Author:  adpb  Posted:  Apr 25, 2024 16:37  Subject:  Re: parts in non existent colors deleted  Viewed:  62 times  Topic:  General Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card adpb (52) Location:  Luxembourg Member Since Contact Type Status Jul 27, 2015 Seller Store: 78-98

In General, jennnifer writes:    In General, adpb writes:    The part I listed was" Minifigure, Shield Circular Ridged Face with Stud" Item No: 3876 in Trans neon green. It is not from PAB. That was just an example to show that there are also legit ways to get unreleased lego parts. I bought the part from bricklink my self in 2014. I think the point is that even if you bought the part here a decade ago, who is to say that that seller's source was legitimate? ~Jen The part has been retired for 30 years. This is 99.9% sure just a test part that escaped the factory.

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Re: parts in non existent colors deleted - jennnifer (3535)

[...] I think the point is that even if you bought the part here a decade ago, who is to say that that seller's source was legitimate? ~Jen (23 days ago, Apr 25, 2024, to General)

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Re: parts in non existent colors deleted - zorbanj (820)

I wouldn't relist that part without permission, and I doubt you'll get permission to sell a part like that on a site owned by TLG. You should easily be able to sell [...] (22 days ago, Apr 26, 2024, to General)

Re: parts in non existent colors deleted - yorbrick (1185)

[...] [...] "Escaping the factory" is not the same as legitimate routes such as from a PAB wall. It is old. It might have happened a long time ago. But if LEGO [...] (22 days ago, Apr 26, 2024, to General)

Re: parts in non existent colors deleted - WoutR (920)

[...] Especially in the 1990s, there were many legal ways such parts found their way out of the factory. Leftover parts were, for example, sold in model shops and employee [...] (22 days ago, Apr 26, 2024, to General)

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