Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | edeevo  | | Posted: | Mar 29, 2023 11:52 | | Subject: | Re: Overview of all Sales in my Store | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, wuiffiuw writes:
| | Hi!
Is there a possibility to export all orders from my store? (from the beginning)
I can only export orders that a have done. But it would be nice if i could get
an overview of all the sales from my store.
Or is there a customer support available - maybe they can help me in this case?
Thanks in advance.
wuiffiuw
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You can download all your overall order info on the download page here:
https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcel.asp?orderType=received
That is just basic information though (Order ID, date, Buyer User ID, Order Total,
etc.); as has already been stated, you can only get the full details of the last
6 months of sales... 
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Mar 15, 2023 13:26 | | Subject: | Re: Issues with orders | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | Recently placed 21 orders, mostly small.
Received 11 so far.
Basic results to date :
3 perfect
8 with issues.
Issues range from bite marks, stress marks, strange wear problems and wrong colour.
In excess of 20 heads with bite marks of varying severity and one missing altogether.
Issues with headgear, hair and legs.
Not happy.
Let’s see what the other 10 look like.
I’m aware that some stores have notes in their terms as to possible marks but
none of the individual parts had a note, I purposely excluded any that had when
searching.
Spent a lot of time sourcing parts to avoid issues and now I’m going to spend
more time sorting this out and almost certainly trying to reorder the damaged
parts.
What’s the betting even these will have faults.
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I think this is the main reason why my Buyers keep coming back to my store; even
when they pay a premium compared to other Sellers of used items, they are typically
extremely happy with the quality of the used parts they receive from me...
In my opinion, quality counts for everything; and although it can be subjective,
if you can understand the disappointment of receiving less-than-satisfactory
used parts when you were counting on them to use in a unique MOC (as I have experienced
here as a Buyer), you undoubtedly understand how critical it is to make sure
you are not selling those types of less-than-satisfactory parts to your Buyers
who would have the same feeling of disappointment when received... in essence,
never sell items that you would not want to receive yourself if you were the
Buyer (& if you do, make sure you clearly note the damage in the part listing!).
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2023 15:11 | | Subject: | Re: How did this guy do it? | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| In My Own Creation, BazookaJo writes:
| | Just looking at this guy's MOC and like these way he's created that bridge
of blocks that curves back from the cockpit.
I'm a bit dim so can't see how he's done it.
Anyone know the peices required to replicate the effect?
Cheers guys.
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Looks like one of these on the sides:
With one of these on top:
Can't see the inner-workings though, so I have no clue how they're attached
inside (though I can think of several ways of doing so using various hinges)...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2023 04:42 | | Subject: | Re: Damaged product received. | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, pcthurman writes:
| | In Help, edeevo writes:
| | In Help, pcthurman writes:
| | I placed an order and received these 2 bricks. The black brick is a
and the red brick is a
These pieces were to go into sets that I had planned to sell once complete. Obviously,
I cannot use them and will have to source them from another shop.
If you received these in an order and they had not been listed with any damage
mentioned, would you request a refund?
I do understand that used is used and can have scratching, but the black brick
has been melted and the red brick has deep scratches, and the corner is rounded.
Cass T
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First, I would not list items in that condition without providing an explanation
in the listing... If, for some reason, I missed the damage and listed them in
my store without a description, then missed seeing the damage when I packed and
shipped them, I would expect the Buyer to be pretty irritated (hopefully, they'd
notify me, so I could offer to send replacements or give a full refund for the
error)... so, if you haven't, I suggest you reach out to the Seller, and
give them the opportunity to make it right...
That said, if you are still without the parts after communicating with the Seller,
feel free to send me a message referencing this discussion; I believe I have
spares of each of those items (I'll need to check my thousands of unsorted
bricks to find a red 8 x 16, but I'm pretty sure I saw one the other day;
and, according to my store inventory, I have plenty of the black 12 x 24s as
well); I'd be happy to give you a good deal for them both if you don't
get replacements from the other Seller...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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Thank you, Ed. I was actually at your shop today pricing out some things so this
would work well for me. I know for a fact that the seller I bought these from
do not have others listed and if I can avoid paying for international shipping
again, I would be very happy.
Cass T
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Just let me know, and I can reserve them for you; I was able to find 4 of the
red 8 x 16s in my unsorted items, and though they all are used, they each definitely
have that "new-ish" shine to them...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2023 18:24 | | Subject: | Re: Damaged product received. | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, pcthurman writes:
| | I placed an order and received these 2 bricks. The black brick is a
and the red brick is a
These pieces were to go into sets that I had planned to sell once complete. Obviously,
I cannot use them and will have to source them from another shop.
If you received these in an order and they had not been listed with any damage
mentioned, would you request a refund?
I do understand that used is used and can have scratching, but the black brick
has been melted and the red brick has deep scratches, and the corner is rounded.
Cass T
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First, I would not list items in that condition without providing an explanation
in the listing... If, for some reason, I missed the damage and listed them in
my store without a description, then missed seeing the damage when I packed and
shipped them, I would expect the Buyer to be pretty irritated (hopefully, they'd
notify me, so I could offer to send replacements or give a full refund for the
error)... so, if you haven't, I suggest you reach out to the Seller, and
give them the opportunity to make it right...
That said, if you are still without the parts after communicating with the Seller,
feel free to send me a message referencing this discussion; I believe I have
spares of each of those items (I'll need to check my thousands of unsorted
bricks to find a red 8 x 16, but I'm pretty sure I saw one the other day;
and, according to my store inventory, I have plenty of the black 12 x 24s as
well); I'd be happy to give you a good deal for them both if you don't
get replacements from the other Seller...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Mar 1, 2023 16:49 | | Subject: | Re: Is it a blade ? | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, Adrienhb writes:
| | Hi again,
I'm looking for those wings.
Any idea what it could be please ?
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Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2023 18:09 | | Subject: | Re: How is this not feedback manipulation? | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, chetzler writes:
| | In Feedback, bigasbricks writes:
| | Worthy of reporting to Bricklink? I have not responded to this valued customer
of Bricklink as of yet. These kind of messages never seem to be sent via the
Bricklink platform.
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Sounds like he may have had one or more bad experiences with previous sellers.
If he was my customer I would calmly explain that there is no need to threaten
a negative since I will always correct any errors. However, I certainly wouldn't
be eager to leave any feedback for him until I saw what he left for me.
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Concur with this; that Buyer's message seems to point to previous bad experiences
with other Sellers who may have either not responded at all, refused to admit
their mistake, or a variety of other bad experiences I have even had with the
occasional Seller here on the site...
If they were one of my Buyers, my preferred action would be to simply communicate
that the issue will be resolved promptly, and ship them the missing items as
soon as I could (and message them the package the tracking info)...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Feb 6, 2023 17:36 | | Subject: | Almost there... B^) | | Viewed: | 178 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
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Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jan 30, 2023 16:22 | | Subject: | Re: “Instant Checkout Unavailable” Error Fix… | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Help, edeevo writes:
| | If you are set up for Instant Checkout and have ever had a Buyer contact you
and let you know they were trying to buy something from your store, but they
were unable to checkout, and you were confused as to why…
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I use an easier solution (for me anyway):
* set up your automatic Shipping Methods,
* set up a fall back Manual Shipping method for what doesn't have size, weight,
etc.
That's it.
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If that works for you...
I said "goodbye" to manual invoicing years ago, and I've been very
happy with how Instant Checkout has worked (*and* with how Instant Checkout has
reduced the number of NPBs I've had to 0 since implementing it!)... 
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jan 30, 2023 15:25 | | Subject: | “Instant Checkout Unavailable” Error Fix… | | Viewed: | 95 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| If you are set up for Instant Checkout and have ever had a Buyer contact you
and let you know they were trying to buy something from your store, but they
were unable to checkout, and you were confused as to why…
This has happened to me before (and once again recently), so I figured it
was something to share (it pays to keep up n these sort of things when you are
adding a lot of inventory!)…
When using Instant Checkout, you need to make sure all the items in your store
inventory have the volume/weight required to allow for it to use your shipping
methods to calculate shipping costs... unfortunately, some of the items in the
catalog are missing volume/weight, and prevent Buyers from using your shipping
methods to purchase those items using Instant Checkout (the error reads something
along the lines of "no shipping methods available..."... so, unless
you add the appropriate information to your items, they may be unavailable for
Instant Checkout...
Because I just had a Buyer send me a message that they were unable to checkout
of my store the other day, I had to recheck my own inventory; and, sure enough,
one of items I recently added did not include information to allow for Instant
Checkout… so I fixed it, and the Buyer was able to purchase what they wanted
from me… That said, I felt it a good time to remind everyone using Instant Checkout
to verify all your items are set up to allow them to be bought this way, and
I created a simple step-by-step to verify all the items in your inventory are
set up to allow for Instant Checkout…
You can follow along with the image I created, and/or follow the steps below…
The simplest way to check if any items in your store inventory are missing information
that prevents them from being purchased via Instant Checkout is by:
1) Go to "My Store--Inventory"
2) Make sure the "Instant Checkout Unavailable" box is checked
3) Clicking on the “Go!” button to view those items (if any are listed, they
are missing information that would allow for Instant Checkout)
4) Add whatever information (volume or weight) is missing manually (as you can
see in the screenshots,
I added weight to the items in my inventory)...
5) Once you have added the appropriate information that was missing, click on
the “Submit Changes” button at the bottom of the list, and you should see them
all disappear—if any items remain, they are still missing information to allow
for Instant Checkout…
Years ago, it was quite a lesson in frustration in trying to find out why a few
Buyers couldn’t check out from my store (and those were the Buyers that actually
reached out and asked—there are likely others that couldn’t, and just decided
to stop trying!)… Once I figured it out though, I am continually reminding myself
after adding inventory to check again, so that I don’t have items in my inventory
that Buyers cannot actually purchase…
Hope this helps some Seller out there that was unaware of this little ‘feature’
of Bricklink & Instant Checkout…
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jan 26, 2023 12:06 | | Subject: | Re: Is the perfect feedback streak finally over? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, par016 writes:
| | I'm not positive it will stick yet, but I think my perfect feedback score
has ended. Buyer left feedback without contacting me about any issue. They
said in their feedback that their order of 14 pieces (8 lots) was missing 9 pieces.
Which seems crazy to me that I could miss that, but I've definitely made
mistakes before.
There are only two possibilities I can think of for how it happened (as I 100%
remember pulling that order):
1. I packed up those 9 pieces in the same 1 bag, which is probable, and then
somehow missed putting that bag in the bubble mailer. If the bag was on my desk
when I packed the next order, I may have placed it in there accidentally. To
the best of my knowledge, I've never done that, but it is a possibility.
2. The bag got stuck in the packaging when being opened/dumped out. Believe
it or not, I have a few customers say they were missing parts only for me to
suggest checking the packaging again and having them find it in there. I use
resealed Lego plastic bags to pack my orders and mail in bubble wrap mailers
and I think the sharp corners of the bags can on occasion get caught on the bubble
wrap and not come out if you aren't careful.
Either way, I got a neutral which is essentially a negative for feedback score
on BrickLink. I've contacted the buyer 3 times over the last 4 days (2 through
BL and 1 directly through their email) apologizing for the mistake and offering
to fix it any way possible. I even unprompted sent them the entire order a second
time for free because I couldn't confirm exactly which pieces were missing
(even though I have a good guess based on how I normally pack). The new order
has already arrived and yet the buyer hasn't even responded to anything.
Well, I guess I'll just wait a little longer to see if they respond, but
I am not getting strong feelings that I'll get one. Just needed to get out
my frustrations to other sellers that understand. I work very hard to keep my
customers happy and feel like I go above and beyond to make up for the few mistakes
I make. Anyways thanks for reading.
-Pete
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I can recall receiving my first non-positive feedback years ago; while frustrating
at the time, it's easier to understand that some things (especially the reactions
of an individual) are simply out of our control... you do your best to fulfill
orders, going above and beyond when necessary, and know you did everything that
you could; then you move on... easier said than done, I know--I seemingly
get the same frustration with every subsequent non-positive... thank goodness
I've only had a few over the many years I've been here...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jan 19, 2023 14:34 | | Subject: | A Thank You for the (almost) Dark Pink Brick. | | Viewed: | 170 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
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| As I grow ever closer to having the Dark Pink Brick next to my feedback score,
I want to express my gratitude to the many, many great Buyers I have had over
the years; as well as all the amazing Sellers that I have purchased items from
over the years as well…!
To expand on that Thank You, I want to offer something I have numerous
times over the years in the form of a Custom Store Logo and/or ID Card Image
to whoever would like one… I have created hundreds of these logos over the years
(see examples below), and I have always loved the challenge of creating new ones.
To take advantage of this offer, all you need to do is send me a message through
Bricklink with a basic description of what you would like in a custom logo, and
I will get to work—simple as that. Alternatively, if you would like a
similar design to one of the examples below, just point that out in the message
(providing me with an idea of what you’d like gives me a good starting point
to creatively build upon; because if you don’t, you’ll simply get whatever I
create at the moment—which will tend to be whatever is currently on my mind).
Similarly to the times I have offered this before, I am not asking for anything
in return… while it is true that I have been provided with coupons and direct
payments via PayPal for my work on these logos, I want to be clear: that is not
required; it is definitely appreciated, but it is absolutely not required...
The only thing I ask for is a little patience. Because it has happened in previous
times I have done this, I will occasionally get flooded with requests all at
once, and can sometimes takes me a little more time to provide a few design choices
for each request; rest assured, that I will provide every request with one (I
can honestly say I have created logos for every single individual that has requested
one, which is why I have so many examples)…
Note: the examples below do not appear of great resolution quality; though that
is more the limitation of Bricklink for the size/format of allowable forum images;
the logos I will create for you will be much higher resolution.
Thank You again to those Buyers and Sellers I have worked with in the past, as
well as to those I will work with tomorrow (and beyond); here’s to a continued
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Dec 16, 2022 16:29 | | Subject: | Re: SIGNED OUT OF ACCOUNT AND CAN"T LOG BACK IN | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, jeffhau2 writes:
| | I'm hoping a member or Administrator will see this and be able to provide
some guidance.
System logged me off and I'm unable to log back in. I believe the issue is
that I had a six digit password but I see now that an eight digit password is
required.
It doesn't like my password now. I get the "ID or Password Mismatch!"
I've tried to do a password reset but an email does not get sent to make
this happen.
My user name is "jeffhau" (I created this new account to be able to post here).
My store name is THEREISNOSPOON.
I'm really at a loss here as I've sent messages to Help Desk with no
response. I've tried everything I can think of to get back in my account
but no success.
I'm guessing now that I have unfulfilled orders in my store not yet invoiced
so that's not good. BrickLink is a needed source of income for me as well
so obviously it's not good in that regard.
Hopefully someone out there can provide information that can remedy this problem.
Thanks for reading.
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I had this issue last week; try closing out your browser (Safari, Chrome, Firefox,
Edge, etc.), then and restart it (make sure it clears the cookies)... you'll
have to log back in, but it should work; at least that worked for me when I had
the same issue a few times last week...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Dec 12, 2022 17:09 | | Subject: | Re: Buyers, do yourself (and sellers) a favor. | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, tons_of_bricks writes:
| | During anytime, but especially this busy holiday season, if you place an order
that needs to get shipped quicker than the store's stated shipping time,
leave a note with the order. If the seller is any good, they want to do their
best to get your order in time, and if simply told that it needs to ship quickly,
they will do their best to do so.
We are having an influx of orders needed by Christmas, as I assume everyone is.
That means those orders are getting a priority to be shipped, while the others
that remained silent are taking closer to our max of 5 business days to ship.
But I have been getting messages from orders 3-4 days old asking where it is;
they need it soon. This is slightly aggravating to us, as we want to get your
order to you in time and give you a pleasant experience at our store. But we
can't read minds, and if you don't tell us you need it by x day, or faster
than our max stated time, we assume you can wait that long if necessary. Of course
we try to ship them sooner if possible.
So please, do yourselves, and everyone, a favor. Let us know if you need the
order by Christmas or sooner. 99% of sellers will do their best to accommodate
your deadlines, if you will but let us know about them.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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I know you have sent out twice as many orders as I have this year (based upon
your feedback this year); but I have closed my store for many weeks this year
due to health reasons, and my numbers from the previous years were closer to
yours... Regardless, I have a large inventory as well, and I am able to get most
(if not all) orders out the same day (or at worst, the day after) payment has
been made... and because I do everything by myself (while still working a day
job not associated with LEGO in any way), I can confirm that it is doable (though
I understand that I may be the anomaly there)...
What I'm getting at is that there's no reason you need to prioritize
shipping orders, if they all are...
That said, there are always the (for lack of better words) 'difficult'
Buyers, who just cannot seem to *not* include you in every thought they have
about the order they placed (whatever the reason); and I have always found it
critical to engage those Buyers in honest, meaningful communication if you want
them to have a positive experience, regardless of the potential delays... for
a recent example about holiday delays, I had a Buyer inquire about where there
package was (and I sensed some frustration in the tone of their message, which
was understandable), and because the local USPS Sorting Facility in Los Angeles
isn't the best at scanning all packages leaving the area, I have a semi-written
message ready to tailor and send to anyone who happens to ask about these sort
of 'delays':
Thank you for your message (& for your order!)! It looks like the holiday shipping
delays have started, unfortunately; I did ship your order on the 28th, and it
looks like the USPS finally updated the tracking as showing in *city*, *State*
as of 6:09pm today (The Los Angeles USPS sorting facility isn't always the
best at scanning packages before leaving the area; but once the destination facility
receives a package, the tracking gets updated all along the stops... because
this is happening at the start of the holiday season though, delays should be
expected, unfortunately). Hopefully, you will receive your order soon, and be
happy with it!
Thank you again for your message (and for your order!); and let me know if you
have any more questions.
Life is Good.
~Ed.
The Buyer ultimately received their order a few days later, after a slight delay;
and were very happy, not only with their order, but they largely thanked me for
the communication, as they had been fretting over receiving it for a specific
purpose, and were relieved when I had communicated that I had at least shipped
it...
That said, I have had other experiences with Buyers over the years that didn't
resolve so neatly; so it will sometimes come down to the individual, and how
to work with them in those situations (I'd love to share different situations,
but I feel I've rambled on long enough here); ultimately, I have found
that open and honest communication is the most critical in being able to resolve
anything in these situations... I would say there's nothing worse than a
non-responsive Seller, but I have experienced the occasional overtly antagonistic
Seller before, and those are much, much worse in my opinion. So I encourage
you to simply respond to your Buyer accordingly.
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Nov 30, 2022 15:31 | | Subject: | Re: Would you complain about the condition? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, ryanaitch writes:
| | I know these are old and Used, but they didn't even have "playwear" or any
notes at all when I purchased them. Should I just expect this level of damage
on older parts? Or ask for a partial refund?
Ryan
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Question: "Should I just expect this level of damage on older parts?"
Answer: Absolutely not!
I would not list parts in that condition in my store; unless they were very rare
(and with those items, I would provide a detailed and highlighted description
within the listing)...
If I had somehow missed the damage and sent used items in that condition, I would
expect my Buyer to be a bit upset, and they would deserve a refund.
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2022 20:18 | | Subject: | Re: Very odd | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Lonely_Brick_OH writes:
| | Anyone else have a steep drop in sales?
Nothing in 7 days.
Not a record but very unusual when uploading new product during the week.
Usually have 1-2 sales every couple of days but nothing in over a week.
Thanks.
Took the time off and put it to good use sorting material.
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Sales have been typically slow this time of year, but I've had quite a jump
in sales over the last 5 days (maybe since my store was closed from the 4th to
the 6th?)...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Nov 4, 2022 16:46 | | Subject: | Re: Can't find part in BL catalog | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| In Searching, richspin writes:
| | Set 41336 Emma's Art Cafe has a sticker set. According to the instructions,
sticker #9 is applied to a medium azure tile 2x4. I'd like to add this part
to my inventory but don't see it anywhere in the BL catalog. Is this a BL
problem or my problem. Does anyone know the catalog number for this piece? Thanks
for the help.
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It just means that particular item hasn't been added to the catalog yet as
a part or a part of the set inventory (happens with a lot of stickered parts)...
so you can either add it to the catalog yourself, or you could reach out to one
of the great catalog administrators for help:
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/member/community_experts.page
I have a bunch of stickered parts set aside to add to the catalog (whenever I
can find the time to do so)...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Oct 27, 2022 16:05 | | Subject: | Re: PayPal reinstated their $2500 fine. | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Payment Methods | |
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| In Payment Methods, chetzler writes:
| | In Payment Methods, peregrinator writes:
| | In Payment Methods, chetzler writes:
| | Regardless, how is PayPal going to collect any supposed penalties? I routinely
transfer money to my bank; there is rarely much more than a hundred dollares
in my PayPal accout. To paraphrase a possibly apocryphal statement, they made
their decision, let them enforce it! It seems the worst they could do is terminate
your account.
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They will debit your bank account - I believe that's in the terms
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Hmm, I’ll have to look into that, seems legally tenuous. I would report as fraud
any attempts by PayPal to collect fines from my bank account. Enough fraud claims
directed their way might cause them to reconsider their terms.
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It is legally dubious...
Personally, I'm not worried about this at all... I cannot speak for the
world, but in the USA, businesses (such as PayPal) cannot debit your personal
or business bank account legally without your consent (whether it's in their
terms and conditions agreement or not); and in some states (ex: California) there
are additional consumer protection rights that actually prohibit a company from
debiting your account over a certain amount without your explicit written consent
(and terms and conditions agreements on PayPal do not imply consent, no matter
how much their legal folks would want it to)...
I'm guessing this new language is in response to some recent legal issues
with actual illegal transactions being done through PayPal (think money laundering,
firearms purchases, etc.) that PayPal has had to address with government entities
(they've been fined for them numerous times in the past... just Google "PayPal
fined for illegal payments", and you'll see plenty).
So I'm guessing PayPal added this language to their terms to try to somewhat
'shield' themselves from another of these sorts of incidents that will
occur on their platform going forward (i.e. a sort of "legal" loophole PayPal
can point to in that clause and claim ignorance to the illegal transactions because
users agreed not to do it (lol); all in the hopes of lessening the fines going
forward); regardless, the language is extremely sloppy and woefully lacking specifics
(though I'd wager it was vague and non-specific for a reason; that vagueness
likely gives PayPal some wiggle room in those fine cases for illegal activities
on their platform; or maybe if they "fine" the wrong person $2500, and PayPal
is challenged or sued, they can point back to that clause in the terms and attempt
to justify that they "had cause to suspect" as they slowly walk away )...
FYI: If PayPal even attempted to debit your actual bank account, (as already
mentioned) you simply need to report the transaction as fraud, and let your bank
deny it, and see if PayPal decides to actually pursue it legally (I'd love
to see PayPal attempt to legally wrangle with any big bank's legal department...
lol... I think even they know nothing good could come of it)... the best PayPal
can do is send your account to a debt collector to "collect" the $2500 for misinformation/whatever
(which opens them to a host of other issues; not least of all the bad press it
would bring... which is something PayPal actively tries to avoid).
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Oct 25, 2022 18:02 | | Subject: | Re: New Store - Advice Appreciated | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, BigBucket writes:
| | Hey All!
I just opened a store for the first time. I am super new to this so if anyone
has time to take a look and give helpful feedback I would really appreciate it!
Its mostly minifigs now but I have more inventory to update.
Of course if you see something you like I'd be thrilled with an order but
even getting some eyes on the store and feedback would be great!
Thank you!
Link to store: https://store.bricklink.com/BigBucket#/shop
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You could use a store logo... so here you go.
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Oct 24, 2022 17:42 | | Subject: | Re: Hacked | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, legoman77 writes:
| | Somewhat interesting and maybe a learning experience.
Tried to get into my eBay account a few days ago. My pass word did not work.
I reset it. I sell a lot and buy a lot. The first thing I noticed was something
in my cart. A $600 gold chain. Then I looked at recently viewed items and there
were 3 different chains and a pair of slipper type shoes for $300.
I called ebay (which is really easy, not like here where there is no way to call
or get quick action.)
I explained what was going on and they said that someone tried to buy that and
did not get the right answers to the security questions so the sale did not go
through.
I changed my pass word and looked around and his name was on my account with
an address and a phone number.
Ebay said that is good enough to keep the hacker out. A few hours latter I looked
at where my payments from selling were going. He had put his bank information
in so if any payments were sent it would go to his bank account. I changed that
too and called eBay again to make sure that all traces of the hacker were moved.
They assured me my account was now secure.
I was lucky that I did not have any payments pending.
Just an example of luck and how someone can get hacked.
John P
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d0n0TU5e5!MPL3p@55w0rDZ!
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Oct 13, 2022 11:10 | | Subject: | Re: Instant checkout - setting pricing tiers | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Help, emperor61 writes:
| | Hi there
How do you make orders over a specific amount automatically go to a higher pricing
level?
For example, I want buyers who spend over £50 to be directed to the Signed For/Tracked
postage. However, at the moment this isn't happening. What do I need to adjust
or go to to make this happen?
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You limit the first shipping method to 49.99 (there's a max value field at
the bottom), then you create another shipping method with a minimum of 50.00,
etc.
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^This is accurate.
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Oct 3, 2022 13:14 | | Subject: | Re: Showerthoughts #2 | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, wildchicken13 writes:
| | If birds that fly over the sea are seagulls, then are birds that fly over the
bay, bagels?
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Sep 28, 2022 16:02 | | Subject: | Re: any pro tips for this? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Nubs_Select writes:
| | I've got a lot of these and not looking forward to separating the 2 variants...
does anyone know any fast ways to separate them?
I know I could list them under
but that almost feels like I'm cheating
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Many of them (especially the newer ones) have the part number printed on the
bottom that you can see with a magnifying glass; and the newer ones tend to have
the five digit 'alternate' numbers 43876 & 88072 (as opposed to the older
type with just 4623)... that said, when I sorted the ~3,000 in my inventory at
the time, I found an example of each type and just used those to compare the
others as I sorted through them... it took some time to do it, but I think I
was actively watching a movie or show while I was sorting them (after a while,
you can tell the difference between the two types without even really looking
at them)...
Lifei s Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Aug 25, 2022 20:15 | | Subject: | Re: A little insight into dark brown bows | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, WilliamRaine writes:
| |
Concerning these two parts specifically in Dark Brown....
I recently acquired set 6073-1 complete in the box, and it looks barely touched
since it was opened. All the pieces are in like new condition and all the feathers
are still on the sprues and the pamphlet is even in the box. Curiously, the bows
and quivers are dark brown instead of the standard brown, or at least they appear
dark brown compared to standard brown parts I have.
While it is hardly proof that this is a possible source of these pieces in this
color, it's a pretty strong indication. I just thought some people might
find it an interesting find.
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Certain parts in the old Brown color definitely had variations; some much more
noticeable than others (especially when you have several of the same item in
Brown to compare)... I have noticed that it tends to be the 'softer'
plastic parts with the most variation... I cannot tell you how often I have what
looks like a mismatch in shades of brown between the body and arms/legs of this
little guy over the years:
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Aug 12, 2022 14:13 | | Subject: | Re: “No shipping methods available” | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, minifigmountain writes:
| | I have had several users message me saying that they get the error “no shipping
methods available for this item.” First it was for a large set and I thought
it was my fault, but I had another seller check for me and they said they were
able to purchase. Both were in the USA. Now I’m getting a message from a US buyer
that there’s a minifig they can’t buy because there’s no shipping method available.
I’ve been getting orders from other people so it’s not like my shipping methods
are completely broken but I can’t pinpoint the real problem here. Is there some
wider problem here? Something on the buyer’s end? I’m at a loss.
Thanks,
Steve
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I can see you are using Instant Checkout, and it looks like you ship orders by
weight, so that may point to the issue; when using Instant Checkout, you need
to make sure all the items in your store inventory have the volume/weight required
to allow for it to use your shipping methods... unfortunately, some of the items
in the catalog are missing volume/weight, and prevent folks from using your shipping
methods to purchase those items using Instant Checkout(and I believe the error
was "no shipping methods available..." when some Buyers brought it to my attention
a few years ago)...
The simplest way to check if any items in your store inventory are missing information
that prevents them from being purchased via Instant Checkout is by going to "My
Store--Inventory", then making sure the "Instant Checkout Unavailable" box
is checked, and hitting the "Go!" button... if any items pop up, those items
are missing information that would allow for Instant Checkout; you can then add
whatever info (volume or weight) is missing manually (as you can see in the screenshots,
I added weight to the items in my inventory)... once you add weight, run the
same search as before, and no items should pop up...
It took me a while to figure this out about two years ago because a few Buyers
had asked about specific items that they were unable to checkout with; and since
I only use Instant Checkout, I was able to determine the issue... and when I
checked, it turned out I had a bunch of items that couldn't be sold via Instant
Checkout; as the missing volume/weight info prevented any Buyer from checking
out if any one of those items was in their cart...
I regularly check for missing weight/volume from time to time now, as I add more
items to my inventory, so I don't have that issue again... Hope that helps.
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Aug 10, 2022 19:49 | | Subject: | Re: Meaning of 'CUUSOO'? | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, MarioBrickz writes:
| | As someone who has been a part of the BrickLink community for exactly one year
(joined 8/10/2021), there's been one question bouncing around in my mind
for quite a while now. Since I'm celebrating one year as a BrickLink buyer
today, I figured I would put this question out there to the veteran members of
the BrickLink community so I can finally stop puzzling over this one little thing
that's been driving me crazy for one full year now.
When I look at the 'Sets' section on the website, one of the categories
I see is 'LEGO Ideas (CUUSOO)'. My question is... what does 'CUUSOO'
actually stand for? (If someone asked that question in the past and got an answer,
well, I'm too lazy to search through years and years worth of posts in the
forum to find that answer, so please excuse me if it's been asked before.)
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"In Japanese, “cuusoo” means to imagine and wonder about something unlikely
to happen or exist."
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Aug 8, 2022 17:28 | | Subject: | Re: To much trolls, try this… | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Aug 4, 2022 14:40 | | Subject: | Re: Top Sellers with Perfect Feedback List | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, par016 writes:
| | I had a little bit of free time and thought it would be fun to go through the
sellers with the most feedback and see which stores have a perfect feedback rating.
Often the forum ends up being a place to complain about buyers and sellers or
discuss problematic orders and I thought it would be a nice change of pace to
highlight some great users/stores to buy in.
For my methodology I went though the top 400 users in order of amount of feedback
received that are listed as sellers. I checked to see which ones had 0 neutral
or negative feedback.
As this exercise was to highlight great stores, there were 3 users that had perfect
feedback as a seller but not as a buyer, in each of those cases they had less
than 25 feedback as sellers anyways so I removed them from the list. There was
also one user that has perfect feedback at over 5900 feedback but only 171 feedback
as a seller. I have included them in the honorable mention. Here are the results:
1. carolannee - (21977 total, 20879 as a seller) https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=carolannee
2. murauer77 - (18954 total, 17133 as a seller) https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=murauer77
3. maninblack - (16429 total, 16076 as a seller) https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=maninblack
4. Geoff_Smith - (9354 total, 8159 as a seller) https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=Geoff_Smith
5. Hypertrophy - (8676 total, 8056 as a seller) https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=Hypertrophy
6. tpr - (7977 total, 7899 as a seller) https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=tpr
7. QBricks - (7186 total, 6589 as a seller) https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=QBricks
8. rmisk - (7106 total, 7047 as a seller) https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=rmisk
9. ichiban - (7064 total, 4079 as a seller) https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=ichiban
10. popsicle - (6154 total, 4672 as a seller) https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=popsicle
Honorable Mention:
- Brandywine_Brix - (5902 total, 171 as a seller) https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=Brandywine_Brix
I was not expecting to see this many stores still at perfect feedback this far
up the list. Particularly what the top 3 users on this list have done is nothing
short of amazing. Congrats to them! Most of the top 40 feedback users had dozens
to hundreds of neutral and negative feedback. There were a few though that had
less than 5 and that is also incredibly impressive.
On that note, I would also like to point out that this list should not be taken
to mean that stores that have a negative or neutral feedback are necessarily
of any less quality. Sometimes you just get a bad buyer or something out of your
control as a seller happens and the buyer isn't happy. I know plenty of
stores that have a few neutral or negatives that have some of the best customer
service.
Here's hoping more can be added to this list in the future!
-Pete
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Having ordered from them numerous times over the years, carolannee deserves
top billing on that list...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jul 26, 2022 12:10 | | Subject: | Re: Custom Lots rules | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Selling, edeevo writes:
| | I have a suggestion on where you can store your non-LEGO ("f'legos"); been
using one myself for over 40 years...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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You've been using a rubbish bin? I just put non-LEGO parts in the ocean.
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I would never do such a horrible thing to our oceanic friends (or enemies); trash
belongs in the rubbish bin, not in the ocean...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jul 25, 2022 19:09 | | Subject: | Re: Custom Lots rules | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | Hello!
I have read the rules of listing, and I’m a bit confused on a few things and
have a few questions!
1. Can I sell custom items I have made that are made for Lego set display, but
not made of Lego bricks?
2. Can I list stuff if it’s a back order item? Even if I don’t have it on hand?
I would make it when I get the order?
3. Can I list custom stickers I made as long as they aren’t copied from a set’s
sticker sheet?
4. Got any more advice or answers to questions I may have missed? 😝
And one more unrelated question:
5. Can I sell f’legos (fake legos) by the pound just so I can get rid of them?
😂
Thanks!
-Bricks of Faith
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I have a suggestion on where you can store your non-LEGO ("f'legos"); been
using one myself for over 40 years...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jul 21, 2022 11:42 | | Subject: | Re: bottom of the bin | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, rab1234 writes:
| | I usually end up tossing the last couple hundred tiny pieces from a bulk lot
in the trash after a good look through because as anyone who's bought used
knows, the end can get a bit dirty...
I was just about to get rid of my latest remnants when I spotted one of these
beauties:
Almost tossed $30 in the trash and I'm sure I've done it before and will
do it again... guess that's why these are so pricey.
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Those little parts can also get stuck in any 2x* bricks (a few years ago, I found
a few feathers stuck in the bottom of a 2x6 brick)... so it's always good
to check everywhere in used lots for those buggers...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jun 27, 2022 13:47 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, jennnifer writes:
| | In Off Topic, WildBricks writes:
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You are correct! I feel, however, that If I’m not allowed to voice my opinion
on something as little as my faith, then there shouldn’t be any reason to stick
around on this forum.
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As someone who has just had her entire world upended because of other people's
faith, I can assure you that you expressing (ie shoving down other's throats)
your opinion on your faith is NOT A LITTLE THING. It is offensive and outright
vulgar.
Further, if your opinion's on your faith was such a little thing, you wouldn't
be proselytizing in a completely inappropriate place.
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Thank you for speaking up. I've been searching and searching for the words
to say the same thing. 
I, too, am offended and wish I didn't have to see such symbols here where
they don't belong.
Jen
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Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jun 27, 2022 13:36 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, WildBricks writes:
| | | |
You are correct! I feel, however, that If I’m not allowed to voice my opinion
on something as little as my faith, then there shouldn’t be any reason to stick
around on this forum.
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As someone who has just had her entire world upended because of other people's
faith, I can assure you that you expressing (ie shoving down other's throats)
your opinion on your faith is NOT A LITTLE THING. It is offensive and outright
vulgar.
Further, if your opinion's on your faith was such a little thing, you wouldn't
be proselytizing in a completely inappropriate place.
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Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jun 23, 2022 13:44 | | Subject: | Re: Yoda New York I Heart sw0465a | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, skwalk1 writes:
| | Hello,
I need your help once. I have received a Yoda minifigure and would like an expertise
on the authenticity of this figure. The torso has a Lego lettering on it, but
I'm not sure if the printing on the shirt wasn't applied afterwards.
Thank you for your help!
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A side-by-side comparison with the Bricklink catalog image of the printing does
show some slight differences (specifically the shape of the lower point of the
heart and its' positioning)...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jun 20, 2022 20:21 | | Subject: | Re: Glued Minifgure legs (Boba Fett) | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, George_Lucy writes:
| | I used to put them in really hot water that will soften the glue and then you
can pull them apart. It worked about 75% of the time.
Problem, jgrossman1025 writes:
| | Hello,
I recently got two OG boba fett's but the legs are glued. It seems someone
had tried to rip them off the body before as the legs themselves are pretty damaged
as well as glued to the body. Does anyone have any suggestions as how to get
them off? As they are damaged I don't really care if I have to damage them
more. Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks, NG
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Agree with George, hot water works pretty frequently... though. you may want
to be sure that the minigiure you have wasn't an old magnet one (the legs
on those suckers were impossibly tough to remove!)...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jun 16, 2022 16:42 | | Subject: | Re: New Store Name | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, PapaPearson writes:
| | Greetings everyone! We have been working on this for quite some time and now
it's official. Pure Block Fury is now the AMERICAN BRICK ASSOCIATION of AMERICA!
or A.B.A.A for short. Same great parts, service and fast shipping, just a new
store name. Our new logo was created by Lucky Ed's Good Ol' Bricks. Check
him out on Facebook.
In celebration of the new name, we have a 15% off sale on all parts going on
right now. Stop by sometime and remember the 5 B's of Bricking...Brick, Browse,
Buy, Build and Brick.
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I had fun making this one for you... good luck!
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | May 20, 2022 17:12 | | Subject: | Re: wolfpackbricks | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
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| In Announce, maxx3001 writes:
| | In Announce, kegelken writes:
| | In Announce, dutchcastle writes:
| | hey are you looking for great deals on 80/90s parts and sets then take a look
at wolfpackbricks we put up everyday new inventory to our store whit soon a great
dicount on parts and sets so if you are into 80/90s sets and parts then take
a look at our new store wolfpackbricks see link below and we hope to seey you
soon at our store
https://store.bricklink.com/dutchcastle&utm_content=globalnav#/shop
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After posting I don’t know how many messages congrats on your first order.
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Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | May 19, 2022 16:59 | | Subject: | Re: 61054 off brands | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, ccroxton writes:
| | Someone is doing an excellent job of re-creating LEGO designs for parts!
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They're both legit LEGO parts, just two different molds that were made during
different years:
The orange one has rounded ends, and was made for sets between ~2004-2008:
The black one has squared (or 'flat' ) ends, and was made for sets between
~2008-2010:
That mid-to-late-2000s Bionicle phase of LEGO was a real wild one for parts &
colors!
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | May 19, 2022 14:12 | | Subject: | Re: 75895 Porsche stickers | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, CapnBootle writes:
| | Hello! - does anyone know if the sticker sheet for 75895 Speed Champions Porsche
is the transparent type or the opaque solid colour type? - I'm building a
black version of the set for a friend and wondering if I can use some of the
original stickers or not..
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The initial releases in the USA of that set had sticker sheets with clear backing;
and if that hasn't changed, they should all be clear backed (I bought a bunch
of that set initially to make multiple colors of the car):
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1152148
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | May 11, 2022 11:38 | | Subject: | Re: wolfpackbricks | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, dutchcastle writes:
Gotta love the Wolfpack!
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Apr 27, 2022 13:35 | | Subject: | Re: Pick a Brick is now a joke. | | Viewed: | 104 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, macebobo writes:
| | Rant incoming...
Pick a brick has become a joke since the change. Only 1227 items of 12582 in
stock, that is less than 10% of the items in stock. It had only been getting
worse since it was changed over.
It has been my experience that if you order both bestsellers and standard parts,
you will only get VIP applied properly (when they ship) on bestsellers and I've
had to call to get my points on standard parts when they arrive at my home, they
do not get applied when shipped like bestsellers.
...end of rant. Thanks for listening.
-- John
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I think it's safe to say that TLG didn't anticipate the popularity of
it, and has been overwhelmed with the traffic since it was initiated... I know
I made my first ever Pick-a-Brick order online using it (and I doubt I'm
the only one)...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Apr 25, 2022 11:52 | | Subject: | Re: Got my Orange Brick! | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, par016 writes:
| | I finally got my orange brick over the weekend; no negative or neutral feedback
yet (knock on wood). Maybe I should update my profile picture to be holding
an orange brick.
Next goal is pink; hopefully it doesn't take another 10 years.
-Pete
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WooHoo Pete!
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Mar 31, 2022 14:34 | | Subject: | Re: Feedback suggestion | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, yorbrick writes:
| | In Feedback, edeevo writes:
| | In Feedback, nanypko writes:
| | Hi,
Recently i had very bad experience with a scammer, that tried to scam me twice
(unfortunately succeeded the first time), and i noticed how fast they were gaining
positive feedbacks from sellers. I assume they have made several orders in matter
of hours and all sellers usually leave feedback the moment they receive the payment.
This is where my suggestion comes in. I believe that (and that is what i do)
all sellers should leave feedbacks only when the deal is completed, when the
buyer actually leaves the positive feedback for the seller and respectively marks
the order as "completed" . It's only normal in my opinion. Because this is
how scammers gain their positive ratings and that makes them much more trustworthy
to other sellers.
Just a suggestion to all sellers.
Regards, stay safe and never stop Leg Godt!
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I Disagree... of my over 14,000+ sales here, I have had maybe a handful of issues
with potential scammers... I leave feedback after payment is made and when I
sort and pack a Buyers order as part of my process; I figure, once a Buyer has
paid, they have met their obligation for a positive transaction, and it's
on me after then... of course I cannot control everything, and situations occasionally
arise where a package gets delayed, lost, or damaged (and those instances can
be worked out through positive communication on a one-on-one basis), but it doesn't
change the fact that the Buyer paid, *and* I received that payment; which I see
as them meeting their obligation for the actual transaction...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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Also if there is an issue such as damage or a missing part, the buyer can
see the seller has already left them feedback indicating a level of trust and
that the seller has probably just made a mistake meaning the buyer is less likely
to be hostile. A seller is unlikely to leave feedback if they are purposely trying
to con a buyer.
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Excellent point!
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Mar 31, 2022 13:27 | | Subject: | Re: Feedback suggestion | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, nanypko writes:
| | Hi,
Recently i had very bad experience with a scammer, that tried to scam me twice
(unfortunately succeeded the first time), and i noticed how fast they were gaining
positive feedbacks from sellers. I assume they have made several orders in matter
of hours and all sellers usually leave feedback the moment they receive the payment.
This is where my suggestion comes in. I believe that (and that is what i do)
all sellers should leave feedbacks only when the deal is completed, when the
buyer actually leaves the positive feedback for the seller and respectively marks
the order as "completed" . It's only normal in my opinion. Because this is
how scammers gain their positive ratings and that makes them much more trustworthy
to other sellers.
Just a suggestion to all sellers.
Regards, stay safe and never stop Leg Godt!
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I Disagree... of my over 14,000+ sales here, I have had maybe a handful of issues
with potential scammers... I leave feedback after payment is made and when I
sort and pack a Buyers order as part of my process; I figure, once a Buyer has
paid, they have met their obligation for a positive transaction, and it's
on me after then... of course I cannot control everything, and situations occasionally
arise where a package gets delayed, lost, or damaged (and those instances can
be worked out through positive communication on a one-on-one basis), but it doesn't
change the fact that the Buyer paid, *and* I received that payment; which I see
as them meeting their obligation for the actual transaction...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Mar 23, 2022 10:22 | | Subject: | Re: Instatnt Checkout and adding to an order | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, husker92 writes:
| | So I finally turned on instant checkout yesterday and got my first order using
it. Today, I get an email from that buyer asking if they can add to the order.
Since they have already paid, they cannot add to the order, right? They would
need to place a second order and select the manual invoice shipping option so
I don't charge them shipping again. I then have to invoice them, adding
in the additional PP fees.
Any other way to add to an IC order?
Thanks for looking. Sorry if this is covered somewhere, I couldn't find
it (it is too early).
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I typically just have them place a second order, explaining that I will refund
the shipping costs on the second and combine the two in the same package (since
I don't charge any additional fees or a minimum buy, that is simplest for
me)...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2022 12:30 | | Subject: | Re: Advise or experience you're wiling to share | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, popsicle writes:
| | Well, it finally took hold here, the dreaded PayPal-ShipStation handoff. PayPal
completely bowing out of their shipping services for us.
Felt thankful that we’ve been able to continue using the familiar PayPal shipping
service, when reading the many posts over the last months, expressing disappointment
with the hybrid service. So when it manifested as the only option via PayPal
this morning, my thoughts were front-loaded with apprehension.
But…
After our initiation with the ShipStation first-label process, I gotta say, it
went smoothly. Though I might’ve built-up the foreboding a tad, expected the
worst
Now in taking off my rose-colored glasses for a moment, what are any downsides
I might expect with the continued use of the service? It’s quirks, negative or
otherwise? Any advise from those of you that have used for a time, the service
set-up with PayPal?
Any experience you're willing to share, is appreciated.
-Thanks
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I was switched over about a month ago... and after some initial headaches (mainly
just from the change in workflow), I actually like the service better than the
previous one...
The only little quirk I've found, is that I have to continually refresh the
PayPal login page tab when I am working in a Shipstation tab (to keep my PayPal
login from timing out)... I typically print all my labels for orders at the end
of each day, and when I have more than a few to create and print (which is typical),
I have found that the connection between Shipstation and PayPal will time-out
after a while if I don't refresh that page from time to time, causing it
to not show the info from the other orders awaiting shipping labels... though,
at worst, that causes me have to have to log back in to PayPal again in order
to re-establish the connection between the two sites, and for Shipstation to
be able to show my orders that need shipping... aside from that little quirk
though (which isn't all that big a deal anymore, since it's just part
of my workflow now), I find it is overall a much better system and process
I had to deal with before...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2022 12:46 | | Subject: | Re: Can you help me identify this part please ? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Gandalf68 writes:
| | Anyone know what is this part ?
It seem to be a curved slope (6091) but i'm not sure but because of the way
it is connected to the parts around
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Maybe one of these...?
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2022 10:35 | | Subject: | Re: Identity of Hats and Helmets | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, karlkp writes:
| | Hi, I recently bought a pack of genuine Lego minifigs and accessories and these
hats were included but I can't identify them. I know some hats don't
come with a Lego mark and of these the only one with the Lego brand is the green
one. Many thanks
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The green one is:
Not sure about the others if there's no LEGO logo or other marks (plus they
all look a little too shiny), but the other one in the middle looks similar to
this:
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2022 13:05 | | Subject: | Re: Help with figure | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Spidermike69 writes:
| | Hi,
Which set do this figure include to?
Number of figure please!
Thanks,
sami
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The torso is:
But none of the minifigures associated with that torso include those legs or
head...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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