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 Author: Give.Me.A.Brick View Messages Posted By Give.Me.A.Brick
 Posted: Feb 4, 2024 15:38
 Subject: 4738a vs 4738b & Other Stories
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Part No: 4738b Name: Container, Treasure Chest Bottom with No Slots in Back
* 		4738b Container, Treasure Chest Bottom with No Slots in Back
Parts: Container {Brown}
 
Part No: 4739b Name: Container, Treasure Chest Lid Curved with Thin Hinge
* 		4739b Container, Treasure Chest Lid Curved with Thin Hinge
Parts: Container {Brown}

The b) versions are older than the (current) a) versions.

Shouldn't thus the older versions be renumbered to 4738a/4739a and current
4738a/4739a be renumbered to 4738b/4739b?

(Same with 2739a and 2739b technic links, by the way; and I seem to remember
a few other parts suffering from this and reckon this is a known issue, if an
issue at all, but seems odd at least.)

 
Part No: 2739b Name: Technic, Link 1 x 6 with Stoppers
* 		2739b Technic, Link 1 x 6 with Stoppers
Parts: Technic, Link {Dark Gray}

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View Thread Re: 4738a vs 4738b & Other Stories - randyf (442)
[...] The above cases are just side effects of the history of some variant splits on BrickLink. In the past, the site deemed that it was unimportant to fix them since it would [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 4, 2024, to Catalog)

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