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View Thread Re: Unjustified Neutral Feedback - yorbrick (1184)
It looks like it is sorted now.
(2 months ago, Mar 13, 2024, to Feedback)
View Thread Re: Unjustified Neutral Feedback - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It won't be removed. Just respond to it in a positive way, such as "The order was delivered four days after it was placed." It shows you made no error, and [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 13, 2024, to Feedback)
View Thread Re: BEWARE! HACK TRIALS!! - yorbrick (1184)
[...] I find there are ways to beat or at least minimise them. If it is a company I have no intention of using, I don't unsubscribe. Instead I just set a filter to delete [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 13, 2024, to General)
View Thread Re: Feedback. Negative and Neutral impact. - yorbrick (1184)
[...] They aren't being treated as the same. A store with 90 positives and 10 neutrals has a score of 90 with a percentage praise of 90%. A store with 90 positives and [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 12, 2024, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Feedback. Negative and Neutral impact. - yorbrick (1184)
[...] What is misleading about it? They both have 10 non positive feedback out of 100, so there is the warning from the percentage praise that the buyer should check the feedback. [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 12, 2024, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: How to set up insurance properly? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] I imagine that fee is for tracking to prove it was delivered, as in 'insurance' against the buyer saying it didn't arrive rather than real insurance for damage [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 12, 2024, to Shipping)
View Thread Re: NSS - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Ask the buyer to remove the NSS now that they have been refunded. And also upload evidence of the refund in reply to the NSS being filed. The former should be faster [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 12, 2024, to Help)
View Thread Re: Feedback. Negative and Neutral impact. - yorbrick (1184)
[...] That would be fine, if they wanted to show the percentage praise over the past year or 6 months, or whatever instead of over all time. I'm strongly against old negative [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 12, 2024, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Can't give feedback for a shop - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Is it the order where you didn't pay, and a non-paying buyer warning was made?
(2 months ago, Mar 12, 2024, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: BEWARE! HACK TRIALS!! - yorbrick (1184)
[...] I haven't received the email either, and I am also subscribed to the newsletter. So the message has not gone to all users, or all newsletter subscribers.
(2 months ago, Mar 12, 2024, to General)
View Thread Re: Feedback. Negative and Neutral impact. - yorbrick (1184)
[...] And when should positive feedback fall off the percentage calculation? The rating is pointless if it is manipulated to make stores look better than the feedback received [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 12, 2024, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Problem with inventory/seller - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Yes, if thy are refusing to acknowledge they have made an error then you can file a claim through PayPal as they have sent something different to what you ordered. You [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 11, 2024, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: Open to International Orders! 10% Discount - yorbrick (1184)
[...] If you want orders, don't spam. You are only allowed to make one sales post per month. You have made two in a day.
(2 months ago, Mar 11, 2024, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Payment that bounced and I can’t cancel - yorbrick (1184)
[...] If it is a UK buyer, you could ask them to pay direct through PayPal rather than onsite PayPal.
(2 months ago, Mar 10, 2024, to Problem)
View Thread Re: Seriously? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] And, like the merges here, most people wouldn't notice any difference.
(2 months ago, Mar 10, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Make-up brush as a viable cleaning tool? - yorbrick (1184)
I use almost the exact opposite - something that sucks rather than blows. The problem with blowing dust is that it has to go somewhere, often just in the air ready to settle [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 10, 2024, to General)
View Thread Re: < < March 30 / 20 / 10 % OFF Sale > > - yorbrick (1184)
Celebrate by doing nothing different ... ? (URL)
(2 months ago, Mar 10, 2024, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Subscribe to threads and topics - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Do you really want to receive notifications every time a message is posted in a specific topic? You will be getting multiple notifications a day. Better to bookmark and [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 9, 2024, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Subscribe to threads and topics - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Bookmark the thread.
(2 months ago, Mar 9, 2024, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Chocolate - yorbrick (1184)
Decoration on the neck part of a minifigure head looks very strange.
(2 months ago, Mar 8, 2024, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Order problem, refund and NSS - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Yes, as it has been well over a week.
(2 months ago, Mar 8, 2024, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: Trans neon green goblet - yorbrick (1184)
[...] (URL)
(2 months ago, Mar 8, 2024, to Colors)
View Thread Re: change 87552pb030 - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Yes, you can see the part in the set image, it is clearly used as %89. However, adding 68% to the name might help as a search term, as I imagine that is what many people [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 8, 2024, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: Info neaded pls! Lego Batman Movie Promo Cube - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Hard to find LEGO Star Wars items will nearly always be worth more than hard to find LEGO Batman Movie items produced in the same numbers. If you think £22K is a low [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 8, 2024, to LEGO products)
View Thread Re: Seriously? - end of the world as we know it - yorbrick (1184)
[...] That is impossible. Once a set is opened, it is never in its original state (which was in a sealed box, guaranteeing you have the parts that came in that set). [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 8, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Seriously? - end of the world as we know it - yorbrick (1184)
[...] You find the bits that you think should be in your set, and you build the set.
(2 months ago, Mar 8, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Seriously? - end of the world as we know it - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Yes it will. It was possible before bricklink, it has been possible throughout bricklink's existence and it will be possible in future. [...] This makes things [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 8, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Minifig Identification Help - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Not really. The torso assembly has had the arms switched and the legs assembly is also wrong. So just random parts, not a catalogued figure.
(2 months ago, Mar 8, 2024, to Catalog Identification)
View Thread Re: Set 6080-1 - change dims - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Built dimensions for sets are not something that bricklink records, though. Not for this set, or any set.
(2 months ago, Mar 7, 2024, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: Bought used figures as new - yorbrick (1184)
[...] File a NSS to report that you did not get what you ordered. If that doesn't get you a refund, file a PayPal claim. Then file negative feedback. Negative feedback [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 7, 2024, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: Bricklink and UK HMRC reporting rules - yorbrick (1184)
[...] They should be reporting it in January 2025, like other sites should. Even if a public announced procedure is not in place right now, they already have all the tools [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 7, 2024, to Announce)
View Thread Re: Set 6080-1 - change dims - yorbrick (1184)
[...] All set dimensions are based on box sizes, as that is the size of the item when shipping it. You don't post built sets.
(2 months ago, Mar 7, 2024, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: missing tile due to recent part merging ? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Surely the orientation of the text for the logo and part number underneath defines the orientation of the arrow. So there could well be four different orientations that [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 6, 2024, to Catalog Identification)
View Thread Re: Seriously? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It doesn't matter if users are for or against it, there was still consultation and debate. Asking for anything to be put to a vote (and saying that you will [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 6, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Seriously? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] There was consultation and plenty of debate. Some parts were thought about again, so they were listening.
(2 months ago, Mar 6, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: missing tile due to recent part merging ? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] If you build at night and turn your lights off, then they will look the same.
(2 months ago, Mar 6, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: BrickLink Item(s) For Sale Deleted - yorbrick (1184)
[...] That could be anything! Maybe send them a picture of a clear sack full of them on a see-saw with a small child balancing the weight for proof of quantity.
(2 months ago, Mar 6, 2024, to Problem)
View Thread Re: BrickLink Item(s) For Sale Deleted - yorbrick (1184)
I don't know why your items were removed. However terms are misleading. The first line in big text says: No PayPal fees and no lot limits/minimum buy. Yet you have a minimum [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 6, 2024, to Problem)
View Thread Re: Credit card as prominent as Painpal - yorbrick (1184)
[...] No BL, don't get rid of paypal. It works just fine.
(2 months ago, Mar 5, 2024, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Phishing email - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Dan Bricklin might also object. I dread to think how many times I have been to his personal website due to an error.
(2 months ago, Mar 5, 2024, to Administrative)
View Thread Re: Phishing email - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Yeah, invoice it. If they pay, you were wrong and it was a real order (it could be coincidence). If they don't pay, start the NPB.
(2 months ago, Mar 5, 2024, to Administrative)
View Thread Re: Problem with buyer / probable multi accounts - yorbrick (1184)
Issue a paypal invoice including fully tracked shipping. If they pay then fulfill the order. If they don't pay then use NPB.
(2 months ago, Mar 5, 2024, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: Seriously? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Why not ask the same about the (at least) four variants of 3010 that are known but not given their own catalogue entry. Or the many known varieties of 3001 that [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 4, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Seriously? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] And, in that case, the distinction is no longer important as any of the merged variants will do. That is no different to other parts where aleady known variations are [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 4, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: What would you do? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Refuse, and tell them that you have already replied to their email saying no. I would have stop listed them at that point, as in my experience, people that expect discounts [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 4, 2024, to Shipping)
View Thread Re: Lego Queen and Corgis - yorbrick (1184)
[...] There are no official instructions. There is a City Brix set, and someone put something similar on IDEAS but I don't think the instructions are freely available.
(2 months ago, Mar 3, 2024, to Help)
View Thread Re: Noticed that the CMF checklist is not listed - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It is in every set.
(3 months ago, Mar 2, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Noticed that the CMF checklist is not listed - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Instructions come with a set, that is why they are where they are.
(3 months ago, Mar 2, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: 24548189 - yorbrick (1184)
[...] So leave feedback for the seller.
(3 months ago, Mar 2, 2024, to Feedback)
View Thread Re: Filed a NSS report. How long to resolution? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It appears it was a week after placing the order, not after filing the NSS.
(3 months ago, Mar 2, 2024, to Help)
View Thread Re: Filed a NSS report. How long to resolution? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] 7 days is quite early for a NSS. Did the store terms say anything about processing and shipping times?
(3 months ago, Mar 2, 2024, to Help)
View Thread Re: Braille Legos for the blind 4000503 - yorbrick (1184)
[...] (Set 4000503-1) You might find them hard to sell though, as these were meant to be for blind children and not made for resellers to profit from. They are different to [...]
(3 months ago, Mar 2, 2024, to Price Guide)
View Thread Re: Royal Mail stamps up again - yorbrick (1184)
[...] I imagine the reason for less mail is that people don't need it these days. Email is instant (almost) and free (almost) and much more convenient. Even [...]
(3 months ago, Mar 1, 2024, to General)
View Thread Re: Finding set by more than one part - yorbrick (1184)
[...] (URL)
(3 months ago, Mar 1, 2024, to Help)
View Thread Re: Does anybody know this? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It looks like a homemade LED light assembly.
(3 months ago, Mar 1, 2024, to Catalog Identification)
View Thread Re: King of the Dead wrong side torso - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Well it's a month too early for April Fools. I know there were quite a few reports of this happening but the rare ones are printed single sided only.
(3 months ago, Mar 1, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: EVERY SETS ON SALE! No exception - yorbrick (1184)
[...] So standard prices ... (URL)
(3 months ago, Feb 29, 2024, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Unused parts from part 4502 - Who is with me? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Tat is fine for a new set. But for a used set, you only need the parts necessary to build the set. No extras or even regular parts not used in the build(s) have [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 29, 2024, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: How you deal with untrue complaints? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] You might know that there is not a crack at the time you package it, but you cannot possibly know there is not a crack when the buyer receives it unless you are there [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 29, 2024, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: Store doesn't support shippiing - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Buy from a store that knows what they are doing.
(3 months ago, Feb 28, 2024, to Help)
View Thread Re: What gives? - yorbrick (1184)
If it is 1 neutral or negative in 20000+ total, it would be rounded up as it would be 99.995. 1 in 19999 total rounds down to 99.99%, 1 in 20000 total rounds up to 100.00%.
(3 months ago, Feb 28, 2024, to Feedback)
View Thread Re: Unused parts from part 4502 - Who is with me? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Yes, this problem happens anywhere that multiple parts come in a pack or sprue and that item needs to be damaged to remove a part for a minifigure. It happens with the [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 28, 2024, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Unused parts from part 4502 - Who is with me? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] That is why I said it is good for sellers of used sets to make it clear they have only included parts necessary for the build, just like they can say no extra parts.
(3 months ago, Feb 28, 2024, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Store suspended with only two active NSS - yorbrick (1184)
[...] How many complete NSS do you have? And how many NRS?
(3 months ago, Feb 28, 2024, to Help)
View Thread Re: Unused parts from part 4502 - Who is with me? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It was changed some years ago now, as they came with new sets and these are not strictly extras, they are unused. When you sell a used set you do not need to include [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 28, 2024, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Buyer chose incorrect currency - yorbrick (1184)
[...] You can't enforce different payment currencies for different buyer locations. If you accept NZ and CAD, those are offered to all. You can try steering customers through [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 28, 2024, to Currency)
View Thread Re: How to view other store inventories with API - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Why not use a wants list?
(3 months ago, Feb 27, 2024, to Searching)
View Thread Re: Question about seeming price anomaly - yorbrick (1184)
[...] There aren't many 212th figs in cheap sets, so even the cheapest of them is quite high compared to the very plentiful 501st.
(3 months ago, Feb 27, 2024, to Buying)
View Thread Re: picture, color for 3022 (plate 2x2) - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Maybe because it gives the impression that they exist. The photo does look like it has been manipulated. It is way worse than other photos.
(3 months ago, Feb 27, 2024, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: PayPal chargeback after COMPLETED - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Paypal wouldn't accept a tick-box on another site as evidence though. It is easy for the buyer to say they accidentally clicked the wrong order as complete. It is [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 27, 2024, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: picture, color for 3022 (plate 2x2) - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It does look like it has been heavily manipulated. It looks very similar to the dark brown image (orientation, pip on stud, shadows) but cleaned up and recoloured, [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 27, 2024, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: error in Upload feature - yorbrick (1184)
[...] The search feature can also search through alternate ID numbers. Whereas you need to use a 1:1 match for the upload to work and so you need the 'correct' number. [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 27, 2024, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: New store - how to detect potential fraud - yorbrick (1184)
[...] You have a choice: Do not buy from them. No hassle to you, but you miss out if genuine. Buy, but pay using a secure form of paypal with buyer protection. Maybe some [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 26, 2024, to Buying)
View Thread Re: Methods of storage!? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Number the bins, the bags and the bags within bags. Keep the bags in numerical order within the bins. That way it should be quick to find bin 7 bag 7-14. When finished, [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 26, 2024, to General)
View Thread Re: + Tile/Plate, Round, Modified & ... Jumpers? - yorbrick (1184)
Be careful if you are calling for consistency. One way of having consistency is to do what LEGO does and have a single combined category for plates and tiles, just one for minifig [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 26, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: + Tile/Plate, Round, Modified & ... Jumpers? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Probably because there would be so few parts left in round tiles if all the modified versions were removed.
(3 months ago, Feb 25, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Question about GWP set 40712 - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It is available on bricklink!
(3 months ago, Feb 24, 2024, to LEGO products)
View Thread Re: Sonic Loose Head - yorbrick (1184)
Put one layer of sticky tape around the neck, then try again. If it still falls off, add another layer and repeat until the grip is better.
(3 months ago, Feb 24, 2024, to Help)
View Thread Re: Feedback on Developing an Analytics App - yorbrick (1184)
[...] All of that data is readily available.
(3 months ago, Feb 23, 2024, to General)
View Thread Re: Feedback on Developing an Analytics App - yorbrick (1184)
[...] The "by country" processing for sold items is going to be hard to obtain. "By currency" is not too bad but for sold items by country, they'd need [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 23, 2024, to General)
View Thread Re: Strange order - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Yes, buyers should know that. But not all do. It can be a good idea to remind them (especially if they are new here and don't know that taxes are not pre-collected). [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 23, 2024, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Strange order - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It sounds like that is what he has done - told the buyer that they will need to pay taxes on import. It is a good idea, so they don't refuse the parcel once they [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 23, 2024, to Selling)
View Thread Re: How to delete items in cart - yorbrick (1184)
[...] This, or set the number for that lot to zero.
(3 months ago, Feb 23, 2024, to Problem)
View Thread Re: 50% off on the unique set 4000004 - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Thanks both. Interesting. Another very expensive packaging set with very cheap contents!
(3 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics - yorbrick (1184)
[...] I agree. And so does Rishi. And Boris. But Trump doesn't. And Putin probably doesn't either. And Biden is still making up his mind.
(3 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Can seller retaliate with negative feedback? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] "Complaint about order" would cover everything and be clear.
(3 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: 50% off on the unique set 4000004 - yorbrick (1184)
[...] What sort of box do these come in?
(3 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Print - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Do you mean your store inventory? You can go to your store and browse by item type and print those pages, or you can go to "my store" in the top bar, and select [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Help identifying this part - yorbrick (1184)
[...] (Part 650)
(3 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Catalog Identification)
View Thread Re: Comic con Green Lantern - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It is fake. Look how far down the print extends on the torso, it goes all the way to the edge. Plus look at the hand.
(3 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to LEGO products)
View Thread Re: Can seller retaliate with negative feedback? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It is the other way around. The seller can retaliate if an NSS is filed but cannot if the NSS is complete.
(3 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: (Cancelled) - yorbrick (1184)
[...] If sellers place an order then in that case they are a buyer. And why would I leave them a neutral?
(3 months ago, Feb 21, 2024, to Feedback)
View Thread Re: (Cancelled) - yorbrick (1184)
[...] It isn't treated as a bad thing. It is also not a good thing, so doesn't count as praise. Email the buyer and ask them to stop doing it. If no response, stop [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 21, 2024, to Feedback)
View Thread Re: Lego Boxes: Keep or Recycle? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] If you think the set might be valuable in the future, then you should probably also keep the box. Even for some little sets, the box can command a higher price than the [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 21, 2024, to General)
View Thread Re: Buyer Of Entire Inventory - yorbrick (1184)
[...] You can only sell what is in your store, so it all needs to be listed for sale in the store even if it is just a custom bulk lot with a photo.
(3 months ago, Feb 21, 2024, to Announce)
View Thread Re: No Response from Admin. - yorbrick (1184)
[...] (Gear 4175258) Participation in a tournament?
(3 months ago, Feb 21, 2024, to Problem)
View Thread Re: Minifigures - yorbrick (1184)
[...] The are rumours of a D&D minifigure series coming later this year. However for your wants, just type individual characteristic parts into the search. Skeleton will get [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 21, 2024, to LEGO products)
View Thread Re: Request for Detailed Inventory Listings from - yorbrick (1184)
[...] There is already the online wants list tool for buyers. A downside of making the API available for all and anyone is that it would bring it to a halt if loads of people [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 21, 2024, to Searching)
View Thread Re: Has anyone calculated the...? - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Indeed. There are obviously weight differences between common variants such as 1x4 bricks where the catalogue already doesn't recognize the difference enough to give [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 21, 2024, to General)
View Thread Re: SOS SELLER VERIFICATION - yorbrick (1184)
[...] Yes, you can. Just like some buyers can be suspended sellers. Of course, whether someone will want to buy from a store where they are banned from buying is another matter. [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 20, 2024, to Help)

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