BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Dear all,

We have been made aware that phishing emails have been sent to some of our members,
asking them to log in to "Bricklinks.net" (note the s in the name)

This is an attempt to get people to share their BrickLink login information.
Please do not try to log on as there is a risk that the information will be
used to illegally access your BrickLink account.

We would like to remind you that we have implemented OTP (One-Time PIN) which
is an additional security that even if they have gotten access to your username
and password, they will not be able to access your account if you have turned
on OTP.

If you have not chosen to use OTP, we advise that you consider doing so in the
future. You can read more about how to turn on OTP here:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2615&q=OTP

Please update your BrickLink password regularly and make sure to use different
passwords for different platforms.

The BrickLink Team

Will this option (OTP) be available to sellers only?

Author:

rtzx9r

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 23:05

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Re: Phishing email

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In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

Why doesn't a multi-billion dollar company buy up all domains similar to
Bricklink and then just redirect them all to Bricklink.com?

Because they would've to buy hundreds of domains, like bricklinks.net, bricklinka.com,
brick-link.net, bricklinkk.net, bricklinks.org...

Plus some may already be taken and put for sale at $100,000 ea - so no, it's
not easy.

The official Bricklink strategy is to simply link all the similar websites. Just
need to be patient as they are already a bit behind on projects.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 22:32

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Re: Phishing email

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Why doesn't a multi-billion dollar company buy up all domains similar to
Bricklink and then just redirect them all to Bricklink.com?

Author:

BrickDeals

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 22:17

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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Why doesn't a multi-billion dollar company buy up all domains similar to
Bricklink and then just redirect them all to Bricklink.com?

Author:

sasquatch_eater

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 21:43

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Re: Phishing email

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In Administrative, Saitobricks.ca writes:

In Administrative, sasquatch_eater writes:

In Administrative, Saitobricks.ca writes:

In Administrative, sasquatch_eater writes:

In Administrative, Saitobricks.ca writes:

Thanks for the heads up!

We wouldn't want another hacking.

That's suspicious! Suspend his store!

--Claude

Says some one who eats sasquatch's and runs a baboon repository

I bet you've never even tried sasquatch.

--Claude

Where do you get yours?

I grow 'em in my garden, where else would I get 'em?

Author:

Saitobricks.ca

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 18:49

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Re: Phishing email

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In Administrative, sasquatch_eater writes:

In Administrative, Saitobricks.ca writes:

In Administrative, sasquatch_eater writes:

In Administrative, Saitobricks.ca writes:

Thanks for the heads up!

We wouldn't want another hacking.

That's suspicious! Suspend his store!

--Claude

Says some one who eats sasquatch's and runs a baboon repository

I bet you've never even tried sasquatch.

--Claude

Where do you get yours?

Author:

sasquatch_eater

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 18:14

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Re: Phishing email

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In Administrative, Saitobricks.ca writes:

In Administrative, sasquatch_eater writes:

In Administrative, Saitobricks.ca writes:

Thanks for the heads up!

We wouldn't want another hacking.

That's suspicious! Suspend his store!

--Claude

Says some one who eats sasquatch's and runs a baboon repository

I bet you've never even tried sasquatch.

--Claude

Author:

Saitobricks.ca

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 17:30

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Re: Phishing email

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In Administrative, sasquatch_eater writes:

In Administrative, Saitobricks.ca writes:

Thanks for the heads up!

We wouldn't want another hacking.

That's suspicious! Suspend his store!

--Claude

Says some one who eats sasquatch's and runs a baboon repository

Author:

sasquatch_eater

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 17:11

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Re: Phishing email

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In Administrative, Saitobricks.ca writes:

Thanks for the heads up!

We wouldn't want another hacking.

That's suspicious! Suspend his store!

--Claude

Author:

CE_Tanja

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 17:04

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Re: Phishing email

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Yes, there will be an email too.

In Administrative, BricksThatStick writes:

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Thanks for this Tanja...

Is this information also being sent as a genuine email to the whole userbase?
(the 99.9% of members who won't see this forum message)

Author:

Saitobricks.ca

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 16:06

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Re: Phishing email

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Thanks for the heads up!

We wouldn't want another hacking.

Author:

The_Boyz_Bricks

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 15:55

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Re: Phishing email

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In Administrative, Bricklone writes:

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Enabling OTP with a phone number could eventually be great!

Author:

Leonardo_S

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 15:46

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Re: Phishing email

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Thank you for the info Tanja.

Leo

Author:

Bricklone

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 15:44

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Re: Phishing email

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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Enabling OTP with a phone number could eventually be great!

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 15:36

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Re: Phishing email

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suspicious indeed!

Author:

The_Boyz_Bricks

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 15:31

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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Thanks for the heads up!

Author:

ErwinNL

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 15:29

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Re: Phishing email

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I have seen it on Facebook and some Discord groups, be careful.

Author:

BricksThatStick

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 15:29

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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Thanks for this Tanja...

Is this information also being sent as a genuine email to the whole userbase?
(the 99.9% of members who won't see this forum message)

Author:

CE_Tanja

Posted:

Mar 4, 2024 15:25

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Phishing email

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Author:

Rainimator

Posted:

Feb 24, 2024 15:30

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Dear BrickLink members,

The LEGO Group released the following statement regarding the war in Ukraine.

Our thoughts are with all the children and families suffering as a result of
the war in Ukraine.
Our priority is the safety of all our colleagues. We are in contact with our
Ukrainian team and are providing ongoing support to ensure their safety. We are
also working to support other colleagues around the world impacted by the escalating
crisis including our team in Russia.

We have paused shipments of products to Russia given the extensive disruption
to the operating environment.

We care deeply about the lasting impact on children and together with the LEGO
Foundation and Ole Kirk’s Fond, we will donate DKK 110 million (approx. USD 16.5
million) to emergency relief efforts, with a focus on providing support for children
and families. The donation will be made to existing partners, including the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children, and the Danish Red Cross.

This is a volatile and constantly evolving situation which we are monitoring
closely.
What does this mean for BrickLink?

The global payment platforms we use on BrickLink are currently not available
in Russia and deliveries to and from the country are severely disrupted. Given
this, buying and selling activities in Russia will be temporarily deactivated.
Members impacted by this will be informed individually.

We are grateful for everyone in our community and never imagined we would face
a situation such as this or witness the heartbreak and devastation we’re seeing
in Ukraine.

Please continue to adhere to our community guidelines and show each other respect
and support.

Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Feb 15, 2024 15:32

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Re: Exchange rate provider change

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In Administrative, wildchicken13 writes:

In Administrative, StarBrick writes:

Why did this happen?

BrickLink exchanged one rate for another

Dad's Joke Alert Level 1.

Author:

wildchicken13

Posted:

Feb 15, 2024 15:08

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Re: Exchange rate provider change

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In Administrative, StarBrick writes:

Why did this happen?

BrickLink exchanged one rate for another

Author:

StarBrick

Posted:

Feb 15, 2024 14:00

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Re: Exchange rate provider change

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Why did this happen?

Author:

kayvidt

Posted:

Feb 15, 2024 12:04

Subject:

Re: Norway Tax Implementation

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I've also had to pay doble VAT and have sendt messages both to the seller
and Admin at Bricklink. The seller says that I have to contact Bricklink, but
there has been no return to my request. I hope this issue will attended soon.

Author:

macebobo

Posted:

Feb 13, 2024 19:07

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Re: Exchange rate provider change

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In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

In Administrative, macebobo writes:

In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

Note:

* Too bad the currency rate applied still cannot be displayed, IMHO

You can only have so much transparency a day, otherwise it causes cancer.

* https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/currenciesm as in your page is an erroneous
link

https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/currencies is the correct link.

I know, but the Help page doesn't

The first link (Green) is okay, the second (red) is bad.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Feb 13, 2024 18:53

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Re: Exchange rate provider change

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In Administrative, macebobo writes:

In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

Note:

* Too bad the currency rate applied still cannot be displayed, IMHO

You can only have so much transparency a day, otherwise it causes cancer.

* https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/currenciesm as in your page is an erroneous
link

https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/currencies is the correct link.

I know, but the Help page doesn't

Author:

macebobo

Posted:

Feb 13, 2024 18:45

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Re: Exchange rate provider change

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In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

Note:

* Too bad the currency rate applied still cannot be displayed, IMHO

You can only have so much transparency a day, otherwise it causes cancer.

* https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/currenciesm as in your page is an erroneous
link

https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/currencies is the correct link.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Feb 13, 2024 17:32

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In Administrative, CE_Anastasia writes:

Dear BrickLink members,

Today we performed a switch between exchange rate providers. From now on, exchange
rate information will be provided by Bloomberg Currency Data: https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/currencies
To review our exchange rate policy, go to this page: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2115

Note:

* Too bad the currency rate applied still cannot be displayed, IMHO

* https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/currenciesm as in your page is an erroneous
link

Author:

CE_Anastasia

Posted:

Feb 13, 2024 17:26

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Exchange rate provider change

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Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Feb 12, 2024 21:37

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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i see what you did there

Author:

wildchicken13

Posted:

Feb 12, 2024 21:08

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Author:

Milann

Posted:

Feb 11, 2024 18:57

Subject:

Re: Update on November 3rd incident

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In Administrative, Nubs_Select writes:

Thankyou for the update! 🍕🍕🍕

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Feb 11, 2024 07:09

Subject:

Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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In Administrative, WoutR writes:

[…]
Ehm... I am no specialist but at first sight BrickLink does risk liability if
they share private data that is not relevant for the purpose. […]

I was only answering the “BL should moderate the sale feature” part, not the
part (in parentheses) about IP addresses.

IIRC, I didn’t say anything about IP addresses because I had nothing to say for
or against it, contrarily to the main point

Sorry, I should have snipped that part or answered before (thus leaving the quote
but below my answer), to make it clearer I wasn’t addressing it (pun intended).

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 18:06

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Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

[…]
Whaaaat? But this was May 7, 2023?!
(thanks to remember it, I still think it was a fun sale)

I didn’t remember the exact post, I just knew you never posted sales. I checked
your history and dug the post out

That's an iniquitous rule!

Well, you can’t both complain we don’t implement suggestions and implement them!
Especially it’s your suggestion that’s implemented!

What about the Pizza fans - seriously, that's a major problem.

Posts about pizza with gummies and pizza-flavoured gummies get cancelled every
day!

Author:

WoutR

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 18:02

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Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, Teup writes:

[…]
...which is actually against EU law
https://sellforte.com/en/blog/eu-law-change-on-promotions/

I mean, it's not my business so I don't really care, but if it's
BL wish to be law-compliant, this isn't enough. They'd have to moderate
the sale function itself, not just the forum. (And, talking about law-compliancy,
change several other things, such as stop pumping seller's mailboxes full
of IP addresses of their buyers, which is a GDPR violation because it counts
as private data and it counts as irrelevant for the purpose).

BL is law-compliant when BL risks something and, AFAIK, BL doesn’t risk anything
here, only the sellers do. Actually, also AFAIK, nothing says marketplaces should
enforce those laws in acting, preventing, warning the sellers, applying to the
local authorities or whatever.
OTOH, members can apply to the local authorities to investigate the sellers.
But then I won’t bet on the chances of something happening to those small fishes.

Ehm... I am no specialist but at first sight BrickLink does risk liability if
they share private data that is not relevant for the purpose. (A seller needs
the buyer's address to ship an order, but does for example not need that
IP address). If this data is collected and shared, then BrickLink is the party
doing that. By offering their services in the EU, the GDPR applies. If anyone
files a complaint to the relevant authorities, I think that could make BrickLink
liable for 1) possibly collecting more data than needed, and 2) a data leak because
they share the information with others (the sellers). The related fines can be
serious, so BL does risk something. Compared to other offenders, I think BL is
not at the top of their priority list, but that is no reason not to comply with
the law.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 17:17

Subject:

Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

[…]
Whaaaat? But this was May 7, 2023?!
(thanks to remember it, I still think it was a fun sale)

I didn’t remember the exact post, I just knew you never posted sales. I checked
your history and dug the post out

That's an iniquitous rule!

Well, you can’t both complain we don’t implement suggestions and implement them!
Especially it’s your suggestion that’s implemented!

What about the Pizza fans - seriously, that's a major problem.

Posts about pizza with gummies and pizza-flavoured gummies get cancelled every
day!

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 16:58

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Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

Could we set a rule, like X posts every Y sales or something?
So I can keep posting and not him?

If he can't post then he has more free time to delete posts. It will end
up nil-nil!

You're used to post on BrickLink and then realize Facebook may be a better
place to hang around... what a shock!

Bye for now, in a moment here we'll be festing (for no real reason) while
building

80112-1 (Inv) Auspicious Dragon
1171 Parts, 2024
Sets: Holiday & Event: Chinese New Year

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 16:51

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Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

Could we set a rule, like X posts every Y sales or something?
So I can keep posting and not him?

If he can't post then he has more free time to delete posts. It will end
up nil-nil!

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 16:47

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Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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Could we set a rule, like X posts every Y sales or something?
So I can keep posting and not him?

If he can't post then he has more free time to delete posts. It will end
up nil-nil!

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 16:46

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Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

[…]
Could we set a rule, like X posts every Y sales or something?
So I can keep posting and not him?

AFAIK, this is your one and only sales post: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1409228
So, under your new rule, you can’t actually post anymore

Whaaaat? But this was May 7, 2023?!
(thanks to remember it, I still think it was a fun sale)

That's an iniquitous rule!

What about the Pizza fans - seriously, that's a major problem.

only since we must defend ourselves against the soldiers of mustard!

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 16:43

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Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

[…]
Could we set a rule, like X posts every Y sales or something?
So I can keep posting and not him?

AFAIK, this is your one and only sales post: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1409228
So, under your new rule, you can’t actually post anymore

Whaaaat? But this was May 7, 2023?!
(thanks to remember it, I still think it was a fun sale)

That's an iniquitous rule!

What about the Pizza fans - seriously, that's a major problem.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 16:39

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Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

[…]
Could we set a rule, like X posts every Y sales or something?
So I can keep posting and not him?

AFAIK, this is your one and only sales post: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1409228
So, under your new rule, you can’t actually post anymore

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 16:35

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Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 16:25

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Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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If you can post in the Forum now, you are not banned. The ban feature is all
or nothing when it comes to different topics.

There is also the case of this Seller... who isn't really a Seller... and
who's the second poster on BrickLink...

Could we set a rule, like X posts every Y sales or something?
So I can keep posting and not him?

Please have a good weekend - all!

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 15:55

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Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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In Administrative, TorontoLego writes:

Hi,
I posted a sale yesterday and got a message alerting me to this message (below).
Sorry I had missed that. One of the things it says is: Bans will be lifted
immediately if the member contacts us and lets us know they agree to the new
policy.

I'm not sure if this applies to me (ie if there's now a ban); however,
I wanted to confirm that I have no been made aware of this new policy and agree
to abide by it.

Thanks and all the best,
Mike
(TorontoBricks)

If you can post in the Forum now, you are not banned. The ban feature is all
or nothing when it comes to different topics.

Author:

TorontoLego

Posted:

Feb 10, 2024 14:07

Subject:

Re: New policy on Forum sales posts

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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.

To be sure, there are a few members who have abused the Sales post feature, running
what seem to be constant deep discounts on everything in their store or in certain
categories. Most members who post in Sales, however, are not currently abusing
the feature, but we want to reduce the overall prominence of Sales posts.

The policy has been changed from a maximum of one per day to a maximum of one
per month. Please see the screenshot below.

Sellers posting more frequently may incur a friendly flooding ban for one month.
These are non-cumulative bans and will not go on your record. Bans will be lifted
immediately if the member contacts us and lets us know they agree to the new
policy.

Only the initial post in a thread counts toward the total Sales posts. Replies
will not count unless it is obvious that someone is posting to circumvent the
new policy.

This policy will be in place for the next 6 months after which we will assess
the situation.

**************

A word about "good" sales posts

On the BrickLink platform, visual presentation is a big part of our success.
This is why nice images are so critical to the catalog. When we see the same
one-line-of-text Sales posts cut and pasted over and over, it doesn't really
engage buyers. In fact, you may turn people off with such posts, especially if
they are done with frequency.

We're thinking of running a little contest over the next 6 months to reward
the best and most creative sales posts. More details on that later.

Author:

Dino

Posted:

Feb 2, 2024 16:09

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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