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 Author: legoman77 View Messages Posted By legoman77
 Posted: Feb 19, 2017 12:24
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In Suggestions, sonnich writes:
  When I read:

[REMINDER] The site will be down during the monthly maintenance scheduled at
02/22 from 01:00 AM to 02:00 EDT.



Just what is EDT?

Erectile Dysfunction Treatment.
John P
  
Please use GMT - that is understood worldwide.

Not in the USA. To hard to convert so the standard here is Eastern Standard
Time. The USA has 6 time zones.
Now talk about going over the International Date Line.
When I went to Korea I left on Friday and arrived on Sunday. Cheated out of
my Saturday. When I came back I landed three hours before I took off.
John P
  
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 Author: WILYKAT View Messages Posted By WILYKAT
 Posted: Feb 19, 2017 11:11
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In Suggestions, sonnich writes:
  When I read:

[REMINDER] The site will be down during the monthly maintenance scheduled at
02/22 from 01:00 AM to 02:00 EDT.



Just what is EDT?

Please use GMT - that is understood worldwide.

WBR
Sonnich

Should be EST, daylight savings time hasn't started yet. And using GMT isn't
going to work with everyone, not everyone knows where they live in relation to
GMT. EST is -5 hours for example.
 Author: StormChaser View Messages Posted By StormChaser
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In Suggestions, sonnich writes:
  Just what is EDT?

Eastern Daylight Time
 Author: sonnich View Messages Posted By sonnich
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When I read:

[REMINDER] The site will be down during the monthly maintenance scheduled at
02/22 from 01:00 AM to 02:00 EDT.



Just what is EDT?

Please use GMT - that is understood worldwide.

WBR
Sonnich
 Author: LIFEBrickSBL View Messages Posted By LIFEBrickSBL
 Posted: Feb 18, 2017 08:32
 Subject: Order e-mails
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Just wondering why the order e-mails are coming in so long after the orders.I
have had a few lately that were a day later.Thanks Tyler
 Author: Emilio_Magnelli View Messages Posted By Emilio_Magnelli
 Posted: Feb 18, 2017 03:00
 Subject: Re: Ban for shop with fake item for sale
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  If you think you have found one, report it , and Admin will look into it.

Paul

Hi Paul,

yes of course, I did it! Seller have reload item for sale the day after ( today
)

The second report: store that sell fake items marked as LEGO is also open with
250 fake items for sale

Emilio
 Author: TakeAbricK View Messages Posted By TakeAbricK
 Posted: Feb 18, 2017 01:15
 Subject: Re: Notes & favorites
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In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
  In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
  I would like to see a visable small banner when I visit a store of a member who
has a note from my side.

Or Icon, strange that notes aren't shown anywhere.

  I also would like to see a bigger icon for stores that
are marked as least favorite.

Why should it be clearer than it already is?

Because it's not clear enough now?!

  
  Diana
 Author: Made_In_Bricks View Messages Posted By Made_In_Bricks
 Posted: Feb 18, 2017 01:06
 Subject: Re: Just one day of the week
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In Suggestions, Cob writes:
  In Suggestions, thewolf06 writes:
  Im not sure which is worse the feedback, or the daily sales. It seems the same
people have a daily HUGE CLEARANCE EVENT.

Change your discussion forum settings to hide unwanted topics.

http://www.bricklink.com/messageFilter.asp?viewFrom=P

I didn't say always!

6 out of 7 days is good.
 Author: Cob View Messages Posted By Cob
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In Suggestions, thewolf06 writes:
  Im not sure which is worse the feedback, or the daily sales. It seems the same
people have a daily HUGE CLEARANCE EVENT.

Change your discussion forum settings to hide unwanted topics.

http://www.bricklink.com/messageFilter.asp?viewFrom=P
 Author: thewolf06 View Messages Posted By thewolf06
 Posted: Feb 17, 2017 22:08
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Im not sure which is worse the feedback, or the daily sales. It seems the same
people have a daily HUGE CLEARANCE EVENT.
 Author: Made_In_Bricks View Messages Posted By Made_In_Bricks
 Posted: Feb 17, 2017 21:38
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Can the feedback topic be disabled at least ONE day a week?

Thanks,

Ken
 Author: WhiteVanMan View Messages Posted By WhiteVanMan
 Posted: Feb 17, 2017 07:13
 Subject: Re: Ban for shop with fake item for sale
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In Suggestions, neghibo writes:
  Good day everyone,

I would ask you what do you think about seller that sell fake item on BL, so
if you would agree for prompt suspension for these shop.

Bye

neghibo

If you think you have found one, report it , and Admin will look into it.

Paul
 Author: Emilio_Magnelli View Messages Posted By Emilio_Magnelli
 Posted: Feb 17, 2017 04:02
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Good day everyone,

I would ask you what do you think about seller that sell fake item on BL, so
if you would agree for prompt suspension for these shop.

Bye

neghibo
 Author: Stellar View Messages Posted By Stellar
 Posted: Feb 17, 2017 03:52
 Subject: Re: Stud.io User Feedback/Request
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In Suggestions, emlit writes:
  I apologize if I missed a Stud.io-specific forum, but I thought this topic may
apply here. Stud.io is great, and while others who are more talented builders
than I may have other, more universally relevant concerns, here are two requests
I have:

1. Please segregate wheels and tires. I'd like to use bare wheels as engines,
for example.

2. Please allow bricks that would fit in the center of studs IRL to be able to
do so. For example, a tap in the middle of a 2x2 plate.

Thank you!

This is the Stud.io forum: http://forum.bricklink.com/

There you will probably have more attention.
 Author: emlit View Messages Posted By emlit
 Posted: Feb 16, 2017 23:34
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I apologize if I missed a Stud.io-specific forum, but I thought this topic may
apply here. Stud.io is great, and while others who are more talented builders
than I may have other, more universally relevant concerns, here are two requests
I have:

1. Please segregate wheels and tires. I'd like to use bare wheels as engines,
for example.

2. Please allow bricks that would fit in the center of studs IRL to be able to
do so. For example, a tap in the middle of a 2x2 plate.

Thank you!
 Author: jancg View Messages Posted By jancg
 Posted: Feb 16, 2017 09:39
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 Author: Jan_K View Messages Posted By Jan_K
 Posted: Feb 16, 2017 09:38
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In Suggestions, Macaronis writes:

  
  
  In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:

  
  
  
  I would like to have implemented that members that are stoplisted by me
- would also not be able to send me messages
- would also not be able to enter my store

If I remember it right, this is how it was before.
Today I received another request to unblock a member. I don't want messages
from member I stoplisted, for they are stoplisted for a very good reason.

I am stoplisted by some sellers I never had any transaction with, not as seller,
not as a buyer. It's very annoying when I spend a lot of time searching for
parts and fill my shopping cart and then get the message that I can't buy
from this seller.

Diana

  Use the least favorite store option and it solves your problem...

No, it does not (not for me and for sure not for the OP either):

- I can access the store that's on my stop list, all I get is a very(!) tiny
"thumbs down" (facebook lookalike) symbol in the tob bar, next to the "Favorite
Stores" pulldown menu.

- I can access the store from the price guide* and there's no way to exclude
least favorite stores from the price guide (only listings flagged as "incomplete"
can be filtered)

- The first time I get an obvious indication that I'm trying to shop in a
store that blocked me is when I open my shopping basket/cart: "Seller Refuses
Service".

That's WAY to late - and it has been much better before the site update:

I could not even browse a store that blocked me, and on top I got a brick wall
symbol in the ID card of every seller that blocked me(instead of the green/red
box indicating if the seller ships to my country or not).

That's clearly worsening the buying experience - period.

Jan

*P.S.: IMHO, the filter option for the search function should be applied to the
price guide as well - many users (like me) are starting with the price guide
when shopping, not with the search function.
 Author: spwilson13 View Messages Posted By spwilson13
 Posted: Feb 16, 2017 08:05
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In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
  I would like to have implemented that members that are stoplisted by me
- would also not be able to send me messages
- would also not be able to enter my store

If I remember it right, this is how it was before.
Today I received another request to unblock a member. I don't want messages
from member I stoplisted, for they are stoplisted for a very good reason.

I am stoplisted by some sellers I never had any transaction with, not as seller,
not as a buyer. It's very annoying when I spend a lot of time searching for
parts and fill my shopping cart and then get the message that I can't buy
from this seller.

Diana

It hasn't worked in 18 months...I am stoplisted by some but I can send them
messages and go into their stores.
 Author: leopard37 View Messages Posted By leopard37
 Posted: Feb 15, 2017 16:13
 Subject: Re: In My Inventory Qty w/Link
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Brickwilbo,

You just changed my life! Thank you!

Tyson.

In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
  In Suggestions, RoswellGinny writes:
  (If this has been previously suggested, please forgive me repeating it, but my
very brief skimming of the suggestions page didn't find anything similar.)

On an Item's Catalog page I would like to see not just an Add to My Inventory
link, but a My CURRENT Inventory Qty (w/Link).

Already exist: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogOptions.asp?viewFrom=P

  I feel like I spend forever digging
around on the site to find a part and then spend an equal amount of time trying
to find that part in my inventory if I don't know the part # off the top
of my head to enter into the search bar. It would be one more shortcut to allow
easier usability.
 Author: Macaronis View Messages Posted By Macaronis
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In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
  In Suggestions, Brettj666 writes:
  In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
  I would like to have implemented that members that are stoplisted by me
- would also not be able to send me messages
- would also not be able to enter my store

If I remember it right, this is how it was before.
Today I received another request to unblock a member. I don't want messages
from member I stoplisted, for they are stoplisted for a very good reason.

I am stoplisted by some sellers I never had any transaction with, not as seller,
not as a buyer. It's very annoying when I spend a lot of time searching for
parts and fill my shopping cart and then get the message that I can't buy
from this seller.

Diana

You can't stop someone from logging out and going into your store, so they
can get in no matter what. Being able to send messages from a block account
is a new one though.

I don't have any problems with stoplisted members visiting my store. But
as a buyer I want to know that I'm stoplisted by a seller before I go shopping
in that store. It's not as urgent as my second suggestion, but believe it
or not. There's this seller that Always pops up when I'm looking for
certain parts and after I filled my cart, Bricklink says that I can't buy
from this seller. I'm stoplisted and I don't know why, because I never
bought from nor sold to this member. Like I said, it's not that urgent, but
before it was like this, so changing it to the way it used to be, wouldn't
be that difficult imo.

  
That definitely wasn't like that before.



Use the least favorite store option and it solves your problem...
 Author: Miffy. View Messages Posted By Miffy.
 Posted: Feb 15, 2017 14:43
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In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
  In Suggestions, Miffy. writes:
  See pic (attached). I believe this is the setting you are looking for.

Miffy.

http://www.bricklink.com/searchSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

Yes! Thanks! I dunno what happened to my image.
 Author: Brickwilbo View Messages Posted By Brickwilbo
 Posted: Feb 15, 2017 14:35
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In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
  I would like to see a visable small banner when I visit a store of a member who
has a note from my side.

Or Icon, strange that notes aren't shown anywhere.

  I also would like to see a bigger icon for stores that
are marked as least favorite.

Why should it be clearer than it already is?

  Diana
 
 Author: Brickwilbo View Messages Posted By Brickwilbo
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In Suggestions, RoswellGinny writes:
  (If this has been previously suggested, please forgive me repeating it, but my
very brief skimming of the suggestions page didn't find anything similar.)

On an Item's Catalog page I would like to see not just an Add to My Inventory
link, but a My CURRENT Inventory Qty (w/Link).

Already exist: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogOptions.asp?viewFrom=P

  I feel like I spend forever digging
around on the site to find a part and then spend an equal amount of time trying
to find that part in my inventory if I don't know the part # off the top
of my head to enter into the search bar. It would be one more shortcut to allow
easier usability.
 
 Author: Brickwilbo View Messages Posted By Brickwilbo
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In Suggestions, Miffy. writes:
  See pic (attached). I believe this is the setting you are looking for.

Miffy.

http://www.bricklink.com/searchSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
 
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See pic (attached). I believe this is the setting you are looking for.

Miffy.

In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
  In Suggestions, Brettj666 writes:
  In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
  I would like to have implemented that members that are stoplisted by me
- would also not be able to send me messages
- would also not be able to enter my store

If I remember it right, this is how it was before.
Today I received another request to unblock a member. I don't want messages
from member I stoplisted, for they are stoplisted for a very good reason.

I am stoplisted by some sellers I never had any transaction with, not as seller,
not as a buyer. It's very annoying when I spend a lot of time searching for
parts and fill my shopping cart and then get the message that I can't buy
from this seller.

Diana

You can't stop someone from logging out and going into your store, so they
can get in no matter what. Being able to send messages from a block account
is a new one though.

I don't have any problems with stoplisted members visiting my store. But
as a buyer I want to know that I'm stoplisted by a seller before I go shopping
in that store. It's not as urgent as my second suggestion, but believe it
or not. There's this seller that Always pops up when I'm looking for
certain parts and after I filled my cart, Bricklink says that I can't buy
from this seller. I'm stoplisted and I don't know why, because I never
bought from nor sold to this member. Like I said, it's not that urgent, but
before it was like this, so changing it to the way it used to be, wouldn't
be that difficult imo.

  
That definitely wasn't like that before.
 Author: WildBricks View Messages Posted By WildBricks
 Posted: Feb 15, 2017 14:10
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(If this has been previously suggested, please forgive me repeating it, but my
very brief skimming of the suggestions page didn't find anything similar.)

On an Item's Catalog page I would like to see not just an Add to My Inventory
link, but a My CURRENT Inventory Qty (w/Link). I feel like I spend forever digging
around on the site to find a part and then spend an equal amount of time trying
to find that part in my inventory if I don't know the part # off the top
of my head to enter into the search bar. It would be one more shortcut to allow
easier usability.
 Author: TakeAbricK View Messages Posted By TakeAbricK
 Posted: Feb 15, 2017 13:52
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In Suggestions, Brettj666 writes:
  In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
  I would like to have implemented that members that are stoplisted by me
- would also not be able to send me messages
- would also not be able to enter my store

If I remember it right, this is how it was before.
Today I received another request to unblock a member. I don't want messages
from member I stoplisted, for they are stoplisted for a very good reason.

I am stoplisted by some sellers I never had any transaction with, not as seller,
not as a buyer. It's very annoying when I spend a lot of time searching for
parts and fill my shopping cart and then get the message that I can't buy
from this seller.

Diana

You can't stop someone from logging out and going into your store, so they
can get in no matter what. Being able to send messages from a block account
is a new one though.

I don't have any problems with stoplisted members visiting my store. But
as a buyer I want to know that I'm stoplisted by a seller before I go shopping
in that store. It's not as urgent as my second suggestion, but believe it
or not. There's this seller that Always pops up when I'm looking for
certain parts and after I filled my cart, Bricklink says that I can't buy
from this seller. I'm stoplisted and I don't know why, because I never
bought from nor sold to this member. Like I said, it's not that urgent, but
before it was like this, so changing it to the way it used to be, wouldn't
be that difficult imo.

  
That definitely wasn't like that before.
 Author: Brettj666 View Messages Posted By Brettj666
 Posted: Feb 15, 2017 13:41
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In Suggestions, TakeAbricK writes:
  I would like to have implemented that members that are stoplisted by me
- would also not be able to send me messages
- would also not be able to enter my store

If I remember it right, this is how it was before.
Today I received another request to unblock a member. I don't want messages
from member I stoplisted, for they are stoplisted for a very good reason.

I am stoplisted by some sellers I never had any transaction with, not as seller,
not as a buyer. It's very annoying when I spend a lot of time searching for
parts and fill my shopping cart and then get the message that I can't buy
from this seller.

Diana

You can't stop someone from logging out and going into your store, so they
can get in no matter what. Being able to send messages from a block account
is a new one though.

That definitely wasn't like that before.
 Author: TakeAbricK View Messages Posted By TakeAbricK
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I would like to have implemented that members that are stoplisted by me
- would also not be able to send me messages
- would also not be able to enter my store

If I remember it right, this is how it was before.
Today I received another request to unblock a member. I don't want messages
from member I stoplisted, for they are stoplisted for a very good reason.

I am stoplisted by some sellers I never had any transaction with, not as seller,
not as a buyer. It's very annoying when I spend a lot of time searching for
parts and fill my shopping cart and then get the message that I can't buy
from this seller.

Diana
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Feb 15, 2017 10:32
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  We even have our
own sets/parts database at playmodb.org
But this community lacks a global and well-organized marketplace like Bricklink.
So why not expand? It would be a bit of work from the Bricklink team's part,
but adapting Bricklink's framework to Playmobil products should be doable,
especially if you use the playmodb database which would spare you quite some
trouble.

I'm not sure they have what they need in terms of the catalogue. Are the
community willing to give up this catalogue to a commercial organisation, for
them to shut off access to it by anyone else that wants to use it commercially?
One of the first things BL owners did when buying BL was to lock down the catalogue.
 Author: CrazyChris View Messages Posted By CrazyChris
 Posted: Feb 15, 2017 10:31
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Maybe you meant to use the Bricklink "engine" for other brands (e.g. Playmobil),
but not necessarily Bricklink itself.
 Author: Shahennian View Messages Posted By Shahennian
 Posted: Feb 15, 2017 10:14
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I agree completely with all of you, my suggestion is just a suggestion, it doesn't
have to be implemented tomorrow.
Bricklink works very well for me so I don't really see what you want to improve,
but I don't use this website that much and I understand it's not perfect.
Thanks for your input!

In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
  In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:
  In Suggestions, FauconRoyal writes:
  Here is my suggestion: why not expand Bricklink towards Playmobil products?

How about getting BrickLink right before going off in other directions?


Not necessarily a bad idea, although I would have no interest in off-brand collectibles
and anything other than LEGO should be marketed on a completely different website.

More than agreed +++++

I agree.

Currently (and in my opinion) here is not enough customer support to get this
site working properly. If they would have to divide attention to several subsites,
then customer support would be even more understaffed and overloaded.

I think I proposed blocklink in the past
 Author: WoutR View Messages Posted By WoutR
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In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
  In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:
  In Suggestions, FauconRoyal writes:
  Here is my suggestion: why not expand Bricklink towards Playmobil products?

How about getting BrickLink right before going off in other directions?


Not necessarily a bad idea, although I would have no interest in off-brand collectibles
and anything other than LEGO should be marketed on a completely different website.

More than agreed +++++

I agree.

Currently (and in my opinion) here is not enough customer support to get this
site working properly. If they would have to divide attention to several subsites,
then customer support would be even more understaffed and overloaded.

I think I proposed blocklink in the past
 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
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In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:
  In Suggestions, FauconRoyal writes:
  Here is my suggestion: why not expand Bricklink towards Playmobil products?

How about getting BrickLink right before going off in other directions?


Not necessarily a bad idea, although I would have no interest in off-brand collectibles
and anything other than LEGO should be marketed on a completely different website.

More than agreed +++++
 Author: StormChaser View Messages Posted By StormChaser
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In Suggestions, FauconRoyal writes:
  Here is my suggestion: why not expand Bricklink towards Playmobil products?

How about getting BrickLink right before going off in other directions?


Not necessarily a bad idea, although I would have no interest in off-brand collectibles
and anything other than LEGO should be marketed on a completely different website.
 Author: M.Boss View Messages Posted By M.Boss
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In Suggestions, FauconRoyal writes:
  Hello,

I hope someone from the Bricklink team reads me.
Here is my suggestion: why not expand Bricklink towards Playmobil products?
While the AFOP community isn't quite as vibrant as the AFOL community, there
are many adult fans of Playmobil out there (including me) who have been sharing
and buying/selling for years now on different internet forums. We even have our
own sets/parts database at playmodb.org
But this community lacks a global and well-organized marketplace like Bricklink.
So why not expand? It would be a bit of work from the Bricklink team's part,
but adapting Bricklink's framework to Playmobil products should be doable,
especially if you use the playmodb database which would spare you quite some
trouble. And it ultimately would mean more money for you.
I'd very much like you to consider this project. If playmolink or klicklink
or whatever its name was ever created, I'd certainly be the first to set
up shop and do publicity on your behalf to the AFOP community.
Thank you for your attention and have a nice day

While I believe many users on here are fans of Playmobil, I believe the users
who aren't (including myself) would become frustrated if all of a sudden
BrickLink decide to put its focus on developing a Playmobil marketplace, instead
of focussing on instant checkout, and many other features that could greatly
improve this site.

Just my thoughts,
M.Boss
 Author: Shahennian View Messages Posted By Shahennian
 Posted: Feb 14, 2017 19:05
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While today Playmobil is more and more going Fisher Price-y, I think the old
sets were much more creative. For exeample, I'm a medieval/knights collector
and the possibilities are endless with the sets from the 90s and noughties, especially
regarding castle building.
I agree completely that Lego and Playmobil are not the same, I never implied
that. That's why I talked about separating the two marketplaces in the event
a marketplace for Playmobil with a Bricklink-style framework is ever created.

In Suggestions, laurenyves writes:
  I have to say that it is not even to be considered. At a time when we are trying
to escape the Megabricks, Sluban and others out of the mind of kids and creation,
Playmobil does not offer the same as LEGO. LEGO is the genesis of building and
assembling in its own style. Playmobil does not. Yes, Playmobil are solid and
last for long. Ebay and LeBonCoin.fr can do the job for them.
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Yes, I like that idea! Because Bricklink is definitely very well-organized and
clear, so why not use that framework for more collectibles ?

In Suggestions, Zuki85 writes:
  Perhaps BrickLink could add sub-BrickLinks, similar to Reddits sub-Reddits.
Providing links on the main site, but making sure they are separate from the
actual Lego Brand items.

Just my two Cents,
Jessica Corbitt
Owner of Pandorica
Lover of All things Lego
 Author: Shahennian View Messages Posted By Shahennian
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Thanks for your input!

In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
  It would be good to have the ability to switch from one site to another, if only
to check which manufacturer a particular part came from.

I like the idea of a site for each or a combined site for less popular brands,
some are very collectable e.g. Kiddicraft.

Others have proposed they should all be sold here, that's why you might get
a frosty response from some who like me don't want this site changed in that
way.
Once they understand what you are proposing some may see the possibilities.


In Suggestions, FauconRoyal writes:
  Oh my god calm down, I never said it should happen here, I only said the Bricklink
team has the necessary tools/means to do it imo. Of course it could be on another
website (I did mention the names playmolink or kilcklink, if you readproperly)
and I think it should. Or there could be a button on the top of the website to
switch from the Lego version to the Playmobil version, for example.
That's it really, nobody is going to soil your precious Lego with all these
disgusting Playmobil.
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Perhaps BrickLink could add sub-BrickLinks, similar to Reddits sub-Reddits.
Providing links on the main site, but making sure they are separate from the
actual Lego Brand items.

Just my two Cents,
Jessica Corbitt
Owner of Pandorica
Lover of All things Lego
 Author: laurenyves View Messages Posted By laurenyves
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I have to say that it is not even to be considered. At a time when we are trying
to escape the Megabricks, Sluban and others out of the mind of kids and creation,
Playmobil does not offer the same as LEGO. LEGO is the genesis of building and
assembling in its own style. Playmobil does not. Yes, Playmobil are solid and
last for long. Ebay and LeBonCoin.fr can do the job for them.
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It would be good to have the ability to switch from one site to another, if only
to check which manufacturer a particular part came from.

I like the idea of a site for each or a combined site for less popular brands,
some are very collectable e.g. Kiddicraft.

Others have proposed they should all be sold here, that's why you might get
a frosty response from some who like me don't want this site changed in that
way.
Once they understand what you are proposing some may see the possibilities.


In Suggestions, FauconRoyal writes:
  Oh my god calm down, I never said it should happen here, I only said the Bricklink
team has the necessary tools/means to do it imo. Of course it could be on another
website (I did mention the names playmolink or kilcklink, if you readproperly)
and I think it should. Or there could be a button on the top of the website to
switch from the Lego version to the Playmobil version, for example.
That's it really, nobody is going to soil your precious Lego with all these
disgusting Playmobil.
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Oh my god calm down, I never said it should happen here, I only said the Bricklink
team has the necessary tools/means to do it imo. Of course it could be on another
website (I did mention the names playmolink or kilcklink, if you readproperly)
and I think it should. Or there could be a button on the top of the website to
switch from the Lego version to the Playmobil version, for example.
That's it really, nobody is going to soil your precious Lego with all these
disgusting Playmobil.
 Author: tEoS View Messages Posted By tEoS
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Please no. This is 'BrickLink: an unofficial Lego marketplace.' Start
a different marketplace for other brands.

In Suggestions, FauconRoyal writes:
  Hello,

I hope someone from the Bricklink team reads me.
Here is my suggestion: why not expand Bricklink towards Playmobil products?
While the AFOP community isn't quite as vibrant as the AFOL community, there
are many adult fans of Playmobil out there (including me) who have been sharing
and buying/selling for years now on different internet forums. We even have our
own sets/parts database at playmodb.org
But this community lacks a global and well-organized marketplace like Bricklink.
So why not expand? It would be a bit of work from the Bricklink team's part,
but adapting Bricklink's framework to Playmobil products should be doable,
especially if you use the playmodb database which would spare you quite some
trouble. And it ultimately would mean more money for you.
I'd very much like you to consider this project. If playmolink or klicklink
or whatever its name was ever created, I'd certainly be the first to set
up shop and do publicity on your behalf to the AFOP community.
Thank you for your attention and have a nice day
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Wouldn't be against those running BL opening other similar sites for other
products/brands, not really my business, i wouldn't want to see them sold
on here.

Happy to see a site for Kiddicraft or a combined site for brands other than Lego.




In Suggestions, FauconRoyal writes:
  Hello,

I hope someone from the Bricklink team reads me.
Here is my suggestion: why not expand Bricklink towards Playmobil products?
While the AFOP community isn't quite as vibrant as the AFOL community, there
are many adult fans of Playmobil out there (including me) who have been sharing
and buying/selling for years now on different internet forums. We even have our
own sets/parts database at playmodb.org
But this community lacks a global and well-organized marketplace like Bricklink.
So why not expand? It would be a bit of work from the Bricklink team's part,
but adapting Bricklink's framework to Playmobil products should be doable,
especially if you use the playmodb database which would spare you quite some
trouble. And it ultimately would mean more money for you.
I'd very much like you to consider this project. If playmolink or klicklink
or whatever its name was ever created, I'd certainly be the first to set
up shop and do publicity on your behalf to the AFOP community.
Thank you for your attention and have a nice day
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In Suggestions, FauconRoyal writes:
  Hello,

I hope someone from the Bricklink team reads me.
Here is my suggestion: why not expand Bricklink towards Playmobil products?
While the AFOP community isn't quite as vibrant as the AFOL community, there
are many adult fans of Playmobil out there (including me) who have been sharing
and buying/selling for years now on different internet forums. We even have our
own sets/parts database at playmodb.org
But this community lacks a global and well-organized marketplace like Bricklink.
So why not expand? It would be a bit of work from the Bricklink team's part,
but adapting Bricklink's framework to Playmobil products should be doable,
especially if you use the playmodb database which would spare you quite some
trouble. And it ultimately would mean more money for you.
I'd very much like you to consider this project. If playmolink or klicklink
or whatever its name was ever created, I'd certainly be the first to set
up shop and do publicity on your behalf to the AFOP community.
Thank you for your attention and have a nice day

Wouldn't playmobil be more of a competitor to Duplo, which is allowed on
here?
If playmobil is not a Lego product, and I don't believe it is, then someone
could say the exact same thing of any building toy, could they not?
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Hello,

I hope someone from the Bricklink team reads me.
Here is my suggestion: why not expand Bricklink towards Playmobil products?
While the AFOP community isn't quite as vibrant as the AFOL community, there
are many adult fans of Playmobil out there (including me) who have been sharing
and buying/selling for years now on different internet forums. We even have our
own sets/parts database at playmodb.org
But this community lacks a global and well-organized marketplace like Bricklink.
So why not expand? It would be a bit of work from the Bricklink team's part,
but adapting Bricklink's framework to Playmobil products should be doable,
especially if you use the playmodb database which would spare you quite some
trouble. And it ultimately would mean more money for you.
I'd very much like you to consider this project. If playmolink or klicklink
or whatever its name was ever created, I'd certainly be the first to set
up shop and do publicity on your behalf to the AFOP community.
Thank you for your attention and have a nice day
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Is there any way to have the number of batches in an order show in the order
recap line of the Orders received page. In the order summary, there is blank
space at the top to have a line number of batches or a flag "MORE THAN ONE BATCH."
Finally in the order summary when you select print view for the order, have a
setting where that could include all batches. This would save on paper, confusion,
and weight if you include the pick reports with your orders.

Batches just require constant double check-and it seems they could be dealt with
programmatically. If I am missing a current setting my apologies.

Mike
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In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

[snip]

  But I don't sell anymore so I don't care either.

[snip]

most likely the best decision for you, after reading your previous post.

Dealing with buyers must have been a constant pain for you, let alone reflecting
on what a buyer's need could be in case they dare not to elaborate their
desires in full sentences that please you.

Jan
 Author: Made_In_Bricks View Messages Posted By Made_In_Bricks
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Rule #5 is completely subjective and I have no idea how it would ever actually
be enforced in a legal dispute with no definition of "too high" and as a seller,
Bricklink GIVES me the authority to determine this based on how the order cancellation
process goes. This rule is actually misleading to the buyers.

But I don't sell anymore so I don't care either. (except I might have
some personal items up for sale shortly but I will actually change my terms,
and they are going to be great)

as to the original comment about "Cheapest shipping possible"

If you take the time to write:

"cheapest shipping possible"

with no clear indication of what that means from the buyer to the seller what
this means

Cheapest for you or cheapest for me?

The cheapest shipping for ME is local pick up. Can you imagine if I wrote a
buyer saying, hey, you requested the cheapest shipping. But since you gave no
other indication I assumed you meant cheapest for me, your package is available
for pick up now.

Cheapest for you?

Hey, I will drop off your package sometime in the near future when I am going
by your delivery address. It might be sometime next week, sometime next year,
I don't know, but delivery won't cost you a dime.

I would actually consider ANY buyer comments that aren't some type of feedback
and NOT a complete sentence completely worthless.

Some examples

best parts possible - (I actually had someone say this when they ordered exactly
1 of each item and I had exactly 1 of each in stock)

not in rush - how much not in a rush?

Let's take the "best parts possible" statement

best parts possible - takes about 2 seconds to type

I am working on a used set and needs the best possible used parts from your inventory
please. - takes about 5 seconds to type

If the 3 seconds of your time is too valuable to get me the correct information,
then I will ignore it

because the buyer doesn't want to spend 3 extra seconds to give a clear sentence
on what they want, I should delay their order by writing back, or GUESS what
they want.

I chalk it up to being not that important to begin with.
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I would like the feature for tiered pricing to allow me to state a quantity and
% off of the regular price. As it is, the system allows you to set a tiered
quantity and tiered price, but this makes managing prices across large inventories
of tiered items tedious. Having a % off feature would enable automatic pricing
adjustments to the tiered pricing when you adjust the standard pricing.

For your consideration.....

ds
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In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:
  In Suggestions, Jan_K writes:
  In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:
  for example, when a buyer puts in the comments:

cheapest shipping possible

I should have made a store term that stated this comment resulted in a 5 dollar
penalty.

What's wrong with this very plausible (and not that uncommon, by the way)
order comment that you believe it warrants a $5.00 penalty? There are several
stores out there that even specify a shipping option in such a way.

Jan

it shows they didn't read the store terms [...]

1) With your current shipping terms:
"Brick It Yourself Will Not Cancel Orders Because Shipping is Too High"
you are in direct conflict with the BrickLink cancellation policies:
http://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=79 - see valid reason #5.

2) By stating "Oversized packages will have actual postage on the invoice and
the charts do no apply to oversized packages" - without giving any idea what
an "oversize package" actually is (where are the size limits?), a request to
chose the cheapest possible option is very reasonable, imho - your charts are
not of big help here, I'm sorry.
Even stating "International International orders will be shipped via International
First Class (Air Mail). Priority Mail and Express Mail are available upon request,
and at the buyer's expense." does not give any idea of the cost, and may
only help guessing that First Class Air Mail is ALWAYS the cheapest option.

  and there is a little sarcasm in there too

...since you believe your terms are just perfect, or what might be the reason?
I really do not understand what justifies any sarcasm here.

Jan
 Author: Heartbricker View Messages Posted By Heartbricker
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In Suggestions, NDToys writes:
  Hello,

Would it be possible to get a notification (in the inbox) of a buyer's comments
when an order is submitted? Currently, when an order is submitted with a comment,
sellers aren't notified that the buyer left them a comment. The only way
for a seller to know the buyer said anything is to discover the comment by opening
the order page. On the other hand, if a buyer places an order and then sends
the seller a message later on, the seller is notified. So, can we treat the original
comment submitted in an order the same way as a message and notify the seller?

I can also understand that sellers may be opposed to this because often times
the comments submitted with an order do not require a response, such as a simple
"Thank you." However I believe it is more important to have these comments show
up in a seller's inbox to ensure that the message is at least read and responded
to, if necessary.

Best regards,
Netaniel

I personally think it's a great idea.
it's very easy to sometimes overlook the comments even though we do try our
best not to.
The only 'tweek' i'd make is to maybe have a flag for buyer's
comments in the orders received page.

Shows your commitment to great service.
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In Suggestions, Jan_K writes:
  In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:
  for example, when a buyer puts in the comments:

cheapest shipping possible

I should have made a store term that stated this comment resulted in a 5 dollar
penalty.

What's wrong with this very plausible (and not that uncommon, by the way)
order comment that you believe it warrants a $5.00 penalty? There are several
stores out there that even specify a shipping option in such a way.

Jan

it shows they didn't read the store terms and there is a little sarcasm in
there too

ken
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In Suggestions, mjwest83 writes:
  When is HTTPS going to be implemented on Bricklink? At this point of the internet,
any website that requires a password should be accessed entirely with HTTPS rather
than HTTP. When is that going to be implemented?

Thanks!

It already exists, type https into your browser when navigating to BrickLink.

Thanks!
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When is HTTPS going to be implemented on Bricklink? At this point of the internet,
any website that requires a password should be accessed entirely with HTTPS rather
than HTTP. When is that going to be implemented?

Thanks!
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Comments also come in the order email, got one the other day

If a seller doesn't read the order email, why would one think that a second
email saying you got a comment on the first email add value?



In Suggestions, NDToys writes:
  Hello,

Would it be possible to get a notification (in the inbox) of a buyer's comments
when an order is submitted? Currently, when an order is submitted with a comment,
sellers aren't notified that the buyer left them a comment. The only way
for a seller to know the buyer said anything is to discover the comment by opening
the order page. On the other hand, if a buyer places an order and then sends
the seller a message later on, the seller is notified. So, can we treat the original
comment submitted in an order the same way as a message and notify the seller?

I can also understand that sellers may be opposed to this because often times
the comments submitted with an order do not require a response, such as a simple
"Thank you." However I believe it is more important to have these comments show
up in a seller's inbox to ensure that the message is at least read and responded
to, if necessary.

Best regards,
Netaniel
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In Suggestions, NDToys writes:
  Hello,

Would it be possible to get a notification (in the inbox) of a buyer's comments
when an order is submitted? Currently, when an order is submitted with a comment,
sellers aren't notified that the buyer left them a comment. The only way
for a seller to know the buyer said anything is to discover the comment by opening
the order page. On the other hand, if a buyer places an order and then sends
the seller a message later on, the seller is notified. So, can we treat the original
comment submitted in an order the same way as a message and notify the seller?

I can also understand that sellers may be opposed to this because often times
the comments submitted with an order do not require a response, such as a simple
"Thank you." However I believe it is more important to have these comments show
up in a seller's inbox to ensure that the message is at least read and responded
to, if necessary.

Best regards,
Netaniel

I would personally not want the "no action needed" comments made on many orders
to be notified as messages. To me a comment on an order is something to be dealt
with, if need be, when you look at the order for processing. Separate messages/questions
on the other hand are typically something that need to be answered quickly and
separate to order processing, I would personally not want those diluted. That
is not to say we ignore messages on orders of course. Maybe if there was a separate
optional notification of comments on orders that sellers could choose to highlight
in their action box (or not) it would be OK but we would not use it as we look
at ALL incoming orders for anything unusual ASAP after receiving them in case
WE have a question for the buyer which we need answering before processing the
order - and these questions can arise whether or not the buyer left a comment
on the order so notification of such an order comment would not change our work
process at all.

Robert
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In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:
  for example, when a buyer puts in the comments:

cheapest shipping possible

I should have made a store term that stated this comment resulted in a 5 dollar
penalty.

What's wrong with this very plausible (and not that uncommon, by the way)
order comment that you believe it warrants a $5.00 penalty? There are several
stores out there that even specify a shipping option in such a way.

Jan
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for example, when a buyer puts in the comments:

cheapest shipping possible

I should have made a store term that stated this comment resulted in a 5 dollar
penalty.
 Author: NDToys View Messages Posted By NDToys
 Posted: Feb 7, 2017 22:26
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Hello,

Would it be possible to get a notification (in the inbox) of a buyer's comments
when an order is submitted? Currently, when an order is submitted with a comment,
sellers aren't notified that the buyer left them a comment. The only way
for a seller to know the buyer said anything is to discover the comment by opening
the order page. On the other hand, if a buyer places an order and then sends
the seller a message later on, the seller is notified. So, can we treat the original
comment submitted in an order the same way as a message and notify the seller?

I can also understand that sellers may be opposed to this because often times
the comments submitted with an order do not require a response, such as a simple
"Thank you." However I believe it is more important to have these comments show
up in a seller's inbox to ensure that the message is at least read and responded
to, if necessary.

Best regards,
Netaniel
 Author: viejos View Messages Posted By viejos
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In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:
  Please allow submitters and catalog administrators to modify comments while items
are pending approval. In the example shown in the screenshot below I decided
to modify the title of the book after submission and would've liked to modify
the last part of my comment, but was unable.

Modifying comments can already be done for pending inventories and is useful
for communication between submitters and administrators. See this pending inventory
for an example:

 
Set No: 6861  Name: Space M:Tron Bundle Pack (Copack of Sets 6877, 6896, and 6923) - Secret M:Tron Space Voyager
* 
6861-3 (Inv) Space M:Tron Bundle Pack (Copack of Sets 6877, 6896, and 6923) - Secret M:Tron Space Voyager
3 Sets, 1 Book, 1993
Sets: Space: M:Tron

For pending catalog items, though, submitters and administrators have only the
option of communicating using the title of the pending item. See this example:

[B=9789401401524]

This has been needed for quite some time and no suggestions are pending for the
improvement. Thanks for considering it.

Voted yes. More communication is a good thing.
 Author: VicMic View Messages Posted By VicMic
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In Suggestions, VicMic writes:
  When I search for stores in the Netherlands I get a list by province, but then
it is not ordered by alphabet. It would help if I could list all the stores within
a country by alphabet and preferrably have the option to sort by number of elements.

I always click in the top level menu on shop | stores in [my country]. It refers
to http://www.bricklink.com/browseStores.asp?countryID=NL&groupState=Y, but it
would be better if refers to a search result of 'Search stores'.
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In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
  In Suggestions, VicMic writes:
  When I search for stores in the Netherlands I get a list by province, but then
it is not ordered by alphabet. It would help if I could list all the stores within
a country by alphabet and preferrably have the option to sort by number of elements.

Not sure of the need for by alphabet but you can sort by number of items or number
of lots within country here:-

http://www.bricklink.com/storeFilter.asp#?utm_content=subnav

set:-

Seller is located in "Netherlands"

Sort stores by "Number of items, lots" or "number of lots, items"

HTH

Robert

And you can go even further than that looking at the number of specific lots
or items using the search tool that Robert has highlighted. I still think making
the columns clickable would be a good idea. Drive the analysis from one screen
not through several.
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In Suggestions, VicMic writes:
  When I search for stores in the Netherlands I get a list by province, but then
it is not ordered by alphabet. It would help if I could list all the stores within
a country by alphabet and preferrably have the option to sort by number of elements.

You can sort sellers by username and then narrow it by province
http://www.bricklink.com/memberList.asp?countryID=NL&v=5&viewUserType=2
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In Suggestions, VicMic writes:
  When I search for stores in the Netherlands I get a list by province, but then
it is not ordered by alphabet. It would help if I could list all the stores within
a country by alphabet and preferrably have the option to sort by number of elements.

Not sure of the need for by alphabet but you can sort by number of items or number
of lots within country here:-

http://www.bricklink.com/storeFilter.asp#?utm_content=subnav

set:-

Seller is located in "Netherlands"

Sort stores by "Number of items, lots" or "number of lots, items"

HTH

Robert
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In Suggestions, VicMic writes:
  When I search for stores in the Netherlands I get a list by province, but then
it is not ordered by alphabet. It would help if I could list all the stores within
a country by alphabet and preferrably have the option to sort by number of elements.

Hello there

We understand the reasons behind not doing that but there is no reason why they
cannot do the same as they have done for the inventory page. See image
 
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In Suggestions, VicMic writes:
  When I search for stores in the Netherlands I get a list by province, but then
it is not ordered by alphabet. It would help if I could list all the stores within
a country by alphabet and preferrably have the option to sort by number of elements.

It is to avoid all store change their names so they get on top of the list
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When I search for stores in the Netherlands I get a list by province, but then
it is not ordered by alphabet. It would help if I could list all the stores within
a country by alphabet and preferrably have the option to sort by number of elements.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
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In Suggestions, RobErNat writes:
  […]
there is still a
potential of 2450 members who'd jump right in on offers that are 'too
good to be true'.

Hmm, I may have to rethink my career plans….
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
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In Suggestions, FigBits writes:

  The people who would need to read it wouldn't read it. We are trying to protect
people who naively jump at the chance to send unsecured payments to strangers
who have listed items online at too-good-to-be-true prices.

Quite right: too many people are just naive in those regards...
I recently got a mail that I considered 'strange', after reading about
10 words I dropped it in the trash can.
2 days later the receivers have been notified it was a 'test' and the
results where this:
Out of near 6000 receivers, 668 people (so over 10%) tought they could actually
'cash in' a bit of money for free by replying to the mail, about 2% actually
even provided 'personal details' in the reply.
Crazy...
Compare this to a website like BL with 613000 registered users, and you have
12260 users who might actually fall for such crap. Even if the amount of 'active
users' is only 20% of the registered members (so 122600) there is still a
potential of 2450 members who'd jump right in on offers that are 'too
good to be true'.
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In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
  In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
  I prefer the route of buyers should show common sense.

Education of buyers is much better fraud prevention than trying to remove scammers.
For every hurdle there is a way around it.

I've already suggested that Bricklink put a 'safe buying guide' on
the login page but that got shot down and ignored as well. I'm guessing that
the mention of scammers has very negative conitations for the site and off putting
for potential new members.


The people who would need to read it wouldn't read it. We are trying to protect
people who naively jump at the chance to send unsecured payments to strangers
who have listed items online at too-good-to-be-true prices. That is not the type
of person to click on a "safe buying guide" link.

Until BL add instant payment (which should then be required to be Paypal Onsite
for new sellers), the buyer should receive an automated email and BL essage when
a purchase is made, as I described here: http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1024951


--
Marc.
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In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
  I prefer the route of buyers should show common sense.

Education of buyers is much better fraud prevention than trying to remove scammers.
For every hurdle there is a way around it.

I've already suggested that Bricklink put a 'safe buying guide' on
the login page but that got shot down and ignored as well. I'm guessing that
the mention of scammers has very negative conitations for the site and off putting
for potential new members.
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In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
  I prefer the route of buyers should show common sense.

Education of buyers is much better fraud prevention than trying to remove scammers.
For every hurdle there is a way around it.

I'm with you on that one.
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I prefer the route of buyers should show common sense.

Education of buyers is much better fraud prevention than trying to remove scammers.
For every hurdle there is a way around it.
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In Suggestions, jonwil writes:
  Oh yeah another idea (based on rules I have seen for sellers in a non-LEGO forum
I frequent) could be a requirement that if you want to sell certain items (i.e.
those commonly targeted by the scammers) you have to upload a picture showing
your item plus your username proving you actually have the item in your possession.
Wouldn't apply to every item, just to those items that are the most common
targets for the scammers.

If you legitimately own a 10179 UCS Falcon, there should be no problems spending
a little bit of time to take a photo with the UCS Falcon box and a piece of paper
showing your username or something, just to prove you actually own the item.
The number of sets targeted by the scammers is fairly limited anyway (Star Wars
UCS, modulars, a few other rare/valuable items) so its not likely to be a huge
impost on most sellers.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
For every measure put in place, there will always be an effot to get around it

What about people that have one copy of one of these expensive sets, takes a
picture and sells it and simply doesn't send it.

I like the idea of an escrow account, but playing devil's advocate
1) would bricklink be able to do this (are there legal obsticles,
2) would bricklink want to do this.. Remember, of all the transactions that
happen, a very very very low % would be 'scammers'
3) would this disuade legitimate sellers from coming on because they didn't
read any fine print or weren't willing to go through an escrow service.
To bricklink, what would cost more, losing legit sellers who are impatient vs
a low % of people that scamming the system.
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Oh yeah another idea (based on rules I have seen for sellers in a non-LEGO forum
I frequent) could be a requirement that if you want to sell certain items (i.e.
those commonly targeted by the scammers) you have to upload a picture showing
your item plus your username proving you actually have the item in your possession.
Wouldn't apply to every item, just to those items that are the most common
targets for the scammers.

If you legitimately own a 10179 UCS Falcon, there should be no problems spending
a little bit of time to take a photo with the UCS Falcon box and a piece of paper
showing your username or something, just to prove you actually own the item.
The number of sets targeted by the scammers is fairly limited anyway (Star Wars
UCS, modulars, a few other rare/valuable items) so its not likely to be a huge
impost on most sellers.
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Maybe Bricklink can do what eBay has started doing and require new sellers who
are selling things in categories with high rates of scammers to go through escrow
of some sort until they have received enough positive feedback and prove themselves
as legit (I dont know exactly how the eBay system works, I just know they introduced
one)

Yes a scammer can do a bunch of small legit transactions for a while until they
get to the point where they aren't restricted anymore and can then unload
the dodgy stuff but the scammers will be reluctant to put in the effort if they
can scam (LEGO or otherwise) on some other marketplace with less effort.

Also if BL isn't already doing it, they should record details of scammers
(email address, physical address and other relavent data) and if someone registers
with those same details again, detect it and block things pending examination
by an admin.

Yes scammers can change that information each time they register but its just
that much more effort for them to do so (and just that much more likely they
will go elsewhere)
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There are at least two scammers that come back day after day, one of them can
come back two or three times a day.
They get a couple of big orders before they are shut down, so they believe it's
worth the effort.

A store was reported by at least two people, one hours ago and once a short time
ago, they had two orders at that stage ( second report ) and were listed as 1
favourite but it's still open.
This is one of the repeat scammers.




In Suggestions, tomletsinger writes:
  When an order is placed, the ordered inventory is removed from the store's
stock, right? What's to stop us from just "ordering" all of the underpriced
high value sets that these zero feedback new sellers list? They won't bother
going through the NPB process because it's a pain and they just want a quick
buck. If this happens to a scammer repeatedly, they will move their operation
somewhere else.


In Suggestions, j7r7o7c7k7 writes:
  In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
  
  That's.... Actually a good idea. It would have to be a minimum of five reports
within say one week before it gets shut down (and it resets every week). Otherwise
sellers or members who don't like each other would just spam each others
stores with reports and keep them closed.

I would suggest that once a store has been checked out by the bricklnk admin
it should be exempt from further automatic suspensions to prevent rival stores
starting a war. And only apply to zero feedback stores.


There are sellers on ebay that do this. They set up account sell a bunch of $1
free shipping items, build up 100 feedback or so, then unload all the really
big items. Its a much sneakier scam. Give them the trust of a decent feedback
score and boom. So they could do the same on here. Actually sell a couple cheap
items and then drop the high $ stuff. Just so they could get past that 1 or 2
feedback rule.

Honestly anything put in place someone will find a way around it. But the main
key is to slow it way down. 75% stop rate would be awesome. Even if every idea
I have ever read about on here were all in place right now, there would still
be people getting around all of them. Its just a fact. Where there is a honest
way to make some money (big or small), just know the bad guys are not far behind.
They can sniff it out. And most times bad guys are one step ahead. You fix a
hole in the fence, they tunnel under the fence, you build it deep in the ground,
they get a ladder and climb over. But you don't just leave the hole and think
they will stop coming though. So something needs to start being put in place
to at least really slow them down, before this place becomes like a mine field.
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In Suggestions, mmookk61 writes:
  Ahhhh. Shoot, I didn't think about that, having more than one Bricklink
account. How many can we have?

In Suggestions, tomletsinger writes:
  Fight fire with fire? Make a dummy account for just this purpose?


In Suggestions, mmookk61 writes:
  What happens if they do go through with the NPB? Do you pay or get an NPB
on your record? Sure it is not likely they will do one but . . . .


Just 1!
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Ahhhh. Shoot, I didn't think about that, having more than one Bricklink
account. How many can we have?

In Suggestions, tomletsinger writes:
  Fight fire with fire? Make a dummy account for just this purpose?


In Suggestions, mmookk61 writes:
  What happens if they do go through with the NPB? Do you pay or get an NPB
on your record? Sure it is not likely they will do one but . . . .
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Fight fire with fire? Make a dummy account for just this purpose?


In Suggestions, mmookk61 writes:
  What happens if they do go through with the NPB? Do you pay or get an NPB
on your record? Sure it is not likely they will do one but . . . .

In Suggestions, tomletsinger writes:
  When an order is placed, the ordered inventory is removed from the store's
stock, right? What's to stop us from just "ordering" all of the underpriced
high value sets that these zero feedback new sellers list? They won't bother
going through the NPB process because it's a pain and they just want a quick
buck. If this happens to a scammer repeatedly, they will move their operation
somewhere else.


In Suggestions, j7r7o7c7k7 writes:
  In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
  
  That's.... Actually a good idea. It would have to be a minimum of five reports
within say one week before it gets shut down (and it resets every week). Otherwise
sellers or members who don't like each other would just spam each others
stores with reports and keep them closed.

I would suggest that once a store has been checked out by the bricklnk admin
it should be exempt from further automatic suspensions to prevent rival stores
starting a war. And only apply to zero feedback stores.


There are sellers on ebay that do this. They set up account sell a bunch of $1
free shipping items, build up 100 feedback or so, then unload all the really
big items. Its a much sneakier scam. Give them the trust of a decent feedback
score and boom. So they could do the same on here. Actually sell a couple cheap
items and then drop the high $ stuff. Just so they could get past that 1 or 2
feedback rule.

Honestly anything put in place someone will find a way around it. But the main
key is to slow it way down. 75% stop rate would be awesome. Even if every idea
I have ever read about on here were all in place right now, there would still
be people getting around all of them. Its just a fact. Where there is a honest
way to make some money (big or small), just know the bad guys are not far behind.
They can sniff it out. And most times bad guys are one step ahead. You fix a
hole in the fence, they tunnel under the fence, you build it deep in the ground,
they get a ladder and climb over. But you don't just leave the hole and think
they will stop coming though. So something needs to start being put in place
to at least really slow them down, before this place becomes like a mine field.
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What happens if they do go through with the NPB? Do you pay or get an NPB
on your record? Sure it is not likely they will do one but . . . .

In Suggestions, tomletsinger writes:
  When an order is placed, the ordered inventory is removed from the store's
stock, right? What's to stop us from just "ordering" all of the underpriced
high value sets that these zero feedback new sellers list? They won't bother
going through the NPB process because it's a pain and they just want a quick
buck. If this happens to a scammer repeatedly, they will move their operation
somewhere else.


In Suggestions, j7r7o7c7k7 writes:
  In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
  
  That's.... Actually a good idea. It would have to be a minimum of five reports
within say one week before it gets shut down (and it resets every week). Otherwise
sellers or members who don't like each other would just spam each others
stores with reports and keep them closed.

I would suggest that once a store has been checked out by the bricklnk admin
it should be exempt from further automatic suspensions to prevent rival stores
starting a war. And only apply to zero feedback stores.


There are sellers on ebay that do this. They set up account sell a bunch of $1
free shipping items, build up 100 feedback or so, then unload all the really
big items. Its a much sneakier scam. Give them the trust of a decent feedback
score and boom. So they could do the same on here. Actually sell a couple cheap
items and then drop the high $ stuff. Just so they could get past that 1 or 2
feedback rule.

Honestly anything put in place someone will find a way around it. But the main
key is to slow it way down. 75% stop rate would be awesome. Even if every idea
I have ever read about on here were all in place right now, there would still
be people getting around all of them. Its just a fact. Where there is a honest
way to make some money (big or small), just know the bad guys are not far behind.
They can sniff it out. And most times bad guys are one step ahead. You fix a
hole in the fence, they tunnel under the fence, you build it deep in the ground,
they get a ladder and climb over. But you don't just leave the hole and think
they will stop coming though. So something needs to start being put in place
to at least really slow them down, before this place becomes like a mine field.
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When an order is placed, the ordered inventory is removed from the store's
stock, right? What's to stop us from just "ordering" all of the underpriced
high value sets that these zero feedback new sellers list? They won't bother
going through the NPB process because it's a pain and they just want a quick
buck. If this happens to a scammer repeatedly, they will move their operation
somewhere else.


In Suggestions, j7r7o7c7k7 writes:
  In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
  
  That's.... Actually a good idea. It would have to be a minimum of five reports
within say one week before it gets shut down (and it resets every week). Otherwise
sellers or members who don't like each other would just spam each others
stores with reports and keep them closed.

I would suggest that once a store has been checked out by the bricklnk admin
it should be exempt from further automatic suspensions to prevent rival stores
starting a war. And only apply to zero feedback stores.


There are sellers on ebay that do this. They set up account sell a bunch of $1
free shipping items, build up 100 feedback or so, then unload all the really
big items. Its a much sneakier scam. Give them the trust of a decent feedback
score and boom. So they could do the same on here. Actually sell a couple cheap
items and then drop the high $ stuff. Just so they could get past that 1 or 2
feedback rule.

Honestly anything put in place someone will find a way around it. But the main
key is to slow it way down. 75% stop rate would be awesome. Even if every idea
I have ever read about on here were all in place right now, there would still
be people getting around all of them. Its just a fact. Where there is a honest
way to make some money (big or small), just know the bad guys are not far behind.
They can sniff it out. And most times bad guys are one step ahead. You fix a
hole in the fence, they tunnel under the fence, you build it deep in the ground,
they get a ladder and climb over. But you don't just leave the hole and think
they will stop coming though. So something needs to start being put in place
to at least really slow them down, before this place becomes like a mine field.
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In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
  
  That's.... Actually a good idea. It would have to be a minimum of five reports
within say one week before it gets shut down (and it resets every week). Otherwise
sellers or members who don't like each other would just spam each others
stores with reports and keep them closed.

I would suggest that once a store has been checked out by the bricklnk admin
it should be exempt from further automatic suspensions to prevent rival stores
starting a war. And only apply to zero feedback stores.


There are sellers on ebay that do this. They set up account sell a bunch of $1
free shipping items, build up 100 feedback or so, then unload all the really
big items. Its a much sneakier scam. Give them the trust of a decent feedback
score and boom. So they could do the same on here. Actually sell a couple cheap
items and then drop the high $ stuff. Just so they could get past that 1 or 2
feedback rule.

Honestly anything put in place someone will find a way around it. But the main
key is to slow it way down. 75% stop rate would be awesome. Even if every idea
I have ever read about on here were all in place right now, there would still
be people getting around all of them. Its just a fact. Where there is a honest
way to make some money (big or small), just know the bad guys are not far behind.
They can sniff it out. And most times bad guys are one step ahead. You fix a
hole in the fence, they tunnel under the fence, you build it deep in the ground,
they get a ladder and climb over. But you don't just leave the hole and think
they will stop coming though. So something needs to start being put in place
to at least really slow them down, before this place becomes like a mine field.
 Author: Jamesf077 View Messages Posted By Jamesf077
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  That's.... Actually a good idea. It would have to be a minimum of five reports
within say one week before it gets shut down (and it resets every week). Otherwise
sellers or members who don't like each other would just spam each others
stores with reports and keep them closed.

I would suggest that once a store has been checked out by the bricklnk admin
it should be exempt from further automatic suspensions to prevent rival stores
starting a war. And only apply to zero feedback stores.
 Author: IndoorJungle View Messages Posted By IndoorJungle
 Posted: Feb 3, 2017 01:26
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In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
  I know bricklink admin investigate suspect scam report but it can take time to
get round to it and by then a number of people may have fallen foul of the dirty
little theives.

How about giving some power to the community who are collectively online 24 hours
a day across the globe and spotting these immediately.

Three seperate suspect scam reports from seperate members and the store is automaticaly
suspended until admin have time to check it out. The rule could be a report has
to come from established users with a minimum positive feeback score.

Say for example, when you have over 100 feedback you are allowed access to a
'scam
report' button. I'm sure a simple programme could be installed to facilitate
this.

That's.... Actually a good idea. It would have to be a minimum of five reports
within say one week before it gets shut down (and it resets every week). Otherwise
sellers or members who don't like each other would just spam each others
stores with reports and keep them closed.
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I know bricklink admin investigate suspect scam report but it can take time to
get round to it and by then a number of people may have fallen foul of the dirty
little theives.

How about giving some power to the community who are collectively online 24 hours
a day across the globe and spotting these immediately.

Three seperate suspect scam reports from seperate members and the store is automaticaly
suspended until admin have time to check it out. The rule could be a report has
to come from established users with a minimum positive feeback score.

Say for example, when you have over 100 feedback you are allowed access to a
'scam
report' button. I'm sure a simple programme could be installed to facilitate
this.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Feb 2, 2017 20:34
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In Suggestions, caseyne writes:
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You can add more to it. Like have inventory of more then 50 lots.

Defining thresholds is hard and by piling conditions you’re making it harder
for genuine occasional stores too (someone selling their few childhood sets or
their children’s).

  The scammer
will not wait 30 days. The whole reason they do it, because its so easy. List
sets thats highly in depend for cheap and then close. Next day start a new store
and do it again. This is probably the easiest to program and get going.

That was my point: I’m not sure they won’t have that patience if it’s just waiting
doing nothing. Unless you add conditions… which will make it too complicated
for everybody.

Genuine sellers will go elsewhere too.

(Granted, occasional sellers might be less numerous than scammers….)

Heartbricker’s proposal already bothers me for that same reason: you should be
able to sell without buying first.
All the “forbid to sell this or that before this or that” proposals bother me…
unless there’s also the option of a real vetting process (of which buyers are
informed, else, it’s useless).

We don’t know much about the current vetting process’s efficacity. Mainly because
we don’t know which stores were or not vetted and if it prevented scams. But
all it does is allow other payment methods than Paypal. And that Paypal obligation
is easily bypassed with gullible buyers, so, actually, scammers don’t even need
to be vetted.

There’s another vetting process already in place: feedback. And we already know
it’s not efficient. It’s not sufficient to prevent buyers to get scammed as they
happily enter unbelievable deals with 0 FB sellers.

So, either get buying FB first (BLers’ vetting), or go through a real admin vetting.
No need to add conditions to what can be sold when.
 Author: estaswick View Messages Posted By estaswick
 Posted: Feb 2, 2017 20:29
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This. I've been selling for a year and still only have 6 buys. 500+ transactions
as seller.

In Suggestions, WindyCity writes:
  The only problem is not all sellers buy.It could take a while to get 10 feedback
if you don't buy much.



In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:
  I believe that if Bricklink will allow new sellers to set up a shop ONLY AFTER
THEY HAVE COMPLETED 10 successful transactions as buyers- the scams by 0 feedback
sellers (that pop everyday) will stop by a high margin.

The beauty of this is that they can't start multiple new seller accounts
to prop up their buying feedbacks too.

I think this will work...
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 Posted: Feb 2, 2017 20:28
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In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
  How about giving some power to the community. Three seperate suspect scam reports
from seperate members and the store is automaticaly suspended until admin have
time to check it out. The rule could be a report has to come from established
users with a minimum positive feeback score.
Say, when you have over 100 feedback you are allowed access to the 'scam
report' button. I'm sure a simple programme could be installed to facilitate
this.

I agree. That would be a good added safety feature.

Jim
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 Posted: Feb 2, 2017 19:45
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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
  In Suggestions, caseyne writes:
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How about limiting all new stores to sell only parts for 30 days. They can list
sets at 31 days of having a store open.

So scammers will only have to wait a month doing nothing?
I know they are greedy and impatient but that’s too easily circumvented.

You can add more to it. Like have inventory of more then 50 lots. The scammer
will not wait 30 days. The whole reason they do it, because its so easy. List
sets thats highly in depend for cheap and then close. Next day start a new store
and do it again. This is probably the easiest to program and get going.
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In Suggestions, caseyne writes:
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How about limiting all new stores to sell only parts for 30 days. They can list
sets at 31 days of having a store open.

So scammers will only have to wait a month doing nothing?
I know they are greedy and impatient but that’s too easily circumvented.
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In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:
  I believe that if Bricklink will allow new sellers to set up a shop ONLY AFTER
THEY HAVE COMPLETED 10 successful transactions as buyers- the scams by 0 feedback
sellers (that pop everyday) will stop by a high margin.

The beauty of this is that they can't start multiple new seller accounts
to prop up their buying feedbacks too.

I think this will work...




How about limiting all new stores to sell only parts for 30 days. They can list
sets at 31 days of having a store open.
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Fantastic idea.
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How about giving some power to the community. Three seperate suspect scam reports
from seperate members and the store is automaticaly suspended until admin have
time to check it out. The rule could be a report has to come from established
users with a minimum positive feeback score.
Say, when you have over 100 feedback you are allowed access to the 'scam
report' button. I'm sure a simple programme could be installed to facilitate
this.
 Author: nectara View Messages Posted By nectara
 Posted: Feb 2, 2017 15:27
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In Suggestions, axaday writes:
  In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
  In Suggestions, axaday writes:
  In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:
  I believe that if Bricklink will allow new sellers to set up a shop ONLY AFTER
THEY HAVE COMPLETED 10 successful transactions as buyers- the scams by 0 feedback
sellers (that pop everyday) will stop by a high margin.

The beauty of this is that they can't start multiple new seller accounts
to prop up their buying feedbacks too.

I think this will work...

What is stopping them from making a few fake seller accounts and "selling" themselves
some fake stuff and giving themselves feedback for it?

They can’t create those “few fake seller accounts” because these accounts also
would need to buy before starting selling.
If you can’t create one seller account before having bought, you can’t create
10 more.

Ah, yes. Just so.


Just setup a window chat on all new stores so the experienced user can ask or
write their opinion
After you have the window chat is enough to ask for real pictures and everybody
can see the answer
It will stop 100% of the scammers
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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
  In Suggestions, axaday writes:
  In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:
  I believe that if Bricklink will allow new sellers to set up a shop ONLY AFTER
THEY HAVE COMPLETED 10 successful transactions as buyers- the scams by 0 feedback
sellers (that pop everyday) will stop by a high margin.

The beauty of this is that they can't start multiple new seller accounts
to prop up their buying feedbacks too.

I think this will work...

What is stopping them from making a few fake seller accounts and "selling" themselves
some fake stuff and giving themselves feedback for it?

They can’t create those “few fake seller accounts” because these accounts also
would need to buy before starting selling.
If you can’t create one seller account before having bought, you can’t create
10 more.

Ah, yes. Just so.
 Author: WhiteVanMan View Messages Posted By WhiteVanMan
 Posted: Feb 2, 2017 15:10
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In Suggestions, bagelboybugle writes:
  In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
  In Suggestions, Teup writes:
  In Suggestions, brisbane_qld writes:
  It would be very helpful if you could include some horizontal lines (and possibly
an alternating light background shade) on the "Orders Placed" page between the
listed orders so the eye can easily track from the order number on the left to
the Status & Feedback fields to ensure buyers are changing the Status and adding
feedback to the correct order.

Agree. I still don't understand the new BL's love for contrasting white
with extremely light gray. This applies to set inventories, part-outs, etc. as
well. It's hard to enough to sell Lego just having to figure out Light Gray,
Light Bluish Gray, Pearl Light Gray, Flat Silver...!

I can see each order without any issues.

Maybe you could change the contrast on your computer screen?

Paul

I cant see the difference in colours on mine either, id actually completely forgot
they were ever alternate colours, having a tiny store it isnt an issue for me
either.

But I will say this much, even though this one doesnt affect me, user changing
the computer screen contrast is inconvenient if the user has their monitor set
up to specific settings for a particular reason as it would have to be changed
back every time the other reason comes into play.

I personally dont see any harm in making lines available, even if its on an optional
toggle on/off basis from store settings, that way BL can very easily help users
out with no extra fuss

G

I'm beginning to think that this issue is actually limited to certain PC's.

I have a HP TouchSmart 300 PC, and the screen is actually a 20inch LCD one...

Colours are bright and are very noticeable...

Maybe having the ability to change the colour bars when on that particular page
will help?

Paul
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 Posted: Feb 2, 2017 14:57
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In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
  In Suggestions, Teup writes:
  In Suggestions, brisbane_qld writes:
  It would be very helpful if you could include some horizontal lines (and possibly
an alternating light background shade) on the "Orders Placed" page between the
listed orders so the eye can easily track from the order number on the left to
the Status & Feedback fields to ensure buyers are changing the Status and adding
feedback to the correct order.

Agree. I still don't understand the new BL's love for contrasting white
with extremely light gray. This applies to set inventories, part-outs, etc. as
well. It's hard to enough to sell Lego just having to figure out Light Gray,
Light Bluish Gray, Pearl Light Gray, Flat Silver...!

I can see each order without any issues.

Maybe you could change the contrast on your computer screen?

Paul

I cant see the difference in colours on mine either, id actually completely forgot
they were ever alternate colours, having a tiny store it isnt an issue for me
either.

But I will say this much, even though this one doesnt affect me, user changing
the computer screen contrast is inconvenient if the user has their monitor set
up to specific settings for a particular reason as it would have to be changed
back every time the other reason comes into play.

I personally dont see any harm in making lines available, even if its on an optional
toggle on/off basis from store settings, that way BL can very easily help users
out with no extra fuss

G

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