Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | axaday  | | Posted: | Apr 10, 2024 22:28 | | Subject: | Re: Merge alarm clocks | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
|
| In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
into one entry, with diffent colour options.
Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.
|
They have different part numbers.
|
BL has ignored stuff like this before because it’s not worth the hassle.
But if you want to keep item numbers just add them as alternates.
|
On closer inspection it is more than that. We don't have pictures of them
in box, but these listings are actually for Gear Sets. Those numbers are not
part numbers. They are product IDs.
|
 |
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 10, 2024 20:32 | | Subject: | Re: Merge alarm clocks | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
|
| In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
into one entry, with diffent colour options.
Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.
|
They have different part numbers.
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 9, 2024 23:29 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 60098-1 | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, 1001bricks writes:
| | After this many vids you've watched, you didn't get the sensation your
brain like melted down in your shoes???
This is close to heroic!
|
This may be the main way to do it going forward. Who wants to shell out $300
bucks to answer a question that management may erase a year later?
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 9, 2024 19:15 | | Subject: | Re: Item names cut off | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
|
| In Catalog Identification, joshbeagrie writes:
presumably
| | after "with groove" was removed.
|
That's what the change log shows. Sloppy copy and pasting.
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2024 21:49 | | Subject: | Re: what was your first LEGO set? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
|
| |
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2024 16:43 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Minifigure oct006 | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue {973pb0106c01 Torso Octan Logo and 'OIL' Pattern (Undetermined Type) / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands to 973pb4275c01 Torso Octan Logo and Italic Font 'OIL' Pattern / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands}
Comments from Submitter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DemIdzK2xNE
7:22
I will make a pic of him soon.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2024 09:46 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Minifigure oct060 | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue {973pb0106c01 Torso Octan Logo and 'OIL' Pattern (Undetermined Type) / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands to 973pb4274c01 Torso Octan Logo and Upright Font 'OIL' Pattern / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands}
Comments from Submitter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlcIN0SW-OA
0:39
I will make a new picture of him soon
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2024 08:43 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Minifigure oct054 | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue {973pb0106c01 Torso Octan Logo and 'OIL' Pattern (Undetermined Type) / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands to 973pb4274c01 Torso Octan Logo and Upright Font 'OIL' Pattern / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands}
Comments from Submitter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1QLI4o92cc
0:29
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2024 08:32 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Minifigure oct069 | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue {973pb0106c01 Torso Octan Logo and 'OIL' Pattern (Undetermined Type) / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands to 973pb4274c01 Torso Octan Logo and Upright Font 'OIL' Pattern / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands}
Comments from Submitter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOE7T6FHaQk
1:28
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2024 08:14 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Minifigure oct064 | | Viewed: | 17 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue {973pb0106c01 Torso Octan Logo and 'OIL' Pattern (Undetermined Type) / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands to 973pb4274c01 Torso Octan Logo and Upright Font 'OIL' Pattern / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands}
Comments from Submitter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmw920bPaFI
I will take a new picture of this guy soon.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2024 08:13 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Minifigure oct065 | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue {973pb0106c01 Torso Octan Logo and 'OIL' Pattern (Undetermined Type) / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands to 973pb4274c01 Torso Octan Logo and Upright Font 'OIL' Pattern / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands}
Comments from Submitter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmw920bPaFI
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2024 07:57 | | Subject: | Re: Question about Undetermined as alternates | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| It happens when a part isn't split properly. The new variant enters the
catalog and the old one is not marked undetermined and the partner specific piece
isn't created. Often you can figure out what happened specifically to a
set by looking at when it was inventoried and when the variant was added to the
catalog and when the other got named undetermined.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 6, 2024 09:29 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6654-1 | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 193a2 Blue Minifigure, Headgear Helmet Space / Town with Thin Chin Strap - with Visor Dimples (Alternate) (match ID 1)
Comments from Submitter:
My sealed set has thin chinstrap
|
|
What is the catalog inside your box? I wonder if it is from 1984 (most likely)
or 1985 (possible but less likely).
|
1983 Mini Overseas (119385 IB/OS)
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 4, 2024 09:13 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifigure cas355 | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, JeffJeff writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 60748 Reddish Brown Minifigure, Headgear Helmet Castle with Cheek Protection and Studded Bands (Dwarf)
Comments from Submitter:
The set this minifig comes from seems to have had 2 releases, one with Metallic Copper axes and dwarf helmet (on this minifig) and the other with reddish brown axes and helmet. The axes are catalogued in the Alternate Items section but the helmet isn't.
I have been rebuilding some of my older sets and I only have a reddish brown helmet which could only come from this set, and the axes being in 2 different colour seems to confirm this theory.
|
A new minifigure with the alternate helmet would need to be added to the catalog
to take care of this since minifigure inventories cannot have alternates.
Cheers,
Randy
|
I ordered the hat.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2024 22:01 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6654-1 | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 193a2 Blue Minifigure, Headgear Helmet Space / Town with Thin Chin Strap - with Visor Dimples (Alternate) (match ID 1)
Comments from Submitter:
My sealed set has thin chinstrap
|
|
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2024 21:59 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 6654-1 | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 193a2 Blue Minifigure, Headgear Helmet Space / Town with Thin Chin Strap - with Visor Dimples (Alternate) (match ID 1)
Comments from Submitter:
My sealed set has thin chinstrap
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2024 19:48 | | Subject: | Re: New filter based on % off | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, TheHatter13 writes:
| | I have seen a lot of sellers offer multiple different discounts. It would be
nice to have a filter that you can choose the discounts you want to see instead
of just all sales. Like if a shop has different sale percentages at 10, 25, 30,
50 and 75 percent off you could filter for everything above 50%.
|
I think if we had it you would come to see it was useless. If you were choosing
between Walmart, Target, or TRU, it would be useful, but different shops on Bricklink
routinely list things 3-4 times as much as other stores and those tend to be
the ones running sales. You can’t get much of an idea where you will get the
lowest prices by sorting by sale %.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2024 07:46 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8087-1 | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, sebamster writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 30366 Trans-Clear Windscreen 3 x 6 x 5 Bubble
Comments from Submitter:
Not sure for the color
|
is already in there.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Apr 2, 2024 05:43 | | Subject: | Re: Shpment went AWOL, Refund is complete | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
|
| In Problem, MrUzagi writes:
| | I've searched for this issue and I'm not sure what to do.
I placed an order over two months ago and according to the seller the shipment
got lost by the shipping company shortly after. The seller has been nothing but
professional through the whole thing and I have received a full refund of my
order a couple of weeks ago. Both the seller and I gave each other positive reviews.
But the order is still sitting as "Shipped" and now I'm not sure
what to do. Should I just change it to "Completed" even though the parts
never arrived? I have no option to cancel the order at this stage, that seems
to be the prerogative of the seller, however only if done before shipping if
I understand correctly. There seems to be an option to cancel through the "Problem
Order" page, but that doesn't quite sit right with me either as it looks
like it would file a NSS alert, which is not really the case. I believe the seller
did what they could and I don't want to give them any more trouble over this.
Any advice?
|
You don't need to worry or do anything about it. If the seller cancels the
order, they get their fees back, but depending not he size of the order that
might not feel worth their time. In six months they order will disappear.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 31, 2024 21:17 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 9337-1 | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, normann1974 writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Minifigure edu016 Windsurfer - Female, Shell Bra, Black Hips, Long Dark Brown Hair
* Delete 1 Part 970c03 Black Hips and Yellow Legs
* Delete 1 Part 62696 Dark Brown Minifigure, Hair Female Ponytail Long with Side Bangs
* Delete 1 Part 973pb0526c01 Yellow Torso Pirate Mermaid Shell Bra and Star Necklace Pattern / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands
* Delete 1 Part 970c00 White Hips and Legs Plain
* Delete 1 Part x104 Reddish Brown Minifigure, Hair Female Ponytail
* Delete 2 Part 973c07 Blue Torso Plain / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands
* Add 1 Minifigure edu018 Woman - Plain Blue Torso with White Arms, Light Bluish Gray Legs, Long Reddish Brown Hair
* Add 1 Minifigure edu015 Woman - Blue Plain Torso, White Legs, Reddish Brown Ponytail, Life Jacket
* Delete 1 Part 85974 Reddish Brown Minifigure, Hair Female Mid-Length with Part over Right Shoulder
* Delete 2 Part 970c00 Light Bluish Gray Hips and Legs Plain
* Add 1 Minifigure edu019 Woman - Tank Top with Colored Stars, Orange Legs, Long Dark Orange Hair
* Delete 1 Part 973pb0567c01 White Torso City Female White Top with Rainbow Stars Pattern / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands
* Delete 1 Part 59363 Dark Orange Minifigure, Hair Female Mid-Length with Braid Around Sides
* Add 1 Minifigure edu012 Man - Blue Overalls, Lime Cap
* Delete 2 Part 970c00 Blue Hips and Legs Plain
* Delete 1 Part 4485b Lime Minifigure, Headgear Cap - Short Curved Bill
* Delete 1 Part 973pb0410c01 Medium Blue Torso Mechanic Overalls with Silver Wrenches and Fasteners, Yellow Pen, and Black Undershirt Pattern / Medium Blue Arms / Yellow Hands
* Add 1 Minifigure edu013 Man - Sunset and Palm Trees Shirt, Light Bluish Gray Legs, Orange Cap
* Delete 1 Part 973pb0566c01 Medium Blue Torso Shirt with Sunset and Palm Trees, Red Buttons and Back Print Pattern / Medium Blue Arms / Yellow Hands
* Delete 1 Part 4485b Orange Minifigure, Headgear Cap - Short Curved Bill
* Add 1 Minifigure edu011 Plain White Torso with White Arms, Red Legs, Black Cap
* Delete 1 Part 4485b Red Minifigure, Headgear Cap - Short Curved Bill
* Delete 1 Part 970c00 Red Hips and Legs Plain
* Delete 1 Part 973c01 White Torso Plain / White Arms / Yellow Hands
* Add 1 Minifigure edu014 Boat Worker - Plain Blue Torso, Black Legs, Blue Cap, Life Jacket
* Delete 2 Part 2610 Yellow Minifigure Life Jacket
* Delete 1 Part 4485b Blue Minifigure, Headgear Cap - Short Curved Bill
* Add 1 Minifigure edu017 Dock Worker - Female, Blue Overalls, Black Ponytail
* Delete 1 Part x104 Black Minifigure, Hair Female Ponytail
* Delete 1 Part 973pb0649c01 White Torso V-Neck Shirt with Blue Overalls - Printed Back Pattern / White Arms / Yellow Hands
* Change {6 to 1} Part Yellow 3626bpb0366 Minifigure, Head Dual Sided Female Red Lips, Crow's Feet and Beauty Mark, Smile / Annoyed Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
* Change {2 to 1} Part Blue 973c01 Torso Plain / White Arms / Yellow Hands
* Change {2 to 1} Part Orange 970c00 Hips and Legs Plain
* Change {6 to 2} Part Yellow 3626bpb0121 Minifigure, Head Brown Eyebrows, Thin Grin, Black Eyes with White Pupils Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
* Change {2 to 1} Part Black 970c00 Hips and Legs Plain
|
I can't seem to find the instructions for this set anywhere although BrickLink
claims they exist (104.3 grams). Could you supply photos of the minifigure builds
shown in the instructions so we can confirm these changes?
/Jan
|
I think I sent them all to the catalog email months ago. I'll send them
to inventory.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 29, 2024 21:35 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifigure hp263 | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 1 Part 17346u Black Minifigure, Hair Female Long Straight with Bangs (Undetermined Type)
* Add 1 Part 17346 Black Minifigure, Hair Female Long Straight with Bangs - Flexible Rubber
Comments from Submitter:
Parted out multiple new copies of awhile back and still had this figure so I just checked and it's the flexible rubber type
|
And that was the elimination round.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 29, 2024 10:22 | | Subject: | Re: Two more colors | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
|
| In Colors, yoavheskia writes:
| | | | Are they still using the new Medium Brown?
|
Yes
|
That's a pretty wide flesh tone palette they've made
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 29, 2024 07:29 | | Subject: | Re: Two more colors | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
|
| In Colors, here4bricks614 writes:
Are they still using the new Medium Brown?
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 28, 2024 09:12 | | Subject: | Set 7593 What Buzz Lightyear Ship is That? | | Viewed: | 93 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
|
|
I am looking at the spaceship in this set and obviously it is connected to the
box that Buzz came in on Toy Story 1 and 2, but it is a spaceship here and much
larger than his box. I see other toys on Google that are also based on what
the box would look like as a spaceship, but I am not finding where Buzz was ever
depicted in a ship like that. I didn't watch Star Command, but it looks
like they fly around in big ship with the cockpit toward the back. Does someone
who watched the show know if they ever used smaller maybe fighter craft that
looked like this or is this just Lego's imagining of what the box would be?
What I am trying to establish in my mind is if this is just a secondary imagination
Toy Story set or whether it is a "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" set.
All of the other sets that came out that year depict events in one of the movies.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 27, 2024 20:39 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 9337-1 | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Minifigure edu016 Windsurfer - Female, Shell Bra, Black Hips, Long Dark Brown Hair
* Delete 1 Part 970c03 Black Hips and Yellow Legs
* Delete 1 Part 62696 Dark Brown Minifigure, Hair Female Ponytail Long with Side Bangs
* Delete 1 Part 973pb0526c01 Yellow Torso Pirate Mermaid Shell Bra and Star Necklace Pattern / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands
* Delete 1 Part 970c00 White Hips and Legs Plain
* Delete 1 Part x104 Reddish Brown Minifigure, Hair Female Ponytail
* Delete 2 Part 973c07 Blue Torso Plain / Blue Arms / Yellow Hands
* Add 1 Minifigure edu018 Woman - Plain Blue Torso with White Arms, Light Bluish Gray Legs, Long Reddish Brown Hair
* Add 1 Minifigure edu015 Woman - Blue Plain Torso, White Legs, Reddish Brown Ponytail, Life Jacket
* Delete 1 Part 85974 Reddish Brown Minifigure, Hair Female Mid-Length with Part over Right Shoulder
* Delete 2 Part 970c00 Light Bluish Gray Hips and Legs Plain
* Add 1 Minifigure edu019 Woman - Tank Top with Colored Stars, Orange Legs, Long Dark Orange Hair
* Delete 1 Part 973pb0567c01 White Torso City Female White Top with Rainbow Stars Pattern / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands
* Delete 1 Part 59363 Dark Orange Minifigure, Hair Female Mid-Length with Braid Around Sides
* Add 1 Minifigure edu012 Man - Blue Overalls, Lime Cap
* Delete 2 Part 970c00 Blue Hips and Legs Plain
* Delete 1 Part 4485b Lime Minifigure, Headgear Cap - Short Curved Bill
* Delete 1 Part 973pb0410c01 Medium Blue Torso Mechanic Overalls with Silver Wrenches and Fasteners, Yellow Pen, and Black Undershirt Pattern / Medium Blue Arms / Yellow Hands
* Add 1 Minifigure edu013 Man - Sunset and Palm Trees Shirt, Light Bluish Gray Legs, Orange Cap
* Delete 1 Part 973pb0566c01 Medium Blue Torso Shirt with Sunset and Palm Trees, Red Buttons and Back Print Pattern / Medium Blue Arms / Yellow Hands
* Delete 1 Part 4485b Orange Minifigure, Headgear Cap - Short Curved Bill
* Add 1 Minifigure edu011 Plain White Torso with White Arms, Red Legs, Black Cap
* Delete 1 Part 4485b Red Minifigure, Headgear Cap - Short Curved Bill
* Delete 1 Part 970c00 Red Hips and Legs Plain
* Delete 1 Part 973c01 White Torso Plain / White Arms / Yellow Hands
* Add 1 Minifigure edu014 Boat Worker - Plain Blue Torso, Black Legs, Blue Cap, Life Jacket
* Delete 2 Part 2610 Yellow Minifigure Life Jacket
* Delete 1 Part 4485b Blue Minifigure, Headgear Cap - Short Curved Bill
* Add 1 Minifigure edu017 Dock Worker - Female, Blue Overalls, Black Ponytail
* Delete 1 Part x104 Black Minifigure, Hair Female Ponytail
* Delete 1 Part 973pb0649c01 White Torso V-Neck Shirt with Blue Overalls - Printed Back Pattern / White Arms / Yellow Hands
* Change {6 to 1} Part Yellow 3626bpb0366 Minifigure, Head Dual Sided Female Red Lips, Crow's Feet and Beauty Mark, Smile / Annoyed Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
* Change {2 to 1} Part Blue 973c01 Torso Plain / White Arms / Yellow Hands
* Change {2 to 1} Part Orange 970c00 Hips and Legs Plain
* Change {6 to 2} Part Yellow 3626bpb0121 Minifigure, Head Brown Eyebrows, Thin Grin, Black Eyes with White Pupils Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
* Change {2 to 1} Part Black 970c00 Hips and Legs Plain
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 27, 2024 06:49 | | Subject: | Re: Minifigure number before set inventoried? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
|
| In Catalog Identification, eprinsep writes:
| | Is it possible to find the part number of a complete minifigure in a newly released
set before the set is inventoried on Bricklink?
|
Sometimes a minifigure gets added before the set is inventoried, but usually
not.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 26, 2024 18:54 | | Subject: | Re: Possible to view details of purged orders? | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| In Help, Tracyd writes:
| | In Help, popsicle writes:
| | In Help, cassandraann1 writes:
| | I haven't purchased anything on bricklink since December 2022, and all my
orders are now purged. Is there any way to view details of these purged orders
or is that information completely gone?
|
Not "completely gone"
https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcel.asp?orderType=placed
-popsile
|
No, the detail is completely gone. Who you bought from, and the break out of
costs are available, but not what you bought.
|
When you download orders on Bricklink it calls the items in the order "details",
but it really isn't clear from the initial post if that is what they meant.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 24, 2024 15:42 | | Subject: | Re: Russia | | Viewed: | 105 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
|
| In Buying, Mannsky writes:
| | Hello,
I have a question. Does anyone know when the ban on buying things from Russia
will end? Because I have something in my cart from Russia that won't let
me buy it that I was really excited for.
Thanks in advance,
Mannsky
|
I think you should expect it to be at least a year.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 24, 2024 08:19 | | Subject: | Re: Rubber Belt confusion, what one is it? | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| Well actually they do look a little thinner...but still if they were just stretched
out from use, what were they used for that stretched them out and kept them circular?
I don't deal in used belts. I sell round ones that were in a sleeve or
bag and football shaped ones that were on a belt holder. I would expect a band
that was permanently misshapen by use to be something other than round.
In Help, axaday writes:
| | In Help, Darkus945 writes:
| | Hello,
I have made various orders lately, and two were for the same item, x71 - Rubber
Belt Small (Round Cross Section) - Approx. 2 x 2
Sometimes these come in a box, sometimes taken out, both sellers had them listed
as new, I have left feedback for both, but on closer inspection they are either
different parts or have one set been used?
The one on the right is definitely, x71, the one on the left I am not sure. Any
ideas? thanks
|
I feel pretty confident that those were not manufactured the same size. Do you
have a kitchen scale that measures decimals of grams? You can stretch the diameter
of a rubber belt some, but you can't stretch the weight and those larger
ones don't look thinner.
Rubber belts were handled poorly for many years. Randy and I have cleared a
lot of it up, but work remains. Bricklink only has PCC for the smallest white
belt and almost every white belt is . x37, x89, and x90 are all in inventories
in white and probably a lot of that is incorrect. But we can see from service
pack 9961-1 that all 4 probably exist (I say probably because we can see there
are 4 sizes, but maybe they aren't actually the same part as they've
been identified as, which are usually red, blue, and yellow.)
I would say one of your sellers got ahold of one of the mysterious ones and assumed
they were x71 because they were white.
|
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 24, 2024 08:15 | | Subject: | Re: Rubber Belt confusion, what one is it? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| In Help, Darkus945 writes:
| | Hello,
I have made various orders lately, and two were for the same item, x71 - Rubber
Belt Small (Round Cross Section) - Approx. 2 x 2
Sometimes these come in a box, sometimes taken out, both sellers had them listed
as new, I have left feedback for both, but on closer inspection they are either
different parts or have one set been used?
The one on the right is definitely, x71, the one on the left I am not sure. Any
ideas? thanks
|
I feel pretty confident that those were not manufactured the same size. Do you
have a kitchen scale that measures decimals of grams? You can stretch the diameter
of a rubber belt some, but you can't stretch the weight and those larger
ones don't look thinner.
Rubber belts were handled poorly for many years. Randy and I have cleared a
lot of it up, but work remains. Bricklink only has PCC for the smallest white
belt and almost every white belt is . x37, x89, and x90 are all in inventories
in white and probably a lot of that is incorrect. But we can see from service
pack 9961-1 that all 4 probably exist (I say probably because we can see there
are 4 sizes, but maybe they aren't actually the same part as they've
been identified as, which are usually red, blue, and yellow.)
I would say one of your sellers got ahold of one of the mysterious ones and assumed
they were x71 because they were white.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 23, 2024 11:49 | | Subject: | Re: Uninventorable sets | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | In Catalog, Dhobeck writes:
| | In Catalog, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | Was looking at the catalog page and noticed a link for unreleased items.
Then I noticed this set was in it.
Why are you not allowed to inventory it?
|
|
Other unreleased items are inventoried.
|
Which ones?
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 23, 2024 11:37 | | Subject: | Re: Uninventorable sets | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | In Catalog, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | Was looking at the catalog page and noticed a link for unreleased items.
Then I noticed this set was in it.
Why are you not allowed to inventory it?
|
Do you have one?
|
No, but can't you inventory it from the picture?
|
Possibly. What would be the point?
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 23, 2024 11:13 | | Subject: | Re: Uninventorable sets | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | Was looking at the catalog page and noticed a link for unreleased items.
Then I noticed this set was in it.
Why are you not allowed to inventory it?
|
Do you have one?
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 23, 2024 10:55 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig pln052 | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, zorbanj writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue {193au Minifigure, Headgear Helmet Space / Town with Thin Chin Strap (Undetermined Visor Dimple Presence Type) to 193b2 Minifigure, Headgear Helmet Space / Town with Thick Chin Strap - with Visor Dimples}
Comments from Submitter:
I have numerous copies of this set.
|
Were they sealed? I just opened a sealed one and have a thin chin strap, which
matched the box art.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 22, 2024 11:34 | | Subject: | Re: 3626bpx326 eyebrows? | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, WildBricks writes:
| | I have come across a lot of these skeleton heads, but for some reason never realized
before that they are supposed to have eyebrows. I don't think I have ever
once seen 1 with printed eyebrows. Is this a common misprint?
|
I think in that picture there are red glints that are artifacts from photography.
I am pretty sure that the eyebrows are referring to the shape of the eyes that
seem to have eyebrows mushed into them. They DO give the effect of angry eyebrows
and it was probably meant that way, I guess, but the idea of a skeleton having
eyebrows is actually pretty strange.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 20, 2024 06:18 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure assembled/unassembled | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| In Help, popsicle writes:
| | Many for a fact, buy "new" minifigures for their constituent parts for
resale and other applications. If sold assembled, those parts then are not acquired
as new, as they then must be disassembled to list or use otherwise. Just one
practical example.
|
Yes, this. I generally don't check in advance, but I am often disappointed
when one comes assembled. I have asked sellers sometimes just to get an idea
what they are thinking. One told me once that he agreed with me, but his supplier
always assembled them. Having a supplier is foreign to me.
I had an order last year that I went to see things to add to and I picked up
a for a small part or two for my parts collection. It came entirely
assembled. I asked the seller how that was new and he said that set was mainly
a minifig so he assembles them. Leaving aside that this is beyond the scope
of the minifig rule, I really just don't get it. Unless you built it for
yourself and then decided to sell it later. It comes in a blind pack. You open
and identify and I don't see why you would then assemble it. Is it just
a little chance to play with some LEGO?
I often add comments for specificity, but probably usually don't. If I don't
say anything in my store it is from a new set never assembled, but since the
rule says what it says I have sometimes build a minifig and taken its picture
and sold it as new. I don't think standing them in a tent and taking a picture
is play. But even so, I would like the rule to say that only minifigs that come
from the factory assembled can be sold as new.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2024 09:09 | | Subject: | Re: How many mistakes in an order are OK? | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
|
| In Buying, BrickBonder writes:
| | How many mistakes in an order do you all tolerate before contacting a seller?
For egregious cases the decision is easy, but I just received yet another order
leaving me with a frustrating decision to make. I understand quantity errors,
but what gets to me are the missing lots that occur in roughly 50% of all orders
that have missing lots that bother me.
In this case, I probably will not say anything, because only 2 of 60 lots are
missing, they are not minifigures, and because I can get them from Lego.com for
$4 total. However, the decision is still annoying because one of the lots is
for right wedges to match left wedges that did get included.
Notes:
-Yes, I have tried ordering fewer lots, but it seems you have to keep it under
20 lots in order to prevent most seller mistakes. Those smaller orders are usually
not cost effective for me after factoring in shipping costs.
-If you receive an order containing a printout with a hand-written check mark
next to each lot, consider favoriting that seller. Those sellers are rare and
almost never make mistakes.
|
I was a seller for many years and if you feel like not telling them because you
are nice, it is a nice sentiment, but it may not actually be nice. A seller
who makes a mistake with your order now has incorrect inventory and may not notice
it before that in turn causes ANOTHER order error. It can be difficult to figure
out where things went wrong. So a good expression of niceness is to start you
message to them nicely, but send the message.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2024 09:11 | | Subject: | Re: Reference weight of small pieces like 98138 | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | In Catalog, SWIMS writes:
| | Is it possible to add a decimal for the reference weights for pieces (or at least
optional for very small pieces like the 1x1 round tiles (id 98138).
In the catalogue there is a 0.11g but I assume it is something just rounded up
to 0.11g (not sure the correct number.
Background id that I thought that checking a delivery (or simply counting stock
of a higher number) is much more efficient by checking the weight. Then I checked
my last order which just arrived of supposed 3100 pieces but the overall weight
was 320g. So either the weight is more like 0.10322g (then als 0.11g would be
rounded wrong) or I received significantly less items.
|
My scale only goes to 2 decimal places. I expect this is true for most people
here. I have some at work that are much more precise, but that takes frequent
calibration or the "precision" is garbage.
|
I meant to add that Bricklink's system won't accept any more than 2 decimals
anyway.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2024 09:09 | | Subject: | Re: Reference weight of small pieces like 98138 | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Catalog, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Catalog, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| | Weight depends on mould (unrecognized variants) and colour.
The catalogue only registers the heaviest.
|
+1 the weight is used to figure out shipping costs not to count. If you need
to count using weight then buy a counting scale then you just need to count several
tell the scale how many and then dump in the rest until you hit the right count.
The weight in bricklink wouldn’t work even for the same part for multiple reasons
such as color, variations, year produced, plastic composition, etc so odds are
whatever one you have in stock is a different weight then the one on bricklink
as bricklink just records the heaviest version found
|
Very true!
But still allergic to Paragraphs, Nubs?
|
I thought it was 1 paragraph 😭😭😭😭😭
|
It seems like a paragraph content-wise, but I think the first line should have
been indented, right?
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2024 09:08 | | Subject: | Re: Reference weight of small pieces like 98138 | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, SWIMS writes:
| | Is it possible to add a decimal for the reference weights for pieces (or at least
optional for very small pieces like the 1x1 round tiles (id 98138).
In the catalogue there is a 0.11g but I assume it is something just rounded up
to 0.11g (not sure the correct number.
Background id that I thought that checking a delivery (or simply counting stock
of a higher number) is much more efficient by checking the weight. Then I checked
my last order which just arrived of supposed 3100 pieces but the overall weight
was 320g. So either the weight is more like 0.10322g (then als 0.11g would be
rounded wrong) or I received significantly less items.
|
My scale only goes to 2 decimal places. I expect this is true for most people
here. I have some at work that are much more precise, but that takes frequent
calibration or the "precision" is garbage.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2024 09:04 | | Subject: | Re: Jurassic World Amber | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
|
| In Catalog Identification, nzbricks writes:
| | This came from the Inside Tour in 2015; I'm guessing special / not released,
so wondering if it has ever been on Bricklink before? It's not something
I have any special attachment to, so keen to see what it would be worth to sell.
Thanks for help in advance
David 
|
Amber's name was Claire and she looked like this:
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2024 09:38 | | Subject: | Re: 3022 Colour | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, lcgs13 writes:
| | But Studio does not reflect this an indicates it as Colour error.
Studio is also not updated with the latest catalog changes...
30151b is now 30151, and 30151 does not exist in Studio...
In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | In Catalog, lcgs13 writes:
| | Does 3022 - plate 2x2 exist in Dark Green?
Studio indicates colour does not exist, but In BrickLink Catalog the 3022 exists
in Dark Green but there is none for sale....
Can this be confirmed please?
|
It does exist. Some collectors have them. But it was never in a set, so they
are very hard to come by.
|
|
I am not very familiar with Studio. If I used it, it would be as a game, but
I guess it is intended to design something to build and they don't want someone
to design something and not be able to get the pieces. If so, restricting it
to parts that were in sets is a pretty good rule. You cannot reliably find Dark
Green 3022 and when one is for sale it will be an expensive 3022.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2024 06:57 | | Subject: | Re: Require 1 Feedback to Post in Forums | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, kittybrickz writes:
| | Im super grateful that I didn't need feedback before posting. There are so
many users on here with tremendous encyclopedic knowledge that provide valuable
support from years of experience.
|
This. There are plenty of new buyers who need help before their first sale, but
there are MANY, MANY more potential future buyers who come just to ask questions
about LEGO.
| | I can ignore some spammers. Much love, and have an epic day!
|
Gummie posts barely hit my radar. I do see them sometimes. I go right by.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 14, 2024 06:09 | | Subject: | Re: 3022 Colour | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, lcgs13 writes:
| | Does 3022 - plate 2x2 exist in Dark Green?
Studio indicates colour does not exist, but In BrickLink Catalog the 3022 exists
in Dark Green but there is none for sale....
Can this be confirmed please?
|
It does exist. Some collectors have them. But it was never in a set, so they
are very hard to come by.
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2024 19:16 | | Subject: | Re: Color Guide now show all images in the color! | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, jennnifer writes:
| | In Catalog, Stellar writes:
Wowsa! Now I can't help but see all the color thumbnails that I could update
to make them match better.
~Jen
|
I redid a couple Corals immediately.
It will really help get things consistent if people are looking it over.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2024 19:23 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 9337-1 | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, Turez writes:
| | The following variants are correct?
(They were phased out around the time when the set was released.)
|
Yes
| | And just out of curiosity, are the yellow 44302 with or without groove?
|
If 44302 has variants, no one told me about it.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2024 17:46 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 76005-1 | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| I was also looking at this set in November. I just came in to make a change
you'd already made. I also got 4532b. I cannot locate a picture, but I
suppose I don't need one now.
In Inventories Requests, Turez writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Black {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)} {Alternate to Regular}
* Change 3 Part Dark Bluish Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)} {Alternate to Regular}
* Change 5 Part Green {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)} {Alternate to Regular}
* Change 2 Part Tan {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)} {Alternate to Regular}
* Change 1 Part Light Bluish Gray {4532 Container, Cupboard 2 x 3 x 2 (Undetermined Type) to 4532b Container, Cupboard 2 x 3 x 2 - Hollow Studs} (Alternate)
* Change 1 Part Black 3794b Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove (Jumper) {Regular to Alternate}
* Change 3 Part Dark Bluish Gray 3794b Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove (Jumper) {Regular to Alternate}
* Change 5 Part Green 3794b Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove (Jumper) {Regular to Alternate}
* Change 2 Part Tan 3794b Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove (Jumper) {Regular to Alternate}
Comments from Submitter:
Sealed set unboxing and building:
https://youtu.be/NRXNCeuFChQ?t=105
https://youtu.be/NRXNCeuFChQ?t=128
https://youtu.be/NRXNCeuFChQ?t=227
https://youtu.be/NRXNCeuFChQ?t=312
|
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2024 17:41 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 9337-1 | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 2 Part 6019 Yellow Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with U Clip (Horizontal Grip) (Alternate) (match ID 1)
* Add 2 Part 4085b Dark Bluish Gray Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with U Clip Thin (Vertical Grip) (Alternate) (match ID 2)
* Change 2 Part Yellow 61252 Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Open O Clip (Horizontal Grip) {match ID 0 to 1}
* Change 4 Part White {3684 Slope 75 2 x 2 x 3 (Undetermined Type) to 3684a Slope 75 2 x 2 x 3 - Hollow Studs}
* Change 6 Part Dark Bluish Gray {3044 Slope 45 2 x 1 Double (Undetermined Type) to 3044c Slope 45 2 x 1 Double with Bottom Stud Holder}
* Change 2 Part Dark Bluish Gray 4085c Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with U Clip Thick (Vertical Grip) {match ID 0 to 2}
* Change 2 Part Blue {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 8 Part Black {44301 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End (Undetermined Type) to 44301b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove}
Comments from Submitter:
Sealed Set, The alternates I didn't catch while sealed, but they had been sealed moments earlier
|
|
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2024 17:40 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 9337-1 | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 2 Part 6019 Yellow Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with U Clip (Horizontal Grip) (Alternate) (match ID 1)
* Add 2 Part 4085b Dark Bluish Gray Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with U Clip Thin (Vertical Grip) (Alternate) (match ID 2)
* Change 2 Part Yellow 61252 Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Open O Clip (Horizontal Grip) {match ID 0 to 1}
* Change 4 Part White {3684 Slope 75 2 x 2 x 3 (Undetermined Type) to 3684a Slope 75 2 x 2 x 3 - Hollow Studs}
* Change 6 Part Dark Bluish Gray {3044 Slope 45 2 x 1 Double (Undetermined Type) to 3044c Slope 45 2 x 1 Double with Bottom Stud Holder}
* Change 2 Part Dark Bluish Gray 4085c Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with U Clip Thick (Vertical Grip) {match ID 0 to 2}
* Change 2 Part Blue {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 8 Part Black {44301 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End (Undetermined Type) to 44301b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove}
Comments from Submitter:
Sealed Set, The alternates I didn't catch while sealed, but they had been sealed moments earlier
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2024 06:13 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? - end of the world as we know it | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, LeeGo73 writes:
| | Set 391 was inventoried in 2003, which can only be done when using a sealed set
(if I'm correctly understanding the inventory rules). So this information
was available, but has now partly been lost (merged). How do I find the original
part list back?
I'm asking for date relevant parts, like 'frosted' in this case.
|
In 2003 you didn't have to have a sealed set. They were trying to get inventories
established and did a lot from used sets and even pictures of sets. There wasn't
a field to fill out on your source back then, so they all say "Unknown".
There is only one change request in the forum for and it didn't
concern frosted bricks. The inventory may have shown frosted bricks before the
merge, but it is likely that no one ever checked that inventory against a sealed
set.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2024 05:41 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? - end of the world as we know it | | Viewed: | 89 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | | | Oh yes, and sellers rule, right?
Just because many of them are too lazy/unwilling to determine their parts accurately,
the standards have to be lowered.
|
This makes things easier for buyers too. It is not sellers pushing through changes
because they are lazy.
|
The issue may have been raised and addressed. I didn't watch any topic.
But I never saw it stated why this had to suddenly be addressed. I didn't
detect ANYONE asking for this to happen. The only related thing I saw was people
complaining that they got incorrect variants or had trouble finding a seller
with the correct variant. If that was the impetus, it was a big surprise to
me that the solution would be to conceal knowledge of which variant was correct.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2024 22:15 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Adjour writes:
| | Anyway, I'm human and care when people are upset. Unfortunately my way of
doing that (reality checks) is admittedly not a method that works on more emotionally
based types, but in defense of myself, does work on my thinking based personalities.
|
Randy, if only we were thinking based personalities.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2024 18:48 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Adjour writes:
| | I personally, don't understand why people keep complaining, and then KEEP
HELPING.
|
I like it and I'm helping people that aren't involved in all of this.
But I have only bought 1 vintage set since this whole thing started and I haven't
opened the shipping box. There are several other shipping boxes with it in my
closet. I will eventually finish up with the things I have bought, but I'm
taking some time and thinking about what I want to do.
The things I have been helping with are new set inventories and that's a
somewhat different case. I have some commitments there to fulfill, but I'm
not sure about my future there either. Again, taking some time to think about
it.
My store is closed. I will have to reopen it at some point, of course. A lot
of money is invested in there. But right now I don't miss running it.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 5, 2024 21:21 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 110 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | There are many of us who lost a significant portion of our lives
to the merges that just occurred, and we have every right to mourn the loss of
that information and the significant time and money we poured into the obtaining
of that information for the use of the worldwide LEGO-fan community.
|
I came a hair's breadth from losing my marriage recently and the time I have
poured into Bricklink was a major factor in it. Less than a hair's breadth.
She left for 70 days. So in any case, I have to cut back. But what I cut back
would have been a lot more difficult to decide without this coming along at the
same time. It stings VERY MUCH. VERY MUCH. To find out that they don't
even value what I was doing. I almost lost my family doing a labor that I believed
would help the community, but it won't because the leaders of the community
threw it in garbage half done.
It doesn't look like the vitriol in these thread got directed at me personally,
but to read someone saying "Hey it wasn't your decision. Don't be
so entitled" feels very personal.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 5, 2024 05:37 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 94 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Tracyd writes:
| | Dan did not originate Bricklink to be a historical resource. I saw his posts
in the forums when it was brought up long before you knew this site existed.
He established Bricklink to facilitate buying and selling Lego parts and sets.
The fact that people put a lot of work into identifying differences made it
into a historical resource, but that was not the intent.
|
I didn't know Dan. I am grateful for what he started. I think he would
be proud that it has become a lot more than he originally intended.
Amazon was intended to be a bookstore.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2024 19:47 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Tracyd writes:
| | Also, because you seem to
not understand something really simple, but very important. This isn't your
site, you don't own it, you don't operate it and you don't get to
make the decisions.
|
20,000 images belong to me. And I figure they want more. I get to make the decisions
about that.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2024 19:08 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 151 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | The reason they got on the list is because they are not classified as cosmetic
variants or typical grooved parts. The groove became apparent when the teeth
on the hinges was being examined, and the grooves were distinguished for the
same reason as the teeth. But when we remove the reason for recognizing the teeth,
we also remove the reason for recognizing the groove.
|
This is not the actual part in question, but this is from step 103 of 10332 and
is the second time in this build that they have stacked a grooved jumper on top
of another grooved jumper when a plate would have done. Except that they are
intentionally using the groove cosmetically.
|
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2024 16:03 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 115 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, here4bricks614 writes:
| | What was the point of merging 44302 and 54657? The other hinge bricks/plates?
All of the element numbers are gone and now it’s going to be harder to find the
specific variant.
This catalog project was a rushed and stupid idea.
Merging parts did not move element numbers over because the merging process doesn’t
come with that built into it. Was that something that site admin considered before
this bright idea? Nope. Why bother ensuring a smooth transition when you can
carry on without a plan in mind? After all, that seems to be par for site administration.
Listening to community complaints? A waste of time.
Improving site functionality? A bigger waste of time.
Considering that a project of this scale would undermine years of progress and
effort from your catalog administrators and community members? An even bigger
waste of time.
Then, catalog administrators and community members have to clean the mess up.
|
I decided a while back that I wasn't going to argue back and forth about
variants. I'd just wait and see what they did and see if it was something
I was cool with. I'm really hoping Russell is going to come back and say
"Oh, whoops, yeah we didn't mean to do that one."
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2024 06:55 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 103 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Nothing has been merged
by mistake, and nothing will be.
|
That's 32 sets that I fixed for you.
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2024 16:01 | | Subject: | Re: LEGO Bricklink color book | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
|
| In Off Topic, The_Boyz_Bricks writes:
They would only put the current palette in.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 29, 2024 10:17 | | Subject: | Re: Classic space minfig merge | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Suggestions, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | In Suggestions, axaday writes:
| | In Suggestions, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | Would it be practical to merge all the same classic space mini figs eg.
Together into one listing with just different selectable colours?
The figs are technically the same just different in colour, we already do the
same for the torsos, why not figs too?
|
Minifigs don't have colors assigned.
~Jen
|
Is there a reason for that?
|
Because there are very few instances where it would make any sense. Monochromes
and the yellow space man are the only minifigs that all the pieces are the same
color.
What color is
* | | cty1749 (Inv) Police - City Jail Prisoner Female, Orange Prison Jumpsuit, Dark Purple Jacket, Black Headphones, Bright Pink Hair, Black Glasses
Minifigures: Town: City: Police |
?
|
True, but aside from the head they are the same thing in different colours.
|
So a few dozen minifigs could be arranged that way out of 16,000. All the others
would have to be adjusted to N/A. I don't see the purpose.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 29, 2024 10:08 | | Subject: | Re: Classic space minfig merge | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Suggestions, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | Would it be practical to merge all the same classic space mini figs eg.
Together into one listing with just different selectable colours?
The figs are technically the same just different in colour, we already do the
same for the torsos, why not figs too?
|
Minifigs don't have colors assigned.
~Jen
|
Is there a reason for that?
|
Because there are very few instances where it would make any sense. Monochromes
and the yellow space man are the only minifigs that all the pieces are the same
color.
What color is
* | | cty1749 (Inv) Police - City Jail Prisoner Female, Orange Prison Jumpsuit, Dark Purple Jacket, Black Headphones, Bright Pink Hair, Black Glasses
Minifigures: Town: City: Police |
?
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 29, 2024 10:05 | | Subject: | Re: Classic space minfig merge | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Suggestions, Saitobricks.ca writes:
The black and white ones don't have the same torso print as the others.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 29, 2024 05:50 | | Subject: | Please Add Alternate Number | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | | For: | Catalog Associate | | Status: | Completed | |
|
| . I have new 5368 in hand. They are not identical, but the difference
is internal and minor. The anti stud in 74528 is connected to the front rim
and it is separate on 5368.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 16:28 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 4000013-1 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 2 Part Dark Bluish Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794b Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 2 Part Lime {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 1 Part Orange {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 1 Part Tan {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
Comments from Submitter:
Sealed set, pics following
|
|
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 16:25 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 4000013-1 | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 2 Part Dark Bluish Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794b Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 2 Part Lime {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 1 Part Orange {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 1 Part Tan {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
Comments from Submitter:
Sealed set, pics following
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 27, 2024 10:55 | | Subject: | Re: picture, color for 3022 (plate 2x2) | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
|
| In Catalog Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, langemat writes:
| | there is a picture of it in dark green color, I dont think the picture is real
(edges too sharp, mold point, etc) and should be deleted
|
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,
maybe put through a photo-realistic filter.
|
It doesn't look like the dark brown image that I can see.
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 23:25 | | Subject: | Re: Feb 9th how could we forget?! | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
|
| In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
| |  i usually remember but was super busy this February so it slipped past me
|
Do you even like pizza?
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 05:32 | | Subject: | Re: APO/FPO | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
|
| In Shipping, Emilio_Magnelli writes:
| | Hi all,
Recently I had problems with an APO/FPO adress.
Buyer pretend shipment to this address, but my Courrier doesn't ship to an
APO address.
After a few message I ask a new shipping addres, so he sent me a Japan addres,
and pretend the same shipping cost
I refuse, so he want to cancel order with refund.
I complete all, and today he sent me a neg.
Well, my I ask if there any chance to block buyer with an shipping address not
valid.
I hope to NOT offend anybody with this post.
Sincerely
em
|
The address wasn't invalid itself. It must just be a conflict between services.
That address is for someone in the US military. From the US, they get postage
just as if they were in the US even if they are deployed overseas.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 22:36 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 9618-1 | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 4 Part Green {32064 Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Axle Hole to 32064c Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Axle Hole (+ Shape) and Inside Side Supports}
Comments from Submitter:
Sealed set found on a popular auction site I know. Auction picture shows the variant.
|
|
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 22:35 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 9618-1 | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 4 Part Green {32064 Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Axle Hole to 32064c Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Axle Hole (+ Shape) and Inside Side Supports}
Comments from Submitter:
Sealed set found on a popular auction site I know. Auction picture shows the variant.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 05:49 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifigure sw0019a | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, BrickAttendee writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 3626cps3 Yellow Minifigure, Head Male Small Black Eyebrows and Chin Dimple Pattern - Hollow Stud
Comments from Submitter:
Alternate part
|
You probably found
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 05:47 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifigure sw0019a | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
|
| In Inventories Requests, Nubs_Select writes:
| | they are removing the hollow/blocked distinction soon. also unfortunately figures
cant have alternates
|
This figure couldn't have the hollow stud anyway.
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 14, 2024 06:00 | | Subject: | Re: Tallest cmf figure? | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | General | |
|
| In General, danielclark writes:
| | What is the tallest cmf figure? I find the tallest listed at 15cm, are any taller
with thier head accessories?
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 13, 2024 19:05 | | Subject: | Re: Nothing more needs to be said but this pic…. | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
|
| In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
I put barbecue sauce on leftover Mac and cheese.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 13, 2024 00:23 | | Subject: | Re: Variant Merge - How do I sort this out | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, dearlydeparted writes:
| | Variant Merge - How do I sort this out after being close for a couple years.
I had always hoped to reopen when my elderly parent caregiver roll had ended.
I feel like it's just not worth the bother to merge or update all these parts
with "notes" of variants. That's quite ridiculous. I don't know
what the push is, but this is certainly pushing me to the point of - is it worth
my time?
This is a very bad, generic move - the catalog was awesome, now no more.
Really. I'm not sure what to do to keep my inventory current now.
Apparently, I've missed a lot.
Judith
|
After the merges, you just do a search for identical lots and then go look at
them. If you want to lump them together, do it. If you want to keep them separate,
describe them. I agree with you about their decision, but keeping the inventory
straight shouldn't be very hard.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Feb 11, 2024 19:13 | | Subject: | Re: Dupe Accounts to push Variant Merge Argument? | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | General | |
|
| It doesn't matter if the people in the forum debate are real. The bosses
aren't listening.
In General, infinibrix writes:
| | I hope the admins are taking note only there are people here like myself that
have always followed the rules despite wanting and being denied a second account
for legitimate reasons (separate business from personal) and yet there are clearly
members here using second accounts to strengthen the voice of their own opinion
in the forum?
How is it possible that so many replies against the variant merge are from people
with barely any feedback yet they still appear to have the highest/most complex
level of understanding when it comes to variants?
Yes perhaps one or two of these never buy or sell and only use Bricklink as a
database reference in which case are they the best voices to be listening to
anyway given they don’t actually contribute to the core element of the site which
is to buy and sell Lego!
But let’s be honest having an opinion is one thing but using a second account
to voice that same opinion again is unhelpful spamming and so I hope admins will
investigate and merge these accounts!
Ultimately as far as peoples opinions go in general I understand the arguments
on both sides and to a degree sympathies but generally a lot of these arguments
seem to be along the lines that the merge is a bad idea because people will no
longer be able to easily distinguish the correct variant? Yet this appears to
be the exact intention, since Bricklink has already openly stated that they do
not particularly want members of its community (New or Old) being overly bogged
down and concerned with these variants. They essentially want them dismissed/forgotten
about! (Pretty much their own words)
With this in mind it really isn’t in Bricklinks best interest to put in place
any specific solution that only further prevents them breaking away from what
they are trying to break away from? Therefore in the end it can only be for individual
members who care about this stuff to either use the comments field or ask the
question!
The way I see it, this change is probably going to hinder maybe 1% of the community
whilst making things smoother and more efficient for 99% of the community. It’s
a no brainer from Bricklinks perspective!
|
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 29, 2024 05:57 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 80113-1 | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
|
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 2431pb855 Red Tile 1 x 4 with Chinese Logogram '新更象萬' (Thousands of New Updates) Pattern (Sticker) - Set 80113 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 6636pb336 Red Tile 1 x 6 with Chinese Logogram '日照中天起蟄龍' (Hidden Dragon Rises in the Sun) Pattern (Sticker) - Set 80113 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 6636pb337 Red Tile 1 x 6 with Chinese Logogram '春回大地迎歸燕' (Spring Returns to Welcome the Swallows) Pattern (Sticker) - Set 80113 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 26603pb378 Tan Tile 2 x 3 with 2 Minifigures in Winter Clothes and Chinese Logogram '畄念者' (Those Who Mourn) 2023 Pattern (Sticker) - Set 80113 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 87079pb1350 Red Tile 2 x 4 with Gold Border and Chinese Logogram '賓至如歸' (Feel at Home) Pattern (Sticker) - Set 80113 (Counterpart)
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 26, 2024 21:22 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Catalog, icm writes:
| | The inside supports, as on part 32064c, are critical for function. They allow
the part to be used as a jumper and on jumpers. This is not a trivial mold change!
It radically changes the functionality of the part!
|
Can you provide one illustration of an official LEGO model that uses this building
technique with a 32064?
|
There is also a difference in the clutch of the axle hole.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 25, 2024 23:00 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Catalog, icm writes:
| | The inside supports, as on part 32064c, are critical for function. They allow
the part to be used as a jumper and on jumpers. This is not a trivial mold change!
It radically changes the functionality of the part!
|
Can you provide one illustration of an official LEGO model that uses this building
technique with a 32064?
|
Sounds like 32064c is back on the chopping block already.
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 25, 2024 19:49 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| Just start coding a database with umbrella options and WAIT. There is no urgency
to this project.
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 25, 2024 10:27 | | Subject: | Re: Variant Merge | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
|
| In Announce, G.Backsson writes:
Isn't BrickLink supposed to be about fans of LEGO?
| | Rather than being a cashcow for LEGO tm or sellers?
|
Yeah, this is a really good point that I hope isn't overlooked. All of this
seems to be about making things easy for sellers. Well, Bricklink could come
to our houses and sort out sets for us. That would make it easy for me.
But is Bricklink for sellers?
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 23, 2024 14:54 | | Subject: | Re: Helmeted figures should be helmeted | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, infinibrix writes:
The one with fists got added 6 years later and recently. I feel like I ought
to know the story on that, but I don't.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 23, 2024 09:07 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory of 66674 | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
|
| In Catalog Requests, phyllisw8 writes:
| | This set contains 3 sets, however when I parted out 66674, it listed all of the
parts and the big box, but it did not include the component sets' instructions
or boxes.
Is there any way to include those in the inventory of 66674 so they don't
have to be added separately when parting out?
|
Part it out and mark it not to break sets and then part out the sets separately.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 20, 2024 19:18 | | Subject: | Re: Helmeted figures should be helmeted | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | | | An alternate suggestion that I would like BETTER, would be to add advanced minifigs
whenever the instructions show the minifig built both ways with the arrow between
them showing an alternate build. The advanced minifig would have the hair AND
the helmet.
|
While that isn't difficult for new figures, for used figures it might be
a problem. A figure can't wear both hair and helmet so it is easy to get
separated. And as incomplete figures cannot be sold, there could be apparently
complete used figures not allowed to be sold because they are missing alternative
headgear.
|
So just use the regular listing.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 20, 2024 15:38 | | Subject: | Re: All 2023 pending images broken & missing | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
|
| In Problem, randyf writes:
I suggest that it would be best to upload the images again.
Done
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 20, 2024 08:25 | | Subject: | Re: Helmeted figures should be helmeted | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, TimeWarpDrive writes:
| | Why does sw1259 (sw1287, sh739, sh731, etc) have the hair piece instead of the
helmet? The box and instructions show the character with the helmet. I think
more people who prefer to have the helmet over the hair. A good compromise would
be to have an in-set variant that lists this figure with the helmet for people
who want to buy the helmeted figure.
|
I am sympathetic to this, but it would actually be a pretty big headache with
how the catalog works. The simplest thing to do would be to add alternate versions
of minifigs and not attach them to inventories, but I think that might be little
help. Sellers might be totally unaware of an actually orphaned minifig.
Technic and Belville inventories have advanced minifigs in inventories as counterparts.
They are minifigs with parts added, but not parts taken away. I think there
may have been a few Iron Man figures done that way a few years ago too. But
when you take the hair away, it doesn't meet that definition anymore. And
it probably would still be the same problem. When a seller parts out a set,
it doesn't offer them the counterparts, so they still might be unaware that
it exists.
Now and then it STILL takes a judgment call, but the advantage of what has been
the rule is that it is consistent. If you just go by what the instructions first
say, you don't have different submitters and different admins doing different
things. If you put it in the hands of personal judgment, we would have a lot
more threads like this.
An alternate suggestion that I would like BETTER, would be to add advanced minifigs
whenever the instructions show the minifig built both ways with the arrow between
them showing an alternate build. The advanced minifig would have the hair AND
the helmet.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 18, 2024 15:49 | | Subject: | Re: a Big Thank You! Re: 973pb5343c01 | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Catalog, SezaR writes:
| | In Catalog, SezaR writes:
| | What do we know about this torso that I somehow happen to own but don't ask
me how I got it because I don't know
|
Thank you all folks for your enlightening responses! Your comments, and your
silent responses have successfully unraveled the mysteries surrounding this enigmatic
LEGO torso. I now possess a profound understanding of its origin, distribution,
and the reason behind its orphan status—all thanks to your invaluable contributions.
I couldn't have solved this LEGO puzzle without your assistance. Bravo, team!
|
Always glad to help
|
I am not always glad to help, but this time was fine.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 18, 2024 11:20 | | Subject: | Re: sh010 Variant | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, TimeWarpDrive writes:
| | In Catalog, Nubs_Select writes:
I made a post about this here in 2021; I wonder what happened to that one.
|
Maybe a TimeWarp
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2024 21:31 | | Subject: | Re: Dragons rising Ninja for sale? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
|
| In Selling, sasquatch_eater writes:
| | I am admittedly rather new to selling, still in my first year, and I’d like to
ask some of the more experienced sellers this question: I have a complete set
of the ninjago ninjas from Dragons Rising season 1 (I.E. Lloyd, Cole, Arin, Jay,
Nya, Sora, Wyldfyre, Zane, and Kai) all in excellent condition and I am wondering
if you think I would be more likely to sell the individually or as a super lot
or as a custom item with the complete set? And which option would yield the
best profit, if I’m allowed to ask this. In any case thanks very much for your
input.
~Ivan
|
There is a setting for whether or not you can see superlots in listings and a
few years back, it got defaulted to "no". So most people will not see
them at all if you list that way.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2024 05:57 | | Subject: | Re: Where is Nya? | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
|
| In Searching, sasquatch_eater writes:
| | Just because the ninjas are usually cataloged with their masks even when hair
is provided in the set, so I was surprised.
|
Only if another set's instructions show her with the mask. I haven't
looked into it, but it is reasonably likely that another set in this wave will
do that. But not this set.
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2024 21:17 | | Subject: | Re: 973pb5343c01 | | Viewed: | 86 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, SezaR writes:
| | In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | In Catalog, SezaR writes:
| | What do we know about this torso that I somehow happen to own but don't ask
me how I got it because I don't know
|
How did you get it?
|
You shipped it to me in a box of size 20x20x15 inches.
|
Only size I could find.
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2024 08:42 | | Subject: | Re: 973pb5343c01 | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, SezaR writes:
| | What do we know about this torso that I somehow happen to own but don't ask
me how I got it because I don't know
|
How did you get it?
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2024 08:42 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 91 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, WhiteHorseMatt writes:
| | If we had a database that supported tags we could have the best of both worlds.
|
Yes. They just need to do the work.
Go look at Brickset. Every single alternate number in our catalog is actually
a different piece. And Brickset has the opposite problem. It doesn't seem
to know that a lot of them are pretty much identical.
We should have every piece just like Brickset does, but a database architecture
that connects them as the user sees fit. It would allow Bricklink to remain
a preeminent source of LEGO information and allow the user to dumb it down if
they want. I haven't look really closely at the details here. I saw enough
to start thinking I may be done working on the Bricklink catalog. I have wasted
a LOT of my time getting them information that they don't want and in the
future I'll never know if I am wasting my time. They accept my work now,
but might throw it away later.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 12, 2024 19:53 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 88 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | What is it about 32064c that is important to you?
|
I was originally mystified by what appeared to be a piece that was introduced
and then replaced by a different variant and then went back to the original.
(What the chairs have now done). Then Turez pointed out to me that it only appeared
that way because it had been improperly split. 32064 is an undetermined entry.
I think I may have mentioned the thousands of dollars. Also across several
years of my life. It was my next big long-running project after almost single-handedly
sorting out 70-some 2536.
I really thought you valued what I was doing. Seriously. I really did.
| | There is no functional difference,
|
You aren't correct.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 12, 2024 05:37 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 96 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | These variants are gone because we want them gone. They should never have been
added to the catalog in the first place. Other variants of greater importance
will be handled with a more advanced system when (or if) it is built.
|
I am not the king and I don't have the keys. But if I didn't very strongly
disagree concerning 32064c, I wouldn't have spent thousands of dollars tracking
them down for the last few years.
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 12, 2024 05:35 | | Subject: | Re: Due to the upcoming variants merge do you... | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
|
| In Inventories, 1977_mauro writes:
| | ...still will differentiate the merged variants using the comment field?
Choose:
a) yes
b) no
c) not sure yet
Keep in mind that it won't be visible anymore in the old set inventories
which variant has been used.
Thanks Mauro
|
I don't know.
I've never pulled the trigger so far and maybe I won't again, but it
is another moment where I'm thinking about just walking away.
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2024 17:18 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 105 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| Can the solution to this issue really not wait for Bricklink to develop a proper
umbrella system in the catalog?
Will all of my work be totally erased or will it still be recorded somewhere?
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 19:35 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 153 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| I spent thousands of dollars tracking down 32064c for you. You are welcome.
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.
|
|
|
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 11:55 | | Subject: | Re: Grey/Bluish grey. Light and dark | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| In Help, lockjaw80 writes:
| | Is there an easy way to tell Light Grey/Light Bluish Grey and Dark Grey/Dark
Bluish Grey bricks apart? Is there any lighting options that make it easy? I
am having quite some trouble telling these color variations apart.
Thanks.
|
Dark Gray and Dark Bluish Gray are not very difficult when you have familiarized
yourself with them. Light Gray and Light Bluish Gray can defy a good eye without
a reference. Get yourself a little bag with a piece from each in it and keep
it handy.
|
Next Page: 5 More | 10 More | 25 More | 50 More | 100 More
|
USA, Oklahoma
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
