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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>[https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=232]</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>[https://www.danjezek.com/bricklink.html]</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: The site is acquired by LEGO.  
* 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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* [https://www.bricklink.com/v3/about.page bricklink.com History]
* [https://www.bricklink.com/v3/about.page bricklink.com History]


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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