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Had a new user order an expensive item, female name on the BrickLink account,
male name on the Paypal account, same last name. A few days after receiving the
item, the Paypal account holder filed an unauthorized use of account chargeback.
Until this is settled, beware of orders from this account: rebecca_21

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 4, 2023 13:24

Subject:

Re: where do you find brick lots on BL?

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Help

In Help, CykillsGarage writes:

Hi everyone! I wanted to know where do I find brick lots here on BL? i'v
tried looking up "custom item" and "brick lots" in the search
engine, is there something I'm missing? thanks!

Are you looking to purchase bulk, unsorted, used bricks?

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 1, 2023 22:02

Subject:

Re: Share your daily experiences...

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In Off Topic, popsicle writes:

Thought I'd share pics of my workout spot posted earlier:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1429439

Our workouts are every other day. But to the extent I'm able to push my schedule,
sometimes more frequent for me

The second pic is of an impressive cattail like bush found throughout the shoreline
area. Some standing 20+ ft. tall. Beautiful. Didn't take pics of the of the
Osprey pair though, sadly haven't seen them lately

But if they do show
themselves, I promise to get my phone out to share with you all here. They are
impressive!

Have a wonderful day

Pampas Grass

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Sep 11, 2023 23:20

Subject:

Re: Never Forget

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In Off Topic, legoman77 writes:

John P

In my corner of the world, living in our little country town of about 10k people,
we were given the opportunity to memorialize 9/11. A remnant of the towers is
now mounted in our town square, on display. One of the 'rules' was that
the twisted piece of steel must not be washed prior to installation, as it had
the DNA of lost souls on it. Chilling!

At the Planning and Zoning meeting to discuss the installation, one member, quite
choked up with emotion, quietly said that it needed lighting. All eyes turned
towards her. She continued, "the people had been in the darkness... I want
them to have light". The Mayor was the first to speak afterwards, and quietly
affirmed, "those souls would have light".

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 18, 2023 22:29

Subject:

Re: Sorry Again

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Technical Issues

In Technical Issues, wildchicken13 writes:

Dear BrickLink members,

I would like to sincerely apologize for the performance issues that the site
has been experiencing this week. On Wednesday, during monthly maintenance, I
attempted to bake a 14-inch pizza Margherita using the excess heat produced by
BrickLink's servers. Unfortunately, while preheating the servers to 475 degrees
Fahrenheit (250 degrees Celsius), some of them overheated and were permanently
damaged. I have been busy helping the BrickLink team replace the damaged servers
and we are almost finished but you may continue to experience some lingering
issues as we get everything back online.

These issues are totally unrelated to the ongoing conflict between the Pizza
Gang and Le Mustard Club.

I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused for those of
you who use other parts of this site besides the forum.

If you have any questions, please contact the help desk: https://helpdesk.bricklink.com/Main/

They usually respond within 2-3 geological epochs, but may take longer to respond
during periods of unusually high geological activity.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

But I thought a good margherita pizza oven temp was between 700F-900F...

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 3, 2023 17:45

Subject:

Re: Green baseplate in Eldorado Fortress?

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Topic:

Catalog

In Catalog, jodawill writes:

I was just looking at this baseplate:

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=2552px6&in=S

It's marked as an alternate in Eldorado Fortress. Does anyone know why? Surely
this must be a mistake.

Wow though, for that price, I ought to dig out my baseplates...

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 1, 2023 15:14

Subject:

Re: What say ye all ?

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Problem Order

In Problem Order, cosmicray writes:

Buyer places an order, I fill order, and ship it. Buyer receives order and claims
that I sent them Light Bluish Gray instead of Light Gray for 7 lots. There were
no parts ordered in Light Bluish Gray.

Of the 7 lots, I still have stock of 4. So I compares parts in those lots to
my color board (actual parts, for every color I have ever encountered, and usually
1x2 bricks). All 4 compare correctly to Light Gray, but a difference can be seen
when compared to LBG. Of those 4, one shows never to have been made in LBG, only
LG.

Of the 3 lots that the buyer ordered all I had available, all were from three
sets recently parted out. Those sets have release dates of 2000, 2000, and 2003.

At this point, I’m taking the view that the parts were LG as ordered. Curious
to see what those who deal with this regularly have to say.

TIA, Nita Rae

As someone who has sorted untold pounds of used grays, having proper lighting
helps immensely. The new daylight LED lights are fantastic for color checking
grays. A little hard on the eyeballs, but worth it for how quickly you can sort
bricks.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Jul 28, 2023 23:04

Subject:

Re: Who sells Lego by the pound?

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In Selling, legoranger00 writes:

I’m looking for any bricklink stores or websites that sell Lego by the pound.
If you know any bricklink stores or websites that do, please let me know.

New or used? I've got a bunch of used bulk I'd work a deal on.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Jul 11, 2023 18:25

Subject:

Re: Canadian Postal Issues

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Shipping

In Shipping, uticabrix writes:

Is anyone else from the US having postal delivery issues from Canada? Their
postal service has returned 5 of the last 6 we have sent. All of them had address
verified and sent back out only to be returned again. We haven't had a
problem ever with Canadian postal until now.

Could you give some more details on the items shipped, how they were packaged,
did you print through Paypal's shipping, and any other information that could
help pinpoint the problem? Right off the top of my head, maybe sending in regular
envelope and/or first class mail instead of package rate for goods, improper
addressing on Paypal shipping forwarder service, could be others, details please.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Jun 10, 2023 23:12

Subject:

Re: selling parts.

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General

In General, Nubs_Select writes:

In General, mkbricksandmore writes:

Hi. Everyone I've been selling over a few months. I've suddenly hit a
snag. What's the key to getting people to purchase parts?

since we have now entered the summer season there is often a dropoff in sales.
they should pick up once we get closer to Q4. the only way to get more sales
is to keep listing and if wanted run larger % sales

Yes, summer break is the ideal time to catch up on inventory, do sorting, add
in more stock, hit the summer garage sales, it's building time, both inventory
and playing!

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Jun 3, 2023 15:08

Subject:

Re: 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer (Not original)

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My Own Creation

In My Own Creation, mipszzz writes:

I have a question for everyone out there.

Back in 2004 I started collecting all the pieces for the Star Destroyer and along
with my collection I was able to complete it sometime in 2014.

It is based on the original instructions but I have improvised in some places.
For example the interior technic beams are black and not grey, the repetitive
greebling between the two halves uses different elements and I am missing the
2 grey domes at the top. There are a couple (maybe 4 or 5) missing light grey
plates.

I would think that you would have to be a true Lego Star Wars collector to know
that this is not the original set.

But this is 100% Lego - no compatible pieces.

I am thinking of selling it but I know no idea what it might be worth or if there
would even be a market for such a collection of pieces.

Please give me your thoughts.

Thanks

I've already parted out several, have a few more to go if you're looking
to finish it out with correct parts and sell it complete.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Apr 28, 2023 14:02

Subject:

Re: How does everyone sort used?

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In Selling, tons_of_bricks writes:

So we're looking at trying to streamline of processing our used pieces. Currently,
we figured we handle each piece about 6 times from start to finish, and we'd
really like to cut that down a bit. Here's our current process.

1. Get a box of used pieces, break it down into about 40 or so broad categories
(brick modified, tiles, plate 2x, etc.).

2. When one of the boxes of those categories gets full, we'll break it down
to individual pieces.

3. We then take each individual piece and separate them into colors and putting
aside the decorated items.

4. We then take the colors, do the final deep lookover for fakes, defects, etc.
then count what we have.

5. We list each item, putting them into one of our several hundred organized
and labeled bins.

6. When ordered, we pull the piece from their bin and package it up, sending
it to the customer.

So how does everyone else go through the steps? As you can see, each piece is
handled quite a bit, but because of the quantities we deal with, we can't
figure out a way to combine any steps that will still be efficient.

This is interesting, because I've learned through practice that brains work
differently. I sort out the major stuff first, 1x bricks and plates, 2x bricks
and plates, 3+x bricks and plates, then slopes, trans parts, wheels/tires, and
technic/misc. That makes it easier to go back and sort by color, then by size.
When dealing with large quantities, the bricks and plates sell best, and you
can get them listed quickly, then take your time on the slopes, and technic/misc
stuff which tends to be onesie-twosie type pieces. This is how I sort, but my
wife and kids are color first, then by type, then pretty much how you've
laid out. They can't sort the way I do, their brains have problems registering
things that way, and they go much faster by color, whereas I can fly through
by seeing shapes. In the end, do what works for you, maximum output from the
minimum effort. Leave the slow/low volume movers for later.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Apr 27, 2023 22:37

Subject:

Re: Who sells by the pound?

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In Selling, legoranger00 writes:

In Selling, kzinti writes:

In Selling, legoranger00 writes:

I’m looking for sellers with big inventories of parts, who sell them by the pound.
Post a response if you’re that type of seller.

I've got several thousand pounds of unsorted bulk used, if that's what
you're looking for.

I only want black, white, gray, silver, and trans colors. Can you gather up those
colors please?

Only just seeing this response, but we have begun sorting by colors. I have probably
over 200 pounds each of used Black, White, DBG, LBG bricks separated so far.
If these aren't sold in bulk lots, they'll be secondarily sorted for
listing in my shop. Normal prices are at $10 a pound for unsorted used bulk,
would $14 a pound be worth it for color sorted used bulk?

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Apr 22, 2023 21:17

Subject:

Re: Sammi

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In Off Topic, legoman77 writes:

Sammi is still hanging in there. She will not get off my desk or out of my lap.
I am so happy that she is here. We got a chemo treatment for her, but there
is no way to get the pill down her throat. It is a pill they told us not to
touch with out unprotected gloves. We decided to discontinue that because it
totally stresses her out and drives her away from us. There is a steroid pill
that we can bury in her food that does help and also makes her hungry. She has
lost a lot of weight and it is heart breaking to see her so small and frail.
I have come to accept that she will not be with us much longer and that as soon
as she is suffering it will be time.
My wife and I go to see musicales and in two weeks is Cats, (12th time I will
have seen that.) They are season tickets and bought as part of a package. I
want to go, but do not know if I can take that, it is a beautiful musical.
John P

All of the hugs man, all of them.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Apr 3, 2023 20:26

Subject:

Re: Issues w/ PayPal CashBack Mastercard

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Topic:

Help

In Help, CheddaGeese writes:

Reaching out wondering if anyone has had the same issue I have been dealing with
and how to fix it.

I recently opened up a PayPal Mastercard Credit Card in large part for using
here on Bricklink, however when I get to the payments screen for an order it
does not show as an option. The only payment options shown are my cards/banks
linked to PayPal other than the PayPal card itself, and I am unable to 'add
the card' since it is already within PayPal by being a PayPal specific card.

Has anyone ran into this issue and knows how to fix it? I'm eager to start
using it to buy some minifigures!

I've seen a few ways they hide the use of it, where you have to select alternate
payment method, then it gives you a couple more, but you have to go deeper with
another link to access the credit card. Other times, I have seen it not an option
altogether, and had to use my other lines of credit instead. Paypal is weird.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Mar 30, 2023 21:22

Subject:

Re: Worse news I have had in so many years

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In Off Topic, legoman77 writes:

I just found out my oldest cat Sammi has cancer. She follows me around, sits
in my lap and sits on my computer desk when I am doing things. She sleeps in
my arms all night along with the 4 other cats that sleep on my legs and feet.
I cannot move for most of the night because I do not want them to leave. I
care for my cats, especially her, more than anything else except my family and
country. She helped me deal with the death of my 18 year old cat in 2008 by following
me around and insisting on being with me and has always been very vocal when
I am not home. We have a very special bond that is much stronger than I have
with my other six cats that I also love dearly.
I do not mean to use Bricklink as somewhere to lay my ills, but I am not on any
other social media and have a very small family, none of which are in El Paso.
I know that there are many cat lovers here and other pet lovers. This is the
only place to try and share my grief. For all the members that have beloved
pets cherish them as much as possible while they are with you.

John P

John, despite my large stature, I'm such a softie when it comes to pets.
The last time one of our fuzzbutts made her last trip to the vet, I was so relieved
they had such a great staff. I could barely croak out a word, as I was choking
back the tears. I feel for you, and share your grief at what is to come.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Mar 15, 2023 19:01

Subject:

Re: Buying large number of items

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Topic:

Buying

In Buying, ctinc1 writes:

I normally buy over 200 different part numbers. When I try to select to buy the
most that I can select at a time is 100 and so I end up having to buy from too
many stores because my order is being separated at the 100 item mark. I know
that I am doing something wrong, can someone please offer advice. I am putting
everything I want on my wanted list.
Thanks in advance

If I understand your predicament correctly, I may have an answer. After a series
of newbie Buyer folks popping into stores and ordering the entire store, only
to cancel the order, thereby tying up a Seller's entire inventory for weeks,
most Sellers implemented a lot limit in their stores. 50, 100, 200, whatever
they felt was a good number for a 'regular' order.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Mar 10, 2023 18:26

Subject:

Re: Who sells by the pound?

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In Selling, legoranger00 writes:

I’m looking for sellers with big inventories of parts, who sell them by the pound.
Post a response if you’re that type of seller.

I've got several thousand pounds of unsorted bulk used, if that's what
you're looking for.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 27, 2023 18:08

Subject:

May 17, 2022

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General

That's when I ordered the Studgate Train Station and the Winter Chalet. 9
months, any updates?

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 25, 2023 11:13

Subject:

Re: How is this not feedback manipulation?

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Topic:

Feedback

In Feedback, bigasbricks writes:

Worthy of reporting to Bricklink? I have not responded to this valued customer
of Bricklink as of yet. These kind of messages never seem to be sent via the
Bricklink platform.

I kind of see this as a reverse NPB. In an NPB, the Buyer is given the option,
ignore this and get a bad feedback, pay and maybe get a positive, or accept the
penalty (NPX) and get a strike. Here, the Buyer is putting it straight forward,
choose your own adventure style.

There was a problem with your order, do you:
A) fix the problem and get positive feedback, or
B) ignore the problem and accept a neutral feedback for a job mostly done.

I get that people see the tone as somewhat rude, but honestly, it reads straight
forward, to the point, not rude in my opinion.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 22, 2023 20:57

Subject:

Re: Puzzle

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In Off Topic, SezaR writes:

I checked a summary of my orders and there is one buyer from Egypt.
I certainly never shipped to Egypt. This is a glitch of Bricklink that assumed
I had an order from Egypt because one of my buyers changed his address to Egypt
some time after I shipped to him.

Now the puzzle: how can I find who that buyer is? Just curious.

- I have checked my feedbacks. Nobody from Egypt. So we did not leave a feedback
for each other.
- there are about 200 users from Egypt. I can search their usernames, one-by-one,
in my email address. This works, assuming that buyer did not change his username
since he ordered from me.

Is there any smart way to find-out who this buyer is?

The emailed invoice should have their username in it, you can search for that
in your email client

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 22, 2023 20:48

Subject:

Re: dark red

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Topic:

Colors

In Colors, BricksOfFaith writes:

Hello! I have gotten a large bag of all dark red Lego pieces, and I can see at
Least 2 different shades. Does bricklink have these two shades documented? Thanks

Beware, some years of dark red are extremely brittle!

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 21, 2023 19:26

Subject:

Re: Feedback - does it still matter?

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In Selling, BrickScope writes:

I used to chase feedback, and begged (kindly) to remind people to post. In the
early days I had a 85% feedback response rate. Today, that rate has dropped
to

So, does it really matter? After you pass a certain score, does a buyer really
care if you gain 1,000 more positive feedback or whether you get 10 or 500 feedback
per month? Is it only the positive rate that matters?

What do you say, my big friends?

Little Zoe

I'd say total transactions would be more helpful. If you see a seller who
has few positive, but a dozen negative, you'd question that. Now, maybe they
have done a thousand transactions, but only received a hundred positives, you'd
be able to see they had potentially more good transactions versus the 12 bad.
Overall number of transactions, and only those where they were the Seller. Otherwise,
you'd be able to buy your way off the naughty list.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 21, 2023 19:19

Subject:

Re: Seller form

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Technical Issues

In Technical Issues, LegoIconic writes:

I have uploaded all my information to become a seller, but I was told to resubmit
it? i don't know what was wrong and I haven't been told. everything I
shared with them was accurate. any ideas? thank you!

Looks like your selling option is green, good to go!

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 19, 2023 17:25

Subject:

Re: divorce

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