Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | SezaR  | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 21:50 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 5561-1 | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 4 Part Light Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 21:49 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 5571-1 | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 7 Part Black {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 2 Part Light Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 21:47 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 5581-1 | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 4 Part Black {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 3 Part Light Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 21:46 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 10151-1 | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 2 Part Light Bluish Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 2 Part Red {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 21:43 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 5541-1 | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 2 Part Light Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 2 Part Red {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 1 Part Blue {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 21:41 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 5580-1 | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 9 Part Light Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 3 Part White {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 21:40 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 5590-1 | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 7 Part Black {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 8 Part Light Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 21:38 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 5510-1 | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 2 Part Black {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
* Change 3 Part Light Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
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| Author: | el_gordo | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 21:32 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 10000-1 | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 2 Part Black {3044 Slope 45 2 x 1 Double - Undetermined Underside to 3044b Slope 45 2 x 1 Double - with Inside Bar}
* Change 1 Part Black {3049 Slope 45 2 x 1 Double / Inverted - Undetermined Underside to 3049b Slope 45 2 x 1 Double / Inverted - without Bottom Tube or Bottom Stud Holder}
Comments from Submitter:
Verified from newly-opened MISB set.
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| Author: | el_gordo | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 21:23 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 2710-1 | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, el_gordo writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part {Dark Gray to Black} 4617 Propeller 3 Blade 5.5 Diameter
Comments from Submitter:
Verified from looking inside a sealed polybag. Also, more importantly: this set comes in TWO separate polybags (hence, the "1" in the picture). How does one adress this for inventary purposes? Please advise.
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I'm not entirely sure what the "1" stands for in this case. It could be part
of a promotional series which included non-Lego toys. It's hard to say, since
polybags with identical set numbers were sometimes used in different markets
or at different times and had different packaging. Hence this set:
...where the large image shows a bag without the number "2".
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I respectfully disagree; I am *entirely* sure the 1 and 2 stand for two halves
of the same set, because:
a) I have a copy of either number (see photos);
b) the polybags are at least partially transparent;
c) I could perform both visual and tactile checks on the contents of both, and
can say with certainty: each bag has only 4 parts, not repeated from bag 1 to
bag 2.
I have in fact managed to list which parts are in which bag, but must humbly
admit my lack of skills to carry out the required update of the database (re:
create 2 subsets, like in advent calendars, I suppose).
Feel free to use my photos for inventory purposes; in fact, I took them months
ago and then forgot all about this inventory change request - please accept my
apologies for the negligence.
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| Author: | alahaka | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 21:08 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| If you select PayPal Marketplace as picabo suggests, you will not be able to
revert back to your current Onsite PayPal method.
There was little information required to enable Onsite PayPal (whether complete
or incomplete as BrickLink information goes), however PayPal Marketplace in my
opinion is a more intrusive agreement.
I need to read this entire thread carefully, however I believe the answer to
your question is not available, unless BrickLink has clearly stated they will
push everyone wanting to use PayPal to the PayPal Marketplace as the only option.
In Suggestions, mikmo writes:
| | I am completely lost here.
If i already have PayPal onsite activated, do i have to sign up for PayPal marketplace
to continue to recieve PayPal payments, og will the current PayPal onsite method
continue to work also a month from now?
Mikael / MikMo
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 20:59 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, RecycledBrick writes:
| | | | What you missed is that you already agreed for BrickLink to:
— look into your PP transactions
— block payments and decide refunds.
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I didn't miss those. How is Bricklink going access my PayPal account? It
doesn't matter what agreement is made, how do they get into it? I am just
wondering.
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I answered your last paragraph: “I haven't noticed anything different or
what is so bad about
each either. If there is something different or bad, what am I missing?”
You can’t broaden up a question then narrow it down again when the answer doesn’t
suit you.
| | | | ), you’ll see automatic fees is strongly considered.
And I think you already agreed to that
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It would probably be better since I never use the My BL page for anything, I
don't see the reminder to pay the fees for Bricklink. It might be easier
this way but then it would be something that Bricklink would have to set up with
PayPal and I don't see that happening anytime soon. You also can disconnect
your PayPal account at anytime so no one is forced into this.
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Sellers are forced into it when they can’t choose any other payment method than
PayPal Marketplaces.
Buyers are forced into it when they can’t choose any offsite payment method.
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| Author: | el_gordo | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 20:55 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 740-1 | | Viewed: | 16 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 4 Part Yellow {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
Comments from Submitter:
All jumpers in the 20th century were the same, ungrooved type
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| Author: | el_gordo | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 20:52 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 720-1 | | Viewed: | 15 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Light Gray {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
Comments from Submitter:
All jumpers in the 20th century were the same, ungrooved type
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| Author: | el_gordo | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 20:50 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 1655-1 | | Viewed: | 12 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part White {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
Comments from Submitter:
All jumpers in the 20th century were the same, ungrooved type.
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| Author: | el_gordo | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 20:46 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 6062-1 | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 3 Part Black {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
Comments from Submitter:
All jumpers in the 20th century were the same, ungrooved type. Other versions are comparatively recent.
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| Author: | PurpleDave | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 20:44 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, RecycledBrick writes:
| | I didn't miss those. How is Bricklink going access my PayPal account? It
doesn't matter what agreement is made, how do they get into it? I am just
wondering.
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They won't be able to log into your account directly, from the way people
are reading it. They _will_ be able to contact Paypal and request a chargeback
which Paypal will probably cheerfully comply with without asking any questions
(and if you're really unlucky, like a guy in my LUG was, Paypal will charge
you a fee for "representing" you when they surrender like Jar-Jar). They _will_
be able to inform Paypal that X money should be diverted to Bricklink as the
owner of the "marketplace".
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| Author: | qwertyboy | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 20:39 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, RecycledBrick writes:
| | | | What you missed is that you already agreed for BrickLink to:
— look into your PP transactions
— block payments and decide refunds.
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I didn't miss those. How is Bricklink going access my PayPal account? It
doesn't matter what agreement is made, how do they get into it? I am just
wondering.
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They don’t, and they can’t. BL has control over the BL-initiated transactions,
but only so they can request PP to delay the payment, subtract a fee, and/or
initiate a refund. They can’t reroute the transaction into their own account,
they can’t access (or even see) your non-BL transactions, it is solely more control
over the payment flow for BL-initiated PP transactions.
Niek.
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| Author: | PurpleDave | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 20:28 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, RecycledBrick writes:
| | If there is something different or bad, what am I missing?
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Did you ever sign on to a public wifi network and get a warning that even if
the site you're viewing is secure, someone could still be watching the whole
time via the network? Did you ever go into a seedy internet café and log into
all of your bank accounts from every computer in the place? No? Why not? Was
it because you didn't want to worry about what sort of malware might be lurking
in the background, logging all of your keystrokes? Right now Bricklink is the
internet café terminal, telling you that in order to actually use their services,
you have to use their computer to submit payment to them.
It doesn't matter that Bricklink doesn't have you store your login info
on their server. It's the idea of loading Bricklink on the computer that
I use to access financial accounts, after they were hacked so badly that the
entire site was shut down for days...on two separate occasions. Bricklink goes
on Computer A. Paypal goes on Computer B. If they can figure out how to manage
an Onsite Paypal payment by logging into Paypal on a different computer, I'm
fine with that. If they want me to initiate a popup window to process the payment
by clicking on a button on Bricklink, they need to go back to the drawing board.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 20:09 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, RecycledBrick writes:
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Since I have offered Onsite payments since it started and Marketplaces since
it was started, I haven't noticed anything different or what is so bad about
each either. If there is something different or bad, what am I missing?
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What you missed is that you already agreed for BrickLink to:
— look into your PP transactions
— block payments and decide refunds.
BL didn’t make any statement about their intentions. (And, anyway, intentions
can change.)
BL didn’t either explain what will happen to those who refuse to agree to Marketplaces.
And if you watch Big B Bricks’ interview of Jaclyn ( https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1081977
), you’ll see automatic fees is strongly considered.
And I think you already agreed to that.
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| Author: | legoman77 | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 19:07 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, PurpleDave writes:
| | In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:
| | Could a seller put in his terms 'Please pay directly through the paypal site
to XXXXX.net (PayPal address)? That would take it out of bricklinks venue.
That could even be put into the listing.
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Maybe. Then the problem is going through the thousands of sellers here and asking
them to add this to their terms, along with a viable means of payment that can
be selected as a placeholder.
| | About the hacks,I did mention that before. Bricklink has trouble getting features
to work why should the sellers feel confident that the same people can prevent
hacking?
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I've been throwing that out there as the primary reason why only offering
onsite payment is a dumb idea. I'd feel safer dropping my driver's license,
social security card, all credit/debit cards, and the account numbers and passwords
to all of my bank accounts into my mailbox for a day and hoping nobody noticed.
Bricklink and Paypal do not get to play on the same computer in my home, which
makes paying by any onsite payment option about as problematic as having a Chinese
space station land on your head (and I hear that may be a possibility for me
around the same time this fiasco is scheduled to burn down, fall over, and sink
into the swamp).
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It is a shame how stubborn Bricklink has become. It was a community at one time,
almost a family. Now it is just them.
John P
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| Author: | PurpleDave | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 17:33 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | Really not sure how this decision was made
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Dartboard.
Prodigious amounts of alcohol combined with world-record-setting span of sleep
deprivation.
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| Author: | PurpleDave | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 17:30 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:
| | Could a seller put in his terms 'Please pay directly through the paypal site
to XXXXX.net (PayPal address)? That would take it out of bricklinks venue.
That could even be put into the listing.
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Maybe. Then the problem is going through the thousands of sellers here and asking
them to add this to their terms, along with a viable means of payment that can
be selected as a placeholder.
| | About the hacks,I did mention that before. Bricklink has trouble getting features
to work why should the sellers feel confident that the same people can prevent
hacking?
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I've been throwing that out there as the primary reason why only offering
onsite payment is a dumb idea. I'd feel safer dropping my driver's license,
social security card, all credit/debit cards, and the account numbers and passwords
to all of my bank accounts into my mailbox for a day and hoping nobody noticed.
Bricklink and Paypal do not get to play on the same computer in my home, which
makes paying by any onsite payment option about as problematic as having a Chinese
space station land on your head (and I hear that may be a possibility for me
around the same time this fiasco is scheduled to burn down, fall over, and sink
into the swamp).
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| Author: | pzielak | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 15:56 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 60064-1 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 11293pb003 Orange Aircraft Fuselage Curved Forward 6 x 8 Top with Arctic Explorer Logo Pattern (Sticker) - Set 60034 (Counterpart)
Comments from Submitter:
This part should be included as a counterpart to set 60064, similar to 60034.
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| Author: | phyllisw8 | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 15:20 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 7586-1 | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 2 Part 4150pb185 Black Tile, Round 2 x 2 with Mirrored Magenta Circle Pattern (Sticker) - Set 7586 (Counterpart)
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| Author: | Brick.Door | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 14:39 | | Subject: | Bricklink: please clean up incomplete sets | | Viewed: | 194 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I recently listed another batch of used sets. Once again in reviewing prices
I found in most cases the cheapest one available for sale is listed as "complete"
but missing minifigures.
Bricklink can't you do a sweep of these errant listings and send the seller
a warning? Maybe query sets that are listed as complete but have the word "missing"
or "no minifigs" in the comments
I know you don't want to make changes automatically (the seller could have
written "no missing minifigures" or something) but it is a long and slow process
to find these one by one. And there are thousands of them listed.
Sounds like a lot of work? You are probably losing money too. The average
sold price is lower than it should be because so many incomplete sets are being
sold as complete. If sellers saw the real average price they would set their
prices higher and Bricklink would benefit from the higher commission.
For example I recently listed Star Wars set. The cheapest 3 currently available
(listed as complete) are $15, $20 and $24. None of them are complete according
to the sellers description.
The average sold for this set is $22 but since 3 of the sold sets were prices
$15, $15 and $21 they were probably incomplete but sold as complete and now are
polluting the price guide. The correct average sold is about $27
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 12:17 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
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Are they going to go through 11,000 stores and remove the Paypal option from
their payment methods when the April date comes around?
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Well, no, they simply remove the old PayPal payment method from the main system
once, and then it will be as you say, people (like me) who haven't accepted
will automatically get an instruction to enable the new PayPal. That's what
I assume anyway.... then again, it's Bricklink... they can't even remove
multiple forum posts by one spammer at the same time... 
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I think they may have already done the first bit as I do not see a payment method
for Paypal or paypal offsite in the selectable payment methods options (drop
down). I really meant from the stores point of view. There are countless numbers
of stores who only accept Paypal - by disabling it as a payment method does that
mean the stores will have no payment methods? That will cause a moderate amount
of chaos. Not everyone reads the forum, by a long way and announcements such
as the one that was made will not have filtered through to all stores. So you
wake up the morning after and find that no one can check out of your store? Sounds
unreasonable even now, but who knows.
Really not sure how this decision was made or why - the ticket thing was a non-starter
- there is more to this than that. Instant checkout has still only mustered less
than 15% of stores - is still buggy. Onsite Paypal is still flawed as far as
a buyer having multiple Paypal addresses and yet here we are ...... ????????
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I think I agree with your points, bad decision, but as for the "how" part, well,
I think the transition side of things is possible without too much chaos. I don't
remember exact examples but changes have been made in the past, we'll all
be briefed by email with some setup instructions I think. It was long ago but
I remember multiple currencies were first implemented at some point, and VAT,
and probably they came with instructions too.
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| Author: | lego.12vtrains | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 12:00 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 5063-1 | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| Here below I attach pictures of 8 different sealed Service packs: you can clearly
see that the paper 117983b is included in none of them.
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 11:59 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
| | In Suggestions, PurpleDave writes:
| | Bricklink famously ground to a halt, twice, because it got hacked. The site
may have been restored to working condition, but a lot of us want nothing to
do with risking exposure of our financial accounts to anyone who may be lurking
behind the scenes. Sellers don't want to give Bricklink the level of control
required to accept payments through Bricklink. Bricklink has announced that
in about a month, they plan to scuttle offsite Paypal as a payment option, without
even taking any input from their core membership. The reason stated was that
new, usually one-time buyers, can't figure out where the payment button is
when they select offsite Paypal as a payment option, so they plan to basically
cut off any buyers and sellers who refuse to use any other form of payment, and
who especially want nothing to do with any onsite Paypal options.
Make offsite Paypal an opt-in payment option. Sellers obviously have to select
up front which payment options they will accept. Make all _buyers_ voluntarily
choose to see offsite Paypal as a payment option when checking out. If a seller
does not accept any other payment options, have them flagged as "does not ship
to you", just like if they were from another country and didn't have your
country enabled for shipping options. If a new buyer signs up, they should be
required to read an explanation of how offsite Paypal works, and confirm that
they want to be able to choose that as a payment option before they even see
it appear in lists.
But seriously, don't chase away a bunch of your regular customers in the
hope that you might be able to "grow your business" on the bank accounts of people
who just get sent here to buy a replacement part that LEGO Consumer Affairs can't
provide, or who are looking for just one retired set, and will never log in again
after they receive their shipment.
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Was there not a page in my account settings where I could select my payment methods?
And a filter that hides stores that do not accept my payment types?
Then all what needs to be done is make the default setting for accepting Offsite
Paypal "OFF". (I would not recommend the name "offsite Paypal", I think that
name only makes sense within the current discussion. )
Maybe it was this one... https://www.bricklink.com/storeSettings.new.asp
And yes, save offsite Paypal as an option.
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That page has been disabled for a while, however buyers can choose their acceptable
payment methods in the advanced search options and Paypal is still listed there.
Not sure about wanted lists cause I don't use that feature, but am sure I
have seen it mentioned somewhere.
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https://www.bricklink.com/wantedSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
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Thanks for the link - never been there before as wanted lists are not required
for our buying.
| | | | Even the payment method element is flawed in design terms. We just had to cancel
an order from someone who chose to pay in euros via Bank Transfer. We only accept
UK pounds for bank transfers and that is/was stated in our terms but because
we aaccept euros (accepted currencies) they were allowed to choose that currency.
Currencies should be defined against payment methods. If you set up bank transfer
you should be able to say GBP only and have that as a viable payment methods.
Again it is not a complicated thing to do - you could have an all radio button
or individual buttons which would need to be marked by the stores for what they
will accept.
They have gone the other way - here are the currencies we accept and here are
ther payment methods you can use. ?????????
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| Author: | lego.12vtrains | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 11:53 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 5063-1 | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 1 Part 117983b (Not Applicable) Paper, Information Note, Special Suppressor Rail with Wire and Connector - 117983
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 11:30 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
| | In Suggestions, PurpleDave writes:
| | Bricklink famously ground to a halt, twice, because it got hacked. The site
may have been restored to working condition, but a lot of us want nothing to
do with risking exposure of our financial accounts to anyone who may be lurking
behind the scenes. Sellers don't want to give Bricklink the level of control
required to accept payments through Bricklink. Bricklink has announced that
in about a month, they plan to scuttle offsite Paypal as a payment option, without
even taking any input from their core membership. The reason stated was that
new, usually one-time buyers, can't figure out where the payment button is
when they select offsite Paypal as a payment option, so they plan to basically
cut off any buyers and sellers who refuse to use any other form of payment, and
who especially want nothing to do with any onsite Paypal options.
Make offsite Paypal an opt-in payment option. Sellers obviously have to select
up front which payment options they will accept. Make all _buyers_ voluntarily
choose to see offsite Paypal as a payment option when checking out. If a seller
does not accept any other payment options, have them flagged as "does not ship
to you", just like if they were from another country and didn't have your
country enabled for shipping options. If a new buyer signs up, they should be
required to read an explanation of how offsite Paypal works, and confirm that
they want to be able to choose that as a payment option before they even see
it appear in lists.
But seriously, don't chase away a bunch of your regular customers in the
hope that you might be able to "grow your business" on the bank accounts of people
who just get sent here to buy a replacement part that LEGO Consumer Affairs can't
provide, or who are looking for just one retired set, and will never log in again
after they receive their shipment.
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Was there not a page in my account settings where I could select my payment methods?
And a filter that hides stores that do not accept my payment types?
Then all what needs to be done is make the default setting for accepting Offsite
Paypal "OFF". (I would not recommend the name "offsite Paypal", I think that
name only makes sense within the current discussion. )
Maybe it was this one... https://www.bricklink.com/storeSettings.new.asp
And yes, save offsite Paypal as an option.
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That page has been disabled for a while, however buyers can choose their acceptable
payment methods in the advanced search options and Paypal is still listed there.
Not sure about wanted lists cause I don't use that feature, but am sure I
have seen it mentioned somewhere.
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https://www.bricklink.com/wantedSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
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Even the payment method element is flawed in design terms. We just had to cancel
an order from someone who chose to pay in euros via Bank Transfer. We only accept
UK pounds for bank transfers and that is/was stated in our terms but because
we aaccept euros (accepted currencies) they were allowed to choose that currency.
Currencies should be defined against payment methods. If you set up bank transfer
you should be able to say GBP only and have that as a viable payment methods.
Again it is not a complicated thing to do - you could have an all radio button
or individual buttons which would need to be marked by the stores for what they
will accept.
They have gone the other way - here are the currencies we accept and here are
ther payment methods you can use. ?????????
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 11:16 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, chetzler writes:
| | I'm curious if BL will continue to offer the multitude other off-sites methods.
Anyone looked at what is still available? There's a bunch I've never
even heard of, and seriously, is a Western Union transfer a better option than
PayPal off-site?
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New Stores can't add Offsite Payment Methods since 8th June 2017.
IBAN is an exception after completing the New Seller Verification process.
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| Author: | therobo | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 10:48 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Minifig frnd241 | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* | | frnd241 (Inv) Friends Olivia (Nougat) - Bright Light Yellow Vest over Dark Azure Shirt and Dark Pink Tie, Dark Pink Shorts
Minifigures: Friends |
* Change 1 Part {Medium Dark Flesh to Flesh} 37588 Mini Doll, Head Friends with Light Brown Eyes and Glasses with Silver Frames, Magenta Lips and Closed Mouth Pattern
* Change 1 Part {Medium Dark Flesh to Flesh} FTFpb169c01 Torso Mini Doll Friends Bright Light Yellow Vest with Zippers over Dark Azure Shirt and Dark Pink Tie, Flesh Arms with Hands
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| Author: | jblock | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 10:30 | | Subject: | Re: Stop counting neutral feedback as negative | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brick.Door writes:
| | Since the change was made to put the large "% Praise" at the top of each store
front page neutral and negative feedback are basically the same thing.
This is not obvious to customers leaving feedback - especially new members.
I suggest to exclude neutral transactions from the % Praise calculation - treat
them the same as if no feedback had been left. This seems more accurate than
counting them as negative.
Also I find it strange that the % praise is calculated to 2 decimal places. Does
anyone really think a 99.74 seller is more trustworthy than 99.68? There are
no standards or guidelines for what makes a positive/neutral/negative transaction
-- it is up to the individual opinion. So there is no way this figure is
that accurate.
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Maybe it's time to put in a system similar to eBay's, where only the
last 12 months of feedback figure into the % and your rating. It may mask some
unpleasantness from your initial subpar years of dealings on the site, but if
a seller has nothing but positive ratings for the past 12 months, it's a
good indication that they turned a corner from their misspent BL youth. It also
forces a "what have you done for me lately" attitude on the site; those mega-sellers
with 100K feedback whose customer service efforts are starting to slip will see
their recent feedback % start to similarly go downhill (or alternately, this
will wipe out a portion of negative feedback from years past from those buyers
who will never be satisfied no matter how good the service...).
Pros and cons, just like any change, but might be something to consider.
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| Author: | legoman77 | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 10:20 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, PurpleDave writes:
| | Bricklink famously ground to a halt, twice, because it got hacked. The site
may have been restored to working condition, but a lot of us want nothing to
do with risking exposure of our financial accounts to anyone who may be lurking
behind the scenes. Sellers don't want to give Bricklink the level of control
required to accept payments through Bricklink. Bricklink has announced that
in about a month, they plan to scuttle offsite Paypal as a payment option, without
even taking any input from their core membership. The reason stated was that
new, usually one-time buyers, can't figure out where the payment button is
when they select offsite Paypal as a payment option, so they plan to basically
cut off any buyers and sellers who refuse to use any other form of payment, and
who especially want nothing to do with any onsite Paypal options.
Make offsite Paypal an opt-in payment option. Sellers obviously have to select
up front which payment options they will accept. Make all _buyers_ voluntarily
choose to see offsite Paypal as a payment option when checking out. If a seller
does not accept any other payment options, have them flagged as "does not ship
to you", just like if they were from another country and didn't have your
country enabled for shipping options. If a new buyer signs up, they should be
required to read an explanation of how offsite Paypal works, and confirm that
they want to be able to choose that as a payment option before they even see
it appear in lists.
But seriously, don't chase away a bunch of your regular customers in the
hope that you might be able to "grow your business" on the bank accounts of people
who just get sent here to buy a replacement part that LEGO Consumer Affairs can't
provide, or who are looking for just one retired set, and will never log in again
after they receive their shipment.
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Could a seller put in his terms 'Please pay directly through the paypal site
to XXXXX.net (PayPal address)? That would take it out of bricklinks venue.
That could even be put into the listing.
About the hacks,I did mention that before. Bricklink has trouble getting features
to work why should the sellers feel confident that the same people can prevent
hacking?
John P
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| Author: | picabo | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 08:02 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, mikmo writes:
| | I am completely lost here.
If i already have PayPal onsite activated, do i have to sign up for PayPal marketplace
to continue to recieve PayPal payments, og will the current PayPal onsite method
continue to work also a month from now?
Mikael / MikMo
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You need to go Settings--Store Settings.Payment methods. Connect to Marketplace.
Please note if you have a regular and micropayment account. Make sure you sign
in with the correct Paypal address for each. I inadvertently switched them (since
the Paypal account that came up to sign in was the one I most recently used).
I figured it out when a payment went to micropayments instead of the regular.
To fix just disconnect and reconnect signing in to the correct one. Payments
are now going to the correct accounts.
Just FYI.
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| Author: | mikmo | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 07:45 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I am completely lost here.
If i already have PayPal onsite activated, do i have to sign up for PayPal marketplace
to continue to recieve PayPal payments, og will the current PayPal onsite method
continue to work also a month from now?
Mikael / MikMo
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 06:26 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
| | In Suggestions, PurpleDave writes:
| | Bricklink famously ground to a halt, twice, because it got hacked. The site
may have been restored to working condition, but a lot of us want nothing to
do with risking exposure of our financial accounts to anyone who may be lurking
behind the scenes. Sellers don't want to give Bricklink the level of control
required to accept payments through Bricklink. Bricklink has announced that
in about a month, they plan to scuttle offsite Paypal as a payment option, without
even taking any input from their core membership. The reason stated was that
new, usually one-time buyers, can't figure out where the payment button is
when they select offsite Paypal as a payment option, so they plan to basically
cut off any buyers and sellers who refuse to use any other form of payment, and
who especially want nothing to do with any onsite Paypal options.
Make offsite Paypal an opt-in payment option. Sellers obviously have to select
up front which payment options they will accept. Make all _buyers_ voluntarily
choose to see offsite Paypal as a payment option when checking out. If a seller
does not accept any other payment options, have them flagged as "does not ship
to you", just like if they were from another country and didn't have your
country enabled for shipping options. If a new buyer signs up, they should be
required to read an explanation of how offsite Paypal works, and confirm that
they want to be able to choose that as a payment option before they even see
it appear in lists.
But seriously, don't chase away a bunch of your regular customers in the
hope that you might be able to "grow your business" on the bank accounts of people
who just get sent here to buy a replacement part that LEGO Consumer Affairs can't
provide, or who are looking for just one retired set, and will never log in again
after they receive their shipment.
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Was there not a page in my account settings where I could select my payment methods?
And a filter that hides stores that do not accept my payment types?
Then all what needs to be done is make the default setting for accepting Offsite
Paypal "OFF". (I would not recommend the name "offsite Paypal", I think that
name only makes sense within the current discussion. )
Maybe it was this one... https://www.bricklink.com/storeSettings.new.asp
And yes, save offsite Paypal as an option.
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That page has been disabled for a while, however buyers can choose their acceptable
payment methods in the advanced search options and Paypal is still listed there.
Not sure about wanted lists cause I don't use that feature, but am sure I
have seen it mentioned somewhere.
Even the payment method element is flawed in design terms. We just had to cancel
an order from someone who chose to pay in euros via Bank Transfer. We only accept
UK pounds for bank transfers and that is/was stated in our terms but because
we aaccept euros (accepted currencies) they were allowed to choose that currency.
Currencies should be defined against payment methods. If you set up bank transfer
you should be able to say GBP only and have that as a viable payment methods.
Again it is not a complicated thing to do - you could have an all radio button
or individual buttons which would need to be marked by the stores for what they
will accept.
They have gone the other way - here are the currencies we accept and here are
ther payment methods you can use. ?????????
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 06:17 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
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Are they going to go through 11,000 stores and remove the Paypal option from
their payment methods when the April date comes around?
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Well, no, they simply remove the old PayPal payment method from the main system
once, and then it will be as you say, people (like me) who haven't accepted
will automatically get an instruction to enable the new PayPal. That's what
I assume anyway.... then again, it's Bricklink... they can't even remove
multiple forum posts by one spammer at the same time...
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I think they may have already done the first bit as I do not see a payment method
for Paypal or paypal offsite in the selectable payment methods options (drop
down). I really meant from the stores point of view. There are countless numbers
of stores who only accept Paypal - by disabling it as a payment method does that
mean the stores will have no payment methods? That will cause a moderate amount
of chaos. Not everyone reads the forum, by a long way and announcements such
as the one that was made will not have filtered through to all stores. So you
wake up the morning after and find that no one can check out of your store? Sounds
unreasonable even now, but who knows.
Really not sure how this decision was made or why - the ticket thing was a non-starter
- there is more to this than that. Instant checkout has still only mustered less
than 15% of stores - is still buggy. Onsite Paypal is still flawed as far as
a buyer having multiple Paypal addresses and yet here we are ...... ????????
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 06:02 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7722-1 | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| A Common word between several languages, probably rooted from Sanskrit:
Young (English)
Jeune (French)
Giovane (Italian)
Jong (dutch)
Yuva (Hindu)
Javân (Persian)
Star (English)
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Stella (Italian)
Ster (Dutch)
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In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 4274 Light Gray Technic, Pin 1/2 (Extra)
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 05:56 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
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Are they going to go through 11,000 stores and remove the Paypal option from
their payment methods when the April date comes around?
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Well, no, they simply remove the old PayPal payment method from the main system
once, and then it will be as you say, people (like me) who haven't accepted
will automatically get an instruction to enable the new PayPal. That's what
I assume anyway.... then again, it's Bricklink... they can't even remove
multiple forum posts by one spammer at the same time...
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 05:55 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 7722-1 | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 4274 Light Gray Technic, Pin 1/2 (Extra)
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| Author: | PurpleDave | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 04:50 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
| | Was there not a page in my account settings where I could select my payment methods?
And a filter that hides stores that do not accept my payment types?
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I know stores can select which payment options to accept. I also know that when
looking up an item in the catalog, you can filter by any type of payment option.
Once you get to the Wanted List level, the only option I can find is "store
accepts Instant Checkout", which is worthless to me. There _used_ to be an option
there where you could select "store accepts X payment option" I believe, but
it's been geared more towards their vision of the future now. I have no
idea where you can set a global default for buyer payment options, but I'd
really love to know where that might be. Although, in a month, there might be
no point, as I'm not going to buy here if I can't do offsite payment.
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| Author: | WoutR | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 03:59 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 89 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, PurpleDave writes:
| | Bricklink famously ground to a halt, twice, because it got hacked. The site
may have been restored to working condition, but a lot of us want nothing to
do with risking exposure of our financial accounts to anyone who may be lurking
behind the scenes. Sellers don't want to give Bricklink the level of control
required to accept payments through Bricklink. Bricklink has announced that
in about a month, they plan to scuttle offsite Paypal as a payment option, without
even taking any input from their core membership. The reason stated was that
new, usually one-time buyers, can't figure out where the payment button is
when they select offsite Paypal as a payment option, so they plan to basically
cut off any buyers and sellers who refuse to use any other form of payment, and
who especially want nothing to do with any onsite Paypal options.
Make offsite Paypal an opt-in payment option. Sellers obviously have to select
up front which payment options they will accept. Make all _buyers_ voluntarily
choose to see offsite Paypal as a payment option when checking out. If a seller
does not accept any other payment options, have them flagged as "does not ship
to you", just like if they were from another country and didn't have your
country enabled for shipping options. If a new buyer signs up, they should be
required to read an explanation of how offsite Paypal works, and confirm that
they want to be able to choose that as a payment option before they even see
it appear in lists.
But seriously, don't chase away a bunch of your regular customers in the
hope that you might be able to "grow your business" on the bank accounts of people
who just get sent here to buy a replacement part that LEGO Consumer Affairs can't
provide, or who are looking for just one retired set, and will never log in again
after they receive their shipment.
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Was there not a page in my account settings where I could select my payment methods?
And a filter that hides stores that do not accept my payment types?
Then all what needs to be done is make the default setting for accepting Offsite
Paypal "OFF". (I would not recommend the name "offsite Paypal", I think that
name only makes sense within the current discussion. )
Maybe it was this one... https://www.bricklink.com/storeSettings.new.asp
And yes, save offsite Paypal as an option.
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| Author: | saosivert | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 02:57 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 9495-1 | | Viewed: | 18 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| | Thanks. I don't have the part from the right side unfortunately. |
| Author: | saosivert | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 02:51 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 41095-1 | | Viewed: | 15 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 2454pb128 Lavender Brick 1 x 2 x 5 with Dragonfly and Flowers Pattern (Sticker) - Set 41095 (Counterpart)
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| Author: | saosivert | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 02:51 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 41095-1 | | Viewed: | 15 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 2454pb127 Lavender Brick 1 x 2 x 5 with Girl and Lime Parrot Pattern (Sticker) - Set 41095 (Counterpart)
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 02:20 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, chetzler writes:
| | I'm curious if BL will continue to offer the multitude other off-sites methods.
Anyone looked at what is still available? There's a bunch I've never
even heard of, and seriously, is a Western Union transfer a better option than
PayPal off-site?
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Our Paypal account works for both Bricklink and our main company - there is absolutely
no way ever that we would allow Bricklink access to funds in that account or
details of transactions in that account - it is really none of their business.
I am sure that other people who have Paypal accounts and use them for Bricklink
also use those for other things and would not want any involvement with Bricklink
in their account.
This does not appear to be well thought through and even though it says you may
revoke the permissions you have given by signing up to this agreement what does
that mean - do you still have a paypal account for use on Bricklink or not? Is
it online or offline?
Are they going to go through 11,000 stores and remove the Paypal option from
their payment methods when the April date comes around? Stores will wake up to
a 'cannot receive orders as you have no payment methods available' (imagine
the tickets from that !!!!!) or are people going to set up other payment methods
but give Paypal offsite instructions in their invoices. How can they possibly
police this?
The mind boggles .....
All the clamour and yet no response from Bricklink. It is like they are saying
take-it or leave it (which is never a good idea in the best of environments.)
Such a real shame ........
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| Author: | chetzler | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 02:05 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I'm curious if BL will continue to offer the multitude other off-sites methods.
Anyone looked at what is still available? There's a bunch I've never
even heard of, and seriously, is a Western Union transfer a better option than
PayPal off-site?
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 01:48 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, PurpleDave writes:
| | Bricklink famously ground to a halt, twice, because it got hacked. The site
may have been restored to working condition, but a lot of us want nothing to
do with risking exposure of our financial accounts to anyone who may be lurking
behind the scenes. Sellers don't want to give Bricklink the level of control
required to accept payments through Bricklink. Bricklink has announced that
in about a month, they plan to scuttle offsite Paypal as a payment option, without
even taking any input from their core membership. The reason stated was that
new, usually one-time buyers, can't figure out where the payment button is
when they select offsite Paypal as a payment option, so they plan to basically
cut off any buyers and sellers who refuse to use any other form of payment, and
who especially want nothing to do with any onsite Paypal options.
Make offsite Paypal an opt-in payment option. Sellers obviously have to select
up front which payment options they will accept. Make all _buyers_ voluntarily
choose to see offsite Paypal as a payment option when checking out. If a seller
does not accept any other payment options, have them flagged as "does not ship
to you", just like if they were from another country and didn't have your
country enabled for shipping options. If a new buyer signs up, they should be
required to read an explanation of how offsite Paypal works, and confirm that
they want to be able to choose that as a payment option before they even see
it appear in lists.
But seriously, don't chase away a bunch of your regular customers in the
hope that you might be able to "grow your business" on the bank accounts of people
who just get sent here to buy a replacement part that LEGO Consumer Affairs can't
provide, or who are looking for just one retired set, and will never log in again
after they receive their shipment.
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Couldn't agree more. If they really are having so many tickets about the
Pay button, refer those tickets to the store(s). I am sure there are far more
tickets coming in over issues with other matters on the site than this. For a
payment method which has worked flawlessly for nearly 7 years (5000 orders received
and 1000 placed) it does not seem logical nor to their benefit to stop it. It
could, however be money driven - if you use Paypal onsite Bricklink must be getting
something out of it where as offsite is outside of their earning capability'.
But then so is every other payment method.
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| Author: | RobErNat | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 01:47 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sw251 | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, StormChaser writes:
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Good to see you contributing again!
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Just to be clear, I never stopped contributing. But I only deal with very rare
missing details or serious errors in the database like this one, otherwise
they gonna stay like this for another decade or so
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You make a compelling case and I think LBG is certainly more accurate than sand
blue even if the color may not be precise. We're discussing it now and will
get back to you.
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Sure, take your time...
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| Author: | alahaka | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 01:45 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| So whatever simpler arrangement I had set up with BrickLink and PayPal --
onsite payment or instant payment or whatever it was called other than Instant
Checkout -- is now gone, courtesy of my stupidity in trusting BrickLink to
have a confirmation step before removing it.
Now that that arrangement has been disconnected, it is no longer an option and
I'll have to revert to offsite payments short of signing up for the more
risky PayPal Marketplace agreement. Purposely tricky on BrickLink's part
in my view; obviously by design.
The PayPal Marketplace includes all this stuff below. Sounds more like PayPal's
and BrickLink's account than mine. No thank you.
- Allow PayPal to connect your account with BrickLink Corporation.
- In order for PayPal to work properly on your site, you authorize BrickLink
Corporation. to: Use PayPal to process my customers' payments; Initiate steps
to authorize and capture my customers' payments; Initiate a refund for a
specific transaction; Deposit the PayPal funds I’ve received through BrickLink
Corporation. directly into the bank account I have linked to my BrickLink Corporation
account; Automatically deduct their fee from each PayPal transaction prior to
the remaining balance settling to your PayPal account. The amount of this fee,
is subject to your agreement with BrickLink Corporation; Hold and release funds
on my behalf in accordance with BrickLink Corporation's policy; Search through
and access corresponding transaction data.
- You can revoke these permissions at any time from within your PayPal account
settings.
I didn't close out the PayPal Marketplace process, so I don't know what
else it may entail. Again it appears I'm just handing control of my account
to BrickLink and PayPal, along with whatever personal data and funds are placed
at risk.
Sad to see the site going in these Take-it-or-leave-it directions.
I was getting used to my previous PayPal arrangement which as noted before didn't
appear to be much of a risk. Time to rework my invoice layout again. Bummer.
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| Author: | alahaka | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2018 01:25 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I agree that flexible payment options should remain for both buyers and sellers
with regard to BrickLink. This among other considerations allows for a community-driven
village of small, large, national, and international selections and transactions
-- i.e. a more pleasant community. (For buyers with regard to sellers, I
acknowledge that I prefer PayPal.)
That said, the connection to PayPal I had (I just tried to look up its BrickLink
terminology and screwed up my connection ... so much for a confirmation step
to save changes ... we can't have that ... now the PayPal Marketplace is
my only option of two ... seconds ago I had three) ... ... anyway the connection
I had did not require much if anything beyond my email address, so I'm not
sure what the added risk is.
On to research whatever I just screwed up. For BrickLink administrators, confirming
changes is not a new concept. Arrgh.
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| Author: | Dalika | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 23:05 | | Subject: | Re: Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, PurpleDave writes:
| | Bricklink famously ground to a halt, twice, because it got hacked. The site
may have been restored to working condition, but a lot of us want nothing to
do with risking exposure of our financial accounts to anyone who may be lurking
behind the scenes. Sellers don't want to give Bricklink the level of control
required to accept payments through Bricklink. Bricklink has announced that
in about a month, they plan to scuttle offsite Paypal as a payment option, without
even taking any input from their core membership. The reason stated was that
new, usually one-time buyers, can't figure out where the payment button is
when they select offsite Paypal as a payment option, so they plan to basically
cut off any buyers and sellers who refuse to use any other form of payment, and
who especially want nothing to do with any onsite Paypal options.
Make offsite Paypal an opt-in payment option. Sellers obviously have to select
up front which payment options they will accept. Make all _buyers_ voluntarily
choose to see offsite Paypal as a payment option when checking out. If a seller
does not accept any other payment options, have them flagged as "does not ship
to you", just like if they were from another country and didn't have your
country enabled for shipping options. If a new buyer signs up, they should be
required to read an explanation of how offsite Paypal works, and confirm that
they want to be able to choose that as a payment option before they even see
it appear in lists.
But seriously, don't chase away a bunch of your regular customers in the
hope that you might be able to "grow your business" on the bank accounts of people
who just get sent here to buy a replacement part that LEGO Consumer Affairs can't
provide, or who are looking for just one retired set, and will never log in again
after they receive their shipment.
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Yes, please. I really hope they continue to offer Off-site as a payment option.
I really don't want to close my store next month. That said, I will not be
linking my PayPal account with BrickLink. Fingers crossed here, for sure.
D
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| Author: | PurpleDave | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 21:52 | | Subject: | Save Offsite Paypal! | | Viewed: | 322 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Implemented | |
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| Bricklink famously ground to a halt, twice, because it got hacked. The site
may have been restored to working condition, but a lot of us want nothing to
do with risking exposure of our financial accounts to anyone who may be lurking
behind the scenes. Sellers don't want to give Bricklink the level of control
required to accept payments through Bricklink. Bricklink has announced that
in about a month, they plan to scuttle offsite Paypal as a payment option, without
even taking any input from their core membership. The reason stated was that
new, usually one-time buyers, can't figure out where the payment button is
when they select offsite Paypal as a payment option, so they plan to basically
cut off any buyers and sellers who refuse to use any other form of payment, and
who especially want nothing to do with any onsite Paypal options.
Make offsite Paypal an opt-in payment option. Sellers obviously have to select
up front which payment options they will accept. Make all _buyers_ voluntarily
choose to see offsite Paypal as a payment option when checking out. If a seller
does not accept any other payment options, have them flagged as "does not ship
to you", just like if they were from another country and didn't have your
country enabled for shipping options. If a new buyer signs up, they should be
required to read an explanation of how offsite Paypal works, and confirm that
they want to be able to choose that as a payment option before they even see
it appear in lists.
But seriously, don't chase away a bunch of your regular customers in the
hope that you might be able to "grow your business" on the bank accounts of people
who just get sent here to buy a replacement part that LEGO Consumer Affairs can't
provide, or who are looking for just one retired set, and will never log in again
after they receive their shipment.
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| Author: | PurpleDave | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 21:36 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | Enable instant checkout in your store.
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Enable instant checkout, and it won't stop anyone from selecting any other
payment option offered. Restrict payment to instant checkout, and you lose all
the customers that don't trust Bricklink to be secure enough to make exposing
their payment info to whoever might be watching.
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| Author: | PurpleDave | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 21:34 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, calebfishn writes:
| | Your suggestion will not screen out "false" buyers. But it will discourage and
dissuade all the first time people who come to Bricklink to look around. I get
very few orders that are not paid, and the ones that don't pay, are in my
opinion people who are experimenting with the order system.
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Some people probably are dealing with people intentionally jerking their chain
when it comes to false orders. Either they said something here that ticked someone
off, or they did something in relation to a previous sale that had the same effect.
Creating fake accounts just to place false orders would be a way to pester someone.
You couldn't really take credit for it (not if you have a valid account
that you wanted to keep clean, at least, though if you'd already been banned
I guess it wouldn't really matter), so the victim would never know _why_
they kept getting bogus orders. But if someone is the sort to go through that
effort for such petty vengeance, I doubt logic and reason really factor into
their decisions.
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| Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 21:28 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sw251 | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, RobErNat writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory: [M=sw251]
* Change 1 Part {Sand Blue to Light Bluish Gray} 522 Minifig, Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - Height 4 cm (22231)
Comments from Submitter:
This fig has been wrongly inventoried with a sand blue cape... Sand blue capes therefor do not exist
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Good to see you contributing again!
You make a compelling case and I think LBG is certainly more accurate than sand
blue even if the color may not be precise. We're discussing it now and will
get back to you.
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| Author: | Jojo | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 21:18 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 75827-1 | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 33009pb056 Reddish Brown Minifig, Utensil Book 2 x 3 with 'MAGICAL PATHS TO FORTUNE AND POWER' and 2 x 4 Brick Pattern (Sticker) - Set 75827 (Counterpart)
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| Author: | Jojo | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 21:17 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 41134-1 | | Viewed: | 13 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 33009pb057 Magenta Minifig. Utensil Book 2 x 3 with Wavy Piano Keys Pattern (Sticker) - Set 41134 (Counterpart)
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| Author: | Jojo | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 21:16 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 41335-1 | | Viewed: | 14 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 33009pb058 Magenta Minifig, Utensil Book 2 x 3 with 'Scary Stories' and Ghost with Speech Bubble Pattern (Sticker) - Set 41335 (Counterpart)
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| Author: | calebfishn | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 19:16 | | Subject: | Re: Seller checkout approval for <X new buyers | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| i can't support anything that makes it harder for someone to become a bricklink
customer.
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| Author: | calebfishn | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 19:14 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, matejo writes:
| | Mentioned in other posts, I am submitting this as a separate suggestion.
The goal of the $1 payment is to preclude new members from making false orders
and thereby avoid time wasted on pulling order items, attaining packing supplies,
calculating shipping, etc.
Perhaps there is also a benefit with regard to new sellers. Not sure.
I recognize there will be process, payment, and accounting challenges for BrickLink
administrators, along with maybe an undesired initial action to become a member,
however this proposal would screen out false buyers, and benefit the integrity
and positive experiences of the entire new member, buyer, and seller community
-- which for my part is a key reason I'm here.
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Just what we need, fewer buyers.
Your suggestion will not screen out "false" buyers. But it will discourage and
dissuade all the first time people who come to Bricklink to look around. I get
very few orders that are not paid, and the ones that don't pay, are in my
opinion people who are experimenting with the order system.
I say, let them experiment. It is a minor inconvenience.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 19:09 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, matejo writes:
| | I recognize there are problems with the idea.
And I should have highlighted that it is a one-time payment idea, for
life.
I am looking for ideas to dissuade false buyers, and I guess the "conform" notion
of instant checkout is all that's on the table.
Right or wrong, it's an eBay direction, and eBay is a customer-can-do-no-wrong
environment, which in the end does not support small sellers.
In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| |
So, one $5 minifig will cost $7 + shipping, with $2 + 3% to BL (= ~30% fee).
Yeah, I can see that going very well indeed… not!
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If someone wants to mess you about, $1 is nothing. Plus the majority of orders
I ever had go unpaid were from users with multiple hundreds of feedback or more.
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| Author: | Brick.Door | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 18:49 | | Subject: | Re: New buyer LOE to tie up inventory for 14 days | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, matejo writes:
| | Order Stats: 333 placed / 33 cancelled *
* This seller had the audacity to use our very lengthy Non-Paying Buyer process
we built to deal with non-paying buyers, in lieu of growing-in-popularity unilateral
cancellations, and on top of that this seller displayed the patience and nerve
to better inform our community of problem buyers, 33 times!
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The cancelled figure includes all cancelled orders - whether by NPB or not.
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| Author: | alahaka | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 17:17 | | Subject: | Re: New buyer LOE to tie up inventory for 14 days | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Order Stats: 333 placed / 33 cancelled *
* This seller had the audacity to use our very lengthy Non-Paying Buyer process
we built to deal with non-paying buyers, in lieu of growing-in-popularity unilateral
cancellations, and on top of that this seller displayed the patience and nerve
to better inform our community of problem buyers, 33 times!
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| Author: | WoutR | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 17:17 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, matejo writes:
| | Mentioned in other posts, I am submitting this as a separate suggestion.
The goal of the $1 payment is to preclude new members from making false orders
and thereby avoid time wasted on pulling order items, attaining packing supplies,
calculating shipping, etc.
Perhaps there is also a benefit with regard to new sellers. Not sure.
I recognize there will be process, payment, and accounting challenges for BrickLink
administrators, along with maybe an undesired initial action to become a member,
however this proposal would screen out false buyers, and benefit the integrity
and positive experiences of the entire new member, buyer, and seller community
-- which for my part is a key reason I'm here.
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I would never have joined BrickLink if I had to pay first.
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| Author: | Hygrotus | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 17:04 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 9495-1 | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, saosivert writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 2 Part 6259pb036 White Cylinder Half 2 x 4 x 4 with Silver Hatch and Mechanical Pattern (Sticker) - Set 9495 (Counterpart)
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Your request will be approved but with some changes. As you can see on attached
photo of model images and your image of part (I marked position of the characteristic
element of printing to stud notch), because of sticker printing you are not able
to attach sticker identicaly on both sides on model, they are not mirrored. So
your current part is on the left side of the model. So I'm changing quantity
from 2 to 1 and adding a catalog change request of name and number of this part.
If you have this model or part with sicker reversely attached from the right
side of model please submit it to the catalog.
Marek
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| Author: | alahaka | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 16:54 | | Subject: | Re: New buyer LOE to tie up inventory for 14 days | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I didn't know there was a cancelled order count. More "Look busy" corporateishness.
I have no idea what on earth it is intended to tell buyers, given the many unknowns
of cancellation circumstances.
I agree that, however much or however little, it can only come across as a negative
with regard to the seller. Weird that someone said, "Let's do it!".
Changing administration. I doubt the previous administrators would have given
a darn about displaying such an unknown.
In Suggestions, leon112 writes:
| | I agree that the time should be shortened. The rules were made when we weren't
as digitally connected as we are today. I would imagine that most people get
their emails on their phone or tablet.So unless they are hiding in a spam folder,
they got the message. They can pay from their phone or tablet. Chances are extremely
high that once it goes to NPB status it will stay that way.
Low feedback buyers have to start somewhere. I more than get that. I don't
do instant checkout so I attract these NPB buyers, much more than I did before
instant checkout. Not that I'm thrilled with it but it is part of doing business
the way I want to. My big complaint is that those NPBs are shown in the cancelled
order count. I don't mind if I mess up,but through no fault of my own my
count goes up by those NPBs. So right now I am sitting on 2 NPBs and more than
likely 2 more to come.
Deb
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| Author: | chetzler | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 16:52 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, matejo writes:
| | Mentioned in other posts, I am submitting this as a separate suggestion.
The goal of the $1 payment is to preclude new members from making false orders
and thereby avoid time wasted on pulling order items, attaining packing supplies,
calculating shipping, etc.
Perhaps there is also a benefit with regard to new sellers. Not sure.
I recognize there will be process, payment, and accounting challenges for BrickLink
administrators, along with maybe an undesired initial action to become a member,
however this proposal would screen out false buyers, and benefit the integrity
and positive experiences of the entire new member, buyer, and seller community
-- which for my part is a key reason I'm here.
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Don't pick and pack until you're paid.
Enable instant checkout in your store.
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I've said this before: Instant Checkout does NOT prevent NPBs. I can tell
you this from personal experience.
This is not a bad idea. Perhaps the initial membership fee could even be refunded
after 10 positive feedback is reached. Unfortunately, I doubt BrickLink will
implement anything that might limit new customers even if it would be a steady
(but small source of income).
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| Author: | alahaka | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 16:40 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 90 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I recognize there are problems with the idea.
And I should have highlighted that it is a one-time payment idea, for
life.
I am looking for ideas to dissuade false buyers, and I guess the "conform" notion
of instant checkout is all that's on the table.
Right or wrong, it's an eBay direction, and eBay is a customer-can-do-no-wrong
environment, which in the end does not support small sellers.
In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| |
So, one $5 minifig will cost $7 + shipping, with $2 + 3% to BL (= ~30% fee).
Yeah, I can see that going very well indeed… not!
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 16:34 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 91 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, matejo writes:
| | Mentioned in other posts, I am submitting this as a separate suggestion.
The goal of the $1 payment is to preclude new members from making false orders
and thereby avoid time wasted on pulling order items, attaining packing supplies,
calculating shipping, etc.
Perhaps there is also a benefit with regard to new sellers. Not sure.
I recognize there will be process, payment, and accounting challenges for BrickLink
administrators, along with maybe an undesired initial action to become a member,
however this proposal would screen out false buyers, and benefit the integrity
and positive experiences of the entire new member, buyer, and seller community
-- which for my part is a key reason I'm here.
|
Don't pick and pack until you're paid.
Enable instant checkout in your store.
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 16:31 | | Subject: | Re: Seller checkout approval for <X new buyers | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| This site is for selling and buying.
The lesser restrictions the better.
Enable instant checkout in your store.
That will solve your problem.
In Suggestions, matejo writes:
| | Whether X = 0 or some short optional range between say -3 and +3, I suggest
that any seller be able to approve of new zero-or-low-feedback members before
they are allowed to check out.
As a heads-up courtesy, new buyers can be advised by BrickLink, via a notice
both near the cart symbol while shopping and in the cart, that checking out will
require the seller's approval.
Attaining approval would require a BrickLink message from the prospective buyer
to the seller requesting to check out. In lieu of a better indicator, this message,
or perhaps more importantly the simple effort to send it, would allow a seller
to make an approval or disapproval decision.
The seller makes a decision, with ideally everything being on the up & up, and
a bona fide order and purchase follow.
However the rule and process is set up, it can be deconflicted with the "Disallow
members with negative feedback" rule.
- - - -
A better solution that what's above, to minimize time-wasting
fake orders, is to have all buyers pay BrickLink a dollar or euro before being
allowed to order.
I for one am happy to pay a dollar, although I cannot speak for anyone else.
- - - -
I've welcomed several new buyers to BrickLink, and I hope to welcome more.
On the flip side, I spent an hour-and-a-half pulling eight sets last Thursday
night, in order to identify a good shipping box (which to free up involved shifting
around several more sets) and to attain an accurate overseas shipping quote on
behalf of the customer, assuming the best with regard to their intentions. I
did this promptly within three hours of order receipt, in order to set up a timely
invoice.
I almost took everything to the post office the next day, in order to get a better
weight since the big box covered my small scale. Thankfully the member's
first negative arrived before that, and I decided to estimate the weight.
This morning, I spent another hour getting these sets back to their storage places.
I did all this on behalf of someone who is playing a mean game with several BrickLink
sellers ... ... ... simply because he can as a new member. Furthermore,
he's now at -4 and has the BrickLink greenlight to order from unsuspecting
sellers. The wasted-time toll of this false buyer round remains TBD.
My sets are safely stored wherever they fit throughout my place; I do not have
a crystal ball to store them in some purchase and ease-of-access order; and I
do not have a warehouse facility.
In light of such service efforts, extensive or otherwise, sellers should be able
to screen new buyers, even if such an evaluation is limited to interpreting a
message.
Or have everyone pay BrickLink a token amount before receiving buyer privileges.
Probably not easy given payment means and currencies, but it would likely alleviate
an ongoing and possibly growing issue.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 16:18 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 104 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, matejo writes:
| | Mentioned in other posts, I am submitting this as a separate suggestion.
The goal of the $1 payment is to preclude new members from making false orders
and thereby avoid time wasted on pulling order items, attaining packing supplies,
calculating shipping, etc.
Perhaps there is also a benefit with regard to new sellers. Not sure.
I recognize there will be process, payment, and accounting challenges for BrickLink
administrators, along with maybe an undesired initial action to become a member,
however this proposal would screen out false buyers, and benefit the integrity
and positive experiences of the entire new member, buyer, and seller community
-- which for my part is a key reason I'm here.
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So, one $5 minifig will cost $7 + shipping, with $2 + 3% to BL (= ~30% fee).
Yeah, I can see that going very well indeed… not!
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| Author: | elias3 | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 15:52 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 60173-1 | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 2 Part 2780 Black Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise WITH Center Slots (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 59895 Black Tire 14mm D. x 4mm Smooth Small Single - New Style - with Number Molded on Side (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 61482 Light Bluish Gray Minifig, Utensil Handcuffs (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 4274 Light Bluish Gray Technic, Pin 1/2 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 4624 Light Bluish Gray Wheel 8mm D. x 6mm (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3070b Red Tile 1 x 1 with Groove (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3070b Trans-Red Tile 1 x 1 with Groove (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3070b Trans-Green Tile 1 x 1 with Groove (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 6266 Reddish Brown Leg Skeleton (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 98138 Trans-Clear Tile, Round 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 2447 Trans-Black Minifig, Visor Standard (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 4073 Trans-Light Blue Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 4073 Trans-Yellow Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side (Extra)
Comments from Submitter:
all extra's
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| Author: | Miro78 | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 15:45 | | Subject: | Re: Minibuilds | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Lauren_Luke writes:
| | | | Miro78:
I think the success of the minibuilds portion of the catalog would greatly hinge on an ease of browsing. ... The minibuilds catalog would greatly benefit if one could narrow down list of mini builds by narrowing down choices.
(example given)
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Yes I agree, your example is spot-on.
| | Miro78:
This would clearly require a tag system for individual entries to allow for such narrowing down of options.
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Yep, totally agree.
| | Miro78:
Obviously this can be implemented when the BL catalog system is updated. I think doing a pilot sub-catalog trial is still in everyone's best interest that would bring in a whole slew of new buyers.
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Would the pilot trial still be within BL or a new external sister-site perhaps?
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I think the pilot site needs to be incorporated along with the main site, so
as to gain as much exposure and assess demand and flush out errors and get feedback.
| | | | Miro78:
Initially it would be best to start with high profile minibuilds that buyers and sellers need to exist without having the inventory admins busy with minibuilds with low likely hood of being sold.
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Which are the high profile minibuilds? I would say they are the ‘new-incomplete’
and ‘used-incomplete’ sets that are already in the BL catalog. How do we know
which minibuilds have a low likelihood of being sold? Experience shows that there
is always something you think would not sell that someone is eager to purchase.
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I think focusing on some key high in demand mini builds like the character based
ones that have always been discussed in the catalog would be a good start. The
admins can create a minibuild request page where people can request specific
minibuilds and if they reach a certain threshold of votes/requests then only
then admins would add those in, at least at the beginning, so as to control the
amount of work that would be needed, as well gauging demand/supply for them to
gauge success of the program. Spending time on bunch of minibuilds that would
not generate sales would not be very informative on the success of such an undertaking.
Obviously the catalog of minibuilds would not be complete from the get-go, but
it would need to start somewhere. I think sellers would be interested in it,
as it would generate sales and buyers will spend less time hunting for parts
for popular minibuilds.
| | If the goal is to take pressure of the Inventory Administrators then which is
more time -consuming/time-efficient: a few large-part-count minibuilds; or many
small-part-count minibuilds; or batches of a set-theme; or batches of a minibuild
category?
| | Miro78:
As far as sticker sheet problem, I have not found a good solution. Perhaps there can be 2 options: Without stickers and with stickers applied. The latter being a touchy topic on its-own, but at least it gives sellers and buyers options.
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I checked on TLG website and does not seem to be any way to purchase replacement
sticker sheets for a set. Do you know is TLG do this? Purchasing an extra sticker
sheet for each minibuild would be another option, but it would be an extra expense
for the seller. Otherwise the minibuild sellers could buy bulk sticker sheets
from the part-out sellers.
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| Author: | bb680938 | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 15:32 | | Subject: | Re: Seller checkout approval for <X new buyers | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Instant checkout pretty much solves this. You can force new buyers to only use
instant checkout in your store. Doing something as you suggested would only add
to complications and most likely deter new buyers. Buying/checkout is meant to
be as easy as possible, not difficult.
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| Author: | alahaka | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 15:30 | | Subject: | Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 343 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Mentioned in other posts, I am submitting this as a separate suggestion.
The goal of the $1 payment is to preclude new members from making false orders
and thereby avoid time wasted on pulling order items, attaining packing supplies,
calculating shipping, etc.
Perhaps there is also a benefit with regard to new sellers. Not sure.
I recognize there will be process, payment, and accounting challenges for BrickLink
administrators, along with maybe an undesired initial action to become a member,
however this proposal would screen out false buyers, and benefit the integrity
and positive experiences of the entire new member, buyer, and seller community
-- which for my part is a key reason I'm here.
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| Author: | alahaka | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 15:08 | | Subject: | Re: Seller checkout approval for <X new buyers | | Viewed: | 18 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | Oops, meant to write "A better solution than what's above..." |
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| Author: | alahaka | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 15:05 | | Subject: | Seller checkout approval for <X new buyers | | Viewed: | 115 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Whether X = 0 or some short optional range between say -3 and +3, I suggest
that any seller be able to approve of new zero-or-low-feedback members before
they are allowed to check out.
As a heads-up courtesy, new buyers can be advised by BrickLink, via a notice
both near the cart symbol while shopping and in the cart, that checking out will
require the seller's approval.
Attaining approval would require a BrickLink message from the prospective buyer
to the seller requesting to check out. In lieu of a better indicator, this message,
or perhaps more importantly the simple effort to send it, would allow a seller
to make an approval or disapproval decision.
The seller makes a decision, with ideally everything being on the up & up, and
a bona fide order and purchase follow.
However the rule and process is set up, it can be deconflicted with the "Disallow
members with negative feedback" rule.
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A better solution that what's above, to minimize time-wasting
fake orders, is to have all buyers pay BrickLink a dollar or euro before being
allowed to order.
I for one am happy to pay a dollar, although I cannot speak for anyone else.
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I've welcomed several new buyers to BrickLink, and I hope to welcome more.
On the flip side, I spent an hour-and-a-half pulling eight sets last Thursday
night, in order to identify a good shipping box (which to free up involved shifting
around several more sets) and to attain an accurate overseas shipping quote on
behalf of the customer, assuming the best with regard to their intentions. I
did this promptly within three hours of order receipt, in order to set up a timely
invoice.
I almost took everything to the post office the next day, in order to get a better
weight since the big box covered my small scale. Thankfully the member's
first negative arrived before that, and I decided to estimate the weight.
This morning, I spent another hour getting these sets back to their storage places.
I did all this on behalf of someone who is playing a mean game with several BrickLink
sellers ... ... ... simply because he can as a new member. Furthermore,
he's now at -4 and has the BrickLink greenlight to order from unsuspecting
sellers. The wasted-time toll of this false buyer round remains TBD.
My sets are safely stored wherever they fit throughout my place; I do not have
a crystal ball to store them in some purchase and ease-of-access order; and I
do not have a warehouse facility.
In light of such service efforts, extensive or otherwise, sellers should be able
to screen new buyers, even if such an evaluation is limited to interpreting a
message.
Or have everyone pay BrickLink a token amount before receiving buyer privileges.
Probably not easy given payment means and currencies, but it would likely alleviate
an ongoing and possibly growing issue.
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| Author: | saosivert | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 14:09 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 9495-1 | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 2 Part 6259pb036 White Cylinder Half 2 x 4 x 4 with Silver Hatch and Mechanical Pattern (Sticker) - Set 9495 (Counterpart)
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| Author: | saosivert | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 14:02 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 60145-1 | | Viewed: | 10 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 98834pb10 White Vehicle, Spoiler 2 x 4 with '85' and Dark Bluish Gray and Red Stripes Pattern (Sticker) - Set 60145 (Counterpart)
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| Author: | saosivert | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 14:01 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 60145-1 | | Viewed: | 10 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 24309pb007 White Slope, Curved 3 x 2 No Studs With Dark Bluish Gray and Red Stripes Pattern (Sticker) - Set 60145 (Counterpart)
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| Author: | saosivert | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 14:00 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 75911-1 | | Viewed: | 11 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 30261pb035 White Road Sign Clip-on 2 x 2 Round with Black 'STOP' on Silver Background Pattern (Sticker) - Set 75911 (Counterpart)
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| Author: | Mortimer | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 13:18 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 31046-1 | | Viewed: | 12 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 54200 White Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Extra)
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| Author: | anathema | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 12:57 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 8680-1 | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Black {5102c08 Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D. 8L / 6.4cm to 5102c10 Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D. 10L / 8.0cm}
* Change 2 Part Light Gray {5102c08 Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D. 8L / 6.4cm to 5102c10 Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D. 10L / 8.0cm}
* Change 2 Part Black {5102c16 Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D. 16L / 12.8cm to 5102c20 Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D. 20L / 16.0cm}
* Change 1 Part Black {5102c20 Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D. 20L / 16.0cm to 5102c25 Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D. 25L / 20.0cm}
Comments from Submitter:
The instructions give the lengths in cm; the inventory incorrectly uses these values as stud-counts.
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| Author: | starbeanie | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 09:41 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 8144-1 | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Minifig rac036s F1 Ferrari - F. Massa with Helmet Yellow Decorated - with Torso Stickers (8144-2) (Counterpart)
Comments from Submitter:
stickered version of rac036
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| Author: | leon112 | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 08:59 | | Subject: | Re: New buyer LOE to tie up inventory for 14 days | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I agree that the time should be shortened. The rules were made when we weren't
as digitally connected as we are today. I would imagine that most people get
their emails on their phone or tablet.So unless they are hiding in a spam folder,
they got the message. They can pay from their phone or tablet. Chances are extremely
high that once it goes to NPB status it will stay that way.
Low feedback buyers have to start somewhere. I more than get that. I don't
do instant checkout so I attract these NPB buyers, much more than I did before
instant checkout. Not that I'm thrilled with it but it is part of doing business
the way I want to. My big complaint is that those NPBs are shown in the cancelled
order count. I don't mind if I mess up,but through no fault of my own my
count goes up by those NPBs. So right now I am sitting on 2 NPBs and more than
likely 2 more to come.
Deb
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| Author: | elias3 | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 07:25 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 60172-1 | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 98138 Trans-Clear Tile, Round 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 98138 Trans-Dark Blue Tile, Round 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 54200 Trans-Yellow Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 4697b Light Bluish Gray Pneumatic T Piece New Style (T Bar) (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 61482 Light Bluish Gray Minifig, Utensil Handcuffs (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 4265c Yellow Technic Bush 1/2 Smooth (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3024 Black Plate 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 2780 Black Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise WITH Center Slots (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 87994 Black Bar 3L (Bar Arrow) (Extra)
* Add 3 Part 54200 Dark Bluish Gray Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3024 Dark Bluish Gray Plate 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3024 Red Plate 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 4073 Red Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3070b White Tile 1 x 1 with Groove (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 46304 White Minifig, Visor Snow Goggles (Extra)
Comments from Submitter:
all extra's
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| Author: | RobErNat | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 05:50 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sw251 | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, RobErNat writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, RobErNat writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory: [M=sw251]
* Change 1 Part {Sand Blue to Light Bluish Gray} 522 Minifig, Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - Height 4 cm (22231)
Comments from Submitter:
This fig has been wrongly inventoried with a sand blue cape... Sand blue capes therefor do not exist
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In addition: The cape is displayed among the Light Bluish Gray parts, no close
to the sand blue legs in this set.
When looking at the info on parts replacement for this set, TLG clearly states
'Medium stone gray'.
And the ID displayed 4549632 in the instruction is already a know ID for Light
Bluish Gray on Bricklink
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In Addition:
Compare image between my
[M=sw251]
A baggie of spare (so called) 'sand blue' capes (just got them in)
and
For Dark bluish Gray
Alltough my HP042 is 'used', I think it's clear the image (daylight,
no artificial light) shows an exact match between Lupin and Lando
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| Author: | RobErNat | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 05:18 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sw251 | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, RobErNat writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory: [M=sw251]
* Change 1 Part {Sand Blue to Light Bluish Gray} 522 Minifig, Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - Height 4 cm (22231)
Comments from Submitter:
This fig has been wrongly inventoried with a sand blue cape... Sand blue capes therefor do not exist
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In addition: The cape is displayed among the Light Bluish Gray parts, no close
to the sand blue legs in this set.
When looking at the info on parts replacement for this set, TLG clearly states
'Medium stone gray'.
And the ID displayed 4549632 in the instruction is already a know ID for Light
Bluish Gray on Bricklink
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| Author: | RobErNat | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 05:08 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Minifig sw251 | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory: [M=sw251]
* Change 1 Part {Sand Blue to Light Bluish Gray} 522 Minifig, Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - Height 4 cm (22231)
Comments from Submitter:
This fig has been wrongly inventoried with a sand blue cape... Sand blue capes therefor do not exist
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| Author: | Osophy | | Posted: | Mar 18, 2018 04:54 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 31065-1 | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 87994 Black Bar 3L (Bar Arrow) (Extra)
* Add 2 Part 3024 Black Plate 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Add 2 Part 3024 Dark Bluish Gray Plate 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 4073 Light Bluish Gray Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side (Extra)
Comments from Submitter:
Item 1 is an extra. I had 3 in my set in total
Item 2 should be 2 in extras not 1 (I had 8 in total)
Item 3 should be 2 in extras not 1 (I had 5 in total)
Item 4 should be 1 in extras not 2 (I had 14 in total)
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2018 21:39 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 857-1 | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| This may help:
One gear 3647 is used for the main model. If you check the instructions, after
the end of main model, it shows how to add a motor. I believe the second 3647
is meant for this putting on the motor. There was also an extra.
For many years, this set was my sole source of technic parts. 
In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | From my childhood collection: My precious!
In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part x88 Black Rubber Band Small (Square Cross Section) (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3711 Black Technic, Link Chain (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3900 Light Gray Minifig, Utensil Signal Paddle (Extra)
* Add 2 Part 3647 Light Gray Technic, Gear 8 Tooth Type 1 (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3024 Trans-Red Plate 1 x 1 (Extra)
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| Author: | pzielak | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2018 19:44 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 60064-1 | | Viewed: | 14 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 2 Part 6239pb069 White Tail Shuttle with Arctic Logo and Orange Stripe Pattern on Both Sides (Stickers) - Set 60064 (Counterpart)
Comments from Submitter:
Trying to add the 2 sticker wings to the Counterpart section of this set.
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2018 16:38 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 41335-1 | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 27965 Medium Lavender Zipline, 22L with 2 Connectors - Flexible (Extra)
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2018 13:04 | | Subject: | Re: Minibuilds | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Lauren_Luke writes:
| | | | Miro78:
I think the success of the minibuilds portion of the catalog would greatly hinge on an ease of browsing. ... The minibuilds catalog would greatly benefit if one could narrow down list of mini builds by narrowing down choices.
(example given)
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Yes I agree, your example is spot-on.
| | Miro78:
This would clearly require a tag system for individual entries to allow for such narrowing down of options.
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Yep, totally agree.
| | Miro78:
Obviously this can be implemented when the BL catalog system is updated. I think doing a pilot sub-catalog trial is still in everyone's best interest that would bring in a whole slew of new buyers.
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Would the pilot trial still be within BL or a new external sister-site perhaps?
| | Miro78:
Initially it would be best to start with high profile minibuilds that buyers and sellers need to exist without having the inventory admins busy with minibuilds with low likely hood of being sold.
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Which are the high profile minibuilds? I would say they are the ‘new-incomplete’
and ‘used-incomplete’ sets that are already in the BL catalog. How do we know
which minibuilds have a low likelihood of being sold? Experience shows that there
is always something you think would not sell that someone is eager to purchase.
If the goal is to take pressure of the Inventory Administrators then which is
more time -consuming/time-efficient: a few large-part-count minibuilds; or many
small-part-count minibuilds; or batches of a set-theme; or batches of a minibuild
category?
| | Miro78:
As far as sticker sheet problem, I have not found a good solution. Perhaps there can be 2 options: Without stickers and with stickers applied. The latter being a touchy topic on its-own, but at least it gives sellers and buyers options.
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I checked on TLG website and does not seem to be any way to purchase replacement
sticker sheets for a set. Do you know is TLG do this? Purchasing an extra sticker
sheet for each minibuild would be another option, but it would be an extra expense
for the seller. Otherwise the minibuild sellers could buy bulk sticker sheets
from the part-out sellers.
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I just cut the sticker sheets. Very often the stickers are laid to in a way
that is cooperative with this, but sometimes I just put a few separately cut
stickers together in a bag with a piece of cardboard.
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2018 13:02 | | Subject: | Re: Minibuilds | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Lauren_Luke writes:
| | | | leopard37:
I sold several [The Penguin's Duckmobiles] when [the set] first came out. I just sold another last night after quite a while without them selling. Still have one more.
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So what about the two 'DUCK AND COVER' decals? How do the buyers react,
what do they expect?
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Since it is an unusual thing, they expect what I put in the description. Unused
decals are included.
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| Author: | Lauren_Luke | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2018 12:20 | | Subject: | Re: Minibuilds | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | leopard37:
I sold several [The Penguin's Duckmobiles] when [the set] first came out. I just sold another last night after quite a while without them selling. Still have one more.
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So what about the two 'DUCK AND COVER' decals? How do the buyers react,
what do they expect?
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