Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | yorbrick  | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2021 08:15 | | Subject: | Re: Two colors chains? | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, maxx3001 writes:
| | I have this torso
Most are golden like in the picture, but a few are more reddish gold.
Is this a normal variation?
Thanks,
Maxx
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Yes, I think so. I have some that are almost a copper colour.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 1, 2021 12:03 | | Subject: | Re: Misleading product images | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog, Emporiosa writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | The beatbox contents images are misleading.
and so on.
These sets contain 16 tiles, 14 of which are random. Shouldn't the random
ones have been blurred out so as not to mislead buyers.
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As they're official LEGO images, I don't think it's inappropriate
to use them (and is similar to what is shown on DOTS as there is some randomness
there too), but we should definitely have a note on all VIDIYO Bandmates and
Beat Boxes stating that there are the 1/2 exclusive tiles, and all others are
random. Without the warning we will definitely have issues with buyers not understanding
why it doesn't match.
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The ones that are random could be blurred once the submitter has checked inventory
to avoid confusion. One of the things often said here is you get what is in the
image. That is no longer the case.
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We do not change official LEGO images that are used to show the sets. The set
inventories will contain information about the randomness of the tiles.
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OK, as long as there is some way of doing it to avoid complaints.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 1, 2021 08:31 | | Subject: | Re: Misleading product images | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Emporiosa writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | The beatbox contents images are misleading.
and so on.
These sets contain 16 tiles, 14 of which are random. Shouldn't the random
ones have been blurred out so as not to mislead buyers.
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As they're official LEGO images, I don't think it's inappropriate
to use them (and is similar to what is shown on DOTS as there is some randomness
there too), but we should definitely have a note on all VIDIYO Bandmates and
Beat Boxes stating that there are the 1/2 exclusive tiles, and all others are
random. Without the warning we will definitely have issues with buyers not understanding
why it doesn't match.
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The ones that are random could be blurred once the submitter has checked inventory
to avoid confusion. One of the things often said here is you get what is in the
image. That is no longer the case.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 1, 2021 08:12 | | Subject: | Misleading product images | | Viewed: | 149 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| The beatbox contents images are misleading.
and so on.
These sets contain 16 tiles, 14 of which are random. Shouldn't the random
ones have been blurred out so as not to mislead buyers.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 1, 2021 05:17 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | How so? The "Bar" category includes pieces such as Part (48729b), Part (32828),
Part (92690), Part (58176), as well as bar-based elements such as Parts (4083)
and (6020), so Part (36017) would fit in easily as something like "Bar 1L with
Top Stud and Dragon Head".
* | | 48729b Bar 1L with Clip Mechanical Claw - Cut Edges and Hole on Side
Parts: Bar |
* | | 32828 Bar 1L with 1 x 1 Round Plate with Hollow Stud
Parts: Bar |
* | | 92690 Bar 1L with Top Stud and 2 Side Studs (Connector Perpendicular)
Parts: Bar |
* | | 58176 Bar with Light Bulb Cover (Bionicle Barraki Eye)
Parts: Bar |
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So the phone should remain a bar too, as that has a small section of bar and
is used for other things than a minifigure utensil.
These are very rarely used as propellers
perhaps they should also be in the bar section, as they have a bar component.
They are commonly used as large figure weapons and wings, so are in a similar
situation as lightsaber hilts when it comes to multiple uses.
If and wherever all these items are moved to, it will mean that for everyone
that can now find them quicker, it takes others much longer to find them. It
seems the catalogue is almost being re-written with many pieces subject to changes.
I hope all sellers (and buyers) are informed and not just through the forum before
any wholesale changes are made.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2021 14:29 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, DeLuca writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog, DeLuca writes:
| | In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | I guess the reasoning is that a lightsaber is only a weapon when it is lit?
No. A lightsaber is always a weapon. A handgun is always a weapon, even when
it isn’t loaded.
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In that case, Prime Empire Red Visors have lightsaber-bayonets:
As do A.I.M. soldiers (Which makes sense, considering 1.) they are A.I.M., and
2.) they need to compete with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s shotgun-axe technology):
LEGO City Police use lightsabers disguised as flashlights (which explains their
lack of guns (except for that one time)):
This is canon: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T5jK4XnaAQQ
Rey actually had her lightsaber built into her staff all along:
Firefighters have an entire rack of lightsabers (for job-security purposes?):
The Ninja use them all the time - As torches:
Built into spears:
Cole has two built into the cockpit of his mech:
Lloyd has one hidden in the bumper of his car (And Nya has another in her trident!):
In seriousness, though, the reasoning is that a lightsaber is only a lightsaber
when it is being used as a lightsaber. Part (64567) has been used in many
other (often non-weapon and non-lightsaber) assemblies as a bar/connector, so
categorising it as a "Minifigure, Weapon" both only acknowledges one possible
use for the part, as well as making the part more difficult to find (since most
would search for it as a bar - particularly considering the fact that Part (92690)
is considered a "Bar", despite its numerous uses in weapon-assemblies). Conversely,
guns are almost never used as anything but guns (Set (76157) is the only
example that I can think of wherein guns are used in a non-weapon assembly),
so leaving them in "Minifigure, Weapon" makes sense.
* | | 92690 Bar 1L with Top Stud and 2 Side Studs (Connector Perpendicular)
Parts: Bar |
Additionally, Part (66909) is very debatably a weapon, since (at least until
Maul inevitably uses it for his lightsaber) its only use as a weapon has been
as the ends of a staff - It is more often used for flagpoles/railings/other non-weapon
features within the same theme. As such, it should be classified a "Bar", similarly
to Part (92690).
* | | 92690 Bar 1L with Top Stud and 2 Side Studs (Connector Perpendicular)
Parts: Bar |
Moreover, the "a part that can be a weapon always is a weapon"
reasoning could be extended to Part (60849), since it has more often been used
to represent a gun than it has a "Hose Nozzle":
That said, I do not think that Part (60849) should be in the "Minifigure, Weapon"
category, since it has also been used in countless other non-weapon assemblies
(I actually think that it should also be moved to the "Bar" category, as well).
| | In Catalog, DeLuca writes:
| | In Catalog, infinibrix writes:
| | In Catalog, DeLuca writes:
| | In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | Okay, we're ready to hear what you want moved.
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Parts (64567), (66909), (61199), and (x156) from "Minifigure, Weapon" to "Bar".
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I understand where your coming from and maybe it might work for just the standard hilts but those curved ones are very much for weapon use and since they ideally need to be in the same location I'm torn between puting them under weapons or bars though bars seems like the wrong description?
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The curved hilts are not weapons themselves, but attachment-points used
to build weapons. Moreover, for the sake of consistency and ease-of-searching,
they should be classified as bars, since that is what they resemble most.
| | At the same time I do actually think these should also be located in the same location as the hilts:-
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Good point - Part (64644) should be moved from "Minifigure, Utensil" to "Bar".
| | So perhaps it just requires a new category 'Bar Holders' or 'Bar Connectors' or if the hilts go under bars I think some re-wording of the category would be required such as 'Bars & Bar Holders'
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I am not sure that an entirely new category is needed, since pieces like Part
(64567) are simultaneously Bars and Bar-Holders, though I would support renaming
the "Bar" category to something like "Bar & Connector".
Agreed - Part (18673) and Part (36017) should be moved from "Minifigure, Weapon"
to "Bar".
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This reads like an argument that
should definitely not be in food, as it has other uses such as dog poop. It only becomes food when put on an ice cream or cake or similar. Otherwise it is just a 1x1 round plate or tile that has been modified with multiple uses. Same with
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The difference is that while there is an obvious alternative category for Part
(64567), et al, there is not one for Parts (53119) and (15470). As they
are neither Plates (as they do not have a stud on the top) nor Tiles (as they
do not have flat tops), they do not belong in either category. The "Food & Drink"
category is where Part (6254) is (despite its having been used for non-food items
such as smoke), which is similar to the parts in-question in that it has no obvious
alternative category.
Now that I think of it, these pieces would actually fit into the new "Cone &
Dome" category, since they are such, respectively (albeit with a swirl/grooved
pattern). This would still leave Part (6254) in "Food & Drink", though. 😕
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Those parts are just as much a (modified) round plate as a dragon's head
hilt is a bar.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2021 13:57 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, DeLuca writes:
| | In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | I guess the reasoning is that a lightsaber is only a weapon when it is lit?
No. A lightsaber is always a weapon. A handgun is always a weapon, even when
it isn’t loaded.
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In that case, Prime Empire Red Visors have lightsaber-bayonets:
As do A.I.M. soldiers (Which makes sense, considering 1.) they are A.I.M., and
2.) they need to compete with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s shotgun-axe technology):
LEGO City Police use lightsabers disguised as flashlights (which explains their
lack of guns (except for that one time)):
This is canon: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T5jK4XnaAQQ
Rey actually had her lightsaber built into her staff all along:
Firefighters have an entire rack of lightsabers (for job-security purposes?):
The Ninja use them all the time - As torches:
Built into spears:
Cole has two built into the cockpit of his mech:
Lloyd has one hidden in the bumper of his car (And Nya has another in her trident!):
In seriousness, though, the reasoning is that a lightsaber is only a lightsaber
when it is being used as a lightsaber. Part (64567) has been used in many
other (often non-weapon and non-lightsaber) assemblies as a bar/connector, so
categorising it as a "Minifigure, Weapon" both only acknowledges one possible
use for the part, as well as making the part more difficult to find (since most
would search for it as a bar - particularly considering the fact that Part (92690)
is considered a "Bar", despite its numerous uses in weapon-assemblies). Conversely,
guns are almost never used as anything but guns (Set (76157) is the only
example that I can think of wherein guns are used in a non-weapon assembly),
so leaving them in "Minifigure, Weapon" makes sense.
* | | 92690 Bar 1L with Top Stud and 2 Side Studs (Connector Perpendicular)
Parts: Bar |
Additionally, Part (66909) is very debatably a weapon, since (at least until
Maul inevitably uses it for his lightsaber) its only use as a weapon has been
as the ends of a staff - It is more often used for flagpoles/railings/other non-weapon
features within the same theme. As such, it should be classified a "Bar", similarly
to Part (92690).
* | | 92690 Bar 1L with Top Stud and 2 Side Studs (Connector Perpendicular)
Parts: Bar |
Moreover, the "a part that can be a weapon always is a weapon"
reasoning could be extended to Part (60849), since it has more often been used
to represent a gun than it has a "Hose Nozzle":
That said, I do not think that Part (60849) should be in the "Minifigure, Weapon"
category, since it has also been used in countless other non-weapon assemblies
(I actually think that it should also be moved to the "Bar" category, as well).
| | In Catalog, DeLuca writes:
| | In Catalog, infinibrix writes:
| | In Catalog, DeLuca writes:
| | In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | Okay, we're ready to hear what you want moved.
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Parts (64567), (66909), (61199), and (x156) from "Minifigure, Weapon" to "Bar".
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I understand where your coming from and maybe it might work for just the standard hilts but those curved ones are very much for weapon use and since they ideally need to be in the same location I'm torn between puting them under weapons or bars though bars seems like the wrong description?
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The curved hilts are not weapons themselves, but attachment-points used
to build weapons. Moreover, for the sake of consistency and ease-of-searching,
they should be classified as bars, since that is what they resemble most.
| | At the same time I do actually think these should also be located in the same location as the hilts:-
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Good point - Part (64644) should be moved from "Minifigure, Utensil" to "Bar".
| | So perhaps it just requires a new category 'Bar Holders' or 'Bar Connectors' or if the hilts go under bars I think some re-wording of the category would be required such as 'Bars & Bar Holders'
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I am not sure that an entirely new category is needed, since pieces like Part
(64567) are simultaneously Bars and Bar-Holders, though I would support renaming
the "Bar" category to something like "Bar & Connector".
Agreed - Part (18673) and Part (36017) should be moved from "Minifigure, Weapon"
to "Bar".
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This reads like an argument that
should definitely not be in food, as it has other uses such as dog poop. It only
becomes food when put on an ice cream or cake or similar. Otherwise it is just
a 1x1 round plate or tile that has been modified with multiple uses. Same with
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 27, 2021 16:52 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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The curved hilts are not weapons themselves, but attachment-points used
to build weapons. Moreover, for the sake of consistency and ease-of-searching,
they should be classified as bars, since that is what they resemble most.
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So where will axe heads and some sword blades go, as they are also not weapons
by themselves, just used to build weapons.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 27, 2021 14:20 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, DeLuca writes:
| | In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | In Catalog, DeLuca writes:
| | In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | Okay, we're ready to hear what you want moved.
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Parts (15470) and (53119) from "Plate, Round" to "Food and Drink".
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Bon appetit 
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There are not really any other categories where these parts would fit,
though. 😕
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They fit perfectly well in plate, round. If these are moving, presumably the
flowers will also move to plants, and other similar shaped parts will also get
moved out. This may well make things harder to find, as you'd have to look
through multiple categories to find things if you don't know what they are.
Whereas keeping parts based on round plates in the plates, round category means
if you know the shape then you can easily browse all parts with that shape.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 25, 2021 10:12 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | What does base and thickness mean here?
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You bring up good points. There hasn't been a clear line drawn in the past
between what is a Brick, Modified vs. Plate, Modified. That line could be drawn
as follows:
1. Everything not as tall as a full brick is a modified plate.
2. Everything taller than one plate is a modified brick.
3. Everything between brick and plate goes in a separate in-between category.
The in-between items aren't actually bricks or plates. I went with
number 2 when writing category definitions rather than trying to create entirely
new categories for these items, but the same basic arguments could be made for
going with number 1 instead.
I'll attempt to modify the definitions (including possibly going with number
1 instead) to make a little more sense out of the whole thing.
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This was a part I couldn't recall/find earlier.
If this wasn't technic but a regular plate with regular bricks on the sides,
when considering the base of the part, is it a plate with bricks added on,
or a 1 1/3 high brick with a large hole cut out of it. I guess it is one of those
"depends" answers, like is an in-between jumper style part a plate with studs
removed or a tile with studs added.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 25, 2021 05:06 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| What does base and thickness mean here?
1. No parts with a base thicker than a standard plate.
Isn't part of that base thicker than a standard plate, as part of it (directly
above the base) is two tiles high. Or is it a plate high base with something
extra on top?
This is a bit further, are these are a plate thickness base, with another plate
on top:
And then if it covers the whole base, so this:
Is that still a plate high base with something on top, or is the whole thing
a two plates high base? And then presumably a short brick rather than a tall
plate.
I'm wondering what would happen in the hypothetical situation that LEGO created
a whole series of parts that were, for example, a 2x8 plate with a 1x1 plate
on top, the next with 2 1x1 plates on top (whether side by side or separate),
then 3 ..., then 15, then 16.
Are they all modified plates, or are 1-15 modified plates and once the sixteenth
one goes on top and covers the whole base it becomes a 2x8x2/3 brick.
Or to put it in another way, what is the base of these parts?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2021 12:58 | | Subject: | Re: Wheel? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | Was searching my train department upside down for this part...
[P=c]
But I see it is in "Wheel"... is this a mistake? Since, well, it clearly is not
a wheel 
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* | | 38339c01 (Inv) Train Wheel RC, Holder with Pin Slots with 2 Black Train Wheel RC Train with Pins (38339 / 38340)
Parts: Wheel |
The same is true for another train wheel holder and assembly:
* | | 2878c01 (Inv) Train Wheel RC, Holder with Black Train Wheel Pair on Chrome Silver Metal Axle with Slots (2878 / 2879c01)
Parts: Wheel |
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2021 15:51 | | Subject: | Re: white horse bridle dark orange or brown?? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, BellaFux writes:
| | Hi there,
I am currently separating different horse types from each other - there are a
few hundred of them here with me.
I found my way through all the colours and types until the simple white horse
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here on BL it has 4493c01pb04 - white horse with Black Eyes, White Pupils
and DARK ORANGE bridle Pattern .
On brick owl the same Item number says "white horse blabla eyes and BROWN
bridle. (the picture looks very much like dark orange)
I have a lot of them, and some sure look brown, some sure dark orange (I dont
think it is just faded)
but there seems to be no distinction in the item number...
if I want to sell them - do I put both under the same item number???
thanks a lot for your help!!
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It is printed, so it is neither of them. Some examples are close to one of the
colours, other examples closer to the other. And many somewhere in between. If
you have any that are far from the named colour, I'd mention it so a buyer
knows what they are getting. Otherwise, ignore it, as there are often variations
in print density and hence colour.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2021 08:30 | | Subject: | Re: Mushrooms In Super Mario | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Iliketurtles1 writes:
| | Why are the mushrooms not considered figures? They are considered figures in
the character packs.
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Because it was decided that they are not figures ...
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1218528
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2021 08:15 | | Subject: | Re: Brexit | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | As long as BL is registered as a marketplace, then they have to collect the VAT,
invoice the customer and be responsible for the goods, as Arnoud said. Sellers
are only fulfillment partners, like on Amazon.
If they do not meet ALL of the requirements for an OMP, they should not have
registered as such. They can still change their registration to an ordinary vendor
and actually inform sellers what they are doing while waiting. This dense wall
of non-communication about what they are doing is what is causing the confusion,
not HMRC or tax experts or whatever.
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This has already been posted by BL staff in response to a US / non-UK seller
about VAT:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1245416
BrickLink is now a registered marketplace in the UK, meaning the burden of
the
VAT is on BrickLink, and not you as a seller. You can send whatever size of
order you like to the UK on BrickLink. Don't feel you need to limit orders
to 135 GBP and above.
From the wording, I would take it as the burden of the VAT calculation and collection
is on BL, not on individual sellers. Quite why this statement was made at that
time, I do not know, as it is clear that BL are not calculating or collecting
VAT for imports into the UK.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2021 04:17 | | Subject: | Re: Brexit | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
[snip]
| | Everything is just so backwards, I am not a tax expert by a long shot but let's
just look at this from a logic perspective:
If it was legally valid to write "Bricklink order" on your invoice, then the
EU and the UK would have had an emergency meeting by now because they realised
that almost all of the international trade is being labelled "Bricklink order"
It can't work like that. So yeah, EITHER Bricklink is the seller and WE sell
to Bricklink - thus a US export, export to US rules apply - OR we sell to the
customer in their country AND that country's rules apply.
From the persective of the seller, these are simply the only two ways. As a seller
you need to have invoices that mention the country, and then apply the rules
for THAT country. There is only "United States" or "United Kingdom". There's
simply no such thing as "United Kingdom-but-it's-a-Bricklink-order-and-Bricklink-said-it's-fine"
Or am I too pessimstic about the amount of patience tax agencies have when doing
audits and people come up with stories about platform selling (without hard evidence)?
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Read the link below, this is not something new. The UK already started in 2016
with quote: "special provisions for online marketplaces".
http://kluwertaxblog.com/2020/02/26/online-marketplaces-and-eu-vat-global-reach-but-compliance-still-local/
These changes to come have been known for 4 years up until Jan 1, 2021.
The OMP is liable. Not just for VAT, but also for the transaction to the buyer.
A BrickLink Order has become a transaction between 3 parties: the buyer, the
(overseas) seller, and BrickLink is now involed too.
All this because governments/countries want to VAT low valued transactions because
of the high volume and thus high 'income' there is to gain by taxing.
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So, what does the seller's invoice look like?
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The seller is not invoicing anymore. BrickLink is. The seller is merely a third-party
provider allowing BrickLink to sell their items. The customer buys from BrickLink.
E.g. like bol.com
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If that becomes the case, and it has already been said by admin it won't
be (at least for the UK) then a lot of stores will disappear. They have said
repeatedly that they have no plans on charging vat on orders in the UK, other
than import/export situation.
Mind you all of this is total speculation and that was mentioned by Russell in
this thread. They are lagging behind on getting this done, which is also increasingly
worrying. When it comes to making progrtammin chnages haste makes waste and they
are very much aware of that.
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Yes, although some indication of when they will be doing something about it would
be useful. Are they waiting for the EU changes to come in before bothering with
the UK? Are they going to get the UK version up and running to test it works
before the EU changes come in? Are they going to do nothing about it and hope
everyone just gives up and the problem goes away? Nobody really knows anything.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2021 10:57 | | Subject: | Re: Brexit | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, mvfisker writes:
| | Just wondering.
Chose "European Union" as seller - and Great Britain sellers still came up. Shouldn't
that be changed now after Brexit?
Cheers, Morten
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Bricklink time is currently somewhere in about 2004.
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I think they already had websites with timezones in 2004..
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TLG had big plans with BrickLink but is choking now..
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BrickLink is busy with USA sales taxes, we really should not expect multitasking
in their attempts to break things. They did say they will address the Brexit
issues before 5 February (they did not say which aeon though).
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No, we should expect. After all we pay fees for this site. It was long time known
Brexit was coming, they should have been ready for it.
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As almost everyone on this forum knows I am not Bricklink's biggest fan as
far as developmenet work goes however I think in this case it is fair to say
that the UK hasn't yet got it right and neither does the rest of the EU -
Just look at the below from a site we use regularly. (Don't forget we still
have VAT to look forward to 
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Yes, true. UK hasn't got it on the track. EU does however. On the short term
EU draws the longest straw, more and more companies are moving away from UK in
favor of EU or elsewhere. That is a loss for the UK regrettably, but needles
to say UK wanted the Brexit no the EU. On the long run it is inconclusive if
this development is a good thing. Cooperation is imo the better road how complicated
it might be.
So maybe it is the best of worst to exclude UK for now. Until they got their
things together. But I give you this, it is very complicated.
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Things are together, at least at other websites. I've ordered non-lego parts
from aliexpress since the change from different sellers. VAT was charged and
all were clear on the declaration that VAT was paid. Similarly I've ordered
lego parts from Germany, via another online marketplace website, VAT paid there
too.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2021 06:29 | | Subject: | Re: Brexit | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Stacey_Love writes:
| | In Suggestions, Stellar writes:
| | In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, mvfisker writes:
| | Just wondering.
Chose "European Union" as seller - and Great Britain sellers still came up. Shouldn't
that be changed now after Brexit?
Cheers, Morten
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Bricklink time is currently somewhere in about 2004.
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I think they already had websites with timezones in 2004..
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TLG had big plans with BrickLink but is choking now..
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BrickLink is busy with USA sales taxes, we really should not expect multitasking
in their attempts to break things. They did say they will address the Brexit
issues before 5 February (they did not say which aeon though).
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No, we should expect. After all we pay fees for this site. It was long time known
Brexit was coming, they should have been ready for it.
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As almost everyone on this forum knows I am not Bricklink's biggest fan as
far as developmenet work goes however I think in this case it is fair to say
that the UK hasn't yet got it right and neither does the rest of the EU -
Just look at the below from a site we use regularly. (Don't forget we still
have VAT to look forward to
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I recently promised more details on our Brexit solution, but I will just be frank
with you, that what you have described is exactly the case. We are waiting to
hear from our tax professionals as to how we need to proceed, and they are waiting
to hear from the authorities. It feels as if we are actually further from a solution
at this point than we were at the beginning of the year.
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We have already pointed you links from the UK Gov website (authorities) explaining
things.
BL is still charging EU VAT in sales to UK, and that is without doubt illegal...
At least we sellers can disable it. But for sales under 135GBP B2C it is illegal
not to charge UK 20% VAT and remit it to UK HMRC.
Those are factually correct...
If the problem is if you are legally not sure if BL is an OMP or not, this maybe
needs a decision of just accepting it is a OMP even thought legally could be
defended is not (hypothetically).
Then decide to gather the UK VAT the same as US TAX, that would make BL a stronger
platform, because the other option means BL sellers will have to register by
themselves and most would not do it. This will mostly close the international
UK buying options.
And this would happen again and again as each country creates new laws to collect
VAT on buyers behalf. US and Norway since last year, UK since two months ago,
EU in four months from now...
Here is what other website puts on the invoices to UK if this helps:
20% UK Import VAT has been paid on this order via the online marketplace XXXXXXXXX
Ltd with VAT ID GBXXXXXXXXX. For more information see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-and-overseas-goods-sold-to-customers-in-the-uk-using-online-marketplaces
You already have the development to take a % fee from a PayPal or Stripe payment,
this would work the same for now, even simpler because it would be a fixed VAT
rate depending of the buyer country.
But best would be if offsite payments would be accepted too, and in those cases
the % VAT owed to BL from the seller paid by IBAN transfer that has no fees for
most, we understand this can come at a later date.
Russell, sincerely, what I mean is just one question...
What are your tax professionals expecting to hear from the authorities that it
is not already explained in the UK GOV website?
Thanks
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I particularly like the uk.gov website regarding distance selling, this is there
advice."
The Brexit transition period has ended and new rules on distance selling now
apply. This page is currently out of date.
https://www.gov.uk/online-and-distance-selling-for-businesses
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That is because many other sites link to the gov.uk pages. So rather than just
have dead links, they tell you it is now out of date, so you know to look up
the correct information on the site.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2021 06:26 | | Subject: | Re: Brexit | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Stacey_Love writes:
| | In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, mvfisker writes:
| | Just wondering.
Chose "European Union" as seller - and Great Britain sellers still came up. Shouldn't
that be changed now after Brexit?
Cheers, Morten
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Bricklink time is currently somewhere in about 2004.
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I think they already had websites with timezones in 2004..
|
TLG had big plans with BrickLink but is choking now..
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BrickLink is busy with USA sales taxes, we really should not expect multitasking
in their attempts to break things. They did say they will address the Brexit
issues before 5 February (they did not say which aeon though).
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No, we should expect. After all we pay fees for this site. It was long time known
Brexit was coming, they should have been ready for it.
|
As almost everyone on this forum knows I am not Bricklink's biggest fan as
far as developmenet work goes however I think in this case it is fair to say
that the UK hasn't yet got it right and neither does the rest of the EU -
Just look at the below from a site we use regularly. (Don't forget we still
have VAT to look forward to
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I recently promised more details on our Brexit solution, but I will just be frank
with you, that what you have described is exactly the case. We are waiting to
hear from our tax professionals as to how we need to proceed, and they are waiting
to hear from the authorities. It feels as if we are actually further from a solution
at this point than we were at the beginning of the year.
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And what are we supposed to do in the meantime ?. ......... Is the only option
to register for england vat, or exclude selling to england ?.
And can you fix the selling zones as england is defiantly not in the EU. Thanks.
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There is no such thing as England VAT. Similarly you cannot exclude just England.
There is UK VAT, and you can exclude UK.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2021 16:27 | | Subject: | Re: Brexit | | Viewed: | 106 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, mvfisker writes:
| | Just wondering.
Chose "European Union" as seller - and Great Britain sellers still came up. Shouldn't
that be changed now after Brexit?
Cheers, Morten
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Bricklink time is currently somewhere in about 2004.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2021 03:19 | | Subject: | Re: Country flags by usernames, feedback support | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, BrickEmAll writes:
| | Hi,
I was wondering if it’s possible to let people see which country they’re from
(little flags). For instance: at the feedback page of a store. So new buyers
can see directly (flag) the feedback posts of fellow countrymen. It would be
more convincing for them to buy from other countries. And with this COVID it
will help to convince them that shipping is ok from other countries.
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There are already national flags on feedback pages.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 18, 2021 15:38 | | Subject: | Re: White or LBG....can you see it? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, dcarmine writes:
| | This has been bugging me for a while. Many years ago the color of the rendering
images was changed. Ever since, I have had trouble telling the difference between
some color images. I know others complained about it also. Because of this,
I make mistakes when pulling the right color parts.
I have no trouble telling the difference between any colors of real bricks or
any of the photo images. It is only the part renderings. Maybe if enough people
can't tell either, we can get it changed to something that is easier to see.
So, who can tell the difference between these two images? One is white and one
is LBG. They are screen shots of rendered parts without any editing. What say
you?
Donna
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I sort by colour when picking so it isn't an issue.
I looked up both parts in white and neither matches the shades you have shown
here, so I don't know if something strange is going on.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 18, 2021 02:21 | | Subject: | Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, brickglen writes:
| | In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:
| | I hope others will share the same logic in what I’m trying to suggest or perhaps
I’m barking up the wrong tree? Thoughts?
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We have considered harmonization of colors in the past, and we continue to do
so. But one thing I will mention is that the word "OLD" is likely not a term
we will include in Item Names or Color Names.
On BrickLink, the color and item name are often concatenated, meaning they are
stuck together for use as a single term. The official color numbers of Modulex
were removed from the color name for this very reason, to keep people from getting
confused.
And speaking of numbers, I'm thinking the first step in harmonization would
be to replace the BrickLink color numbers with official LEGO numbers. What do
people think of THAT idea. When we speak to internal folks, they tend to use
the numbers instead of the names, so there is value in those numbers.
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I think using the color numbers is a good idea, it would remove any ambiguity.
There could be an account option for each user to select which group of color
names is used to appear beside the number. So if someone wants to work with the
official lego names they could choose that option. Or the peeron names, bricklink
names - could even have options for other languages. It wouldn't be a large
table table to maintain.
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Colour names are used in different ways. They are used as base part colours but
also used in descriptions as text. So any scheme would need to cover both uses.
Reusing names is a very bad idea especially if bricklink only announced it in
the forum, or only announced it once. People come and go over long timescales
and there would need to be constant reminders about changes such as reusing colour
names for different colours. We cannot have long time but infrequent users coming
back one day, buying a load of light gray parts and getting what they think is
LBG.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2021 17:31 | | Subject: | Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | | |
Ha, ha! You got me. And, I spell the Gray my own way too. Nothing but trouble
here.
Jen
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How about we rename Light Bluish Gray to Light Grey, and retain the "A" for the
older color:
Light Gray (1970s through 2003)
Light Grey (2004 though the present)
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That would be hilarious! And terrible.
We could call retired colors 'colours' too. It would be a theme.
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For consistency, retired colours would need to be 'colors' if American
spellings are used for the retired greys.
| | The only Greys on BrickLink are Gandalf and Phoenix.
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Don't forget Fenrir Greyback.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2021 11:12 | | Subject: | Re: Wanted Lists: Sublists | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, TheOneDavid writes:
| | My number of Wanted Lists has expanded into chaos. I'm working on a big project
and I would really appreciate sublists (or superlists) in the Wanted List section.
What I mean is basically the possibility to have a new list inside of a Wanted
List. For example a regular Wanted List containing a load of items AND another
list called "extra parts". Or a Wanted List called "castle" containing my castle
related lists. I hope you get the idea. Please make this happen!!
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Can't you just use multiple lists to do almost the same thing, with systematic
naming.
So for example call them
Castle Main Keep
Castle Main Keep extra parts
Castle Hideout cave
Castle Forest shelter
Castle Minifigs
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2021 00:19 | | Subject: | Re: Some sad news | | Viewed: | 96 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Good luck to him. Hopefully it is happy news that some new opportunity has come
for him, or just spending more time on another or different aspect of the hobby.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2021 00:05 | | Subject: | Re: Elastigirl | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, runner.caller writes:
| |
Any reason this minifig is only named "Elastigirl" when she's wearing the
Mrs. Incredible outfit?
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In the official description of the set, she is only referred to as Elastigirl.
I guess it is a bit like the various Iron Man suits, where they take the name
lego gives and not extra terms.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2021 23:55 | | Subject: | Re: Distinctive? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Dixi78 writes:
| | Hi,
I'm adding some counterparts (stickered parts) for the set 60183.
One of the items is a slope with Red and White Danger Stripes Thick Pattern.
See attached picture.
I found a similar item from another set in the catalog:
It's almost the same, the difference is the white dot in de lower left corner.
Should I add 'my' part as a new part or can I consider these items the
same?
And if it's distinctive, what name should I give it?
I'd like to hear your opinion!
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It looks like the same part to me, just not quite perfect alignment of the sticker
print when cut.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 14, 2021 14:40 | | Subject: | Re: transparent colors chemically react - now wha | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Teup writes:
| | In Colors, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Colors, Teup writes:
| | In Colors, tec writes:
What's wrong with #7? (or #8, or #9?)
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Nothing. The post is an accumulation of building techniques, some of them illegal,
some of them flimsy, some of them totally legal.
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"The issue with this is that there will be great strain placed on the pieces
since they are not meant to be combined this way."
Apparently, you're not supposed to make a roof out of cheese slopes. Who
knew
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Putting a 1x1 cheese slope on any stud is enough to crack it. Sometimes I think
looking at them is enough.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 14, 2021 14:18 | | Subject: | Re: Minifigures | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Tiggy2 writes:
| | Hi
Just wondering why a Minifigure I listed was deleted.
This is what it is...Dragon Knights - Knight 1, Light Gray Legs with Black Hips,
Black Chin-Guard, Quiver
This is my Comments: Excellent Condition, no splits or dents. Missing Quiver/Arrows.
Is it because I don’t have the Quiver? Can I list Minifigures if missing parts?
Thank you
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The message would have said it is because it is incomplete.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 14, 2021 03:10 | | Subject: | Re: Part 42022 in Dark Purple | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, SDF_Bricks writes:
| | I have several parts 42022 in my collection (16 I think) in Dark Purple. I for
sure got them in a new set as I do not buy used stuff from eBay or else. The
puzzle (nagging question) is that such part does not show up at all in Dark Purple
in any Bricklink Set. In fact the color is totally non-existent.
Any clue what set such part comes from ?
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Are you sure you have both the part number and colour identified correctly? If
so, have you bought individual parts, as it may be a non production part.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 13, 2021 15:32 | | Subject: | Re: Incomplete Minifigs | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, peregrinator writes:
| | In Suggestions, TorontoLego writes:
| | B) Make a rule that ALL minifigs MUST be complete as inventoried. Otherwise
they should be listed as their component parts.
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This is the rule - all listed minifigs must be complete
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It wasn't a decade ago though, when the post was made.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 13, 2021 15:28 | | Subject: | Re: New Lego Drowned Minifigure | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, calebfishn writes:
| | In Catalog, The_RealRedHex writes:
| | Reaching out to those that have the new drowned Minifigure from Lego Minecraft.
Please contact me, I would like to discuss weights, pictures, dimensions, etc.
Regards,
Theo - The_RealRedHex
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I have a couple. But I have no idea how to weigh or measure the dimnensions of
these things. So probably not much help.
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I imagine the dimensions and weight are going to be very similar to the other
Minecraft zombies, given the parts are the same aside from the print.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 15:45 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8313-1 | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | Do you prefer to wait until the minifig is approved before filing the removals?
|
I think it would be best to wait until you've had some time to calm down
so that we can have a more rational discussion on this topic.
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You asked for me to be constructive rather than destructive criticism, so I have
started adding missing figures to the catalogue using these published Figure
guidelines: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=170
Figure classification can sometimes be difficult. Therefore, this section
further clarifies how BrickLink decides if an item is a figure or not.
Figures: Characters, fantasy creatures, humans, mechanical objects, and statues.
Additional clarifications listed below.
Characters - These typically have a face and a name, but always display sentient
behavior beyond that of a similar animal or object.
Nick Bluetooth and so on all come under character, don't they? Even Shimmel.
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There is also this rule from the Adding Catalog Items Help Page:
Large part assemblies. - Large assemblies of parts that can be built into
figures, vehicles, or other structures often comprise a substantial portion of
a set and should not be added to the catalog. An exception has been made in the
past for some DUPLO vehicles representing fictional characters and some other
large assemblies with the Item Number prefix "spa" which were added as experiment.
If the entire set (or half the set) is used to build a figure / character, we
would be going against precedent to add it to the catalog. Adding it as a minifigure
is even a further stretch.
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So a set such as
which currently has one minifig should have four "figures" that would get put
into the category called minifigs, based on one figure that LEGO would normally
refer to as a minifigure and three other assemblies that BL refers to as figures,
even though LEGO would not call them minifigures due to the lack of minifigure
parts. Or do those also have too many parts to be considered as figures?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 15:35 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8313-1 | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, bje writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | Do you prefer to wait until the minifig is approved before filing the removals?
|
I think it would be best to wait until you've had some time to calm down
so that we can have a more rational discussion on this topic.
|
You asked for me to be constructive rather than destructive criticism, so I have
started adding missing figures to the catalogue using these published Figure
guidelines: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=170
Figure classification can sometimes be difficult. Therefore, this section
further clarifies how BrickLink decides if an item is a figure or not.
Figures: Characters, fantasy creatures, humans, mechanical objects, and statues.
Additional clarifications listed below.
Characters - These typically have a face and a name, but always display sentient
behavior beyond that of a similar animal or object.
Nick Bluetooth and so on all come under character, don't they? Even Shimmel.
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There is also this rule from the Adding Catalog Items Help Page:
Large part assemblies. - Large assemblies of parts that can be built into
figures, vehicles, or other structures often comprise a substantial portion of
a set and should not be added to the catalog. An exception has been made in the
past for some DUPLO vehicles representing fictional characters and some other
large assemblies with the Item Number prefix "spa" which were added as experiment.
If the entire set (or half the set) is used to build a figure / character, we
would be going against precedent to add it to the catalog. Adding it as a minifigure
is even a further stretch.
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And exactly here is the problem when you and your catalogue team do not speak
with one voice or even have a comparative understanding of what is happening.
The page you refer to:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=71
was updated on 18 November 2020 by you, but you apparently did not check that
that the catalogue item minifig does not exist any longer. The information relating
to large part assemblies of figures and the thing previously known as a minifig
have been replaced by the new definition of a "figure"
The new definition of figures are on this page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=170
which has been in existence and confirmed as being active since 1 June 2020 and
which are the definitions used to add the figure items to the catalogue.
On that definition, there is no such thing as a minifig. There are only figures.
A figure can be any size part assembly, says so right there. There is no specific
limitation as to number of parts. There is no specific limitation as to what
percentage of the set must be made up to the figure. For an item to be a catalogue
item as a figure, the only standard that has to be met is that it must be an
autonomous entity. You and your catalogue team should perhaps get together and
actually fix the cross references and actually speak with one voice as to what
exactly is meant when catalogue items are discussed.
It has been pointed out ad nauseum that we still do not have a definition for
a complete minifigure (whatever that is, see above) either - so perhaps it would
be best to complete the definitions such that users are not confused.
And if these figures (note: figures) are in fact figures by definition, there
should be absolutely no reason not to add them as catalogue items.
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This is exactly it. There are humans and humanoids that are not figures, whereas
trains with faces are figures. Lego Bricklink uses the terms minifigs and figures
apparently equivalently but not minifigures which is a term used by LEGO (and
BL staff).
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 15:26 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8313-1 | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | Do you prefer to wait until the minifig is approved before filing the removals?
|
I think it would be best to wait until you've had some time to calm down
so that we can have a more rational discussion on this topic.
|
You asked for me to be constructive rather than destructive criticism, so I have
started adding missing figures to the catalogue using these published Figure
guidelines: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=170
Figure classification can sometimes be difficult. Therefore, this section
further clarifies how BrickLink decides if an item is a figure or not.
Figures: Characters, fantasy creatures, humans, mechanical objects, and statues.
Additional clarifications listed below.
Characters - These typically have a face and a name, but always display sentient
behavior beyond that of a similar animal or object.
Nick Bluetooth and so on all come under character, don't they? Even Shimmel.
|
There is also this rule from the Adding Catalog Items Help Page:
Large part assemblies. - Large assemblies of parts that can be built into
figures, vehicles, or other structures often comprise a substantial portion of
a set and should not be added to the catalog. An exception has been made in the
past for some DUPLO vehicles representing fictional characters and some other
large assemblies with the Item Number prefix "spa" which were added as experiment.
If the entire set (or half the set) is used to build a figure / character, we
would be going against precedent to add it to the catalog. Adding it as a minifigure
is even a further stretch.
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So what is special about a Duplo assembly compared to any other assembly? Of
course there are also system based sets where cars are defined here as minifigs
or figures (but not minifigures). I really cannot understand why Duplo train
consisting of four parts is any different to a miniature figurine consisting
of approx 10 parts, yet one is a minifig.
There are even some sets with 3 or 4 parts only to build a miniature figure,
such as
But they are not minifigs, whereas a car or a train is?
As I said, I just don't understand the reasoning, when defining a large train
as a minifigure is not a precedent or a stretch.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 12:37 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8313-1 | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | Do you prefer to wait until the minifig is approved before filing the removals?
|
I think it would be best to wait until you've had some time to calm down
so that we can have a more rational discussion on this topic.
|
You asked for me to be constructive rather than destructive criticism, so I have
started adding missing figures to the catalogue using these published Figure
guidelines: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=170
Figure classification can sometimes be difficult. Therefore, this section
further clarifies how BrickLink decides if an item is a figure or not.
Figures: Characters, fantasy creatures, humans, mechanical objects, and statues.
Additional clarifications listed below.
Characters - These typically have a face and a name, but always display sentient
behavior beyond that of a similar animal or object.
Nick Bluetooth and so on all come under character, don't they? Even Shimmel.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 12:22 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8313-1 | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| | | I have requested the figure to be added.
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Do you prefer to wait until the minifig is approved before filing the removals?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 12:19 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8313-1 | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 2 Part gal22 Dark Gray Galidor Limb Leg Nick, Bottom Section with Black Shoe
* Delete 2 Part x283c01 Dark Gray Galidor Limb Leg with Patch Pocket, Pin Socket and Dark Gray Pin
* Delete 2 Part gal16 Medium Violet Galidor Limb Arm Nick, Top Section
* Delete 1 Part gal21 Medium Violet Galidor Torso Nick with Dark Gray Pants
* Delete 1 Part gal10 Nougat Galidor Head Nick, with 1 Pin
* Delete 2 Part gal17 Nougat Galidor Limb Arm Nick, Bottom Section
* Delete 2 Part x281c02 Violet Galidor Wing with Turbine Cannon and Dark Gray Pin
Comments from Submitter:
Converting to figure
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You're acting from your emotions and feelings here, not your reason or logic.
You would first need to add the figure to the catalog before these requests
could be approved.
I encourage you to work with us on making the situation better rather than sniping
at us from the sidelines.
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I have requested the figure to be added.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 12:16 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 4040-1 | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 1 Part mcnick3 Dark Gray Galidor, Promo Legs Nick (from McDonald's set)
* Delete 1 Part mcnick2 Medium Blue Galidor, Promo Torso and Arms Nick (from McDonald's set)
* Delete 1 Part mcnick1 Nougat Galidor, Promo Head Nick (from McDonald's set)
Comments from Submitter:
Figure
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 12:10 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 8313-1 | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 2 Part gal22 Dark Gray Galidor Limb Leg Nick, Bottom Section with Black Shoe
* Delete 2 Part x283c01 Dark Gray Galidor Limb Leg with Patch Pocket, Pin Socket and Dark Gray Pin
* Delete 2 Part gal16 Medium Violet Galidor Limb Arm Nick, Top Section
* Delete 1 Part gal21 Medium Violet Galidor Torso Nick with Dark Gray Pants
* Delete 1 Part gal10 Nougat Galidor Head Nick, with 1 Pin
* Delete 2 Part gal17 Nougat Galidor Limb Arm Nick, Bottom Section
* Delete 2 Part x281c02 Violet Galidor Wing with Turbine Cannon and Dark Gray Pin
Comments from Submitter:
Converting to figure
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 11:57 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | How is this type of minifigure to be handled?
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You're welcome to offer solutions to the problems you point out.
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My solution would be that it is not a figure, but the guidelines say it is for
anyone that wants to change it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 11:48 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | The entire assembly of this set, and all other buildable figures should be moved
into minifigures. These are characters built out of parts like Thomas the Tank
Engine, Cars, etc. As those examples are now minifigures, then surely so are
these characters.
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It is not possible to make everyone happy.
As I said here:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1246481
"Ideally, we would hold off on these changes until the inventory system was
corrected and we could move all figures to counterparts. But people have been
asking for these figures to be considered figures for years and years, so I don't
see that it would really hurt anything to do it now."
I get your objections and I agree with them, to some degree. The addition of
the additional Thomas the Tank figures was not part of msSquirrel's original
request.
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How is this type of minifigure to be handled?
Presumably the minifigure inventory will contain the parts for the body/head/hair/legs/arms/hands
but exclude the axe, even though it is built into the minifigure's hand before
the figure is completed?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 11:27 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | The entire assembly of this set, and all other buildable figures should be moved
into minifigures. These are characters built out of parts like Thomas the Tank
Engine, Cars, etc. As those examples are now minifigures, then surely so are
these characters.
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It is not possible to make everyone happy.
As I said here:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1246481
"Ideally, we would hold off on these changes until the inventory system was
corrected and we could move all figures to counterparts. But people have been
asking for these figures to be considered figures for years and years, so I don't
see that it would really hurt anything to do it now."
I get your objections and I agree with them, to some degree. The addition of
the additional Thomas the Tank figures was not part of msSquirrel's original
request.
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I just find it ridiculous that anyone, but especially a company owned by LEGO
themselves, would refer to a DUPLO train as a minifigure. LEGO used to appear
to be so protective and careful with their use of the word minifigure previously
to not apply to things like droids, Unikitty, skeletons, and so on but I guess
if they are supporting these changes then they must be OK with it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 07:25 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Similarly, nearly all the brickheadz are brick built characters
so the relevant assemblies should be moved to minifigures.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 07:22 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | Okay, we're ready to hear what you want moved.
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Move to minifigure:
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 05:57 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | Okay, we're ready to hear what you want moved.
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The entire assembly of this set, and all other buildable figures should be moved
into minifigures. These are characters built out of parts like Thomas the Tank
Engine, Cars, etc. As those examples are now minifigures, then surely so are
these characters.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2021 05:51 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | Okay, we're ready to hear what you want moved.
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Now these are minifigures:
Shouldn't these parts and similar
[p=52053]
be moved into a new category: Parts Duplo Minifigure Modified head
Or get rid of the minifigures category completely by renaming it, then have a
minifigures category inside that so that the word minifigures corresponds to
what LEGO and most LEGO fans call minifigures, figures assembled from minifigure
parts.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 8, 2021 04:19 | | Subject: | Re: Are there differences in instructions CMF? | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
|
| ere were a couple of the collectors series that had a small printed number
| |
Thanks a lot Jen!
I never noticed it!
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I seem to remember as well that the number on the back did not match the number
of the figure. That is, that not all Kings had a number 1 leaflet and so on.
I guess it was something to do with the extra printed code on the back of the
leaflet rather than the figure it was included with.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 8, 2021 03:26 | | Subject: | Re: set 1944-1 | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, samsam2 writes:
| | I'm wondering if these are the same set? The way they are listed seems strange
If one is a set containing a sub-set, shouldn't there
be just one set of instructions and one box?
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I don't have it. But it seems the set was sold with a cardboard box, and
also with the plastic storage box (gear) hence the difference.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 5, 2021 09:15 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | In Catalog, firestar246 writes:
And this outlines the second problem: Colour convention. This has to be made
consistent as well. I think I'd prefer the second one, as I'd say hair
colour is intuitively the more logical variable part than the headgear. Headgears
like cook's or police hats typically don't vary much in colour, so
the variation in the hair is more likely.
As for catagorisation, I'd prefer them in Minifig,Hair as it is less than
half the size of Headgear, but it's just my vote.
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Me too. I'd prefer anything with hair goes into the hair category.
I would not want pieces like this where there is moulding to indicate an accessory/non-hair
to be moved out of hair:
* | | 29639pb01 Minifigure, Hair Female Long with Parted Bangs, Partly Braided in Back with Yellow Elf Ears and Silver Flower Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Hair |
* | | 28798pb01 Minifigure, Hair Female Pigtails High Bouncy, Hole on Top with Black Hair on Left Side and Black Tie on Right Side Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Hair |
And in some cases, the accessory is the same colour as the hair:
Especially if parts like this, where there is just print and no moulding, remained
in hair:
* | | 85974pb04 Minifigure, Hair Female Mid-Length with Part over Right Shoulder and Medium Lavender Starfish and Lime Seaweed Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Hair |
There are quite a few hairstyles where there is a plain coloured hairpiece, but
also with a version with coloured accessory such as:
They are surely still hair even though there is a non-hair accessory. It cannot
be down to how big the accessory is before something goes in hair or headgear,
as there will be contradictions.
And there are parts like this, that are not all hair but body part and not accessory:
Colour is problematic. Ideally it would be the colour of the hair as the part
colour, but there are pieces like the bald guy head above where the part is light
nougat and the hair painted on.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 4, 2021 13:12 | | Subject: | Re: Fake ninjago minifigs | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| The other good thing you have done is check them on receipt and not put them
away for a while.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 4, 2021 11:53 | | Subject: | Re: Fake ninjago minifigs | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | Question: How do most people here know these are fakes? Unless you
look carefully for the LEGO logos, which you can't do from most auction pics,
how do you tell fakes from real?
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Ask the direct question "Are these genuine LEGO?". If the seller/auctioneer says
yes, then they have to be genuine LEGO or you have a valid complaint. If they
say they are unsure or they have not checked every piece or do not reply, chances
are they are not genuine LEGO.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 4, 2021 11:39 | | Subject: | Re: Fake ninjago minifigs | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, G3NU5 writes:
| | I have unfortunately purchased an auction of many Ninjago minifigs which appear
to be very good fakes. Aside from missing LEGO logos, these are for the most
part look exactly the same.
I am not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I would like to post
pictures for awareness and education so others don't run into this issue.
If someone could suggest where a good place (this forum or otherwise) to put
up pictures of these fakes, I would appreciate it.
Here are some examples:
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Most people here know there are fakes, and to avoid auctions where items are
not described as LEGO but have words like compatible in.
Were these described as LEGO? If so, complain.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 2, 2021 05:54 | | Subject: | Re: Category Changes, Part Two | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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|
An oar is something you use to propel a boat when rowing. It is attached to the
boat, though an oarlock or rowlock. Paddles are different, they are not attached
to the boat and are used to paddle rather than row a boat.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 27, 2021 05:03 | | Subject: | Re: Set weight of Instruction 42111 to 396 Gram | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, ropa00 writes:
| | Have weighed Instruction of 42111 to be 396 Gram.
Do we have someone more to confirm this ?
Many thanks // Ronny Paulsson
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https://www.bricklink.com/catalogReq.asp?itemType=S
Change weight of instructions to ...
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 27, 2021 03:20 | | Subject: | Re: Not include UK in EU search | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tpr writes:
| | In Suggestions, jek writes:
| | Hi.
When I select "EU" as Seller-location search-filter, it still includes UK shops,
even thought they are no longer part of the EU.
I know there are suggestions and discussions before regarding VAT handling, which
I understand might be slightly more complicated to implement. But simply excluding
UK as part of the EU selection for filtering seems like a simple fix to me...
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Hi
Is that EU or Europe - afaik we are still in Europe !!
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In the search pages, it is European Union. It is a good idea to do this for EU
buyers, and also to remove the EU search button from searches for UK buyers
as the EU is nothing special for us any more.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 26, 2021 04:18 | | Subject: | Re: Making it clear you're about to order | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, richiethom writes:
| | Hi
I have just accidentally ordered a set from a seller, because it wasn't clear
that I was about to place the order.
On Amazon, there is a final page which lists the total order amount including
shipping fees. I was trying to get to the Bricklink equivalent of this page so
that I could see how much delivery would cost, but before I knew it I had an
order confirmation number and so-on.
The fact that the order was about to be placed should be made a *lot* clearer,
especially for new users such as myself.
I managed to send a cancellation request about one minute after placing the order
- let's hope the seller is ok with it
Thanks in advance
Richiethom
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I agree on the wording. Not so much on the last page but on the preceding ones.
There are warnings that you are about to have items reserved and you are obligated
to purchase but clicking does not place the order and just goes to the next step
of checkout. Maybe have "final step" on the last page is clearer. Or remove warnings
from the earlier pages and only have them on the page that places the order.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2021 15:01 | | Subject: | Re: Have all printed Legs been deleted? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, tonnic writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
If printed ones are removed, why are plain ones not being removed?
Surely these suffer the same problems as printed ones when taken apart.
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Yep, that is a good one if not a really good one!
I agree with you.
I see a lot of chewed on legs, plain and decorated, it should be nice if you
can replace them for a lower price than a complete assembly.
In fact, there is no reason at all why arms and hands can be sold apart while
decorated legs cannot be sold separately.
And if someone makes up a reason it would be valid for the legs too.
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I find hands and arms can be removed and replaced multiple times without getting
loose. Legs, wobbly after one removal.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2021 13:50 | | Subject: | Re: Have all printed Legs been deleted? | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
If printed ones are removed, why are plain ones not being removed?
Surely these suffer the same problems as printed ones when taken apart.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 19, 2021 12:48 | | Subject: | Re: Please change "Coral" to "Vibrant Coral" | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| | | Ideally each piece should be identified in the bricklink catalog with all 3 pieces
of info (official color ID#, BL color name and LG color name). That way if a
seller is entering inventory, they could use any one of those identifiers, and
if a buyer is looking for parts they can find the exact color they are looking
for. The BL color name could still remain the default.
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And what happens when these don't match? Some parts have different official
LEGO colours yet have the same BL colour, and vice versa.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 19, 2021 07:37 | | Subject: | Re: monthly maintenance downtime | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, legouneed writes:
| | The site will be down during the monthly maintenance
scheduled at 01/20 from 01:00 AM to 02:00 EST.
What is EST? It means nothing to me.
Can the time also be shown as GMT??
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Then they would need to put all 38 hour timezones, so as not to favour a particular
group.
Better that they just use BL time, that is EST.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 19, 2021 04:51 | | Subject: | Re: Have all printed Legs been deleted? | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, novabrick writes:
| |
Today I saw that the printed Leg in our inventory got marked for deletion. I
saw that even more are marked likewise. Is there a reason behind it I missed?
Christian
novabrick-team
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I imagine that it is because they are different to arms and hands in that if
you remove legs from hips then you almost certainly damage the hips, whereas
hands and arms can be more successfully exchanged.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2021 14:10 | | Subject: | Re: Change Part Dimensions to Metric | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | The level of precision (should be 2 decimals in mm and 3 if you really are going
to cm)
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I think that might put people off contributing. Given parts are rarely packed
touching without wasting space, then one decimal place for mm is fine, even the
nearest mm would be fine.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 15, 2021 17:54 | | Subject: | Re: Change Part Dimensions to Metric | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | | | It's a moot point now, since this is actually being implemented, but my point
is that when adding part sizes, doing that by stud and brick height is not easy
in most cases or practical compared to standard measurements. ie. sticking a
ruler next to a part and measuring it's height. The conversion to studs and
brick heights should be on the server side, not the human input side.
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It is just as easy to stick a brick next to a part and count the studs as it
is to put a ruler next to a part and measure it.
Given that only one measurement of size should be used where possible for a particular
function, and how easy it is to determine the size of the majority of bricks,
plates, and other parts by just looking at them, then the studs as the visual
dimensions should (and will be) retained. The system scale and packing scale
are two different things. Of course, there are other scales in use too. DUPLO
is also measured in studs but this time DUPLO studs. So a DUPLO 2x2 brick is
still 2x2x1 in studs, the same as a system 2x2 brick. The difference is that
the user is expected to know that DUPLO studs are different to system studs.
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Yes, I agree, placing a piece across studs is pretty easy, although not very
accurate. It is better to start off accurate and then round up or down to stud
length on the server side. However, brick height is not that easy, even on the
human side. Now you're getting into very inaccurate measurements and guesstimating
when dealing with partial brick height. Height is especially easier with standard
measurements.
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I find measuring parts in brick height quite easy, use a pile of bricks with
three plates on the top. Measurements are then accurate to 1/3 a brick height
which is good enough for most parts as that is the accuracy that they are quoted
to.
For non-brick parts two measurements are sometimes quoted as needed, but the
cm dimensions don't go into the dimensions field but into the name. For example:
Telling these two apart if you only have one of them is difficult, even with
a ruler.
It makes sense to have them in the name here because the size is often very different
to the packaging dimensions, and also sometimes you need to know a length in
studs or in cm depending on what you are doing with it.
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You seem very opposed to the idea of using international standards of measurement
for user input or just playing devil's advocate. I'm not sure why, but
I'm sure that anything I say will not convince you otherwise. So let's
leave
it at that.
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Not at all, for packaging they make sense. But for describing part sizes then
studs are better.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 15, 2021 14:31 | | Subject: | Re: Change Part Dimensions to Metric | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | | | It's a moot point now, since this is actually being implemented, but my point
is that when adding part sizes, doing that by stud and brick height is not easy
in most cases or practical compared to standard measurements. ie. sticking a
ruler next to a part and measuring it's height. The conversion to studs and
brick heights should be on the server side, not the human input side.
|
It is just as easy to stick a brick next to a part and count the studs as it
is to put a ruler next to a part and measure it.
Given that only one measurement of size should be used where possible for a particular
function, and how easy it is to determine the size of the majority of bricks,
plates, and other parts by just looking at them, then the studs as the visual
dimensions should (and will be) retained. The system scale and packing scale
are two different things. Of course, there are other scales in use too. DUPLO
is also measured in studs but this time DUPLO studs. So a DUPLO 2x2 brick is
still 2x2x1 in studs, the same as a system 2x2 brick. The difference is that
the user is expected to know that DUPLO studs are different to system studs.
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Yes, I agree, placing a piece across studs is pretty easy, although not very
accurate. It is better to start off accurate and then round up or down to stud
length on the server side. However, brick height is not that easy, even on the
human side. Now you're getting into very inaccurate measurements and guesstimating
when dealing with partial brick height. Height is especially easier with standard
measurements.
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I find measuring parts in brick height quite easy, use a pile of bricks with
three plates on the top. Measurements are then accurate to 1/3 a brick height
which is good enough for most parts as that is the accuracy that they are quoted
to.
For non-brick parts two measurements are sometimes quoted as needed, but the
cm dimensions don't go into the dimensions field but into the name. For example:
Telling these two apart if you only have one of them is difficult, even with
a ruler.
It makes sense to have them in the name here because the size is often very different
to the packaging dimensions, and also sometimes you need to know a length in
studs or in cm depending on what you are doing with it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 15, 2021 12:45 | | Subject: | Re: Change Part Dimensions to Metric | | Viewed: | 15 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | It's a moot point now, since this is actually being implemented, but my point
is that when adding part sizes, doing that by stud and brick height is not easy
in most cases or practical compared to standard measurements. ie. sticking a
ruler next to a part and measuring it's height. The conversion to studs and
brick heights should be on the server side, not the human input side.
|
It is just as easy to stick a brick next to a part and count the studs as it
is to put a ruler next to a part and measure it.
Given that only one measurement of size should be used where possible for a particular
function, and how easy it is to determine the size of the majority of bricks,
plates, and other parts by just looking at them, then the studs as the visual
dimensions should (and will be) retained. The system scale and packing scale
are two different things. Of course, there are other scales in use too. DUPLO
is also measured in studs but this time DUPLO studs. So a DUPLO 2x2 brick is
still 2x2x1 in studs, the same as a system 2x2 brick. The difference is that
the user is expected to know that DUPLO studs are different to system studs.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 15, 2021 10:00 | | Subject: | Re: Change Part Dimensions to Metric | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
| | In Suggestions, BasKrie writes:
| | You can't however set them through the change item form (yet?).
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This is exactly what I'm asking for. I'm aware that I can change them
for my own store, but I'm thinking of the greater good. I want to change
them for everyone using the change item tool, but it's too much hassle right
now because it's not in metric or imperial.
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The change item page sets the dimensions of the part in studs. People use studs
for measurements when building, not mm or inches. If I've got a 2x16 plate
and I put a 2x2 tile on one end, a 2x2 tile on the other and I want to work out
which part(s) I need to tile the rest, I can quickly determine that I need 2x12
worth of tiles. I don't want to have to get a ruler out to measure the gap
in mm, then work out what parts have the correct size to fit. I can look at the
part, and the studs act as a measuring device.
Whereas the shipping sizes are in mm, as the volume of packages in more common
units are necessary.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 15, 2021 03:19 | | Subject: | Re: Change Part Dimensions to Metric | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
| | In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
| | In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
| | Hey Bricklink,
I would love to add dimensions to my parts that don't have them, but unfortunately
they don't sell rulers that measure by studs and bricks at the hardware store.
Also, I didn't take the brick-ometry class in high school. Can you please
change the dimensions of parts to an international standard? Metric, Imperial,
I don't care, as long as more than just the users of this site know what
they mean and I can buy a ruler at the dollar store that measures them.
It would be a great help for shipping, especially when parts over a certain dimension
can't be shipped via a certain package size. I know, I can't believe
Canada Post doesn't convert bricks to centimetres, what snobs.
I hate to say this but brick owl is good for one thing, they list their measurements
in cm. Guess where I go most of the time for part dimensions? I won't spoil
it.
So in conclusion, please, please, please change the way parts are measured in
Bricklink from studs and bricks to centimetres, millimetres, or even inches (counting
by twelves - shudder).
Thanks for your consideration!
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Wait a second… You can display packaging dimensions in bricks and studs?!
Seriously, though. All of my packaging dimensions are displayed in millimeters
and weight is displayed in grams. I don't know what happened on your end
that made them show up in bricks and studs or if there is even a setting for
that. Perhaps it's a Canadian thing?
Or are you referring to the names of the parts? That is unlikely to change any
time soon as it is much easier to refer to parts by their dimensions in bricks
and studs than my their dimensions in inches or millimeters, however convenient
that may be for packing and shipping purposes.
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Good point! I'm talking when you want to make a catalog change.
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Good suggestion. Measuring dimensions in bricks and studs makes sense for basic
parts such as bricks and plates, but not for small parts such as minifigure accessories
and non-system elements such as technic.
However, it's just a simple matter of unit conversion. I always remember
that one stud equals 5/16 of an inch and a plate is 1/8 of an inch. For the rest
of the world, that's approximately 7.9 and 3.2 mm.
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You make my point exactly. First, we already have universal systems of measurement,
why convert to a system of measurement that only exists on this site? Second,
converting creates a barrier for people like me who just want to update a part
size, not learn a new language. Lastly, I'm a perfectionist and this "approximately"
business is for the birds. That's why hardware stores sell rulers, so we
can know exactly how long something is.
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When it comes to brick names, I prefer 2x2 brick to cuboid 16.0 mm x 16.0 mm
x 9.6 mm, and that is before you start adding terms for modifications. And based
on that, one measuring system makes sense, so not mixing studs with inches and
mm. Where necessary other units can be used when clarification is needed, for
example capes and strings, elastics, wheels. For torsos, hair, minifig accessories
and so on, I don't think dimensions are needed, just shipping dimensions.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2021 09:15 | | Subject: | Re: Parts list by LEGO instruction Bag | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, keithmcgibbon writes:
| | Hi,
I am building The big Millenium Falcon and want to sort the parts into bags as
they appear in the instructions. I can see the inventory for the total build,
but it would make building easier if I could sort the parts into the same bags
they come is as new. Does anyone have any suggestions for where I could get
parts list arranged this way?
thanks
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Unless someone has already done it, then you will have to follow the manual part
by part but it takes some time for even a 1000 piece set. For the UCS MF, it
will take a long time!
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2021 11:54 | | Subject: | Re: What do you think? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | I don't know much about TLG. But from what I've read and heard, it seems
to place a great deal of importance (more than most corporations or groups) on
communication with it's consumer or end-users, beyond conventional advertisement
that is.
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Even though LEGO owns bricklink, they are separate companies and I don't
think much of LEGO's communication skills have rubbed off on BL yet.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2021 06:01 | | Subject: | Re: Please Change Name of Part (973pb4140c01) | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, Stellar writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | Wu, Sensei outfit
with the comma makes sense. It is Wu in his sensei outfit. Like Luke in his many
outfits ...
although standardisation of whether or not to use outfit and the format would
be good...
I'd prefer "Name, Outfit worn (any necessary qualifiers)"
So those above would be
Luke Skywalker, Cloud City outfit (dark tan shirt)
Luke Skywalker, Stormtrooper outfit
Lando Calrissian, Cloud City outfit (coiled texture hair)
I'm also against unnecessary capitalisation, but willing to let it go as
it doesn't interfere with searches or placement in searches.
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+1
But we do really need the word outfit everywhere?
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I'm easy either way, so long as it is consistent. So yes if we want it to
be clear that it is an outfit, no if we are OK with there being some possible
confusion between outfits and set names and maybe locations.
For example, does
Luke Skywalker, Cloud City
mean it is Luke Skywalker in his Cloud City outfit or Luke Skywalker from a set
called Cloud City. In this case, it doesn't really matter but in other case
it might.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2021 05:47 | | Subject: | Re: Please Change Name of Part (973pb4140c01) | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, DeLuca writes:
| | Please change Part (973pb4140c01) to "Torso Space Futuron, Black Panels with
Gold Zipper and Classic Space Logo on Front and 'Police' on Back, Blue
and Light Bluish Gray Lines Pattern / Black Arms / White Hands".
Not to contribute to title-bloat, but since the word "Police" features prominently
on this part, it needs to be included in the description, since that is
how most people would search for it. 😕
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Why do we need the locations (as in front / back) of the prints in the description.
"Black Panels with Gold Zipper, Classic Space and Police logos" covers the important
search terms. Are people really searching for back as a keyword for something
like this? If so, all other torso assemblies where back printing is mentioned
should be updated.
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But there are torsos where back print is the only distinguishing feature like
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Which is fine if it helps to distinguish two similar ones that might otherwise
be confused. There is nothing on that back printed one that is an obvious search
term to differentiate them. However, I don't think anyone will be searching
for without back print if they have the second one. They will search for features
it has, rather than what it does not have.
The point was more do we need to be told in the description that the word police
is on the back, rather than just present in the name. If they do exactly the
same torso without back print, will it be necessary to say there is no print
on the back? Would it then be necessary to say there is no print on the back
of the original futuron torsos as they also have no back prints? Surely the word
police in the name is enough to distinguish between this torso and exactly the
same print on the front of a torso only. If someone had a front-only torso, they
would not search for police but would still find both the one and two sided prints.
Surely it is then obvious which they have as one says police and one does not,
without being told the location of the word police.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2021 05:37 | | Subject: | Re: Please Change Name of Part (973pb4140c01) | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Wu, Sensei outfit
with the comma makes sense. It is Wu in his sensei outfit. Like Luke in his many
outfits ...
although standardisation of whether or not to use outfit and the format would
be good...
I'd prefer "Name, Outfit worn (any necessary qualifiers)"
So those above would be
Luke Skywalker, Cloud City outfit (dark tan shirt)
Luke Skywalker, Stormtrooper outfit
Lando Calrissian, Cloud City outfit (coiled texture hair)
I'm also against unnecessary capitalisation, but willing to let it go as
it doesn't interfere with searches or placement in searches.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2021 05:26 | | Subject: | Re: Please Change Name of Part (973pb4140c01) | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, DeLuca writes:
| | Please change Part (973pb4140c01) to "Torso Space Futuron, Black Panels with
Gold Zipper and Classic Space Logo on Front and 'Police' on Back, Blue
and Light Bluish Gray Lines Pattern / Black Arms / White Hands".
Not to contribute to title-bloat, but since the word "Police" features prominently
on this part, it needs to be included in the description, since that is
how most people would search for it. 😕
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Why do we need the locations (as in front / back) of the prints in the description.
"Black Panels with Gold Zipper, Classic Space and Police logos" covers the important
search terms. Are people really searching for back as a keyword for something
like this? If so, all other torso assemblies where back printing is mentioned
should be updated.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 8, 2021 05:34 | | Subject: | Re: Why 38014pb01 is not a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, novabrick writes:
| | In Catalog, Mirko8710 writes:
| | For example, I hope that this modifications will include also the animals like:
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or
| |
* | | 93088pb06 Dog, Friends, Puppy, Standing with Fur over Eyes, Black Nose, Open Mouth with Tongue and Light Bluish Gray Ears Pattern (Max)
Parts: Animal, Land |
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or
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* | | 15679pb01 Fish, The Little Mermaid with Blue Stripes, Medium Azure Dorsal and Caudal Fins, Lime Eyes Pattern (Flounder / Fabius) (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Animal, Water
Marked for Deletion |
They are animals but since they are producted only to represents that specific
characters they need to be considered minifigures.
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hmmm... i spend ages finding this bat
But it is a minifig... It's all very confusing
Christian
novabrick-team
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Yes, it is not helpful when the animal species is not included and only the name
us used. In that case, you need to know the name to search for it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 7, 2021 06:47 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink is BROKEN (minifig subcondition) | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | Those are NOT options that serve user needs better. Super-lots are removed from
search results by default, so a buyer not aware of this setting misses finding
these items at all. Custom lots have pretty much the same thing as it will not
be findable in any way associated with the actual minifigure, set, or minifigure
parts in the catalog. Part out option, the whole point of the post as this is
exactly what I do not want to do. In the current "suppressed" option of the
two above there is no option of value. So there is really no option that truly
"better serves the needs of users" given the only options offered are suppressed
and hidden ones only a savvy user would be able to find or use effectively.
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So maybe incomplete minifigures should be allowed but not shown to users by default,
just like superlots. They should only be shown to a buyer if they understand
what they are doing when clicking on a button to say include incomplete figures.
But then if that approach is followed, you might as well just list as a custom.
As a buyer, trying to buy some figures used to be painful, since many of the
listings were not what the picture showed. This is especially true for characters
where one part is rare, and most of the listings were incomplete.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2021 05:44 | | Subject: | Re: Country of user in forum message list | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, dosenfant writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | The rectangle in the upper right corner of every post has the users country,
feedback, whether the store ships to you, and so on.
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Yes, that's true. But I have to click on every offer just to see that it
is in a far away country. If the country was indicated directly in the message
list I could just pick the few that might be of interest, e.g. only offers of
German or European sellers in my case.
It's also true that some of them might not ship to me, but I can already
"filter out a lot of noise".
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I agree a country might be useful, but any more information such as feedback
and the title of the post will just become too long.
Plus any seller is welcome to add their country already if they want to. When
I used to post sales, I often put UK in the title for this reason.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2021 05:41 | | Subject: | Re: Why 38014pb01 is not a Minifigure? [REQUEST?] | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | |
What would happen if we move all:
Animal, Air (99)
Animal, Dinosaur (66)
Animal, Land (394)
Animal, Water (69)
To Minifigures? Most are figures per se...
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Unless they are kept in an "animals, air" and so on category within minifigures,
then I think they become harder to find if they get mixed in with regular minifigs.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2021 04:01 | | Subject: | Re: Country of user in forum message list | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, dosenfant writes:
| | Hi there,
It would be great if the country of a user could be displayed in the forum's
message lists - along with the other user information like feedback, etc. Especially
in the "Sales" forum you could then quickly deduce whether the offer might be
interesting for you or not.
As an example I'm from Germany, but many offers are from the US which are
usually not interesting to me due to high shipping costs.
Best regards
Daniel
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The rectangle in the upper right corner of every post has the users country,
feedback, whether the store ships to you, and so on.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 5, 2021 15:37 | | Subject: | Re: Why 38014pb01 is not a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, Mirko8710 writes:
| | That could well get confusing given LEGO in-house animals are starting to get
| | names too, and are therefore defined characters.
Although ...
I've never really understood the difference between him and Scooby Doo when
it comes to cataloguing.
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True, but if I would collect Friends Mini-Dolls and their specific animals I
would like to have them with the Mini-Dolls (minifigures) or in a specific sub-category
of the theme.
Obviously it should be a decision make time by time...
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If you have an unknown animal you then possibly need to look through both the
animal and the minifig sections to identify it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 5, 2021 13:17 | | Subject: | Re: Why 38014pb01 is not a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, Mirko8710 writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, bje writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, Mirko8710 writes:
Also [p=3899pb006]
although I see Mrs Potts is now a minifigure
I don't think the debate around category definitions got finished, so probably
there are still issues with consistency.
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That's right. I think that probably all of these character should be considered
as minifigures. This is a fact that involve few themes (Disney and Disney Princess
in primis).
For example, I hope that this modifications will include also the animals like:
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or
| |
* | | 93088pb06 Dog, Friends, Puppy, Standing with Fur over Eyes, Black Nose, Open Mouth with Tongue and Light Bluish Gray Ears Pattern (Max)
Parts: Animal, Land |
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or
| |
* | | 15679pb01 Fish, The Little Mermaid with Blue Stripes, Medium Azure Dorsal and Caudal Fins, Lime Eyes Pattern (Flounder / Fabius) (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Animal, Water
Marked for Deletion |
They are animals but since they are producted only to represents that specific
characters they need to be considered minifigures.
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That could well get confusing given LEGO in-house animals are starting to get
names too, and are therefore defined characters.
Although ...
I've never really understood the difference between him and Scooby Doo when
it comes to cataloguing.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 5, 2021 05:11 | | Subject: | Re: Double figure in advent | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, tEoS writes:
| | I don't buy the advents often, even though I think the trays are really nice.
Today, I splurged for the Star Wars and Harry Potter advents and received a
duplicate figure.
It was a nice surprise. 2x of this in one set:
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Did you have another set missing or was it an extra. I had a duplicate and one
missing last year in the HP calendar.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 4, 2021 16:40 | | Subject: | Re: Why 38014pb01 is not a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, popsicle writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, popsicle writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, Mirko8710 writes:
I've a weak recollection of the determining factor being an 'assembly'
of parts, i.e more than one part? Could be remembering wrong, I'm sure we'll
both find out here soon.
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It can't be that.
Probably just inconsistency.
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There you go!
Are there more examples, or is the Unikitty brick an anomaly?
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There are all the one piece Angry Birds style characters, although those are
more like Fabuland, Jack Stone, DUPLO, and so on one piece figs in that they
have some movement and they are not just a traditional part that has been printed.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 4, 2021 15:28 | | Subject: | Re: Why 38014pb01 is not a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, popsicle writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, Mirko8710 writes:
I've a weak recollection of the determining factor being an 'assembly'
of parts, i.e more than one part? Could be remembering wrong, I'm sure we'll
both find out here soon.
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It can't be that.
Probably just inconsistency.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 30, 2020 11:10 | | Subject: | Re: Know store's city | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Cysoth writes:
| | It would be practical to know store's city in the case we want to do local
buying (buying bigger lots, bigger pieces, save on shipping or only buy local).
We have already the list by country and province/state.
We could add the city.
Also in the Buy Wanted Lists/Items for sale, we could add with the country and
the contient, a "near by X kms" or something like that.
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Sellers are free to tell you this information if they want to allow pick-ups.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 29, 2020 18:14 | | Subject: | Re: Option of "median" price instead of average | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, randyipp writes:
| | In Suggestions, mike1burns writes:
| | I'm confused how sellers destroy the sale price with sky high prices? Shouldn't
the sales price reflect what people are willing to pay? If pieces are selling
at sky high prices than that is what they are worth!
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Not 6 months sales average, current inventory average. Some people like to use
current inventory prices instead of historical sales figures.
Someone offering for sale ava005 for $98 (which is probably used) doesn't
mean it is worth that.
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If the median was used, the current median price would be higher than the mean
for that figure.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 23, 2020 16:38 | | Subject: | Re: Restore superlots in buying search feature | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tonnic writes:
| | In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, the_legoqueen writes:
| | At some time, superlots and their items were relegated to an optional box to
be checked in a search for items to buy. Now none of my paired items who belong
together and in a superlot are not showing up. This "feature" box should be
the DEFAULT (to show items in a superlot), with the box used to REMOVE superlots
from a search. The superlot feature is incredibly useful and is now useless.
I am embarrassed to say that I have had some supersets out there for over 10
years and never noticed that they weren't being shown. I also noted that
I had no way to search for this topic in the suggestions, so I apologize if it
has already been discussed.
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Nope. Because there’ll always be sellers to set all items in a superlot but
one at $0.01, lure the unaware buyers and screw the Price Guide.
And price fixing to prevent that is not an option.
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I fully agree.
Some sellers use this to make certain parts and/or minifigs look cheap while
in the end buyers still pay a lot in total.
I saw this with CMF’s in the past and always thought it was an inappropriate
trick of the trade.
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Also agree. Certain stores listing every minifig for 1c then another for $100
ruined superlots. However now CMFs can be listed as sets of 16 (or 12 or whatever)
maybe that would stop.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 20, 2020 03:10 | | Subject: | Re: Moving Things, Part 2 | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | We'll be opening public discussion on February 1st, 2021 for an additional
round of correcting mis-categorizations. The discussion will last through the
end of February.
We'll review internally during the month of March and the approved changes
will occur at the beginning of April.
We plan to address the issue of tiles/plates this time around and also several
issues we couldn't get to last time. No promises, but we're also hoping
to finally move brick-built games from Gear to Sets in response to numerous complaints
over the last decade or so.
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Is a month long enough to discuss the tiles/plates issues? Especially the shortest
month!
It should be an interesting discussion. And let's hope you get permissions
to make any sensible changes.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 19, 2020 16:42 | | Subject: | Re: Test Prints | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | BrickLink members have asked for these to be added to the catalog for many years.
Merry Christmas!
[P=3626bpb2715]
[P=3626cpb2715]
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Awesome!
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Hollow stud version is already on 4 wanted lists!
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 18, 2020 01:36 | | Subject: | Re: Require approval for new user to post n forum | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Cob writes:
| | | | Approving first posts doesn't help much.
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Please explain why
| | Then it's the second or third post violating the rules.
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A spammer is not likely not going to spend money on the site just to post spam.
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What about new users that have a problem.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 8, 2020 03:00 | | Subject: | Re: Warning - zero dollars shipping . . . . | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, BasKrie writes:
| | In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | In Suggestions, Breakdown26 writes:
| | It's probably been suggested a billion times over, but it would be really
cool if the you didn't press save on the shipping costs . . . . or you forgot
if you are a seller that the system would have a nag page to say: "Are you sure
that you want to proceed with an order with zero shipping, and all you have to
do is say yes to proceed instead of either eating shipping costs on quotes, or
having to look unprofessional in front of customers asking for shipping fees.
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Why is it unprofessional to send an invoice and demand payment for the financial
liability the buyer agreed to? I might be misunderstanding your suggestion. You
do know obviously that there are three different final buttons, depending on
your store setup? In your case as a non-IC store, the final button specifically
says the seller will send an invoice. I cannot see as you do not ship to me (and
I will not change my address), but do you have the quote function actually enabled
as well?
And last but not least - have someone in Canada check for you which shipping
option BL automatically picks for a buyer. It might very well be that one of
your pickup options are chosen for buyers and they just click through. There
are very experienced return buyers in my store who still click through with the
incorrect default shipping method BL chooses for them.
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I think he means that a seller should get a warning when sending an invoice when
the shiping cost is set at 0.
Maybe a few to many have gone out without entering the correct shipping cost
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Surely that is what the invoice preview is for.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 4, 2020 02:36 | | Subject: | Re: Would this be a collectors item? | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, maxx3001 writes:
| | In Catalog, lindsayacowden writes:
| | I'm wondering about something and I am am hoping that someone here may be
able to tell me. You know how when things like the US Mint makes a coin and sends
it out with an error. Then all of those with the errors become SUPER valuable?
Well, does it work like that with LEGO pieces, catalogs, etc. Thanks so much
for any help!!
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It depends on the part and the kind of mistake made.
If it enhances the look of the brick or minifig, it does make the item more valuable.
See marbled LEGO pieces, these are mistakes, LEGO throws these away or remelts
them.
But collectors pay big bucks for them.
Printed minifig heads in the wrong color can make a nice bit of cash.
Marbled brick, if the colors are nice are also collectable.
Maxx
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I agree here, the part has to be enhanced by the error, not just be an error.
There are 1000s of error parts on BL. Bad prints are almost worthless - misaligned
or smudged ones and so on are rubbish rather than collectable. Whereas ones printed
in or on the wrong colour, upside down prints, two-sided prints on one side,
they are more interesting.
Others can be fakes - missing print for example. Even short shots can be faked
by cutting a part and careful use of a heat gun.
Catalogues are too widely available to be worth that much, especially ones made
now.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 3, 2020 08:44 | | Subject: | Re: Please show address fields | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, novabrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, mockingbird writes:
| | I use the app of the postal service I use to create the shipping labels. They
provide certain fields that can be filled out. But from the bricklink address
it is not alway clear which is which.
I've not yet had orders from a country that needed a national alphabet.
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We had a request from a customer to write the address extra on the package in
russian letters. So basically it had the stickering from the post with all data
in normal letters and an additinal sticker with his adress in russian letters.
But this was on special demand.
Christian
novabrick-team
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Maybe there should be the option to upload / download an image that can be printed.
Especially where it uses a non-Latin alphabet.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 3, 2020 06:54 | | Subject: | Re: Please show address fields | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | It is actually up to the buyer to provide the correct information, but buyers
are rather limited by BL's way of doing things.
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It would be good to have an extra step, showing the buyer exactly how their address
will appear to sellers with a check box saying that they agree it is in the correct
format.
I once had a buyer that was along the lines of:
A Name
1 Street Name
LONDON
LONDON
London AB1 2CD
United Kingdom
I think they lived in London! I missed out two lines of the address and the parcel
still got there fine.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 2, 2020 06:01 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6034-1 | | Viewed: | 13 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, martinjantscher writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, martinjantscher writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 1 Part 4502a Red Minifigure, Plume Feather Small
* Change 1 Part Red {4502c Minifigure, Plume Feather Large to 4502b Minifigure, Plume Feather Triple}
Comments from Submitter:
It can be seen on the pictures as well as in my instruction that the knight has the 4502b Plume Feather Triple on his helmet. Nothing else.
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The large and small feathers came with the set (on one sprue with the triple
feather), and are therefore needed for the complete set.
The triple feather is already included in the minifigure inventory:
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I see. But wouldn't it make more sense then to move the large and the small
feather to the inventory of the minifig? So all feathers are located at the same
spot?
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No, because the minifigure doesn't need the other parts. The situation is
not ideal, but the admins wanted it this way to indicate that those extra parts
came in the set, but they are not loose extra parts like other extras. When one
item from a sprue is removed for a minifigure, the other parts become parts of
the set, even if not needed for the build.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 2, 2020 05:30 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6034-1 | | Viewed: | 17 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, martinjantscher writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 1 Part 4502a Red Minifigure, Plume Feather Small
* Change 1 Part Red {4502c Minifigure, Plume Feather Large to 4502b Minifigure, Plume Feather Triple}
Comments from Submitter:
It can be seen on the pictures as well as in my instruction that the knight has the 4502b Plume Feather Triple on his helmet. Nothing else.
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The large and small feathers came with the set (on one sprue with the triple
feather), and are therefore needed for the complete set.
The triple feather is already included in the minifigure inventory:
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 2, 2020 04:52 | | Subject: | Re: In sales posts disclose all fees | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| | In Suggestions, bje writes:
[snip]
Reflecting on this one...
We've been successfully trading on here for 15 years and have seen, commented
on (and even complained about ) many poor (and some illegal) selling practices.
In all that time we've never had or even felt the need to have a sale.
Like everywhere else some sales are genuine opportunities to get a bargain but
most are not. I don't think it is possible without removing aspects of the
free market to regulate sales or descriptions of what constitutes a sale here,
there are too many variables. I think the vast majority of BL buyers are smart
enough to watch out for the small print as they have to with or without sales;
I think it is some of the ridiculous add-on charges themselves that are the problem
rather than the sales here. Complex fees are a turn off to buyers and maybe it
is many of those stores that resort to them that need to have sales to offset
the negative effect of them on orders. I'm not sure a fix is needed here
but if it is then perhaps the easiest way would be simply to remove the sales
feature altogether but I'm not suggesting that.
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Plus individual buyers will see different things from sales posts. I often look
at them and I reckon I end up least favouriting more stores than I actually buy
from after following a "huge sale" link.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2020 16:36 | | Subject: | Re: In sales posts disclose all fees | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Tracyd writes:
| | In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, hpoort writes:
| | In Suggestions, firestar246 writes:
| | In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | When sales and promotions posts are made on the forum, please have sellers disclose
all of the fees and additional charges as part of the forum post.
It is presumably also an unfair business practice in other economies to not include
important information in a promotion. Negating a discount through fees is sort
of important information.
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I'm not sure I understand... if all fees are disclosed on the store terms
page, why does a quick 5% off post need to have the fees included in it?
Are you included shipping charges in that statement?
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@Jean: Good relevant request even though personally I structurally ignore all
those sales posts.
@Firestar:
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| | | | Because in at least one of the world's countries it is illegal not to explicitly
disclose this essential information in the advertisement itself. https://www.reclamecode.nl/nrc_taxonomy/algemeen/
#8.4 Disclosure of full address and all costs are deemed essential for distant
selling advertisements.
And indeed, if you advertise 5% off on everything, that must include the same
discount on shipping unless specified otherwise. If the discount is on the products
only, the sale post is in fact misleading,
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| | which is illegal as well. That means that the majority of sales posts here on Bricklink are in fact breaking the ToS to comply with the applicable laws.
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No offense, but...
The global stage of commerce is not mandated by the EU nor by any other specific
region in the world!
How can any rational thought expect all of the world's economic laws and
regs concatenated, be adhered to in a single transaction? If such a thing were
actually attempted, it would cripple commerce with conflation and disaccord
Who wouldn't want to hand their personal business decisions over to unelected
bureaucrats of other nations Let's not go down that rabbit hole of which
nation's law/regs are to be adopted and to what extent, not yet anyway!
Laws, regulations and taxes on this side of the pond, are created by those we
elect or have chosen to represent our interest. Hopefully it's the
same for you and others.
My point is simple, be more reserved with such terms as "illegal" when applying
it to the actions other members, as some are wont to do here.
It's moot anyway, as the global path that BL/TLG takes and expresses in their
ToS contract, is what we've agreed to. It's the site that is threading
the needle, in other words.
-popsicle
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I'd much rather the limit on "sales" post be enforced. You can't dictate
pricing but you can limit access to the forums for repeated, redundant sales
posts. But that doesn't cure the phony sales posts. One thing that might
help is having the country of the store shown on the subject line or by the
user name. Right now I am not ordering internationally and would like to be
able to ignore all notices that I am not interested in.
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You can enforce it yourself. I have about a dozen or so stores that are both
least favourites stores and also on my forum ignore list due to excessive and/or
fake sale posts. And a lot more least favourite stores for fake sales. If someone
advertises a sale here and their prices are still above average for common items,
I add them to my least favourites. Chances are I wouldn't but from them anyway
but at least adding them stops them coming up in wants list searches.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2020 04:37 | | Subject: | Re: In sales posts disclose all fees | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | When sales and promotions posts are made on the forum, please have sellers disclose
all of the fees and additional charges as part of the forum post.
It is presumably also an unfair business practice in other economies to not include
important information in a promotion. Negating a discount through fees is sort
of important information.
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I don't see the point, as many sales advertised here are false sales anyway.
So if you give a 7% discount and add on 8% for paypal for example, does it actually
matter when the seller does not have to say what the original prices are based
on? If they have to state they add on X for fees, they will avoid saying that
by increasing the base prices by the fee and then leaving out the statement.
Some stores have been doing Black Friday discounts on prices that they have recently
increased. I know this as I have open carts with a number of stores, and so I
can see that the in-cart prices have gone up even though they are offering a
25% discount.
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