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'''BrickLink''' (originally named '''BrickBay''') is an online platform originally founded in 2000 by [[Dan Jezek]] to connect LEGO fans worldwide. | '''BrickLink''' (originally named '''BrickBay''') is an online platform originally founded in 2000 by [[Dan Jezek]] to connect LEGO fans worldwide. | ||
The site became the largest fan-run marketplace of LEGO parts, sets, minifigures from then. | The site became the largest fan-run marketplace of LEGO parts, sets, minifigures from then. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
* 2000: Originally named BrickBay, the site starts operation on 2000-06-19<ref> | * 2000: Originally named BrickBay, the site starts operation on 2000-06-19<ref>https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=232</ref>. | ||
* 2002: After eBay issued a cease-and-desist letter over the use of "Bay" in the name, it is renamed to "BrickLink"<ref> | * 2002: After eBay issued a cease-and-desist letter over the use of "Bay" in the name, it is renamed to "BrickLink"<ref>https://www.danjezek.com/bricklink.html</ref>. | ||
* 2010: Dan Jezek dies in an accident, the site is continued by his family. | * 2010: Dan Jezek dies in an accident, the site is continued by his family<ref>https://brickipedia.fandom.com/wiki/BrickLink</ref>. | ||
* 2019: | * 2013: NXMH (owned by Korean entrepreneur Jung-Ju “Jay” Kim) buys the site<ref name=bl>https://lan.lego.com/news/overview/the-lego-group-acquires-bricklink</ref>. | ||
* 2019: LEGO announces on 2019-11-26 that it has acquired the site<ref name=bl /><ref>https://brickset.com/article/47293/the-lego-group-acquires-bricklink</ref><ref>https://www.brothers-brick.com/2019/11/26/news-the-lego-group-acquires-bricklink-from-nexon-founder-jay-kim-for-undisclosed-sum-interview-with-lego-cmo-julia-goldin/</ref>. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:20, 27 March 2024
BrickLink (originally named BrickBay) is an online platform originally founded in 2000 by Dan Jezek to connect LEGO fans worldwide. The site became the largest fan-run marketplace of LEGO parts, sets, minifigures from then.
History
- 2000: Originally named BrickBay, the site starts operation on 2000-06-19[1].
- 2002: After eBay issued a cease-and-desist letter over the use of "Bay" in the name, it is renamed to "BrickLink"[2].
- 2010: Dan Jezek dies in an accident, the site is continued by his family[3].
- 2013: NXMH (owned by Korean entrepreneur Jung-Ju “Jay” Kim) buys the site[4].
- 2019: LEGO announces on 2019-11-26 that it has acquired the site[4][5][6].
See Also
References
- ↑ https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=232
- ↑ https://www.danjezek.com/bricklink.html
- ↑ https://brickipedia.fandom.com/wiki/BrickLink
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://lan.lego.com/news/overview/the-lego-group-acquires-bricklink
- ↑ https://brickset.com/article/47293/the-lego-group-acquires-bricklink
- ↑ https://www.brothers-brick.com/2019/11/26/news-the-lego-group-acquires-bricklink-from-nexon-founder-jay-kim-for-undisclosed-sum-interview-with-lego-cmo-julia-goldin/