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Tag: Marvin Park
LEGO reveals what to expect in future BrickLink Designer Program rounds
BrickLink CEO Marvin Park has offered some insight into what information we might expect to find out before future BrickLink Designer Program rounds go live. Just 24 hours before Round 1 of the program began, we were largely left in the dark about what to expect ahead of the crowdfunding actually opening. Before pre-orders were…
LEGO says the BrickLink Designer Program’s goal ‘isn’t to maximise profit’
BrickLink says it’s trying to keep Designer Program prices affordable for fans, and the goal of bringing back rejected LEGO Ideas sets ‘isn’t to maximise profit’. We only learned the cost of each of the seven sets in the first wave hours before crowdfunding went live, and even then it was only because we dug…
Why can’t LEGO BrickLink Designer Program sets ship to my country?
BrickLink CEO Marvin Park has explained why the secondary marketplace’s Designer Program sets can’t be delivered to LEGO fans in certain countries. At the moment, the BrickLink Designer Program sets are only available to fans in 30 different countries, largely because the platform uses LEGO.com to take pre-orders for its crowdfunded models – but a quick…
LEGO explains 5,000 set limit for BrickLink Designer Program
The LEGO Group has explained why the initial batch of crowdfunded sets in the BrickLink Designer Program were limited to just 5,000 copies each. When crowdfunding opened for the first round of rejected LEGO Ideas projects last week, four of them sold out within 24 hours. In fact, Daniel Van Zonneveld’s 910001 The Castle in…
BrickLink will produce rejected LEGO Ideas projects from 2021
LEGO Ideas and BrickLink are teaming up to produce Ideas projects that have been rejected by the LEGO Group. This year has seen record-breaking numbers of Ideas projects reach the review stage. An eye-watering 26 models achieved 10,000 votes in time for the first 2020 review, while another 35 reached the second review. At the…
LEGO provides an update on the future of BrickLink
The LEGO Group has provided an update on the future of BrickLink, including the new XP interface and its Stud.io software. We’re now a year on from the LEGO Group’s surprise acquisition of the secondary marketplace. And to celebrate that anniversary, BrickLink’s official YouTube channel has published a video updating fans on the platform’s future.…
LEGO confirms second BrickLink AFOL Designer Program
The LEGO Group has confirmed a new round of the BrickLink AFOL Designer Program is coming soon. The original AFOL Designer Program debuted in September 2018, giving fans the opportunity to have their designs turned into limited edition LEGO sets. The crowdfunding scheme saw 13 projects become reality, with three falling short of the minimum…