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In Help, GiGiFox writes:

Where can I find the tracking number on orders?

Look on your order...

Order Total: EUR 12.98
Shipping: EUR 9.00
Insurance: EUR 0.00
Additional Charges 1: EUR 0.00
Additional Charges 2: EUR 0.00
Credit: EUR 0.00
Virginia Sales Tax: EUR 0.69
Grand Total: EUR 22.67
Pay Grand Total: US $24.15
Orders in this Store: 1
Tracking No: 5ivc0055172974

Some stores do not include a tracking number, and you may have to ask for it.

This information is on the top right side of every order.

Cass T

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07424clarke

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Apr 22, 2024 10:58

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Re: Plz

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In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, 07424clarke writes:

Where do I start on here as I have a lot of bricks and set that I wish to see
'll

First thing: buy from another seller to get positive feedback (all feedback is
transactional on BrickLink). Once you have a positive feedback you can convert
your account to a seller account.

Then you'll be asked to submit documents for verif

cation.

Hello thank you for letting me know that.I'll have a look

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Apr 22, 2024 10:03

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Re: tracking

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hi,
that depends on the seller and country

most of the time it is on the shippinglabel and a copy is automaticly send to
your email.
ín some countryl's the seller gets a trackcode at the counter of the postoffice
and has to send the trackcode him/herself by email

abelIn Help, GiGiFox writes:

Where can I find the tracking number on orders?

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Apr 22, 2024 10:03

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Re: tracking

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In Help, GiGiFox writes:

Where can I find the tracking number on orders?

If the seller entered it, it would be on the order detail page. It might also
be in the "drive-thru" email if the seller sent one.

Author:

GiGiFox

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Apr 22, 2024 09:47

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tracking

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Where can I find the tracking number on orders?

Author:

v100Bricks

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Apr 22, 2024 07:28

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Re: The page cannot be displayed because an inter

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Sample of the XML:

0.011211 P4592c02NNNPartsOnly1

Author:

mayhem75

Posted:

Apr 22, 2024 04:55

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Re: Item purchased for less?

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In Help, Davidpkaiser2 writes:

New seller. First order. Buyer purchased set for a price which I believe is less
than I listed for, but I cannot confirm what I listed it for. Is there a place
to do that?

It sounds like you may have just entered the wrong price, I once bought a minifigure
for 15p and the seller messaged me saying they meant to put £15 and cancelled
the sale because they messed up.

Author:

Familybuild

Posted:

Apr 22, 2024 01:47

Subject:

Re: How do you remove ink from legos?

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Legos,heree we go again😅

Author:

brickulin

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Apr 22, 2024 00:36

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Re: Item purchased for less?

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In Help, Macaronis writes:

In Help, Davidpkaiser2 writes:

New seller. First order. Buyer purchased set for a price which I believe is less
than I listed for, but I cannot confirm what I listed it for. Is there a place
to do that?

While I'm sure your answer was covered by the others...

#1 There is a reason BL has the review section when you post new items. Its
good to review it before you blindly click. I've caught a few fat finger
typings during my listings.

#2 If you use the radio button for sales options be sure you ABSOLUTELY know
what your doing before hand and After you are done with the sale and review your
items again.

#3 Its always good to review your stuff every few months. Just to be sure.

Outside of that some have claimed over the years we have gremlins. While I know
these Gremlins exist, in all my time here I have never seen something magically
change until it was something I did via 1-3 listed above.

Cheers

Gremlins were, but not with the prices, but with the number of items, with onsite
payments, more items were returned to the warehouse than there actually were.
If the system evaluated these onsite payments as not executed, the items from
the warehouse were not written off, but the order in the deposit was then added
to them, so when someone then bought items to zero, I had 2x more than the actual
amount after such an unexecuted order. It happened to me with several orders
and quite large ones, when my warehouse suddenly grew by several thousand items
without me doing anything. But that was 2 years ago and luckily I haven't
registered anything like that since then.

Author:

Macaronis

Posted:

Apr 21, 2024 20:33

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Re: Item purchased for less?

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In Help, Davidpkaiser2 writes:

New seller. First order. Buyer purchased set for a price which I believe is less
than I listed for, but I cannot confirm what I listed it for. Is there a place
to do that?

Author:

Ziegelmeister

Posted:

Apr 21, 2024 16:35

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Re: Item purchased for less?

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In Help, Davidpkaiser2 writes:

New seller. First order. Buyer purchased set for a price which I believe is less
than I listed for, but I cannot confirm what I listed it for. Is there a place
to do that?

There are a handful of times I questioned the price at which someone purchased
something from me. They seemed lower than what I would have wanted. You can't
get that data after the fact, but what you can do for future instances, is mark
everything in your inventory to "retain items after being sold out" (or
whatever it's called). It's in your inventory page at the bottom. This
will preserve that item with a zero quantity in your stock room at the original
price.

Turns out my issue was inadvertently having items on sale (like I put all black
and orange items on 50% sale when the Bengals went to the Super Bowl, but I didn't
realize that included my Darth Vaders. So I sold out of nearly all of them in
a day.) or when I would upload a new parted out set using the NEW price, not
realizing that the newly updated prices were 15% lower than a year prior.

Author:

Adjour

Posted:

Apr 21, 2024 16:26

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Re: Item purchased for less?

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In Help, Davidpkaiser2 writes:

New seller. First order. Buyer purchased set for a price which I believe is less
than I listed for, but I cannot confirm what I listed it for. Is there a place
to do that?

It's way more likely you fat fingered a typo on the price than a glitch.

Author:

axaday

Posted:

Apr 21, 2024 15:53

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Re: Item purchased for less?

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In Help, Davidpkaiser2 writes:

New seller. First order. Buyer purchased set for a price which I believe is less
than I listed for, but I cannot confirm what I listed it for. Is there a place
to do that?

There is nowhere to confirm, other than the order. I'm not saying a glitch
is impossible, but there is no normal, intended way for a customer to buy something
at a lower price than you listed. The most likely scenario is that you entered
a different number than you intended.

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Davidpkaiser2

Posted:

Apr 21, 2024 15:50

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Item purchased for less?

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New seller. First order. Buyer purchased set for a price which I believe is less
than I listed for, but I cannot confirm what I listed it for. Is there a place
to do that?

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Apr 21, 2024 15:22

Subject:

Re: Change Remarks - all the same ones at once

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In Help, Haana163 writes:

Hello,

I would need some helo please.

Is there by chance a possibility to change more remarks in the store inventory
at once?

For example, the remark "box 1" (50 lots) needs to become "box 100".
So I am not willing to change one by one these 50 remarks. This will take me
ages to do so for the whole inventory (nearly 19k lots)...

Can I change the 50x remark "box 1" to "box 100" at once?

Thank you in advance

BrickStore, free and open-source:
https://www.brickstore.dev/

A couple of clicks...

Author:

Haana163

Posted:

Apr 21, 2024 15:09

Subject:

Change Remarks - all the same ones at once

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jennnifer

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Apr 21, 2024 11:41

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Re: Plz

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In Help, 07424clarke writes:

Where do I start on here as I have a lot of bricks and set that I wish to see
'll

Read through the Help Guides and Forum to learn how everything works. Then ask
questions when you get stuck.

~Jen

Author:

Dino

Posted:

Apr 21, 2024 08:56

Subject:

Re: random one time confirmation code

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You can deactivate this code requirement here:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/mystore/management.page

In Technical Issues, Brickspert_AU writes:

Hi all, I'm not too sure what to make of this.
I just turned my computer on today, opened my browser (chrome with tabs open
including bricklink tabs which I was signed into upon closing my browser) and
I got an email from bricklink (blservice@bricklink.com) with the one time code
thing just wondering if this could be cause for alarm, or I think its more
likely a random occurance or something similar.
I think it was sent due to me opening my browser with bricklink tabs open, or
could it be something to do with BLS manager (I only got it a few days ago to
see if i can use it to download my Brick Owl store orders to Brickstore).
I'm hoping its not a sign of a security issue.

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Apr 21, 2024 08:50

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Re: Plz

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In Help, 07424clarke writes:

Where do I start on here as I have a lot of bricks and set that I wish to see
'll

Author:

07424clarke

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Apr 21, 2024 08:31

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Plz

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Where do I start on here as I have a lot of bricks and set that I wish to see
'll

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Apr 21, 2024 06:29

Subject:

Re: random one time confirmation code

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In Technical Issues, Brickspert_AU writes:

Hi,

The one time code depends on “your machine” and is only valid for a month.
“Your machine” is identified by several supposedly invariable data (I don’t know
what BL is using). If you used another browes, or if the cookies were deleted,
or if the month is out, then you need a new OTC. Updating your OS and/or your
browser may also change the identity of “your machine.”

Some people have deactivated the OTC because they were asked for it too often
(the identifying data isn’t ‘invariable’ enough in their cases).

Author:

Brickspert_AU

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Apr 21, 2024 02:47

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random one time confirmation code

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Author:

BrickDeals

Posted:

Apr 21, 2024 00:08

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Re: Lego foil packs

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In Help, sasquatch_eater writes:

Can someone help me here? this may sound unprofessional, but I have seen plenty
of minifigures listed as having been in a 'foil pack' such as:

892285-1 (Inv) Benthomaar foil pack
6 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2022
Sets: NINJAGO: Seabound

but I have no idea where these come from. Could someone please enlighten me?
Thanks very much.

---Ivan

As others have said, magazine promotions. They switched over to paper bags in
2022.
Germans and Poles seem to have the most.

I suspect there are a few sellers who have the hookup to where they buy up all
the unsold magazines (or raid a dumpster/pay a worker where they are being thrown
away) for the minifigs.

They could be buying retail, but I find it hard to believe they are picking up
1000 of the same set by visiting stores and paying retail price.

In the US, LEGO has produced promotional figures that come with DVD/Blu-ray (LEGO
movie, superheroes), and I have recently seen small children's books that
include a minifigure at Dollar General.

Author:

sasquatch_eater

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 10:36

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Re: Lego foil packs

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In Help, iprice writes:

In Help, Emporiosa writes:

but I have no idea where these come from. Could someone please enlighten me?
Thanks very much.

---Ivan

Magazines; and they're not cheap (at least not in Canada).

Yep - they appear to be primarily available in Europe for some unknown (I presume
licensing) reason.

Nowadays the foil packs are actually paper though. The mags themselves can be
picked up in most newsagents and supermarkets in the UK for around £5. Themes
include Batman, Star Wars Jurassic World, Ninjago, City etc.

Thanks for the help. That clears it all up!

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 07:35

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Re: Import XML

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In Help, Hubster357 writes:

Hi,

If you have an XML and there are items in that xml that not found can you upload
regardless and ignore the incorrect parts?

For some reason a Moc I purchased must have either an old colour or part number
and it blocks the import, I can edit the xml but curios if there is a simple
tick box option?

Hi,

The problem would be a old part number (due to a renaming or a merge)… and there’s
no way to correct that on the website

I think BrickStore could be able to automatically correct your XML file… or at
least it’ll have a simple and easy to use interface to find the correct part.

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 06:48

Subject:

Re: My order is not arriving

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In Help, Turuf writes:

Hello everyone. On 15th of March i ordered some lego pieces together with a set
from a seller. He said that my order should arrive in 2-4 days. The track ID
was not provided and he informed me about it at the start. Once the 4 days passed,
my package didn’t arrive, and the seller told me to be patient. One month has
passed and no sound of the package. Did I get scammed?? I’m very furious and
the seller says that he can’t help me from then on. What the hell am I supposed
to do?He said that there is no receipt whatsoever because there was no track
ID in the first place.

Open an NSS (Non-Shipping Seller) and, if you paid via PayPal, start a PayPal
case.

I think it's unlikely that you actually got scammed, but the seller is still
responsible for the package getting to the buyer.

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mayhem75

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 06:41

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Re: My order is not arriving

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In Help, Turuf writes:

Start a Paypal case

Author:

Turuf

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 04:56

Subject:

My order is not arriving

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Author:

Nicolasamico37

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 04:32

Subject:

Re: Lego foil packs

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In Help, sasquatch_eater writes:

Can someone help me here? this may sound unprofessional, but I have seen plenty
of minifigures listed as having been in a 'foil pack' such as:

892285-1 (Inv) Benthomaar foil pack
6 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2022
Sets: NINJAGO: Seabound

but I have no idea where these come from. Could someone please enlighten me?
Thanks very much.

---Ivan

We have plenty of magazines with that in France, I believe in complete Europe.
Lots of little City, Star Wars, Ninjago, Legends of Chima, Friends, Elves, Technic...
polybags
It's almost always cheaper to buy the complete magazine instead of just buying
the minifigure here

Nicolas

Author:

iprice

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 04:23

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Re: Lego foil packs

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In Help, Emporiosa writes:

but I have no idea where these come from. Could someone please enlighten me?
Thanks very much.

---Ivan

Magazines; and they're not cheap (at least not in Canada).

Author:

iprice

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 04:17

Subject:

Re: How do you remove ink from legos?

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In Help, legoranger00 writes:

How can I remove marker ink and pen ink from my legos?

Two classic solutions - rubbing alcohol and/or hairspray! Seriously. These get
off even most permanent marker stains from pretty much everything (except clothing).

Author:

Hubster357

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 04:11

Subject:

Import XML

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Author:

Elwood42

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 03:21

Subject:

Re: How do you remove ink from legos?

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In Help, legoranger00 writes:

How can I remove marker ink and pen ink from my legos?

I have gotten lucky and rubbing it with my fingers has worked.

Author:

Badblocks

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 03:16

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Re: How do you remove ink from legos?

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In Help, Yogi_007 writes:

In Help, legoranger00 writes:

How can I remove marker ink and pen ink from my legos?

Try eucalyptus oil - it works for the lego paint so should work for other markers.

HTH

Yogi

PS I hope that you can find some eucalyptus oil - its plentiful down under

You could try wd40. I haven’t tested it on Lego elements.

Author:

Yogi_007

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 03:10

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Re: How do you remove ink from legos?

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In Help, legoranger00 writes:

How can I remove marker ink and pen ink from my legos?

Try eucalyptus oil - it works for the lego paint so should work for other markers.

HTH

Yogi

PS I hope that you can find some eucalyptus oil - its plentiful down under

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 01:43

Subject:

Re: How do I specify color in a Part Macro Tag?

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In Help, hpoort writes:

In Help, Bond writes:

In Help, Nubs_Select writes:

something like
P=3844,67 (closed in with [])
in this example 3844 is the part number and 67 is the color

Ah-so. One day I'd also like to know where and how someone utterly new to
this site (never mind someone with 23 years) finds information like this.
[...]

It is briefly described in the help page on web macro tags: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1147
and you'll find the link to the help center at the bottom of each page.

It's also right here...

Author:

hpoort

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 01:29

Subject:

Re: How do I specify color in a Part Macro Tag?

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In Help, Bond writes:

In Help, Nubs_Select writes:

something like
P=3844,67 (closed in with [])
in this example 3844 is the part number and 67 is the color

Ah-so. One day I'd also like to know where and how someone utterly new to
this site (never mind someone with 23 years) finds information like this.
[...]

It is briefly described in the help page on web macro tags: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1147
and you'll find the link to the help center at the bottom of each page.

Author:

kittybrickz

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 01:15

Subject:

Re: How do you remove ink from legos?

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In Help, legoranger00 writes:

How can I remove marker ink and pen ink from my legos?

Try some dawn dish soap. Sometimes it doesn't work and I use the edge of
a razor blade to gently debride a thin shaving of the stain. I only do this on
my personal ones, of course, not ones for resale.

Best wishes, have an epic day!

Author:

legoranger00

Posted:

Apr 20, 2024 00:10

Subject:

How do you remove ink from legos?

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How can I remove marker ink and pen ink from my legos?

Author:

Emporiosa

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 22:20

Subject:

Re: Lego foil packs

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but I have no idea where these come from. Could someone please enlighten me?
Thanks very much.

---Ivan

Magazines; and they're not cheap (at least not in Canada).

Author:

sasquatch_eater

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 22:15

Subject:

Lego foil packs

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Can someone help me here? this may sound unprofessional, but I have seen plenty
of minifigures listed as having been in a 'foil pack' such as:

892285-1 (Inv) Benthomaar foil pack
6 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2022
Sets: NINJAGO: Seabound

but I have no idea where these come from. Could someone please enlighten me?
Thanks very much.

---Ivan

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 20:25

Subject:

Re: How do I specify color in a Part Macro Tag?

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glad I could help!

Author:

Bond

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 20:20

Subject:

Re: How do I specify color in a Part Macro Tag?

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In Help, Dhobeck writes:

In Help, Bond writes:

Thanks you, but what I need to know is how to post a Part Macro tag with a specific
color in my Forum message; for example:

(left bracket)p=553(right bracket) but also how to specify color within the tag.

Is it: (left bracket)p=553, c=?(right bracket). Just guessing here.

- B

[ P = part num , color num]
So yes

My thank you to Nubs also extends to you:

"Ah-so. One day I'd also like to know where and how someone utterly new
to this site (never mind someone with 23 years) finds information like this.

Thank you.

- B

P.S. Thank you also for not being ugly about it. That's getting alarmingly
rare."

Author:

Bond

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 20:19

Subject:

Re: How do I specify color in a Part Macro Tag?

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In Help, Nubs_Select writes:

something like
P=3844,67 (closed in with [])
in this example 3844 is the part number and 67 is the color

Ah-so. One day I'd also like to know where and how someone utterly new to
this site (never mind someone with 23 years) finds information like this.

Thank you.

- B

P.S. Thank you also for not being ugly about it. That's getting alarmingly
rare.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 20:17

Subject:

Re: How do I specify color in a Part Macro Tag?

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In Help, Bond writes:

As Nubs is showing you, or the old school method by adding a comma followed by
the desired color ID number onto the part number within the brackets, as I do.

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp

Author:

Dhobeck

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 20:16

Subject:

Re: How do I specify color in a Part Macro Tag?

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In Help, Bond writes:

[ P = part num , color num]
So yes

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 20:16

Subject:

Re: How do I specify color in a Part Macro Tag?

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something like
P=3844,67 (closed in with [])
in this example 3844 is the part number and 67 is the color

Author:

Bond

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 20:14

Subject:

Re: How do I specify color in a Part Macro Tag?

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Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 20:10

Subject:

Re: How do I specify color in a Part Macro Tag?

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In Help, Bond writes:

I've been searching everywhere for the answer to this. As is getting more
and more usual, nothing.

When one posts a Forum message that includes a Part Macro tag, a problem window
pops up if a color was not specified in the tag. Naturally, the window does not
include instructions as to how to actually do this. That would be so uncharacteristic.

So, what's the format, please?

- B

Author:

Bond

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 20:08

Subject:

How do I specify color in a Part Macro Tag?

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Author:

kittybrickz

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 19:17

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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In Help, Shintaku writes:

I received an order from a recurring customer.
This time, the order has a different shipping address, a different name, and
the buyer says it is a gift and I should not specify any price or add any invoice
or bill to the envelope.
I clearly sense a dropshipping case here.

Is it allowed on bricklink?

I don't like it, only because if a customer has an issue with quality
or packaging for shipping I would like for them to contact me directly. They
could provide photos of anything broken or damaged in route. Perhaps one day
when my store is big enough I will feel more comfortable with drop shipping.

Have an epic day!

Author:

jbroman

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 18:58

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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In Help, Shintaku writes:

If it is shipped outside your own country, you will still have to add customs
info including price.

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 16:03

Subject:

Re: Wanted List editing issues

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glad I could help! it was likely do to a merge of an item in the list

Author:

djrowdy

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 15:55

Subject:

Re: Wanted List editing issues

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https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1463572

That fixed it thanks! Weird how that could even occur. I haven't touched
that particular list in a very long time. Thanks for the link!

Cheers

In Technical Issues, Nubs_Select writes:

In Technical Issues, djrowdy writes:

Anyone else having issues with the wanted lists while trying to edit?
I keep getting the error "Only one item/color combination is allowed per
Wanted List"

This is happening when I am only trying to add a remark. There are no duplicate
combos.
TIA

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 13:04

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, Ra writes:

I understand where you are coming from, but to a certain point there is no need
for going into major detail about one's life or need to share. There's
no need to say "I'm at my parents after dad passed away, my brother and
I are trying to complete a set that has sentimental value." , "it's
a gift" should suffice.

To be clear I'm not asking for anyone to share anything.

Except their money, you mean

Author:

infinibrix

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 12:50

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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In Help, Admin_Russell writes:

In Help, infinibrix writes:

In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, Ra writes:

In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, Shintaku writes:

I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.

But a nothing says a dropshipper couldn't order from bricklink. Besides there
are tons of different reasons to ship to a different address: a gift, item you
were short on, completing a transaction, trades how and shipping to hotel, business
partner, relative that doesn't like the internet, friend that doesn't
want the hassle to setup a bl account.

Yes, to be clear a BrickLink seller can't dropship since BL sellers can only
list what they actually have in inventory (maybe an exception can be made for
inventory mistakes, etc.). But there isn't anything stopping people from
listing on e.g., eBay, and then dropshipping from BL.

Yes exactly this ^

Bricklink doesn't want people selling what they don't have to hand here
because that can create a bad buyer experience. However it will be of little
concern to Bricklink if the buyer is shopping from another platform and the goods
are drop shipping from Bricklink

The only time we step in is if the dropshipper is a professional buyer and starts
giving sellers a hard time about orders that didn't go well. Otherwise, we
tolerate them - because a lot of our sellers appreciate the business.

Yes personally I'm happy to take orders from drop shippers but for my own
sales I prefer to hold the inventory else things can get messy with sourcing
as well as jeopardizing own feedback when relying too heavily on the service
and accuracy of others

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 11:38

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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Topic:

In Help, infinibrix writes:

In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, Ra writes:

In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, Shintaku writes:

I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.

Author:

infinibrix

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 10:54

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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Topic:

In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, Ra writes:

In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, Shintaku writes:

I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.

Author:

zorbanj

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 09:31

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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Topic:

In Help, Shintaku writes:

Yes, it is allowed. If it is a dropshipper, you may get a nice repeat customer.
Also, just because the buyer's info is different doesn't automatically
make it a dropship. It could be a seller short of parts on an order who wants
you to ship the missing parts directly to their customer.

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 08:36

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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Topic:

In Help, Ra writes:

To be clear I'm not asking for anyone to share anything.

Author:

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 08:08

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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Topic:

In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, Dino writes:

What does this have to do with the honesty of the buyer? The seller can't
care where he sends the item. Unless it causes higher shipping costs or the address
does not match the address stored with PayPal. If payment was made via PayPal.

I don't care where I send the item and I don't care if a dropshipper
orders from me. I just think it's lame when they dissemble and claim they're
sending a gift.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 08:05

Subject:

Re: What's up with NOK

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Topic:

In Technical Issues, LeeGo73 writes:

In Technical Issues, popsicle writes:

In General, LeeGo73 writes:

I've noticed that sometimes the prices in NOK are not sorted correctly (price
low high)

In the two screenshots it looks like one shop is pricing in EUR and that price
is converted to NOK and is sorted correctly. The other looks like it's pricing
in NOK, which is converted in EUR and is sorted incorrectly. Exchange rates are
the same 0.9911.63 is same as 2.3527.50

I have only noticed this behaviour with shop's from Norway. Why is this?

NOK, Nokia Oyj shares?

Okay, I get it, Norwegian Krone

Euro conversions have been somewhat wonky for
reasons outside the sphere of influence of BL and third party, and beyond whatever
site issue there might also be.

The conversion rates are just fine. Both listings are correctly converted. To
me this looks like a sorting issue in BL.

I see. Interesting

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 08:03

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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Topic:

In Help, Ra writes:

In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, Shintaku writes:

I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.

Author:

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 07:56

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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Topic:

In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, Shintaku writes:

I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.

You can't list items you don't own, but that is in the sellers control.
1.2.8 Exact quantity: The quantity of the item that you are listing for sale
must not be greater than the quantity you have physical possession of in the
country in which your BrickLink store is registered. Drop shipping is not permitted.
The only exception to this is a custom fan magazine that has to be pre-ordered
and the Buyer is made aware of this in the item description.

But a nothing says a dropshipper couldn't order from bricklink. Besides there
are tons of different reasons to ship to a different address: a gift, item you
were short on, completing a transaction, trades how and shipping to hotel, business
partner, relative that doesn't like the internet, friend that doesn't
want the hassle to setup a bl account.

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 07:55

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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In Help, Dino writes:

I don't care where I send the item and I don't care if a dropshipper
orders from me. I just think it's lame when they dissemble and claim they're
sending a gift.

Author:

Dino

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 07:48

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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Topic:

In Help, Shintaku writes:

I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 07:23

Subject:

Re: Is dropshipping allowed?

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Topic:

In Help, Shintaku writes:

I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.

Author:

Shintaku

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 06:44

Subject:

Is dropshipping allowed?

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Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 06:17

Subject:

Re: Parting a set into a wanted list

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Topic:

In Help, DanCookePhotos writes:

Hello,

I'm looking at building up the parts for the UCS Y-Wing (2nd edition, 75181).
I already have set 75172 which is the play scale Y-Wing which I'm looking
at breaking down to give me some of the parts for the UCS scale version.

Is their a way, without going through it line by line, to part out the pieces
from the playscale set into my UCS wanted list?

Many thanks,

Hi,

To part out a set: hover over the white, heart-shaped “Want” icon and click “Part
Out”: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/partout.page

But you can’t “apply” a Wanted List (or an inventory) to another one on BrickLink,
to remove the parts you already have. You need to use third-party tools, like
BrickStore (application) or Rebrickable (website).

Author:

DanCookePhotos

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 06:01

Subject:

Parting a set into a wanted list

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Author:

LeeGo73

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 05:11

Subject:

Re: What's up with NOK

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Topic:

In Technical Issues, popsicle writes:

In General, LeeGo73 writes:

NOK, Nokia Oyj shares?

Okay, I get it, Norwegian Krone

Euro conversions have been somewhat wonky for
reasons outside the sphere of influence of BL and third party, and beyond whatever
site issue there might also be.

The conversion rates are just fine. Both listings are correctly converted. To
me this looks like a sorting issue in BL.

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 02:19

Subject:

Re: Wanted List editing issues

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Topic:

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1463572

In Technical Issues, djrowdy writes:

Author:

djrowdy

Posted:

Apr 19, 2024 02:11

Subject:

Wanted List editing issues

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Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 20:14

Subject:

Re: Setting up Open Orders for a new seller

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Topic:

In Help, 1001bricks writes:

In Help, Lurking writes:

Might it be because the status was set to Updated or is that normal?

But the easiest explanation is that the buyer simply forgot to use "Leave
opened" during the checkout of the second batch, and used something like
"Royal mail" which then waits for its payment onsite?

What's the current shipping method for the 1st order?

was thinking the same thing, perhaps the buyer chose a different shipping option
which then prevented it from combining

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 19:58

Subject:

Re: Setting up Open Orders for a new seller

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Topic:

In Help, Lurking writes:

Might it be because the status was set to Updated or is that normal?

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 19:50

Subject:

Re: Setting up Open Orders for a new seller

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Topic:

In Help, Lurking writes:

Thanks for the input and explaining Open orders a little better.
The orders were from a UK buyer to my UK store and for a few low value items
well below £150 so I don’t believe it to be VAT related.

As the seller I didn’t change the status at all. I’m confused and the buyer is
confused why when the buyer added the 3rd batch it didn’t go into the open order
but created a new order.

Might it be because the status was set to Updated or is that normal?

Updated is normal, because the buyer "updated" the order when adding
a 2nd batch.

And anyway, Updated isn't a "closing" status unlike: Paid, Packed,
Shipped, Received or Completed (of course).

Again, I've never seen a glitch from BrickLink on adding to an order. There's
some logical reason.

It could also be due to some limitation in weight, size, min, max or such in
your available Shipping Methods?

Author:

Lurking

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 19:46

Subject:

Re: Setting up Open Orders for a new seller

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Topic:

Hi -

There's nothing to do to allow an open order.

ANY shipping method that doesn't involve instant payment or any order which
isn't paid leaves by default the order opened (if the seller doesn't
change the status to Paid, Packed)...

There's no glitch I'm aware of.

But this may happen if there's a change of tax, like VAT.

If a buyer outside UK places an order for less than 150€, VAT will be charged
to him.

If he adds more and the order is now over 150€ then the first order may be automatically
"closed" because the VAT treatment would be different.

I'm not 100% sure of this, but I guess it could be the problem.

In your case, no, you can't "merge" or add to any order (luckily
for buyers).

If buyer didn't pay anything and it's not complicated, maybe cancel 1
or both orders and ask the buyer to place a first batch of MORE than 150€? After
this, he can leave and add to the order as long as he wishes.

Please be sure buyer's aware he'll have to pay for VAT (around 20% in
EU) - as some may not be aware and could refuse the parcel delivery - return
being at your cost

HTH?

In Help, Lurking writes:

Wondering if anyone can help me to setup or check my option for Open Orders please.
I'm a new seller, and believe I've setup the option for buyers to place
an Open Order. I did this from a shared shipping option I copied.

I have a buyer (who is very patient!) who has created an open order. He added
some parts which showed as Batch 1. He added more parts which appeared in the
same Order number as Batch 2. So far so good.

At this stage the Order Status changed to "Updated". I assume this was
done automatically.

The buyer then added more parts, but they didn't appear in that open order.
Instead a whole new order number was created. The status of that new order
is "Pending".

So I'm not sure if this is some strange glitch that hasn't added another
batch to the already open order, or if this is something I haven't setup
correctly. The Buyer would now like to complete his order(s). What do I/we
do?

1: Is there a way to cancel the 2nd order and fix some setting so that when
he re-adds the part it is added to the original order.
2: Do I just send two invoices for the two orders with a total value that covers
the shipping as a single package?

Grateful for any advice, thanks.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 19:31

Subject:

Re: Setting up Open Orders for a new seller

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Topic:

HTH?

In Help, Lurking writes:

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 19:29

Subject:

Re: What's up with NOK

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Topic:

In General, popsicle writes:

In General, Nubs_Select writes:

In General, popsicle writes:

In General, LeeGo73 writes:

NOK, Nokia Oyj shares?

NOK NOK, whos there?

A Norwegian?

Are maybe someone doubling down on Nokia Oyj shares

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 19:25

Subject:

Re: What's up with NOK

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Topic:

In General, popsicle writes:

In General, Nubs_Select writes:

In General, popsicle writes:

In General, LeeGo73 writes:

NOK, Nokia Oyj shares?

NOK NOK, whos there?

A Norwegian?

Are maybe someone doubling down on Nokia Oyj shares

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 19:18

Subject:

Re: What's up with NOK

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Topic:

In General, Nubs_Select writes:

In General, popsicle writes:

In General, LeeGo73 writes:

NOK, Nokia Oyj shares?

NOK NOK, whos there?

A Norwegian?

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 19:16

Subject:

Re: What's up with NOK

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Topic:

In General, popsicle writes:

In General, LeeGo73 writes:

NOK, Nokia Oyj shares?

NOK NOK, whos there?

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 19:14

Subject:

Re: What's up with NOK

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Topic:

In General, LeeGo73 writes:

NOK, Nokia Oyj shares?

Okay, I get it, Norwegian Krone

Euro conversions have been somewhat wonky for
reasons outside the sphere of influence of BL and third party, and beyond whatever
site issue there might also be.

Author:

Lurking

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 18:59

Subject:

Setting up Open Orders for a new seller

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Topic:

Author:

LeeGo73

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 18:39

Subject:

What's up with NOK

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Topic:

Author:

Dhobeck

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 17:37

Subject:

Re: Pay to sort

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Topic:

In Help, Adjour writes:

In Help, Dhobeck writes:

In Help, The_Boyz_Bricks writes:

In Help, Dhobeck writes:

In Help, The_Boyz_Bricks writes:

Hello all! How much would you pay someone to sort a 12 gallon tub of Lego?
I buy Lego at about $2 - $4 a pound if that helps

How would you want it sorted by color or category or size?

Categories.

We sort into 19 different categories. The same ones that the Great Brick Lab
(GBL) uses to sort their Lego. I’ll post a link to the sorting sheet later.

Here's the link to the sorting sheet.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1809BBSWvmC6HrqpWcbQa-YP6alDrJOIe/view

They share it in the description for this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSr8117iiIQ&t=7s

I printed it out and sort 1 pound of Lego into the category’s and it took around
50 minutes so I’m think maybe $2 a pound. But maybe state that you have to finish
sorting the entire bin to get paid. I would also pull out category #16 just as
a per caution. Also it should not be snowing this time of year

I'm cackling, thank you XD

No problem

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 16:56

Subject:

Re: Possible phishing emails

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Topic:

In Technical Issues, SylvainLS writes:

Please, don’t post personal info on the forum. Your e-mail address was in the
pictures. Obfuscate it before repost the images.

*reposting

And I forgot: sorry I had to cancel your post, but we can’t edit posts here

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 16:54

Subject:

Re: Possible phishing emails

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Topic:

Please, don’t post personal info on the forum. Your e-mail address was in the
pictures. Obfuscate it before repost the images.

In Technical Issues, stabo2855 writes:

I saw a couple of posts regarding emails stating, "Someone has signed into
your account." The ones I saw were from support@policyking.net. The one I
received appears to come from bricklink support. I did not click any links. I
immediately logged out of my account and changed my password. I'm using my
phone b/c my PC is down right now so I could not hover over the address. But
the drop down arrow shows the address as well as encryption details. (see attached
screenshots).

Thanks, SB

Author:

stabo2855

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 16:14

Subject:

Re: Phishing emails

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Topic:

In Technical Issues, 1001bricks writes:

In Technical Issues, Heartbricker writes:

In Technical Issues, Nicholas_morrow writes:

I have gotten several emails from support@Policyking.net about suspicious activity.
They keep trying to hack into my account.

We received 5 of those emails in a span of 2 hours today.

Any idea where they get BL user email addresses?

There are many ways to get e-mail addresses, specific ones or in bulk lists.

Ex: a buyer 3 years ago could have his PC infected by a trojan or a virus which
will parse all his local e-mails and send the addresses From/To etc.

Or another site you registered which had its database hacked.

Or often, while simply Googling the web.

And zillion other ways, most of them not being related to BrickLink.

Author:

Dhobeck

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 14:56

Subject:

Re: Stud dimensions?

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Topic:

In Help, SylvainLS writes:

In Help, Dhobeck writes:

How do you determine stud dimensions and are there some parts that should not
have them?

Would

970c00 (Inv) Hips and Legs Plain
Parts: Minifigure, Legs {Red}

stud dimensions be 1 x 2 x 2? Or is is classified as not needing
any ?

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2510
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=261

Thank you

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 14:52

Subject:

Re: Stud dimensions?

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Topic:

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2510
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=261

In Help, Dhobeck writes:

How do you determine stud dimensions and are there some parts that should not
have them?

Would

970c00 (Inv) Hips and Legs Plain
Parts: Minifigure, Legs {Red}

stud dimensions be 1 x 2 x 2? Or is is classified as not needing
any ?

Author:

dethkruzer

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 14:46

Subject:

Re: Adding parts from stud.io file to wishlist?

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Topic:

In Help, SylvainLS writes:

In Help, dethkruzer writes:

So I was looking at some fan-made stud.io instructions for a few builds I've
been looking to do. Thing is, these builds have a fair few pieces that would
take quite a lot of time to search and add to a wishlist manually. But as I was
looking through some discussion on reddit, I saw someone mention something about
using a stud.io file to find all the needed parts, or something like that?

Could someone please explain how i could go about doing this?

Thanks.

Hi,

From Studio: https://studiohelp.bricklink.com/hc/en-us/articles/5705925898135-Upload-as-a-Wanted-List

From the website: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/upload.page

Thanks a bunch, bud

Author:

Dhobeck

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 14:45

Subject:

Stud dimensions?

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Topic:

How do you determine stud dimensions and are there some parts that should not
have them?

Would

970c00 (Inv) Hips and Legs Plain
Parts: Minifigure, Legs {Red}

stud dimensions be 1 x 2 x 2? Or is is classified as not needing
any ?

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 14:35

Subject:

Re: Adding parts from stud.io file to wishlist?

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Topic:

In Help, dethkruzer writes:

Hi,

From Studio: https://studiohelp.bricklink.com/hc/en-us/articles/5705925898135-Upload-as-a-Wanted-List

From the website: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/upload.page

Author:

dethkruzer

Posted:

Apr 18, 2024 14:29

Subject:

Adding parts from stud.io file to wishlist?

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Topic:

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Apr 17, 2024 22:31

Subject:

Re: How to upload an image for a new piece

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Topic:

Ive always used
https://www.photoresizer.com

Author:

Brickspert_AU

Posted:

Apr 17, 2024 22:19

Subject:

How to upload an image for a new piece

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Topic:

Hi all, thanks for the help in advance.
I am trying to upload an image of a piece that I wish to add to the catalogue
but all my imagaes are too big (bigger than the 800 x 600 pixel limit).
How should I go about getting a picture that I can upload?

Author:

Adjour

Posted:

Apr 17, 2024 21:27

Subject:

Re: Pay to sort

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Topic:

In Help, Dhobeck writes:

In Help, The_Boyz_Bricks writes:

In Help, Dhobeck writes:

In Help, The_Boyz_Bricks writes:

Hello all! How much would you pay someone to sort a 12 gallon tub of Lego?
I buy Lego at about $2 - $4 a pound if that helps

How would you want it sorted by color or category or size?

Categories.

We sort into 19 different categories. The same ones that the Great Brick Lab
(GBL) uses to sort their Lego. I’ll post a link to the sorting sheet later.

I'm cackling, thank you XD

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Apr 17, 2024 16:47

Subject:

Re: Store suspended - Fees

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Topic:

In Help, 1001bricks writes:

In Help, popsicle writes:

In Help, Stellar writes:

In Help, popsicle writes:

In Help, peregrinator writes:

In Help, yorbrick writes:

In Help, zorbanj writes:

This is the one bill I pay immediately, as soon as I receive it.

Same here. You get, what is it, about 6 weeks to pay it so there really shouldn't
be any excuse to missing it. Especially if going away, paying it before leaving
is sensible. You don't have to remember once you are back.

One feature that might be helpful here is the ability to pre-pay fees.

+1

AutoPay set-up, as available with most other services today, might be nice too

Many sites have automated billing yes,

also they could implement more payment methods with less fees that would bring more revenue for them...

More payment methods with less fees? Not something to argue with

Though still
trying to understand "bring more revenue for them" Who's them,
and how would it do that for them?

Much more... with the extra planning development test deployment accounting costs
to save say 2% of 3%... they may start to save money in 5 or 10 years maybe?

Interesting. Thanks

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Apr 17, 2024 16:00

Subject:

Re: Seller is Ignoring a botched Order.

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