| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | dursagon  | | Posted: | May 20, 2024 16:16 | | Subject: | Re: How to decide between selling sets and parts | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, yorbrick writes:
| | In Selling, dursagon writes:
| | Hello all. I've been trying to figure out the best way to list my collection.
I have everything in parts organization but still have the manuals and stuff
to put together for those sets that are more valuable than their parts alone.
Is there some place I can go that can help me determine how I should list what
I have? I am guessing that the number of sets that are more valuable than their
parts are very limited...
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Just looking to go into the right direction
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Nearly every used set is less valuable than the sum of its parts. However, if
it sells, then the set sells in one go. Whereas some parts can take ages to sell,
if at all. Even though the listing value of parts may look good, don't assume
they will all sell.
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Thanks for the advice. I guess that's why some try to go to other places
to sell bulk for $5+ per Lbs.
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| Author: | dursagon | | Posted: | May 20, 2024 16:12 | | Subject: | Re: How to decide between selling sets and parts | | Viewed: | 18 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Selling, dursagon writes:
| | Hello all. I've been trying to figure out the best way to list my collection.
I have everything in parts organization but still have the manuals and stuff
to put together for those sets that are more valuable than their parts alone.
Is there some place I can go that can help me determine how I should list what
I have? I am guessing that the number of sets that are more valuable than their
parts are very limited...
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Just looking to go into the right direction
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https://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp
set condition to used and then see. tho parts can be worth more and some will
sell faster then complete sets it will take a lot more work and lots more time
if you want to sell it all so if your looking for significantly less work then
selling as complete sets is the route to go.
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I don't mind taking the extra time and work. I just don't want to be
in a situation where I sell something for a fraction of it's value only to
find later it would have sold for more in the other way.
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| Author: | dursagon | | Posted: | May 20, 2024 15:52 | | Subject: | How to decide between selling sets and parts | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| Hello all. I've been trying to figure out the best way to list my collection.
I have everything in parts organization but still have the manuals and stuff
to put together for those sets that are more valuable than their parts alone.
Is there some place I can go that can help me determine how I should list what
I have? I am guessing that the number of sets that are more valuable than their
parts are very limited...
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Just looking to go into the right direction
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| Author: | dursagon | | Posted: | May 20, 2024 15:11 | | Subject: | Re: Stores with old part variations | | Viewed: | 17 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, FarmerTed1971 writes:
| | Hi all
When I am on Bricklink, I am primarily buying pieces for vintage sets.
Is there a good store for vintage pieces that anyone knows of? Or just a store
that notes part variations so you are getting exactly what you want?
Thanks
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I think the older parts are still listed separately from the new styles. So if
people are using the older entries, then you should be able to find them like
the 3001 special or old. I have a small collection of the older bricks with the
balloon style logo on the studs and no inside supports.
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| Author: | dursagon | | Posted: | Apr 10, 2024 11:10 | | Subject: | LUGs | | Viewed: | 152 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| To whom it may concern,
I wanted to check in and see if anyone was interested in a story about the ugly
side of LUGs and Lego communities that are RLUGs and receive perks from Lego.
I was a member of a Texas LUG until in 2022 I was physically attacked at their
convention by someone thinking I was in a place where I wasn't supposed to
be but was asked by another member to volunteer to retrieve something for them
as they had to stay at the location they were at. I was upset by the hostile
interaction, and I reported it as well as told my wife about the incident, but
I was blown off and my complaint dismissed.
I tried to get along with my abuser for a year after that but the abuse and the
abuser acting like nothing happened bothered me more and more. Then in 2023 I
reported the incident again to the group Ambassador who blew me off and told
me they didn't want to deal with it and I needed to confront my attacker.
I explained to them my past experiences and that I would be too intimidated to
do that, and nothing was done. To explain, I'm Neurodivergent and a victim
of extreme childhood abuse which is why I've collected Lego since 1975 to
help me get past the abuse with creativity.
With nothing being done, I then went to another member of the group who had a
lead role in the group and reported everything to them. They dismissed my complaint
by telling me they'd investigate it and get back with me but never did. At
this point, my attacker has gained more power in the group by giving a meeting
space to the group and inserting themselves into the leadership of the group.
With nothing being done behind the scenes in secret, I made the incident public
for everyone to see. With the leadership of the group now upset about it going
public, they attacked me in posts and verbally in an attempt to protect my abuser.
After they made me feel very unwelcomed, I tried going to other local clubs only
to find out that I had been blacklisted for filing a complaint about how the
group handled my incident.
As a whistleblower, I was abused further and called every ugly thing in the book
including being called crazy and needing to be on meds which is the classic American
abuser thing to say about their victim. Things got ugly and in one of the other
groups, a contestant from Lego Masters prejudged the situation and listened to
the negative blacklisting and began to play mind games by blocking me in group
chats and then unblocking me when I complained only to wait a little while and
then reblock me. All I ever did in the group is respond to requests for parts
and showed what MOCs I was working on. They even went so far as to try and instigate
a confrontation in a thread where I was fulfilling a parts request.
I know part of this is these people are abusers. But another part of this is
the greed with the people in these LUGs. Because Lego gives only so much loot
to RLUGs, these RLUGs hoard what they can get out of Lego and even go so far
as to abuse the Lego LUGBulk program as well as Project Support programs. They
fiercely defend their territories, and they attack anyone who would or could
disrupt their access to the Lego loot. I think blowing the whistle on the group's
activities to forcefully and abusively exclude someone because they were not
as influential as their abuser/attacker.
I am just trying to get the information about the ugly side of Lego collecting
can be out there so that people can be more informed and cautious about some
of the LUGs out there who are not as nice and clean as Lego would want.
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| Author: | dursagon | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2023 00:30 | | Subject: | Re: Update on November 3rd incident | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Dear BrickLink members,
Welcome back and thank you for your patience. We were down for longer than anyone
would have wanted. Now that we’re back up and running, we can share with you
what’s happened.
As many of you will know, we received a threat and ransom demand on Friday, November
3rd. We’d been aware of and actively managing some limited suspicious activity
since mid-October, with unauthorized sellers offering products at huge discounts
and fraudulently accepting payment from buyers.
As soon as we were aware of the potential escalation on November 3rd, we put
the site into maintenance mode out of an abundance of caution. We did this to
protect our members and keep complete control of the platform while investigating.
We found that a relatively small number of BrickLink accounts may have been accessed.
It is important to note that there is no evidence so far that our systems were
compromised.
At this stage we believe this was a ‘credential stuffing’ incident, where
someone obtains lists of usernames and passwords from a third party, often illegally,
and opportunistically tries to use them on a website.
Actions we’ve taken
Although we know that the BrickLink site was not breached, we've further
strengthened our security. We take the safety of BrickLink and our members very
seriously and will continue to step up security across the platform.
We’ve informed people where we have reason to believe that their accounts or
stores may have been impacted, and reminded members of ways they can make their
accounts safer and more secure by practicing good data security. Keep your systems
up-to-date with the latest patches, Use security software and create strong,
unique passwords for each website you use.
Again, we’re sorry for the interruption and inconvenience this has caused you.
If you have any questions or concerns, have a look at the FAQ for more details,
or reach out to customersupport@bricklink.com.
Many thanks,
Your BrickLink Team
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Thanks for your efforts. Those who don't know how situations like this are
played out in the tech support industry will always whine about how long it took
because they have no clue as to people behind the scenes have to go through to
manage a security breach or threat. They don't get that investigating the
issue and finding a resolution takes time. Ignore those people and know your
efforts are appreciated.
Thanks again!
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| Author: | dursagon | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2022 19:24 | | Subject: | Re: Ways to add extra floor to modulars? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| The only thing I can come up with that can work well is to download the instructions
and with Studio, recreate the floor you want with all the items you want in it
and then create a wishlist from the program. Once you have all the parts itemized
and sorted into a chart-like structure, you can go into bricklink AND Lego bricks
and pieces in the customer service section and compare prices against the two
options. This way you can split the order and get the pieces you want at the
prices you want to pay.
With Lego brick and pieces, you can order as many different pieces you want at
an allotment of 200 each. Sometimes B&P can be cheaper than Bricklink but not
always. I can say that Lego shipping IS far cheaper than some vendors on Bricklink.
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