Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | jodawill  | | Posted: | Dec 7, 2023 21:21 | | Subject: | Re: New Bricklink Beta Website | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, jennnifer writes:
| | Hello,
If you ended up on the XP site, then you didn't find the new Beta BrickLink,
you found the remnants of an old project from the previous management.
The LEGO team has made assurances that any upgrades or additions they make will
not include degrading or removing any features from our existing fabulous site.
And so far, they have been true to their word! They are working with the community
through various panels made up of our members. And they have been improving their
customer service and communication. Changes are still very slow, but I am quite
encouraged really.
I felt the same way as you when I first saw that XP site! Luckily, we won't
be getting stuck with it. 
~Jen
In Announce, roverman writes:
| | Never posted before. I am an AFOL who just likes to buy and build quietly in
the back ground.
However, I just logged into Bricklink, and experienced a 'new' Beta Bricklink
website. I am bringing this to the communities attention because I am genuinely
afraid for the future of Bricklink and its usability.
The Beta version had all the hallmarks of the official Lego website which IMO
is slow, laborious, unintuitive and too 'glam' for its own good. The
simple layout of old Bricklink had gone. The ability of being able to manipulate
searches and gain information about parts, sets, minifigs etc had gone. The Parts
section had been reduced to approx 30 catagories - for example there was no listing
for 'energy'. Rather than a list, it was all big square 'buttons'
so you had to scroll down to see all the 'button' heads despite there
only being 30. There were only rendered pictures of parts, no ability to choose
on older version of a part, as opposed to an updated version. No ability to list
by colour etc etc. I am worried this site is the future.
I had a sudden overwhelming feeling of Anheuser-Busch Budlite (I am from the
UK) moment as I waded around the incomprehensibility of the site. To me, it felt
like this version has not been created by anyone who understands the AFOL community,
or what AFOLS need from an after market site, unlike Bricklink's founder.
This, I feel, is a corporate venture to meet the Lego philosophy and direction.
This has the feel of a Disney disaster.
I am writing this just to try and make folk here aware. I came out of the site
after leaving feedback (yes, there was an option), but later logged back in to
see what I could salvage from my account before considering my options to use
other Lego parts sites, to find I was back on the original format (I was soooo
relieved).
Apologies if this comes across as over dramatic, but I love my hobby, and Bricklink
has been an essential part in undertaking this pursuit. For it to be manipulated
in such a way would at this stage, appear to severely curtail my ability to pursue
it as I have been.
Thank you.
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So was the project officially cancelled? Why does it still exist?
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2023 09:42 | | Subject: | Re: Update on November 3rd incident | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, apple_brick writes:
| | In Administrative, Jelonek76 writes:
| | When are you going to introduce 2FA?
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For us and probably many other larger stores, 2FA will only work properly when
it's possible to create multiple users for one acount. Otherwise it will
be a pain in the **s.
Regards,
AFOL Supply
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If they use TOTP, add the code to a KeePass database and share it with your employees.
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2023 09:35 | | Subject: | Re: New mold for 88489 | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, normann1974 writes:
| | Part has a new mold 3091 sold on pick-a-brick. The differences are
minor (new version on the right):
Inside octagonal hole is more clearly defined
The edge of the outside hole seems to be slightly thicker
The new mold is slightly texturized while the old mold is blank
The top is ugly
In fact, the new mold looks like a fake brick. There, I said it.
Please add this new mold or tell me to create a new part.
/Jan
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Honestly, neither of these compare to the original. Since they were making a
new mold anyway, it's too bad they didn't recreate the old one.
The newest one seems to have a more solid color though. If you hold them up to
the light, the older one (of these two) is very translucent.
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2023 14:01 | | Subject: | Re: Update on November 3rd incident | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| 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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Thank you for doing your due diligence. I'm grateful you decided to take
the site offline so you could do a proper incident response.
Is there any chance we could get TOTP 2FA and longer passwords?
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Aug 3, 2023 10:38 | | Subject: | Green baseplate in Eldorado Fortress? | | Viewed: | 117 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| I was just looking at this baseplate:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=2552px6&in=S
It's marked as an alternate in Eldorado Fortress. Does anyone know why? Surely
this must be a mistake.
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2023 23:42 | | Subject: | Re: Macro Economics | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, s0l0kr writes:
| | Hey everyone, I have macroeconomics exam in a week, and I know something around
nothing. Can someone say to me how the Swan model works please
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You might want to try a Hot Wheels forum next time.
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2023 23:32 | | Subject: | Re: Can 4X4 round plate be lid for a 4X4 barrel? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, crazylegoman writes:
| | In Help, Nicolasamico37 writes:
| | In Help, crazylegoman writes:
| | I bought a couple
thinking that I could use them as lids for
just like how you can use a 2X2 round plate as a lid for a 2X2 barrel.
It seems to be very close to fitting, but mine don't snap down all the way
around. I worry that if I force it, I'll end up breaking the round plate.
Has anyone used these as lids for large barrels, and if so, is there a trick
to getting them all the way down?
Thanks,
David
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I tried right now. It fits, but the round plate is clearly bending.
Nicolas
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You did what I could not! If the plate bends when it's all the way on the
barrel, I think I won't use the 4X4 plates.
Thanks,
David
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This would be a great candidate for a redesign to make it in system. It was a
great part. I wish they still made them.
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Feb 1, 2023 09:33 | | Subject: | Re: clone trooper | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, cycbuild1136 writes:
| | In Buying, jodawill writes:
| | The real question is: If an officer goes after someone selling counterfeit clone
troopers, does that make him a clone clone trooper trooper?
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What if they're a fake officer? Is somebody goes after a fake officer, are
they a bounty hunter or a clone clone clone trooper trooper trooper???????????
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We must go deeper.
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Jan 31, 2023 22:37 | | Subject: | Re: Tell Me: What Do Sellers Want Most? | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, UTLF writes:
| | PLEASE WALK BACK THE DECISION TO MERGE LEGO ACCOUNTS WITH BRICKLINK
THIS IS THE WORST IDEA SINCE SHOES WITH WHEELS IN THE HEEL (HEELYS)
IT'S SO UNNECESSARY, AND I AM SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT THAT I HELD THE SHIFT
KEY FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THIS MESSAGE, I DIDN'T EVEN USE CAPS LOCK
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I'm out of the loop. Could you point me toward this announcement?
I don't mind the idea of merging them so much, but I want all of my Bricklink
data to be preserved. I want to keep the ability to see, for instance, how old
an account is.
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Jan 31, 2023 22:30 | | Subject: | Re: Space babies in Studio | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Designer Program | |
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| In Designer Program, SylvainLS writes:
Thanks! I didn't know there was a second forum on this site. I also didn't
even know that Studio uses LDraw models. I guess that makes sense! I just posted
my request there. I appreciate you pointing me in the right direction!
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Jan 31, 2023 22:26 | | Subject: | Re: clone trooper | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, paullego09 writes:
| | Hi,
does anybody knows a good store who sells cheap clone troopers?
Thanks
bye
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The real question is: If an officer goes after someone selling counterfeit clone
troopers, does that make him a clone clone trooper trooper?
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Jan 30, 2023 16:27 | | Subject: | Space babies in Studio | | Viewed: | 82 times | | Topic: | Designer Program | |
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| Hi,
Is there any way to get the series 24 space baby into Studio? I see that you
can add custom decals to parts, but the hands on the standard baby are yellow,
and I don't know how to create or import the dual molded head piece. Does
anyone have a solution for this?
Thanks!
Josh
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 15:16 | | Subject: | Re: Hello | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, TheSamirrr writes:
| | Im tryan become a seller, does anyone know what the fees is?
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How old are you?
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Dec 20, 2022 15:15 | | Subject: | Re: Early Lego Colors. | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, rainbowmist writes:
| | Hello. I have (2) part 4175 in a solid cream color. They both are uniform in
coloring, have the Lego logo, and are more of a lighter weight plastic. They
came from a large 4 pound lot of various vintage parts to modern parts. They
don't look yellowed to me compared to a white paper plate. Is this a undocumented
color in the part by Lego?
Also I have a darker variation light gray air tanks which are pretty cool.
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I haven't seen the darker gray air tanks, but I know that the original ones
used a different type of plastic. I remember seeing yellow ones in the past and
they are more translucent. They look much different from standard yellow. I suspect
your gray tanks are made of the same material.
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Dec 17, 2022 20:57 | | Subject: | Re: Article about a BrickLink data breach | | Viewed: | 127 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:
| | Dear BrickLink members,
A report has recently surfaced of a possible data breach on our website, BrickLink.com.
We can assure you, our members, that we have seen no evidence of any breach of
our systems and have no reason to believe that the data you entrust us with has
been compromised.
A short while ago, we were approached by a third party who offered their services
to fix several potential security loopholes they had identified. This third party
is not one of our suppliers and we did not request them to provide any analysis
or diagnosis of our systems.
When we did not engage the services of this third party, they apparently released
this “news” that a security breach could have happened on our site. Whereas it
is true that there is always a small possibility that data could be compromised
on any site, we feel this report unfairly portrays our website as unsafe.
We have invested substantially in our security system and are confident in its
ability to keep your data safe. In addition, we strictly follow the LEGO Group
standards for GDPR compliance and other legal requirements regarding the data
of our users.
Thanks for you attention, and please feel free to contact the Help Desk with
any questions you might have.
The BrickLink Team
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That's not how this works. A security researcher isn't a "supplier."
The correct response when someone privately discloses a vulnerability is to say
thank you and fix it immediately. Reading between the lines here, it sounds like
Lego's response was simply to ignore them. The standard practice in the industry
is to publicly disclose vulnerabilities if the company doesn't respond because
sometimes (and apparently in this case) bad publicity is the only way to get
things fixed.
We owe a debt to security researchers for finding these vulnerabilities before
the bad guys do. Your post is incredibly disrespectful to the people who keep
us safe. If they hadn't reported this, someone else could have abused it.
Quite frankly, this is one of the worst responses I've ever seen to a security
finding. I expect more from The Lego Group.
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Dec 5, 2021 16:28 | | Subject: | Make me an offer | | Viewed: | 170 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| Hi,
I just reopened my store. I'd like to sell it all as quickly as possible.
If anyone is interested in my inventory (or a section of it), shoot me an offer.
I just listed lots of palm trees, cannons (with rare brown wheels), and 78 green
classic space minifigures.
Thanks!
Josh
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Dec 5, 2021 16:14 | | Subject: | Re: 78 green classic space minifigures available | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| In Sales, starbeanie writes:
| | Unless you add an Onsite payment method, you won't be able to sell them in
the US anyway. Your store shows
"Seller does not support orders shipping to Virginia."
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Thanks for pointing that out to me. I haven't used Bricklink in a long time.
I just added PayPal.
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Dec 4, 2021 23:25 | | Subject: | 78 green classic space minifigures available | | Viewed: | 118 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| Hi!
I have 78 of these:
They're all brand new. They're averaging $14 on Bricklink. I'm not
sure I have the patience to wait for them all to sell at that price. If you're
interested in them, please make me a fair offer, then I'll send you the password
to enter my store.
Thanks!
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Aug 2, 2020 12:33 | | Subject: | Wrong half bush in inventory? | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Inventories | | Status: | Open | |
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This set was released in 1993, and the inventory claims it included a smooth
half bush. This may have been an alternate if the set was sold through 1997 or
later, but I very much doubt it had a smooth bush four years before any other
set. Does anyone have some insight into this? Should it be listed as an alternate?
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| Author: | jodawill | | Posted: | Feb 6, 2019 02:13 | | Subject: | Re: Did the Lego Pirates books come in paperback? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, jodawill writes:
| | When I look up these Lego Pirates books on Amazon, they're mostly listed
as paperbacks. Does anyone know if they were actually ever printed in paperback,
or are those Amazon listings wrong? Bricklink only shows them as being printed
in hardcover.
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I ordered all of them from Amazon a few days ago, so I guess I'll find out.
3 of the ones I bought were listed as paperbacks, but I couldn't find any
evidence that paperbacks actually exist.
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