Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | cycbuild  | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2023 01:39 | | Subject: | Re: Someone living in SoCal willing to help me | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:
| | Towns (or even neighbourhood/district for big towns) are okay, complete addresses
aren’t.
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Can you find yourself on this map?
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to move OP's package from
Moreno Valley to Florida. (Red Dot is the city not address)
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Apr 2, 2023 15:12 | | Subject: | Re: Rare Count Doku minifigure | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, rankster writes:
| | In Selling, Babyruth writes:
| | Found in a bulk purchase. Looking to trade or sell.
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Cool find!
Hi, welcome to BrickLink!
You can trade with the sellers on BrickLink, but the forum barely gets a trickle
of the total daily traffic. All the big dogs and truffle hunters browse the catalog
and/or use Wanted Lists to find stores. Opening a store lets you notify all the
collectors looking for that minifig.
(sw0472 is currently on 4937 Wanted Lists)
If you have other stuff available, you could list everything below average prices
(less value = reduce less). Then break into a smile, laugh evilly, and raise
your minimum buy to whatever you were hoping to get from the big ticket item.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Apr 1, 2023 09:03 | | Subject: | Re: Free lottery??? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
| | 77 ; 60 ; 21 wahoooo! |
| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Apr 1, 2023 00:40 | | Subject: | Re: SW1189 Clone Trooper misprint | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | General | |
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Awesome!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 31, 2023 04:37 | | Subject: | Re: Worse news I have had in so many years | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| That cat loves you. One of the best things in life is the bond between caretakers
and their companions. I hope every moment until the last is fulfilling for both
of you.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 30, 2023 16:18 | | Subject: | Re: Netiquette on the forum | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | General | |
| That would be great.
The default view shows recent posts, which encourages quoting. My homepage is
set to "Brief-Without Replies", to open threads in new tabs and click
on "Entire thread on one page" or individual posts to see all replies.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 30, 2023 14:56 | | Subject: | Re: Netiquette on the forum | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, SylvainLS writes:
| | Could you please [snip] unnecessary quotes
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Oui, mon Copain !
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 22, 2023 19:28 | | Subject: | Re: Minifigure head numbering | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | I understand the 3626 numbering as far as tha first letter a/b/c but what dictates
the next 1/2 letters.
e.g.
3626apx
3626bp
3626bpa
3626bpb
3626bps
3626bpx
Could someone enlighten me please.
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Couldn't be me, but here's the relevant help page-
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=168
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 22, 2023 14:19 | | Subject: | Re: Suggestion for crowbar LEGO tool? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
| In My Own Creation, molten.brick writes:
Nice! 
| | In My Own Creation, greg_sawisky writes:
| | I do a lot of mosaics and have tried to mount a crowbar on the end of what is
effectively a drill-bit holder as trying to use a crowbar piece itself as an
adult is so frustrating. Wondering if anyone has figured out another tool that
works like the crowbar does in prying off 1x1 round tiles and 1x1 round plates
off of large mosaics?
I'm thinking there has to be like a dental tool or something but worried
about scratching pieces
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A little off the beaten path, but you could try a clone brand separator?
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/10zcauf
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2023 16:00 | | Subject: | Re: Why aren't Quotes purged? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, UTLF writes:
| | I've got 11 pages worth of quotes that stretch all the way back to 2018,
which is 5 years ago now (dang...) and I've been wondering for a while: why
aren't quotes purged the same way orders are? One would think that quotes
aren't nearly as important as orders, yet these are saved for years upon
years while actual orders are purged every 6 months. (It should be the other
way around, in my opinion.)
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Do sellers have the option to file old quote requests?
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2437
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2023 02:53 | | Subject: | Re: Rent Free in Rivendell? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, popsicle writes:
| | For sure. I read them several times back-to-back in the late 70s. I subsequently
started in on The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant books and quickly became immersed
in Donaldson's amazing fictional works, forgetting much of Tolkien's
until the movies. Movie form is just too abbreviated to ever do such literary
works well enough, imho.
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True. Faithful adaptions (if not word-for-frame, in spirit) are few and far between.
I always hope the showrunners have an Oprah moment while endowing side characters
with speaking roles.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2023 00:15 | | Subject: | Re: Rent Free in Rivendell? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, popsicle writes:
| | In Off Topic, axaday writes:
| | As I am sitting here building 10316-1, I suddenly wondered why Elrond put Bilbo
up. I know Bilbo helped Thorin, but did he help Elrond? Will Elrond put up
anyone who will follow the rules?
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For his part in helping stave-off the evil/darkness that grew in Middle Earth?
And for perhaps after being asked to voluntarily give up the corrupting ring
of power which he possessed for decades, he did?
Elrond and Gandalf would both have known somewhat of that cost for Bilbo. That
although he’d find peace of mind, his body would suffer the effects accelerated
aging. Rivendell with Elrond’s unparalleled Elvish gift of healing, was probably
the one place he could find some amount of bodily comfort before joining the
Elves on their passage. That was the real gift for both Bilbo and Frodo, passage
into the undying lands.
For those that enjoy the works and worlds of Tolkien, read The Silmarillion.
Little more difficult a read, but a beautifully rich story! It was published
posthumously by his son much later than The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings books.
I read it twice just after it was made available in book stores, in Stockholm
at the time.
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+1
And re-read the Lord of the Rings! 50 year-old Frodo is the best hobbit and there's
entire chapters the films had to leave out, and The Return of the King has Saruman's
alternate ending (and half-filled with side stories).
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2023 23:52 | | Subject: | Re: Rent Free in Rivendell? | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, axaday writes:
| | As I am sitting here building 10316-1, I suddenly wondered why Elrond put Bilbo
up. I know Bilbo helped Thorin, but did he help Elrond?
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I think a certain kinship existed between all Ring-bearers. Even when friendship
and hospitality were not especially earned; Galadriel to Frodo; Frodo to Smeagol.
Elrond allowed the One Ring to be claimed by Men, and may have felt responsible
for how things turned out. And Bilbo, for his part, gave all of Middle-Earth
a second chance.
| | Will Elrond put up anyone who will follow the rules?
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If you speak in Orcish, he replaces the continental breakfast with a crumb of
lembas bread.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2023 15:45 | | Subject: | Re: Please change minifigure name for lor118 | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Catalog, 1001bricks writes:
I can’t confirm or deny that I’m an AI 
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SylvainLS, The Lord of Turing.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2023 15:05 | | Subject: | Re: Favorite theme | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
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MINIONS!
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Cute lil fellas!
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they are dancing like there is no tomorrow!
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Btw, what the fish doin? Any secret projects in the pipeline?
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2023 14:49 | | Subject: | Re: Favorite theme | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, pcthurman writes:
| |  Wow that Star Wars line up is impressive! What are the 5 LBG figures at the
very back?
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Thanks! They're (Octuptarra Tri-droids) based on this set-
| | MINIONS!
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Cute lil fellas!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2023 12:55 | | Subject: | Re: Favorite theme | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, pcthurman writes:
| | Those are some very cool parts!
I own a double handful of Bionicle figures like Toa Mata Nui, Brutaka, and a
couple others. I also have a few Hero Factory sets like Von Nebula and Witch
Doctor.
I have a real thing for Star Wars droids. Any droids, NO, ALL droids. My husband
jokes that my buying all the new droids will bankrupt us.
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+1
| | I would also love to hear an explanation of why I go a little googly eyed over
Minions.
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+2
| | Did I mention I own every Mixel set?
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The collector's brain! 
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2023 09:23 | | Subject: | Re: Favorite theme | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, pcthurman writes:
| | I couldn't sleep last night so I decided to build a Lego set.
After I finished it and ran it around for about 2 minutes checking to make sure
it worked on all 3 channels; I started thinking about how much fun I had building
it. This led me to think about my favorite theme which led me to think about
my top 3 and top 5 themes.
1) Harry Potter-I am super passionate about this theme!
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Me too! And doubly exciting, HP was one of the first themes to introduce Light
Nougat skin tones. Can't explain why, but it immediately inspired me to customize
(mostly Castle) minifigs into Roman legionnaires and gladiators.
Loved this theme, twice over. Gave away ALL the horses during a Dark Age. Ow.
| | 3) Castle & Ninjago are pretty much tied
4) Town / City
What is / are your favorite theme(s)?
Cass T
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I have soft spots for everything you mentioned, and others like Aquazone, Exo-Force
and Classic Space. But my ride-or-die's have to be Star Wars and Bionicle.
*I'm a nut for the Star Wars' Expanded Universe! Karen Traviss' Republic
Commando series and Timothy Zahn's Thrawn, BioWare RPGs and cinematic trailers,
and Genndy Tartakovsky's animation style. Bionicle is simply my favorite
Lego IP. Especially the comics and story serials/podcasts.
(Test parts and Grangemouth bricks are my unofficial favorites.)
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2023 08:47 | | Subject: | Re: Okay, I get it… | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
| In Announce, popsicle writes:
| | Going beyond those that have asked since our last contest 4 months-ago, I think
a little fun distraction with a chance to win LEGO, nowadays might be welcome.
I'll try to put together at least one more forum contest, soon.
-Cory
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Looking forward to it!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 13, 2023 22:52 | | Subject: | Re: (Cancelled) | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
| In Feedback, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Feedback, cycbuild1136 writes:
I've seen the +1!
Please don't read cancelled posts!
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Haha I read all Sylvain posts.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 13, 2023 21:03 | | Subject: | Re: Original Lego brown box? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In General, Nubs_Select writes:
*cries in German*
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Seid nur neidisch.
It's been awhile, but I vividly recall people tossing cardboard boxes away
by the entrance of the local grocery in Germany (and taking home cereal in the
clear bags, for example). Times have changed.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 13, 2023 20:11 | | Subject: | Re: Which do you like better | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Im messing around with photo angles again and was wondering which you liked better
between these 2
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2
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 13, 2023 10:46 | | Subject: | Re: My tools | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Catalog, 1001bricks writes:
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Colours? Now you're speaking English?
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Not “now” but yes, unless I’m quoting, coding, adhering to some rule, or making
a ‘mistake,’ I use British English spelling.
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Unparliamentary language!
We're supposed to say "proper English spelling" not "French French".
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2023 16:05 | | Subject: | Re: Show off your Classic Space Collection pt. 2! | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
| In My Own Creation, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Pizza delivery experts see no rest!
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Please leave pizza on patio chair. Money under cushion
Note: Don't freak out about the stain! It's prestressed by a local business,
actually my poorest. You guys always think a little mess is a home improvement
disaster...but I really enjoy restitching my armrests!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2023 15:18 | | Subject: | Re: Id help minifig parts/decorated tiles | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, jennnifer writes:
| | In Catalog Identification, edk writes:
| | would be appreciated. I also have about 50 heads to ID.
Thanks Ed
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1) Use the Color Guide!
2) Use main keywords:
Always use these first:
hollow stud / blocked stud
dual sided / -dual sided
female / -female
Your results get whittled down fast.
3) Use other keywords:
Then, add in other features:
glasses, mask, beard, etc
Don't forget to exclude these features as well with the - sign.
4) Sort the result by Date. If your items came from one lot, they are likely
to be all near the same age.
Good luck,
Jen
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BrickLink, please ask Mfav nicely to share Supersearch with you.
He is a genius and it is an absolute jam of a search tool.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2023 03:12 | | Subject: | Re: Lego make any really scary looking demon | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, bluedragon1994 writes:
| | Hi there does Lego make/ anyone custom make really scary looking demonic minifigs.
Thinking about doing a Diablo 3 MOC . Act 1 under the kings palace where they
are chant a demon appears. Thank you Brett / YouTube channel Troublemakerbricks.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2023 14:32 | | Subject: | Re: What’s this door? | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, Shiny_Stuff writes:
| | In Catalog Identification, Nubs_Select writes:
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Lobster pizza, mmmmmm!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2023 14:26 | | Subject: | Re: Is there any way to back up your inventory? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, SylvainLS writes:
| | In General, cycbuild1136 writes:
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Tip for buyers: You can download your e-mails, then convert them to a spreadsheet.
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Simpler to just download your orders directly: https://www.bricklink.com/orderPlaced.asp
For OP: there should be a similar page for your store’s inventory… but my inventory
is empty, so I don’t know where that is.
Anyway, BrickStore seems the easiest solution. (I think it keeps tab of ID &
name changes. Such changes can be a pain if you have a newer download you want
to reconcile with an older one.)
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That's ideal. I was trying to recover specific item details from purged orders.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2023 13:57 | | Subject: | Re: Is there any way to back up your inventory? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, pureoil66 writes:
| | Hello,
I use brickstore to put together my uploads / part out sets. And what I do periodically
is import my inventory and save a copy in case something breaks.
In General, Lonely_Brick_OH writes:
| | Today our store got suspended.
We would like to get a copy of our inventory, so we do not lose all the work
we put into it.
Thank you
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Tip for buyers: You can download your e-mails, then convert them to a spreadsheet.
For Gmail users: https://takeout.google.com/
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2023 13:40 | | Subject: | Re: What’s this door? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Catalog Identification, popsicle writes:
| | In Catalog Identification, cycbuild1136 writes:
| | In Catalog Identification, ImperialFleet writes:
| | You people always are adding macro
MBA
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[p=3626bp01,3]
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2023 13:05 | | Subject: | Re: What’s this door? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, ImperialFleet writes:
| | You people always are adding macro
MBA
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[p=3626bp01,3]
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2023 11:58 | | Subject: | Re: Wouldn't you click? | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
| In Technical Issues, 1001bricks writes:
| | Didn't click though - I'm weak.
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Je suis gigachaud.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2023 11:38 | | Subject: | Re: Total 96,984 items in 128 lots available | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Selling, Shiny_Stuff writes:
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For sure, there ARE legitimate channels where this type of buying occurs. But
I believe that most of it is just a guy with a truck who knows someone inside
who will load up that truck in exchange for a wad of cash which goes into someone's
pocket. A guy with a forklift can help clean out your warehouse in more ways
than one.
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I’m saying it’s aliens from out of space: they have replicators, it’s even easier
than forklifts.
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Good deal, either way.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2023 11:01 | | Subject: | Re: Total 96,984 items in 128 lots available | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, Poncke writes:
| | How is this possible without anything shady going on? Just to get an understanding.
Total 96,984 items in 128 lots available
They have 600 x 40582 4x4 Off-Road Ambulance Rescue which is a GWP and could
only be gotten through a purchase of 100 euro/dollar at Lego.com. You would run
into purchase limitations and what now.
Any insights welcome.
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LEGO does sell wholesale to authorized (and informal) partners for retail.
It is a bit baffling to see them do it this openly, by the pallet.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2023 01:44 | | Subject: | Re: If the last set... | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, regularchicken50 writes
| | In General, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In General, superchicken77 writes:
| | How about the NEXT set I build comes to life? I'd run to the lego store
and buy the Bugatti or the Sian.
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Get it? MINI Coop...er. Haha
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2023 16:56 | | Subject: | Re: Night Theme screen option? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Drevil44 writes:
| | Does BL have a Night Theme screen option? I don't know if this topic has
been brought up before or not. The blinding white light background is starting
to dig holes through my retinas.
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https://darkreader.org/
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 7, 2023 14:37 | | Subject: | Re: Almost there... B^) | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
| In Announce, edeevo writes:
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Life is Good.
~Ed.
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Awesome!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 5, 2023 23:12 | | Subject: | Re: What part(s) might be in this picture? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, WILYKAT writes:
| | I used 48489 since it was similar visor and recreated it.
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Nicely done!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 5, 2023 20:58 | | Subject: | Re: What part(s) might be in this picture? | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, WILYKAT writes:
| | Specifically the part(s) that form the head of the plant. Looks like 2 parts
for the whole head plus a couple more for its mouth?
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Maybe
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Feb 1, 2023 21:09 | | Subject: | Re: Cya...... | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | General | |
| | Bummer dude! Take care of yourself 🍕 |
| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 31, 2023 23:45 | | Subject: | Re: clone trooper | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, jodawill writes:
| | The real question is: If an officer goes after someone selling counterfeit clone
troopers, does that make him a clone clone trooper trooper?
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What if they're a fake officer? Is somebody goes after a fake officer, are
they a bounty hunter or a clone clone clone trooper trooper trooper???????????
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 31, 2023 21:30 | | Subject: | Re: What color roads? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
| In My Own Creation, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | Hello!
Currently working on my roads for my city! What color should I go with? Light
bley is cheaper and looks more classic, while dark bley is more modern! Or I
could go with black for an asphalt look!
What do y’all think?
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Dark bley and dark gray for texture!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 30, 2023 16:00 | | Subject: | Re: Change of heart | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, popsicle writes:
| | In Selling, popsicle writes:
| | In Selling, cycbuild1136 writes:
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[snip]
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Enjoy your inputs, Caleb. Especially the often provocative ones. They get the
rusty wheels spinning. Thanks
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And thanks for the store plug too Didn't know we had any more of that card
left in stock, gotta go take a look now...
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Apparently your minifigures sell too well. Not a single Vader left
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 30, 2023 15:32 | | Subject: | Re: Change of heart | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, popsicle writes:
| | I’ve known for some time of e-commerce sites for independent vendors to ply their
wares, where the transactional funds are in one form or another held in escrow,
brokered by the site until the transaction is completed to the satisfaction of
the buyer. I suppose in some circumstance and to a degree, the seller’s as well…
Until now I've held negative feeling towards these types of full-control
ideas. Well, my daughter with her newly found interest, has been expanding our
online selling footprint in her spare time. Mostly about putting into practice
what she's been learning. As a result I now have some experience with just
such sites, allowing thus far a “change of heart” towards this type of selling
environment.
Haven’t really examined why it is I don’t mind being out of pocket for a time,
that is no money and no product for a period. But as it turns out, I don’t mind
that which I thought I would. Guess I learned something new about myself in the
process, always a good thing.
Maybe getting fatter prices too, has something to do with the “don’t mind” part
-popsicle
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I might be missing the mark here, but I love the principle of internal affairs.
Protecting a rising consciousness from our own predatory instincts. Including,
to some extent, over-harvesting our gratification. I think it's healthy for
younger people to begin with the mindset that they don't own their bank balance
(or payments), before Uncle Sam eats it and allows you to dig in.
https://store.bricklink.com/popsicle&itemID=214533641
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 29, 2023 13:16 | | Subject: | Re: Show off your Classic Space Collection pt. 2! | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
| In My Own Creation, peregrinator writes:
| | In My Own Creation, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | We’ve seen some awesome ones so far! Let’s see if they can be beat! 😊 😂
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Friedman's (pronounced FRIED man) Mercenary Legion
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Oh I know that part!
It's the blue jetman torso! I'm a Space collector now!!!!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 28, 2023 00:05 | | Subject: | Re: I'd appreciate your honest input | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, popsicle writes:
| | Thanks. So you prefer it over this?
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I do. Seeing shiny new parts compels me to put them together.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 27, 2023 23:36 | | Subject: | Re: I'd appreciate your honest input | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, popsicle writes:
| | In the process of uploading to our inventory some volume of another minifig with
original weapon from set, using a custom pic to better reflect as such.
Question: As a buyer, would you prefer the disassembled or assembled pic as shown
in the two screenshots below?
-Thanks
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That's perfect. Two thumbs up!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 27, 2023 22:23 | | Subject: | Re: Are there error? Searched for sets containing | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| In Colors, WILYKAT writes:
is
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 27, 2023 11:44 | | Subject: | Re: What Lego hairpiece best represents your hair | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, ImperialFleet writes:
| | What Lego hairpiece best represents your hair? Here's mine
(Sorry for those of you who are bald )
MBA
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 26, 2023 15:06 | | Subject: | Re: Move the part... | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
| In Catalog Requests, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, randyf writes:
| | All of these issues are on the long-term plan to be fixed when our new minifigure
guidelines go into effect (hopefully by summer this year). Quick preview: Han
Solo there in carbonite is going to lose his minifigure status.
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people who collect all star wars figures and sort by figure ids arent going to
be happy
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Fight the imperials! This is the way!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 26, 2023 14:00 | | Subject: | Re: in welke sets komt dit raam voor? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, StarBrick writes:
thanks!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 26, 2023 13:57 | | Subject: | Re: in welke sets komt dit raam voor? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, EllyS writes:
| | Hallo allemaal,
Kan iemand mij vertellen in welke set(s) deze deur en ditto ramen voorkomen?
Ik hoor het graag,
Elly Stevens
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is niet
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 23, 2023 13:08 | | Subject: | Re: How to tell time era on Minifig legs? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Selling, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | How can you tell the difference? Thanks! 😊
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When it gets home from the bar ask if what time it is
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You need serious help 😂
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A minifig walks into a bar. Ow.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2023 15:15 | | Subject: | Re: Lego sculpture including Lego | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, popsicle writes:
| | We unfortunately, are in the awkward developmental stage of our brain-chemistry evolution, that is emotional over intellect. Accept and understand this hard fact, to better personally confront issues.
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I think emotions are a complicated way to compensate for our limited perceptions.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2023 13:32 | | Subject: | Re: Lego sculpture including Lego | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, popsicle writes:
| | In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | A few washed up Lego items from the container spillage incorporated.
Found this in the Maritime Museum Falmouth ( Cornwall ), appropriately located
on 2nd floor below sea level.
Highlighting the plastic problem in our environment.
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“Highlighting the plastic problem in our environment” being stated on a LEGO
site, is at an almost perverse level of irony.
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Like reading The Last March of the Ents on a paperback novel?
| | Containers not properly secured, that fell from a ship (not usual) created a
circumstance that can be jawboned about and used, for decades
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Was that a joke about recycling?
| | Can’t say how many anecdotes I’ve heard linked to this event, over the years.
-popsicle
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In my area, we sometimes hear about engagement rings and sentimental objects
getting swept away by mudslides into the ocean, and good Samaritans later finding
and returning them to their original owners.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2023 14:30 | | Subject: | Re: Lego sculpture including Lego | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | A few washed up Lego items from the container spillage incorporated.
Found this in the Maritime Museum Falmouth ( Cornwall ), appropriately located
on 2nd floor below sea level.
Highlighting the plastic problem in our environment.
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Looking good!
I love the pebble beaches in the UK. Maybe one day, there'll be a stone that's
actually a smoothed out Lego brick?
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2023 14:24 | | Subject: | Re: So I had a chat with "Chat GPT"... | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Off Topic, cycbuild1136 writes:
| | […]
Open source culture is foreign to artists and scientists.
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I don’t really agree with that, or that depends on whom you label “scientists.”
Open source is the fundament of science: you share what you do, how you do it,
with what you do it.
Grafted on that is the people who pay the scientists and want something in return
or want to know how/to whom to distribute the money. And those people are therefore
interested in technology and applications, not science, and there you get patents
and secrets.
As for artists, well all the artists train by looking at and reproducing others’
arts (works for paintings or books). Then they find & do their own things and
add their creativity… or not, when they found the “cash recipe” and rehash the
same work / story over and over.
Those AIs do exactly as the latter: they are trained on what exists, find the
recipe (in a totally obscure way for us) and produce similar things over and
over.
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*open sourcing profitable discoveries
**not scientists
By foreign, I meant tourists to the concept. Glued-to-grant researchers aren't
known for sharing or enabling each others' breakthroughs (including medical
advances), except when an exasperated billionaire intervenes. Not to disparage
converting creativity to a paycheck, but to generalize - altruism is concurrently
a luxury expense.
The irony of the recent reproducing of *stolen* artwork is how much of our literature
and music is silently ghost-written by people whose jobs are to copy more successful
people. Adding robots to the ink grinder is just kills them faster than fame.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2023 12:31 | | Subject: | Re: So I had a chat with "Chat GPT"... | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Off Topic, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | For anyone new on this topic and don't know what Chat GPT is: Chat GPT is
a AI-based program that people use for generating dialogues.
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Thank you for wording it this way
Those AIs are indeed not answering questions, they are generating
text (or images) as a continuation of what precedes, mimicking answers, mimicking
a dialogue.
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Imagine someday calling up a company and saying "speak to representative"
and it forwards you a smarter AI instead. That loops you in a conversation, while
it checks its database, shoots an e-mail to the technician, and comes up with
a satisfactory answer.
| | They are like your phone’s keyboard app’s (or Google’s search bar’s) completion
on steroids. They don’t know anything and they even less understand
anything.
As such, they are reproducing what’s more probable to happen, that is, the average.
(And therefore they need to be “curated” because 80% of everything is crap.)
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Curators. That's a good comparison. I think it's cool what it can and
could do ( https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57588270 ), but understandably
alarming to living artists. Open source culture is foreign to artists and scientists.
(Modern day "Patrons" are unanimously uninterested in higher pursuits.
Unless you consider e-girl entrepreneurs as post-human/transhuman.)
| | | | […]
I'm flabbergasted by Chat GPT. What seemed unlikely 30 years ago (for example
in science fiction films) is now just everyday reality.
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Well, in movies / books, the AIs know things and think. There’s
no thinking or even knowledge here.
(One could argue there’s knowledge in the sense that the AI “knows” how to make
sentences… but it’s not organized knowledge, it’s fine-tuned reflexes.)
| | I am personally convinced that it will not be long before we can no longer differentiate
between real people and robots.
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Well, Eliza already fooled enough people almost 60 years ago.
| | It also raises the question to what extent you
can still trust written communication in the future.
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And pictures and sounds and movies.
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Watch out for scams.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 20, 2023 11:23 | | Subject: | Re: Seller breaks Seller Terms of Service - 1.2.8 | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
| Their orders placed are nearly double their current feedback.
I think that, at least partially, helps explain the processing delay.
Compared to other large stores in Poland, it looks like they just sell New Parts
in bulk.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2023 18:25 | | Subject: | Re: I don’t take care of other sellers customers | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
| In Problem Order, legoranger00 writes:
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I removed the negative feedback.
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Awesome!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2023 18:23 | | Subject: | Re: I don’t take care of other sellers customers | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
| In Problem Order, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Problem Order, legoranger00 writes:
| | I removed the negative feedback. Is there a way I can get a canceled order back
up?
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If it’s already canceled I don’t think you can uncancel it but it would be a
nice gesture to the seller to ship the part free of charge and message him and
apologize for the problem
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+1
Provided the other seller hasn't gone to someone else.
I wouldn't tax your conscience over a misunderstanding, but who knows? Being
generously thoughtful can be good for the mental and may flip a few stoplisters
into store subscribers.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2023 18:05 | | Subject: | Re: (RAREST SET) The Ultimate Battle for Chima | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Price Guide | |
| In Price Guide, popsicle writes:
| | Rules are necessary. They're guardrails on the road we've chosen to travel
when accepting the TOS. They in a way, keep us all, with our diverse thinking,
traveling safely in one direction. Which include the site and it's representatives,
an often overlooked aspect of rules within terms of service.
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Absolutely, and hats off to Admin Russell in the comments section.
Though I resent him and the BrickLink team's role in making the French polymath
cut his mustard. I wish they hired comic man instead.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2023 14:52 | | Subject: | Re: I don’t take care of other sellers customers | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
| In Problem Order, runner.caller writes:
| | I would earnestly urge you to remove the negative.
-It's useful to have a network of fellow sellers to lean on in the rare case
of an inventory error.
-Something was likely off with their inventory and they went through you, because
of your selection and pricing, to try to keep their customer happy.
-What would the difference be if they had it shipped to themselves, then reshipped
it to their buyer? No difference for you, but they were maybe trying to avoid
paying postage twice.
Also, they are likely to leave retaliatory negative feedback which affects you
as a seller more because seller FB carries more weight than buyer FB does.
Ultimately, it's up to you. The market and product selection is robust enough,
imo to consider fellow sellers as friends, not evil competing enemies. I'd
have used that opportunity to be overly nice and helpful, maybe make a friend
that could help you out in the future.
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+1
That seller has a great reputation. I wouldn't fault them for honesty.
You can change feedback here-
https://www.bricklink.com/feedbackDel.asp
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2023 14:45 | | Subject: | Re: I don’t take care of other sellers customers | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
| In Problem Order, legoranger00 writes:
| | Someone asked me to send an order to 1 of there customers. I canceled that order
and gave the person negative feedback for it. I told them I don’t take care of
other sellers customers. Did I do the wright thing?
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Maybe raise your prices, slightly? Otherwise they would (pay shipping twice)
buy from you and re-sell.
On the other hand, inventory mistakes happen. Could be a seller trying to fulfill
their buyer's order and completely unrelated to dropshipping or profit.
But that's usually a favor between larger sellers, and it's not as straightforward
as shipping to a PayPal address. If there's no issues with their recent feedback
or wording, I would do it, personally.
Hypothetically, in the future, if you don't trust them, I would suggest they
give you credit from their store for the exact amount (plus shipping). Then have
the buyer place an order in your store. Business is business.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2023 14:25 | | Subject: | Re: (RAREST SET) The Ultimate Battle for Chima | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Price Guide | |
| In Price Guide, popsicle writes:
| | In Price Guide, TheChimaChannel writes:
| | I own this set after a long time of searching for it.
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Congrats! It is rewarding accomplishing that which you've put your mind to
doing. The effort/reward thing, a good feeling
[...]
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After their first post broke rule-keeping, I was expecting a collective steamroller
to perish their efforts. https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1387898
There are good reasons to crack down, but seeing your excitement for their passion
shows the grassroots of this marketplace, catalog, and community.
It's refreshing and still surprising how kind you all can be!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 16, 2023 01:26 | | Subject: | Re: What culinary delights have we tonight | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, Stuart9 writes:
| | Mine :
Haggis and home made chips, lovely.
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Mouthwatering! On Flickr, not too long ago, I saw an AFOL post his homemade haggis
and Scottish mashed potatoes (with neeps/turnips) and wanted to try it ever since.
The sky's been flooding rain here. Was in the mood for a hot drink, and a
local mixmaster, Justin, developed my wishful thinking into something better
than I could even imagine (four seasons oolong, roku gin, yuzu sake, homemade
honey and shiso syrup).
It was awesome. I'll probably dream about it.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 22:47 | | Subject: | Re: Scrubbing off chrome for personal collection | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| yorbrick writes:
| | If you are selling them, sell them as they are. If you purposely remove the finish
then they are modified.
For a personal collection there is no issue.
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Scribbling with sharpies and washing whites in peroxide are perfect-ly petty.
Chroming and de-chroming carry criminal charges....so unfair, so ein mist!
__________________________________________________________________________________________
starbeanie writes:
Thanks for the oven cleaner tip!
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ryanaitch writes:
| | That sword is more likely PP (polypropylene)
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Thank you for weighing in. I've learned a bit about thermoplastics, their
chemical resistances, but very little about identifying them.
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enig writes:
| | Whatever you do and whatever solution you use - if it involves mechanical brushing
of any sort - make sure to use as soft brushing tools as you can get away with.
In the past I have made the mistake of using a paintbrush to remove dust from
plates. It was enough to cause visible damage to the shiny surface in between
the studs. Very, very expensive mistake 
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Appreciate the advice. I'll make sure to avoid using anything with bristles.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 23:05 | | Subject: | Re: Brickset down again?? 🙄 | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | Nah, I’ve seen a pic of him, and he totally looks like the type that would stay
up at night to fix that’s type of stuff lol
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Sure....sure......
| | Brickset is his life’s work, and his income! If your income suddenly went down
in the middle of the night, y’all would do the same thing 😉
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That's just what Huwbot WANTS you think!
https://brickset.com/article/51823/huwbot-comes-alive!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 22:37 | | Subject: | Re: Brickset down again?? 🙄 | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, crazylegoman writes:
| | In General, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | Is Brickset down for everyone or just me??? Thanks
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It worked for me just now. Huw must have fixed it... at 5 AM his time... maybe?
David
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Surely Huw is sleeping? I'm afraid of Huwbot
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 22:10 | | Subject: | Scrubbing off chrome for personal collection | | Viewed: | 137 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| Hello,
Some of my chromed parts in poor condition (severely faded). I would like to
remove the chromium entirely and reveal the solid colors (white, grays).
Example:
1. Can you kindly point me towards a related LEGO online resource?
2. To confirm, would this fall under seller ToS?
All parts listed in your store must be genuine LEGO parts in their original,
unmodified condition.
3. 90s chrome silver parts = ABS plastic & chromium coating?
4. Best method for minimal damage? Ferric chloride (chemical etching)?
Thanks for helping,
Caleb
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 18:54 | | Subject: | Re: Part ID | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, dani_does writes:
| | Hi,
There is no part # listed on them, so I tried searching slopes, wedges, and corners
but no luck (I'm sure I must have missed it along the way).
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
dani
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2023 19:56 | | Subject: | Re: Need help to identify this 1x1 brick | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, Nubs_Select writes:
Darn you!!!!
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2023 19:56 | | Subject: | Re: Need help to identify this 1x1 brick | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, studdouble writes:
| | Need help to identify this 1x1 brick. It does have the Lego logo on top. I couldn’t
find it searching for “brick 1x1 modified”
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Looks like an old window. Not sure which variant
* | | 39a Window 1 x 1 x 1 with Extended Lip and Solid Stud, no Glass
Parts: Window |
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 8, 2023 03:27 | | Subject: | Re: Positive Experience - Something Uplifting | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | Well ... I've been tempted to comment on your avatar but refrained until
now. What I do not understand is ... giraffes are endemic to Africa ...What's
a cute one doing in Australia?
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Giraffes' North American cousins are the deer-sized Pronghorn, which outcompeted
the North American cheetah. Previously in Australia, their apex predator, before
people entered the server, was the marsupial lion, Thylacoleo, which fed on Aussie
herbivores (massive kangaroos). But apparently all the animals in Australia accelerate
by hopping, including Thylacoleo's lil bro, the Thylacine. So this big (marsupial)
cat chose to ambush its bounding bounty, from trees, like a jaguar. And possibly
formed a tribal memory in aborigines that created the legend of the DROP BEAR.
Now that there's no more killer koalas in Australia (we hope), giraffes are
only a swim (or a reported higher crime rate) away from decently nice real estate.
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And for me, or I didn't get its meaning, but cute is for small creatures
or things...
So... a Cute FREAKING HUGE LIKE 2 STORIES HIGH Giraffe?
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Don't know about 2 stories, maybe as high as 2k (on a vertical monitor)?
About the height of a bunny rabbit (on landscape)
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jan 8, 2023 02:39 | | Subject: | Re: Does anybody else like the transformers tcg? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, Captain51 writes:
| | I like the tcg, but i haven't met anyone else who plays it.
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Me neither, sorry. I like another WotC card game called Netrunner and dabble
in some online stuff. My neighborhood friends only play poker, but I HOPE to
trick them into playing King of Tokyo (kind of a starter board game) then Catan?
Share your hobbies, bro. They're meant to be fun. Just roll up your sleeves,
organize a casual game night, and be a good host. One of my favorite "pog"
moments was when my friend's fiance, super normie btw, texted him a question
about building her SW Sith deck and his reply was simply, "I love you."
He was so proud!
If you're into graded cards, you might get a chuckle out of this video
(Warning - profanity) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I4TYuVLKKU&t=216s
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 22, 2022 19:44 | | Subject: | Re: 88009 vs bb0892c01 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, WoutR writes:
| | In Help, jennnifer writes:
| | In Help, adidas_guy71 writes:
| | Are these items the same?
If no, what are the differences? I'm trying to get a power supply for sons
train and there are limited items of:88009 but seems to be lots of bb0892c01
and I'm just looking to see what the difference is.
Thanks in advance.
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Is a set that contains only this part:
which also comes in 7 other sets.
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It is not in the inventory, but I think that a (new, in original packaging) set
should also contain some paperwork with legalese "instructions".
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 22, 2022 09:55 | | Subject: | Re: "FIGURE IT OUT" SITE | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, TheBrickGuys writes:
| | In General, pitz8008 writes:
| | In General, randyipp writes:
| | In General, pitz8008 writes:
| | That website to help find torsos "Figure It Out" all of a sudden stopped
working for me. When I input the torso color, everything shows up as normal.
But when I input the arm or hand color, it says that "No items were found".
Anybody else recently experience this problem?
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Looks like they changed the way the search works with quotes, it doesn't
work with them at all any more.
I also agree that it is much faster, though that is not really relevant to the
post.
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Had a feeling it had something to do with the quotes. Just tried another site
like the one I mentioned and that didn't work either.
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Yeah, they are all not working. I hope at least one of them makes the necessary
changes to their search operations so as to work again with BrickLink. I would
be willing to help by making a donation to help pay for the time it would take
to change the search code and I would imagine others would too, hint, hint.
Jim
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Mfav's search tool is great. I hope he's still working on it.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 19, 2022 20:33 | | Subject: | Re: Belachelijke handelingskosten/verzendkosten | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
| Een top kerel! Ga zo door Martin!
"please don't use Google translate"
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 19, 2022 18:19 | | Subject: | Re: Negative feed back | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, jennnifer writes:
| | In Help, Taz21 writes:
| | Order shipped Monday yesterday the left feed back. Saying they never got it.was
ordered Sunday shipped out Monday. Can I have this negative feed back removed
can show tracking to show it in route to them
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If I were you, I would send them a polite message with this link:
https://www.bricklink.com/feedbackDel.asp
so they can fix the issue themselves.
Good luck,
Jen
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+1
Looks like the buyer marked it by accident, then left a neutral as a note. Admins
usually only remove feedback for cancellations and swearing.
Both of you seem like good people. You could also ask them to change their feedback
later, once the order arrives. Patience is always appreciated.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 18, 2022 15:34 | | Subject: | Re: Zapraszamy! | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
| In Announce, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Announce, wildchicken13 writes:
Ah, Google added sound since last time I used it
(I prefer DeepL: fewer obvious errors )
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TTS really speaks to the emotional intelligence of their translation community.
Btw, your English is so good!
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1380799
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 17, 2022 05:15 | | Subject: | Re: BDP update and new parts | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Designer Program | |
| In Designer Program, TheCuteGiraffe writes:
| | Just watched the video, very informative thanks
The Cute Giraffe
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+1
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 16, 2022 00:47 | | Subject: | Re: Desperation, never a good thing... | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| In Shipping, popsicle writes:
| | Good to have that "silver-lining" ability. It's admirable.
Don't ever lose it, Caleb.
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Thank you Cory.
Gotta be extra careful. I'm constantly replacing my marbles.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 15, 2022 21:05 | | Subject: | Re: Desperation, never a good thing... | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| In Shipping, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Shipping, cycbuild1136 writes:
| | Honestly though, I'm glad it lightened the load on students, since I got
the chance to take my baby cousin out for drinks and catch up with him.
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You feed alcohol to babies???
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Oh shore bud, one drop of mountain dew with maple water in a micouène.....
He learned how to ride a bike from me, so it does feel a little bit that way.
My cute kid. Getting ready to enter high school. Too shy to call me Dad. Or Papa.
Or Father cousin.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 15, 2022 15:39 | | Subject: | Re: Missing all my parts (10,000) | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | I'm at an age where I start to slightly worry about Alzheimer
Wish I were there, before.
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1001marbles, sounds like
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1000… 999… 998… he’s losing them rather fast.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 15, 2022 15:37 | | Subject: | Re: Desperation, never a good thing... | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| In Shipping, popsicle writes:
| | Let’s hope this type of problem doesn’t become cumulative and a trend of things
to come. Between the wording and being posted throughout the lobby inside and
out, it has the stench of desperation.
I’ve got that feeling, it somehow isn’t just here in the Pacific Northwest.
Though it kinda ties into this conversation I had with our carrier 3 months ago
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1365998
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Hi Cory,
Not to take away from the pressing situation, but, if we're sharing our worries,
the UC teacher assistants' walkout is a big deal in California at the moment.
Waiting on good news for them.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-30/read-our-full-coverage-of-the-uc-strike-of-48-000-academic-workers
Honestly though, I'm glad it lightened the load on students, since I got
the chance to take my baby cousin out for drinks and catch up with him.
Caleb
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 14, 2022 09:32 | | Subject: | Re: Help! Part number | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Catalog, brunocandeias writes:
| | Hello!
Any help with this parts...
Regards
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 14, 2022 08:46 | | Subject: | Re: Identification please | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, karlkp writes:
| | Thanks, me hours and not found, you just a few minutes! Many thanks
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No prob! It helps to search by color / type / description.
yellow minifigure head male cheek* -hollow
asterisk | placeholder
hyphen | removes the following term
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 14, 2022 08:06 | | Subject: | Re: Identification please | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, karlkp writes:
| | Hi all, any ideas which head this is and it has a blocked open stud. Thanks
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 14, 2022 08:04 | | Subject: | Re: Reserve your LEGO® account nickname today! | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
| Just a heads up. If you reserved yours on Nov 15 and were waiting to adjust it
before changing your BL username, you can try again tomorrow.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 14, 2022 07:19 | | Subject: | Re: positive feedback | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, iprice writes:
| | In Help, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Help, 1sa_i7 writes:
| | I thought I would expand my selling possibility but I require positive feedback
to get access can somebody level some so that I don't have to make a purchase.
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You're doing great! Keep up the good work!
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LOL.
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Funny guy
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 14, 2022 07:13 | | Subject: | Re: Repairing cracked minifigure torsos? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
| Hi Thomas,
You can't go wrong with needlenose pliers to hold the crack open, a water
based glue (Selleys Kwik Grip), and a clothespin as a clamp. For larger cracks:
Fold a strip of sandpaper to file the sides beforehand.
I've also considered liquid pigment mixed with a "thin" plastic cement or
adding filler Lego to a strong solvent (MEK), then brushing that on the sides.
With older minifigs and brittle colors, I'll sometimes go ahead and break
the arms preemptively; to reduce total stress on the torso. I'm also one
of those people who think technique makes a difference. Some remove hands to
avoid cracking arms. I like the leverage. My preferred method is to pinch the
torso on both sides of the opening (left hand), rest the arm (behind and perpendicular)
in the socket (right thumb), slightly tilt outwards, then firmly and quickly
pop the arm into the torso. -Caleb
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 13, 2022 21:29 | | Subject: | Re: New Relationship Links - Advent Calendar Sets | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | This is where buyers need to be careful and check both listings. And sellers
do too. I often spot with Advent figures that it would be better for the seller
to sell a sealed "set" as a figure, even if it comes with an accessory. Or better
still, part it out into the figure and the gun or whatever it comes with. Sometimes
the price for the figure can be higher as there is more demand, because of "lazy"
buyers just wanting the figure and not checking the set. Or better still, if
you have enough of them list as both the set and the figure and shift stock depending
on what sells best.
By minifigure polybags, I mean polybags with exactly one minifigure and nothing
else, where the set is the minifigure (plus packaging) and vice versa. Not CMFs.
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I guess, if nothing else, it's a reward for buyers who are willing to learn
more about the catalog. Thanks for your input.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 13, 2022 21:22 | | Subject: | Re: New Relationship Links - Advent Calendar Sets | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | So, you want a new relationship to show on the page (beyond the Item Appears
In link) for any minifig that is the entire set that contains it? But only the
advent calendars? Just curious!
Thanks,
Jen
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Yes. Only for Advent calendar minifigs and their subsets. And especially for
identical items (no extra parts or accessories). I couldn't find a subset
that broke the pattern of being on less Wanted Lists (20-40%) compared the minifig
entries. Seems odd to me. Adding relationship links could improve their visibility?
Is that more work than it's worth?
For example -
Related Items:
This Item is similar to the following Item(s):
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 13, 2022 05:37 | | Subject: | Re: New Relationship Links - Advent Calendar Sets | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | There is already a relationship. The set says it contains one minifig only and
the minifig says it is in one set.
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I realize it sounds redundant, but minifigs usually come in at least one set.
It's not the same as pointing out the minifigure polybags that are close
to the same price point.
From a buyer's pov, if you search by "Catalog: Minifigures: Star Wars", it's
easy to overlook the near-to-identical Advent counterparts. There's a difference
in demand with CMFs. Certain sets sell better or worse than their minifigs, but
that's not the case with Advent sets (that are essentially licensed themes
ie. Star Wars CMFs).
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If you start to have special rules for advent sets, there are also other sets
that need changing (single figure polybags, motors and electrical parts, etc).
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That's fair. Not trying to turn a solution into a spill.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 13, 2022 00:33 | | Subject: | New Relationship Links - Advent Calendar Sets | | Viewed: | 91 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Ho ho ho,
I noticed Advent Sub-Sets are always on far fewer Wanted Lists, listed less,
and sold in smaller quantities than their minifigure counterparts.
Sealed polybags or not, the prices are very comparable. I understand if buyers
are avoiding additional parts or accessories, but that doesn't explain the
equal vacancy for non-exclusive minifigures.
Are casual buyers missing out?
Suggestion: Update the festive figures with new relationship links.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Dec 6, 2022 20:53 | | Subject: | Re: No, I don't want to join the mailing list | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
| In Technical Issues, UTLF writes:
| | | | Why don't nobody check the least 5 or 10 messages BEFORE creating it's own post thread?
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Lol I thought that the other day when Bricklink was super slow
Also seems like a lot of people post just to post
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+1
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