Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | peregrinator  | | Posted: | May 10, 2021 18:37 | | Subject: | Re: Plastic bags | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, bluelou3rd writes:
| | I have a bunch of little plastic bags from my years of buying,
who takes them back or who wants them?
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I would gladly take them
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | May 10, 2021 18:35 | | Subject: | Re: Plastic bags | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, bluelou3rd writes:
| | I have a bunch of little plastic bags from my years of buying,
who takes them back or who wants them?
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Most supermarkets in the U.S. will accept plastic bags for recycling—including
resealable baggies (someone correct me if I am wrong).
You also could try to find someone local who will take them, as it's generally
cheaper to buy new ones than to ship them somewhere.
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| Author: | MrPetovan | | Posted: | May 10, 2021 18:32 | | Subject: | Re: Plastic bags | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| I personally use the plastic bags people send me parts in to put in the parts
I'm sending people, it doesn't completely evens out but it keeps the
invasion in check.
In General, bluelou3rd writes:
| | I have a bunch of little plastic bags from my years of buying,
who takes them back or who wants them?
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| Author: | bluelou3rd | | Posted: | May 10, 2021 18:27 | | Subject: | Plastic bags | | Viewed: | 149 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| I have a bunch of little plastic bags from my years of buying,
who takes them back or who wants them?
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| Author: | Ilikepandas | | Posted: | May 10, 2021 16:49 | | Subject: | Re: What is this from | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| I'll ask again in a few days
someone else might know
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| Author: | Ilikepandas | | Posted: | May 10, 2021 14:56 | | Subject: | Re: What is this from | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| yeah
and idk when or how i got them
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| Author: | tonnic | | Posted: | May 10, 2021 14:51 | | Subject: | Re: What is this from | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Ilikepandas writes:
Also non Lego.
I do not know what brand they are but no Lego.
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| Author: | Ilikepandas | | Posted: | May 10, 2021 14:44 | | Subject: | Re: What is this from | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| thanks
what about these
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | May 10, 2021 14:37 | | Subject: | Re: What is this from | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Ilikepandas writes:
| | hi
so i asked about these a few days ago
and i was told that they were custom
i have a few custom legos and would like to know who makes/made them
and ive had them for a long time and have no idea where they came from
so if anyone knows where there are from that would help alot
thanks
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https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1269697
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| Author: | Ilikepandas | | Posted: | May 10, 2021 14:34 | | Subject: | What is this from | | Viewed: | 110 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| hi
so i asked about these a few days ago
and i was told that they were custom
i have a few custom legos and would like to know who makes/made them
and ive had them for a long time and have no idea where they came from
so if anyone knows where there are from that would help alot
thanks
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| Author: | Grego | | Posted: | May 9, 2021 20:34 | | Subject: | Re: Selling manufactured error Lego | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, IceWorm writes:
| | Ok, so I was wondering if theres a collectors desire for manufacture error parts.
I know that prints on the wrong colour pieces are deffo desirable but what I
currently have are parts that the plastic either didn't quite fill up the
whole mould or seem to have been melted(?) during the manufacturing process.
Any thoughts or are they just trash?
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You can search the forum for short shots or go here for a start
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1251896
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| Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | May 9, 2021 18:13 | | Subject: | Re: Selling manufactured error Lego | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| There are a few who buy these.
In General, IceWorm writes:
| | Ok, so I was wondering if theres a collectors desire for manufacture error parts.
I know that prints on the wrong colour pieces are deffo desirable but what I
currently have are parts that the plastic either didn't quite fill up the
whole mould or seem to have been melted(?) during the manufacturing process.
Any thoughts or are they just trash?
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| Author: | IceWorm | | Posted: | May 9, 2021 18:07 | | Subject: | Selling manufactured error Lego | | Viewed: | 137 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Ok, so I was wondering if theres a collectors desire for manufacture error parts.
I know that prints on the wrong colour pieces are deffo desirable but what I
currently have are parts that the plastic either didn't quite fill up the
whole mould or seem to have been melted(?) during the manufacturing process.
Any thoughts or are they just trash?
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| Author: | Texxy38 | | Posted: | May 9, 2021 04:19 | | Subject: | Re: Am I weird? | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, stearns writes:
| | In General, CSC writes:
| | I started listing and selling here on Bricklink this year and it has been fun
to see where LEGO came from when it was my toy as a child 35 years ago.
I started buying sets, parting them out, filling up drawers and boxes and listed
it here.
Now sales are picking up and I am always sad to see some of the parts go and
some of the boxes getting empty. I know it is a great problem to have, but it
is also sad 
I know I am weird, but am I the only one?
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Mine is an exact copy of your story, you're not alone!
I hate letting pieces go, I always think I missed something and I might still
have rebuilt one more of my childhood sets. But knowing that someone else gets
some joy out of them helps. 
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This is especially true if you get to know that some rare parts are going to
be used in a large project that may end-up in a show, museum or make a simple
builder proud of his creation !
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| Author: | stansbrickstore | | Posted: | May 8, 2021 18:18 | | Subject: | Re: Splitting old mixed lego into sets | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Thanks for all the replies everyone, I really appreciate all of the help.
If I was to sell the parts individually, is there an easy way to tell what era
the bricks are from, or is it best to give a rough guess? As I mentioned in the
first post almost all of the bricks are older than me, so I'm not so confident
that I'll be able to distinguish the eras by myself.
Also is there a way to find a fair price for older pieces, since the 6 month
sale average will be mostly newer bricks, or should I try to come up with prices
myself?
Thank you again for all the advice everyone, it means a lot to me!
Stan
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| Author: | Fazer8 | | Posted: | May 8, 2021 13:56 | | Subject: | BartsBrickHut Restarts !!! | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| I have decided to open my store again which specialises in part kits and spares
and or repairs items.
My headline offer is the original space shuttle (8480) in fair condition and
with about 98% of parts, all motors worked when I dismantled it as did fibre
optics.
If you need any obscure parts send me a message, star wars, city, technic, thousands
of mainly small parts.
enjoy the shop if you visit, all parts not inventoried due to there being so
many, that's my excuse and I am sticking to it.
Mike
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| Author: | bricks.steine | | Posted: | May 8, 2021 04:04 | | Subject: | Re: what piece is this?? | | Viewed: | 95 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Not even custom printed, that parts are Playmobil
Regards
Stefan
In General, Ilikepandas writes:
| | hello
anyone know what these pieces are
thanks
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| Author: | Vosblokjes | | Posted: | May 8, 2021 01:28 | | Subject: | Re: what piece is this?? | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Ilikepandas writes:
If they are genuine 1x2 tiles then they are custom prints.
But I see them a lot as well, they are not tiles, but smaller and no opening
at the underside, but solid and both sides printed.
As far as I know it's playmobil, so still no Lego 
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| Author: | Ilikepandas | | Posted: | May 7, 2021 18:22 | | Subject: | Re: what piece is this?? | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| hmmm
oof
thanks anyways
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| Author: | tEoS | | Posted: | May 7, 2021 18:21 | | Subject: | Re: what piece is this?? | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Custom printed
In General, Ilikepandas writes:
| | hello
anyone know what these pieces are
thanks
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| Author: | Ilikepandas | | Posted: | May 7, 2021 18:12 | | Subject: | what piece is this?? | | Viewed: | 166 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| hello
anyone know what these pieces are
thanks
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| Author: | MrPetovan | | Posted: | May 7, 2021 13:04 | | Subject: | Re: Splitting old mixed lego into sets | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| The only way you can know what set a common part comes from is if it's assembled
with at least 2 other parts (see https://www.bricklink.com/catalogIn.asp?viewMulti=Y
). My current LEGO bin contained several small assemblies I've been able
to attribute to specific sets, mostly ones I'd already identified. It helped
with the process of sorting parts between sets.
In General, stearns writes:
| | I do it like that too - I try to find rare pieces in the heap, stickered ones,
figures and others that only came in one set, and try to collect the parts for
those sets. Then fill up partial sets I already have. The rest I sell as separate
bricks, I don't think there's a (reasonable) way to find out where they
came from, unless you know the sets very well yourself.
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| Author: | Akir | | Posted: | May 7, 2021 13:04 | | Subject: | Re: Am I weird? | | Viewed: | 89 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, CSC writes:
| | I started listing and selling here on Bricklink this year and it has been fun
to see where LEGO came from when it was my toy as a child 35 years ago.
I started buying sets, parting them out, filling up drawers and boxes and listed
it here.
Now sales are picking up and I am always sad to see some of the parts go and
some of the boxes getting empty. I know it is a great problem to have, but it
is also sad
I know I am weird, but am I the only one?
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Mine is an exact copy of your story, you're not alone!
I hate letting pieces go, I always think I missed something and I might still
have rebuilt one more of my childhood sets. But knowing that someone else gets
some joy out of them helps.
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| Author: | MrPetovan | | Posted: | May 7, 2021 13:01 | | Subject: | Re: Splitting old mixed lego into sets | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| I agree, for the sets I discarded that had minifigs, I put them for sale individually
as well. No luck for my current bin, almost devoid of any minifig.
In General, peregrinator writes:
| | In General, MrPetovan writes:
| | Selling sets and selling parts isn't the same job, it doesn't require
the same organization. I currently have several sets for sale each in their own
bag (or on my shelves), but only about a hundreds used part lots, which I keep
in exactly three ziploc bags. If I wanted to start selling more parts, I would
have to come up with a whole different sorting system to separate the parts for
sale and the parts I keep for future builds.
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All true, but the OP's store already has parts listed for sale.
At the very least it's a good idea, if completing the sets is difficult,
to separate out the minifigs before trying to sell the parts in one batch.
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