BrickLink
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. BrickLink is headquartered in Irvine, California[4].
- 2019: LEGO announces on 2019-11-26 that it has acquired the site[4].