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| | | Author: | Shaggy_Rogers  | | Posted: | Nov 2, 2023 14:42 | | Subject: | Colours for sale VS Known colours | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | Colors | | Status: | Open | |
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| Hi!
I collect all kinds of bricks and parts, and the goal of my collection is to
have 1 of every colour of every type of brick/part/element. So for example, 1
of every colour of part 3021. But the problem I keep coming across is that when
I go on a catalog page for a part, often there are many more colour variants
for sale than there are colours that are known. For example, going back to part
3021, I know for a fact that there is a pearl light grey colour variant because
I own one, and yet it is not listed as a known colour. Other people are also
selling part 3021 in pearl light grey so I don't know why it isn't a
known colour.
Can someone please explain to me why there is very frequently a difference between
the colours for sale and the known colours? I appreciate that occasionally a
seller might misidentify a colour (e.g. sell it as Medium Nougat when it is actually
Nougat), and that even less occasionally there might be some fakes entering circulation
on the market, but surely this doesn't account for the many catalog items
lacking known colours when they are for sale? It is making it very difficult
as a collector to know if I should purchase colours that are for sale but are
not "known" in case they are not genuine or are mislabelled.
All opinions appreciated.
Many thanks,
Lucas
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Nov 2, 2023 14:47 | | Subject: | Re: Colours for sale VS Known colours | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Shaggy_Rogers writes:
| | Hi!
I collect all kinds of bricks and parts, and the goal of my collection is to
have 1 of every colour of every type of brick/part/element. So for example, 1
of every colour of part 3021. But the problem I keep coming across is that when
I go on a catalog page for a part, often there are many more colour variants
for sale than there are colours that are known. For example, going back to part
3021, I know for a fact that there is a pearl light grey colour variant because
I own one, and yet it is not listed as a known colour. Other people are also
selling part 3021 in pearl light grey so I don't know why it isn't a
known colour.
Can someone please explain to me why there is very frequently a difference between
the colours for sale and the known colours? I appreciate that occasionally a
seller might misidentify a colour (e.g. sell it as Medium Nougat when it is actually
Nougat), and that even less occasionally there might be some fakes entering circulation
on the market, but surely this doesn't account for the many catalog items
lacking known colours when they are for sale? It is making it very difficult
as a collector to know if I should purchase colours that are for sale but are
not "known" in case they are not genuine or are mislabelled.
All opinions appreciated.
Many thanks,
Lucas
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Known means that it appears in a Bricklink inventory for a set.
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| | | | | Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Nov 2, 2023 16:36 | | Subject: | Re: Colours for sale VS Known colours | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Shaggy_Rogers writes:
| | Hi!
I collect all kinds of bricks and parts, and the goal of my collection is to
have 1 of every colour of every type of brick/part/element. So for example, 1
of every colour of part 3021. But the problem I keep coming across is that when
I go on a catalog page for a part, often there are many more colour variants
for sale than there are colours that are known. For example, going back to part
3021, I know for a fact that there is a pearl light grey colour variant because
I own one, and yet it is not listed as a known colour. Other people are also
selling part 3021 in pearl light grey so I don't know why it isn't a
known colour.
Can someone please explain to me why there is very frequently a difference between
the colours for sale and the known colours? I appreciate that occasionally a
seller might misidentify a colour (e.g. sell it as Medium Nougat when it is actually
Nougat), and that even less occasionally there might be some fakes entering circulation
on the market, but surely this doesn't account for the many catalog items
lacking known colours when they are for sale? It is making it very difficult
as a collector to know if I should purchase colours that are for sale but are
not "known" in case they are not genuine or are mislabelled.
All opinions appreciated.
Many thanks,
Lucas
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There isn’t a list anywhere of every color that might exist. “Known” means it
was in a set, officially mass produced and released. Others get made as tests
or prototypes or employees using the machines on their own project or whatever,
but we cannot make a comprehensive list of everything ever done. So people can
sell what they have even if it isn’t “known”.
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| | | | | | | Author: | WOLKsite | | Posted: | Nov 2, 2023 16:54 | | Subject: | Re: Colours for sale VS Known colours | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, axaday writes:
| | There isn’t a list anywhere of every color that might exist. “Known” means it
was in a set, officially mass produced and released. Others get made as tests
or prototypes or employees using the machines on their own project or whatever,
but we cannot make a comprehensive list of everything ever done. So people can
sell what they have even if it isn’t “known”.
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To further elaborate, the seller's listing might also not be accurate. If
it isn't a known color, and there isn't a note on the listing, then probably
verify with the seller.
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| | | | | | | Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | Nov 2, 2023 18:12 | | Subject: | Re: Colours for sale VS Known colours | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, axaday writes:
| | There isn’t a list anywhere of every color that might exist. “Known” means it was in a set, officially mass produced and released. Others get made as tests or prototypes or employees using the machines on their own project or whatever, but we cannot make a comprehensive list of everything ever done. So people can sell what they have even if it isn’t “known”.
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+1 and Q elements is part of the whatever  .
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