Answers.Body: <p>My puny brain can only come up with one method: One Piece At A Time.</p>
  
  <p>Check for the LEGO logo somewhere. Sometimes it's hard to find. On the <a href="http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4588" rel="nofollow">Brick, Round 1 x 1 with Fins</a> it's on the bottom of one of the fins.</p>
  
  <p>Seems that most of the time there are minor, yet obvious, mold differences. Some brands, like Kre-O have an indent on one or more studs.</p>
  
  <p>I have recently sorted some headlight bricks and 1x1 bricks with one stud on the side and found that there are many variations on those, including whether or not the stud has a through hole, or whether or not the 'back' of the brick is solid or open.</p>
  
  <p>Often enough, the plastic will simply feel wrong.</p>
  
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Body: <p>When I buy LEGO in bulk, I often find that there are at least a few clone brand bricks mixed in with them. What is the quickest way to weed out these non-LEGO parts?</p>
  
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Title: What is the quickest way to weed out compatible bricks from loose LEGO?
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ThreadText: # What is the quickest way to weed out compatible bricks from loose LEGO?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-02-19)
  
  When I buy LEGO in bulk, I often find that there are at least a few clone brand bricks mixed in with them. What is the quickest way to weed out these non-LEGO parts?
  
  **Tags:** organisation, clone-brands
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-02-20. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  My puny brain can only come up with one method: One Piece At A Time.
  
  Check for the LEGO logo somewhere. Sometimes it's hard to find. On the [Brick, Round 1 x 1 with Fins](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4588) it's on the bottom of one of the fins.
  
  Seems that most of the time there are minor, yet obvious, mold differences. Some brands, like Kre-O have an indent on one or more studs.
  
  I have recently sorted some headlight bricks and 1x1 bricks with one stud on the side and found that there are many variations on those, including whether or not the stud has a through hole, or whether or not the 'back' of the brick is solid or open.
  
  Often enough, the plastic will simply feel wrong.
  
  
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