Author:  par016  Posted:  Jun 30, 2014 13:32  Subject:  Re: better definition for incomplete sets require  Viewed:  45 times  Topic:  Suggestions Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card par016 (7731) Location:  USA, New York Member Since Contact Type Status Apr 30, 2013 Seller Store: Boston Red Blocks

It probably had to do with the fact that all instructions are free electronically. I'm not saying that makes it right but that was probably the thinking behind the change. -Pete In Suggestions, Jan_K writes:    In Suggestions, Pazzo writes:    If I list a Cafe Corner without the box, it is incomplete, I think we all agree on that.... no, we do not all agree. Currently, according to BL rules, a used set may be called complete when the box is missing - and that's a situation I fully support. USING a LEGO set means building it - and you don't need the box for that. A different issue is the fact that even a used set without INSTRUCTIONS may be called complete - as long as the lack of original instructions is explicitly mentioned in the item description. This is something I strongly disagree with, since for most (if not all) sets of more than 25-30 parts, it's very hard (or even impossible) to build the set without the instructions leaflet - which is, from the perspective of a toy being sold to kids, the primary USE of a LEGO set. This has been different in former times, and I am not happy that this got changed. Jan

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Re: better definition for incomplete sets require - Jan_K (1651)

[...] [...] no, we do not all agree. Currently, according to BL rules, a used set may be called complete when the box is missing - and that's a situation I fully support. [...] (121 months ago, Jun 30, 2014, to Suggestions)

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Re: better definition for incomplete sets require - Jan_K (1651)

[...] [...] Hi Pete, that's a good point (if it really applies to ALL sets - I doubt that.) Nevertheless, the reasoning behind this becomes pretty lame if you [...] (120 months ago, Aug 6, 2014, to Suggestions)

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 Msg 1 - Pazzo (8551) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
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