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Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Jun 13, 2022 13:12

Subject:

Please welcome our newest Translator!

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Hello Everybody,

I am pleased to announce that we have another new member in the Community Experts
Program - user Jjcchh has been appointed as Translated Help Editor for the Swedish
language:

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

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

Our translator positions are an important part of the CEP since they represent
the "global" nature of the BrickLink userbase:

https://www.bricklink.com/helpLangMain.asp?utm_content=subnav

Please join me in welcoming Jjcchh to this new position!

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Jun 13, 2022 12:16

Subject:

Re: Monthly Maintenance Postponed

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In Administrative, wildchicken13 writes:

[…]
True. Even I get it mixed up sometimes. Is it 12:50 to 1:00? or 1:50 to 2:00?

But at least it is at the same time every day/night.

It starts at xx:45.

And I think it depends on daylight saving time because California changes to
(from) DST 2-3 weeks before (resp. after) EU and so we (EU) have two 2-3 periods
where the maintenance time is different.

What OP is suggesting is
that the downtime should be randomized so that people outside of the USA are
not always experiencing it during the daytime, which sounds like a good idea
at first until you consider the fact that no one will know when the next downtime
is. Imagine trying to do a part out right as the site goes down, not knowing
that it was about to go down because it goes down at a different time every day.

I don’t think reformy meant ‘totally unpredictable,’ but, anyway, anything other
than ‘always the same’ quickly becomes unpredictable.

Even knowing the time I get surprised….

Author:

wildchicken13

Posted:

Jun 12, 2022 23:25

Subject:

Re: Monthly Maintenance Postponed

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In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

Sounds like a good idea at first, but I think regularly scheduled downtime is
better than randomly scheduled downtime. At least I know when the site will go
down ahead of time.

It IS actually random time.
Do you have an idea what means 9:00 EDT time for an European basic customer?
It's just random.

True. Even I get it mixed up sometimes. Is it 12:50 to 1:00? or 1:50 to 2:00?

But at least it is at the same time every day/night. What OP is suggesting is
that the downtime should be randomized so that people outside of the USA are
not always experiencing it during the daytime, which sounds like a good idea
at first until you consider the fact that no one will know when the next downtime
is. Imagine trying to do a part out right as the site goes down, not knowing
that it was about to go down because it goes down at a different time every day.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Jun 9, 2022 11:26

Subject:

Re: Monthly Maintenance Postponed

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Sounds like a good idea at first, but I think regularly scheduled downtime is
better than randomly scheduled downtime. At least I know when the site will go
down ahead of time.

It IS actually random time.
Do you have an idea what means 9:00 EDT time for an European basic customer?
It's just random.

I'd also prefer a 30 minutes or 1 hour warning just before.

Author:

Stellar

Posted:

Jun 9, 2022 02:29

Subject:

Re: (Cancelled)

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In Administrative, SHARIF1981 writes:

In Administrative, Stellar writes:

In Administrative, SHARIF1981 writes:

(Cancelled)

Hello Sharif,

You can't post your email address public on the forum, if you want to contact
BrickLink you can open a ticket here:

https://helpdesk.bricklink.com/Main

But if you have a suggestion it would be better to post it on the Suggestions
forum topic where other buyers can vote for it.

https://www.bricklink.com/messageList.asp?ID=8

Hello again,

My apology. I didn’t know that I can’t add my email address. The ticket is requiring
my log in and every time I try it says tgat it’s wrong or unrecognized even though
I am logged in to my account already.

I sent a message to the help desk but not sure if it was received. I have been
trying to communicate with BrickLink admins since December but no luck

Please advise

Regards,

Sharif

On the helpdesk page you need to register again, it is not the same credentials
as in Bricklink. But use the same email address and your ticket will appear in
your account.

Author:

wildchicken13

Posted:

Jun 9, 2022 00:08

Subject:

Re: Monthly Maintenance Postponed

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In Administrative, reformy writes:

In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

Hello everyone,

We have decided to postpone the hour-long monthly maintenance session from Tuesday
evening May 17, 2022 to eaxctly one week later, on May 24.

Thank you!

The BrickLink Team

Thank you.
May I ask here too, to move the daily ten minutes downtime to an earlier hour?
We here in Israel are getting it every morning at 9am.
Maybe randomize it a bit so we all share it...

Sounds like a good idea at first, but I think regularly scheduled downtime is
better than randomly scheduled downtime. At least I know when the site will go
down ahead of time.

Author:

SHARIF1981

Posted:

Jun 8, 2022 20:47

Subject:

Re: (Cancelled)

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In Administrative, Stellar writes:

In Administrative, SHARIF1981 writes:

(Cancelled)

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Jun 8, 2022 08:59

Subject:

Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders

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In Administrative, MISB_Collector writes:

Is it the same for Businesses in the USA to register their EIN numbers?

It’s only for EU VAT.

For US Sales tax, see this answer: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1329257

Author:

MISB_Collector

Posted:

Jun 8, 2022 04:18

Subject:

Re: Enabling of B2B transactions for EU orders

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Is it the same for Businesses in the USA to register their EIN numbers?

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Dear all,

Today we have launched the ability for registered EU businesses to place business-to-business
(B2B) transactions on the Marketplace. This new feature will remove any VAT charges
for orders shipping to the EU.

In order to make use of this new feature, simply click on the 'Verify your
VAT ID' link under the Order Summary section to enter your valid VAT registration
number during checkout and VAT will be zeroed-out for applicable transactions.

If you are already an EU VAT-enabled business on BrickLink, your VAT ID will
be pre-populated and VAT zeroed-out when checking out, so you will not need to
enter it again.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Author:

Stellar

Posted:

Jun 7, 2022 04:00

Subject:

(Cancelled)

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In Administrative, SHARIF1981 writes:

(Cancelled)

Author:

SHARIF1981

Posted:

Jun 7, 2022 01:14

Subject:

Re: Monthly Maintenance Postponed

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In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

Hello everyone,

We have decided to postpone the hour-long monthly maintenance session from Tuesday
evening May 17, 2022 to eaxctly one week later, on May 24.

Thank you!

The BrickLink Team

Author:

reformy

Posted:

May 18, 2022 01:15

Subject:

Re: Monthly Maintenance Postponed

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In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

Hello everyone,

We have decided to postpone the hour-long monthly maintenance session from Tuesday
evening May 17, 2022 to eaxctly one week later, on May 24.

Thank you!

The BrickLink Team

Thank you.
May I ask here too, to move the daily ten minutes downtime to an earlier hour?
We here in Israel are getting it every morning at 9am.
Maybe randomize it a bit so we all share it...

Author:

uvt203

Posted:

May 16, 2022 17:42

Subject:

Re: Monthly Maintenance Postponed

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In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

Hello everyone,

We have decided to postpone the hour-long monthly maintenance session from Tuesday
evening May 17, 2022 to eaxctly one week later, on May 24.

Thank you!

The BrickLink Team

Thank you for the info. Maybe you should also change the banner with the reminder
which still says the site will be down for maintenance 05/18 from 0100 AM to
0200 AM.........

/Asger

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

May 16, 2022 10:53

Subject:

Monthly Maintenance Postponed

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Hello everyone,

We have decided to postpone the hour-long monthly maintenance session from Tuesday
evening May 17, 2022 to eaxctly one week later, on May 24.

Thank you!

The BrickLink Team

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 12, 2022 12:29

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

Yes, “final” does not mean “last ever,” it just means “last round for this designer
program.”

Indeed, like when England won the World Cup Final in 1966. I believe some other
minor countries like France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil and Argentina might
have won the Final since then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSo0duY7-9s

That's why we don't care too much about the World Cup ... we already
got one!

Plus we know we'll never get another.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 12, 2022 11:39

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

[…]

“May 17th at 10:00am Pacific / 7:00pm CET / 6:00pm UTC.”

So, 1:00pm East coast.

How much in Euros?

About half an unladen swallow.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 12, 2022 11:27

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, jgrossman1025 writes:

This may be a dumb question but will time will they Be able for the U.S.A, specifically
east coast, thanks for any help you can provide, i really wanna make sure i can
get one.

Thanks, NG

“May 17th at 10:00am Pacific / 7:00pm CET / 6:00pm UTC.”

So, 1:00pm East coast.

How much in Euros?

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 12, 2022 11:26

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

Yes, “final” does not mean “last ever,” it just means “last round for this designer
program.”

Indeed, like when England won the World Cup Final in 1966. I believe some other
minor countries like France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil and Argentina might
have won the Final since then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSo0duY7-9s

Author:

jgrossman1025

Posted:

May 12, 2022 10:55

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, jgrossman1025 writes:

This may be a dumb question but will time will they Be able for the U.S.A, specifically
east coast, thanks for any help you can provide, i really wanna make sure i can
get one.

Thanks, NG

“May 17th at 10:00am Pacific / 7:00pm CET / 6:00pm UTC.”

So, 1:00pm East coast.

Ok that's great thanks for the help, I was confused as there as i am used
to Western and Eastern times, not the ones listed, Thanks for the help, i always
appreciate it.

Thanks, NG

Author:

par016

Posted:

May 12, 2022 10:48

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, jgrossman1025 writes:

This may be a dumb question but will time will they Be able for the U.S.A, specifically
east coast, thanks for any help you can provide, i really wanna make sure i can
get one.

Thanks, NG

Says right in the announcement:

BrickLink Designer Program will open May 17th at 10:00am Pacific / 7:00pm CET / 6:00pm UTC.

Which would be 1 PM on the US east coast

-Pete

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 12, 2022 10:47

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, jgrossman1025 writes:

This may be a dumb question but will time will they Be able for the U.S.A, specifically
east coast, thanks for any help you can provide, i really wanna make sure i can
get one.

Thanks, NG

“May 17th at 10:00am Pacific / 7:00pm CET / 6:00pm UTC.”

So, 1:00pm East coast.

Author:

jgrossman1025

Posted:

May 12, 2022 10:35

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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Topic:

This may be a dumb question but will time will they Be able for the U.S.A, specifically
east coast, thanks for any help you can provide, i really wanna make sure i can
get one.

Thanks, NG

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 12, 2022 10:26

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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Yes, “final” does not mean “last ever,” it just means “last round for this designer
program.”

Indeed, like when England won the World Cup Final in 1966. I believe some other
minor countries like France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil and Argentina might
have won the Final since then.

Author:

par016

Posted:

May 12, 2022 09:48

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, jennnifer writes:

In Administrative, psusaxman2000 writes:

In Administrative, Wesman writes:

The prices of these sets are so much higher compared to the 1st round. And no
printed instructions. Why?
The very first Bricklink program was such a success compared to the 2nd one.

Have you looked a the piece count for these sets vs the 1st round?

1st round:
Smallest set - 540 pieces
Largest set - 1948 pieces

3rd round:
Smallest set - 1377 pieces
Largest set - 4062 pieces

That's a pretty big difference right there alone to justify a price gap.

I guess it makes sense to have the larger sets all competing against each other?
That way a set wouldn't miss the goal only because of the $ tag. Just a thought...

Jen

I don't think they are really competing against each other as you can buy
more than one of the projects.

I think the price points will make people hesitant to back as many projects as
earlier rounds because if they all get funded that's a lot of cash to dole
out all at once. So where someone may have backed 3 or 4 projects last round
(expecting maybe 2 or 3 to get funded), they may only back 1 or 2 this round.

I'm just guessing it will take more unique buyers to fund 5 projects. There
may be enough demand for that, but I wouldn't be surprised if the 5 aren't
fully funded.

-Pete

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 12, 2022 09:02

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, psusaxman2000 writes:

Why is this the "final" round? Will there be another set of rounds for 2022???

They had previously announced that they would be three rounds for this designer
program. My guess is that there won't be another one for some time based
on how this went and the fact that the previous one was in 2019
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=S&catString=1196.1056

Yes, “final” does not mean “last ever,” it just means “last round for this designer
program.”
They selected 32 projects (at first) and, with this final round, all the projects
will have been presented (or dropped).

There may be other DP and the rules may change (which designs? how many? how
many rounds? limits (3k/5k/10k)? etc.).
Hey, we only got 2 letters so far, A(FOL)DP & B(L)DP, there’s lots
of letters to use yet

Author:

psusaxman2000

Posted:

May 12, 2022 08:30

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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Why is this the "final" round? Will there be another set of rounds for 2022???

Author:

amvdamian

Posted:

May 11, 2022 20:42

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In NEWS, Admin writes:

We’re pleased to announce the third round of crowdfunding for the BrickLink Designer Program will open May 17th at 10:00am Pacific / 7:00pm CET / 6:00pm UTC. We invite LEGO fans to pre-order their favorites among nine fan projects on the BrickLink Designer Program page.
The first five projects to reach the goal of 3,000 pre-orders will be produced as a limited edition set. Up to 10,000 of each will be produced based on pre-orders received from registered BrickLink members. Round 3 crowdfunding will close at 10:00am Pacific on June 21.
Here are the candidates for the third and final round of crowdfunding, along with their prices:

Mountain View Observatory by ThomasW_BL for $319.99
Space Troopers by nickroyer for $199.99
1950s Diner by pix027 for $129.99
Studgate Train Station by BrickyBricks82 for $399.99
Working Waterfall by TheKingOfLego for $229.99
Steam Powered Science by EndlessAges for $299.99
Winter Chalet by sdrnet for $199.99
Modular Construction Site by ryantaggart for $319.99
Brickwest Studios by BrickyBricks82 for $349.99

Round 1 of crowdfunding was held during the summer of 2021 and Round 2 in fall 2021. This third and final round of crowdfunding concludes the BrickLink Designer Program invitational where up to 15 out of 26 projects will ultimately be realized across the three rounds.
Designer Program sets will feature digital building instructions provided by the LEGO Building Instructions mobile app. Digital instructions help us fulfill our Planet Promise by using less paper and saving on shipping weight, which in turn reduces emissions while delivering your set to you. The app lets you zoom, rotate, and view your model in 3D and ghost view mode to see how far you’ve come and what part you’re in the process of building. The LEGO Building Instructions app is great at keeping track of complex builds and makes it easy to save your building steps online so you can recycle instruction books.
PDF building instructions will also be made publicly available when sets begin shipping.
Sincerely,

The BrickLink Designer Program Team

Why is this the "final" round? Will there be another set of rounds for 2022???

Author:

leopard37

Posted:

May 11, 2022 17:16

Subject:

Re: Transparent and Glow-in-Dark Minifigures

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I agree, I just wanted to confirm BrickLink's stance on it.
They don't show up very often on BrickLink but every now and then when I
need my Grangemouth fix I would to be able to know I get get them on BrickLink.

-Pete

Those are beautiful!

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Tyson.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 11, 2022 12:01

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, Lossecorme writes:

In Administrative, Wesman writes:

The prices of these sets are so much higher compared to the 1st round. And no
printed instructions. Why?
The very first Bricklink program was such a success compared to the 2nd one.

In Administrative, psusaxman2000 writes:
Have you looked a the piece count for these sets vs the 1st round?

1st round:
Smallest set - 540 pieces
Largest set - 1948 pieces

3rd round:
Smallest set - 1377 pieces
Largest set - 4062 pieces

Some numbers:

1st round
Average number of pieces - 1262
Average price - $102
Average price/piece - 8¢

8.08¢

2nd round
Average number of pieces - 2466
Average price - $199 USD
Average price/piece - 8¢

8.07¢

3rd round
Average number of pieces - 3089
Average price - $272 USD
Average price/piece - 9¢

8.81¢

So the third round sets are marginally more expensive, but not by a lot.

It’s even closer if you consider a few more decimals

Author:

Lossecorme

Posted:

May 11, 2022 11:42

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, Wesman writes:

The prices of these sets are so much higher compared to the 1st round. And no
printed instructions. Why?
The very first Bricklink program was such a success compared to the 2nd one.

Some numbers:

1st round
Average number of pieces - 1262
Average price - $102
Average price/piece - 8¢

2nd round
Average number of pieces - 2466
Average price - $199 USD
Average price/piece - 8¢

3rd round
Average number of pieces - 3089
Average price - $272 USD
Average price/piece - 9¢

So the third round sets are marginally more expensive, but not by a lot.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 11, 2022 10:11

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, jennnifer writes:

[…]
I guess it makes sense to have the larger sets all competing against each other?
That way a set wouldn't miss the goal only because of the $ tag. Just a thought...

Jen

Well, maybe having a wider range of prices may even help have more orders overall.
I don’t know, I’m not in LEGO marketing, I’m only a buyer

But I tend to think it’s not intentional. It’s just that bigger sets take longer
to prepare and most ended in the last round.

And, of course, we will never know. BL & LEGO won’t ever tell us… or we’ll never
be able to tell if it’s the truth (“we purposefully did it by accident!”).

Author:

jennnifer

Posted:

May 11, 2022 09:43

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, psusaxman2000 writes:

In Administrative, Wesman writes:

The prices of these sets are so much higher compared to the 1st round. And no
printed instructions. Why?
The very first Bricklink program was such a success compared to the 2nd one.

I guess it makes sense to have the larger sets all competing against each other?
That way a set wouldn't miss the goal only because of the $ tag. Just a thought...

Jen

Author:

psusaxman2000

Posted:

May 11, 2022 08:01

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, Wesman writes:

The prices of these sets are so much higher compared to the 1st round. And no
printed instructions. Why?
The very first Bricklink program was such a success compared to the 2nd one.

Author:

Wesman

Posted:

May 11, 2022 05:50

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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The prices of these sets are so much higher compared to the 1st round. And no
printed instructions. Why?
The very first Bricklink program was such a success compared to the 2nd one.

targeted by Lego.

In NEWS, Admin writes:

Author:

psusaxman2000

Posted:

May 10, 2022 13:45

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, par016 writes:

In NEWS, Admin writes:

Here are the candidates for the third and final round of crowdfunding, along with their prices:

Mountain View Observatory by ThomasW_BL for $319.99
Space Troopers by nickroyer for $199.99
1950s Diner by pix027 for $129.99
Studgate Train Station by BrickyBricks82 for $399.99
Working Waterfall by TheKingOfLego for $229.99
Steam Powered Science by EndlessAges for $299.99
Winter Chalet by sdrnet for $199.99
Modular Construction Site by ryantaggart for $319.99
Brickwest Studios by BrickyBricks82 for $349.99

They all look great, but those prices will make this round interesting for sure.

-Pete

This is the "High Rollers" event.

Author:

Llewyn

Posted:

May 10, 2022 13:38

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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In Administrative, par016 writes:

They all look great, but those prices will make this round interesting for sure.

-Pete

Yeah, unlike the last round I might be hoping a couple of my chosen ones don't
make it through after all.

Author:

par016

Posted:

May 10, 2022 11:11

Subject:

Re: BrickLink Designer Program third and final round opens May 17th

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Topic:

In NEWS, Admin writes:

They all look great, but those prices will make this round interesting for sure.

-Pete

Author:

Brick116

Posted:

Apr 22, 2022 09:13

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Dear BrickLink members,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team

Do you really believe all donated funds will be received by Ukrainian refuges\war
affected families? People be reasonable, all collected money will be spent on
gathering more military power, more weapons.. to continue the war. If you really
want to help those affected by war families, make your EU\US\RU government to
stop support this war, by sending soldiers, weapon, sanctions and so on. Messing
politics with LEGO won't help, this is ridiculous..

Author:

CE_Tanja

Posted:

Apr 8, 2022 21:27

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, Mihail writes:

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Dear Bricklink Administration,
Please, answer about seller's fees. Will you terminate all accounts of sellers
from Russia? Is there any solution? Sellers from Russia can still send direct
bank transfer to european IBAN accounts. We can pay you if you have IBAN in some
european bank.
Best Regards, MIhail.

Hi Mlhail,
We are not terminating accounts. 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:

dima2803

Posted:

Apr 5, 2022 18:49

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In Administrative, dima2803 writes:

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

I live in Kazakhstan and have a lease agreement in this country.
I transferred the store to this country and sent all the documents by the BrickLink
administrator.
I would like to get an answer from you as soon as possible and continue my activities.
Ticket number [22C-29D6064B-0017]
I will be very grateful to you for solving this issue.

Dear support, can someone help me solve this issue?

Author:

Mihail

Posted:

Apr 5, 2022 18:08

Subject:

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Topic:

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Author:

Spahnru

Posted:

Apr 5, 2022 10:12

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, Mihail writes:

how my lego stores depends from war on Ukraine war ? lol
be hinest - u just hate Russians

Do you understand that sellers from Russia can't pay fees for sold items?
PayPal, VISA, Mastercard and Western Union closed their services in Russia. UnionPay
don't work also. Russian Bricklink stores can't work properly and russian
buyers can't pay. There is only a way to pay by Bank Transfer but it is too
expensive.

Если комиссия Bricklink не будет оплачена, то тогда наши магазины могут забанить?

Author:

BrickUA

Posted:

Apr 4, 2022 02:10

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Many thanks to LEGO Foundation, Ole Kirk’s Fond and LEGO Group for donation
to support Ukrainian children and families!
Huge thanks to BrickLink administration for this decision regarding russian stores!

Author:

cosmicray

Posted:

Apr 1, 2022 10:33

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, chetzler writes:

In Administrative, infinibrix writes:

In Administrative, qwertyboy writes:

I'd like to say I really appreciate the restraint moderators show in judging
posts in this thread. These are difficult times for all, regardless of your opinion
on the matter at hand.

Niek.

That's as maybe although whilst I anticipated my own posts inevitably ending
up being cancelled they were in response to this statement which still remains?

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1334327

It only reads one way to me?

The most surreal aspect of this whole situation is that the we, the global BrickLink
community, are observing sellers from one country report on disruptions to their
businesses and we just have to pretend like we don't know the real reason
that these sellers are experiencing difficultly. Contrast this to the fact that
no one feels the need to tread lightly while talking about disruptions cause
by natural disasters. Meanwhile, I don't think we've seen a single post
from anyone in an adjacent country that is experiencing actual life-or-death
disruptions. The reason for that silence is morbidly obvious and it speaks volumes.

I understand the reasoning behind carefully moderating political topics but in
this instance the consequences of such moderation is troubling. Sanctions are
political and, by extension, so are their results. To be truly fair, any discussion
about the difficulties sellers in any sanctioned country are experiencing should
be taken up directly with BL admins/management and not discussed in the forum
at all. I realize this is an unprecedented situation (at least as far as BrickLink
is concerned), but this feels like it would be a more equitable reading of the
"no political discussion" rule. To continue to allow such posts normalizes a
situation that is far from normal and adds insult to injury by giving a platform
to comfortable, peripheral victims who are likely posting from a couch or a desk
while completely ignoring victims in actual, physical danger who probably have
much graver concerns right now.

You raise a valid point, but it needs some backstory clarification. There appear
to be a viable (for lack of a better word) number of sellers in Russia. BrickLink
is a USA company, and is owned by a Danish multi-national company. The conflict
has caused sanctions, which as you say are political. One of the parties to the
conflict appears (based on reports) to be censoring information which is counter
to their narrative. Sellers in that country, perhaps buyers too, do not see the
situation with the fullness that the rest of us see it, they see/hear/read a
specifically curated narrative. The administrators (and moderators) here are
walking a fine line between taking sides, and trying to cleanly explain why these
actions have been applied, and doing so in a fashion that does not promote negative
dialog. BL is very likely in a difficult position which does not permit their
acceptance of fee payments, without triggering a violation of sanctions (albeit
on a small scale). There are many fine lines being walked to try to hold the
community together, while we all hope for an end to this madness.

Nita Rae

Author:

Mihail

Posted:

Apr 1, 2022 08:05

Subject:

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how my lego stores depends from war on Ukraine war ? lol
be hinest - u just hate Russians

Author:

WoutR

Posted:

Apr 1, 2022 07:47

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, BeautyCubes writes:

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

how my lego stores depends from war on Ukraine war ? lol
be hinest - u just hate Russians

People in western countries do not hate Russians. Currently, most people seem
to feel sorry for them. We just really, really want the war to stop. That is
why there are sanctions. Bricklink stores are just collateral damage in this
effort.

Author:

BeautyCubes

Posted:

Apr 1, 2022 07:00

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

how my lego stores depends from war on Ukraine war ? lol
be hinest - u just hate Russians

Author:

tons_of_bricks

Posted:

Apr 1, 2022 06:36

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, flamel1989 writes:

Why was it necessary to disconnect Russian stores from Bricklink?

But Russian sellers can't pay fees to Bricklink. That is probably the main
reason for disconnecting Russian to Russian orders.

Author:

flamel1989

Posted:

Apr 1, 2022 06:22

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Why was it necessary to disconnect Russian stores from Bricklink? Russian buyers
could buy in Russian stores directly paying for orders not through PayPal, but
on the seller’s card, and you have deprived everyone of this opportunity, thereby
setting people up only against yourself.
Do you also support Russophobia? Why are you interfering politics with constructor
sales?

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Apr 1, 2022 02:59

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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The store remains open. Only the payment function is disabled.

Strictly it is the checkout function that is disabled rather than payment. They
don't want new orders generated (that could be paid some other way).

Author:

Dino

Posted:

Mar 31, 2022 19:16

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:

Yes, they sent the message. Here it is. Very simple:
"Hello,
Thank you for your message.
Please refer to our announcement regarding the matter.
Thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely,
Anastasia
BrickLink Customer Support". Nothing more. That's why I'm asking about
the fees.

My guess:

As they announced buying and selling will be deactivated in Russia, your shop
will be closed.

You probably can't pay the fees, you will owe them, but probably won't
have to pay them until you'll be able to.

The store remains open. Only the payment function is disabled.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Mar 31, 2022 18:29

Subject:

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Author:

Mihail

Posted:

Mar 31, 2022 18:12

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

Hi, what about seller's fees? PayPal , VISA and Mastercard alredy blocked
russian users. I've tried newly made UnionPay credit card to pay the fees
and the card doesn't worked out also. What happens with unpaid fees now?

They said they would inform you, so presumably you will get an email. Did they
send it already? I imagine they will just allow balances on Russian accounts
to remain until payments can be made again. You cannot add to the overall amount
owed if you cannot sell. It would be wrong to suspend accounts when they know
payments are not possible.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Mar 31, 2022 17:17

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Author:

Mihail

Posted:

Mar 31, 2022 16:25

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Author:

dima2803

Posted:

Mar 30, 2022 20:44

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Author:

ReSOLVeR

Posted:

Mar 30, 2022 17:37

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

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.

Crypto payment option will work for sure. there is could be a deposit / prepaid
card for store owners to use.
shipping from/to russia could be a problem now due to logistics issues, but
at least let russians to trade with russians only.

Author:

TerminalTitan

Posted:

Mar 28, 2022 12:39

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:

We work hard last month and open Limited Liability Partnership in Kazakhstan.
This gave us a chance to continue working with our foreign customers. Now we
will move the Bricklink Store to this country. There are all the necessary documents
and an address to confirm the existence in this country.
Admin_Russell, I and all guys from Favorite Cubes kindly ask you to make the
address change confirmation fast, as we cannot wait 1-2 weeks.

Several months ago we started measuring the time it took us to process New Seller
Verification requests. The good news is that it has dropped now to an average
processing time of one day.

Thx very much. Country changed. Waiting...

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Mar 27, 2022 09:35

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

In Administrative, popsicle writes:

In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:

Will items from Russian stores continue to remain visible when looking at the
catalog? That would seem a tad strange, as there is currently no way for buyers
to purchase those items. It's almost like those items don't exist at
all for now.

Yes, unless the store is closed, the items in the store will remain visible to
all users in the catalog. In the same way, stoplisted buyers can view items in
a store and fill a cart. This is the same in other cases as well, such as geographical
restrictions due to tax collection, insufficient shipping methods, high minimum
buy, etc.

The block at checkout will not close the store, but stores may be closed independently
by the store owner at any time (of course), and all members will still be subject
to the Terms of Service, which means that selling privileges could be revoked
by the system automatically for completed NSSs or non-payment of fees.

Selling privileges could also be revoked manually by admin for a variety of reasons,
but revoking seller / buyer privileges is not part of the overall plan in handling
this situation with Russian members.

Allowing the stores to show stock means that buyers can contact sellers that
have what they want and if they cannot deal formally on bricklink, they can deal
informally outside the bricklink order process.

Unsure of the point being made, but this might shine light on whichever:

"There is no rule that says you can't sell what you have listed on BrickLink
some other way. Just don't be trying to convert BrickLink orders into non-BrickLink
orders. That would be fee circumvention.”

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1213165

In any case, no need to look for demons, there's no shortage.

-popsicle

The point is if BL allows stock to be shown that cannot be bought through a normal
order, the buyer and seller will find a way.

So a Russian buyer sees a set they want in a Russian store, but they buyer cannot
buy and the seller cannot sell. But the buyer can contact the seller and ask
to buy it. And tge deal gets done, just without fees.

So I assumed, but was unsure. Here’s the pertinent bit of the conversation linked:

Member concerned about a payment method once used in a manner that would generate
fees for BL, now no longer available to them as a seller ~

“I sometimes sell items from my store to people in my local LUG and they pay
cash, but I pay the Bricklink fees. Since you are doing away with the cash option,
are you anticipating losing out on those fees, since all one would have to do
is tell the store owner "I want x, y, and z" and the store owner removes them
from their store and sells them for cash?”

Admin reply to the member's question of transactional fees ~

“There is no rule that says you can't sell what you have listed on BrickLink
some other way. Just don't be trying to convert BrickLink orders into non-BrickLink
orders. That would be fee circumvention.”

-popsicle

Author:

cosmicray

Posted:

Mar 27, 2022 09:01

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:

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.

The issue here is can you pay your fees? Yes, you can keep selling to other Russian
buyers (at least while you have stock, as LEGO have halted shipments to your
country) and they can pay using a domestic payment method. But can you pay for
using the service? With all regulated international financial systems blocking
money moving in and out of Ryssia, you cannot. It may seem stupid, but is it
fair on other sellers if they have to pay fees whereas Russians can build up
large debts without paying.

A side comment, over the past few years, without accepting non-US payments, buyers
in other countries (notably HK and China) seemingly have found ways to fund payments
(via US based PayPal accounts) for packages being sent to freight forwarders.
With the various closures of payment exchanges and package movement, I would
not be in the least surprised if side businesses begin to appear, purely facilitating
payment clearance and package reshipment. Obviously, this time around, they would
be contravening national policies, so they would have a high risk of legal action.
The black market always seems to find a way (e,g, DPRK).

Nita Rae

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Mar 27, 2022 06:25

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, popsicle writes:

In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:

Author:

legoman77

Posted:

Mar 27, 2022 02:35

Subject:

Re: unImportant update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, eileenkeeney writes:

In Administrative, legoman77 writes:

My post got canceled and I said some things you did. Lego and Bricklink did the
right thing but we must be silent on the reasons at times. It seems to me unreasonable
to cancel posts that do no massage the message or feelings of the posters that
agree with Lego. I also used a quote by Jefferson and I guess that is off limits.
Is that in deference to another movement in the US?
John P

Are you certain it was admin that cancelled your message?
I can click cancel and it works at least as far as taking me to the confirmation
screen where I see a confirmation button. I haven't tried it on anyone else's
post, but it looks like it might work.

I tried it but you cannot cancel someone else's post, unless you have the
keys to the kingdom. What you can do is change the subject line.
John P

Author:

eileenkeeney

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 20:51

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, Stuart9 writes:

Doesn’t work, you get a message saying it’s not your message.

Thanks for testing

I probably should have actually taken that last step before posting this.
I tried it on your post, and it did let me click the confirmation button, but
after that it gave me the red error message.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 19:40

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, Stuart9 writes:

Doesn’t work, you get a message saying it’s not your message.

Thanks for testing

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 19:34

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Doesn’t work, you get a message saying it’s not your message.

In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, eileenkeeney writes:

[…]
Are you certain it was admin that cancelled your message?
I can click cancel and it works at least as far as taking me to the confirmation
screen where I see a confirmation button. I haven't tried it on anyone else's
post, but it looks like it might work.

It would be a big bug if everybody had the possibility to cancel anyone’s messages.

It could also have been overlooked for years because no one tried… so, please,
do try to cancel this one.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 19:22

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, eileenkeeney writes:

It would be a big bug if everybody had the possibility to cancel anyone’s messages.

It could also have been overlooked for years because no one tried… so, please,
do try to cancel this one.

Author:

eileenkeeney

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 19:14

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, legoman77 writes:

Author:

Dino

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 18:51

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:

In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:

1. Do I understand correctly that nobody can place orders in stores located in
Russia?

2. Can buyers from Russia place orders in stores out of Russia?

Yes, you understand it correctly.

Author:

eileenkeeney

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 18:26

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I came across a store a few weeks ago, that was not in Russia, however indicated
in their terms that all of their shipping was routed through a parent company
in Russia, and to expect the order to take several weeks to arrive. I don't
remember, for certain, what country the store was in, but I think it was in Kazakhstan.
I choose not to order due to known shipping issues out of Russia and deleted
the cart.

Unless you are actually shipping out of Kazakhstan, without routing through Russia,
all of the same shipping issues, as exist with Russia, are likely to impact the
order.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 18:14

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:

Author:

legoman77

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 17:27

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, chetzler writes:

In Administrative, infinibrix writes:

In Administrative, qwertyboy writes:

I'd like to say I really appreciate the restraint moderators show in judging
posts in this thread. These are difficult times for all, regardless of your opinion
on the matter at hand.

Niek.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 17:07

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:

Author:

TerminalTitan

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 16:46

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:

1. Do I understand correctly that nobody can place orders in stores located in
Russia?

2. Can buyers from Russia place orders in stores out of Russia?

Author:

macebobo

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 15:57

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Topic:

In Administrative, chetzler writes:

+1000

Author:

chetzler

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 15:16

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, infinibrix writes:

In Administrative, qwertyboy writes:

I'd like to say I really appreciate the restraint moderators show in judging
posts in this thread. These are difficult times for all, regardless of your opinion
on the matter at hand.

Niek.

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 15:03

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 13:01

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

[…]
Several months ago we started measuring the time it took us to process New Seller
Verification requests. The good news is that it has dropped now to an average
processing time of one day.

Dang!
We were all (well, at least I was) stuck to the 3-weeks-if-you’re-lucky.

Russell, BrickLink needs to learn to communicate more, especially on good news!

Author:

infinibrix

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 12:53

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, qwertyboy writes:

I'd like to say I really appreciate the restraint moderators show in judging
posts in this thread. These are difficult times for all, regardless of your opinion
on the matter at hand.

Niek.

Author:

qwertyboy

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 12:21

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Topic:

I'd like to say I really appreciate the restraint moderators show in judging
posts in this thread. These are difficult times for all, regardless of your opinion
on the matter at hand.

Niek.

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 11:22

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:

Several months ago we started measuring the time it took us to process New Seller
Verification requests. The good news is that it has dropped now to an average
processing time of one day.

Author:

rm8

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 11:12

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Thank you for beeing polite.

In Administrative, firestar246 writes:

In Administrative, rm8 writes:

I know sellers, who have friend outside our contry, and that friend can help
with paying that fee. Most of seller will find the way to pay fee... So those
who can't (or don't want to find a way) - can be deactivated. That will
be better decision.
And just blocking all russian profiles is not only limiting sellers, but also
limiting byuers - kids and AFOLS/thier parents who may play LEGO as their only
way to hide from problems.

Artist can go mad if he will be limited to buy paints and brushes

I'm sure there are other reasons that we don't know about. This is a
difficult time, with difficult decisions to make. No solution will satisfy all.
Our current events are a prime example that actions have consequences that affect
the innocent.

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 11:11

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, m.lushnikov writes:

I haven't paid the fee yet, but can't we do it with UnionPay?

To my knowledge there is currently no payment platform that will transfer funds
between Russia and the US. I will ask about UnionPay, though, and see what options
they provide.

Author:

infinibrix

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 10:50

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, rm8 writes:

And just blocking all russian profiles is not only limiting sellers, but also
limiting byuers - kids and AFOLS/thier parents who may play LEGO as their only
way to hide from problems.

Artist can go mad if he will be limited to buy paints and brushes

If the truth be told Bricklink/Lego are already being somewhat diplomatic about
their decision making for obvious reasons as they are an inclusive non political
organization.
However a lot of other organizations are being a lot more blunt as to why they
are imposing restrictions and so if you read between the lines it’s pretty clear
that many of these worldwide restrictions are intended so as to restrict funding
to your governments war effort rather than to intentionally hurt the Russian
people. Nobody wants to see the Russian people suffer yet only the Russian people
can decide whether they are willing to accept the path your government is taking
you down. No Mcdonalds might be easy to live without, No Bricklink less so, However
No livelihood/poverty well that might be intolerable for anyone and so isn’t
that the whole point?
i.e The realization that you deserve better from your own Government? A government
that truly thinks about its people rather than one mans dream!

Ukrainians have already lost everything and so are already having to fight for
what they want and at some point the Russian people may start to feel the same
way?

Author:

Yo_Yo_Flamingo

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 09:35

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Author:

tons_of_bricks

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 09:34

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Topic:

In Administrative, rm8 writes:

Author:

rm8

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 09:26

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Topic:

In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

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.

Exactly, which is why I understand BL restricting Russian to Russian sales also;
because the sellers wouldn't be able to pay their fees.

Author:

tons_of_bricks

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Mar 26, 2022 08:54

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In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

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. (((

Exactly, which is why I understand BL restricting Russian to Russian sales also;
because the sellers wouldn't be able to pay their fees.

Author:

yorbrick

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Mar 26, 2022 06:44

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I have always been for Bricklink and believed that it was
an independent platform!

It is not independent. It is an American company owned by a large multinational
company based in Denmark. There have been policy changes to align it with LEGO
since LEGO bought it. Unlike McD and similar companies that run as franchises
in Russia, there is no Russian subsidiary that you can deal with that will keep
operating. You cannot use the service because you cannot pay to use the service
due to financial sanctions imposed by most international companies and banks.

Author:

leggodtshop

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Mar 26, 2022 05:43

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In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:

You are expression your opinion against the official point of view of Russia.
Isn't that a dangerous thing to do? So far, as I see it you risk 15 years
of prison just by doing so, isn't that so? I really can't imagine what
it must be like to live like this... it must be frustrating and frightening..

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:

leggodtshop

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 05:38

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In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:

In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:

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.

Ok, Russell. Thx.

We work hard last month and open Limited Liability Partnership in Kazakhstan.
This gave us a chance to continue working with our foreign customers. Now we
will move the Bricklink Store to this country. There are all the necessary documents
and an address to confirm the existence in this country.
Admin_Russell, I and all guys from Favorite Cubes kindly ask you to make the
address change confirmation fast, as we cannot wait 1-2 weeks.

.
This seems like a major change for your shop, are you moving all stock to the
new place in Kazakhstan? Are you also moving yourself to Kazakhstan and live
there?

Author:

TerminalTitan

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Mar 26, 2022 04:48

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In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

Author:

leggodtshop

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Mar 26, 2022 04:38

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In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:

Well, there are many many people losing much more due to the current circumstances.
Losing home, jobs, family, friends, life... so. This is how it works, sad as
it is. You know who to blame.

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:

elias3

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Mar 26, 2022 04:37

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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Thanks for the update!

Stefaan

Author:

m.lushnikov

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Mar 26, 2022 04:32

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In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:

... We are generally against everything
that is happening in our country! ...

Don't speak for everyone.

Author:

leggodtshop

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Mar 26, 2022 04:26

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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Dear BrickLink members,

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

[snip]

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

Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team

Thank you BrickLink team, for this statement.

QFT.
Paul

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Mar 26, 2022 04:18

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In Administrative, TerminalTitan writes:

In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

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.

Please explain in more detail.

1. Will buyers from Russia be able to buy domestically?
2. Will buyers from Russia be able to buy outside the country?
3. Will buyers outside the country be able to buy in Russia if the payment system
and delivery work.

If you read the statement, the answers are no, no and no.

Author:

yorbrick

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Mar 26, 2022 04:17

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