BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Suggestions, HPBrickhead writes:

In the forum I may see a red box under a seller's name. I hover over it
and it says
"Seller does not ship to my country"

The alert is to warn you don't need to enter the store at all.

I go to their store, and the message at the top is "Seller does not ship to me".

It alerts it's pointless to browse the shop further.

I can't help it, the second message hurts my feelings!

Is there any way we can make the messaging consistent with the actual reason
I can't buy in their store? (Country/Person?)

Both are different intended so don't need to be the same.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 28, 2017 12:28

Subject:

Re: Link to feedback for purchase in price guide

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In Suggestions, nuthman writes:

It'd be nice with a link to the feedback for a purchase from the price guide
of a product, to get an idea of how happy the buyer/seller was with the purchase
for the price they gave.

It would be against privacy laws.

The feedback from the seller is already available for viewing.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 24, 2017 13:35

Subject:

Re: Force sellers to show cart weight

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In Suggestions, Miffy. writes:

Hey folks!

I think this option is counter-productive for buyers. (See image below)

Sellers are allowed to turn off the display of cart weight in their store, even
if the buyer has chosen to see cart weight.

This means that if buyers are cost-of-shipping-sensitive, they have to manually
calculate the cart weight, or ask the seller for a quote.

Why force this upon ourselves when the website can automatically do it for us?

I suggest we force sellers to have the weight of cart shown within their store.

Thanks for voting!

Miffy..

Have you read the **note, item weights aren't guaranteed correct.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 24, 2017 06:42

Subject:

Re: Get shipping costs BEFORE final checkout

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In Suggestions, rumbi_rumun writes:

In my opinion the largest problem of the Bricklink page is that the final shipping
costs are often unknown till the invoice. It is much too late. I suggest calculating
the maximum shipping costs before the final checkout.
Let me display an example:
The buyer Alice orders parts which weigh 80 grams. The seller Bob states that
the shipping costs are 3 EUR up to 100 grams and 4 EUR up to 200 grams. Bob means
the TOTAL weight while from Alice's point of view the weight of packing materials
is unknown and never stated. This way Alice doesn't know the final price.
(Btw. I suppose it is against the EU law.)

Once I have come across such a case that in seller's opinion the maximum
net weight of parts was about 30 grams to keep the total weight below 100 grams!
Is it fair and clear?

I can see the following solutions:
(i) suggest the buyers to state their shipping costs precisely, in terms of net
weight of parts or dimensions of parts

The catalog doesn't have correct dimensions.
Postage for 80 gram flowers is letter rate while 80 gram of Burps is parcel rate.

(ii) apply automatic calcultion of maximum shipping costs on the checkout page
so that the seller couldn't apply higher costs.
The latter one is much better.

I would not prefer to be charged the highest rate automatically.

Best regards
Tomasz Witkowski / rumbi_rumun
Gdynia, Poland

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 22, 2017 19:08

Subject:

Re: When you click on an item -> go to big pic

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In Suggestions, HPBrickhead writes:

When you click on an item in a store at present, you go first to the small image,
then have to click again to get a large image. Why not go straight to the large
image?

If your goal is to go to the item in catalog, the picture you go to first makes
no difference.

If your goal is to see a bigger picture of the item, you still have to click
again, why not go straight to larger picture?

Voted yes.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 22, 2017 12:30

Subject:

Re: Separate Feedback to Parts/Comms/Speed

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In Suggestions, HPBrickhead writes:

There are a number of slow shippers on Bricklink, but bricks are perfect when
they arrive.

I actually like ebay system of being able to rank item/communication/shipping
separately.

Ebay or any star rating system is too subjective, determining what is a 4 or
5 is subjective. It's easier to just say what you mean.

Here you can leave a positive and mention slow shipping. (assuming you mean the
moment of shipping by the seller was slow or when the carrier was slow at processing
the shipment after the seller shipped fast the order).

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 21, 2017 06:12

Subject:

Re: inventory for buyers

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In Suggestions, matt33 writes:

You should try one of these:
Rebrickable: https://rebrickable.com/
Basebrick: http://www.basebrick.com/login.php
Brickstock: http://brickstock.patrickbrans.com/#download

Goodluck

thank you M Boss, after looking at all 3 I have decided to go with basebrick
as it seems the easiest to add too, but I would still like to see something like
this on bricklink so your parts are listed next to the amount the seller has
in his shop

Add items to a Wantlist and use the Have feature.

You can upgrade to seller and keep the store closed.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 19, 2017 15:27

Subject:

Re: Employ real support staff

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In Suggestions, imanarchy writes:

In Suggestions, axaday writes:

In Suggestions, nectara writes:

In Suggestions, Hypertrophy writes:

In Suggestions, RobErNat writes:

In Suggestions, MarieA writes:

As I understand it, BL sellers and buyers are earning BL several million quid
a year via commission. Can I humbly suggest that some of this profit is redirected
into giving the platform an active customer support staff that is available 24-hours
per day. That such a site relies on volunteers to keep the wheels greased is
a bit perverse given the circumstances.

The site does not run on volunteers, only the forum and the catalog does (translators
of pages as well).
Development and Admin tasks are run by 'professionals' (= paid staff).
A 24/7 service just on the Admin team would require 4x as much people (8 in stead
of 2) to cover a full week, I doubt Bricklink is making enough to cover that
(considering there is also an IT team working during workdays)

And if you check online, BL is not making 'several' million per year.
I can't access US tax reports, but I'm sure a larger US seller can obtain
actual figures?

There have been almost 1.3 million orders in the last 12 months. At a $40 per
order average, that's $52,000,000. The 3% fee on that is $1,560,000 USD.

Average order is much lower

Mine certainly is.

What is the big emergency that can't wait for the Admins to finish sleeping
and have their breakfast?

It is not a matter of finishing sleep and having breakfast. The auto-finder
tool, an integral part of the site and an essential tool for buyers finding your
parts, is often down. In this particular case, it has been down since Friday...
I myself have submitted two different tickets, one under Help and one under Bug
Report, and i have yet to receive a response or any sort of ticket number to
follow up on.

As a new seller myself, this is concerning to me, and it makes me wonder if I
should bother investing time in building up a store on this site, or if doesn't
make sense
to try and use another site like BrickOwl.

As a relatively new user to both buying and selling, i'd like more experience
users to chime in. Is there really no recourse? Anyone have an email of the
admins?

Luckily they haven't removed the good old Classic By Shop, it is still available
and works: https://www.bricklink.com/wantedShop.asp?showOld=Y&wantedMoreMultiple=Y&qs=

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 16, 2017 15:49

Subject:

Re: Removing "My Wanted list" from "My Inventory"

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Help

In Suggestions, MarshMan80 writes:

Just wondering if there is a way to remove "my wanted" list from My own store?
Rather than removing parts for a set line by line.

Marshal

With Brickstock.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 16, 2017 12:06

Subject:

Re: Easy Buy / Autofinder

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Problem

In Suggestions, daf1009 writes:

I get error messages every time I try to use this functionality. It seemed to
start within the last week or so...help!

I am using suggestions, as it is the only place I could find to leave a message!

Duane

See also this post from yesterday: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1046953

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 8, 2017 08:39

Subject:

Re: Price Guide, collapse quantity sold per price

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In Suggestions, mockingbird writes:

It can take a lot of scrolling to find my price/quantities in the price guide
overview.
I always use 'sort by price and group by month' (consolidated currencies).
These options should remain.

So my suggestions for the price guide of a part in a certain color:

-As a seller I would like to see my data (price and quantities) at the top part
of the screen, or at the top of a month.

-Most of the time I am not immediately interested in each separate entry (sold
or available). I would prefer an overview of quantities per price. So instead
of seeing 10 separate entries for each transaction where the part sold for 0.01,
there would only be one entry per price. This will hopefully shorten the overview
somewhat.
--condense/collapse the separate entries to one per price
--it should be possible to click on the condensed/collapsed entry to see
all individual entries

Is this what you want?

https://www.bricklink.com/priceGuideSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 5, 2017 12:56

Subject:

Cart View Stores clickable in new tab

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Status:

Discarded

Please make the Cart View Stores button right clickable in new Tab.
It would make shopping and comparing so much easier.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 3, 2017 04:59

Subject:

Add Community tab on top in a store

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Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Hello Admin,

Please add the Community tab back on top of the page when in a store.

To go to Community now we have to either click the Bricklinklogo and end up at
the homepage or click the MyBL link and end up at My Profile and then we see
the Community tab.

Preferrable add the Search too.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jul 1, 2017 06:49

Subject:

Re: Quotes...

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In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:

Hi,

Is it possible to have a check box within the quotes page to allow us sellers
to remove quotes that have been cancelled/accepted?

I can see the future scenario of where sellers will have multiple pages of quotes
and none of them will be relevant...

Paul

Yes please.
Or purge them or add the option to file them.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jun 23, 2017 04:19

Subject:

Re: separate picking list by New and Used

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In Suggestions, RubyGirl writes:

In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:

In Suggestions, logansbricks writes:

Howdy guys! I was wondering if it is possible to have our picking list separated
into New and Used But still be in order of item number? For example, all the
new would be at the top of the list but be in the correct item number order,
then the used (in correct order) would be after the new. It would be soooo helpful
since the New and Used are obviously in different places in our physical stores.
Yikes, dare I say this BUT, that is how Brickowl does it and it is just much,
much easier to pull.
thanks for lending an ear

sherry

Change the sorting below the order details page

I know what you mean OP. From where I sit, there is no option for "condition,
then number". For myself I would love "condition, remarks, number" .

https://www.bricklink.com/orderSettings.asp

I also notice that my spreadsheet doesn't sort 123 and 123a in the right
order so I have to take an extra step to make that work.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jun 22, 2017 10:40

Subject:

Re: separate picking list by New and Used

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In Suggestions, logansbricks writes:

sherry

Change the sorting below the order details page.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jun 16, 2017 15:10

Subject:

Re: Wanted List - Buy - Show Price & Condition

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In Suggestions, HPBrickhead writes:

Hi, when using the BUY NOW feature of the wanted list, it shows me the stores
but not:
a) condition of the item (new / used)
b) what the price is in each store

Instead I see a "minimum purchase" total.

So you have to go to each store and check, or to the price guide, which doesn't
make a quick buy that quick.

Could we change this?

Yes please.

This has been mentioned multiple times and should already have been added.
They want us to use the Auto-Finder or Buy Now feature.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jun 12, 2017 13:47

Subject:

Re: Keep history of Splash page

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In Suggestions, Cob writes:

In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, Cob writes:

Some sellers don't have anything listed in the terms and conditions and nothing
listed in thes shipping section. Instead everything is posted in their splash
page. This gives those sellers the ability to change their terms and shipping
rates at anytime without the buyer being able to go back and look at the terms/shipping
when they made their purchase.

The only method to prove what the terms were is to make a screenshot of the splash
page when the purchase is made. Then the burden of proof is on the buyer to
prove that the screenshot was the terms/shipping policy when the purchase was
made.

Please start keeping a history of the splash page. For sellers that externally
host their splash page maybe and automatic daily screenshot can be captured and
retained as the terms/shipping policy for the day.

Or simply don’t take the splash page as proof of anything and state that only
what’s on the terms page counts.

Some sellers have the terms and shipping policies completely blank. So there
is nothing to rely upon.

If you want I can PM you an example. I don't want to publicly announce the
seller.

You should inform those sellers that they should state fees etc on their Terms
page.

All additional fees other than shipping and insurance must be stated here.
Please keep your terms clear and to the point. Your terms are also displayed
to a buyer on checkout prior to placing an order.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jun 10, 2017 05:42

Subject:

Move new pop up login screen

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Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Because the new pop up login screen pops up in the middle of the screen is it
disappears under the also popping up keyboard on my mobile phone.

Please consider moving it to the upper right, where it was before.

Thank you.

In Administrative, C0lsanders_ writes:
One thing I have just noticed while logging in, is the new log in method, no
more drop-down (despite the little arrow remaining) and a new little window pops
up. but takes a good bit longer to load on my computer and/or with my not-so-great
internet. "Old" drop-down was always just about instant. But I can deal with
that.

However, there does not seem to be an equivalent for the previous "go to My BL"
or whatever it said. Requires an extra step now. Can that be added? Just one
small radio button on the dialog box...

Otherwise, great news on attempting to address scammers!

Miles (C0lsanders_)

In Administrative, QA_Sheryl writes:
Hi C0lsanders_,

Sorry I forgot to mention that! We updated the Settings page so that you are
now able to select your default landing page after logging in. There are several
options for you to choose from. Just a reminder for everyone, you can access
this page by hovering over or clicking on My BL and then clicking on Settings.

Thanks,
Sheryl

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jun 10, 2017 05:38

Subject:

Add more options as landing page

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Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
Please consider adding more landing page options as Forum etc.

Thank you.

In Administrative, QA_Sheryl writes:

Sorry I forgot to mention that! We updated the Settings page so that you are
now able to select your default landing page after logging in. There are several
options for you to choose from. Just a reminder for everyone, you can access
this page by hovering over or clicking on My BL and then clicking on Settings.

Thanks,
Sheryl

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jun 8, 2017 12:19

Subject:

Re: Paypal payment

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In Suggestions, EasyBricks writes:

Hello
Maybe this topic was a long time ago, but I would like to ask if you think that
payment via paypal should be immediate after the order is placed. Many of you
had situations where customers canceled orders after a week / two, did not pay,
and you had other people interested in your products and prices. Should not it
be like many other well-known sites that like to buy something immediately pay
for it (via paypal)? What do you think about that?
(Sorry for my not quite good english)
Regards
easybricks

I prefer items in order accuracy over instant payment at checkout.
NPBs aren't that such a big issue for my store.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jun 3, 2017 03:44

Subject:

Re: Bulk Feedback

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In Suggestions, Brick.Door writes:

In Suggestions, Captain_Q writes:

LEAVING BULK FEEDBACK:

As a seller, this would be very nice to be able to leave feedback in bulk.

Also, being able to create a few preset feedback message that also can be randomly
assigned would be nice as well.

I would say just get rid of the feedback system and just track the number of
completed transactions. Allow users to leave public comments about the buyer
or seller but don't force them to when they have nothing to say.

It's already possible to leave feedback without a comment.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

May 30, 2017 08:51

Subject:

Re: Add PRIORITY to Wanted List and List Items

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In Suggestions, r_and_kharrison writes:

Hi Stefan
Perhaps a setting / parameter for users "I am an advanced user / I am not" then
my features could be programmed

With Wantlist 2.0 items can be marked as priority.

I do not see why this 6 month old suggestion had been Discarded.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

May 25, 2017 11:34

Subject:

Re: Classic Wanted List Unavailable on June 5th

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Ah, I'd mixed up all these pages:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/list.page
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedView.asp?showOld=Y

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/shop.page
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedShop.asp?showOld=Y

In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, Brickwilbo writes:

[…]

They are shown when selected to 'Show items for sale' and 'Show all'.

Where is that on “By shop”?

See picture below.

That’s in the Wanted List. The same you can do in the new Wanted List with “more
options / Show items for sales.”
(See pic.)

That confirms what I said: OP talked about missing prices in the Buy page, there’re
no prices in the By Shop page either. You want to show item for sales for a Wanted
List, you can do that either in the new or classic.
No functionality lost.

Indeed.
Viewing prices optionally there prices would be an awesome functionality.

[…]

How do you do that?
On the “Buy” page, I just click on the item and it becomes “Required” and the
list of stores is updated. How do I do that on “By shop”?

In the Classic you can move/copy a part into a Priority list.

There’re no parts shown on the “By Shop” page. So that means you are talking
about creating a new list. That’s managing your WLs, not changing on the spot
in the Buy page what you selected to search shops for.

And not only is it on the spot in the Buy page, it’s also different, because
a new WL, whatever you call it, is still treated like the other WLs in By Shop:
either you’re looking for it or you’re not. With “Required” lots, you can still
search for multiple WLs at the same time with some elements being mandatory.
(See pic.)

I can select individual items and mix items from several WLs. “By shop” only
allows to select entire WLs, doesn’t it?

No, you can click a part and move/copy or delete it. […]

Still managing WLs, not the selection to search for, like you can do in the Buy
page.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

May 25, 2017 10:26

Subject:

Re: Classic Wanted List Unavailable on June 5th

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