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| sounds like everything already decided.
sould like mama Lego imposed it or else.
fearing instant community backlash, someone came up with the idea.
if we let them talk, they wont revolt.
let a week of mourning, then move on.
boss said it, so we do it.
and us, why do we waste 2 hundreds messages on that non-negotiable nerf
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jan 9, 2024 15:47 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Please NO.
We actually need more/better handling of variants.
We should recognize more variants right now.
BL already behind Rebrickable on variant handling. behind. a lot. really.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Dec 30, 2023 15:07 | | Subject: | Re: New Color for 2024 :) | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| Eheh subtle and funny
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Dec 30, 2023 15:01 | | Subject: | Re: New Color for 2024 :) | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| Fanta orange
Nothing sounds more bricklinkish than naming colors in spite of Bigplasticorp
directives.
I still remember when someone tackled a new entry with a blunt "alien pee
green"... lol... and it was a yellow at that time... rofl.
Keep up the good humour pals.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Dec 22, 2023 16:11 | | Subject: | Re: Windows 7 to 10! Done! Yay! CONTEST ;-) | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| | Winzip, 14 juillet. |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Dec 21, 2023 14:19 | | Subject: | Re: Windows 7 to 10! Done! Yay! CONTEST ;-) | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| Chrome on Bastille Day!
contre la tyrannie de Explorer!
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Dec 11, 2023 06:19 | | Subject: | Re: 3009 variant | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| | VERY old parts are like these |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Dec 9, 2023 15:09 | | Subject: | Re: Is this a fake pin? | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| my 2c:
left = fake
center = lego 42924* new mould, has microprinting. check it.
right = lego 6558
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Dec 5, 2023 14:56 | | Subject: | Re: I discovered a new color | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| while we wait for Ryan to pop up...
what if it's not the pigment, but the material?
I. An overweight brick is less durable. When it falls or is thrown around (think
kid's play) it can crack or break open.
II. If I were at Lego, I would have made it in polypropilene (or polystirene).
A less rigid plastic -- can resist more impacts and play.
III. Like Bionicle! So here's a cheap test: find a *blue bionicle part and
compare under UV.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Dec 2, 2023 04:21 | | Subject: | Re: Heads-Up Buying Opportunity | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| | ah we finally found the secret ingradient of Lego colours |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Dec 2, 2023 04:17 | | Subject: | Re: 40601 Dark Gray? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | where's the LG? |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Nov 25, 2023 14:17 | | Subject: | Re: Best technic set | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| | I didn't know that funny stuff comes out if you search for "pack of 100" |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2023 09:14 | | Subject: | awswaf.com suspicious activity | | Viewed: | 133 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| My browser connects to awswaf.com when I log into bricklink
Maybe i'm a bit paranoid
Maybe it was always there, even before the hacking incident
Someone/admins can reassure me this isnt another hack?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2023 15:17 | | Subject: | Re: store suspended | | Viewed: | 86 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | That explains it better than . |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2023 13:40 | | Subject: | Re: Color Of The Milky White (Allianz Arena) | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | yes please |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2023 13:20 | | Subject: | Re: store suspended | | Viewed: | 117 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| One feedback doesn't cause that.
Someone reported you to the BL cops.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2023 15:33 | | Subject: | Re: Update on November 3rd incident | | Viewed: | 87 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| These have been 5 intense days I imagine
But i nthe end you did it.
Go admins!
keep up the good work
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Nov 3, 2023 10:05 | | Subject: | Re: Different versions of 2412 | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| my vote for 2412b
(c)1985 being the date when trademark was obtained
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 22, 2023 08:28 | | Subject: | Re: Question about old instructions | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| If you keep them 10/10, they'll be easy to sell.
can even increase value over time.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 22, 2023 08:25 | | Subject: | Re: Add Search to My Parts list | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | Is there a better way to locate parts in my list?
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reBrickable.com still better nowdays (but you need to export everything there
first)
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 16, 2023 11:09 | | Subject: | Re: XML File with all basic parts | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| I have better idea. Is there already a set which sports just "basic"
bricks?
Here
go grab its inventory, or partout into one wanted list, easy enought!
While you're at it, consider all the "classic" category:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=9&catString=423&catType=S&v=1
it's full of basic set you can use as inspiration.
If "basic" means "basic colors" for you, or if you're just
"that old", here:
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 13, 2023 11:05 | | Subject: | Re: Technic, Pin with Short Friction Ridges 2780 | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| more functional differences (here starts the usual forum disagreements)
new 2780 vs old 2780: when poked, new mould don't roll out of table, it stops
all by itself. "anti roll notch" for the win
any 2708 vs 4459: 4459 is concrete-like. a pain to remove from bricks. And if
you ever used them to join holed bricks, poor you. 1 is hard, 2 is rock solid,
3 is Heracles labour. 3 pins and it's game over. talk about "pinned in
place"
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 13, 2023 10:32 | | Subject: | Re: Technic, Pin with Short Friction Ridges 2780 | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| | | I sorted out about 9 kg of pins,
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took one sleepless night I think
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2023 13:28 | | Subject: | Re: Technic Turntable 60T Redesign - 88738 | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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42144 is new mould
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2023 13:06 | | Subject: | Re: Technic Turntable 60T Redesign - 88738 | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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didn't remember it had a spinning stand
76240 is old mould
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2023 12:57 | | Subject: | Re: Technic Turntable 60T Redesign - 88738 | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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42121 is old mould
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2023 12:52 | | Subject: | Re: Technic Turntable 60T Redesign - 88738 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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42128 is old mould
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2023 12:22 | | Subject: | Re: Technic Turntable 60T Redesign - 88738 | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| 75362-1 is new mould
the part is very visible in this model
in retrospect, even box art was precise enough to tell the mould.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 9, 2023 15:07 | | Subject: | Re: LEGO.com price hike? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| tha explain everything
Hints:
do CTRL + ALT + DOWN to experience the full aussie vibe on Win10.
do CTRL ALT UP to get reasonable prices...
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 9, 2023 12:38 | | Subject: | Re: Technic Turntable 60T Redesign - 88738 | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| If you ever wanted to make a chain transmission 8:60, only mould n.2 make it
possible.
YES to make a cat entry
I would love to have both moulds in fact.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 9, 2023 03:03 | | Subject: | Re: Electric 9V Power Adapter 220V-7VA DV-1070-1 | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| It's nor just the text, the supplier is new. So the inner working is surely
different.
Past Catmins made new entries when suppliers changed.
This thing could be a 70928b
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 6, 2023 10:22 | | Subject: | Re: technic parts. fake or not | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Triangles were used by at least 2 knock-off brands. You should investigate a
bit more.
color comparison next to an older item: observe
luminosity: is plastic shiny?
walls: are they thinner?
pip: where's the pip?
reflections under oblique light: observe
text font and italicization: observe
In Help, galeatter writes:
| | I have noticed some changes in technic liftarm pieces. There is still a Lego
part number on the items but the gaps between the pin holes are triangular instead
of dog bone shaped. anyone noticing this? are these Lego?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Sep 29, 2023 09:54 | | Subject: | Re: test | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| No doubt this reveals a new Lego Colour which deserves to be named only after
a massive forum debate.
like
= Shiny Nubs Green (new for sure) =
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Sep 28, 2023 12:27 | | Subject: | Re: Comparing 2 different parts lists | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Nah, if you already have two CSV, it's like a plain .txt
So just use that https://www.diffchecker.com/
In Help, Mr_Fusion writes:
| | Thanks for the answer.
I heard from that function in Rebrickable and I tried to get something out of
it, but I guess you have to be registered there to use it. Otherwise, the compare
function don't seem to work, at least not with custom part lists. ( https://rebrickable.com/sets/compare/slow/)
I know there is a way to compare .csv files in Exel sheets but I'm not familiar
with this and of course it should generate an new and usable part list with all
the altered parts in relation to the original model. So it can be used in Bricklink.
Hmm... sounds like a job for my buddy, he is fit in coding. Maybe he can write
a tool for comparing .csv or .xml part lists. ^^"
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Sep 13, 2023 08:53 | | Subject: | Re: An important moment in LEGO history | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO products, sasquatch_eater writes:
| | LEGO released to day official images of what will likely be one of the most important
sets of the last 10 years at least. This is the Star Wars Venator-Class Republic
Attack Cruiser #75367 that features 5374 pieces and two minifigures one of which
is the ever expensive Captain Rex. Most important of all, however, the early
access begins on my birthday.
--Claude
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I question only why now, and not when clone-wars was red hot.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2023 11:16 | | Subject: | a general option for the Hide Flag | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I politely ask if we can somohow promote this wondrous flag to a general option,
so it stays the same for every page, every day we spend on BL.
Thanks for reading!
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Sep 3, 2023 18:27 | | Subject: | set the Hide Flag always=on | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| I wanna this flag always ON when buying.
I can't remember if there's a general option to set it, can you help?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2023 12:16 | | Subject: | Re: Can't find this part | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, hpoort writes:
| | In Help, razorflan writes:
| | Cant find this (like part 27940)... but has pins not axles ? Thanks for any help
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Took some digging to find this one. I did not expect the singular 'Pin 3L'
but was expecting the plural 'Pins'.
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doesn't feel like 3L pin plus mods, but a pin/pins connector maybe?
reverse argument. original post shows an AXLE 3L with pin connection, why not?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 23, 2023 06:57 | | Subject: | Re: New order status - Mutable | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I would love a transitory status for more adds, while preserving Ic to because
these days sellers feel Ic as required for sales. Great idea
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 22, 2023 16:04 | | Subject: | Re: Old Dark Red | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| I've separated 3 shades of Dark Red but can't catch the offender.
they don't shatter in my hands
any clues? trasparency... reflectivity... glow under UV, any?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 18, 2023 15:10 | | Subject: | Re: Question for you all ??? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| I tried adding in cart and it asked me to buy 64 sets in one shot. lol
I don't get the x64. is it a trick?
if first customer really buys 64 sets, then just 36 remains, not another 64.
second customer must go all-in on 36 sets, I guess.
so max 2 customers allowed to get rid of a truckload of lego sets.
is it valid economic strategy in this market?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 17, 2023 08:58 | | Subject: | Re: identify color please | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | UV-damaged blue I guess |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 2, 2023 11:11 | | Subject: | Re: Yellow and Bright Light Orange Axle | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| Thank you for your perspective
I suspect yours are a "darker yellow" we seen in the past, not Light
Orange.
Anyway I liked your input, these examples show the confusion is even greater.
You may post pics with your parts and true Light Orange to show the point.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 2, 2023 11:04 | | Subject: | Re: The problem with 4589 | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| I humbly suggest a name like "4589 Cone (unspecified variant)"
since we doing umbrella-gets-all stuff here.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 1, 2023 07:20 | | Subject: | Re: Yellow and Bright Light Orange Axle | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| I believe, based on my direct xp, Light orange axles means FAKE.
My xp: I have received 1 axle like yours in one order from a certain XXX store
in Germany.
Since the order had several fakes (all technic) it was easy to decide. Especially
after putting it near my other 50 yellow axles, it was clearly off the scale.
For reference I ordered one yellow axle 5L. Apart the colour, it was also opaque
like different plastic, no numbers on axle ends.
More fakes for same German seller/order here, with randyf authoritative comments
are here
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1414006
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1413872
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1414759
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jul 25, 2023 12:34 | | Subject: | Re: Time To Differentiate Pearl Light Gray | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| tr black comes to memory... don't forget to suffix " old pearl lg)"
while it's a hot thing to do
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jul 2, 2023 12:01 | | Subject: | Re: 100% failure rate | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| | but did you notice if that brown is a bit off? |
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 22, 2023 13:15 | | Subject: | Re: What do you think? | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| If fakers are this proficient now, we're screwed.
Look at that PIP inside the lego letters, sooo tiny & clean.
In the past I posted some pics of fakes (for more knowledge start here https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1414759),
where the pips were just ugly enough that you can really spot fakes at a glance.
If our last resource consists in font style or font weight, oh
boy, we're doomed yes. Checking Lego will be so time wasting and cumbersome
that we can't keep up.
If true, fakers won. They got to the point that they can impose us so much work
to catch "fakes", that a significant portion of their products will consistently
slip into the "real" world.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 19, 2023 15:36 | | Subject: | Re: My account was Suspensded | | Viewed: | 94 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| They could have done a bigger damage by doing less by just mass discounting the
thing as they did and... stop right here. Just watch it burn:
In a blitz you would have a hundred orders at total loss for you, since the prices.
when you realize, you would try to cancel everything, and face a hundred of potential
negative feedbacks. Store ruined for sure.
It didn't happen. Because of the "million" thing. They do know how
and where to put a critical number, just one, lazy as it sounds, but necessary
to avoid a worse outcome.
The 1.000.000 acted as safeguard.
imho employee revenge, but with care. You get the scare, but no loss.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2023 15:25 | | Subject: | Re: Any tips to dismantling old technic? | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, PaulOfBricks writes:
| | In Off Topic, PaulOfBricks writes:
| | My fingers and thumbs are painful already and I've only just started lol
Do you have any tips for dismantling old Lego technic sets especially the old
toothed bushes 4265 is the most painful to my hands to separate!
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Ow ow ow! Can't do it lol
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Lucky you, the past owner built it wrong. the 4265a should have been upside down,
teeth against teeth, for a deadly challange.
this way you can rotate the pins. if do it first, you gain the first invisible
separation (order of microns really). after a turn they really become softer
so now apply your preferred method to pull... fingernails, brick separator, axle
pushing...
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2023 14:04 | | Subject: | fake by virtue of font | | Viewed: | 165 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Continuing my journey into sorting an order riddled with fakes...
Can you spot the "4" in a different font from Lego?
you may add that the pip was bigger, deeper, uglier?
or that is was moved to another place? yeah should have been over the "4"
response: 2 on the left are fake. 2 on the right are legit.
I'k kidding you. Real giveaway is that angled #4 should not exist in Blue
pic 2 is here to show more suspicious imperfections near axle hole.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 16:03 | | Subject: | Re: moulding pip... fake beams ? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | Thanks Randyf |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 13:01 | | Subject: | Re: moulding pip... fake beams ? | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| new details, more problems:
pic1. reference is on top. the suspicious item:
- has pip between hole 4 and 5 (as said in post1)
- has narrower gorges, walls quasi-touching
- is a little darker than normal blue
pic2. under incident light, the suspicious item
- has 4 new ridges on side. could this give away its moulding process?
In backgroud the reference beam is total smooth but you also find the pip there,
as said in post1.
still legit or worse?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 10:02 | | Subject: | Re: moulding ips and fake beams | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| thanks randyipp
on rounded egdes: the 2 rounded ends (left and right) are ok, smooth. the round
holes for pins are less quality, or used a lot, hard to say. Pins slide in with
ease.
are there other details to check?
In Help, randyipp writes:
| | In Help, tec writes:
| | Can we tell a fake by where a moulding pip lays?
These beams i bought have a pip placed between holes, instead of laying on the
side as in current beams (pic 2 is reference).
I never seen these moulds before.
Absence of (C)
Absence of Lego
what u think?
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I don't think the pip can be used definitively in parts that are still in
production as they may have changed. I think it is the first indicator to make
you suspect a clone part though as the pip locations seems to rarely change.
In these cases you can usually determine fake part by closely examining the details
of the items, particularly with a loupe. The rounded edges are usually the biggest
giveaway of clone parts that seem close but lack that attention to detail Lego
is famous for.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 09:03 | | Subject: | moulding ips and fake beams | | Viewed: | 165 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Can we tell a fake by where a moulding pip lays?
These beams i bought have a pip placed between holes, instead of laying on the
side as in current beams (pic 2 is reference).
I never seen these moulds before.
Absence of (C)
Absence of Lego
what u think?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 08:46 | | Subject: | Re: case confirmed as fake | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | | you have the 1x6 not-Lego piece pictured next to a 1x7 regular width Liftarm
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no, they both half height
| | were you trying to buy a 1x6 regular width liftarm?
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no
| | seller intentionally doing it .?
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let's see
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 3, 2023 05:17 | | Subject: | Re: Lego or Chinese? | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| well can't get the pun, because US-related?
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Infiltrating Lego Group.
John P
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 3, 2023 05:11 | | Subject: | Re: Lego or Chinese? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| after magnifier inspection I got:
top item: No logo, one number: 694-01
bottom: No logo, many single-digit numbers in varios crevices, like 1 3 5 7,
and a (C) for copyright.
still no idea what brand is the topmost, but 694-01 seems a format XXX-YY never
used in Lego history, uh
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 2, 2023 04:37 | | Subject: | Lego or Chinese? | | Viewed: | 204 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| 2 halfbeams
top one is outlier, bottom resembles all other beams
color is equal
both works with other parts
both WITHOUT "Lego"
ancient Lego or Lepin/chinese?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | May 14, 2023 04:19 | | Subject: | Re: Trans-Light Blue -2 Variations | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| I feel they will be very near TR MEDIUM BLUE.
my bet: they are near to MEDIUM than LIGHT.
The op can check the MABS hypothesis: newer microprints + feeling at touch
In Colors, ryanaitch writes:
| | In Colors, tec writes:
| | upper ones are TR LIGHT BLUE
bottom ones look like TR MEDIUM BLUE
Baaad sign
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I bet you they do not look like Trans-Medium Blue when compared directly to Trans-Medium
Blue 
The bottom ones may be the newer (2018+) MABS plastic, after the switch from
PC.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | May 13, 2023 04:40 | | Subject: | Re: Trans-Light Blue -2 Variations | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| upper ones are TR LIGHT BLUE
bottom ones look like TR MEDIUM BLUE
Baaad sign
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Apr 21, 2023 13:17 | | Subject: | Re: More unpopular color Lime or Orange??? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| I really like both.
I would also like to buy more of them.
Just waiting for Lego to do more of the tricky, moc-heavy parts in these colors.
But there's also the issue of old parts, ceased production, which won't
ever be remade and this hurts a lot of ideas.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Mar 31, 2023 06:10 | | Subject: | Re: ATTN: BrickLink "Trans-Black" Color Change | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | Upvote! |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Mar 30, 2023 04:39 | | Subject: | Re: ATTN: BrickLink "Trans-Black" Color Change | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| I havent seen even basic parts ( 3001, 3003, 3004 or 3005) in this new color
and we already changing names.
There's a 3d on eurobricks detailing 4 shades of Trans-Clear.
4 shades
1 name for all
No name change there, why???
We deserve 4 names for Trans-Clear if you do Trans-Brown today. Change my mind!
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Mar 24, 2023 16:46 | | Subject: | Re: my wanted list divide how i want | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| no 
In Help, dvddj writes:
| | Is it possible to group your wanted lists in folders visible on categories?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2023 08:47 | | Subject: | Re: creating wanted list | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| 1) you need to learn categories first. E.g. what are ? If you pass
this then:
2) add item, set item type=part, wait for categories to populate...
3) select the right category from the list
4) in the search field start typing the part number. The bottom list starts narrowing
as you type ...
5) select the item you foubd
6) select color
7) select remaining items in the bottom row. At least decide the QTY
Only works good if you have many items in a few categories and the categories
are trivial to know.
If you have only part numbers, just
1) open https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=
2) search for the item number alone
2) click it to load its page, await loading
3) use the tiny blue link "add to my wanted list" in the center
4) in the modal vox, select the list, compile qty.... finally Add.
I usually prefer this way because the loaded page says a lot at a glance: if
other molds could be usable, if the color exists, if it is readily avaiable.
Its slowee tough
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Oct 8, 2022 05:47 | | Subject: | Re: 4085a in Light Gray | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, SurplusParts writes:
| | I have these 2 Light Gray 4085a. They are the unusual darker grey colour from
the early 1980's (pictured next to standard Light Grey).
When selling these, should i list them specifically being this shade of grey?
Are there collectors looking for this colour particularly?
I can see that there are a number available for sale in Dark Bluish Grey when
they never existed, so it is obvious that they get mixed up quite often. Don't
want someone complaining that i sent them the wrong colour.
Cheers
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Any time a color is strange, put a comment. Even a "light/dark variant" is enough
for me. You can even upload pics in inv, if you don't dare to name the thing,
just write "see pic for special color"
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2022 14:27 | | Subject: | 20.000.000 winners - post your order | | Viewed: | 128 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Post your winning order!
The top 10 is from order 20.000.000 (winner) to 20.000.009
Honorable place: 19.999.999
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2022 13:35 | | Subject: | Re: Less than 900 to 20 million | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
| | No worries! I will place only valid ones
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sigh
if it's going to be that, I prefer Russell taking it via programming.
I dont wanna celebrate a kid who spitted 100 rapid-fire orders, between Warcraft
sessions.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2022 13:16 | | Subject: | Re: Less than 900 to 20 million | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
| | but how 
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By buying something stupid! 😂 like this 😂
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phony orders must be banned!
fair game please
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Sep 3, 2022 17:03 | | Subject: | Re: Order 20M - update - we're at 99,9% ! | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| well noone estimated a different speed between workdays and weekends.
@popsicle is due in next 6,5 hrs, let's see
In Off Topic, tknorr writes:
| | Most of us were way off on our predictions: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1360981
In Off Topic, tec writes:
| | update: we covered 999/1000 of the long road to 20M.
i.e. 99,9% is done
All you need is a mre 0,001 (read: 1 per thousand)
So near.
Tap F5 and ready your last-minute cart, title stealers don't sleep.
[in pic: winner gets the gold trophy, but obviously can't decide which Gold
it is, so we'll take a poll during xmas to call it: Very Light Very Flat
Goldy Mc Pearl Gold]
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Sep 3, 2022 16:08 | | Subject: | Order 20M - update - we're at 99,9% ! | | Viewed: | 106 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| update: we covered 999/1000 of the long road to 20M.
i.e. 99,9% is done
All you need is a mre 0,001 (read: 1 per thousand)
So near.
Tap F5 and ready your last-minute cart, title stealers don't sleep.
[in pic: winner gets the gold trophy, but obviously can't decide which Gold
it is, so we'll take a poll during xmas to call it: Very Light Very Flat
Goldy Mc Pearl Gold]
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 29, 2022 10:54 | | Subject: | Re: Can you help me identify these parts please ? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | Is THAT legal? |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 22, 2022 08:41 | | Subject: | Re: A nice inside PC scenery | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| In My Own Creation, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | Looks like someone isn’t a purist 🤨 🤣
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that's not a special or necessary part
he uses the same part, around
he is aware
up left and under the light
this would be better hidden in the bottom, dark area in the case
he don't wanna hide it
he is willing to show it
I think it was deliberate act
a show for modders like him, but also a call for real real AFOLs in modder's
community. someone who can expose the easter egg, and reveal itself as a Ultimate-Lego-PC-nerd.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 6, 2022 06:16 | | Subject: | Re: Interesting Piece | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | Moving parts must be depicted this way. I vote for this pic. |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 4, 2022 15:14 | | Subject: | Re: It’s been awhile... time for a new contest! | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| | Aug 4th @07:01 is my best try to lose, cause i'm nowhere near Usa. |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 3, 2022 06:13 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink email? is it real? | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In fear that after that msg, scammers will list just two Lukes and relist it
every time sold. Sigh
Don't we have better methods? Like, alcohol can wash the fake ink while real
Lego won't? Just asking
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Aug 1, 2022 11:38 | | Subject: | 20 millions orders | | Viewed: | 153 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| We're nearing the 20M order! I have no way to know the last order, but I
feel like we're within the last 1% before finish line... it's happening
in any moment.
And so, time for statistics. last 10M orders in like, 4yrs? BL is accelerating,
like an universe.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 21, 2022 08:01 | | Subject: | Re: Flex Cable Colors | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| I can confirm that MILKY WHITE exists, i have 2 in my collection, out of 30 classic
LG.
But I got them from big czech reseller, i never saw them in boxes, and these
parts does not sport any (C), nor microprints that were invented 20yrs later,
so who knows, can't be sure 100% atm.
Anyway I never saw a veryLG cable. I doubt they exists, I bet on collectors don't
know what to make of a strange LG.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 14, 2022 09:24 | | Subject: | Re: My latest test bricks | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | Very nice! |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | May 12, 2022 09:41 | | Subject: | voluminous stats | | Viewed: | 118 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| Out of curiosity, does this: https://www.bricklink.com/browse.asp
Mean that tpp stores pack 10million bricks each month?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | May 11, 2022 14:56 | | Subject: | Re: What to expect when orders not 100% correct? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| lucky you. No seller ever refunded me 2x value of error.
It must be a Swede thing.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 16:35 | | Subject: | Re: Pic is off-color | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| | if I knew how to do renders.. |
| Author: | tec | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 06:05 | | Subject: | Re: Orders from Same Person / Different Usernames | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| Well I think you can simply go to EBAY and look if and when your minifig got
sold here too.
Also, a lot of my preferred sellers put the business card and the receipt into
the envelope, which the dropshipper can't do anything about because it's
inside!
So if I were a ebay buyer, I would instantly know I were ripped off because I
see the real price (lower) and I will get the url from the card, land here and
use BL from that point on. bye bye ebay
But how on earth a minifig lover is so advanced in Lego lore to collect them
and so noob to use EBAY, that defeats me.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 04:41 | | Subject: | Pic is off-color | | Viewed: | 93 times | | Topic: | Colors | | Status: | Open | |
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| | The last seems too much yellow for a lime, don't you think? |
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | May 1, 2022 07:57 | | Subject: | Re: catalog pic show the partID too | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, tec writes:
| | Somehow I was able to see an ID inscribed onto a "render" image.
select color BLACK to see
too bad it's not 093 but part 4697b
but nice easter egg
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It's actually 'LEGO' upside down and not a part number. 
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nice
should we redo it the right way?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Apr 30, 2022 15:21 | | Subject: | Re: Wantedlist size should be choosen by us | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, tec writes:
| | I suggest we will benefit from a simple settings which commands the on-screen
size (25,50 or 100,200) of our wanted lists.
Much like we have settings to control search results size (50,100,200...) in
current settings.
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This?
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YES but in settings https://www.bricklink.com/v2/settings/pref_settings.page
so we can assign a default size for ALL wantedlists we open everyday
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Apr 30, 2022 15:14 | | Subject: | catalog pic show the partID too | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Somehow I was able to see an ID inscribed onto a "render" image.
select color BLACK to see
too bad it's not 093 but part 4697b
but nice easter egg
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Apr 30, 2022 09:27 | | Subject: | Wantedlist size should be choosen by us | | Viewed: | 85 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I suggest we will benefit from a simple settings which commands the on-screen
size (25,50 or 100,200) of our wanted lists.
Much like we have settings to control search results size (50,100,200...) in
current settings.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Apr 25, 2022 14:43 | | Subject: | Re: Links are broken if parameters are set? | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| Ah yes, me too
First open a list: ordered by color.
Change to 100 items: ordered by item name.
I would love to control that in
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
In Technical Issues, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Technical Issues, 1001bricks writes:
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I set it up in v2, now it's in v3 and apparently my settings didn't go
through and are reset to default
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Oh, I didn’t even notice it was v3: I just clicked My Shopping Settings in My
Settings.
If by “v2” you mean you used the link in a shop… then it’s the same page/form,
it’s just shown in a frame.
And I think it’s simply that all the new pages are now “v3.”
| | OK, I'll do it again and try what you say.
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Another “fun” thing: with Wanted Lists, the sort box says “Item name,” but the
default order is “Color, whatever.” So when you open a WL, items are sorted
by colour… and if you change the number of items per page, poof, they are now
sorted as the box says.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Apr 25, 2022 08:38 | | Subject: | suggest solution for counterpart of self | | Viewed: | 86 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| When searching for SOME color of parts, we often find things that are counterparts
of themselves, and not real other parts that can fit into the role.
look at that:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=4185&colorID=5&in=A
An experienced fellow told me it's because the part be inside an assembly.
I suggest this should be more clearly stated.
I suggest:
a) a new section at the end (e.g after "appears as regular" "appears as extra"
"appears as counterpart") named "APPEARS INSIDE ASSEMBLIES"
b) enrich the text, from "2 in 1234-1(inv)"
"2 as assembly 4158c01(inv) in 1234-1(inv)"
giving us a way to see the assembly, plus go into its contents.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Apr 23, 2022 15:01 | | Subject: | Re: himself as counterpart in the catalog ??? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| So, a bug? 4158c01 should be the one in the page, not another copy of itself...
look again at my screen...
In Catalog, WoutR writes:
| | In Catalog, tec writes:
Look at the set inventory.
The counterpart also includes the rubber tire
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Apr 23, 2022 14:05 | | Subject: | himself as counterpart in the catalog ??? | | Viewed: | 134 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| counterpart: means another part can play same role, like a printed tile, right?
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=4185&colorID=5&in=A
Why this dude shows up as counterpart of itself? Shouldn't it be a little
different?
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jan 27, 2022 17:08 | | Subject: | 71427c01 | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| I'm the author of the exact weight of this
I've a precise electronic scale - 1/100 grams.
Well I think this was a recent variant, because today I found an older speciment.
This old guy is 42.11g.
The newer one was 41.27g.
I double checked today. same scale, same setup.
How could we submit that in the catalog? 2 weights for same part, plus the know-how
to distinguish between older and newer variant.
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| Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jan 7, 2022 05:17 | | Subject: | Re: second chance for lego builds | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | the authors may release the inv e move on to next ideas... |
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