Another vendor joins the growing ranks and provides more set information

 

  • Another vendor joins the growing ranks and provides more set information

    Posted by Huw, 09 Mar 2012 10:09. Filed under Brickset.

    Chowren Toys, who bill themselves as the 'World's second biggest LEGO shop', has joined the growing number of vendors whose items are displayed on the set details pages. If you're in the USA you'll see their 1500+ products shown under the relevant 'For Sale' tabs.

    What's more, they have provided us with some very useful information on product sizes, weights, LEGO item numbers and UPC barcodes for nearly every retail set available since 2007. You'll find this info shown on the set details pages (see this one for an example). Over time, the database admins will back fill this information for older sets, and at some point in the future I hope to be able to get everyone involved in entering data such as this into the database.

    So welcome aboard guys, and thanks for the info!


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Posted by Si_Dorking_Surrey in United Kingdom, 09 Mar 2012 10:47

The extra info is brilliant!

Posted by Mighty Wanderer in United States, 09 Mar 2012 10:58

Awesome! But where is this "For Sale" tab?

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 09 Mar 2012 11:24

Under the set image.

Posted by eric.pedersen in United States, 09 Mar 2012 12:13

I went and took a look at the site and the cost of the new items is equal to lego, but I have concerns about how expensive the older stuff is.

Posted by recon in United States, 09 Mar 2012 14:05

I have checked out the site many times in the past and they have a great selection but I always end up buying elsewhere for cheaper.

Posted by flyguy in Australia, 09 Mar 2012 19:39

These guys sponsor our sites, so being upfront about that, however genuinely even before that relationship and when buying from them their customer service and packaging is fantastic, and for an Australian facing Lego's rip off sometimes $300 price hike on the death star for example, Chowren's USA pricing and low cost shipping saves me heaps.

Posted by wRuB in United Kingdom, 10 Mar 2012 04:33

Prob not relevant but "chowren" in Mandarin means "superman". :)

Posted by jonbuddy in United States, 10 Mar 2012 07:59

That explains the new sections on the set details page.

However, can anyone explain the unreleased Exo-Force set just added to the database?

Posted by onejaguar in United States, 10 Mar 2012 12:52

Definitely do your research though, just browsing their site I saw the 7937 Train Station listed as "BRAND NEW, HARD TO FIND AND DISCONTINUED" for $110 but you can buy it of Lego.com today for $49.99.

Posted by chowrentoys.com in Canada, 10 Mar 2012 20:22

With over 1000 brand new factory sealed LEGO sets to keep track human input error does happen. Thank you for bring the mistake on the 7937 to our attention, we certain do appreciate it!

Posted by chowrentoys.com in Canada, 10 Mar 2012 20:32

We are just so grateful to everyone for visiting and making the effort to let us know what you think. Thank you everyone for your comments and feedbacks. We at Chowren Toys never advertised to have the cheapest prices. Our goal has always been to provide the LEGO community with the best selection of factory sealed LEGO and the most reliable customer service. We have been in the business for over 11 years and our 100% feedback on eBay can attest that our customers do feel they are getting value for their money.

Posted by chowrentoys.com in Canada, 10 Mar 2012 20:38

Chowren in Mandarin does sound like "Superman" but that is not why we came up with the name. Our last name is Chow and ren means people / person. We always want to remind ourselves that any good business is about the people. Good business practice starts with treating our customers, our employees and everyone with respect and kindness. It was just an added bonus when we put the two words together it happened to resemble "Superman" in Mandarin. By the way, did we tell you we also sell Superman LEGO sets?

Posted by hulkvic in Italy, 11 Mar 2012 22:43

You sell to Italy?

Posted by brizio in Switzerland, 12 Mar 2012 04:21

Now my question is: what is the 'World's biggest LEGO shop'? This is the second I would like to take a look at the first! :)

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 12 Mar 2012 09:17

^ shop.LEGO.com used to bill itself as that, but I don't think it does any more...

Posted by brankell5566 in Canada, 12 Mar 2012 22:03

TRU Canada still bills itself as "Canadas Largest LEGO Retailer" or something along those lines.

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