BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Help, DennisNilsen writes:

Hi eveyryone.

I have bought Nasa space shuttle Discovery 10283. When i build it and reached
to the lamps in the cargo romm one of the flat tiles 1x1 silver was different
from the other ones as you can see on my uploaded image. There was 5 pieces in
the bag. Is that normal or do I have a brick that is made wrong?? Hope you understand
my english

Hope someone can help me with an answer

Dennis

Looks to me that when Lego printed the tile the print was off.

You can likely request a replacement tile from Lego if it is a new set.

Also hold on to the mis-printed tile. Misprinted items can sometimes be worth
more money. (Although for a tile likely not)

Author:

Cob

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May 4, 2021 09:42

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Re: Bags

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In Help, Scooby2711 writes:

What size bags do you recommend for mini figures ? Thank you

2x3

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

May 4, 2021 09:41

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Re: Bags

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In Help, Scooby2711 writes:

What size bags do you recommend for mini figures ? Thank you

2"x2" for most (1.5"x2" can also work), 2"x3" or even 3"x3" for larger ones.
Best thing is to have a variety of small bags.

Author:

MadiganStation

Posted:

May 4, 2021 09:38

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Re: Bags

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2x3

Author:

magicalbricks24

Posted:

May 4, 2021 09:36

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Re: Bags

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In Help, Scooby2711 writes:

What size bags do you recommend for mini figures ? Thank you

1.5 x 2 in. or 2 x 2 in for most small figures. I then take all of the individually
bagged minifigures and put them in one larger 4 x 6 bag for the order.

~Nicholas
magicalbricks24

Author:

Scooby2711

Posted:

May 4, 2021 09:33

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Bags

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What size bags do you recommend for mini figures ? Thank you

Author:

DennisNilsen

Posted:

May 4, 2021 09:31

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Flat Tile 1x1 silver

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Hope someone can help me with an answer

Dennis

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 4, 2021 02:22

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Re: Help! Looking for minifigure w/ chainmail arm

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In Help, robar writes:

In Help, smaclaug writes:

Has this ever happened to you? I had a minifigure with chain mail / scale mail
printed on the black / dark grey arms --- and now can't find it anywhere.

Do you know of a minifigure that has black or dark grey arms with chain mail
/ scale mail printed arms?

Likely a superhero figure or Ninjago.

Thanks!

here's some figs might help you
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=chain%20mail#T=M

As well as chain mail, if you are looking for similar designs it is also worth
searching scale mail and plate mail as these can be very similar. And due to
the new BF legs, chainmail as one word too.

Author:

MKRacing66

Posted:

May 3, 2021 22:54

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Re: Potential feedback due to Mail Theft

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Hopefully you also have notified local police and the USPS. Porch Pirates unfortunately
have learned that there's a lot of Ring doorbells out there, and cameras....if
your packages are going missing from a mailbox, my bet is your neighbors also
are missing / losing stuff, and maybe they have camera footage or filed complaints
as well.

I guess you can't just reship a new order, and maybe give the buyer a courtesy
coupon or something, and hope down the line some thief is caught with a bunch
of Legos?

What's somewhat puzzling to me is taking a package from a porch is pretty
much everywhere petty theft, but taking something out of a mailbox is a federal
level offense

Imagine 2 guys in federal prison. One says "how much time are you doing?" answer:
"10 years". first guy "so am I...I assaulted a federal agent...what did you do?"
other guy: "stole some Legos from a mailbox"

In Help, KitKat53 writes:

I have discovered that 7 outgoing orders have possibly been stolen from my residential
mailbox. I have security, but the camera doesn't cover the mailbox area.
One customer in-particular is being very belligerent about not receiving his
order (over 400 pieces!).

I will have taken a big hit to my bottom line by the theft of those 7 orders,
and through no fault of my own, should I have to be the brunt of negative feedback?
He's already filing for a refund through PayPal, which is his right. What
are my options in this case?

I'm certainly not doing anymore business through my residential mailbox!!
I'll drive out of my way to go to the PO from now on!

Author:

Brick_Qc

Posted:

May 3, 2021 22:06

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Re: Potential feedback due to Mail Theft

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In Help, Adjour writes:

um...refund your customers...

If a seller forced me to file a claim in this situation, darn straight I'm
leaving a neg.

Appologize and refund.

Author:

tEoS

Posted:

May 3, 2021 21:50

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Re: Potential feedback due to Mail Theft

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They don't know if the packages were stolen, just that they haven't been
scanned.

It could just be a USPS delay.

um...refund your customers...

If a seller forced me to file a claim in this situation, darn straight I'm
leaving a neg.

Appologize and refund.

Author:

Adjour

Posted:

May 3, 2021 20:31

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Re: Potential feedback due to Mail Theft

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In Help, KitKat53 writes:

um...refund your customers...

If a seller forced me to file a claim in this situation, darn straight I'm
leaving a neg.

Appologize and refund.

Author:

cosmicray

Posted:

May 3, 2021 20:29

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Re: Potential feedback due to Mail Theft

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In Help, KitKat53 writes:

If you have more than 5 outgoing packages, the mail carrier is not supposed to
do an acceptance scan. 5 is the most they will scan, and none get scanned if
you have more than 5. Once they get them back to the post office, they will not
be scanned there either. They should begin appearing on tracking once they pass
thru an NDC sorter.

You have two options, one is to generate all your postage using PayPal Multi-Order
Shipping, and generate a SCAN form. The mail carrier will scan the SCAN form,
and then click YES, the number of packages is correct. Doing the SCAN form indirectly
causes all the packages to be acceptance scanned. The other option is to take
them to the post office, and ask a retail counter clerk to do a 'Pre-Paid
Acceptance Scan'.

Nita Rae

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

May 3, 2021 19:40

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Re: Potential feedback due to Mail Theft

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In Help, zorbanj writes:

If I were your buyer and you proactively let me know that my order was stolen
and also refunded me I would leave excellent feedback because there was a problem
and you took care of it.

Author:

Bitsnpieces....

Posted:

May 3, 2021 19:37

Subject:

Re: Help! Looking for minifigure w/ chainmail arm

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In Help, smaclaug writes:

here's some figs might help you
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=chain%20mail#T=M

Author:

smaclaug

Posted:

May 3, 2021 19:32

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Help! Looking for minifigure w/ chainmail arm

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Author:

Dumptruck

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May 3, 2021 17:08

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Re: Any way to change Items For Sale defaults?

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Hey, this is great! Thanks for the extension, and well done! Out of curiosity:
Which features of it are the ones you really like in particular?

In Help, skvely writes:

In Help, Dumptruck writes:

I know there's a lot of settings arcana on BL, but I haven't found an
any way to change the default settings for marketplace listings on a part's
default catalgue page (or whatever you call the page it takes you to when you
click on a part#)

Is there a way to do this? I'm constantly price-checking, but having to manually
click the North America zone and put in a mimimum part number to get a solid
price sense for my region.

Is there a way to set it so that every time I click on a part # it saves those
choices?

thank you all!!

You can for sure do it if you write your own browser extension. I added a feature
to mine that defaults it to USA seller location because I'm generally not
interested in seeing international sellers:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bricktinker/pikfjcohcfpohlckdhdggpcpfdkekomf?hl=en&authuser=0

Author:

Dumptruck

Posted:

May 3, 2021 17:05

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Re: Any way to change Items For Sale defaults?

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Shoot. Good thinking, but those settings don't actually affect / save state
of the Items for Sale tab (see pic). Maybe there's no way to do it..

In Help, Brickwilbo writes:

In Help, Dumptruck writes:

See here https://www.bricklink.com/priceGuideSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

Or here https://www.bricklink.com/priceGuideSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

Author:

miriam_kelley

Posted:

May 3, 2021 16:24

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Re: Lego WeDo vs. Lego WeDo 2.)

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In Help, Emporiosa writes:

In Help, miriam_kelley writes:

Hi,
I run camps using the original Lego Wedo. Some of our motors are beyond fixing
so I would like to find some to replace.As we begin to run concurrent camps,
we will also be buying Lego Wedo 2.0 sets.(probably 10 additional)
Here is my question:If I wanted to turn my original WeDo sets into Lego WeDo
2.0 (we have 10 full sets of the originals), what parts should I eliminate and
what parts should I buy to make them compare to the new Lego WeDo 2.0 sets that
we'll need to buy? That would include instructions too, I imagine.
Otherwise, where can I find original motors?

I'm not familiar with WeDo but here's a good starting point if looking
to replace the original motors from the first series. This search brings up all
of the WeDo components (including series 2), so you can pick and choose to look
up the components you're requiring https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=wedo#T=S

As for knowing which parts to eliminate/replace to upgrade to WeDo 2.0, if you
don't happen to get an answer here, I'd reach out to LEGO Education https://education.lego.com/en-us/
They should be able to guide you in what the new updated parts are, and they
may also sell them directly on the main LEGO site.

Thanks for your suggestion! I have now written to them as well.

Author:

zorbanj

Posted:

May 3, 2021 16:05

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Re: Potential feedback due to Mail Theft

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PayPal holds you responsible for the packages until they are delivered. If you
are sure the packages were stolen, you should refund the orders. No need to force
your buyers to file PayPal claims, potentially aggravating them and thus increasing
the likelihood of bad feedback.

If I were your buyer and you proactively let me know that my order was stolen
and also refunded me I would leave excellent feedback because there was a problem
and you took care of it.

I never leave anything in my mailbox. I hand my packages in at the counter. On
the rare occasions where that is not possible I scan them in at the self-service
kiosk and put them in one of the big blue bins. My post office allows packages
to be left on the counter by the clerks but I never do that. If there's a
long line and the blue bins are full I come back later or the next day.

In Help, KitKat53 writes:

Author:

jennnifer

Posted:

May 3, 2021 16:02

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Re: Potential feedback due to Mail Theft

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In Help, KitKat53 writes:

How long have your orders gone unscanned? I recently had batches of orders not
scanned in for 8-10 days before they started on their way. One order took 13
days to travel two states away. However, all of these orders did eventually get
delivered.

I no longer leave my packages for my mail carrier or even drop them in the box
at the station. We wait in line every time to get them scanned. Times have certainly
changed.

Sorry about your bad luck!!
Jen

Author:

Emporiosa

Posted:

May 3, 2021 15:58

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Re: Lego WeDo vs. Lego WeDo 2.)

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In Help, miriam_kelley writes:

Author:

miriam_kelley

Posted:

May 3, 2021 15:55

Subject:

Lego WeDo vs. Lego WeDo 2.)

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Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

May 3, 2021 15:39

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Re: Potential feedback due to Mail Theft

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In Help, KitKat53 writes:

I will have taken a big hit to my bottom line by the theft of those 7 orders,
and through no fault of my own, should I have to be the brunt of negative feedback?
He's already filing for a refund through PayPal, which is his right. What
are my options in this case?

You could refund the buyer without waiting for him to file a claim.

Author:

KitKat53

Posted:

May 3, 2021 15:31

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Potential feedback due to Mail Theft

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Author:

Stellar

Posted:

May 3, 2021 14:46

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Re: add phone to my personal informations

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In Help, RealBrix writes:

In Help, Turez writes:

In Help, Nicolasamico37 writes:

My phone is allready there, but i wanted to add it to my Bricklink general account,
not to my store.
Sometimes, sellers ask for my phone when I make an order, to facilitate delivery.
Maybe it's not possible.
Thanks

See https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=288486&nID=1266717

Just out of interest, is it normal(or common) for sellers and buyers to communicate
via telephone?

It is required by most shipping companies, usually they text you the tracking
and delivery date, sometimes the delivery person needs to contact the recipient
if there is no one at home or there is a problem with the addresss.

Author:

RealBrix

Posted:

May 3, 2021 14:42

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Re: add phone to my personal informations

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In Help, Turez writes:

In Help, Nicolasamico37 writes:

See https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=288486&nID=1266717

Just out of interest, is it normal(or common) for sellers and buyers to communicate
via telephone?

Author:

Turez

Posted:

May 3, 2021 14:27

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Re: add phone to my personal informations

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In Help, Nicolasamico37 writes:

See https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=288486&nID=1266717

Author:

Nicolasamico37

Posted:

May 3, 2021 13:28

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Re: add phone to my personal informations

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In Help, TechnicBuilt writes:

In Help, Nicolasamico37 writes:

Good evening,
I just want to add my phone number to my account information but I can't
find where to put it !
Thank you,

Nicolas

To add your phone number to your store profile it is under management in store
settings. Scroll to the bottom and edit store address.

Thank you for your reply.
My phone is allready there, but i wanted to add it to my Bricklink general account,
not to my store.
Sometimes, sellers ask for my phone when I make an order, to facilitate delivery.
Maybe it's not possible.
Thanks

Author:

TechnicBuilt

Posted:

May 3, 2021 13:24

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Re: add phone to my personal informations

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In Help, Nicolasamico37 writes:

Good evening,
I just want to add my phone number to my account information but I can't
find where to put it !
Thank you,

Nicolas

To add your phone number to your store profile it is under management in store
settings. Scroll to the bottom and edit store address.

Author:

Nicolasamico37

Posted:

May 3, 2021 13:11

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add phone to my personal informations

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Good evening,
I just want to add my phone number to my account information but I can't
find where to put it !
Thank you,

Nicolas

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 3, 2021 11:58

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Re: Parting out bag by bag

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So that means if I would part out only bag #1 of a set I need to set deletion
for all other parts manually on the part out page before verifying and uploading?

It is better to do it the other way, exclude all parts when parting out and manually
include the parts as you check them. It is normally less work, and you are less
likely to make a mistake. And if you do make a mistake, you typically don't
add inventory you do have, rather than adding inventory that you don't.

Author:

rankster

Posted:

May 3, 2021 11:04

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Re: Parting out bag by bag

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In Help, Brickwilbo writes:

It's not possible, unless it's an Advent Calendar.

You need to open the bag to verify the contents at the part out screen before
uploading.

Thank you, Brickwilbo.

Author:

randyipp

Posted:

May 3, 2021 10:46

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Re: Parting out bag by bag

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In Help, rankster writes:

How can I part out a set bag by bag? I've heard it's possible but I cannot
find this function.

You can pretty much do this with the classic creative boxes, they are bagged
by colors, only way I know how to do it.

Author:

sandman

Posted:

May 3, 2021 10:03

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Re: Brickstore question

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In Help, BunteSteinewelt writes:

Thanks for your response. However, this is not what I am looking for. I would
like to add the icon to the toolbar on the top. In Brickstock, the icon is there
by default (please also see the attached image). In Brickstore, I can only use
the shortcut ctrl+b, ctrl+p for opening the price guide in Bricklink. So I am
looking for a way to have this icon in Brickstore as well.

Not yet. I have started to implement toolbar customization (similar to the already
existing shortcut customization), but it's not ready for prime time yet.

For something like this, it's always best to open a new feature request at

https://github.com/rgriebl/brickstore/issues

so that stuff is properly documented and tracked.

cu
Robert

In Help, beaverbrick writes:

On the 'View' menu, there's a 'View Info Docks' sub-menu
where you can turn several windows on/off, including 'Price Guide'.

In Help, BunteSteinewelt writes:

Hi,
I just have a quick question concering Brickstore. Is it possible to customize
the Toolbar? In Brickstock, I have the "Show Bricklink Price guide info" icon,
which I would love to use in Brickstore as well.

Is there way to change that?

Thanks in advance!

Author:

TechnicBuilt

Posted:

May 3, 2021 10:00

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Re: Brickstore question

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In Help, BunteSteinewelt writes:

On the 'View' menu, there's a 'View Info Docks' sub-menu
where you can turn several windows on/off, including 'Price Guide'.

In Help, BunteSteinewelt writes:

When you select an item the price guide shows in the window on the left. It shows
last 6 month sales and Current Inventory from Bricklink.

Is that what you are looking for? Or you can right click on the item or use the
Ctrl commands you list above to get the full price guide from Bricklink to pop
up.

Author:

starbeanie

Posted:

May 3, 2021 09:25

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Re: Parting out bag by bag

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except different production runs can have the parts distributed in different
bags. or even have a different number of bags.

In Help, magicalbricks24 writes:

In Help, rankster writes:

How can I part out a set bag by bag? I've heard it's possible but I cannot
find this function.

I just had this thought the other day! I was parting out some dimensions starter
packs but wanted to put the figures, toy tags, vehicle builds, etc on my other
store and wanted to just part out the portal build but it was going to take much
longer to figure out what was there and what wasn’t. That could also come in
handy when parting out a massive set like Ninjago City Gardens. Maybe in the
future...

Author:

scumfrog

Posted:

May 3, 2021 08:29

Subject:

Re: How to transfer inventory from cart to wanted

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In Technical Issues, Brickwilbo writes:

In Technical Issues, scumfrog writes:

One of the sellers in my cart-list closed show before I could check out. The
inventory of bricks in my cart at this store is quite substantial and I need
it for a specific set. All the purchases at other stores for this set went through
without a problem, except this one. How do I transfer the inventory list from
this closed store back to a wanted list so I can purchase the bricks elsewhere?

It's not possible to view the cart in a closed store.
You can contact the seller and ask for a bypass password so you can enter the
store.

Thank you. I have messaged the store.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

May 3, 2021 08:22

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Re: How to transfer inventory from cart to wanted

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In Technical Issues, scumfrog writes:

It's not possible to view the cart in a closed store.
You can contact the seller and ask for a bypass password so you can enter the
store.

Author:

BunteSteinewelt

Posted:

May 3, 2021 08:18

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Re: Brickstore question

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On the 'View' menu, there's a 'View Info Docks' sub-menu
where you can turn several windows on/off, including 'Price Guide'.

In Help, BunteSteinewelt writes:

Author:

scumfrog

Posted:

May 3, 2021 08:18

Subject:

How to transfer inventory from cart to wanted

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Author:

beaverbrick

Posted:

May 3, 2021 08:07

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Re: Brickstore question

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On the 'View' menu, there's a 'View Info Docks' sub-menu
where you can turn several windows on/off, including 'Price Guide'.

In Help, BunteSteinewelt writes:

Author:

BunteSteinewelt

Posted:

May 3, 2021 07:37

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Brickstore question

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Author:

Dino

Posted:

May 3, 2021 06:41

Subject:

Re: My brick from hong kong is in France

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In Help, jo_qe writes:

Hi
I've order and bought lego brick from Hong Kong, paid Tax too click and collect

It's 2 month, and it's stil in France.

What too do??.

Which tax did you paid and how do you know that the item is in France?

Author:

magicalbricks24

Posted:

May 3, 2021 06:07

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Re: Parting out bag by bag

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In Help, rankster writes:

How can I part out a set bag by bag? I've heard it's possible but I cannot
find this function.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

May 3, 2021 06:03

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Re: Parting out bag by bag

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In Help, rankster writes:

In Help, Brickwilbo writes:

Automatically it's not possible to part out by bag

So that means if I would part out only bag #1 of a set I need to set deletion
for all other parts manually on the part out page before verifying and uploading?

And how can I know that which bag contains which part, is it recorded somewhere
on BL?

It's not possible, unless it's an Advent Calendar.

You need to open the bag to verify the contents at the part out screen before
uploading.

Author:

rankster

Posted:

May 3, 2021 05:55

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Re: Parting out bag by bag

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