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 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 22, 2024 12:15
 Subject: Confirmation code to leave feedback
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Is it a new thing to require a code to leave feedback for a seller. It says
to access my seller features. I am a buyer, if this is a new requirement people
will stop leaving feedback. I am very disinclined to deal with this.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 21, 2024 11:42
 Subject: Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai
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In Problem, chetzler writes:
  I had a couple of these this in my inbox this morning. They looked completely
legitimate. I did login in to BL from my work computer yesterday. When I have
logged in from work before, I have never gotten an email like this, but I thought
that maybe it was a new security feature.

Anyway, with a very official looking email in hand, I clicked the suggested logout
from all devices link and had just about entered my credentials in the new window
to log back in when I noticed two minor things that seemed just a bit off. I
won’t mention those things in case the fraudsters are reading. I looked at the
URL and it was very close to BrickLink’s (it was not the .net one that was mentioned
before). Needless to say, I immediately changed my PW and reenabled the one-time
PIN (I had turned it off because I was being repeatedly prompted for a new PIN
over very short time spans even when I hadn’t logged out). I’ll also be downloading
my inventory

BE DILIGENT! I’m a pretty suspicious person when it comes to online activity,
but, in my groggy state when I woke up this morning, I almost fell for a phishing
scheme presented as a very authentic looking email.

I don’t know why BrickLink has suddenly become such a juicy target. These people
have no hope of accessing any of my monetary accounts. I assume the goal is
to gain access to a legitimate shop so they can list high-dollar items to scam
other members.

I don’t envy the task that management has ahead of them, but they need to take
some substantive action soon. This is not a primary income stream for me, so
at some point, when all the gummy spam, phishing attempts, and slow helpdesk
response times become too much, I may simply close my store for a while. I don’t
need the extra headache of worrying about online security for a part-time job.
Had I fallen victim to this phishing attempt, I’m really not sure how much effort
I would have put into trying to recover my account. BrickLink just feels like
a dicier selling proposition lately.


I feel slighted I have none.
From a cybersecurity standpoint you never click a link in a text or an email
about suspicious activity. You go straight to how you normally access the site
and see if there is a message there, if it is legitimate, you can then do what
is needed. Even if there isn't you might consider change your password. I
keep getting texts that my bank account is in jeopardy from a bank that I haven't
had an account with for 15 years, needless to say I don't click that link.
I have even gotten texts from PayPal about a dire issue, but when I access PayPal
normally there is nothing there. Thinking before you click is always your first
action. My job sends out test phishing emails. While some look official they
are never using a correct email address and are for things that I expect to be
notified of before an email requiring action.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 21, 2024 11:35
 Subject: Re: What powers have newcomers
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In Help, Tracyd writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  In Help, Tracyd writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  
  
  In my opinion new users should not be allowed to leave NEGATIVE feedbacks until
they have at least 10 points.

This is obviously incorrect for many reasons.
It also makes the newusers powerless and leaves room for bad sellers to rreat
newbies anyway they want.

I didn't mention new BUYERS, I said new USERS.
The fact you already side on the sellers it's strange to me.

I do not see a negative for this issue, however on your other negatives your
responses to them are hostile. Also, anytime you post in the forums you have
a hostile tone. Yes, you can have a tone in writing based on the words used.
I look at negative feedback left for sellers, and their responses. Yours would
make me think very hard before placing an order. I know in other countries the
customer service norm isn't "the customer is always right", but they
are still a customer and a person. Yes, some are horrible and can cause a strong
reaction, however, you are running a business, you are supposed to be a professional,
act like one. You can type out a scathing mean insulting answer to their feedback,
and instead of posting it, delete it and write one that reflects what happened
without the hostile emotions. That makes you look professional, that says you
can be trusted. An answer for this one of expecting a pair based on the description
would be, sent what they ordered, but they expect different. Simple, explains
what happened and doesn't insult anyone. Granted it isn't there and
is not an issue now. And I agree you didn't deserve a negative for a misleading
catalog description, but if it had stood a simple response would reflect better
on you then any hostility.

The negative you don't see has been removed by the admins.

And "The customer is always right" is an old quote from early 1900s,
today we know as a fact that a business doesn't need all customers, bad customers
happen and they are surely not right, I may suggest you some quick readings like:

https://www.tonyrobbins.com/career-business/is-the-customer-always-right/

or

https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2019/05/23/the-customer-is-not-always-right-here-are-five-reasons-why/



I grew up in a restaurant, and we didn't bow down to the customers, however
we always tried to treat them with respect, but never accepted bullying and abusive
treatment. But if asked about it later we never badmouthed the people. We just
said there was a disagreement and we will no longer serve them.

I also come from the Southern US and we have so many ways to passive/aggressively
insult someone we don't have to do it blatently.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 21, 2024 11:33
 Subject: Re: What powers have newcomers
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In Help, Shintaku writes:
  In Help, Tracyd writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  
  
  In my opinion new users should not be allowed to leave NEGATIVE feedbacks until
they have at least 10 points.

This is obviously incorrect for many reasons.
It also makes the newusers powerless and leaves room for bad sellers to rreat
newbies anyway they want.

I didn't mention new BUYERS, I said new USERS.
The fact you already side on the sellers it's strange to me.

I do not see a negative for this issue, however on your other negatives your
responses to them are hostile. Also, anytime you post in the forums you have
a hostile tone. Yes, you can have a tone in writing based on the words used.
I look at negative feedback left for sellers, and their responses. Yours would
make me think very hard before placing an order. I know in other countries the
customer service norm isn't "the customer is always right", but they
are still a customer and a person. Yes, some are horrible and can cause a strong
reaction, however, you are running a business, you are supposed to be a professional,
act like one. You can type out a scathing mean insulting answer to their feedback,
and instead of posting it, delete it and write one that reflects what happened
without the hostile emotions. That makes you look professional, that says you
can be trusted. An answer for this one of expecting a pair based on the description
would be, sent what they ordered, but they expect different. Simple, explains
what happened and doesn't insult anyone. Granted it isn't there and
is not an issue now. And I agree you didn't deserve a negative for a misleading
catalog description, but if it had stood a simple response would reflect better
on you then any hostility.

The negative you don't see has been removed by the admins.

And "The customer is always right" is an old quote from early 1900s,
today we know as a fact that a business doesn't need all customers, bad customers
happen and they are surely not right, I may suggest you some quick readings like:

https://www.tonyrobbins.com/career-business/is-the-customer-always-right/

or

https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2019/05/23/the-customer-is-not-always-right-here-are-five-reasons-why/



I grew up in a restaurant, and we didn't bow down to the customers, however
we always tried to treat them with respect, but never accepted bullying and abusive
treatment. But if asked about it later we never badmouthed the people. We just
said there was a disagreement and we will no longer serve them.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 21, 2024 10:11
 Subject: Re: What powers have newcomers
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In Help, Shintaku writes:
  
  
  In my opinion new users should not be allowed to leave NEGATIVE feedbacks until
they have at least 10 points.

This is obviously incorrect for many reasons.
It also makes the newusers powerless and leaves room for bad sellers to rreat
newbies anyway they want.

I didn't mention new BUYERS, I said new USERS.
The fact you already side on the sellers it's strange to me.

I do not see a negative for this issue, however on your other negatives your
responses to them are hostile. Also, anytime you post in the forums you have
a hostile tone. Yes, you can have a tone in writing based on the words used.
I look at negative feedback left for sellers, and their responses. Yours would
make me think very hard before placing an order. I know in other countries the
customer service norm isn't "the customer is always right", but they
are still a customer and a person. Yes, some are horrible and can cause a strong
reaction, however, you are running a business, you are supposed to be a professional,
act like one. You can type out a scathing mean insulting answer to their feedback,
and instead of posting it, delete it and write one that reflects what happened
without the hostile emotions. That makes you look professional, that says you
can be trusted. An answer for this one of expecting a pair based on the description
would be, sent what they ordered, but they expect different. Simple, explains
what happened and doesn't insult anyone. Granted it isn't there and
is not an issue now. And I agree you didn't deserve a negative for a misleading
catalog description, but if it had stood a simple response would reflect better
on you then any hostility.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 18, 2024 15:27
 Subject: Re: Help with this minifig head needed
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In Catalog Identification, Maulee writes:
  Hey there


Google image search doesn't bring up a match. If it is an authentic head
part, then it is a custom print.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 15, 2024 16:06
 Subject: Re: Introducing One-Time Pin
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In Administrative, ErwinNL writes:
  In Administrative, Tracyd writes:
  In Administrative, calebfishn writes:
  In Administrative, CE_Anastasia writes:
  Dear BrickLink members,

Following the examples of other online marketplaces with regards to security
features such as OTP, we have decided to change the current OTP opt-in feature
to an opt-out feature. This means that sellers will have this feature enabled
automatically in their store settings and will be able to opt-out if they so
desire.
We highly encourage sellers to keep OTP enabled for added account protection.

Additional safety measures may include changing your passwords regularly and
having separate passwords for all your online accounts.

Thank you.
The BrickLink Team

This would have been a better announcement if it had been sent early enough for
me to read it before the change was made.
I didn't read the message board late last night, so when I tried to log on
today I was surprised and mystified about what the heck this was.

November 2023 wasn't early enough?

Did you read this?

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1459423

Because that was about today's change from opt-in to opt-out.

Oops, missed it by that much. Too much back and forth on that thread for me to
look at.
Yeah, a few days' notice would have been nice.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 15, 2024 16:00
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In Administrative, calebfishn writes:
  In Administrative, CE_Anastasia writes:
  Dear BrickLink members,

Following the examples of other online marketplaces with regards to security
features such as OTP, we have decided to change the current OTP opt-in feature
to an opt-out feature. This means that sellers will have this feature enabled
automatically in their store settings and will be able to opt-out if they so
desire.
We highly encourage sellers to keep OTP enabled for added account protection.

Additional safety measures may include changing your passwords regularly and
having separate passwords for all your online accounts.

Thank you.
The BrickLink Team

This would have been a better announcement if it had been sent early enough for
me to read it before the change was made.
I didn't read the message board late last night, so when I tried to log on
today I was surprised and mystified about what the heck this was.

November 2023 wasn't early enough?
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 15, 2024 14:45
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In Catalog Identification, The_Boyz_Bricks writes:
  In Catalog Identification, The_Boyz_Bricks writes:
  Is this head a misprint? The mouth doesn't look right (like she has fangs
or something) and there's no beauty mark.
 
Part No: 3626bpb0464  Name: Minifigure, Head Female with Pink Lips and Eye Shadow, Open Mouth and Beauty Mark Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
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3626bpb0464 Minifigure, Head Female with Pink Lips and Eye Shadow, Open Mouth and Beauty Mark Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
Parts: Minifigure, Head {Yellow}
I can take more photos if needed.

Any help would be great! Thanks!

Are those bite marks? If so, I would say wear and tear. But it looks odd for
sure.
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In Administrative, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  In Administrative, Mevitsbricks writes:
  In Administrative, CE_Anastasia writes:
  Dear BrickLink members,

Following the examples of other online marketplaces with regards to security
features such as OTP, we have decided to change the current OTP opt-in feature
to an opt-out feature. This means that sellers will have this feature enabled
automatically in their store settings and will be able to opt-out if they so
desire.
We highly encourage sellers to keep OTP enabled for added account protection.

Additional safety measures may include changing your passwords regularly and
having separate passwords for all your online accounts.

Thank you.
The BrickLink Team

Send a freaking email would ya!

Yes a e-mail would be very helpful.

  No one likes to come to this 1990's forum.

Hey, I like to. I can’t even navigate the studio forum, so this is great for
me.(+my internet is soooo bad the studio one takes forever to load)


And yet, you are all here.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 15, 2024 12:48
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In Sales, Swatson217 writes:
  Chicken pot pie!


Now I need to change mine.
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 Posted: Mar 15, 2024 11:54
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In Sales, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:
  I'm curious to see if the Sale topic in the forum actually drives sale, so
in the name of science I am offering anyone that posts on this thread a

$5 coupon to be used on orders with an order total of $10 or more

In honor of Pi day, just comment your favorite flavor of pie below to be eligible


Peach.
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 Posted: Mar 14, 2024 16:10
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In General, rathdolcu writes:
  Is it possible to sell an entire store with feedback and inventory?

No, inventory can be sold, but not the Bricklink account and the associated feedback.
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 Posted: Mar 13, 2024 17:38
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Part No: 966  Name: Vehicle, Trailer Base 4 x 16 x 1, Platform
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966 Vehicle, Trailer Base 4 x 16 x 1, Platform
Parts: Vehicle, Base {Red}
In Catalog Identification, seclimar writes:
  Hi all
I have this Blue Trailer. Long 16
large 4
anyone can help on the part number ?
I searched all trailers, but didn't find

thanks for the help
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 Posted: Mar 13, 2024 17:30
 Subject: Re: Hips with Leather Belt (Red Studs) Pattern
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In Catalog, Amstys writes:
  In Catalog, Tracyd writes:
  In Catalog, Amstys writes:
  Hi there, I have a piece labeled "Hips with Leather Belt (Red Studs) Pattern"
Item No: 970p4f
Because Bricklink is deleting printed hips and individual legs I cannot find
out the legs that attach to these hips. Brickognize does not pick up the piece
either. I currently have plain black legs attached to them. If anyone knows the
correct part number for the hips and legs that would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

What color are the hips?

They are black

 
Part No: 970c00pb0105  Name: Hips and Legs with Side Buttons and Red and Orange Vest and Sash Pattern
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970c00pb0105 Hips and Legs with Side Buttons and Red and Orange Vest and Sash Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Legs, Decorated {Black}

?
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In Catalog, Amstys writes:
  Hi there, I have a piece labeled "Hips with Leather Belt (Red Studs) Pattern"
Item No: 970p4f
Because Bricklink is deleting printed hips and individual legs I cannot find
out the legs that attach to these hips. Brickognize does not pick up the piece
either. I currently have plain black legs attached to them. If anyone knows the
correct part number for the hips and legs that would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

What color are the hips?
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 13, 2024 12:46
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In Feedback, yoavheskia writes:
  Hi,
I got my first Neutral Feedback without any justification.
The buyer made the order at 17.2, I shipped it at 18.2 and he received it at
21.2
Although it took less then a week and although the Israeli PO is not under my
command (I wish it was!) the buyer gave me the following feedback:

Everything I asked for arrived, even the used one feels like new but the shipping
time takes quite a long time

I submitted Feedback Removal Request.

My questions are:
1. What to expect? The feedback will be cancel?
2. How long does it take normally?

Thanks,
Yoav

It won't be removed based on all the forum posts by other sellers. But by
blocking new buyers you are blocking people with perfect feedback scores. 0
feedback means no negatives or neutrals.

Do not obsess over the perfect feedback score.

Answer his feedback truthfully and it shouldn't hurt you. I agree a neutral
should not lower your score, but it is not my decision to make. IF I am worried
about a less than perfect score, I look at the feedback left and their responses
to it. You have some interesting stuff in your store, people who are looking
for that will buy it even without the perfect score, as long as you answer the
bad feedback in a calm truthful manner. Shipping time isn't your fault unless
you don't process the order for days after it was made/paid.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 11, 2024 17:50
 Subject: Re: PayPal Marketplace & No More Invoicing???
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In Selling, Dhobeck writes:
  In Selling, joethedean27 writes:
  Guys,

I've sold on BL since 2010. I closed my store in early 2022 and just re-opened
last month.

What happened to Invoicing?

I've gotten four orders, all were immediately paid for.

The system auto-calculated shipping, gave me no opportunity for me to add my
handling fee, or any other Invoicing needed.

Is this a result of PayPal Marketplace?

Is this just how it is from now on?

I'd have to raise prices because I'm getting killed on too-low shipping
costs..


Set your shipping methods to manual this will force costumers to invoice


Thou without instant checkout you might get less orders. People don't want
to wait on the invoice. Someone knowledgeable can help you with setting up your
postage right.
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In Problem, 1001bricks writes:
  In Problem, Nicolasamico37 writes:
  WARNING !!!

Yes, but nothing new.

We've learnt to NEVER EVER open a site we've to log in from an e-mail.
Don't we?

UHHHHHHHHHHHHHH maybe?
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In Help, techdubb writes:
  If so, which part?

Thanks!

Megabloks.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 6, 2024 14:06
 Subject: Re: Seriously?
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In Catalog, Adjour writes:
  In Catalog, axaday writes:
  In Catalog, randyf writes:
  There are many of us who lost a significant portion of our lives
to the merges that just occurred, and we have every right to mourn the loss of
that information and the significant time and money we poured into the obtaining
of that information for the use of the worldwide LEGO-fan community.

I came a hair's breadth from losing my marriage recently and the time I have
poured into Bricklink was a major factor in it. Less than a hair's breadth.
She left for 70 days. So in any case, I have to cut back. But what I cut back
would have been a lot more difficult to decide without this coming along at the
same time. It stings VERY MUCH. VERY MUCH. To find out that they don't
even value what I was doing. I almost lost my family doing a labor that I believed
would help the community, but it won't because the leaders of the community
threw it in garbage half done.

It doesn't look like the vitriol in these thread got directed at me personally,
but to read someone saying "Hey it wasn't your decision. Don't be
so entitled" feels very personal.

I respect you, so please don't view anything I say negatively.


I personally, don't understand why people keep complaining, and then KEEP
HELPING. Like if a person IRL doesn't respect your opinion, or time, continuing
to give that person your advice and time, is honestly not healthy. At all.


I appreciate your honesty here. I admit I see low key signs of addiction to the
site (and/or the product) in many many Lego users, including many popular youtubers
and bricklink store owners. It seems alot of you (general you) get stuck


obsessing over this place, and then freak out when something out of your control
happens. The whole thing looks irrational to myself and several other users and
we aren't trying to pick on you guys, but its honestly the very concerning
(to me personally at least) to see people get SO upset, over what in reality
is not a big deal.

I know I come off as blunt and uncarring, but really I know, at least I am personally
responding the same way I would if someone in real life was freaking out, try
to point of they are overreacting.

Anyway in closing, if the merge (or anything I've seen people get upset about
over the years) causes so much emotional anguish that you (general) can't
let it go, its time to go touch grass, and I mean that in a kind way. Honestly


Back in the late 2000's I was heavily active in the forums. So heavily that
at one point I was the #2 poster in the forums. Ahead of forum overseers'
(who were a lot more active then than now) and all but 1 of the catalog admins.
It was a problem, so I took a break, a dark age for BL but not for Lego. I
try to be sporadic in here, but this issue with the variants has people thinking
their opinion is the most important and that is the one that should be followed.
I do respect and appreciate all, and the other catalog contributors have done
for BL, but you knew it was unpaid and that any contribution became theirs to
use as they see fit. If you are unhappy and it is affecting your life, then stop.
Yes, your work will be missed, but your well-being and sanity is far more important
than bits of plastic. And in the grand scheme of things that is what Lego is,
bits of plastic. Some more interesting than others, but still bits of plastic
and fighting over them is pointless really. To put it in perspective, your name
will still be in the contribution section of BL as long as it exists, but the
names of the people who built other things are forgotten. Who built the Brooklyn
Bridge? Not the architect, not the building firms, the names of the workers.
Forgotten, but yours will still be here. I know you weren't in it for the
glory, that you truly wanted to help and give the best information you could.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Mar 6, 2024 12:11
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In Catalog, BrickCompulsion writes:
  
  
No idea. But they people who get to make the decision are for it.


OK -
well the general feeling I got was that most posters were not for it and seeing
issues with doing it.

Therefore I suggest that "they" were hearing but not listening

If you own something, do you solicit others' opinions on what to do with
it? If you want to do X, but a lot of people say no do Y with it, do you do
what you want or what they want? They don't have to listen, that they have
changed some doesn't mean they have to change all.
Again, they can do anything they want as they own the website. Or for the pedantic,
they work for the owner of the website.
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 Posted: Mar 6, 2024 11:47
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In Catalog, BrickCompulsion writes:
  In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
  
   - no consultation
- no debate or poll
- short notice of it happening
- when announced there was not a lot of certainty over what was happening and
when and how
- changes happening over a long period of time due to poor implementation. I
think if you aren't able to make the changes easily then perhaps there are
other more pressing issues to attend to

There was consultation and plenty of debate. Some parts were thought about again,
so they were listening.

Well I read a fair amount of the messages but not all - would you say that the
majority of posters were for the idea ?

No idea. But they people who get to make the decision are for it.
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In Sales, Swatson217 writes:
  24-hour sale on minifigures!

30% off our minifigures, to celebrate The BrickWitch being open for one amazing
year!

Thank you to all of the fantastic buyers and sellers who have helped us during
this first year of being open!

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Congrats on your first anniversary. I look forward to many many more from you
here.

To any who haven't bought from BrickWitch, they have great customer service
and will take care of you right.
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In Catalog, Adjour writes:
  In Catalog, oukexergon writes:
  In Catalog, Adjour writes:
  
   BL will survive just fine this time, but if
another batch of merges ever comes, at least they will lose my business.

Yet another user making another empty, histrionic threat. It's almost a script
at this point.

Threat? How is this a threat? The site will literally lose its value if it continues
down this path (not saying it has yet).

If you literally can't understand how you threatening to stop shopping here
is a considered a threat. I can't help you.



  In the end people will need a different source to complete sets accurately.


Ok. I sort of agree with that point, but I don't get the emotional gyrations.
It is what it is. You don't own the site.

You and the other, 10 ish people who are super upset could be putting all that
energy and time into creating that if it matters as much as you all insist. But
no, time is better spent complaining. Per usual.


Crystal

What she said. I am getting so tired of hearing the same thing over and over.

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