Steven Lee, Head of BrickLink shared an update in regards to the closure of the platform in 35 countries announced a few weeks ago. And for those who don't know, BrickLink is an online marketplace and community for buying and selling LEGO parts and sets from individual sellers worldwide, an incredibly important resource for the entire LEGO community.
While acknowledging the community feedback, we can at least praise the extension of the closing period by the BrickLink team, BUT, nothing will change still, and though a lot was said in the statement, the main question still remains. Why?
It definitely hurt when it was said that "closures will affect a small percentage of BrickLink's global activity" and while numbers wise that could possibly be true, there's a few countries in that list where the population is definitely not a small percentage at a global scale.
Again, I can only express sympathy for the affected users in that dreaded 35 country list, whether these are buyers or sellers, but especially sellers whose livelihoods may depend on the platform for a living.
As a content creator that heavy relies on Youtube and social media for a living, trying to picture a world where suddenly that was no longer a viable option to support my family makes me really anxious, and crushed knowing than in 3 months time this will be a reality for some of you out there.
I took your concerns into the LEGO Ambassador Network and I'm sorry that this statement was the only thing me and others who did the same could get out of this.
Tiago Catarino
BrickLink Update:
Steven Lee, Head of BrickLink shared an update in regards to the closure of the platform in 35 countries announced a few weeks ago. And for those who don't know, BrickLink is an online marketplace and community for buying and selling LEGO parts and sets from individual sellers worldwide, an incredibly important resource for the entire LEGO community.
While acknowledging the community feedback, we can at least praise the extension of the closing period by the BrickLink team, BUT, nothing will change still, and though a lot was said in the statement, the main question still remains. Why?
It definitely hurt when it was said that "closures will affect a small percentage of BrickLink's global activity" and while numbers wise that could possibly be true, there's a few countries in that list where the population is definitely not a small percentage at a global scale.
Again, I can only express sympathy for the affected users in that dreaded 35 country list, whether these are buyers or sellers, but especially sellers whose livelihoods may depend on the platform for a living.
As a content creator that heavy relies on Youtube and social media for a living, trying to picture a world where suddenly that was no longer a viable option to support my family makes me really anxious, and crushed knowing than in 3 months time this will be a reality for some of you out there.
I took your concerns into the LEGO Ambassador Network and I'm sorry that this statement was the only thing me and others who did the same could get out of this.
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