BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Inventories, Pampuk writes:

Bonjour,

maybe I write in the wrong place,

but I wanted to know if there is a way, in the inventory list for a set, to
make visible pieces in my wanted list ?

2nd checkbox https://www.bricklink.com/catalogOptions.asp?viewFrom=P

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Apr 2, 2020 08:37

Subject:

Re: Fix the NPB and Cancellation Process

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In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:

I'm going through the this situation at the moment, buyer placed an order
for 650 parts and didn't respond to 1st invoice. He then added another 900
parts 3 days later and it's now been 4 days since the second batch. He has
not responded to a second invoice. I didn't pick out the 2nd batch as I had
a feeling it might be a waste of time and marked the order as packed to prevent
more being added. Now I am struggling to keep on top of my inventory as I like
to check I have the correct amounts left as I pick orders.

Now I know there may be a good reason he might not have paid but, as he already
has one negative feedback out of 18 as a buyer my gut feeling is this is a problem
buyer. If I cancel the order at this point to get these 1550 parts back in my
store I am then open to negative feedback. I cannot file a NPB for another 3
days and then wait another week, maybe more before I can recover these parts.

We should be able to cancel an order after 3 days without the risk of negative
feedback.

Change the orderstatus to packed then no new batches can be added.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Mar 14, 2020 15:30

Subject:

Re: Bulk Coupon Create Functionality

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In Suggestions, Surplus writes:

I think that an option to create coupons in bulk would be very useful.

The submission form could include the basic coupon parameters and then have some
way of selecting the members that will receive the coupon. This could be filtering
options such as everybody over x number of orders, or it could be a text box
where the usernames could be copied and pasted in bulk.

The bulk coupons feature has been terminated because of spamming.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Mar 14, 2020 08:04

Subject:

Re: Item cost auto worked out when parting out

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In Suggestions, NelisSolis writes:

In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:

In Suggestions, CaseyAF writes:

Hi there,

Do you think a feature will be added in which when you part out a set you can
add in how much the set cost and then the system would calculate how much was
paid per piece? It's a pain adding it in individually especially when you
have over 300 items! It would be nice if a feature like this also worked out
how much each part cost based on how much they sell for (depending on if you
picked current average/6 month average etc). For example if you bought a set
for $20 and it had 4 parts equally the cost would be $5, however if two of the
parts average was $10 each and the other two were $1 each having a cost of $5
for each part wouldn't make sense. Having to work that out for each part
by hand is just way too time consuming, but if the system did it on part out
entry it would be awesome.

Use Brickstock to do that.

BrickStock doesn't have an option to calculate / add the MyCost per item.

I've read it's easier to add the costs on Brickstock and upload the file
than entering the costs one by one on Bricklink.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Mar 14, 2020 07:30

Subject:

Re: Item cost auto worked out when parting out

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In Suggestions, CaseyAF writes:

Use Brickstock to do that.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Feb 28, 2020 14:54

Subject:

Re: Allow sellers ability to check red 'paid' box

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https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=121

In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:

In Suggestions, Teup writes:

In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:

In Suggestions, Teup writes:

In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:

In Suggestions, BricksThatStick writes:

In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:

We allow payment both onsite and offsite.
The issue is that offsite payments require the buyers to check the 'red'
paid box.
some buyers (specially new ones) mistakenly take this to mean that their offsite
payment didn't go through and re-submit payment for the second time (sometimes
even after the order was shipped) which creates more work to refund and with
the new paypal policy might also cost sellers extra fees.

It would be great if seller can manually check this paid box and switch it to
green in order to avoid this misunderstanding. i know we can mark the order paid
and shipped but a buyer yesterday in one of many examples wanted to make sure
they paid because they saw the box was red and ended up paying for the second
time.
Thanks for considering.

If you click on the edit order icon you get to change the payment status to paid/not
paid independently of the order status dropdown menu on you orders received page.

Does that help you in the meantime?

Sometimes buyers mark as paid (by ticking the paid box) when they havent - you
can change the status back to not paid on the edit order page in the same way.

I don't think i understand your answer, perhaps if you walk me step by step
then i might be able to understand better.
we change the 'order status'; drop menu to 'paid' or 'shipped'
but the buyer still sees a red checkbox next to the 'paid' checkboxes.
those checkboxed are not showing for me as a seller.
i do understand that buyers can check the 'paid' box even if they didn't
which is a different issue that doesn't really concern me however it would
be nice if the buyer checked the box accidentally if i was able to uncheck it-
but i don't want to sidestep the underline issue i raised initially:
Buyers that paid via link or sent a payment manually are not always aware that
it is up to them to check the 'paid' box to turn it green and mistakenly
think that their offsite payment did not go through and end up paying a second
time.
If i was able to check the box for or before they do and they would see it green
instead of red- it would reduce the occurrences of duplicate payments which has
been happening 1-3 time per month for us.

BricksThatStick is right, with this method you can check that box (separating
payment and order status in the settings and then change the payment status to
submitted or something like that).

But do you really need this? The box means "payment submitted" (not "paid") so
it is by definition a status update that only the buyer can make. The only thing
you can do from your side is verify the payment and update it to "paid". I don't
see why you'd want to update the status to "payment submitted", the buyer
can do this by themselves. The box can't be red if the order status is "paid".

Thank you, i'm going to try adjusting the setting to see if that works.
I agree that the buyer needs to change the box BUT in reality 1-3 times per month
i get a buyer (usually new) that doesn't know that it is their task and probably
believes that the system should have automatically change this to 'green'
paid status. when they see 'red' they believe that the payment they submitted
didn't go through and they pay a second time.

When a seller changes the drop menu to 'paid' or 'shipped' the
buyer still sees the paid box as red indicating unpaid (only when payment was
off Bricklink)
Thanks for taking the time to help, i'll let you know after i go through
the settings section.
Best wishes.

Ah I see, well, in that case it probably won't help much even if you change
it, because in such cases it seems like they are expecting realtime feedback
from the site. I include a standard instruction in my invoice asking buyers to
mark the order as paid after sending payment, might help too.
Probably good if Bricklink would improve the interface a little so that it is
clear for new users they need to do this. Best if it shows up in their to-do
items in the top right corner - that way they'd be more likely to understand
the system and more likely to do it.

Separating payment and order status can be done here by the way:

https://www.bricklink.com/orderSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

I am not 100% sure it corresponds to the checkbox, but I know that the grand
total showing up in a bold font on the seller's side corresponds to a checked
box at the buyer's side.

That does help!! Thank you!
I wonder if when i change the payment status to 'completed' would the
buyers box turn green?

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Feb 26, 2020 13:56

Subject:

Re: Add rejected to payment status options

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In Suggestions, WildBricks writes:

Have your tried with the payment status Returned or Bounced?

Sergio

Yes, I have tried both of those. If we had a status of rejected then the system
would need to be programmed to then allow a NPB. I've also reset the status
to pending.

Check the order received page settings to Separate the payment status from the
order status.
Change the Order status from Paid, then you can change the payment status as
none and start the NPB process.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Feb 2, 2020 11:15

Subject:

Re: Feature which shows if BL member is active

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In Suggestions, yapke writes:

Hello,

I was wondering if a feature or timer, to see whether a BrickLink
member is active or has been active (like on FB messenger or WhatsApp), would
be a great idea.

What exactly can be considered as active, logged in or not?

The reason why I'm wondering:
I'm sure there are members who logs in daily to see if another
member has reacted to their order('s invoice)/message, and are nervously
waiting until he/she/they react(s).

Be patient.

It will also be handy to see if a member (who placed an order on your store)
is active on BL and isn't responding to your multiple messages (or just ignoring),
and easier to decide to cancel an order.

If the buyer doesn't respond you should start the NPB-process and complete
it before canceling the order.

For example (my example):
There is a member (USA) who has placed an order on my store (Belgium) a few days
ago. I instantly filled in and sent the invoice to serve him and be able to send
the parcel (after payment) as quickly as possible. But until now, two days later,
he hasn't read the message nor has paid for the order. Now I'm just wondering
if he was active or not lately... cause the hole situation is making me nervous.
I know I should be patient... but I find it kind of weird he responded very quickly
to my last call for buying, and afterwards not responding anymore.

So if you recognize yourself in such a situation, maybe vote 'YES' and
perhaps selling on BL will be more pleasant and more serious. I'm sure there
is a lot of members thinking this way, isn't it?

Kindly greetings,

Yapke

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jan 11, 2020 05:44

Subject:

Re: catalogue problem - zero lots showing up

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Catalog

In Catalog, Yogi_007 writes:

Hi All,

Ive been looking for through the catalogue for various parts and have found that
some lots are coming up as zero available but still showing up for sale.

I was looking at 3700 technic 1x2 brick in dark green last week and the stores
showed up with zero in stock in the catalogue. I checked again today and all
resolved.

I then looked at orange part 6005 and same thing.

Whats going on ??

Seems off to me or is it related to these rarer parts ?

Help please

Yogi

The item doesn't show up in the items for sale.
I guess the Price Guide isn't shown in Real Time.
Maybe the items are in void of the payment process.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jan 11, 2020 05:17

Subject:

Re: Ability to identify parts for a specific set

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In Suggestions, HillbillyBricks writes:

How can you get a list of parts that you have in your inventory for a specific
set.

On your My Inventory page in the extra options Search My Inventory you can enter
a set number.

In the price guide it will tell you how many parts you have in inventory
for a set. I want to knw what those parts are.

Check the option Show Items in My Inventory to see if you've got the items
in your inventory on the Catalog page:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogOptions.asp?viewFrom=P

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jan 9, 2020 01:28

Subject:

Re: Search for parts from favourite sellers

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In Suggestions, nzcam writes:

Via check-box option, It would be very handy to be able to restrict part searches
to just those sellers included in your favourite list, and separately to this,
those sellers you have open carts with.

This would be useful when adding to existing open orders (to save on shipping
or small batch orders) - If I know I'm already going to be placing orders
with Sellers A, B, C, & F, and I realise I need some more of a particular part,
being able to see which of those sellers have that part and what they're
chargning for it, is useful since I don't need to go back out to the wider
market (and shipping cost), AND I don't need to go to each open seller's
Store to search on them individually. One search does the trick.

Here you can Sort your Favourite sellers on top:
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jan 7, 2020 06:30

Subject:

Re: Ability to search through order history

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In Suggestions, badlego writes:

In Suggestions, Brick.Door writes:

In Suggestions, badlego writes:

to enable me to see what I've already purchased, it would be good to search
my completed orders.

It already exists.
On your orders placed page, click on "Find Orders"

thank you. I was hoping to search through my entire order history but this is
a good start. I have tried searching for a recent item by minifigure reference
number.

Maybe it's possible to download old data, the same as with old purged received
orders.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jan 1, 2020 06:52

Subject:

Re: Items Being Deleted

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Catalog

In Catalog, justisonn writes:

Hello,

As I am going through my LEGO parts I am finding a couple of items that have
the banner that says it will be deleted. It is the only listing of that part
that I can find. Am I not able to list these parts that I have?

Thanks for your help!

Nik

On the partpage usually is a note and a link to the correct part to list.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Nov 29, 2019 12:44

Subject:

Re: Create a Have List

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In Suggestions, tsystem writes:

Hi,

After all, thanks for this website ans studio, it's really great tools to
create and find parts !

My idea is to have the possibility to create an "have list" like the "wanted
list" but to reference my parts and so to be abble to make difference between
want / have lists to know wich parts i need to purchase. it will be great for
multipart/large model so i can purchase and work on a first part and continue
searching for other part but making a different wanted list for different submodels
...

I don't know if it's really clear ...

Let me know

Thanks by advance

Mr

You can upgrade to seller,keep the store closed for personal inventory.
Or use Brickstock for personal use.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Nov 25, 2019 01:37

Subject:

Re: streamline payment process

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In Suggestions, Akhoover writes:

The process for payment, when buying from multiple vendors should not be so time
consuming. I purchased from 21 vendors, still waiting to hear from one. but the
checkout time was very lengthy, possible look at how amazon checks out.

Check your email spam folder for invoice emails from @Bricklink.
Probably at least a few of those 21 stores use instant checkout, Bricklink automatically
sends invoices.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Oct 30, 2019 02:33

Subject:

Re: Lego doesnt always include the "extra" parts?

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In Inventories, allstar005317 writes:

I am parting out a set that I have three of, but only one of the sets seems to
have the "extra" parts. I'm newer to selling and thus parting out sets like
this, but is this normal? Every other set have have parted out always has the
exact number of "extras" as Bricklink says it should have.

Tha Catalog should be used as guide.
Always verify the parts when uploading stock.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Sep 24, 2019 05:13

Subject:

Re: Sort by in Wanted List

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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

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.

That's exactly what the Have feature was supposed to do, but it doesn't
subtract anything from Want.

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

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.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Sep 24, 2019 04:51

Subject:

Re: Sort by in Wanted List

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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

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.

That's exactly what the Have feature was supposed to do, but it doesn't
subtract anything from Want.

If it does now, the Have feature probably has been tweeked.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Sep 23, 2019 13:06

Subject:

Re: Sort by in Wanted List

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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

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.

That's exactly what the Have feature was supposed to do, but it doesn't
subtract anything from Want.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Sep 23, 2019 07:24

Subject:

Re: Sort by in Wanted List

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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

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.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Sep 17, 2019 12:50

Subject:

Re: Request a Quote

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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.

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:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Sep 13, 2019 03:35

Subject:

Re: We have a new Catalog Associate!

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Catalog

In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:

Hello everyone,

I'm very pleased to announce that we have appointed longtime member BricksThatStick
to the Catalog Associate position. Paul served as the site's 4th Inventories
Admin during 2010 to 2011 alongside Emma (SimplyBricks). He effectively replaced
Dan Jezek, the site's founder, who had a special fondness for inventories
work and who of course left very big shoes to fill.

If you take the time to scroll through Paul's 900+ inventories changes:

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogInvChangeItem.asp?chgUserID=44744&v=3

...you will notice a sea of green, followed by a sea of blue, followed by another
sea of green. This means he continued to contribute to the catalog after having
once been an admin, which is (unfortunately) something rather uncommon. But it
demonstrates a great and correct attitude, the kind of attitude we wish to model
for all of our other contributors out there, especially the ones still cutting
their teeth.

Paul has, over the years, been very active as a seller and many of you will know
him also from his activity in the Forum. We look forward to his practical insights
and we are confident he will play a vital role in our growing catalog team.

Please welcome him back!

Russell

Congratulations.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Aug 18, 2019 09:06

Subject:

Re: Specific Lots -> Specific Countries

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In Inventories, Cheshire_Bricks writes:

Hi,

Just wondering if you're able to make specific lots only available to specific
countries?

I'm looking to sell some sets but I want to set them to UK only (if you can
do this then how?)

Thank you in advance for any help!

It's not possible to differentiate.

In theory you could describe the item as for UK only and mark the item for manual
invoice and cancel orders with the item from other countries.
It would probably lead to issues, because many people don't read. You'll
get a discussion if it's a valid order.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jun 23, 2019 07:43

Subject:

Re: Tutorial

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In Inventories, The_Brick_Freak writes:

Hey peoples! i would really like to be able to contribute by adding New set inventories
into bricklink but i am worried i will make a mistake.
Is their a tutorial on how to do it correctly with a run down on how everything
works? If so, please point me to the video or link. If not is this something
a more experienced person might be interested in doing to teach us?

Cheers
James

As start here are the Helppages:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?topicID=38

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jun 21, 2019 13:22

Subject:

Re: search my inventory

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