Author:  Admin_Russell  Posted:  Jun 22, 2022 12:36  Subject:  Re: Request for Deletion of 4j005a  Viewed:  52 times  Topic:  Catalog Requests Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card Admin_Russell Location:  USA, California Member Since Contact Type Status May 9, 2017 Admin BrickLink Administrator

In Catalog Requests, BricksOfFaith writes:      *  4j005a Dr. Octopus (Otto Octavius) / Doc Ock (Junior-fig) Minifigures: 4 Juniors: Spider-Man This is the same minifigure as   *  4j005 (Inv) Dr. Octopus (Otto Octavius) / Doc Ock with Grabber Arms (Junior-fig) Minifigures: 4 Juniors: Spider-Man just without the arms. Instead of asking simply to delete it, can I know why there are 2? Both go in the exact same set and are exactly the same excluding the arms. Same with   *  gb001 (Inv) Dr. Egon Spengler - Plain Arms, Proton Pack Minifigures: LEGO Ideas (CUUSOO): Ghostbusters and   *  gb001i (Inv) Dr. Egon Spengler - Plain Arms Minifigures: LEGO Ideas (CUUSOO): Ghostbusters All the ghostbusters from that set are like that. Is there a reason? Thank you! It's to give sellers a choice. Typically, BrickLink will allow only the simpler build, but in some cases the more complete build is also added to the catalog. This is a a bit of a gray area and there have been many discussions (some of them quite heated) over this issue.

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Request for Deletion of 4j005a - BricksOfFaith (152)

(Minifigure 4j005a) This is the same minifigure as (Minifigure 4j005) just without the arms. Instead of asking simply to delete it, can I know why there are 2? Both go in the [...] (24 months ago, Jun 22, 2022, to Catalog Requests)

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Re: Request for Deletion of 4j005a - BricksOfFaith (152)

[...] Ok! Thank you for the explanation! I assumed it’d be something as simple as that! (24 months ago, Jun 22, 2022, to Catalog Requests)

Re: Request for Deletion of 4j005a - miskox (627)

The same goes for (Part 981982) which makes it easier for buyers and sellers so buyers do not search for (Part 981) (Part 982) Saso (23 months ago, Jul 1, 2022, to Catalog Requests)

5 Messages in this Thread:

 Msg 1 - BricksOfFaith (152) 24 months ago Jun 22, 2022 to Catalog Requests
 Msg 2 - axaday (7304) 24 months ago Jun 22, 2022 to Catalog Requests
 Msg 3 « - Admin_Russell 24 months ago Jun 22, 2022 to Catalog Requests
 Msg 4 - BricksOfFaith (152) 24 months ago Jun 22, 2022 to Catalog Requests
 Msg 5 - miskox (627) 23 months ago Jul 1, 2022 to Catalog Requests