Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Teup  | | Posted: | Oct 17, 2019 09:44 | | Subject: | Re: Very necessary suggestion? | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, net1986 writes:
| | Hello! I'm net1986 from South Korea!
I would like to suggest something today.
First of all I apologize for my poor English grammar, please understand.
This is what I would suggest this time.
"I wish there was function to view information of just part product from the
set, Not whole set. And function to order those just part product."
For example,
1. I want to get only police swat van from set 60008 Museum Break-in.(don't
need any part like figs or Museum)
2. But there is only brick information for whole set(Unnecessary a lot of information
confuses me)
3. It takes a lot of hard work to analyze for only just the swat van.
4. And It's very hard to order each part brick for the van
What I mean is that I wish there was a function to view a only part product(just
swat van of set 60008)and I wish I would order those part in way "easy buy".
I know that the "east buy" function already exists.
It's very helpful for restorers.
But now, It adjust only set product or MOC product as I know.
So, I wish the "easy buy" function is more enhanced(add part product from set)
I hope you guys understand my words.
reply me, thanks.
Best regard,
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It's probably a lot of catalog work to break sets into separate components,
but I see a huge advantage: It would solve the pricing problem with "incomplete"
sets. Currently people are listing sets for half of its value because minifigs
or other major parts of the set are missing. That messes up the priceguide completely
and is the main reason why I have abandoned selling sets completely. There are
just too many nonsensical listings.
If for starters there would be a separate entry for sets without the minifigs,
and an entry for the minifigs, that'd already help.
Maybe this would have drawbacks of its own, not sure if it's a good idea
but I'm just thinking out loud...
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| Author: | net1986 | | Posted: | Oct 17, 2019 09:29 | | Subject: | Very necessary suggestion? | | Viewed: | 210 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Hello! I'm net1986 from South Korea!
I would like to suggest something today.
First of all I apologize for my poor English grammar, please understand.
This is what I would suggest this time.
"I wish there was function to view information of just part product from the
set, Not whole set. And function to order those just part product."
For example,
1. I want to get only police swat van from set 60008 Museum Break-in.(don't
need any part like figs or Museum)
2. But there is only brick information for whole set(Unnecessary a lot of information
confuses me)
3. It takes a lot of hard work to analyze for only just the swat van.
4. And It's very hard to order each part brick for the van
What I mean is that I wish there was a function to view a only part product(just
swat van of set 60008)and I wish I would order those part in way "easy buy".
I know that the "east buy" function already exists.
It's very helpful for restorers.
But now, It adjust only set product or MOC product as I know.
So, I wish the "easy buy" function is more enhanced(add part product from set)
I hope you guys understand my words.
reply me, thanks.
Best regard,
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| Author: | Graham. | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 15:33 | | Subject: | Communication difficulties | | Viewed: | 151 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| The first is folks sending messages directly to my PayPal and BrickLink notifications
email address. Which I don’t check on a regular basis.
Wouldn’t it be better all round if the user email address were hidden? therefore
emails would have to go thru the message system.
Leads to the second. BrickLink notifications are often delayed by two or three
days, then they all come thru together. Which is why I don’t check that mail
box often. Fairly frequently I receive the order placed notification AFTER I
have shipped the order!
I check messages on site, every morning when I first log on.
Also would benefit BrickLink as it would be far more difficult to trade off site,
if anyone were so inclined.
Please give this some consideration, it works well on the other place.
Thanks, Graham
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| Author: | Give.Me.A.Brick | | Posted: | Oct 9, 2019 08:00 | | Subject: | Re: Classic Wanted List Unavailable on June 5th | | Viewed: | 95 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Administrative, DadsAFOL writes:
| | In Administrative, Admiral_Brick writes:
| | Hello Jaclyn,
one year ago BL changed a wanted list key feature. Are you and the developers
even aware of it?
When clicking on "Wanted List" after entering a store, BL shows me the items
this store offers which are on my wanted list. Before the update, the list only
contained the items from my wanted list which were priced below my max prices.
This changed with the update of the store fronts: Now always *all* items are
being shown. The only difference is, that the "Max price:" information of items
with prices higher than my max prices is being shown in red letters.
Too much information! I do not want to scroll through the bigger part of my wanted
list every time, I simply want to know quickly which items from my wanted list
are available for a good price in a specific store... no chance. I have not used
my wanted list for a year now.
Kind regards,
Matthias
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I agree, I had forgotten about this. I think its part of the store display,
not the wanted list functions, but I agree. It is a huge pain to see unfiltered
wanted list matches in each store. Please add the filter options back!
1. Store price
2. Store quantity = wanted list min quantity
3. Both price and quantity match.
Thanks!
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Has this issued been sorted out? Or are there any tweaks?
When inside a store, is there way to see only the items on my wanted list *below*
my max price?
Thank you.
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| Author: | minithings4life | | Posted: | Oct 7, 2019 07:54 | | Subject: | Re: Database for inventory | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Brickset is a good way of doing that.
In Suggestions, jakyasar writes:
| | Hi all
As the number of sets/pieces growing, I need to start cataloging my inventory
to avoid double purchases.
Any recommendations for such program to keep track of inventory is appreciated.
Thank you
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| Author: | Hurt | | Posted: | Oct 7, 2019 07:16 | | Subject: | Re: Database for inventory | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Hi!
As you're a seller, you can use "Stockrooms" here on bricklink. By default
there is only one Stockroom, but you can enable 3 Stockrooms in the settings
(A, B and C). You could use one of them for your personal collection for example
- that would be the easiest solution without any additional program or website.
Kind regards,
Michael
In Suggestions, jakyasar writes:
| | Hi all
As the number of sets/pieces growing, I need to start cataloging my inventory
to avoid double purchases.
Any recommendations for such program to keep track of inventory is appreciated.
Thank you
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| Author: | jakyasar | | Posted: | Oct 7, 2019 07:10 | | Subject: | Database for inventory | | Viewed: | 99 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Hi all
As the number of sets/pieces growing, I need to start cataloging my inventory
to avoid double purchases.
Any recommendations for such program to keep track of inventory is appreciated.
Thank you
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 30, 2019 09:18 | | Subject: | Re: Limit Shipping Method to One Customer | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, axaday writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, axaday writes:
| | I just opened a shipping method that I keep closed to avoid confusion because
it allows an international customer to instant checkout using domestic shipping
rates. It is for international customers who have a friend or forwarding service
in the US, but I keep it closed to avoid accidental or intentional misuse. It
would be handy if I could limit that to a country or to a specific user.
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Is it not easier to invoice manually for such situations.
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Possibly. I used to get a lot of international orders made and then cancelled
because the shipping is over $20 over 8 ounces. Usually customers are willing
to pay the $13ish shipping for 1-8 oz, but rarely did an order over 9 ounces
go through. I so stopped offering wait for invoice for international orders
and capped the instant checkout at 7 ounces. Perhaps that is too strict and
I should think it over.
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Yeah, I'm sure. I've stopped buying from the USA for that reason.
Maybe put a line in your terms about what it will cost for international orders
for a couple of weight bands and turn on quotes (if you haven't already)
to allow international buyers to ask for postage costs if they need to.
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Sep 30, 2019 08:56 | | Subject: | Re: Limit Shipping Method to One Customer | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, axaday writes:
| | I just opened a shipping method that I keep closed to avoid confusion because
it allows an international customer to instant checkout using domestic shipping
rates. It is for international customers who have a friend or forwarding service
in the US, but I keep it closed to avoid accidental or intentional misuse. It
would be handy if I could limit that to a country or to a specific user.
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Is it not easier to invoice manually for such situations.
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Possibly. I used to get a lot of international orders made and then cancelled
because the shipping is over $20 over 8 ounces. Usually customers are willing
to pay the $13ish shipping for 1-8 oz, but rarely did an order over 9 ounces
go through. I so stopped offering wait for invoice for international orders
and capped the instant checkout at 7 ounces. Perhaps that is too strict and
I should think it over.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 30, 2019 07:58 | | Subject: | Re: Limit Shipping Method to One Customer | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, axaday writes:
| | I just opened a shipping method that I keep closed to avoid confusion because
it allows an international customer to instant checkout using domestic shipping
rates. It is for international customers who have a friend or forwarding service
in the US, but I keep it closed to avoid accidental or intentional misuse. It
would be handy if I could limit that to a country or to a specific user.
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Is it not easier to invoice manually for such situations.
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Sep 30, 2019 06:10 | | Subject: | Limit Shipping Method to One Customer | | Viewed: | 97 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I just opened a shipping method that I keep closed to avoid confusion because
it allows an international customer to instant checkout using domestic shipping
rates. It is for international customers who have a friend or forwarding service
in the US, but I keep it closed to avoid accidental or intentional misuse. It
would be handy if I could limit that to a country or to a specific user.
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| Author: | Brahrp | | Posted: | Sep 28, 2019 14:18 | | Subject: | Re: Classic Wanted List Unavailable on June 5th | | Viewed: | 109 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | old much better! |
| Author: | jaydotjay | | Posted: | Sep 28, 2019 08:24 | | Subject: | Thumbnail Size | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Is it possible to customize or change the thumbnail size when searching in the
catalog? I'm not sure if it's a setting I missed, but it would be useful
to when you're overlooking an entire line to find something specific.
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| Author: | GregSwiss | | Posted: | Sep 25, 2019 07:43 | | Subject: | Re: Sort by in Wanted List | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, iprice writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, iprice writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, GregSwiss writes:
| | Hello
Would it be possible to implement a new sort by-option in the Wanted List?
What I would like to see is "Missing" what would be the difference between "Wanted"
and "Have".
Cheers
Greg
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The current Have feature is useless. It's the same as Want.
Easier is to create an Ordered Wantlist and move the items there until they're
received.
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I actually find the "Have" feature to be very useful, though I would like an
"Ordeded/Purchased" feature too; I've purchased loads of parts multiple times
accidentally, as I'd forgotten I had already ordered them and didn't
check through my current orders properly. If I could mark wanted parts as "Ordered"
it would save me time. money and storage space.
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That's exactly what the Have feature was supposed to do, but it doesn't
subtract anything from Want.
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It does though. If you look in your Wanted list it clearly shows how many you
Want and how many you Have in hand. Now go to a store and select Wanted List
it shows sjhows your Wanted Qty (which is original Wanted minus Have).
As for Have - I don't want it
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I just checked and it still doesn't subtract Have from original Want.
Usually I don't want to search for the original Want quantity but for new
Want quantity.
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But I can not sort the list in that way that it shows all my incomplete lots
within a wanted list.
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Sep 24, 2019 19:10 | | Subject: | Re: Search setting: seller location filter | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Nowaker writes:
| | | | You might be blocking out a huge part of Bricklink that could have just what you are looking for.
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I value predictable shipping prices and fast delivery. I don't know what
to expect when ordering from other countries.
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Go for the sellers with Instant Checkout. This is indicated by a lightning bolt
icon behind the store name. All added charges will be calculated realtime so
at checkout you see exactly what you will pay.
Normal sized orders from the NL to the US typically take 4 days to arrive. From
other countries it may be a bit longer, but anyway, a couple of days faster shipping
may not always outweigh the price difference.
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Sep 24, 2019 05:13 | | Subject: | Re: Sort by in Wanted List | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, iprice writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, iprice writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, GregSwiss writes:
| | Hello
Would it be possible to implement a new sort by-option in the Wanted List?
What I would like to see is "Missing" what would be the difference between "Wanted"
and "Have".
Cheers
Greg
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The current Have feature is useless. It's the same as Want.
Easier is to create an Ordered Wantlist and move the items there until they're
received.
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I actually find the "Have" feature to be very useful, though I would like an
"Ordeded/Purchased" feature too; I've purchased loads of parts multiple times
accidentally, as I'd forgotten I had already ordered them and didn't
check through my current orders properly. If I could mark wanted parts as "Ordered"
it would save me time. money and storage space.
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That's exactly what the Have feature was supposed to do, but it doesn't
subtract anything from Want.
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It does though. If you look in your Wanted list it clearly shows how many you
Want and how many you Have in hand. Now go to a store and select Wanted List
it shows sjhows your Wanted Qty (which is original Wanted minus Have).
As for Have - I don't want it
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I just checked and it still doesn't subtract Have from original Want.
Usually I don't want to search for the original Want quantity but for new
Want quantity.
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Sep 24, 2019 04:51 | | Subject: | Re: Sort by in Wanted List | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, iprice writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, iprice writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, GregSwiss writes:
| | Hello
Would it be possible to implement a new sort by-option in the Wanted List?
What I would like to see is "Missing" what would be the difference between "Wanted"
and "Have".
Cheers
Greg
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The current Have feature is useless. It's the same as Want.
Easier is to create an Ordered Wantlist and move the items there until they're
received.
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I actually find the "Have" feature to be very useful, though I would like an
"Ordeded/Purchased" feature too; I've purchased loads of parts multiple times
accidentally, as I'd forgotten I had already ordered them and didn't
check through my current orders properly. If I could mark wanted parts as "Ordered"
it would save me time. money and storage space.
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That's exactly what the Have feature was supposed to do, but it doesn't
subtract anything from Want.
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It does though. If you look in your Wanted list it clearly shows how many you
Want and how many you Have in hand. Now go to a store and select Wanted List
it shows sjhows your Wanted Qty (which is original Wanted minus Have).
As for Have - I don't want it
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If it does now, the Have feature probably has been tweeked.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Sep 24, 2019 03:46 | | Subject: | Re: Sort by in Wanted List | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, iprice writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, GregSwiss writes:
| | Hello
Would it be possible to implement a new sort by-option in the Wanted List?
What I would like to see is "Missing" what would be the difference between "Wanted"
and "Have".
Cheers
Greg
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The current Have feature is useless. It's the same as Want.
Easier is to create an Ordered Wantlist and move the items there until they're
received.
|
I actually find the "Have" feature to be very useful, though I would like an
"Ordeded/Purchased" feature too; I've purchased loads of parts multiple times
accidentally, as I'd forgotten I had already ordered them and didn't
check through my current orders properly. If I could mark wanted parts as "Ordered"
it would save me time. money and storage space.
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That's exactly what the Have feature was supposed to do, but it doesn't
subtract anything from Want.
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It does though. If you look in your Wanted list it clearly shows how many you
Want and how many you Have in hand. Now go to a store and select Wanted List
it shows sjhows your Wanted Qty (which is original Wanted minus Have).
As for Have - I don't want it
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2019 13:06 | | Subject: | Re: Sort by in Wanted List | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, iprice writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, GregSwiss writes:
| | Hello
Would it be possible to implement a new sort by-option in the Wanted List?
What I would like to see is "Missing" what would be the difference between "Wanted"
and "Have".
Cheers
Greg
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The current Have feature is useless. It's the same as Want.
Easier is to create an Ordered Wantlist and move the items there until they're
received.
|
I actually find the "Have" feature to be very useful, though I would like an
"Ordeded/Purchased" feature too; I've purchased loads of parts multiple times
accidentally, as I'd forgotten I had already ordered them and didn't
check through my current orders properly. If I could mark wanted parts as "Ordered"
it would save me time. money and storage space.
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That's exactly what the Have feature was supposed to do, but it doesn't
subtract anything from Want.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2019 12:58 | | Subject: | Re: Sort by in Wanted List | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, GregSwiss writes:
| | Hello
Would it be possible to implement a new sort by-option in the Wanted List?
What I would like to see is "Missing" what would be the difference between "Wanted"
and "Have".
Cheers
Greg
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The current Have feature is useless. It's the same as Want.
Easier is to create an Ordered Wantlist and move the items there until they're
received.
|
I actually find the "Have" feature to be very useful, though I would like an
"Ordeded/Purchased" feature too; I've purchased loads of parts multiple times
accidentally, as I'd forgotten I had already ordered them and didn't
check through my current orders properly. If I could mark wanted parts as "Ordered"
it would save me time. money and storage space.
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2019 07:24 | | Subject: | Re: Sort by in Wanted List | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, GregSwiss writes:
| | Hello
Would it be possible to implement a new sort by-option in the Wanted List?
What I would like to see is "Missing" what would be the difference between "Wanted"
and "Have".
Cheers
Greg
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The current Have feature is useless. It's the same as Want.
Easier is to create an Ordered Wantlist and move the items there until they're
received.
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| Author: | GregSwiss | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2019 06:47 | | Subject: | Sort by in Wanted List | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Hello
Would it be possible to implement a new sort by-option in the Wanted List?
What I would like to see is "Missing" what would be the difference between "Wanted"
and "Have".
Cheers
Greg
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| Author: | Nowaker | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2019 00:12 | | Subject: | Re: Search setting: seller location filter | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | You might be blocking out a huge part of Bricklink that could have just what you are looking for.
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I value predictable shipping prices and fast delivery. I don't know what
to expect when ordering from other countries. This is the biggest problem:
| | Seller will calculate S&H fees and send and invoice with the final price for the order.
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| | Items will be reserved for you, and you will be obligated to purchase them.
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There's no way I'm agreeing to pay an unknown amount of S&H when I don't
know what S&H actually is. I also don't want to send custom messages to sellers
and ask for pricing.
I don't want a hands-on experience in buying. I want an Amazon-like experience
where I know exactly how much and when I'm receiving my order. For this reason,
I always want to see US sellers only.
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| Author: | Bitsnpieces.... | | Posted: | Sep 22, 2019 01:40 | | Subject: | Quote System/Cart to be like a Store Cart | | Viewed: | 90 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Quote system/Cart
Can we get the quote system/cart to be the same as the store cart?
As we all know with the Store cart when an item gets sold or the quantity differs
than you put in your cart, you can adjust the items in your store cart, or delete,
and your store cart is still active, and can remain active until you go through
with the order or empty it completely.
Can we get the quote system/cart to be like the store as well?
Rather than just losing everything in the quote cart when its gets cancelled
by whatever reason, and having to start all over again?
Rob 
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 20, 2019 13:53 | | Subject: | Re: Layout | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, ihave36paws writes:
| | How can you change the Classic Layout. If you are going to make changes to things
it would be the new Layout.
We hate the way they removed the (My Order Note) line from under the order.
Now you have to travel way over to the right to see it, unless you have your
screen so small that you can't read it.
Please change it back.
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At [My BL] [Settings] [My Order Settings] you can select how to show your order
notes: as icons, on the right or below each line.
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Sep 20, 2019 12:54 | | Subject: | Re: Layout | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, ihave36paws writes:
| | How can you change the Classic Layout. If you are going to make changes to things
it would be the new Layout.
We hate the way they removed the (My Order Note) line from under the order.
Now you have to travel way over to the right to see it, unless you have your
screen so small that you can't read it.
Please change it back.
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You can do that yourself here;
That is at the top of your ofrder detail page. Is that what you meant?
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| Author: | ihave36paws | | Posted: | Sep 20, 2019 12:49 | | Subject: | Layout | | Viewed: | 110 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| How can you change the Classic Layout. If you are going to make changes to things
it would be the new Layout.
We hate the way they removed the (My Order Note) line from under the order.
Now you have to travel way over to the right to see it, unless you have your
screen so small that you can't read it.
Please change it back.
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| Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2019 11:45 | | Subject: | Re: Request a Quote | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Hurt writes:
| | In Suggestions, Adjour writes:
| | (Except that one dude in Korea that keeps asking for quotes and then cancelling,
we are on three now I think lol)
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Haha
May I suggest to also add gram (beside ounce) to your shipping table for international
shipment. Makes it easier if you don't need to use google to get an overview
of the weights 
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Hahaha, that is a good suggestion. I forget that not everyone uses "freedom units"
Funny I've never thought of that because I've often had the same frustration
when buying from European sellers, but in reverse.
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| Author: | Hurt | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2019 10:31 | | Subject: | Re: Request a Quote | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Adjour writes:
| | (Except that one dude in Korea that keeps asking for quotes and then cancelling,
we are on three now I think lol)
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Haha
May I suggest to also add gram (beside ounce) to your shipping table for international
shipment. Makes it easier if you don't need to use google to get an overview
of the weights
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| Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2019 10:11 | | Subject: | Re: Request a Quote | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, kelmgo writes:
| | I am after a few pieces to complete a few kits and am going from one checkout
to another, then to another and then cancelling the orders (before payment) because
the vendors haven't got the "Request a Quote" provision set up.
Clearly it would save a lot of stuffing around if you know the full cost incl
P&H before hand.
Even better - there should be a little icon or something next to the vendors
name to indicate whether they send quotes or not so you don't have to go
through the checkouts to find out right at the end.
This is what I'm experiencing in Australia
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I like this idea.
My store allows for quotes and very few people use it. (Except that one dude
in Korea that keeps asking for quotes and then cancelling, we are on three now
I think lol)
I do get lots of messages from buyers asking for quotes even though I have some
pretty direct shipping tables. So it's obvious they haven't even made
a cart yet.
So all in all I think the quote system is underused or misunderstood by buyers.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2019 04:22 | | Subject: | Re: Request a Quote | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, kelmgo writes:
| | I am after a few pieces to complete a few kits and am going from one checkout
to another, then to another and then cancelling the orders (before payment) because
the vendors haven't got the "Request a Quote" provision set up.
|
You can always use the Contact Store button and inquire about the shipping costs.
|
That doesn't necessarily work. There are light but high volume parts (like
some windscreens), so if you tell the seller the weight it can be misleading.
Then there are the sellers that have a shipping table based on weight, but refuse
to allow buyers to see the weight of a cart.
I'd like to see a "allows quotes" icon, or better still force all sellers
to allow quotes (better) or order cancellations (worse).
|
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2019 13:18 | | Subject: | Re: Request a Quote | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, MidwestBrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, kelmgo writes:
| | I am after a few pieces to complete a few kits and am going from one checkout
to another, then to another and then cancelling the orders (before payment) because
the vendors haven't got the "Request a Quote" provision set up.
Clearly it would save a lot of stuffing around if you know the full cost incl
P&H before hand.
Even better - there should be a little icon or something next to the vendors
name to indicate whether they send quotes or not so you don't have to go
through the checkouts to find out right at the end.
This is what I'm experiencing in Australia
|
Part of what you suggest exists: Stores with a thunderbolt icon have instant
checkout, which means that you see the grand total before you order. There isn't
an icon to distinguish quote sellers from non-quote sellers, however. But even
if there would be such an icon, I'm not sure it would do sellers justice,
as a non quote seller may have a very clear table of shipping costs, which could
be just as good or better than asking a quote.
|
I disagree and think it is a valid request to include an icon so shoppers know
they can get a quote from that store immediately instead of having to look for
it or go through the check-out phase.
Using IC is impossible to hit on every scenario and even sometimes the IC may
work, but a buyer still wants to use the Quote system because maybe the IC is
charging too much. There is nothing wrong with a buyer double-checking to see
if their order actually fits in a cheaper shipping option than what IC is calculating.
|
Those are problems of IC.. but a relevant point because it makes the thunderbolt
misleading. Maybe the system should be made such that if an order doesn't
qualify for IC, the seller by definition has to quote.
My IC works properly: It works on every order and the calculations are correct.
It is always possible to make IC work (if nothing else, you could even charge
1 rate for all orders, after all). But I agree it is not always desirable, for
those sellers who have very significant and unpredictable shipping charge fluctuations
because of a complicated postal service. I expect most of them will have no obligations
against quoting, so an obligatory quote alternative should be ok.. that way,
the thunderbolt is not misleading.
|
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| Author: | MidwestBrick | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2019 12:58 | | Subject: | Re: Request a Quote | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, kelmgo writes:
| | I am after a few pieces to complete a few kits and am going from one checkout
to another, then to another and then cancelling the orders (before payment) because
the vendors haven't got the "Request a Quote" provision set up.
Clearly it would save a lot of stuffing around if you know the full cost incl
P&H before hand.
Even better - there should be a little icon or something next to the vendors
name to indicate whether they send quotes or not so you don't have to go
through the checkouts to find out right at the end.
This is what I'm experiencing in Australia
|
Part of what you suggest exists: Stores with a thunderbolt icon have instant
checkout, which means that you see the grand total before you order. There isn't
an icon to distinguish quote sellers from non-quote sellers, however. But even
if there would be such an icon, I'm not sure it would do sellers justice,
as a non quote seller may have a very clear table of shipping costs, which could
be just as good or better than asking a quote.
|
I disagree and think it is a valid request to include an icon so shoppers know
they can get a quote from that store immediately instead of having to look for
it or go through the check-out phase.
Using IC is impossible to hit on every scenario and even sometimes the IC may
work, but a buyer still wants to use the Quote system because maybe the IC is
charging too much. There is nothing wrong with a buyer double-checking to see
if their order actually fits in a cheaper shipping option than what IC is calculating.
|
|
| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2019 12:50 | | Subject: | Re: Request a Quote | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, kelmgo writes:
| | I am after a few pieces to complete a few kits and am going from one checkout
to another, then to another and then cancelling the orders (before payment) because
the vendors haven't got the "Request a Quote" provision set up.
|
You can always use the Contact Store button and inquire about the shipping costs.
| | Clearly it would save a lot of stuffing around if you know the full cost incl
P&H before hand.
Even better - there should be a little icon or something next to the vendors
name to indicate whether they send quotes or not so you don't have to go
through the checkouts to find out right at the end.
This is what I'm experiencing in Australia
|
|
|
| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2019 12:38 | | Subject: | Re: Request a Quote | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, kelmgo writes:
| | I am after a few pieces to complete a few kits and am going from one checkout
to another, then to another and then cancelling the orders (before payment) because
the vendors haven't got the "Request a Quote" provision set up.
Clearly it would save a lot of stuffing around if you know the full cost incl
P&H before hand.
Even better - there should be a little icon or something next to the vendors
name to indicate whether they send quotes or not so you don't have to go
through the checkouts to find out right at the end.
This is what I'm experiencing in Australia
|
Part of what you suggest exists: Stores with a thunderbolt icon have instant
checkout, which means that you see the grand total before you order. There isn't
an icon to distinguish quote sellers from non-quote sellers, however. But even
if there would be such an icon, I'm not sure it would do sellers justice,
as a non quote seller may have a very clear table of shipping costs, which could
be just as good or better than asking a quote.
|
|
| Author: | kelmgo | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2019 12:33 | | Subject: | Request a Quote | | Viewed: | 124 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| I am after a few pieces to complete a few kits and am going from one checkout
to another, then to another and then cancelling the orders (before payment) because
the vendors haven't got the "Request a Quote" provision set up.
Clearly it would save a lot of stuffing around if you know the full cost incl
P&H before hand.
Even better - there should be a little icon or something next to the vendors
name to indicate whether they send quotes or not so you don't have to go
through the checkouts to find out right at the end.
This is what I'm experiencing in Australia
|
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2019 14:24 | | Subject: | Re: Search setting: seller location filter | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Nowaker writes:
| | I'm interested to see offers from United States only.
Each time I'm on a hunt for something, I have to open the filtering options
and select selector location United States.
Please make it possible to set a default filter for all searches. It should be
available here: https://www.bricklink.com/searchSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
This will improve the shopping experience immensely.
Thank you.
-Nowaker
|
If it would make that much difference, it sounds like you are constantly searching
US only. While I get that it is useful to filter on your own country some of
the time, are you sure that you never want to order something from sellers
in other countries? From what I understood US shipping is expensive, there are
no import duties (correct me if I'm wrong), you don't have to pay VAT,
so ordering abroad can get you some pretty good deals. You might be blocking
out a huge part of Bricklink that could have just what you are looking for.
|
|
| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2019 10:19 | | Subject: | Re: Search setting: seller location filter | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Brickman4you writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, Nowaker writes:
| | I'm interested to see offers from United States only.
Each time I'm on a hunt for something, I have to open the filtering options
and select selector location United States.
Please make it possible to set a default filter for all searches. It should be
available here: https://www.bricklink.com/searchSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
This will improve the shopping experience immensely.
Thank you.
-Nowaker
|
Capability already exists
https://www.bricklink.com/searchAdvanced.asp
|
How to save these check boxes so they default? That is how I understood the
question.
|
You are right - missed that. Ignore my response.
|
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2019 09:04 | | Subject: | Re: Search setting: seller location filter | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, Nowaker writes:
| | I'm interested to see offers from United States only.
Each time I'm on a hunt for something, I have to open the filtering options
and select selector location United States.
Please make it possible to set a default filter for all searches. It should be
available here: https://www.bricklink.com/searchSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
This will improve the shopping experience immensely.
Thank you.
-Nowaker
|
Capability already exists
https://www.bricklink.com/searchAdvanced.asp
|
How to save these check boxes so they default? That is how I understood the
question.
|
|
|
| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2019 04:15 | | Subject: | Re: Search setting: seller location filter | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Nowaker writes:
| | I'm interested to see offers from United States only.
Each time I'm on a hunt for something, I have to open the filtering options
and select selector location United States.
Please make it possible to set a default filter for all searches. It should be
available here: https://www.bricklink.com/searchSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
This will improve the shopping experience immensely.
Thank you.
-Nowaker
|
Capability already exists
https://www.bricklink.com/searchAdvanced.asp
|
|
| Author: | Nowaker | | Posted: | Sep 14, 2019 22:20 | | Subject: | Search setting: seller location filter | | Viewed: | 90 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| I'm interested to see offers from United States only.
Each time I'm on a hunt for something, I have to open the filtering options
and select selector location United States.
Please make it possible to set a default filter for all searches. It should be
available here: https://www.bricklink.com/searchSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
This will improve the shopping experience immensely.
Thank you.
-Nowaker
|
|
| Author: | HallBricks | | Posted: | Sep 14, 2019 08:36 | | Subject: | Re: Change time zone | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, hpoort writes:
Yeah, it might be quite complicated the very first time it's dealt with.
I'm not a programmer so I don't really know, but I that this problem
has been solved on many, many, other websites and I'm sure it could be implemented
on BrickLink as well.
|
|
| Author: | kaiser1401 | | Posted: | Sep 13, 2019 10:20 | | Subject: | Stud.io feature: background image or sketch | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| First: Is this the right part of the forum to suggest features for stud.io? Where
else can I contact developers file bugs, propose features etc?
I think it would be nice to be able to import a sketch, drawing, photo as a background
plane (either xy-plane, one of the three or freely positioned) and scale it to
your needs. I think this would help me designing models way more easily if I
can base it on a drawing, blueprint, etc.
Any opinions on that?
-Kaiser
|
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Sep 12, 2019 20:15 | | Subject: | Re: Change time zone | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, hpoort writes:
| | In Suggestions, HallBricks writes:
| | It would be great if I could change the time zone on BrickLink. Maybe not the
most necessary feature, but it feels like it wouldn't be that difficult of
a thing to implement.
|
Have you ever thought about it's complexity?
|
Very simple: everything is stored in UTC and presented in a local/chosen TZ.
The UTC → local TZ conversion is done with a standard, well tested library.
There. The complexity is outsourced.
Besides, it’s just about presentation. Official times are those in the database,
on the server, in UTC.
I stopped watching after he began talking about DST (“autumn in England”).
And that’s absurd. He talks about a programmer who:
1. doesn’t know what TZs are,
2. adds cases one by one instead of, finally, learning what’s it about,
3. and thus reinvents the wheel, spoke by spoke.
Yes, timezones are complex (and involve politics, therefore also totally insane)
and that’s why you don’t cobble up something in your garage.
Yes, timezones change frequently (remember, politics), but you just update the
TZ data the library uses.
One could do the same kind of video about 3D geometry or any other complex or
complicated but already well known feature.
Just showing a given UTC time in a chosen TZ should be easy peasy.
|
I thought it would be a sarcastic video. As you say, there's really no need
to reinvent the wheel, this has been done so many times over there must be plenty
of resources you can use very easily.
BrickOwl has timezones, other market platforms have timezones, forums have timezones,
social media have timezones.. and it all works without issues. Bricklink is really
the odd one out.
|
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Sep 12, 2019 19:26 | | Subject: | Re: Change time zone | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, hpoort writes:
| | In Suggestions, HallBricks writes:
| | It would be great if I could change the time zone on BrickLink. Maybe not the
most necessary feature, but it feels like it wouldn't be that difficult of
a thing to implement.
|
Have you ever thought about it's complexity?
|
Very simple: everything is stored in UTC and presented in a local/chosen TZ.
The UTC → local TZ conversion is done with a standard, well tested library.
There. The complexity is outsourced.
Besides, it’s just about presentation. Official times are those in the database,
on the server, in UTC.
I stopped watching after he began talking about DST (“autumn in England”).
And that’s absurd. He talks about a programmer who:
1. doesn’t know what TZs are,
2. adds cases one by one instead of, finally, learning what’s it about,
3. and thus reinvents the wheel, spoke by spoke.
Yes, timezones are complex (and involve politics, therefore also totally insane)
and that’s why you don’t cobble up something in your garage.
Yes, timezones change frequently (remember, politics), but you just update the
TZ data the library uses.
One could do the same kind of video about 3D geometry or any other complex or
complicated but already well known feature.
Just showing a given UTC time in a chosen TZ should be easy peasy.
|
|
| Author: | JerseyGirl689 | | Posted: | Sep 12, 2019 16:57 | | Subject: | Re: Change NPB Timeline | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, mscheaf writes:
| | In Suggestions, JerseyGirl689 writes:
| | In Suggestions, MidwestBrick writes:
| | 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
|
I completely agree, 7 days to open, 3 days to close, with or without a response.
If they have time to respond they can use that time to pay. If they can't
afford to pay, they shouldn't have made the purchase to start with.
Also, to those sellers who simply cancel and move on, you're leaving yourself
open to a retaliatory negative FB and enabling a NPB to continue doing the same
thing to other sellers. I have inventory held hostage right now for a NPB, despite
the fact his FB clearly shows this is a habit. If those sellers had used the
NPB process, as they should have, he would have been suspended and my inventory
would be free right now.
Darcy
|
Yes they can leave a neg, but 90% of the time it a a zero feedback buyer doing
this. When they get the negative back from the seller they will find themselves
at -1 and find it much more difficult to buy from anyone.
|
Yes 90% of the time it is zero or low FB buyers, but that really doesn't
matter, it's still an undeserved blemish on your record. This is strangers
dealing with strangers, IMHO your reputation is just as important as your customer
service and parts quality.
| |
And I do agree that I am making the problem worse by not following the process,
but the process just plain sucks and I'm not wasting my time dealing with
it.
|
You're right, the NPB process sucks, but it's all we have right now,
so we have to deal with it. Otherwise NPB's are going to continue wasting
our time and tying up our inventory for nothing.
| |
I wish I could figure out the instant payment for the single boxed sets I sell.
I know exactly how much they will weigh and how big the shipping box is for each
sealed set I have. But I am just too stupid to figure it out. I really wish it
would just calculate it for me like ebay does. I'm considering actually just
offering free shipping and having instant payment but I would be buried so far
in the listings I would never be seen.
|
As for IC, haven't even tried so IDK. I pull and recheck every part, weigh
and manually send invoices. I want to know everything is perfect and correct
before invoicing and shipping. Actually if they implement their proposed changes
it seems we'll be forced to use IC, which is why I've started exploring
other options. It sucks, I've been here a long time and really like it,
but if or when they do force it on us I'll be closing my store and moving
on. This nonsense of if they payed too much you have to refund, if they paid
too little you have to eat it, doesn't work for me.
Darcy
|
|
| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 12, 2019 16:36 | | Subject: | Re: Change time zone | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, HallBricks writes:
| | It would be great if I could change the time zone on BrickLink. Maybe not the
most necessary feature, but it feels like it wouldn't be that difficult of
a thing to implement.
|
Have you ever thought about it's complexity? See Tom Scott's YouTube
episode about implementing time zones in programming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5wpm-gesOY
Hans-Peter
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|
| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 12, 2019 15:09 | | Subject: | Re: Change time zone | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, HallBricks writes:
| | It would be great if I could change the time zone on BrickLink. Maybe not the
most necessary feature, but it feels like it wouldn't be that difficult of
a thing to implement.
|
You no doubt know of Greenwich mean time, now you get to participate in BL time!
Vad klagar du på?
You're part of a few!
-Cory
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| Author: | mscheaf | | Posted: | Sep 12, 2019 14:31 | | Subject: | Re: Change NPB Timeline | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, JerseyGirl689 writes:
| | In Suggestions, MidwestBrick writes:
| | 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
|
I completely agree, 7 days to open, 3 days to close, with or without a response.
If they have time to respond they can use that time to pay. If they can't
afford to pay, they shouldn't have made the purchase to start with.
Also, to those sellers who simply cancel and move on, you're leaving yourself
open to a retaliatory negative FB and enabling a NPB to continue doing the same
thing to other sellers. I have inventory held hostage right now for a NPB, despite
the fact his FB clearly shows this is a habit. If those sellers had used the
NPB process, as they should have, he would have been suspended and my inventory
would be free right now.
Darcy
|
Yes they can leave a neg, but 90% of the time it a a zero feedback buyer doing
this. When they get the negative back from the seller they will find themselves
at -1 and find it much more difficult to buy from anyone.
And I do agree that I am making the problem worse by not following the process,
but the process just plain sucks and I'm not wasting my time dealing with
it.
I wish I could figure out the instant payment for the single boxed sets I sell.
I know exactly how much they will weigh and how big the shipping box is for each
sealed set I have. But I am just too stupid to figure it out. I really wish it
would just calculate it for me like ebay does. I'm considering actually just
offering free shipping and having instant payment but I would be buried so far
in the listings I would never be seen.
|
|
| Author: | mscheaf | | Posted: | Sep 12, 2019 14:23 | | Subject: | Re: Change NPB Timeline | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | In Suggestions, mscheaf writes:
| | In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, mscheaf writes:
| | In Suggestions, MidwestBrick writes:
| | 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
|
This is exactly why I just cancel the order and never file NPB. It just takes
two long. 2 weeks is insane. It shouldn't take a week to pay. It shouldn't
take more than a few days to pay, if you don't have the money don't order
stuff, pretty simple. I know a lot of buyers are getting let off the hook by
this but I don't have the time or patience and I don't want my inventory
constantly tied up for a fortnight. I just cancel the order ban the buyer and
move on.
|
Once again a constant thread and everyone agrees with it except Bricklink for
some strange reason. Why should we have to let our inventory be tied up for two
weeks or longer when someone isn't going to pay for their order.
Bring the business side of the site into the 21st century, please - IC doesn't
work for all and for those that do not use it this is a real pain and totally
unnecessary.
|
And while we are at it, as a buyer, how come an NRS can tie up my buying money
for three weeks!? If a seller is not interested in selling, can I not please
just cancel the order myself after 3 days and go somewhere else? This is the
one part of Bricklink I have always found very unfair to buyers.
|
As a buyer you can file a paypal claim or a chargeback with your bank. Sellers
have no options except the npb system
|
?? If the seller has not invoiced, how do I have a claim? Because of exchange
controls I've had cancellations cost me 26% of the order value after three
weeks, with still no invoice from the seller concerned and no way to cancel and
move on except to wait it out.
Bear in mind also, BL is a contracts based systems, so even if a seller invoice
on day 20, he can still start an NPB after 7 days, irrespective of the time he
took to invoice or even if the buyer's circumstances have changed. Imagine
a wait of two weeks for an international order and exchange rate drop of 10%,
making the order 10% plus rate pips more expensive for the buyer. These are not
the most extreme examples.
Sellers also can cancel irrespective, buyers have to request a cancellation as
a favour from a seller who is not responding, go figure.
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????If you haven't paid how is your money tied up for weeks?????????
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