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In Catalog Requests, Admin_Russell writes:

In Catalog Requests, DeLuca writes:

These names are too long for the Catalog Change form, hence my request here.

Part (973pb0619c01) to "Torso Space Light Bluish Gray Harness and Chest Panel
with Rivets and Silver Octagon Badge with Lime Letter 'B' (Blacktron
II Logo) and Dark Bluish Gray and Silver Belt Pattern / Black Arms / Dark Bluish
Gray Hands"

973pb0619c01 (Inv) Torso Space Light Bluish Gray Harness, Dark Bluish Gray Belt, Silver Buckles, Pin with Stylized Lime Capital Letter B (Blacktron II Logo) Pattern / Black Arms / Dark Bluish Gray Hands
Parts: Minifigure, Torso Assembly, Decor.

Part (973pb0619) to "Torso Space Light Bluish Gray Harness and Chest Panel with
Rivets and Silver Octagon Badge with Lime Letter 'B' (Blacktron II Logo)
and Dark Bluish Gray and Silver Belt Pattern"

973pb0619 Torso Space Light Bluish Gray Harness, Dark Bluish Gray Belt, Silver Buckles, Pin with Stylized Lime Capital Letter B (Blacktron II Logo) Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso

Part (973pb0805c01) to "Torso Space Silver Armor Breastplate with Vents and Lime
Dots and Black Octagon with Lime Letter 'B' (Blacktron II Logo) and Silver
and Dark Bluish Gray Belt Pattern / Black Arm and Hand Left / PDG Mech Arm and
Black Claw Right"

973pb0805c01 (Inv) Torso Space Silver Breastplate with Belt and Blacktron II Logo Pattern / Black Arm and Hand Left / Pearl Dark Gray Mech Arm and Black Claw Right
Parts: Minifigure, Torso Assembly, Decor.

Part (973pb0805) to "Torso Space Silver Armor Breastplate with Vents and Lime
Dots and Black Octagon with Lime Letter 'B' (Blacktron II Logo) and Silver
and Dark Bluish Gray Belt Pattern"

973pb0805 Torso Space Silver Breastplate with Belt and Blacktron II Logo Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso

If they are too long for the submission form, that's an indication that they are simply too long.

These names are over the limit by only a few characters, and just the Torso Assemblies
are affected.

What are you trying to accomplish by describing every detail?

In the absence of a proper tag-system, I wanted to include searchable keywords
and use descriptive names, such that these pieces are easier to find/identify.
The existing names are fine if you are already familiar with the part/theme
in question - Part (973pb0619c01), for example, provides no searchable
material beyond names that are likely increasingly-unknown to AFOLs (since Blacktron
is roughly 30 years old!).

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Oct 4, 2019 00:03

Subject:

Re: Please Rename Items

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In Catalog Requests, DeLuca writes:

Part (973pb0619) to "Torso Space Light Bluish Gray Harness and Chest Panel with
Rivets and Silver Octagon Badge with Lime Letter 'B' (Blacktron II Logo)
and Dark Bluish Gray and Silver Belt Pattern"

973pb0619 Torso Space Light Bluish Gray Harness, Dark Bluish Gray Belt, Silver Buckles, Pin with Stylized Lime Capital Letter B (Blacktron II Logo) Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso

Part (973pb0805) to "Torso Space Silver Armor Breastplate with Vents and Lime
Dots and Black Octagon with Lime Letter 'B' (Blacktron II Logo) and Silver
and Dark Bluish Gray Belt Pattern"

973pb0805 Torso Space Silver Breastplate with Belt and Blacktron II Logo Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso

If they are too long for the submission form, that's an indication that they
are simply too long. What are you trying to accomplish by describing every detail?

Author:

DeLuca

Posted:

Oct 3, 2019 17:58

Subject:

Re: Please Rename Items (Space Torsos)

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In Catalog Requests, DeLuca writes:

Part (973pb0619) to "Torso Space Light Bluish Gray Harness and Chest Panel with
Rivets and Silver Octagon Badge with Lime Letter 'B' (Blacktron II Logo)
and Dark Bluish Gray and Silver Belt Pattern"

973pb0619 Torso Space Light Bluish Gray Harness, Dark Bluish Gray Belt, Silver Buckles, Pin with Stylized Lime Capital Letter B (Blacktron II Logo) Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso

Part (973pb0805) to "Torso Space Silver Armor Breastplate with Vents and Lime
Dots and Black Octagon with Lime Letter 'B' (Blacktron II Logo) and Silver
and Dark Bluish Gray Belt Pattern"

973pb0805 Torso Space Silver Breastplate with Belt and Blacktron II Logo Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso

More:

Part (973p66c01) to "Torso Space Blue Armor Plates with Silver Rivets and Black
Chest Panel with Silver Hoses and Silver Belt with Blue Ring and Silver Triangles
Buckle Pattern (Spyrius) / Black Arms / Red Hands"

973p66c01 (Inv) Torso Space Spyrius Pattern / Black Arms / Red Hands
Parts: Minifigure, Torso Assembly, Decor.

Part (973p66) to "Torso Space Blue Armor Plates with Silver Rivets and Black
Chest Panel with Silver Hoses and Silver Belt with Blue Ring and Silver Triangles
Buckle Pattern (Spyrius)"

973p66 Torso Space Spyrius Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso

Part (973p63c01) to "Torso Space Robot Silver Armor Breastplate with Rivets and
Black Trim with Silver Skeletal Spine Pattern (Spyrius / Explorians) / Black
Arms / Red Hands"

973p63c01 (Inv) Torso Space Robot Pattern (Spyrius) / Black Arms / Red Hands
Parts: Minifigure, Torso Assembly, Decor.

Part (973p63c02) to "Torso Space Robot Silver Armor Breastplate with Rivets and
Black Trim with Silver Skeletal Spine Pattern (Spyrius / Explorians) / White
Arms / Black Hands"

973p63c02 (Inv) Torso Space Robot Pattern (Exploriens) / White Arms / Black Hands
Parts: Minifigure, Torso Assembly, Decor.

Part (973p63) to "Torso Space Robot Silver Armor Breastplate with Rivets and
Black Trim with Silver Skeletal Spine Pattern (Spyrius / Explorians)"

973p63 Torso Space Robot Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso

Author:

starbeanie

Posted:

Oct 2, 2019 08:40

Subject:

Re: Pulling Data For Reference

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http://brickstock.patrickbrans.com/

In Catalog, MI_Bricks writes:

I bought a huge bin (approx. 40 lbs. for $40!) of LEGO and am in the process
of sorting the minfigs. So far I am at about 125 that I have positively identified
here in the catalog. I have about 75 more heads and a similar number of bodies
and legs.

Is there a way to say make an Excel spreadsheet that will automatically pull
data from the catalog so I can sort which ones are of value and which ones are
relatively common.

I started a spreadsheet and added a link to each figures page in the database,
but that doesn't help me sort them by value.

Thanks for any help!

Author:

VOTB

Posted:

Oct 1, 2019 13:56

Subject:

Re: Pulling Data For Reference

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I have been working on a way to do this. There are a few ways to go, one with
macros, another with web scrapers, having an API with the data would be helpful.
The main issue I come against is the server draw. I am pretty convinced this
is one of the reasons we get so many 500 errors. There are those out there pulling
pricing for hundreds or thousands of parts every day. This draws the BL server
down. I read somewhere that bots and spiders are not permitted. Therefore if
found out you could be banned. Currently, I have only scrapers pulling pricing
from retail locations, then I manually go in and pull pricing from BL on items
I feel may be profitable.

It would be nice if BL would simply publish a daily csv file that included all
the pricing of each piece. Then we could just plug that into a spreadsheet or
google doc with vlookup and have a really good simple pricing tool.

Not to get too many people riled up, but I am hopeful that XP will have some
updates that will help us in this regard.

Author:

runner.caller

Posted:

Oct 1, 2019 12:56

Subject:

Re: Pulling Data For Reference

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Just scanning my insta for some of the legacy ones I ran. Looks like I did an
astromech one, and a Yoda one too.

Author:

runner.caller

Posted:

Oct 1, 2019 12:47

Subject:

Re: Pulling Data For Reference

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In Catalog, MI_Bricks writes:

I once made something similar to what you're asking at my old job using macros
and web queries in excel. The macro would loop through each line on excel and
use the itemID to spit out the pricelist sales history on New and Used.

I would use it to find the most valuable versions of figures (example, most valuable
battle droids in picture.

Sadly, I lost this spreadsheet when I left that job.

Author:

MI_Bricks

Posted:

Oct 1, 2019 12:25

Subject:

Pulling Data For Reference

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Open

Author:

iprice

Posted:

Sep 28, 2019 03:13

Subject:

Re: No idea what some pieces are

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In Catalog, DeLuca writes:

In Catalog, Monica.angres writes:

I recently bought a huge bin of legos from a friend for 50 bucks. I’m still sorting
and cleaning, but realized these are probably all 15 to 20 years old! I’m desperately
trying to find someone who could help me identify these older pieces. Some of
them I have never seen! I would be more than happy to share with anyone willing
to help. Thanks!

Monica

Pictures would be helpful.

Indeed, a picture is worth a thousand words and with them we can help identify
parts very quickly.

Author:

leon112

Posted:

Sep 27, 2019 21:55

Subject:

Re: No idea what some pieces are

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