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| | | Author: | ghyde  | | Posted: | May 24, 2023 03:38 | | Subject: | Can LEGO ID apps assess part condition? | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| This thought popped into my head, so to those of you out there who use them,
are there any apps that do a fairly good job of assessing used part condition?
I'm thinking I may want to break down and sell off some of my Technic MOC's
parts, so I need to find a reasonably accurate way of identifying part condition,
and I was wondering if any of the currently available part identification apps
can do this?
I do want the parts to go to a good home, are there any places I should advertise
these used parts so that MOC builders might take advantage of them? If deemed
suitable for run-down looks in MOC's they might want to construct something
out of them?
Cheers ...
ghyde
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | May 24, 2023 03:47 | | Subject: | Re: Can LEGO ID apps assess part condition? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | | This thought popped into my head, so to those of you out there who use them,
are there any apps that do a fairly good job of assessing used part condition?
I'm thinking I may want to break down and sell off some of my Technic MOC's
parts, so I need to find a reasonably accurate way of identifying part condition,
and I was wondering if any of the currently available part identification apps
can do this?
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I doubt it. You'd have to show multiple views to cover all sides of every
part and any artifacts such as glare might be picked up as damage or staining.
You'd also need to stand by any condition that an app reported rather than
saying that the app thought it was great condition, as you could hide any damage
from the app.
| | I do want the parts to go to a good home, are there any places I should advertise
these used parts so that MOC builders might take advantage of them? If deemed
suitable for run-down looks in MOC's they might want to construct something
out of them?
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You can sell used LEGO parts at bricklink. Plenty of MOC builders buy at bricklink.
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| | | | | Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | May 24, 2023 06:13 | | Subject: | Re: Can LEGO ID apps assess part condition? | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, ghyde writes:
| | This thought popped into my head, so to those of you out there who use them,
are there any apps that do a fairly good job of assessing used part condition?
I'm thinking I may want to break down and sell off some of my Technic MOC's
parts, so I need to find a reasonably accurate way of identifying part condition,
and I was wondering if any of the currently available part identification apps
can do this?
I do want the parts to go to a good home, are there any places I should advertise
these used parts so that MOC builders might take advantage of them? If deemed
suitable for run-down looks in MOC's they might want to construct something
out of them?
Cheers ...
ghyde
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My suggestion for knowing if a use part is good is to do this:
If you have to think if it is in good enough condition to sell it, then put it
in the discard bin 
PD: Unless some very very rare items like electric etc, then describe well detailed.
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| | | | | Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | May 24, 2023 08:10 | | Subject: | Re: Can LEGO ID apps assess part condition? | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, ghyde writes:
| | This thought popped into my head, so to those of you out there who use them,
are there any apps that do a fairly good job of assessing used part condition?
I'm thinking I may want to break down and sell off some of my Technic MOC's
parts, so I need to find a reasonably accurate way of identifying part condition,
and I was wondering if any of the currently available part identification apps
can do this?
I do want the parts to go to a good home, are there any places I should advertise
these used parts so that MOC builders might take advantage of them? If deemed
suitable for run-down looks in MOC's they might want to construct something
out of them?
Cheers ...
ghyde
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I'm unsure how an app could check all sides of a part for scratches, cracks,
gouges, and dirt. Unless it's in a movie or a TV show, in which case a bunch
of red lasers would pop out and somehow scan it and upload the 3D model to the
computer whose AI would be able to tell you: "Sorry, Dave, but that part
is play worn." 
Seriously though, the rule of them is: would you build with it? Hand it over
to your kids for the toy bin? Or chuck it in the trash?
Good luck,
~Jen
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| | | | | | | Author: | ghyde | | Posted: | May 24, 2023 13:27 | | Subject: | Re: Can LEGO ID apps assess part condition? | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, jennnifer writes:
| | In General, ghyde writes:
| | This thought popped into my head, so to those of you out there who use them,
are there any apps that do a fairly good job of assessing used part condition?
I'm thinking I may want to break down and sell off some of my Technic MOC's
parts, so I need to find a reasonably accurate way of identifying part condition,
and I was wondering if any of the currently available part identification apps
can do this?
I do want the parts to go to a good home, are there any places I should advertise
these used parts so that MOC builders might take advantage of them? If deemed
suitable for run-down looks in MOC's they might want to construct something
out of them?
Cheers ...
ghyde
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I'm unsure how an app could check all sides of a part for scratches, cracks,
gouges, and dirt. Unless it's in a movie or a TV show, in which case a bunch
of red lasers would pop out and somehow scan it and upload the 3D model to the
computer whose AI would be able to tell you: "Sorry, Dave, but that part
is play worn."
Seriously though, the rule of them is: would you build with it? Hand it over
to your kids for the toy bin? Or chuck it in the trash?
Good luck,
~Jen
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My rule is, if it's a LEGO part, then I would want it to go to a good home
instead of being plastic waste that a recycling company might not be able to
recycle. LEGO elements are so small that it's sometimes hard to spot flaws
in them. Whilst my cataracts are fixed and I have reading glasses for reading
fine print, it's not as easy as it sounds getting the elements categorized
properly.
I would think of used LEGO as being 3 grades:
Grade 1: Like new, but few or no scratching visible.
Grade 2: Light to moderate scratching visible, note in comments.
Grade 3: Heavy scratching, scoring or other marks visible, consider for resale
as filler brick.
I'm more concerned about getting it to someone who understands what it's
for, and will use it according to the description.
I'm talking about common elements, including Technic elements that, as I
mentioned, might be useful to a MOC builder for creating worn out buildings.
I was thinking someone had already done something that would make sorting through
a lot of common elements a little less tedious. I might consider setting up the
worst as an unsorted bulk lot if I'm not sure I can sell it correctly.
I come from the era where a LEGO brick never gets thrown away, even if it's
got bad connections. There's always some use for them. I'd just prefer
to have them go to a good home instead of being discarded or not sorted in some
giant sorting facility designed to categorize plastic wastes.
These are just my thoughts on used LEGO. There's always someone who might
want them, if they get the right description, the used LEGO could find a new
home as a useful element to those that know what they'll do with it.
Cheers ...
ghyde
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