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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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

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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Topic:

In Off Topic, legoman77 writes:

I decided to leave my wife and marry my high school sweetheart.

She graduates in June.

John P

Who gets the Barbie collection though?

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 18, 2023 18:15

Subject:

Re: Amount of parts.

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Topic:

New Stores

In New Stores, mkbricksandmore writes:

Hi. How many parts should I be listing for sale? I am currently at 500.

As others have stated, the more the better. As an example, myself, I will purchase
groups of sets to part out, making it easier to part out the same 100 types of
parts, across all the sets. When it comes to bulk, I'll sort out bulk when
I'm not working my normal job. If there's a down week or something,
I'll take full advantage. When things are slow on BrickLink, like Summer
or Tax time, those are the periods I take the time I usually pull orders in,
and use that for sorting and adding more inventory. Hope you get some use out
of all the responses!

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 18, 2023 18:09

Subject:

Re: Are you satisfied...

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Topic:

In General, Witch writes:

Hi all.
When you think about your life, are you mostly very satisfied how things have
gone? Do you ever regret for example not going to certain school/not taking a
job or quitting it/not starting a family/ or anything else that "maybe i
should have done or gone to"?

About myself: sometimes wondered, that should i have not quit some job, but then
i remember how bad it felt for me and how great it is to have time for hobbies,
even that i need to choose the cheaper ones or those that i can have for free,
and for possibility of seeing people with much time ☺️

I hope your week so far has gone as ok as possible.

Thanks for any replies

Very few regrets, as everything I have done has brought me to where I currently
am. One that does stick out is in not buying two pieces of real estate locally.
One was a one acre lot that had a house in need of removal, for $30k, but the
vacant land alone is now worth $100k. It would have been a perfect lot to build
a four-plex and rent the units out for retirement income. The other was a 20
acre lot I was going to buy, but didn't. It was selling for $99k, and the
person who bought it did almost exactly what I had planned to do. It now has
a beautiful new house built on it, and is probably valued close to $750k. Not
really regrets, but more like things I failed to act on and therefore didn't
reap the rewards of. In closing, if you get the shot, take it. Thank you for
coming to my TED talk.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 6, 2023 19:47

Subject:

Re: Set 75005 Box Needed

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Topic:

Wanted

In Wanted, robdran writes:

Hello!

I am looking to buy the box for Star Wars Lego set #75005 - Rancor Pit. I am
assembling this set for my son and am missing the box currently. I have been
having a hard time finding just the box for sale. If anyone is willing to sell
one, it would be very much appreciated!

Thank you in advance for your time!

If I had any, they'd be in deep storage. I can check this weekend though.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Jan 26, 2023 18:20

Subject:

Re: Tell Me: What Do Sellers Want Most?

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Topic:

In General, RecycledBrick writes:

An inventory tracking log. Anytime, anything in your inventory is added, deleted,
or changed it is logged. That way we can see what is happening to our inventory
and we can put to rest the debate whose fault the inventory variances are.

Picture is from that other site. If they can do it, Bricklink should be able
to.

Amen, I have far too many orphaned lots of parts that should be Zero according
to inventory and stock pulls, yet there they are.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Jan 4, 2023 22:26

Subject:

Re: The BrickLink Designer Program Continues with Series 1

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Topic:

Designer Program

In NEWS, Admin writes:

Dear BrickLink Members,

We’re proud to share that the BrickLink Designer Program will live on! We’ve learned from the BDP 2021 Invitational, and the program is here to stay. Series 1 is the first in the new, permanent program. We’ll continue learning and adjusting to make each future Series better.

How Series 1 will work

Series 1 will span 2023 and early 2024, with these milestones:

Create Your Designs: December 9, 2022—February 2023
We invite all LEGO enthusiasts 18 and older to design your models in Studio.
Open Submission: February 1—28, 2023
Submit your models during a 4-week window to be considered before the deadline on February 28, 2023 at noon Pacific US time.
Crowd Validation: March 7—March 31
We invite all BrickLink members to vote for their favorite submissions. This crowd vote weighs in alongside the BDP’s internal selection criteria and influences the designs chosen for crowdfunding.
Review: April—May 2023
Our team checks every design for building experience, brand fit, and crowd favorites.
5 Designs Announced: Late May 2023
We’ll reveal the five Series 1 designs. Then we’ll collaborate with fan designers to prepare them for production.
Crowdfunding: February 2024
BrickLink members will be invited to pre-order their favorite designs, with a limit of 2 of each set per household. All designs that receive over 3,000 pre-orders will be produced. We will manufacture up to 20,000 of each set on a limited production run.
Production and Shipping: Summer/Fall 2024
We produce the sets in the factory. Orders will be ready to ship approximately 6 months after crowdfunding. Actual dates and shipping times may vary.

What calling it “Series 1” says about the Program’s future
We’re committed to helping you realize your ideas through the BrickLink Designer Program. By calling this iteration Series 1, we’re indicating the BrickLink Designer Program has matured from the one-off 2021 Invitational into a program we can sustain over time. With this and each future Series, we’ll issue a fresh brief and Submission Guidelines. This way, the program can evolve as we learn from experience during each series.

Next Steps for aspiring Fan Designers

Check out the BrickLink Designer Program homepage for the overview and detailed timeline.
Before you start building, Review the Submission Guidelines, which all submissions must follow.
Download the latest version of BrickLink Studio, which includes the BDP Series 1 Palette.
Register for our live webinar December 14th at 8am Pacific / 5pm CET to learn more about the Submission Guidelines. Can’t join live? We’ll make a video available after the session.
Ask any questions in the new BrickLink Designer Program forum, where we will monitor and respond.

We’re looking forward to your submissions!
The BrickLink Team

When can we expect movement on the orders from the last series of sets from May
2022?

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Nov 21, 2022 00:49

Subject:

Re: Advice wanted from current sellers

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Topic:

In Selling, Lego.my.eggo writes:

Can a non-AFOL (someone who wouldn’t know a slope from a cylinder) successfully
sell a large inventory on BrickLink?

Here’s the background: I need to get rid of a large inventory that is taking
up way too much space in our two-bedroom NYC apartment. I’ve already shipped
several large boxes to Lego’s donation program, and I could conceivably donate
the rest, but I have a recently retired relative with way too much time on their
hands who could also use a little cash and they’ve expressed interest in opening
a store on BrickLink using the inventory. The problem is that the individual
in question isn’t acquainted with Bricklink’s parts classification system, which
has a steep learning curve and can frustrate even the most dedicated users.
Assuming that I pre-bag and label all of the parts for sale with the part number
and color, and pre-sort everything into bins ordered numerically by part number,
is it feasible for someone to be a seller using solely that information (e.g.,
without knowing whether something is classified as a modified plate versus modified
tile)? Thanks.

You can always start with the basics. Plates and bricks are a solid pillar to
start a shop, and if that goes well, start learning the rest as you go. Like
spelling words in school, learn a new one every day. Same for most colors, basics
are simple, with exotic colors being learned over time.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Nov 10, 2022 19:37

Subject:

Re: Where we come from, over who we are?

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In Off Topic, popsicle writes:

These are the Lesters, my mother’s grandparents. They were Mormons that emigrated
from England to Utah. Mr Lester was a stone mason that was enlisted to help with
the temple in Salt Lake.

They had 13 children, two of which perished in childhood. One of the two (a boy)
drown in the great salt lake with newspaper articles reporting on it. Another
of the 13 was named Elizabeth, my mother’s mother (depicted -center- in the second
pic) with my mother, Darlene to the right and her sister, Margaret on the left.

My fathers lineage is a California story, well into the 1860s gold rush days.

That’s “where I come from” As to who I might be?

Of the 13 Lester children, Elizabeth (the youngest and my grandmother) made the
decision to break away from the church and move to California. Knowingly becoming
the black sheep of the family, which had to be supremely difficult. There in
California she had two children (girls) my mother being one. Elizabeth carved
out a life for herself and her daughters in southern Calif, becoming Mrs Temple
City among other considerable achievements for women of that time and place.
Dated some politically influential types as well

according to my dad.

I got to know my grandmother. She and I would have long talks at her bedside
before she departed. In those talks, my understanding of my mother and her seven
marriages with each of my siblings having different fathers, grew.

-Cory

How cool! My family history isn't so much a tree, as a bush. I actually have
a Great-Aunt Grandma! Among other oddities, my mother's father was the first
generation of his line born in the US, while my father's side, half came
over 100+ years ago, and the rest were of Mayflower lineage. In fact, my wife
and I come from the same Mayflower family, one child is her lineage, the other
child is mine. Makes my daughter her own 15th cousin or something. And the Mayflower
father? He actually came over twice, once before the Mayflower voyage to set
things up for those coming over to the colony, returned and then came over again
on the Mayflower with his family. Also, my colony family ran a pub, and got in
trouble with the law for selling alcohol outside of hours. Fun stuff, history.

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kzinti

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Nov 5, 2022 21:53

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Re: What is your most rare LEGO item?

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In Off Topic, ImperialFleet writes:

I thought it would be cool to find out

Mine is a sealed 1095, which I cannot find sealed anywhere. And I mean rare,
not expensive, though it can be expensive!

Sold mine, but had one of these:

30042 Plate, Modified 4 x 5 with Trap Door Hinge
Parts: Plate, Modified {Red}

Author:

kzinti

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Oct 22, 2022 19:43

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Re: Good Estimator for Shipping Charges

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In Shipping, SDF_Bricks writes:

I often find myself having to make 2 trips to the post office. The first to get
a quote for the packed item, and the second to actually ship the item. The lady
at the post office said it was the only 'reliable' way.

Is there a fool-proof on-line tool that provides a correct quote for shipping,
based on weight of box and dimensions?

Do I need to invest in a desktop scale as well?

Royal DS10 shipping scale: $20-$35
or Trips to the Post Office with gas at $4+ a gallon...
Makes sense after about a dozen trips...

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kzinti

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Oct 9, 2022 14:03

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Re: Stripe VS Paypal

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Payment Methods

In Payment Methods, galeatter writes:

been using PP for years but starting to question its integrity. Does anyone use
only stripe and does it work well for you? Does it work like pp with printing
shipping labels?

Stripe is a payment processor only. No label printing, no shipping, only processes
payments.

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kzinti

Posted:

Oct 8, 2022 21:54

Subject:

Paypal and Politics in the news...

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/new-paypal-rule-the-company-can-take-2-500-from-your-account-for-sharing-misinformation/ar-AA12KrF5

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kzinti

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Oct 3, 2022 21:57

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Re: USPS Holiday Rate Increase Has Started...

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https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2022/0810-usps-announces-proposed-temporary-rate-adjustments.htm

In Shipping, Brickman4you writes:

I'm sure most here knew this was coming, so just a reminder.

Sent out an order this morning and noticed the jump in price.

1 x First Class Package @ $3.58
1 x USPS Temporary Holiday Rate Increase 10/2/22 to 1/22/23 @ $0.40
Total = $3.98

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kzinti

Posted:

Sep 13, 2022 22:50

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Re: Looking to order lots of White Pieces

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Buying

In Buying, LegoBuilder122 writes:

Everyone Please suggest to me high feedback stores that have good prices on lots
of pieces that ship to the USA and that have super good prices for shipping and
the pieces. I want to get a lot of white pieces like plates and stuff for a moc
I am working on.

Are you looking for new or used? If used, I've got a 75 gallon tote full
of white that's been sorted from bulk used that we could talk about.

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kzinti

Posted:

Aug 16, 2022 21:00

Subject:

#76405 Hogwarts Express Collector's Edition

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtEWn9O3I2Q

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 13, 2022 22:17

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Re: Anyone havig very slow sales?

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Sales

In Sales, ImperialFleet writes:

I havent had an order in 4 days. But just last week I was having about 5 orders
a day. I guess summer slowdown hit late lol. I've had good sales all summer!

Annual slowdown as back to school days approach. Everyone is spending cashola
on clothes, crayons, and laptops.

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kzinti

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Jul 30, 2022 22:17

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Re: International shipping using Pirate Ship

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In Shipping, brac.brick writes:

For those of you who ship international and use Pirate ship, is it fairly straightforward
or do you have any tips ?

I used to do international shipping on Paypyal before COVID struck and then I
switched to just domestic US. Now I use Pirate ship and while it looks fairly
easy, I'd like to know what those of you have experienced, any issues with
the customs form or the new VAT (not sure if applicable). Thanks in advance.

As stated, anything that requires an IOSS number, use Pirateship, everything
else can go through Paypal.

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kzinti

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Jun 27, 2022 17:09

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Re: Deutsche Post to U.S. taking forever

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Problem

In Problem, LegoDadVa writes:

Seller shipped an item on June 10. DHL tracking is clear on that. The last
update is June 11 (The shipment will be transported to the destination country/destination
area and, from there, handed over to the delivery organization- US Postal Service).

USPS has never initiated tracking on the package. Can I assume that the package
is in a crate either at seaport in Germany, German airport, waiting until it
can fill the crate to ship the crate to NYC?

This is one of the longer delays on any package from Europe I have seen. Typical?

Typical, plus when it arrives, it might look like someone was playing rugby with
it. 8/10 received on my end looked like it.

Author:

kzinti

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Jun 25, 2022 14:24

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Re: Happy Birthday, Dan

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Announce

In Announce, Danielsmom writes:

Wishing my beloved son, Dan Jezek, a happy 45th birthday, today. He would be
so proud of his creation, BrickLink, still bringing so much fun and enjoyment
to so many around the world. We miss him every day, but feel his presence right
here on the biggest LEGO marketplace in the world! Thanks, Dan, you’ve done
a great job, level88, and will always be a part of this wonderful place called
BrickLink.

All my love,
your mom,
Eliska
June 25, 2022

Warmest of hugs. He truly lives on in all our hearts.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Jun 20, 2022 21:41

Subject:

Re: Happy 22nd Birthday, BrickLink!

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In Off Topic, wildchicken13 writes:

I know it's late, but according to this page, BrickLink was founded 22 years
ago from today: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/about.page

I've only been using the site for about eight years or so now, but even in
that time BrickLink has gone through some incredible changes, transforming to
better serve the needs of the LEGO community. I can only imagine what the next
22 years will bring.

For context, here are some statistics: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1304

The charts only go through 2013, but I don't need to see the rest to know
that BrickLink is a thriving marketplace.

Play Well!

P.S. Today is also Juneteenth and Father's Day in the U.S.

And today is my 21st anniversary of my BrickLink account! It can legally drink
now!

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Jun 14, 2022 22:45

Subject:

Re: Foreign Order sent to...Carol Stream IL?

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In Shipping, Bond writes:

This is the first time this has happened to me as a seller.

I use Stamps.com. When I prepared a shipping label for a customer in France,
the data I entered and the subsequent printed label had me send the parcel to
what I believe is a customs distribution center in Carol Stream, Illinois.

My customer is a bit worried, and I must admit to some trepidation as well. It
arrived at that facility on June 6, which was eight days ago.

Have any other sellers experienced this? Is the place legit? Seems odd that Stamps.com
would print out a shipping label, based on USPS data, to a bogus place. I need
to know what I should tell my customer (unsure, not to worry, etc?)

Thanks for any assistance.

- Pat

Ship-station sends all International mail there to be forwarded in bulk to the
destination country. On every label you print, you'll see a second International
tracking number at the bottom. Be sure to either use the US tracking number up
top, and detail what is happening to your customers, or use the International
one, and also inform them that they will not see immediate movement due to local
shipping occurring first.

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kzinti

Posted:

May 29, 2022 21:12

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Re: 9V train purchase - battery a problem?

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LEGO products

In LEGO, LegoDadVa writes:

Amazing. Thanks for clearing that up. That was my initial impression but I was
not sure.

While we are at it, do the more recent train iterations contain a type of battery
I should be wary of if I ever purchase a set that is several years old?

In LEGO, brickablocks writes:

There is no battery. THe motor is powered by the track, which is powered by
a train speed regulator:

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2868b&name=Electric,%20Train%20Speed%20Regulator%209V&category=%5BElectric,%20Train%5D#T=S&O={%22ss%22:%22US%22,%22iconly%22:0}

Older 9V sets have metal covered rails and use the speed regulator. Newer 9V
sets are RF controlled using a remote controller, do not have metal covered rails,
so they have an on board battery pack, rechargeable. The life on them isn't
the greatest, but they do a fair job.

Author:

kzinti

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May 17, 2022 15:49

Subject:

Re: Five projects funded

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Designer Program

In Designer Program, macebobo writes:

Five projects funded in less than 22 minutes

1) Winter Chalet
2) Studgate Train Station
3) 1950's Diner
4) Mountain view observatory
5) Modular construction site

Congratulation to all of the designers.

Yes, congratulations. I will sulk a bit about the Science one not getting in,
and move on with my life. *sigh* For now, I think I'll self medicate with
a chocolate Frosty from Wendy's to soothe my pain.

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kzinti

Posted:

May 12, 2022 12:59

Subject:

Re: How much interest in bulk lego is there here?

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In Selling, Hardstone writes:

I have been getting ready to get back into selling lego, however I am not sure
if BL is the most ideal marketplace in which to do so. I don't plan to sell
individual parts like before, instead I plan to sell only bulk lego by the pound.

I am also reluctant to sell here because I will be selling in bulk. I have divided
up a bulk lot I purchased into several pre-wieghed 1-pound packs, taking the
time to eliminate any obvious non-lego that I spotted while doing so. However,
the bulk lot I purchased spans thousands of pieces and I can't guarantee
that all non-lego were rooted out. There may still be some remaining within the
packets I set up.

Right now my plan is to set up my listing(s) on ebay, however I would be willing
to upgrade my account here to a seller again and list them here instead if feasable.
Any advice is welcome while I continue planning and preparing.

Currently selling bulk by the pound, but shipping costs are a huge factor. Have
had many International folks opt out of orders for outrageous shipping costs.
Not much better for local either. See a lot of business at the end of the year,
and the beginning, but just a slow trickle during the year. It's also hard
to find those custom lots unless you're looking for them.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

May 5, 2022 14:54

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Re: Is there a way to auto-pay monthly fees

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Suggestions

In Suggestions, mattkaupke writes:

Is there a setting that will auto-pay my monthly invoice when it is issued?

As there is no BL message that accompanies it and I don't get a notification
in the page header, the only way I ever see them is if I happen to open whatever
page it is that finally shows the payment due notification. It's not a page
I open often - the profile maybe? I stumbled upon it this morning only to realize
I hadn't paid my April fees.

Why can't I set it to auto charge my Paypal account or credit card upon receipt
of the invoice? Or is there a way to do this? Or maybe at least to get a message
in BL messages when an invoice is issued so I get a flag on the header?

Not currently, but you could always pre-pay for a while. Figure your annual sales
charges and pay that much at the first billing. Should be running on credit until
end of the year.

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/mystore/fee.page

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kzinti

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May 2, 2022 14:37

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Re: Seller not shipping order - Scammer?

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