Oh how the store has changed since I first started making LEGO videos. I should do a reaction to this from December 2012 th-cam.com/video/3VZi_YtO1CQ/w-d-xo.html
Misplacing a piece is one thing, but I despise when my butter fingers drop a piece into any of the various pits/caverns of my present MOC (a very tall Lego tower). I've had to stuff an old shirt into its elevator shaft just to prevent pieces from falling to its bottom (which, by now, is almost as deep as the length of my arm). :P
I'm amazed that anyone can keep a track of a whole shop! I have a hard time keeping track of my own personal collection. Thanks a lot for sharing this insight into your processes and inventory - it's very interesting! Keep up the great work :-)
That big red panel piece is from the Alpha Team Ogel Control Center which you reviewed some time ago, and is exclusive to that set. It normally expects a sticker. Surprisingly, the sticker on mine is still like new, almost 19 years later.
Good catch on that. I would have had 4 of them in my store originally so it appears I’ve sold 3 of them over the last few years. I only know how many I originally had because I bought 4 sealed copies of the set to get the 4 panel pieces needed to build Darth Maul. It was only a little more to buy the whole set versus the one piece at that time. Most of the parts from that set have been sold by now but we got a few stragglers left
A lot of your tips can apply to moc builders and piecing together set builders inventory collections. I’m the only person in my house that’s all sorted for Christmas presents. Today I’m finishing inventorying the early 80s to mid 90s technic and dacta LEGO sets at my school. In the future you might want to check them out when they get listed on eBay
All of this is so familiar lol. I'm in the process of doing a full inventory count now. I'm also changing my drawer numbering system, so I check the inventory as I go along. I'm over 100,000 items (parts, figures etc.). I store my parts in baggies (1x2 or 1.5x1.5) and store multiple lots in the same drawer. I also keep a buffer on large quantity items. Another great video! 👍👍
Thanks! My very first BrickLink video from December 2012 was very similar to what you are doing as far as using bags and multiple lots in the same drawer. I had more sets and Minifigs back then. And close to the same number of parts as you.
I've been wanting to get the Bricklink Studio designed LEGO factory history set because it's got some neat little builds that can help me learn how to build dioramas. Though I believe maybe for a little bit cheaper I can get the instructions free online and then build it maybe with what parts I have and with a few orders? I'm about halfway done with my own Star Trek next generation riker versus Picard diorama MOC by Mr. Wang. It's 16 studs by 16 studs and I think that's kind of small so maybe some of the others I'll build will be 24 studs by 24 studs.
#BAT I was wondering what do you do with all of the Instruction books from Lego sets you part for the Bricklink store? Because I see that you don't upload them for sale.
On anything cheaper thant 25 cents always put a few extra in the stock that you have, You do never want to hassle for 25 cents. Also if you need space, than make a bigger container and start filling it with different pieces and use the space for something more usefull. Your 'OCD' makes you impratical sometimes. It is allowed to put 2 or 3 different parts in the same container if you can not confure them
It’s not OCD. It’s making in practical for someone to be able to come in and pick an order with little to no knowledge of LEGO. I saw it all the time in the grocery business when they had multiple items on the same pallet people would pick the wrong one. Plus if you watch one of my first BrickLink videos I had multiple items in one drawer and it took me a long time to pick the orders. It’s a huge time saver and easy for my wife to pick the orders. Of course there is nothing wrong with have multiple parts in the same container. I just take issue with you saying it’s “OCD”
@@BrickTsar Sorry! it was a joke not an offence ,-) But even a non experienced person can see the difference between a small round piece and a flag! If you have space issues you need to either stop and focus on selling or think out of the box. Love your videos and content and of course you are right in doing what works best for you!
John Tessemaker I am happy with how I’m doing it. If you look at my first video on BrickLink you can see how much it has improved. The organization now is exactly an example of “thinking outside of the box” - no need to go back to the old way now
I hope this isn't a kiss-of-death for the future when I type this :D Out of my 629 sales I have had so far I have just had one order I couldn't find a part to(funnily it was a 1 x 1 cheese slope in green) Haven't a clue were it is still :D I dread in the future not finding things :-/ LOVE these types of Videos ;) I still learn a lot of new things from them.
Cheese is on of those extra items. When parting out sets I’ve had the rare occasion when one set has a different quantity. Or we found the piece later. Have you ever been handling pieces and one just randomly flies across the room? Sometimes I can’t find it. Another thing that’s happened is an element for accidentally left in a bag. Now I keep all bags and I use them for shipping. Sometimes I’ve found a bag with a part in it. So now we double check the empty bags
@@BrickTsar Yeah those small parts can be a pain :D I did leave one small part in a bag once or twice before I started to count the LEGO but all my bags I re-use so I found it in the bag in my bag box luckily + the only strange thing is once I found a small flour part that was all melted which was very odd(+ once a sticker was missing from a set to) + loads of times LEGO that I part out go flying everywhere :D It's so hard to find them to. I'll find that small cheese slope one day somewhere :D
I have 9,000 lots. All bags and totes. Works fine, takes up very little space. Stack ons are great but expensive and they gobble up space, that's for sure
I have a question what is the best way to keep track of all your parts when you are limited on space. Like you have walls of part bins. I don’t have space like that
Watch the “Short Sort” on BrickSmith channel. Basically with limited space it is probably best to put same parts of different colors together. Especially it’s practical in a personal collection. When I first started I had no database and i had drawers for different part types like tiles, hinges, bricks, plates, etc
That’s my junk drawer. One of the drawers I put random found pieces in case I need them later. Once it get to full I have to figure out what to do with them
Sadler_bricks here Hey for my ever growing store i have an old style system but it works for me kind of like an old dewie decimal system so incase i ever lose data of the notes or prices or dates part numbers etc i have a backup system that i can pull the info and this helps greatly foe lost content or when i change product from one drawer to another Sadler_bricks
It’s always neat seeing how people manage their inventories. I’ve seen some big stores pictures of their stock and I wonder how they manage it. Good having a system and I think the biggest drawback of mine is if BrickLink makes a major change or even goes away - I’ll have lost my inventory. I have no database saved offsite though I’m thinking of doing occasional backups with brick stock
Just found this channel and i’m lovin it! Definitely makes me want to organize my personal Lego collection. I’ll definitely start ordering from your store now!
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Oh how the store has changed since I first started making LEGO videos. I should do a reaction to this from December 2012 th-cam.com/video/3VZi_YtO1CQ/w-d-xo.html
Misplacing a piece is one thing, but I despise when my butter fingers drop a piece into any of the various pits/caverns of my present MOC (a very tall Lego tower). I've had to stuff an old shirt into its elevator shaft just to prevent pieces from falling to its bottom (which, by now, is almost as deep as the length of my arm). :P
I'm amazed that anyone can keep a track of a whole shop! I have a hard time keeping track of my own personal collection. Thanks a lot for sharing this insight into your processes and inventory - it's very interesting! Keep up the great work :-)
Sadly I too have an impossible time keeping up with my personal collection. Lol
@@BrickTsar ha ha ha :-D I'm sure we don't have a problem! 🤣
That big red panel piece is from the Alpha Team Ogel Control Center which you reviewed some time ago, and is exclusive to that set. It normally expects a sticker. Surprisingly, the sticker on mine is still like new, almost 19 years later.
Good catch on that. I would have had 4 of them in my store originally so it appears I’ve sold 3 of them over the last few years. I only know how many I originally had because I bought 4 sealed copies of the set to get the 4 panel pieces needed to build Darth Maul. It was only a little more to buy the whole set versus the one piece at that time. Most of the parts from that set have been sold by now but we got a few stragglers left
Not boring at all. I appreciate the detail.
Thank you
A lot of your tips can apply to moc builders and piecing together set builders inventory collections. I’m the only person in my house that’s all sorted for Christmas presents. Today I’m finishing inventorying the early 80s to mid 90s technic and dacta LEGO sets at my school. In the future you might want to check them out when they get listed on eBay
Cheers for responding so quick to my question. Glad to see you have the same issues as me and i will make some changes to improve my store.
While you’re finding missing pieces in your Bricklink store you can listen to Greg’s “Missing Pieces,” Podcast lol
Lol
Some great tips there Jaabo. I hope the poor lonely pieces find good homes soon! 😉
Lol! Thank you
All of this is so familiar lol. I'm in the process of doing a full inventory count now. I'm also changing my drawer numbering system, so I check the inventory as I go along. I'm over 100,000 items (parts, figures etc.). I store my parts in baggies (1x2 or 1.5x1.5) and store multiple lots in the same drawer. I also keep a buffer on large quantity items. Another great video! 👍👍
Thanks! My very first BrickLink video from December 2012 was very similar to what you are doing as far as using bags and multiple lots in the same drawer. I had more sets and Minifigs back then. And close to the same number of parts as you.
Your well organized, such a lovely store!
Thank you 😊
Good information, I like the idea of pulling single piece lots out of the main stack on cabinets. Brickfair is so close, still working on my MOCs.
Looking forward to it! I haven’t started building yet but I have in mind what I’m going to do (not too overwhelming)
i am greatly anticipating brickfair! i was wondering what all you need for a 4.5 v setup could you do a short vid on it
Thank you for making these videos, I always learn something.
Thanks for watching!
We called that Stocktaking in the UK...great insights to see how you do these, I like the look of that green calculator piece..nice.❤️👍❤️
I've been wanting to get the Bricklink Studio designed LEGO factory history set because it's got some neat little builds that can help me learn how to build dioramas. Though I believe maybe for a little bit cheaper I can get the instructions free online and then build it maybe with what parts I have and with a few orders? I'm about halfway done with my own Star Trek next generation riker versus Picard diorama MOC by Mr. Wang. It's 16 studs by 16 studs and I think that's kind of small so maybe some of the others I'll build will be 24 studs by 24 studs.
Age of consent is also a great New Order song.
As well as Ceremony.
If you're burning out on New Order Blue Monday, try the Orgy cover. It's a different sound to say the least, just to forewarn you.
#BAT I was wondering what do you do with all of the Instruction books from Lego sets you part for the Bricklink store? Because I see that you don't upload them for sale.
On anything cheaper thant 25 cents always put a few extra in the stock that you have, You do never want to hassle for 25 cents. Also if you need space, than make a bigger container and start filling it with different pieces and use the space for something more usefull. Your 'OCD' makes you impratical sometimes. It is allowed to put 2 or 3 different parts in the same container if you can not confure them
It’s not OCD. It’s making in practical for someone to be able to come in and pick an order with little to no knowledge of LEGO. I saw it all the time in the grocery business when they had multiple items on the same pallet people would pick the wrong one. Plus if you watch one of my first BrickLink videos I had multiple items in one drawer and it took me a long time to pick the orders. It’s a huge time saver and easy for my wife to pick the orders. Of course there is nothing wrong with have multiple parts in the same container. I just take issue with you saying it’s “OCD”
@@BrickTsar Sorry! it was a joke not an offence ,-) But even a non experienced person can see the difference between a small round piece and a flag! If you have space issues you need to either stop and focus on selling or think out of the box. Love your videos and content and of course you are right in doing what works best for you!
John Tessemaker I am happy with how I’m doing it. If you look at my first video on BrickLink you can see how much it has improved. The organization now is exactly an example of “thinking outside of the box” - no need to go back to the old way now
Wow awesome!
this is very interesting
I hope this isn't a kiss-of-death for the future when I type this :D Out of my 629 sales I have had so far I have just had one order I couldn't find a part to(funnily it was a 1 x 1 cheese slope in green) Haven't a clue were it is still :D I dread in the future not finding things :-/ LOVE these types of Videos ;) I still learn a lot of new things from them.
Cheese is on of those extra items. When parting out sets I’ve had the rare occasion when one set has a different quantity. Or we found the piece later. Have you ever been handling pieces and one just randomly flies across the room? Sometimes I can’t find it. Another thing that’s happened is an element for accidentally left in a bag. Now I keep all bags and I use them for shipping. Sometimes I’ve found a bag with a part in it. So now we double check the empty bags
@@BrickTsar Yeah those small parts can be a pain :D I did leave one small part in a bag once or twice before I started to count the LEGO but all my bags I re-use so I found it in the bag in my bag box luckily + the only strange thing is once I found a small flour part that was all melted which was very odd(+ once a sticker was missing from a set to) + loads of times LEGO that I part out go flying everywhere :D It's so hard to find them to. I'll find that small cheese slope one day somewhere :D
id love to have a lego kinda store like that for brick link but got Zero room for it . unless I keep everything in bags and in a big tote lol
I have 9,000 lots. All bags and totes. Works fine, takes up very little space. Stack ons are great but expensive and they gobble up space, that's for sure
Check out how my store was in 2012 th-cam.com/video/3VZi_YtO1CQ/w-d-xo.html it’s changed a lot since then
Where did you get those trays you used for the one-offs?
Those were from the LEGO branded storage organizers we got on clearance I think from Toys R Us years ago
Cool
I have a question what is the best way to keep track of all your parts when you are limited on space. Like you have walls of part bins. I don’t have space like that
Watch the “Short Sort” on BrickSmith channel. Basically with limited space it is probably best to put same parts of different colors together. Especially it’s practical in a personal collection. When I first started I had no database and i had drawers for different part types like tiles, hinges, bricks, plates, etc
I will like that up thanks
There's a chicken, but is there a golden chicken lol
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#bat how do you calculate shipping expenses ?
I know I have listened Pink Floyd's _The Wall_ too much :P
Good music can be listened too without getting tired of it
We call it a physical count or a cycle count
Just chuck all the single old pieces in a superlot and mark half price? Surely someone would enjoy that kind of random purchase!
I have a little bucket that I collect all the “found” pieces that I have no idea where they go
That’s my junk drawer. One of the drawers I put random found pieces in case I need them later. Once it get to full I have to figure out what to do with them
There is a piece I need and one of your trays White Arch piece or a carriage
It’s available 🙃
Sadler_bricks here
Hey for my ever growing store i have an old style system but it works for me kind of like an old dewie decimal system so incase i ever lose data of the notes or prices or dates part numbers etc i have a backup system that i can pull the info and this helps greatly foe lost content or when i change product from one drawer to another
Sadler_bricks
It’s always neat seeing how people manage their inventories. I’ve seen some big stores pictures of their stock and I wonder how they manage it. Good having a system and I think the biggest drawback of mine is if BrickLink makes a major change or even goes away - I’ll have lost my inventory. I have no database saved offsite though I’m thinking of doing occasional backups with brick stock
Just found this channel and i’m lovin it! Definitely makes me want to organize my personal Lego collection. I’ll definitely start ordering from your store now!
Thank you
blue Monday is awesome new order rocks