Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | rm8  | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 09:26 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 131 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| I know sellers, who have friend outside our contry, and that friend can help
with paying that fee. Most of seller will find the way to pay fee... So those
who can't (or don't want to find a way) - can be deactivated. That will
be better decision.
And just blocking all russian profiles is not only limiting sellers, but also
limiting byuers - kids and AFOLS/thier parents who may play LEGO as their only
way to hide from problems.
Artist can go mad if he will be limited to buy paints and brushes
In Administrative, firestar246 writes:
| | In Administrative, yorbrick writes:
| | In Administrative, firestar246 writes:
| | In Administrative, Nikonov writes:
| | It's difficult to believe that you have decided to deactivate russian brickLink
stores after so many years of cobusiness. (((
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Well, what do you expect them to do considering current events? It's not
exactly easy (or possible in some cases) to exchange money and items with Russia.
And it seems like Russian sellers have no way to pay their fees currently, so
that adds a problem too.
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Russians could sell to other Russians without postage or payment problems, and
they have continued to be allowed to do so all this time. It seems it is the
not being able to pay the fees issue that caused the action here.
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Exactly, which is why I understand BL restricting Russian to Russian sales also;
because the sellers wouldn't be able to pay their fees.
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| Author: | tons_of_bricks | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 08:54 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 138 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, yorbrick writes:
| | In Administrative, firestar246 writes:
| | In Administrative, Nikonov writes:
| | It's difficult to believe that you have decided to deactivate russian brickLink
stores after so many years of cobusiness. (((
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Well, what do you expect them to do considering current events? It's not
exactly easy (or possible in some cases) to exchange money and items with Russia.
And it seems like Russian sellers have no way to pay their fees currently, so
that adds a problem too.
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Russians could sell to other Russians without postage or payment problems, and
they have continued to be allowed to do so all this time. It seems it is the
not being able to pay the fees issue that caused the action here.
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Exactly, which is why I understand BL restricting Russian to Russian sales also;
because the sellers wouldn't be able to pay their fees.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 06:44 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 140 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | | I have always been for Bricklink and believed that it was
an independent platform!
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It is not independent. It is an American company owned by a large multinational
company based in Denmark. There have been policy changes to align it with LEGO
since LEGO bought it. Unlike McD and similar companies that run as franchises
in Russia, there is no Russian subsidiary that you can deal with that will keep
operating. You cannot use the service because you cannot pay to use the service
due to financial sanctions imposed by most international companies and banks.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 05:43 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 148 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:
| | Do you think we like this whole situation in the world?! We are decent people
who understand everything, we are trying to get out of this difficult situation.
We are trying to find alternative solutions! We are generally against everything
that is happening in our country!
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You are expression your opinion against the official point of view of Russia.
Isn't that a dangerous thing to do? So far, as I see it you risk 15 years
of prison just by doing so, isn't that so? I really can't imagine what
it must be like to live like this... it must be frustrating and frightening..
I didn't think I'd get this kind of
| | news from Bricklink! I have always been for Bricklink and believed that it was
an independent platform!
In general, this is not a reason to turn off Bricklink in Russia due to payment
systems. It's not the Lego fans' fault!
If you close Bricklink, Favorite Cubes will find a way out and we will continue
to trade on or off Bricklink. But a huge number of Lego fans will not do this,
you will simply lose them! Silly! This is Bricklink's stupidest decision
ever! I do not respect this decision!
You will change the attitude of good people who are fans of Bricklink and Lego!
There are many good people in Russia in the real sense! You just don't know
anything! I don't want you to end up in such a mess.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 05:38 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 130 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:
If you would like to change the country your store is associated with, you will
need to change the main address on your account first:
https://www.bricklink.com/pref_address.asp
Then, you would need to change your store address, which is found on your store
management page:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/mystore/management.page
After changing countries, you would need to go through the New Seller Verification
process again. This would require proof of address in the new country.
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Ok, Russell. Thx.
We work hard last month and open Limited Liability Partnership in Kazakhstan.
This gave us a chance to continue working with our foreign customers. Now we
will move the Bricklink Store to this country. There are all the necessary documents
and an address to confirm the existence in this country.
Admin_Russell, I and all guys from Favorite Cubes kindly ask you to make the
address change confirmation fast, as we cannot wait 1-2 weeks.
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This seems like a major change for your shop, are you moving all stock to the
new place in Kazakhstan? Are you also moving yourself to Kazakhstan and live
there?
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| Author: | TerminalTitan | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 04:48 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 167 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:
If you would like to change the country your store is associated with, you will
need to change the main address on your account first:
https://www.bricklink.com/pref_address.asp
Then, you would need to change your store address, which is found on your store
management page:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/mystore/management.page
After changing countries, you would need to go through the New Seller Verification
process again. This would require proof of address in the new country.
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Ok, Russell. Thx.
We work hard last month and open Limited Liability Partnership in Kazakhstan.
This gave us a chance to continue working with our foreign customers. Now we
will move the Bricklink Store to this country. There are all the necessary documents
and an address to confirm the existence in this country.
Admin_Russell, I and all guys from Favorite Cubes kindly ask you to make the
address change confirmation fast, as we cannot wait 1-2 weeks.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 04:38 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 118 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:
| | Do you think we like this whole situation in the world?! We are decent people
who understand everything, we are trying to get out of this difficult situation.
We are trying to find alternative solutions! We are generally against everything
that is happening in our country! I didn't think I'd get this kind of
news from Bricklink! I have always been for Bricklink and believed that it was
an independent platform!
In general, this is not a reason to turn off Bricklink in Russia due to payment
systems. It's not the Lego fans' fault!
If you close Bricklink, Favorite Cubes will find a way out and we will continue
to trade on or off Bricklink. But a huge number of Lego fans will not do this,
you will simply lose them! Silly! This is Bricklink's stupidest decision
ever! I do not respect this decision!
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Well, there are many many people losing much more due to the current circumstances.
Losing home, jobs, family, friends, life... so. This is how it works, sad as
it is. You know who to blame.
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You will change the attitude of good people who are fans of Bricklink and Lego!
There are many good people in Russia in the real sense! You just don't know
anything! I don't want you to end up in such a mess.
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| Author: | elias3 | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 04:37 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 108 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear BrickLink members,
The LEGO Group released the following statement regarding the war in Ukraine.
Our thoughts are with all the children and families suffering as a result of
the war in Ukraine.
Our priority is the safety of all our colleagues. We are in contact with our
Ukrainian team and are providing ongoing support to ensure their safety. We are
also working to support other colleagues around the world impacted by the escalating
crisis including our team in Russia.
We have paused shipments of products to Russia given the extensive disruption
to the operating environment.
We care deeply about the lasting impact on children and together with the LEGO
Foundation and Ole Kirk’s Fond, we will donate DKK 110 million (approx. USD 16.5
million) to emergency relief efforts, with a focus on providing support for children
and families. The donation will be made to existing partners, including the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children, and the Danish Red Cross.
This is a volatile and constantly evolving situation which we are monitoring
closely.
What does this mean for BrickLink?
The global payment platforms we use on BrickLink are currently not available
in Russia and deliveries to and from the country are severely disrupted. Given
this, buying and selling activities in Russia will be temporarily deactivated.
Members impacted by this will be informed individually.
We are grateful for everyone in our community and never imagined we would face
a situation such as this or witness the heartbreak and devastation we’re seeing
in Ukraine.
Please continue to adhere to our community guidelines and show each other respect
and support.
Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team
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Thanks for the update!
Stefaan
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| Author: | m.lushnikov | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 04:32 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 309 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:
| | ... We are generally against everything
that is happening in our country! ...
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Don't speak for everyone.
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 04:26 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 123 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear BrickLink members,
The LEGO Group released the following statement regarding the war in Ukraine.
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[snip]
| | Please continue to adhere to our community guidelines and show each other respect
and support.
Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team
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Thank you BrickLink team, for this statement.
QFT.
Paul
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 04:18 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 186 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Administrative, rm8 writes:
| | Hello,
does this mean we will be still able to log in and work with my inventory (export,
import, edit) in deactivated mode?
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Yes. Apart from the block at check out, your store and account privileges will
remain unchanged.
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Please explain in more detail.
1. Will buyers from Russia be able to buy domestically?
2. Will buyers from Russia be able to buy outside the country?
3. Will buyers outside the country be able to buy in Russia if the payment system
and delivery work.
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If you read the statement, the answers are no, no and no.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 04:17 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 135 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:
| | Do you think we like this whole situation in the world?! We are decent people
who understand everything, we are trying to get out of this difficult situation.
We are trying to find alternative solutions! We are generally against everything
that is happening in our country! I didn't think I'd get this kind of
news from Bricklink! I have always been for Bricklink and believed that it was
an independent platform!
In general, this is not a reason to turn off Bricklink in Russia due to payment
systems. It's not the Lego fans' fault!
If you close Bricklink, Favorite Cubes will find a way out and we will continue
to trade on or off Bricklink. But a huge number of Lego fans will not do this,
you will simply lose them! Silly! This is Bricklink's stupidest decision
ever! I do not respect this decision!
You will change the attitude of good people who are fans of Bricklink and Lego!
There are many good people in Russia in the real sense! You just don't know
anything! I don't want you to end up in such a mess.
|
The issue here is can you pay your fees? Yes, you can keep selling to other Russian
buyers (at least while you have stock, as LEGO have halted shipments to your
country) and they can pay using a domestic payment method. But can you pay for
using the service? With all regulated international financial systems blocking
money moving in and out of Ryssia, you cannot. It may seem stupid, but is it
fair on other sellers if they have to pay fees whereas Russians can build up
large debts without paying.
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| Author: | m.lushnikov | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 04:05 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 125 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | I haven't paid the fee yet, but can't we do it with UnionPay? |
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| Author: | TerminalTitan | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 02:56 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 231 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Administrative, rm8 writes:
| | Hello,
does this mean we will be still able to log in and work with my inventory (export,
import, edit) in deactivated mode?
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Yes. Apart from the block at check out, your store and account privileges will
remain unchanged.
|
Please explain in more detail.
1. Will buyers from Russia be able to buy domestically?
2. Will buyers from Russia be able to buy outside the country?
3. Will buyers outside the country be able to buy in Russia if the payment system
and delivery work.
|
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| Author: | TerminalTitan | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 02:56 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 385 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Do you think we like this whole situation in the world?! We are decent people
who understand everything, we are trying to get out of this difficult situation.
We are trying to find alternative solutions! We are generally against everything
that is happening in our country! I didn't think I'd get this kind of
news from Bricklink! I have always been for Bricklink and believed that it was
an independent platform!
In general, this is not a reason to turn off Bricklink in Russia due to payment
systems. It's not the Lego fans' fault!
If you close Bricklink, Favorite Cubes will find a way out and we will continue
to trade on or off Bricklink. But a huge number of Lego fans will not do this,
you will simply lose them! Silly! This is Bricklink's stupidest decision
ever! I do not respect this decision!
You will change the attitude of good people who are fans of Bricklink and Lego!
There are many good people in Russia in the real sense! You just don't know
anything! I don't want you to end up in such a mess.
|
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 02:28 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 153 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, firestar246 writes:
| | In Administrative, Nikonov writes:
| | It's difficult to believe that you have decided to deactivate russian brickLink
stores after so many years of cobusiness. (((
|
Well, what do you expect them to do considering current events? It's not
exactly easy (or possible in some cases) to exchange money and items with Russia.
And it seems like Russian sellers have no way to pay their fees currently, so
that adds a problem too.
|
Russians could sell to other Russians without postage or payment problems, and
they have continued to be allowed to do so all this time. It seems it is the
not being able to pay the fees issue that caused the action here.
|
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 19:40 | | Subject: | Re: EU distance selling - Online session | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| (typos corrected)
| | Lesson learned, it’s totally pointless to ask about laws and regulations on this
forum, nobody would take the responsibility for false information.
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It's not the real problem.
I'm not even sure of this info at this point; but this to YOU to search and
be sure.
The other point is WHY?
I mean, OK say you've 5% or 10% fees and shipping, it's not going to
make a big difference (apart if you're really close to this threshold of
10K€).
If you really wish to stay under the threshold, and if you're not rarely
selling International, it's going to be VERY complicated.
Suppose on October you're at 7950€ and you get a 2000€ order.
You're now at 9950€!
So, you will have to close your shop for the 2 remaining months in order
to stay above.
Is this really how you want to manage it?
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| Author: | Admin_Russell | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 19:12 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 178 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, legoman77 writes:
| | Well said Tanja.
Some sellers will be hurt, however it was the only humane decision Lego and Bricklink
could make. And the donation, generous. I respect Lego and Bricklink and Tanja
even more for making the donation and taking the hard steps that are necessary.
The stores in Russia will suffer, but the bigger picture, including the financial
means to exchange funds from stores, is much more important. Perhaps there is
a way to let Russian stores sell to buyers within Russia.
Anyway Tanja, it is commendable and refreshing to see Lego and Bricklink take
a stand.
John P
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We explored a range of options, including whether it was possible to keep stores
open, but decided the best approach for now, given that global payment platforms
are unavailable, was to temporarily deactivate stores.
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| Author: | Nikonov | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 18:14 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 155 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | Exactly! Let Russian stores sell to buyers within Russia! Do not deactivate us! |
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| Author: | legoman77 | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 17:46 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 227 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear BrickLink members,
The LEGO Group released the following statement regarding the war in Ukraine.
Our thoughts are with all the children and families suffering as a result of
the war in Ukraine.
Our priority is the safety of all our colleagues. We are in contact with our
Ukrainian team and are providing ongoing support to ensure their safety. We are
also working to support other colleagues around the world impacted by the escalating
crisis including our team in Russia.
We have paused shipments of products to Russia given the extensive disruption
to the operating environment.
We care deeply about the lasting impact on children and together with the LEGO
Foundation and Ole Kirk’s Fond, we will donate DKK 110 million (approx. USD 16.5
million) to emergency relief efforts, with a focus on providing support for children
and families. The donation will be made to existing partners, including the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children, and the Danish Red Cross.
This is a volatile and constantly evolving situation which we are monitoring
closely.
What does this mean for BrickLink?
The global payment platforms we use on BrickLink are currently not available
in Russia and deliveries to and from the country are severely disrupted. Given
this, buying and selling activities in Russia will be temporarily deactivated.
Members impacted by this will be informed individually.
We are grateful for everyone in our community and never imagined we would face
a situation such as this or witness the heartbreak and devastation we’re seeing
in Ukraine.
Please continue to adhere to our community guidelines and show each other respect
and support.
Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team
|
Well said Tanja.
Some sellers will be hurt, however it was the only humane decision Lego and Bricklink
could make. And the donation, generous. I respect Lego and Bricklink and Tanja
even more for making the donation and taking the hard steps that are necessary.
The stores in Russia will suffer, but the bigger picture, including the financial
means to exchange funds from stores, is much more important. Perhaps there is
a way to let Russian stores sell to buyers within Russia.
Anyway Tanja, it is commendable and refreshing to see Lego and Bricklink take
a stand.
John P
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| Author: | tons_of_bricks | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 17:20 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 205 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Nikonov writes:
| | It's difficult to believe that you have decided to deactivate russian brickLink
stores after so many years of cobusiness. (((
|
Well, what do you expect them to do considering current events? It's not
exactly easy (or possible in some cases) to exchange money and items with Russia.
And it seems like Russian sellers have no way to pay their fees currently, so
that adds a problem too.
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| Author: | Nikonov | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 17:07 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 367 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| It's difficult to believe that you have decided to deactivate russian brickLink
stores after so many years of cobusiness. (((
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| Author: | TerminalTitan | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 16:59 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 274 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear BrickLink members,
The LEGO Group released the following statement regarding the war in Ukraine.
Our thoughts are with all the children and families suffering as a result of
the war in Ukraine.
Our priority is the safety of all our colleagues. We are in contact with our
Ukrainian team and are providing ongoing support to ensure their safety. We are
also working to support other colleagues around the world impacted by the escalating
crisis including our team in Russia.
We have paused shipments of products to Russia given the extensive disruption
to the operating environment.
We care deeply about the lasting impact on children and together with the LEGO
Foundation and Ole Kirk’s Fond, we will donate DKK 110 million (approx. USD 16.5
million) to emergency relief efforts, with a focus on providing support for children
and families. The donation will be made to existing partners, including the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children, and the Danish Red Cross.
This is a volatile and constantly evolving situation which we are monitoring
closely.
What does this mean for BrickLink?
The global payment platforms we use on BrickLink are currently not available
in Russia and deliveries to and from the country are severely disrupted. Given
this, buying and selling activities in Russia will be temporarily deactivated.
Members impacted by this will be informed individually.
We are grateful for everyone in our community and never imagined we would face
a situation such as this or witness the heartbreak and devastation we’re seeing
in Ukraine.
Please continue to adhere to our community guidelines and show each other respect
and support.
Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team
|
if your company is registered in another country, your payment details are also
in another country. How to change the country of sale of the store?
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 16:47 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 275 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| That was the proper move that peoples in EU expected (I guess) from the LEGO
Group!
The Donation is an extra; but it'll be appreciated where this stupid destruction
needs to be rebuilt.
Those News are much appreciated here.
Thank you personnaly for your time, Tanja!
Sylvain
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 15:55 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 427 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear BrickLink members,
The LEGO Group released the following statement regarding the war in Ukraine.
Our thoughts are with all the children and families suffering as a result of
the war in Ukraine.
Our priority is the safety of all our colleagues. We are in contact with our
Ukrainian team and are providing ongoing support to ensure their safety. We are
also working to support other colleagues around the world impacted by the escalating
crisis including our team in Russia.
We have paused shipments of products to Russia given the extensive disruption
to the operating environment.
We care deeply about the lasting impact on children and together with the LEGO
Foundation and Ole Kirk’s Fond, we will donate DKK 110 million (approx. USD 16.5
million) to emergency relief efforts, with a focus on providing support for children
and families. The donation will be made to existing partners, including the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children, and the Danish Red Cross.
This is a volatile and constantly evolving situation which we are monitoring
closely.
What does this mean for BrickLink?
The global payment platforms we use on BrickLink are currently not available
in Russia and deliveries to and from the country are severely disrupted. Given
this, buying and selling activities in Russia will be temporarily deactivated.
Members impacted by this will be informed individually.
We are grateful for everyone in our community and never imagined we would face
a situation such as this or witness the heartbreak and devastation we’re seeing
in Ukraine.
Please continue to adhere to our community guidelines and show each other respect
and support.
Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team
|
Excellent news. And good on LEGO for thinking about all the children and families
involved in this nightmare. The refugees need a lot of help and global support
right now. For anyone reading this, if you have the means, please consider donating
to help house and feed all of the displaced Ukrainian families that have had
to flee their homes.
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| Author: | rm8 | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 15:23 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 1173 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Hello,
does this mean we will be still able to log in and work with my inventory (export,
import, edit) in deactivated mode?
In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear BrickLink members,
The LEGO Group released the following statement regarding the war in Ukraine.
Our thoughts are with all the children and families suffering as a result of
the war in Ukraine.
Our priority is the safety of all our colleagues. We are in contact with our
Ukrainian team and are providing ongoing support to ensure their safety. We are
also working to support other colleagues around the world impacted by the escalating
crisis including our team in Russia.
We have paused shipments of products to Russia given the extensive disruption
to the operating environment.
We care deeply about the lasting impact on children and together with the LEGO
Foundation and Ole Kirk’s Fond, we will donate DKK 110 million (approx. USD 16.5
million) to emergency relief efforts, with a focus on providing support for children
and families. The donation will be made to existing partners, including the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children, and the Danish Red Cross.
This is a volatile and constantly evolving situation which we are monitoring
closely.
What does this mean for BrickLink?
The global payment platforms we use on BrickLink are currently not available
in Russia and deliveries to and from the country are severely disrupted. Given
this, buying and selling activities in Russia will be temporarily deactivated.
Members impacted by this will be informed individually.
We are grateful for everyone in our community and never imagined we would face
a situation such as this or witness the heartbreak and devastation we’re seeing
in Ukraine.
Please continue to adhere to our community guidelines and show each other respect
and support.
Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team
|
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| Author: | CE_Tanja | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 15:17 | | Subject: | Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 68689 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Dear BrickLink members,
The LEGO Group released the following statement regarding the war in Ukraine.
Our thoughts are with all the children and families suffering as a result of
the war in Ukraine.
Our priority is the safety of all our colleagues. We are in contact with our
Ukrainian team and are providing ongoing support to ensure their safety. We are
also working to support other colleagues around the world impacted by the escalating
crisis including our team in Russia.
We have paused shipments of products to Russia given the extensive disruption
to the operating environment.
We care deeply about the lasting impact on children and together with the LEGO
Foundation and Ole Kirk’s Fond, we will donate DKK 110 million (approx. USD 16.5
million) to emergency relief efforts, with a focus on providing support for children
and families. The donation will be made to existing partners, including the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children, and the Danish Red Cross.
This is a volatile and constantly evolving situation which we are monitoring
closely.
What does this mean for BrickLink?
The global payment platforms we use on BrickLink are currently not available
in Russia and deliveries to and from the country are severely disrupted. Given
this, buying and selling activities in Russia will be temporarily deactivated.
Members impacted by this will be informed individually.
We are grateful for everyone in our community and never imagined we would face
a situation such as this or witness the heartbreak and devastation we’re seeing
in Ukraine.
Please continue to adhere to our community guidelines and show each other respect
and support.
Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team
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| Author: | rankster | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 15:12 | | Subject: | Re: EU distance selling - Online session | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Administrative, rankster writes:
| | In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | “A: The 10,000 EUR threshold is based on the item base price that is sold only.
Shipping, VAT and
other additional charges are not considered part of the threshold calculations”
Does the answer above stand for all EU member states?
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AFAIK, yes.
| | Is it 100% sure that shipping
costs and any additional fees are not the part of the 10K?
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AFAIK, yes.
And BrickLink tells you so
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Well I consulted with my tax advisor and the sad news is that ALL kind of form
of income is part of the threshold calculation, including shipping fees, handling
fees, etc.
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Well he may be wrong; MANY people are!
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I really hope he’s not wrong for €120/hour…
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Please don't trust an adviser, read it on EU or your Country WRITTEN Laws/Regulations?
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I’m not an expert of law and don’t want to read loads of pages hoping I’ll find
the needed info so it’s better trust someone who has the knowledge and knows
what he’s doing.
Lesson learned, it’s totally pointless to ask about laws and regulations on this
forum, nobody would take the responsibility for false information.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 08:53 | | Subject: | Re: EU distance selling - Online session | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, rankster writes:
| | In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | “A: The 10,000 EUR threshold is based on the item base price that is sold only.
Shipping, VAT and
other additional charges are not considered part of the threshold calculations”
Does the answer above stand for all EU member states?
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AFAIK, yes.
| | Is it 100% sure that shipping
costs and any additional fees are not the part of the 10K?
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AFAIK, yes.
And BrickLink tells you so
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Well I consulted with my tax advisor and the sad news is that ALL kind of form
of income is part of the threshold calculation, including shipping fees, handling
fees, etc.
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Well he may be wrong; MANY people are!
Please don't trust an adviser, read it on EU or your Country WRITTEN Laws/Regulations?
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| Author: | rankster | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 08:24 | | Subject: | Re: EU distance selling - Online session | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | “A: The 10,000 EUR threshold is based on the item base price that is sold only.
Shipping, VAT and
other additional charges are not considered part of the threshold calculations”
Does the answer above stand for all EU member states?
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AFAIK, yes.
| | Is it 100% sure that shipping
costs and any additional fees are not the part of the 10K?
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AFAIK, yes.
And BrickLink tells you so
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Well I consulted with my tax advisor and the sad news is that ALL kind of form
of income is part of the threshold calculation, including shipping fees, handling
fees, etc. It might be difference in France but I doubt it since it’s an EU wide
thing to follow.
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2022 13:37 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, hpoort writes:
| | In Administrative, SezaR writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
We'd like to announce that we have appointed another member to the Community
Expert Program, member Barando, as our new Translated Help Editor for
the German language:
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/member/community_experts.page
With 159 translated topics, the German Help Center is the largest of the translated
help centers, followed up closely by Czech, which has 156 topics.
Barando is an experienced seller and buyer on the site and has had an account
since 2014:
https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=barando
We are thankful member Barando has taken this position and look forward to what
he can contribute to our Help Pages. Please join me in welcoming him! 
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Congratz barando!
Now that you are a translator, you may be help me out as I am sometimes in trouble.
When trying to translate from English to German and vice versa to communicate
with German sellers on Ebay, sometimes things do not go as expected. For example,
we have this part:
that is called "sleeper".
But sometimes, when I use translation from its German word, via google translation
page, it gets translated to something like "lovers"! Worst is when I put an English
text and sleepers gets translated to something I don't mean. I am not sure
to what word it gets translated and what word should be used in German, but can
you also help me out?
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When you use Google Translate for translating a word that may have multiple meanings,
try to be more specific in what you are asking Google to translate. Having a
context is required for understanding and thus for properly translating.
Like "sleeper" - "Schläfer" - "sleeper (someone who sleeps)"
But "railway sleeper" - "Eisenbahnschwelle"
with "railway" - "Eisenbahn"
suggest it could be "Schwelle" which translates back to "threshold", so "Eisenbahnschwelle"
is the more appropriate translation.
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Interesting you actually wrote a very serious comment but for what times do you
apply your sense of humor?
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| Author: | ZwarteMagica | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2022 06:40 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, SezaR writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
We'd like to announce that we have appointed another member to the Community
Expert Program, member Barando, as our new Translated Help Editor for
the German language:
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/member/community_experts.page
With 159 translated topics, the German Help Center is the largest of the translated
help centers, followed up closely by Czech, which has 156 topics.
Barando is an experienced seller and buyer on the site and has had an account
since 2014:
https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=barando
We are thankful member Barando has taken this position and look forward to what
he can contribute to our Help Pages. Please join me in welcoming him!
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Congratz barando!
Now that you are a translator, you may be help me out as I am sometimes in trouble.
When trying to translate from English to German and vice versa to communicate
with German sellers on Ebay, sometimes things do not go as expected. For example,
we have this part:
that is called "sleeper".
But sometimes, when I use translation from its German word, via google translation
page, it gets translated to something like "lovers"! Worst is when I put an English
text and sleepers gets translated to something I don't mean. I am not sure
to what word it gets translated and what word should be used in German, but can
you also help me out?
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To translate concepts or specialized equipement or even proverbs, I use wikipedia.
For example I searched in Dutch for the word: "dwarsligger" (literally translated
in English thwart)
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarsligger_(spoor)
found the English version by clicking for the language English
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_tie
Or clicking German
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnschwelle
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2022 05:43 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, SezaR writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
We'd like to announce that we have appointed another member to the Community
Expert Program, member Barando, as our new Translated Help Editor for
the German language:
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/member/community_experts.page
With 159 translated topics, the German Help Center is the largest of the translated
help centers, followed up closely by Czech, which has 156 topics.
Barando is an experienced seller and buyer on the site and has had an account
since 2014:
https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=barando
We are thankful member Barando has taken this position and look forward to what
he can contribute to our Help Pages. Please join me in welcoming him!
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Congratz barando!
Now that you are a translator, you may be help me out as I am sometimes in trouble.
When trying to translate from English to German and vice versa to communicate
with German sellers on Ebay, sometimes things do not go as expected. For example,
we have this part:
that is called "sleeper".
But sometimes, when I use translation from its German word, via google translation
page, it gets translated to something like "lovers"! Worst is when I put an English
text and sleepers gets translated to something I don't mean. I am not sure
to what word it gets translated and what word should be used in German, but can
you also help me out?
|
When you use Google Translate for translating a word that may have multiple meanings,
try to be more specific in what you are asking Google to translate. Having a
context is required for understanding and thus for properly translating.
Like "sleeper" - "Schläfer" - "sleeper (someone who sleeps)"
But "railway sleeper" - "Eisenbahnschwelle"
with "railway" - "Eisenbahn"
suggest it could be "Schwelle" which translates back to "threshold", so "Eisenbahnschwelle"
is the more appropriate translation.
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2022 05:18 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
We'd like to announce that we have appointed another member to the Community
Expert Program, member Barando, as our new Translated Help Editor for
the German language:
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/member/community_experts.page
With 159 translated topics, the German Help Center is the largest of the translated
help centers, followed up closely by Czech, which has 156 topics.
Barando is an experienced seller and buyer on the site and has had an account
since 2014:
https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=barando
We are thankful member Barando has taken this position and look forward to what
he can contribute to our Help Pages. Please join me in welcoming him!
|
Congratz barando!
Now that you are a translator, you may be help me out as I am sometimes in trouble.
When trying to translate from English to German and vice versa to communicate
with German sellers on Ebay, sometimes things do not go as expected. For example,
we have this part:
that is called "sleeper".
But sometimes, when I use translation from its German word, via google translation
page, it gets translated to something like "lovers"! Worst is when I put an English
text and sleepers gets translated to something I don't mean. I am not sure
to what word it gets translated and what word should be used in German, but can
you also help me out?
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| Author: | barando | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2022 05:10 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Congrats and Welcome! Don't forget to celebrate with pizza!!!
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Thanks a lot!!
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| Author: | barando | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2022 05:10 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:
| | Welcome Barando
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Thanks a lot!!
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| Author: | barando | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2022 05:09 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Turez writes:
| | Glückwunsch und herzlich willkommen
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Vielen Dank!!
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| Author: | barando | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2022 05:08 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Stellar writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
We'd like to announce that we have appointed another member to the Community
Expert Program, member Barando, as our new Translated Help Editor for
the German language:
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/member/community_experts.page
With 159 translated topics, the German Help Center is the largest of the translated
help centers, followed up closely by Czech, which has 156 topics.
Barando is an experienced seller and buyer on the site and has had an account
since 2014:
https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=barando
We are thankful member Barando has taken this position and look forward to what
he can contribute to our Help Pages. Please join me in welcoming him!
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Great addition for the site!
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Thanks a lot!!
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| Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2022 05:06 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
We'd like to announce that we have appointed another member to the Community
Expert Program, member Barando, as our new Translated Help Editor for
the German language:
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/member/community_experts.page
With 159 translated topics, the German Help Center is the largest of the translated
help centers, followed up closely by Czech, which has 156 topics.
Barando is an experienced seller and buyer on the site and has had an account
since 2014:
https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=barando
We are thankful member Barando has taken this position and look forward to what
he can contribute to our Help Pages. Please join me in welcoming him!
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Great addition for the site!
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| Author: | Turez | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2022 02:58 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | Glückwunsch und herzlich willkommen |
| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2022 02:29 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | Welcome Barando |
| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2022 21:06 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new CEP translator! | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | Congrats and Welcome! Don't forget to celebrate with pizza!!! |
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| Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2022 05:56 | | Subject: | Re: EU distance selling - Online session | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear all,
During the EU Distance selling webinar a lot of questions were asked in the chat,
together with our tax specialists we have answered these to the best of our ability,
please find the Q&A here:
https://bricklink.s3.amazonaws.com/EU+Distace+Selling+Questions+-+Final.pdf
Hopefully this will she a bit more light.
In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear BrickLink member,
We have recently launched a new feature enabling EU distance selling on the BrickLink
site. Because we have had a number of questions and concerns expressed from some
of you, we are setting up an online sessions to take you through the new guidelines
in more detail as well as addressing your concerns. The online session will take
place this Friday at 9-10 am PST
During the meeting you will have the option to write additional questions in
the session chat and have them answered directly in the session to the best of
our ability.
In order to participate in the session you will need to sign up, in order to
sign up, please write to CE_Tanja and share the email you would like to participate
with and we will invite you to the session. The deadline for signing up is Thursday
1/6 at 9 am PST.
There is a limit of 350 participants. Participation will be on a first come first
serve basis. We will be recording the session for those of you that are unable
to participate, this way you will be able to watch the recording afterwards.
Kind regards,
The BrickLink Marketplace team
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Thanks Tanja for the summary FAQ all is well explained.
Could you add a link to it in the help pages and update where is says this will
be implemented at a later date?
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2517
Sergio
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2022 09:02 | | Subject: | Re: EU distance selling - Online session | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | | “A: The 10,000 EUR threshold is based on the item base price that is sold only.
Shipping, VAT and
other additional charges are not considered part of the threshold calculations”
Does the answer above stand for all EU member states?
|
AFAIK, yes.
| | Is it 100% sure that shipping
costs and any additional fees are not the part of the 10K?
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AFAIK, yes.
And BrickLink tells you so
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| Author: | rankster | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2022 03:55 | | Subject: | Re: EU distance selling - Online session | | Viewed: | 87 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
Dear Tanja,
“A: The 10,000 EUR threshold is based on the item base price that is sold only.
Shipping, VAT and
other additional charges are not considered part of the threshold calculations”
Does the answer above stand for all EU member states? Is it 100% sure that shipping
costs and any additional fees are not the part of the 10K? Are these not part
of the calculations by BrickLink or by my local Tax Authorities? It can make
a big difference…
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 7, 2022 16:58 | | Subject: | Re: EU distance selling - Online session | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
Thanks Tanja, great reading (though it seems to me that a few answers are only
understandable if you already know the answer…  ).
For the last question “What does it mean to be a ‘Global Marketplace Owner’,”
I think it actually was a very litteral question on the “owner” term / position.
Few non-native speakers or people not involved with international corporations
know “owner” does not only mean “proprietor” but also “skipper” or “leader” 
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Mar 7, 2022 13:59 | | Subject: | Re: EU distance selling - Online session | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
Nice!
Thanks for the time and energy taken to write those pages!
Much much appreciated.
Sylvain
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| Author: | CE_Tanja | | Posted: | Mar 7, 2022 13:49 | | Subject: | Re: EU distance selling - Online session | | Viewed: | 213 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Dear all,
During the EU Distance selling webinar a lot of questions were asked in the chat,
together with our tax specialists we have answered these to the best of our ability,
please find the Q&A here:
https://bricklink.s3.amazonaws.com/EU+Distace+Selling+Questions+-+Final.pdf
Hopefully this will she a bit more light.
In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear BrickLink member,
We have recently launched a new feature enabling EU distance selling on the BrickLink
site. Because we have had a number of questions and concerns expressed from some
of you, we are setting up an online sessions to take you through the new guidelines
in more detail as well as addressing your concerns. The online session will take
place this Friday at 9-10 am PST
During the meeting you will have the option to write additional questions in
the session chat and have them answered directly in the session to the best of
our ability.
In order to participate in the session you will need to sign up, in order to
sign up, please write to CE_Tanja and share the email you would like to participate
with and we will invite you to the session. The deadline for signing up is Thursday
1/6 at 9 am PST.
There is a limit of 350 participants. Participation will be on a first come first
serve basis. We will be recording the session for those of you that are unable
to participate, this way you will be able to watch the recording afterwards.
Kind regards,
The BrickLink Marketplace team
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| Author: | Give.Me.A.Brick | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 20:18 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
Enhorabuena Sergio!
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 14:47 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Congrats Stellar!
Erikk
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| Author: | EnchantedBricks | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 11:28 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
Congrats!!!
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Please join me in welcoming Stellar to the Community Expert Program and to his
new position!
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 09:58 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | | PD: I did have self made pizza for dinner last night
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Exciting!
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| Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 07:13 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
Thank you all for the welcome messages, hope to help a bit more the community
here
I like to contribute where I can around BrickLink, there is so much passion on
the Lego world.
PD: I did have self made pizza for dinner last night
Sergio
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| Author: | Chickaroo | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 05:29 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Congrats Stellar! Welcome to the team.
I’ll just place a tray of celebration cupcakes over here
Roo
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| Author: | Turez | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 04:58 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Congrats Sergio and welcome to the CEP.
In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 02:30 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
Congratulations and welcome. 👍
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 01:20 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Excellent choice!
Congratulations, Sergio!
In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2022 19:04 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
Sergio is a strong choice to complement the existing team. Thanks.
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2022 19:02 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | Welcome! Don't forget to celebrate with pizza! |
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2022 18:57 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
A stellar addition to the team
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| Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2022 18:46 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Congrats.
In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2022 18:39 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Wow! Stellar shines!
Congratulations Sergio!!
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2022 18:39 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | Welcome Stellar! |
| Author: | FantasyBricks | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2022 18:35 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | Congratulations, Stellar! |
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| Author: | CE_Tanja | | Posted: | Feb 23, 2022 13:30 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 86 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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BrickLink
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| Location: USA, California |
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Admin |
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| BrickLink Administrator |
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| Hi Yo_Yo_Flamingo,
There is now you can find it here: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2526
In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:
| | In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear all,
Today we have launched the ability for registered EU businesses to place business-to-business
(B2B) transactions on the Marketplace. This new feature will remove any VAT charges
for orders shipping to the EU.
In order to make use of this new feature, simply click on the 'Verify your
VAT ID' link under the Order Summary section to enter your valid VAT registration
number during checkout and VAT will be zeroed-out for applicable transactions.
If you are already an EU VAT-enabled business on BrickLink, your VAT ID will
be pre-populated and VAT zeroed-out when checking out, so you will not need to
enter it again.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
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Okay, I like the sounds of this feature... Is there an information document anywhere
explaining what the feature is, how to use it, and who it is applicable to?
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| Author: | Yo_Yo_Flamingo | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 19:41 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | Okay, I like the sounds of this feature... Is there an information document anywhere
explaining what the feature is, how to use it, and who it is applicable to?
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There's nothing to do from your side.
If a VAT seller in EU orders at your shop, he can use the B2B option, and then
won't pay VAT.
If he doesn't use it, he'll pay the VAT.
That's it, no difference for you; apart the payment you see, it will include
or not the VAT (vut in all cases the VAT isn't for you, PayPal takes it for
BrickLink).
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Thank you for the succinct explanation!
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 15:09 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | | But keep an eye on the users who use it, if they are not sellers that already
verified themselves it should ask for some kind of document verification, not
just the VAT number.
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From what I read, as long as the VAT number is verified, it's fine for BrickLink
which takes the decision to "B2B" the transaction.
Transaction that the seller can refuse or even refund.
The actual Seller should ship to the buyers address that should correspond
to the VAT one in VIES.
It's his responsability and his own problem if he doesn't ship to the
VIES address...
IMHO
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| Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 15:03 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear all,
Today we have launched the ability for registered EU businesses to place business-to-business
(B2B) transactions on the Marketplace. This new feature will remove any VAT charges
for orders shipping to the EU.
In order to make use of this new feature, simply click on the 'Verify your
VAT ID' link under the Order Summary section to enter your valid VAT registration
number during checkout and VAT will be zeroed-out for applicable transactions.
If you are already an EU VAT-enabled business on BrickLink, your VAT ID will
be pre-populated and VAT zeroed-out when checking out, so you will not need to
enter it again.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
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Thanks! Seems it works nicely!
But keep an eye on the users who use it, if they are not sellers that already
verified themselves it should ask for some kind of document verification, not
just the VAT number.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 12:39 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | | Okay, I like the sounds of this feature... Is there an information document anywhere
explaining what the feature is, how to use it, and who it is applicable to?
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There's nothing to do from your side.
If a VAT seller in EU orders at your shop, he can use the B2B option, and then
won't pay VAT.
If he doesn't use it, he'll pay the VAT.
That's it, no difference for you; apart the payment you see, it will include
or not the VAT (vut in all cases the VAT isn't for you, PayPal takes it for
BrickLink).
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| Author: | Yo_Yo_Flamingo | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 12:29 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear all,
Today we have launched the ability for registered EU businesses to place business-to-business
(B2B) transactions on the Marketplace. This new feature will remove any VAT charges
for orders shipping to the EU.
In order to make use of this new feature, simply click on the 'Verify your
VAT ID' link under the Order Summary section to enter your valid VAT registration
number during checkout and VAT will be zeroed-out for applicable transactions.
If you are already an EU VAT-enabled business on BrickLink, your VAT ID will
be pre-populated and VAT zeroed-out when checking out, so you will not need to
enter it again.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
|
Okay, I like the sounds of this feature... Is there an information document anywhere
explaining what the feature is, how to use it, and who it is applicable to?
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| Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 10:18 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear popsicle,
We are aware of and understand the many requests for a similar solution for the
US. We are currently (and for a while) looking in to a possible solution for
the US, unfortunately it is not as straight forward as for EU and we are not
there yet.
We will be sharing updates related to this and other relevant topics in the quarterly
Marketplace newsletter.
In Administrative, popsicle writes:
| | Good to see. Now, how about accommodating the registered US businesses
that have been calling for assistance, whom hold their state boards of equalization's
resale certificate: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1228728
I’m no longer one of them, but I do know what it’s like to deal with sales tax
filings as a US business in some states. Just hate to see the many that post
asking for the needed implementation, go unanswered or at least not be given
a definitive intent/resolve: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1326891
-popsicle
In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear all,
Today we have launched the ability for registered EU businesses to place business-to-business
(B2B) transactions on the Marketplace. This new feature will remove any VAT charges
for orders shipping to the EU.
In order to make use of this new feature, simply click on the 'Verify your
VAT ID' link under the Order Summary section to enter your valid VAT registration
number during checkout and VAT will be zeroed-out for applicable transactions.
If you are already an EU VAT-enabled business on BrickLink, your VAT ID will
be pre-populated and VAT zeroed-out when checking out, so you will not need to
enter it again.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
|
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But note, that your US Sales Tax service provider is already handling the registered
Freight Agents (at least in Florida) and appropriately calculating zero sales
tax.
Nita Rae
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 08:43 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | […]
I also think it may not be 100% legal to refuse (or overcharge), but I can be
wrong.
I couldn't find a precise text.
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Rule of thumb: Does S@H do it?
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Well, hard to know because I think they have a presence in every country, so
the intra-EU-import situation doesn't occur. But when I think about Dutch
webshops that ship to NL and Belgium, I can't really imagine they all have
a system to accommodate 0% VAT transactions.
But even if they have a right to refuse it, it would be nice if EU sellers could
at least choose to enable this feature in their store if they want to. That would
really save a bunch of hassle asking and answering "hey do you make 0% VAT invoices",
verifying the VAT ID on ec.europa.eu, removing VAT, and hoping the buyer didn't
already pay so you have to go and book a refund for the VAT amount, etc... it
could really boost B2B transactions within the EU if buyers can see immediately
that their B2B order will be accepted and even pay when checking out.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 08:38 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | […]
I also think it may not be 100% legal to refuse (or overcharge), but I can be
wrong.
I couldn't find a precise text.
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Rule of thumb: Does S@H do it?
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Does S@H officialy accept transactions with businesses in their Terms?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 08:35 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | […]
I also think it may not be 100% legal to refuse (or overcharge), but I can be
wrong.
I couldn't find a precise text.
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Rule of thumb: Does S@H do it?
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 08:29 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | | Yep, agree. This new feature is great news for American shops, but it would be
really nice if it applied to EU shops too. But for that, first we need to figure
out whether sellers are legally allowed to refuse doing 0% VAT intra-community
transactions. I don't think they are, and certainly not for a fee as some
are doing, but I'm really not sure about it... maybe someone knows?
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Yes, some sellers simply refuse, or ask an extra fee, or payment in their Currency
for example (which involves conversion fees)...
I also think it may not be 100% legal to refuse (or overcharge), but I can be
wrong.
I couldn't find a precise text.
Here we always gladly accept B2B.
Sylvain
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 08:23 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear 1001bricks,
Please try to reset your browser or clear the cache.
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Ohh it's at the bottom, I didn't see it - got it.
But I confirm, it works for Import only (but it's already nice, thank you
!)
Sylvain
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 08:11 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear 1001bricks,
Please try to reset your browser or clear the cache.
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Ah oh - that's not very clear, as Teup wrote it only works for Imports (from
outside EU to EU)?
I was expecting B2B within countries inside Europe.
This last one feature I was expecting, and would greatly be welcomed!
Sylvain
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Yep, agree. This new feature is great news for American shops, but it would be
really nice if it applied to EU shops too. But for that, first we need to figure
out whether sellers are legally allowed to refuse doing 0% VAT intra-community
transactions. I don't think they are, and certainly not for a fee as some
are doing, but I'm really not sure about it... maybe someone knows?
It means extra administrative hassle and some sellers are not confident that
the tax agency is going to accept the 0% VAT transactions, so I do understand
the reasons why some sellers like to be able to refuse it.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 08:04 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear 1001bricks,
Please try to reset your browser or clear the cache.
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Ah oh - that's not very clear, as Teup wrote it only works for Imports (from
outside EU to EU)?
I was expecting B2B within countries inside Europe.
This last one feature I was expecting, and would greatly be welcomed!
Sylvain
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 04:19 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | In order to make use of this new feature, simply click on the 'Verify your
VAT ID' link under the Order Summary section to enter your valid VAT registration
number during checkout
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Quick tests:
I tried in 3 different shops including Brick24, and couldn't see no "Verify
your VAT ID" link or whatever even close to this, up to the very last step of
the check out (4th).
It's late, tired - please have a good evening!
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Looks like it only works on stores outside the EU, I wonder why? I like how it
works, I think the same could be applied to EU stores, no? Or should stores be
able to refuse accepting them? According to the tax agency helpdesk here, it's
not something stores are allowed to refuse, but I've also seen on the forum
that intra-community transactions are problematic for sellers in certain member
states.
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| Author: | CE_Tanja | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2022 23:12 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 85 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Dear popsicle,
We are aware of and understand the many requests for a similar solution for the
US. We are currently (and for a while) looking in to a possible solution for
the US, unfortunately it is not as straight forward as for EU and we are not
there yet.
We will be sharing updates related to this and other relevant topics in the quarterly
Marketplace newsletter.
In Administrative, popsicle writes:
| | Good to see. Now, how about accommodating the registered US businesses
that have been calling for assistance, whom hold their state boards of equalization's
resale certificate: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1228728
I’m no longer one of them, but I do know what it’s like to deal with sales tax
filings as a US business in some states. Just hate to see the many that post
asking for the needed implementation, go unanswered or at least not be given
a definitive intent/resolve: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1326891
-popsicle
In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear all,
Today we have launched the ability for registered EU businesses to place business-to-business
(B2B) transactions on the Marketplace. This new feature will remove any VAT charges
for orders shipping to the EU.
In order to make use of this new feature, simply click on the 'Verify your
VAT ID' link under the Order Summary section to enter your valid VAT registration
number during checkout and VAT will be zeroed-out for applicable transactions.
If you are already an EU VAT-enabled business on BrickLink, your VAT ID will
be pre-populated and VAT zeroed-out when checking out, so you will not need to
enter it again.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2022 22:04 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 86 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
|
| Good to see. Now, how about accommodating the registered US businesses
that have been calling for assistance, whom hold their state boards of equalization's
resale certificate: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1228728
I’m no longer one of them, but I do know what it’s like to deal with sales tax
filings as a US business in some states. Just hate to see the many that post
asking for the needed implementation, go unanswered or at least not be given
a definitive intent/resolve: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1326891
-popsicle
In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear all,
Today we have launched the ability for registered EU businesses to place business-to-business
(B2B) transactions on the Marketplace. This new feature will remove any VAT charges
for orders shipping to the EU.
In order to make use of this new feature, simply click on the 'Verify your
VAT ID' link under the Order Summary section to enter your valid VAT registration
number during checkout and VAT will be zeroed-out for applicable transactions.
If you are already an EU VAT-enabled business on BrickLink, your VAT ID will
be pre-populated and VAT zeroed-out when checking out, so you will not need to
enter it again.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
|
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2022 21:30 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | | In order to make use of this new feature, simply click on the 'Verify your
VAT ID' link under the Order Summary section to enter your valid VAT registration
number during checkout
|
Quick tests:
I tried in 3 different shops including Brick24, and couldn't see no "Verify
your VAT ID" link or whatever even close to this, up to the very last step of
the check out (4th).
It's late, tired - please have a good evening!
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2022 21:18 | | Subject: | Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear all,
Today we have launched the ability for registered EU businesses to place business-to-business
(B2B) transactions on the Marketplace. This new feature will remove any VAT charges
for orders shipping to the EU.
In order to make use of this new feature, simply click on the 'Verify your
VAT ID' link under the Order Summary section to enter your valid VAT registration
number during checkout and VAT will be zeroed-out for applicable transactions.
If you are already an EU VAT-enabled business on BrickLink, your VAT ID will
be pre-populated and VAT zeroed-out when checking out, so you will not need to
enter it again.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
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Wow! That's a good surprise!
Will test this tomorrow.
Thank you!!
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2022 10:28 | | Subject: | Re: Marketplace Panel meeting minutes | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | I hope one of the tools being talked about is infinite (or way more) stockrooms.
I would love to part each set out to its own stockroom. And be able to name
the stockrooms.
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You don't fear BrickLink to explose, you
Anyway - Suggestion Topic?
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It has been a suggestion topic lots of times. I just wanted to put it where
a panel member might see it again if it isn't already being discussed.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2022 10:23 | | Subject: | Re: Marketplace Panel meeting minutes | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | | I hope one of the tools being talked about is infinite (or way more) stockrooms.
I would love to part each set out to its own stockroom. And be able to name
the stockrooms.
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You don't fear BrickLink to explose, you
Anyway - Suggestion Topic?
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2022 09:58 | | Subject: | Re: Marketplace Panel meeting minutes | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear BrickLink members,
Please find the minutes from the first Marketplace Panel meeting.
Minutes from the first Marketplace Panel meeting May 20th. 2021
Agenda
- Panel member introductions
- Marketplace panel program presentation
- Workshop
- BrickLink vision
- Marketplace plan 2021 & Prioritization discussion
- Next steps
Ad. 1 Panel member introductions
We have selected the initial panel members based on criteria such as: Having
both buyers and sellers represented, BrickLink experience, ability to engage
in constructive dialogues about the future of BrickLink and ability to consider
the greater good for the BrickLink sellers and buyers.
The initial panel members are:
Constructibles, SimplyBricks, Dcarmine, Calsbricks, Erkiles, Legoman77, Faro,
BrickCoast
During this first part, all panel members introduced themselves and it is clear
that this is a diverse, multitalented group that are all passionate about BrickLink.
No doubt that this select group will be a fantastic first Marketplace panel.
Ad 2. Marketplace panel program presentation
The structure of the program had been shared with the panel ahead of the meeting,
so in this session, we mainly dug into the basics of the program and collaboration
principles:
4 annual meetings with an opportunity to impact the future development of the
BrickLink Marketplace
Between the meetings we will collaborate through a Teams channel, making it possible
for us to engage outside the meetings as well.
We aim to increase the number of members in the panel to a max of 14 people throughout
the next 1-2 years.
We will invite new members to the Panel annually, to ensure fresh perspectives
by shifting 50% of the panel members with new members meeting above criteria.
We will be promoting the opportunity to sign up for the panel in Q1 2022.
In our collaboration, we will be looking to the future as opposed to the past.
We will be mindful of one another in the dialogues we have, remembering that
we are all in this with the best of intentions.
This panel is focused on the Marketplace specifically. There will be other initiatives
similar to this one, that focus on e.g. Studio, The Catalog, etc.
Ad 3. Workshop
This being the first Panel meeting, we felt a need to make sure we got the frustrations
out of every one’s system, in order to be able to focus on the future of BrickLink,
as opposed to being stuck in the past. This was done in a workshop where everyone
was able to share frustrations but also the things, they love about BrickLink.
Ad 4. BrickLink vision
Marvin Park shared thoughts related to the vision and mission of BrickLink as
a platform through which LEGO fans can also realize their dream designs. As for
the long-term roadmap, it was highlighted how BrickLink marketplace and Studio
can evolve to meet diverse needs of the AFOL community and become an integral
part of the entire LEGO ecosystem.
Ad 5. Marketplace plan 2021 & Prioritization discussion
BrickLink’s new Senior Product Manager Stephen Wilhelm presented the current
Marketplace roadmap. This roadmap is now mainly focused on development related
to VAT compliance rules (initiatives that we are bound to by law and that we
are not able to de-prioritize) and initiatives intended to support e.g., the
ability to lower response rate for new seller verifications, etc. There are several
user experience related initiatives the BrickLink Marketplace team plans to work
on, but we are looking to the Marketplace Panel members to help us prioritize
what enhancements would provide the most value.
Aside from above, several focus areas that we have picked up based on input from
the BrickLink members in general were presented with the intention to prioritize
them. We were not able to finish the prioritization discussions completely at
this meeting, but a couple of things were highlighted as being critical to prioritize:
Seller tools (e.g., Inventory management, store management, seller page updates)
Continue modernization of the BrickLink platform. This is already ongoing, but
we aim to apply more resources later this year.
A few less critical but still impactful areas were introduced:
Telephone support and the ability to have expert engagers to reach out to
Order Item Refund Request (OIRR) & Refund enhancement
Rewriting storefront pages to support mobile / native.
Provide BrickLink shipping methods (preferably one shipping cost per customer)
Overhaul/update payment processes
The above list varies greatly in level of complexity, and we will need to take
all input in to consideration in upcoming plans. Status on above and long-term
plans will be shared in minutes from the next Panel meeting.
A few other things we will be looking in to due to the input from the panel:
Ability for Sellers to make use of BrickLink’s access to Google Analytics.
On-site payment and why some sellers choose not to use this option.
Shipping price calculations based on zones instead of weight (US specific)
Ad 6. Next steps
It was decided to disclose the BrickLink panel members to the general BrickLink
membership base, this is not to be seen as an invitation to reach out to the
panel members directly with input for the Panel, but a way to be transparent
about who is in the panel as per the request of many members. Any ill manor
targeted directly at the Panel members may result in abandonment from BrickLink.
We need everyone’s input!
We have recently taken input from all BrickLink members in the survey, and we
take input regularly in the NPS survey, this input has already played a huge
part in shaping the focus for BrickLink in general and will be part of shaping
the future of BrickLink also.
During the upcoming Panel meetings, we might come across items to prioritize
that are not straight forward, in terms of defining what is best for the majority
of BrickLink members, in these cases, we will have a poll among the members in
general in order to ensure solid facts to back the decisions.
Upcoming meetings
The next meetings are planned for August and November.
Reflections
No doubt that we are blessed to have members on BrickLink that are prepared to
spend hours in their busy lives, participating in dialogue to make sure that
we have the best outside-in perspective we can when deciding how to prioritize
our efforts on BrickLink going forward. This is not something we have been able
to prioritize to the same extent in the past (hence numerous understandable frustrations),
but it is something that we are committed to prioritizing going forward!
BrickLink members, you can be proud of your Panel members, they did an amazing
job in representing you. Everyone spoke freely about critical issues to be addressed,
this is highly appreciated because then we won't have to waste time (mis)interpreting
this and we can get moving on the things that matter.
We hope that you will read this and share any feedback you might have, in this
topic or directly to ce_tanja. We have just started this journey and we are happy
to take your input to the process and adjust along the way.
Thank you!
The BrickLink Team
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I hope one of the tools being talked about is infinite (or way more) stockrooms.
I would love to part each set out to its own stockroom. And be able to name
the stockrooms.
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| Author: | par016 | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2022 09:55 | | Subject: | Re: Transparent and Glow-in-Dark Minifigures | | Viewed: | 134 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, maxx3001 writes:
| | In Administrative, par016 writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Dear BrickLink Sellers,
Over the past several months, we’ve seen a variety of Transparent and Glow-In-Dark
minifigures flood the market. We have determined these to be illegitimate LEGO
items, despite the fact that many of them are imprinted with the LEGO logo.
Of particular note are the Darth Vader minifigures, Batman, and other superheroes.
We will start removing these listings this week, both from the custom items section
and from listings under catalog entries. This includes whole minifigures and
minifigure parts. For those of you who regularly file Problem Item For Sale reports,
please add these to the things you screen for.
Thank you,
The BrickLink Team
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Having run across a marbled brick yesterday, it got me to thinking. How does
this policy relate to Grangemouth Marbled 2 x 4 bricks?
It's fairly well known that those bricks were created by employees off the
record, much like these items here. So do they get the same treatment, or is
the statute of limitations up on Grangemouth bricks?
-Pete
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The difference in my eyes is that Grangemouths were not made to make a profit.
These new parts are clearly being made to create monetary value.
The test bricks are normally hard to find, sure batches show up every now and
then.
But these new parts are being sold to stores across the world in high numbers.
A fascinating problem.
Maxx
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I agree, I just wanted to confirm BrickLink's stance on it.
They don't show up very often on BrickLink but every now and then when I
need my Grangemouth fix I would to be able to know I get get them on BrickLink.
-Pete
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| Author: | maxx3001 | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2022 09:40 | | Subject: | Re: Transparent and Glow-in-Dark Minifigures | | Viewed: | 147 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, par016 writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Dear BrickLink Sellers,
Over the past several months, we’ve seen a variety of Transparent and Glow-In-Dark
minifigures flood the market. We have determined these to be illegitimate LEGO
items, despite the fact that many of them are imprinted with the LEGO logo.
Of particular note are the Darth Vader minifigures, Batman, and other superheroes.
We will start removing these listings this week, both from the custom items section
and from listings under catalog entries. This includes whole minifigures and
minifigure parts. For those of you who regularly file Problem Item For Sale reports,
please add these to the things you screen for.
Thank you,
The BrickLink Team
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Having run across a marbled brick yesterday, it got me to thinking. How does
this policy relate to Grangemouth Marbled 2 x 4 bricks?
It's fairly well known that those bricks were created by employees off the
record, much like these items here. So do they get the same treatment, or is
the statute of limitations up on Grangemouth bricks?
-Pete
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The difference in my eyes is that Grangemouths were not made to make a profit.
These new parts are clearly being made to create monetary value.
The test bricks are normally hard to find, sure batches show up every now and
then.
But these new parts are being sold to stores across the world in high numbers.
A fascinating problem.
Maxx
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| Author: | par016 | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2022 09:13 | | Subject: | Re: Transparent and Glow-in-Dark Minifigures | | Viewed: | 161 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Dear BrickLink Sellers,
Over the past several months, we’ve seen a variety of Transparent and Glow-In-Dark
minifigures flood the market. We have determined these to be illegitimate LEGO
items, despite the fact that many of them are imprinted with the LEGO logo.
Of particular note are the Darth Vader minifigures, Batman, and other superheroes.
We will start removing these listings this week, both from the custom items section
and from listings under catalog entries. This includes whole minifigures and
minifigure parts. For those of you who regularly file Problem Item For Sale reports,
please add these to the things you screen for.
Thank you,
The BrickLink Team
|
Having run across a marbled brick yesterday, it got me to thinking. How does
this policy relate to Grangemouth Marbled 2 x 4 bricks?
It's fairly well known that those bricks were created by employees off the
record, much like these items here. So do they get the same treatment, or is
the statute of limitations up on Grangemouth bricks?
-Pete
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| Author: | WoutR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2022 18:25 | | Subject: | Re: Transparent and Glow-in-Dark Minifigures | | Viewed: | 142 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, yoavheskia writes:
| | | | | | If I read correctly they are illegally made by employees in their spare time
using materials, time, molds etc. they weren’t allowed to use.
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If I was one of the employees there, I would find the current 2x4 mold and produce
for my self a modern 3001 in every color that exist!
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I would love to have a black-with-glitter or trans dark-blue satin brick, but
I am happy that this niche collectors market has not been spoiled by this issue.
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