Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | wildchicken13  | | Posted: | Jun 16, 2021 18:01 | | Subject: | Re: Unable to mark order paid and shipped. | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, InanimateReason writes:
| | I have an order, 16483375, for which the buyer sent me a money order. I am unable
to change the payment type from Paypal (onsite). Consequently, I can't mark
the order paid nor can I mark it shipped. How do I fix this?
The buyer claims he could not select money order or other payment options at
check out.
Bill
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Click the "Edit Order" button at the bottom of the order details page. Then,
on the page that appears, select "Received" from the drop-down menu next to "Payment
Status" and click submit changes. That should allow you to mark the order as
paid or shipped. In the future, to make the process easier, click "Settings"
at the top of the orders received page and check the box next to "Separate order
payment status from order status" under the order placed and received page settings.
You will then be able to change the payment status from the orders received page.
I hope that helps!
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 16, 2021 13:52 | | Subject: | Re: Slave I (Episode II) - First Ever MOC | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| Awesome!
In My Own Creation, jbo210 writes:
| | Hi everyone! 
This is my first ever MOC that I wanted to showcase!
I have always loved the mini Slave I build from the Betrayal at Cloud City #75222
set. I am also big fan of Jango Fett and the Star Wars Episode II Slave I.
I thought I'd breakout into the MOC realm starting easy with just changing
the color scheme and a few part changes, but still following the main build created
by Lego. I mostly followed the 75222 instructions for the MOC.
Let me know what you think and if you have any recommendations! I know the colors
may not be 100% movie accurate and I plan to add on/change out parts to make
it as movie accurate as possible.
*I did get inspiration from DarthBH's build. https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/design.page?idModel=90995
Thank you for your time and take care!
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 16, 2021 00:26 | | Subject: | Re: stickered parts in 75290 and 75205 | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Inventories, skeletonwizard8 writes:
| | Both cantinas from 2018 and 2020 use the exact same stickers, but are their own
catalog entries. These should be merged together into one entry, but not sure
how to do that. The parts that need to be merged are:
2431pb654 to be merged into 63864pb071,
15068pb300 to be merged into 15068pb141,
85984pb283 to be merged into 85984pb188,
50950pb129R to be merged into 50950pb115,
50950pb129L to be merged into 50950pb116.
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Hello! I'm not sticker expert, but my understanding is that every stickered
part in a set gets its own catalog entry, even if the exact same stickered part
is used in a different set. I'm not sure why this is or if this is the best
way to go about cataloging stickered parts, but if I understand correctly, that's
how it's done around here. Also, some of the stickered parts that you listed
are not the same. For example,
is on a 1 x 4 tile and has black Aurebesh characters on a yellow background,
whereas
is on a 1 x 3 tile and has dark red Aurebesh characters on an orange background.
So, these parts definitely do not need to be merged.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 16, 2021 00:04 | | Subject: | Re: Something new on BrickLink! | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
In response to some voices we heard last year, we have released a tool to help
folks out with using the catalog macro tags in the Forum and system messages.
This custom macro is one of BrickLink's signature features, and you can see
them peppered everywhere in the Forum, particularly in catalog discussions.
A while back we introduced the ability to specify color for parts, and people
started using it even though they had to look up or remember the BrickLink color
number. The tool we released today helps with the lookup of the color and will
actually write the macro tag for you - no coding experience needed.
So today we were also able to mark a Forum suggestion as Implemented:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1215932
We also fixed a bug that wouldn't allow Gear macros to have color:
We also changed the logic to only show the color name when the author specifies
it. We did this because the default color can be changed by a catalog admin,
so we want people to use the macro color code if they are specifying a color,
even if the color happens to be the current default color.
Enjoy!
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Awesome! I was having fun learning color codes, but this way is so much easier.
Also, I hate to add a suggestion to a newly-implemented feature, but it would
be nice if when adding a macro tag, you could search parts by name.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 15, 2021 22:26 | | Subject: | Re: are these the same pieces | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Yehudahl writes:
| | wrong number I meant 4173332
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Part color code 4173332 refers to
in orange.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 15, 2021 22:21 | | Subject: | Re: are these the same pieces | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Yehudahl writes:
| | are these pieces the same or different
6020074
41733332
these are the numbers
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Part color code 6020074 refers to
in bright light orange. I'm not sure what 41733332 refers to. Searching the
BrickLink catalog turns up nothing.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 15, 2021 17:04 | | Subject: | Re: and this is why customs opens sealed sets ... | | Viewed: | 88 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, cosmicray writes:
Are you sure that it wasn't a bunch of these?
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 15, 2021 13:19 | | Subject: | Re: invoice is paid, store closed after | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, TomThys0 writes:
| | Hello,
28th of May I ordered at this shop, the same day I received the invoice and I
paid immediately. And status changed automatically to ready.
But 31st of May they closed the shop, there was no reason given, nor an end date
of closure. So how do I know if my order will be send to me?
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Sellers occasionally close their shop to catch up on orders or for other reasons.
I wouldn't be too worried. Has the seller shipped the order yet? It's
been more than two weeks. If not, I would send them a message.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 15, 2021 02:00 | | Subject: | Re: What are these? | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Help, justonebrick writes:
| | Sorting through some yard sale bricks, I tried to guess where these parts would
be listed but my guesses are not so good.
Anybody know what these are?
Thanks!
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Okay, in all seriousness:
Lucky find! I don't know about the figure.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 15, 2021 01:47 | | Subject: | Re: What are these? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, justonebrick writes:
| | Sorting through some yard sale bricks, I tried to guess where these parts would
be listed but my guesses are not so good.
Anybody know what these are?
Thanks!
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 15, 2021 00:44 | | Subject: | Re: Please add "i no longer want this order" | | Viewed: | 149 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, Deedesria writes:
| | Theres no good way to communicate why i want to cancel my orders sometimes. I
often end up with not enough money, or almost impulse buying sets and changing
my mind. Please add an option that says "I no longer want this order" or something
along those lines
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Been there done that. Unfortunately, that's not really the way things
work around here. As Jen said, most stores here are run by individuals in their
own spare time, not large corporations with paid employees like the LEGO Group.
So, a cancelled order and the labor associated with it is much more costly to
a BrickLink store than say, TLG or Amazon. In fact, section 7.1 of the Terms
of Service explicitly states that no longer wanting the items is not a valid
reason to cancel an order, except where local law allows. I'm not sure what
the law is for Canada: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/terms_of_service.page
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 14, 2021 20:02 | | Subject: | Re: Who is this guy? | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, Grosoleil writes:
| | I need help with this one…
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 14, 2021 15:43 | | Subject: | Re: Modifying feedback? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, YYCFigsNBricks writes:
| | Hi everyone,
We had a buyer leave us great and positive written feedback, but accidentally
chose "neutral" instead of "positive" feedback as the radio button. They are
a first time buyer. Any way to modify this to be a positive?
We contacted the seller and they confirmed it was an accident, but this affects
the store and would like it changed.
Thanks!
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This is the reason that I am personally in favor of eliminating the neutral feedback
option. I think that many new BrickLink users do not understand the connotation
of non-positive feedback on BrickLink and/or post neutral feedback by mistake.
I have seen neutral feedback that says things like "got exactly what I ordered".
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 14, 2021 02:00 | | Subject: | Re: Best way to sell an incomplete set? | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Cosmos42 writes:
| | I’ve never sold a used set before, and could use some advice.
I just scored Hogwarts Castle (4842) at a yard sale, and put it together only
to discover that it’s missing a few pieces (mostly basic stuff, but also two
of the owls, a rat, and some roof pieces) and half the minifigs (missing Harry,
Hermione, Voldemort, and the dementors), plus a few pieces broke during assembly
(which is a new one for me, I’d never seen a 2x8 plate snap)... I kept a list
of what I’m missing, but am not sure what to do with it. Is it better to try
to buy replacements for all the missing/broken parts, or to sell it as-is with
a list of what’s missing? And should I leave it assembled when I sell it?
Thanks!
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Nice find!
Some enjoy completing sets, but if you're just looking to get the most bang
for your buck, then you'll have to do a bit of analysis. How much did you
buy it for? Make a wanted list with all of the missing pieces and play around
with the Easy Buy/Buy All page to get an idea of how much it would cost to complete
the set. Then look at some of the used listings and try to determine whether
or not it would be worth it to complete the set or sell it as is. And I would
definitely disassemble the set before you ship it; I have never had anyone try
to ship me a used set assembled before (except for stickered assemblies, of course).
I hope that helps!
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 14, 2021 01:40 | | Subject: | Re: Easy-buy option excluding TBD shipping? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, jorgovan writes:
| | Thank you for your reply.
Well, I found that menu, but at least it does not act on "easy buy", but this
is, what you mentioned already. The instant checkout is also ineffective. I am
surprised, that "easy buy" is so inconvenient or nobody likes to use this
quite good function.
Best regards and thank you for your support.
Joerg
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Hello Joerg,
The problem with the "Easy Buy" function is that there are no filters/parameters.
All you can do is click "Easy Buy" and it selects stores for you, from anywhere
in the world and regardless of whether or not the store offers instant checkout.
This makes the feature quite useless in my opinion. However, the wanted list
buy page that SylvainLS mentioned is essentially the same thing if you use the
"Auto-Select" feature, but it allows you filter stores by location, whether or
not they accept instant checkout, etc. This is much more useful in my opinion.
As a side note, the instant checkout filter will filter out stores that do not
accept instant checkout, but that does not necessarily mean that you will actually
be able to check out with instant checkout. For example, I used to have a weight
limit of 16 ounces for instant checkout orders, so my store would show up in
the list if you applied the instant checkout filter, but if your order was over
16 ounces, shipping would show up as TBD and you would not be able to use instant
checkout. Other stores only offer instant checkout for orders under/over a certain
value or only to certain countries.
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In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, jorgovan writes:
You don’t need to be so formal, we’re all friends here
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And you replied explaining about Store Filters and "Instant checkout". Well,
this is a perfect answer I guess and would support also my issue I have with
"Easy Buy". But even checking for weeks the "My BL", I do not have any clue where
to find such entry. Would you be so kind to explain, where I can find this entry?
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The filters are on the Buy page: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/buy.page
, the link is in the Want menu / heart-shaped icon on every page, or if you click
Buy when looking at a Wanted List (not EasyBuy on the list of Wanted Lists).
You’ll need to click the “Expand” link next to the phrase “Store Filters” to
see those filters.
See this help page https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2445 it has pictures
and explanation for the basics.
Feel free to explore and click here and there, nothing bad will happen 
And, of course, come back here if you have any other question.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 14, 2021 01:05 | | Subject: | Re: Bitcoin, how would it work with VAT or ST ? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Payment Methods | |
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| In Payment Methods, Adjour writes:
| | Not to get into a crypto discussion, but largely the users are either
speculators or people doing something illegal.
The whole point is to avoid being traced and to avoid taxes, government oversight
etc.
China want to crack down which is why cryptos tanked in price recently. Other
governments will follow right behind them. I honestly wouldn't worry about
missing anything, I'm of the opinion that it will be regulated
back into obsurity at some point, though one could argue we have another decade
to go.
I speculate on crypto to ride the hype and make some money, absolutely. Do I
"believe" in it as a currency replacement, absolutely not.
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While I agree with you in that cryptocurrencies are kind of shady, not all governments
are cracking down on them. In fact, the U.S. Federal Reserve is considering creating
a digital currency of its own:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/what-is-a-central-bank-digital-currency.htm
While I am not a financial expert and I don't fully understand what the differences
are between Bitcoin and this proposed digital currency, I don't think what
cosmicray is suggesting is that far-fetched.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 14, 2021 00:45 | | Subject: | Re: Buying while travelling abroad | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, CSC writes:
| | Hello everyone,
how would I go about buying while travelling abroad?
I have a PayPal account with a verified address where I go and a ship to address.
Is it OK to use my account and just pay from the other PayPal address?
Or should I/can I create a second account just for purchasing reasons?
Thank
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No need to create a second BrickLink and/or PayPal account to buy while traveling
abroad. On step two of the checkout process, simply replace the shipping address
with the address that you would like the package sent to. This will replace both
the BrickLink address and the PayPal address with the new address. I believe
this only works for onsite payment, but since you are in Washington, as state
that collects sales tax, then I believe onsite payment is your only option, anyway.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 13, 2021 23:38 | | Subject: | Re: order paid but still not received | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, BlackWhite writes:
| | Hello, I have been waiting for this order for almost two months, I have already
sent several emails to the seller to find out where the order was, after one
month he has finally sent the order, and now it is soon 1 me that I am waiting
to receive it.
So my question is can we ask for the refund after all this time where do I have
to keep waiting again?
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I'm sorry to hear that. Where is the seller located? I don't know how
long it takes to ship a package within France or the EU, but I do know that it
can take a while for packages to travel from North America to Europe.
Is the package tracked? In the United States, all packages are tracked, but I
know that package tracking is less common in Europe. If the package is tracked,
then you will be able to check its status (shipped, in transit, delivered, etc.)
using the tracking number.
If there is no tracking number and you are doubtful that the seller actually
shipped the order, then you can file a non-shipping seller alert (NSS) on BrickLink.
The seller will have to provide proof of shipping or else the order will be cancelled
after a certain period of time and you will be given a refund (at least that
is my understanding). You can file an NSS here: https://www.bricklink.com/retractOrder.asp
If the seller did ship the order and it still does not turn up after a while,
then I would follow Brickwilbo's advice and start a PayPal claim (if you
paid via PayPal). If you paid via IBAN or some other offsite payment method other
than PayPal, then unfortunately, I'm not sure that you have much recourse.
I hope that helps.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 13, 2021 16:00 | | Subject: | Re: I change the shipping country | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, muttley71 writes:
| | hi i can't change the shipping country, i set only italy but i would like
to ship all over the world what should i do?
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Go to your store settings under this shipping tab:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/mystore/shipping.page
and click on a shipping method. Scroll down to where it says "Destination & Base
Rate" and add a new zone with the countries you would like to ship to. You can
add all of the countries to one zone, or you can split the countries among different
zones. If you have multiple shipping methods, you may have to do this multiple
times, once for each shipping method.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 13, 2021 03:00 | | Subject: | Re: A sad day to say the least | | Viewed: | 103 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, calsbricks writes:
| | […] and total for the moths wewre between 2000 and 3000. […]
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That's a lot of moths!
I wouldn't necessarily assume this to be indicative of long-term trends,
though. Summer is always slow, and with many countries relaxing COVID-19 restrictions,
I expect this summer to be even slower.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 13, 2021 02:01 | | Subject: | Re: Just opened my store, need advice | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, dredabeast24 writes:
| | PAB can be hit or miss. It depends on the parts and how widely available they
are. For example, I distinctly remember the sand green explosion of 2016, PAB
had never carried that color and then they did and every single store got it,
there is still a backlog, it would take about 3 and a half years at current demand
levels for the parts listed to sell. I have also found 8 x 8 plates though in
tan which sell for over 75 cents and they can top off and they pay well. Sorry
for my rambling but essentially you have to know what to look for.
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I figured as much. I know that the PAB wall varies from store to store, but I
purchased a bunch of parts from the PAB wall back in 2017 and I just sold the
last of them on Thursday. So, like you said, you've got to know what you
are doing to make it worthwhile.
As a side note, how many 8 x 8 plates can you fit in a large PAB cup? If my math
is correct, at $0.75 each, you would need 21-22 of them to cover the cost of
the cup. I assume that you fill the empty space with smaller parts?
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 13, 2021 01:16 | | Subject: | Re: Im not able to place base plate as roof | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| In My Own Creation, shamx writes:
| | Hi,
I have tried to place the base plate as roof as per pictures attached but I keep
getting the incompatible error message.
Can anyone guide me on this? Thanks
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Baseplates don't have bottom tubes, so you won't be able to use them
as roof plates as you are trying to do (hence the name baseplate). Instead,
what you need is a regular 16 x 16 plate:
By the way, the dedicated Studio forum is here: https://forum.bricklink.com/
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 13, 2021 01:01 | | Subject: | Re: Just opened my store, need advice | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, Cezardenis20 writes:
| | Hi everyone,
Just opened a store to learn how works, I have small inventory for now but trying
to learn how to setup settings, shipping terms etc.
Please if anybody have constructive advice to anyone opening a store, like essential
terms and policies etc that can help first starters let us know!!
I would appreciate if users check my store and also advise me on any recommendations!
I have seen great people here and hope this marketplace continues the same great
path that have been on.
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Looks great! Just keep adding lots, and you'll be getting orders in no time!
I noticed that you have the following line (twice) in your shipping policy:
"After the shipment has been made, the seller is no longer responsible for damage
that may be caused to the product(s) during shipment unless the buyer purchased
shipping insurance before checkout."
This is not really enforceable if you accept payment via PayPal. I've been
fortunate that I've never had a package lost, stolen, or damaged during transit,
but it is my understanding that when it happens, PayPal holds the seller responsible
for either refunding the buyer or resending the goods, regardless of whether
or not the package was insured. The purpose of insurance is to cover the seller's
loss in such a situation, and there is no benefit to the buyer of purchasing
insurance.
Also, just wanted to add that I noticed that a lot of your parts come from the
Pick-A-Brick wall. You might want to shy away from that, as that tends to be
a pretty saturated market. Not an expert in this area, though.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 12, 2021 20:59 | | Subject: | Re: Another re-skin: Lincoln Futura | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| Awesome!
In My Own Creation, chetzler writes:
| | A while ago I shared a "restoration" of the Ecto 1 back to its original 1984
Cadillac Fleetwood hearse incarnation.
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1257201
The recent Batmobile set inspired me to do the same for Adam West's sweet
ride. As far as I could tell the original 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car was
white or possibly light pea soup green (it's hard to tell from the old photos).
I found lots of photos of people's own concepts cars in a rainbow of colors
and red looked the sharpest so I went with that.
Even though I tried to stay close to the original LEGO design, this project wasn't
as easy* as I initially thought it might be. I had to significantly rework the
front and back ends and raise the body by half a plate so the wheels would clear
the new wheel wells (the Batmobile added a fender whereas the original Futura
really didn't have much of one). Undoing the enormous rocket booster was
also a challenge.
I'm still not totally satisfied with the back end (I've tried a number
of variations), so if anyone has any ideas I'd love to hear them. Overall
though it was a fun little distraction!
* and what's the deal with this part?
It hasn't been produced in red in 10 years! I didn't think such an unassuming
piece would be so difficult to acquire. Finding a seller with 6 in stock was
a challenge.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 12, 2021 16:53 | | Subject: | Re: Euros Sale. It's coming home | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| In Sales, skarabrae256 writes:
| | Thanks
Sadly no takers so have just stuck to a straight 40% 🙂
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I would participate, but unfortunately, my country is not in the Euros. 
| | In Sales, StephenB76 writes:
| | In Sales, skarabrae256 writes:
| | Please see Splash page for details.
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Like the idea, probably only be the lower discount if I place any orders 
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