifig

check out the cheapest new set for sale

75224-1 (Inv) Sith Infiltrator Microfighter
88 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2019
Sets: Star Wars: Microfighters Series 6: Star Wars Episode 1

Surely this has to stop

tpr

Try this search:

https://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?viewFrom=sa&itemBrand=1000&invNew=N&itemType=S&q=%22Built+once%22&searchComments=Y&searchSort=B&sz=500

There are quite a few "new" sets that have been "built once" on here. It seems
admins are busy doing other things instead of removing these when they are reported.

FWIW I had a 4 cent part get removed/flagged very recently because I had somehow
hit new on it when listing it (it was bizzare because the rest of the part out
was marked used with comments stating "good for used" or something to that affect).

So there is either a person or an algorithim out there doing something.

Author:

BricksThatStick

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 11:57

Subject:

Re: Hair pulling - item for sale .........

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In Catalog, tpr writes:

Hi

Ever bought a new set, SEALED, but with No Minifig

check out the cheapest new set for sale

75224-1 (Inv) Sith Infiltrator Microfighter
88 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2019
Sets: Star Wars: Microfighters Series 6: Star Wars Episode 1

Surely this has to stop

tpr

I presume you reported the listing? If so then it will get removed

Author:

tpr

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 11:03

Subject:

Re: Hair pulling - item for sale .........

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In Catalog, gogogovro writes:

Just a thought... this might not bother you as much if you only concerned yourself
about what your own margin is on the sets you sell instead of going by the 6
mo. average... which (for sets) is never a good idea in my opinion.

I mean, perhaps the seller just parted out the minifig and forgot to change the
condition from new, sealed to new, incomplete. Does he deserve our wrath, no.
A friendly reminder by a fellow brick linker, yes.

It's easy to get self righteous about things like this... but people make
mistakes... I'm assuming this seller is a human not a robot and it is human
to err.

In Catalog, tpr writes:

Hi

Ever bought a new set, SEALED, but with No Minifig

check out the cheapest new set for sale

Maybe

Once a mistake
Two possibly
A lot - definitely not a mistake

Check out his set listings

tpr

75224-1 (Inv) Sith Infiltrator Microfighter
88 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2019
Sets: Star Wars: Microfighters Series 6: Star Wars Episode 1

Surely this has to stop

tpr

Author:

brickerking

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 10:54

Subject:

Re: Hair pulling - item for sale .........

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Hi

Ever bought a new set, SEALED, but with No Minifig

check out the cheapest new set for sale

75224-1 (Inv) Sith Infiltrator Microfighter
88 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2019
Sets: Star Wars: Microfighters Series 6: Star Wars Episode 1

Surely this has to stop

tpr

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 10:16

Subject:

Re: Hair pulling - item for sale .........

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In Catalog, tpr writes:

Hi

Ever bought a new set, SEALED, but with No Minifig

check out the cheapest new set for sale

75224-1 (Inv) Sith Infiltrator Microfighter
88 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2019
Sets: Star Wars: Microfighters Series 6: Star Wars Episode 1

Surely this has to stop

tpr

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 10:04

Subject:

Re: 21045 Trafalgar Square

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In Catalog, WorcesterWolf writes:

When will the parts list be updated?

It is available on Brickset

When someone who owns the set decides to submit the inventory to BrickLink.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

tpr

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 09:58

Subject:

Hair pulling - item for sale .........

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Status:

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Hi

Ever bought a new set, SEALED, but with No Minifig

check out the cheapest new set for sale

75224-1 (Inv) Sith Infiltrator Microfighter
88 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2019
Sets: Star Wars: Microfighters Series 6: Star Wars Episode 1

Surely this has to stop

tpr

Author:

FreeStorm

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 09:40

Subject:

Re: New version of 649pb10

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In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:

In Catalog, FreeStorm writes:

I found a new version of

649pb10 Road Sign Triangle with Worker and 2 Piles Pattern (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Road Sign, Decorated
Marked for Deletion

As you can see on the picture, the men is not the same on both sign
Should I create a new part, or request to add an additional note ?

It will be difficult to know which part goes on which set.

Pattern is completly different. Add new part.

Okay,

Shall I create 2 new parts for "Thick" and "Thin" ?
Actual 649pb10 should be "unterminated"

-Fred

Author:

Hygrotus

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 08:46

Subject:

Re: New version of 649pb10

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In Catalog, FreeStorm writes:

I found a new version of

649pb10 Road Sign Triangle with Worker and 2 Piles Pattern (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Road Sign, Decorated
Marked for Deletion

As you can see on the picture, the men is not the same on both sign
Should I create a new part, or request to add an additional note ?

It will be difficult to know which part goes on which set.

Pattern is completly different. Add new part.

Author:

FreeStorm

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 08:35

Subject:

New version of 649pb10

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I found a new version of

649pb10 Road Sign Triangle with Worker and 2 Piles Pattern (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Road Sign, Decorated
Marked for Deletion

As you can see on the picture, the men is not the same on both sign
Should I create a new part, or request to add an additional note ?

It will be difficult to know which part goes on which set.

Author:

WorcesterWolf

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 05:28

Subject:

21045 Trafalgar Square

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Status:

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When will the parts list be updated?

It is available on Brickset

Author:

jennnifer

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 00:08

Subject:

Re: Pattern spelt wrong

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In Catalog, talltim writes:

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=35787pb003 has pattern
spelt as patern in name

Tim

This struck me as funny as 'spelt' looks like it is spelled wrong to
me.

Had to look it up...
Jen

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Jul 29, 2019 11:44

Subject:

Re: Pattern spelt wrong

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In Catalog, talltim writes:

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=35787pb003 has pattern
spelt as patern in name

Tim

Thanks. In the future, just use this form:

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogReq.asp?itemType=P

Author:

talltim

Posted:

Jul 29, 2019 10:51

Subject:

Pattern spelt wrong

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https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=35787pb003 has pattern
spelt as patern in name

Tim

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Jul 26, 2019 03:28

Subject:

Re: BA84pb01R Sticker over assembly

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In Catalog, novabrick writes:

[p=BA84pb01R]
These two bricks are jujst hold together by a sticker. I thought this was against
policy here. I just noticed this when looking through new additions to the catalog.

Christian

novabrick-team

The policy changed some time ago.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

novabrick

Posted:

Jul 26, 2019 02:09

Subject:

BA84pb01R Sticker over assembly

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Open

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Jul 25, 2019 12:43

Subject:

Re: Minifigure Query

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In Catalog, leopard37 writes:

It is listed on the Catalog Roadmap as number 25 under Projects Under Consideration:

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2476

Until there is more than one Catalog Associate, the catalog projects are kind
of on hold, but we hope to start in on them later in the year.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

leopard37

Posted:

Jul 25, 2019 10:08

Subject:

Minifigure Query

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Morning, Catalog guys I have a query for you. In regards to items attached on
the back there is no guideline in the help page (see full description below).
Could this please be defined and added. Even if there are minifigures that require
editing (I will help if needed). I just wish to prevent less work in the future
by having a clear guideline on what's included and what's not. The one
that peaked my interest is the Mr. Freeze in set 76118 (sh587).

Thanks in advance.

Tyson.

"Minifigs - The catalog should only contain minifigs that came in an official
LEGO set or that can be attributed to an official LEGO program, display, activity
or event, regardless of whether the minifig is actually publicly distributed
during or at such program, display, activity or event.
The minifig item should not include hand-held accessories or items defined as
utensils, with the exception of robot winder keys. But do include all other accessories
definable as footgear (flippers, snow shoes, etc.), neckgear (generally defined
as items requiring the removal of the head in order to be placed over the neck,
such as capes, armor, backpacks, etc.) and headgear (hair, helmets, etc.), and
assembled parts serving as such, when these are shown attached to the minifig
in official LEGO set instructions. For instructions with images showing the minifig
in a play scenario, refer only to the portion of the instructions concerned with
assembling the minifig. If no official instructions were produced, then illustrations
on packaging or other marketing materials directly related to the minifig may
be used instead for this guide purpose. (See Exceptions below.)

Minifigs decorated by a sticker may have an entry for the figure without the
sticker applied, and an entry for the figure with the sticker applied. (See Exceptions
below.)

If 2 or more minifigs that came in an official LEGO set are the same except for
different hand-held accessories, do not add another entry for a minifig with
a particular accessory. An example of this would be "Majisto the Wizard with
glow-in-the-dark wand" which should not be added in addition to an otherwise
identical "Majisto the Wizard" entry.

Exceptions:

When the use of set instructions or other official LEGO images provide poor clues
about the precise nature of accessories: For example, numbers printed on neckgear
armor worn by each figure of a series, yet nowhere is it clearly shown which
figure bears which numbered armor. In this case the figures can be added without
neckgear armor. Arbitrarily associating a particular numbered armor with the
other elements of a minifig should not be done.
When the hand held accessory is an integral physical part of the minifig: For
example, the electric light-up figs released beginning in 2005. All the parts
that make up the complete light-up device, including those not integral to its
electric function, should be included as a part of the minifig.
When there is more than one possibility presented within a set for decoration
of the minifig by sticker, a catalog entry should not be created for each variation.
This rule also applies to the Torso and Torso Assembly parts of such minifigs.
For example, some Soccer theme sets have a sticker sheet that allows the builder
to choose from various team insignias and jersey numbers for each player in the
set. If every variation were given an entry, the catalog would be overwhelmed.
The early “stiff” minifigs (1975-1977) were often built into the model and not
shown in a freestanding position. In these cases, a minifig can be considered
a unit without being prescribed as such in the instructions or box images as
long as the four basic parts are present – legs, torso, head and hat/hair."

Author:

Teup

Posted:

Jul 24, 2019 06:50

Subject:

Re: Plant 2417?

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In Catalog, Biscuit_head writes:

Sustainability: avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain
an ecological balance.
They're using less crude oil by no longer using it to make plant peices.
They could possibly make all of the parts from plants instead of oil once they
find enough sugar cane farms that can keep up with the demand.

I guess producing crude oil generates a lot of emissions. But I wonder how much
less emissions their new production process really involves. I guess it kind
of stands or falls with that.
The end result is the same: polyethylene, which is basically a polluting substance.
But that's if you throw it away, of course, and thankfully LEGO is far from
single use. But the amount of parts LEGO pumps out of their machines per day
is staggering and it has to go somewhere eventually.

I would be more impressed if LEGO invested in degrading plastic. Not making parts
that degrade, I mean, but degrading the durable high quality parts with some
special process. I don't know about ABS but scientists already discovered
caterpillars that are able to digest polyethylene. If LEGO had some scheme you
could send in old and broken parts in exchange for some VIP points of whatever,
and they'd degrade or recycle it, then we'd be talking.

Author:

Pam_Shaver

Posted:

Jul 23, 2019 20:35

Subject:

Re: Plant 2417?

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The future will just be holographs or all computer generated images. You
won't even need real bricks. You will be able to trade online for your holographic
bricks just like you do when playing those vitual games. You pay vitual money
for vitual bricks to build your sets.
Afterall you can read a book without having a real book in your hands. You can
play solitaire on the computer without touching a real card. Why not build Lego
sets without a physical brick.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Jul 23, 2019 19:56

Subject:

Re: Plant 2417?

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In Catalog, Biscuit_head writes:

No, they couldn’t. Most of the parts are ABS, not PE. Different plastics, different
processes.

PE can be made from ethanol. (Ahoy matey, sugar cane is rum!)
ABS is more complex.

Author:

Biscuit_head

Posted:

Jul 23, 2019 19:08

Subject:

Re: Plant 2417?

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Author:

cycbuild

Posted:

Jul 23, 2019 18:54

Subject:

Re: Plant 2417?

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In Catalog, Teup writes:

In Catalog, TallyToyBricks writes:

How are the 2417 plant leaves different from the "plant based" 2417?

Thanks

It's the same plastic: Polyethylene. It's just made from fresh plants
rather than from dinosaurs (oil). But it isn't biodegradable in any way and
as far as I can see doesn't have much merit in terms of sustainability or
the environment.

"The new sustainable LEGO elements are made from polyethylene, which is a soft,
durable and flexible plastic, and while they are based on sugar-cane material,
they are technically identical to those produced using conventional plastic."
(and a bit of marketing blabla about sustainability)

https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news-room/2018/march/pfp

Intentions aside, it's kind of fascinating - plants turned into plastic mimicking
plants. The equivalent of making a long-lasting forest diorama out of chemically
processed wood and pine resin?

No more plastic straws where I live, just like plastic bags a few years back.
The zoomers' kids' kids are going to grow up with flimsy magnetic-silicone
LEGO and holographic bricks. Good thing ABS takes forever to break down

Author:

Teup

Posted:

Jul 23, 2019 17:47

Subject:

Re: Plant 2417?

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In Catalog, TallyToyBricks writes:

How are the 2417 plant leaves different from the "plant based" 2417?

Thanks

Author:

TallyToyBricks

Posted:

Jul 23, 2019 17:41

Subject:

Plant 2417?

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How are the 2417 plant leaves different from the "plant based" 2417?

Thanks

Author:

bje

Posted:

Jul 15, 2019 07:27

Subject:

Re: collectable minifigures leaflets

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In Catalog, yorbrick writes:

That is not true for series 1 up to 15 where all leaflets had a unique numbering,
also most series at least up to series 13 (if not all) had a unique code on them
to unlock the characters on the website https://www.playminifigures.com/ (is
no longer active, was closed at the end of 2016).

What do you mean by unique numbering?

Do you mean the 122091-1, 2, 3 codes?

I've just looked at 27 Series 8 leaflets, all have 122091-1 or 122091-2,
and I have not seen any other numbers after the dash. The exact same number is
on other series leaflets too. For Series 10 I have a 122091-3. I don't think
these numbers were unique to individual sets within a series.

Ditto. Entire Team GB series 122091-1, Series 4: 122091-2, series 5 122091-1
I do not see a unique code on any leaflet at all

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Jul 15, 2019 07:15

Subject:

Re: collectable minifigures leaflets

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Author:

WEYLAND_YUTANI

Posted:

Jul 15, 2019 07:02

Subject:

Re: collectable minifigures leaflets

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In Catalog, randyf writes:

In Catalog, jerzeeg writes:

In Catalog, randyf writes:

In Catalog, jerzeeg writes:

Hi,
I could not find anything on the topic :/
Could anyone explain please why are leaflets (instructions) for each minifigure
of the series kept separately in the catalog when they seems to be all the same?

It seems especially weird, when I saw that someone bought leaflet for percival
graves for such high price:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?I=colhp-22#T=P
while it seems that this leaflet is just pretty the same as all the rest of the
leaflets from this series....

Thx in advance,
J.

It is due to the fact that each collectible minifigure is treated as a separate
set in the BrickLink catalog. Since each set entry in the BrickLink catalog automatically
has an instructions entry added to it on creation, each collectible minifigure
set gets an instructions entry added to it on creation. It would be wrong to
say that each one of these sets does not have instructions included with it,
since each collectible minifigure does indeed come with the leaflet. Therefore,
each collectible minifigure set gets the leaflet as its instructions.

Cheers,
Randy

Thanks Randy, makes sense.

And I would a little bit modify my question then.
Anyone noticed that especially for HP collectables are there some differences
?
From what I found it seems all those HP leaflets are just the same.
But I might overlooked something, so I am curious whether anyone could confirm
they are just the same ?

Thx,
J.

The leaflet is the exact same for most of the collectible minifigure series.
Sorry that I can't speak specifically about the HP ones, but I would highly
doubt that there would be any difference in that series.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Jul 14, 2019 15:43

Subject:

Re: collectable minifigures leaflets

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In Catalog, jerzeeg writes:

In Catalog, randyf writes:

In Catalog, jerzeeg writes:

Author:

jerzeeg

Posted:

Jul 14, 2019 15:32

Subject:

Re: collectable minifigures leaflets

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In Catalog, randyf writes:

In Catalog, jerzeeg writes:

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Jul 14, 2019 15:20

Subject:

Re: collectable minifigures leaflets

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In Catalog, jerzeeg writes:

Author:

jerzeeg

Posted:

Jul 14, 2019 13:44

Subject:

Re: collectable minifigures leaflets

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In Catalog, jerzeeg writes:

* I meant a photo, not screenshot

And please see another photo:

Author:

jerzeeg

Posted:

Jul 14, 2019 13:42

Subject:

Re: collectable minifigures leaflets

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In Catalog, WEYLAND_YUTANI writes:

Hi jerzeeg,

Each collectable minifigure leaflet has an unique number. On the backside of
the leaflet at one of the corners there is a small red or black circle with a
white dot inside containing the number of that particular collectable minifigure.

Note: The unique numbering of the minifigs in the catalog is not the same
as the unique leaflet numbering.

Example: catalog set number col12-2 (Hun-Warrior) has number 8 on leaflet.

Hi Yutani,

thank you for the answer! Anyway it seems it does not apply everytime. In example
for HP there is unluckily nothing like that :/
Leaflets from different bags have all the same number in both the top-right corner
(as on screenshot) or the bottom left corner.
Please see the screenshots:

Author:

WEYLAND_YUTANI

Posted:

Jul 14, 2019 12:55

Subject:

Re: collectable minifigures leaflets

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Author:

bricks2you

Posted:

Jul 14, 2019 12:22

Subject:

Re: 32064 variations

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There is also a variation that has a 32064 opening on 1 side and a 32064b on
the other.

In Catalog, TorontoLego writes:

[p=32064c]
Clearly distinguished by the bottom of the brick

[p=32064b]
Is this only a "b" variant if it has the 'thin' corner guides seen from
both faces?

32064 Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Axle Hole
Parts: Technic, Brick

Is this any of these that is not a "b" or "c" based on the above?

OR

Is the distinguishing factor the complete circle support on the inside?

Author:

jerzeeg

Posted:

Jul 14, 2019 10:15

Subject:

collectable minifigures leaflets

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Author:

axaday

Posted:

Jul 13, 2019 17:33

Subject:

Re: sh289 Robin Cape

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In Catalog, swoosh_factor writes:

The one you've linked to has a starched cape.

In Catalog, axaday writes:

Minifig No: sh289 Name: Robin - Green Hands and Hood

sh289 (Inv) Robin - Green Hands and Hood
Minifigures: Super Heroes: Batman II

The cape from this Robin matches the cut of the brand new Robin, but if I had
to guess that one looks like starched fabric. The new one is spongy, stretchable.
Can anyone check?

Thanks!

Author:

swoosh_factor

Posted:

Jul 13, 2019 16:30

Subject:

Re: sh289 Robin Cape

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The one you've linked to has a starched cape.

In Catalog, axaday writes:

sh289 (Inv) Robin - Green Hands and Hood
Minifigures: Super Heroes: Batman II

The cape from this Robin matches the cut of the brand new Robin, but if I had
to guess that one looks like starched fabric. The new one is spongy, stretchable.
Can anyone check?

Author:

axaday

Posted:

Jul 13, 2019 15:20

Subject:

sh289 Robin Cape

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sh289 (Inv) Robin - Green Hands and Hood
Minifigures: Super Heroes: Batman II

The cape from this Robin matches the cut of the brand new Robin, but if I had
to guess that one looks like starched fabric. The new one is spongy, stretchable.
Can anyone check?

Author:

TorontoLego

Posted:

Jul 13, 2019 13:42

Subject:

32064 variations

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[p=32064c]
Clearly distinguished by the bottom of the brick

[p=32064b]
Is this only a "b" variant if it has the 'thin' corner guides seen from
both faces?

32064 Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Axle Hole
Parts: Technic, Brick

Is this any of these that is not a "b" or "c" based on the above?

OR

Is the distinguishing factor the complete circle support on the inside?

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Jul 9, 2019 12:53

Subject:

Re: Benny's torso 973pb1652c02

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In Catalog, yorbrick writes:

My first reply to you was just an answer to your question. I do not agree with
the inconsistency, also, but I am not a catalog associate yet who can do anything
about it. I would be happy to have Marek add it to the Catalog Roadmap for consideration
of being worked on, but it would be rather low on the priority list. Although,
it would not be a big issue to tackle, so could be done rather quickly.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

62Bricks

Posted:

Jul 9, 2019 10:21

Subject:

Re: Benny's torso 973pb1652c02

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In Catalog, axaday writes:

In Catalog, yorbrick writes:

It is what lego supplied. It has two arms, just no robot arm / claw extension.
I don't know if there is a market for it, as it cannot be sold that way.

Isn't what Lego supplies what is in the picture, just not all put together?
You just said it has two arms, but it doesn't unless you are counting the
unattached robot arm and claw. The catalog picture for a minifigure shows the
minifigure assembled. Most catalog pictures for sets show the set assembled.
But your customers are not expecting you to take what Lego supplied and assemble
it for them like the picture.

And there are plenty of listings for torsos without arms, whether there is a
market for them or not. They all get catalogued even though this is not how lego
supply them. Yet these pieces don't get listed as they are supplied - but
do get catalogued if you either add another part or remove some parts.

Yes, there are listings for EVERY torso with arms. While Lego never supplied
them with no arms and the market for unattached torsos varies greaty among them,
the point of having every torso in the catalog is that every torso is a discrete
Lego element. The catalog tries to contain every discrete Lego element, but
has always been cautious about having listings for combinations of pieces. A
full minifig, yes. Some big figs and brickbuilt animals now, yes. Combined
turntables that sometimes came assembled in sets, yes. Some combinations that
are hard to take back apart without damage, yes. But some minifig parts in an
obviously incomplete assembly because Lego supplied them? I don't see the
point and it opens a giant can of worms. Did you know that through the 80s and
90s, minifig torsos usually came with their heads attached? Should we have a
listing for each of those head/torso combinations because Lego supplied them
that way? Does anyone really want a head and torso with no hat or legs? Or
a torso with 1 arm and 1 hand? I doubt it unless the price is very low.

I think the "can of worms" is when BL makes exceptions based on precedent in
one case, but ignores precedent in other cases. The squishy definition of what
merits a separate entry in the catalog is part of what has led to issues like
this.

There may indeed be people who want to buy the torso/head assemblies from the
older sets, and there would be no harm in adding them to the catalog and including
them in inventories. But an exception has been made. We are told that some assemblies
need to be deleted from the catalog because they were never packaged that way,
yet some assemblies that were issued as new are not? Why is that?

Well, it isn't based on what people want, obviously. The market for 1x1 round
plates on the sprue is tiny compared to that for the individual plates, yet that
is the part inventoried in sets where it appeared. The market for the 1x4 hinge
assembly is many times larger than the market for the individual pieces, yet
the assembly is marked for deletion.

Consistent application of a set of simple guidelines would eliminate a lot of
these issues. In the past - and even now - it seems when faced with conflicts
like this the admins have chosen to add complexity rather than opt for simplicity.
Either way is going to result in apparent inconsistencies, but the way that requires
the least amount of waffling and explanation is preferable, in my opinion.

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yorbrick

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Jul 9, 2019 09:26

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You just said it has two arms, but it doesn't unless you are counting the
unattached robot arm and claw.

981 Arm, Left
Parts: Minifigure, Body Part

62691 Arm Mechanical
Parts: Minifigure, Body Part

I make that two arms.

The catalog picture for a minifigure shows the
minifigure assembled. Most catalog pictures for sets show the set assembled.
But your customers are not expecting you to take what Lego supplied and assemble
it for them like the picture.

I agree. Most customers buying new parts expect me to take the new parts as supplied
by LEGO and send those. They do not expect me to assemble them. But I cannot
sell the parts that LEGO supplied here, I have to sell either a combination of
them or pull them apart. There is no option to sell it as it was originally supplied.

It is the inconsistency that is a problem. Going back to the sprues, LEGO did
not intend them to be used according to the pictures of the sets. But BL catalogues
these parts as coming on a sprue. They are listed as coming that way in the set,
whether or not all the parts are needed. There is an option to sell the parts
connected to a sprue (or in a bag) as supplied or sell the parts individually.
Whereas here, they are not listed as they come in the set. There is no option
to sell the parts as supplied.

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axaday

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Jul 9, 2019 09:06

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In Catalog, yorbrick writes:

It is what lego supplied. It has two arms, just no robot arm / claw extension.
I don't know if there is a market for it, as it cannot be sold that way.

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yorbrick

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Jul 9, 2019 08:44

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In Catalog, axaday writes:

In Catalog, yorbrick writes:

Do you really want to sell a torso with 1 arm? Is there is a market for that?

It is what lego supplied. It has two arms, just no robot arm / claw extension.
I don't know if there is a market for it, as it cannot be sold that way.

And there are plenty of listings for torsos without arms, whether there is a
market for them or not. They all get catalogued even though this is not how lego
supply them. Yet these pieces don't get listed as they are supplied - but
do get catalogued if you either add another part or remove some parts.

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axaday

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Jul 9, 2019 08:12

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In Catalog, yorbrick writes:

Do you really want to sell a torso with 1 arm? Is there is a market for that?

It implies you have to either add the arm to the torso, or bag them separately
to keep them together, or store them unattached but need to remember to add the
robot arm, and hope the buyer finds the robot arm before complaining that it
is missing the arm.

If you attach the arm one time, it is still new according to the rules. That
option is on the table. Bagging them separately and together are both on the
table, together being probably preferable if you are afraid the buyer will not
find the arm.

Author:

62Bricks

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Jul 9, 2019 07:41

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In Catalog, yorbrick writes:

In Catalog, axaday writes:

In Catalog, yorbrick writes:

Precedence.

All of the other torsos that use

62691 Arm Mechanical
Parts: Minifigure, Body Part

are handled the same way.

OK, so it's historical. Will this ever be changed to reflect what is actually
received in a set rather than what is needed for a set, like the debate about
the sprued parts now being the whole sprue rather than the required parts only?

If parting these out it is necessary to assemble them, and I don't want to
assemble them if they later become the individual parts.

Please don't assemble ANY of the minifig parts if you are selling it to me.
Why would this imply that anyone wanted you to do that?

Because at Bricklink you cannot sell the torso assembly as it is supplied by
LEGO. There is not a catalogue entry for the torso, arm and hand and robot arm
without the claw, as supplied by LEGO. To match the catalogue entry, you need
to add the robot arm.

It implies you have to either add the arm to the torso, or bag them separately
to keep them together, or store them unattached but need to remember to add the
robot arm, and hope the buyer finds the robot arm before complaining that it
is missing the arm.

Another illustrative example of why the "consistency" approach doesn't work.
In cases like this, the admins have to choose which practice to be "consistent"
with, which creates inconsistency.

The way to avoid it is to have guidelines that are as simple as possible. "Define
parts based on how they are found in a sealed set" is one simple guideline. If
we always follow that guideline, then the set inventories take care of themselves
and parting out new sets works. If we make an exception, then make more exceptions
because of that first exception, then ultimately ignore the guideline because
"That's they way we've always done it," the guideline has lost its meaning.
When faced with a dilemma like this partly-assembled torso, the decision should
be made in favor of the more basic principle, not later exceptions.

I think it is clear that many of the inconsistencies in the catalog are the result
of implementing ever-more complicated "rules" that are put in place to handle
exceptions rather than basing decisions on a few simple guidelines.

It should surprise nobody that people attracted to Lego are also really into
elaborate systems, but the secret to Lego's success as a system is that it
is not elaborate. Just a few rules create a very flexible system.

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yorbrick

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