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| | | Author: | cnrtrains  | | Posted: | Jun 25, 2018 16:36 | | Subject: | 1x1 Plate | | Viewed: | 153 times | | Topic: | Colors | | Status: | Open | |
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| Just wondering if Dark Purple just came out in 1x1 Plates.
Thanks
Preston
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| | | | | Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Jun 25, 2018 16:54 | | Subject: | Re: 1x1 Plate | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| There are some for sale, at a price
In Colors, cnrtrains writes:
| | Just wondering if Dark Purple just came out in 1x1 Plates.
Thanks
Preston
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| | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Jun 25, 2018 21:31 | | Subject: | Re: 1x1 Plate | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, cnrtrains writes:
| | Just wondering if Dark Purple just came out in 1x1 Plates.
Thanks
Preston
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They actually came out a long time ago in only one set:
However, it is making a very small recurrence in the new Unikitty! Collectible
Minifigure series:
Cheers,
Randy
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| | | | | Author: | PurpleDave | | Posted: | Jun 27, 2018 20:33 | | Subject: | Re: 1x1 Plate | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, cnrtrains writes:
| | Just wondering if Dark Purple just came out in 1x1 Plates.
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As already stated, they've existed for over a decade, but they are stupid
rare right now. I once sucked up about 90% of all Bricklink stock in a single
order for 60 of them at $1 each, and I'm running low again. Sleep Kitty
does indeed appear to come with one, but CMFs haven't shipped with extras
of the small parts since S2, I think. So, every copy of Sleepy Kitty will probably
come with exactly one dark-purple 1x1 plate, as a CMF-ish release the components
will not be available loose on S@H, and even palping the packets to identify
the contents will still result in at best a 50% chance of correctly identifying
a Sleepy Kitty without opening the packet first. Time and effort not even being
factored into the equation, that still leaves an average cost of $8 to guarantee
a yield of one of these plates, which means this won't make a significant
dent in the demand or cause the prices to drop. What it might do is hold them
steady where they are, since jacking the price up too much higher will just push
people to go buying up sitting Uni-Kitty packets to get the parts they need.
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| | | | | | | Author: | superchicken77 | | Posted: | Jun 27, 2018 21:33 | | Subject: | Re: 1x1 Plate | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| Looks like somebody already got their hands on some.
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?P=3024&colorID=89
Still a bit too pricey for me. I'll wait until more German stores get them
and pick them up for 5-6 cents a piece.
In Colors, PurpleDave writes:
| | In Colors, cnrtrains writes:
| | Just wondering if Dark Purple just came out in 1x1 Plates.
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As already stated, they've existed for over a decade, but they are stupid
rare right now. I once sucked up about 90% of all Bricklink stock in a single
order for 60 of them at $1 each, and I'm running low again. Sleep Kitty
does indeed appear to come with one, but CMFs haven't shipped with extras
of the small parts since S2, I think. So, every copy of Sleepy Kitty will probably
come with exactly one dark-purple 1x1 plate, as a CMF-ish release the components
will not be available loose on S@H, and even palping the packets to identify
the contents will still result in at best a 50% chance of correctly identifying
a Sleepy Kitty without opening the packet first. Time and effort not even being
factored into the equation, that still leaves an average cost of $8 to guarantee
a yield of one of these plates, which means this won't make a significant
dent in the demand or cause the prices to drop. What it might do is hold them
steady where they are, since jacking the price up too much higher will just push
people to go buying up sitting Uni-Kitty packets to get the parts they need.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | PurpleDave | | Posted: | Jun 27, 2018 22:01 | | Subject: | Re: 1x1 Plate | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, superchicken77 writes:
Ooh... If those are legitimate, and not mislisted under the wrong color, I may
have to pick up a few hundred of those before they dry up again. Back around
2004, a small spread of sets resulted in a fairly complete mix of small to medium
bricks and plates, with very few gaps. I assumed that existing meant I could
hold off and order them whenever I first needed them. A few years ago when I
designed Holley Shiftwell in minifig scale, my design called for 20 2x2 corner
plates. They were listing for $3 each. I was able to reduce that number to
four per model, which allowed me to justify building both a flying and grounded
version. There are some other parts that I never picked up in any quantity that
I've had to basically figure out how to omit from a few MOCs. I got lucky
with the 1x1 plates that I needed a fair chunk of them when I did (would have
been a lot luckier to have needed them when they were down at a couple pennies
each), so the price didn't go up even higher, as I've been able to incorporate
them into a few other MOCs because I dug deep and stocked up while I could.
But I'm suspicious of these. Unless there's another regular set that
slipped through that includes them (none are listed by inventory as of yet),
CMFs have all been 100% made in China, so it should be impossible for European
sources to yield piles of CMF-exclusive parts so soon after release, and unlikely
to happen even at a later date unless the parts show up in something else like
Build-A-Minifig.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | superchicken77 | | Posted: | Jun 27, 2018 22:03 | | Subject: | Re: 1x1 Plate | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| A store with 16k+ feedback probably wouldn't risk selling fakes. I don't
know how the German stores get 1x1 plates but they do.
In Colors, PurpleDave writes:
| | In Colors, superchicken77 writes:
Ooh... If those are legitimate, and not mislisted under the wrong color, I may
have to pick up a few hundred of those before they dry up again. Back around
2004, a small spread of sets resulted in a fairly complete mix of small to medium
bricks and plates, with very few gaps. I assumed that existing meant I could
hold off and order them whenever I first needed them. A few years ago when I
designed Holley Shiftwell in minifig scale, my design called for 20 2x2 corner
plates. They were listing for $3 each. I was able to reduce that number to
four per model, which allowed me to justify building both a flying and grounded
version. There are some other parts that I never picked up in any quantity that
I've had to basically figure out how to omit from a few MOCs. I got lucky
with the 1x1 plates that I needed a fair chunk of them when I did (would have
been a lot luckier to have needed them when they were down at a couple pennies
each), so the price didn't go up even higher, as I've been able to incorporate
them into a few other MOCs because I dug deep and stocked up while I could.
But I'm suspicious of these. Unless there's another regular set that
slipped through that includes them (none are listed by inventory as of yet),
CMFs have all been 100% made in China, so it should be impossible for European
sources to yield piles of CMF-exclusive parts so soon after release, and unlikely
to happen even at a later date unless the parts show up in something else like
Build-A-Minifig.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | pikachu3 | | Posted: | Jul 6, 2018 12:51 | | Subject: | Re: 1x1 Plate | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, superchicken77 writes:
| | A store with 16k+ feedback probably wouldn't risk selling fakes. I don't
know how the German stores get 1x1 plates but they do.
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Fabrik store Pick-a-Brick, most likely. I would never assume German bulk is fake.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | qwertyboy | | Posted: | Jun 28, 2018 12:36 | | Subject: | Re: 1x1 Plate | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, PurpleDave writes:
| | In Colors, superchicken77 writes:
Ooh... If those are legitimate, and not mislisted under the wrong color, I may
have to pick up a few hundred of those before they dry up again.
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Some German shops seem to have access to large quantities of parts. Obviously
not from parting out, but from some other channel. 1x1 plates in particular seem
in good supply for them. I have no doubt these are listed correctly.
Niek.
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| | | | | | | Author: | Hygrotus | | Posted: | Jun 28, 2018 02:18 | | Subject: | Re: 1x1 Plate | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, PurpleDave writes:
| | So, every copy of Sleepy Kitty will probably
come with exactly one dark-purple 1x1 plate,
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Somebody inventoried first one and they have extras
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=coluni1-8
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