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I recognise some of those.

In Colors, Devil.R writes:

In Colors, maxx3001 writes:

In Colors, Devil.R writes:

In Colors, tonnic writes:

In Colors, Devil.R writes:

In Colors, Teup writes:

In Colors, mmookk61 writes:

In Colors, maxx3001 writes:

Since you all are discussing one private trade, should you both be discussing
this in pms?

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?

Btw, we were discussing this 2 hours ago on here and one of us is new to the
site.....

Relax and the symptons will subside.

Maxx

I apologize. You are right. Every transaction has a right to be discussed in
the forums and not via private messages, errr, I mean your PMS. We are all in
your circus and are your Monkeys

Note that private trades, as in: trades outside the Bricklink order system, are
not allowed, and are therefore not allowed to be discussed at all - whether in
the forum or in private messages. That would be fee avoidance. That's why
Maxx is asking for it to go via Bricklink order.

On the other hand, this isn't a transaction that involves money, and I'm
not entirely sure what the policy is on that.

I will buy his listed items, he will pay fees, and we both hope the postman isn't
having a bad day?

A remark of this kind would worry me a bit.

Nah, I understand what the Devil means.

I would send any client six pictures, before end-sale.
They would also receive the tracking number on that day.
Geez.

I'm not as discouraged as you're trying to make me.
If anything, this reflecting poorly on yourself.

I'm nothing but honest and upfront. I have provided multiple pictues for
any potential buyer - I am unsusceptible to bullying.

Don’t take the bait, relax, you are new here and people are reacting to that.

Admin should look into your behaviour?

Nah, just don’t feed them by reacting to every fart.

I do need to pop-off.
That is not my be all and end all?

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Oct 6, 2019 19:52

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Re: How rare is a flat silver 2x4 brick?

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I suspect somewhere in the £30 - £50 mark.

In Colors, Quaysretire writes:

In Colors, Devil.R writes:

I have one only for sale and/or trade.

So how rare is it then? I am curious as there doesn’t seem to be any up for sale
so no idea on what price these would be?

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Sep 7, 2019 16:51

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Re: Part that I can't found

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87944 Air Blast Launcher Receiver (Racers)
Parts: Vehicle

In Catalog, ziddi writes:

Hello,
does someone know what is the part on the picture? can't find it.

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Aug 15, 2019 12:44

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Re: mx1142l

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Modulex

Check out Minitalia and Olo.

In Modulex, DavidsL writes:

In Modulex, yoavheskia writes:

Who knows how many colors this brick has? what colors not appearing in the picture?

Wow, thanks to you I have learnt about the existence of Modulex.

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Jun 16, 2019 13:54

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Re: Fabuland Cow head color

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Fabuland orange would be my guess.

In Colors, samsam2 writes:

What color is the head of Fabuland Figure Cow?

Minifig No: fab4a Name: Fabuland Cow - Clara Cow

fab4a Fabuland Cow - Clara Cow
Minifigures: Fabuland

I don't recognize it as any current color. It looks closest to Salmon but
I don't have any other parts in this color.

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Jun 8, 2019 14:56

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Re: Weird blue duplo parts.

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Some others may find the same thing and we can then confirm it as another brittle
colour, not an easy thing to do but this is how the brittle blue came about.

In Colors, Adjour writes:

In Colors, Stuart9 writes:

Had this happen on odd bricks but not on brown, nothing consistent like the brittle
blue though.

Good to know, It was just the brown on that one set (from a bulk lot) no other
parts affected.

Thanks

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Jun 8, 2019 12:01

Subject:

Re: Weird blue duplo parts.

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Had this happen on odd bricks but not on brown, nothing consistent like the brittle
blue though.

Not sure why this happens so i suspect that other colours may occur if it's
a plastic problem.

In Colors, Adjour writes:

In Colors, paulvdb writes:

In Colors, crxefx writes:

I've read about brittle blue being a period in time where the plastic turned
'weird' i suppose for whatever reason? However in my experience as a
seller, I fully believe it is a result of exposure to sunlight and such. Nothing
more. Blue, white, yellow and grey's turn all sorts of weird shades over
time. It's inevitable... I don't understand why we always talk about
brittle blue but not brittle yellow? If the part is not the right shade i'd
just throw it in the trash.

The term brittle blue is not just a discoloration. It is a bad quality plastic
that breaks easily. Other color bricks may discolor, but they don't just
break apart like the brittle blue pieces.

Is there a "brittle brown"? I was building a set from the early 2000's and
I had multiple pieces explode in my hand while building. I'd never seen anything
like it. Set looked in good condition otherwise.

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Jun 8, 2019 07:41

Subject:

Re: Weird blue duplo parts.

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It does look like Brittle blue and from the description of how easily it broke,
i believe it is.

As has been said, it is known as brittle blue as even the most gentle squeeze
can make it literally explode in your hands leaving very sharp edges that can
cut.

Sun faded or discoloured blue looks a deep greenish blue but still behaves
normally, not easily broken just like other faded colours.

There is a small market amongst collectors as a curiosity, especially any 2 x
4's, i have the 3001 and some others but not the duplo bricks.

In Colors, crxefx writes:

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

May 27, 2019 05:55

Subject:

Re: Helpful but ....

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Suggestions

+1

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

Firstly let me say that we know suggestions are not being implemented and according
to MP no work is being done on the classic site however this is a small request
which doesn't require huge amounts of development time and would make life
a bit easier.

Currently the method of manually adding inventory is long winded, provides no
audit trail of what has been done and at best is clumsy.

We use Brickstock for most of our updates to our store. It is much easier, quicker
and provides us with a complete audit trail - the only real snag is what happens
when the file gets to Bricklink, The verify screen drops off the Bricklink part
number for some reason so we are left with an audit trail which, when variants
are involved, isn't really all that helpful, although to be fair we have
used this for some time.

Simply placing the bricklink product code on the verify screen would be very
helpful and this is not a major programming issue. At the same time give us a
print button to print that screen Using the print command from the browser doesn't
work well with the page setup falling short of what is needed.

This is a simple matter and could be resolved in minimal time - please implement.

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

May 23, 2019 10:13

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Old Mosaic pieces.

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Status:

Open

Can I ask what proof is required to submit the rectangular version of the 3062oldtile
?

I have both the one shown below and the rectangular version without stud that
I suppose would be something like 3005oldtile.

Not ready to list just yet but might want to do so sometime this year.

[p=3062oldtile]

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

May 10, 2019 06:42

Subject:

Re: Help identifying grey colour piece

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The colour of these is, based on other colours, best described as Medium Grey
but that doesn't exist.

In Colors, Dino1 writes:

In Colors, 1stopbricks writes:

Can anyone identify the colour of the two pieces (I have 6 of them)? They are
darker than light grey and light bluish grey but lighter than dark grey and dark
bluish grey?

Any help would be great.

Thanks

LG = very light grey
? = light grey

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

May 10, 2019 04:24

Subject:

Re: Help identifying grey colour piece

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Appears to be a colour quality problem at some time, they regularly turn up,
have some myself.

I'll eventually list mine but I haven't got to them yet, I'll probably
add them with a note under Light grey or LBG depending on a close comparison
at that time.

In Colors, 1stopbricks writes:

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Apr 20, 2019 04:19

Subject:

Re: Help recognise piece

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2488 Minifigure, Weapon Whip / Plant Vine
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon

In Catalog, Alang41 writes:

I bought a job lot of older Lego and there was a lot of plants and trees. And
there is 3 parts I can’t recognise from anywhere

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Apr 2, 2019 12:40

Subject:

Re: Old (classic) light gray

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Only just started to list my light grey items so I've still to decide what
to do with variations other than those I consider yellowed which will have that
note attached.

I have several thousand parts in light grey to sort and list so I will have to
think about this carefully.

Takes an absolute age, good light and examples of lbg parts to sort them, going
to be a mammoth task.

In Colors, legoman_74 writes:

So what do you do with them? Do you list them separately and describe them accordingly
with color variation? They are definitely more "yellow" than the typical old
light gray but they are not the sun burnt yellow and as mentioned, they are uniform
all over, including underneath. These are good clean pieces with little to no
wear and I hate the idea of discarding them thinking they are "bad".

Now I wonder how much of my old personal collection may have this with the old
light grays? That will take time to go through.

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Apr 2, 2019 12:22

Subject:

Re: Old (classic) light gray

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Not aware of any problems or lack thereof but have noticed similar shades myself.

In Colors, legoman_74 writes:

Hello,
So I am well aware of the "sun burnt" effect on white, blues, yellows, the old
light grays and among other colors, however I am sorting through quite a bit
of used Lego with the old light grays and I pulled quite a bit of them out believing
they were discolored by the sun. Upon closer inspection, they appear to be quite
uniform in their color, including underneath, just definitely a different shade
than the others and not quite like the "sun burnt" ones. Does anyone else out
there recall issues with Lego having off color batches on old light grays in
the past like they have trouble with now on the new light bluish grays and yellows?
Thanks in advance for everyone's time.
Sincerely,
Ken

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Mar 7, 2019 12:27

Subject:

Re: How should i name this set?

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I missed that bit about the catalogue, hopefully there is some reference number
on it of some sort.

If we find more info in the future the number could be altered or confirmed.

In Catalog, Biglesdug writes:

In Catalog, Stuart9 writes:

If there is no meaningful reference number then the only way I can see is to
list it as custom, which it isn't but I can't think of anything else.

Sadly the custom option is not a great one as people won't see it there unless
they check as thoroughly as I do from time to time.

In Catalog, GoudvanOud writes:

Last question about it, i hope.

I want to add this set to the catalog, but how should i number/name it? There
is no set number to be found.

He wants to add it to the catalog, so it won't have to be listed as a custom
item.

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Mar 7, 2019 12:20

Subject:

Re: How should i name this set?

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Last question about it, i hope.

I want to add this set to the catalog, but how should i number/name it? There
is no set number to be found.

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Mar 6, 2019 10:40

Subject:

Re: Part nr. 170900

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Never seen this before but found another similar item on the net, apparently
an exclusive to France.

In Catalog, GoudvanOud writes:

In Catalog, GoudvanOud writes:

I acquired in the meantime the 'mystery' set i posted about in this subforum,
and it had on the poster several stickers with this typenumber. I googled it,
but nothing came up.

It is about this set.

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Feb 25, 2019 16:00

Subject:

Re: Window Identification please

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4209 String Reel 2 x 4 x 2 Holder
Parts: String Reel / Winch

In Catalog, dkillgore writes:

I can't seem to find the number for this window, 4x2, 2x2, with shutter slots
and stop ridge in yellow:

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Feb 1, 2019 08:36

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Re: research item

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Inventories

4746 Tail 4 x 2 x 2, Aircraft Rocket Engine
Parts: Tail

In Inventories, gilles78120 writes:

Hello everyone,
I need your help because I can not find this item in bricklink, can you help
me? Thank you

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Dec 18, 2018 12:03

Subject:

Re: Window omission

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Neither the red or white are listed as known colours for 31b, I assume it's
because no set has been identified with these included.
Both are already for sale.

In Catalog, Doodlebug writes:

I was identifying an assortment of Red windows and noticed an omission. If I
look at the screen depicting all windows available in Red, 31b is not there.
I had to open the screen for 31bc01 to see there was an item with the number
31b. Why is it not there if you have 31, 31a, 31ac01, & 31bc01?

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Dec 16, 2018 19:13

Subject:

Re: Slight variation on book cover to catalogue

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Suggests there must be, no idea what that would be.

The Hardcover however is normally the more expensive.

In Catalog, WoutR writes:

In Catalog, WoutR writes:

In Catalog, randyf writes:

In Catalog, Stuart9 writes:

Existing entry :

9781465467140 (Inv) The LEGO Book New Edition: with exclusive LEGO brick
Books: Informational Book

Variation has different id number, see photo's.

If you read the text at the bottom of the current catalog image, it says "NOT
FINALLY APPROVED BY LICENSOR - FOR SALES MATERIAL ONLY"

That makes me think that the current catalog image is a prototype image and not
the actual book cover that made it to publishing.

Cheers,
Randy

That could be it, but where does the different number come from? Is that also
related to a prototype?

For some reason I can find two versions on a popular Dutch online store. The
description seems to be nearly identical, but the price is not...

1)

The LEGO Book New Edition
with exclusive LEGO brick

Auteur: Daniel Lipkowitz
Uitgever: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Engels
1e druk
9780241314227
oktober 2018
Hardcover -- Binding "Hardcover"
280 pagina's

Euro 17,99

2)

The Lego Book, New Edition
With Exclusive Lego Brick

Auteur: Daniel Lipkowitz
Uitgever: Dk Publishing (Dorling Kindersley

Engels
1e druk
9781465467140
oktober 2018
Bindwijze overig -- Binding "Other"
280 pagina's

Euro 22,99

---

Could there be a difference in the bookbinding?

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Dec 16, 2018 18:49

Subject:

Re: Slight variation on book cover to catalogue

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Does anyone know if they are readily available anywhere/everywhere ?

I have the chance to buy others but that may not be possible after tomorrow.

The bricks don't seem to be listed yet.

In Catalog, WoutR writes:

In Catalog, randyf writes:

In Catalog, Stuart9 writes:

Existing entry :

9781465467140 (Inv) The LEGO Book New Edition: with exclusive LEGO brick
Books: Informational Book

Variation has different id number, see photo's.

That could be it, but where does the different number come from? Is that also
related to a prototype?

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Dec 15, 2018 18:10

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Re: Slight variation on book cover to catalogue

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I stumbled across these, complete surprise.

Is there much of an interest in the book and brick as they had a few more ?

In Catalog, WoutR writes:

In Catalog, WoutR writes:

In Catalog, Stuart9 writes:

Existing entry :

9781465467140 (Inv) The LEGO Book New Edition: with exclusive LEGO brick
Books: Informational Book

Variation has different id number, see photo's.

In General, Stuart9 writes:

Appears to be the approved version, it's missing the bottom print, but has
the registered mark and the 6+.

I received the same version in the Netherlands.

ISBN 978-0-24131-422-7
EAN 9780241314227

No text below the LEGO logo on the front side.

Also:

Exclusive LEGO(R) brick [6+]

instead of

Exclusive printed brick.

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Dec 15, 2018 13:16

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Re: Slight variation on book cover to catalogue

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