Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Pippysblocks  | | Posted: | Dec 26, 2021 11:06 | | Subject: | Re: Trans-Green #30320 | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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In Catalog Identification, Kscott01 writes:
| | Found these in a bulk purchase. Most sets in this lot were from the early 2000s.
The part number for both is #30320, but the print is mirrored. Thanks in advance!
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Dec 24, 2021 15:52 | | Subject: | Re: Light Bluish Gray VS Old Grey | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| As well as the light suggestion which is really important I'd get yourself
a stack of 2x4 bricks in the old and new greys (light and dark) as well as the
reddish browns and browns. If you stick your bricks together when you want to
compare your light / light bluish grey part putting them to the stack of bricks
really makes it stand out as the new and old colours will stand out next to each
other. I wouldn't be without my stack of 2x4 bricks for double-checking colours.
In Colors, jgrossman1025 writes:
| | Hello,
I sort a decent bit of used lego parts and it is always a struggle for me to
tell the difference between these two colors, do any of you guys have any suggestions
on how to do it easily? Or does it just come with experience?
Thanks for your time, and if you wanna check out my store feel free, I am having
a 10% sale on parts right now.
NG
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Dec 20, 2021 08:14 | | Subject: | Re: Order returned to sender | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| Personally, if it was me I'd refund his original order as it just feels the
right thing to do but not too sure otherwise as a bit unusual. It doesn't
sound like they would give you a neg by the sounds of what you've said.
In Selling, Liriel24 writes:
| | Hi
I have this weird case where the buyer ordered from my store and send me his
own shipping label with tracking number. He said he had a better price on his
side. I say ok, no problem.
Order was returned to me because the buyer failed to pick it up at the post office
within 14 days. Of course I have to pay fees on the returned package.
I contacted the buyer a first time to inform him of the returned package and
the fees. He tells me to keep the order and that he will recontact me.
A few days ago I recontacted him again because I'm closing my store temporarily
for the holidays and asked him clearly if he wants me to cancel the order and
refund the money or if he wants me to ship it again, and charge him shipping
and the extra fees.
He said to cancel the order but keep his money. I'm not sure what I should
do, especially since the amount of the order is a few dollars more that the fees
that I had to pay. I don't want to risk any negative feedback or recourse
against me, etc.
Thanks for your advice.
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2021 04:21 | | Subject: | Re: How many colors are there? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| I've got a book called Lego Color Guide by Christoph Bartneck because I'm
into collecting Lego colours. The back of the book says "...ultimate reference
for 180+ colors that the Lego company produced ober the years." So quite a few.
In Help, eaglem1 writes:
| | Altogether how many colors are there for LEGO? I am not just talking about current
colors. How many retired colors are there too?
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Oct 31, 2021 09:44 | | Subject: | Re: Selling as set or part out? | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| If it were me I'd part them out as it will be more profitable, unless you
need a fast return on your investment and they are particularly in demand sets
of course. It'll take a lot longer to sell all the parts compared to selling
the whole set but it depends on the store business model you have developed.
In Selling, Lamondera writes:
| | Dear Brickfriends,
I have a question for you. I just bumped today into some sets of Lego Movie 2,
at a 60% discount sale. They are NIB, sealed, but the boxes are slightly damaged.
Would you suggest to part out and sell the parts or to try to sell them as whole
sets?
Is there anyone more experienced who has a good suggestion to give?
Thanks!
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Oct 21, 2021 08:27 | | Subject: | Re: Finding complete minifigs from parts | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Yes, thank you. I wondered about Rebrickable but thought that was more geared
towards sets.
In Help, axaday writes:
| | In Help, Pippysblocks writes:
| | Does anyone know of a bit of software/site that you can list your minifig parts
(heads / torsos / legs / hair/hats) that can analyse and then show you which
complete figs could be made up?
Thanks
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I have been thinking of asking for that feature here. Definitely ought to be
in the seller tools.
I guess you could do it at rebrickable but you'll need to enter all of the
pieces.
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Oct 21, 2021 08:18 | | Subject: | Finding complete minifigs from parts | | Viewed: | 113 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Does anyone know of a bit of software/site that you can list your minifig parts
(heads / torsos / legs / hair/hats) that can analyse and then show you which
complete figs could be made up?
Thanks
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Oct 18, 2021 06:55 | | Subject: | Pneumatic diameter | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| Hi, can anyone help with the diameters of pneumatic hoses, please?
I have a huge amount to list and I have noted some are thinker than the Bricklink
catalog of 4mm. I understand the length can vary as Lego used to supply a 'whole'
length with the user needing to cut to the correct size.
I have some that vary in diameter from 4.3 / 4.4mm and some that are slightly
smaller than 4mm (3.7/3.8). Would this variance be normal for this part?
Many thanks.
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Oct 17, 2021 15:24 | | Subject: | Re: Infinite monkey (washing machine) theorem | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| You'd have to use plenty of Calgon.
In Off Topic, jacko writes:
| | Hello there,
Just a thought everyone.
I’ve just taken a couple of Lego kits out of the washing machine (which if you’re
not into Lego, may sound rather odd!?)
As I lay the bricks out to dry, I needed to separate a few that have randomly
joined together. This made me think of the infinite monkey theorem.
This states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for
an infinite amount of time will almost surely type any given text, such as the
complete works of William Shakespeare.
My thought/question is – if you had a washing machine run an infinite number
of wash cycles, with the same kit, would you, on one occasion find that the bricks
have joined together in the correct order and the kit is correctly built?
For more detail, have a look at this page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem
Anyone able to prove the theorem?
Regards
Mark
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2021 08:31 | | Subject: | Help with black bars / beams | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| Hi,
Does anyone know if these are Lego? I was about to toss them but seem to remember
these in the past quite some time ago. Thanks.
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Sep 28, 2021 04:58 | | Subject: | Re: Zero FB users: delete this seller option | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| LOLOL
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I have said it before: No one should be allowed to buy or sell until they have
5 positive feedbacks.
John P
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2021 13:26 | | Subject: | Re: What pieces have you accidentally thrown away | | Viewed: | 87 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Loads of these when I first opened a store and started to list.
In General, janzenroth writes:
| | Over the years my knowledge of what is Lego and what is another brand (or fake
Lego as I like to call it!) has increased dramatically. But today I found another
piece that I had thrown into the "get rid of Megabloks pile" was actually Lego.
This is the piece (I remember also throwing out a dark red one away about 6 months
ago):
The first piece that I recall not knowing was Lego only to find out later (once
it was given away in the fake Lego pile) that it was:
* | | 58176 Bar with Light Bulb Cover (Bionicle Barraki Eye)
Parts: Bar |
So I am asking others to share which pieces they can remember that they though
were not Lego. Hopefully this can help me an others not make the same mistake.
Probably someone has already made a list of these pieces already!!!
Evan
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2021 16:58 | | Subject: | Re: Feedback error | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| That's great I never thought of that, just managed to do it, thanks Niek.
Looks like a bug, I guess more people will start to report it sooner or later.
In Technical Issues, qwertyboy writes:
| | In Technical Issues, Pippysblocks writes:
| | I'm trying to leave feedback for a particular order but getting an error
I've not come across before (screen print attached). I am able to leave feedback
for all other orders fine. The account is a new zero feedback account not that
this should make any difference. Anyone else had similar?
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I just got the very same thing on order #17058676 when clicking the "post" link
on the "orders received" page. This happened on different devices with any browser,
so no caching issue and no issue with special characters (as I couldn't even
reach the page to type anything in).
I was able to leave feedback by using the generic feedback page:
https://www.bricklink.com/feedbackPost.asp
Niek.
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2021 13:04 | | Subject: | Re: Feedback error | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| No, I use a set of generic feedback messages. I've been able to leave feedback
since too. If I click on the link (for admisitrators) it takes me to a Microsoft
support page and taks about Classic ASP Not Installed by Default on IIS 7.0 and
above.
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Are you using special characters?
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2021 10:15 | | Subject: | Feedback error | | Viewed: | 108 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| I'm trying to leave feedback for a particular order but getting an error
I've not come across before (screen print attached). I am able to leave feedback
for all other orders fine. The account is a new zero feedback account not that
this should make any difference. Anyone else had similar?
Thanks
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2021 17:07 | | Subject: | Re: Price guide pop up window gone | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| Thanks, working again LOL.
In Technical Issues, Teup writes:
| | In Technical Issues, Mattmagic86 writes:
| | Does anyone know what happened to the little pop up window when you up are updating
inventory. Now when you like the little price link it take you to a different
page with all the prices but you have to go back and your changes are reset.
Does anyone know what happened and how we can get that pop up back?
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LOL, this one made me chuckle 
Ok, so there's this setting in My Store - Settings - Management called
"Show price guide as a summary (pop up)."
When they remade the inventory pages in new code, we had a silly situation where
checking the box would result in having the pop up in the one version, and the
full page in the other version. Unchecking it would do the reverse. I had reported
that long ago.
Seems now they "fixed" it by making *BOTH* pages respond in the wrong way 
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When you UNcheck the box, you DO get the popup version. When you CHECK the
box, you get the FULL PAGE version.
Let's say that at least it's good to see that Bricklink has been putting
"some" work into it, and that the old and new version of the pages finally respond
the same way...
So the answer to your question is: Uncheck the popup box, and you will get the
popup again 
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2021 16:51 | | Subject: | Re: Price guide pop up window gone | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| Same here - it makes it sup[er hard to list properly.
In Technical Issues, Mattmagic86 writes:
| | Does anyone know what happened to the little pop up window when you up are updating
inventory. Now when you like the little price link it take you to a different
page with all the prices but you have to go back and your changes are reset.
Does anyone know what happened and how we can get that pop up back?
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Jun 28, 2021 17:26 | | Subject: | Re: Sticker Removal Help | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| He prefers ape-ricots
In LEGO, Tracyd writes:
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Do you ask the gorilla nicely to borrow his tape or do you bribe him with a banana?
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Jun 28, 2021 17:16 | | Subject: | Re: Sticker Removal Help | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| I've always used Gorilla Tape, it works brilliantly. Keep sticking it over
the residue area and pulling it off and it'll get it all off after a short
while.
In LEGO, Kelsto writes:
| | I have the City Harbour (7994) and the “City Lines” sticker on the boat is flacking
around the white letters. I have tried to remove the sticker but the letters
are proving to be more difficult to remove. Anyone have suggestions to remove
the stickers?
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Jun 24, 2021 03:42 | | Subject: | Re: Part number for tile with sticker? | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Possibly if they have been inventoried. Look at the set that the sticker sheet
applies to then look at the Item consists of which will show a breakdown of all
parts. Go to the very bottom and if they are inventoried they will be there.
In Help, bethfromvt writes:
| | Is it possible to purchase tile parts with stickers? I was looking to buy a
sticker sheet for a set but I don't really need all of stickers. I really
just want a couple of the stickered parts.
I haven't figured out a way to search for this - or if it is even possible
to do so.
Thanks all for any advice!
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Jun 20, 2021 07:27 | | Subject: | Re: LBG, discolored LBG and LG | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| You get this a lot with LBG, it looks a bit washed out and almost light grey
(but is LBG). With these parts, if they are very noticeable I create a new lot
and keep them separate and then in the notes just say that these parts are a
little washed out and almost resemble the older light greycolour. I don't
think it is so much discolouration but rather just the material used at certain
times / plants.
In General, LeeGo73 writes:
| | Hi,
lately I'm having some problems with selling LBG parts. I believe they are
(discolered) LBG, but the buyer thinks it's LG. I send the buyer the parts
again in LBG free of charge, so this should be solved. But the difference between
discolored LBG and LG parts is sometimes very minor.
An good example is 2x 6192 I have. If you see them in a pile of LBG, they do
not seem LBG at all, more LG. They blend in nice in a pile of LG. However this
parts does not exist in LG in a set according to bricklink.
This part is being sold for €.10 to €.20 in LBG and €6 to €8 in LG.
How do I put this part for sale?
How can I you tell the difference between (discolered) LBG and LG?
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Jun 4, 2021 11:01 | | Subject: | Re: Any call for magnet only ? | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| You could list them as a custom item or a good description of what it is under
its proper listing. There's a call for everything Lego - sometimes it takes
a long time but everything will go eventually.
In General, tpr writes:
| | Hi
I have 3 magnets from
but it is the magnet only
Is there any call for them, and if so, how would you list them
tpr
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | May 25, 2021 11:36 | | Subject: | Re: Tire Sorting Guide | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| That's really helpful, thanks a lot for doing this
In Catalog Identification, jennnifer writes:
| | Hello all,
I have updated my Common Tire Sorting Guide:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mfflmbrgrwq660d/LEGO%20Common%20Tire%20Sorting%20Guide%202021.pdf?dl=0
It's meant to help you sort out all those pesky tires quickly and accurately.
Remember to be sure that you print it out actual size if you want to be able
to just line your parts up with the images on the page.
Please let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements or notice any
errors that need fixing! If the dropbox download isn't working for you, just
send me a message to get a direct copy.
Take care,
Jen
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | May 25, 2021 04:42 | | Subject: | Re: find fig-torso-decorated : sort by color?? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| You could try this tool, the torso section is the best place to start.
https://figureitout.app/blfigure
In Catalog, Blindleistung writes:
| | Hi.
I have a bunch of minifigs of unknown origin/set/year/theme. It would be cool
to find them in the BL inventories so I can:
- recombine them how they shall be
- find out what sets the came from
- get missing parts from BL
Trouble is that the category "minifig-torso-assembly-decorated" has 4k items.
There is no option to SORT by COLOR, even this data is in the database of BL.
When not knowing the origin of the item, the basecolor (of body and arms) is
the only thing I know for sure, so I would like to narrow down the list by this,
then look over the pictures until I find which one it is.
Tried this in Brickstore, it also does not allowing sorting this category by
color. Also same in add-brick in rebrickable.
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| Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | May 24, 2021 12:46 | | Subject: | 64225pb009 Change name MISSLE to MISSILE | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | | For: | Catalog Associate | | Status: | Already Exists | |
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* | | 64225pb009 Wedge 4 x 3 Triple Curved No Studs with Dark Azure Galaxy Squad Logo and Orange 'MISSILE BATTERY' Pattern (Sticker) - Set 70701
Parts: Wedge, Decorated |
Should be Missile and not Missle.
Thanks
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