BrickLink Discussion Forum

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Good morning all,

Is there a way to send photos via the contact option? I have a potential buyer
interested in a certain minifigure and wants photos. I'm happy to oblige,
but can't figure out how to send photos. I dont have the email address so
I can't send then that way. I tried using the Help section. But was unsuccessful.
any help is appreciated.

Brian

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alexbinary

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May 28, 2019 01:23

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Warning to seller for inconsistent config

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Hello,

After some time as a buyer, I just opened my store on BrickLink.

At first I was only shipping domestic so I configured domestic shipping method
and checked only the domestic checkbox for PayPal payments.

I am now opening to international sales, so I configured international shipping
methods, but I had forgotten about the international checkbox for PayPal and
did not check it.

I got messages from potential buyers saying they could not checkout because I
had not configured a payment method.

I do not understand how enabling international shipping without international
payment can make sense, so I would assume that anyone who did this made a mistake.

My suggestion is to have BrickLink check for this inconsistent configuration
and at least warn sellers about it, or maybe even prevent it from happening.

Thanks
Alex

Author:

DeLuca

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May 27, 2019 20:46

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Rewording of Forum Rule #4

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I recently noticed that the wording of Forum Rule #4 is quite odd. While I do
understand the meaning of the existing version, it is structured awkwardly and
ambiguously (such that, for example, it could indicate that offensive
words are not to be replaced with pornography!).
A revised version of Rule #4 (such as I have drafted) would clarify what, precisely,
is defined as "offensive" (as this is a highly subjective term), as well as making
the sentence-structure more understandable - Particularly to non-native English-speakers.

Existing:
"Posts should not include foul language, lewd, or other offensive content, or
links to such content. This includes replacing offensive words with alternate
letters or characters, pornography, or any kind of racial/prejudicial content."

Revised:
"Posts should not include offensive content, nor any links to such content, including:
Profane, foul, lewd, pornographic, violent, or prejudicial language or images.
Replacing censored words with alternate letters or characters, or editing images
to obscure forbidden content with pixilation or black bars, is also prohibited."

Author:

calsbricks

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May 27, 2019 05:50

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Helpful but ....

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Firstly let me say that we know suggestions are not being implemented and according
to MP no work is being done on the classic site however this is a small request
which doesn't require huge amounts of development time and would make life
a bit easier.

Currently the method of manually adding inventory is long winded, provides no
audit trail of what has been done and at best is clumsy.

We use Brickstock for most of our updates to our store. It is much easier, quicker
and provides us with a complete audit trail - the only real snag is what happens
when the file gets to Bricklink, The verify screen drops off the Bricklink part
number for some reason so we are left with an audit trail which, when variants
are involved, isn't really all that helpful, although to be fair we have
used this for some time.

Simply placing the bricklink product code on the verify screen would be very
helpful and this is not a major programming issue. At the same time give us a
print button to print that screen Using the print command from the browser doesn't
work well with the page setup falling short of what is needed.

This is a simple matter and could be resolved in minimal time - please implement.

Author:

bb1126827

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May 9, 2019 10:29

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New Rigid Hoses flex

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Hi Studio Devs,
thanks for adding rigid hose flex feature

i am actually trying that new feature and cant seem to make it work on that type
of projet (attached picture)
looks like the tip of the hose wont follow camera orientation. it is always facing
my mouse cursor in all camera modes/orientation. That said, i just cant plug
the tip of the hose in the proper way as you can see on the picture. Maybe i
need tips on that to make it work.
Keep doing a great job on studio

Author:

bb1126827

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May 8, 2019 10:37

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Rigid Hoses on Studio

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Hi, would it be possible in a near future to make Rigid hoses flexible on studio
?
for now, as far as i can see we can only do on ribbed hoses and chains. thank
you

Author:

JEL129a

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May 7, 2019 18:21

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Studio Subheadings

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Can the starwars have it's own separate category under the studio gallery.
There is a lot of great starwars creations in their, but at the same time, if
you are looking for other things, it makes it hard to find something else.
Thanks

Author:

titips

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May 7, 2019 10:50

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Automatic store selection in Buy mocs

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Hi,
I hope this is the right place to post this.
I think it would be a good thing to be able to set the maximum number of stores
used to fulfill a wanted list search of matching stores in order to have a good
compromise between items costs and shipping costs.
Since shipping costs can't be taken in count during stores automatic selection,
you could add a parameter "max N° of stores" so that we can compair a result
with 10 stores and very low pieces costs and 2 stores with more high pieces costs.
Sometime shipping costs from many stores override high pieces costs from 1 or
2 stores.
hope is clear enough

bye

Giovanni

Author:

mfav

Posted:

May 5, 2019 14:41

Subject:

That Randy Color

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I want to further the discussion at https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1139677
but under an appropriate thread.

In regards to color.

The comments below go to the use of color labeling in the context of being functional
in regards to search. It is not in regards to color accuracy in terms of cataloging.
There is a schism between the two uses because there is only one available field
in the database to handle what are two distinctly different purposes.

At https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1139699 you bring up the color guidelines.

I appreciate as one of the admins, you're attempting to follow the guidelines.
The guidelines however are in conflict with what an average person with no experience
with the guidelines would expect. They're even in conflict with what someone
with greater than average knowledge of the color labeling conventions on BL would
expect. I would reconsider those guidelines.

There are, by my count currently 170 different distinct colors that the system
knows. https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp

Assuming an ideal world where all of the decorations are accurately color-described
in the database per the guidelines, it's unreasonable to expect any average
person to be able to remember 170 different colors and to accurately identify
every instance of them. Colors shift over time due to aging and formulation.
Color perception changes relative to adjacent colors. Perceived color accuracy
is relative to the available reference photos or renders, the skill of the photographer
to capture the color, the ability of any individual piece of hardware or software
to properly interpret and render the color, lighting conditions, and other factors.
Color is a rainbow hell-hole.

Here is a test situation to illustrate my point. Take the torso in question in
the original thread and show it to 20 random people. Ask them what the colors
are. I'll wager you a cookie that if you ask 20 people who are not jenwick,
that exactly zero describe the blue as "medium azure." I'll wager you another
cookie that less than half describe the purple as "magenta."

With that in mind, somebody comes to the site and attempts to find something.
Somebody will use what they think the color is because that is their perception
of the color, not because they've reviewed the color chart in depth and have
spent time comparing many pieces to one another to grok the nuances and accurately
predict the exact hue necessary to achieve a match in search. What they'll
do is enter the color they think it is (blue) and do a search, and the search
results will be unsatisfactory, and they'll declare they can't find it
and post in the forum "what is this" or they'll search repeatedly and repeatedly
get unsatisfactory results, declare the site too complicated, and go away in
frustration. This frustration ends up being an indelible negative association
with BrickLink in that person's mind.

We've witnessed this scenario time and again here on the forum. We've
witnessed the endless debates over yellowed LBG vs LG, the confusion with pearl
gray and flat silver (two labels for one color), the confusion with pearl gold
(one label for two colors), people can't find pieces they're looking
for when they're looking right at them because the thumbnail color isn't
the same as the color they searched for, and more.

Having people "go away in frustration" is not in the best interest of BL as a
marketplace. Presumably the 10,000 plus shops here have invested some effort
in attempting to sell things. With that in mind, I argue that things which facilitate
sales should have precedent over "historical accuracy" when it comes to searching
the catalog. One needs to be able to find something before one can dig deep into
understanding it and its associated nuances...if one even needs or wants to understand
them.

We know a better solution to the issue would be a more robust database. As we've
been told repeatedly that isn't going to happen, you're left with a choice.
Either you populate the description field with user-friendliness or with historical
accuracy in mind (for user-friendliness, decoration colors in the item/description
would be their most generic counterparts: black, gray, silver, white, gold, red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, tan, chrome, copper, and speckle).
I would suggest the item field be populated with user-friendliness in mind and
that the note/comment field be generously populated with the historical accuracy
and other more esoteric information.

It's not an ideal solution, but it would work within the current operational
parameters of the database and site interface.

On contributions.

I went through a discussion with the Stormchaser about this at length. This isn't
going to improve until all the UI is improved. The forms are too convoluted and
not explained well and the explanations are hidden and it's just too much
work for anybody who isn't more than casually dedicated. All the instructions
for filling a form need to be adjacent to the fields on the form. The instructions
are buried elsewhere. If you start filling a form, then have to leave to find
instructions, the form is then blanked when you return, and that's an issue
and causes frustration. The UI can't improve much without programmer time.
The whole issue gained no traction while I was communicating with the Stormchaser.
I don't expect any improvement any time soon. Refer to second picture attached
after you finish reading this post.

In regards to the Stormchaser.

You'll forgive me if I read your statement about following in his footsteps
probably not the way you intended it. It's pretty clear that being a volunteer
admin at BrickLink is basically like being in the "zone" in Stalker https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944/

To really appreciate the statement, you'll have to experience the movie,
if you haven't already.

Stormchaser's footsteps promised much change, then he made like Mrs. Hogwallop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsAZ0RweVxk So maybe don't follow those footsteps
too closely.

I had a number of communications with the Stormchaser both on- and off-line.
I'll suggest to you the same thing I did with him: read Steve Krug's
"Don't Make Me Think" https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515/
This book has been revised a few times. I'm familiar with the second version,
but would expect the later versions to be effectively the same content probably
with more recent references. It's a quick read, and appropriate for non-technical
types. He said it helped him with how he thought about things he wanted to do.

So. Food for thought. And in closing, because you asked, a portrait of Randy
after reading this post.

Author:

MidwestBrick

Posted:

May 2, 2019 18:05

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Change NPB Timeline

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I had enough of these in the last few weeks that waiting 2 full weeks is painful
to complete them.

I don't mind the 1 week to pay before it is started. But another full 7 days
to complete the NPB is not necessary.

I would propose 3 additional days and that is it. Let us get our stock back
in our stores to sell to someone else instead of being held at our will for 14
full days when 10 is plenty enough.

I can't be the only one that feels this way and 14 days might have worked
10-15 years ago when access to Smart-Phones wasn't as widespread, but these
days, you can't go far without having the ability to respond. Thanks

Author:

gsgonsior

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Apr 30, 2019 23:33

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Make website mobile-friendly

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Please consider making a mobile-friendly version of the site. I really love Bricklink,
but the browsing experience is absolutely terrible on a mobile device. E.g. constantly
having to zoom in/out to interact with the website is extremely painful from
a UX perspective.

Alternatively (or in addition to the above suggestion), consider developing a
mobile app. That would be awesome!!

Thank you for your consideration.

Author:

reci

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Apr 28, 2019 17:56

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Shipping adress Belgium

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Hello.
I would like to indicate a problem when it comes to register my adress in the
bricklink system.
I am from Belgium and more specificaly from the "Province du Luxembourg", which
is different from "Luxembourg", the country.
In the system, when I have to chose my region, I can only select "Luxembourg"
and not the "Province du Luxembourg" and end up with an adress ending with "Luxembourg
Belgium", instead of "Province du Luxembourg Belgium". Needless to say that
the firt option is a mess as the post offices get completly confused when it
comes to chosing in which country the lego should be sent...
Could you fix this please?
Thank you!
Reci

Author:

mroppoli

Posted:

Apr 21, 2019 21:59

Subject:

Want List - Item match in inventory

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When entering a part number, instructions or minifig to inventory if said part
and color, instruction or mini Id number matches alert message displays, Item
in inventory. You can have this as an option to turn off or on in Want List section.

Author:

palenjo

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Apr 21, 2019 11:12

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utility doors with thin handle.

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Hi!

I bet you that many of the doors 3188, 3189, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195, 445 and
446 marketed on this site are in fact doors with thin handle, which means that
they are incorrectly marketed.

Isn't that a problem for a market place, and shouldn't BL solve this
problem?

The doors with thin handle should be marketed under the part id 3188a, 3189a,
3192a, 3193a, 3194a, 3195a, 445a and 446a.

So the doors with thin handle are more plentiful on the market, sellers almost
always sends me the door with thin handle when they should have sent me the door
with a vertical hole beside the handle. Some sellers, which I admire, label the
door with the description "open handle" whereas the thin handle door they label
"closed handle".

At the same time, all these doors with thin handle only turn up on the inventory
list of one, that is 1, set on BL, set 341-1!

BL could solve this by inserting the door with thin handle as an alternative
in all those sets which contain the relevant doors. Or say that the door with
thin handle is the normal part, whereas the door with open handle is an alternative.
This would stop the potential for disputes between buyers and sellers, and make
life easier here on BL.

Also I wish that BL would instruct the sellers on BL to label their doors correctly.

Johan

Author:

palenjo

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Apr 21, 2019 10:48

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3009p01 versus 3009p01e

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Hello!

I bet you that more than half of the bricks marketed here on BL as 3009p01 are
in fact 3009p01e.

Isn't that a problem for a market place?

I have been buying several lately and always I have received the brick with embossed
print.
At the same time the surface print 3009p01 is said by BL to be included in 19
sets, whereas 3009p01e isn't appearing in any set at all. The brick with
embossed print is (probably) more plentiful on the market but it shouldn't
appear in any set?

I think BL could resolve this by inserting in those 19 inventory lists the 3009p01e
as an alternative part?

It would stop the potential for disputes between byers and sellers and diminish
aggravation.

At the same time I think BL should instruct the sellers on BL to learn the difference
between surface print and embossed print, so that they could label their products
correctly.

Johan

Author:

mcmit

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Apr 19, 2019 03:16

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Sort Search by Item Number

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I think it might be helpful to be able to sort our searche of the catalog by
item number.

It would be particular helpful when needing to determine the next number in sequence
when adding new parts with patterns and minifigures.

Shops seem to have this functionality but not the main catalog.

Author:

zsming

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Apr 17, 2019 05:08

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Save settings to user for viewing and shoppin

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I have two suggestions which would make it so much better bricklink experience.

1. Save the amount to view to the user, and not cache. I really dislike the default
of showing 25 items. I always have to click on the drop down to show 500, but
then it doesn't automatically load, so I have to refresh the browser to actually
see the 500. Then going to the next item page, and again it's back to 25.
This is the same in stores as well when viewing the items from a given store,
it default at 25 and I have to keep clicking the drop down to select 100. Can
we save it in setting for user so it's the same no matter what computer we
are logged into?

2. When viewing items for shopping, can we save the option for selecting where
the seller is from? I'm from the USA, but I will never buy from anywhere
other than USA, but it shows from all countries as default. I have to click on
"More Options" to select Seller Location to be set to USA only. When I go to
the next item, same thing. Can we have it saved to setting so it will always
show whatever we set it as? In my case, it will always be USA.

Author:

leopard37

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Apr 15, 2019 10:02

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Dimensions missing in catalog

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Title says most of it. Would like a checkbox, like the weight missing in catalog
to be able to view all inventory with any of the dimensions missing from the
catalog. Most parts aren't an issue but some large ones slip through and
it really hurts customer service telling them you can't ship what they order
for what they paid.

Tyson.

Author:

bitstarr

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Apr 15, 2019 08:20

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Show maintenance reminder in local time zone

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Hi,

I just noticed the current maintenance reminder which shows the time with the
EDT time zone.
Could you please use the time zone the user is currently in?

The best way could be JavaScript. There you can determine the users time zone
and keep up markup caching while changing the date information after page load.

I think this would be helpful for users around the world.

cheers,
Sebastian

Author:

skybound13

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Apr 10, 2019 15:32

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Typo on part-out Alternatives message

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Hello,

This isn’t a suggestion but wanted to let you know there is a typographical error
in the message regarding alternates that appears when getting the parts list
for a wish list set, “production” is misspelled as “prouction" on the first line.

Wasn’t sure the best way to bring this to your attention, sorry if this is the
wrong place.

Ted

Author:

Unbrickable_Vow

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Apr 9, 2019 15:39

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Allow re-arranging want lists when we need to

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Please allow us to re-arrange our want lists (click and drag.. or number them)?

Example: When we are adding parts to a certain want list, we don't have to
scroll to add it, we can just move it up to the top which is auto-picked/highlighted.

Author:

irdroid3

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Apr 5, 2019 12:29

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My Orders : Downloads : Details rows complete

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1) I see there have been other suggestions on updating the Excel format we can
download.
In the meantime, I am using CSV, but most formats have the same problem (for
me) -

In the "detail items" rows, it would really useful if the leading columns were
not blank, but had the data from the initial order row duplicated.

IE, the columns :
Order ID, Order Date, Seller, Base Currency, Shipping, Insurance, Add Chrg 1,
Add Chrg 2, Credit, Coupon Credit, Order Total, Base Grand Total, Total Lots,
Total Items, Order Status, Order Status Changed, Pmt In, Pmt Method, Order Note,
Tracking No, Location

This would allow the spreadsheet to be sorted by any criteria, without loosing
the connection to that 1st row.

In fact, when the detail items are listed, if that data was filled in, then there
is no need for the initial order row.

This is specific to the spreadsheet form, but as CSV is used in the same ways,
I think that should be done the same way too.

I would also make these suggestions -
2) The xml format does not seem to honour the "detail items" option - why not?
3) The file names all seem to default to *.txt - where as .xml .csv etc would
be better

I hope this is useful feedback.
Regards, Ian
.

Author:

Sammynater

Posted:

Apr 4, 2019 21:15

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Grouping Parts

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Bricklink should implement something in Studio where you can group pieces together.
so that if you were making a robot mask or a robot leg you could make it and
group the pieces together so that they can be easily moved around without highlighting
the entire thing and making mistake in the process.

Author:

irwando

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Apr 4, 2019 00:25

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Seprate entries for each book of instructions

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If a set comes with instructions that are across multiple books please allow
listing each book separately. Many retailers are indicating a specific book
in the description which breaks all of the handy search tools. It also makes
it difficult as a buyer to be sure I'm getting full sets.

Author:

cosmicray

Posted:

Mar 31, 2019 12:49

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Make paperwork optional

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As this has been a controversial topic recently, perhaps we should make it a
buyer select-able option.

Allow the buyer to choose to receive paperwork with the order, or to have the
order shipped without paperwork. The seller would then be obliged to follow the
buyer's selection.

thank you, Nita Rae

Author:

bb1020004

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Mar 29, 2019 09:35

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Gallery with url

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Hi,

maybe this has been mentioned already: It is super annoying when I browse the
gallery and after a refresh or when I come back later my current position is
gone.

I guess you are using a database with a cursor but isn't it possible to adjust
the url to the current state?

Author:

mgiglio

Posted:

Mar 20, 2019 20:56

Subject:

Ghost Buy feature from sellers own store

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It would be great if I could make purchases from my own store, in a ghost mode
that doesn't allow for feedback and doesn't charge fees.

Often when I'm restoring a batch of used sets, I have a wanted list for each
one of them to figure out what I'm missing. Then, once I go through my unlisted
bulk LEGO, I find that have parts in my store that I need to complete these sets.
The only way I can figure to get those parts is to use the inventory search tool
to select items on my wanted list, pull them from my drawers, and then adjust
my inventory quantities appropriately for each item.

It would be much easier if I could just treat it like a regular sale, so that
I could remove all the parts from my inventory in one operation and then pull
them from the drawers the way I would any other order. Maybe I'm missing
something and there's an easier way to accomplish what I want to do?

Author:

Emporiosa

Posted:

Mar 20, 2019 09:09

Subject:

Update Shop to Market while in Studio

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When you select the Studio tab and have that page active, the icon description
changes from Market to Shop (the old description). I noticed the font appears
slightly different (I think because the Studio description doesn't bold like
it does when active under Market or Community).

Author:

Jasons710

Posted:

Mar 19, 2019 16:27

Subject:

Wanted list

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A feature that would be nice. Being able to print your wish list out

Author:

BrianG07

Posted:

Mar 18, 2019 15:35

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Favorite Own Messages For Quick Access

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Hello, can we Favorite our own messages so we have quick access to our own messages?
Or can you create a "My Messages" link in the Discussion Forum?

Thanks

Author:

BrianG07

Posted:

Mar 16, 2019 19:03

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Wanted List Sort Alphabetical & Filter/Search

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Hello, can Wanted Lists (or all lists) default to an alphabetical sorting or
can we have an option to set an alphabetical sorting by default in our accounts?
Currently it only seems to do this when using your Wanted Lists while in a store.

Also, can we get a Filter/Search option for all Wanted Lists to make it quick
to find multiple Wanted Lists by key word(s)? Currently it only seems to allow
this when adding items to a Wanted List.

For example, the most useful situation for both items is when "moving" parts
between Wanted Lists, as it sorts in order created currently, which does not
make it easy to find a Wanted List at times.

Thanks

Author:

ThomasW78

Posted:

Mar 16, 2019 07:36

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Search for multiple items ?

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Why is it not possible to search for 2, 3 or more items at the same time ?

Often I am looking for more than one minifig and would like to buy them all from
the same store. I can only search for one minifig and manually have to check
each store if they also have the other minifigs I am looking for.

So please: Make it possible to search for multiple items across stores so results
can come up with store that have all the items looked for. It would be a time
saver of gigantic porportions.

Author:

TGS_brick

Posted:

Mar 15, 2019 13:37

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Attach files

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Hi
I think it would be really nice, if I can attach files to my massages.
Regards
TGS-Bricks

Author:

SchmickBricks

Posted:

Mar 11, 2019 04:30

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Search for parts without dimensions

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Can we please have an option to search our inventory for items without dimensions
in the catalogue? There is already an option to search for items without a catalogue
weight or items that won't work with instant checkout, but it won't help
with finding items that are set as weight bound by default with no dimensions
(Curved train track, some rollercoaster track) which are potentially too big
to send in a letter.

Prohibiting new sets from being inventoried without all the parts having weights
and dimensions would be a big help too, providing users don't add arbitrary
values which seems to be the case for 99% of instruction books at the moment.

Author:

CANBRICKYYJ

Posted:

Mar 10, 2019 17:15

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Country sets are sold in under price guide

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Hey there, hope your all doing well!

I wanted to run an idea by you guys see what you think, I think it would be really
beneficial and helpful. In the price guide, for any particular set, you can see
the purchase history ( which is awesome). I was thinking, would there be a way
to add which country an item sold in? I feel like that would give us sellers
an idea where an item is hot, and compare that with the pricing. Anyways I think
it would be great, let me know what you think

Sam

Author:

ejv

Posted:

Mar 7, 2019 11:03

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find nearby stores, based on my ZIP code?

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Hello,

After hitting a bug where Buy All failed to create orders that totaled my entire
Wanted List (and I didn't realize it until starting to build the models,
too late to ship another order before my time deadline!), I tried to place another
order but search for stores near me so I could pick up locally. I could find
no way to do this.

How about adding a "Stores near me" option in "Sort By" dropdown menu? It could
be based on ZIP code without compromising any store's address. As it was,
I had to manually compare the "284 stores found" list (after I'd limited
it to U.S. stores) with the dozens of stores in my state, finding only two that
matched.

From a programming perspective, it seems like this feature should be easy, with
a big payback in functionality of your wonderful website. And stores still retain
the option to share their address or not, as mine did, after a buyer Contacts
them.

Best regards,
ejv

Author:

JorstadDesigns

Posted:

Mar 6, 2019 16:55

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Stud.Io Instructions Mod

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In Stud.Io's instructions generator, it would be convenient if there were
a feature in the "Global Style" tab that allowed for an image to be posted in
the same scale on every page in the manual. I usually add a small logo in the
corner of each page, and this would make this extremely easier to do, rather
than pasting the image to each page and doing my best to manually put the logo
in the same spot on each page.

It would also be great if this option allowed us to select which pages were to
have the image on it/select pages that wouldn't have the image.

Thanks!

Author:

oldgruplego

Posted:

Feb 25, 2019 21:47

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Folders in Wanted List

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Is it possible to add a folder feature to the Wanted List?

Author:

AsgardianStudio

Posted:

Feb 25, 2019 17:00

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Comparing Wishlist to Parts Available in Sets

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With shipping cost being very expensive where I live I tend to order large quantities
or bricks at once to justify shipping costs. Still, making an order is extremely
expensive for the relatively few pieces I order. I would like a method to cross
reference wishlists with parts available in official sets, so I can buy the sets
that have most of the parts I need and order the remaining on bricklink. This
tool could also be useful to sellers that need to source bulk parts for unofficial
kits, or for just finding the best source of parts.

Author:

skybound13

Posted:

Feb 24, 2019 21:47

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Count for Likes and Comments posted on MOCs

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Hello,

Two related suggestions regarding data that is listed in the My Community Activity
section of the My Activity Page:

1. Add a Likes Posted count.
2. Add a Comments Posted count.

I liked and commented on a MOC yesterday, wanted to go back to that today and
start looking at the build instructions, had trouble remembering where I saw
it and thought that having links to my like and comment would be a convenient
way to flag a MOC as a favorite and provide a quick way to go back to the page.

Of course a person could always save links to a page using their browser but
if the feature was integrated into the BrickLink site then that information could
be accessed from any computer being used to access the user’s account.

Thank you for considering this suggestion.

Author:

HallBricks

Posted:

Feb 24, 2019 13:13

Subject:

Discount codes!

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I would like to have the ability to create discount codes for my store. In some
cases that would be much more convenient than the current system with coupons,
for example if you want to promote your store in social media.

I don't say this should replace the system with coupons, I think we need
both. Of course the codes should be customizable, with settings like expiration
date and how many times they can be used for example.

Author:

bb1283367

Posted:

Feb 20, 2019 21:13

Subject:

Fine print regarding lot quanities

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I just wasted 6 hours placing an order just find out fine print stated I could
only buy lots in quantities of a $1. If this is a stipulation of a seller I
shouldn’t have to sift through fine print to find it. Likely I will not use
this site again until this is fixed. I quickly learned (100) meant quantities
divisible by 100 and when I miss that I am warned which is great and very helpful.
It should be the same when sellers have a stupid rule similar to described.
If a seller wants to have a stupid rule so be it, but it should be more obvious
to the buyer when selecting quantities to purchase.

Author:

bb1270942

Posted:

Feb 19, 2019 05:40

Subject:

Fix function

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When I want to order a batch of lego with the suggested combination of shops,
I can add the parts. But when the word FIX appears it does not show what needs
to be fixed, it does not show where the problem is. It shows with which seller
the problem is, but not with which item. If I order 200 items, I can not help
the problem if I do not now which item it concerns. When it recognizes that there
is a problem, it would be nice to see what the problem is so I can fix it and
continue my order.
Rommelse

Author:

bb1270942

Posted:

Feb 19, 2019 05:35

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multiple orders with the same shop

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When I want to place multiple orders with the same shop, the site adds the second
order to the first order. So the bill from the first order is on its way, and
the second bill is not just for the second order, but it automaticaly includes
the firtst order as well.
While I want to have them seperate. Is there a way to avoid this?
Rommelse

Author:

agulus

Posted:

Feb 17, 2019 19:32

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Original Box Entry for Games (gear)

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I would like to suggest creating
Original Box Entry for Games in Gear.
The same way it is in sets.

I have some boxes and I see other people
selling boxes only as incomplete gear
and it decreases 6 months average.

Author:

HallBricks

Posted:

Feb 16, 2019 05:31

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We need a modern way to part out sets.

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The "Part Out" tool feels very outdated, and is tedious to use. One accidental
click on a link, and you loose every data you have put in for each lot.

I know there are third party software used to upload parts to your inventory,
but think a much more powerful way to part out set should be offered by BrickLink.
Maybe a software you download to your computer, but it could also just be a massive
redesign of the existing tool online.

What I miss the most is easier ways to manage lots that already exist in my inventory.
I don't want to open a new page just to check the remarks for a certain lot,
because if I forget to open that link in a new tab I will loose all progress
made with the other lots. This information should be visible on the same page,
or I should be able to open it in a pop-up window.

When parting out huge sets with thousands of pieces, it would also be nice to
be able to save the progress and continue later. Maybe there should be one upload
button for each lot, so I don't have to go through the entire list first
and then submit all changes at once.

There are of course lots of different features that could be implemented to make
the Part Out tool even more powerful, like more advanced ways to set up automatic
prices, like 10% below average etc.

Author:

BrickTHG

Posted:

Feb 14, 2019 22:54

Subject:

Irresponsible people in bricklink

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Guys, what i am saying maybe cliché but many sellers here should have already
experienced those irresponsible people who order and go away or give those funny
excuses blah blah blah. i am not asking for any kind of punishment to those people,
i just hope the management of bricklink can work out something to avoid these
so as to have a better protection to our sellers.(such as set limitations for
new account or consequences of cancellation) thank you for your time. God bless.

Author:

JusTiCe8

Posted:

Feb 6, 2019 05:34

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New and Used: more shades of grey are needed

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Hi,

as a buyer, I found having only two choices for parts condition is far too basic
and not useful, mostly for buyers, but also for sellers who seek accuracy and
honesty regarding their inventory.

I mean, for now a seller can only pick new or used, but pretty much everyone
has his/her own standard and I got some used parts which are like new, some others
which are closer to the one way ticket to trash, if you see what I mean

.

It's not good nor practical to force seller to put actual picture(s) of all
the used parts, both hobbyist and professional has better use of their time I
guess.
Plus, asking for every single part before ordering is not good either, some sellers
didn't took time to reply to potential buyer's question already.

And when seller put description, it's quite subjective, one adjective is
far to describe actual shape of a part: "bite marks, yellowish", ok but how many
marks, how deep ?
how much "yellowished" is the brick ?
Some may claims "quite good", some other "I can't send them to trash".

A quality score could be added to a used part. It would be used as well to set
the sell price, as trash-ready used parts can lower the infamous "average 6 months"
and lower ALL prices, which is very unfair for like new parts.

Any thoughts ?

Author:

Mistress_Lisa

Posted:

Feb 3, 2019 12:47

Subject:

My Pet Peeve of the day

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Whenever I am looking up a stickered part in the catalog to identify, I then
look at past and current sales of this part. So my pet peeve is this: how can
a stickered part possibly be listed as 'new'?? Just by the fact that
you took the sticker off the sheet and attached it to the part makes it, by definition,
USED! It doesn't matter if you never used this part to build the set, it
is still used! Is there any way we can disable the 'new' button when
listing these types of parts?

Lisa

Author:

cowboycoder

Posted:

Feb 3, 2019 06:04

Subject:

Show active carts in 'items for sale' list

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