| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek  | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2023 13:19 | | Subject: | Re: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe MOC | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
| That looks very nice! I love the Chronicles of Narnia so you have my support!
Fingers crossed it will reach 10,000 supporters!
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Dec 29, 2022 18:31 | | Subject: | Re: Series 24 of minifigures | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
| Are you even allowed to sell these here in advance of the official release?
Don't forget Lego owns this platform now, so you could get into trouble as
a seller.
Just a fair warning.
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Dec 5, 2022 07:06 | | Subject: | Re: new clr for 2x4 brick or new clr altogether? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| Ah yes, those pictures are more clear as well.
Too bad, would have loved to see a pearly blue brick! 
Erikk
In Colors, tonnic writes:
| | Hi Erik,
When you check the Dutch and Polish version it says Medium Azure so I think the
one from your picture is the same color.
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Dec 5, 2022 04:25 | | Subject: | new clr for 2x4 brick or new clr altogether? | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Colors | | Status: | Open | |
| Just saw this among the newly added catalog items:
Could anyone confirm what the color is of that 2x4 brick?
Looks like a pearly blue to me but that could be due to lighting of course or
an effect of the plastic bubble as the orange brick also seem to have a pearly
glance to them.
So, wishful thinking of an avid 2x4 collector or for real a new color?
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 04:37 | | Subject: | Re: did your Bricklink font change too? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | General | |
| Am I the only one in thinking the top one / previous one was better?
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Sep 8, 2022 08:40 | | Subject: | Re: WARNING: Young Maxx picture! | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | General | |
| Brilliant story! Thanks for the fun read!
Erikk
PS: the gist of the story reminded me of an infamous Belgian author called
Hugo Matthysen who's an expert in writing these kinds of stories
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Aug 24, 2022 08:00 | | Subject: | Re: Let's give away $100 to a fellow BL member! | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
| 217?
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Aug 22, 2022 16:51 | | Subject: | Re: Let's give away $100 to a fellow BL member! | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
| 238
(thanks for holding this contest; mighty generous of you! )
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Jul 27, 2022 16:07 | | Subject: | Re: RAAAAWWWRRRR! | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
| Very nicely done!
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Jul 25, 2022 16:40 | | Subject: | Re: NOW OPEN AGAIN | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
| Glad to hear you're recovering well!
Wishing you a continued good health.
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Jul 25, 2022 16:28 | | Subject: | Re: Can't stay logged in | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
| In Technical Issues, zkyoo writes:
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I'm on Chrome, only extension that would be messing with it is adblock which
is disabled.
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Have you tried using a different browser?
Other than that: if you can write a forum message it means you're logged
in as you cannot do that "anonymously".
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 09:12 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 124 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| a good rule of thumb regarding religion in general is to treat it as your private
parts: don't show it in public unless you're in the correct forum, don't
impose it on others and stop thinking the world is being run by it 
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Jun 13, 2022 15:54 | | Subject: | Re: Please welcome our newest Translator! | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
| Vällkommen till familjen!
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2022 18:00 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new Catalog Administrator! | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| | congrats Randy! |
| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Apr 29, 2022 19:15 | | Subject: | Re: Designer Program Round 3 | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Designer Program | |
| I can't even find that page anymore ... where can it be found?
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Apr 1, 2022 16:54 | | Subject: | Re: Marbled pieces for sale | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
| good one  |
| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 14:47 | | Subject: | Re: We Have a new Discussions Moderator | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
| Congrats Stellar!
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Feb 14, 2022 06:29 | | Subject: | Re: IOSS issues still - UK sellers | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| In Shipping, hedgehog_bricks writes:
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Also, do you include valid customs codes like 950300 for Lego parts? Again, shouldn't
be a problem, but thinking of all possible options!
Jonathan
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Valid custom codes for goods are obsolete in H7 declarations as no import
duties are due (ALL H7 declarations have a value of below the treshold of €150
for import duties).
Checking the OP it does not seem to me he did anything wrong. Most likely the
automated system of the mail carrier in the recipient's country failed the
IOSS check, which happens thousands of times a day all over the EU.
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Feb 14, 2022 06:25 | | Subject: | Re: IOSS issues still - UK sellers | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| In Shipping, Dino1 writes:
| | The IOSS number has to be on the CN22 or CN23.
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No it doesn't. There's no field on that form to write that nr and it
shouldn't be.
As other people have already mentioned: the nr should be entered into the electronical
declaration, not written anywhere on the parcel.
Would not mater anyway as your postal / courrier service does not check the physical
package for evidence of an IOSS nr. If not properly entered electronically the
buyer WILL end up paying VAT twice (speaking from experience unfortuantely).
By now it's very clear to me that USPS is lacking considering the entering
of the IOSS nr (100% issues when Americans send me something via USPS; no issues
whatsoever when sent via DHL or other courrier).
On European side, many national postal services indeed still don't have a
properly working system in place to handle the H7 declarations (again, speaking
from experience; Belgian Post is so amateuristic in handling international mail
it looks like Kafka is their CEO).
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Jan 28, 2022 08:23 | | Subject: | Re: My new Lego Ideas project - the Viking House | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
| Very nice build! You've got my support!
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Jan 25, 2022 10:57 | | Subject: | Re: Unknown element - Chewbacca in sand green | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| You seem, as so many others, to confuse "counterfeit" with "illegitimate" items.
Those parts you speak of are not counterfeit: they have been produced
in Lego factories using official Lego equipment.
They have been produced without license however which makes them illegitimate,
hence the post from Admin Russell statint such offerings will be deleted from
the platform.
I have yet to see counterfeit Lego parts that are indistinguishable from the
genuine ones considering the markings.
However, in the question if one could distinguish these items from officially
produced parts the answer is quite suimple: there is no difference. All of them
are real Lego parts. Just as real as all those test bricks and red test parts
you can still find for sale.
I don't think Lego has a problem with items like that being sold as usually
they are very limited in quantities.
However, it's clear there's now a serious market for parts being produced
in unofficial colors, most probably done illegally by factory workers.
I get that Lego is trying to put a stop to such activities, but practices like
this are also happening with other brands.
Perhaps it's one of the down sides of moving your production to low wage
countries where making a few Dollars on a few plastic parts on the side means
big bucks for their employees ... food for thought IMO.
Erikk
In Off Topic, calebfishn writes:
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I think that the onus should be on the seller to provide evidence that it was
made legitimately. Particularly when some sellers were listing dozens of Vader
helmets in each of Trans Blue, Trans Purple, trans Orange, Trans Pink etc.
The illegitimate or counterfeit parts apparently had all to lego trademarks etc.
to make them almost indistinguishable from genuine, legitimate parts.
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 17:36 | | Subject: | Re: Be aware of a scammer!!! | | Viewed: | 95 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
| You cannot put someone's private details in a forum post; it will be deleted.
I understand your frustration, but airing someone's private details on the
Internet like that is just as criminal.
Erikk
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| Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 10:03 | | Subject: | Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| Please check my previous posts on this: Customs do not check each and every parcel
that enters a member state. It's not even feasible to check 1% of all parcels
entering the EU.
Certain parcel get a red flag due certain parameters or even random checks but
99.999999% of all parcels are electronically handled by the postal services /
courriers.
As to your remark regarding the "obligation" to do this electronically, I'd
like to refer you to this page:
https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/news/new-form-customs-declaration-low-value-consignments-2019-07-11_en
It's an older page from the EC stating the companies should start developing
the necessary software to be able to declare H7 customs declarations.
So there is an obligation to declare low value shipments electronically:
From 1 January 2021 the existing VAT exemption for goods up to 22 € will disappear.
In order to allow VAT to be levied, all imports into the EU will have to be declared
at the border using an electronic customs declaration.
Full legislation:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv J.L_.2019.181.01.0002.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2019:181:TOC
You as a lay person are obviously under no obligation to fill in any kind of
customs declaration. That obligation lies solely with the entitiy shipping your
parcel and the company importing and delivering your package. You as a sender
are obligated to provide the necessary details to them to fill in any such form.
The CN22/CN23 form is nothing more than a summary of the declaration's details
on the outside of the parcel.
All those details (and often more) have been filled in already at that point
into a digital system as there doesn't exist a company on this planet that
would do this manually.
As to mentioning the IOSS nr: there isn't on obligation to use an IOSS nr,
period. Any European citizen is free to import (legal) goods without paying taxes
at checkout. There are still hundreds of thousands of webshops outthere who don't
use the IOSS functionality.
But IF you want to be able to benefit from such a system you need to provide
the necessary details to Customs at declaration level (meaning your shipper needs
to do this).
H7 is a highly simplified declaration system created to handle a huge amount
of parcels on a daily basis. Over 800 million such parcels pass Belgium each
year, can you imagine the nrs for countries like France or Germany?
It has been designed to work fast with little to no "wiggle room" for travesties
like IOSS not being properly handled.
As Calsbricks rightfully stated, it is still a heavy flawed system with various
results in each member state as far as I'm aware and which will create hiccups
until 2024-205 I'm afraid at this rate.
Just to be clear: it's not something I'm personally happy about. I have
had to pay double VAT twice now on American orders, so I do share the frustration
of many.
Erikk
In Selling, Llewyn writes:
| | Electronic interfaces refers to online marketplaces, it doesn't refer to
couriers.
I've seen nothing to indicate that the IOSS has to be communicated electronically,
except perhaps in individual member states' implementations of the directive.
You helpfully refer to the CN22/CN23, which is a paper document for customs inspection
which is required to be attached. You theoretically look at every single one
of those so yes, I would expect the IOSS inspection to happen (or realistically
not happen due to the volume issues you describe) in exactly the same way.
There is, as far as I'm aware, no requirement in EU legislation for the IOSS
number to be communicated electronically with the parcel.
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