Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | brickwarsnet  | | Posted: | May 12, 2020 14:47 | | Subject: | Suggestion for Wanted Lists | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| This may not have been an issue previously, but due to COVID-19, I am weary of
buying from international sellers as a result of reduced flights to and from
certain countries. I say that because through no fault of the seller, 5 of my
orders have been delayed by 2 months now. I still have no idea when / if I will
receive them.
The sellers I've dealt with have all been great (even with a language barrier)
but as a purchaser moving forward, I think it would make sense to see feedback
based on geographic location.
For example, if I'm a US buyer and I want to make a purchase from a store,
I've been finding that I go to the feedback, click on the person who left
the feedback and see where they are located. Doing that is entirely manual and
cumbersome. It would be so much easier to filter the feedback from a specific
location and I can see the most recent orders and feedback from that person by
on location. If they have plenty of US buyers, I can make an educated decision
about parcels still being shipped and reliability of those orders making it to
their destination.
Maybe others won't find that helpful, but as someone from the US that has
not received 5 of their orders, seems like a great way to find feedback from
others in my same area to make me feel more confident in buying from overseas
sellers.
Even after COVID - I think that feature makes a lot of sense.
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| Author: | SchmickBricks | | Posted: | May 12, 2020 04:08 | | Subject: | Re: No Dimensions in Catalog | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Just noticed this thread has had its status changed to “already exists”, but
as I pointed out it doesn’t.
There is no way to search for ALL items without catalogue dimensions.
Russell’s solution only works if the item is set as volume dependant in the catalogue,
which many bulky items which can’t be sent at letter rates (at least in my country)
aren’t.
We need a function to search for ALL items in our inventory without dimensions,
not just volume dependant ones which is what suggested solution does.
In Suggestions, SchmickBricks writes:
| | Can we please have a function to search for items in our inventory with no catalog
dimensions? We already have one to search for weight, but not dimensions for
some strange reason.
I'm getting tired of bulky items sneaking through Instant checkout at letter
rates because they're missing catalog dimensions, and I have no way of finding
which items need me to manually enter their dimensions.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | May 11, 2020 02:29 | | Subject: | Re: No Dimensions in Catalog | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| You are going to have to set instructions' dimensions for yourself at this
time. I'll be adding or correcting those I have in the near future, as time
allows.
Some are the box width and lentgh set to a standard 1cm thickness, as in your
example for set 76139
Almost all are set to 10 mm thick as standard, unless changed already:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1063022
See these threads on how to bulk change them manually in your store:
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=262173&nID=1173595
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=262161&nID=1173531
In Suggestions, SchmickBricks writes:
| | That will only pickup items that are set to volume dependent without dimensions,
not items that are set as weight dependent by default.
Also while I have your attention Russell, about 90% of the instruction books
in the catalog have the wrong dimensions. They're often listed as almost
double their actual size which often trips up IC.... Because I don't have
a shipping method for a 600mm long instruction book which is actually less than
300mm!
By default now I add my own dimensions when parting, but it's a trap for
anyone unaware of the issue.
Are these dimensions auto generated somehow? The issue seems to apply to almost
100% of new sets being added to the catalog. Checkout the listed dimensions
of the 1989 Batmobile instructions (76139) to see what I mean. - Actual size
is 270x195x15mm, but they're listed as being 581x374x10mm. It's a significant
difference, and causes all sorts of issues with instant checkout.
In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, SchmickBricks writes:
| | Can we please have a function to search for items in our inventory with no catalog
dimensions? We already have one to search for weight, but not dimensions for
some strange reason.
I'm getting tired of bulky items sneaking through Instant checkout at letter
rates because they're missing catalog dimensions, and I have no way of finding
which items need me to manually enter their dimensions.
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The solution is already there for you. Be sure you have dimensions / weight turned
on for your store and then select the "Instant Checkout Unavailable" box in the
Show More Options section in your store inventory.
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| Author: | SchmickBricks | | Posted: | May 11, 2020 01:39 | | Subject: | Re: No Dimensions in Catalog | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| That will only pickup items that are set to volume dependent without dimensions,
not items that are set as weight dependent by default.
Also while I have your attention Russell, about 90% of the instruction books
in the catalog have the wrong dimensions. They're often listed as almost
double their actual size which often trips up IC.... Because I don't have
a shipping method for a 600mm long instruction book which is actually less than
300mm!
By default now I add my own dimensions when parting, but it's a trap for
anyone unaware of the issue.
Are these dimensions auto generated somehow? The issue seems to apply to almost
100% of new sets being added to the catalog. Checkout the listed dimensions
of the 1989 Batmobile instructions (76139) to see what I mean. - Actual size
is 270x195x15mm, but they're listed as being 581x374x10mm. It's a significant
difference, and causes all sorts of issues with instant checkout.
In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, SchmickBricks writes:
| | Can we please have a function to search for items in our inventory with no catalog
dimensions? We already have one to search for weight, but not dimensions for
some strange reason.
I'm getting tired of bulky items sneaking through Instant checkout at letter
rates because they're missing catalog dimensions, and I have no way of finding
which items need me to manually enter their dimensions.
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The solution is already there for you. Be sure you have dimensions / weight turned
on for your store and then select the "Instant Checkout Unavailable" box in the
Show More Options section in your store inventory.
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| Author: | SchmickBricks | | Posted: | May 10, 2020 21:00 | | Subject: | No Dimensions in Catalog | | Viewed: | 106 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Implemented | |
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| Can we please have a function to search for items in our inventory with no catalog
dimensions? We already have one to search for weight, but not dimensions for
some strange reason.
I'm getting tired of bulky items sneaking through Instant checkout at letter
rates because they're missing catalog dimensions, and I have no way of finding
which items need me to manually enter their dimensions.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | May 10, 2020 15:28 | | Subject: | Re: Folders Within Folders (and som other things) | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, ybtfbiwgw writes:
| | My wanted list is "foldered" into sets, Minifigs, and parts among other things.
I have some families in there that deserve their own folder but that I still
want under their respective set, Minifig, or part umbrellas. I really think there
should be a way to create a folder within a folder which would further categorize
items and make it much easier to organize and buy.
I would also like to see:
- The ability to move entire folders instead of their contents
- The ability to rename the default wanted list and give it a more appropriate
name for whatever's inside (It's empty for me and is a waste of space
as a result)
Why not continue it to be more layered and intuitive? Not that it isn't already,
I especially love the "Buy All" feature which saves me from an otherwise insufferable
hunt for stores that fulfill my list. These are just things I think would help
make it even more user-friendly.
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You can group by remarks, set to 100 per pg, then Ctrl+F to locate a specific
group.
I too would like folders within folders, the forum to have collapsible threads,
and every browser to include tab containers, but probably not gonna happen.
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| Author: | wyvern | | Posted: | May 10, 2020 13:05 | | Subject: | Folders Within Folders (and som other things) | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| My wanted list is "foldered" into sets, Minifigs, and parts among other things.
I have some families in there that deserve their own folder but that I still
want under their respective set, Minifig, or part umbrellas. I really think there
should be a way to create a folder within a folder which would further categorize
items and make it much easier to organize and buy.
I would also like to see:
- The ability to move entire folders instead of their contents
- The ability to rename the default wanted list and give it a more appropriate
name for whatever's inside (It's empty for me and is a waste of space
as a result)
Why not continue it to be more layered and intuitive? Not that it isn't already,
I especially love the "Buy All" feature which saves me from an otherwise insufferable
hunt for stores that fulfill my list. These are just things I think would help
make it even more user-friendly.
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| Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | May 9, 2020 09:06 | | Subject: | Re: Order Received Settings | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, mike1burns writes:
| | I don't know the proper place to post this but I have a question about order
received settings.
I see 12 ways to sort items but not really any that sort by item number. I would
like
Condition - Category - Item Number - Color Name
Do most sellers sort by category than number? It seems like that makes most
sense. It would be nice then, if orders could be sorted that same way.
Thanks
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Sorting by item number is a difficult issue with this site. They are a combination
of letters and numbers and won't give you consistent results.
Jen
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| Author: | 0to60 | | Posted: | May 9, 2020 01:33 | | Subject: | Order Received Settings | | Viewed: | 85 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I don't know the proper place to post this but I have a question about order
received settings.
I see 12 ways to sort items but not really any that sort by item number. I would
like
Condition - Category - Item Number - Color Name
Do most sellers sort by category than number? It seems like that makes most
sense. It would be nice then, if orders could be sorted that same way.
Thanks
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| Author: | simonlenihan | | Posted: | May 8, 2020 17:00 | | Subject: | Re: Printing Wanted Lists | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
Doesn't work for large wanted lists? Most of mine are over 100 items.
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| Author: | Legoboy_II | | Posted: | May 7, 2020 03:03 | | Subject: | Re: Edit Forum Posts | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | I'm sure this has been brought up before, but it would be nice to be able
to edit forum posts after posting them. I can see where this might cause issues,
but many other forum sites support this feature and no matter how many times
I proofread my forum posts, some typos always seem to slip throught.
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+1 and then some
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| Author: | tEoS | | Posted: | May 7, 2020 00:03 | | Subject: | Re: Edit Forum Posts | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Voted no.
I prefer the simplicity of BL's forum over those used on other websites.
Having an edit feature isn't worth the switch to a different application.
In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | I'm sure this has been brought up before, but it would be nice to be able
to edit forum posts after posting them. I can see where this might cause issues,
but many other forum sites support this feature and no matter how many times
I proofread my forum posts, some typos always seem to slip throught.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 23:54 | | Subject: | Edit Forum Posts | | Viewed: | 166 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I'm sure this has been brought up before, but it would be nice to be able
to edit forum posts after posting them. I can see where this might cause issues,
but many other forum sites support this feature and no matter how many times
I proofread my forum posts, some typos always seem to slip throught.
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| Author: | 62Bricks | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 17:49 | | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| | Hmm, I'll have to work with that for a while until I understand it. Thanks
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That describes the definition of "extra parts" for purposes of the inventory
pages.
Bricklink has a different definition of "extra parts" for purposes of defining
a complete used set.
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
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In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:
| | In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| | Is the extra part section at the
end of some sets the ones that are used but not necessarily in the original set?
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Please see this page for an explanation of sections of a BrickLink inventory:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562
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| Author: | pete_brick | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 17:38 | | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Helpful Thanks.
In Suggestions, 62Bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| | ...Is the extra part section at the end of some sets the ones that are used but not necessarily in the original set?
For me the important thing is to have all the parts I need to build a set.
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The extra parts section shows parts included in the box that are not on the "official"
parts list (if there is one). Additionally, any parts that came attached on a
sprue or in standard, bagged "sets" (like small tools and accessories) will
be in the regular section of the inventory even if one or more of the attached
or bagged parts are not needed to build the set.
There is no indication in Bricklink inventories of which parts are needed to
build a set according to the instructions. Sometimes the section of regular items
happens to include just those parts, but it is by coincidence and not by design.
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| Author: | pete_brick | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 17:36 | | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Hmm, I'll have to work with that for a while until I understand it. Thanks
In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:
| | In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| | Is the extra part section at the
end of some sets the ones that are used but not necessarily in the original set?
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Please see this page for an explanation of sections of a BrickLink inventory:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562
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| Author: | Gaston.La.Brick | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 17:15 | | Subject: | Re: Request to remove items from order... | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, Gaston.La.Brick writes:
| | The functionality to request to remove items from an order, generates an email
to the buyer with this request.
Email is fine!
However, the action that the buyer needs to take (accept or reject, I guess)
is not in that email! It's absolutely unclear where the buyer can accept
this change!
In short: put a functioning link in that email that points to the action(s) that
need to be taken please. I still haven't found where to accept the request.
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https://www.bricklink.com/retractOrderItem.asp
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Thanks.
@BrickLink Admin: please put this link in the email ... Would make it so much
easier!
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 16:57 | | Subject: | Re: Request to remove items from order... | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Gaston.La.Brick writes:
| | The functionality to request to remove items from an order, generates an email
to the buyer with this request.
Email is fine!
However, the action that the buyer needs to take (accept or reject, I guess)
is not in that email! It's absolutely unclear where the buyer can accept
this change!
In short: put a functioning link in that email that points to the action(s) that
need to be taken please. I still haven't found where to accept the request.
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https://www.bricklink.com/retractOrderItem.asp
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| Author: | Gaston.La.Brick | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 16:53 | | Subject: | Request to remove items from order... | | Viewed: | 103 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| The functionality to request to remove items from an order, generates an email
to the buyer with this request.
Email is fine!
However, the action that the buyer needs to take (accept or reject, I guess)
is not in that email! It's absolutely unclear where the buyer can accept
this change!
In short: put a functioning link in that email that points to the action(s) that
need to be taken please. I still haven't found where to accept the request.
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| Author: | 62Bricks | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 16:52 | | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| | ...Is the extra part section at the end of some sets the ones that are used but not necessarily in the original set?
For me the important thing is to have all the parts I need to build a set.
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The extra parts section shows parts included in the box that are not on the "official"
parts list (if there is one). Additionally, any parts that came attached on a
sprue or in standard, bagged "sets" (like small tools and accessories) will
be in the regular section of the inventory even if one or more of the attached
or bagged parts are not needed to build the set.
There is no indication in Bricklink inventories of which parts are needed to
build a set according to the instructions. Sometimes the section of regular items
happens to include just those parts, but it is by coincidence and not by design.
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| Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 15:11 | | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| | Is the extra part section at the
end of some sets the ones that are used but not necessarily in the original set?
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Please see this page for an explanation of sections of a BrickLink inventory:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562
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| Author: | pete_brick | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 15:03 | | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Might be useful to identify the lists that has parts need to build the set and
the parts that were in the set when issued. Is the extra part section at the
end of some sets the ones that are used but not necessarily in the original set?
For me the important thing is to have all the parts I need to build a set.
peter
In Suggestions, 62Bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| | I make a distinction between what parts are in a set when purchased (new) and
what parts are actually needed when building the set. It is very rare but once
or twice I have needed a part not shown in an instruction inventory.
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If you are comparing Bricklink inventories to a list of parts needed to build
the set, they will not always match.
Bricklink inventories do not document the parts needed to build the set. They
document the contents of the box.
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| Author: | WoutR | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 04:45 | | Subject: | Re: Junior Accounts? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
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Before LEGO bought BrickLink I would have said no...
But I can see a point in using Studio (especially now LDD is not supported),
and linking that to a wanted list...
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Danger, danger.
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I agree with that. It would have to be a very limited set of functions... And
there is always the risk that we atract more children pretending to be adults.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 6, 2020 02:41 | | Subject: | Re: Junior Accounts? | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
| | […]
Before LEGO bought BrickLink I would have said no...
But I can see a point in using Studio (especially now LDD is not supported),
and linking that to a wanted list...
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Danger, danger.
If you let kids upload their digital work in the gallery¹, it will soon be even
messier than it is (or than it was at the beginning or the LDD gallery or any
gallery kids can upload their 3-stacked-bricks creations (yes, that’s condescending
but let’s face it, most kids aren’t Mozart)).
¹ If you want to share a WL, you might want to add a picture of the model with
it, and that’s exactly the same thing as uploading to the gallery.
Besides, what’s the purpose of a WL if it’s not to buy it?
So, your kid uploads a WL (or a MOC) on their teen-account, and you download
/ transfer / share it so that you can buy it from your account.
It’s quicker to let them directly upload a WL in your BL account from Studio.
If they are savvy enough to manage what is proposed, they can understand not
to touch your WLs and to name theirs intelligently.
(Studio can upload a WL directly to your BL account in one click.
What it can’t do is make a XML file of the WL so that you wouldn’t need to let
your kid have your BL credentials. It can do a useless CSV though….)
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Yes, Studio needs to be logged in to Bricklink to do this. Some features are
only available when logged in (Sculpture, Upload WL, Upload MOC). If the child
is using Studio, it is effectively using Bricklink as a junior, which is not
allowed according to the TOS. I conclude that junior accounts are an essential
development if BL wants Studio to be used by youngsters as well.
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