On 1/14/2025 at 12:02 AM, shroomzofdoom said:

Is there something going on with pick a brick on lego.com? 

I had an order back in November for some of the newer parts and it was cancelled without notice this week.

When I checked none of the parts I ordered are offered on the US site and they're down to only 293 Technic parts.

Did I miss a memo?

EDIT: It looks like they only have bestseller parts and no more standard?

I ordered on November 30th and am still waiting for my parts, it says "in warehouse" still and all Lego said when I rang them is to "wait longer" it's pathetic.

Edited January 17Jan 17 by SNIPE

2 minutes ago, SNIPE said:

i ordered on nov 30th and am still waiting for my parts, it says "in warehouse" still and all lego said when I rang them is to "wait longer" it's pathetic

Nov 9 here & same when I called. My order appeared back in my history but I still see only bestseller parts. 🤷‍♂️

Does anyone have an explanation for why printed parts are classified as new parts by some people/systems? To me it doesnt make sense, its the same part, just with a print, its the same as a pre-applied sticker to me. Why the big distinction, is what I'm really trying to ask.

5 hours ago, shroomzofdoom said:

It looks like they only have bestseller parts and no more standard?

https://www.newelementary.com/2024/12/pick-brick-standard-service-paused-in.html

37 minutes ago, astyanax said:

https://www.newelementary.com/2024/12/pick-brick-standard-service-paused-in.html

That's the one. Thanks for sharing! I really did search for it. :-(

13 hours ago, Aurorasaurus said:

Does anyone have an explanation for why printed parts are classified as new parts by some people/systems? To me it doesnt make sense, its the same part, just with a print, its the same as a pre-applied sticker to me. Why the big distinction, is what I'm really trying to ask.

Because they receive a new element ID and part nr. and get treated as such by Studio and database admins too, whereas recolours only get a new element ID but the part nr. remains the same.

2 hours ago, R0Sch said:

Because they receive a new element ID and part nr. and get treated as such by Studio and database admins too,

Sorry, I was trying to ask why that happens. I understand that most people will call them new elements if the databases call the new elements. But why do the databases call them as such? Maybe they get new element ID's with lego because they take up an element place in their warehouses?

12 minutes ago, Aurorasaurus said:

Sorry, I was trying to ask why that happens. I understand that most people will call them new elements if the databases call the new elements. But why do the databases call them as such? Maybe they get new element ID's with lego because they take up an element place in their warehouses?

Elements are including where as parts are just about the shaping itself.

It's a little more advanced than that but that's the basic jist.

so if we get for example a 3024 in a new color, its still going to have the same part ID and part name but it will have a new element ID (usually 6 digits) which distinguishes that part specifically in that color.

Edited January 14Jan 14 by SNIPE

23 hours ago, Aurorasaurus said:

Sorry, I was trying to ask why that happens. I understand that most people will call them new elements if the databases call the new elements. But why do the databases call them as such? Maybe they get new element ID's with lego because they take up an element place in their warehouses?

perhaps it's simpler if you understand that databases don't call out new elements, people call out new elements. One of the things people like is to be able to put sets together. If you have a set that requires a certain printed part, then you need to uniquely identify that part rather than just the underlying part shape/colour without the print. That applies whether you're TLG or a seller on a 3rd party site.

Edited January 15Jan 15 by bonox

These wheels look interesting