Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | SylvainLS  | | Posted: | May 11, 2022 10:11 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, jennnifer writes:
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I guess it makes sense to have the larger sets all competing against each other?
That way a set wouldn't miss the goal only because of the $ tag. Just a thought...
Jen
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Well, maybe having a wider range of prices may even help have more orders overall.
I don’t know, I’m not in LEGO marketing, I’m only a buyer 
But I tend to think it’s not intentional. It’s just that bigger sets take longer
to prepare and most ended in the last round.
And, of course, we will never know. BL & LEGO won’t ever tell us… or we’ll never
be able to tell if it’s the truth (“we purposefully did it by accident!”).
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| Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | May 11, 2022 09:43 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Administrative, Wesman writes:
| | The prices of these sets are so much higher compared to the 1st round. And no
printed instructions. Why?
The very first Bricklink program was such a success compared to the 2nd one.
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Have you looked a the piece count for these sets vs the 1st round?
1st round:
Smallest set - 540 pieces
Largest set - 1948 pieces
3rd round:
Smallest set - 1377 pieces
Largest set - 4062 pieces
That's a pretty big difference right there alone to justify a price gap.
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I guess it makes sense to have the larger sets all competing against each other?
That way a set wouldn't miss the goal only because of the $ tag. Just a thought...
Jen
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| Author: | psusaxman2000 | | Posted: | May 11, 2022 08:01 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Wesman writes:
| | The prices of these sets are so much higher compared to the 1st round. And no
printed instructions. Why?
The very first Bricklink program was such a success compared to the 2nd one.
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Have you looked a the piece count for these sets vs the 1st round?
1st round:
Smallest set - 540 pieces
Largest set - 1948 pieces
3rd round:
Smallest set - 1377 pieces
Largest set - 4062 pieces
That's a pretty big difference right there alone to justify a price gap.
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| Author: | Wesman | | Posted: | May 11, 2022 05:50 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th | | Viewed: | 95 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| The prices of these sets are so much higher compared to the 1st round. And no
printed instructions. Why?
The very first Bricklink program was such a success compared to the 2nd one.
targeted by Lego.
In NEWS, Admin writes:
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We’re pleased to announce the third round of crowdfunding for the BrickLink Designer Program will open May 17th at 10:00am Pacific / 7:00pm CET / 6:00pm UTC. We invite LEGO fans to pre-order their favorites among nine fan projects on the BrickLink Designer Program page.
The first five projects to reach the goal of 3,000 pre-orders will be produced as a limited edition set. Up to 10,000 of each will be produced based on pre-orders received from registered BrickLink members. Round 3 crowdfunding will close at 10:00am Pacific on June 21.
Here are the candidates for the third and final round of crowdfunding, along with their prices:
Mountain View Observatory by ThomasW_BL for $319.99
Space Troopers by nickroyer for $199.99
1950s Diner by pix027 for $129.99
Studgate Train Station by BrickyBricks82 for $399.99
Working Waterfall by TheKingOfLego for $229.99
Steam Powered Science by EndlessAges for $299.99
Winter Chalet by sdrnet for $199.99
Modular Construction Site by ryantaggart for $319.99
Brickwest Studios by BrickyBricks82 for $349.99
Round 1 of crowdfunding was held during the summer of 2021 and Round 2 in fall 2021. This third and final round of crowdfunding concludes the BrickLink Designer Program invitational where up to 15 out of 26 projects will ultimately be realized across the three rounds.
Designer Program sets will feature digital building instructions provided by the LEGO Building Instructions mobile app. Digital instructions help us fulfill our Planet Promise by using less paper and saving on shipping weight, which in turn reduces emissions while delivering your set to you. The app lets you zoom, rotate, and view your model in 3D and ghost view mode to see how far you’ve come and what part you’re in the process of building. The LEGO Building Instructions app is great at keeping track of complex builds and makes it easy to save your building steps online so you can recycle instruction books.
PDF building instructions will also be made publicly available when sets begin shipping.
Sincerely,
The BrickLink Designer Program Team
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| Author: | psusaxman2000 | | Posted: | May 10, 2022 13:45 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th | | Viewed: | 107 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, par016 writes:
| | In NEWS, Admin writes:
| | Here are the candidates for the third and final round of crowdfunding, along with their prices:
Mountain View Observatory by ThomasW_BL for $319.99
Space Troopers by nickroyer for $199.99
1950s Diner by pix027 for $129.99
Studgate Train Station by BrickyBricks82 for $399.99
Working Waterfall by TheKingOfLego for $229.99
Steam Powered Science by EndlessAges for $299.99
Winter Chalet by sdrnet for $199.99
Modular Construction Site by ryantaggart for $319.99
Brickwest Studios by BrickyBricks82 for $349.99
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They all look great, but those prices will make this round interesting for sure.
-Pete
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This is the "High Rollers" event.
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| Author: | Llewyn | | Posted: | May 10, 2022 13:38 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th | | Viewed: | 97 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, par016 writes:
| | They all look great, but those prices will make this round interesting for sure.
-Pete
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Yeah, unlike the last round I might be hoping a couple of my chosen ones don't
make it through after all.
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| Author: | par016 | | Posted: | May 10, 2022 11:11 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th | | Viewed: | 194 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In NEWS, Admin writes:
| | Here are the candidates for the third and final round of crowdfunding, along with their prices:
Mountain View Observatory by ThomasW_BL for $319.99
Space Troopers by nickroyer for $199.99
1950s Diner by pix027 for $129.99
Studgate Train Station by BrickyBricks82 for $399.99
Working Waterfall by TheKingOfLego for $229.99
Steam Powered Science by EndlessAges for $299.99
Winter Chalet by sdrnet for $199.99
Modular Construction Site by ryantaggart for $319.99
Brickwest Studios by BrickyBricks82 for $349.99
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They all look great, but those prices will make this round interesting for sure.
-Pete
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| Author: | Brick116 | | Posted: | Apr 22, 2022 09:13 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 315 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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Do you really believe all donated funds will be received by Ukrainian refuges\war
affected families? People be reasonable, all collected money will be spent on
gathering more military power, more weapons.. to continue the war. If you really
want to help those affected by war families, make your EU\US\RU government to
stop support this war, by sending soldiers, weapon, sanctions and so on. Messing
politics with LEGO won't help, this is ridiculous..
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| Author: | CE_Tanja | | Posted: | Apr 8, 2022 21:27 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 274 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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BrickLink
ID CardCE_Tanja
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Location:  USA, California |
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| In Administrative, Mihail writes:
| | 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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Dear Bricklink Administration,
Please, answer about seller's fees. Will you terminate all accounts of sellers
from Russia? Is there any solution? Sellers from Russia can still send direct
bank transfer to european IBAN accounts. We can pay you if you have IBAN in some
european bank.
Best Regards, MIhail.
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Hi Mlhail,
We are not terminating accounts. 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: | dima2803 | | Posted: | Apr 5, 2022 18:49 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 167 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, dima2803 writes:
| | 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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I live in Kazakhstan and have a lease agreement in this country.
I transferred the store to this country and sent all the documents by the BrickLink
administrator.
I would like to get an answer from you as soon as possible and continue my activities.
Ticket number [22C-29D6064B-0017]
I will be very grateful to you for solving this issue.
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Dear support, can someone help me solve this issue?
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| Author: | Mihail | | Posted: | Apr 5, 2022 18:08 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 248 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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Dear Bricklink Administration,
Please, answer about seller's fees. Will you terminate all accounts of sellers
from Russia? Is there any solution? Sellers from Russia can still send direct
bank transfer to european IBAN accounts. We can pay you if you have IBAN in some
european bank.
Best Regards, MIhail.
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| Author: | Spahnru | | Posted: | Apr 5, 2022 10:12 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 128 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Mihail writes:
| | | | how my lego stores depends from war on Ukraine war ? lol
be hinest - u just hate Russians
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Do you understand that sellers from Russia can't pay fees for sold items?
PayPal, VISA, Mastercard and Western Union closed their services in Russia. UnionPay
don't work also. Russian Bricklink stores can't work properly and russian
buyers can't pay. There is only a way to pay by Bank Transfer but it is too
expensive.
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Если комиссия Bricklink не будет оплачена, то тогда наши магазины могут забанить?
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| Author: | BrickUA | | Posted: | Apr 4, 2022 02:10 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 203 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Many thanks to LEGO Foundation, Ole Kirk’s Fond and LEGO Group for donation
to support Ukrainian children and families!
Huge thanks to BrickLink administration for this decision regarding russian stores!
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| Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Apr 1, 2022 10:33 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 139 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, chetzler writes:
| | In Administrative, infinibrix writes:
| | In Administrative, qwertyboy writes:
| | I'd like to say I really appreciate the restraint moderators show in judging
posts in this thread. These are difficult times for all, regardless of your opinion
on the matter at hand.
Niek.
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That's as maybe although whilst I anticipated my own posts inevitably ending
up being cancelled they were in response to this statement which still remains?
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1334327
It only reads one way to me?
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The most surreal aspect of this whole situation is that the we, the global BrickLink
community, are observing sellers from one country report on disruptions to their
businesses and we just have to pretend like we don't know the real reason
that these sellers are experiencing difficultly. Contrast this to the fact that
no one feels the need to tread lightly while talking about disruptions cause
by natural disasters. Meanwhile, I don't think we've seen a single post
from anyone in an adjacent country that is experiencing actual life-or-death
disruptions. The reason for that silence is morbidly obvious and it speaks volumes.
I understand the reasoning behind carefully moderating political topics but in
this instance the consequences of such moderation is troubling. Sanctions are
political and, by extension, so are their results. To be truly fair, any discussion
about the difficulties sellers in any sanctioned country are experiencing should
be taken up directly with BL admins/management and not discussed in the forum
at all. I realize this is an unprecedented situation (at least as far as BrickLink
is concerned), but this feels like it would be a more equitable reading of the
"no political discussion" rule. To continue to allow such posts normalizes a
situation that is far from normal and adds insult to injury by giving a platform
to comfortable, peripheral victims who are likely posting from a couch or a desk
while completely ignoring victims in actual, physical danger who probably have
much graver concerns right now.
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You raise a valid point, but it needs some backstory clarification. There appear
to be a viable (for lack of a better word) number of sellers in Russia. BrickLink
is a USA company, and is owned by a Danish multi-national company. The conflict
has caused sanctions, which as you say are political. One of the parties to the
conflict appears (based on reports) to be censoring information which is counter
to their narrative. Sellers in that country, perhaps buyers too, do not see the
situation with the fullness that the rest of us see it, they see/hear/read a
specifically curated narrative. The administrators (and moderators) here are
walking a fine line between taking sides, and trying to cleanly explain why these
actions have been applied, and doing so in a fashion that does not promote negative
dialog. BL is very likely in a difficult position which does not permit their
acceptance of fee payments, without triggering a violation of sanctions (albeit
on a small scale). There are many fine lines being walked to try to hold the
community together, while we all hope for an end to this madness.
Nita Rae
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| Author: | Mihail | | Posted: | Apr 1, 2022 08:05 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 203 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | | how my lego stores depends from war on Ukraine war ? lol
be hinest - u just hate Russians
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Do you understand that sellers from Russia can't pay fees for sold items?
PayPal, VISA, Mastercard and Western Union closed their services in Russia. UnionPay
don't work also. Russian Bricklink stores can't work properly and russian
buyers can't pay. There is only a way to pay by Bank Transfer but it is too
expensive.
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| Author: | WoutR | | Posted: | Apr 1, 2022 07:47 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 190 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, BeautyCubes writes:
| | 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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how my lego stores depends from war on Ukraine war ? lol
be hinest - u just hate Russians
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People in western countries do not hate Russians. Currently, most people seem
to feel sorry for them. We just really, really want the war to stop. That is
why there are sanctions. Bricklink stores are just collateral damage in this
effort.
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| Author: | BeautyCubes | | Posted: | Apr 1, 2022 07:00 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 325 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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how my lego stores depends from war on Ukraine war ? lol
be hinest - u just hate Russians
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| Author: | tons_of_bricks | | Posted: | Apr 1, 2022 06:36 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 136 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, flamel1989 writes:
| | Why was it necessary to disconnect Russian stores from Bricklink?
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But Russian sellers can't pay fees to Bricklink. That is probably the main
reason for disconnecting Russian to Russian orders.
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| Author: | flamel1989 | | Posted: | Apr 1, 2022 06:22 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 234 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Why was it necessary to disconnect Russian stores from Bricklink? Russian buyers
could buy in Russian stores directly paying for orders not through PayPal, but
on the seller’s card, and you have deprived everyone of this opportunity, thereby
setting people up only against yourself.
Do you also support Russophobia? Why are you interfering politics with constructor
sales?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Apr 1, 2022 02:59 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 120 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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The store remains open. Only the payment function is disabled.
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Strictly it is the checkout function that is disabled rather than payment. They
don't want new orders generated (that could be paid some other way).
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| Author: | Dino | | Posted: | Mar 31, 2022 19:16 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 115 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | Yes, they sent the message. Here it is. Very simple:
"Hello,
Thank you for your message.
Please refer to our announcement regarding the matter.
Thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely,
Anastasia
BrickLink Customer Support". Nothing more. That's why I'm asking about
the fees.
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My guess:
As they announced buying and selling will be deactivated in Russia, your shop
will be closed.
You probably can't pay the fees, you will owe them, but probably won't
have to pay them until you'll be able to.
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The store remains open. Only the payment function is disabled.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Mar 31, 2022 18:29 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 120 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | | Yes, they sent the message. Here it is. Very simple:
"Hello,
Thank you for your message.
Please refer to our announcement regarding the matter.
Thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely,
Anastasia
BrickLink Customer Support". Nothing more. That's why I'm asking about
the fees.
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My guess:
As they announced buying and selling will be deactivated in Russia, your shop
will be closed.
You probably can't pay the fees, you will owe them, but probably won't
have to pay them until you'll be able to.
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| Author: | Mihail | | Posted: | Mar 31, 2022 18:12 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 103 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, yorbrick writes:
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Hi, what about seller's fees? PayPal , VISA and Mastercard alredy blocked
russian users. I've tried newly made UnionPay credit card to pay the fees
and the card doesn't worked out also. What happens with unpaid fees now?
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They said they would inform you, so presumably you will get an email. Did they
send it already? I imagine they will just allow balances on Russian accounts
to remain until payments can be made again. You cannot add to the overall amount
owed if you cannot sell. It would be wrong to suspend accounts when they know
payments are not possible.
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Yes, they sent the message. Here it is. Very simple:
"Hello,
Thank you for your message.
Please refer to our announcement regarding the matter.
Thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely,
Anastasia
BrickLink Customer Support". Nothing more. That's why I'm asking about
the fees.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 31, 2022 17:17 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 104 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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Hi, what about seller's fees? PayPal , VISA and Mastercard alredy blocked
russian users. I've tried newly made UnionPay credit card to pay the fees
and the card doesn't worked out also. What happens with unpaid fees now?
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They said they would inform you, so presumably you will get an email. Did they
send it already? I imagine they will just allow balances on Russian accounts
to remain until payments can be made again. You cannot add to the overall amount
owed if you cannot sell. It would be wrong to suspend accounts when they know
payments are not possible.
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| Author: | Mihail | | Posted: | Mar 31, 2022 16:25 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 209 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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Hi, what about seller's fees? PayPal , VISA and Mastercard alredy blocked
russian users. I've tried newly made UnionPay credit card to pay the fees
and the card doesn't worked out also. What happens with unpaid fees now?
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| Author: | dima2803 | | Posted: | Mar 30, 2022 20:44 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 303 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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I live in Kazakhstan and have a lease agreement in this country.
I transferred the store to this country and sent all the documents by the BrickLink
administrator.
I would like to get an answer from you as soon as possible and continue my activities.
Ticket number [22C-29D6064B-0017]
I will be very grateful to you for solving this issue.
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| Author: | ReSOLVeR | | Posted: | Mar 30, 2022 17:37 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 216 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | 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.
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Crypto payment option will work for sure. there is could be a deposit / prepaid
card for store owners to use.
shipping from/to russia could be a problem now due to logistics issues, but
at least let russians to trade with russians only.
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| Author: | TerminalTitan | | Posted: | Mar 28, 2022 12:39 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 187 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:
| | 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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Several months ago we started measuring the time it took us to process New Seller
Verification requests. The good news is that it has dropped now to an average
processing time of one day.
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Thx very much. Country changed. Waiting...
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Mar 27, 2022 09:35 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 151 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, yorbrick writes:
| | In Administrative, popsicle writes:
| | In Administrative, yorbrick writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:
| | Will items from Russian stores continue to remain visible when looking at the
catalog? That would seem a tad strange, as there is currently no way for buyers
to purchase those items. It's almost like those items don't exist at
all for now.
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Yes, unless the store is closed, the items in the store will remain visible to
all users in the catalog. In the same way, stoplisted buyers can view items in
a store and fill a cart. This is the same in other cases as well, such as geographical
restrictions due to tax collection, insufficient shipping methods, high minimum
buy, etc.
The block at checkout will not close the store, but stores may be closed independently
by the store owner at any time (of course), and all members will still be subject
to the Terms of Service, which means that selling privileges could be revoked
by the system automatically for completed NSSs or non-payment of fees.
Selling privileges could also be revoked manually by admin for a variety of reasons,
but revoking seller / buyer privileges is not part of the overall plan in handling
this situation with Russian members.
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Allowing the stores to show stock means that buyers can contact sellers that
have what they want and if they cannot deal formally on bricklink, they can deal
informally outside the bricklink order process.
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Unsure of the point being made, but this might shine light on whichever:
"There is no rule that says you can't sell what you have listed on BrickLink
some other way. Just don't be trying to convert BrickLink orders into non-BrickLink
orders. That would be fee circumvention.”
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1213165
In any case, no need to look for demons, there's no shortage.
-popsicle
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The point is if BL allows stock to be shown that cannot be bought through a normal
order, the buyer and seller will find a way.
So a Russian buyer sees a set they want in a Russian store, but they buyer cannot
buy and the seller cannot sell. But the buyer can contact the seller and ask
to buy it. And tge deal gets done, just without fees.
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So I assumed, but was unsure. Here’s the pertinent bit of the conversation linked:
Member concerned about a payment method once used in a manner that would generate
fees for BL, now no longer available to them as a seller ~
“I sometimes sell items from my store to people in my local LUG and they pay
cash, but I pay the Bricklink fees. Since you are doing away with the cash option,
are you anticipating losing out on those fees, since all one would have to do
is tell the store owner "I want x, y, and z" and the store owner removes them
from their store and sells them for cash?”
Admin reply to the member's question of transactional fees ~
“There is no rule that says you can't sell what you have listed on BrickLink
some other way. Just don't be trying to convert BrickLink orders into non-BrickLink
orders. That would be fee circumvention.”
-popsicle
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| Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Mar 27, 2022 09:01 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 140 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, yorbrick writes:
| | 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.
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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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A side comment, over the past few years, without accepting non-US payments, buyers
in other countries (notably HK and China) seemingly have found ways to fund payments
(via US based PayPal accounts) for packages being sent to freight forwarders.
With the various closures of payment exchanges and package movement, I would
not be in the least surprised if side businesses begin to appear, purely facilitating
payment clearance and package reshipment. Obviously, this time around, they would
be contravening national policies, so they would have a high risk of legal action.
The black market always seems to find a way (e,g, DPRK).
Nita Rae
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 27, 2022 06:25 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 135 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, popsicle writes:
| | In Administrative, yorbrick writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:
| | Will items from Russian stores continue to remain visible when looking at the
catalog? That would seem a tad strange, as there is currently no way for buyers
to purchase those items. It's almost like those items don't exist at
all for now.
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Yes, unless the store is closed, the items in the store will remain visible to
all users in the catalog. In the same way, stoplisted buyers can view items in
a store and fill a cart. This is the same in other cases as well, such as geographical
restrictions due to tax collection, insufficient shipping methods, high minimum
buy, etc.
The block at checkout will not close the store, but stores may be closed independently
by the store owner at any time (of course), and all members will still be subject
to the Terms of Service, which means that selling privileges could be revoked
by the system automatically for completed NSSs or non-payment of fees.
Selling privileges could also be revoked manually by admin for a variety of reasons,
but revoking seller / buyer privileges is not part of the overall plan in handling
this situation with Russian members.
|
Allowing the stores to show stock means that buyers can contact sellers that
have what they want and if they cannot deal formally on bricklink, they can deal
informally outside the bricklink order process.
|
Unsure of the point being made, but this might shine light on whichever:
"There is no rule that says you can't sell what you have listed on BrickLink
some other way. Just don't be trying to convert BrickLink orders into non-BrickLink
orders. That would be fee circumvention.”
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1213165
In any case, no need to look for demons, there's no shortage.
-popsicle
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The point is if BL allows stock to be shown that cannot be bought through a normal
order, the buyer and seller will find a way.
So a Russian buyer sees a set they want in a Russian store, but they buyer cannot
buy and the seller cannot sell. But the buyer can contact the seller and ask
to buy it. And tge deal gets done, just without fees.
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| Author: | legoman77 | | Posted: | Mar 27, 2022 02:35 | | Subject: | Re: unImportant update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 137 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, eileenkeeney writes:
| | In Administrative, legoman77 writes:
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My post got canceled and I said some things you did. Lego and Bricklink did the
right thing but we must be silent on the reasons at times. It seems to me unreasonable
to cancel posts that do no massage the message or feelings of the posters that
agree with Lego. I also used a quote by Jefferson and I guess that is off limits.
Is that in deference to another movement in the US?
John P
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Are you certain it was admin that cancelled your message?
I can click cancel and it works at least as far as taking me to the confirmation
screen where I see a confirmation button. I haven't tried it on anyone else's
post, but it looks like it might work.
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I tried it but you cannot cancel someone else's post, unless you have the
keys to the kingdom. What you can do is change the subject line.
John P
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| Author: | eileenkeeney | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 20:51 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 119 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Administrative, Stuart9 writes:
| | Doesn’t work, you get a message saying it’s not your message.
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Thanks for testing 
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I probably should have actually taken that last step before posting this.
I tried it on your post, and it did let me click the confirmation button, but
after that it gave me the red error message.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 19:40 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 98 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Stuart9 writes:
| | Doesn’t work, you get a message saying it’s not your message.
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Thanks for testing
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| Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 19:34 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 96 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| Doesn’t work, you get a message saying it’s not your message.
In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Administrative, eileenkeeney writes:
| | […]
Are you certain it was admin that cancelled your message?
I can click cancel and it works at least as far as taking me to the confirmation
screen where I see a confirmation button. I haven't tried it on anyone else's
post, but it looks like it might work.
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It would be a big bug if everybody had the possibility to cancel anyone’s messages.
It could also have been overlooked for years because no one tried… so, please,
do try to cancel this one.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 19:22 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 104 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, eileenkeeney writes:
| | […]
Are you certain it was admin that cancelled your message?
I can click cancel and it works at least as far as taking me to the confirmation
screen where I see a confirmation button. I haven't tried it on anyone else's
post, but it looks like it might work.
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It would be a big bug if everybody had the possibility to cancel anyone’s messages.
It could also have been overlooked for years because no one tried… so, please,
do try to cancel this one.
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| Author: | eileenkeeney | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 19:14 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 109 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, legoman77 writes:
| |
My post got canceled and I said some things you did. Lego and Bricklink did the
right thing but we must be silent on the reasons at times. It seems to me unreasonable
to cancel posts that do no massage the message or feelings of the posters that
agree with Lego. I also used a quote by Jefferson and I guess that is off limits.
Is that in deference to another movement in the US?
John P
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Are you certain it was admin that cancelled your message?
I can click cancel and it works at least as far as taking me to the confirmation
screen where I see a confirmation button. I haven't tried it on anyone else's
post, but it looks like it might work.
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| Author: | Dino | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 18:51 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 99 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:
| | Will items from Russian stores continue to remain visible when looking at the
catalog? That would seem a tad strange, as there is currently no way for buyers
to purchase those items. It's almost like those items don't exist at
all for now.
|
Yes, unless the store is closed, the items in the store will remain visible to
all users in the catalog. In the same way, stoplisted buyers can view items in
a store and fill a cart. This is the same in other cases as well, such as geographical
restrictions due to tax collection, insufficient shipping methods, high minimum
buy, etc.
The block at checkout will not close the store, but stores may be closed independently
by the store owner at any time (of course), and all members will still be subject
to the Terms of Service, which means that selling privileges could be revoked
by the system automatically for completed NSSs or non-payment of fees.
Selling privileges could also be revoked manually by admin for a variety of reasons,
but revoking seller / buyer privileges is not part of the overall plan in handling
this situation with Russian members.
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1. Do I understand correctly that nobody can place orders in stores located in
Russia?
2. Can buyers from Russia place orders in stores out of Russia?
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Yes, you understand it correctly.
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| Author: | eileenkeeney | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 18:26 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 124 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| I came across a store a few weeks ago, that was not in Russia, however indicated
in their terms that all of their shipping was routed through a parent company
in Russia, and to expect the order to take several weeks to arrive. I don't
remember, for certain, what country the store was in, but I think it was in Kazakhstan.
I choose not to order due to known shipping issues out of Russia and deleted
the cart.
Unless you are actually shipping out of Kazakhstan, without routing through Russia,
all of the same shipping issues, as exist with Russia, are likely to impact the
order.
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 18:14 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 141 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, yorbrick writes:
| | In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:
| | Will items from Russian stores continue to remain visible when looking at the
catalog? That would seem a tad strange, as there is currently no way for buyers
to purchase those items. It's almost like those items don't exist at
all for now.
|
Yes, unless the store is closed, the items in the store will remain visible to
all users in the catalog. In the same way, stoplisted buyers can view items in
a store and fill a cart. This is the same in other cases as well, such as geographical
restrictions due to tax collection, insufficient shipping methods, high minimum
buy, etc.
The block at checkout will not close the store, but stores may be closed independently
by the store owner at any time (of course), and all members will still be subject
to the Terms of Service, which means that selling privileges could be revoked
by the system automatically for completed NSSs or non-payment of fees.
Selling privileges could also be revoked manually by admin for a variety of reasons,
but revoking seller / buyer privileges is not part of the overall plan in handling
this situation with Russian members.
|
Allowing the stores to show stock means that buyers can contact sellers that
have what they want and if they cannot deal formally on bricklink, they can deal
informally outside the bricklink order process.
|
Unsure of the point being made, but this might shine light on whichever:
"There is no rule that says you can't sell what you have listed on BrickLink
some other way. Just don't be trying to convert BrickLink orders into non-BrickLink
orders. That would be fee circumvention.”
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1213165
In any case, no need to look for demons, there's no shortage.
-popsicle
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| Author: | legoman77 | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 17:27 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 138 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, chetzler writes:
| | In Administrative, infinibrix writes:
| | In Administrative, qwertyboy writes:
| | I'd like to say I really appreciate the restraint moderators show in judging
posts in this thread. These are difficult times for all, regardless of your opinion
on the matter at hand.
Niek.
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That's as maybe although whilst I anticipated my own posts inevitably ending
up being cancelled they were in response to this statement which still remains?
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1334327
It only reads one way to me?
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The most surreal aspect of this whole situation is that the we, the global BrickLink
community, are observing sellers from one country report on disruptions to their
businesses and we just have to pretend like we don't know the real reason
that these sellers are experiencing difficultly. Contrast this to the fact that
no one feels the need to tread lightly while talking about disruptions cause
by natural disasters. Meanwhile, I don't think we've seen a single post
from anyone in an adjacent country that is experiencing actual life-or-death
disruptions. The reason for that silence is morbidly obvious and it speaks volumes.
I understand the reasoning behind carefully moderating political topics but in
this instance the consequences of such moderation is troubling. Sanctions are
political and, by extension, so are their results. To be truly fair, any discussion
about the difficulties sellers in any sanctioned country are experiencing should
be taken up directly with BL admins/management and not discussed in the forum
at all. I realize this is an unprecedented situation (at least as far as BrickLink
is concerned), but this feels like it would be a more equitable reading of the
"no political discussion" rule. To continue to allow such posts normalizes a
situation that is far from normal and adds insult to injury by giving a platform
to comfortable, peripheral victims who are likely posting from a couch or a desk
while completely ignoring victims in actual, physical danger who probably have
much graver concerns right now.
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My post got canceled and I said some things you did. Lego and Bricklink did the
right thing but we must be silent on the reasons at times. It seems to me unreasonable
to cancel posts that do no massage the message or feelings of the posters that
agree with Lego. I also used a quote by Jefferson and I guess that is off limits.
Is that in deference to another movement in the US?
John P
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 17:07 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 123 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:
| | Will items from Russian stores continue to remain visible when looking at the
catalog? That would seem a tad strange, as there is currently no way for buyers
to purchase those items. It's almost like those items don't exist at
all for now.
|
Yes, unless the store is closed, the items in the store will remain visible to
all users in the catalog. In the same way, stoplisted buyers can view items in
a store and fill a cart. This is the same in other cases as well, such as geographical
restrictions due to tax collection, insufficient shipping methods, high minimum
buy, etc.
The block at checkout will not close the store, but stores may be closed independently
by the store owner at any time (of course), and all members will still be subject
to the Terms of Service, which means that selling privileges could be revoked
by the system automatically for completed NSSs or non-payment of fees.
Selling privileges could also be revoked manually by admin for a variety of reasons,
but revoking seller / buyer privileges is not part of the overall plan in handling
this situation with Russian members.
|
Allowing the stores to show stock means that buyers can contact sellers that
have what they want and if they cannot deal formally on bricklink, they can deal
informally outside the bricklink order process.
|
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| Author: | TerminalTitan | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 16:46 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 130 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:
| | Will items from Russian stores continue to remain visible when looking at the
catalog? That would seem a tad strange, as there is currently no way for buyers
to purchase those items. It's almost like those items don't exist at
all for now.
|
Yes, unless the store is closed, the items in the store will remain visible to
all users in the catalog. In the same way, stoplisted buyers can view items in
a store and fill a cart. This is the same in other cases as well, such as geographical
restrictions due to tax collection, insufficient shipping methods, high minimum
buy, etc.
The block at checkout will not close the store, but stores may be closed independently
by the store owner at any time (of course), and all members will still be subject
to the Terms of Service, which means that selling privileges could be revoked
by the system automatically for completed NSSs or non-payment of fees.
Selling privileges could also be revoked manually by admin for a variety of reasons,
but revoking seller / buyer privileges is not part of the overall plan in handling
this situation with Russian members.
|
1. Do I understand correctly that nobody can place orders in stores located in
Russia?
2. Can buyers from Russia place orders in stores out of Russia?
|
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| Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 15:57 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 115 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, chetzler writes:
| | The most surreal aspect of this whole situation is that the we, the global BrickLink
community, are observing sellers from one country report on disruptions to their
businesses and we just have to pretend like we don't know the real reason
that these sellers are experiencing difficultly. Contrast this to the fact that
no one feels the need to tread lightly while talking about disruptions cause
by natural disasters. Meanwhile, I don't think we've seen a single post
from anyone in an adjacent country that is experiencing actual life-or-death
disruptions. The reason for that silence is morbidly obvious and it speaks volumes.
I understand the reasoning behind carefully moderating political topics but in
this instance the consequences of such moderation is troubling. Sanctions are
political and, by extension, so are their results. To be truly fair, any discussion
about the difficulties sellers in any sanctioned country are experiencing should
be taken up directly with BL admins/management and not discussed in the forum
at all. I realize this is an unprecedented situation (at least as far as BrickLink
is concerned), but this feels like it would be a more equitable reading of the
"no political discussion" rule. To continue to allow such posts normalizes a
situation that is far from normal and adds insult to injury by giving a platform
to comfortable, peripheral victims who are likely posting from a couch or a desk
while completely ignoring victims in actual, physical danger who probably have
much graver concerns right now.
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+1000
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| Author: | chetzler | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 15:16 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 163 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, infinibrix writes:
| | In Administrative, qwertyboy writes:
| | I'd like to say I really appreciate the restraint moderators show in judging
posts in this thread. These are difficult times for all, regardless of your opinion
on the matter at hand.
Niek.
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That's as maybe although whilst I anticipated my own posts inevitably ending
up being cancelled they were in response to this statement which still remains?
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1334327
It only reads one way to me?
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The most surreal aspect of this whole situation is that the we, the global BrickLink
community, are observing sellers from one country report on disruptions to their
businesses and we just have to pretend like we don't know the real reason
that these sellers are experiencing difficultly. Contrast this to the fact that
no one feels the need to tread lightly while talking about disruptions cause
by natural disasters. Meanwhile, I don't think we've seen a single post
from anyone in an adjacent country that is experiencing actual life-or-death
disruptions. The reason for that silence is morbidly obvious and it speaks volumes.
I understand the reasoning behind carefully moderating political topics but in
this instance the consequences of such moderation is troubling. Sanctions are
political and, by extension, so are their results. To be truly fair, any discussion
about the difficulties sellers in any sanctioned country are experiencing should
be taken up directly with BL admins/management and not discussed in the forum
at all. I realize this is an unprecedented situation (at least as far as BrickLink
is concerned), but this feels like it would be a more equitable reading of the
"no political discussion" rule. To continue to allow such posts normalizes a
situation that is far from normal and adds insult to injury by giving a platform
to comfortable, peripheral victims who are likely posting from a couch or a desk
while completely ignoring victims in actual, physical danger who probably have
much graver concerns right now.
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| Author: | Admin_Russell | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 15:03 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 223 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:
| | Will items from Russian stores continue to remain visible when looking at the
catalog? That would seem a tad strange, as there is currently no way for buyers
to purchase those items. It's almost like those items don't exist at
all for now.
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Yes, unless the store is closed, the items in the store will remain visible to
all users in the catalog. In the same way, stoplisted buyers can view items in
a store and fill a cart. This is the same in other cases as well, such as geographical
restrictions due to tax collection, insufficient shipping methods, high minimum
buy, etc.
The block at checkout will not close the store, but stores may be closed independently
by the store owner at any time (of course), and all members will still be subject
to the Terms of Service, which means that selling privileges could be revoked
by the system automatically for completed NSSs or non-payment of fees.
Selling privileges could also be revoked manually by admin for a variety of reasons,
but revoking seller / buyer privileges is not part of the overall plan in handling
this situation with Russian members.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 13:01 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 149 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
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Several months ago we started measuring the time it took us to process New Seller
Verification requests. The good news is that it has dropped now to an average
processing time of one day.
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Dang!
We were all (well, at least I was) stuck to the 3-weeks-if-you’re-lucky.
Russell, BrickLink needs to learn to communicate more, especially on good news!
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| Author: | infinibrix | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 12:53 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 142 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, qwertyboy writes:
| | I'd like to say I really appreciate the restraint moderators show in judging
posts in this thread. These are difficult times for all, regardless of your opinion
on the matter at hand.
Niek.
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That's as maybe although whilst I anticipated my own posts inevitably ending
up being cancelled they were in response to this statement which still remains?
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1334327
It only reads one way to me?
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| Author: | qwertyboy | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2022 12:21 | | Subject: | Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia | | Viewed: | 176 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| I'd like to say I really appreciate the restraint moderators show in judging
posts in this thread. These are difficult times for all, regardless of your opinion
on the matter at hand.
Niek.
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