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 Author: jgrossman1025 View Messages Posted By jgrossman1025
 Posted: Sep 9, 2021 16:43
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jgrossman1025 (321)

Location:  USA, Pennsylvania
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Hello,

Recently I officially opened my store. Any help from the community will be very
appreciated. I am hoping to buildup my feedback so any help there will also be
appreciated tremendously.
I will also be giving a free minifigure to my first order, so try and be the
first to win a gift.
Thanks so much for letting me be a part of this community and supporting me.

Thanks, NGBrick
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
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In Selling, jgrossman1025 writes:
  Hello,

Recently I officially opened my store. Any help from the community will be very
appreciated. I am hoping to buildup my feedback so any help there will also be
appreciated tremendously.
I will also be giving a free minifigure to my first order, so try and be the
first to win a gift.
Thanks so much for letting me be a part of this community and supporting me.

Thanks, NGBrick

Remove all incomplete minifigs and list them as parts. Before someone reports
them and Bricklink removes them.
 Author: jgrossman1025 View Messages Posted By jgrossman1025
 Posted: Sep 9, 2021 16:55
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jgrossman1025 (321)

Location:  USA, Pennsylvania
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In Selling, Tracyd writes:
  In Selling, jgrossman1025 writes:
  Hello,

Recently I officially opened my store. Any help from the community will be very
appreciated. I am hoping to buildup my feedback so any help there will also be
appreciated tremendously.
I will also be giving a free minifigure to my first order, so try and be the
first to win a gift.
Thanks so much for letting me be a part of this community and supporting me.

Thanks, NGBrick

Remove all incomplete minifigs and list them as parts. Before someone reports
them and Bricklink removes them.

Ok sounds good I will remove them. will they get removed even if they are missing
only 1 part?
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
 Posted: Sep 9, 2021 17:06
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In Selling, jgrossman1025 writes:
  Ok sounds good I will remove them. will they get removed even if they are missing
only 1 part?

Yes - and depending on the minifigure, 1 missing part could be anywhere from
16% to 33% of its inventory
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Sep 9, 2021 17:15
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In Selling, peregrinator writes:
  In Selling, jgrossman1025 writes:
  Ok sounds good I will remove them. will they get removed even if they are missing
only 1 part?

Yes - and depending on the minifigure, 1 missing part could be anywhere from
16% to 33% of its inventory

And pricewise it could be 99%
 Author: MrPetovan View Messages Posted By MrPetovan
 Posted: Sep 9, 2021 17:30
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For this, I'd suggest a time-limited heavy store-wide discount to attract
your first orders and potential feedback to boot. If feedback is that valuable
to you, it may be worth the profit cut for a short while.

In Selling, jgrossman1025 writes:
  Recently I officially opened my store. Any help from the community will be very
appreciated. I am hoping to buildup my feedback so any help there will also be
appreciated tremendously.
[...]
 Author: jgrossman1025 View Messages Posted By jgrossman1025
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jgrossman1025 (321)

Location:  USA, Pennsylvania
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In Selling, MrPetovan writes:
  For this, I'd suggest a time-limited heavy store-wide discount to attract
your first orders and potential feedback to boot. If feedback is that valuable
to you, it may be worth the profit cut for a short while.

In Selling, jgrossman1025 writes:
  Recently I officially opened my store. Any help from the community will be very
appreciated. I am hoping to buildup my feedback so any help there will also be
appreciated tremendously.
[...]

Good thinking,

I have put all minifigures and parts at 10% off take a look.

Thanks for all who have replied, NGBricks
 Author: Brickitty View Messages Posted By Brickitty
 Posted: Sep 9, 2021 18:40
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In Selling, jgrossman1025 writes:
  Hello,

Recently I officially opened my store. Any help from the community will be very
appreciated. I am hoping to buildup my feedback so any help there will also be
appreciated tremendously.
I will also be giving a free minifigure to my first order, so try and be the
first to win a gift.
Thanks so much for letting me be a part of this community and supporting me.

Thanks, NGBrick

I would've been happy to place an order -- you have about $15 worth of
parts I need -- but you say in your terms that you don't separate mold
differences such as a, b, and c parts, which comprise 5 of the lots I was looking
at. While that may fly with casual builders, it doesn't with many collectors.
I could message you and ask about each lot, but that's a pain, and not being
precise with mold differences lowers my confidence in a store's ability to
QA/QC and send precisely what's ordered. So no offense, but that's a
no from me, dawg.

If you don't want to lose orders to collectors and occasionally need to refund
unsatisfied customers, I would strongly recommend separating any mold difference
listed in the Bricklink catalog.
 Author: Phantom_Buyer View Messages Posted By Phantom_Buyer
 Posted: Sep 9, 2021 19:53
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In Selling, Brickitty writes:
  In Selling, jgrossman1025 writes:
  Hello,

Recently I officially opened my store. Any help from the community will be very
appreciated. I am hoping to buildup my feedback so any help there will also be
appreciated tremendously.
I will also be giving a free minifigure to my first order, so try and be the
first to win a gift.
Thanks so much for letting me be a part of this community and supporting me.

Thanks, NGBrick

I would've been happy to place an order -- you have about $15 worth of
parts I need -- but you say in your terms that you don't separate mold
differences such as a, b, and c parts, which comprise 5 of the lots I was looking
at. While that may fly with casual builders, it doesn't with many collectors.
I could message you and ask about each lot, but that's a pain, and not being
precise with mold differences lowers my confidence in a store's ability to
QA/QC and send precisely what's ordered. So no offense, but that's a
no from me, dawg.

If you don't want to lose orders to collectors and occasionally need to refund
unsatisfied customers, I would strongly recommend separating any mold difference
listed in the Bricklink catalog.

Mold difference? I've never heard of this but I've seen it when I am
re-stocking. I always thought it was curious but there wasn't anything I
could do about it, or so I thought, until now?

I have had 51 orders and not a single have minded.

I don't think the majority of people care. Take it from me, I've been
collecting LEGO for 10+ years and selling for 1+ and this is the first time I've
heard of it. Still, I think it's right to state it in terms for the special
picky buyers...

Take care, - SB
 Author: MrPetovan View Messages Posted By MrPetovan
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MrPetovan (937)

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I'm in the hobby of completing sets from bulk LEGO bins and selling them
on BrickLink. According to the site's rules, I cannot list a set as "Used
Complete" if I do not have on hand all the parts listed in the BrickLink inventory
for this set. And while some sets have "Undetermined" type parts that allow some
leeway, most list the exact mold the part that came with the set is (excluding
alternates for simplicity).

So I for one very much care about mold type, and I've requested and successfully
obtained refunds from sellers when I've received from them similar parts
of a different mold than ordered.

I may not be the average BrickLink user in that regard, just providing a data
point for your consideration.

In Selling, Phantom_Buyer writes:
  Mold difference? I've never heard of this but I've seen it when I am
re-stocking. I always thought it was curious but there wasn't anything I
could do about it, or so I thought, until now?

I have had 51 orders and not a single have minded.

I don't think the majority of people care. Take it from me, I've been
collecting LEGO for 10+ years and selling for 1+ and this is the first time I've
heard of it. Still, I think it's right to state it in terms for the special
picky buyers...

Take care, - SB
 Author: Phantom_Buyer View Messages Posted By Phantom_Buyer
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In Selling, MrPetovan writes:
  I'm in the hobby of completing sets from bulk LEGO bins and selling them
on BrickLink. According to the site's rules, I cannot list a set as "Used
Complete" if I do not have on hand all the parts listed in the BrickLink inventory
for this set. And while some sets have "Undetermined" type parts that allow some
leeway, most list the exact mold the part that came with the set is (excluding
alternates for simplicity).

So I for one very much care about mold type, and I've requested and successfully
obtained refunds from sellers when I've received from them similar parts
of a different mold than ordered.

I may not be the average BrickLink user in that regard, just providing a data
point for your consideration.

In Selling, Phantom_Buyer writes:
  Mold difference? I've never heard of this but I've seen it when I am
re-stocking. I always thought it was curious but there wasn't anything I
could do about it, or so I thought, until now?

I have had 51 orders and not a single have minded.

I don't think the majority of people care. Take it from me, I've been
collecting LEGO for 10+ years and selling for 1+ and this is the first time I've
heard of it. Still, I think it's right to state it in terms for the special
picky buyers...

Take care, - SB

I do understand this but does it still apply if you list the piece as an individual
and just state that all molds are going into one lot in terms?

90% of the time I can't tell the difference so if I just categorize this
would it be fair and follow Bricklink's rules?

Thank you, - SB
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
 Posted: Sep 9, 2021 21:21
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In Selling, Phantom_Buyer writes:
  I do understand this but does it still apply if you list the piece as an individual
and just state that all molds are going into one lot in terms?

90% of the time I can't tell the difference so if I just categorize this
would it be fair and follow Bricklink's rules?

You don't have to get more granular than BrickLink's own catalogue where
parts are concerned.
 Author: MrPetovan View Messages Posted By MrPetovan
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I concur, BrickLink lumps together some molds even with different part numbers
that Rebrickable separates into different catalog entries for example.

But since you're selling on BrickLink, you should follow BrickLink catalog.
I know it has been challenging for sellers in the past when some entries were
split into several depending on the mold, but ultimately it's important for
people like me.

In Selling, peregrinator writes:
  In Selling, Phantom_Buyer writes:
  I do understand this but does it still apply if you list the piece as an individual
and just state that all molds are going into one lot in terms?

90% of the time I can't tell the difference so if I just categorize this
would it be fair and follow Bricklink's rules?

You don't have to get more granular than BrickLink's own catalogue where
parts are concerned.
 Author: Llewyn View Messages Posted By Llewyn
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Llewyn (204)

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Sure, but what this means for Phantom_Buyer can vary with different parts.

If they have some 1x1 plates with vertical clips and don't want to sort them,
they can be listed as
 
Part No: 4085  Name: Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical (Undetermined Type)
* 
4085 Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Plate, Modified
Marked for Deletion
and that's fine, but they shouldn't list
them all as 4085a/b/c/d etc. For this part they'd potentially be fine, as
a majority of buyers probably wouldn't care or even notice, but those completing
old sets or wanting cosmetic consistency with other parts may.

If they have some 1x2 jumper plates they can again be listed fine as
 
Part No: 3794  Name: Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type)
* 
3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Plate, Modified
without sorting, but not as 3794a/b or 15573. More buyers are likely to care
here, particularly with the difference between 3794 and 15573 which can affect
functionality.

If they have some 1x1 tiles with clips they're going to have to sort at least
between
 
Part No: 2555  Name: Tile, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip
* 
2555 Tile, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip
Parts: Tile, Modified
and
 
Part No: 15712  Name: Tile, Modified 1 x 1 with Open O Clip
* 
15712 Tile, Modified 1 x 1 with Open O Clip
Parts: Tile, Modified
as there's no generic part. Again buyers are
more likely to notice because there's a significant cosmetic difference,
though that also makes them easier to sort.

I've had all three of these supplied wrongly in the past. They've all
been small enough sums that I haven't bothered to query it with the sellers,
I simply mark them as a disliked store and move on.

In Selling, peregrinator writes:
  In Selling, Phantom_Buyer writes:
  I do understand this but does it still apply if you list the piece as an individual
and just state that all molds are going into one lot in terms?

90% of the time I can't tell the difference so if I just categorize this
would it be fair and follow Bricklink's rules?

You don't have to get more granular than BrickLink's own catalogue where
parts are concerned.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
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In Selling, Llewyn writes:
  Sure, but what this means for Phantom_Buyer can vary with different parts.

If they have some 1x1 plates with vertical clips and don't want to sort them,
they can be listed as
 
Part No: 4085  Name: Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical (Undetermined Type)
* 
4085 Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Plate, Modified
Marked for Deletion
and that's fine, but they shouldn't list
them all as 4085a/b/c/d etc. For this part they'd potentially be fine, as
a majority of buyers probably wouldn't care or even notice, but those completing
old sets or wanting cosmetic consistency with other parts may. […]

The problems with undetermined entries is that:
1. Buyers rarely use them (in WLs, searches…).
2. Sellers rarely use them because most sellers part out sets and use the variants
that are in the inventories (and some don’t check if they have the Alternates
instead… or the Alternates might be missing in the inventories… and they end
up listing in the wrong variant).
And the aim is for inventories to show what’s really found in the box, so undertermined
entries are chased down and eliminated from inventories.

And there’s a feedback loop between the two: no use looking for them as no one
sell them, no use selling them as no one is looking for them.

So:
— wrong variant entries aren’t a solution: they skew the Price Guide, make buyers
unhappy…
— undermined entries aren’t a solution: no one use them, they won’t be sold,
they are eliminated from the catalogue.

I don’t think there’s any satisfying solution on BL when one (seller or buyer)
does not to care about variants.
There’s been several discussions and suggestions about that….
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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
  The problems with undetermined entries is that [...]

I agree entirely, but I was sticking to one can of worms at once
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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
  In Selling, Llewyn writes:
  Sure, but what this means for Phantom_Buyer can vary with different parts.

If they have some 1x1 plates with vertical clips and don't want to sort them,
they can be listed as
 
Part No: 4085  Name: Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical (Undetermined Type)
* 
4085 Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Plate, Modified
Marked for Deletion
and that's fine, but they shouldn't list
them all as 4085a/b/c/d etc. For this part they'd potentially be fine, as
a majority of buyers probably wouldn't care or even notice, but those completing
old sets or wanting cosmetic consistency with other parts may. […]

The problems with undetermined entries is that:
1. Buyers rarely use them (in WLs, searches…).
2. Sellers rarely use them because most sellers part out sets and use the variants
that are in the inventories (and some don’t check if they have the Alternates
instead… or the Alternates might be missing in the inventories… and they end
up listing in the wrong variant).
And the aim is for inventories to show what’s really found in the box, so undertermined
entries are chased down and eliminated from inventories.

And there’s a feedback loop between the two: no use looking for them as no one
sell them, no use selling them as no one is looking for them.

So:
— wrong variant entries aren’t a solution: they skew the Price Guide, make buyers
unhappy…
— undermined entries aren’t a solution: no one use them, they won’t be sold,
they are eliminated from the catalogue.

I don’t think there’s any satisfying solution on BL when one (seller or buyer)
does not to care about variants.
There’s been several discussions and suggestions about that….

I completely agree hence here I ask, if I mark in my terms that parts are not
separated via a,b,c but just all one lot, and if the buyer claims this, who would
be right? Me since I stated in terms or them because I listed in wrong sub lot?

Thank you! - SB
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In Selling, Phantom_Buyer writes:
  […]
I completely agree hence here I ask, if I mark in my terms that parts are not
separated via a,b,c but just all one lot, and if the buyer claims this, who would
be right? Me since I stated in terms or them because I listed in wrong sub lot?

Disclaimer: this is NOT an official answer (not my job), just my personal opinion.

I don’t see or know about any specific rules about that in https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
and https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=103 but I’d say the buyer is right,
because you’d be using the catalogue wrongly.

Ad absurdum: Who would be right if you mixed plates and bricks?  (E.g. 1x4 plates
with 1x4 bricks.)  Or colours?  (All the blues together!)

And I’d add you’re even more wrong when you use the most expensive variant while
actually selling the cheapest one.
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Right and wrong is slightly irrelevant here. More important question: do you
want to be a seller with satisfied repeat customers, or do you want one-time
customers who might think you're of dubious integrity? Those customer perceptions
won't be shaped by whether the technicalities are on your side.

In Selling, Phantom_Buyer writes:
  I completely agree hence here I ask, if I mark in my terms that parts are not
separated via a,b,c but just all one lot, and if the buyer claims this, who would
be right? Me since I stated in terms or them because I listed in wrong sub lot?

Thank you! - SB
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In Selling, Llewyn writes:
  Right and wrong is slightly irrelevant here. More important question: do you
want to be a seller with satisfied repeat customers, or do you want one-time
customers who might think you're of dubious integrity? Those customer perceptions
won't be shaped by whether the technicalities are on your side.

In Selling, Phantom_Buyer writes:
  I completely agree hence here I ask, if I mark in my terms that parts are not
separated via a,b,c but just all one lot, and if the buyer claims this, who would
be right? Me since I stated in terms or them because I listed in wrong sub lot?

Thank you! - SB

Totaly. I wrote it on the terms as a warning and will on the shipping notice
before they purchase as well as the announcements flag but is there another way
I can contact the buyer or warn them before they purchase so this issue doesn't
even arise?

Thank you, - SB
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  In Selling, jgrossman1025 writes:
  Hello,

Recently I officially opened my store. Any help from the community will be very
appreciated. I am hoping to buildup my feedback so any help there will also be
appreciated tremendously.
I will also be giving a free minifigure to my first order, so try and be the
first to win a gift.
Thanks so much for letting me be a part of this community and supporting me.

Thanks, NGBrick

I would've been happy to place an order -- you have about $15 worth of
parts I need -- but you say in your terms that you don't separate mold
differences such as a, b, and c parts, which comprise 5 of the lots I was looking
at. While that may fly with casual builders, it doesn't with many collectors.
I could message you and ask about each lot, but that's a pain, and not being
precise with mold differences lowers my confidence in a store's ability to
QA/QC and send precisely what's ordered. So no offense, but that's a
no from me, dawg.

If you don't want to lose orders to collectors and occasionally need to refund
unsatisfied customers, I would strongly recommend separating any mold difference
listed in the Bricklink catalog.

This is fascinating. I guess I've always been aware but didn't know
any better. I was sorting through some bricks from my childhood and found a
few 4x10 plates that had square holes on the bottom.

So these mold differences would largely be a concern for reassembled vintage
kits (or selling several of the same common used bricks) more so than parting
out a new kit, yea? I ask because I just wrapped up putting together a few sets
from the 70's and 80's.
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MrPetovan (937)

Location:  USA, New York
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Absolutely, since vintage sets prices can rise above the original retail price,
I'd expect buyers to be attentive to this kind of details. This is why I
mention in my older set listings that I replaced the missing/damaged parts with
newer ones matching the exact color and mold.

Similarly, when a set is reported to have been sold with multiple mold of a given
part (as seen in "Alternates"), I provide parts in only one of the molds for
consistency.

In Selling, Yellow.Brick writes:
  So these mold differences would largely be a concern for reassembled vintage
kits (or selling several of the same common used bricks) more so than parting
out a new kit, yea? I ask because I just wrapped up putting together a few sets
from the 70's and 80's.
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 Posted: Sep 11, 2021 11:46
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Ziegelmeister (221)

Location:  USA, Ohio
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In Selling, MrPetovan writes:
  Absolutely, since vintage sets prices can rise above the original retail price,
I'd expect buyers to be attentive to this kind of details. This is why I
mention in my older set listings that I replaced the missing/damaged parts with
newer ones matching the exact color and mold.

Similarly, when a set is reported to have been sold with multiple mold of a given
part (as seen in "Alternates"), I provide parts in only one of the molds for
consistency.


Iiiiiinteresting. Looks like I'll need a crash course for identifying these.
 Author: jgrossman1025 View Messages Posted By jgrossman1025
 Posted: Sep 10, 2021 05:57
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jgrossman1025 (321)

Location:  USA, Pennsylvania
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Store: NGBrick
In Selling, Brickitty writes:
  In Selling, jgrossman1025 writes:
  Hello,

Recently I officially opened my store. Any help from the community will be very
appreciated. I am hoping to buildup my feedback so any help there will also be
appreciated tremendously.
I will also be giving a free minifigure to my first order, so try and be the
first to win a gift.
Thanks so much for letting me be a part of this community and supporting me.

Thanks, NGBrick

I would've been happy to place an order -- you have about $15 worth of
parts I need -- but you say in your terms that you don't separate mold
differences such as a, b, and c parts, which comprise 5 of the lots I was looking
at. While that may fly with casual builders, it doesn't with many collectors.
I could message you and ask about each lot, but that's a pain, and not being
precise with mold differences lowers my confidence in a store's ability to
QA/QC and send precisely what's ordered. So no offense, but that's a
no from me, dawg.

If you don't want to lose orders to collectors and occasionally need to refund
unsatisfied customers, I would strongly recommend separating any mold difference
listed in the Bricklink catalog.

I try to separate parts if they have a different purpose. But i would be happy
if wanted to try my best to pick out the mold differences. The only one that
is really hard for me to tell is the U clip pieces VS the O clip pieces.Otherwise
I am pretty good. Also thanks for the advice. I need all that I can get!!!
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 Posted: Sep 10, 2021 09:28
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jgrossman1025 (321)

Location:  USA, Pennsylvania
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Also i am very thankful for all the help given and time you guys took to respond.
If wanted i will happily give anyone who responded a coupon. Just message me.

Thanks so much for making this a wonderful community, NgBrick.