I’m glad you had good experiences on bricklink, I’ve had my share (long ago)- but I’ve also had issues and there isn’t much to be done about that depending on the seller because the community isn’t quite as legally lock solid as eBay ; ) ...completing sets through certain purchases on bricklink can definitely be accomplished, but if you wanted to advance yourself as a serious builder with “acceptable” parts that will add to your art form when it come to building Lego Mocs, this can be a legitimate challenge. Also, if I’m being honest, I can very much appreciate the running joke about L*** being an inappropriate word. The AFOL community at its core can at times be a bit judgy and if not always that than certainly VERY clicky (pun intended, probably the best I’ve ever made). About ten years ago, the first time I flirted with the idea of returning to my childhood, I got somewhat close to their community before making any purchases (mind you, I had no idea this forum existed!!) I decided to stop any idea of buying lego because I knew my skills were inadequate and so much of what I knew about lego was more or less no longer acceptable by the community (certain pieces, building techniques, etc...). This community of playmofriends is just plain more welcoming, encouraging, and open to the concept of play being associated with playmobil as well as the toy being an expressive form of art. We all love steck, but no one will judge the incorporation of system-x.
I’m immediately proud of this community and it’s foundation in fun. As I mentioned in my last post, I’m excited at the proposition of learning from you and advancing my abilities. Plus, I think we have a more difficult challenge given the less flexible nature of playmobil figure alone, and that is exciting to me. The creations I’ve found on our website are simply magic. Cheers to the kind and inspirational playmobil folks : )