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View Thread Re: Variants & Contests - WoutR (920)
[...] That, or the Milennium Falcon (Set 7190-1)
(3 months ago, Feb 4, 2024, to Contests)
View Thread Re: How do I get my double paid VAT back?? - WoutR (920)
- BrickLink collects the tax (1) - Buyer pays the tax - Customs does not receive that electronic number, so they collect the tax again (2) - Buyer has to pay [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 4, 2024, to Taxes)
View Thread Re: How do I get my double paid VAT back?? - WoutR (920)
[...] Even when the seller makes an error, the seller is not the one who can correct the mistake because he does not hold the money. BrickLink holds the money. BrickLink can [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 4, 2024, to Taxes)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] For all practical purposes, it is identical. You might want to include a note that it originally was seen as a decoration on that Light Gray base, not a separate color [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 4, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] 309 is probably not technically correct for the 2001 Hau. That color number was introduced later. At that time, the chrome silver was seen as a surface decoration pattern [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 4, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variants & Contests - WoutR (920)
[...] I think that depends on which age you start. No point in waiting until a child is 3 years old, but you also don't want them eating all the smallest parts. [...] [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Contests)
View Thread Re: Variants & Contests - WoutR (920)
Or, even better, DUPLO 😉
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Contests)
View Thread Re: Variants & Contests - WoutR (920)
[...] A first set should have been Dulpo (Set 2691-1)
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Contests)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] I think we can probably separate them in the inventories. But if a seller finds some parts in a lot of used bricks, can he identify them correctly? I'd love to get [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] It is a similar situation, with a different cause. Some Light Gray parts also have this problem (URL)
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] I think that the difference between 22 and 221 will be extremely difficult for most sellers. Especially for the parts that were made during the transition period that [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] This is not about ALL Rust colored parts. BrickLink Rust is a group that currently contains: LEGO 13 Red Orange / Fabuland Red (URL) LEGO 216 Rust (URL) "Crappy [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] These colors are complicated, especially because of the reformulations, different materials and that fact that we did not have ANY official information before 2010. [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] We probably all started like NoGravitasHere. Noticing a problem and trying to figure it out. I have no doubt that NoGravitasHere wil be a better expert on Cool Silver [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Unknown yellow bird part - WoutR (920)
[...] (Part x682c01)
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog Identification)
View Thread Re: How do I get my double paid VAT back?? - WoutR (920)
[...] It is how this system was designed. Buyer pays twice and gets a refund from the marketplace. Only problem is that BrickLink has not implemented this yet...
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Taxes)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] I hope so, because some parts were made in both colors. For example: (Part x110c01,77)
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] It changes the names/color numbers. Probably not the groupings you made.
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] Directly from LEGO customer service.
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
The 150 parts NoGravitasHere identified and the 144 here4bricks614 identified could be a pretty good match also. I suspect both are 296 Cool Silver.
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] I agree. I think you are confusing 150 and 296. Confirmed 296, in rubbery material (polypropylene ?) because of the LEGO part name "Wing W. Holes Ø 4,84 [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] Also useful: (URL) where we could add these notes (9 years later):
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] Thanks
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
A LOT of work has been done to untangle the silver colors in recent years. It used to be a confusing mess, it is less so today. The work is not completed yet, but I have huge [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly - WoutR (920)
[...] Can you upload a higher quality version of this image? (Rotate 90 degrees if rescaling of the image by BrickLink causes the low resolution, rotated text is less of [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - WoutR (920)
That would be illegal here. You, as seller and sender, are resposible for the delivery of the goods that your customer ordered and paid for. You are the person who contracted [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 28, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Add figure for 71411 mighty Bowser - WoutR (920)
[...] they are getting exactly the same treatment as Bowser. The entire set is in the catalog, there is not part or subset for the figures.
(4 months ago, Jan 28, 2024, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - WoutR (920)
[...] True.
(4 months ago, Jan 28, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - WoutR (920)
I just made some photos of the hinges with 7 and 9 teeth. They show why they click into the same positions. I read a comment here on the forum that the 9 teeth hinge might be [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Various Threads - WoutR (920)
(Part 6251px2)
(4 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - WoutR (920)
[...] I would be very interested to know if there are definitions of high/medium/low level variations that are currently being used for the BrickLink catalog, as guidance for [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - WoutR (920)
[...] Good to hear that there are some ideas on how to better deal with variants. From my point of view, the more details the catalog can provide about historically correct [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - WoutR (920)
It is the same as the vertical ridges inside Duplo bricks. In this photo, you can see how they match the position and size of the studs. Because of their size, the Duplo bricks [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - WoutR (920)
[...] The visual difference is important for some builders, so separating them could be a choice. For consistency we could separate the thick and thin walled bricks, but the [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - WoutR (920)
[...] Not exactly. When you connect two bricks, the inner wall of a brick connects to the side of a stud. When a brick clamps the studs on the brick beneath by connecting [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - WoutR (920)
[...] If you would like a larger image, you can download them from my Flickr page: brittle blue brick (URL) (URL) white brick (URL)
(4 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - WoutR (920)
[...] Yes.
(4 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - WoutR (920)
[...] The "frosted" appearance is caused by increased roughness of the inner surface of the brick. During moulding, bricks can stick on the wrong half of the mould [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 26, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Variant Merges and BL Moving Backwards - WoutR (920)
[...] As a collector of part variations, I think that most (but not all) of the variants that are now being merged are not more significant than variants that are currently [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 25, 2024, to Announce)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - WoutR (920)
[...] I still have not found this sub-version of 3626b (Part 3626b) After the merger, that will become even more challenging...
(4 months ago, Jan 24, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - WoutR (920)
[...] I have bought both. Without groove to restore old sets, with grooves to build and play. They are both useful. [...] True. It is a toy. [...] And they use BrickLink [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 24, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - WoutR (920)
[...] Thanks, I had missed that.
(4 months ago, Jan 24, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - WoutR (920)
[...] Most of these changes make some kind of sense. The transparent frosted parts use the same moulds as bricks with solid colors. The frost is simply hidden on the inside [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 24, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - WoutR (920)
[...] The parts will be renamed, but the version without groove will remain in the catalog. The initial message about what changes were intended was just poor, so everyone [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 24, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - WoutR (920)
[...] Somewhere hidden in this thread:-)
(4 months ago, Jan 24, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Someone stepped on a LEGO, ouch. - WoutR (920)
[...] That is what I thought... until my feet got oversensitive due to nerve damage... suddenly ALL THE MEMES WERE TRUE!!!! (Feeling a lot better now, but still don't [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 22, 2024, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Is it fake? - WoutR (920)
[...] The injection point is inside that stud. I would expect them to look like " L dot O "
(4 months ago, Jan 21, 2024, to Help)
View Thread Re: Trying to post a subject line that is longer than 45 characters - I can! I have the power! - WoutR (920)
[...] No. Absolutely not. There are a few important differences here: 1) Posting off-topic on the forum is not the same as spamming 2) Nobody is trying to sell me something [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 15, 2024, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Trying to post a subject line that is longer than 45 characters - I can! I have the power! - WoutR (920)
[...] No, this is people having fun in the Off Topic section of the forum. If it annoys you, adjust your settings here: (URL)
(4 months ago, Jan 15, 2024, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Forum Resident Stats - WoutR (920)
[...] I think that it mainly means that the forum is not very active. You can spend a few minutes a day here and be in that list. Doesn't need to be every day either.
(4 months ago, Jan 14, 2024, to General)
View Thread Re: Forum Resident Stats - WoutR (920)
[...] It is very easy to become part of the top 10.. Just joining in a few discussions every day, that is very normal behavior.
(4 months ago, Jan 14, 2024, to General)
View Thread Re: Have to pay VAT twice. What can be done? - WoutR (920)
[...] [...] I contacted the Dutch postal service about this on an earlier order. When the parcel arrives without that digital code, they have to charge the import taxes and [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 6, 2024, to Taxes)
View Thread Re: Is this a LEGO brick? - WoutR (920)
[...] That logo was used on LEGO bricks made in license by Samsonite.
(5 months ago, Dec 17, 2023, to Problem)
View Thread Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1306-1 - WoutR (920)
[...] Ignore that, that later version is (Set 306-2)
(6 months ago, Nov 25, 2023, to Inventories Requests)
View Thread Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1307-1 - WoutR (920)
[...] Ignore that, that later version is (Set 307-2)
(6 months ago, Nov 25, 2023, to Inventories Requests)
View Thread Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1306-1 - WoutR (920)
[...] I agree that the solid stud version should be the main part, but I don't know if the hollow stud version should be deleted. Would the hollow stud versions not have [...]
(6 months ago, Nov 25, 2023, to Inventories Requests)
View Thread Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1307-1 - WoutR (920)
[...] I agree that the solid stud version should be the main part, but I don't know if the hollwo stud version should be deleted. Would the hollow stud versions not have [...]
(6 months ago, Nov 25, 2023, to Inventories Requests)
View Thread Re: Old window versions not listed - WoutR (920)
[...] I expected so, but I thought I'd better share waht I found in case I noticed variants that you did not know yet.
(6 months ago, Nov 25, 2023, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: Old window versions not listed - WoutR (920)
[...] [...] Reading the Catalog notes, these could be part of Samsonite assemblies. Apparently, they came with unglued windows. Then there would be a - glued version (production [...]
(6 months ago, Nov 25, 2023, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: Old window versions not listed - WoutR (920)
[...] I have been looking into these variations some time ago, but sadly I have not yet been able to complete it. Hopefully this helps you with your puzzle: The BrickLink catalog [...]
(6 months ago, Nov 25, 2023, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: Request to add Warm Yellowish Orange - WoutR (920)
[...] In the past 15 years or so. Very few at first, more of them in the past few years.
(6 months ago, Nov 20, 2023, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: Color Of The Milky White (Allianz Arena) - WoutR (920)
[...] I believe these bricks were distibuted in 3 ways: - the gift box, probably for people invited to an event only, - a zip-lock bag with the same certificate, - loose bricks [...]
(6 months ago, Nov 19, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Request to add Warm Yellowish Orange - WoutR (920)
[...] This was an intentional colour. LEGO's official colour number and name are 225 Warm Yellowish Orange.
(6 months ago, Nov 19, 2023, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Silver chrome 3001 variants - WoutR (920)
[...] These are my chrome silver "anniversary" bricks. Mould number 06 inside. I don't understand which other chrome silver 3001 your buyer could have wanted.
(6 months ago, Nov 15, 2023, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Second hand or new Legi - WoutR (920)
[...] New is not the same as mint. There will even be some small scratches as bricks tumble against each other during production, packing and shipping. A seller can take some [...]
(7 months ago, Oct 25, 2023, to General)
View Thread Re: seller has got my buying privileges revoked - WoutR (920)
[...] [...] This discussion would become a LOT easier to read if you make sure you start typing your response on an empty line, without any text in front of it. Maybe you [...]
(7 months ago, Oct 25, 2023, to Buying)
View Thread Re: $50,000+ Of Fake Deadpools Sold On BrickLink - WoutR (920)
[...] As far as I know, LEGO has confirmed that that torso variation is real. There was a message about that on this forum earlier.
(7 months ago, Oct 24, 2023, to General)
View Thread Re: Vented stud slat(?) broken, junk? - WoutR (920)
[...] Both versions are common. It is just a variation that occurs during production of these parts.
(7 months ago, Oct 22, 2023, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Do we need a note for this diffetence? - WoutR (920)
[...] I always appreciate the notes and additional catalog images for variations like these. I also think those will help BrickLink buyers and sellers, because too many people [...]
(7 months ago, Oct 18, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: mod head mssing print/ test print? Need help - WoutR (920)
(Part 19729pb037)
(7 months ago, Oct 18, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: mod head mssing print/ test print? Need help - WoutR (920)
[...] The pink colour would otherwise shine through the tan, so the resulting effect would be a pink-tan colour mix. This effect is reduced by the white layer underneath.
(7 months ago, Oct 18, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Misprint? - WoutR (920)
[...] The chances of finding BOTH the torso and legs without print must be astronomically low. They are not printed as an assembled figure.
(7 months ago, Oct 14, 2023, to General)
View Thread Please add alternative item number - WoutR (920)
(Part 28621pb0107) Please add alternative item number 3274pb0107. My head has number 3274 inside.
(7 months ago, Oct 11, 2023, to Catalog Requests)
View Thread Re: Got fake, but realised too late - WoutR (920)
[...] I still think your "fake" is not fake, but genuine.
(8 months ago, Oct 5, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: technic parts. fake or not - WoutR (920)
[...] Mould variations are common, so they probably are genuine LEGO.
(8 months ago, Oct 5, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Got fake, but realised too late - WoutR (920)
[...] No. Which heads were those?
(8 months ago, Oct 4, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Problematic Super-Heroes Minifigure ID's - WoutR (920)
[...] Can you not use that cobranding list to create a wanted list, and use that when browsing stores?
(8 months ago, Oct 2, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Promotional brick red 2x4 - WoutR (920)
[...] That odd zip-lock bag is the original packaging. I have seen more.
(8 months ago, Oct 1, 2023, to Catalog Identification)
View Thread Re: Brick 2 x 4 hollow studs - pat. pending - WoutR (920)
[...] I agree.
(8 months ago, Sep 30, 2023, to Catalog Identification)
View Thread Re: Part 58176 please add note to catalog entry - WoutR (920)
[...] I have also uploaded the image to be used as an alternative image now. That at least preserves the mould variation information. If we group with the existing entry, the [...]
(8 months ago, Sep 15, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Why is there noone to talk to? - WoutR (920)
[...] Don't worry about it. Remember you bought LEGO, not feedback. Your feedback score as a buyer is high enough. If the LEGO arrived as expected, there is not really [...]
(8 months ago, Sep 13, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Part 58176 please add note to catalog entry - WoutR (920)
[...] If we create a new part, maybe (Part 58176pb01,108) should become 4278pb01 (Part 4278pb01,108)
(8 months ago, Sep 13, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Part 58176 please add note to catalog entry - WoutR (920)
[...] This is the best I can do right now. Element 6448948, design 4278, black. I assume it should be a new part, because we can use the hollow pin to build the world's [...]
(8 months ago, Sep 13, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Rating Services - WoutR (920)
[...] In addition, how many buyers are looking for an encased minifigure? It can't be easily displayed with their other, not-encased, figures. Encasing might reduce the [...]
(8 months ago, Sep 7, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: View Active Color Palette by Year - WoutR (920)
[...] Because of the way our catalog deals with alternative parts and sets that were sold for a long time, the dates shown are not always accurate. See (URL)
(8 months ago, Sep 7, 2023, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: New mold for 88489 - WoutR (920)
[...] I have not seen any X yet.
(9 months ago, Sep 4, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: New mold for 88489 - WoutR (920)
[...] The B's are common in parts made in China. There is also a J now.
(9 months ago, Sep 3, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Part 58176 please add note to catalog entry - WoutR (920)
[...] Do we need a better photo? The USB microscope does not take nice 3D-images, but I can take my camera ;-)
(9 months ago, Sep 1, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Part 58176 please add note to catalog entry - WoutR (920)
[...]
(9 months ago, Aug 31, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Part 58176 please add note to catalog entry - WoutR (920)
Just received element 6448948, design 4278. It has a hollow pin. Again, no part number on the part itself.
(9 months ago, Aug 31, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Please separate 99206 and 4304 - WoutR (920)
Thanks! (Part 4304)
(9 months ago, Aug 29, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Please separate 99206 and 4304 - WoutR (920)
[...] Yes, they are awesome when they discuss part design.
(9 months ago, Aug 29, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Please separate 99206 and 4304 - WoutR (920)
Please separate part 99206 and. 4304. (Part 99206) (Part 4304) Earlier this year, part 4304 was introduced. In our catalog it is seen aa an altenative for 99206. I think that [...]
(9 months ago, Aug 29, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: New mold for 88489 - WoutR (920)
[...] Does it have the same number inside? If so, I think that a new catalog entry is not needed, but including the additional images in our catalog will avoid confusion in [...]
(9 months ago, Aug 24, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Part 58176 please add note to catalog entry - WoutR (920)
[...] (Part 58176) I see the item numbers 58176, 28624, and 29380. Can we identify them and replace "old style" and "new style" in the image with their item [...]
(9 months ago, Aug 22, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Difference between 98138pb262 and 98138pb381 - WoutR (920)
[...] They do have different LEGO elementnumbers and design numbers. ELEMENT 6361440 DESIGN 80060 FLAT TILE 1X1, ROUND, NO. 177 2022 ELEMENT 6435103 DESIGN 103352 FLAT TILE [...]
(9 months ago, Aug 19, 2023, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: color of Part ID: 58247 - WoutR (920)
[...] I think it was initially a bit from China, and then a LOT from Mexico.
(9 months ago, Aug 16, 2023, to Help)
View Thread Re: Need 6 Million Pounds Per Month - WoutR (920)
[...] Maybe you can list one set per month with a 6.000.000,00 GBP price?
(9 months ago, Aug 16, 2023, to Buying)
View Thread Re: ⚠️⚠️EVERYTHING ON SALE!!!⚠️⚠️ - WoutR (920)
[...] There was one in a second topic. Thanks for deleting the extra messages.
(9 months ago, Aug 14, 2023, to Sales)
View Thread Re: ⚠️⚠️EVERYTHING ON SALE!!!⚠️⚠️ - WoutR (920)
[...] Do you think you will get a better response if you post so many times?
(9 months ago, Aug 14, 2023, to Sales)

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