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View Thread Big skeleton from Ninjago - Ilikepandas (15)
So i have this skeleton from ninjago and idk if he's build correctly so i went and looked and couldn't find him i guess he is the general idk pls help thanks
(36 months ago, Jun 7, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Tribal Woman COL 232 - starbeanie (10841)
Minifigures are categorized by the set they appear in. it's why (Minifigure col016) isn't under cowboy In General, Pam_Shaver writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 7, 2021, to General)
View Thread Tribal Woman COL 232 - Pam_Shaver (550)
I was looking up my Indians today and had trouble finding one of them. Apparently she is a collectible minifigure. Why is she not shown with the Indians as a minifigure? I [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 7, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Can some one tell me how I can get more sales - Phantom_Buyer (84)
[...] I somewhat disagree. My store has never exceeded the 4,500 parts and I've received 49 orders within 4-5 months. I sold 2-3 sets and a very small number of figs as [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 7, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Can some one tell me how I can get more sales - peregrinator (776)
[...] For one, with a small store such as yours you should probably price your items cheaper. Use the "quantity average" over six months, for example, instead of "average" [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 6, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Okay thank you - Catloverkid (35)
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(36 months ago, Jun 6, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Can some one tell me how I can get more sales - Autour (477)
[...] My advise : adjust some of your store terms: - REMOVE "I am not resposible for orders damaged in shipping" ... You should at least feel responsible if not do everything [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 6, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Thank you - Catloverkid (35)
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(36 months ago, Jun 6, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Okay thank you - Catloverkid (35)
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(36 months ago, Jun 6, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Can some one tell me how I can get more sales - Brickitty (6460)
[...] From one plastic cat to another: get more stock. There are official individual Lego sets with more parts than your entire store. Minifigs sell best, and you only have [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 6, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Can some one tell me how I can get more sales - SylvainLS (46)
[...] If I were callous, I’d say:  “Get more stuff to sell.  Next!” But I’m not, so: You may search the forums, this question comes quite often, in different forms, but the [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 6, 2021, to General)
View Thread Can some one tell me how I can get more sales - Catloverkid (35)
I need help getting more sales on my store
(36 months ago, Jun 6, 2021, to General)
View Thread 75021 instructions - sammandy (11364)
Hi, Has anyone ever come across this single book version set of instructions for 75021 republic gunship? I can only find the two book entry on bricklink/rebrickable and found [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 6, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Any call for magnet only ? - Pippysblocks (4781)
You could list them as a custom item or a good description of what it is under its proper listing. There's a call for everything Lego - sometimes it takes a long time but [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 4, 2021, to General)
View Thread Any call for magnet only ? - tpr (8649)
Hi I have 3 magnets from (Part 73092) but it is the magnet only Is there any call for them, and if so, how would you list them tpr
(36 months ago, Jun 4, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Death Star - gremlinsky (108)
[...] ok - thanks for your help all :-)
(36 months ago, Jun 4, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Death Star - tons_of_bricks (12768)
Yeah, that kind of info isn't really available anywhere. As macebobo suggested, an unboxing video might be the way to try to figure out what goes where.
(36 months ago, Jun 4, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Death Star - macebobo (2440)
[...] Maybe an unboxing video on youtube? I have a sealed one for sale and didn't even know that there are multiple boxes inside. :O
(36 months ago, Jun 4, 2021, to General)
View Thread Death Star - gremlinsky (108)
Hi all. I 've now (after buying a few missing parts) got complete 10188 set, boxed with instructions and all it's internal boxes. I'm a bit miffed I can't [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 4, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Different box than what Bricklink has posted - Pine06 (60)
[...] Pic posted
(36 months ago, Jun 4, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Different box than what Bricklink has posted - Pine06 (60)
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(36 months ago, Jun 4, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Cleaning cloth sails - spacecaptain (539)
[...] Also, if there is string ran through the sails do you leave it tied off to whatever pieces they are tied to when you wash the sails? Or untie the string first?
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Different box than what Bricklink has posted - Pine06 (60)
[...] I'm trying too. But it keeps telling me file to file. Resize
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Cleaning cloth sails - spacecaptain (539)
Hello. Is it advised to clean old sails? If so, what is anybody's experience or recommendations? Thanks Justin
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Different box than what Bricklink has posted - SezaR (1395)
[...] See all variations of box (Set 6373-1) (from 1984) (URL) and those of (Set 7722-1) (from 1985) (URL) and those of (Set 6392-1) (from 1985) [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Different box than what Bricklink has posted - Cob (3566)
[...] Could you provide some pictures?
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Different box than what Bricklink has posted - tEoS (5297)
There are probably different regional versions of the box. The box picture is from a member in Europe. In General, Pine06 writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Different box than what Bricklink has posted - Pine06 (60)
Hi everyone, I'm going through my old lego boxes that I kept from when I was a kid. Set 6044 kings carriage. My box that I have is different than what Bricklink shows. [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: How to see what's MISSING from a set in Inv - macebobo (2440)
I will have to try this. It is too early and my coffee has not kicked in yet, so I am not able to visualize what you're talking about. :) Emptying a stockroom is easy. [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: wanted list to spreadsheet - MrPetovan (946)
You’re welcome, glad I could help! In General, Llain writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: wanted list to spreadsheet - Llain (90)
Thankyou, I had not used brickstore before, I installed it and it solves my problems :) In General, MrPetovan writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: wanted list to spreadsheet - Llain (90)
[...] Yes that is my back-up plan thanks :)
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: wanted list to spreadsheet - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Here’s how it works in LibreOffice (not sure if OpenOffice got the same updates…): Data | XML Source opens a dialog 1. Click on the icon to load the XML file. [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: wanted list to spreadsheet - LegoLDK (32)
MS Excel will open XML files in a nice table format. In General, Llain writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: wanted list to spreadsheet - MrPetovan (946)
The wanted list download button gives an XML file that can’t be opened as is with a spreadsheet program. However is I believe the Brickstore software can import BrickLink’s XML [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: wanted list to spreadsheet - Akir (121)
[...] I'm not sure if Calc can import xml files easily; anyone? There is an option in the Data menu called "XML Source", but I haven't figured out how it works so far. [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: How to see what's MISSING from a set in Inv - Leftoverbricks (2225)
Thanks for replying. It's indeed not a very practical solution. However I found another trick: part out the set to an empty stockroom, let's say C. Then under Inventory [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread wanted list to spreadsheet - Llain (90)
Is it possible to download my wanted list into a spreadsheet? I use open office calc. If I just use the download option it will not load up in the spreadsheet, I just get an [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Stellar (3505)
[...] Thanks!
(36 months ago, Jun 3, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Why dont they use Star War guns in other sets - rab1234 (1966)
Lego is also officially against depictions of violence in non-fantasy or long ago historical sets so clearly a sniper rifle is not something they would have much use for. In [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Dang.  “Puzzle” is too kind a word! I dug a bit more: – in France, you need a French VAT number to register to the OSS, — when they talk about the threshold for registration, [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - kaat (8691)
[...] Haha it's like a puzzle ;-) On the site of the dutch chamber of commerce, I found that when you do not use VAT (In NL the limit is 20K) but you do have [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - kaat (8691)
[...] There are special rules for Northern Ireland, from within the EU it should be 20% (based on UK VAT rate I guess) and then the code XI is used as if it were an [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Stellar (3505)
[...] So this rates: (URL) Belgium 21 Bulgaria 20 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 25 Germany 19 Estonia 20 Ireland 23 Greece 24 Spain 21 France 20 Croatia 25 Italy 22 Cyprus 19 Latvia 21 [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - SylvainLS (46)
[...] I eventually found this: “Quelles entreprises sont concernées ? Le guichet unique de TVA concerne tous les assujettis, quel que soit leur régime d’imposition à la TVA [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Teup (6606)
[...] Yep, but the question is which rule will apply first. Is this new rule of exact percentages for everybody, and the VAT exemption applying only domestically, or do you [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Why dont they use Star War guns in other sets - starbeanie (10841)
Because they are a licensed Star Wars product. In General, phanithans writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Why dont they use Star War guns in other sets - phanithans (0)
I noticed something while looking at the Minifigure, Weapon Gun, Blaster Long (SW). This piece isn't used in any sets except Star Wars sets. Why does lego not use [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: How to see what's MISSING from a set in Inv - macebobo (2440)
Part the set out and then check for all those items that do not say "You already have the same part in your inventory! (View Inventory Detail)" Not optimum, but this [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Well, in the old scheme, the thresholds were high enough that nobody was in the situation of not being registered at home and having to register abroad. With a threshold [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread How to see what's MISSING from a set in Inv - Leftoverbricks (2225)
Hi smart heads, When I check the value of a set for part out I'm always intrigued by the My Inventory Average, especially the part that tells the number of parts & lots that [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - ZwarteMagica (10223)
Dank je voor je reactie en link Teup! In General, Teup writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Teup (6606)
That's the old system, read the other posts for the new. In short, The bad news: there will be a single €10.000 limit for all foreign EU countries combined. The good news: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - ZwarteMagica (10223)
If you go over €10k per country you are required to register in that country. If you choose to apply the buyers tax rate you are also required to register in that country. If [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Teup (6606)
[...] Haha, that's an interesting point actually. I wonder which takes prevalence here: The fact you don't need to charge VAT, or the fact that you should use the percentage [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: bhol01 in trans green - maxx3001 (2564)
[...] No, decals, see this old wooden duck. [...] Hard to look at it backwards, but Mega blocks has just 1 logo on top of their bricks. Who knows what we would say looking [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 2, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - SylvainLS (46)
[...] My, I found less simplified / less confusing sites, and you’re right.  That’s a ginormous change! They went from a 35k€ to 100k€ threshold per country to a 10k€ global [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - paulvdb (7148)
[...] It is my understanding that it is 10000 EUR to all EU countries added together (except your own country). So if a Dutch sellet sold for example 9000 EUR to Germany [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - SylvainLS (46)
[...] BTW, it’s if you sell 10k€ per year PER COUNTRY, not your total income. So it’s if you sold over 10k€ last year to country X that you need to apply country X’s VAT rate [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: bhol01 in trans green - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Yes, hot-iron branding (or carving).  Easy to do on wood, more difficult on small plastic bricks ;) [...] Still, marketing-wise, stamping the visible studs [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: bhol01 in trans green - maxx3001 (2564)
[...] They had the LEGO logo on their wooden toys long before they started with plastics. So I think they knew about branding. Like I said, because they essentially ‘took’ the [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Teup (6606)
[...] Yeah, that makes sense, in the current tax layout here we only have 3 flavours: "Dutch consumers + businesses", "EU businesses" and "world". So EU consumers were kind [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: bhol01 in trans green - Stuart9 (1065)
They've clearly come a long way since their beginning cloning Kiddicraft bricks. You can see their slow transition into today's sleek marketing and product, a few hiccups [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: bhol02 & bhol04 in Dark grey - Stuart9 (1065)
[...] Doing just that, getting rid of a lot of stuff I've kept just in case it's useful. :) [...] They aren't married, he's much older and owns the house, [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: bhol01 in trans green - SylvainLS (46)
[...] They just took time to learn/refine marketting: put your brand on the package, then on the back of the product, then very visible on the product, so much visible that [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: bhol02 & bhol04 in Dark grey - maxx3001 (2564)
[...] Time to throw some stuff out, divorce helped me get rid of a lot of shite :D [...] To bad, maybe she can keep the house and still put her father next door :O [...] [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: bhol02 & bhol04 in Dark grey - Stuart9 (1065)
Last chance to remind myself what I've tucked away, borrowed a couple of poor images off my Flickr account as items not to hand. Just about packed my Lego away, including [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: bhol01 in trans green - maxx3001 (2564)
[...] The first LEGO bricks did not have a logo, maybe because LEGO did not invent those bricks, but took the idea from Kiddicraft. Some time later these bricks came with the [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: bhol02 & bhol04 in Dark grey - maxx3001 (2564)
[...] Cleaning up does help, right ;)
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Spectacular faded pieces - maxx3001 (2564)
[...] Damn, that is some pretty fading, 👍
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Other early items in odd colours - Stuart9 (1065)
Only ever seen windows and doors until l found these. :) In General, maxx3001 writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: 48729 and 48729b - randyf (442)
[...] (URL)
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Other early items in odd colours - maxx3001 (2564)
[...] Nice, not sure I ever saw Tan in slotted bricks.
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Stellar (3505)
[...] Oh... That would've saved a lot of paperwork... Then it will be on us but with a setting (hopefully for July 1st 2021) on BL to charge VAT % according to [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Spectacular faded pieces - Stuart9 (1065)
Forgot about those, haven't had them for years. :) In General, SylvainLS writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Spectacular faded pieces - SylvainLS (46)
[...] You eat too healthy.  I was thinking about strawberry or cherry berlingots :D (URL) Not the white stripes but when the sugar gets a bit old / crystallizes.
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Well, VAT-wise, you have: 1. sales where you collect VAT, 2. sales where you don’t collect VAT and the buyer is supposed to auto-collect, 3. sales where you export out [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Other early items in odd colours - Stuart9 (1065)
Genuine Early Tan bricks, not faded, sorry for poor photo, white and yellow for comparison. Early widows in trans clear and a milky trans.
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: Spectacular faded pieces - Stuart9 (1065)
Reminds me of salmon shortly after it starts to cook. :) In General, Stuart9 writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Spectacular faded pieces - Stuart9 (1065)
Who says that faded pieces aren't worth keeping, they also sell when they look like this.
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Teup (6606)
[...] Well, I mean, it was just a gimmick of the Dutch tax site. I had to report my sales to NL, to EU and to the rest of the world, and there was this strange custom where [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: bhol02 & bhol04 in Dark grey - Stuart9 (1065)
Hi, They are CA. In General, cosmicray writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - SylvainLS (46)
[...] But they were “domestic”: the point of sale was considered to be your home. That’s what changes now: the point of sale is the buyer’s home (if you sell more than [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Teup (6606)
[...] Ok, will do. I guess that's going to make some extra fields appear on the VAT report. Well, that was an awkward system anyway, where I had to report EU sales as if [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - kaat (8691)
[...] You either register in every EU country (that you sell to) and submit VAT statements to each of them. Or, you register in a single EU country of choice and use [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - paulvdb (7148)
[...] According to (URL) you should continue to charge your customers 21% Dutch VAT if you sell less than 10000 EUR to other EU countries. You only have to register if you [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Teup (6606)
[...] My bad - I thought it was about all imports including with the EU. Well, in that case all that Bricklink has to do is just show buyers the price including either the [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Teup (6606)
Thanks! Will check it later. Does that solution require application? I thought it would work just like the "kleine ondernemersregeling": you can just apply it or not.. since [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - kaat (8691)
[...] Indeed. Also, it's 10K to consumers. A sale to a EU business does not count, as these would normally be taxed at 0% via the reverse charge.
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - kaat (8691)
FYI There was a webinar hosted by the dutch tax agency in April that has some interesting details and explanations. It's in dutch though. See: (URL) You might want to apply [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Legondary (1540)
[...] Hi Paul, I totally agree! It should be the seller's responsibility to choose between both options. If BL would be able to enable the choice between sellers VAT rate [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: 48729 and 48729b - gremlinsky (108)
[...] OK - many thanks
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: 48729 and 48729b - starbeanie (10841)
The only difference is the hole. perfectly interchangeable. In General, gremlinsky writes: [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - paulvdb (7148)
[...] The marketplace will only collect VAT for imports into the EU, the same way they already do for UK VAT and US sales tax. You will still collect VAT for all your sales [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread 48729 and 48729b - gremlinsky (108)
So here's a bit of a pedantic question... I'm trying to get all the missing pieces together for my Death Star 10188-1 This set has both 48729 and 48729b in the parts [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Teup (6606)
[...] Hmm good point, I hadn't considered the change of the marketplaces becoming responsible for VAT. So I guess BL will pay the appropriate VAT amount to the authorities, [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Stellar (3505)
[...] Here is the official EU website link: (URL) The existing thresholds for distance sales of goods within the EU will be abolished and replaced by a new EU-wide threshold [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - paulvdb (7148)
[...] Preventing tax avoidance probably. Under the current rules a business could base themselves in the country with the lowest VAT rate and charge lower prices to their buyers [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - paulvdb (7148)
[...] This is not entirely correct (or maybe a bit too simplified). If you sell more than 10000 EUR to other EU countries you will have to charge the VAT rate of the [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)
View Thread Re: New OSS : EU VAT changes from 1st of July - Teup (6606)
[...] Thanks for the headsup, didn't hear about this before. Will be interesting to see how Bricklink is going to handle this one and if they manage to get it done before [...]
(36 months ago, Jun 1, 2021, to General)

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