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In Help, popsicle writes:

In Help, Dolfan413 writes:

In Help, popsicle writes:

In Help, Dolfan413 writes:

Hi, does the my collection show values of what I put in it and total it up?
Thanks sorry if this has been asked I searched but didn't see anything

Have you seen this, Warren?
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2566&q=My+Collection

Yes, and I've added a set into my collection, but again I don't see any
value and totaling of contents of my collection. the whole purpose i would use
this feature would be to know what my collection is worth, possibly to use for
insurance purposes.
thanks

Good to know. Thanks.

Haven't used or explored the feature yet, myself.

It strikes me as odd though, that such basic and useful abilities were not considered
during development? Maybe because they conceived the feature as a alternative
to the sellers ability to maintain inventory? Which has been requested by straight
buyer account holders, for sometime. But the whole insurance point kinda sidesteps
that.

It's still a relatively new feature, but maybe there are others that have
accumulated enough experience to help you. I'll be following your post anyway,
to see if I can glean more info on the new feature. If it doesn't exist and
as it's new, maybe open a suggestion here in the forum for the Admins to
consider, in which you bring up the "insurance" question.

-popsicle

I hate to admit there is another site that offers this funtion, I was hoping
to not go outside the comforts of bricklink so hopefully it's possible to
do the same here. Thanks popsicle!

Author:

Dolfan413

Posted:

Feb 11, 2023 10:33

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Re: My collection

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In Help, popsicle writes:

In Help, Dolfan413 writes:

Hi, does the my collection show values of what I put in it and total it up?
Thanks sorry if this has been asked I searched but didn't see anything

Have you seen this, Warren?
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2566&q=My+Collection

Author:

Dolfan413

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Feb 11, 2023 08:55

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My collection

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Hi, does the my collection show values of what I put in it and total it up?
Thanks sorry if this has been asked I searched but didn't see anything

Author:

Dolfan413

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Sep 28, 2022 15:04

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Re: ... and I like it!

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Selling

In Selling, macebobo writes:

In Selling, popsicle writes:

Some of Warren's (Dolfan413) wonderful Lego world! Checkout the great
videos too, if you can: https://share.icloud.com/photos/03a8MpEXhHiKvhPNZpZsHPayA

That is very cool! I really wish Lego would offer "official" lighting kits.

Thanks for sharing @Dolfan413

You're welcome, and I love the way the light kits look, but I don't have
the patience to install them

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Dolfan413

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Sep 28, 2022 10:56

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Re: ... and I like it!

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Selling

In Selling, popsicle writes:

In Selling, Dolfan413 writes:

In Selling, popsicle writes:

In Selling, Leftoverbricks writes:

In Selling, popsicle writes:

From a once high-volume store with large storage and work areas, this is our
entire Lego work space of today, and I like it! Though we still have a few thousand
new minifigures, I remind myself, that number was once higher by a factor of
many, plus the parts and sets.

I've come to appreciate and really enjoy the current smaller, well-organized
Lego space within our home. That which only our selloff over the last few years
has afforded us. Another reason to be thankful for taking that decision.

What’s the saying “Size doesn’t matter?” Not trying to burst any bubbles, but
it actually does

though not nearly as much as how it’s used, matters. Our current
Lego work-space size, is “used” well and today that matters most to me

If you’ve a mind to, please share pics of your Lego play and/or work spaces

-popsicle

Where do you use the cutter for? I hope it's not there to create baseplates
from a 32x32 when you're short of 16x32's. LOL

Hadn't before, but now...

Nice!

Thanks for sharing, Warren. Any way of getting more individual, perhaps bigger
pics files? I'd really enjoy getting a better look.

-Cory

I tried to upload a video of that room but it wouldn't let me, teach me how
to upload more and I will.

Author:

Dolfan413

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Sep 28, 2022 10:40

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Re: ... and I like it!

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Selling

In Selling, popsicle writes:

In Selling, Leftoverbricks writes:

In Selling, popsicle writes:

-popsicle

Where do you use the cutter for? I hope it's not there to create baseplates
from a 32x32 when you're short of 16x32's. LOL

Hadn't before, but now...

Author:

Dolfan413

Posted:

Jun 1, 2022 16:08

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search default

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In the main search window, is there a way to make it default to catalog items
instead of All items?
Thanks

Author:

Dolfan413

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Feb 6, 2022 14:52

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Re: Cancelled order

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In Help, popsicle writes:

In Help, Dolfan413 writes:

Someone placed an order in my shop and then cancelled out stated I had charges
not clearly stated in my terms. I hadn't even invoiced him yet, so could
he have seen the tax that brickink adds or did he just pick something when he
changed his mind? And does that show on my permanent record?? Lol

Entirely possible, that's the reason.

But "cancelled" unilaterally? You’ve been asked to approve the buyer’s cancelation
request, correct?

The succinctly worded rules laid-out for buyers in this regard: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=79

Proceed as you will, Warren. There’s no “permanent record” to concern yourself
over, not in the sense you mean. There are however, other considerations for
the seller from irked buyers in these circumstances.

-popsicle

I already cancelled the order, I meant the part about him saying I added charges,
I don't like that he can say that when it wasn't the case.

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Dolfan413

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Feb 6, 2022 14:04

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Cancelled order

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Dolfan413

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May 12, 2021 21:29

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Re: lost order

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In Help, zorbanj writes:

Submit proof of the refund here:

https://www.bricklink.com/helpDesk.asp?helpDeskID=122

Be patient, it will take awhile.

Stoplist the buyer here to prevent repeat business:

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

In Help, Dolfan413 writes:

Hi, The post office lost an order, I refunded the full amount and then the customer
still filed a non shipping seller alert on me. I replied to her comments again
saying I was sorry and that I refunded all of her money and I'm still seeing
this alert. What am I suppose to do?
Thanks

It shows the full refund right on the order status page what else do they need
me to show?
Thanks for your help with this 😊

Author:

Dolfan413

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May 8, 2021 23:19

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Re: lost order

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In Help, zorbanj writes:

It shows the full refund right on the order status page what else do they need
me to show?
Thanks for your help with this 😊

Author:

Dolfan413

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May 7, 2021 17:51

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lost order

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Dolfan413

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Jun 4, 2020 16:25

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Re: Implement an enforced grading scale

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Suggestions

In Suggestions, revfds writes:

I have 10's of thousands of cards listed, I have an idea.

I really did not anticipate such negative, unproductive responses to a simple
suggestions. Asking for a better descriptive system for used parts is hardly
akin to calling for a 3rd party grading company, and your reply of such shows
that you are not commenting here to be productive.

Sorry I offended you with my suggestion.

In Suggestions, edk writes:

In Suggestions, revfds writes:

the thing I dislike most about ordering from this site, in how hard it is to
control the quality of the pieces that I get.

And I don't think loose pieces should be categorized between "new" and "used",
because all loose pieces are used (Yes I know you can order them individually
from Lego at times, but functionally when you buy lego it comes in a set, outside
of that set they are used).

What there needs to be is a grading scale, either number based (1-5) or description
based (Comics use words like Mint, Near Mint, Very Fine, Fine, etc; playing cards
will use words like Near Mint, Lightly Played, Moderately Played, Damaged, etc).

Sellers would be forced to classify all their pieces into one of these conditions,
and then I would be able to filter out conditions that I thought were unacceptable.

Create a clear cut visual guide for conditions, and award disputes based on that.
I sell cards on www.tcgplayer.com and knowing that buyers can win disputes if
I send them cards that are worse then they wanted, I make sure to put forth the
effort to accurately grade the cards when I list them. Yes it is more work, but
I have never once had an issue with a buyer buying a card from me that they were
unhappy with because of the condition.

In my first batch of orders on this site I got several pieces that were damaged,
etc. It was really frustrating, because when doing mass purchases on this site
it is seemingly impossible to filter out bad pieces, and when you let the site
build the orders for you, its hard to see and notice all the "notes" that sellers
put on their items.

So I don't feel justified in blaming a seller because I received two saddles
with broken clips, forcing me to order two new saddles, because they noted it
on their items. The issue here is the functionality of the website to convey
that to me, and allow me to filter their items from my potential orders.

I honestly would suggest you take a hard look at www.tcgplayer.com Coming from
card games, I was really surprised at how similar the process of buying/selling/collecting
individual cards/decks/sets is to Lego pieces/sets. Like, functionally they are
completely the same, and TCGplayer is a really well honed marketplace (nothing
is perfect), but learning from what they do right would greatly improve your
already fantastic site

At what cost are you willing to make this happen? If you were the one sorting/storing
hundreds of thousands of used parts you would have a clue. It is enough work
to store 2 sets of inventory and keep them separated along with occasional lots
of filler grade let alone 6 different grades (1 new and 5 used). If doing this
multiplies my time by 6 times guess where that will be made up? the price of
the parts of course. Maybe we should start a grading company to send the individual
lego parts to so they can assign a 3rd party numeric value to them.

Hi, You're speaking to people that have been doing this for a long time,
so try to understand they are going to be defensive and not be offended by that.
I have never had an order compiled by bricklink and to be honest didn't even
know that was a thing. Of the ten's of thousands of cards you have, what
percentage of them sell for under 5 cents? I've wished at times that there
was a way to say a part was discolored or had a mark or scratch on it but I wouldn't
know where to begin to put a numbered value on any of that. I think the notes
and comments on the parts does a decent job of letting people know condition
and the higher the value of a part the more description there should be. So for
the thousands of sellers, and the millions of parts, it really comes down to
communication and doing the leg work to not be disappointed.
Warren

Author:

Dolfan413

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Nov 23, 2018 10:35

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Re: larger figs

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In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:

That is good news! There might be a downside. I think the new minecraft buildable
figures recently leaked might be called BigFigs, it is hard to tell from the
blurred pictures of the boxes.

Official images showed up. Not yet in large resolution but it is visible. Bigfig
indeed.

They can come to the party too! lol just wanted to know if I was missing any.

Author:

Dolfan413

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Nov 23, 2018 10:03

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Re: larger figs

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In Catalog, randyf writes:

In Catalog, Dolfan413 writes:

Hi, is there a way to get a list of all the larger minifigs like hulk sh095 for
instance?
thanks, warren

Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

OK, I went ahead and worked with the Catalog Admins to make all of these figures
easy to find with a simple search.

If you run a search for "big figure" now, all of the larger figures that LEGO
has made will be returned in one search.

Hopefully, when the tag system for the site eventually gets rolled out (and I
have been told that it is coming), we can add a tag for this group of figures
and remove the term "big figure" from the names.

For now, though, I hope this makes it easier for you and others to complete your
collections of these figures.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

Dolfan413

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Nov 23, 2018 09:46

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Re: larger figs

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In Catalog, randyf writes:

In Catalog, Dolfan413 writes:

Hi, is there a way to get a list of all the larger minifigs like hulk sh095 for
instance?
thanks, warren

Wow, that is awesome, thank you very much!

Author:

Dolfan413

Posted:

Nov 19, 2018 17:27

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Re: larger figs

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In Help, randyf writes:

In Help, yorbrick writes:

In Help, randyf writes:

In Help, DINKACOLs writes:

I noticed Gorilla Grood wasn't there either. The list below is minifigures
that include giant arms. I think that'll be more complete...

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=10154&in=M

More complete, but still not all.

This is exactly why BrickLink needs a tag system, because the complete list can
be easily found outside of BrickLink:

https://brickset.com/minifigs/tag-Bigfig

Yes, and if they cannot do tags then maybe consistency in naming. Such as having
bigfig in the title, like microfigs do.

Sounds like a plan. I will see what I can do about that.

Cheers,
Randy

thanks everybody, just trying to complete my collection of them.

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Dolfan413

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Nov 19, 2018 17:24

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Re: larger figs

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In Help, DINKACOLs writes:

I noticed Gorilla Grood wasn't there either. The list below is minifigures
that include giant arms. I think that'll be more complete...

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=10154&in=M

yeah i tried to search by arms, but there are multiple arms too

Author:

Dolfan413

Posted:

Nov 18, 2018 17:10

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larger figs

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Hi, is there a way to get a list of all the larger minifigs like hulk sh095 for
instance?
thanks, warren

Author:

Dolfan413

Posted:

Nov 29, 2017 09:28

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Re: Force sellers to ship in boxes

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