legodelorean Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 The choice is up to Ed, Jeff, and the moderators. Cool. Thanks for always being helpful. Quote
legokent Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 I'm a newbie to lego collecting/investing. Over the past 25 days, I ordered 16 times totaling almost $3000 in value. Sets include 4 VW, 2 GE, 2 HH, 1 R2D2, 1 X-wing, 2 tumblers, 2 coopers. I still want to purchase PS,DS,TB and stuff ..........I hope i don't get banned.......... On the bright side, from the posts above there seems to be a lot of other sources to buy LEGOs. Quote
justafrog Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 I'm a newbie to lego collecting/investing. Over the past 25 days, I ordered 16 times totaling almost $3000 in value. Sets include 4 VW, 2 GE, 2 HH, 1 R2D2, 1 X-wing, 2 tumblers, 2 coopers. I still want to purchase PS,DS,TB and stuff ..........I hope i don't get banned.......... On the bright side, from the posts above there seems to be a lot of other sources to buy LEGOs. You're playing with fire. Whether you'll get banned depends on whether the groundhog at TLG Headquarters comes out of his burrow and sees his own shadow, or something like that. It may already be too late, but just in case, stop ordering from TLG for awhile and then do so more sanely, like you are a regular consumer and not a lottery winner or reseller. Quote
legokent Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 Haha, I'm not saying i want to push it. Just hoping I don't get banned for those purchases so I can get the exclusives only sold on S&**** in the future. I will be careful from now on, and lay low for a few weeks. Quote
TheBrickClique Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 Buy some Duplos and you automatically get excluded from any ban algorithms. At least that's my own personal theory. In reality, it would take very little effort to determine resellers. Just a little spending money... Quote
legodelorean Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 I'm a newbie to lego collecting/investing. Over the past 25 days, I ordered 16 times totaling almost $3000 in value. Sets include 4 VW, 2 GE, 2 HH, 1 R2D2, 1 X-wing, 2 tumblers, 2 coopers. I still want to purchase PS,DS,TB and stuff ..........I hope i don't get banned.......... On the bright side, from the posts above there seems to be a lot of other sources to buy LEGOs. You have some balls, my friend. Big balls. You may not want to order anything else for a while. It would be a shame for you to just be starting out and aleady be banned. Buy sets here and there for a few years, THEN get banned. You at least should get some mileage out of the website before you go out in a blaze of glory. 1 Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 Has anyone from the UK or even Europe been banned yet? In my heyday, I was ordering stuff like 20x VW Campers in one hit and not a peep from customer services. Quote
asharerin Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 Has anyone from the UK or even Europe been banned yet? In my heyday, I was ordering stuff like 20x VW Campers in one hit and not a peep from customer services. I have not heard of a single case of anyone getting banned outside of the USA. Obviously the cheap US pricing and the ability to undercut europe and asia is the issue. Quote
TheDarkness Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 Has anyone from the UK or even Europe been banned yet? In my heyday, I was ordering stuff like 20x VW Campers in one hit and not a peep from customer services. Not banned as such but they cancelled a second order of Minecraft sets I placed. I don't think they worry about the rest of the world, more the Americans supplying us with their cheap prices. They still shipped the rest of my order for free though as it was under the free shipping threshold and were very nice about it. They also pointed out to get a family member outside my address to order more if I needed. Quote
legokent Posted August 23, 2014 Posted August 23, 2014 You have some balls, my friend. Big balls. You may not want to order anything else for a while. It would be a shame for you to just be starting out and aleady be banned. Buy sets here and there for a few years, THEN get banned. You at least should get some mileage out of the website before you go out in a blaze of glory. Haha...they are very tiny... about pea size...So I've stopped and I'm keeping my fingers crossed I don't get banned... Quote
jaylay Posted August 23, 2014 Posted August 23, 2014 shouldve done research here first on the forums before diving in a 2 feet deep pool! Quote
micju Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 If lego @ home ban you, is it a lifetime ban? or will your account be reactivated after ****** years? Quote
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 Not banned as such but they cancelled a second order of Minecraft sets I placed. I don't think they worry about the rest of the world, more the Americans supplying us with their cheap prices. They still shipped the rest of my order for free though as it was under the free shipping threshold and were very nice about it. They also pointed out to get a family member outside my address to order more if I needed. Exactly. This is the counter argument to "America gets the best deals". We also can't buy a lot from Shop at Home. Quote
TheDarkness Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 Exactly. This is the counter argument to "America gets the best deals". We also can't buy a lot from Shop at Home. I would trade that for your cheap prices any day of the week and twice on Sundays. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Quote
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 I would trade that for your cheap prices any day of the week and twice on Sundays. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Lol I never said it was a good counter. Certainly not to the Aussies who get unfairly price gouged. Quote
gary Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 I successfully order few Lego 76023 in Sep with 3 different accounts to the same NEW US residential address. After all shipped, I tried to order 5 mini coopers with different accounts to the same residential address. One of the account received below email and other does not. However, all orders are cancelled automatically, and then i tried to make order again, they cancel it without any email notification. They banned my address already? what can i do to order lego to this address again? it is not easy to find an address for ordering. Thank you for your recent order. Please note that your order did not pass our security review and has been cancelled. The LEGO Quote
deseanyap Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Is using different credit card and address works? What if different credit card but same address? And My case is, they didn't banned my account but rather cancelled my 3 orders out of 4 especially those exclusive set Sent from my GT-N7100 using Brickpicker mobile app Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 My Lego account is also under review but, it hasn't stopped me using alternate credentials and mailing address to order more. I appear to be the first in the UK to be banned so TLG are cracking down and I'll put nothing past them now. Quote
marcandre Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 My Lego account is also under review but, it hasn't stopped me using alternate credentials and mailing address to order more. I appear to be the first in the UK to be banned so TLG are cracking down and I'll put nothing past them now. Banned in the UK? We may need a special badge for that. Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 My HHs still say shipped but haven't arrived and I don't expect they will now. Out of 5x 3E, 5x HH, 1x Santa's Workshop - they shipped the worst set, one that's for a gift not for me. Quote
Veegs Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 My HHs still say shipped but haven't arrived and I don't expect they will now. Out of 5x 3E, 5x HH, 1x Santa's Workshop - they shipped the worst set, one that's for a gift not for me. An investor's worst nightmare! Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 An investor's worst nightmare! Not really, another order arrived using my girlfriend's account to her work address! One HH was creased so we're building it for Hallowe'en. Quote
minicoopers11 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) I successfully order few Lego 76023 in Sep with 3 different accounts to the same NEW US residential address. After all shipped, I tried to order 5 mini coopers with different accounts to the same residential address. One of the account received below email and other does not. However, all orders are cancelled automatically, and then i tried to make order again, they cancel it without any email notification. They banned my address already? what can i do to order lego to this address again? it is not easy to find an address for ordering. Thank you for your recent order. Please note that your order did not pass our security review and has been cancelled. The LEGO Edited October 9, 2014 by minicoopers11 Quote
deseanyap Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Minicoopers11, how they trace if we are using US credit card? How to avoid it? Change IP? Sent from my GT-N7100 using Brickpicker mobile app Quote
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