| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | zzed  | | Posted: | Apr 23, 2024 07:30 | | Subject: | Re: Fees | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| In Shipping, Brickman4you writes:
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Instead of reporting them...
Why not just choose to purchase from stores where you are in agreement with their
Terms and Conditions.
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I read the terms of every store selected via "Buy All". However, this
week (for example) I got a surprise fee that was not mentioned anywhere in their
terms page. This time the fee was a reasonable amount for packing materials.
But I really wish everyone would disclose any fees in the terms page. Otherwise
it annoys people. Assembling multiple carts is enough of a pain without that
game.
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Apr 20, 2024 09:09 | | Subject: | Re: WiFi names | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| | Lego theme I collect is Harry Potter. We decided on "Floo Network" |
| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 21:41 | | Subject: | Re: Items that make you wonder was Lego thinking? | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| | More on topic, Znap. |
| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 21:25 | | Subject: | Re: Items that make you wonder was Lego thinking? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| It's weird looking back on the 60's when my doll house furniture came
with ashtrays and cigarette lighters attached. Mom bought us bubblegum cigars
and candy cigarettes.
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Jan 20, 2024 08:12 | | Subject: | Re: New Lego Harry Potter Portrait Tiles | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
| In LEGO products, RotJBobaFett writes:
| | just a question, noticed while looking at new sets up and coming for Harry Potter.
There is a new tiles "Portraits" anyone have idea or knowledge of how
many are going to be in this set?
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Looks like there are 14 portrait tiles in the collecting checklist seen in the
building instructions for Hagrid's Hut.
Distribution so far
• Hagrid's Hut: 2x
• Hogwarts Castle Boathouse: 1x
• Hogwarts Castle Owlery: 1x
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 09:48 | | Subject: | Re: more efficient AUTO SELECT STORES | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
| | | Finding a good selection of stores takes work/time… or (shipping) money 
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Amen to that.
For last week's order I devoted three entire days, from waking to sleep time,
doing nothing but shopping and configuring carts to buy parts for a moc.
On the first pass, I take a screen shot of the list of stores suggested by auto
select. Then I temporarily "unlike" the store that seems to have high
prices (or a crazy price for one of the items) and then do a second auto select
to see if the new result is better.
I spend time making tiny changes, such as swapping an unexpectedly expensive
color or part for a cheaper one that would work instead. Then try the auto select
again.
I make a spreadsheet of the two best lists of stores suggested by auto select.
Then I read the TERMS pages for each store and check for bad feedback, excessive
extra fees, limits too low, etc..
If the terms look fine, I shop inside each store, filtering on my Maybe-Some-Day
Wish List hoping to add a few treats to my basket since I'm already paying
postage for the package. That's my favorite part.
I might start the whole thing over again the next day before finally buying.
Last step: I convince myself that all of that shopping was part of the play and
therefore, apparently fun. 
Good luck!
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Jan 2, 2024 04:55 | | Subject: | Re: 2024 figures | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
| In Searching, Nubs_Select writes:
Now I kinda need to see that minifigure holding a pizza tile.
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Dec 3, 2023 10:45 | | Subject: | Re: Cigarette Smoke - Try to salvage or Return? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
| For things like cloth capes or paper instructions, I seal them in a plastic bag
with a half cup of baking soda for a week. The powder doesn't need to actually
touch the items.
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Nov 12, 2023 03:50 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink lessons you learned the hard way? | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | General | |
| Ah yes, bulk. Last summer, my wish lists included a couple leaves and a couple
cheese slopes. I failed to notice that Auto-select chose one lot of 200 leaves
and one lot of 200 trans-orange cheese slopes. I didn’t even know that was a
thing. Fortunately, they were inexpensive parts. It gave me a laugh.
Lesson: Check the carts not only for unexpectedly high prices but also
for unexpectedly high quantities.
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2023 06:15 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink lessons you learned the hard way? | | Viewed: | 98 times | | Topic: | General | |
| My lesson was about the Auto-select tool. Shopping would be overwhelming without
this great tool.
Among the pieces in my wish list, I needed 16 of a particular part of which most
shops had only 1 or 2. Auto-select chose a store with a large quantity. That
store’s price was $3.80 each for a 30 cent part, and as I said, I needed 16.
Other parts in that cart were priced high too. But I trusted that the Auto-select
had calculated the best option, considering that shipping can add up fast.
I paid for my carts. Then, out of curiosity, I bookmarked the expensive shop
as disliked to eliminate it from selection and then ran the Auto-select tool
again for the same wish lists. To my horror, it then selected a combination
totaling $143 (with shipping) instead of the $244 I just paid.
Lesson: In the future, if Auto-select chooses an unusually expensive
shop, I’m going to un-like it and run the tool a second time to confirm it was
the best choice before buying.
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2023 03:00 | | Subject: | Bricklink lessons you learned the hard way? | | Viewed: | 253 times | | Topic: | General | |
| This week I made a very expensive mistake in Bricklink. I'm so angry with
myself. Nobody did anything "wrong". I just wasn't savvy with knowing
the ropes.
I'd like to spin it positive and see your tips so others can avoid pitfalls.
Or maybe just take a moment to laugh at our silly selves.
So, what Bricklink lessons have you learned.... or possibly had burned into your
brain?
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Oct 14, 2023 16:15 | | Subject: | Re: Polybag Sets Needed for Wedding | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
| In Searching, jkkral writes:
| | I am getting married in June and LEGO is a significant part of my fiance and
I's relationship, so we're hoping to gather a decent collection of polybag-style
LEGO sets to set out as wedding favors.
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Love that idea.
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Aug 26, 2023 12:30 | | Subject: | Re: Can someone help me to connect two pieces pls | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, hpoort writes:
| | In Help, Metzin writes:
| | I spent litteraly 1 hour to try to connect two pieces on the step 110 of the
Hogwarts Castle, and i can't do it. Can someone help me with this issue ?
 i thinking it's because i'm stupid but i can't find the right
angle of the piece
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It's a 3-4-5 Pythagorean triangle, so the angle is 36.87 or its complement
of 53.13 degrees, plus a multiple of 90 degrees.
However, in a case like this it is often easier to first connect one point, then
hinge around that point and find the proper angle by trial and error. If you
look at the model from the top, you can see rather well whether the second hinge
is coming close to the ideal location. You can always hide all parts not needed
for the hinge operation so you have a clear view.
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When I run into a "just won't fit" problem, it sometimes helps to
go over everything to make sure I didn't make a building mistake up to that
point and that every piece is fully seated.
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Aug 2, 2023 07:36 | | Subject: | Re: Ship sail fabric | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | General | |
| Just remember which book. You would not be the first who has no idea where to
find their sails because they forgot which book. 
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Aug 2, 2023 07:30 | | Subject: | Re: Mr Evil strikes again | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | if you have hidden canceled messages in your Forum preferences
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Had no idea there was a setting to all those cancelled messages. Thanks for the
tip!
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Jul 28, 2023 08:49 | | Subject: | Re: How To Get Instructions | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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Wow what a beautiful build. But I don't know how they do that every day with
bare fingers. I would have expected some specialized tools. My fingers get
sore and scratched just building a regular set.
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Jul 16, 2023 18:24 | | Subject: | Re: What is a large order? | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, wildchicken13 writes:
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A large order? 2 big macs, 20 piece chicken mcnuggets, extra large fries.
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Makes sense to me. As does John's order
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2023 07:57 | | Subject: | What is a large order? | | Viewed: | 138 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
| Please forgive what is perhaps a silly question. In reading through the terms
page at stores, I encounter verbiage stating the seller applies one procedure
to “smaller orders” and a different treatment for “larger orders”. In the most
recent example, they were referring to the number of lots. Which leaves me scratching
my head wondering whether my order is large or small to understand which terms
will apply.
Now I’m curious. Is there is any ballpark rule of thumb for judging order size?
Thanks
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2023 06:51 | | Subject: | Re: Lego lost at sea exhibition In Cornwall | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Media | |
| | One of those BBC stories was what prompted me to buy a green dragon. |
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