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View Thread Re: Adding Canada to my store - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Mwah. Looks like the French can't even build new trains that are compatible with their own infra... (URL) Niek.
(2 months ago, Feb 18, 2024, to Shipping)
View Thread Re: Massive refund error - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] The behavior of the mouse scroll wheel updating the contents of a "number" input field is the default behavior on most browsers. This can be disabled with a small [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 6, 2024, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: Bricklink API - Update Store Inventory - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] I can't help but think someone at BL was a bit overzealous. With the merging changes, the advice from BL was to put some text in the "description" field to [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 2, 2024, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: Bricklink API - Update Store Inventory - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Yes. Niek.
(3 months ago, Feb 2, 2024, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: Bricklink API - Update Store Inventory - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] I concur. The last failed update on our end was for (Part 3700) (Part 87552) (Part 4070) (Part 34103) There were no other parts involved in this update attempt. Niek.
(3 months ago, Feb 2, 2024, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] [a well-thought-out post clipped] All this. Thank you for the eloquent dissertation. Niek.
(3 months ago, Jan 30, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] :O :P
(3 months ago, Jan 30, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Seeing how this thread went, nothing could be done. Niek.
(3 months ago, Jan 30, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Yup - that thread stopped at 748 posts. Only 41 to go! Niek.
(3 months ago, Jan 26, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Correct. You can see the missing teeth on the large picture for (Part 53029). Niek.
(3 months ago, Jan 24, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Store suspended - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] (URL) Niek.
(3 months ago, Jan 16, 2024, to New Stores)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Selfish me would like you to continue your work, but I totally get the frustration of seeing your work undone and the total lack of acknowledgment and appreciation from [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 13, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] As most all of the long(er)time sellers can attest, historically, prices of parts have gone down and down. There are precious few parts where prices have stayed [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 12, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] [...] Info such as catalog contributors, dates of changes, item logs etc are only available in BL's own databases. However, the bare info of what parts make up a [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 11, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Reddish Orange error - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] In this case, it appears to be "just" the frontend that is limited. The color ID for Reddish Orange looks to be OK in the database, judging by the nightly brickstock/brickstore [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 1, 2024, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: Order paid but not visible in BL - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] If you are required to let BL handle taxes, you want to prevent people from making payments "the old-fashioned way": - Make sure the email address you have with [...]
(4 months ago, Dec 18, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: BrickLink vs. Rebrickable Discrepancies - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Well, this is a turntable base: (Part 61485,11) It is used with a top: (Part 60474,1) Could it be that Rebrickable shows white on the assembly of the two? Like: (Part 60474c01,1) [...]
(5 months ago, Dec 14, 2023, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Dreaming of a white Christmas… - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] You can keep the white cr*p there, that's more than fine with me. We have an awesome season up to now (hope I didn't jinx it). 11 C coming Tuesday, yay! [...]
(5 months ago, Nov 30, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Another BLACK FRIDAY SALE !!!!! - qwertyboy (7847)
(URL) Niek.
(5 months ago, Nov 24, 2023, to General)
View Thread Re: List of E-Mail Basic Macro Tags is broken - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] For the tech people - This is because the tag delimiters are not "HTML-escaped" - they should be written out as "& lt ;" and "& gt ;" in the page [...]
(5 months ago, Nov 23, 2023, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: Update on November 3rd incident - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Honestly, looking at your FB, I don't think the Nov 3 incident is your main issue. Niek.
(5 months ago, Nov 19, 2023, to Administrative)
View Thread Re: Anyone looking for anything in bulk? - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Sometimes you walk into bulk deals. At one time we had 5,313 yellow 2x4 bricks, 3,900 yellow 1x2 bricks, 4,001 yellow 1x1 bricks (still have 3,326 of those), [...]
(5 months ago, Nov 18, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Grand Opening!!! First Ten Orders get Coupons - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] I didn't know you could give yourself a coupon. Niek.
(5 months ago, Nov 15, 2023, to Announce)
View Thread Cookies? - qwertyboy (7847)
As most of us, we have changed our password during the log-in process. We also appreciate the email sent when a "new" device logs in. However, I believe BL would need [...]
(6 months ago, Nov 8, 2023, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: Well, that was weird and stressful - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] I was reading the FB sellers group, and there were quite a few shops relying on the "remarks" field, as well as many shops without any regular backup of their [...]
(6 months ago, Nov 8, 2023, to Selling)
View Thread We are back! - qwertyboy (7847)
Many thanks to the admin team! Niek.
(6 months ago, Nov 8, 2023, to General)
View Thread Re: part 30104 chain - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] The inv shows them as dark bluish gray ? Niek.
(6 months ago, Oct 22, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: bricks by rick 20% discount on parts this wee - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] I will try to explain once (but you just don't seem to understand what others have been saying again and again) - Every shop can set their prices to whatever [...]
(7 months ago, Oct 5, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: bricks by rick 20% discount on parts this wee - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Nah. With this fake sales he manages to get on the BL front page every time. Admin should really look into this. Niek.
(7 months ago, Oct 5, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Bionicle Fans: Looking for some insight. - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] This part in dark blue is used (x4) in a fairly recent MOC: (URL) Niek.
(7 months ago, Sep 29, 2023, to LEGO products)
View Thread Re: figure came in disgusting condition - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Glad to see the two orders in our shop were part of those "5 without quality issues". Niek.
(7 months ago, Sep 28, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: someone know the counterpart number of 662826 - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Kinda looks like a broken (Part 63082) but with a pin instead of a 2x2 plate. There is no such Lego part. Niek.
(7 months ago, Sep 25, 2023, to Searching)
View Thread Re: 30% off - 200.000 parts 6500 lots >300 Figs - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] You are probably right. But I would not blame anyone for not working their way through these long terms. Niek.
(7 months ago, Sep 23, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: 30% off - 200.000 parts 6500 lots >300 Figs - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Holy moly. That is quite the list of terms. Niek.
(7 months ago, Sep 23, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Mail server setup misconfiguration - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] You're welcome. :P :P :P Niek.
(8 months ago, Aug 25, 2023, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: Mail server setup misconfiguration - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] I checked, and IT at BrickLink added IP 54.208.31.131 to the SPF record. Progress! Niek.
(8 months ago, Aug 25, 2023, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Mail server setup misconfiguration - qwertyboy (7847)
Seeing repeated messages in the forum about not receiving emails from BrickLink, I did some checking. The DNS for bricklink.com shows an SPF record like this (broken up for [...]
(8 months ago, Aug 24, 2023, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: Seller refusing my order - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Nice. Also had servers "carrot" and "vetinari", and a laptop "vimes". Internal network was "ankh-morpork". I also had laptops called "dirk" [...]
(8 months ago, Aug 17, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Seller refusing my order - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Is your last name Dibbler? I have an internal server called "cmot"... Niek.
(9 months ago, Aug 16, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: What is this? - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Another victim... (URL) Niek.
(9 months ago, Aug 12, 2023, to Catalog Identification)
View Thread Re: Torso? - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] The question was for torso, not torso assembly, so Stuart's answer was better. Niek.
(11 months ago, Jun 14, 2023, to Catalog Identification)
View Thread Re: Something strange has started to happen. - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] This has been an issue for over 8 years now: (URL) Niek.
(11 months ago, Jun 7, 2023, to Buying)
View Thread Re: Parting lego problems - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] If you are trying to part out set 10189-1, you type in "10189" in the "item no" and the "-1" is set by leaving the drop-down at "1". Niek.
(12 months ago, May 17, 2023, to General)
View Thread Re: API Question: How immutable are id values? - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] There are precious few fields that can be considered a primary key. Part numbers can (and do) change, people's login name can (and do) change. There [...]
(12 months ago, May 16, 2023, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: Verify email - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] After verification, clear cookies, restart web browser and log in. Niek.
(13 months ago, Apr 13, 2023, to Buying)
View Thread Re: 20% Off Entire Store This Weekend - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Or try one of those new-fangled PCs-with-built-in-UPS. I think they are called laptops. Niek.
(13 months ago, Apr 10, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Can't change quote status - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] You need to click that "white paper sheet icon". Niek.
(13 months ago, Apr 2, 2023, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Quote cancellation - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Bumping this suggestion, as customers keep getting confused and upset about quotes being canceled without any explanation. Please consider sending a simple message to [...]
(13 months ago, Apr 1, 2023, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Netiquette on the forum - qwertyboy (7847)
Talking about too-lengthy posts, two that stood out fairly recently was a post with what looked like the entire BL catalog, and a post that felt it necessary to regurgitate Pi [...]
(13 months ago, Mar 30, 2023, to General)
View Thread Re: Netiquette on the forum - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Hear hear. Especially with messages with an entire pages-long quoted post, and the new info is "+1". So a "+1" from me on your request. Niek.
(13 months ago, Mar 30, 2023, to General)
View Thread Re: Rename part 17114 ? - qwertyboy (7847)
While I don't fully agree with your reasoning, I do appreciate the feedback. We'll leave the naming as-is. Niek.
(13 months ago, Mar 27, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Messaged tied to orders get purged? - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] This I can say is not the case. We allow customers to keep their order open, but on one occasion the order got purged at the expected date even after sending the customer [...]
(13 months ago, Mar 25, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Rename part 17114 ? - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Jeez, my bad. I will try again. Niek.
(13 months ago, Mar 24, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Rename part 17114 ? - qwertyboy (7847)
I requested a name change for (Part 17114) from "Technic, Brick Modified 2 x 2 with 2 Ball Joints and Axle Hole" to "Technic, Brick Modified 2 x 2 with Ball Joint [...]
(13 months ago, Mar 24, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Smoke / Soot Damage Bricks - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] (URL) Niek.
(13 months ago, Mar 22, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Seller privileges revoked - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] You were advertising on your store that you were accepting orders by people sending you a snapshot of their order. This not only tries to circumvent the ban-on-sales, [...]
(13 months ago, Mar 21, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Why aren't Quotes purged? - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Yah. Ours go back to the very start of quotes, in 2015 (22 pages now). Niek.
(14 months ago, Mar 19, 2023, to General)
View Thread Re: My tools - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Our post office manager sold me an official Canada Post one at cost, but I don't think she was supposed to do that. Niek.
(14 months ago, Mar 13, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Guidelines is needed - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] This is a common excuse that never flies. There are sellers (still) that put up incomplete minifigs for sale. "Nobody has said anything, so it is OK". [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 10, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Guidelines is needed - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] That would mean no links to CSS file(s) (and - haven't tried this - JavaScript...) either, so only inline CSS allowed. [...] Or don't do it [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 10, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Guidelines is needed - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] I am just quoting the ToS which we all agreed on. If an external page is allowed without any permission, BL should make this more clear. It sounds from your interpretation [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 10, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Guidelines is needed - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] You will need permissions from BL to set up an external web page on your splash page, else you are in violation of rule 10.5 of the ToS. Linking: Link to pages outside [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 10, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: bricks by rick 20% discount - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] FYI - you would need to raise another 160.000 positive feedbacks to get your FB to 100%. All I am saying is two things (before, it was only one thing): - A [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 8, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: bricks by rick 20% discount - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] You are perfectly allowed to post sales here, even once every day, but I mentioned this before - putting your inventory up with a sale of 15% every day is not a sale, [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 8, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: bricks by rick 20% discount - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Unfortunately for you, this is easily checked. Your last parts addition was March 6, which is more than "... the day before". Niek.
(14 months ago, Mar 8, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Macro Economics - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Just to make sure - nobody is crying that BL is low profitable. Speaking for myself - You started this thread asking anyone to explain how the Swan model works, because [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 6, 2023, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Macro Economics - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] So you have decided that your studies are not your priority. That is fine, as long as you admit that to yourself. Niek.
(14 months ago, Mar 6, 2023, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Macro Economics - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Apparently your studies haven't reached the point yet where profit is not just the difference between buy-price and sell-price. Our shop mostly sells used parts. [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 6, 2023, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Macro Economics - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] In that case, I will give you some brutal honest advice. Stop selling Lego on BrickLink now, and get a different side job. BL will not give you anywhere the ROI that [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 6, 2023, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Macro Economics - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Sometimes youngsters are too lazy to put in the work needed. If you think university studies is "too much", wait until real life catches up with you. You will [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 6, 2023, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Macro Economics - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] I suggest you study using your assigned books like everyone else who took that exam. There should not be any shortcuts for those not wanting to put in the work. If it [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 6, 2023, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Red feedback received w/o any transaction !! - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] He asked for people's opinion. People gave their honest opinion, without being rude (contrary to what this seller did in his message). I don't see why [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 4, 2023, to Feedback)
View Thread Re: Red feedback received w/o any transaction !! - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] You received several answers, all explaining the same issue, yet you insist on arguing you are right. If you are not willing to listen and learn, why did you start this [...]
(14 months ago, Mar 4, 2023, to Feedback)
View Thread Re: Foolishness - qwertyboy (7847)
Sounds an aweful lot like buying a lottery ticket. My CFO does that regularly. For me it's a win-win - if she doesn't score the jackpot I get to say "told you so". [...]
(14 months ago, Feb 23, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: bricks by rick 15% off on parts 41k - qwertyboy (7847)
Just some friendly advice - Most people who read the forum, read it regularly. Advertising the same "15% sale" every day will not get you more orders,. Rather, it looks [...]
(14 months ago, Feb 20, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Warnings with NetParcel - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] I was referring to the carrier charging for return delivery (so in effect point 3 of your reply), plus the fact CP charges counter rates. I don't know what [...]
(14 months ago, Feb 20, 2023, to Shipping)
View Thread Re: Warnings with NetParcel - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] To be fair, Canada Post does the exact same thing - if you create a domestic shipping label for a parcel, at the bottom in small letters it reads that upon non-delivery [...]
(14 months ago, Feb 19, 2023, to Shipping)
View Thread Re: One of the best stores on Bricklink - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] We had an order from Macau back in 2016. Niek.
(14 months ago, Feb 19, 2023, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: One of the best stores on Bricklink - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] We have had no issues so far (but we currently don't ship outside NA). Niek.
(14 months ago, Feb 19, 2023, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Help available - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] While I appreciate the thought behind the offer and I don't want to rain on your parade, but taking tax advice from an unknown Internet user and use it to file your [...]
(15 months ago, Feb 17, 2023, to Taxes)
View Thread Re: Anything else doing besides Lego work? - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Ah - that pic was from the chicken curry spread. The prep for the nasi goreng meal (Indonesian for "rice fried") consisted of marinating chicken and cooking [...]
(15 months ago, Feb 15, 2023, to Off Topic)
View Thread Anything else doing besides Lego work? - qwertyboy (7847)
Interested to hear what others are doing besides working with the plastic brick and reading the forum (yes, I see you do). I prepped tonight's dinner (nasi goreng [...]
(15 months ago, Feb 15, 2023, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Store Suspended On Feb 15, 2023 - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] There is no ban (yet), the store is closed because of "Preventive Action". If I were to go out on the street and start claiming I broke into my neighbor's [...]
(15 months ago, Feb 15, 2023, to Problem)
View Thread Re: Store Suspended On Feb 15, 2023 - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] No. I would STRONGLY suggest to follow the advice Admin_Russell has given you a few posts before: (URL) He is the BL overlord, his word is rule. Don't take actions [...]
(15 months ago, Feb 15, 2023, to Problem)
View Thread Re: Store Suspended On Feb 15, 2023 - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Well, in a previous thread you were explicitly warned you were breaking the Terms of Service: (URL) While this is not a warning from the BrickLink admins themselves, [...]
(15 months ago, Feb 15, 2023, to Problem)
View Thread Re: Stats can be fun... - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] [...] Yup - we have that set to CAD 0.49 (which matches the base fee Paypal charges, so in revenue it doesn't matter anymore whether they place an order in one [...]
(15 months ago, Feb 15, 2023, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Stats can be fun... - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] I can't speak for Nubs_Select, but in our case, our top customer on BO always places an initial order, and then starts adding batches to it. BO doesn't actually [...]
(15 months ago, Feb 15, 2023, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Stats can be fun... - qwertyboy (7847)
Stats and graphs are cool. If enough data and some smart reporting, you can actually distill some useful information to further your take-over of the plastic brick market (not [...]
(15 months ago, Feb 15, 2023, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Viewing items with no packing dimensions. - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Don't know if it is new or not, but this is confirmed on our end. Niek.
(15 months ago, Feb 14, 2023, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: GLITCH PROBLEM - qwertyboy (7847)
Yup, something is afoot. Through the API I received a message that we received order: - 21378384 But I can't download it now, nor do I see it in the orders overview on [...]
(15 months ago, Feb 14, 2023, to General)
View Thread Re: I feel like theres a story here... - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] The price is about 15% higher compared to what it was in 2019 (sold 2 then), so not a shocking price increase. Niek
(15 months ago, Feb 1, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Amazing fees - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] While I don't agree with these types of selling practices, technically the seller did what was advertised in his terms. A single line in your item represents a lot. [...]
(15 months ago, Jan 30, 2023, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: If your feedback number.. - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] It turns out our FB number is about 0.25% off from the distance in kms from where I was born to where I live now. Niek.
(15 months ago, Jan 28, 2023, to General)
View Thread Re: Feedback not released - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] Unfortunately we can't tell that to John Belushi anymore: (URL) (at the 3:09 mark) Anywho, my post was a poor attempt at some humor. My apologies if I offended [...]
(15 months ago, Jan 26, 2023, to Feedback)
View Thread Re: Move the part... - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] It will be the same discussion as to why these bad boys are categorized differently: (Part 90398) (Minifigure 90398pb002) Or these: (Part 2454) (Minifigure sw0984) And [...]
(15 months ago, Jan 26, 2023, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: Feedback not released - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] This got X-rated pretty quick. Keep things decent people. Niek.
(15 months ago, Jan 26, 2023, to Feedback)
View Thread Re: From one of the best LEGO rooms you will see - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] You might want to check your minifigs. You are not allowed to post incomplete minifigs for sale, not even with describing what is missing. (URL) Niek.
(15 months ago, Jan 21, 2023, to New Stores)
View Thread Re: Can you help me identify this block? - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] That is a Cobi part - search for "Cobi coarse rock". Niek.
(15 months ago, Jan 19, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: B2 Pearl Sand or FAKE Sw0056 - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] I think this one peed his pants. Niek.
(16 months ago, Jan 17, 2023, to Catalog Identification)
View Thread Re: A winter view in Cornwall - qwertyboy (7847)
[...] ... and afterwards a stop at the Brown's chippy. Nice! Niek.
(16 months ago, Jan 14, 2023, to Off Topic)

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