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No specific name sorry - these were donated by a friend. I have tried to find similar and the best is just food containers from bulk stores or the smaller plastic ones from IKEA

Just through Vistaprint. I used a high quality Canva file that had lots of pixels and it came out very well!

True that!

Yes this is a very temporary measure - another job on the to do list! Do you have a link to the craftsman drawers?

Yes definitely one option - I prefer to always be open for customers as you never know who is looking :D

@@kiwibrickexchangeI agree but the backlog has overflowed the store space after I bought a store that was closing and the integration is a bit difficult with the current systems we have in place

That would be an easier way if you are trying to integrate a second store. Exciting stuff!

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We will be attending but not selling/showcasing this year, might be something for next year

@kiwibrickexchange I'm exhibiting - and might need a last minute order to complete some things. Always great to have local sellers!

Let me know what your display is and we will come and say hi! Happy to help out with parts if they are in stock or in our bulk.

@@kiwibrickexchange I'm calling it "The Village of Evergreen Falls." ☺️

Will come and say hi 🙌🏽🙌🏽

Thanks for all your orders 🙌🏽🙌🏽 much appreciated

Thanks! Much appreciated. As I said - we are providing a service and hopefully it works for people :) the vlogs show the hard work that goes into it as well

My daughter :) she is a bit too young to jump on the camera and videos to talk about processes but you will see clips from time to time :)

This is true! Very good thoughts thanks

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Thanks for the feedback!

Glad you enjoyed it

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Happy to answer that in the Q & A video too

Thanks for your order 🙌🏽🙌🏽 glad we could help

Funnily enough we have an extremely active AFOL community and many stores - but we have only opened shipping to Australia and New Zealand as shipping costs are high - so that can affect orders. However we are averaging 80 orders a month so definitely a strange week

I haven’t had any issues with that and I always check the torso of a fig when picking so hopefully that takes care of it. All our new figs are split into parts though

@@kiwibrickexchange it "seems" to happen in shipping!?!? Sales are slooooow here also.

Yeah I don’t see how that can happen unless US post is as bad as the horror stories. I have had no complaints in over 350 orders for broken parts and we just use a bubble mailer for most 🤷🏻‍♂️ I’d check and photograph before sending if you are worried too, or on anything that is higher value

@@kiwibrickexchange I triple check on figs over 10$... but I suspect buyers check if they are cracked by twisting them.... :-/

@@bwetdude Yeah that must be frustrating. How often is it happening?

The time taken to sort used can be a long haul…it just seems to be the nature of Bricklink!

Yes it was more the fact that the Used average was higher than the new average - which you would expect to also decrease in price at the same time. Not always the case though

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I've just recently come across your channel and find it fascinating seeing the ins and outs of running a Bricklink store. My question is: how many hours on average do you spend running your store each week, and if you were to calculate an effectively hourly wage, is it reasonable considering the time spent tracking down deals on used parts, parting out etc? I always wonder if small owner-operated stores like these are able to provide a liveable income, especially considering the generally high supply costs in NZ.

@@traceysnaps Great questions thanks! Will add this to the list :D I definitely have a strong opinion on this

Kia ora, I came across your vlog while searching for Lego storage ideas to house my kids growing collection. It’s great to get some NZ content featuring products and shops that I can actually buy from. The Spotlight craft storage looks excellent. Bricklink seems like a great way to replace broken and missing pieces for our sets. My question is…Do you remove the stickers from used lego or leave them on?

@@CrafterNZ78 I'm glad that it helps! I'll add this on to the list for next week

Yeah I think I just needed to hear this a few more times :) another weekend job it is! Any rule of thumb? Do you list small sets too?

@@kiwibrickexchange I list everything but if space is a concern, I'd start with any licensed instructions or vintage ones. Also don't rely on brickstore sales averages, put in the effort and research what an item can actually sell for in your region by grouping by currency and going off the highest sales data versus trying to be the cheapest. This goes for everything - not just instructions. Store by theme in numbered order to make picking more efficient. For City or Creator manuals maybe just set a minimum price like $0.50 for the smaller sets. Take a look at my store and pull up the Instructions category to see how I do it if you like.

Nice, thanks for the tips

Thanks for the feedback

What’s your rule of thumb for “expensive”?

@@kiwibrickexchange ..Oh, about $250aud and up ㄟ( ▔, ▔ )ㄏ..I've parted out over 1000 sets in two years and sold maybe 20 instructions. So it would be worth it if they get you more sales of other parts but in reality they take up (in my case about 3m x 1m of room) plus are difficult to pick. Maybe they would be worth something in 10 years but I doubt it since there might be VR instructions by then:)

That sounds more reasonable. I think that’s my thinking behind not keeping them too haha. Maybe some older ones but the rest just take up space and take a while to sell. That’s one thing that is very limiting for us - space!

Thanks mate. Marketplace + Yard Sales - best place for beginners. Best tip as well was to know that you are going to make mistakes with it. I had a shocking buy of some discoloured Lego that I knew was discoloured and had to discard most of it - that helped me be more careful with condition. Good luck with the hunt 🙌🏽🙌🏽

Yeah always shipped quickly and competitive prices. Decent packaging too

Some good thoughts here and thanks for the comment. 1) Accurate as long as I’ve picked through there, I do get extras saying I need to post but I ignore that line. That can be a bit messy I guess. I find it easier than keeping track of it through Bricklink. 2) Fair points 3) I hear you on that but as I’ve previously said in vlogs - some pieces are worth more than you think. 3 red plates that only appeared in one set were $20 of upload value. Definitely not my priority in terms of time and you could just sell the bulk off again after listing figures. I have thought about doing that for one of the tubs. 4) That’s been hit and miss for me. My best haul was actually from someone who was a collector, but clearing bulk.

Barely moved at all and to be fair they are actually under the lip of the shelves so shouldn’t fall out 😂

It’s the price we have to pay 😂😂

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Yes it is! I’m hoping for a few improvements as well but definitely great for building collections too

Sounds like a good topic! Will add in some thoughts through the week - I’ll cover it in depth in our buying guide video but it is going to be a month or two before I have the time to really do it justice

@@kiwibrickexchange That's great thanks, I'll be sure to stick around for sure!

Thanks for the awesome feedback. Pieces are more likely to sell without a sticker and any stickered pieces I add to the store need to be nicely centred (that’s just my standard though haha). Some stickered pieces like Star Wars may be worth putting in, but scrubbing off stickers I don’t think is worth the effort. If it doesn’t come off with a quick peek then it goes in my discard pile.

@@kiwibrickexchange Ah, ok! That makes sense. I’d figured that be the answer.

But if you have the patience, some stickered parts can be worth more 👍🏼👍🏼

Yeah I’m getting a permanent one soon instead :) was just a free trial but definitely worked

10 likes and I am there :P

Of course!

Congratulations 🙌🏽🙌🏽

I ended up putting them in a bulk lot on TradeMe. Worked a treat :)

Thanks for the feedback! Glad it is helpful for you :)

It’s a great question and one that can be tricky with Brickstore when combining lots. My recommendation would be having two separate lots and not consolidating as the lots are in such different condition. As I mention in most of my videos I don’t list heavy playwear unless it’s a more expensive or rare part. It would also be an issue where you copy remarks when adding and hence why I would not add the heavy playwear. Also make sure if you do add any information it’s in the “comment” line. The remarks line is where you add your store code/location. Let me know if you have any questions or if you want to have a longer discussion there is a link in the description.

Thanks for the reply. „Heavy used“ was just an example, more likely it’s going to be rare parts where to put comments. So no way this can be done? Because when consolidating, you also can’t like skip the particular part. Quite annoying that this is not working…

If you are wanting it then I would copy that line to a separate Brickstore file and do a separate upload. There is no individual option per line on Brickstore that I have seen to consolidate or not - it generally is the box you tick on Bricklink

Thanks for the feedback, glad it helped!

Thanks for the feedback. I don’t see how I could find time to individually pack bags! 😅

​@@kiwibrickexchange me neither, why should we waste more plastic then needed?

That’s my plan, but I still want to find a good balance between protecting an order and waste. I do like that my postage bags are recyclable

Thanks for the feedback again. Yes, use whatever categories work for you - I just find breaking it into those help to get it easier to part out into actual lots. The serving trays I bought this week should help as well, I’ve also seen some cool wooden tables but that will be when I have a bit more space