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 Author: TerminalTitan View Messages Posted By TerminalTitan
 Posted: Mar 26, 2022 02:56
 Subject: Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia
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Do you think we like this whole situation in the world?! We are decent people
who understand everything, we are trying to get out of this difficult situation.
We are trying to find alternative solutions! We are generally against everything
that is happening in our country! I didn't think I'd get this kind of
news from Bricklink! I have always been for Bricklink and believed that it was
an independent platform!

In general, this is not a reason to turn off Bricklink in Russia due to payment
systems. It's not the Lego fans' fault!

If you close Bricklink, Favorite Cubes will find a way out and we will continue
to trade on or off Bricklink. But a huge number of Lego fans will not do this,
you will simply lose them! Silly! This is Bricklink's stupidest decision
ever! I do not respect this decision!

You will change the attitude of good people who are fans of Bricklink and Lego!
There are many good people in Russia in the real sense! You just don't know
anything! I don't want you to end up in such a mess.
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Mar 26, 2022 02:28
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In Administrative, firestar246 writes:
  In Administrative, Nikonov writes:
  It's difficult to believe that you have decided to deactivate russian brickLink
stores after so many years of cobusiness. (((

Well, what do you expect them to do considering current events? It's not
exactly easy (or possible in some cases) to exchange money and items with Russia.
And it seems like Russian sellers have no way to pay their fees currently, so
that adds a problem too.

Russians could sell to other Russians without postage or payment problems, and
they have continued to be allowed to do so all this time. It seems it is the
not being able to pay the fees issue that caused the action here.
 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 19:43
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In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:

  if your company is registered in another country, your payment details are also
in another country. How to change the country of sale of the store?

If you would like to change the country your store is associated with, you will
need to change the main address on your account first:

https://www.bricklink.com/pref_address.asp

Then, you would need to change your store address, which is found on your store
management page:

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/mystore/management.page

After changing countries, you would need to go through the New Seller Verification
process again. This would require proof of address in the new country.
 
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 19:40
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(typos corrected)

   Lesson learned, it’s totally pointless to ask about laws and regulations on this
forum, nobody would take the responsibility for false information.

It's not the real problem.
I'm not even sure of this info at this point; but this to YOU to search and
be sure.

The other point is WHY?

I mean, OK say you've 5% or 10% fees and shipping, it's not going to
make a big difference (apart if you're really close to this threshold of
10K€).

If you really wish to stay under the threshold, and if you're not rarely
selling International, it's going to be VERY complicated.

Suppose on October you're at 7950€ and you get a 2000€ order.
You're now at 9950€!

So, you will have to close your shop for the 2 remaining months in order
to stay above.

Is this really how you want to manage it?
 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 19:12
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In Administrative, legoman77 writes:

  Well said Tanja.
Some sellers will be hurt, however it was the only humane decision Lego and Bricklink
could make. And the donation, generous. I respect Lego and Bricklink and Tanja
even more for making the donation and taking the hard steps that are necessary.
The stores in Russia will suffer, but the bigger picture, including the financial
means to exchange funds from stores, is much more important. Perhaps there is
a way to let Russian stores sell to buyers within Russia.
Anyway Tanja, it is commendable and refreshing to see Lego and Bricklink take
a stand.

John P

We explored a range of options, including whether it was possible to keep stores
open, but decided the best approach for now, given that global payment platforms
are unavailable, was to temporarily deactivate stores.
 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 19:11
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In Administrative, Nikonov writes:
  It's difficult to believe that you have decided to deactivate russian brickLink
stores after so many years of cobusiness. (((

We understand this news may be disappointing but we felt it was the only approach
given the significant disruption to the global operating environment including
payment platforms and shipping.
 Author: Dino View Messages Posted By Dino
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 18:45
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In Administrative, Nikonov writes:
  Exactly! Let Russian stores sell to buyers within Russia! Do not deactivate us!

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1334220
 Author: Nikonov View Messages Posted By Nikonov
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 18:14
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Exactly! Let Russian stores sell to buyers within Russia! Do not deactivate us!
 Author: legoman77 View Messages Posted By legoman77
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 17:46
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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
  Dear BrickLink members,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team

Well said Tanja.
Some sellers will be hurt, however it was the only humane decision Lego and Bricklink
could make. And the donation, generous. I respect Lego and Bricklink and Tanja
even more for making the donation and taking the hard steps that are necessary.
The stores in Russia will suffer, but the bigger picture, including the financial
means to exchange funds from stores, is much more important. Perhaps there is
a way to let Russian stores sell to buyers within Russia.
Anyway Tanja, it is commendable and refreshing to see Lego and Bricklink take
a stand.

John P
 Author: tons_of_bricks View Messages Posted By tons_of_bricks
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 17:20
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In Administrative, Nikonov writes:
  It's difficult to believe that you have decided to deactivate russian brickLink
stores after so many years of cobusiness. (((

Well, what do you expect them to do considering current events? It's not
exactly easy (or possible in some cases) to exchange money and items with Russia.
And it seems like Russian sellers have no way to pay their fees currently, so
that adds a problem too.
 Author: Nikonov View Messages Posted By Nikonov
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 17:07
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It's difficult to believe that you have decided to deactivate russian brickLink
stores after so many years of cobusiness. (((
 Author: TerminalTitan View Messages Posted By TerminalTitan
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 16:59
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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
  Dear BrickLink members,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team

if your company is registered in another country, your payment details are also
in another country. How to change the country of sale of the store?
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 16:47
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That was the proper move that peoples in EU expected (I guess) from the LEGO
Group!

The Donation is an extra; but it'll be appreciated where this stupid destruction
needs to be rebuilt.

Those News are much appreciated here.
Thank you personnaly for your time, Tanja!

Sylvain
 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 16:25
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In Administrative, rm8 writes:
  Hello,

does this mean we will be still able to log in and work with my inventory (export,
import, edit) in deactivated mode?

Yes. Apart from the block at check out, your store and account privileges will
remain unchanged.
 Author: randyf View Messages Posted By randyf
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 15:55
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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
  Dear BrickLink members,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team


Excellent news. And good on LEGO for thinking about all the children and families
involved in this nightmare. The refugees need a lot of help and global support
right now. For anyone reading this, if you have the means, please consider donating
to help house and feed all of the displaced Ukrainian families that have had
to flee their homes.
 Author: rm8 View Messages Posted By rm8
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 15:23
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Hello,

does this mean we will be still able to log in and work with my inventory (export,
import, edit) in deactivated mode?


In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
  Dear BrickLink members,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team
 Author: CE_Tanja View Messages Posted By CE_Tanja
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 15:17
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Dear BrickLink members,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team
 Author: rankster View Messages Posted By rankster
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 15:12
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In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
  In Administrative, rankster writes:
  In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
  
  “A: The 10,000 EUR threshold is based on the item base price that is sold only.
Shipping, VAT and
other additional charges are not considered part of the threshold calculations


Does the answer above stand for all EU member states?

AFAIK, yes.

  Is it 100% sure that shipping
costs and any additional fees are not the part of the 10K?

AFAIK, yes.

And BrickLink tells you so

Well I consulted with my tax advisor and the sad news is that ALL kind of form
of income is part of the threshold calculation, including shipping fees, handling
fees, etc.


Well he may be wrong; MANY people are!

I really hope he’s not wrong for €120/hour…

  
Please don't trust an adviser, read it on EU or your Country WRITTEN Laws/Regulations?

I’m not an expert of law and don’t want to read loads of pages hoping I’ll find
the needed info so it’s better trust someone who has the knowledge and knows
what he’s doing.
Lesson learned, it’s totally pointless to ask about laws and regulations on this
forum, nobody would take the responsibility for false information.
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 08:53
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In Administrative, rankster writes:
  In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
  
  “A: The 10,000 EUR threshold is based on the item base price that is sold only.
Shipping, VAT and
other additional charges are not considered part of the threshold calculations


Does the answer above stand for all EU member states?

AFAIK, yes.

  Is it 100% sure that shipping
costs and any additional fees are not the part of the 10K?

AFAIK, yes.

And BrickLink tells you so

Well I consulted with my tax advisor and the sad news is that ALL kind of form
of income is part of the threshold calculation, including shipping fees, handling
fees, etc.


Well he may be wrong; MANY people are!

Please don't trust an adviser, read it on EU or your Country WRITTEN Laws/Regulations?
 Author: rankster View Messages Posted By rankster
 Posted: Mar 25, 2022 08:24
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In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
  
  “A: The 10,000 EUR threshold is based on the item base price that is sold only.
Shipping, VAT and
other additional charges are not considered part of the threshold calculations


Does the answer above stand for all EU member states?

AFAIK, yes.

  Is it 100% sure that shipping
costs and any additional fees are not the part of the 10K?

AFAIK, yes.

And BrickLink tells you so

Well I consulted with my tax advisor and the sad news is that ALL kind of form
of income is part of the threshold calculation, including shipping fees, handling
fees, etc. It might be difference in France but I doubt it since it’s an EU wide
thing to follow.
 Author: SezaR View Messages Posted By SezaR
 Posted: Mar 18, 2022 13:37
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In Administrative, hpoort writes:
  In Administrative, SezaR writes:
  In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
  Hello everyone,

We'd like to announce that we have appointed another member to the Community
Expert Program, member Barando, as our new Translated Help Editor for
the German language:

https://www.bricklink.com/v3/member/community_experts.page

With 159 translated topics, the German Help Center is the largest of the translated
help centers, followed up closely by Czech, which has 156 topics.

Barando is an experienced seller and buyer on the site and has had an account
since 2014:

https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=barando

We are thankful member Barando has taken this position and look forward to what
he can contribute to our Help Pages. Please join me in welcoming him!

Congratz barando!

Now that you are a translator, you may be help me out as I am sometimes in trouble.

When trying to translate from English to German and vice versa to communicate
with German sellers on Ebay, sometimes things do not go as expected. For example,
we have this part:
 
Part No: 4166  Name: Train, Track Sleeper Plate 2 x 8 with Cable Grooves
* 
4166 Train, Track Sleeper Plate 2 x 8 with Cable Grooves
Parts: Train, Track
that is called "sleeper".

But sometimes, when I use translation from its German word, via google translation
page, it gets translated to something like "lovers"! Worst is when I put an English
text and sleepers gets translated to something I don't mean. I am not sure
to what word it gets translated and what word should be used in German, but can
you also help me out?

When you use Google Translate for translating a word that may have multiple meanings,
try to be more specific in what you are asking Google to translate. Having a
context is required for understanding and thus for properly translating.

Like "sleeper" - "Schläfer" - "sleeper (someone who sleeps)"
But "railway sleeper" - "Eisenbahnschwelle"
with "railway" - "Eisenbahn"
suggest it could be "Schwelle" which translates back to "threshold", so "Eisenbahnschwelle"
is the more appropriate translation.

Interesting you actually wrote a very serious comment but for what times do you
apply your sense of humor?
 Author: ZwarteMagica View Messages Posted By ZwarteMagica
 Posted: Mar 18, 2022 06:40
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In Administrative, SezaR writes:
  In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
  Hello everyone,

We'd like to announce that we have appointed another member to the Community
Expert Program, member Barando, as our new Translated Help Editor for
the German language:

https://www.bricklink.com/v3/member/community_experts.page

With 159 translated topics, the German Help Center is the largest of the translated
help centers, followed up closely by Czech, which has 156 topics.

Barando is an experienced seller and buyer on the site and has had an account
since 2014:

https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=barando

We are thankful member Barando has taken this position and look forward to what
he can contribute to our Help Pages. Please join me in welcoming him!

Congratz barando!

Now that you are a translator, you may be help me out as I am sometimes in trouble.

When trying to translate from English to German and vice versa to communicate
with German sellers on Ebay, sometimes things do not go as expected. For example,
we have this part:
 
Part No: 4166  Name: Train, Track Sleeper Plate 2 x 8 with Cable Grooves
* 
4166 Train, Track Sleeper Plate 2 x 8 with Cable Grooves
Parts: Train, Track
that is called "sleeper".

But sometimes, when I use translation from its German word, via google translation
page, it gets translated to something like "lovers"! Worst is when I put an English
text and sleepers gets translated to something I don't mean. I am not sure
to what word it gets translated and what word should be used in German, but can
you also help me out?

To translate concepts or specialized equipement or even proverbs, I use wikipedia.

For example I searched in Dutch for the word: "dwarsligger" (literally translated
in English thwart)
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarsligger_(spoor)
found the English version by clicking for the language English
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_tie
Or clicking German
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnschwelle
 Author: hpoort View Messages Posted By hpoort
 Posted: Mar 18, 2022 05:43
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In Administrative, SezaR writes:
  In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
  Hello everyone,

We'd like to announce that we have appointed another member to the Community
Expert Program, member Barando, as our new Translated Help Editor for
the German language:

https://www.bricklink.com/v3/member/community_experts.page

With 159 translated topics, the German Help Center is the largest of the translated
help centers, followed up closely by Czech, which has 156 topics.

Barando is an experienced seller and buyer on the site and has had an account
since 2014:

https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=barando

We are thankful member Barando has taken this position and look forward to what
he can contribute to our Help Pages. Please join me in welcoming him!

Congratz barando!

Now that you are a translator, you may be help me out as I am sometimes in trouble.

When trying to translate from English to German and vice versa to communicate
with German sellers on Ebay, sometimes things do not go as expected. For example,
we have this part:
 
Part No: 4166  Name: Train, Track Sleeper Plate 2 x 8 with Cable Grooves
* 
4166 Train, Track Sleeper Plate 2 x 8 with Cable Grooves
Parts: Train, Track
that is called "sleeper".

But sometimes, when I use translation from its German word, via google translation
page, it gets translated to something like "lovers"! Worst is when I put an English
text and sleepers gets translated to something I don't mean. I am not sure
to what word it gets translated and what word should be used in German, but can
you also help me out?

When you use Google Translate for translating a word that may have multiple meanings,
try to be more specific in what you are asking Google to translate. Having a
context is required for understanding and thus for properly translating.

Like "sleeper" - "Schläfer" - "sleeper (someone who sleeps)"
But "railway sleeper" - "Eisenbahnschwelle"
with "railway" - "Eisenbahn"
suggest it could be "Schwelle" which translates back to "threshold", so "Eisenbahnschwelle"
is the more appropriate translation.
 Author: SezaR View Messages Posted By SezaR
 Posted: Mar 18, 2022 05:18
 Subject: Re: We have a new CEP translator!
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 Topic: Administrative
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In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
  Hello everyone,

We'd like to announce that we have appointed another member to the Community
Expert Program, member Barando, as our new Translated Help Editor for
the German language:

https://www.bricklink.com/v3/member/community_experts.page

With 159 translated topics, the German Help Center is the largest of the translated
help centers, followed up closely by Czech, which has 156 topics.

Barando is an experienced seller and buyer on the site and has had an account
since 2014:

https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=barando

We are thankful member Barando has taken this position and look forward to what
he can contribute to our Help Pages. Please join me in welcoming him!

Congratz barando!

Now that you are a translator, you may be help me out as I am sometimes in trouble.

When trying to translate from English to German and vice versa to communicate
with German sellers on Ebay, sometimes things do not go as expected. For example,
we have this part:
 
Part No: 4166  Name: Train, Track Sleeper Plate 2 x 8 with Cable Grooves
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4166 Train, Track Sleeper Plate 2 x 8 with Cable Grooves
Parts: Train, Track
that is called "sleeper".

But sometimes, when I use translation from its German word, via google translation
page, it gets translated to something like "lovers"! Worst is when I put an English
text and sleepers gets translated to something I don't mean. I am not sure
to what word it gets translated and what word should be used in German, but can
you also help me out?
 Author: barando View Messages Posted By barando
 Posted: Mar 18, 2022 05:10
 Subject: Re: We have a new CEP translator!
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In Administrative, Nubs_Select writes:
  Congrats and Welcome! Don't forget to celebrate with pizza!!!

Thanks a lot!!

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