Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | leggodtshop  | | Posted: | Dec 30, 2021 08:35 | | Subject: | What the 45 means in Slope 45 ? | | Viewed: | 330 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| I always assumed the 45 in Slope 45 means 45 degrees, and in Slope 33 it means
33 degrees, however if you calculate the exact degrees based on brick measures
it is not.
A standard 1 x 1 brick measures 7.9375 mm x 9.5250 mm (length/width x height
without the stud).
Building with Slope 45 bricks results in a slope of 50 degrees, not 45.
Building with Slope 33 bricks results in a slope of 31 degrees, not 33.
As is well know, assumptions are the mother of all f*ups, so I most likely assumed
wrong 
Therefore... just curious, where do the 45 and 33 come from?
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 29, 2021 06:18 | | Subject: | Re: Where to sell 1.edit. Pokemon Booster packs ? | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, TrevithickLego writes:
| | Hi there. I hope everybody is fine. I recently found my old Pokemon English 1st
Edition Dschungel Booster Box. The box is open and only three boosters are missing
the other 33 are all present and still factory fresh sealed. My question is now,
where can I sell those for a good price. Okey a lot will say Ebay, but are there
any other market plattforms in the internet ? Please advise. Thanks in advance.
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https://www.cardmarket.com/en/Pokemon
Good luck!
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 22, 2021 15:08 | | Subject: | Re: Selling new Lego as used? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, 9_lives_bricks writes:
| | Hi,
I was wondering if anyone is listing both there new and used Lego as used. I
can see a lot of benefit to it and very little reasons why I shouldn't. Just
wondering if anyone has tried it and how it effected sales.
Thanks
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Yes, i've done that a long time it works just fine. There is a saying to
support this kind of approach to selling.
Better to underpromise and overperform, that the other way round.
It's all about managing expectations.
Good luck!
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 17, 2021 18:42 | | Subject: | Re: Is this old brick lego? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Andrsv writes:
| | I bought a lot of old lego bricks. There was about 50 2x4 bricks. As far as I
can tell they were all lego. But there is one brick which stands out. It doesnt
have a logo. Also when dropping it gently to a wooden table, it makes a metallic
sound. It looks and feels like plastic.
Its the red one in pictures.
Does anyone know what it is?
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You can see on the picture that the red brick is a bit higher than the lego bricks,
which I have not seen on old lego bricks.
Also a metallic sound, or a sound as if it was made of glass, is not found in
lego bricks.
IMO it is not lego. My best guess is still ABC Copex.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 17, 2021 14:57 | | Subject: | Re: Missing IBAN option in shipment store options | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, patpendlego writes:
| | In Help, Johny1982 writes:
| | Hello,
Im just building the store and specialy for domestic market and EU, its great
option IBAN transfer.
How can be this option enabled? Dont need to pay 5% to Paypal.
Thank you.
Johny
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Look under Settings - Payments - Offsite Payments - Add an offsite payment method
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It doesn’t work like that for new sellers:
“““
Offsite payment methods are no longer available for new sellers as of June 8,
2017. However, you may request special permission to enable IBAN during or after
the New Seller Verification process by contacting the Help Desk.
***All new sellers will be required to have at least one onsite payment method
available in their store to receive IBAN permission.**
”””
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=18
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Okay, thx. I didn't know that.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 17, 2021 12:41 | | Subject: | Re: Winkel sluiten bij 9.900 euro verkoop ? | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
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| In LANG Nederlands, Teup writes:
| | In LANG Nederlands, pineBRICKS writes:
| | He is selling mostly used parts so that should be okay?
Maybe even sharing his hobby with his partner?
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Well you can buy used stuff with the intention of making profit, but yes, technically
if they are selling off their own collection without a significant profit margin
(basically getting spent money back), then it is ok. I guess it would take a
huge amount of space to have a collection that's good for several years of
€20000+ sales but well, some people have the space.. I just know that I don't
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Selling your own collection is not seen as income, you can do that only once.
Buying LEGO just to sell it again with the intention to make a profit, that is
income and must be reported. However if the cost of doing so is higher than what
you earn, then not. Obviously you cannot report a loss as income hahaha.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 17, 2021 12:36 | | Subject: | Re: Missing IBAN option in shipment store options | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Johny1982 writes:
| | Hello,
Im just building the store and specialy for domestic market and EU, its great
option IBAN transfer.
How can be this option enabled? Dont need to pay 5% to Paypal.
Thank you.
Johny
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Look under Settings - Payments - Offsite Payments - Add an offsite payment method
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 17, 2021 01:33 | | Subject: | Re: Is this old brick lego? | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Andrsv writes:
| | I bought a lot of old lego bricks. There was about 50 2x4 bricks. As far as I
can tell they were all lego. But there is one brick which stands out. It doesnt
have a logo. Also when dropping it gently to a wooden table, it makes a metallic
sound. It looks and feels like plastic.
Its the red one in pictures.
Does anyone know what it is?
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It sounds like ABC Copex
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 15, 2021 13:38 | | Subject: | Re: EU Distance selling feature is now live! | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Teup writes:
| | Bricklink is a place for selling and buying Lego, that appears to think the part
where you can actually buy stuff properly, as well as the part where you can
actually sell stuff properly, are overrated. I don't think there's any
rationale behind any of it, it's just Bricklink's empty cockpit again.
I think the simple answer is that currently there are no people who have an immediate
interest in a prospering Bricklink. The people who work there simply want job
security, and seem OK with spending their working hours in this stagnant system,
and TLG hasn't really taken the lead yet - on purpose, because they respect
Bricklink and the AFOL community and want to watch it from a distance before
changing anything. Maybe once the new head of Bricklink is properly installed,
the cockpit will, finally after all these years, no longer be empty and we might
see a bit of vision.
For now, I'm also very happy to sell outside of Bricklink. It's just
very annoying that this 10K limit is for your whole business, so having to stay
under it because of Bricklink's mess-ups means you have to do that both on
and off Bricklink, so it's also impacting our business outside of Bricklink.
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Ik doe mee aan de KOR, de omzetgrens ligt dan op 20.000 euro.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 15, 2021 04:10 | | Subject: | Re: EU Distance selling feature is now live! | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, TakeAbricK writes:
| | In Administrative, patpendlego writes:
| | In Administrative, TakeAbricK writes:
| | In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | Hi!
I strongly support what others wrote here; we in Europe need to be able to manage
B2B orders.
IOSS or not, but with the legal choice to account VAT or not.
Concerning our shop, those B2B sales represent approx 10 to 15% of our recent
yearly sales.
I guess that it's even higher for bulk/wholesalers - like those in Germany,
Netherlands, Poland, Czech Rep, Hungary, in no specific order - etc.
Also, forgive me if I remind you that B2B may represent *more than a double income*
for BrickLink: you get BrickLink fees when a shop is buying PLUS an higher fee
when the shop is reselling at higher price...
In short: for the sake of all of us, including yours - see above - PLEASE do
consider IOSS (which is mandatory) along with a VAT check box exclusion (or such
feature), which is also mandatory, in case of B2B transactions.
Thank you!
PS: While I'm still reading Forum for now 15 years (yes!), I've voluntarily
been off of it those last years for personal reasons (too few time...)
But now this feature / decision directly concerns us and many others - including
friendly shop owners here (hi !) - it forces me to post again.
Please all of you who remember my zillion posts  please thank you, you wonderful
people - wishing you the best.
Sylvain
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Everything that concerns VAT is a mess.
- EU VAT has to be calculated on NET price
- B2B as said (no VAT-id registered on Store Terms Page)
- Price Guide is a mess, within EU it's registered with VAT and outside EU
without VAT, while my sale price is in both cases exactly the same
The first problem shouldn't be there in the first place, because it has been
on the forum 6 months ago, HOW it should be done. And now there are no replies
at all from Bricklink.
I really don't know what to do, I didn't register for OSS yet.
Thinking about removing EU shipping every year when I'm about to reach the
10.000
$$$$$
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It all seems quite clear... BrickLink complies with law as far as they absolutely
need to, but that is about it. Sellers position is not interesting, and why should
it? It seems to me TLG is more interested in selling directly from them, then
selling indirectly through BrickLink. The profit resellers make on BrickLink
is a loss for TLG. So... discourage selelrs on BrickLink.
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Why would this be a loss for TLG? Alle Lego that is sold on Bricklink comes from
TLG.
As I see it, they earn an extra 3% (on a much higher price) for every part they
ever sold from every seller on Bricklink. A lot of parts are even sold several
times. They are also still making profit on parts that they produced in the 50's,
etc. 
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Profit on direct sales is higher then profit on indirect sales.
It is nonetheless a weird situation that TLG first sells directly to resellers
and then earn 3% fee on sales by those resellers on the SAME item!
Do they count direct sales to resellers as turn-over and profit? Although these
items are not sold to consumers? If TLG would be registered on the NY stock exchange
they would have a major issue on this, because it is not real turn-over or profit.
The items are just lying around with resellers. And TLG owns the OMP those resellers
are active on. Weird.
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Imo TLG earns a lot on every single part they produce.
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Move away is what it suggest, implicitly.
Well.. there are alternatives.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 14, 2021 04:08 | | Subject: | Re: EU Distance selling feature is now live! | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, TakeAbricK writes:
| | In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | Hi!
I strongly support what others wrote here; we in Europe need to be able to manage
B2B orders.
IOSS or not, but with the legal choice to account VAT or not.
Concerning our shop, those B2B sales represent approx 10 to 15% of our recent
yearly sales.
I guess that it's even higher for bulk/wholesalers - like those in Germany,
Netherlands, Poland, Czech Rep, Hungary, in no specific order - etc.
Also, forgive me if I remind you that B2B may represent *more than a double income*
for BrickLink: you get BrickLink fees when a shop is buying PLUS an higher fee
when the shop is reselling at higher price...
In short: for the sake of all of us, including yours - see above - PLEASE do
consider IOSS (which is mandatory) along with a VAT check box exclusion (or such
feature), which is also mandatory, in case of B2B transactions.
Thank you!
PS: While I'm still reading Forum for now 15 years (yes!), I've voluntarily
been off of it those last years for personal reasons (too few time...)
But now this feature / decision directly concerns us and many others - including
friendly shop owners here (hi !) - it forces me to post again.
Please all of you who remember my zillion posts please thank you, you wonderful
people - wishing you the best.
Sylvain
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Everything that concerns VAT is a mess.
- EU VAT has to be calculated on NET price
- B2B as said (no VAT-id registered on Store Terms Page)
- Price Guide is a mess, within EU it's registered with VAT and outside EU
without VAT, while my sale price is in both cases exactly the same
The first problem shouldn't be there in the first place, because it has been
on the forum 6 months ago, HOW it should be done. And now there are no replies
at all from Bricklink.
I really don't know what to do, I didn't register for OSS yet.
Thinking about removing EU shipping every year when I'm about to reach the
10.000
$$$$$
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It all seems quite clear... BrickLink complies with law as far as they absolutely
need to, but that is about it. Sellers position is not interesting, and why should
it? It seems to me TLG is more interested in selling directly from them, then
selling indirectly through BrickLink. The profit resellers make on BrickLink
is a loss for TLG. So... discourage selelrs on BrickLink.
Move away is what it suggest, implicitly.
Well.. there are alternatives.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 13, 2021 06:44 | | Subject: | Re: EU Distance selling feature is now live! | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Teup writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Dear BrickLink Members,
We have released our Distance Selling feature for sellers who plan to or have
reached the EUR annual 10 000 distance sale of goods threshold. To see where
your current BrickLink sales totals are, you can download the order information
here:
https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcel.asp?orderType=received
To turn this feature on, navigate to your Store Settings page and enable distance
selling. You will be asked to enter your One Stop Shop (OSS) number:
https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/vat/oss_en
or foreign VAT registration information and provide valid documentation. Once
enabled, the prices of your items will remain the same on your storefront, however
the VAT rate charged and collected will be changed to match the country’s rate
in which the buyer is located.
This has been implemented to comply with the new EU marketplace regulations.
For more information, please see the European Commission article on this topic
here:
https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/vat/online-sellers_en
You can find additional guidance on the BrickLink EU Marketplace Changes Help
Page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2517
This message will be sent via email to all sellers at the beginning of next week.
Please add any questions about this feature (along with any bug reports) to this
thread.
Thank you,
The BrickLink Team
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Bricklink, we really need a response now. It's becoming very awkward for
Bricklink and offensive for the sellers.
Simply tell us: Will the bugs be fixed or will they not be fixed. I need to know
whether I need to register for OSS and modify my software before January 1 or
not. Sellers need to be informed and be able to make a decision.
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It is not as if they are on holiday or something...
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1318023
I would think with such an important feature like Distance Selling and it's
deadline, that it would be accompanied by solid explanations and quick bug fixing!
All in all I've reduced my sales on BrickLink during this and the previous
year, with the idea to "sit out" all changes but it seems to go on and on. Are
they really interested?
Anyway, alternatives are popping up and they thrive
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 12, 2021 18:45 | | Subject: | Re: Can you test my store please? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Hurt writes:
| | Hi everyone,
as I don't want to create additional bricklink users (is this even allowed)
- can someone from EU and non-EU check if they can buy from my store please?
It was a little bit quiet with new orders recently
Is "Distance Selling" now something that I need to enable (even if I don't
get anywhere near EUR 10.000 per year)?
Thanks!
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It seems to work all right. I got to checkout, but did not buy as I don't
need anything.
If you do not get to 10k distance selling you do not need to enable.
Paul
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 10, 2021 02:41 | | Subject: | Re: Again with the feedback "trap"... | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, SezaR writes:
| | In Problem Order, Gaston.La.Brick writes:
| | I offer the option for buyers to come over and collect orders at my location.
Recently, a buyer has chosen this method and paid using PayPal. He can't
come over and collect, and refuses to pay the extra shipping cost. So he wants
to cancel the order. Of course with me covering the PayPal fee.
It has been one day since the buyer requested the refund - didn't have time
to respond yet - and now the buyer starts sending me emails just with "???" in
the body. Wonderful! Gives me such a warm feeling.
I'll refund him of course, and I'll take the PayPal fee. And I even will
put up with the "???" mails. Sure, why not. But it's bitter I won't even
be able to leave a negative feedback, as I suspect I will get one too.
It kind of brings me down.
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Just curious: why can he select "local pick-up" AND "payment via PayPal"? I mean:
in your shipment settings, how do you allow a buyer be able to choose both?!
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Why not? Pickup does not mean you want to walk around with (a lot of) cash in
your pocket. Especially if the goods are of high value I prefer online payment
AND pickup.
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If a buyer, in Canada or international, wants intentionally pay via PayPal and
pick-up the items, he simply cannot choose these two together at check-out.
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Why not? Maybe the buyer can't pickup in person, but has someone else to
do it. It happens now and then.
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For local pick-up, the only option is "payment in cash or e-transfer (Bank transfer)"
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No, the two can't be linked simply for practical reasons as stated above.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 10, 2021 02:37 | | Subject: | Re: Again with the feedback "trap"... | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, cosmicray writes:
| | In Problem Order, Gaston.La.Brick writes:
| | I offer the option for buyers to come over and collect orders at my location.
Recently, a buyer has chosen this method and paid using PayPal. He can't
come over and collect, and refuses to pay the extra shipping cost. So he wants
to cancel the order. Of course with me covering the PayPal fee.
It has been one day since the buyer requested the refund - didn't have time
to respond yet - and now the buyer starts sending me emails just with "???" in
the body. Wonderful! Gives me such a warm feeling.
I'll refund him of course, and I'll take the PayPal fee. And I even will
put up with the "???" mails. Sure, why not. But it's bitter I won't even
be able to leave a negative feedback, as I suspect I will get one too.
It kind of brings me down.
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Please support my suggestion concerning authorize then capture (2-step) capabilities.
This would have saved you the fee.
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1304728
Nita Rae
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Nita Rae,
Voted YES. Solid idea.
Paul
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 8, 2021 20:20 | | Subject: | Shipping to Pensylvania not supported?? | | Viewed: | 88 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
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| Hoi,
Koper uit Pensylvania wil een order plaatsen maar krijgt de melding: Seller does
not support orders shipping to Pensylvania.
Ik heb USA in mijn Shipping staan en PayPal als internationale betaalmethode.
Verder Manual invoicing, en alleen EURO.
Wat moet ik wijzigen zodat de order geplaatst kan worden?
Alvast bedankt,
Paul
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Dec 6, 2021 00:52 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory API query | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, carlwain74 writes:
| | So I’m looking to track my inventory in an excel spreadsheet and use the API
to keep the brick link inventory in sync.
I’ve got a script that does a few things
1) Create new inventory item
2) Update existing inventory item
3) Update excel quantities from items in bricklink inventory
Item 1) is done
Item 2) confused me as the update inventory merged the quantities from the API
call with what was already in the inventory doubling the total.
So do I need to delete the existing inventory (I have the inventory Id in my
excel sheet) and create another one or is there a bug/limitation with the API?
Item 3) is work in progress.
Any thoughts on item 2)?
Cheers
Carl
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In the upload xml version it is needed to specify + or - with the quantity, I
guess for the API version it is the same.
Apparently you did not specify (+ or -) so the system assumed + therefore merged
the quantities.
Good luck!
Paul
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Nov 23, 2021 14:35 | | Subject: | Re: What part id is this? | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| Yes, its looks little different arms are round not flat.
So it is probably some other brand.
Thx!
In Catalog Identification, Stuart9 writes:
| | Just realised that the arm part appears round, no flats.
Possible clone.
In Catalog Identification, Stuart9 writes:
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In Catalog Identification, patpendlego writes:
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Nov 23, 2021 14:26 | | Subject: | What part id is this? | | Viewed: | 126 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| | Thx for helping! |
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Nov 4, 2021 05:04 | | Subject: | Re: Are waffle plates CA by definition ? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, patpendlego writes:
| | In General, cosmicray writes:
| | In General, Fragty writes:
| | The bricks might be CA. If they look shiny, more translucent and perhaps warped
they're probably made of CA
The waffle plates however were made from different materials(s)
From Gary Istok's collector guide: LEGO waffle bottom and early circle bottom
plates did not seem to have the same problem of warping that befell the other
LEGO elements. This appears to be due to the fact that the LEGO plates of 1955-63
were made of a composite plastic that contained other plastic materials besides
Cellulose Acetate. This appears to have stopped these 2x8, 4x8, 4x8 curved and
6x8 plates from warping. What that other additive to the Cellulose Acetate is,
has not been revealed by LEGO.
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The bricks are shiny, esp the red ones. The white bricks seem brighter than typical
ABS white bricks. The 1x2 bricks (both colors) are without the pin under the
bottom.
I pulled a random 2x4 brick out of the bag, and put it under a magnifying glass/lamp.
Of the eight studs, one has the logo upside-down. Several are pitched a few degrees
out of true, but one is rotated 180-deg. I wonder if that's clue that they
are Samsonite bricks.
Nita Rae
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Some older CA bricks contained Cadmium which made the bricks having a deeper
color. Especially good seen with red bricks. Obviously because Cadmium is toxic
they had to quit using it.
Paul
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Number 13 on the list:
https://www.leggodt.nl/items/lego/parts.php?group=4&withimages=yes&language=en
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Nov 4, 2021 05:03 | | Subject: | Re: Are waffle plates CA by definition ? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, cosmicray writes:
| | In General, Fragty writes:
| | The bricks might be CA. If they look shiny, more translucent and perhaps warped
they're probably made of CA
The waffle plates however were made from different materials(s)
From Gary Istok's collector guide: LEGO waffle bottom and early circle bottom
plates did not seem to have the same problem of warping that befell the other
LEGO elements. This appears to be due to the fact that the LEGO plates of 1955-63
were made of a composite plastic that contained other plastic materials besides
Cellulose Acetate. This appears to have stopped these 2x8, 4x8, 4x8 curved and
6x8 plates from warping. What that other additive to the Cellulose Acetate is,
has not been revealed by LEGO.
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The bricks are shiny, esp the red ones. The white bricks seem brighter than typical
ABS white bricks. The 1x2 bricks (both colors) are without the pin under the
bottom.
I pulled a random 2x4 brick out of the bag, and put it under a magnifying glass/lamp.
Of the eight studs, one has the logo upside-down. Several are pitched a few degrees
out of true, but one is rotated 180-deg. I wonder if that's clue that they
are Samsonite bricks.
Nita Rae
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Some older CA bricks contained Cadmium which made the bricks having a deeper
color. Especially good seen with red bricks. Obviously because Cadmium is toxic
they had to quit using it.
Paul
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 25, 2021 05:25 | | Subject: | Re: Linking people toBrickowl store on splashpage | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, yorbrick writes:
| | Maybe bricklink needs to hide a clause in the middle of their terms of service
saying if you link to another site selling LEGO then there is a fee of $200 per
month or part thereof.
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That's an idea... instead of forbidding it, make money out of it
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 25, 2021 05:23 | | Subject: | Re: Linking people toBrickowl store on splashpage | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, BrickAndStone writes:
| | In Selling, crazylegoman writes:
| | In Selling, BrickAndStone writes:
| | In Selling, cosmicray writes:
| | In Selling, BrickAndStone writes:
| | Hey everyone. Just wanted to ask and this is probably not allowed as it will
take fees out of Bricklink but wanted to inquire anyways.
Since I have a 2 figure limit in my Bricklink store due to my figures being the
lowest prices in the USA, Is it allowed to link people to my brickowl store on
our splash page if they want to buy more than 2 figures as we dont have the figure
limit there but have them at way higher prices there for our customers who need
more than 2 figures.
Also please dont bash on the terms of my store. My customers like it and thats
all that matters.
Thanks for all the help!!
-Jean Pierre
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Have many other buyers who love my store
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Yet another remark showing your ego is playing up with you.
| | | | | | | | So, if I'm understanding this correctly, you are inquiring about the correctness
of using BrickLink to drive traffic to your BrickOwl store, where you charge
higher prices.
Do I understand this correctly ?
Nita Rae
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A simple “ I don’t think so “ would suffice mate . You need to take a chill pill
with the sassy remarks
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And there's another seller added to my least favorite list.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 25, 2021 05:22 | | Subject: | Re: Linking people toBrickowl store on splashpage | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, BrickAndStone writes:
| | In Selling, patpendlego writes:
| | In Selling, BrickAndStone writes:
| | In Selling, cosmicray writes:
| | In Selling, BrickAndStone writes:
| | Hey everyone. Just wanted to ask and this is probably not allowed as it will
take fees out of Bricklink but wanted to inquire anyways.
Since I have a 2 figure limit in my Bricklink store due to my figures being the
lowest prices in the USA, Is it allowed to link people to my brickowl store on
our splash page if they want to buy more than 2 figures as we dont have the figure
limit there but have them at way higher prices there for our customers who need
more than 2 figures.
Also please dont bash on the terms of my store. My customers like it and thats
all that matters.
Thanks for all the help!!
-Jean Pierre
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It was not a friendly remark. She was clearly being sarcastic.
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Definitely not, it was a clear question to confirm, nothing else. You knew you're
doing something wrong and therefore interpreting this negatively. Take a step
back.
| | | | | | | | So, if I'm understanding this correctly, you are inquiring about the correctness
of using BrickLink to drive traffic to your BrickOwl store, where you charge
higher prices.
Do I understand this correctly ?
Nita Rae
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A simple “ I don’t think so “ would suffice mate . You need to take a chill pill
with the sassy remarks
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Please, you do no want your terms to be bashed, but here you get a friendly confirmation
response on your question and what do you do????
You clearly need a mirror to look into.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 24, 2021 13:22 | | Subject: | Re: Linking people toBrickowl store on splashpage | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, BrickAndStone writes:
| | In Selling, cosmicray writes:
| | In Selling, BrickAndStone writes:
| | Hey everyone. Just wanted to ask and this is probably not allowed as it will
take fees out of Bricklink but wanted to inquire anyways.
Since I have a 2 figure limit in my Bricklink store due to my figures being the
lowest prices in the USA, Is it allowed to link people to my brickowl store on
our splash page if they want to buy more than 2 figures as we dont have the figure
limit there but have them at way higher prices there for our customers who need
more than 2 figures.
Also please dont bash on the terms of my store. My customers like it and thats
all that matters.
Thanks for all the help!!
-Jean Pierre
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So, if I'm understanding this correctly, you are inquiring about the correctness
of using BrickLink to drive traffic to your BrickOwl store, where you charge
higher prices.
Do I understand this correctly ?
Nita Rae
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A simple “ I don’t think so “ would suffice mate . You need to take a chill pill
with the sassy remarks
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Please, you do no want your terms to be bashed, but here you get a friendly confirmation
response on your question and what do you do????
You clearly need a mirror to look into.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 24, 2021 13:20 | | Subject: | Re: Linking people toBrickowl store on splashpage | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, BrickAndStone writes:
| | Hey everyone. Just wanted to ask and this is probably not allowed as it will
take fees out of Bricklink but wanted to inquire anyways.
Since I have a 2 figure limit in my Bricklink store due to my figures being the
lowest prices in the USA, Is it allowed to link people to my brickowl store on
our splash page if they want to buy more than 2 figures as we dont have the figure
limit there but have them at way higher prices there for our customers who need
more than 2 figures.
Also please dont bash on the terms of my store. My customers like it and thats
all that matters.
Thanks for all the help!!
-Jean Pierre
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OMG you know it is probably not allowed and still asking?!!
Sigh....
-Paul
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2021 17:00 | | Subject: | Re: Lego Scalpers should be banned | | Viewed: | 91 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, Runescope writes:
| | I don't usually involve myself with hate. It's a losing battle. But
I really wanted a couple of the new Santa Sleigh sets that came out this year.
But you know what happened? Two hours after they were available, they were
sold out because greedy scalpers had snapped up every set and are now reselling
them for stupidly inflated prices. These kinds of people do NOT love Lego.
They are filth and anyone reselling one of these sets should be immediately banned
from this site as punishment. Not just for this set, but because they do it
with every set, creating false scarcity to drive up the price. Once again, these
people should not be allowed on a site for people you love Lego, because they
don't, they love money. Let them trade stocks like the rest of the parasites
on the planet.
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Scalpers are not the cause of this issue, TLG itself is the cause. They create
limited edition sets and allow them to be sold out in matter of hours.
Blame TLG for creating limited edition sets! Why do they do it? To boost sales
and profit, no other reason exists for limited editions. They don't love
Lego, the love money.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2021 16:46 | | Subject: | Re: VAT payment | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, cuddlycj writes:
| | Hi!
Received a customs document. All good!
However, buyer has paid all including the VAT Tax.
BUT I don't know how to pay it to VAT?
Please send instructions so I can do for future purchases. (I don't have
many from Europe!)
Thanks Cate
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The buyer paid it to BL (which triggered BL sending you the invoice to accompany
the customs declaration) and BL will transfer it to the tax authorities.
The VAT amount appears as a “partner fee” on the PayPal transaction but it never
reached your account.
IOW, you have nothing to do… but send the package
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Is this your personal opinion? Or your statement as BrickLink cooperative?
Or you are an expert on VAT issues?
You're not even a seller... so how would you know this be accurate advice?
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2021 14:29 | | Subject: | Re: Hoe zat het precies met het VK.. | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
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| In LANG Nederlands, SylvainLS writes:
| | In LANG Nederlands, patpendlego writes:
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Now that is confusing. Your role is BrickLink Dicussions Moderator so someone
with authority at BrickLink gave you that role, not? So one way or the other
that role is part of BrickLink. Now you are saying it is not part of BrickLink?
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Yes, it’s an appointment from BL, not an elective position, but we don’t represent
BrickLink the corporation in any way, we don’t represent BrickLink the community
either (which an election would support), we are just members of the community
who are given powers to help enforce forum rules.
(I guess, in my case, it’s more like giving a hat and a broom to the always-there
vagrant so that he can be useful )
You may want to read this thread, https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=310286&nID=1306987
, especially Brickwilbo’s post.
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Thx for the link. I agree with the statement posted. IMO the hat and broom should
be given a seperate account which does not have selling/buying privileges at
all. In that way your own account is indeed 'just a member'. Now your
account is not 'just a member'.
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| | Sorry I put that up though. It wasn't meant to offend you in any way. Sorry
about that.
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It’s not offending, it’s mostly surprising that the role is mistaken.
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Back in the days, when BrickLink was of us, it might not have been a 'problem'
but nowadays since BrickLink is normal business company owned by TLG things are
different. So, why are you doing volunteer work for a company that makes a profit
and hires people to do the work for them? It's odd.
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AFAICT, the role has always been the same here. I’ve also been present on the
forum for a long time before being designated moderator and I didn’t change how
I post much since I’ve been. So I don’t get why one would think what I say is
BL’s words now.
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The role might be the same, the context of the role is not (anymore). That's
the difference.
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| | Having said that, I still won't take your comments as advice...
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As I said, it was not meant to be an advice at all.
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clearly stated on their help page. The best way to approach this tricky subject
of VAT, UK, etc. is to consult a tax expert which has proven knowledge.
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Yes. And I said the same more than once, especially for this mess with import
VAT.
A forum is a bar stool conversation, it might be insightful and helpful, or it
might be the blabbering of drunkards
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2021 12:56 | | Subject: | Re: Hoe zat het precies met het VK.. | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
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| In LANG Nederlands, SylvainLS writes:
| | In LANG Nederlands, patpendlego writes:
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Sylvain,
Since your role is part of BrickLink […]
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Wrong. My role is Discussions Moderator, that means I’m here to help enforce
the forum rules and I have a few priviledges to do so (I can cancel or lock posts…).
I’m not part of BL. I’m not an Admin. I don’t make official statements. And
I don’t shill for BL either. When I take part in a discussion, unless it’s to
remind or warn about the rules, I’m just another user.
Teup seemed confused about the post-Brexit agreement between EU & UK about Northern
Ireland, and I just stated what I understood of them. That’s all.
I did not comment on how BL implemented the rules or how well they did or how
they should implement them. I did not comment on how a BL seller should understand
and follow the rules.
What’s with you people reading more than there’s to read?
Just the other day cosmicray went on a diatribe because I pointed her to someone
else’s message.
Do you have the same reaction to what a catalogue or inventory admin says in
a discussion that does not concen the catalogue?
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Now that is confusing. Your role is BrickLink Dicussions Moderator so someone
with authority at BrickLink gave you that role, not? So one way or the other
that role is part of BrickLink. Now you are saying it is not part of BrickLink?
Sorry I put that up though. It wasn't meant to offend you in any way. Sorry
about that.
Having said that, I still won't take your comments as advice... as BrickLink
clearly stated on their help page. The best way to approach this tricky subject
of VAT, UK, etc. is to consult a tax expert which has proven knowledge.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2021 11:59 | | Subject: | Re: Hoe zat het precies met het VK.. | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
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| In LANG Nederlands, SylvainLS writes:
| | In LANG Nederlands, Teup writes:
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Nou, Bricklink claimt dat zij het allemaal ondervangen...
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2514&q=brexit
Twijfel dus of ik hierop moet afgaan of op de info van Brexitloket.nl. Ik zie
daar trouwens wel dat je volgens deze info van Bricklink voor klanten uit Noord-Ierland
wél BTW moet innen, dus dat is nog even tricky qua administratie.
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Northern Ireland is both in the EU VAT zone and the UK VAT zone:
— If the seller is in UK, the NI buyer pays UK VAT. It’s not an import.
— If the seller is in EU, the NI buyer pays EU VAT. It’s not an import.
(— If the seller is neither in UK nor EU, the NI buyer pays UK VAT, as an import.)
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Sylvain,
Since your role is part of BrickLink I read your comments on this in the same
way as BrickLink states on the first sentence on the help page on this subject...
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2514&q=brexit
Quote: "This material has been prepared
for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not
be relied on for advice"
Paul
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2021 11:43 | | Subject: | Re: Hoe zat het precies met het VK.. | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
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| In LANG Nederlands, Teup writes:
[snip]
De eerste zin op deze pagina, en ik citeer: "This material has been prepared
for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not
be relied on for advice"
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Twijfel dus of ik hierop moet afgaan of op de info van Brexitloket.nl. Ik zie
daar trouwens wel dat je volgens deze info van Bricklink voor klanten uit Noord-Ierland
wél BTW moet innen, dus dat is nog even tricky qua administratie.
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De VK staat bij mij op plek 4 met 7.47% van alle verkoop. Het is mij de rompslomp
en risico niet waard.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2021 05:16 | | Subject: | Re: Hoe zat het precies met het VK.. | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
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| In LANG Nederlands, Teup writes:
| | Ik had met de Brexit het Verenigd Koninkrijk maar gewoon uit mijn bereik gezet
om administratieve problemen te voorkomen. Nu wilde ik even checken of het inderdaad
'veilig' is om toch weer naar het VK te leveren. Hier blijf ik even op
steken: Bricklink zegt dat je gewoon naar het VK kunt verkopen en dat zij verder
alles regelen. Je plakt denk ik het IOSS-nummer op de envelop en gaan met die
banaan. (en bij bestellingen boven 135 pond doe je uberhaupt niks want dan is
de ontvangende kant verantwoordelijk voor BTW-afdracht)
Maar op Brexitloket.nl vind ik deze passage:
Platforms die geen crossborderleveringen doen
In het geval van platforms die niet aan crossborderleveringen doen (bijvoorbeeld
Etsy en E-bay) is de situatie anders. Zij bieden u alleen een plek om uw glazen
te verkopen. Dat lijkt dus eigenlijk heel veel op het verkopen via je eigen website,
want de levering doet u zelf.
Als u via zulke platforms producten aan uw Britse klanten wil verkopen, moet
u ook een Brits EORI-nummer en een Brits btw-nummer (VAT) aanvragen. Bij Tips
2 en 3 leest u er meer over.
https://www.brexitloket.nl/actueel/nieuws/2020/12/22/nieuwe-regels-webwinkels
Als ik Bricklink onder "platforms" mag scharen, is dat toch wel een vrij expliciete
waarschuwing dat je bij de Britse overheid moet registreren. Is het toch echt
OK om dat niet te doen?
En als ik het goed begrijp interesseert het de Nederlandse Belastingdienst helemaal
niks, het lijkt me dat als je naar het VK levert zonder BTW te heffen zij het
verder prima vinden, omdat zij alleen over Nederlandse/EU burgers gaan, en een
BTW-plichtige Engelsman aan de Britse overheid interesseert ze dan dus niet.
Dus je hoeft voor de Belastingdienst geen extra admistratie erover te bewaren,
klopt? Gewoon business as usual, een buiten-EU zending zonder BTW dus.
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Ik gok het er (voorlopig) nog niet op. Zoals ik het lees zou het via Amazon prima
kunnen want Amazon regelt alles met douane en btw etc. Andere sites en zeker
BrickLink doen dat niet, dus ben je zelf verantwoordelijk voor de juiste douanepapieren
en btw-aangifte.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2021 05:04 | | Subject: | Re: A delicate question for collectors | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, legoman77 writes:
| | A delicate question for collectors: I am being serious, probably the most serious
I can be. I am building Agora (Hachette) model of the Bismarck. It is a kit
that lights and lots of motors and electrical stuff and extremely detailed to
match the original battleship to the tune of around $1,200. I was also a race
relations equal opportunity counselor in the Army for about 3 years. My corundum
is that the nazi symbol has was not included. However, there is a modification
for the kit that one can buy to to correct that. From a collector's point
of view I would like the ship to be a perfect match. But as a feeling human
being I do not want this symbol in my house (I do have it on the jackets of several
books, but they are hidden by the books on either side on the shelf.)
The advise I need is should I make it a perfect reproduction or or not? This
may seem like a petty concern, but I really would like some thoughts on which
way to go.
thanks in advance to those that might help me,
John P
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If this is such a big concern of you, why do a replica of the Bismarck at all?
It is not just the symbol that represents the nasty history, but the complete
ship and what has been done with it.
On the other hand, a replica of e.g. USS Enterprise would be the same thing.
With that ship many people have been killed as well.
So... it seems to be just a matter of where you draw the line.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 29, 2021 16:04 | | Subject: | Re: 2 x 4 brick with lego logo invert? | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, wendybrowne writes:
| | Hello,
I was sorting some old 2 x 4 bricks last eve and I found a white 2 x 4 with no
center supports, I know this is kind of 2 x 4 is normal but the interesting
things is this, the top left stud on the brick has the LEGO logo printed UPSIDE
DOWN. the font has an open o in lego.
I have not seen this before, is this a recognized variety of the 2 x 4 brick,
or is it an oddity?
I dont know how the brick mold were made, if each mold part that makes the studs
were screwed to the rest of the brick mold, but that is the only way I can imagine
such a invert could be created.
the underside of the brick says g-18 and pat. pend.
thanks for sharing your expertise on this.
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It's just a brick from a mold with misplaced logo part. The mold is made
up of several parts, included 8 logo parts.
It's not a variety, just an oddity. Of which there are more from the old
days
So far I've found 42 different 2x4 bricks, at that point I stopped collecting
them
https://www.leggodt.nl/items/lego/parts.php?group=4&withimages=yes&language=en#top
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 29, 2021 06:42 | | Subject: | Re: Real or fake LEGO | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Help, infiniter writes:
| | In Help, jeffgerry writes:
| | Is the 7L real or FAKE?
Thank You!
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Why would you call it "fake"? LEGO is only one manufacturer of many, not holding
the patents anymore, so if the same part is from another manufacturer, which
can nowadays produce even better quality than LEGO, then it's just not from
LEGO, but it's no fake.
Since not all part can have a LEGO logo, you can never know. Does it matter?
No!
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It's important. If it's not produced by Lego, it's not Lego and can't
be sold on Bricklink.
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Yes, but that does not mean it's fake. Non-lego brand items are as real as
lego items themselves.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 28, 2021 13:56 | | Subject: | Re: Bank Transfer / IBAN disabled? | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Technical Issues, Kortexpress writes:
| | Hello everyone,
So this morning a buyer ask me to pay with IBAN, somehow this option got removed
from my settings. This was still active yesterday..
Does anyone have the same issue?
Thanks in advance!
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Do you have the seller protection checkbox enabled?
This way new buyers can only use PayPal Onsite at instant checkout.
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Seller protection checkbox? Where is that located?
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 28, 2021 11:57 | | Subject: | Re: Bank Transfer / IBAN disabled? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, Kortexpress writes:
| | Hello everyone,
So this morning a buyer ask me to pay with IBAN, somehow this option got removed
from my settings. This was still active yesterday..
Does anyone have the same issue?
Thanks in advance!
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No, it is still there in my settings.
You're welcome!
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 28, 2021 03:40 | | Subject: | Re: Zero FB users: delete this seller option | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | Not the first time we're discussing this but this new user made a perfectly
good point:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1305978
Bricklink shouldn't give sellers the option to not selling to zero FB
users (= new welcoming buyers).
I don't think that LEGO.com requires that a new buyer has to prove he/she
is trustworthy.
@admin: please act NOW!
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Where is this option located anyway? I have been looking but can't find it.
I did find this one though:
Disallow members with negative feedback score to buy from my store
But then it has to be -1 or more, not zero feedback...
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 28, 2021 02:47 | | Subject: | Re: Unusual part for identification | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, slider551 writes:
| | In Catalog Identification, RecycledBrick writes:
| | It is Tyco or at least I find them connected to Tyco bricks. I keep the ones
I find
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I suppose that makes sense. There's no manufacturer's marking anywhere
on it, but I've never intentionally purchased any Tyco bricks, myself. This
one actually came out of my brother's Lego collection (long story), and I
don't believe he's ever knowingly received/bought any Tyco bricks, either.
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Well, since it is a fact that more and more brands are not lego but do fit with
lego it is no surprise that you will find more and more non-lego items in your
lego. A Catalog like BrickLink will become increasingly valuable as a reference
of the original lego items.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 20, 2021 06:07 | | Subject: | Re: Pleae BL, no more Wild West! | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, yorbrick writes:
| | In Buying, patpendlego writes:
| | In Buying, 1974 writes:
| | Oi!
It's for the good of EVERYONE here that the prices of parts actually reflects
the cat/avg price guide
I'm VERY tired of sneaky ways to turn up the invoice to eleven! 
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[snip]
Take a look on BrickOwl, where it is impossible to have additional charges. There
you have item prices and shipping cost, nothing more. Sellers can't have
their own Terms & Conditions either. All is completely determined by BrickOwl.
No Wild West there.
Don't misunderstand, this is not a commercial I am NOT selling there. Personally
I don't like the dogmatic approach, your hands as seller are completely tied
up all you can do is follow the rules set by the site. And if you don't...
the risk of automatic suspension which can be very difficult to overcome.
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Another good thing about brickowl is that you (normally) know the shipping price
at all stages of the order as the cart costsare clearly displayed, not just at
the third or fourth page of checkout.
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Indeed, almost all is know in advance, except for possible VAT charges that might
possibly be know exactly only when the order is placed. But that is not a specific
BrickLink or BrickOwl problem, all distance sales has that issue.
Personally, I don't like it being completely submissive to the rules of an
OMP like this. Your independance as a seller is out the window, it looks too
much like you're an employee without being an employee.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 20, 2021 03:37 | | Subject: | Re: Pleae BL, no more Wild West! | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, 1974 writes:
| | Oi!
It's for the good of EVERYONE here that the prices of parts actually reflects
the cat/avg price guide
I'm VERY tired of sneaky ways to turn up the invoice to eleven!
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[snip]
Take a look on BrickOwl, where it is impossible to have additional charges. There
you have item prices and shipping cost, nothing more. Sellers can't have
their own Terms & Conditions either. All is completely determined by BrickOwl.
No Wild West there.
Don't misunderstand, this is not a commercial I am NOT selling there. Personally
I don't like the dogmatic approach, your hands as seller are completely tied
up all you can do is follow the rules set by the site. And if you don't...
the risk of automatic suspension which can be very difficult to overcome.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2021 09:47 | | Subject: | Re: Real lego? | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, Gaston.La.Brick writes:
| | I had a look at the ones in my inventory, and although they do seem to have a
seam, it's not anywhere that obvious. Color seems indeed strange as well.
I can see a mark where the mold was at the bottom (smallest end), but there is
no mold mark at the top (widest end).
As there is no LEGO brand mark on this piece, it's hard to tell for sure.
But given all those elements, it's most likely not genuine. Seller might
not be aware he picked and shipped fakes (unintentional).
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Copy brands are getting better by the year/month... besides the brand name stamped
on it, it is more and more hard to tell which is which.
It pushes purchases to buying New only or from trusted source, second hand is
by definition suspicious.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 11, 2021 10:09 | | Subject: | Re: I need help fast! Can someone please help me? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Brick_professor writes:
| | Hello,
Someone placed an order on my BrickLink store, and that's nice but I have
a question about the paypal fees (he payed with paypal onsite): If I need to
pay paypal fees to paypal every month, how can I get that from the buyer? Do
I immmediately need to calculate the paypal fees and add it to the additional
charges of his order or is there a way/button to do it faster or better?
Or have te buyer already payed the paypal fees? Or is it free? Or does BrickLink
pays it?
I dont know! PLEASE HELP!
Kind regards,
Arne
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Calculate it into your prices. If you charge for PayPal fees, the total amount
increases and the PayPal fees will increase as well, so you will have to charge
more for PayPal fees, which increases the total amount, etc. It won't work.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 9, 2021 14:12 | | Subject: | Re: No More Grill Bricks at BrickLink | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Shiny_Stuff writes:
| | It is no longer possible to search for GRILL BRICK and get the proper results
-- part number 2877. Somebody thought it would be smart to change the name
and NOT provide any cross-reference to the old name.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2877
Everybody I know calls them Grill Bricks. Nobody ever says Fluted Bricks.
Nevermind -- buyers will just have to buy them someplace else like BrickOwl.
According to the records, it was a low-feedback user who changed the name, which
I assume has to be approved by an admin. What flannel-wearing cud-chewing cross-eyed
moronic milkman did this??
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Regardless if the change is correct or not, this name-calling is complete out
of order. I vote your account will be suspended.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2021 03:03 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I noticed that LEGO sells a Sesame Street set. I am a bit disappointed that
this is not done in Duplo scale. I think it would be awesome if they came out
with some Sesame street themed sets in Duplo scale.
Is Sesame Street popular with adults and older children?
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Yeah... interscaleability has been a problem for lego always. E.g. the very first
"brick people" were approximately 8 cm high but the doors about 2 cm! The old
figures, minifigures, duplo figures, fabuland, jack jones, you name it their
scale does not match. There are probably a lot more examples.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2021 02:08 | | Subject: | Re: 2 x 4 plate with two holes | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, NicksVintage writes:
| | It's got the Pat. Pend. on the bottom so I know it's old, but that's
about all I can tell... any help? Thanks!
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It is a glued part of e.g. this motor:
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2021 11:02 | | Subject: | Re: Feedback Destroyed | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, jprei28 writes:
| | I just had my 100% feedback rating destroyed due to a cancelled order because
of the buyer not following store terms.
All that hard work worth nothing because of a flawed feedback system. This needs
to be changed and sellers need to be protected
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Don't worry too much about Neutrals or Negs, stay positive yourself and respond
with understanding. Negs can be the best ever happened if you deal with it maturely.
Well, it might take a learning curve but on the long run it does work.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Aug 26, 2021 04:46 | | Subject: | Re: Old lego set from 1974 | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Blodram writes:
| | Hi i was wondering how much would 1974 lego sets costs, i have several of them
at home but i cant find any price in here on this page. Ive got for example set
number 190 and 200 and lot of 1974 lego star sets.
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These are not particularly interesting or collectible sets. Are yours in MISB
condition? That might help a bit otherwise imo the parts are worth more that
the set as a whole.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Aug 12, 2021 19:25 | | Subject: | Re: My inventory is WAY off and it wasn't me!! | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, cosmicray writes:
| | In Selling, firestar246 writes:
| | 3. My current guess is something to do with the uploading of bricklink. Such
as uploading a file to BL to update the inventory, and perhaps also in regards
to uploading items through part-out and cancelled orders where it's all automatic.
Of course I have no idea if those all use similar functionality so I could be
way off base here.
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I highly doubt this, as I have used the upload in the past with no issues. Having
said that, I used the upload in a very special way to avoid problems ... for
any item that I already had listed, and was about to add inventory, I would first
delete the old lot (via an upload) and then add a new lot with the new quantity.
I did not allow the BL upload to add 1 + 1.
The other issue I wonder about has to do with pending orders ... what happens
if you do an upload against a lot that involves a pending order ? The way I was
doing it (delete then add) would certainly protect against pending orders (because
the old lot # would be deleted).
The XML file for the various deletes allows the seller to visually inspect that
all the lots intended to be deleted are matching to the quantities on the system.
Nita Rae
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I think that is a good way to do it. The upload to update (+1) is not foolproof.
I am using that but only if my store is closed and no orders can be placed.
The core BL system has been built 20 years ago with just a few members as a transactional
database system. However with thousands of users that doesn't work 100% correctly
and other methods are needed. I am not surprises errors like the ones mentioned
occur. Every now and then these problems pop up.
Check, upload and check again. I also have no idea how the system behaves if
there are pending orders.
Arnoud
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Aug 12, 2021 07:41 | | Subject: | Re: Old 12 V Motor friction rings | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, dezi writes:
| | Hello,
I have an old black 12V train motor. The wheels have grey elastic friction rings.
These rings are falling off the wheels because they are old and not elastic anymore.
Anybody knows the "part" number for these rings or has a trick how to replace
them?
Regards, Dezi
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Over here we have someone who offers self-made trainrims on local marketplace.
These work very well and even look like original ones.
https://www.marktplaats.nl
ad # 1737108248
It's not me btw.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Aug 9, 2021 18:24 | | Subject: | Re: Why is a brick with Han Solo a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, BricksShop writes:
| | Hello Catalog-Admins,
I have searched very long time for a printed 1x2x5 brick (2454) in black with
a silver printed picture of a Minifigure.
After a while I just tried to enter the search topic "Han Solo" because I thought
the image looks like him.
And wow - I found the brick. But it's listed under a Star Wars Minifigure:
[minifigure=sw0984]
Would it be maybe possible to move this item to the brick section instead of
leaving it in the Minifigure section? This is really confussion our Team here.
Regards,
Oliver.
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I would say it could be both, a brick and a minifigure. Technically it is a brick,
functionally it is a minifigure. However BrickLink allows only one catagory for
each item, which is a technical limitation. When searching for items it would
be helpfull if items could be linked to more than one category.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Aug 6, 2021 02:16 | | Subject: | Re: Sales data beyond six months?! What is it?! | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, celloguy writes:
| | Hello! I’ve noticed recently that some sales data when you look at global sales
of a particular element goes back beyond the traditional six month cut off. It’s
usually very spotty though, just a few purchase examples. There’s no blue box,
so I don’t think it’s my purchases, but then perhaps the blue box doesn’t appear
because the order is no longer on the system after six months?
Can anyone illuminate me?
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NPB completed orders are not purged, I guess BrickLink needs to be able to prove
it.
Don't know for how long though. The oldest NPB order in my sales history
is from nov 2019 but I'm quite sure there have been older orders NPB'd.
So.. maybe 2 years?
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Aug 4, 2021 17:46 | | Subject: | Re: Gear tooth / teeth | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, hpoort writes:
| | In Catalog, patpendlego writes:
| | In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
As non-native English speaking Dutchman I would say everywhere it is more than
1 tooth it should be teeth
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Why? In Dutch it's the same way: 8-tands tandwiel / tandwiel met 8 tanden.
(tands = singular + genitive 's' / tanden = plural)
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8-tands tandwiel ja mee eens, maar dus niet 8-tand tandwiel. So it should be
8 toothed gear instead of 8-tooth gear.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Aug 4, 2021 14:15 | | Subject: | Re: Gear tooth / teeth | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
As non-native English speaking Dutchman I would say everywhere it is more than
1 tooth it should be teeth
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Aug 2, 2021 07:24 | | Subject: | Re: What does it means? | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Mirko8710 writes:
| | Hi all!
Today I received ad order and in some of the coloumn "left pieces" I have a negative
number. Why?
If I click the link I can see that pieces putted in stockroom as "-32".
I always added my pieces by "part out" and I don't have stockrooms or something
other.
Someone can explain what happened?
Mirko
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Never seen that before. It seems to me that this should not be possible at all.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 30, 2021 23:41 | | Subject: | Re: VAT Receipt | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Help, patpendlego writes:
| | In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, TakeAbricK writes:
| | In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, TakeAbricK writes:
| | […]
What do you mean by member not VAT-registered. VAT-registered EU buyers also
have to pay VAT, if they buy in the UK.
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Answer 3 on https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2518 :
“BrickLink will not collect VAT if the buyer is VAT registered and provides their
valid VAT number (in these cases, the VAT registered buyer will be responsible
to account for VAT).”
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I am a VAT registered seller/buyer, but every store outside the EU, shows 21%
VAT Bricklink collects. There's no option to provide a VAT number within
the order. So once I press Checkout with PayPal, Bricklink collects VAT.
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First, in the way BL explains it, it’s if you have set up your BL shop with VAT
(as you have) that BL knows you’re VAT-registered. BL hasn’t set up a one-shot
“here’s my VAT ID” mechanism at checkout. (Undoubtedly because when you set
up your shop for VAT, the ID is verified and they don’t want to have to verify
it at checkout or even simply modify checkout.)
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Here is an issue. I have not registered VAT ID because selling used items under
the margin regulation. However if I want to buy outside EU I would like BrickLink
NOT to charge VAT, but then I need to register VAT ID.
Is BrickLink going to support this situation?
As it is now, I need 2 accounts: one for selling (without VAT ID), and one for
buying (with VAT ID). But 2 accounts, it hat allowed? Afaik not. But might this
case be an exception?
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We are allowing second accounts for situations like these. Please contact the
Help Desk and ask for an exception.
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That would be great! I've send the Help Desk a message.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 30, 2021 09:56 | | Subject: | Re: VAT Receipt | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, kaat writes:
| | In Help, patpendlego writes:
| | Here is an issue. I have not registered VAT ID because selling used items under
the margin regulation. However if I want to buy outside EU I would like BrickLink
NOT to charge VAT, but then I need to register VAT ID.
Is BrickLink going to support this situation?
As it is now, I need 2 accounts: one for selling (without VAT ID), and one for
buying (with VAT ID). But 2 accounts, it hat allowed? Afaik not. But might this
case be an exception?
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FYI the whole buying with a VAT id is not working for me. It always charges me
VAT, so it looks like this isn't implemented either. Also the "receipt" with
VAT is also useless, as it states you cannot claim VAT back with it. The work-around
is both simple and annoying: order 150+ euro and they don't add VAT.
But long story short: Your second account, allowed or not, would be pretty much
useless
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Okay, thx. No surprises then. What does TLG actually want with BrickLink
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 30, 2021 07:30 | | Subject: | Re: VAT Receipt | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, TakeAbricK writes:
| | In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, TakeAbricK writes:
| | […]
What do you mean by member not VAT-registered. VAT-registered EU buyers also
have to pay VAT, if they buy in the UK.
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Answer 3 on https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2518 :
“BrickLink will not collect VAT if the buyer is VAT registered and provides their
valid VAT number (in these cases, the VAT registered buyer will be responsible
to account for VAT).”
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I am a VAT registered seller/buyer, but every store outside the EU, shows 21%
VAT Bricklink collects. There's no option to provide a VAT number within
the order. So once I press Checkout with PayPal, Bricklink collects VAT.
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First, in the way BL explains it, it’s if you have set up your BL shop with VAT
(as you have) that BL knows you’re VAT-registered. BL hasn’t set up a one-shot
“here’s my VAT ID” mechanism at checkout. (Undoubtedly because when you set
up your shop for VAT, the ID is verified and they don’t want to have to verify
it at checkout or even simply modify checkout.)
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Here is an issue. I have not registered VAT ID because selling used items under
the margin regulation. However if I want to buy outside EU I would like BrickLink
NOT to charge VAT, but then I need to register VAT ID.
Is BrickLink going to support this situation?
As it is now, I need 2 accounts: one for selling (without VAT ID), and one for
buying (with VAT ID). But 2 accounts, it hat allowed? Afaik not. But might this
case be an exception?
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Then, it’s what BL says… if it doesn’t work this way then it’s a bug (either
in the implementation or in the help pages).
Also, have you verified BL adds VAT if you try to checkout from a non-EU shop?
(I don’t see any non-EU sellers is the few feedbacks you got as a buyer since
July 1st, but that doesn’t mean much.)
Lastly, without meaning it’s not a bug or it’s not important at all, if it doesn’t
work this way, then it’s nonetheless less problematic than with Sales taxes exemptions,
as VAT can be deducted AND refunded (it seems ST isn’t refundable). (I’d even
say that, when I had my small business, it was often easier to pay VAT and then
deduct it than to go to the hassle of asking for a 0%-VAT invoice, and I would
have preferred to have VAT paid through BL than to have to handle it myself (with
fees) at reception )
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 29, 2021 09:13 | | Subject: | Re: EU VAT and used parts | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, brickulin writes:
| | If I understand correctly, if I enter my VAT ID in the bricklink, he will automatically
deduct VAT from me when selling outside the EU or when selling in the EU if someone
checks that they want to buy on a VAT ID, is that so? Because I sell used goods
and my whole business is based on that, I use a special regime for used goods,
where VAT is not calculated on the total amount but only on the margin. So the
moment I enter my VAT on the bricklink, the bricklink deprives me of a considerable
amount of money, despite the fact that it misleads customers about the percentage
amount in the order. Is this normal? I wrote a few messages directly on the bricklink,
they say that they will answer within 1-2 working days but it's been almost
2 weeks since I write them a message every day and no one has answered me for
any of them yet, actually no, they answered one question and the answer was let
me open another account and after exceeding 10,000, - start selling there, really
funny. Does any of the second hand sellers solve a similar problem?
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Yes, I sell used items only. Under the margin regulation. Just don't enter
your VAT ID on BrickLink otherwise VAT is charged where it should not.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 29, 2021 04:56 | | Subject: | Re: Lego Resellers vs. The AFOL Community | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
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| In Announce, yorbrick writes:
| | In Announce, patpendlego writes:
| | In Announce, yorbrick writes:
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Profit is exploitation. Profit means taking more than it has cost you. By definition
that is exploitation, consient deliberate exploitation. Letting someone else
pay more than it has cost you. On purpose. And getting away with it. We have
made it legal. Amazing.
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How much did your cost you? And would you sell it for that?
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Thx for the advertisement . But no, there is no profit on this (yet) because
it has not been sold/bought (yet). It's just waiting for a collector who
has made a enough profit elsewhere and therefore with enough money to spend .
That is how it all works isn't it?
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I didn't say there was profit. I asked if you would exchange it for the amount
you actually paid for it.
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Why would anyone selling anything charge only what that item cost them? If they
only charge what it cost them, they are working for free and taking the risk
of having unsold stock. There is then no point in buying anything to sell, hence
there would be nothing for anyone to buy.
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Exactly. Without profit no progress. However the discussion is about profit made
on toys, and profit is legal, so... the question is then how much profit is acceptable?
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The acceptable amount of profit is the amount a buyer is willing to pay minus
the amount the seller paid, including all their costs. It is up to the seller
to judge whether that is likely to be enough to decide to invest in the widget
they are going to try to sell on.
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So, there is no limit to the amount of profit? 10% or 1000% or even more, as
long as there is a buyer willing to pay?
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 29, 2021 00:56 | | Subject: | Re: Lego Resellers vs. The AFOL Community | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
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| In Announce, yorbrick writes:
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Profit is exploitation. Profit means taking more than it has cost you. By definition
that is exploitation, consient deliberate exploitation. Letting someone else
pay more than it has cost you. On purpose. And getting away with it. We have
made it legal. Amazing.
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How much did your cost you? And would you sell it for that?
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Thx for the advertisement . But no, there is no profit on this (yet) because
it has not been sold/bought (yet). It's just waiting for a collector who
has made a enough profit elsewhere and therefore with enough money to spend .
That is how it all works isn't it?
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Why would anyone selling anything charge only what that item cost them? If they
only charge what it cost them, they are working for free and taking the risk
of having unsold stock. There is then no point in buying anything to sell, hence
there would be nothing for anyone to buy.
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Exactly. Without profit no progress. However the discussion is about profit made
on toys, and profit is legal, so... the question is then how much profit is acceptable?
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 28, 2021 17:34 | | Subject: | Re: Lego Resellers vs. The AFOL Community | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
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| In Announce, calebfishn writes:
| | Profit is not harming the planet. Exploitation is.
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Profit is exploitation. Profit means taking more than it has cost you. By definition
that is exploitation, consient deliberate exploitation. Letting someone else
pay more than it has cost you. On purpose. And getting away with it. We have
made it legal. Amazing.
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There are command and control economies in various totalitarian states of the
world in which the profit motive is reduced. Are those economies less harmful
to the environment, or more harmful?
Is it better for a society to convert forests into charcoal to be used for cooking,
and thus pollute the atmosphere with carbon smoke, or for an enterprising person
to invest in developing cleaner forms of energy that benefit people and the environment
in exchange for a profit/return on her investment? People are not going to invest
the time and money needed to bring environment-saving technological improvements
without getting a return on their investment.
Without profit motive we are left with two alternatives: Coercion by the more
powerful to force the less powerful to "work" without profit, or a global return
to a hunter-gatherer society.
Which one of the two do you advocate?
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 28, 2021 15:24 | | Subject: | Re: Lego Resellers vs. The AFOL Community | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
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| In Announce, firestar246 writes:
| | In Announce, patpendlego writes:
| |
Yes, and that same profit is killing our planet. Because all profit eventually
is made on natural resoources taken from our planet at low or no cost at all,
harming nature, killing woods, animals, plants, etc.
Buiness may survice on profit, our planet is not.
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Don't want to get into this hornets nest, but just want to point out that
every item you mentioned is a renewable resource and are being renewed. It doesn't
help out a lumber company if they destroy all the trees,
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But that is exactly what is happening! The rainforests are largly gone and NOT
renewable anymore, only and only for short term profit.
as that would then end
| | their business pretty quickly. So the good companies will make sure they don't
just destroy, but rather harvest and replenish.
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Every company must first make profit before they can renew what they used, and
no company has ever renewed ALL or even MORE than they destroyed. There is no
perpetual mobile.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 28, 2021 15:06 | | Subject: | Re: Lego Resellers vs. The AFOL Community | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
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| In Announce, firestar246 writes:
| | In Announce, psusaxman2000 writes:
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What I've found recently is that there is a lot of animosity when
people tend to not get or find what they want. To me it sometimes feels like
a sense of entitlement and not realizing that you can't always get what you
want.
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That's the big issue right there, at least in my opinion.
People don't seem to understand the importance of profit anymore. They think
that if someone buys something to resell it at a higher value, that they are
cheaters, scammers, scalpers. They don't seem to understand that profit is
needed for a business to survive.
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Yes, and that same profit is killing our planet. Because all profit eventually
is made on natural resoources taken from our planet at low or no cost at all,
harming nature, killing woods, animals, plants, etc.
Buiness may survice on profit, our planet is not.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 25, 2021 15:50 | | Subject: | Re: doubt I charge vat paypal | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, BrickPhaisan writes:
| | Good afternoon, I just received an order from the United Kingdom, and they have
already applied 20% of the order, but when I saw the payment in Paypal, I have
seen that all the full tax has been discounted by payapl, I do not understand
if paypal remove and send it to Bricklink or what about this.
It's a bit of a mess.
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BrickLink collects the VAT the buyer paid. You do not receive it. BrickLink will
transfer it to the proper tax authorities.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 25, 2021 08:28 | | Subject: | Re: Bar 3L (Bar Arrow) notched version? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, re_collection writes:
| | | | You want to post a picture? That could help. What is the exact length?
I know COBI has some bars with a short thickening on one end.
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Here's the picture
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Not COBI. I guess it's LEGO, probably just a minor mold variation.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 24, 2021 13:03 | | Subject: | Re: Bar 3L (Bar Arrow) notched version? | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, re_collection writes:
| | Hi all,
I have a couple of black bar 3L
but they are notched near one end, is it a variant or a clone?
Thanks in advance
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You want to post a picture? That could help. What is the exact length?
I know COBI has some bars with a short thickening on one end.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 23, 2021 13:54 | | Subject: | Re: EU VAT Registration Guidelines | | Viewed: | 160 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, normann1974 writes:
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Well that page details the rules that sellers must obey but now how they are
to do it. I can't tell BrickLink which type of VAT to use (buyer or seller
country). BL says in a note "*Supporting seller registration will be implemented
at a later date." Maybe that covers this issue, or maybe it has to do with something
different. I've tried visiting my store from a German IP address, and BL
still says that 25% VAT included, which is wrong.
So if BL hasn't implemented this yet, what do I do in the mean time?
/Jan
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It's quite simple. It is your store, your business, your responsibility.
So... if BrickLink does not support your business correctly, don't use BrickLink.
Or sell in your own country only. That should not be a problem.
Arnoud
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 20, 2021 08:50 | | Subject: | Re: Quality of new bricks? | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, musen2100 writes:
| | Hello everyone
First of all I want to say I am quite new to bricklink and this is my first post
in the discussion forum. This is why I am asking for help. I recently bought
from someone who I will not name, that sold some *new* bricks that has quite
a lot of scratches. On the image below you can see a sample of some of the bricks.
I bought some more, and I would say 10-30% of them had these kind of scratches.
Since I am quite new, I do not have a lot of experience buying new bricks, which
means I might be completely wrong, but in my opinion the bricks has so many scratches
it can not be called new. Am I just nitpicking? Any help is appreciated, thank
you for reading.
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Well... if this is "new" then many of my used old pat pend bricks of 50 years
old look better!
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 18, 2021 13:15 | | Subject: | Re: Are Buyers allowed to use Drop-Shipping ? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, yorbrick writes:
| | In Buying, patpendlego writes:
| | In Buying, yorbrick writes:
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Even so, BrickLink will never be able to check and verify if that rule is met.
So effectively it's a void rule.
It forces sellers to invest in lego items that might never be sold and on the
long run must be written off. It's not JIT and not LEAN.
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They can check if there is a suspicon of something not right. If a seller is
getting NSS and complaints of slow delivery they can check what is going on.
It was not that long ago a seller with apparently very large inventories at very
high prices was banned for doing this.
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1250140
If a seller makes a one off inventory error and sells something they don't
have, and buys it from another seller to fulfill the order, it is technically
drop shipping. But a one error is likely to go both unnoticed and unpunished,
which I am sure most people would agree with. Whereas when it happens frequently,
the story changes.
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They can't check. BrickLink personnal can't go to your place and physically
determine if you have the items at hand. They are not the police or law.
So, by definition they can't prove without a doubt. So, any measure they
take is by definition on suspition only. Not proof.
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They can ask for photos of stock, for example. I believe some people are asked
to provide such information. Beyond doubt? No, but a pretty good indication.
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BrickLink is not the seller, it is not their inventory. They have no business
peeking and poking into my stock. I will never provide them access nor photos,
it's ridiculus.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 18, 2021 10:34 | | Subject: | Re: Are Buyers allowed to use Drop-Shipping ? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, yorbrick writes:
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Even so, BrickLink will never be able to check and verify if that rule is met.
So effectively it's a void rule.
It forces sellers to invest in lego items that might never be sold and on the
long run must be written off. It's not JIT and not LEAN.
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They can check if there is a suspicon of something not right. If a seller is
getting NSS and complaints of slow delivery they can check what is going on.
It was not that long ago a seller with apparently very large inventories at very
high prices was banned for doing this.
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1250140
If a seller makes a one off inventory error and sells something they don't
have, and buys it from another seller to fulfill the order, it is technically
drop shipping. But a one error is likely to go both unnoticed and unpunished,
which I am sure most people would agree with. Whereas when it happens frequently,
the story changes.
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They can't check. BrickLink personnal can't go to your place and physically
determine if you have the items at hand. They are not the police or law.
So, by definition they can't prove without a doubt. So, any measure they
take is by definition on suspition only. Not proof.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 18, 2021 07:19 | | Subject: | Re: Are Buyers allowed to use Drop-Shipping ? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, yorbrick writes:
| | In Buying, StarBrick writes:
| | 8. Exact quantity: The quantity of the item that you are listing for sale must
not be greater than the quantity you have on hand. The only exception to this
is a custom LEGO magazine that has to be pre-ordered and the buyer is made aware
of this in the item description.
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=103&q=in+hand
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That only applies to bricklink sellers. BL terms do not apply to other sites.
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Even so, BrickLink will never be able to check and verify if that rule is met.
So effectively it's a void rule.
It forces sellers to invest in lego items that might never be sold and on the
long run must be written off. It's not JIT and not LEAN.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 17, 2021 10:56 | | Subject: | Re: Nieuwe EU VAT e-commerce regels | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
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| In LANG Nederlands, Erikmax writes:
| | In LANG Nederlands, Fenneke_Jose writes:
| | In LANG Nederlands, kaat writes:
| | In LANG Nederlands, Teup writes:
| | In LANG Nederlands, wpbremer writes:
| | Goedenavond allemaal,
is er iemand die mij in het kort kan vertellen welke wijzigingen ik al BTW plichtige
verkoper op BrickLink moet doorvoeren van 1 juli wanneer de nieuwe EU VAT e-commerce
regels ingaan?
Ik kom er met alle info helaas niet meer uit.
Alvast bedankt voor de moeite.
Groeten Wiebren
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Hoe zit dit?
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1278481
Moet je je dus ook aanmelden voor de unieregeling als je VORIG jaar boven
de limiet verkocht? Staat daar ergens iets over vermeld bij de Nederlandse belastingdienst?
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Als ik de NL belasting site lees, dan gaat erom wat je verwacht. Als je omzet
aan EU landen vorig jaar 10K+ was, dan is het wellicht aannemelijk dat het dit
jaar weer zo is. Tenzij je situatie is veranderd en je daardoor verwacht onder
de 10K te blijven. Hetzelfde als je omzet 9K was en je door groei verwacht nu
wel 10K+ te komen, etc.
Zie:
https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/nl/btw/content/e-commerce-en-diensten-in-de-eu-kijk-wat-er-verandert-voor-de-btw-x
Quote:
Verwacht u een omzet boven de € 10.000, dan berekent u de btw van het EU-land
waar u uw goederen of digitale diensten levert.
U mag voor uw btw-aangifte de nieuwe Unieregeling gebruiken. Dan kunt u binnen
het éénloketsysteem ieder kwartaal uw btw-melding (aangifte) en betaling in 1
keer afhandelen.
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Ik heb nu een order vanuit de UK. Na betaling netjes de link gekregen met de
factuur inclusief BTW. Er is echter ook een IOSS nummer, waar ik iets mee moet
doen (volgens mij bekend maken bij PostNL, zodat niet alsnog de belasting wordt
geind). Weet iemand waar ik dit kan opgeven, als ik het pakje aanmeld bij PostNL?
Voor nu heb ik het bij de factuur erbij geschreven en in een extra envelop aan
de buitenkant geplakt.
Alvast bedankt voor het antwoord, als iemand dit heeft.
Met vriendelijke groeten,
José|
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Weet iemand hoe het gaat als je als handelaar LEGO verkoopt onder de margeregeling?
Margegoederen vallen namelijk buiten de nieuwe EU regeling. Wij verkopen bijvoorbeeld
gebruikte onderdelen via de margeregeling en nieuwe onder de BTW regeling. Hoe
dat via Bricklink gaat lopen is mij een raadsel.
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Margeregeling is een uitzondering, en daaraan veranderd (dit keer) niets. Voor
nieuwe onderdelen dus wel. Enige manier om op BrickLink marge-goederen te verkopen
is door je BTW id niet te registreren, dan berekent BrickLink geen BTW.
Nieuwe- en gebruikte onderdelen (dus gewone en margeregeling) door elkaar in
1 shop is vragen om problemen, BrickLink kent het onderscheid niet. Dat is altijd
al zo geweest. Maar in je administratie moet je die twee ook strikt gescheiden
houden. Op BrickLink zou je dan 2 shops moeten hebben. Onhandig voor kopers die
beide willen kopen. Maar zoals gezegd dat was altijd al zo op BrickLink en ja,
ik ben benieuwd of en wanneer ze rekening gaan houden met de margeregeling.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 16, 2021 13:55 | | Subject: | Re: EU VAT Registration Guidelines | | Viewed: | 107 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, kilovara writes:
| | In Administrative, TakeAbricK writes:
| | In Administrative, kilovara writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
I hope you not push too far, so this wonderful site suffers.
This looks to be a hinder to me, way too complicated to overcome this quick.
I dont have a clue about this, how it will affect me in Norway that are outside
the EU seen from private consume but taken over by EU in so many other ways.
So will it be possible to exclude the EU countries and see how this works?
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This only concerns EU-sellers, so you don't have to overcome anything, you
even don't have to understand it. Bricklink does have to understand it though.
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It was sent to me as email, so how can i be sure of that?
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Communication by BrickLink is not very specific, causing all kinds of misunderstandings.
These changes concern EU countries, and Norway is not part of EU. You need not
register whatsoever.
Perhaps your local government or tax authorities or chamber of commerce have
information available about these changes, and how it works out for Norway.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 16, 2021 07:10 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to Order Download | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
| | Because of all the changes, administration takes more and more time.
It really would help if the following changes / additions would be made for the
Order Download. An Excel download is of no use, for it's all in text mode.
In my Excel download, I would like to see:
- dates as a date record
- amounts and quantities as a digit record, amounts without currency sign
- a total of Order Cost
- an extra column for location (without state/province)
How nice would it be, that I can use Excel to calculate totals per country!
And if it's not too much, I would also like te be able to select EU and an
extra column EU for the download.
Diana
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Hoe haal je de download csv binnen in Excel?
Gewoon dubbelklik openen? Of via het menu Gegevens en dan Uit tekst/CSV?
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Dat laatste, als ik een Excel of CSV bestand open door dubbelklik, krijg ik een
leeg bestand. Oorzaak hiervan is dat ik zowel een oude Excel versie op mijn desktop
heb staan als de nieuwere office 365.
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Excel kijkt naar de inhoud van de csv en probeert dan het beste datatype te kiezen.
In een download csv kan je echter geen datatypes meegeven. Met een programmaatje
zou je de csv inlezen en dan het datatype goed zetten. Pentaho PDI tool is daarvoor
zeer geschikt: csv inlezen, datatypes goedzetten (NL formaat enzo), en dan een
Excel wegschrijven die je wel goed kan openen. Met Pentaho kan je dan ook meteen
de aantallen en prijzen enzo aanpassen. Het is een open source tool die je kostenloos
kan downloaden. Heb je wel java bij nodig, en het gaat uiteraard niet allemaal
vanzelf.
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Hi P.,
Dank voor het meedenken. Het probleem is inmiddels opgelost (zie overige reacties).
Mocht Pentaho PDI tool nog meer voor mij kunnen betekenen, kan ik dat ook wel
een keer bekijken. Op een wat rustiger moment.
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Fijn. Ben nog wel benieuwd hoe het is opgelost?
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 16, 2021 06:13 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to Order Download | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
| | Because of all the changes, administration takes more and more time.
It really would help if the following changes / additions would be made for the
Order Download. An Excel download is of no use, for it's all in text mode.
In my Excel download, I would like to see:
- dates as a date record
- amounts and quantities as a digit record, amounts without currency sign
- a total of Order Cost
- an extra column for location (without state/province)
How nice would it be, that I can use Excel to calculate totals per country!
And if it's not too much, I would also like te be able to select EU and an
extra column EU for the download.
Diana
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Hoe haal je de download csv binnen in Excel?
Gewoon dubbelklik openen? Of via het menu Gegevens en dan Uit tekst/CSV?
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Dat laatste, als ik een Excel of CSV bestand open door dubbelklik, krijg ik een
leeg bestand. Oorzaak hiervan is dat ik zowel een oude Excel versie op mijn desktop
heb staan als de nieuwere office 365.
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Excel kijkt naar de inhoud van de csv en probeert dan het beste datatype te kiezen.
In een download csv kan je echter geen datatypes meegeven. Met een programmaatje
zou je de csv inlezen en dan het datatype goed zetten. Pentaho PDI tool is daarvoor
zeer geschikt: csv inlezen, datatypes goedzetten (NL formaat enzo), en dan een
Excel wegschrijven die je wel goed kan openen. Met Pentaho kan je dan ook meteen
de aantallen en prijzen enzo aanpassen. Het is een open source tool die je kostenloos
kan downloaden. Heb je wel java bij nodig, en het gaat uiteraard niet allemaal
vanzelf.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 16, 2021 04:24 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to Order Download | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
| | Because of all the changes, administration takes more and more time.
It really would help if the following changes / additions would be made for the
Order Download. An Excel download is of no use, for it's all in text mode.
In my Excel download, I would like to see:
- dates as a date record
- amounts and quantities as a digit record, amounts without currency sign
- a total of Order Cost
- an extra column for location (without state/province)
How nice would it be, that I can use Excel to calculate totals per country!
And if it's not too much, I would also like te be able to select EU and an
extra column EU for the download.
Diana
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Hoe haal je de download csv binnen in Excel?
Gewoon dubbelklik openen? Of via het menu Gegevens en dan Uit tekst/CSV?
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2021 13:48 | | Subject: | Re: Slome Postnl?? | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
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| In LANG Nederlands, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | Ben ik de enige die merkt dat de regel 'vandaag gepost, morgen bezorgd'
(althans op de werkdagen van Postnl) al een tijd niet meer op gaat?
Ik merk dit zowel als koper als verkoper.
Gewone bubbeltjesenveloppen: 2 dagen. Brievenbuspakjes met tracking: 2-3 dagen.
Zelden komt het voor dat iets de volgende dag bezorgd wordt. In de postnl app
zie ik deze zendingen vaak als 'vandaag te bezorgen', inclusief een scan
ervan. Maar in de praktijk wordt het vaak de volgende dag.
Voorbeeld: een A6 bubbeltjes envelop van 30 gram die ik dinsdag 6 juli op de
bus deed kwam pas vandaag 15 juli aan! Intussen had ik wel een mail van deze
terecht bezorgde klant ontvangen en hem/haar gevraagd nog even geduld te hebben.
Dit geeft me een vervelend gevoel, ook al komt alles uiteindelijk aan. Ik doe
mijn best om alle orders binnen 24 uur te verzenden en daar dank ik ook een hoop
positieve feedback aan, maar als Postnl vervolgens een weekje neemt om het te
bezorgen... grrrr.
By the way: vertel me niet dat ik moet klagen bij postnl. Dat heb ik vaak genoeg
gedaan. Het kost je minimaal 15 minuten om een gesprek tot stand te brengen en
de medewerkers in het callcenter zijn zodanig getraind dat je je aan het eind
van het gesprek vermoedelijk in één van deze twee situaties bevind:
1. hier gaat de post niets mee doen; shit
2. hoe kan ik verhinderen dat ik de haren uit mijn kop trek of een kopje tegen
de muur gooi?
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Nee, PostNL is niet snel.. meer. Daarom verzend ik het meest met DHL. Dat gaat
erg goed. Een heel enkele keer duurt het wat langer als de zending uit een uithoek
moet komen.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2021 10:11 | | Subject: | Re: Connection with PowerBI | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, Brickinbox writes:
| | Hello,
I would like to make a connection between my Store and Microsoft PowerBI. I want
to use PowerBI for more details about historical orders, items I have sold and
historical prices.
I have been told the API from Bricklink uses Oauth 1.0 and in PowerBI this is
not supported. From information on PowerBI forums I understand that a connection
with Oauth1.0 is possible. Unfortunately I haven't been able to connect Bricklink
and PowerBI jet.
Does anyone have experience setting up this connection? I would like to know
what I need to do to make it work. It will be great to hear from you!
Kind regards
Lauren
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It looks like you will need a Data Connector.
https://github.com/Microsoft/DataConnectors
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2021 09:35 | | Subject: | Re: Connection with PowerBI | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, ErwinNL writes:
| | In Problem, Brickinbox writes:
| | Hello,
I would like to make a connection between my Store and Microsoft PowerBI. I want
to use PowerBI for more details about historical orders, items I have sold and
historical prices.
I have been told the API from Bricklink uses Oauth 1.0 and in PowerBI this is
not supported. From information on PowerBI forums I understand that a connection
with Oauth1.0 is possible. Unfortunately I haven't been able to connect Bricklink
and PowerBI jet.
Does anyone have experience setting up this connection? I would like to know
what I need to do to make it work. It will be great to hear from you!
Kind regards
Lauren
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I have a working javascript example for PowerBI:
https://downloads.inspacesoftware.com/public/TRBrickLinkAPIshare.ktr
Made and tested together with another seller (Paul).
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QFT. Using the Pentaho PDI tool. It could work. If you retrieve all data into
json-files locally and work with PowerBI on those json-files?
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2021 08:03 | | Subject: | Re: OSS registration | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Selling, Teup writes:
| | […]
Ok, still I wonder, is it OK to register, file a 0-report as you say, and report
the EU VAT the way you always did it, since you're staying under the €10000?
Or does registering mean "OK, I am now obligated to use the new system"?
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My understanding is that when you’re registered, you’re obligated to collect.
It’s the same thing with domestic VAT registration: there’s a threshold above
which you’re obligated to register, but you can choose to register below, and
if you choose to, then you need to follow the rules, even if you stay under the
threshold.
VAT registration is a status: by registering, you declare you need to or want
to have that status. Once you have it, you have to act it… or you need to de-register
/ change your status.
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Correct. And then there is the Small business registration (Kleine ondernemings
regeling, Kleinunternehmung). If registered as Small business you are not allowed
to charge or declare VAT.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2021 07:30 | | Subject: | Re: EU VAT Registration Guidelines | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, sw_minifigs writes:
| | In Administrative, bricks.steine writes:
| | As stated by the Dutch member, the same regulation concerning used goods (Differenzbesteuerung)
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[snip]
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Hello,
In Germany it means "Differenzbesteuerung" and is included in our UstG. §25 ...
But what about the dealers who use this regulation? The new OSS EU reform does
not apply to us, but I don't see any option here at bricklink to choose an
option that takes this into account, so here there is either with or without
tax.
I think that affects most of the dealers here, does anyone know more? how to
get around that or what bricklink is going to do here? would be nonsense if there
were no more dealerships for used goods on bricklink in 30 days, right?
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Same here. I just do NOT registed my VAT ID at BrickLink. Because margin goods
are not liable for VAT, and you are not allowed to charge VAT on margin goods
sales. So BrickLink is not allowed either.
We have to wait and see how BrickLink is dealing with this regulation. In principle
they do not have to do anything.
Unless your store sales exceeds 10k on BrickLink then they might contact you
or suspend your store. However, margin goods sales do NOT count for the 10k threshold,
so that might be an issue if BrickLink does not consider that.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2021 07:18 | | Subject: | Re: OSS registration | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Teup writes:
[snip]
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Margin VAT sellers could just enter their VAT and OSS ID if Bricklink requires
it and continue to sell as before. The only real difference would be export out
of the EU, where the seller misses out on the full (19%-27%) VAT amount. They
could compensate by higher shipping rates though. Far from perfect but significantly
better than not being able to sell here at all.
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I will for sure NOT registed my VAT ID at BrickLink. Who knows what they will
do as q consequence.. charge VAT on orders? All items I sell fall under margin
regulation and are therefore NOT liable for VAT. BrickLink needs to keep their
hands OFF.
OSS is obliged when selling 10k or more in the EU, margin goods do NOT cound
for that threshold.
This round margin goods are not part of the changes, maybe a next round but not
now.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2021 07:02 | | Subject: | Re: My Store is NOT Closed | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, cosmicray writes:
| | In Technical Issues, TakeAbricK writes:
| | Just received this Email
----------------------
Dear TakeAbricK,
This is to notify you that your store has been closed per your store setting
to automatically close your store after not logging in to the site for 3 days.
This setting and the option to reopen your store is located at:
http://www.bricklink.com/pref_seller.asp
Thank you for using BrickLink.com!
*Please do not reply to this email. If you would like to request assistance from
our admin team, please email customersupport@bricklink.com.*
------------------------------
Fortunately my store and myself where both still awake.
Obviously this feature doesn't work, for I am logged in about 18 hours a
day.
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The operative questions are ....
Do you have that feature enabled ?
Were the number of days mentioned correct ?
While it may have been some software gone awry, it could just as easily be a
sign that some unauthorized actor is tinkering behind the scenes. I did not get
that email, but I do not have that feature turned on.
Nita Rae
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Could be. An automated feature like closing store is vulnerable for hacks.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2021 00:57 | | Subject: | Re: What the ....?!! | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SezaR writes:
| | Dear SezaR,
This is to notify you that your store has been closed per your store setting
to automatically close your store after not logging in to the site for 3 days.
This setting and the option to reopen your store is located at:
http://www.bricklink.com/pref_seller.asp
Ok, I am gonna open it but I hope this does not happen reguarly, specially after
midnight!
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Same here, store still open though.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 14, 2021 11:46 | | Subject: | Re: EU Vat e-commerce email | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Selling, Abels_Bricks writes:
| | […]
its seems to be a all-consuming mess that`s confusing EU and NON-EU sellers combined
and honestly it does not seem to be bricklinks fault in this case, but I would
point out that if it doesn't affect me (or UK sellers) then maybe not sent
the email to UK sellers.
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Yeah, that’s why TakeAbricK and I are puzzled you received the letter.
But it also may be that there’s exceptions for Northern Ireland… and then it
may affect all UK sellers by ricochet.
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Indeed Northern Ireland is suddenly a border due to all these changes, it's
a complicating factor if all is not complicating enough already...
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 14, 2021 05:44 | | Subject: | Re: EU Vat e-commerce email | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Teup writes:
| | In Selling, patpendlego writes:
| | In Selling, Teup writes:
| | In Selling, patpendlego writes:
| | In Selling, Teup writes:
| | In Selling, Abels_Bricks writes:
| | Just got the email from bricklink stating that all Members selling to the EU
must now register individually and supply bricklink the OSS number.
So Lawrence at brickowl was able to deal with this and set it up so brickowl
takes the VAT required from sales and pays it to the relevant tax authorities
(just like Ebay, Etsy, displate, cgtrader) and I`m sure most other online sales
portals. But Bricklink once again has to be a little different.
I really want to rant about this, but what's the point. My trade has been
moving from BL to BO more over the past year anyway.
David.
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I'm fine with the new VAT rules but....
"If your sales in the preceding 12 months are above the new EUR 10 000 distance
sales of goods threshold, you will need to register for the OSS or in each individual
EU Member State where you sell on BrickLink.
If BrickLink determines or receives notification that you are not meeting your
VAT obligations within 30 days after receiving this notice, this will result
in the suspension of your selling abilities on BrickLink. "
I'm sorry... what?
Bricklink is going to do my accounting now? Bricklink never helps, which is 100%
fair, but why do they interfere now? This is completely up to the sellers and
Bricklink has no business checking sellers administration like that.
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I guess they are. BL is now VAT liable, so... yes they interfere.
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But that's not really logical. Why check this one thing when in general sellers
have full autonomy over their bookkeeping? Either you take control, or you leave
it to them. To check this one random thing makes no sense - sellers could still
simply not use their registration, or simply not report some of their orders
at all.
This is like frisk-searching all visitors but only checking their left pocket.
If Bricklink would force you to register for OSS, you could simply do it, get
the number, and then not use it. It doesn't make sense.
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OMP's get more responsibility and hence also more power due to the new laws
and regulations, it's the way things go right now. EU wants a piece of the
pie of online trading, and it is a big pie really big. Last time I read 700 billion
euro per year, do the math how much VAT that is
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Well, in the case of levying VAT between tax communities, yes, that is something
that makes sense to do. That is a decently closed loop.
But I don't see how they're getting any kind of control with this OSS/VAT
registration obligation. You can simply get the registration and not use it,
or not report your sales, or change your records, the sky is the limit. It's
like putting up 1 small piece of fence that you can easily go around. Now, if
they would take responsibility over the entire bookkeeping, then yes,
that would be the only way to close the loop. And that would be the best thing
that could happen Means we don't need to keep our records. I'd definitely
be in favour of that
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I read it like this: if your sales through BrickLink will exceed 10k then
BrickLink might suspend your store if not VAT/OSS registered. Also if the TAX
agency gives BrickLink notice that your total sales exceeds 10k BrickLink might
be obliged to suspend your store as well.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 14, 2021 05:38 | | Subject: | Re: EU Vat e-commerce email | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, ZwarteMagica writes:
| | In Selling, patpendlego writes:
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Marge-goederen vallen volledig onder de BTW van het land van de verkoper, tellen
niet mee voor de threshold, en je kan gewoon naar elk EU land verkopen. Geen
gedoe met BTW van land koper, geen registraties of wat dan ook nodig. Gelukkig
blijft dat allemaal nog eenvoudig en net als voorheen. Feitelijk geen veranderingen.
Buiten de EU verkopen is ander verhaal. Nieuwe goederen ook. Dan heb je met al
die nieuwe regels te maken.
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klopt helemaal!
Alleen als BrickLink alle winkeltjes gaat sluiten die volgens de marge regeling
werken en dus geen OOS registratie hoeven te hebben wordt het wel problematisch.
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We gaan het zien. Ik ben al een jaar bezig met het opzetten van een eigen webwinkel,
als alternatief achter de hand. Eigenlijk sinds BrickLink door TLG is overgenomen
want het is 50/50 welke handel in lego ze willen behouden en welke niet... buiten
hun eigen webshop om.
Zoals ik het zie met al die nieuwe regels is er voor gebruikte goederen onder
de marge-regeling een enorme markt te winnen. Juist omdat daar niets veranderd
qua regels en voor nieuwe goederen wel (dat wordt alleen maar ingewikkelder).
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 14, 2021 05:29 | | Subject: | Re: EU Vat e-commerce email | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, ZwarteMagica writes:
| | In Selling, patpendlego writes:
| | In Selling, Bendix writes:
| | In Selling, Abels_Bricks writes:
| | Just got the email from bricklink stating that all Members selling to the EU
must now register individually and supply bricklink the OSS number.
So Lawrence at brickowl was able to deal with this and set it up so brickowl
takes the VAT required from sales and pays it to the relevant tax authorities
(just like Ebay, Etsy, displate, cgtrader) and I`m sure most other online sales
portals. But Bricklink once again has to be a little different.
I really want to rant about this, but what's the point. My trade has been
moving from BL to BO more over the past year anyway.
David.
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Als deutsches Kleingewerbe bin ich verpflichtet, eine USt-IdNr. zu hinterlegen
- egal, ob meine Umsätze in den letzten 12 Monaten über dem neuen Schwellenwert
von 10 000 EUR für den Fernabsatz von Waren liegen oder nicht. Das heisst jedoch
nicht, das ich Umsatzsteuerpflichtig bin (meine Umsätze liegen weit darunter).
Warum soll ich also die Mehrwertsteuer in meinen Eisnstellungen aktivieren?
As a German small business, I am obliged to submit a VAT ID number. to be deposited
- regardless of whether my sales in the last 12 months are above the new threshold
of 10,000 EUR for the distance selling of goods or not. However, that does not
mean that I am liable to sales tax (my sales are far below that). So why should
I activate VAT in my settings?
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Agreed, same here. Not activating VAT in my settings. Sales far below the threshold
and selling used items only (Margin-goods) = BL simply can't charge VAT
on my orders.
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Even Dutch Camber of Commerce confirms what you are saying
https://www.kvk.nl/advies-en-informatie/internationaal-ondernemen/e-commerce/btw-regels-voor-e-commerce-in-de-eu/
Dutch tax collector Belastingdienst is also confirming this
(link available but I don`t want to screw up the forum layout since it is a very
long link, message me if you need it)
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Marge-goederen vallen volledig onder de BTW van het land van de verkoper, tellen
niet mee voor de threshold, en je kan gewoon naar elk EU land verkopen. Geen
gedoe met BTW van land koper, geen registraties of wat dan ook nodig. Gelukkig
blijft dat allemaal nog eenvoudig en net als voorheen. Feitelijk geen veranderingen.
Buiten de EU verkopen is ander verhaal. Nieuwe goederen ook. Dan heb je met al
die nieuwe regels te maken.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 14, 2021 05:22 | | Subject: | Re: EU Vat e-commerce email | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Teup writes:
| | In Selling, patpendlego writes:
| | In Selling, Teup writes:
| | In Selling, Abels_Bricks writes:
| | Just got the email from bricklink stating that all Members selling to the EU
must now register individually and supply bricklink the OSS number.
So Lawrence at brickowl was able to deal with this and set it up so brickowl
takes the VAT required from sales and pays it to the relevant tax authorities
(just like Ebay, Etsy, displate, cgtrader) and I`m sure most other online sales
portals. But Bricklink once again has to be a little different.
I really want to rant about this, but what's the point. My trade has been
moving from BL to BO more over the past year anyway.
David.
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I'm fine with the new VAT rules but....
"If your sales in the preceding 12 months are above the new EUR 10 000 distance
sales of goods threshold, you will need to register for the OSS or in each individual
EU Member State where you sell on BrickLink.
If BrickLink determines or receives notification that you are not meeting your
VAT obligations within 30 days after receiving this notice, this will result
in the suspension of your selling abilities on BrickLink. "
I'm sorry... what?
Bricklink is going to do my accounting now? Bricklink never helps, which is 100%
fair, but why do they interfere now? This is completely up to the sellers and
Bricklink has no business checking sellers administration like that.
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I guess they are. BL is now VAT liable, so... yes they interfere.
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But that's not really logical. Why check this one thing when in general sellers
have full autonomy over their bookkeeping? Either you take control, or you leave
it to them. To check this one random thing makes no sense - sellers could still
simply not use their registration, or simply not report some of their orders
at all.
This is like frisk-searching all visitors but only checking their left pocket.
If Bricklink would force you to register for OSS, you could simply do it, get
the number, and then not use it. It doesn't make sense.
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OMP's get more responsibility and hence also more power due to the new laws
and regulations, it's the way things go right now. EU wants a piece of the
pie of online trading, and it is a big pie really big. Last time I read 700 billion
euro per year, do the math how much VAT that is
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 14, 2021 05:14 | | Subject: | Re: EU Vat e-commerce email | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Teup writes:
| | In Selling, Abels_Bricks writes:
| | Just got the email from bricklink stating that all Members selling to the EU
must now register individually and supply bricklink the OSS number.
So Lawrence at brickowl was able to deal with this and set it up so brickowl
takes the VAT required from sales and pays it to the relevant tax authorities
(just like Ebay, Etsy, displate, cgtrader) and I`m sure most other online sales
portals. But Bricklink once again has to be a little different.
I really want to rant about this, but what's the point. My trade has been
moving from BL to BO more over the past year anyway.
David.
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I'm fine with the new VAT rules but....
"If your sales in the preceding 12 months are above the new EUR 10 000 distance
sales of goods threshold, you will need to register for the OSS or in each individual
EU Member State where you sell on BrickLink.
If BrickLink determines or receives notification that you are not meeting your
VAT obligations within 30 days after receiving this notice, this will result
in the suspension of your selling abilities on BrickLink. "
I'm sorry... what?
Bricklink is going to do my accounting now? Bricklink never helps, which is 100%
fair, but why do they interfere now? This is completely up to the sellers and
Bricklink has no business checking sellers administration like that.
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I guess they are. BL is now VAT liable, so... yes they interfere.
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Bricklink's rules are more strict than the legal bounds:
- Is it EUR 10000 total sales, or only foreign EU sales? The phrasing is ambiguous.
- If someone sold that much in the past, it doesn't mean they are going to
do so this year, but still Bricklink requires that registration even though they
don't need it. (This is also required in Germany but not in every country
- not in the NL for example)
Plus: Bricklink doesn't indicate how much you have and who is qualifying.
So sellers should figure out by themselves when Bricklink wants them to be registered,
otherwise they're gonna find their store suspended? It's weird. Bricklink,
can you please just offer the tools for sellers to do this correctly, and let
them decide for themselves how to do their accounting? That's how it works
in general, so why be inconsistent now? If you would go that way, then you must
also check all of the tax reports and suspend sellers who didn't do their
administration correctly. It's either the one or the other.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 14, 2021 05:11 | | Subject: | Re: EU Vat e-commerce email | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Bendix writes:
| | In Selling, Abels_Bricks writes:
| | Just got the email from bricklink stating that all Members selling to the EU
must now register individually and supply bricklink the OSS number.
So Lawrence at brickowl was able to deal with this and set it up so brickowl
takes the VAT required from sales and pays it to the relevant tax authorities
(just like Ebay, Etsy, displate, cgtrader) and I`m sure most other online sales
portals. But Bricklink once again has to be a little different.
I really want to rant about this, but what's the point. My trade has been
moving from BL to BO more over the past year anyway.
David.
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Als deutsches Kleingewerbe bin ich verpflichtet, eine USt-IdNr. zu hinterlegen
- egal, ob meine Umsätze in den letzten 12 Monaten über dem neuen Schwellenwert
von 10 000 EUR für den Fernabsatz von Waren liegen oder nicht. Das heisst jedoch
nicht, das ich Umsatzsteuerpflichtig bin (meine Umsätze liegen weit darunter).
Warum soll ich also die Mehrwertsteuer in meinen Eisnstellungen aktivieren?
As a German small business, I am obliged to submit a VAT ID number. to be deposited
- regardless of whether my sales in the last 12 months are above the new threshold
of 10,000 EUR for the distance selling of goods or not. However, that does not
mean that I am liable to sales tax (my sales are far below that). So why should
I activate VAT in my settings?
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Agreed, same here. Not activating VAT in my settings. Sales far below the threshold
and selling used items only (Margin-goods) = BL simply can't charge VAT
on my orders.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 13, 2021 17:05 | | Subject: | Re: 1970s Blue | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, yorbrick writes:
| | In Colors, stearns writes:
| | In Colors, yorbrick writes:
| | | | They are standard blue, just faded/yellowed/discolored. I have many of them!
Honestly they don't look too bad to me.
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Same here, all the ones in this thread look like standard blue to me just different
amounts of fading. Some parts have been abused over time. Sat in attics or garages
for years, used as an animal toilet then sat in a strong bleach solution for
days and days to sanitise them. Or left out all summer in a sandpit in bright
sun.
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Same in my collection, blue pieces discolor badly - those look rather ok compared
to some things I have.
Btw., I've been wanting to ask for some time: What is still acceptable to
sell here? I'm rather reluctant to sell anything that doesn't look new
anymore, but if I stick to my standards I basically can't sell anything blue
- I list some pieces with the note "slightly discolored", but I'm not sure
what that means exactly, and I suspect the prospective buyers won't be either...
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Personally, I wouldn't list anything heavily discoloured but then I rarely
sell heavily used parts as I don't buy to sell used lots. Even if I did,
selling bad parts worth very little is likely to backfire for not much profit,
so not worth it.
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Those bad parts can be sold as 'filler' bricks for low price
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 13, 2021 10:43 | | Subject: | Re: Confused here | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, peregrinator writes:
| | In Catalog, 1271moggy writes:
| | I have been looking for this part in the catalogue have now discovered
that is marked for deletion.
That's OK, I can understand why.
But what I don't understand is why are the two individual bricks
and are listed as being 1 x 4 when they are really 1 x 2 individually
and only make a 1 x 4 when joined. I have been searching for a hinge brick 1
x 2. Is a catalogue change needed?
Thanks for reading
Linda
PS - Liking the new macro feature!
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I'd suggest a change to both names, e.g.
"Brick, Modified 1 x 2 Swivel Top for Hinge Brick 1 x 4"
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or something like that
It's only a 1 x 4 if the hinge is "open" but if "closed" it's a 2 x 2
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 13, 2021 06:07 | | Subject: | Re: 1970s Blue | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, patpendlego writes:
| | In Colors, yorbrick writes:
| | | | They are standard blue, just faded/yellowed/discolored. I have many of them!
Honestly they don't look too bad to me.
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Same here, all the ones in this thread look like standard blue to me just different
amounts of fading. Some parts have been abused over time. Sat in attics or garages
for years, used as an animal toilet then sat in a strong bleach solution for
days and days to sanitise them. Or left out all summer in a sandpit in bright
sun.
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Put them in the sun behind(!) the glass/window, color might come back
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Well, not the bleached ones that is those are lost forever
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 13, 2021 06:06 | | Subject: | Re: 1970s Blue | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, yorbrick writes:
| | | | They are standard blue, just faded/yellowed/discolored. I have many of them!
Honestly they don't look too bad to me.
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Same here, all the ones in this thread look like standard blue to me just different
amounts of fading. Some parts have been abused over time. Sat in attics or garages
for years, used as an animal toilet then sat in a strong bleach solution for
days and days to sanitise them. Or left out all summer in a sandpit in bright
sun.
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Put them in the sun behind(!) the glass/window, color might come back
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Jul 12, 2021 17:17 | | Subject: | Re: 1970s Blue | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Adam_12 writes:
| | I recieved a lot from eBay this morning. The seller described it as his collection
from the 1970s.
The blue pieces all look like this. The 2×4 with the old logo is the color in
question, the 2×3 is a modern piece for comparison.
I can't tell if they're discolored from age, or a different color entirely.
The whites are all faded to Ivory or even Cream. The reds all look good. The
yellows and the light grey base brick look a bit faded, and all of the parts
are quite dirty and played with.
So, are these standard blue, and just discolored? Or are they another color
entirely? Perhaps Maersk Blue(looks too dark to me, but i have no comparison
piece).
On a side note, I'm overjoyed to have some old logo studs, and some no-cross-support
2×4s and lots of pat pending pieces!
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Standard blue, but faded. Old part
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