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 Posted: Feb 23, 2024 02:22
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In Catalog Identification, v100Bricks writes:
  i have searched for terms that i thought would make sense but cannot find this
part. From a job lot so no idea what genre it may even be from.
Any help much appreciated.

I know you’ve already got an answer in this case, but in case it helps next time,
the Obscure Parts Locator page: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
is often a good place to check if you encounter “unusual” parts.
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Legend has it, if you say his name in front of a mirror 3 times, he will appear...
followed closely by 1001bricks at which point you'll be treated to a comical/educational/heartwarming
interaction

In Off Topic, Crafteewon writes:
  I think there is an issue when sending messages and would like to test it with
you please.

Thanks

Edward
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 Posted: Mar 3, 2023 13:23
 Subject: Re: VAT and BL IOSS for Moldova
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In Shipping, SylvainLS writes:
  In Shipping, peregrinator writes:
  In Shipping, AFOLliquidation writes:
  Hi,
I'm in the US and rarely sell internationally. I recently sold parts and
shipped them to Norway. VAT charges were included by BL and at the top of the
orders page was clickable links to download the receipt and IOSS No. papers needed
for shipping. Very easy to understand.
I now have an order to Moldova, part of the EU. These links were not at the top
of the orders page and no VAT has been automatically charged. The only thing
that shows this is an international order is the declarations form filed out
at ShipStation.
I have read the BL help pages and am more confused than when I started.
How do I get this same information for this Moldova shipment?
THANK YOU!!!
Lori

Currently Moldova is a candidate for EU membership, not a full member, I don't
know what that means with respect to VAT - I suspect it means it won't be
collected.

Indeed, at the moment, Moldova is not in EU, not in the Common Market, not in
the VAT Area.

And note that Norway isn’t in EU either.  They have a similar marketplace law
but BL doesn’t collect VAT there.  So I’d say your previous experience wasn’t
in Norway… maybe a neighbour country?  (They all have similar flags… well, all
the countries have similar flags!)

“Europe”… it’s complicated:

You are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of master. - Europe
edition
 Author: Apocalypse View Messages Posted By Apocalypse
 Posted: Jan 8, 2023 12:37
 Subject: Re: Discount Discussion
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Ya, that makes absolute sense. I wouldn’t question it, except that I see sometimes
vague mentions of discounts, or statements alluding to “if I had known that doing
XYZ would have facilitated the sale…” even from relatively large sellers.

It’s really this ambiguous area I’ve been wondering about. But your’s and the
other helpful comments here have given me a better sense of things.



In General, yorbrick writes:
  In General, Apocalypse writes:
  Excellent point and you articulated my thoughts/concerns better than I did. It
is a mathematics question at the end of the day. My question stems from not knowing
some of those variables (e.g. it can be difficult to know how long a lot has
sat in inventory) that has me wondering.

To use a more real example :

I was looking at a store and had already built a cart for ~$500. I wanted to
additionally buy 10,000 of a part they had but their price was $0.10 per part
whereas a few other stores had the same part (same condition) in the same quantities
for as low as $0.05. I wouldn’t dare ask someone for a 50% discount on a part,
but if they could e.g. get closer to $0.07 then I could make it work. I would
then complete the order at $1200 total. Without a discount it would be $1500
total. I can imagine scenarios where this would be insulting/unfair to a seller,
but also scenarios where perhaps a a seller would rather have the $1200 than
for me to “walk away”

Any reasonable person would say, surely you can just go buy the 10,000 parts
from the seller with them at $0.05 and save even more, which is true, but in
this scenario I would then have to go to 5 or 10 other stores to find the same
set of parts that perhaps that one store had.

This is why bigger stores with both breadth and depth can get away for charging
more for parts wanted in bulk. If those sellers charging $0.05 had the volume,
you are better off buying there. But chances are the $0.10 seller knows that
he doesn't need to price match cheap store selling a handful of parts.

The seller will know how well those parts are selling. If they are selling well,
I doubt they would give a $300 discount on a $1500 order.

Personally, when I am shopping, I aim to first find the cheapest seller for the
most expensive part times qty needed before seeing what else they have.
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 Posted: Jan 8, 2023 01:36
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You’re right, it can make sense to just buy the parts less that one item and
then buy the remaining item elsewhere at a lower price.

Using my contrived example from before, I could place that $500 order and then
go somewhere else and buy the 10K parts at $0.05 and pay another $500. The cumulative
total across 2 orders is $1000. I probably haven’t been careful enough in constructing
this example and so I’ve not talked much about all the additional fees (e.g.
shipping PayPal, etc,) but I can say in real cases the numbers work out such
that if I could spend $1200 with one seller that is preferable to spending (let’s
say) $1000 with 2 sellers.

Your point stands though, it can make sense to just buy the lowest cost parts
combination across sellers, and not worry about discounts.


In General, Hal8472 writes:
  I actually don’t understand. Why not but the parts from the vendor you want,
less that one item? It’s two shipments instead of one but shipping cost wouldn’t
be a significant factor. Then go to the several five cent vendors and ask who
would be willing to take the order at one cent less. Not sure why you would
walk away from the one vender who was everything else you want.



General, Apocalypse writes:
  Excellent point and you articulated my thoughts/concerns better than I did. It
is a mathematics question at the end of the day. My question stems from not knowing
some of those variables (e.g. it can be difficult to know how long a lot has
sat in inventory) that has me wondering.

To use a more real example :

I was looking at a store and had already built a cart for ~$500. I wanted to
additionally buy 10,000 of a part they had but their price was $0.10 per part
whereas a few other stores had the same part (same condition) in the same quantities
for as low as $0.05. I wouldn’t dare ask someone for a 50% discount on a part,
but if they could e.g. get closer to $0.07 then I could make it work. I would
then complete the order at $1200 total. Without a discount it would be $1500
total. I can imagine scenarios where this would be insulting/unfair to a seller,
but also scenarios where perhaps a a seller would rather have the $1200 than
for me to “walk away”

Any reasonable person would say, surely you can just go buy the 10,000 parts
from the seller with them at $0.05 and save even more, which is true, but in
this scenario I would then have to go to 5 or 10 other stores to find the same
set of parts that perhaps that one store had.

I realize this is the game one has to play when buying on Bricklink (honestly,
I think it is a pretty fun game to play.)


In General, yorbrick writes:
  
  worried that such messages could seem like extortion and disrespectful even if
worded carefully: “I want to buy $1000 dollars worth of parts from you, including
buying all of your part XYZ. Your part XYZ is $0.03 more than what I am seeing
available in the market…” maybe I just don’t know how to word such messages.
I imagine a seller getting such a message would say “then go buy somewhere else…”
and stoplist me.

I would imagine it depends on how many of the part costing 3c over someone else
you want to order and what the base price is. If it is 10 or 100, fine. But if
it is a 4c part that is selling incredibly well to other buyers and you want
100000 of them at 75% discount, probably not. Especially if the 1c seller only
has one of them.

If someone is asking for a specific discount, they should be clear with the seller
about how much they are wanting to order. In this case they would as you want
the lot but for a hypothetical question it is hard to say.
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 Posted: Jan 7, 2023 12:05
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This makes sense to me.

I don’t think I said it well in my original message but my questions really only
make sense in cases where a seller hasn’t stated one way or the other if they
are open to discounts.

Your reply makes me think perhaps the best option is to “err on the side of caution”
and not ask if the seller(‘s terms) don’t indicate any openness to discounts.


In General, rab1234 writes:
  I never give discounts. If a buyer calls out something that's priced too
high for some reason, I'll probably lower it, but in general, I price things
to sell within 3-6 months anyway, so if the current buyer doesn't get it,
someone else will. I've literally had someone ask for a discount on a set
and, after politely saying no, it sold the same day to a different buyer at the
original price.

While not universal, I'd say most sellers have their items priced at a number
where they're happy for the frequency of sales and profit that comes from
that price, so there's not much incentive to discount it on someone else's
timetable.




In General, Apocalypse writes:
  The thread SDF_Bricks started “Buyers asking for a discount” (https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1385426)
got me wondering (enough to stop lurking,) sellers what do you consider a “large
order”?

I’ve seen in some store terms, in various forum posts generally, and in the aforementioned
post in particular, that some sellers are open to offering discounts when e.g.
a buyer is buying a large quantity, if the buyer is buying entire lots, or over
some monetary threshold.

I am particularly intrigued by comments that some sellers would consider offering
a discount in the event that a buyer would otherwise walk away from a store because
one lot is not cost-competitive where others might be. I find myself in that
situation somewhat frequently, where I want to buy (or buy more) from a store,
but because one lot is not cost-competitive I don’t proceed with that store.

But what is rarely clear to me is what those thresholds are. I suppose I should
just message sellers that mention this but I am always afraid this will be insulting
to the seller. I hope to be respectful to the many great sellers here. I am especially
worried that such messages could seem like extortion and disrespectful even if
worded carefully: “I want to buy $1000 dollars worth of parts from you, including
buying all of your part XYZ. Your part XYZ is $0.03 more than what I am seeing
available in the market…” maybe I just don’t know how to word such messages.
I imagine a seller getting such a message would say “then go buy somewhere else…”
and stoplist me.

On the other hand I have bought what I feel are large quantities from really
great and fair sellers and I wouldn’t feel right asking for a discount as I think
they are already offering fair prices and I want to fairly value their costs
and efforts. In the cases where I feel the price is fine, the choice to buy is
obvious (and I have done so,) but I am wondering about the other cases.

I realize there are many factors that might play into what a store considered
a large order:
Type of store (parts-focused, sets-focused, mix)
Size of store
Length in business
Time of year
Location

This is of course a non-exhaustive list.

Apologies for a rambling message but I suppose I’m hoping for more discussion.
Thanks for reading and considering my questions/thoughts.
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 Posted: Jan 7, 2023 11:57
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Thank you for the concrete rubric. I realize every seller will be different,
but the £100 threshold makes sense.

I really like your solution:

  
  asking them if they offer discounts on large
orders and if so how much would you need to spend?

In General, infinibrix writes:
  In General, Apocalypse writes:
  The thread SDF_Bricks started “Buyers asking for a discount” (https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1385426)
got me wondering (enough to stop lurking,) sellers what do you consider a “large
order”?

I’ve seen in some store terms, in various forum posts generally, and in the aforementioned
post in particular, that some sellers are open to offering discounts when e.g.
a buyer is buying a large quantity, if the buyer is buying entire lots, or over
some monetary threshold.

I am particularly intrigued by comments that some sellers would consider offering
a discount in the event that a buyer would otherwise walk away from a store because
one lot is not cost-competitive where others might be. I find myself in that
situation somewhat frequently, where I want to buy (or buy more) from a store,
but because one lot is not cost-competitive I don’t proceed with that store.

But what is rarely clear to me is what those thresholds are. I suppose I should
just message sellers that mention this but I am always afraid this will be insulting
to the seller. I hope to be respectful to the many great sellers here. I am especially
worried that such messages could seem like extortion and disrespectful even if
worded carefully: “I want to buy $1000 dollars worth of parts from you, including
buying all of your part XYZ. Your part XYZ is $0.03 more than what I am seeing
available in the market…” maybe I just don’t know how to word such messages.
I imagine a seller getting such a message would say “then go buy somewhere else…”
and stoplist me.

On the other hand I have bought what I feel are large quantities from really
great and fair sellers and I wouldn’t feel right asking for a discount as I think
they are already offering fair prices and I want to fairly value their costs
and efforts. In the cases where I feel the price is fine, the choice to buy is
obvious (and I have done so,) but I am wondering about the other cases.

I realize there are many factors that might play into what a store considered
a large order:
Type of store (parts-focused, sets-focused, mix)
Size of store
Length in business
Time of year
Location

This is of course a non-exhaustive list.

Apologies for a rambling message but I suppose I’m hoping for more discussion.
Thanks for reading and considering my questions/thoughts.

There is no harm in asking after all what's the worst that can happen apart
from being told No!
If the seller takes offence or ignores you then they're probably not worth
dealing with in the first place but if you want to avoid this situation in the
first place just consider what you feel is a reasonable request and you can't
go far wrong!

Offering to buy 100x of a £1 part is likely to be deemed a worthy discount request
even if the seller chooses not to accept it, on the same token looking for a
discount for buying 100x of a 5p part is likely to make you look like a bit of
a penny pincher/time waster!

If your looking to spend £100 or more on parts its probably well worth asking
the question whereas if your placing a routine £10-20 order it would be better
not to ask!

Either way if you'd rather not suggest a discount proposal yourself maybe
put it back to the seller by simply asking them if they offer discounts on large
orders and if so how much would you need to spend?
That way it would be hard to offend any seller because it will be they themselves
setting the bar as to what they feel warrants a discount be that spending £20,
£50, £100, £1000 etc etc...
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Excellent point and you articulated my thoughts/concerns better than I did. It
is a mathematics question at the end of the day. My question stems from not knowing
some of those variables (e.g. it can be difficult to know how long a lot has
sat in inventory) that has me wondering.

To use a more real example :

I was looking at a store and had already built a cart for ~$500. I wanted to
additionally buy 10,000 of a part they had but their price was $0.10 per part
whereas a few other stores had the same part (same condition) in the same quantities
for as low as $0.05. I wouldn’t dare ask someone for a 50% discount on a part,
but if they could e.g. get closer to $0.07 then I could make it work. I would
then complete the order at $1200 total. Without a discount it would be $1500
total. I can imagine scenarios where this would be insulting/unfair to a seller,
but also scenarios where perhaps a a seller would rather have the $1200 than
for me to “walk away”

Any reasonable person would say, surely you can just go buy the 10,000 parts
from the seller with them at $0.05 and save even more, which is true, but in
this scenario I would then have to go to 5 or 10 other stores to find the same
set of parts that perhaps that one store had.

I realize this is the game one has to play when buying on Bricklink (honestly,
I think it is a pretty fun game to play.)


In General, yorbrick writes:
  
  worried that such messages could seem like extortion and disrespectful even if
worded carefully: “I want to buy $1000 dollars worth of parts from you, including
buying all of your part XYZ. Your part XYZ is $0.03 more than what I am seeing
available in the market…” maybe I just don’t know how to word such messages.
I imagine a seller getting such a message would say “then go buy somewhere else…”
and stoplist me.

I would imagine it depends on how many of the part costing 3c over someone else
you want to order and what the base price is. If it is 10 or 100, fine. But if
it is a 4c part that is selling incredibly well to other buyers and you want
100000 of them at 75% discount, probably not. Especially if the 1c seller only
has one of them.

If someone is asking for a specific discount, they should be clear with the seller
about how much they are wanting to order. In this case they would as you want
the lot but for a hypothetical question it is hard to say.
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This is absolutely helpful. It makes sense on all counts.

I’m still a bit unsure about if/when I should message. My main concern is being
respectful of people’s income (whether they are hobbyist or a big business,)
they aren’t doing this to give away Lego. Well, if anyone does want to give away
Lego I’m sure you’ll have folks lined up for blocks as the joke goes. ;P

What I’ve learned from your post is, at least when shopping at Dutch sellers,
a polite request is probably the best option.



In General, maxx3001 writes:
  In General, Apocalypse writes:
  The thread SDF_Bricks started “Buyers asking for a discount” (https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1385426)
got me wondering (enough to stop lurking,) sellers what do you consider a “large
order”?

A large order is an order that has enough room to give a discount.
So you buy certain parts for €100, I have room to give you some discount or maybe
free shipping.

But you buy a €500 set from me that I paid €475 on, I don’t have any wiggle room
to give you a discount.
Hope that helps?
  
I’ve seen in some store terms, in various forum posts generally, and in the aforementioned
post in particular, that some sellers are open to offering discounts when e.g.
a buyer is buying a large quantity, if the buyer is buying entire lots, or over
some monetary threshold.

See above.

  
I am particularly intrigued by comments that some sellers would consider offering
a discount in the event that a buyer would otherwise walk away from a store because
one lot is not cost-competitive where others might be. I find myself in that
situation somewhat frequently, where I want to buy (or buy more) from a store,
but because one lot is not cost-competitive I don’t proceed with that store.

I am more inclined to discount a lot if you have an order with me or are a regular
buyer.

  
But what is rarely clear to me is what those thresholds are. I suppose I should
just message sellers that mention this but I am always afraid this will be insulting
to the seller. I hope to be respectful to the many great sellers here. I am especially
worried that such messages could seem like extortion and disrespectful even if
worded carefully: “I want to buy $1000 dollars worth of parts from you, including
buying all of your part XYZ. Your part XYZ is $0.03 more than what I am seeing
available in the market…” maybe I just don’t know how to word such messages.
I imagine a seller getting such a message would say “then go buy somewhere else…”
and stoplist me.

No, as a seller, I sometimes have added a lot a long time ago and prices change.
So if you have a €1000 order with me (see above) I certainly will offer the extra
part at a discount.
I might even put them in for free depending if my wiggle room allows for it.

  
On the other hand I have bought what I feel are large quantities from really
great and fair sellers and I wouldn’t feel right asking for a discount as I think
they are already offering fair prices and I want to fairly value their costs
and efforts. In the cases where I feel the price is fine, the choice to buy is
obvious (and I have done so,) but I am wondering about the other cases.

Different countries have different thoughts about haggling, in some countries
it is the norm and expected.
In other countries you almost insult the seller.

In Dutch the saying is, nee heb je, ja kun je krijgen.
(if you do not ask, the answer is always no, but if you ask it might be yes)
  
I realize there are many factors that might play into what a store considered
a large order:
Type of store (parts-focused, sets-focused, mix)
Size of store
Length in business
Time of year
Location

How much did I pay for said part versus what can I sell it for.
This is the final measurement for me to say yes or no to your question.

  This is of course a non-exhaustive list.

Apologies for a rambling message but I suppose I’m hoping for more discussion.
Thanks for reading and considering my questions/thoughts.

I hope my answers have helped you a little bit in understanding why or why not
I would/could give a buyer a discount.

Happy shopping

Maxx
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The thread SDF_Bricks started “Buyers asking for a discount” (https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1385426)
got me wondering (enough to stop lurking,) sellers what do you consider a “large
order”?

I’ve seen in some store terms, in various forum posts generally, and in the aforementioned
post in particular, that some sellers are open to offering discounts when e.g.
a buyer is buying a large quantity, if the buyer is buying entire lots, or over
some monetary threshold.

I am particularly intrigued by comments that some sellers would consider offering
a discount in the event that a buyer would otherwise walk away from a store because
one lot is not cost-competitive where others might be. I find myself in that
situation somewhat frequently, where I want to buy (or buy more) from a store,
but because one lot is not cost-competitive I don’t proceed with that store.

But what is rarely clear to me is what those thresholds are. I suppose I should
just message sellers that mention this but I am always afraid this will be insulting
to the seller. I hope to be respectful to the many great sellers here. I am especially
worried that such messages could seem like extortion and disrespectful even if
worded carefully: “I want to buy $1000 dollars worth of parts from you, including
buying all of your part XYZ. Your part XYZ is $0.03 more than what I am seeing
available in the market…” maybe I just don’t know how to word such messages.
I imagine a seller getting such a message would say “then go buy somewhere else…”
and stoplist me.

On the other hand I have bought what I feel are large quantities from really
great and fair sellers and I wouldn’t feel right asking for a discount as I think
they are already offering fair prices and I want to fairly value their costs
and efforts. In the cases where I feel the price is fine, the choice to buy is
obvious (and I have done so,) but I am wondering about the other cases.

I realize there are many factors that might play into what a store considered
a large order:
Type of store (parts-focused, sets-focused, mix)
Size of store
Length in business
Time of year
Location

This is of course a non-exhaustive list.

Apologies for a rambling message but I suppose I’m hoping for more discussion.
Thanks for reading and considering my questions/thoughts.
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In Help, Amazingly writes:
  In Help, Amazingly writes:
  In Help, jennnifer writes:
  In Help, Shiny_Stuff writes:
  In Help, jennnifer writes:
  In Help, Shiny_Stuff writes:
  In Help, Shiny_Stuff writes:
  In Help, Amazingly writes:
  When I use to click on the picture of a part it would bring up a tiny window,
now when I do it I get taken to a new page. I would like to avoid that. Also,
when on the new page I try to copy the part number and it takes me to another
page. Then I have to go back twice.
Does anyone know how to make it so the tiny window pops up?
Thanks

Brian

That is like THE HARDEST setting to find on BL. I just wasted 10 minutes trying
to find it, but was unable. I know I have wasted a ton of time in the past either
turning that on or off.

____


OOH, I may have found it --

This page, second section, Third checkbox option,
named -- Show Price Guide links next to each item

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogOptions.asp?viewFrom=P

It is about as clear as mud indicating that it turns on or off the price guide
pop-up versus taking you to the full price guide page. GRRRRR.

____

You are entirely correct that the setting is difficult to find. However, I believe
the OP is referring to the large image pop-up.

Jen

Jen, you are correct -- I did not read the OP properly.

I have not had any issues with the large image pop-up. It appears to be working
correctly for me.

As you mentioned, the OP may have an issue with a browser-based or browser extension
pop-up blocker. If there was an update to the software, it may have changed
how it activates javascript. There may be a user-based setting to adjust it
back.

____

I hope so! There's nothing worse than having your ingrained work processes
disrupted!

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1380592

Jen

I allow pop-us and now when I hover over the part image it just shows the new
page link at the bottom if I click on it. Before it said javascript but it just
didn't work. Somehow I have made it worse. Even the pages that show the parts
for sale look different. I lot worse than before.

Before it would let me scroll down to the color I was looking for and the new
page it like this.

This looks like a CSS issue to me, though the other behavior you’re describing
sounds like it is indeed JavaScript related.
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In Technical Issues, 1001bricks writes:
  In Technical Issues, Stuart9 writes:
  Think they went for an upgrade, powered by mints I believe.

Mints???

If they give After Eights, count on me to help turn the wheel

I heard the knock-off brand is called “nines”
You know, cause it’s after eight…

Sorry, I’ll show myself out.
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 Subject: Re: Do orange parts sell well?
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In Selling, rainbowmist writes:
  I was thinking of getting some more part colors added to my store. Does orange,
dark red, and dark blue sell well?

I can't speak for how well they sell, but if you don't add them maybe
you'll have to change your store name
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 Subject: Re: Predict the more important order ID: 20176803
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In Off Topic, SezaR writes:
  This is the more important order ID that deserve to be taken cared of. Give your
prediction on what day the order ID 20,176,803 will happen.

Just forget about the boring Id 20,000,000

Order 20176803 has been placed (not by me unfortunately,) but SezaR will you
please let us know if the order made it into your store?
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In Contests, Nubs_Select writes:
  Below is a list of everything I used to order in my go-to pizza celebration kit.
How to win
Be the first to guess the exact amount paid including tax for the entire order
(it goes down to the cent)
Rules
1 guess per person per day
if there are 2 identical guesses then the person who guessed first in the forum
will win
all guesses must be made in response to this message to count and I will check
them wherever I get time
All guesses will be assumed to be in CAD and even if you say another currency
ill still assume you mean CAD
Prize
Since we just hit 20 million orders I will give a $20 (CAD ) coupon to my store
in addition to free shipping if you live in the USA or Canada (sorry international
there is just too much variation)



Family Meal
Pizza 1
Size: X-Large
Sauce: BBQ Sauce on Base (1 topping)
Bacon
Pineapple
Ham
Pizza 2
Size: X-Large
Sauce: BBQ Sauce on Base (1 topping)
Bacon
Ham
Pineapple
Red Onions (L)
12 Wings
Marinated with Honey Garlic
2 Creamy Garlic Dips
4 Sprite
2 Root Beer
Garlic Bread
Type: With Cheese
Potato Wedges
Size: Large
McCain Cake
Quantity: Single Cake
Single Pizza
Pizza
Size: Medium
Dough: Gluten Free (Medium only)
Sauce: BBQ Sauce on Base (1 topping)
Ham
Pineapple
Bacon
1 Creamy Garlic Dip
(if I've missed any rules or something ill post a new message about it )
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In Off Topic, The_gman15 writes:
  I am wondering if anyone has tried and succeeded with, an alternative way of
attaching the round part only from 3829c1. It doesn't seem like any of the
bar type parts will fit. So far only the lipstick utensil 93094pb03 seems to
work, as it seems to be made of a softer material.


I'm trying to add it to a small space, so any way to mount it without the
stand would be ideal.

Would
 
Part No: 4593  Name: Antenna Small Lever
* 
4593 Antenna Small Lever
Parts: Antenna
work?

Perhaps with
 
Part No: 4592  Name: Antenna Small Base
* 
4592 Antenna Small Base
Parts: Antenna
if you need a stud connection.
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In Help, LNR3 writes:
  I'm learning to build one of the the technics steering assemblies. When I
try to locate part 2739b, (1x6 link with stoppers) it's not there. Any idea
how to find it or download into studio? Thanks.

Try adding an * at the end: in this case 2739*

Also providing some links in case that helps.
 
Part No: 2739  Name: Technic, Link 1 x 6 (Undetermined Type)
* 
2739 Technic, Link 1 x 6 (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Technic, Link
Marked for Deletion

 
Part No: 2739a  Name: Technic, Link 1 x 6 without Stoppers
* 
2739a Technic, Link 1 x 6 without Stoppers
Parts: Technic, Link

 
Part No: 2739b  Name: Technic, Link 1 x 6 with Stoppers
* 
2739b Technic, Link 1 x 6 with Stoppers
Parts: Technic, Link
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In Contests, Nubs_Select writes:
  Below is a list of everything I used to order in my go-to pizza celebration kit.
How to win
Be the first to guess the exact amount paid including tax for the entire order
(it goes down to the cent)
Rules
1 guess per person per day
if there are 2 identical guesses then the person who guessed first in the forum
will win
all guesses must be made in response to this message to count and I will check
them wherever I get time
All guesses will be assumed to be in CAD and even if you say another currency
ill still assume you mean CAD
Prize
Since we just hit 20 million orders I will give a $20 (CAD ) coupon to my store
in addition to free shipping if you live in the USA or Canada (sorry international
there is just too much variation)



Family Meal
Pizza 1
Size: X-Large
Sauce: BBQ Sauce on Base (1 topping)
Bacon
Pineapple
Ham
Pizza 2
Size: X-Large
Sauce: BBQ Sauce on Base (1 topping)
Bacon
Ham
Pineapple
Red Onions (L)
12 Wings
Marinated with Honey Garlic
2 Creamy Garlic Dips
4 Sprite
2 Root Beer
Garlic Bread
Type: With Cheese
Potato Wedges
Size: Large
McCain Cake
Quantity: Single Cake
Single Pizza
Pizza
Size: Medium
Dough: Gluten Free (Medium only)
Sauce: BBQ Sauce on Base (1 topping)
Ham
Pineapple
Bacon
1 Creamy Garlic Dip
(if I've missed any rules or something ill post a new message about it )
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In Contests, Nubs_Select writes:
  Below is a list of everything I used to order in my go-to pizza celebration kit.
How to win
Be the first to guess the exact amount paid including tax for the entire order
(it goes down to the cent)
Rules
1 guess per person per day
if there are 2 identical guesses then the person who guessed first in the forum
will win
all guesses must be made in response to this message to count and I will check
them wherever I get time
All guesses will be assumed to be in CAD and even if you say another currency
ill still assume you mean CAD
Prize
Since we just hit 20 million orders I will give a $20 (CAD ) coupon to my store
in addition to free shipping if you live in the USA or Canada (sorry international
there is just too much variation)



Family Meal
Pizza 1
Size: X-Large
Sauce: BBQ Sauce on Base (1 topping)
Bacon
Pineapple
Ham
Pizza 2
Size: X-Large
Sauce: BBQ Sauce on Base (1 topping)
Bacon
Ham
Pineapple
Red Onions (L)
12 Wings
Marinated with Honey Garlic
2 Creamy Garlic Dips
4 Sprite
2 Root Beer
Garlic Bread
Type: With Cheese
Potato Wedges
Size: Large
McCain Cake
Quantity: Single Cake
Single Pizza
Pizza
Size: Medium
Dough: Gluten Free (Medium only)
Sauce: BBQ Sauce on Base (1 topping)
Ham
Pineapple
Bacon
1 Creamy Garlic Dip
(if I've missed any rules or something ill post a new message about it )
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In Contests, popsicle writes:
  Guess the number of
 
Part No: 553px1a  Name: Brick, Round 2 x 2 Dome Top with Silver and Red Pattern (R5-D4) - 6 Arcs on Top
* 
553px1a Brick, Round 2 x 2 Dome Top with Silver and Red Pattern (R5-D4) - 6 Arcs on Top
Parts: Brick, Round, Decorated
contained within the vase pictured below.

Contest rules are few:

~ The first to enter the exact amount, wins
~ One guess per member per 24 hour period
~ Identical entries are adjudicated by timestamp
~ All members worldwide are welcome to participate

The winner will receive a $100 store coupon, or $50 cash. Your choice.

-Christman Family

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