BrickLink Discussion Forum

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While adding items to an inventory which match a p\n and color of item on my
want list provide alert message "Item matches to Want List" with optional to
(1) continue to add to inventory no changes to Want list (2) Quantity matches
on WL, show remarks with option to remove from WL (3) User input to change quantity
on WL. Just a quick thought I'm sure there are other considerations to add
to idea

MikeR

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brikomania

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Jan 27, 2019 16:42

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Add optional shipping differences for regions

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Hello.

In Spain, and in many other countries, there are different regions with different
shipping rates. In spain at least, we have two sets of islands, where shipping
is usually different (more expensive) than to mainland spain.

As for now, I can't set it up for automatic checkout, and i just need to
eat the cost difference if i get an order from there, but it would be nice if
it could be added.

Thank you

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benredstar

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Jan 27, 2019 15:56

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Wanted List Colour "I don't care"

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It would be helpful if you could set the colour of items in a Wanted List to
"I don't care" or "any".

Sometimes you want to build something but really don't care what colour the
pieces are; e.g. an internal structure or some sort of technic mechanism; you
just want them to be as cheap as possible.

With this option when you searched stores for parts it would ignore colour, but
still select based on cost and volume etc.

/ben

Author:

jamescorkhill

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Jan 27, 2019 07:40

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Visit count incrementing

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Hi
I was wondering if was possible, or if it would make sense to stop the visit
count going up when you visit your own store. This would give a more accurate
idea of how many other people have looked at your store.

If I am misunderstanding what it is for please correct me.

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mattkaupke

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Jan 24, 2019 07:41

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Feedback removal

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Maybe it’s just me but I’m not sure it’s fair to allow buyers who use the Instant
Checkout feature to leave poor feedback relating to shipping costs. I totally
understand being surprised by a high shipping cost when being invoiced but there
are no surprises with instant checkout. It’s totally in the buyers court to make
the purchase with the costs known up front. Also, if invoicing and the shipping
and handling charges are clear in the terms tab, it should also be removable.

I’d really like to see a change made to the feedback policy that allows for removal
of feedback when the purchase is made through the Instant Checkout function.
It’s not reasonable to allow a buyer to damage the reputation of a seller for
something the buyer agreed to.

I'm underwhelmed with the support from BrickLink as far as feedback is concerned.
If the buyer or seller can show that they are completely without fault BrickLink
should be able to remove feedback that is unwarranted.

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bb1294216

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Jan 22, 2019 22:03

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Allow to import my inventory to see sets

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I would like to be able to import my inventory into bricklink.com and see which
sets I can build, what is the completion %, for each set and which parts are
missing.
So I can quickly buy missing parts for these sets that I can build and then start
building new sets using the bricks I already have.

Author:

JusTiCe8

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Jan 21, 2019 05:58

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Add TimeZone settings per user

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Hi,

there is few topics already regarding the timezone which has unfortunately never
goes anywhere:

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1095235
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1060211
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1041372

It would be great to add a settings per user (general page) which will adjust
timezone for:

- forum posts,
- order,
- messages sent/received,
- others place where it would be relevant

This one wouldn't be so hard to do I guess and such feature already exists
for ages in forum framework like phpBB.

Thanks.

Author:

fantapop

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Jan 19, 2019 15:45

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Affiliate fees for custom sets

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I'm new to the Bricklink community. Probably like many, I was into legos
when I was growing up, then stopped when I reached high school and now have kids
of the right age so I'm getting back into them.

I've bought a few sets of missing pieces so far on Bricklink. What was built
here never ceases to amaze me. It strikes me that one thing that's missing
is a way for creators to make money on their own custom sets. There is a very
old discussion topic on Affiliate Marketing which doesn't look like it went
anywhere. This idea is tangentially related.

It would be great if a builder could encode their design into a bricklink shopping
cart and then when people purchase the legos from the shopping cart or custom
set, the creator of the set could get some referral cost of the legos purchased.
This could give a huge boost to the lego community by empowering creators to
design and sell their own designs and could help increase cost per brick for
the sellers. At the same time, it would allow the common builder access to a
much wider array of sets to build.

Author:

cosmicray

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Jan 17, 2019 12:28

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Support Zones for USPS shipping

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Currently, BrickLink does not support USPS zones, nor has there been any public
indication it is being implemented. Up until now, the ability of Instant Checkout
to calculate correct destination shipping within the USA has been compromised
for Priority Mail (custom packaging), but not for USPS First Class Parcel.

BrickLink has supported the existing USPS First Class Parcel and the existing
"flat rate" Priority Mail boxes (small/medium/large) because zone calculation
was not needed.

With the 27 January 2019 USPS rate change imminent, we (the sellers) have no
automated method of calculating the correct First Class Parcel rates, because
a zone calculation will be needed.

The calculation of zone is documented at DMM 608.9.0 (in it's entirety).
If BL chose not to use the USPS API calls to get the zone number for a given
shipment, it is possible to calculate it based on great circle distances. See
the explanations for more detail.

Since BL has chosen to not use the API callbacks provided by USPS, they have
instead opted for database rate tables (which have to be manually reloaded each
time USPS changes the rates). The current table contains the 2017 rates. It was
never updated to reflect the 2018 rates.

Nita Rae

Author:

tpr

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Jan 16, 2019 09:17

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New buyers 0 feedback

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Hi

It has been quite a while since I joined BrickLink, and for new members is there
any advice/info forwarded when joining (i.e ensure that you read the Sellers
Terms before Buying)

Just had a new member buy 1 part for 50p (UK), for delivery to Slovakia. Didn't
think he would buy once postage etc added.

Just had a message, thought it would be free postage.

Not a problem, as expecting it, but obviously he was not aware or made aware
of how Bricklink works.

Is such a thing in place or could it be added

Thanks

TPR

Author:

msdobrescu

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Jan 16, 2019 02:14

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Some fixes to be done

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Hi,

Thanks for this great service!
As customer, buyer only, I salute the fix done to part adding to wishlist, when
chosing some attribute reset other attribute.
Still, there are several things to be corrected according to my flow.
One would be the moving parts to another wishlist, when some part already exists
in the same colour and a message saying already exists prevents that. I would
need a button added to that message to add the number of selected parts to the
list, if I decide so (meaning I did not duplicated an entry by mistake, but I
need more).
Another is the maintenance page. It overrides the browser's history and I
loose the page were I was. Definitely, in each case, I need to go back to it
when the maintenance is done.
Please take into account these suggestions.

Thank you and best regards,
Mike

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SchmickBricks

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Jan 15, 2019 00:31

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Parting out

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Is there any reason why a function to part multiple unique sets can't implemented?
For example it would save a huge amount of time if I could sort all the lots
from three copies of five different sets and pack everything away once, rather
than having to go through the whole part out process five times.

Author:

superchicken77

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Jan 14, 2019 15:11

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Search nearby stores by postal or zip code

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I'd like to be able to search for stores within a specific range (ie 10km,
20km, 50km) from my postal code. Seeing that a seller is in a given province
(in my case) means they could be around the corner or 12 hours way in Thunder
Bay. Being able to search nearby stores would be a fantastic option. It would
be an option to opt into, whereby a store must enable the feature to show up
in nearby store searches. This would allow stores to disable the feature in
case they are uncomfortable with the feature.

Author:

tpr

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Jan 13, 2019 04:02

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Automated Feedback.

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Hi all.

Suggestion ….

Feedback is not always left by the customer. Positive is left most times, and
a customer will always leave negative or neutral if there is something wrong.

One assumes that if nothing is heard from the customer, it must have been delivered
and was ok. Therefore - Can we have an automated positive feedback say after
2 months(or whatever length of time is felt suitable) of order being delivered
for all orders still showing as shipped. It could also be implemented if the
seller has not given feedback.

Thanks

Tracy

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brickerking

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Jan 11, 2019 13:40

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Sales by Year

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Can Bricklink please update their "Sales by Year" page?
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1304

2013 was like 6 years ago.

Thanks!

Author:

OtherDude

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Jan 10, 2019 13:55

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Sort by Country

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Hello,

New uses, sorry if this has already been suggested and/or is available and I
can't figure it out, but I'm wondering if you can sort by county of seller?

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Dutchblockhead

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Jan 6, 2019 16:31

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Better use of page titles

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Some pages use page titles specified, some don't (for instance wanted lists).
I wish we could get better pagetitles (in the tags) programmed. If i
open up multiple tabs of bricklink pages (multiple wanted lists or sets, parts
etc) they all look alike and i have no idea which is which because the site does
not use page titles.

Instead of:
Bricklink - Search your wanted list

I would like to see:
SC Scale Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Wanted list - Bricklink

Pushing the sitename to the end of the page title would already be a helping
factor but you could make better titles.

This would also help the sites SEO, but it's just easier to work with and
use multiple tabs.

my 2 cents/wish.

Thanks for listening

Author:

BrickFlipper

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Jan 3, 2019 21:42

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Wanted list in seller store

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Firstly love the site.

Been a buyer for a few years now.

And I'm starting to use wanted lists.

And while I'm gooding through a store for a particular part, I'll come
across and item listed in one of my Wanted lists.

If I'm at a large store their maybe a few.

It would be nice to have an option / filter to just list parts in your wanted
list(s).

You may decide to get more parts from that sttore than intended.

Regards

Andrew

Author:

Happyakrz

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Jan 3, 2019 10:57

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Filling My Inventory with WANTED Items

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Hello everyone!

I'm a long-term buyer on Bricklink, but have recently started to sell here
as well, and I've been looking through all of the various areas of data in
the site (which has been an amazing process), and I haven't been able to
find anything that shows the most commonly sought-after parts -- either by
direct request, or by inclusion on member "wanted lists".

Is there an area or process that is already programmed for the calculation and
display of the most wanted parts by the members?

Or is this a time-crunching labour-of-love process of comparing part quantities
currently for sales vs. sold in the last 6 months, etc.?

Just want to make sure that I'm stocking what people really want to get their
hands on -- aren't we all?

Thanks for any info you can offer!

Todd / Happyakrz

Author:

jethroo

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Jan 3, 2019 10:16

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Customizable Place Order Button

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As german seller in order to follow german law I want to be able to customize
the button displayed on the final checkout page (currently "Place Order") so
that it can be localized as needed by the shop owner.

Some background for emphasize the need (german only though sorry!): https://www.haendlerbund.de/de/downloads/whitepaper-button-loesung.pdf

This setting should be implemented in an optional way (when not defined default
BL text will be displayed). Furthermore a checkbox for displaying it to domestic
buyers only might be helpful.

To any other (german) seller: Please add to this idea / feature request so that
we can use BL again

sincerely

Carsten

Author:

robosushi

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Jan 2, 2019 15:46

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Add weight as a search parameter.

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Could the weight of an item be added as one of the search options? It would
really speed up finding unusual parts if I could just plug in the weight and
bring it up.

Author:

Leut

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Jan 2, 2019 13:00

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Add HTML functionality to shipping message

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When I ship an order with a courier and I get a track-and-trace code, I also
add a URL to the message with which the buyer can easily keep an eye on the courier's
website and the status of the parcel.

This URL however can only be inserted as plain text and looks rather old school
and not quite professional as I would like to see. An image is attached to show
what I mean.

Is it a possibility there's some kind of HTML options added to the shipment
message with which we -the sellers- are able to create good looking messages?

If something like this already exists or if there are any other options I might
have overlooked, please do inform so.

Author:

brikomania

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Dec 30, 2018 11:41

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Allow selecting currency per payment method

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Hello!

I mainly take payments by three different methods, PayPal, Stripe and IBAN.

I want to be able to accept any currency possible through Stripe, accept only
Euros and USD on paypal and only euros by IBAN. Currently you need to make a
note for all the payment methods, or only acccept some currencies.

For example, for IBAN, I'm sure that no one would pay in any other currency
than Euros, but I wish I would be able to tell buyers that they can pay in any
currency through Stripe, but not paypal. If I allowed all currencies, I'm
sure that a lot of buyers would mistakenly pay by paypal in other currencies,
even if I specified it in the notes. There is no way to really, automatically,
enforce that.

Thanks.

Author:

cosmicray

Posted:

Dec 28, 2018 09:53

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Catalog attribute for custom modified parts

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Please consider adding an attribute to the lots DB, specifically for parts, that
indicates the part has been custom modified. This could be a physical dimensional
change (e.g. Removing the clip from a plate mod 1x1 with clip vertical, to yield
a basic plate 1x1) or could be parts which have custom engraving to signify events
(e.g. Wedding, engagement, opening of a business, new baby, life milestones,
etc).

The title says 'catalog', but that is slightly misleading. I can't
image actually having a catalog entry for a custom modified part, when in fact
the entire purpose of the attribute would be to use the existing catalog entry
to house these parts, and to allow them to be found/suppressed (as appropriate).

The description would have to contain user entered information about the custom
mod.

Nita Rae

Author:

runner.caller

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Dec 19, 2018 09:17

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Minifig Generator

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It would be cool if there wasw a "generate minifigs" button on the inventory
page that would check through your store's inventory and see what official
minifigs could all be created with the individual headgear/hair/head/torso/legs/etc..
pieces you have for sale.

Author:

XoverBrick

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Dec 19, 2018 04:54

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Put the forum's topic subject to HTML's title

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Hi there!

If I want to find something in this forum via Google or DuckDuckGo, all pages
have the same headline in Google Results: "BrickLink Discussion Forum - All Replies
to Message".

Would be nice, if you could put topic's subject also in the HTML title tag.

Best Regards
XoverBrick

Author:

HallBricks

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Dec 13, 2018 10:55

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Have more customers leave feedback

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I would like to see more customers leave feedback after receiving their orders.
It should probably not be mandatory to write something, positive or negative
should be enough and the option to write a message if one wants to.

Feedback really helps the seller, and is a nice gesture after an enjoyable transaction.

Author:

brickphils

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Dec 12, 2018 09:03

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Stickered Parts separate category

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Hi,

Pls create separate category for stickered parts so that we dont have to go through
them when we are browsing items only with decorated/printed ones.

Thanks.

Author:

bricksofsweden

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Dec 12, 2018 05:58

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Coupons improvement

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Hi,

Not sure if this has been brought up in earlier suggestions but I am giving it
a go anyway.

I would like to see the possibility of creating a coupon which is valid for all
buyers. Right now this is only limited to a certain username.

Kind Regards,

Simon

Author:

bb793058

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Dec 9, 2018 08:56

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details in "Confirm store selection"

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Hi,
In my opinion, during the selection of stores in the panel "buy", the information
on the windows "Confirm Store Selection" or "Edit Store Selection" are not sufficient.

I face 2 main problems :
1) Once I've finished to select sellers, I must create a cart to access the
"notes from seller".
In fact "new" or "used" are not enough detailled. For used parts, these notes
are important because some parts could be used in good condition, or used in
bad condition (for example "yellowed", or "scratched").
Furthermore, by creating carts, I book parts before be sure that their conditions
will fit my needs. And during my check, they are not available for other people.

-- I suggest to add the column "note from seller" in the windows "Confirm
Store Selection" and "Edit Store Selection" (picture "edit store")

2) When I need huge amount of parts ( ~3000 ), during the store selection I don't
find the information of how many required parts a store have for me.

-- In windows "Confirm Store Selection" or "Edit Store Selection", I would
appreciate to have the global value of "Total buying" parts in the current storen
near the total cost. (picture edit store)

-- In the tag "Buy", could the column "Item count" of the stores list counts
only the availables parts I need ? ( if store has parts ID 3001 x4000, but I
need x26, do not count 4000 but 26). (picture "buy wanted list")

Author:

Adjour

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Dec 8, 2018 15:42

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M tron and our terrible search engine

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Can we do anything about the fact that searching "mtron" and "m tron" bring up
different results?

Also the search engine doesn't recognize apostrophes. Like I can search "Emma
house" but "Emma's house" give me an error message.

Thanks for the consideration.

Author:

Trickitty

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Dec 8, 2018 14:29

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Want List: Sort prefs and image lightbox

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Apologies if either of these have been suggested before, they are huge frustrations
for me.

An annoyance I experience with the Want List main page is having to change the
Sort By from Newest to Alphabetically each and every time I visit the page. I
have over 30 lists and could care less when they were created, I just want to
quickly find the one I'm looking for. So, can the Sort order be permanently
saved or turned into an account preference?

Second, in almost every place that parts are listed on BL (including order details),
one can click on the image to see a bigger version in a lightbox modal... that
is, everywhere except for wanted lists. Please consider making the images there
also lightboxes, because it's cumbersome having to open item detail pages
just to get a better view.

Thank you.

Author:

reuvenk_IL

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Dec 3, 2018 11:22

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Addresses in Israel - remove "district"

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Hello,

When entering my address in Israel on Bricklink, the site forces me to choose
a "district". Choices include Mehoz HaMerkaz, Mehoz Tel Aviv, etc.

These are not part of our address in Israel, but rather are used only in the
court system.

Please remove this field from addresses in Israel. I fear that it might create
confusion in the postal service and also among new buyers.

Thank you,
-Reuven

Author:

bb1108372

Posted:

Dec 2, 2018 14:56

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Share Wanted List Feature

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Just wondering about the share wanted list feature that's coming soon...
Will I be able to upload photos and renderings of my wanted list? or Will
that just make it exactly like the stud.io gallery?

Author:

MidwestBrick

Posted:

Dec 1, 2018 21:45

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Home page - more stages shown

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Currently it says
Invoices
Shipments
Drove-thru

Would like to see
Orders
Invoiced
Paid
Packed
Shipped

Orders -- these need to be invoiced
Invoiced-- seller has sent the invoice
Paid --- buyer has paid
Packed-- seller has packed the order
Shipped -- seller has shipped the order, and can complete drive thru here
to move it out of the shipped bucket

Same for buyers. Not sure why everything was condensed to three options when
there are more stages than this and with IC, items move quickly through the stages
and skip some.

Thanks for the consideration.

Author:

reuvenk_IL

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Nov 29, 2018 16:04

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Wanted list: redistribute items to added shop

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Hi,

On the "Buy Wanted Lists" page, when choosing a store, the site adds all parts
possible to the first store chosen's cart. Then, once I choose a second store,
it adds all remaining parts to the second store's cart.

Is there a way to choose two (or more) stores at once, and then the site will
distribute the parts between the two stores, choosing whichever store is cheapest
for each part?
(This feature is available on BrickOwl, and really help pull down the cost of
purchasing an entire wanted list there. I'm hoping this is also possible
on Bricklink, but I haven't figured out how to do it if it is).

If you press auto-select then the site does what I am describing, but I don't
always want to use the single solution that auto-select provides (often due to
one stores shipping costs).

If it isn't possible, is it possible to request this from the Bricklink developers?

Thanks,
-Reuven

PS Sorry for mentioning the competition

Author:

primadeluxe

Posted:

Nov 28, 2018 10:22

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Personal catalog

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Hi BL'ers,

Sorry for my English. Is it an idea to make a personal catalog in Bricklink in
which you can inventory the sets which you own? And maybe inventory missing parts
or sets and put them on your wanted list or order them?

Shall give a nice view of your collection.

Best regards and enjoy your lego.

Like to hear from you.

From the Netherlands, Wilbert

Author:

MontagueBrick

Posted:

Nov 24, 2018 17:22

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Automatic price while listing items

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I just bought a MacBook Pro and it is very fast! But it has got me wishing that
Bricklink had a seller feature that would automatically have the average price
(or what ever price you set it as) put in the box while adding items like brickOwl
does. I also love how brickOwl has the option to add the same part in multiple
colors at the same time and I really wish Bricklink had the same! I also like
it that if I posted a suggestion in the BrickOwl Forum for a new seller feature,
it would be done in a matter of a few minutes (most likely). I hope this seller
feature suggestion can be acted upon quickly and not years later to never.
Rainey

Author:

shovhans

Posted:

Nov 22, 2018 15:56

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Part out value may not always be accurate

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Dear bricklink development team,

Currently the "Part Out Value" page shows the value in average, which may not
be accurate if any seller posts an item with very high, or inaccurate price.

To better represent the part out value of a set, we need to add the following
additional metrics:
1. Standard deviation of the Average value shown
2. Median value
3. Breakdown list of all items with the above metrics for each item. Additionally
we would like to see the count for each item.

Thanks
shovhans

Author:

smlgraphics

Posted:

Nov 19, 2018 16:00

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Parts Look-up tool

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So we all have want lists, right?

Wouldn't it be cool to be able to take a want list and instead of looking
for stores that have all the individual parts, do a search against "sets" or
multiples of sets that have all the parts on a want list.

Everything needed to make this tool already exists on Bricklink.
Parts want list - check
Sets, parts inventory - check (the part out tool)

This function could be added to the Buy section like the distillers to get from
the fewest stores, or best price etc - add sets to buy that have all the parts.

Then a shopper could shop for complete sets to buy from sellers or determine
that they already have the sets in their own collection to build the MOC they
are shopping for pieces for.

Example: I bought the instructions for the UCS U-wing project by Mirko (Awesome
MOC by the way and beautiful instruction book)
uploaded the parts list 430 different parts 3300 pieces total.
I would love to know if I could buy 4-5 sets to get all the parts I need to build
the UCS U-wing project and the extra pieces could go in my collection. Certainly
there would be a handful of random special pieces to buy separately but it would
be cool to have the option of buying a few complete sets to get the majority
of the parts.

Just a thought and the development cost would be minimal since the hard parts
(set part inventories & want lists) already exist.

Author:

Tech_M

Posted:

Nov 18, 2018 22:47

Subject:

Stud.io 2.0 Rendering: Full Color Background

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I find it extremely irritating that the two options for the background while
rendering are: No background (renders as a png of only the MOC) and Floor (sets
the floor to a color, the background is black or white depending on light
type, has the bricks reflect the color of the floor as well) Why can't we
have an option that is like floor, but fills the entire background with the selected
color?

Yes, I understand that one could just lay the PNG from no background over a solid
color, HOWEVER, the thing about floor is that the reflected light color being
tinted towards the floor color is really nice, and makes the model seem to glow
the color of the floor.

Additionally, I find it annoying that while picking a color for the floor, there
is not a way to see what color the floor will actually end up looking like after
being lit unless you start rendering.

My suggestions are:
–Add an option for rendering that functions like floor, but fills the entire
background with selected color/
–Add option to see what color the floor/background will actually end up being
once lit, or add an option to lock the floor/background from changing color due
to lighting.

I think these are very much needed especially the first one, the renderer is
slightly dysfunctional without it in my opinion, and there isn't a way to
manually fix it perfectly. The best you can do is smart crop the color of background
out and then the entire image over a solid color that matches the floor. However
this doesn't work if the floor color or the model is too close to the color
black, and even then it really doesn't look that good.

I would very much appreciate it if these changes were made, and I think others
would as well.

Author:

gregmgallup

Posted:

Nov 12, 2018 21:25

Subject:

List only USA items in "Items for Sale" tab

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When I want to buy something under the “Items for Sale” tab, all of the items
from all of the countries are listed.

It would be nice to see only USA sellers.

Under the “Price Guide” tab there is a way to change the settings to see only
USA prices.

Can that also be applied to “Items for Sale?

Thanks

Greg

Author:

MidwestBrick

Posted:

Nov 12, 2018 13:42

Subject:

Parting Out - Items We Do Not Have

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I used Brickstock to Load my stock into the store but the Price Guide that BL
has is a wonderful estimate to what I would do using Brickstock.

However, a piece of the parting out could be pushed to one degree further if
only you were able to have the BL system tell you what the items are that you
do not have.

In the attachment, off of a random set, I have the majority of the lots in my
store, but do not stock 4 of them. This is where it would be wonderful to have
a quick way of knowing what those 4 Lots are. Is there a way this already exists?
The only want I know of to check on this is to run an upload from Brickstock
into BL, take it to the verify screen and review the items that are not being
consolidated. Is there another way that is helpful?

Thank you

Author:

Gaston.La.Brick

Posted:

Nov 11, 2018 14:15

Subject:

Mark a buyer as "Refunded due to non-arrival"

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It happens a buyer says he didn't receive the items. When shipping using
an untracked medium, there is no way in verifying if the claim is legit. So I
usually make no fuss and either refund the total order amount (including shipping)
or re-send it (if I have the items in stock).

In these cases, I sometimes get the feeling the buyer might have done this before
and actually has received the items. But as I said: there is no proof, since
no tracking. Then I wonder: "has this buyer done this in the past before with
other sellers?". There is no way in knowing. And that's why I think a buyer
should get some sort of parameter/rating stating the number of orders that were
refunded due to non-arrival. It seems like a small feature. Not really that important,
but if it were there, it would give some extra statistics in the long run as
well.

Author:

createat8

Posted:

Nov 7, 2018 03:47

Subject:

Open catalog item with color selected

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Hi all,

I'm not sure if this is requested before, but this is one of the things I
frequently ran into so I thought I'd post it here as a suggestion.

I know that a couple of years ago an improvement was made to Bricklink when adding
a part to your store inventory. If you have the part color selected in the catalog
screen, it would be prefilled in the "add to inventory" screen. I for one was
very happy with that

. This also works when clicking a part in the inventory
of a set to go the the part's catalog page; It will be loaded with the color
pre-filled.

It would be great if this functionality was to be implemented in the folowing
cases as well:

1. Clicking from part in store to catalog. When browsing a store, you always
browse parts in a particular color. Clicking the part image in the store shows
a modal window with the part info and a link to the catalog. Clicking that link
will open the parts catalog page, but without a color selected. I use it often
to check how a part in a certain color is priced compared to other stores. Passing
on the color code to the catalog page would be an improvement

2. Somewhat similar is the following case:
Clicking the inventory of a minifig, e.g. C-3PO (https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?M=sw365)
will give all parts that minifig consists of in their color.
- Clicking the inventory of the torso assembly (https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?P=973pb1049c01),
will give all parts that torso assembly consists of, with colors for arms and
hands, but no color for the torso part.

I would expect that the torso part has a color as well, seeing that you've
"drilled down" from a specific part in a specific color to it sub-parts, so it
makes sense that the sub parts are displayed in that specific color as well.

Let me know what you all think of these cases and if you feel an improvement
can be made as well.

Author:

bb458944

Posted:

Nov 1, 2018 09:22

Subject:

Part 3062old in projects AFOL

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Allow use of part 3062old in the projects for AFOL. It is prettier than the current
3062 and allows to make thinner columns more elegant.

Author:

Lauren_Luke

Posted:

Nov 1, 2018 00:14

Subject:

Seller Specific Catalog | 'My Category' Sort

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Goal: Develop a seller customisable category system for each sellers Inventory.

Each seller should be able to go to their Inventory Page [ https://www.bricklink.com/inventory.asp
] and see at the top of the page an extra sorting choice, called 'By My Category'
(?) (see image)

This will sort the Inventory into Sets | Parts | Minifigs | Books | Gear
etc and then into set categories entered by the seller.

This seller specific category is set in the Inventory Add Page [ https://www.bricklink.com/inventory_add.asp
] and the Inventory Detail Page [ https://www.bricklink.com/inventory_detail.asp
]. See images for visual idea.

The sellers store will categorise them using the BL catalog (as usual), only
the seller's view of his/her inventory can only be seen by the seller.

Rollout of this idea and then after new sellers would get the BL categories pre-populated
for their inventories. Any new catalog entries would be pre-populated for sellers'
category system to change at will. Any catalog changes (re-category particularly)
only change in the BL category system but the 'My Category' entry wil
come up in red for the seller (a bit like Storeroom settings).

The 'My Category' feature is lot specific so the seller could have one
part in one category and the same part (perhaps a different colour or condition,
or something else) in another category. For instance, the controversial Beehive...

35574 Cone 2 x 2 x 1 2/3 with Stacked Rings (Beehive / Cotton Candy)
Parts: Cone

...could be categorised by the seller as 'Animal, Accessory' for Bright
Light Orange and categorised as 'Food' for the same part but in 'Bright
Pink'.

The 'My Category' entry should be sorted alphanumerically, so the seller
will have to take this into consideration, when setting up his/her system.

Also Bricklink could also monitor how sellers are setting up their category systems
and gain some insight into the best use system. This would complement using this
forum for category ideas and listening to only about a dozen sellers on the forum.

This would help sellers sort their BL inventory the same as their physical inventory
making order processing easier and faster.

A reset function should be provide (after warnings) so the seller can reset his
inventory category system to the same as Bricklinks.

When an order comes in, there should be a setting to see the 'My Category'
with each order entry, so the seller can easily pick the order items.

Author:

Enlargee

Posted:

Oct 29, 2018 04:52

Subject:

Search by multiple parts

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This site is already awesome. I've been finding some old sets that I had
long forgotten about, just by finding a few unique parts in our 30+ year old
box of lego still at my parent's house.

I found a wedge shaped classic space part in the box, and from that I was able
to find that it only existed in a few sets. From there, I was able to find the
Sonar Transmitting Cruiser, something that I would have completely forgotten
about had it not been for the uniqueness of that part. I was in fact, able to
rebuild it despite all the pieces being scattered about in the old lego table
for 30 years, with numerous visiting and grandchildren messing around with it
for all this time - with only 2 substituted parts.

Tl;Dr
Anyhow, on to the ACTUAL suggestion

I would like to be able to do a multi part search. Ie if I have part 3xxx (colour
A), 5yyy (colour B) and ... 6zzz (colour X/Y/Z), which sets (if any) contain
all of those pieces? Even partial results would be particularly useful.
This could be implemented perhaps with a search limit of up to 5 peices at a
time, or more depending on an acceptable level of load on the server.

Author:

romax1989

Posted:

Oct 27, 2018 00:02

Subject:

store carts

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I was thinking that it would be an interesting feature if store owners were able
to see who has carts/how many carts people have in your store so that we might
be able to issue coupons or have sales to encourage people who have had an open
cart for a long time. Another idea is people get email notifications (if they
want to enable them) for stores they have carts in whenever the price drops.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Oct 24, 2018 13:01

Subject:

Price guide improvement

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Open

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