Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | yorbrick  | | Posted: | Mar 22, 2024 09:32 | | Subject: | Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| | | I almost feel tempted to mess with these people a bit by following the link,
then entering "BIGSC" as the username and "AMMER" as the password.
Maybe even submitting random jumbles of letters, numbers, and quotation symbols
as both the username and password.
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I did a few yesterday with fake details. They instantly ask you for the OTP once
you have entered the account details, so presumably they are not being read by
a human but just automatically scraped and submitted to bricklink to generate
the OTP passcode request to be sent to your email, which the scammed user is
then meant to give to the scammer through their website.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 22, 2024 09:27 | | Subject: | Re: Getting quotes | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, zorbanj writes:
| | In Help, calebfishn writes:
| | In Help, zorbanj writes:
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This is because most quotes don't result in a sale, which is a waste of the
seller's time.
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66% of quotes I provide are accepted. I like this system and I don't think
it is a waste of time. I think that is because the buyer actually fills out a
cart.
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I think my post was vague. I've had quotes enable in my shop since the beginning.
I even have a link in my terms to the BL help page for how to request a shipping
quote.
My own conversion rate is about 1/3, mostly because international buyers are
shocked a the shipping cost.
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I found something similar.
When I was shipping internationally, most quotes were not accepted but I believe
that was mainly because (1) most domestic customers should not need to ask for
a quote as the shipping prices should have been clear from terms (or later, from
IC) so I got few domestic quote requests and (2) the high shipping prices for
lowish value international orders were nearly always rejected.
Once I stopped shipping internationally, I didn't get many quote requests
as domestic shipping was nearly always already calculated though IC so there
should not be any reason to ask for a quote. I can understand asking for a quote
when IC did not calculate shipping for larger sets or very heavy orders. But
I really don't know why some buyers were still asking for quotes when IC
would have calculated it for their prospective order. Nearly all the of the few
I received on such prospective orders did not actually lead to an order once
I entered the same postage costs as IC would have told the buyer. I can only
assume they were hoping that I would give them a lower price than what was being
shown to them through the checkout.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 22, 2024 06:52 | | Subject: | Re: Change filters on Wanted Lists | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, v100Bricks writes:
| | I am not aware of a way to do this either and find it annoying.
Unless anyone can suggest a way I would raise this in the Suggestions forum so
people can vote. Not sure if it makes a difference or not
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I don't think it makes a difference. The ability to set your own default
settings for searches (whether on want lists or catalogue searches) has been
suggested many times before.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 22, 2024 03:21 | | Subject: | Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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You have some very good points here. The whole communication architecture on
BrickLink is definitely in need of some upgrades. They may want to start looking
into it sooner rather than later.
For example, every transaction I have on eBay has everything done through the
eBay platform. There is never any communication outside of the platform between
myself and anyone that I purchase something from. In that way, the user on the
other end remains completely anonymous. It would be a good model to look into.
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That is partly so they can monitor communication and partly (probably mostly)
to stop deals being done outside of eBay. Anonymity is just a by-product. Here,
any businesses selling on ebay (or elsewhere) are required to have their identity
and address shown before a buyer decides to buy.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 22, 2024 02:55 | | Subject: | Re: 92590 Backpack open | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, kittybrickz writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, The_Boyz_Bricks writes:
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Can this part be renamed to say "Minifigure Backpack/Bag Open" instead
of "Minifigure Backpack Open"? Thanks!
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Add the word “sack” to that. 
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Satchel 
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Rucksack!
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 14:10 | | Subject: | Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, randyf writes:
| | In Problem, chetzler writes:
| | I don’t know why BrickLink has suddenly become such a juicy target.
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All of it started fairly shortly after all of the extremely unpopular part merges
started to actually occur. I have a strong feeling that a user here that was
very upset about the decisions made is having some "fun" at BrickLink's
expense.
And judging from the people who are receiving phishing emails (e.g I'm not),
the phisher is probably part of an online BrickLink group somewhere else (Facebook?
Discord?) that all of you are also part of or maybe they ordered from all of
the phishees in the past and already have all of your contact information to
use.
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I checked earlier, the .net site is about two months old and the bricklink-com.co
just two weeks. Whether it is linked to merges, I don't know. Haven't
some people mentioned high value sets being added? That suggests financial fraud
rather than just messing about.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 13:32 | | Subject: | Re: Something to keep in mind about picture reqs | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In General, crazylegoman writes:
| | Doesn't every buyer have the seller's address anyway, once an order is
placed?
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+1 since I started selling on bricklink I’ve given up on privacy as someone dosnt
been need to place and order, just a quote, and they can see my name, address,
and email.
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Have they changed it then? It used to be that a quote didn't send the seller's
email address or postal address.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 12:20 | | Subject: | Re: Selling bulk Lego help | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Catfish240 writes:
| | Hi, I am relocating to another country and want to sell my kids Lego. I don’t
have time to create an inventory of each individual piece. But have separated
it into colors and figures.
What is the best way to get a good price to sell it this way?
Thanks!
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You won't get a good price if you sell it as mixed up bulk.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 12:07 | | Subject: | Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| | | Anyway, with a very official looking email in hand, I clicked the suggested logout
from all devices link and had just about entered my credentials in the new window
to log back in when I noticed two minor things that seemed just a bit off. I
won’t mention those things in case the fraudsters are reading. I looked at the
URL and it was very close to BrickLink’s (it was not the .net one that was mentioned
before). Needless to say, I immediately changed my PW and reenabled the one-time
PIN (I had turned it off because I was being repeatedly prompted for a new PIN
over very short time spans even when I hadn’t logged out). I’ll also be downloading
my inventory
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It must be a different one, as the .net one that goes to bricklink-com.co doesn't
really look anything like the frontpage of BL. No BDP banner, no "Browse"
box. Plus the login box is very different as it is a full page rather than a
pop-up. Also none of the buttons like "remember this login" tickbox work
if you click them.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 12:06 | | Subject: | Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| | | MFA? They did that with OTP.
Mandatory OTP? They did that last week. It’s annoying and people are opting
out (like you did at first).
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The OTP doesn't work anyway, as the scammers can get the user to send the
OTP code to them.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 07:21 | | Subject: | Re: Paypal package tracking | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Akir writes:
| | Hey,
I just got a message from paypal saying that from April 15 they offer package
tracking for products paid for with paypal. Does bricklink know about this, and
will it make any changes necessary, on the page and/or for sellers?
Thanks and greetings,
Patrick
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I imagine it will be regional, based on what the local postal providers can offer.
It shouldn't affect bricklink sales at all though. It is up to sellers to
provide any tracking in a dispute about non-delivery, whether that tracking comes
from their postal service or paypal.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 06:25 | | Subject: | Re: Phishing emails | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, Nicholas_morrow writes:
| | I have gotten several emails from support@Policyking.net about suspicious activity.
They keep trying to hack into my account.
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Do yourself a favour. Set up a filter to automatically delete any email from
support@Policyking.net.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 06:11 | | Subject: | Re: Phishing email | | Viewed: | 103 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| The OTP codes are going to be useless to combat scammers.
The current phishing scam is asking people to sign in with their user name and
password. Once those are entered, on the next page they are asking for the OTP
code that bricklink has sent.
No doubt they are automating logins so the user enters their username and password
on the fake site and then the scammers attempt a login at the real bricklink,
generating the real OTP email and the user then enters this on the fake site.
The scammer then has the username, password and real (and unused) OTP code which
they can use on the real bricklink.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 06:04 | | Subject: | Re: Is Bricklink sending out login alerts? | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Hardstone writes:
| | I have received two separate "Login From New Device" emails in the last
six hours. I am well aware of all the hacking attempts and fraudulent sites pretending
to be Bricklink out there.
Both emails game from "support@policyking.net". I don't believe either
email was legit and I have ignored both so far. Still, I did login briefly last
night and thought that I should ask if they were legit incase they were.
I still doubt their legitimacy and logged in from a "bricklink.com" shortcut
saved in my browser favorites.
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No doubt they are scam emails. If you go to policyking.net then it redirects
to https://www.bricklink.com.co/ and shows a fake bricklink login page. The only
active boxes are for your user name and password. The forget password and problem
links are dead, as are the stay logged in and register boxes.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 05:56 | | Subject: | Re: Problem with order | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SezaR writes:
| | In Help, yorbrick writes:
| | In Help, Akir writes:
| | In Help, Sesax1981 writes:
| | Hello, I’m a seller!
Half and week ago, buyer placed an order, I’ve sent it two days after. Of course
I have proof of sending, tracking number, every confirmation he needs.
Now it is 12 days (including weekends) when order was still on the way, I keep
messaging with buyer of course - but today he is writing me about refund few
times, because order has not arrived, I wrote to him that sometimes deliver is
delayed for some reasons, but I can’t help it even if I want to.
Of course it is frustrating for him, I totally understand that, but I’ve checked
tracking number moment ago and there is information that order is already delivered
to buyer, but he was/is telling me whole day that it was’nt.
Adress was correct, could you give me some advice what to do?
Pamela
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If the buyer claims they did not receive the order, you as the sender should
file a claim with the post office (at least that's how it works in Austria,
I assume in Italy it's similar). They should then show you a proof of delivery
or refund the value of the package to you. That probably means hours in "customer
service" phone lines and waiting for weeks for replies, but if it's a
valuable package...
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They already said that the tracking indicates it has been delivered. The mail
provider won't refund when they say they have delivered it.
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False! I wrote my experience with CanadaPost:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1459988
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And you think the Italian post service will do the same?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2024 05:14 | | Subject: | Re: Problem with order | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Akir writes:
| | In Help, Sesax1981 writes:
| | Hello, I’m a seller!
Half and week ago, buyer placed an order, I’ve sent it two days after. Of course
I have proof of sending, tracking number, every confirmation he needs.
Now it is 12 days (including weekends) when order was still on the way, I keep
messaging with buyer of course - but today he is writing me about refund few
times, because order has not arrived, I wrote to him that sometimes deliver is
delayed for some reasons, but I can’t help it even if I want to.
Of course it is frustrating for him, I totally understand that, but I’ve checked
tracking number moment ago and there is information that order is already delivered
to buyer, but he was/is telling me whole day that it was’nt.
Adress was correct, could you give me some advice what to do?
Pamela
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If the buyer claims they did not receive the order, you as the sender should
file a claim with the post office (at least that's how it works in Austria,
I assume in Italy it's similar). They should then show you a proof of delivery
or refund the value of the package to you. That probably means hours in "customer
service" phone lines and waiting for weeks for replies, but if it's a
valuable package...
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They already said that the tracking indicates it has been delivered. The mail
provider won't refund when they say they have delivered it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 20, 2024 09:09 | | Subject: | Re: Sales to new members | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, BigBrickLab writes:
| | I know that you can choose not to sell to members with no feedback.
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You cannot stop buyers with no feedback placing an order. You can refuse to sell
to them but you risk negative feedback if you refuse to supply an order placed.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 20, 2024 08:02 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure assembled/unassembled | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | | But even so, I would like the rule to say that only minifigs that come
from the factory assembled can be sold as new.
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Same here. But I guess the problem is all the sellers that have assembled their
figures would take a hit on their perceived value as their new stock becomes
used, and would also need to do some work to update their listings.
My approach to the issue over the last 8-10 years or so has been to least favourite
every store that says that they assemble minifigures, whether it is in their
terms or they say it here. In the long term that helps avoid stores that do it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2024 10:55 | | Subject: | Re: How many mistakes in an order are OK? | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, peregrinator writes:
| | In Buying, BrickBonder writes:
| | How many mistakes in an order do you all tolerate before contacting a seller?
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If the mistakes are only a few cents worth of items then I don't bother.
Doesn't have much to do with the number of lots - I don't tend to order
larger quantities, but I've definitely fulfilled such orders!
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Even then, I'd still inform (without complaining) the seller about it. At
least they know they have made an error and can correct their inventory and hopefully
avoid making the error again. I don't think informing has to be complaining.
I've told a seller before that a couple of cents part was the wrong one or
was missing but don't worry about sending the right one or refunding. Especially
if it is the wrong part, they might have a lot more of the same part incorrectly
inventoried and will make the same mistake again and again until told about it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2024 04:31 | | Subject: | Re: How many mistakes in an order are OK? | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| | None. Always inform the seller about errors. |
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2024 03:42 | | Subject: | Re: Need "Item For Sale Condition" Clarification | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Selling, yorbrick writes:
| | In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
There is nothing special or unique in that set so there shouldn't be an issue
with the listing. If there was a sticker sheet or decorated part that only came
in the set that is missing, then is it really the special set? If an incomplete
set should have a unique part that makes it the set and that piece is missing,
is it really the set?
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Except it is missing its instructions which are what make the set unique technically
speaking. But to the best of my knowledge bricklink isn’t worried with the “philosophical”
side of what makes a set a set as I’ve seen many listing for incomplete sets
that contain only a fraction of the parts for a sub build like a car or something
inside the set even if the rest of the set contained multiple other exclusive
parts so i don’t really see how this would be any different so as long as it’s
listed as incomplete then I don’t see why it wouldn’t be allowed
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The one I remember seeing it done on - Yoda's Lightsaber - was not a normal
retail set and supposedly special. Whether that is due to licensing or the nature
of the set, I don't know. If LEGO allow sales of a special product that is
missing what makes it special, does it devalue the actual product? That probably
is different to buying a retail set, taking out the minifigs and splitting the
rest into individual builds sold as incomplete sets.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2024 02:28 | | Subject: | Re: Need "Item For Sale Condition" Clarification | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
There is nothing special or unique in that set so there shouldn't be an issue
with the listing. If there was a sticker sheet or decorated part that only came
in the set that is missing, then is it really the special set? If an incomplete
set should have a unique part that makes it the set and that piece is missing,
is it really the set?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2024 16:56 | | Subject: | Re: Need "Item For Sale Condition" Clarification | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, aaronaar writes:
| | Hi!
I didn't get a response from the help desk, so I'm asking here.
I noticed that I can part together some official sets using 100% new parts. Am
I allowed to list those sets as "new incomplete" if I mention in the
comments that I parted together the set myself using new parts and am missing
box/instructions/stickers? Or are you only allowed to list a set as "new
incomplete" if you only took items out of a NISB set?
If you are not allowed to list it as "new incomplete", could you list
it as "used incomplete" and say in the comments that you parted it together
using new parts and am missing box/instructions/stickers?
Given that:
"Custom sets or instructions may be listed, provided they do not infringe
on any intellectual property rights, including those of the LEGO Group."
I do not believe I could list it as a custom set instead?
Thanks for information and if possible would like clarification from an admin.
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I don't believe you are, although it might be dependent on the set. When
it first came out, someone was trying to sell
in a similar way, missing the only unique part (the decorated tile). They were
continually removed even though apparently listed correctly.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2024 12:07 | | Subject: | Re: Huge lot of 90s-00s Star Wars and HP | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, RyanJatho writes:
| | Hey guys my older brother is ready to get rid of his legos. We have like every
harry potter set, star wars sets, ships, bionicals, everything and I have no
idea where to start. They are loose sets like 95% complete and we have bins full
of loose bricks that belong to said sets.
Right now someone is offering me $200 for it all and it just seems low. Im on
mobile so its kinda hard to post everything here.
But how should I start?
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Random unsorted bulk is worth very little. If you want a good price, you need
to sort it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2024 07:26 | | Subject: | Re: Require 1 Feedback to Post in Forums | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | Gummie posts barely hit my radar. I do see them sometimes. I go right by.
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Yes. Just report and they quickly vanish if you auto hide cancelled posts. People
that feel the need to reply to them are a bigger problem, so they get added to
the ignore list.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2024 05:43 | | Subject: | Re: OTP | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, nilswolgast writes:
| | entered OTP 5 times. entered the code in 4 minutesgot a mismatch every time.
What to do? Store name NLWbricks
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Are you reloading or refreshing the page? That generates a new code each time.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2024 04:28 | | Subject: | Re: OTP | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, nilswolgast writes:
| | entered OTP 5 times. entered the code in 4 minutesgot a mismatch every time.
What to do? Store name NLWbricks
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You probably need to slow down. Generate one code, wait for it to arrive and
then enter it. They reset if you generate a new one, so you could be entering
an old one each time.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2024 02:49 | | Subject: | Re: Require 1 Feedback to Post in Forums | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, BrickDeals writes:
| | Spam by new accounts promoting drugs etc seems to be a recurring problem.
I suggest that a feedback rating of 1 or higher be required to post in the forums,
or new accounts could be prevented from creating a new thread for 30 days.
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So new users with issues are banned from getting help?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 15, 2024 14:21 | | Subject: | Re: One time pin random generation | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, yorbrick writes:
| | In General, Ianpugh writes:
| | Is anyone else getting random one time pin notifications? I’ve had about 6 sent
at times when i have not tried to log in to my account so far……. Not sure if
this is happening to everyone or just me?
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I've never had one. What details are they asking for?
If you are not trying to log in and get a message about logging in then either
someone is trying to access your account and cannot, or they are spoofs to get
you to give away login details.
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I just generated one. Were you trying to change anything in your store?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 15, 2024 09:13 | | Subject: | Re: Tile 1x1 / tile 1x2 | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| | | 3070a should actually be 3070 and 3070 should be 3070a. The same with 3069/3069a.
3070a has been around since 1965, 3070 only since 1972. 3 letters would also
be saved.
But what can you ask of the catalogue administrators in the meantime...
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I disagree. It should not be based on what came first, especially where the change
between them predates Bricklink and the internet. Nobody was calling these 3070
and 3070a in 1973 or in 1983 or in 1993. The 'modern' part had been in
existence for decades before bricklink was started and so it would have made
sense to call the modern part 3070 and the vintage one 3070a or 3070old. Most
people looking for a 3070 would want the modern part, not the vintage one. It
makes sense to use the LEGO part number for the most common version or current
version.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 15, 2024 08:50 | | Subject: | Re: Tile 1x1 / tile 1x2 | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| | | The variants with and without groove seem to have merged.
The tile's where not on the list for merging?
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They haven't been merged there are still separate entries for normal (with
groove) and without groove.
They have been renamed to remove the "with groove" from the modern part
(well, 40 years old, but non-vintage part), and also renumbered from 3069b to
3069 and so on, so that the BL number correctly references the number that has
been used for about four decades and is not influenced by a part that hasn't
been produced for almost half a century.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 14, 2024 06:37 | | Subject: | Re: 3022 Colour | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, lcgs13 writes:
| | But Studio does not reflect this an indicates it as Colour error.
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Because it is not a 'known' colour. It exists, but is not known.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 13, 2024 13:11 | | Subject: | Re: Unjustified Neutral Feedback | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| | It looks like it is sorted now. |
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 13, 2024 13:06 | | Subject: | Re: Unjustified Neutral Feedback | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, yoavheskia writes:
| | Hi,
I got my first Neutral Feedback without any justification.
The buyer made the order at 17.2, I shipped it at 18.2 and he received it at
21.2
Although it took less then a week and although the Israeli PO is not under my
command (I wish it was!) the buyer gave me the following feedback:
Everything I asked for arrived, even the used one feels like new but the shipping
time takes quite a long time
I submitted Feedback Removal Request.
My questions are:
1. What to expect? The feedback will be cancel?
2. How long does it take normally?
Thanks,
Yoav
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It won't be removed.
Just respond to it in a positive way, such as "The order was delivered four
days after it was placed." It shows you made no error, and it makes you look
good (and the buyer bad). It will be ignored if anyone looks at it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 13, 2024 06:40 | | Subject: | Re: BEWARE! HACK TRIALS!! | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, rtzx9r writes:
| | In General, yorbrick writes:
| | In General, Stellar writes:
| | In General, Nicolasamico37 writes:
| | In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | In General, Erikmax writes:
| | So is this the way accounts are hacked? If so, Bricklink should place a warning
to prevent this!
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They did, forum and e-mail, mine received on 06/03/2024, 00:43
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I had no email about that. But I saw the post on this forum.
Nicolas
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You might need to have Newsletter enabled here:
https://www.bricklink.com/pref_contact.asp
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I haven't received the email either, and I am also subscribed to the newsletter.
So the message has not gone to all users, or all newsletter subscribers.
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I get tons of spam emails daily from all sorts of “businesses”… Netflix, PayPal,
banks, etc all doing the same thing. They have much larger IT teams as well.
You simply can’t beat them.
What everyone needs to do it learn how to identify fake emails. Check the emails,
hover over links, etc and it’s typically very easy to catch things.
If we can learn how to check spam, we can direct our frustration back to merges
and gummies.
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I find there are ways to beat or at least minimise them. If it is a company
I have no intention of using, I don't unsubscribe. Instead I just set a filter
to delete their email. If it is a company I use (like PayPal or Netflix) then
I update my account options so that I do not receive advertising and only receive
important account updates or billing. I must have doe that years ago, as I cannot
remember ever getting spam from PayPal. Google's gmail spam filters also
appear to be really quite good, as my bin frequently has emails supposedly from
big companies that have been identified as spam/scam as it does not come from
the company.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2024 16:38 | | Subject: | Re: Feedback. Negative and Neutral impact. | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, zorbanj writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
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Currently, if Store A has 90 positives and 10 neutrals and Store B has 90 positives
and 10 negatives, the feedback percentage is the same for both. This is misleading.
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What is misleading about it? They both have 10 non positive feedback out of 100,
so there is the warning from the percentage praise that the buyer should check
the feedback.
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It is misleading because the neutrals are treated the same as the negatives and
they are not the same.
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They aren't being treated as the same. A store with 90 positives and 10 neutrals
has a score of 90 with a percentage praise of 90%. A store with 90 positives
and 10 negatives has a score of 80 with a percentage praise of 90%. Both have
10 non-positive feedback, hence the percentage praise acting as warning to a
buyer to check why this is by looking at the feedback.
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| | As mentioned before, it really comes down to what the percentage praise is for.
In my view, it is there to give a potential buyer a quick impression of how much
of the feedback is not positive and not as an ego rating.
Under the "neutrals shouldn't count" view, all these stores would
have 100 feedback at 100%. If a buyer buys from a store with 100% feedback they
would probably assume that there is no need to check the feedback as it is 100%.
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Bad assumption. A buyer should always check the feedback page.
| | I'd prefer no percentage rating
at all, rather than a dodgy calculation that shows 100% in such circumstances.
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The calculation is dodgy now.
| | At least with no percentage, there is no false impression that the store doesn't
have issues when in some cases there might be.
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The current calculation gives a false impression that performance is worse than
it is.
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It doesn't though. It tells a potential buyer how many (as a percentage)
buyers that leave feedback leave the store positive feedback.
| | | | Obviously some sellers are unhappy because they think their store is damaged
by an unwarranted neutral feedback, but I really don't think that is the
case. The percentage praise is essentially a quick reminder to check feedback,
not necessarily to leave the store. And to me, it is better to have an effective
warning system for buyers to use when looking at a store rather than an ego protection
system for sellers. That is, I see neutrals as not good service rather than seeing
them as not terrible service.
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All well and good, but you cannot treat a neutral as a stand in for a negative,
which is what is being done now. Go ahead buyer, leave neutral feedback because
the transaction didn't warrant a negative, but we're going to tally it
up as a negative anyway.
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It isn't treating a neutral as a negative. It is treating them both as not
positive.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2024 13:32 | | Subject: | Re: Feedback. Negative and Neutral impact. | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | |
Currently, if Store A has 90 positives and 10 neutrals and Store B has 90 positives
and 10 negatives, the feedback percentage is the same for both. This is misleading.
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What is misleading about it? They both have 10 non positive feedback out of 100,
so there is the warning from the percentage praise that the buyer should check
the feedback.
As mentioned before, it really comes down to what the percentage praise is for.
In my view, it is there to give a potential buyer a quick impression of how much
of the feedback is not positive and not as an ego rating.
If there are fives stores:
100 positive, 0 neutrals.
100 positive, 1 neutral.
100 positive, 5 neutrals.
100 positive, 10 neutrals.
100 positive, 50 neutrals.
Under the "neutrals shouldn't count" view, all these stores would
have 100 feedback at 100%. If a buyer buys from a store with 100% feedback they
would probably assume that there is no need to check the feedback as it is 100%.
I'd be annoyed if BL told me a seller was 100% yet had loads of non-positive
feedback that I should have been warned about. I'd prefer no percentage rating
at all, rather than a dodgy calculation that shows 100% in such circumstances.
At least with no percentage, there is no false impression that the store doesn't
have issues when in some cases there might be.
Obviously some sellers are unhappy because they think their store is damaged
by an unwarranted neutral feedback, but I really don't think that is the
case. The percentage praise is essentially a quick reminder to check feedback,
not necessarily to leave the store. And to me, it is better to have an effective
warning system for buyers to use when looking at a store rather than an ego protection
system for sellers. That is, I see neutrals as not good service rather than seeing
them as not terrible service.
Of the fictional stores above, I'd buy from the first two without checking
feedback. I'd check the feedback comments for the third and fourth, and would
disregard the fifth without looking. For the third and fourth, if the neutrals
were all from one buyer, or all for apparently stupid reasons, I'd ignore
them. If there was a consistent pattern such as badly damaged or missing parts
but eventually refunded, I'd treat them more seriously.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2024 12:49 | | Subject: | Re: How to set up insurance properly? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Your carrier must not like good deals wow insurance starts at 50 Cents CAD
for the first $100 over here (some carries a little more) but 4.75 Euros for
20 euros of product is wild
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I imagine that fee is for tracking to prove it was delivered, as in 'insurance'
against the buyer saying it didn't arrive rather than real insurance for
damage or loss. Here, insurance is relatively cheap compared to the contents
value, so long as you have already factored in / paid for tracking.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2024 10:11 | | Subject: | Re: NSS | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, eastfieldbricks writes:
| | Hi. What do I need to do. I have had a NSS filed against me. I posted a couple
of items valued at £1.50 via Royal Mail 2nd Class postage. Items never arrived
so I refunded the buyer full amount. I now have this NSS. What do I need to do
please.
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Ask the buyer to remove the NSS now that they have been refunded. And also upload
evidence of the refund in reply to the NSS being filed. The former should be
faster than the latter, but the buyer might not respond at all. If they don't
respond, stop list them so they cannot do it again in future.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2024 09:45 | | Subject: | Re: Feedback. Negative and Neutral impact. | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, zorbanj writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| |
And when should positive feedback fall off the percentage calculation? The rating
is pointless if it is manipulated to make stores look better than the feedback
received suggests.
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Sliding window where *all* feeeback older than the window falls off. Ebay does
this.
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That would be fine, if they wanted to show the percentage praise over the past
year or 6 months, or whatever instead of over all time. I'm strongly against
old negative or neutral feedback being ignored but allowing old positive feedback
to counteract against more recent negatives. All feedback needs to be treated
the same in terms of time, unlike what was suggested here.
| | Also, neutral feedbacks dinging the feedback percentage also needs to be
done away with. A neutral shouldn't count for or against a store's feedback
percentage.
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Again, that would be fine but they also then need to change what the percentage
is called and probably also decide what the current percentage praise is being
shown for.
Neutral is not praise, but it is still feedback. The percentage praise acts (or
should act) as a warning to buyers to check feedback if it is not 100%. For example,
if a store has 90 positive and 10 neutrals, I think that it should be flagged
up to buyers that the seller is probably not as good as a second store with 90
positives and no neutrals. Both stores would have an overall score of 90 and
if neutrals are ignored when determining the percentage praise, then they would
both have a 100% rating. However, there is a clear difference between the stores.
Should buyers be warned to check feedback in such circumstances, or should it
be hidden in the way the rating is calculated, pretending that both stores have
the same customer feedback.
I also think it is important to remember that an imperfect score of less than
100% does not mean that buyers cannot or will not buy from a particular seller,
but the percentage praise is there to suggest to buyers that they check the feedback
if the feedback is not all positive. They can then judge whether it is important
to them.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2024 08:13 | | Subject: | Re: Can't give feedback for a shop | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, St4hl writes:
| | Where the feedback button should be, there is an red X, which is not clickable.
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Is it the order where you didn't pay, and a non-paying buyer warning was
made?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2024 05:51 | | Subject: | Re: BEWARE! HACK TRIALS!! | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Stellar writes:
| | In General, Nicolasamico37 writes:
| | In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | In General, Erikmax writes:
| | So is this the way accounts are hacked? If so, Bricklink should place a warning
to prevent this!
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They did, forum and e-mail, mine received on 06/03/2024, 00:43
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I had no email about that. But I saw the post on this forum.
Nicolas
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You might need to have Newsletter enabled here:
https://www.bricklink.com/pref_contact.asp
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I haven't received the email either, and I am also subscribed to the newsletter.
So the message has not gone to all users, or all newsletter subscribers.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2024 03:38 | | Subject: | Re: Feedback. Negative and Neutral impact. | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, margaretcm writes:
| | I’m sure this had been suggested before, but I just received my first neutral
feedback (sad day) from a new buyer. I’d be more inclined to be accepting the
neutral if it was from a seasoned bricklinker, but I don’t think these new buyers
realize the impact of their feedback. Honestly, I would even care if it actually
fell off at some point. So here’s my suggestion:
Neutral feedback to fall off of the percentage calculation after 500 orders or
6 months whichever comes second.
Negative feedback to fall off of the percentage calculation after 1000 orders
or 1 year.
I picked 500 and 1000 because they are substantial numbers
There should be room for redemption.
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And when should positive feedback fall off the percentage calculation? The rating
is pointless if it is manipulated to make stores look better than the feedback
received suggests.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2024 08:24 | | Subject: | Re: Problem with inventory/seller | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, Bricktrain writes:
| | I recently ordered 6 technic hubs with clips bb0961c01 from a German seller
and received 6 hubs with screws bb1277c01. I contacted the seller who says it
is my fault for ordering the incorrect part. I have sent him pictures of what
I ordered and what he sent me and he still says I was wrong as he checked his
items with the inventory when he parted out the sets. I believe it was set 42129,
as this set was released in two versions, but the catalog and inventory does
not show this. He refuses to accept any responsibility or to check his remaining
stock.
In the meantime I have items I do not want as they are not suitable for some
of my mocs and unable to get any replies from the seller. I did NSS him but have
removed that and now no further contact from him. I am tempted to make a PayPal
claim.
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Yes, if thy are refusing to acknowledge they have made an error then you can
file a claim through PayPal as they have sent something different to what you
ordered. You should not really have cancelled the NSS.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2024 05:41 | | Subject: | Re: Open to International Orders! 10% Discount | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| In Sales, jeraldlee writes:
| | We are now open to all orders from anywhere in the world! 10% off all items in
the store. Sale ends soon!
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If you want orders, don't spam. You are only allowed to make one sales post
per month. You have made two in a day.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2024 04:16 | | Subject: | Re: Payment that bounced and I can’t cancel | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, jezzatheshed writes:
| | A buyer bought and paid for an item a week ago and the PayPal payment is still
pending as they used an invalid card(out of date) It seems they can’t pay using
another card as blink is telling them it’s already paid for. I don’t have the
option to cancel the order and it seems the buyer doesn’t either. I don’t want
to refund as I’ve not received any payment. Blink sees the order as no problem..this
is so frustrating.
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If it is a UK buyer, you could ask them to pay direct through PayPal rather than
onsite PayPal.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2024 03:20 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Catalog, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | Then Russell can be a politician
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If Russell were a politician, he would merge Canada with the U.S.
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And, like the merges here, most people wouldn't notice any difference.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2024 03:17 | | Subject: | Re: Make-up brush as a viable cleaning tool? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| I use almost the exact opposite - something that sucks rather than blows. The
problem with blowing dust is that it has to go somewhere, often just in the air
ready to settle again. It is the same with brushes unless you get one that collects
a lot of dust through static. I prefer the combination of a brush and small desk-vac.
The brush to loosen and tge vac to remove it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2024 16:11 | | Subject: | Re: Subscribe to threads and topics | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, InanimateReason writes:
| | I'm assuming the suggestion to bookmark means bookmark it in the browser.
That doesn't do anything to let me know when the topic or thread has been
updated. I still have to periodically check the bookmark to see if there are
updates. That solution doesn't scale well nor is it proactive.
In Suggestions, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, InanimateReason writes:
| | It would be very helpful to allow members to subscribe to threads and topics.
Particularly for threads if they have participated in the thread.
With all the catalog merges going on, it's unreasonable to expect BL members
to have to monitor hundreds of unrelated posts to know when significant changes
occur. I understand why BL wouldn't want to push notifications to every member
for these changes but allowing us to opt in to discussions that matter to us
would provide an significant and immediate benefit to everyone.
Even being aware of the merges and seeing the list from the first big batch,
I was caught up in a lot of frustration from unexpected consequences and subsequent
merges that didn't receive the same level of attention.
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Bookmark the thread.
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How do you do that?
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Do you really want to receive notifications every time a message is posted in
a specific topic? You will be getting multiple notifications a day. Better to
bookmark and check daily / weekly or whenever.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2024 11:33 | | Subject: | Re: Subscribe to threads and topics | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, InanimateReason writes:
| | It would be very helpful to allow members to subscribe to threads and topics.
Particularly for threads if they have participated in the thread.
With all the catalog merges going on, it's unreasonable to expect BL members
to have to monitor hundreds of unrelated posts to know when significant changes
occur. I understand why BL wouldn't want to push notifications to every member
for these changes but allowing us to opt in to discussions that matter to us
would provide an significant and immediate benefit to everyone.
Even being aware of the merges and seeing the list from the first big batch,
I was caught up in a lot of frustration from unexpected consequences and subsequent
merges that didn't receive the same level of attention.
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Bookmark the thread.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2024 12:51 | | Subject: | Re: Chocolate | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | Decoration on the neck part of a minifigure head looks very strange. |
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2024 11:58 | | Subject: | Re: Order problem, refund and NSS | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, sw_lego_lover writes:
| | I'm struggling to get a refund for a part from a seller. Its now been since
the 28th when I indicated I wanted a refund (that they seemingly offered)
On one hand its not a huge deal, but this seller has not been responsive almost
at all for weeks since I started this "issue" discussion via BL chat.
First message/issue I raised was on Feb 21, 2024
It took them until Feb 28, 2024 to respond, only after after I went and contacted
them via their posted email.
Then after clarifying my issue on BL messaging, its been radio silence since
then.
What is reasonable in regards to placing a NSS on a seller for this? Or am
I misunderstanding this feature?
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Yes, as it has been well over a week.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2024 09:39 | | Subject: | Re: change 87552pb030 | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, peregrinator writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, BrickCompulsion writes:
| | Can I suggest the change to 87552pb030 so its 68% rather than %89
Panel 1 x 2 x 2 with Side Supports - Hollow Studs with Gauges and '68%'
on Red Background Pattern on Inside (Sticker) - Set 60092
Revised photo attached
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That 8 is obviously upside-down, so %89 seems correct
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Yes, you can see the part in the set image, it is clearly used as %89. However,
adding 68% to the name might help as a search term, as I imagine that is what
many people will see when looking at the part.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2024 08:42 | | Subject: | Re: Info neaded pls! Lego Batman Movie Promo Cube | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO products, Kapz writes:
| |
Thank you for your reply.
There were 7 made and given out of one of the cube designs.
There are, from my knowledge, a minium of 5 designs,
and each design was given out in their own limited amount.
I don't yet have the information of how many cubes were given out of every
design, but the cube in this sale appears to be the rarest of them all.
This is a low price for such a unique Lego item, comparing with the Darth Vader
or the Yoda dioramas.
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Hard to find LEGO Star Wars items will nearly always be worth more than hard
to find LEGO Batman Movie items produced in the same numbers.
If you think £22K is a low price for it, then buy the one on ebay. Although I
presume you are the seller if you think that is cheap, and that this one is rarer
than the others.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2024 08:31 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? - end of the world as we know it | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | Let me refrase; how do I complete an older set (391-1) to original state? By
original I mean the parts that were in the box in 1975.
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That is impossible. Once a set is opened, it is never in its original state (which
was in a sealed box, guaranteeing you have the parts that came in that set).
You can try to get close to that, and for many a set with the box, instructions
and all the parts necessary to build the set is close enough. But which parts,
should they be? Does it matter that you use a 1x4 brick in the right colour that
didn't come in a 391-1 set but was produced the same year? Even if it was
the same variant, does it matter if the brick was made in 1970 or 1980 and not
1975? Does it matter if you use a brick 1 year difference, 5 years younger, 10
years younger, 20 years younger? Bricklink doesn't recognize the variants
of 1x4 bricks enough to warrant their own entry, so does it matter if you use
different variants within the set? Does it matter if you use a different variant
to what someone else has in their set? Does it matter if yours matches the inventory
someone else thinks was correct as that is what is in their set? Why should your
set match theirs, and theirs not match yours? If bricklink no longer recognizes
a variant enough to give it a separate entry even though it used to, does it
matter if your set matches the current bricklink inventory? If it is complete
according to the current BL inventory, it is a complete set.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2024 05:10 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? - end of the world as we know it | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, LeeGo73 writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | | | Now it will never be possible again to correctly complete/build old(er)
- sets (e.g. 391-1 (and many others) - used to have 'Frosted" Trans-Clear
Bricks)
- minifigs (e.g. ac011 - used to have "Blocked Stud" Head - now it will
be most certainly always "Vented" )
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Yes it will. It was possible before bricklink, it has been possible throughout
bricklink's existence and it will be possible in future.
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Serious question: how? using 391-1 as example.
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You find the bits that you think should be in your set, and you build the set.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2024 04:41 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? - end of the world as we know it | | Viewed: | 93 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | Now it will never be possible again to correctly complete/build old(er)
- sets (e.g. 391-1 (and many others) - used to have 'Frosted" Trans-Clear
Bricks)
- minifigs (e.g. ac011 - used to have "Blocked Stud" Head - now it will
be most certainly always "Vented" )
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Yes it will. It was possible before bricklink, it has been possible throughout
bricklink's existence and it will be possible in future.
| | Oh yes, and sellers rule, right?
Just because many of them are too lazy/unwilling to determine their parts accurately,
the standards have to be lowered.
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This makes things easier for buyers too. It is not sellers pushing through changes
because they are lazy.
| | I'm quite certain Daniel Jezek is turning in his grave having to witness
what (t)his Bricklink is turning into...
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Why are you certain of this? Did you know him and his plans for the site?
I didn't know him, but I imagine he would be proud of what bricklink has
become.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2024 02:50 | | Subject: | Re: Minifig Identification Help | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, KingBalthizar writes:
Not really. The torso assembly has had the arms switched and the legs assembly
is also wrong. So just random parts, not a catalogued figure.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 7, 2024 12:32 | | Subject: | Re: Set 6080-1 - change dims | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, anotherParrot writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, anotherParrot writes:
| | Hi,
Actual dims given for this set seems to be the box dims, not the model dims.
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All set dimensions are based on box sizes, as that is the size of the item when
shipping it. You don't post built sets.
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I do not contest that the information is relevant, it is already on the *box
entry*
(top-right links: Set Entry | Instructions Entry | Original Box Entry)
From a buyer's perspective, it seems relevant to me to find the dimensions
of a set on its Set Entry.
In the same way as in an Ikea catalog, display picture of furniture with its
finished dimensions, in order to figure the product. The packing details are
a question that arises next.
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Built dimensions for sets are not something that bricklink records, though. Not
for this set, or any set.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 7, 2024 09:05 | | Subject: | Re: Bought used figures as new | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, BrickUnion writes:
| | Hi everyone,
I ordered a sealed set and minifigures that were listed as new from a newly opened
store, the whole thing came in a paper bag in the mail. The set luckily survived.
Unfortunately, the figures are not new, they are used (torsos had traces of arm
movement, etc.). 4 out of 5 figures had cracks in the arm, one figure had a scratch
on the back.
I textet him to ask why he sold them as new and what he suggested to fix this
problem.
The reply was very rude: The figures were in good condition before shipping,
it is not his problem if the post office broke the figures.
In his shop the figures are still listed as new (now with description:
No cracks or scratches. Good condition).
I have written to him again and tryed to find a solution, but it looks difficult.
He just wrote: you can change the arms, they are not printed and not expensive
and he told me that he sold the figures cheap.
But thats not the problem, they are still not new 
My question now:
I never wanted or needed to write someone a neutral or negative feedback,
but this one really deserves one. However, I am afraid that I will get a negative
feedback from him in revenge. I am still at 100% positive feedback, my store
has almost 1000 orders. I want to keep it that way, and i don't mean the
almost 1000 orders .
Is it possible to get revenge Feedback deleted?
Thanks for your help
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File a NSS to report that you did not get what you ordered. If that doesn't
get you a refund, file a PayPal claim. Then file negative feedback. Negative
feedback left for you as a buyer in return will not affect your sales, so don't
be afraid to leave it for the seller.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 7, 2024 06:20 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink and UK HMRC reporting rules | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
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| In Announce, StickyBrickit writes:
| | Does anyone know if BL now have to automatically report your sales to the HMRC
(UK sellers only, obviously). eBay, Etsy etc have started to do this since Jan
2024 under the new OECD tax rules but I don't think *every* platform has
started to do it.
It's not an issue for us as we have an accountant and report all our revenue
through them anyway so we paying the right amount of tax. Just wondering if BL
was also reporting as well though?
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They should be reporting it in January 2025, like other sites should. Even if
a public announced procedure is not in place right now, they already have all
the tools they need to do it (number of orders and total sales volume) for 2024.
I imagine it is easiest to assume that they will report this at the end of the
year as they should be doing.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 7, 2024 04:40 | | Subject: | Re: Set 6080-1 - change dims | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, anotherParrot writes:
| | Hi,
Actual dims given for this set seems to be the box dims, not the model dims.
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All set dimensions are based on box sizes, as that is the size of the item when
shipping it. You don't post built sets.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2024 12:38 | | Subject: | Re: missing tile due to recent part merging ? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, BrickCompulsion writes:
| | I have a red 2 x 2 tile - see photo
Now I can see
but my arrow points right not left. Has this part been merged or deleted in the
recent catalogue upheaval?
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Surely the orientation of the text for the logo and part number underneath defines
the orientation of the arrow. So there could well be four different orientations
that you could collect if that is your thing.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2024 12:34 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, BrickCompulsion writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | | | - no consultation
- no debate or poll
- short notice of it happening
- when announced there was not a lot of certainty over what was happening and
when and how
- changes happening over a long period of time due to poor implementation. I
think if you aren't able to make the changes easily then perhaps there are
other more pressing issues to attend to
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There was consultation and plenty of debate. Some parts were thought about again,
so they were listening.
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Well I read a fair amount of the messages but not all - would you say that the
majority of posters were for the idea ?
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It doesn't matter if users are for or against it, there was still consultation
and debate.
Asking for anything to be put to a vote (and saying that you will abide by the
result) is dangerous. For example, BL could email all users stating that they
will remove all sets from before 1980 as this will help speed up the site and
make room for more new BDP sets to be catalogued. Similarly, they could email
all users stating parts that haven't been produced for 30 years will be removed
from the database to speed up and help reduce the clutter in searches. It wouldn't
surprise me if both of those would get passed by a vote from the userbase. It
depends on how the question is asked, who is allowed to vote, and who is told
about the vote.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2024 11:00 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | - no consultation
- no debate or poll
- short notice of it happening
- when announced there was not a lot of certainty over what was happening and
when and how
- changes happening over a long period of time due to poor implementation. I
think if you aren't able to make the changes easily then perhaps there are
other more pressing issues to attend to
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There was consultation and plenty of debate. Some parts were thought about again,
so they were listening.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2024 10:57 | | Subject: | Re: missing tile due to recent part merging ? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | I'll go have another look - you may be right ! Although is there a version
of the house where the lights are off ?
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If you build at night and turn your lights off, then they will look the same.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2024 10:55 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink Item(s) For Sale Deleted | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, brikomania writes:
| | In Problem, zorbanj writes:
| | In Problem, brikomania writes:
| | Stellar is correct, we just relisted them, price moved slightly. I did not have
them duplicate, I try to not have any duplicate lots, I just checked and almost
the only ones I have are due to the variant merge, which we will have to manually
consolidate in our store to fix. 
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Have you asked Bricklink? Your listings may be removed again. They may want to
see proof of your inventory.
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Sent them an email on parallel.
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That could be anything! Maybe send them a picture of a clear sack full of them
on a see-saw with a small child balancing the weight for proof of quantity.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2024 02:57 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink Item(s) For Sale Deleted | | Viewed: | 113 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| I don't know why your items were removed. However terms are misleading. The
first line in big text says: No PayPal fees and no lot limits/minimum buy.
Yet you have a minimum buy price, a lot limit and a minimum average lot price.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 5, 2024 11:58 | | Subject: | Re: Credit card as prominent as Painpal | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, SpaceODC writes:
| | Hi,
I would appreciate if you could feature the "pay with card" on the fee
page:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/mystore/fee.page
as prominent as the Painpal-Button. Since you use Stripe I guess there is a Stripe-Button
available somewhere. Actually if would be awesome if you could get rid off Painpal
altogether 
Thanks,
w.
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No BL, don't get rid of paypal. It works just fine.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 5, 2024 10:09 | | Subject: | Re: Phishing email | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | Why doesn't a multi-billion dollar company buy up all domains similar to
Bricklink and then just redirect them all to Bricklink.com?
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Because they would've to buy hundreds of domains, like bricklinks.net, bricklinka.com,
brick-link.net, bricklinkk.net, bricklinks.org...
Plus some may already be taken and put for sale at $100,000 ea - so no, it's
not easy.
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Dan Bricklin might also object. I dread to think how many times I have been to
his personal website due to an error.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 5, 2024 10:06 | | Subject: | Re: Phishing email | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, theoryzero writes:
| | I got the phishing email yesterday and it was within 60 seconds of a brand new
user placing an order. I’m guessing they do this to get your email address to
send the phishing email to it.
Anyhow, my question is what do I do with what I assume is a bogus order? Invoice
it anyway?
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Yeah, invoice it. If they pay, you were wrong and it was a real order (it could
be coincidence). If they don't pay, start the NPB.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 5, 2024 02:28 | | Subject: | Re: Problem with buyer / probable multi accounts | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| Issue a paypal invoice including fully tracked shipping. If they pay then fulfill
the order. If they don't pay then use NPB.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2024 11:44 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, LeeGo73 writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | | | Knowing “what you need” is based on available information, which has now been
condensed for no good reason. The only reason I know that a set has a specific
variant is because of the work put in by catalog contributors. People aren’t
going to care anymore because the distinction isn’t being explicitly made anymore.
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And, in that case, the distinction is no longer important as any of the merged
variants will do. That is no different to other parts where aleady known variations
are not important enough to have a catalogued variant for each.
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What is the functional (or visual) difference between a black 3001, 3001old and
3001special? The market for 3001old and 3001special is tiny compared to regular
3001. The vast mayority of buyers just want the 3001. Should they be merged?
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Why not ask the same about the (at least) four variants of 3010 that are known
but not given their own catalogue entry. Or the many known varieties of 3001
that are already merged and not recognized as different.
Personally it wouldn't bother me if the old and special 3001 are merged into
3001, but given the historic nature of that brick it would make it harder for
collectors to find non-standard variants. And since there are so few non standard
ones, having them is not stopping people finding 3001 if they have 3001 on their
wants lists.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2024 11:02 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | Knowing “what you need” is based on available information, which has now been
condensed for no good reason. The only reason I know that a set has a specific
variant is because of the work put in by catalog contributors. People aren’t
going to care anymore because the distinction isn’t being explicitly made anymore.
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And, in that case, the distinction is no longer important as any of the merged
variants will do. That is no different to other parts where aleady known variations
are not important enough to have a catalogued variant for each.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2024 09:16 | | Subject: | Re: What would you do? | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, fallinglegos81 writes:
| | Good Morning Forum,
I had a customer reach out asking if I could reduce my shipping before purchasing
a set. I only do instant check out and not invoices. I explained in the email
that the shipping cost is what I believe is a fair price and I don't reduce
shipping. I told him thank you for his interested.
He never wrote back but a day later they purchased the item he had emailed about
and in the comments "Hi. Can you please reduce shipping cost a few dollars
to reflect ups advantage which is cheaper? Thanks!" after I already told
him no and after he had paid.
I don't want to be petty but I'm annoyed that I told them no and ignored
it.
What would you do?
Thanks!
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Refuse, and tell them that you have already replied to their email saying no.
I would have stop listed them at that point, as in my experience, people that
expect discounts are the ones that will cause trouble later if you don't
give them the discount they demand.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2024 03:22 | | Subject: | Re: Lego Queen and Corgis | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, patncol writes:
| | Please can any give me instructions on how to build the Queen and her Corgis.
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There are no official instructions. There is a City Brix set, and someone put
something similar on IDEAS but I don't think the instructions are freely
available.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2024 16:55 | | Subject: | Re: Noticed that the CMF checklist is not listed | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, rainbowmist writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, rainbowmist writes:
Instructions come with a set, that is why they are where they are.
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But if you are trying to buy just the checklist it makes it harder for the buyer
to find.
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It is in every set.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2024 16:03 | | Subject: | Re: Noticed that the CMF checklist is not listed | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, rainbowmist writes:
Instructions come with a set, that is why they are where they are.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2024 12:23 | | Subject: | Re: 24548189 | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, jcarroll writes:
| | Thank you for such a smooth transaction. I will be using this site in the future.
Again thank you
Jcarroll
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So leave feedback for the seller.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2024 07:48 | | Subject: | Re: Filed a NSS report. How long to resolution? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Help, BackAgain1 writes:
| | I filed this on day 7 after placing an order. I'm wondering at what point
I go to paypal to get the money back? Thanks
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A week after opening the NSS should be enough time to respond en solve the issue.
Check your email spam folder for a message from the seller.
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It appears it was a week after placing the order, not after filing the NSS.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2024 07:47 | | Subject: | Re: Filed a NSS report. How long to resolution? | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, BackAgain1 writes:
| | I filed this on day 7 after placing an order. I'm wondering at what point
I go to paypal to get the money back? Thanks
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7 days is quite early for a NSS. Did the store terms say anything about processing
and shipping times?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2024 03:25 | | Subject: | Re: Braille Legos for the blind 4000503 | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Price Guide | |
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| In Price Guide, Jadegarden222 writes:
| | Anybody have any idea what something like this would go for? The Legos set for
the blind with Braille bricks. It is set 4000503
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You might find them hard to sell though, as these were meant to be for blind
children and not made for resellers to profit from. They are different to the
retail packs sold in store.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 1, 2024 12:42 | | Subject: | Re: Royal Mail stamps up again | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | Prices for letters up again in April.
Justification : costs and less mail.
My guess is that part of the reason for less mail is, you guessed it, the fact
that the price keeps going up.
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I imagine the reason for less mail is that people don't need it these days.
Email is instant (almost) and free (almost) and much more convenient. Even if
they kept the price of a stamp the same, or reduced it, I doubt that many
people would go back to sending letters in anything like the volumes they did
20 years ago.
Parcels is where the business is these days, which is why RM need to remain competitive
with the couriers, both for price and service.
The universal service imposed on the RM, delivering to people in remote areas
for the same cost, is also to blame.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 1, 2024 11:45 | | Subject: | Re: Finding set by more than one part | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, NaperPL writes:
| | Hello. How can I get a list of sets that contains all of parts which I type in?
For example I'm searching for sets that have part number 3068 AND 51739 AND
88930. So I'm looking for sets that have ALL OF THESE 3 PARTS. Is it possible
to do by bricklink or any other page?
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https://www.bricklink.com/catalogIn.asp
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 1, 2024 05:41 | | Subject: | Re: Does anybody know this? | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, Akir writes:
| | Hey all,
Does anybody know this part, is it Lego? And if so, what does it do?
There's no logo inside the stud; dimensions are 3x3 studs.
Thanks!
Patrick
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It looks like a homemade LED light assembly.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 1, 2024 03:28 | | Subject: | Re: King of the Dead wrong side torso | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Adjour writes:
| | In Catalog, thebrickwave writes:
| | I have a wrong side torso King of the Dead from the LOTR Pirate Ship Ambush.
The arms are facing the wrong direction and I found a forum about it on Euro
Bricks but I haven't found any other information regarding how to price it
on Brick Link. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Oh lawd please be satire
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Well it's a month too early for April Fools.
I know there were quite a few reports of this happening but the rare ones are
printed single sided only.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 29, 2024 08:56 | | Subject: | Re: Unused parts from part 4502 - Who is with me? | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| | | This treatment is consistent with any modern such items where set inventories
from LEGO do exist, and those parts are included (typically, all as one "single"
piece) regardless of if they are used or not. Personally, I would consider
a set incomplete without those pieces, much like I would consider a set incomplete
without spare ammo; it's not a matter of what is used in the builds, it's
a matter of what is part of the set.
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Tat is fine for a new set. But for a used set, you only need the parts necessary
to build the set. No extras or even regular parts not used in the build(s) have
to be present to be used,complete.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 29, 2024 08:46 | | Subject: | Re: How you deal with untrue complaints? | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| | | I know its not true. But i can't proof it. So usually i make a replacement
or full refund, because its not worth the trouble. But its always only happening
on minifigs that are in the higher price range.
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You might know that there is not a crack at the time you package it, but you
cannot possibly know there is not a crack when the buyer receives it unless you
are there at the time the customer opens it. It could be damaged on the way.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 13:07 | | Subject: | Re: Store doesn't support shippiing | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Addictivearch writes:
| | Message keeps appearing, store does not support shipping to your state. How
to end this message ? Thanks
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Buy from a store that knows what they are doing.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 13:04 | | Subject: | Re: What gives? | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| If it is 1 neutral or negative in 20000+ total, it would be rounded up as it
would be 99.995. 1 in 19999 total rounds down to 99.99%, 1 in 20000 total rounds
up to 100.00%.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 09:53 | | Subject: | Re: Unused parts from part 4502 - Who is with me? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, zorbanj writes:
| | In Inventories, yorbrick writes:
| |
That is why I said it is good for sellers of used sets to make it clear they
have only included parts necessary for the build, just like they can say no extra
parts.
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This is exactly what I note for any used set. Most sets have extra items listed
in the inventory.
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Yes, this problem happens anywhere that multiple parts come in a pack or sprue
and that item needs to be damaged to remove a part for a minifigure. It happens
with the vintage plumes on sprues and also modern bags that contain Mandalorian
rangefinders and similar items.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 05:43 | | Subject: | Re: Unused parts from part 4502 - Who is with me? | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, EDOM writes:
| | | | It was changed some years ago now, as they came with new sets and these are not
strictly extras, they are unused. When you sell a used set you do not need to
include them (only the parts necessary to build the set). But it is a good idea
to indicate that they are not included if you sell a used set.
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How would a buyer know that these parts do not belong to a complete used
set?
If I was a buyer, I would check the received parts of a used set that I bought
on BrickLink against the Regular Items list of that set at BrickLink. And then
the trouble begins...
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That is why I said it is good for sellers of used sets to make it clear they
have only included parts necessary for the build, just like they can say no extra
parts.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 04:33 | | Subject: | Re: Store suspended with only two active NSS | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Jens_Christian writes:
| | Hi
My store godt suspended last week with only two NSS. The only two I ever have
had. Is down to one now and this is only because off a buyer who wants two be
the big boss after he got a refund.
No response from admin.
Just normal ?
Anyone else who has tried the same?
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How many complete NSS do you have? And how many NRS?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 04:29 | | Subject: | Re: Unused parts from part 4502 - Who is with me? | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, EDOM writes:
| |
Certain sets only use one or two of the plume feathers from that wheel. But even
if only one is used, the other two are also listed on the regular items.
On this page https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562#regularItems in the
section "Additional Information About Regular Items" it says:
Parts on Sprues - Complete sprues are included in this section unless some
parts from the sprues are used in minifigures. In that case, the parts from the
sprues that are not used in minifigures are included in this section.
Now my question is: Why?
Example given: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=6274-1
and are not used anywhere on the Caribbean Clipper. There
is no official parts list of this set. But still both pieces are listed as Regular
Items on BrickLink. In this particular case the price for the complete set is
increased by approximately $10 just because these two unused parts are listed
as regular parts.
I suggest to change the Brickink definition of regular items and move those parts
from Regular Items to Extra Items.
Who is with me?
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It was changed some years ago now, as they came with new sets and these are not
strictly extras, they are unused. When you sell a used set you do not need to
include them (only the parts necessary to build the set). But it is a good idea
to indicate that they are not included if you sell a used set.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 03:19 | | Subject: | Re: Buyer chose incorrect currency | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Currency | |
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| In Currency, r.godfrey writes:
| | Hi smart people,
Is there anyway for me or the buyer to change the currency once they have placed
the order? It is an international order so the payment will be online. She
has chosen NZD and through paypal i only accept CAD.
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You can't enforce different payment currencies for different buyer locations.
If you accept NZ and CAD, those are offered to all. You can try steering customers
through terms, but you cannot stop an order in the 'wrong' currency.
It is a but strange, a NZ store selling in USD but only wanting payment iin CAD.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 27, 2024 15:50 | | Subject: | Re: How to view other store inventories with API | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| | | For a business venture I'm initiating, I must gather market price estimates
from various individual stores on BrickLink. Specifically, I am interested in
analyzing the listing prices of items from stores such as 'XYZ' (for
example) to aggregate data for analytical purposes. The aim is to reverse-engineer
the process of Lego set building by starting with the available parts from a
single supplier to optimize the sets I plan to build. This approach not only
streamlines the building process but is also anticipated to significantly expedite
business operations by minimizing the need to source from multiple suppliers.
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Why not use a wants list?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 27, 2024 13:20 | | Subject: | Re: Question about seeming price anomaly | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, rickcraine writes:
| | So, I was browsing the clone troopers on the catalog here and happened to set
my parameters to "Highest Quantity First".
My question is to sellers, why is the price so high on the 212th clone if the
quantity is so similar to the 501st troopers? Is the quantity disproportionate
to the difficulty to acquire the 212ths?
I prefer 212th over almost any other clone division, so this is a genuine curiosity
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There aren't many 212th figs in cheap sets, so even the cheapest of them
is quite high compared to the very plentiful 501st.
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