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 Author: TheBrickGuys View Messages Posted By TheBrickGuys
 Posted: Apr 17, 2014 01:40
 Subject: Re: Suggestion: REMOVE SUGGESTIONS
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  But if BL tomorrow decided to delete the Suggestions topic, and posted "Hey,
all! We decided that it's better to just not let you think you have any influence
over the direction the company takes anymore." Well... that would be much much
worse.


Not to mention that most of the people who would agree to remove it would probably
also be the same ones who would then complain the loudest that it is no longer
there.

Jim
 Author: FigBits View Messages Posted By FigBits
 Posted: Apr 17, 2014 01:34
 Subject: Re: Suggestion: REMOVE SUGGESTIONS
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In Suggestions, theboyslegos writes:
  This is a sincere suggestion and not sarcasm.

Please remove the suggestion topic from the forums. There's 850 open suggestions
with over 77,000 posts and 0 have been implemented. Most recently the suggestion
to remove MSRP's was discarded even though the vast majority of sellers do
not want it.

I've seen numerous suggestions to alter the way feedback is displayed to
better represent the members performance in the community and thus far nothing
has come of it.

I understand the desire for any company to want input from their customers, but
in this setting when input is given, but action is not taken it quickly becomes
demoralizing for the members. Eventually people realize their opinion is of
no value to ownership and they stop participating. I think when a company puts
more emphasis on "market research" than they do the words coming from customers
mouths it's a recipe for degradation of the community here on bricklink.

Like I said, this is a serious suggestion. I think giving people the illusion
of some decision making ability when in fact they have none will do nothing more
than hurt the site.

Matt


I disagree.

Could there be more action on suggestions? Absolutely. Is it frustrating to see
many great suggestions that have not been implemented over the last few years?
Definitely.

But if BL tomorrow decided to delete the Suggestions topic, and posted "Hey,
all! We decided that it's better to just not let you think you have any influence
over the direction the company takes anymore." Well... that would be much much
worse.


--
Marc.
 Author: bb459958 View Messages Posted By bb459958
 Posted: Apr 17, 2014 01:27
 Subject: Re: Suggestion: REMOVE SUGGESTIONS
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In Suggestions, theboyslegos writes:
  This is a sincere suggestion and not sarcasm.

Please remove the suggestion topic from the forums. There's 850 open suggestions
with over 77,000 posts and 0 have been implemented. Most recently the suggestion
to remove MSRP's was discarded even though the vast majority of sellers do
not want it.

I've seen numerous suggestions to alter the way feedback is displayed to
better represent the members performance in the community and thus far nothing
has come of it.

I understand the desire for any company to want input from their customers, but
in this setting when input is given, but action is not taken it quickly becomes
demoralizing for the members. Eventually people realize their opinion is of
no value to ownership and they stop participating. I think when a company puts
more emphasis on "market research" than they do the words coming from customers
mouths it's a recipe for degradation of the community here on bricklink.

Like I said, this is a serious suggestion. I think giving people the illusion
of some decision making ability when in fact they have none will do nothing more
than hurt the site.

Matt

Voted yes. Completely worthless topic.
 Author: Biodreamer View Messages Posted By Biodreamer
 Posted: Apr 17, 2014 01:16
 Subject: Re: Remove MSRP tag once an item is retired
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In Suggestions, eileenkeeney writes:
  
I would like to see the year retired as well.
I like information.

This! keeping the old prices it's a way to look into LEGO history.
 Author: MassBricks View Messages Posted By MassBricks
 Posted: Apr 17, 2014 01:09
 Subject: Re: Allow buyers to cancel order under IRR*
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In Suggestions, fosterbengoshi writes:
  Third, I do not believe buyers should be able to cancel an entire order if something
is missing. Because, in my case at least, it is not necessary to cancel the order.
If the buyer really needs that missing item, I will order it from another seller
and have it shipped directly to the buyer at my expense. Thus, the buyer loses
nothing.

That's great if I'm ordering from you or another seller with this policy.
If I order from a store without this policy, and they end up not having the main
item I wanted, you are saying that I should now be required to either pay for
the shipping cost and items I only included as add-ons, or accept NPB penalty.

Just in general, I think the penalty for an order cancellation is excessive.
If a buyer lets the seller know soon after the invoice is sent, I don't see
it as a big problem (unless they are abusive with it, such as holding up a large
portion of inventory). Especially in cases where shipping costs/fees are not
explicitly outlined (major problem with BrickLink) - sorry saying "actual shipping
cost" as most sellers here do is not enough. I have had several times where a
seller ships by a more expensive method than necessary. So I can't know how
much I will be charged before placing an order.
 Author: theboystoys View Messages Posted By theboystoys
 Posted: Apr 17, 2014 00:55
 Subject: Suggestion: REMOVE SUGGESTIONS
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 Topic: Suggestions
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This is a sincere suggestion and not sarcasm.

Please remove the suggestion topic from the forums. There's 850 open suggestions
with over 77,000 posts and 0 have been implemented. Most recently the suggestion
to remove MSRP's was discarded even though the vast majority of sellers do
not want it.

I've seen numerous suggestions to alter the way feedback is displayed to
better represent the members performance in the community and thus far nothing
has come of it.

I understand the desire for any company to want input from their customers, but
in this setting when input is given, but action is not taken it quickly becomes
demoralizing for the members. Eventually people realize their opinion is of
no value to ownership and they stop participating. I think when a company puts
more emphasis on "market research" than they do the words coming from customers
mouths it's a recipe for degradation of the community here on bricklink.

Like I said, this is a serious suggestion. I think giving people the illusion
of some decision making ability when in fact they have none will do nothing more
than hurt the site.

Matt
 Author: ToriHada View Messages Posted By ToriHada
 Posted: Apr 17, 2014 00:15
 Subject: Re: Remove MSRP tag once an item is retired
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In Suggestions, renhoffman writes:
  In Suggestions, astrothedog writes:
  In Suggestions, renhoffman writes:
  In Suggestions, astrothedog writes:
  A pretty straight forward suggestion that would remove the MSRP label from sets
once they are retired by LEGO.

This is really an optics issue, I believe most buyers would have a hard time
justifying the price paid for a retired set with the presumably lower MSRP staring
them in the face.

Joe

I just searched through hundreds of retired sets, and could not find one with
the MSRP link. Could someone please link to one for me?

Thank you,

Darren


[9395-1] it has been retired for awhile but still shows MSRP.

Excellent example, thank you. Note the serious drop in sales of this set in April,
at least so far. The last two months show a dozen sold each month, one sold this
month. I am looking forward to seeing the real numbers from this feature.

Darren

Another number they should look at is the number of sets listed for sale by sellers.
This number is going to drop as well, at least for sets currently in production.
But maybe this is what they want. Get rid of listings for currently produced
sets priced more than the MSRP.

Thor
 Author: theboystoys View Messages Posted By theboystoys
 Posted: Apr 16, 2014 23:45
 Subject: Re: Remove MSRP tag once an item is retired
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In Suggestions, renhoffman writes:
  In Suggestions, starbeanie writes:
  In Suggestions, renhoffman writes:
  In Suggestions, astrothedog writes:
  A pretty straight forward suggestion that would remove the MSRP label from sets
once they are retired by LEGO.

This is really an optics issue, I believe most buyers would have a hard time
justifying the price paid for a retired set with the presumably lower MSRP staring
them in the face.

Joe

I just searched through hundreds of retired sets, and could not find one with
the MSRP link. Could someone please link to one for me?

Thank you,

Darren

 
Set No: 21104  Name: NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover
* 
21104-1 (Inv) NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover
295 Parts, 2014
Sets: LEGO Ideas (CUUSOO): Space Exploration

Bret

"21104 NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover
Price $29.99
Sold Out"

That is confirmed, one set that is "sold out", that still has the MSRP. Can anyone
confirm a "retired" set?

Darren

 
Set No: 9526  Name: Palpatine's Arrest
* 
9526-1 (Inv) Palpatine's Arrest
622 Parts, 6 Minifigures, 2012
Sets: Star Wars: Star Wars Episode 3

 
Set No: 9464  Name: The Vampyre Hearse
* 
9464-1 (Inv) The Vampyre Hearse
302 Parts, 3 Minifigures, 2012
Sets: Monster Fighters

Neither are even listed on LEGO S@H anymore. Both have MSRP on BL.

Matt
 Author: TallyToyBricks View Messages Posted By TallyToyBricks
 Posted: Apr 16, 2014 23:14
 Subject: Re: Remove MSRP tag once an item is retired
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In Suggestions, renhoffman writes:
  In Suggestions, astrothedog writes:
  A pretty straight forward suggestion that would remove the MSRP label from sets
once they are retired by LEGO.

This is really an optics issue, I believe most buyers would have a hard time
justifying the price paid for a retired set with the presumably lower MSRP staring
them in the face.

Joe

Based on what we have found, there is one set currently showing the original
MSRP of a retired set. Anybody find more? Perhaps the idea was to show the MSRP
of currently available sets? Just a guess, though.
Darren

8110-1 ... Remember this was just implemented, so a very small number of sets
have retired and had the MSRP tag.
 Author: starbeanie View Messages Posted By starbeanie
 Posted: Apr 16, 2014 23:08
 Subject: Re: Remove MSRP tag once an item is retired
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In Suggestions, renhoffman writes:
  In Suggestions, astrothedog writes:
  A pretty straight forward suggestion that would remove the MSRP label from sets
once they are retired by LEGO.

This is really an optics issue, I believe most buyers would have a hard time
justifying the price paid for a retired set with the presumably lower MSRP staring
them in the face.

Joe

Based on what we have found, there is one set currently showing the original
MSRP of a retired set. Anybody find more? Perhaps the idea was to show the MSRP
of currently available sets? Just a guess, though.
Darren

 
Set No: 30280  Name: The Piece of Resistance polybag
* 
30280-1 (Inv) The Piece of Resistance polybag
28 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2014
Sets: The LEGO Movie

Bret

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