Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | DanialR  | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2024 17:41 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Resident Stats | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | | Freedom lol, its just about thread spoiling and forum ethics. People ask a serious
question and they get a day long off topic nonsense conversation from 3-4 posters
hijacking the thread.
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Some would contend, proper etiquette or forum ethics starts with a scene from
Bambi, known as the Thumber Rule.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2024 17:35 | | Subject: | Re: USS Independence (CV-62) | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, brdkey writes:
| | Hello all,
First post here, I was helping my nephew put together a titanic brick set and
got an idea. My father served on USS Independence CV-62, and I tried searching
for a brick set of this ship. I am unable to find anything. Does anyone know
of one or be willing to design it. I would design it myself just need help with
what I need to do.
Thanks,
Brad
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I've seen a number of post-WWII US Aircraft Carrier MOCs on some of the popular
MOC sites. You might have more luck searching for a MOC for one of its sister
ships (Forrestal class) since the USS Independence has recently been reborn as
a Littoral Combat Ship CVL-22.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2024 13:55 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Resident Stats | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | | What are the 1st second and 3rd place prizes?
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Pizza with Mustard sauce . . .
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2024 21:51 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Resident Stats | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | | | | | 90% is spam, off topic and thread spoiling. Unfortunately the forum rules allow
this.
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Yeah, Freedom is an outdated concept!
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Freedom has nothing to do with it . . . Nubs is Canadian.
There is a 35% discount rate on his comments. 
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Mmmmh let me guess? USD/CAD?
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I hadn't thought of that . . .
I was thinking the pizza exchange rate. 
(Pepperoni versus Canadian Bacon)
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2024 21:24 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Resident Stats | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | In General, Poncke writes:
| | In General, PlanetEarthToys writes:
| | not wanting to say some members live in the forum... but here is the top 10 running
total stats
#1 slot goes to Nubs
8990 post in 36 months
Nubs average: 1 post every 3 hours for 36 months straight
10 members encompass 22.8% of the conversations
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90% is spam, off topic and thread spoiling. Unfortunately the forum rules allow
this.
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Yeah, Freedom is an outdated concept!
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Freedom has nothing to do with it . . . Nubs is Canadian.
There is a 35% discount rate on his comments.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2024 17:34 | | Subject: | Kudos to the Admin Team | | Viewed: | 189 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Over the past few days I've stumbled across late in the day Forum posts with
a bunch of links off site to CBD products and other inappropriate content. Obviously
timed late enough in the day to try and get them ignored until the next morning.
When I see them, I file a Problem Forum Message Report in the Problem Center.
https://www.bricklink.com/problemMessage.asp
Within minutes the messages are taken down.
I'm sure others are also finding and filing similar reports.
Thank you Admins for working hard and reacting quickly to keep the Forums from
becoming a spam dumping ground.
You have a thankless job. Not sure everyone realizes the 24 x 7 effort all of
you share to manage the site and forums.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2024 17:15 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Resident Stats | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | General | |
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The count is skewed: Randyf and Axaday (to cite only two) are mainly posting
in the Catalog section and many of their posts are kept indefinitely.
Also, the Studio forum isn’t accounted for!
(Not even mentioning the quality of the messages’ contents… oops, I just did
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Does that mean 4 out of every 100 posts are about Pizza?
I'll bet if Nubs pushed himself, it could be 5 out of 100.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 20:08 | | Subject: | Re: printer-friendly page [ w temporary checkbox] | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, DanialR writes:
| | In Suggestions, Pjc416 writes:
| | I use the option
View a printer-friendly version of this page [with temporary checkboxes]
at the bottom of inventory pages often, but would be able to use it better if
there was some sort of input field on parts with a quantity over 1 to keep track
without denoting the part as inventoried (check-boxed).
Currently Im using scrap paper; if a part is multiple but incomplete, I draw
the piece, maybe make a color note, and do hash marks until I have the entire
quantity and THEN can do the checkbox on my computer.
I want to get rid of the paper part since I'm already so close to a great
system with the provided databases and the "[with temporary checkboxes]"
page, but to be able to this all digital would make the page much more functional.
I wouldn't mind suggestions for inventory software or just general tips for
cataloguing sets (mostly dug from lots) either.
thanks,
Pete
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Have you tried using BrickStore?
1. Open a New File
2. Import the Set
3. Right Click on the Set and 'Part out Item...'
4. Use the Marker, Comment, & Remarks fields to track QtyOnHand, QtyNeeded, SpareParts
(I like having the text instead of relying on the Blue + in the Status)
Note: you can sort multiple columns by holding down the Shift key and selecting
the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. column.
Below is a picture of how it looks for Set 75256 that I was auditing this morning.
I've thought about digging into the code for BrickStore to see if I can add
Audit Fields.
- QtyOnHand and QtyNeeded where QtyNeeded is Quantity - QtyOnHand.
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Forgot to indicate, there is a lot you can do with the BSX file, as examples:
- Can be opened in Excel, you don't get the pictures and have extra fields.
- Strip out all the 'completed' parts and move the QtyNeeded value to
Quantity and you have a file that can be uploaded into a wanted list.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 19:58 | | Subject: | Re: printer-friendly page [ w temporary checkbox] | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Pjc416 writes:
| | I use the option
View a printer-friendly version of this page [with temporary checkboxes]
at the bottom of inventory pages often, but would be able to use it better if
there was some sort of input field on parts with a quantity over 1 to keep track
without denoting the part as inventoried (check-boxed).
Currently Im using scrap paper; if a part is multiple but incomplete, I draw
the piece, maybe make a color note, and do hash marks until I have the entire
quantity and THEN can do the checkbox on my computer.
I want to get rid of the paper part since I'm already so close to a great
system with the provided databases and the "[with temporary checkboxes]"
page, but to be able to this all digital would make the page much more functional.
I wouldn't mind suggestions for inventory software or just general tips for
cataloguing sets (mostly dug from lots) either.
thanks,
Pete
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Have you tried using BrickStore?
1. Open a New File
2. Import the Set
3. Right Click on the Set and 'Part out Item...'
4. Use the Marker, Comment, & Remarks fields to track QtyOnHand, QtyNeeded, SpareParts
(I like having the text instead of relying on the Blue + in the Status)
Note: you can sort multiple columns by holding down the Shift key and selecting
the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. column.
Below is a picture of how it looks for Set 75256 that I was auditing this morning.
I've thought about digging into the code for BrickStore to see if I can add
Audit Fields.
- QtyOnHand and QtyNeeded where QtyNeeded is Quantity - QtyOnHand.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 18:13 | | Subject: | Re: Fishy store? | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, 1001bricks writes:
Be nice or I'll have to break out the Blue Dots . . .
Just because I'm left-handed, doesn't mean I'm not in my right mind
or a nefarious character.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 17:45 | | Subject: | Re: Brick Picker - Mobile App to manage orders | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
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| In Related Software, Bluishgray writes:
| | Hello,
I took some time to develop an app to make picking orders easier. The first obvious
advantage is that the order workflow is designed for smartphones (Android only).
The app includes the familiar filtering options found on Bricklink and, at the
end of an order, offers automation features such as automatic feedback, sending
the Drive Thru, changing the order status, and archiving an order.
The app is completely free and open source!
You can download it here:
https://mybrickhub.com/
Additionally, the app is currently in alpha testing on the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.mybrickhub.brickpicker
Feel free to test the app and let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements
or errors
Tom
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Will the app run in the Visual Studio Android emulator?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 17:42 | | Subject: | Re: Fishy store? | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | This store has zero feedback as a seller. They have 1 FB as a buyer.
Yet it has many very desirable sets available at mostly lower costs than average.
The combination of desirable sets is suspect.
They also added a large number of those sets in the past couple of weeks.
Death Star UCS, Mountain Cave, BDP sets....
This is ringing all the alarm bells for me.
https://store.bricklink.com/Misterutrecht19#/shop
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We all have to be vigilante and watch for suspicious activity to prevent a repeat
of the November Nightmare. However, error on the side of caution when something
doesn't look right.
Perhaps the better way to have handled this is to report suspicious activity
to the admin team via the Problem Center so they can evaluate whether there is
an issue.
Based on your definition of fishy I might have to be careful when I open my store
in a few months. (Waiting for our house remodel to be completed.)
Someone might think a new store with 200 sets, 100k parts, and 500 Instructions
would be fishy.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 2, 2024 22:45 | | Subject: | Re: Two more colors | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Colors, 1001bricks writes:
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| | What happened to colours 403 to 421?
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Reserved for 50 Shades of Gray.
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Hmm, arithmetic isn’t your thing, eh? 
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It's only 18 different names for Gray but with recent dye lot differences,
it will be 50 shades.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 31, 2023 18:31 | | Subject: | Re: New Color for 2024 :) | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| | | My ColorMunki Design colorimeter gave me #E04912 — better than a photo, taking
ambient lighting and post-processing out of the equation
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Then it might be Syracuse Red Orange (#E0430F) or Flame (#E25822)
------------ Red ----- Green ---- Blue
#E04912: 87.84% - 28.63% - 07.06%
#E0430F: 87.84% - 26.27% - 05.88%
#E25822: 88.60% - 34.50% - 13.30%
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 31, 2023 17:35 | | Subject: | Re: New Color for 2024 :) | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, here4bricks614 writes:
| | “Reddish Orange” it is. No Bricklinkification this time.
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If the picture accurately represents the color then it has a HEX value of #FF5100
International Orange (#FF4F00) is the closest recognized color.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_orange)
If you want to use the Official Register of Color Names, it fits closest to:
- Maximum Orange (#FF5B00)
- Taobao Orange (#FF4200)
(https://color-register.org/list/orange-color-names)
Dan
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 15, 2023 22:25 | | Subject: | Re: Who leaves Feedback First? | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, tknorr writes:
| | I'm curious how many sells out there leave feedback before the buyer does?
My current practice as a seller has been to leave feedback upon payment. Before
I even ship the package. However, in a recent post i was reading about feedback,
it seems like some sellers wait until the buyer leaves feedback before leaving
feedback. As a seller, what is your timeline for posting feedback?
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This is like opening a can of worms . . . different perspectives from buyers
and sellers.
Many sellers waiting to post feedback until after the buyer's posts feedback
are almost expecting negative feedback and want to opportunity to have the last
word.
I recently had an interaction with a seller that is crying for a negative review.
I know he is waiting for me to post my feedback so he can use his to say how
bad a buyer I am.
You can't read his terms of service and blames the poor tools on Bricklink
for his inability to format them properly. Gosh, 99% of the sellers don't
have problems formatting their terms of service. If someone calls him out for
a mistake, it is never his fault and flames the buyer for being aggressive, unreasonable,
etc.
Life is too short to play his game.
I appreciate sellers who don't focus on their feedback. They do the best
they can to keep their customers happy and recognize not everyone will be 100%
satisfied nor will everyone provide feedback. As a seller did their best.
My dad built a multi-million dollar business from scratch. I learned from him:
- Treat your customers right and they will return the favor.
- Some customers will never be happy. Don't dwell on them, it takes your
focus off your other customers.
- Life is not always fair and there's nothing you can do to fix it.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 7, 2023 16:31 | | Subject: | Re: Importing x16 Elephants | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Buying, StickyBrickit writes:
| | I'm looking to buy all 16 Elephants (elephant2c01)
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I wouldn't - they don't like rain.
I'm having a small natural park of them in my shop, but at least the weather
is hot and dry here
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Do you use them for logging the trees worth salvaging from the forest fires?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 7, 2023 13:10 | | Subject: | Re: Breaking News! | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
Oh, Look . . . He when through a Blue Dot. (wet paint wasn't his friend)
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2023 02:32 | | Subject: | Re: BO is like a shiny Xerox copy… | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Brickman4you writes:
| | In General, Nubs_Select writes:
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I guess I’m one of those younger ones as I havnt heard either of those words
ever before but as a younger generation 1 thing I’ve learned is to never
google something that people say you should google…
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Don't worry it will be a Black and white, grainy, documentary video on YouTube
- (before VHS, and please don't ask me what VHS stands for).
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black & white, grainy, "documentary" . . . sounds like something found
hidden in the attic near to the Super-8 projector?
(VHS - Video Home System)
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2023 00:55 | | Subject: | Re: Silver Linings… | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, goldknight writes:
| | In General, popsicle writes:
| | Nearly always to be found if you've got the playbook
It must have been trying days for many here, though. Troublesome, at the least.
I gotta say, for me, it was glorious once I was able to switch to silver-lining
mode. Liberating, even
It was nice to get away. To not care or even think about the usual, was cathartic.
Actually came here to share with you all, some pics of the beautiful Pacific
coast. Maybe lift some spirits... But it seems pic files are a no-go in the forum
at this time? Maybe another time.
-popsicle
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Beach and Pacific coast is so boring. I want snow dammit!!!
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Snow . . . obviously you aren't in Alaska.
Saw a report earlier today, 100+ inches expected in the next 36 hours.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/other/epic-snow-alert-issued-100-inches-forecasted-for-alaska/ar-AA1jBXgk
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 1, 2023 14:13 | | Subject: | Re: New policy on Forum sales posts | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
We are implementing a change of policy in regard to Sales posts in the Forum.
As the number of sellers has grown and as our site becomes more and more of a
premium marketplace, there is more incentive to advertise in the Forum and this
has led to an overabundance of posts under the Sales topic.
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What about a limit on the number of Pizza posts per month?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 11, 2023 14:00 | | Subject: | Re: Lazy Susan Rack for Parts Organizers? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, TallyToyBricks writes:
| | My version, using a furniture dolly from Harbor Freight. Holds 12 storage cabinets.
The whole unit spins pretty well and takes up little space when pushed in the
corner.
Joe
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I like it . . .
Using them this way has a couple advantages:
- Spin them fast enough and you can open all the drawers at once
- You get really good at sorting parts after the grandchildren leave
"Look Anna, if I spin it like this and hold out my hand, I can knock out
lots of drawers."
Dan
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 20, 2023 19:10 | | Subject: | Re: Grandson’s tower | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | My grandson decided he wanted mom and dad to build him a tower because he couldn’t
reach high enough.
Nothing special but here’s his resulting Duplo tower.
I supplied the bricks.
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Love it.
I'm surprised it stayed standing long enough to get a picture.
I could never get a Duplo tower over 4ft tall before my grand daughters wanted
to pretend they were demolition experts.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 20, 2023 15:02 | | Subject: | Re: What are your favorite LEGO colors? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, goldknight writes:
| | In Colors, here4bricks614 writes:
| | LEGO has been adding more unique colors in recent years, something I’m sure many
of us welcome. After all, who doesn’t like more shades of red and yellow?
Whether it be something as exotic as Sand Red, as basic as Blue, or fun like
Transparent Orange with Glitter, feel free to share your opinion!
Personally, you can never go wrong with Sky Blue.
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well as my name here is Goldknight, my color is gold --more specifically
speckled black gold
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Dark Blue and Lime with a bit of Grey, Black and White
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2023 03:46 | | Subject: | Re: The collectors mindset… | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| | | Is TLG cashing-in on the AFOL and collectors marketshare, quicker than their
manufacturing QC can keep pace? Arguably, it's LEGO itself creating the space
or new marketplace, so maybe the behemoth in their push to expand in that direction,
just hasn't factored it yet?
Just some thoughts
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Flip the equation around . . .
How much are people willing to pay for higher quality? Are AFOL's/Collectors
quality expectations in line with their cost expectations?
AFOLs/Collectors want every part to be perfect; printing, color consistency,
stickers, etc. My 5-year-old granddaughter cares about how easy it is to put
together and can she use her imagination to play with all her Leo sets together.
Lego is trying to produce an affordable quality product for a wide age range
and varied expectations on a common set of equipment.
If Lego ups the quality bar to meet the expectations of AFOLs prices will have
to increase. Higher prices will cut them out of a large portion of their youth
market.
The youth market is key to Lego's long-term success. Hook them as kids and
they will be customers for life.
I would question whether a portion of the secondary market is the real problem.
Seller's hiding behind the facade of an AFOL/Collector looking for the perfect
rare or ultra rare Lego so they can flip it for an unrealistic price. They get
a part/set with a minor factory blemish or misprint then make sure everyone knows
they've been wronged. To them the issue is the belief it will impact their
pocketbook.
A true AFOL/Collector knows there are variations in the parts, printing etc.
Adding the set to their collection then sharing the intricacies of the set with
their fellow AFOLs/Collectors, family and friends is where they get their pleasure.
As I write this, I realize there is another segment that could be contributing
to a perceived quality problem. Collectors of a specific theme (Star Wars, Harry
Potter, Disney, Super Heroes, etc.) with a secondary interest in Lego but a desire
to have all the toys associated with their theme of interest. They'll spend
whatever it takes to complete their collection and don't understand the realities
of the Lego production process.
My random after midnight thoughts . . .
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2023 19:20 | | Subject: | Re: The Five Most Feared Words | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:
| | Found a bug in BrickLink!
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The 5 most Feared Words . . . Not an accepted fact.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2023 19:14 | | Subject: | Re: The Five Most Feared Words | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Off Topic, yorbrick writes:
| | You have enough LEGO already.
The statement is worse than the question. You can at least reply 'No'
to the question.
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Even worse: "You have too much LEGO!"
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It could be worse . . . "Oh No, More Lego, WHY?"
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2023 14:17 | | Subject: | Re: VAT and BL IOSS for Moldova | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, SylvainLS writes:
Thank you for the link. This version makes a bit more sense to me. Easier to
tell what's inside each oval and where they intersect or overlap.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2023 01:42 | | Subject: | Re: The Five Most Feared Words | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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Dijon, I think we're out?
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Freedom!
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Oops, I was mistaken. They had to put the Dijon behind a hidden door so the Canadiens
would stop putting it on their pizza.
Blue Dot Theory Rides Again!
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2023 17:40 | | Subject: | Re: The Five Most Feared Words | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Off Topic, Darth_Smithy writes:
| | In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Off Topic, peregrinator writes:
| | The five most feared words for BrickLinkers in the USA:
"In Transit, Arriving On Time"
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you sure it isn't.
"New update being released today"
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Nah. It’s “four oh four error page”
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"We are out of pizza"
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Dijon, I think we're out?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 23, 2023 15:41 | | Subject: | Re: Down the rabbit hole? | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Off Topic, zzed writes:
| | For a consumer, what % of income is appropriate to spend on LEGO before it is
considered a..."problem"? Or is it calculated based on square feet overtaken
by LEGO in the home? Asking for a friend.
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Anything over 100%
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But 100% doesn't give you any room for Mustard Pizza ;
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 19, 2023 23:14 | | Subject: | Re: Need one, buy 12 | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | | | | | | Imagine trying out my cool flat rate $7.50 shipping on all orders to the USA
feel free to add as much as you can that stays within the limits of it
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. . . I only have a few
Canadian coins right now, tho. How much Lego can I get for $1.45?
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don't worry i accept the shiny American coins to
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It's a good thing you do accept shiny American coins . . .
I'm rusty on my conversion rates . . . $1.45 CDN, is that about $0.50 USD?
Not even enough for a slice of Pizza!
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 13, 2022 12:29 | | Subject: | Re: Common Courtesy | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| | | That's it, and I've tried absolutely ALL other solutions while on BrickLink
for 16 years.
And OF COURSE, I'm talking about a minor miss; if a Seller's missing
1/3 or 1/2 of the order he SHOULD contact the Buyer first.
Those were my 2 missing parts cents.
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Well said . . .
I've faced this issue recently with a couple orders. Both times the seller
contacted me and wanted to know what to do. In both cases I told them just to
refund the list cost of the parts even though they offer 2x or more.
As a buyer, I should be respectful of the sellers' time and recognize mistakes
happen.
A year ago, I did have a seller cancel the order when they realized they listed
a part in a semi-rare color in error. It was the one part I needed to complete
my 3451 Sopwith Camel. They understood and I've order from them since then.
If I go into the local hardware store to buy a dozen bolts and they only have
10, I don't expect them to pay me for the 2 they don't have. If I need
a specific bolt and the bin for the bolt has everything except the one I need,
then I go to another hardware store.
If we expect more in return than the value of the parts, then the seller is going
to have to make up the loss . . . most likely by raising prices.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 9, 2022 19:45 | | Subject: | Looking for Damaged Battery Boxes | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| I'm looking for an item most of wouldn't sell, Power Functions Battery
Boxes with corroded battery connectors. 87513c01 or 87513c02.
The electronics and light bluish-gray top portion needs to be intact.
I didn't like how my Seahawks Holiday train looked last year. The height
of the battery box made the Coal Tender too tall.
I had a corroded battery box and did some modifications. It's now 1 brick
shorter and uses an external 9v Li-on rechargeable battery.
A friend has a 3-D printer and has offered to help make a replacement case so
the battery can sit inside. If it works as expected, it could help others building
Lego trains.
PM me if you have some damaged battery boxes so we can work out a price and handle
the sale properly via Bricklink.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 14:58 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
| | In Off Topic, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| | I was wondering where this feature came from and what it is for. My first guess
was that it could potentially be for uploading inventory without opening a store
then someway offering that inventory for sale offsite avoiding seller fees but
then... perhaps not the idea!
Robert
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It is for data mining. Anything that has been done here recently is only for
data mining, you are being used to gather data and then that data will be sold
to "partners."
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The only Data Mining they can do with the info on this sight would be for Lego
internal use. The GDPR rules are pretty explicit in this area.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 29, 2022 21:29 | | Subject: | Re: SLOW | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, pitz8008 writes:
| | Bricklink is moving pretty slow for me. Images are taking forever to expand after
clicking on them. Along with pretty much everything else moving quite slow. Anybody
else?
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Very slow here also. The paint is drying quicker.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 29, 2022 21:26 | | Subject: | Re: SLOW | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, pitz8008 writes:
| | Bricklink is moving pretty slow for me. Images are taking forever to expand after
clicking on them. Along with pretty much everything else moving quite slow. Anybody
else?
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Very slow here also. The paint is drying quicker.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2022 12:55 | | Subject: | Re: Reserve your LEGO® account nickname today! | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| | | | | | | Open a LEGO account, it's free, no hassle.
But I don't think they'll accept a negative user name
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I think he should be OK . . . if he opens a Lego account under the name 'Negative'
and he links it to his Bricklink account 'Negative', then . . .
a double Negative becomes a Positive.
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|
I would have thought Nubs would go for
How about a Pizza Pie
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2022 03:47 | | Subject: | Re: Reserve your LEGO® account nickname today! | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Administrative, negative writes:
| | Apologies if this has already been addressed. I don't think it has, but I
may have missed a message or two in this thread.
What if we *don't have* a Lego.com account? What happens then?
Will my BL name be randomly changed? Am I going to be forced to get a Lego.com
account to continue using BL? Will one be created in my name without me asking
for it?
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Open a LEGO account, it's free, no hassle.
But I don't think they'll accept a negative user name
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I think he should be OK . . . if he opens a Lego account under the name 'Negative'
and he links it to his Bricklink account 'Negative', then . . .
a double Negative becomes a Positive.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 1, 2022 18:42 | | Subject: | Re: How to take and edit a photo for bricklink :D | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | | | | But then you can start talking about color space . . . 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit,
32-bit . . .
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Well, I think I almost lost Nubs just mentioning file types / extensions…
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Which is why I didn't go into color space . . .
file types...extensions...lossy...loss-less...color space...Nubs head exploding
Would that be a lossy or loss-less event?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 1, 2022 18:37 | | Subject: | Re: How to take and edit a photo for bricklink :D | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
| | […]
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I asked for asylum when I went to Canada but they booted me out.
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Sounds like the Canadian's might have gotten another thing right.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 1, 2022 12:17 | | Subject: | Re: How to take and edit a photo for bricklink :D | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | | And that’s especially true if you work in JPEG (which loses info every time you
save).
(Better work in PNG from the start.)
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Many people have a misconception about .JPG files. A .JPG file can be Lossy
or Loss-less.
The original JPEG format was Lossy in 2000 JPEG 2000 came out, which can be Lossy
or Loss-less.
Some applications have implemented JPEG 2000. The preferred file extension is
JP2 but some implementations use the JPG file extension.
Nubs video is offline so I couldn't see which application he is using to
know whether it is JPEG or JPEG2000 under the hood.
For large files you can usually tell which format is used. If the image initially
renders fuzzy then start gaining more detail, it is JPEG 2000.
In general, .PNG, .RAW, and .TIFF are Loss-less. .JPG can be Loss-less or Lossy.
But then you can start talking about color space . . . 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit,
32-bit . . .
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Oct 16, 2022 19:30 | | Subject: | Re: Unfair neutral feedback | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, WhiteHorseMatt writes:
| | In Problem Order, DanialR writes:
| |
When you go to the grocery store or other retail merchant . . . Do you take time
to give them Praise for efficiently handling your check out and bagging the items,
so nothing gets damaged? Or are you mentally on to the next task that you need
to complete before you have to get home to fix dinner, clean, watch your favorite
sports team, etc.?
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I'm not sure how it is in the states, but here in the UK customer feedback
is hugely important in bricks and mortar retail.
As a retail manager in my main job, my store target is 80% of our feedback being
9 or 10 out of 10. If I don't hit this, my bonus is crippled, irrespective
of how high my sales are.
Matt
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In the US it seems like Customer Service is 4th in line behind; 1. Profit, 2.
Profit, 3. Profit.
But you hit on another angle to feedback: Country and Cultural norms.
My comments are written from the perspective of American culture and business
which has evolved in a negative direction during my lifetime.
It is important to hear the perspective of others to find the right middle road.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Oct 16, 2022 14:46 | | Subject: | Re: Unfair neutral feedback | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| | | I sent two messages to buyer, both on Bricklink and to his email address but
got no response after 8 days.
Any solution/idea?
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There are other perspectives to feedback.
I've been doing a lot of thinking about online feedback systems lately.
Most of them seem to be inherently unfair to both parties in the transaction.
The seller is dependent on near perfect feedback to avoid negative consequences.
Buyers are expected to give feedback and it better be positive or you risk becoming
the subject of a discussion thread.
On Bricklink the nature of the feedback system doesn't allow a true neutral
feedback. When you click on Positive, they are prompted to enter "Praise".
For some, Praise implies you went above and beyond the expected level of service.
The other options are Neutral or Negative both perceived as negative. How do
I tell a seller, "Thank You, you met my expectations?" (You didn't go above
and beyond to earn praise.)
When you go to the grocery store or other retail merchant . . . Do you take time
to give them Praise for efficiently handling your check out and bagging the items,
so nothing gets damaged? Or are you mentally on to the next task that you need
to complete before you have to get home to fix dinner, clean, watch your favorite
sports team, etc.?
Based on my experience purchasing here on Bricklink, I would like to give neutral
feedback more often. Between 20-25% of my orders have been missing a part, one
or more parts are the wrong color, etc. It has always been $1 or less in value.
Every one of the sellers has been great when I contact them and I would use
all of them again.
Based on the general belief that neutral = bad seller and the harm to them it
would cause neutral feedback is not an option. Additionally, unless a seller
is trying to rip me off, the transaction is between the seller and myself, not
everyone that reads the forums.
I have purchased from a number of sellers with Neutral and Negative feedback
but I look at both sets of comments. When I review a sellers' responses,
I am asking myself, "Are they going to be easy to work with if a mistake happens?"
Some basic thought I try to keep in mind:
1. Mistakes happen, any response should be proportionate to the mistake.
2. People will have a different definition of proportionate.
3. A kick in the butt on occasion is not a bad thing.
4. Not every action requires an explanation.
5. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Oct 3, 2022 22:28 | | Subject: | Re: Need new way to sort and store... | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | General | |
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Sorting:
1. Pull out all of the large plates, bricks, lift arms, etc.
2. Use two different 'sifters' to sort the parts by similar size.
3. Wash the Lego and dry on home built drying racks.
4. Sort the similar sized bricks into the different parts.
5. Inventory and put the Lego into storage.
Storage:
- Akro Mils type bins
- Akro Mils type part cabinets
- Sterilite 3 drawer cabinets
Pre-sorting/sifting gets part down to similar sizes and reduces the variety when
doing the final sort and inventory steps.
The Eisco sifter has smaller holes than the Box4Blocks so I can get all the 1x1
parts separated from the other parts. The Box4Blox aren't currently being
made. I got my both of mine @ Value Village for
My home-made drying rack is 3/4" plumbing pipe and fine mesh mosquito netting
similar to a sweater drying rack only much larger; will hold about 25-30 lbs
of Lego. The netting along with a fan provides good circulation when drying.
A lot of my sorting and inventory work is done while watching the Sounders, Mariners,
Seahawks, Kraken, etc. I just put a sheet blanket down on a plastic folding table,
so the Lego don't echo on the table and annoy my wife.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2022 19:35 | | Subject: | Re: Injured orcas? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, bricksahead writes:
| | I've 6 trans light blue Duplo Orcas. They all have two eyes.
As orcas sleep with only one eye closed at a time, we may pretend that two of
your orcas are asleep.
In Catalog, Bendix writes:
| | I've just noticed a difference in the Trans Light Blue Duplo Orcas: some
are one-eyed, others have both eyes. Can anyone confirm this and have an explanation
for it?
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|
So a new catalog entry?
Would you call it Left Eye Sleeping Orca or Right Eye Sleeping Orca
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2022 12:30 | | Subject: | Re: Another “Eat my dust, Bezos!” | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| | | I then asked “What’s your Post Master have to say about getting you guys some
more relief?” To which he replied in a despondent manner “We haven’t had a Post
Master for nearly two years now” explaining that the last one was great at keeping
the number and morale of personnel, up. That things were much better for them
having a Post Master on site. I told him in so many words, that he does a superb
job, and then warmly thanked him. Deciding as I walked away, that he’s getting
a nice bottle of whiskey from us this Christmas
-popsicle
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When the system works right, things can happen overnight.
I think USPS is something many people took for granted. Go to work...come home...there
is mail in the mailbox.
Over the last 15-20 years, we're learning more about how the process worked
behind the scenes.
The carriers are doing the best they can as the network behind them is being
ripped out and replaced with something . . .
Yes, they deserve recognition for their efforts.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2022 11:46 | | Subject: | Re: Injured orcas? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog, starbeanie writes:
| | But if the mold is always oriented in the same direction, the bubbles would always
rise to the same place.
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Why, when the bubbles are different in size and even whether they exist?
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Maybe the Lego Bubbleator broke and they couldn't find parts to fix it.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 22, 2022 20:45 | | Subject: | Re: Don't create email filter rules while... | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | | | | Where from ends with .co discard message
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Tested it and it now works as expected.
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Another option would be to mark the TLD (Top Level Domain) .CO as Junk
Then mark your Junk mail to 'Permanently delete suspected junk mail'
In the Outlook, the Junk Mail options allow blocking not only TLDs but also Character
Set Encoding used for other languages (Cyrillic, Chinese, etc).
Currently I have 50 email rules and 100+ TLDs/Character Sets blocked. There
is a limit to the amount of space email rules can take up. I used to hit the
limit before you could set Junk Mail Options.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 16, 2022 12:25 | | Subject: | Re: Han Solo head with dark orange eyebrows? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, estaswick writes:
| | I have what appears to be 3626bpb0442 however the eyebrows are dark orange.
Any idea where I can find this one?
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I would have to agree with you that it is 3626bpb0442
It almost looks like the stamp pad colors were reversed when the printing of
the eyebrows and chin dimple occurred.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 16, 2022 11:53 | | Subject: | Re: EXCLUSIVE! "VIP" CHROME SILVER KEY CHAIN! | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| In Sales, BrickUA writes:
| | RESPONSE FROM LEGO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING THIS KEYCHAIN:
This beautiful keychain unfortunately went 'out of business' in 2020.
Until then, it was available to our LEGO®VIP members who had to redeem a code
in the VIP section on the website and then use said code in one of their orders
to be sent the keychain free of charge
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Based on this validation it was a Lego item, I would file a request to have it
added to the Catalog.
Having it in the catalog makes it more discoverable and could ultimately increase
the amount you get for each one based on demand.
I'm sure based on events in your country it could be an opportunity for people
to show you their support.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 22:45 | | Subject: | Re: -----50% off entire store 5 MILLION PARTS | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| In Sales, popsicle writes:
...
| | . . . Nonetheless, order placed . . .
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Does this mean you bought 4,127,226 Yellow 4x4 bricks?
I feel another Popsicle contest coming up . . .
My guess is 728 lbs.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 19:11 | | Subject: | New Troll looking for rare bricks | | Viewed: | 126 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| I hate doing this with a new user but this reads troll all over it . . .
I just got a random message titled, 'I need some rare bricks'
Sender: DomTheLeo (0)
Message Body: Can you tell me if you have any rare bricks.
Account created Sept 7th.
My store isn't open so there is no reason he should be contacting me.
Does anyone have the link to report this to the Admins?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 19:00 | | Subject: | Re: -----50% off entire store 5 MILLION PARTS | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| In Sales, DanialR writes:
| | In Sales, macebobo writes:
| | In Sales, 1001bricks writes:
| | You're too modest.
Parts: 7,621,083 items
Total: 7,634,832 items
As of right now
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In 58 lots, holy cow!
7,621,083 Of which over 1/2 are
Great wall of Lego! Hmm, I wonder if this is enough to tile my walls!
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Possibly, it depends on the size of your house.
1.25" x 1.25" x 4,127,226 = 6,448,790.63 square inches OR /144 = 44,783.27
square feet of yellow plates.
Assuming most walls in the US are 8 foot tall, that would be 5,597.91 running
feet of wall.
I'll let 1001Brick or Nubs_Select do the metric conversion
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I checked with a friend who is doing the drywall for our remodel . . .
A 2,500 square foot home has approx 11,500 sq ft of drywall.
So as long as your house is under 10,000 sq ft, it should be enough 4x4 yellow
plates.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 18:35 | | Subject: | Re: -----50% off entire store 5 MILLION PARTS | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| In Sales, macebobo writes:
| | In Sales, 1001bricks writes:
| | You're too modest.
Parts: 7,621,083 items
Total: 7,634,832 items
As of right now
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In 58 lots, holy cow!
7,621,083 Of which over 1/2 are
Great wall of Lego! Hmm, I wonder if this is enough to tile my walls!
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Possibly, it depends on the size of your house.
1.25" x 1.25" x 4,127,226 = 6,448,790.63 square inches OR /144 = 44,783.27
square feet of yellow plates.
Assuming most walls in the US are 8 foot tall, that would be 5,597.91 running
feet of wall.
I'll let 1001Brick or Nubs_Select do the metric conversion
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 14, 2022 15:55 | | Subject: | Re: EXCLUSIVE! "VIP" CHROME SILVER KEY CHAIN! | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| In Sales, BrickUA writes:
| | Hi all!
A unique offer for LEGO lovers - Chrome Silver Key Chain with "VIP" engraving.
It is based on the key chain 851406 https://bit.ly/3QSF4JL, which is without
any inscriptions.
I don't know exactly under what circumstances/conditions it was officially
distributed by LEGO (closed/open parties/events or whatever).
Perhaps you, your friends or acquaintances will be interested this unusual key
chain.
It may also be of interest to members of the LEGO VIP, who clearly don't
have it. This key chain will perfectly emphasize their status.
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The 'official' Chrome Silver VIP keychain is more like a mini-baseplate
with the VIP engraving on the bottom.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?G=5006330
One of the other well-known Lego MOC sites has pictures of the item from multiple
angles.
I would double check the legitimacy of this piece before listing in your store
so you don't get in trouble with the Admins.
Dan
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2022 18:45 | | Subject: | Re: Pizza Contest! with an actual prize!!! | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| In Contests, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Contests, CLBoyce writes:
| | I feel ya, I'm on a no red meat, no dairy and minimal carb diet... so basically
I eat chicken and rice prepared in one way or another for just about every meal...
good times
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Guys, I thought this:
““
Doctor: No more tobacco. No more alcohol. No more sex. No more red meat.
Just bland rice and chicken.
Patient: And I’ll live longer?
Doctor: No, but it’ll sure feel longer.
””
was a joke
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Reporter: To what do you attribute your long life?
85-year old: I've never touched alcohol, haven't smoked, . . .
. . . don't party, the only medicine I've ever taken is Aspirin,
. . . get 8 hours of ...
Reporter: I'm having difficulty hearing you with all that noise upstairs
85-year old: Sorry, my dad's having a another one of his wild drunken orgies.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2022 18:32 | | Subject: | Re: Adult Appeal to Duplo? | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, SylvainLS writes:
| | In LEGO, crazylegoman writes:
| | In LEGO, SomeRandomUser writes:
| | It's not frequent but I see adults buying Duplo sets for themselves.
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Where? How do you know it's for themselves?
David
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Because they ask for the package to have a big ‘Adult toys’ written on it?
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That's an interesting . . . never mind . . .
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2022 22:12 | | Subject: | Re: Head ID? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, azbrickz writes:
| | It has LEGO stamped on it- but after searching for an hour and trying Google
Lens I still can't find it. Anyone know who this belongs to?
Thanks!!
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3626cpb2146
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=166189
key words: grin brown eyebrows
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2022 22:02 | | Subject: | Re: Pizza Contest! with an actual prize!!! | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| Ontario is a big province; about the same population as the Los Angelos metro
area.
. . . 13.45 million versus 12.99 million
If we only knew what town he lived in, we could narrow down the pizzerias.
The map of pizzerias might even have a bunch of blue dots.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2022 21:41 | | Subject: | Re: Pizza Contest! with an actual prize!!! | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| In Contests, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | Pineapple
Sauce: BBQ Sauce on Base (1 topping)
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Those 2 items only discredit you completely as serious Adult Fan Of Pizza.
I won't participate. Shame on you!
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I have to stand with Nubs on this one . . . BBQ sauce is a great sauce for pizza.
The toppings could be better:
1. smoked pulled pork, pepper jack cheese, pepperoncini's, red onion
2. chicken, bacon, pineapple, red onion, colby-jack cheese, smoked gouda
I can think of stranger pizzas
Bananas - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sweden-banana-pizza/
Seafood - https://soranews24.com/2013/10/27/10-crazy-pizzas-from-japan/
Haggis - https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/food-and-drink-2/reviews/scottish-field-tries-the-haggis-pizza-and-were-hooked/
https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/check-out-these-surprising-pizza-toppings-from-around-the-world/
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2022 18:36 | | Subject: | Re: Bizarre Love Triangle Consumption Induction | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Nubs_Select writes:
Now you don't have to wonder about Pizza and Blue Dots . . .
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1361176
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2022 18:33 | | Subject: | Re: New to Bricklink, tips for best use? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, R0anthBrickR writes:
| | Hi there! I signed up properly to this website today, after having my Lego appreciation
revived by Lego Star Wars games and YouTubers.
I don't quite know how best to use this site. I'm just kind of looking
for cool/nostalgic sets and figures that I might be able to afford, without having
any solid ideas for displays/MOCs or anything right now and quite a low budget.
Basically, I'm just doing what I used to do: looking through catalogues and
finding out about things.
I'm also using eBay to get back into Lego, and I can't seem to do here
what I can do there: search for random collections and bundles and what have
you and check for cheap ones. This place seems more specific, more detailed,
as if it's better for veteran collectors. Not that it's bad, just challenging
to approach as a newbie.
What do you guys recommend I do here? How do I get the most out of this cool
website? I moved into uni accomodation a month ago and don't have a lot of
space or any Lego from home. Any tips appreciated!
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I would start with the help pages . . .
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?viewAll=Y
Specifically the New User Tutorial section
maybe these two articles
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2215 (not updated since 2013 and the
UI looks different but gives you some concepts)
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=176 (text info on Finding Items from
the bottom of the main page)
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2022 18:10 | | Subject: | Re: Bizarre Love Triangle Consumption Induction | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, cycbuild writes:
| | In Help, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | POWERRRRR! UNLIMITED POWERRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!
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I CAN FEEL THE POWER!!!!
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Did someone say PIZZA?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2022 16:13 | | Subject: | Re: Made a Color Guide wallpaper today | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, maxx3001 writes:
| | In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | In General, maxx3001 writes:
| | In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | In General, ErwinNL writes:
Awesome! I'm to immediately print it on my laser B & W printer!
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Black & White printer…..?
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Yep, but it has shades of grey, even a lot of them
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50
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If your color printer is out of magenta, would you get 50 Shades of Green?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 31, 2022 18:56 | | Subject: | Re: need help making image look dark gray | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Help, Nubs_Select writes:
| | nope. it doesn't run on my pc 
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Read a bit about this site:
https://www.photopea.com/
It's free, 100% the UI and functions of Photoshop (apart a couple that are
patented).
Free, 100 free
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I use paint.net for all my photo editing. It also free and has a number of user-created
plug-ins to extend its capabilities.
My favorite plug-in is the Quadrilateral Correction. It always me to correct
pictures taken at an angle and square them up so they look like they are straight
on.
Great for box shot pictures; original on the left, edited on the right.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 31, 2022 16:14 | | Subject: | Re: Tips to appeal more to american buyers | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
| | You say I’m your terms and splash that shipping to Canada and the USA starts
at $6 usd but then in the chart at it costs $27 usd which may confuse buyers
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The $6 shipping is in the text above the shipping table.
"American and Canadian orders can ship for as low as $6 usd if your order fits
in a 4x8 inch bubble mailer, it may go for a bit higher depending on weight."
I would figure out how to make your shipping info clearer.
People will gravitate toward tables and overlook info in text surrounding the
table.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2022 22:42 | | Subject: | Re: Prediction - Order ID 20,000,000 | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, tknorr writes:
| | With all the recent competitions happening in the forum I figured I'd submit
one. On what date will the Order ID number of 20,000,000 occur?
My guess is that it will happen some time on September 2nd. If you had to push
me for a time of day (I'll let you convert into UTC) it would be at 3pm MST
in the US.
I hope the seller who has the order with the ID number of 20,000,000 will chime
in and let us know when the transaction occurred.
Good luck to anyone else who makes a guess!
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September 1st @ 1:12am Pacific Standard Time
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2022 22:11 | | Subject: | Re: Organization System | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| | | Wow, that is the best color chartI have ever seen. How did you print the names
with
The color as a background ?
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I used the Blue Dot method. (for Nubs_Select & 1001Bricks)
Actually . . .
There are several references to the RGB or HEX values for the Lego colors. When
I used values from the reference charts, I wasn't getting the expected colors
when printed.
I have a Colormunki spectrophotometer for doing color matching, along with monitor
and printer calibration for my embroidery work.
Used the Colormunki Photo to capture the HEX values for Lego parts I thought
best represented each color. (Compared to the color reference charts, my HEX
values are a bit different)
After creating a grid in excel, I colored the background of each cell, then printed
and put together my board.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2022 17:39 | | Subject: | Re: Organization System | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| | | **Also, for all the color variations, I was thinking of pulling an actual Lego
plate in every color I have to put on a poster board. The tans, grays, and greens
are overwhelming, and I fear pulling the wrong color.
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Here is a thread with info on what some of us are doing for color boards. A picture
of mine is below.
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=317214&nID=1327813
As for organizing the Lego . . .
Let us know when you come up with the right solution. I'm on my 3rd major
and 7th minor iteration. All based on comments post here.
I'm sure some of the more experienced members can give some ideas that have
helped them.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 28, 2022 21:50 | | Subject: | Re: Contest, winner gets anything in my store | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| In Contests, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Contests, legoman77 writes:
| | A simple contest to litter the forum:
What is the final digit (number) for Pi?
Good luck, and anything in my store is up for grab if you win this, no matter
what the price is.
John P
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Alternatively, DanialR, et al. (2022) used the innovative blue-dot method to
prove that pi is exactly 18, therefore making the last digit 8. However, since
he did not cite his sources, and his name is to be found nowhere in any major
mathematical journal, his work is of questionable value.
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Alas my work will go down in history like many other significant mathematical
theorem; rejected by the mainstream until well past my time.
“The secret to our brilliance is that we never stop learning, and the secret
to our learning is that we never stop playing.”
― Ben Orlin, Math Games with Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 26, 2022 21:46 | | Subject: | Re: Contest ! | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Off Topic, DanialR writes:
| | In Off Topic, Bendix writes:
| | In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | Zero, the 1001 brick does not exist.
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You're closer to the solution than if you never replied!
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2! 1+0+0+1=2!
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Isn't it 9? 1000 + 00000 + 0000 + 0001 = 9
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You're very close!!!
Here is a hint:
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cinquante-sept (57)
18 = Yellow & 39 Black
3003 Black = 9 (2x2)
3001 Black = 5 (2x4)
2456 Black = 5 (2x6)
3006 Black = 20 (2x10)
2456 Yellow = 6 (2x6)
3006 Yellow = 12 (2x10)
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 26, 2022 14:47 | | Subject: | Re: Contest ! | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Bendix writes:
| | In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | Zero, the 1001 brick does not exist.
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You're closer to the solution than if you never replied!
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2! 1+0+0+1=2!
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Isn't it 9? 1000 + 00000 + 0000 + 0001 = 9
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 26, 2022 01:09 | | Subject: | Re: Contest Winner! | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| In Contests, fracksfreakshow writes:
| | It's like I tell the ladies "It's bigger than it looks".
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(Psst . . . I don't think they were asking about your ego.)
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2022 23:24 | | Subject: | Re: 1001Nubs | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | An entire 4 day road trip across the country later with the 3 little ones. 4
days. FOUR DAYS 😭😭😭😭
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3 little ones, 4 days on the road = 12x the fun
Divided by 2 adults = ????
Are we there yet?
Why? ... But Why? ... Why? ...
Are we there yet?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2022 21:25 | | Subject: | Re: Contest Winner! | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| In Contests, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | I was surprised at the number until I spent some time looking at the pictures,
writing down all the guesses, and accounting for the clues.
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Me too I'd won if I'd receive those pictures with the blue dots!
That's a bit unfair...
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I am a terrible artist, but good at putting dots on other people's pictures.
I use a similar trick when I see an interesting collection of Lego on other selling
platforms.
The dots keep me sane when checking the value of minifigs in a big pile or identify
something interesting poking out of a big bulk lot.
Knowing how to reduce the miscellaneous part noise in pictures help me acquire
my UCS Snowspeeder (75144) and Heavy Lift Helicopter (42052) recently.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2022 20:29 | | Subject: | Re: Contest Winner! | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| In Contests, TheCuteGiraffe writes:
| | It would be helpful for popsicle's next few contests.
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1001Bricks already gave Popsicle a clue how to make it more difficult.
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1359521
1) Is this vase full of those dome tops, or is there say a Duplo Brick hidden
somewhere at the bottom?
Or . . . perhaps Popsicle will use a container if a big dimple in the bottom
like a French Champagne bottle.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2022 20:05 | | Subject: | Re: Contest Winner! | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| In Contests, MidwestBrick writes:
| | In Contests, popsicle writes:
Fun contest, it always amazes me how many of any Lego will fit in smaller spaces.
I'm sure many of us have been there when an order has 200+ of something and
even know we all know that every piece was added correctly, when you first look
at a what you have and how many were ordered, you have the feeling of... "how
am I short?" and then it works out just fine just like every other time we have
counted large quantities.
Congrats to the winner and Pops for putting on the fun!
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I was surprised at the number until I spent some time looking at the pictures,
writing down all the guesses, and accounting for the clues.
Must have been my Business Intelligence background kicking in . . .
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2022 14:09 | | Subject: | Re: Contest announcement | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| In Contests, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Well my dad fell asleep and my mom and myself keep getting numbers mixed up
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Convert the numbers from Metric to Imperial
Sure, it makes the math more difficult, but it will keep you awake and force
you to focus.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2022 14:00 | | Subject: | Re: Let's give away $100 to a fellow BL member! | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| In Contests, par016 writes:
| | In Contests, DanialR writes:
| | I'm obviously having typing issues today . . .
591
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That was my next guess. Nice one
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Is someone else doing the math?
If my tracking is correct: 175 guesses
Low: 2 High: 1399
Eleven (11) numbers have been guessed more than once
Cheers
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2022 13:42 | | Subject: | Re: Let's give away $100 to a fellow BL member! | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| I'm obviously having typing issues today . . .
591
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2022 13:30 | | Subject: | Re: Contest announcement | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| In Contests, par016 writes:
| | In Contests, Nubs_Select writes:
| | I’m about to join him then (with help from my parents)
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Hopefully, I didn't just lead you towards stealing my next guess .
If it gets someone to do some unnecessary math I'm all for it.
-Pete
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I have it narrowed down to 1 of 2 numbers . . .
If someone else is doing the math and I guess wrong, then they should know the
other number.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 24, 2022 21:50 | | Subject: | Re: Let's give away $100 to a fellow BL member! | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Contests | |
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 21, 2022 19:18 | | Subject: | Re: Day with my dad. | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, BrickOutLoud writes:
| | I spent the day with my dad. He's in end stage kidney failure so he decided
to take up cigar smoking (because why not!). He has less then 2 months left
according to the Drs. Not sure what i want to say but i guess it's, as we
get older, don't miss all the things we take for granted. They are gone
sooner than you think. Life goes by way faster than you think it does. Sometimes
you just smoke a cigar with your dad because you can! (not looking for I'm
sorry's, just appreciate today, because tomorrow is guaranteed!)
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The smile and obvious enjoyment he is getting from his new vice shows he's
taking life by the horns and going on his terms. Cherish the moments and make
sure he knows you are comfortable with what's going to happen.
Cancer is a terrible way to go. Too many of us have painful memories of loved
ones fighting to the end with little enjoyment in their last months.
I lost my Mom to Pancreatic Cancer. After almost a year of treatment and surgery,
she needed another one and decided the few months she would gain weren't
worth the pain. My last memories are of her in a hospital lasting twice as long
as expected after they pulled the feeding tube.
I lost my Dad to a massive heart attack while on a fishing trip. The Sunday
before he left, we went golfing then to a Seattle Mariners game. My daughter
and my last memories of him are the day we enjoyed together.
There is no question which memories are more pleasant.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jun 7, 2022 16:33 | | Subject: | Re: How did I miss this? New LOOP Coaster...wow | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, yorbrick writes:
| | In LEGO, rikitikitaviguy writes:
| | Did I miss a post on this new coaster? If I did, someone please link me back
to it and thanks!
LM
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It was only revealed a couple of hours ago, so I don't think you've missed
a thread on it.
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Over 36" tall. Releases on 7/1.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/loop-coaster-10303
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jun 7, 2022 16:15 | | Subject: | Re: Battery usage - alternative set ups | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, kenbous writes:
| | Hi all
Do any of you run Lego fairgrounds or similar? I have a display of around seven
rides - all controlled by separate battery boxes - and show at Steam fairs etc.
My problem is for a 3 day event I can use a lot of batteries. Rechargeable batteries
are not an option because there is no mains electric where I show. Does anyone
display and if so do you have a more economical way of driving the motors?
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Couldn't you use a 12v deep cycle battery and current limiters with inline
fuses as your power source for all the motors?
The deep cycle battery could be under a constant charge via solar panels.
Dan
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | May 31, 2022 22:47 | | Subject: | Re: Free First Class shipping for orders over $45 | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| In Sales, rdantsch98 writes:
| | **** Free First Class shipping for orders over $45.00 ****
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Hmm, I wonder what big, bulky, heavy parts you have for sale?
There gotta be something that will fill a box the size of a case of paper for
about $46.15
I bought a height adjustable veterinarians table off eBay a few years ago. The
guy offered free shipping then found out what it would cost to ship. I told
him he could cancel the order and I wouldn't ding him but a week later it
arrived. He made $10 on a $350 sale.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | May 27, 2022 12:10 | | Subject: | Re: Akro-Mils | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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I should think eBay had better be trusted; PayPal owns them (or did a couple
of years back). In any case, eBay has buyer protection.
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Actually, eBay acquired PayPal in 2002 then spun it off into its own company
in 2014. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal
Keep an eye on Craigslist for the Akro Mils drawers. I see them every couple
of weeks here in the Seattle area.
I have a mix of Acro Mils, Harbor Freight, and other brands. Even some of the
older metal Akro Mils units.
Since some of the parts drawers were used, they had scratches, discoloration,
etc. and were 5 or 6 different color combinations.
A coat of Rustoleum Universal Hammered Metal and they blend together nicely.
Dan
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2022 19:08 | | Subject: | Re: Fake bricks | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Life is way too short to get your knickers in a bunch for $0.60 on a $50 order.
The seller did right by refunding your money.
I can't expect a seller to walk on water when I haven't mastered that
feat yet.
If the mistake is under $1, many times I'll say, "Don't bother with the
refund." and give them a positive review. If the seller is making $18 an hour,
it costs them $0.30 a minute to handle emails, refunds, etc. I have too much
respect for their time.
On the other hand, if it was a few dollars and a blatantly obvious error, there
would be a serious email conversation.
Try to think of it from the seller's perspective. He made a mistake and
refunded your money. What more could/should he have done? Begged you for mercy?
Sent you a free Lego set? Chopped off a finger?
They are a businessperson trying to make money and know even in a perfect world
not every customer is going to be happy. Your email has given them another concern
to deal with.
Ugh, I have non-Lego items in my inventory.
How much is this going to slow me down on each order?
Should I go through my stock and make sure there aren't any others?
Which of my employee's do I need to talk to about this?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2022 18:24 | | Subject: | Re: Stickers of Death | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| In My Own Creation, jennnifer writes:
| | In My Own Creation, Nubs_Select writes:
| | So many stickers.......... Just curious what other people waiting to be listed
stickered/printed parts piles look like. My own creation of endless headaches
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Mine's pretty organized right now...
One tray per category more or less. When the tray gets full, it's time to
add them.
I find the best background to take new images is just a white sheet of paper.
Jen
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Where did you get the trays?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2022 12:41 | | Subject: | Re: SOLD A FAKE AND PAID THOUSANDS ON HERE!! | | Viewed: | 194 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Bfbrinkley writes:
| | Seller has replied and we're in discussions. Unfortunately, it sounds like
they got swindled as well. Will update if appropriate. Thanks for the tips. Best
advice was first given..."Calm down and contact seller."
In General, peregrinator writes:
| | In General, Bfbrinkley writes:
| | It's a Time Square Yoda. It is packaged, but ibwas sent pictures of how my
card insert doesn't look legit. I cross checked it with every listing I could
find on here and ebay and the person who sent me the news was correct. Here is
the text and pictures...
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I'm definitely not an expert on this minifig but something about the head
on yours does not look right (could be the lighting though) - it's shinier
than one would expect from Lego, the color seems off, and the print on the eyes
looks wrong.
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I'm glad to hear it's not a deliberate attempt at fraud.
The fakes are getting better all the time and it can be tough to tell them apart
from the legitimate item unless you can see them side-by-side.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2022 12:23 | | Subject: | Re: Some "Sales" are funny and can be costly | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| I agree with everyone's points.
I'd bet it is a fraction of a percentage of sellers being creative
in how and what they list for sale. It isn't too difficult to spot them
and like Yorbrick pointed out it's easy to Least Favorite them
and move on.
The intent is to let sellers know, you can be doing everything right but still
get caught off-guard if you don't know the e-commerce and marketplace rules
that apply to your place of business. A simple mistake can wipe-out months of
profits.
In my friend's case, what started out as a few small items became a legitimate
side business making over $10,000 a year. He never thought about the taxes imlications
or business requirements.
Government entities are realizing people can make a significant income via ebay,
etsy, and other marketplaces. They are trying to figure out how to regulate it
while shady characters are taking advantage of people. The impacting to their
tax base and citizens they represent has them scrambling to put rules in place.
I read a report by the US Chamber of Commerce. They estimate 12.4% of all sales
occurred with online retailers. Imagine if you lost 12.4% of your income. It
makes sense why governments around the world have put rules in place to tax sales
on the marketplaces.
Enough rambling . . .
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2022 03:02 | | Subject: | Some "Sales" are funny and can be costly | | Viewed: | 204 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In the past few weeks, I have run into some fun things people do when they are
having a sale.
Last week the price was $10.
Over the weekend a 27.85% off sale and the price is $10.32.
Today there is no sale going on and the price is $10.
In more than one state in the US it is a violation of consumer laws. You cannot
raise prices, then advertise a sale that results in the price being the same
or higher than the pre or after sale prices. Fines can be in the thousands of
dollars.
Personally, I don't care if you do this type of pricing. I price track Lego
items over $5-7 that I am going to buy and have a list of stores that won't
get my business no matter how big a sale they are having because I know they
game their pricing.
I point it out as a warning that it not just sales tax laws that we have to follow
if we are selling on a marketplace platform. The consumer laws in your State/County/City
have to be followed or your business could become quite costly.
I have a friend who was selling craft items on an online platform. One of their
customers was not happy with an order and didn't like PayPal's resolution
so they filed a complaint with the county they did business in. It cost them
over $5,000 when the county/state was done. Multiple years in business without
a business license, B&O taxes for 3 years + fines for not having paid the B&O
taxes.
It wasn't just the federal government that pushed for the $600 IRS reporting
rules.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Feb 14, 2022 21:39 | | Subject: | Re: Solid Colors pallet | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Nubs_Select writes:
I have a similar board but used 1x2 bricks for most of it since 3004 covers most
of the colors. It's still (and will always be) a work in progress.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Feb 11, 2022 20:06 | | Subject: | Re: Shoutout to MrChad - Piles O Plastic | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, popsicle writes:
| | In General, DanialR writes:
| | I want to thank all of the sellers that have sold me Legos. You've all treated
me well and resolved any issues as well or better than expected.
Occasionally we encounter a seller, whether here or other places, that exceeds
our expectations by a mile.
MrChad at https://store.bricklink.com/MrChad?p=MrChad#/splash is one of those
sellers.
I placed my order Monday night-Tuesday morning. It arrived in the mail 3 days
later.
But wait there is more . . .
I purchased 3451-1 Sopwith Camel a few months ago at a garage sale. It was
missing a few pieces that I have been gathering from my collection. A couple
of missing pieces I had to purchase are small 1 x 1 x 2/3 bricks (33286) that
are $8-$22 each. MrChad had them at an appropriate price so I purchased them.
He understood they are almost unobtanium and could easily get lost or dropped
when the package was opened. As you can see in the picture, he heat-sealed them
in their own bag, then placed the bag in another heat-sealed bag of parts.
There were 6 total heat-sealed bags in my order. All of them were packed loose
enough that I could verify what I received against what was purchased without
breaking open the bags.
Everything was there and I am extremely happy with the purchase. Had there been
a problem, his packing would have made it very easy for both of us to resolve
the problem: Bags still sealed and this is the contents.
Thank you and I look forward to doing business with you in the future.
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Always welcome, positive anecdotes of transacting. Thanks for sharing yours.
On a side note: I've seen this before, how's it done?
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Set yourself up as a seller so you can access data from the API before the Lego
acquisition then don't do anything on Store Setup. My bucket list project
for auditing Lego sets offline.
(said in a whisper)
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Feb 11, 2022 19:08 | | Subject: | Shoutout to MrChad - Piles O Plastic | | Viewed: | 140 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| I want to thank all of the sellers that have sold me Legos. You've all treated
me well and resolved any issues as well or better than expected.
Occasionally we encounter a seller, whether here or other places, that exceeds
our expectations by a mile.
MrChad at https://store.bricklink.com/MrChad?p=MrChad#/splash is one of those
sellers.
I placed my order Monday night-Tuesday morning. It arrived in the mail 3 days
later.
But wait there is more . . .
I purchased 3451-1 Sopwith Camel a few months ago at a garage sale. It was
missing a few pieces that I have been gathering from my collection. A couple
of missing pieces I had to purchase are small 1 x 1 x 2/3 bricks (33286) that
are $8-$22 each. MrChad had them at an appropriate price so I purchased them.
He understood they are almost unobtanium and could easily get lost or dropped
when the package was opened. As you can see in the picture, he heat-sealed them
in their own bag, then placed the bag in another heat-sealed bag of parts.
There were 6 total heat-sealed bags in my order. All of them were packed loose
enough that I could verify what I received against what was purchased without
breaking open the bags.
Everything was there and I am extremely happy with the purchase. Had there been
a problem, his packing would have made it very easy for both of us to resolve
the problem: Bags still sealed and this is the contents.
Thank you and I look forward to doing business with you in the future.
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