| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | kittybrickz  | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2024 23:24 | | Subject: | Re: Technic Axle 3749 | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, jandksleeper writes:
| | I think I may have come across a batch of fake Technic Axle 3749 in Black (the
rare one) in a bulk lot I recently purchased. I have pulled the ones I think
are fake out of my inventory but now I'm starting to question the ones that
I already had as there are 2 slightly different molds. Does anyone have a good
way to tell which are real and which are fake?
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Can you post a pic of two side by side of each that you have to show the differences?
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| Author: | jandksleeper | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2024 22:54 | | Subject: | Technic Axle 3749 | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | General | |
| I think I may have come across a batch of fake Technic Axle 3749 in Black (the
rare one) in a bulk lot I recently purchased. I have pulled the ones I think
are fake out of my inventory but now I'm starting to question the ones that
I already had as there are 2 slightly different molds. Does anyone have a good
way to tell which are real and which are fake?
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| Author: | Brick_M | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2024 19:38 | | Subject: | 65% OFF CLEARANCE ON PARTS | | Viewed: | 199 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
| | Pre Summer Sale on parts to free up inventory from storage. |
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| Author: | Jesspickabrick | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2024 19:30 | | Subject: | Problem with order | | Viewed: | 110 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
| Good day,
Needing some help from an admin. with a order/cancelation that was done. I received
an order and when doing the process notice paypal informing me that the address
was wrong. I reached out to the buyer and gave them the details with a reply
from the buyer they would fix it. Giving the buyer time to fix it and reaching
out once more, The buyer then came back saying the address was updated. I proceed
to do the normal when paypal notified me that the address had an error. Reached
out to the buyer saying the address is still reading error and would be canceleing
and refunding in full. In which I did refund the buyer in full. However I refunded
the the amount on paypal vs bricklink as there seems to be a step wrong but the
buyer has been refunded. Do need help on that as well as this buyer has left
a neutral comment on my store they may have received from another seller as
the buyer never received anything on my end. I have emailed support with no reply
back regarding this matter and would appreciate if someone reached out to me.
JessBricks
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| Author: | UTLF | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2024 19:01 | | Subject: | Re: Help desk not responding | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
| | | After this mutation we've got the Darwin-award-winning BrickLink Customer Service!
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Along with the award, each member of Bricklink staff will receive a fancy helmet
& a personal chauffeur to drive them around in a luxury "party" bus!
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| Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2024 18:56 | | Subject: | Re: Help desk not responding | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | In General, randyf writes:
Yay!
After this mutation we've got the Darwin-award-winning BrickLink Customer
Service!
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I do not see any problem /s
Oldie but a good one: http://v4ei.com/comics/2019/11/no-problem.php
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| Author: | custommike | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2024 17:17 | | Subject: | Re: After some 18 years of managing a store here | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, popsicle writes:
| | ... it was easily noted and rectified
Something odd while processing an order this morning: All items within the order
that were sold out, had the red zero active-link to stockroomed (zero) inventory
of that item. What you’d normally see when the “Retain items in store inventory
after items are sold out” is activated within store listings.
In all our years operating as a vendor here, we’ve used that feature on a handful
of specific listings only, rarely iow. But every listing within this morning’s
order with zero remaining, linked to a stockroom listing of said item. I knew
straight away what the issue was, that the feature had been activated over all
of our inventory. After processing the order, I simply went into our inventory
management page and reset it.
Really don’t know how the change occurred other than not by us. First off, I’m
hardly on that page anymore. Secondly, as said; we've never used that feature
in that manner before. Maybe last night’s update/maintenance or some other event,
who knows
This interrupts how we utilize the very useful Stockroom feature here on BrickLink.
So yeah, perhaps more salient an issue for us than maybe some other vendors.
Nonetheless, just a heads-up to check yours
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Sounds like I might be confused about what/how that feature is used. I have it
toggled on because I plan to use it to help track which parts are selling or
have sold in the past when choosing new inventory purchases. Are you saying that
people are able to purchase parts where you have zero inventory because that
option is turned on?
Also curious how you use the stockroom feature?
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2024 16:31 | | Subject: | Re: Incorrect parts price inflation | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, custommike writes:
| | In Selling, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | I observe that some parts are regularly offered for exorbitant prices when there
is actually no reason for this.
Take for example this part
This was previously only available in set and
These sets were limited in number and are much sought after.
Since 2024, a new set has been available that contains this part.
It can be purchased in any LEGO store or reseller. But I still see that every
new seller of this part bases their price on the original price when this part
was still rare.
This it totally nuts imo.
I'm thinking of parting out 10 sets containing this part and pricing them
at around 50 cents to change the price guide which will force future sellers
of this item to sell this item cheaper.
To the sellers: do you also experience these kinds of crazy things?
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This is the reason I use the Last Six Months Sales Quantity Average for my pricing.
It effectively eliminates people listing the part for sale at high prices and
gives a good idea of what people will actually pay for the part.
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Just found this one, $10 (?) avg price LOL:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?P=47457&colorID=1&viewExclude=N&v=P&cID=Y
I just sent a message to the highest price seller
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| Author: | runner.caller | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2024 16:17 | | Subject: | Re: Incorrect parts price inflation | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | I observe that some parts are regularly offered for exorbitant prices when there
is actually no reason for this.
Take for example this part
This was previously only available in set and
These sets were limited in number and are much sought after.
Since 2024, a new set has been available that contains this part.
It can be purchased in any LEGO store or reseller. But I still see that every
new seller of this part bases their price on the original price when this part
was still rare.
This it totally nuts imo.
I'm thinking of parting out 10 sets containing this part and pricing them
at around 50 cents to change the price guide which will force future sellers
of this item to sell this item cheaper.
To the sellers: do you also experience these kinds of crazy things?
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I've been observing this on since the start of my selling around
2016.
It was only avail in a CMF set from 2010 and was $4+
In 2017, it became available in a batman movie CMF and has since released in
3 more sets, and the price has slowly whittled down to $0.75-ish
So it appears, the market eventually catches up, but it can take YEARS.
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| Author: | custommike | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2024 16:14 | | Subject: | Re: Any theories on why a used part costs more ? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, getlego writes:
| | I randomly looked at some parts in my inventory and I found one example of a
used part costing ten cents more that a new part. I'm sure I've seen
other examples but that's not the issue. What is it that drives prices the
best. Is it possibly part of the algorithm to fill someone's wanted list
or do people mostly default to used parts on that list? I thought this could
help us sellers use better methods of selling somehow.
The part I'm talking about is 3068bpb0929 2x2 map tile. Last six months .27
cents used, compared to .17 cents new.
any thoughts on this ? I've sometimes thought about listing everything used
unless it was a rare part. You would lose money up front but possibly make more
sales ???? Apparently on this part you would make more money. Just a strange
topic I thought would be fun to discuss.
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Could be a target for arbitrage - buy the new parts and sell them as used in
your store, $.10 profit per piece.
Personally I think its a good idea to sell everything used because it gets rid
of the people that will complain about a small scratch or whatever.
Either way I would think selling all used or all new is the way to go - having
to manage a whole seperate inventory sound like a nightmare.
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