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US Tax Exemptions - cosmicray (3488)

Yesterday I received two messages from one of the BL CE accounts, informing me that US sellers are now able to submit their reseller certificate, in order to be allowed tax exempt [...]
(12 days ago, Apr 12, 2024, to Taxes)

Re: Order Item Removal Requests Too Complicated! - cosmicray (3488)

[...] Two thoughts ... Dan designed the IRR to be fair to both parties, and to protect BL from IRR being used to evade fees. That was 20+ years ago. Back then, sellers and [...]
(16 days ago, Apr 8, 2024, to Problem)

Re: How should I react to NPB? - cosmicray (3488)

[...] What was it you ordered, parts, sets, or a combination ? If it was sets only, and in original boxes, the shipping might well have been high. Cost of order does not have [...]
(28 days ago, Mar 27, 2024, to Help)

Re: Another scam - cosmicray (3488)

[...] The IP address in that bogus email belongs to ... inetnum: 26.0.0.0 - 26.255.255.255 organisation: Defense Information Systems Agency status: LEGACY Nita Rae
(29 days ago, Mar 25, 2024, to Announce)

Re: How many mistakes in an order are OK? - cosmicray (3488)

[...] Oddly, that is how I do my orders. Each line item is checked, using a basic no-name Chinese fountain pen. Ink I'm using is Noodler's Lexington Gray. Nita Rae
(1 month ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Buying)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - cosmicray (3488)

[...] There are a couple of takeaways from that ... first, steer away from the need to reply IMMEDIATELY to anything you see prior to your first cup of java, tea, or whatever. [...]
(1 month ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - cosmicray (3488)

[...] I have not received these phishing emails. That said, I am not a member of any online BL groups, other than reddit, where I visit infrequently. So there may be something [...]
(1 month ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Something to keep in mind about picture reqs - cosmicray (3488)

If you are using a modern smartphone to satisfy picture requests, it is very likely that the pictures contain location data as to precisely where you were located when you took [...]
(1 month ago, Mar 21, 2024, to General)

change 45535 - cosmicray (3488)

Please add a note to part ID 45535 that some were sent out from the factory in an alternate format: Without the outer circle, but including the three masks and the center sprue, [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 8, 2024, to Catalog Requests)

Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - cosmicray (3488)

[...] I was unaware this was about to happen (because I was away for a month). My first reaction, is that this is being done to simplify the number of catalog entries [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 24, 2024, to Catalog)

I'm doing a SMH - cosmicray (3488)

I am looking at the ID card of a member. The member has been on site slightly more than 3 years. Thus far, they have racked up 189 negatives and 152 neutrals. Their selling privileges [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 20, 2024, to General)

Re: Drop shippers how does it really work? - cosmicray (3488)

[...] Someone is listing items on another venue (Amazon, eBay, etc). They list them there, and pretend they hold inventory (when they do not). When a sale arrives, [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 16, 2024, to General)

Emergency Brake - cosmicray (3488)

This is a suggestion to give sellers a mechanism to do a hard shutdown of their store, at any time day or night, week or weekend, if they have lost control for unexpected reasons. [...]
(5 months ago, Dec 10, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: First time! - cosmicray (3488)

[...] For many years I kept this set assembled and on display in the living room ... (Set 6263-1) One day I came to the conclusion it was a dust magnet, so it was disassembled [...]
(5 months ago, Dec 10, 2023, to General)

Re: 3% handling charge - cosmicray (3488)

[...] You are correct. It is one of the shortcomings of BL that the proposed totals do not reflect charges buried in the seller's terms/policies. Nita Rae
(5 months ago, Dec 10, 2023, to Buying)

Re: Requirments for new sellers - cosmicray (3488)

[...] You are absolutely correct. This (and thank you) opens up the topic of small/medium/large sellers. Most of the problems seen here are not from small sellers selling [...]
(5 months ago, Dec 9, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: L and N Bricks. - cosmicray (3488)

[...] One of the people who got taken by L and N had posted to reddit, maybe 3-4 days back. That buyer mentioned their order had been a big Star Wars set for $500. If that [...]
(5 months ago, Dec 9, 2023, to Problem)

Re: Requirments for new sellers - cosmicray (3488)

[...] Thank you. I'm glad to hear someone reading my thoughts. Nita Rae
(5 months ago, Dec 9, 2023, to Suggestions)

Requirments for new sellers - cosmicray (3488)

This is a suggestion to help prevent some of the recent problems with new seller accounts. In the beginning (2000 until a few years back) anyone could request selling [...]
(5 months ago, Dec 9, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: L and N Bricks. - cosmicray (3488)

[...] The problem being described here, goes way beyond how/why the LukasandNate account has been compromised/used. There are an unusual number of buyers, who received/posted [...]
(5 months ago, Dec 9, 2023, to Problem)

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