| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | TheBrickGuys  | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2022 22:14 | | Subject: | Re: Id for parts | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
| In Searching, 1974 writes:
| | In Searching, 1001bricks writes:
You're not the guardian of this forum and I don't have any beef with
those posters, but pointing out a part as FAKE when it's not, is not okay
in anyway!
If you don't know jacksh_t about LEGO parts maybe it would be better to not
to post at all
Ole
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Is it a good thing to say a part is fake when it is not? No, of course not but
come on, no need to have express such negativity towards someone here. With all
the part experts here which can literally id a part just seconds after a post
is made, if someone mistakenly says a part is fake there is absolutely NO CHANCE
that it is going to get by without quickly being corrected.
Jim.
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| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2022 21:17 | | Subject: | Re: VIP Gold Red Minifig | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, SDF_Bricks writes:
| | A while back I received a freebie from TLG, it's a gold red minifig on a
keychain with a VIP tag and # 853303. Can't find the entry for it in BL's
database. ANyone has link/info and how much it's worth?
Thanks
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We got a couple of those but the problem with them is that they just look way
to nice (and shinny) to use as a keychain.
Jim
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| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Oct 27, 2022 20:28 | | Subject: | Re: i want open a store who want help | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, Brick_building writes:
| | i need one positive feedback
send my message as you have store
and want my help I only place an order do not buy
and after that can you send feedback
Thanks in advance
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Is there a reason why you are unwilling to place a small order in some store
here and pay for it?
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| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Oct 25, 2022 16:36 | | Subject: | Re: Average price vs. quantity average price | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Price Guide | |
| In Price Guide, legoranger00 writes:
| | In Price Guide, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | + a bit of correct mathmatics 
qty average = (€10 × 1 + €1 x 10) / (10 + 1) = 20/11 = €1.81
Jan
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Yes/no - if you round it at 2 decimals it's 1.82€
Hoping it's right 
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Can anybody give me an example in American money?
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I feel the the 6 month qty sales average price does not really apply for deciding
how to price our parts. We just go by the average price for the last "6 months
sales" average and it works out good for us and helps make sure we do not price
our parts too low. From there we put our parts on sale according to how many
sales we want to receive - as an example, when we are busy with our main work
of building cabinetry we take all our parts off sale and our orders go way down
but when we are concentrating mostly on our Lego business we will put all our
parts on sale for about 10 to 15 percent off. The closer we come to 15 percent
off means the mores orders we will receive.
This is how we price our stuff but each store is different.
Jim.
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| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Oct 16, 2022 11:20 | | Subject: | Re: "Technically New" vs "Used": a poll | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| We would definitely sell them as used. We would not like it but with all the
scratches they are just not good enough to sell as new and you will avoid getting
any possible bad feedbacks for selling them as new. Plus, you can always list
them as used but price them as new - may take a little longer to sell but you
will at least get full price.
When it comes to situations where you wonder how to list something, I think Maxx
summed it up really well when he said "Under describe, over deliver…".
Jim
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| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Oct 16, 2022 11:05 | | Subject: | Re: Brickpacker has lost connection | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| Out of curiosity, dose brickpacker still accept new accounts? I looked on all
the pages available but could not find a link to create a new account.
Jim
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| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Oct 14, 2022 13:34 | | Subject: | Re: RIP new shiny pieces | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
| In LEGO, jennnifer writes:
| | In LEGO, cosmicray writes:
| | In LEGO, jennnifer writes:
| | I just opened
and found these:
Gee, thanks LEGO for packing these new, fun, smooth parts in a bag with lots
of plates and bricks. You really know your audience.
Jen
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Are those scratches, or did something funky happen with the liquid plastic during
injection ?
I’m guessing they are scratches, but would like to be proven wrong. It almost
suggests the ABS on those parts is softer than what is used on a typical brick.
Nita Rae
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They are definitely scratches as one of them was more noticeably affected than
the other. The scratches are only on the surface, not gouged in such a way that
you could feel the lines. The bottom stud attachments feel really sharp to me
so they may be getting damaged just rummaging around in a bin of their own kind
at the factory.
It is what it is, but there is no way to sell these to a buyer, call them New
and not expect trouble.
Jen
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They just look too scratched up to be from rubbing in the plastic bag. Something
must have happened to them before they were placed in the set at the factory.
I have had scratched shinny pieces in a set but never that bad. It is especially
a bummer because they are such cool tiles.
Jim
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| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Oct 9, 2022 22:56 | | Subject: | Re: Refund not showing fee adjustment | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
| | | I have been under, the mistaken and intuitive, impression that fees were adjusted
based upon the refund reasons, that is the normal way things operate on marketplaces.
Oh yeah, Bricklink is not a normal marketplace. 
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Well they are a different marketplace in one important way, they only charge
a flat fee of 3% on what is sold verses 6 1/2% on Etsy (+ variuos fees), 12%
on ebay (+ other fees which bring it closer to 15%), Amazon is 15% plus many
other fees.
BrickLink is by far the least expensive marketplace for selling that has a world
wide audience.
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| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Oct 1, 2022 16:04 | | Subject: | Re: State of the Catalog 2022 | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| | So, you are “aware of other options” but won’t share them because… no reasons.
Seems to me it’s just FUD.
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I'm sorry that our conversation on this topic wasn't productive. Perhaps
we can resume it at another time.
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I think the gist of the thought was that when you pointed out how unfairly BrickLink
acted toward catalog contributors of the past by wrongly erasing their names
when you said "how unfortunate it was that BrickLink erased hundreds of usernames
of catalog contributors. That this was ever allowed to happen speaks volumes
about the level of respect BrickLink gives to its member contributors".
That thought is understandable so I think SylvainLS was just trying to show that
there was a good reason why they removed the names and that it was simply because
they were trying to follow laws regarding the consent of the individuals that
had their names removed when he said "I believe this happened because those members
are not registered anymore and didn’t give their express consent to have it shared
& used by BL". But when you said that you were aware of the reason but still
disagreed because there were other options then SylvainLS just asked "what other
options?". I think the fact that were unwilling to share them showed kind of
a reaching for straws - at least that is what I got out of it. Just my thoughts
(which are usually way out in left field. Heck, my thoughts are usually not even
coherent enough to make it to the ballpark).
Jim.
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| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Sep 28, 2022 21:30 | | Subject: | Re: Ignored by helpdesk for over 30 days | | Viewed: | 110 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, legoman77 writes:
| | In General, Loonbricks writes:
| | Hello,
is there anyone that can help me in how to proceed here?
I have multiple outstanding NSS, every one of these is fixed, and for each one
I already opened tickets but not even one of these tickets have been answered
by support?
I have been waiting now since 28th of august, and my store has been closed because
of this. I am really getting into financial problems if i can not reopen soon
but i have no idea what steps to take here.
Is there anyone here please that can help? What more can i Do?
my emails won't get responses, my tickets won't get responses, i feel
that there are no options anymore..
thanks in advance.
gr.
kevin
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Kevin,
With your feedback I would not buy a bottle of air from you.
Feedback Summary:
Week Month Year Total
Praise: 4 34 1265 6167
Neutral: 0 6 31 91
Complaint: 0 7 44 71
Seven negatives and six neutral just this month. So you cannot say things are
getting better.
I would think that you would not raise a question here with a record like yours.
You complain about being ignored for 30 days and you have ignored buyers for
over a month.
John P
How many of these buyers never came back to Bricklink because of you?
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Well said Mr. P
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