Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | hpoort  | | Posted: | Jan 25, 2024 08:03 | | Subject: | Re: Help with Studio | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
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| In Related Software, paul.kirk247 writes:
| | Hi. I wanted to ask the Bricklink forum users for help with a few problems I
have been having using the Bricklink Studio application.
The first problem is that I haven’t been able to download the Studio 2.23.12_1
update. When I try to click on the “Update” button on the “New Studio Version
Available” pop-up, nothing happens, it just briefly goes lighter and then returns
to the same colour as before, with the pop-up staying. No matter how many times
I shut the application down and restart it to try again, it still hasn’t worked.
The second problem is that when I am building a model that has a lot of pieces,
it doesn’t take long before the fan on my Apple MacBook Air goes to full blast
and the laptop gets overheated. It won’t stop doing this unless I shutdown the
Studio application.
I have tried asking the brick link customer support operators, but they couldn’t
work out how to sort these problems. If anyone could help me finally solve what
to do with these problems, that would be really helpful. Some other information
that might help is: the current version of Studio (that I am stuck with) is Unity
Player version 2021.3.5f1 (40eb3a945986), my Apple MacBook Air’s current version
is macOS Monterey version 12.7.1 (21G920),(and I have updated my laptop several
times since trying to sort these problems, so even though I haven’t got round
to updating it to the latest version, I don’t think that would help) and I have
attached a screenshot of the update pop-up.
Thanks
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The first that Bricklink Customer Support should have done, was to point to you
to the proper forum at https://forum.bricklink.com
There are hundreds of post and several threads about exactly these issues.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2024 06:45 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Catalog, WOLKsite writes:
| | In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | 2. What if I really care about a certain variant that is going away? Can I
still buy and sell that variant?
Absolutely! You can add notes to your listings to make them as "determined"
as you wish. Buyers can still search within notes for extra details, or they
can simply observe them as they browse listings.
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Are notes searchable in any way? Because I don't know them to be. This is
kind of moot if you're asking for us to manually look through potentially
hundreds of shops.
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Yes, they are searchable:
https://www.bricklink.com/searchAdvanced.asp?utm_content=subnav
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No, they are NOT searchable by absence of a standard.
Since you are proposing to move structured catalog information into an unstructured
comments field you are in reality removing the practical ways to list and find
parts.
Russell, I am impressed by how much effort and motivation you put into this idea
and into the involvement with this thread, but am very disappointed that you
don't actually listen to what is being said by most of the most seasoned
forum contributors, which is: (1) Yes, how the site handles variants needs to
be tackled, but also (2) No, merging specific parts is not the way to go.
Please let the developers have a look at the technical suggestions made in this
thread before you degrade the catalog.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 12:17 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | All this needs is an extension of how you can specify parts in your store inventory
(how about a * or ? for starters) and an extension of how you can specify parts
in your wanted list.
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No no no!!!
Nobody should HAVE to know (and remember, this specific day) that "*"
will show every version: this is "Linux" spirit, people are more "Windows".
"3068" should bring the 99.997% market of 3068b.
Specific versions can be more difficult to find, as it's reserved to highly
specialized people who will have time to learn the special features.
Normal people don't have this time/energy: they work, have a family, etc.
AFOLs are the most often casual builders.
Site should be casual for them.
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You misread what I said. Not having to know about variants but still having the
ability to choose to care and specify would make it easier for casual users -
if the user interface is properly designed and has the proper defaults. With
the '*' and '?' I refer more to the backend, allowing these kind
of expressions in the database table that contains the wanted list items.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 9, 2024 12:12 | | Subject: | Re: Keep yourself well apprised of value trends | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Price Guide | |
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| In Price Guide, yorbrick writes:
| | In Price Guide, popsicle writes:
| | I would back in the day, but stopped long ago. The example of this minifig's
value (especially as new) brings home the countless potential payoffs. By necessity,
we vendors budget what little time left to us beyond that of running the store.
Nonetheless, it was always deemed as time very well spent for me, staying appraised
of market values trends - Can be enjoyable too.
-popsicle
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What is his value though? The price guide for this one indicates what price buyers
are NOT willing to pay, but doesn't indicate what price even one buyer is
willing to pay.
It is a figure with low supply, but (at the current listed prices) even lower
demand.
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There is one sales to be found at the torso level:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?P=973pb0012c01&ColorID=10
It seems that the other parts of the minifigure are low/normally priced only.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 9, 2024 12:03 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | I can definitely see the advantage of getting rid of variants that are not really
important such as the interior type "connections between studs", sprue
marks and similar. Even the 7 vs 9 teeth, as they give the same functional angles.
However, the grooved vs no groove tiles are visually quite different from the
side. That difference really shows if you have more than one next to each other
and that is how they are often used when building. Same thing with smooth slopes.
Do they just get put into the regular slopes now, as again there is a clear visual
difference between the two and again slopes tend to get placed next to each other
when building. Whereas differences inside the parts tend not to get noticed anywhere
near as much as the exterior surface differences. Even the 7 vs 9 tooth hinge
differences tend not to show when looking at a build.
I also worry about vintage vs new/reissue torsos where the same print has been
used where there are large price differences, even if sellers can highlight they
have the original in the text.
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Note that the "connections between studs" is not the functional difference,
it is just the most easily recognizable feature. The real difference is in the
angle of the slope and whether the hollow studs accept a bar connection.
The visual difference of the angle has not been enough for Bricklink to distinguish
a variant (see the 3x1 slope, which is not yet split), the functional difference
of the connectivity was.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 9, 2024 11:56 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 83 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Hurt writes:
| | In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
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I would love to have a catalog as detailed as possible (e.g. the bottom pin form
of a regular 1 x 2 plate, either filled or with a hole), while at the same time
have this level of detail optional for e.g. new users or user who don't care
about it.
Something like a "main item" (e.g. the current "undetermined type"
that, when you add it to a wanted list, is considered to be the same as all "sub
items". So they should be linked somehow. Like "add the undetermined
type" can be any of the "sub items" when you use the wanted list
for buying, or when you want a specific sub type, you just add the sub type to
your wanted list.
Just dreaming
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Exactly, that is how it should be done.
Catalog = as detailed as possible
Items for sale = as detailed as you as a seller are willing to sort
Wanted items = as specific as you need the parts to be
All this needs is an extension of how you can specify parts in your store inventory
(how about a * or ? for starters) and an extension of how you can specify parts
in your wanted list. No need to touch the catalog at all.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 9, 2024 00:38 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 904 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| As a database engineer, this is the worst idea ever. To dumb down your core database
rather than solving it on the usage side.
As suggested many times before, why don't you allow sellers to indicate which
variants may have been mixed in a lot and allow buyers to specify which variants
they care about.
In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
As a platform, we have decided to take a hard look at some of the mold variants
that we are currently asking you to recognize. For sellers, more variants means
extra sorting and extra work while pulling orders, plus the issues that arise
from variant misunderstandings.
For buyers, excess variants mean that it's harder to assemble a wanted list,
find stores, and ultimately obtain the parts you are looking for.
I have put together a quick Help page to outline these proposed changes:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2625
Notice the date on this is coming up quickly (Feb 1), so I'm not giving a
lot of time for discussion. I'm aiming for about 1 week of discussion and
then we'll give sellers 2 weeks to adjust the descriptions on affected items
if they wish to retain the distinctions.
I plan to construct a full FAQ page with answers to all your questions. This
will serve to inform users about what was done here in February 2024, and also
help point the catalog in the right direction in the future.
To get started, I'll list a few here:
1. This sounds like you're dumbing down the BrickLink catalog to make
it easier for new users. Is that what is going on?
Not really. There are many, many other variants we expect people to sort and
care about. These ones don't really seem to matter much, and some of them
(e.g., the minifigure heads) actually cause problems for the catalog that cannot
be corrected otherwise.
2. What if I really care about a certain variant that is going away? Can I
still buy and sell that variant?
Absolutely! You can add notes to your listings to make them as "determined"
as you wish. Buyers can still search within notes for extra details, or they
can simply observe them as they browse listings.
3. How do I know which exact variants will be merged? I only see one example
in each category.
Please ask in this thread and I can be very specific. Usually we are talking
about a handful of parts and the printed versions.
4. Has a merge like this ever been done before?
Yes, there was a precedent - the Headlight Brick with Slot:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1016584
It was marked for deletion a few years ago and was finally merged last August.
5. Are these the only parts up for consideration, or are there other variants
that will be merged as well?
This is all for now. Based on how well this goes, we may elect to remove other
entries later. However, we will keep all functional variants and important cosmetic
variants.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 12:37 | | Subject: | Re: Got refund; no explanation from seller | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, Zabeth writes:
| | I'm new to Bricklink. Placed an order several days ago and paid via PayPal.
This morning I have a notification from PayPal that my money has been refunded,
but no message from the seller as to why.
Is this normal seller behavior on Bricklink? Should I just move on and place
an order with another seller?
Thanks!
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Did you pay through PayPal OnSite or through another flavour of PayPal? If the
latter, the seller may not have been able to properly receive your payment.
Also look at the order details and both your Bricklink and e-mail messages, including
the spam box; it is possible that you may have missed a message or that it has
been automatically flagged as spam.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 01:44 | | Subject: | Re: stud io parts. | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
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| In Related Software, computer_073 writes:
| | how often does the part's selection in Stud.io update? Because I want to
use the Lego part 92221 from hero factory for a build and wondering if it will
ever get added
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Updates happen continously, but that does not mean that all parts can be added.
Please head over to the Studio forum to read more. You might want to start here:
https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?t=6368
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 01:30 | | Subject: | Re: COLOUR AVAILABILITY | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| In Searching, Kennedy_Telford writes:
| | Hello Friends!
I am new here & haven't yet found a way to see what colours are available
in a part that is not available in the colour that I would like, I've just
been trying every colour 'til I get one that works.
Is there a button to push or some other method that I am not seeing?
THANKS!
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Since on Bricklink, colour availability is to be found nearly everywhere, I've
got the feeling you are talking about Studio, which has its own help site and
its own forum (https://forum.bricklink.com). See this help article: https://studiohelp.bricklink.com/hc/en-us/articles/5459441964695
and look for section D on 'availability'.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 4, 2024 10:19 | | Subject: | Re: storage | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, mike1burns writes:
| | In General, Nomercy01 writes:
| | I am trying to see if people can share pictures of their storage so I can determine
the best way to go forward with storing around 200k parts.
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I think multiple shallow drawers work best. Here is a snippet of my setup.
I have around 430 drawers like this for 600,000+ parts.
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That looks quite like my storage solution. One tip: glue some cut pieces of baseplate
to the front of the drawer, so you can put example bricks that visually show
what's inside.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 4, 2024 04:02 | | Subject: | Re: How to download master parts list | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, MsLaura writes:
| | Hello
Is there a way to download a master spreadsheet list of part numbers with description
so that I can keep track of and upload my parts inventory.
I cannot find it on my own.
thanks in advance and Happy New Years to All
Laura
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You can navigate to [Market] [Catalog] and then visit the [Download] tab:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogDownload.asp
Plenty of download options available there.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 29, 2023 12:17 | | Subject: | Re: BrickStore price guide question | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
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| In Related Software, Cob writes:
| | The price guide in BrickStore is now in a SQLite file. In the past I would would
gather all of the txt files and accumulate them into one price guide file to
assist in determining my item prices.
Doing limited research I have been able to open the SQLite file but cannot access
the price guide data. Does anyone have suggestions on what to use to export
the data from the SQLite file?
From my research there appear to be many options but I can't find the "SQLite
for Dummies" version of how to do export the data.
Thank you,
Cob
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Assuming you want the data in Excel, instead of looking for 'export'
you should look to access and use the data directly. For this you need a way
to connect Excel's query engine to SQLite files, which can be done through
the ODBC driver for SQLite files. There are several of these available on the
web. After having installed this driver, you can use all features of Excel's
Power Query functions, same like you would import the CSV or text files.
ChatGPT gives the following instruction outline:
Microsoft Excel does not have native support for connecting directly to SQLite
databases. However, you can use third-party tools or methods to achieve this
connection. Here's a general approach:
ODBC Driver for SQLite:
You can use an ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) driver to connect Excel
to SQLite. SQLite provides an ODBC driver that you can install and configure
on your system.
SQLite ODBC Driver Installation:
Download and install an SQLite ODBC driver compatible with your operating
system.
Configure the ODBC driver to connect to your SQLite database. This usually
involves specifying the database file path, authentication details, etc.
Excel Data Connection:
Open Excel and go to the "Data" tab.
Select "Get Data" or "Get External Data," depending on
your Excel version.
Choose "From Other Sources" and then select "ODBC."
In the ODBC dialog, choose the DSN (Data Source Name) configured for
your SQLite database.
Querying Data:
After establishing the connection, you can use Excel's Power Query
Editor to write SQL queries or load tables from the SQLite database.
Power Query can be accessed through the "Data" tab, and you can
use the "Advanced Editor" to write custom SQL queries if needed.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 26, 2023 00:25 | | Subject: | Re: Store Search Help | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| In Searching, ghsieh writes:
| | Is there a way to search all US based stores by how many total Star Wars mini
figs that they have available? I can't seem to find a way to do this.
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You can first put all the minifigures you are interested in into a wanted list*,
and then search for the number of matches shops have.
*) See the posts about the .csv to .xml conversion; you can download the catalog
section, do your magic in a spreadsheet and import the resulting .xml into a
wanted list.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 21, 2023 01:03 | | Subject: | Re: Crane Bucket | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Announce, Bracie11 writes:
| | Hi there. Im looking for a part from set 911. Or similar later set. Its the yellow
crane bucket. My set has this part missing. With it will be a complete set. If
anyone knows where I can get one would be great to know.
Bracie11
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Welcome to Bricklink! You'll definitely be able to find those parts on this
platform, where thousands of independent sellers sell loose parts like these.
You could have searched for '911' in the search box at the top, and you'd
have ended up at:
Click on the (Inv) link to see the whole inventory of this set. This set contains
several crane accessoiries; have your pick. Add the parts you need to a wanted
list and find one or more sellers that has them.
Please read the help pages so you'll don't get lost. Bricklink is huge
and a great resource, but can also be confusing at first.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 14, 2023 09:08 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink vs. Rebrickable Discrepancies | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, SDF_Bricks writes:
| | I often use Rebrickable to check inventories as they have a nice 'view'
where parts are shown large and easy to identify. I have not found a similar
view in Bricklink.
Lately however, I noticed there are discrepancies between the two systems. I
was under the impression these were from the same source, but apparently not.
Anyone has info on this issue?
Thank You
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They are not from the same source.
Inventories on Rebrickable are taken directly from LEGO, which means they contain
the inventory as reported by LEGO, which may not be the same as was actually
shipped out and which does not cater for all variants that Bricklink distinguishes
(but may distinguish variants that are considered as the same on Bricklink).
Inventories on Bricklink are (nowadays) pre-filled from the same source of LEGO,
but are always manually checked and verified against what was actually packed.
The Bricklink inventories are also amended by distinguishing variants, counting
the extras (like most small parts), alternates (like different variants) and
counterparts (like stickers applied on parts, or wheel-tire assemblies).
Also, please keep in mind that although LEGO's part numbers (design ids)
are used on multiple platforms, the numbering of variants and decorated parts
may differ from platform to platform.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 12, 2023 00:34 | | Subject: | Re: Finding/Exporting old order with details | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, p1boxnow writes:
| | Hello,
I purchased from a bunch of sells on 12/11/2020, i have the order ID via export
but i cannot seem to pull the individual items I purchased.
I do see the order status is purged. Does that mean detailed information is gone?
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Yes, the details of completed orders are purged after six months.
Maybe you still have the e-mail? That will contain the details as they were at
the time of ordering.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 10, 2023 07:15 | | Subject: | Re: 3% handling charge | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, Erikmax writes:
| | I ordered two 200 euro sets. To my surprise there was besides the postage costs
a 12,17 handling fee on the invoice what i did not expect. Yes it was mentioned
in the terms -3% handling fee- but I did not notice it, I am a very frequent
buyer but never have seen such a practice before.
I regard it fair when someone adds external costs such as paypal charges and
packing costs. But this is simply a raise of the price. In my view orderpicking
costs simply should be included in the product price. And charging over 12 Euro
(the handling was also calculated over the postagen costs) for 'picking'
two sets looks as bit adsurd to me.
Maybe I am wrong...the same set was offered from two anothe Dutch dealers for
200 euro
as well. But a surcharge of 3% on the price makes the pricelist less transparant
as well.
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Voor de Nederlandse markt is deze vorm van prijsopslag volgens mij niet toegestaan:
https://www.acm.nl/nl/verkoop-aan-consumenten/consumenten-informeren/prijzen-vermelden
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 9, 2023 11:53 | | Subject: | Re: Parts database Excel file | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, JoBen writes:
| | Is there a partsdatabase of Lego parts used in technic sets ?
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The catalog download page is here: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogDownload.asp
You can download a list of all parts, or you can download the inventory of a
single set, but there is no way to classify these parts as 'used in technic
sets' directly.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 8, 2023 00:28 | | Subject: | Re: Did this part use to have a different name? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, janzenroth writes:
| | I am looking for a part in my inventory:
Brick, Round 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2/3 Dome Top
and I was wondering if this part had been renamed as I cannot seem to find it
in my Brick Round category.
Is there a way to find out a part's naming history. For example, part 6091
used to be a brick modified before it was changed to a slope curved.
Thanks,
Evan
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There are catalog change logs at [Market] [Catalog] [Logs]
For your question, you can find out at:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogReqList.asp?nID=&viewDate=Y&viewType=E&viewStatus=A&itemType=P&viewAction=N&q=20952
but there are no name changes for this part at all.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 6, 2023 12:29 | | Subject: | Re: virtual store | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Giacomo9812 writes:
| | This is Grandpa Giacomo.
Here in Reggio Emilia Italy we are the third generation of Lego fans.
I in the 70s with my 300-400 pieces almost all red (some white, and black) not
bought, but given away with my father’s gas vouchers, I built a house, all red,
throughout childhood.
In 1983 my son was born and as soon as I could I bought him many boxes, someone
complicated even at 20 years.
I kept his boxes while waiting for the birth of my nephew in 2012.
Also for him many boxes bought and also the boxes that my son had as a child.
Now he is 11 years old and with his grandfather he has built lately the titanic
10294 and
Mom I missed the 21330 home alone plane. We did not respect the colors but they
are very beautiful the same and equal to the original.
When we like a box, with brick lik we see which pieces we need, we remove the
ones we already have and we buy the rest.
I would store everything we have available and just press a button to get what
we are missing for construction.
Here I explained my idea. Thanks for the answers
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Thanks for your story with a personal touch.
It sounds like you are looking for a site such as https://rebrickable.com/
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 4, 2023 06:19 | | Subject: | Re: no difference upper and lowercase in nick? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, legojos writes:
| | It looks like it makes no difference if you use upper- or lowercase characters
in your nickname or not: you can still log in. Shouldn't a nickname be case
sensitive?
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It is very common for login names to be case insensitive and hence very uncommon
to be case sensitive. It is only passwords that are (nearly) always case sensitive.
The same goes for e-mail addresses and the base part of url (websites): they
are case insensitive by definition.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 2, 2023 05:06 | | Subject: | Re: add items to cart | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, Rumps21 writes:
| | I Having problems adding the correct amount of items to a cart. eg. 77 available
i can only add 75.
this happening with all sellers and had this issue for a couple of weeks now.
any advice would be great
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Can it be that you already have 2 in your cart? The dropdown will allow you to
scroll to 77 regardless of what is already in your cart, but if you are already
buying 2, you can only add 75 more to your cart.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2023 14:50 | | Subject: | Re: Reply to emails from blservice@bricklink.com? | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, jennnifer writes:
| | In Technical Issues, Gaston.La.Brick writes:
| | When a user contacts me (via messages), I receive an email from blservice@bricklink.com.
What happens to the reply I send via my email client?
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It goes to blservice@bricklink.com and then disappears into the nether. If you
want to contact a member, do it through BrickLink or put their email address
in yourself.
~Jen
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This is not the behavior that it used to have. Last I can check was a message
from 2022.06.06, which has a reply-to field with the e-mail address of the member,
not blservice.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2023 00:33 | | Subject: | Re: complete status | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, missory writes:
| | Hello,
I have a customer who received his order more than 10 days ago and he doesn't
want to put whether it's complete or not. He tells me to wait until he has
received all his orders.... I don't know why, but I delivered what he asked
for!
What do you do in this case ????
Thanks a lot!
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File the order and move on.
Whether the status is set as Shipped, Received or Complete should not be any
of your concern, as long as the customer is happy. These are statuses for the
customer's use only.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2023 12:28 | | Subject: | Re: Where to find list of part Category changes | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, outofthe60s writes:
| | Recently I saw a Bricklink page that had part Category changes by year. If I
remember correctly it showed the part picture along with the old Category and
the new Category. For example: it showed part 6215 as moving from Brick, Modified
to Slope, Curved. It even showed what was planned for 2024. I can't seem
to find the page again. Can someone send me in the right direction? Thanks.
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Start at [Market] [Catalog] [Logs], then at the bottom choose [Item Category
Changes]
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogReqList.asp?nID=&viewDate=Y&viewType=E&viewStatus=A&viewAction=P
As for planned changes, that was on a special help page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?q=category
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2023 00:44 | | Subject: | Re: Color Of The Milky White (Allianz Arena) | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
| | In Catalog, LocuraHobbies writes:
| | Any way we can get a deferent color name for the Allianz 3001 bricks? like...
"Satin Milky White" or something? Makes it difficult trying to order
Milky White bricks when you arent sure what you are going to get.
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If it doesn't come in the little box, then I'd assume it's not one
of the originals.
David
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Thousands of the 2x4 and 2x6 bricks were brought onto the Bricklink market as
leftovers from the Allianz model build. No boxes involved. Just sold as Milky
White with a comment "Milky White Brick 2 x 4 These bricks were specially
made for the Allianz Arena in Legoland Germany. They shimmer with tiny glitter-like
particles. RARE!" (14-08-2016, bought from a German store that is well known
for its bulk amounts of rare colors)
I made a similar purchase in 2021 from a different reputed store but at that
time, there was no comment. Same parts thought.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 17, 2023 00:34 | | Subject: | Re: Exciting New Feature! | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Buying, StormChaser writes:
| | So apparently there's a new security feature. If you click around too much
in one store, you're locked out from all stores on the website. Unknown
for how long. It just happened about 30 minutes ago to me. All stores now show
the same thing.
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This has been around for several years already. It has been brought up in the
forum several times.
That there is a limit is understandable, unfortunately the limit is too low.
AFAIK the blocking is reset at the nightly maintenance.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2023 12:28 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory vs unchecked-out carts | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, mooselover writes:
| | In a Facebook post, several buyers were talking about how they will often make
a cart in several stores, then compare and go with the one that's the best
value. Great, smart move.
BUT - when you put items in your cart, does that temporarily remove them from
the store's inventory, so they'll still be there when you checkout? If
you wait too long, might those items be snatched up by someone else?
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Like others said: carts don't affect inventory. Parts are not reserved.
| |
I'm just wondering, because sometimes when I'm pulling an order (like
yesterday) I see that the order says this person bought 20 of this thing and
I should have 0 left... but I have 22 left. I know that everyone miscounts sometimes,
but by 22??? Is it possible that maybe those 22 were sitting in carts that were
waiting for checkout?
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No, you are misinterpreting the information that Bricklink gives you. The order
gives you the amount left at the time of viewing/printing/downloading the order,
not the amount left at the time the order was placed. This means that if two
different customers order from the same lot, the amount reported back at the
time you look will be the amount left after both of the orders have been fulfilled.
Not that one order reflects the intermediate number.
For example: you have 50. Ali orders 20 (so at that time there are 30 left) and
Bob orders 7 (so at that time there are 50-20-7 = 23 left). If you print Ali's
order after Bob's order was placed, Bricklink will report 23 left. If you
would have printed Ali's order before Bob's order was placed, Bricklink
will report 30 left.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 24, 2023 00:09 | | Subject: | Re: Order seems to have been stolen. | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, sasquatch_eater writes:
| | I received a message today from one of my buyers who said that the package I
had sent him was cut open and missing the LEGO pieces. What do I do now? The
buyer does live in an apartment if it matters.
Thanks for the help!
--Claude
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As a seller, you are responsible. You can claim damage with your shipping provider.
Whether or not this claim will cover your losses, depends on what shipping conditions
you have chosen with your carrier. It is part of the costs of doing online business.
It would help if your buyer would provide photo evidence - or even better, that
he would have refused the damaged package. But unless you can prove that it is
deliberate fraud on the buyer's side, the entire transaction upto complete
delivery into the hands of your customer is completely at your risk.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 21, 2023 22:44 | | Subject: | Re: "Chevron" vs "Chevrons" | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Catalog, normann1974 writes:
| | […]
For some (strange) reason, […]
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Not strange at all. It’s only that it searches for complete words.
That’s not how some search engines work (web…) but that’s how other search features
work (editors…).
Some search features are smart enough to have it as an option… like the search-a-member/store-by-name
feature on BrickLink!
| | ]…]
So I believe it all comes down to what we expect users to search for. I would
search for "chevron" and most likely never try "chevrons", even
if no result came up.
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I, me, and myself would search for the plural when there’s more than one. And
then we would replace the final s by a * if we couldn’t find the part.
So, that’s 3 of us against 1 of you for the plural  
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Make that 4. Plurals please where they apply.
If only it were as simple for the sheep, deer, moose, trout, fish, aircraft and
species.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 18, 2023 10:46 | | Subject: | Re: I'm Designing an app that uses Lego data. | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
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| In Related Software, IndoVee writes:
| | So as part of my college final year project, I had the idea to make an app that
basically compares the value of pieces from a pick-a-brick wall to Bricklink.
I was originally going to use Bricklink's API to get data like part ID, weight,
dimensions average sold price, etc. However, I was told by the Bricklink support
team that they only offer the API to Bricklink sellers for use in their Bricklink
stores.
Does anyone have any suggestions on a way where I can get data like this from
somewhere else? Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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You could install Studio (red Studio Icon on the Bricklink pages), run it. Studio
will fetch availability and average for sale prices per part per color and caches
these in around 10,000 JSON-files, one for each part and each containing information
for all available colors. It will refresh the cache around once a day, when you
are using Studio.
This cache should cover most of the parts that are available from PaB.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 17, 2023 21:49 | | Subject: | Re: Sort all minifgure heads by color | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, FunnyYellowBric writes:
| | Hello,
Trying to find a way to display the full catalogue of minifig heads, sorted by
color. I'm making minifigs of my coworkers and need to find appropriate skin
tones. Is there a way to display all printed heads ever made sorted by color
(Nougat, light nougat, dark nougat) etc? I know certain themes like HP, SW are
going to be more helpful than others, obviously, but I would prefer not having
to sort through them all to find the one I need.
Thank you all for your help.
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Start at the color guide https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp and then
browse the category or do a part search like 3626* or 28621p*
For example https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catID=238&catXrefLevel=0&colorPart=240&catType=P
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 13, 2023 11:51 | | Subject: | Re: Split 3039pb041? | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| | Hi,
and
are actually two different patterns: the black one doesn’t have painted black
outlines.
Should they be split? Or should a note be added? Or does no one care?
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I believe there is a precedent that was not split, but did have a note. If only
I would remember which part it was.
I believe no-one cares.
It would matter for LDraw, but this print is not (yet) on there (or is it?)
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|
| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 8, 2023 21:47 | | Subject: | Re: How Hard is Running A Store? | | Viewed: | 114 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
|
| In Selling, studebakerj writes:
| | In Selling, hpoort writes:
| | In Selling, Fr0stByt3 writes:
| | I'm asking physically. Here's where I am:
My house is small so I can online get so many Akro-Mils into my garage. I've
got twelve and having trouble fitting in any more. My parents offered their basement
which is far larger than my house; in the open corner alone I might be able to
get thirty-six to forty-eight. Plenty of space to upscale to many times that
if they allow it. I may be able to start carrying many hundreds of thousands
of elements.
My parents also offered their labor because they're Door Dashing to make
ends meet and I want to help them out by splitting profit for their effort filling
orders during the week while I stock, fund, supply, and manage everything else.
Is this taxing on the body? My parents are aging and I wouldn't be helping
them out if they're having to strain to get orders filled. For me in my garage,
standing for hours can be painful so I'm afraid it'll put them through
hell.
I care about my parents. I put them through a lot growing up and I want to improve
their situation any way I can. They at the very least seem receptive to a BL
store.
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Every time I read a story here about Akro-Mils or similar systems of 'many
tiny drawers', I think: Why? Meaning, why to have a separate drawer for each
part spread out vertically, when you can also use wider drawers that can each
hold 20 to 60 cups / bags / open boxes? If you group similar but not easily confused
parts together in a drawer, you can do many sorting operations by taking out
just a few drawers at a time and can do most work sitting. In my setup I can
easily fit 4.000 lots in a few meter cupboard space.
For bigger lots, they get split over the small lot in the drawer box and the
remainder in a ZIP bag into the 40 liter containers.
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What kind of cupboards are those?
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These are custom made, by 'just' gluing some wooden strips on plywood
and screwing some L-profiles for the drawers to slide onto. For the paper boxes,
you could use the bottom of tetrapack packages, empty matchboxes or fold them
out of paper like the ones on the picture.
For the drawers, you might also get a pile of serving trays from a budget store.
My post is more about the idea that you do not have a single drawer for a single
part, but larger drawers that show all the parts in a single view. Also, loose
boxes makes it very easy to get the parts out. You don't have to handpick
every part but can just take the box.
Also note the cut up baseplate that I glued on the front. It allows for putting
just a few samples of the parts that are in the drawer and still be flexible.
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|
| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 8, 2023 08:01 | | Subject: | Re: Fake or not? | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
|
| In LEGO products, Andr3a42 writes:
| | Is the first one an original LEGO part? TY
|
Sure, the logos on the top part are different because it's a very old part.
50+ yesrs
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 5, 2023 12:08 | | Subject: | Re: Color Guide with Sort Options? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, AntOrman writes:
| | Would it be possible to get the Color Guide page to be sortable by the column
headings? I'd like to be able to easily see what colors are the most common
for example, or which ones have only existed for a set period of time.
Cheers,
Andrew
|
You can download the entire table here and do all manipulation in Excel or similar
spreadsheet:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogDownload.asp?utm_content=subnav
Select:
(x) Colors
Download format = [Tab-Delimited File]
and click [Download]
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|
| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 5, 2023 12:03 | | Subject: | Re: Add alt item IDs | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Catalog, mspl writes:
| | In Catalog, pikachu3 writes:
| | I have one copy of this:
Could we add those as alt IDs, or at least in the description?
|
Why can I search by Element ID but there's no way to view an item's element
ID? Clearly the information exists in the database.
|
Indeed.
For parts, we can see them in the “Color Images” page (link on the left of the
part’s image, then scroll down to see the table), but for Gears…?
|
There is nowhere a link to this page, and no Element ID's mentioned for this
gear yet, but I assume it will become visible on this page:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp?itemType=G&itemNo=IB2G-ISXDEMO&v=2
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 5, 2023 11:56 | | Subject: | Re: add new color for 64179 | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, galeatter writes:
| | I have technic part 64178 in White. No option to select white. It is available
on rebrickable. Please add. Thanks
|
Both for your wanted list and for your item for sale you can select any color,
even if that color is not a 'known color'.
The way it works is that the colors of a part will show as 'known' if
and only if the part-color combination is used in an inventory. Since you have
the part, you probably have the set where it came in, so maybe, just maybe, you
could contribute to the catalog by adding the inventory of the set.
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|
| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 2, 2023 23:12 | | Subject: | Re: What is this long pole? | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
|
| In Catalog Identification, yokohama writes:
| | Hi all!
Is there someone who knows this yellow one?
- Written '542' on the lower part. The letters before '542' is
unreadable for me, maybe 'S.Q.U.I.D' ?
- '@2021 The LEGO Group.' on the pole part.
- 23L, 18cm
Thanks in advance 
|
It might be clutch strength measuring/testing tool that they use in the mould
making department. I vaguely remember something like this having come up on a
LEGO-site a while back.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 30, 2023 06:16 | | Subject: | Re: Red X89 XRef Change? | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
|
| In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
| | There are 144 sellers with Red x89 for sale. The final Red x89 being eliminated
from inventories cast great doubt on the existence of Red x89 and contacting
that many sellers in the hopes that they will all change is a job for a fool.
Would it be possible to just quietly change the XRef?
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 30, 2023 03:37 | | Subject: | Re: Set 1016 | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Price Guide | |
|
| In Price Guide, coevorden01 writes:
| | In Price Guide, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Price Guide, coevorden01 writes:
| | In Price Guide, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Price Guide, coevorden01 writes:
| | I have a set 1016 with box
Anybody have an idea what it is worth? Can not find anything
On the internet about prices, only that it is very rare.
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Better with an image and a link:
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Thxs
|
You've got quite the rare set that even BrickEconomy doesn't have a price
on it.
https://www.brickeconomy.com/set/1016-1/lego-dacta-letter-bricks-for-wall-board
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Yes, thats why my question over here. Look everywhere at the internet, no known
prices
|
Could you add the inventory to Bricklink? At least that would give you the part
out value as a starting point.
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|
| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 25, 2023 12:23 | | Subject: | Re: Lego abandons effort to make oil-free bricks | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
|
| In LEGO products, SylvainLS writes:
| | In LEGO products, Fr0stByt3 writes:
| | […]
"It said the reason for that was because extra steps were required in the
production process, which meant it needed to use more energy.
As a result, it said it has "decided not to progress" with making bricks
from the material."
I'm somewhat skeptical. If the new bricks would have caused more carbon emissions
because they require more energy to produce, then wouldn't that be less of
an issue if the energy used to create them was sourced from wind, solar, or nuclear?
|
If some of those extra steps are during brick production (moulding factories),
then tell me which of these countries are 100% “wind, solar, or nuclear”?
China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Mexico, USA, Vietnam.
My guess is (most of) the extra steps are during the making of the raw material.
So, second question: in which country should the PET be recycled to use 100%
wind, solar, or nuclear?
You have more choice here (lots of more bad choices ).
And then, how do you transport the to-be-recycled PET to this new recycling factory
and how do you transport the recycled pellets to the moulding factories? Without
adding more CO²?
(PET transport should be as CO²-expensive as for ABS (unless the weight is highly
different), so that question should reduce to: Without adding more transport?)
Besides, even if you found a magical country that has 100% wind, solar, or nuclear,
and that could produce the PET (yeah, that small 2-huts island won’t do), neither
wind, solar, or nuclear are 0% CO²: you’re using energy that could be used for
something else, so you’re requiring more energy capacity, so you’re requiring
more wind turbine, solar panel, or nuclear plant to be built, and that’s never
CO²-free.
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Good questions making a good read.
Let's make that CO² → CO₂ and I totally agree. Did you use up all your Unicode
credits with the œ explanation? The ₂ Unicode U+2082 is intended for the fractional
part of custom fractions, but since this forum strips the (sub)2(/sub) markers,
this will do. Let's not square the carbon monoxide but stick to carbon-dioxide
only - or actually, this is more about the entire picture of energy transformation
that's irrevocably lost to entropy.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 21, 2023 09:58 | | Subject: | Re: Brick studio | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
|
| In Help, brickfrero writes:
| | Hi,
I would like to know if there was any "mode" on brick studio to have
different perspectives on creation?
On Maya for example you can swap beetween 4 views like this picture and still
work on your creation.
That's the mode what i'm looking for. Is there any one on brick studio
or only the 3D view?
|
The program is called Studio or Bricklink Studio, and it's forum is found
at https://forum.bricklink.com
The answer to your question is yes and is found on this help page: https://studiohelp.bricklink.com/hc/en-us/articles/5409213150487-Camera-control-in-the-viewport
Both forum and help pages can be found under the red Studio icon at the top of
your Bricklink pages.
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|
| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 20, 2023 14:01 | | Subject: | Re: Alternate / New catalog - Croissant | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog Requests, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, jennnifer writes:
If you use the “US International” layout, it’s AltGr + E
|
Or simpler, if you have US International keyboard layout, the ' " ` and
~ act as deadkeys: for é you just type ' followed by e. Works for all common
accented letters (common as in Western European languages). 'c is ç usually
(but not always).
| |
Don’t get me started on ‘œ’
|
Please elaborate...
|
|
| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2023 11:46 | | Subject: | Re: How Hard is Running A Store? | | Viewed: | 139 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
|
| In Selling, Fr0stByt3 writes:
| | I'm asking physically. Here's where I am:
My house is small so I can online get so many Akro-Mils into my garage. I've
got twelve and having trouble fitting in any more. My parents offered their basement
which is far larger than my house; in the open corner alone I might be able to
get thirty-six to forty-eight. Plenty of space to upscale to many times that
if they allow it. I may be able to start carrying many hundreds of thousands
of elements.
My parents also offered their labor because they're Door Dashing to make
ends meet and I want to help them out by splitting profit for their effort filling
orders during the week while I stock, fund, supply, and manage everything else.
Is this taxing on the body? My parents are aging and I wouldn't be helping
them out if they're having to strain to get orders filled. For me in my garage,
standing for hours can be painful so I'm afraid it'll put them through
hell.
I care about my parents. I put them through a lot growing up and I want to improve
their situation any way I can. They at the very least seem receptive to a BL
store.
|
Every time I read a story here about Akro-Mils or similar systems of 'many
tiny drawers', I think: Why? Meaning, why to have a separate drawer for each
part spread out vertically, when you can also use wider drawers that can each
hold 20 to 60 cups / bags / open boxes? If you group similar but not easily confused
parts together in a drawer, you can do many sorting operations by taking out
just a few drawers at a time and can do most work sitting. In my setup I can
easily fit 4.000 lots in a few meter cupboard space.
For bigger lots, they get split over the small lot in the drawer box and the
remainder in a ZIP bag into the 40 liter containers.
|
|
|
| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2023 11:28 | | Subject: | Re: Flag 2 x 2 with stars | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
|
| In Catalog Identification, Fragty writes:
| | | | Not true for this part. There are plenty of original flags of this type around
that predate the tiny print logo.
|
You have a source for this? Not saying it's not true but now I'm curious
I checked my set 6017 from 1987, one year after the initial release of these
flags and they already have the logo.
And as these flags in black only appeared from 1996 onward, it's safe to
assume those should have the logo.
It could also be a custom print on a genuine Lego part of course.
|
My source was just checking my collection. I have plenty of this flag in eleven
colours, all without micro printing. Most of these I bought in 2016 and 2017
from at least 10 different, reputable Bricklink sellers. Most of the ones I have
are the thin clip variety. The black ones I have definitely come from multiple
copies of .
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2023 09:43 | | Subject: | Re: Flag 2 x 2 with stars | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
|
| In Catalog Identification, Fragty writes:
| | If it is lego there should be a (very small) lego logo on top of one of the clips.
|
Not true for this part. There are plenty of original flags of this type around
that predate the tiny print logo.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2023 06:24 | | Subject: | Re: Impossible to change Have/Want quantity | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Xillusionniste writes:
| | Hello,
I created a TEST Wanted List here with only one part.
As soon as I edit "Want" or "Have" Quantity and then click Save,
this error is displayed at the top.
Impossible to change Condition too..
Is this a bug ?
Thank you !
Julien
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In one of your wanted list - and it does not have to be the current one! - there
is a duplicate entry. You have to find and fix that first before you can do any
edit on any of your wanted lists.
This duplicate entry may be caused by a catalog merge, so not necessarily something
you have done yourself.
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