Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | pdr507  | | Posted: | Jun 14, 2022 15:20 | | Subject: | Re: What can be done with excessive prices on BL? | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
| | isnt that also not allowed on bricklink
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Certainly smells like fee avoidance. Ironically, other than one item in their
entire store, their prices and limits are also seemingly built to ensure you
pay their fee for orders under $5.00.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Mar 15, 2022 13:32 | | Subject: | Re: Sellers in some states can't order. | | Viewed: | 87 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, firestar246 writes:
| | In Help, The_Panther_X writes:
| | I have had a couple buyers say that their state is disabled in my store. Anyone
know where I can go to enable states specifically? Has not been an issue until
lately and the admins have not replied to my inquiries
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Without onsite payment with Paypal and/or Stripe, you cannot sell to any state
that has sales tax.
Also, if you supposedly NEED to charge a 33% fee on purchases to keep in business
(which I seriously doubt), you are doing something horribly wrong and I'd
suggest reworking how you do things or stop selling altogether. Those terms are
actually against paypal's terms of service, and could get you in trouble.
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My favorite part is the charge is to cover their income taxes based on their
income that is now being reported, income which they were supposed to be reporting
before regardless of getting a 1099 from PayPal, yet in their terms they state
"Nobody likes to pay taxes and fees to useless morons in government but I am
not going to commit fraud nor do business with those that request it."
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2022 12:44 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink is Actively Violating Sales Tax Law | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, BrownBoxes writes:
| | Has anyone noticed that BrickLink Support is terrible?
We purchase approximately $1m worth of LEGO products per year for resale, but
we are new to using BrickLink for sourcing. We are a registered corporation and
reseller all of the required forms to be exempt from Sales Tax on orders of LEGO
products.
Even after providing our sales tax exemption certification and pointing BrickLink
Support to the state laws that require vendors to ACCURATELY collect and remit
sales tax, they still won't do it.
I will unfortunately have to do a credit card chargeback, which BrickLink support
will probably push onto the seller (which is not what I want at all).
BrickLink Support told me that they have no method to process Sales Tax refunds...
lol...
Anyone else have difficulty with BrickLink support being humorously bad?
How do you claim your sales tax refunds when using BrickLink?
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Rather than doing chargebacks against sellers for this, a sketchy idea at best,
especially since you will be negatively impacting sellers who largely have no
dog in the fight, may I suggest instead following the TX Comptroller's process
for recovering the funds when a permitted purchaser pays sales tax.
Follow the process established by your state for this scenario; don't issue
chargebacks against innocent/impartial sellers.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Oct 18, 2021 23:55 | | Subject: | Re: Millennium Falcon stand | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, finishtheset writes:
| | Just wondering if anyone happens to have the instructions for the stand to build
the millennium Falcon? There is a stand out there that is a Lego knock-off,
but I would rather spend 3 times the amount and get the real deal. If I could
just get a parts inventory, then I would be GTG.
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There is one on Rebrickable.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Oct 8, 2021 13:48 | | Subject: | Re: A couple of questions...TIA | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| | | I want to buy a Christmas Wreath set
But it's not available on Lego.com. In the distant past, I could buy items
from the Lego Stores and have it shipped to me. First, do the stores still do
this? Second, does anyone know of a Lego Store near you that has them for sale
so I can call and get one?
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It is showing as available on Lego.com right now, at least it is for me. As for
in store availability, as of last weekend the Tysons Corner store in Virginia
had them in stock.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Oct 4, 2021 11:12 | | Subject: | Re: How to use Carrier API | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, cosmicray writes:
| | In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, cosmicray writes:
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If the carrier API is working as intended/desired, I will be surprised. When
it was implemented, several years back, the prices were loaded into tables, and
have not bee updated since then.
Nita Rae
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See https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1306657
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Just because you can post a link, to a message where one seller seems to think
it's working, does not mean it actually is working. I just went and created
a test shipping method, then selected Courier API.
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I don't seem to think it is working, I have and am currently using
it and it has been working without issues for me.
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First, it still has the same limitation that it had several years back, in that
it does not offer any choices for Priority Mail other than Flat Rate. Normal
Priority Mail packages, based on weight and limited to one cubic foot, are not
supported.
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To be clear, this was noted in my comment: "it would be nice if it would do the
same for Priority and not just First Class Package"
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Second, when you click on USPS First-Class Packages (commercial, then ask for
the Rate Chart, it shows me a rate chart that is old, very old.
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Also, as noted in my comment, I acknowledged the fact the rate chart is severely
outdated. However, I actually tested it, rather than relying on the outdated
rate chart, and monitored the first order(s) to come in under that shipping method
to ensure it was calculating and charging the appropriate zone based shipping
prices based on my shipping method parameters.
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I do not see any indication that Courier API is actually doing anything different
than it did two years ago, nor do I see anything that gives me confidence that
the limitations have been addressed.
Nita Rae
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Oct 1, 2021 09:01 | | Subject: | Re: USPS Increasing Prices | | Viewed: | 86 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| In Shipping, cosmicray writes:
| | In Shipping, PickBrix writes:
| | I was wondering since tomorrow, USPS will increase prices on most shipping methods.
If I have it set up where Bricklink automatically charges customers the prices
via the weight table, will that be updated and reflect the new prices for shipping?
I don't want to lose money if it doesn't. Thanks for any help!
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In a perfect world, BrickLink would have something called Carrier API, which
actually calls the USPS / UPS / FedEx / DHL APIs.
What we have is something called Carrier API, which is based on tables that were
loaded several years back, and have never been updated. Anyone using the existing
Carrier API is getting badly outdated postage rates.
Nita Rae
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This is not exactly true. I am using the Carrier API option (also domestic only,
instant checkout) and it charges correct based on current USPS prices. I was
hesitant to try it at first, given the visible table is badly outdated, but the
first order that came through was invoiced and buyer paid the correct amount.
BL could do a better job at updating their visible table on the shipping method
page, and it would be nice if it would do the same for Priority and not just
First Class Package, but the Carrier API option has been charging the correct
postage amount.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Aug 1, 2021 11:19 | | Subject: | What is the difference? | | Viewed: | 130 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| Can anyone explain the difference between these two parts? I cannot tell from
the pictures. Thanks.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 15:36 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 40460-1 | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, Thespian70 writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 8 Part 47458 Red Slope, Curved 1 x 2 x 2/3 Wing End
Comments from Submitter:
None of this part appear in set.
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Isn't that part the fifth one down in the left column? Also, it is used in
Steps 4 and 5 of the instructions.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Aug 19, 2020 17:08 | | Subject: | Part 55236 - Glow In Dark Opaque color | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Colors | | Status: | Open | |
| I have these two pieces of part 55236 with different coloring. They both glow
in the dark, but there is only one glow in dark color entry, for Glow In Dark
Opaque.
* | | 55236 Plant Vine Seaweed / Appendage Spiked / Bionicle Spine
Parts: Plant |
Is one discolored? Are there color variances within Glow In Dark Opaque?
Thanks.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | May 13, 2019 15:53 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 60159-1 | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 2 Part Dark Bluish Gray {44301 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On End (undetermined type) to 44301b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On End without Bottom Groove}
Comments from Submitter:
Confirmed from sealed set.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Sep 12, 2018 09:06 | | Subject: | Re: sh104 | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | | | Yes, it should be Luke Cage, the original Power Man. Luke Cage was Power Man
in the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon series. Also, the same outfit is used in the
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and LEGO Marvel Avengers games. In the first one (Marvel
Super Heroes), the character is just referred to as Power Man. However, in the
Marvel Avengers game, the character is just referred to as Luke Cage.
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The minifigure is in the Ultimate Spider-Man category. It doesn't really
matter whether he wore the same, a similar, or completely different outfit or
has a different name in other media.
And he is named, by LEGO, on the box for this set as Power Man. There are no
other LEGO Power Man minifigures that he can be confused with, so no extra qualifier
is needed.
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Bingo.
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True. I only added the extra about the video game to emphasize this was NOT Victor
Alvarez, as the figure was named earlier in the day yesterday.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Sep 11, 2018 21:56 | | Subject: | Re: sh104 | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | In Suggestions, randyf writes:
| | In Suggestions, axaday writes:
| | In Suggestions, randyf writes:
| | In Suggestions, axaday writes:
| | In Suggestions, mhortar writes:
| | In Suggestions, tEoS writes:
| | Power Man is the name on the set box that includes this minifig. So BL's
name is correct from that point of view.
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The OP is not saying that this isn't Power Man, it's that this is 'Power
Man (Luke Cage)' rather than 'Power Man (Victor Alvarez)' that is
currently listed in the Minifig name:
I tried looking up images of both versions of the character and I can definitely
see the confusion. The Luke Cage Power Man only has this look in the Ultimate
Spider-Man cartoon series and has a much different look in most other comic instances.
In most of the images of Victor Alvarez's Power Man that I found, this is
close to his outfit as well.
That being said, I tend to agree with the OP that this should be renamed to Power
Man (Luke Cage).
Josh
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I think we should just change it to Power Man, like the box says.
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Member DeLuca just changed it back in June, so it had just been "Power Man" for
quite a while. In any case, the character *is* based on the Ultimate Spider-Man
animated series. And in that series, Power Man *is* Luke Cage. I agree with you
though that it should just be "Power Man" again.
Cheers,
Randy
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Are Luke and Victor BOTH Power Man in the show?
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No.
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Is it unequivocally Luke Cage but confusing because he is wearing the clothes
that Victor wears in the comics?
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Yes, it should be Luke Cage, the original Power Man. Luke Cage was Power Man
in the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon series. Also, the same outfit is used in the
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and LEGO Marvel Avengers games. In the first one (Marvel
Super Heroes), the character is just referred to as Power Man. However, in the
Marvel Avengers game, the character is just referred to as Luke Cage.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Jan 30, 2017 17:07 | | Subject: | Re: Warn about non-vetted new sellers | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, tEoS writes:
| | I don't trust BL's vetting process enough for this to make any difference.
They seemly haven't shown that they take the fraud going on seriously.
I'm thinking on the lines of selling limits and maybe escrow services in
addition to some other security in place.
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Wasn't this something that was supposed to come out of the 2015 BrickLink
Roundtable, both identifying verified sellers on their profile and some sort
of escrow (with instant checkout)? I can't recall exactly, and the recap
document has been deleted. I agree something should be done, but I have little
faith in anything being implemented anytime soon as these things have already
been promised.
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2016 10:34 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set col04-9 | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 42511c05pb06 Black Black Minifig, Utensil Skateboard with Trolley Wheel Holders with Blue and White Pattern and White Trolley Wheels (42511pb06 / 2496) (Counterpart)
Comments from Submitter:
adding skateboard assembly counterpart
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2016 12:37 | | Subject: | Re: Highlighted stores | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, renhoffman writes:
| | Please show sellers whether or not they are currently eligible and showing up
as a highlighted store. Also, please be more specific in the description as to
how sellers are eligible or not, and maybe reduce the 6 month ban if they close
their store. Many reputable sellers close their stores from time to time, or
even daily, 6 months is a long time not to be eligible, just because they closed
their store for a day or two.
Thank you for considering this,
Darren
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So I'm going on vacation soon and was looking through the forum to see if
more information had been provided regarding this and could not find anything.
Out of curiosity, I went to the help page (last updated July 28) and saw that
the policy had changed to: "Be open. Your store needs to be in current Open status.
If you close your store for any reason, you will be eligible starting from the
day you reopen."
Just thought I'd share in case anyone else had missed this. Secondarily,
does anyone recall if this change was ever actually communicated and I just could
not find it or missed it?
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Jun 30, 2016 11:25 | | Subject: | Re: Highlighted stores | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, pdr507 writes:
| | In Suggestions, Id writes:
| | In Suggestions, tEoS writes:
| | +1 
In Suggestions, renhoffman writes:
| | Please show sellers whether or not they are currently eligible and showing up
as a highlighted store. Also, please be more specific in the description as to
how sellers are eligible or not, and maybe reduce the 6 month ban if they close
their store. Many reputable sellers close their stores from time to time, or
even daily, 6 months is a long time not to be eligible, just because they closed
their store for a day or two.
Thank you for considering this,
Darren
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The page that Bricklink shows me has had the same 4 stores on it, day after day.
Bricklink states "Shop from a dedicated LEGO community" and then shows those
4 stores. In all of Bricklink there are no other dedicated stores worthy of shopping
at?
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I am seeing this as well, the same four stores every single day, none of which
have a logo which is supposedly a requirement. So much for "all BrickLink visitors
will see a different set of Stores on the homepage each day."
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Each day you see 4 different stores than I see, though each day the same.
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Ah, so I've been reading it wrong this whole time! 
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Jun 30, 2016 09:27 | | Subject: | Re: Highlighted stores | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Id writes:
| | In Suggestions, tEoS writes:
| | +1
In Suggestions, renhoffman writes:
| | Please show sellers whether or not they are currently eligible and showing up
as a highlighted store. Also, please be more specific in the description as to
how sellers are eligible or not, and maybe reduce the 6 month ban if they close
their store. Many reputable sellers close their stores from time to time, or
even daily, 6 months is a long time not to be eligible, just because they closed
their store for a day or two.
Thank you for considering this,
Darren
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The page that Bricklink shows me has had the same 4 stores on it, day after day.
Bricklink states "Shop from a dedicated LEGO community" and then shows those
4 stores. In all of Bricklink there are no other dedicated stores worthy of shopping
at?
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I am seeing this as well, the same four stores every single day, none of which
have a logo which is supposedly a requirement. So much for "all BrickLink visitors
will see a different set of Stores on the homepage each day."
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Jan 31, 2016 11:16 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 75126-1 | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 4085d Black Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical - Type 4 (thick open O clip) (Alternate) (match ID 1)
* Change 1 Part Black 4085b Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical - Type 2 (thin U clip) {match ID 0 to 1}
Comments from Submitter:
From sealed set
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| Author: | pdr507 | | Posted: | Jan 23, 2016 13:19 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 556-1 | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, elias3 writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, pdr507 writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, viejos writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, eblaine1 writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 2 Part 3004pb024 Red Brick 1 x 2 with Classic Fire Logo Pattern (Sticker) - Set 6685 (Counterpart)
Comments from Submitter:
Please consider adding 3004pb024 as a counterpart for this set - 1x2 brick + "fire" sticker.
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Wouldn't the stickers for this set need to be applied in a R/L manner, i.e
one specifically for the right side and another specifically for the left?
Russell
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Looking at the images on the instructions, it appears as though the stickered
part is interchangeable between the right and left sides. It does not look as
though a specific R/L application is required.
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sticker is not in the middle...
http://www.brickfactory.info/scans/0000000/0556/001.jpg
http://www.brickfactory.info/scans/0000000/0556/002.jpg
http://www.brickfactory.info/scans/0000000/0556/003.jpg
Stefaan
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Ah, my bad. Guess I didn't pay enough attention.
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