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Author: | Admin_Russell | Posted: | May 25, 2020 13:02 | Subject: | Re: Disable Buyer's Ability to mark order Paid | Viewed: | 91 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:
| In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:
| Someone just ordered from me and marked the order paid when I haven't even
sent an invoice yet! But now the line is grayed out, and I am unable to send
an invoice!
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I'm pretty sure that's a bug.. buyers can't change the order status
to paid, only sellers or onsite payment can.
| Why is there even the option for a buyer to mark the order paid?
As a seller, it doesn't matter to me if the numbers are in bold (showing
'paid' since I don't think it is paid until I check Paypal to make
sure it is in my account. (or received the check in the mail or whatever).
Like Scrooge, I don't ship until I have the 'cash in hand', so I
should be the only one to mark it paid. (or the Paypal link, that is fine too,
just not the buyer).
Lisa at Brick Dungeon
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So.. are you talking about the order status, or about the grand total showing
in bold because the buyer submitted the payment? You'd want to remove the
latter just because you don't need it? Well, I need it.. not everyone
works with PayPal. If buyers send me bank transfers, I need to see that so that
I can ship their order or verify the payment. It's a pretty important feature
to me.
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Well, drats. I guess that isn't the solution either. But I have checked my
Paypal account, and there is NO payment from the buyer. And yet, since he marked
it paid, everything is grayed out and I cannot add a shipping amount or send
an invoice! Frustrating!! Okay, so a better solution may be that BrickLink does
NOT gray out the options!!
Lisa
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Hi Lisa,
You should be able to send an invoice. One of the changes we made last week was
to allow an invoice regardless of order status:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1198619
(7) b. Sellers can send an invoice independent of order status
This has also been reverted to the way it was originally. And sending an invoice
will not automatically change the Order Status.
So if you can't send an invoice, that's a bug and we'll need to get
it fixed.
Regarding being able to change the charges on an order after the order has been
paid, this is something we did not revert last week, and a number of sellers
have come forward with situations where they still would like to use this option.
I will gather up these comments and re-open this issue with the team this coming
week to see if we can be more flexible.
Although, my understanding of the "Paid" status would be that the seller would
have to mark it as paid, or it would be marked as paid as a result of an onsite
payment transaction. I would not consider a buyer marking something as "Paid"
as something that should limit the seller's options in any way. Maybe there
is some confusion on this depending on whether the seller has enabled the option
of separating payment status from order status.
Also, and I extend this to anyone who has an order status that is stuck for whatever
reason. Please contact me and I will change the order status for you manually.
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Author: | Teup | Posted: | May 25, 2020 12:37 | Subject: | Re: Disable Buyer's Ability to mark order Paid | Viewed: | 46 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:
| In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:
| Someone just ordered from me and marked the order paid when I haven't even
sent an invoice yet! But now the line is grayed out, and I am unable to send
an invoice!
|
I'm pretty sure that's a bug.. buyers can't change the order status
to paid, only sellers or onsite payment can.
| Why is there even the option for a buyer to mark the order paid?
As a seller, it doesn't matter to me if the numbers are in bold (showing
'paid' since I don't think it is paid until I check Paypal to make
sure it is in my account. (or received the check in the mail or whatever).
Like Scrooge, I don't ship until I have the 'cash in hand', so I
should be the only one to mark it paid. (or the Paypal link, that is fine too,
just not the buyer).
Lisa at Brick Dungeon
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So.. are you talking about the order status, or about the grand total showing
in bold because the buyer submitted the payment? You'd want to remove the
latter just because you don't need it? Well, I need it.. not everyone
works with PayPal. If buyers send me bank transfers, I need to see that so that
I can ship their order or verify the payment. It's a pretty important feature
to me.
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Well, drats. I guess that isn't the solution either. But I have checked my
Paypal account, and there is NO payment from the buyer. And yet, since he marked
it paid, everything is grayed out and I cannot add a shipping amount or send
an invoice! Frustrating!! Okay, so a better solution may be that BrickLink does
NOT gray out the options!!
Lisa
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Oh, wait a sec, I've been talking about that with the developers, the idea
was to disallow any changes after the buyer paid, to which I said "sure, why
not"... but I didn't realise that perhaps they meant "when the buyer marks
the order as paid" and not "when an onsite payment is received and the order
status is updated to paid".
In that case, yeah, this is a good point. Something needs to be done about it,
because right now the buyer can just mark that they've paid at any point.
This should probably be disabled on the buyer's side until an invoice is
sent - either manually or generated by IC. From what I can see, this way it would
be OK to keep that new rule of barring changes after the buyer indicates paid.
Although it needs to be verified with other sellers..
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Author: | Mistress_Lisa | Posted: | May 25, 2020 12:26 | Subject: | Re: Disable Buyer's Ability to mark order Paid | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:
| Someone just ordered from me and marked the order paid when I haven't even
sent an invoice yet! But now the line is grayed out, and I am unable to send
an invoice!
|
I'm pretty sure that's a bug.. buyers can't change the order status
to paid, only sellers or onsite payment can.
| Why is there even the option for a buyer to mark the order paid?
As a seller, it doesn't matter to me if the numbers are in bold (showing
'paid' since I don't think it is paid until I check Paypal to make
sure it is in my account. (or received the check in the mail or whatever).
Like Scrooge, I don't ship until I have the 'cash in hand', so I
should be the only one to mark it paid. (or the Paypal link, that is fine too,
just not the buyer).
Lisa at Brick Dungeon
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So.. are you talking about the order status, or about the grand total showing
in bold because the buyer submitted the payment? You'd want to remove the
latter just because you don't need it? Well, I need it.. not everyone
works with PayPal. If buyers send me bank transfers, I need to see that so that
I can ship their order or verify the payment. It's a pretty important feature
to me.
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Well, drats. I guess that isn't the solution either. But I have checked my
Paypal account, and there is NO payment from the buyer. And yet, since he marked
it paid, everything is grayed out and I cannot add a shipping amount or send
an invoice! Frustrating!! Okay, so a better solution may be that BrickLink does
NOT gray out the options!!
Lisa
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Author: | Andrsv | Posted: | May 25, 2020 12:20 | Subject: | Re: Disable Buyer's Ability to mark order Paid | Viewed: | 42 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, StarBrick writes:
| In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:
As a buyer, I use the 'paid' option to inform my seller I have paid for
the order.
Usefull for non-instant-checkout sellers!
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Me too
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Author: | Teup | Posted: | May 25, 2020 12:00 | Subject: | Re: Disable Buyer's Ability to mark order Paid | Viewed: | 47 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:
| Someone just ordered from me and marked the order paid when I haven't even
sent an invoice yet! But now the line is grayed out, and I am unable to send
an invoice!
|
I'm pretty sure that's a bug.. buyers can't change the order status
to paid, only sellers or onsite payment can.
| Why is there even the option for a buyer to mark the order paid?
As a seller, it doesn't matter to me if the numbers are in bold (showing
'paid' since I don't think it is paid until I check Paypal to make
sure it is in my account. (or received the check in the mail or whatever).
Like Scrooge, I don't ship until I have the 'cash in hand', so I
should be the only one to mark it paid. (or the Paypal link, that is fine too,
just not the buyer).
Lisa at Brick Dungeon
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So.. are you talking about the order status, or about the grand total showing
in bold because the buyer submitted the payment? You'd want to remove the
latter just because you don't need it? Well, I need it.. not everyone
works with PayPal. If buyers send me bank transfers, I need to see that so that
I can ship their order or verify the payment. It's a pretty important feature
to me.
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Author: | StarBrick | Posted: | May 25, 2020 11:58 | Subject: | Re: Disable Buyer's Ability to mark order Paid | Viewed: | 50 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:
As a buyer, I use the 'paid' option to inform my seller I have paid for
the order.
Usefull for non-instant-checkout sellers!
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Author: | Mistress_Lisa | Posted: | May 25, 2020 11:41 | Subject: | Disable Buyer's Ability to mark order Paid | Viewed: | 218 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Someone just ordered from me and marked the order paid when I haven't even
sent an invoice yet! But now the line is grayed out, and I am unable to send
an invoice! Why is there even the option for a buyer to mark the order paid?
As a seller, it doesn't matter to me if the numbers are in bold (showing
'paid' since I don't think it is paid until I check Paypal to make
sure it is in my account. (or received the check in the mail or whatever).
Like Scrooge, I don't ship until I have the 'cash in hand', so I
should be the only one to mark it paid. (or the Paypal link, that is fine too,
just not the buyer).
Lisa at Brick Dungeon
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Author: | superchicken77 | Posted: | May 25, 2020 09:29 | Subject: | Re: Best way to inventory | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| You can also add to your store and keep it closed. There are other sites for
personal inventory management if that's what your end goal is.
In Suggestions, bobbyworld writes:
| Hello I am having a small problem. I was wandering if there was a best way to
inventory all my parts I have without putting them into a store? The problem
I am having is I keep reordering parts over and over I already have. My next
question would I be able to compare my wanted list to parts inventory I got already?
Thanks
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Author: | Brick546 | Posted: | May 25, 2020 09:20 | Subject: | Re: Best way to inventory | Viewed: | 43 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, bobbyworld writes:
| Hello I am having a small problem. I was wandering if there was a best way to
inventory all my parts I have without putting them into a store? The problem
I am having is I keep reordering parts over and over I already have. My next
question would I be able to compare my wanted list to parts inventory I got already?
Thanks
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Howdy.
It took me a long time to start my store as I was wondering how to overcome these
types of questions. The simple fix is you have the option to add to a stockroom
or not. So anything I am happy to sell has no stockroom. Anything I need to come
back to Stockroom A, anything I certainly do not want to sell Stockroom B. To
throw a curve ball in anything that I want to keep but am happy to sell for the
right price , I price accordingly.
Your second question is answered by doing it this way in the first place. You
can then simply order stock that you do not have and it will not order what you
have either in store or in stockroom.
Cheers,
Adam
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Author: | bobbyworld | Posted: | May 25, 2020 08:08 | Subject: | Best way to inventory | Viewed: | 148 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Hello I am having a small problem. I was wandering if there was a best way to
inventory all my parts I have without putting them into a store? The problem
I am having is I keep reordering parts over and over I already have. My next
question would I be able to compare my wanted list to parts inventory I got already?
Thanks
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Author: | Stellar | Posted: | May 22, 2020 16:49 | Subject: | Re: High to low price? | Viewed: | 49 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, BulbaNerd4000 writes:
| I think that when going to a category such as Minifigures, parts, or sets there
should be an option to sort from highest to lowest price and vice versa. A benefit
of this would be if I wanted, say, a Ninjago villain because all I have are ninja,
but I don’t want to pay a lot, I could just sort the entire Ninjago minifigure
category from lowest to highest price and select the first cool villain I find,
which is obviously the cheapest because of how it would be sorted. It would make
it a lot easier than searching through a bunch of characters and writing down
all the prices. I have added a picture of where this should go in the catalogue.
I hope you consider my suggestion.
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Try the Advanced search for this: https://www.bricklink.com/searchAdvanced.asp
You can access it clicking the magnifying glass icon next to the top search button.
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Author: | BulbaNerd4000 | Posted: | May 22, 2020 16:46 | Subject: | High to low price? | Viewed: | 84 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I think that when going to a category such as Minifigures, parts, or sets there
should be an option to sort from highest to lowest price and vice versa. A benefit
of this would be if I wanted, say, a Ninjago villain because all I have are ninja,
but I don’t want to pay a lot, I could just sort the entire Ninjago minifigure
category from lowest to highest price and select the first cool villain I find,
which is obviously the cheapest because of how it would be sorted. It would make
it a lot easier than searching through a bunch of characters and writing down
all the prices. I have added a picture of where this should go in the catalogue.
I hope you consider my suggestion.
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Author: | tatane79 | Posted: | May 19, 2020 04:35 | Subject: | Re: Some interface improvement proposals | Viewed: | 51 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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2. In the orders, I would like to keep the ID# of each part. Currently,
only the name of the part is kept.
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+1
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Hi,
I've actually found a functionality already available in BrickLink interface
to add the part ID# to the orders:
On the "Order Placed" screen, "Settings" "My Orders Settings" / "Order Detail
Settings" / "Show Item Number" tickbox.
Cheers,
Jonathan.
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Author: | jurcek | Posted: | May 19, 2020 01:40 | Subject: | Re: No Dimensions in Catalog | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| 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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Russell, how is it with dimensions of minifigures? I had often an order for 1
minifigure and the option Letter was offered at the instant checkout, because
there are no dimensions for them, and you can imagine, that you cannot send them
as letter, because they are to big for it. Any chance there will be a sollution
for this also, or do we have to put in the dimensions by ourselves?
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Author: | wildchicken13 | Posted: | May 17, 2020 22:26 | Subject: | Re: Parts Tracker | Viewed: | 46 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, kkronk writes:
| I have been in the process of designing, buying the parts, and building the set
that I envisioned and created through Lego Digital Designer.
Through this process, I discovered that I have been buying too many of some parts,
not realizing that I had already ordered them. Plus completely forgetting to
buy other parts. With that being said, a question popped into my head as to what
could Bricklink create to help designers, and buyers keep track of the parts
they need.
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If you are just building a single model, then the easiest way to buy the parts
is to upload it to your wanted list and use the easy buy feature to buy all the
parts at once. Since you already have some of the parts, you can update the "have"
quantity in your wanted list to avoid buying parts that you already have.
| Why doesn't Bricklink have a history of parts a buyer purchases in their
activity, or account profile history? This feature would definitely make things
super easy while being in the process of building a design, and sticking to a
budget.
Personally, I have never used the "upload" feature for Lego Digital Designer,
so I cannot say if this feature already exists or not. Given that I am trying
to keep my build a secret, to a point, I did not use the "upload" feature, thinking
it may reveal my design.
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If you upload a .lxf file to your wanted list, no one sees the design.
| The thing is, it would be handy to see the history in how many specific parts
I have purchased in total. This feature could then break down where I purchased
these parts, and allow me to add, and see the notes I left for myself for each
store. To make it extra easy, these parts could then be categorized under the
set's design each creator have made, keeping them a secret until after their
reveal.
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I agree that this would be a nice feature. I would like it if BrickLink automatically
added all the parts that you ordered to your stockroom inventory and autofilled
the "my cost" attribute with the price that you paid. That way you could easily
calculate the exact cost of a MOC and if you accidentally order too much of a
particular part and decide to sell the leftovers, you can easily determine a
fair price. I would also like it if BrickLink automatically applied your inventory
to the "have" quantity in your wanted list so that you do not have to update
it manually and apply each order individually. Finally, it would be nice to have
the ability to "part out" a MOC based on a given parts list and to "part in"
again if you decide to take it apart and build something else. This last feature
is already supported by BrickLink MOC Shop (moc.bricklink.com), but you have
to publish your design, which means that it can be seen by anyone and that it
has to be approved by BrickLink, and from what I've heard BrickLink has stopped
approving MOCs on MOC Shop.
| Perhaps I am over thinking things? Perhaps not?
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Definitely not. These are features that I have wanted for quite some time. I
even tried to write a software program in high school to do all this and more,
but that was before the easy buy feature was introduced. Easy buy has made purchasing
all of the parts for a MOC easy enough that writing a software program from scratch
is no longer justified. But if you have computer programming skills, you can
do it yourself.
| I do know one thing: When you have a budget, and something is much easier to
use, we tend to use them way more.
Thankfully, I have discovered that most in this community are wonderful individuals,
whom I would easily become great friends with. Working with them to build my
creations has been a blessing.
Thank you to all of those who are amazing, and have helped me along my journey
to build my creations.
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Author: | SylvainLS | Posted: | May 17, 2020 20:09 | Subject: | Re: Parts Tracker | Viewed: | 42 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, kkronk writes:
| […]
Personally, I have never used the "upload" feature for Lego Digital Designer,
so I cannot say if this feature already exists or not.
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It does: Want | Upload accepts LDD, LDraw, Studio, or BrickStock formats (file
upload), or BL’s XML format (paste).
| Given that I am trying
to keep my build a secret, to a point, I did not use the "upload" feature, thinking
it may reveal my design.[…]
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‘Want | Upload’ only uploads to a Wanted List.
There’s absolutely no reasons for BL to keep the temporarily uploaded design.
If you’re really frightened for your Super Duper model, you can always dismantle
your design (move all its parts haphazardly) before uploading it.
‘Want | Upload’’s totally unrelated to Studio’s “Gallery.”
Besides, even in Studio, there’s a Wanted List upload that doesn’t upload the
whole design, only the parts.
As for the rest, what you want is an inventory system for buyers.
There are many suggestions for this already….
Have been for years….
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Author: | jeslego | Posted: | May 17, 2020 19:59 | Subject: | Re: Parts Tracker | Viewed: | 37 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| This has been a problem forever. I have a wanted list named "On Order" that
I move parts to as they are purchased. Once they are received and determined
to be in acceptable condition, they are removed from the On Order waiting list.
Better data design and programming would have avoided this mess.
In Suggestions, kkronk writes:
| I have been in the process of designing, buying the parts, and building the set
that I envisioned and created through Lego Digital Designer.
Through this process, I discovered that I have been buying too many of some parts,
not realizing that I had already ordered them. Plus completely forgetting to
buy other parts. With that being said, a question popped into my head as to what
could Bricklink create to help designers, and buyers keep track of the parts
they need.
Why doesn't Bricklink have a history of parts a buyer purchases in their
activity, or account profile history? This feature would definitely make things
super easy while being in the process of building a design, and sticking to a
budget.
Personally, I have never used the "upload" feature for Lego Digital Designer,
so I cannot say if this feature already exists or not. Given that I am trying
to keep my build a secret, to a point, I did not use the "upload" feature, thinking
it may reveal my design.
The thing is, it would be handy to see the history in how many specific parts
I have purchased in total. This feature could then break down where I purchased
these parts, and allow me to add, and see the notes I left for myself for each
store. To make it extra easy, these parts could then be categorized under the
set's design each creator have made, keeping them a secret until after their
reveal.
Perhaps I am over thinking things? Perhaps not?
I do know one thing: When you have a budget, and something is much easier to
use, we tend to use them way more.
Thankfully, I have discovered that most in this community are wonderful individuals,
whom I would easily become great friends with. Working with them to build my
creations has been a blessing.
Thank you to all of those who are amazing, and have helped me along my journey
to build my creations.
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Author: | kkronk | Posted: | May 17, 2020 19:36 | Subject: | Parts Tracker | Viewed: | 140 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I have been in the process of designing, buying the parts, and building the set
that I envisioned and created through Lego Digital Designer.
Through this process, I discovered that I have been buying too many of some parts,
not realizing that I had already ordered them. Plus completely forgetting to
buy other parts. With that being said, a question popped into my head as to what
could Bricklink create to help designers, and buyers keep track of the parts
they need.
Why doesn't Bricklink have a history of parts a buyer purchases in their
activity, or account profile history? This feature would definitely make things
super easy while being in the process of building a design, and sticking to a
budget.
Personally, I have never used the "upload" feature for Lego Digital Designer,
so I cannot say if this feature already exists or not. Given that I am trying
to keep my build a secret, to a point, I did not use the "upload" feature, thinking
it may reveal my design.
The thing is, it would be handy to see the history in how many specific parts
I have purchased in total. This feature could then break down where I purchased
these parts, and allow me to add, and see the notes I left for myself for each
store. To make it extra easy, these parts could then be categorized under the
set's design each creator have made, keeping them a secret until after their
reveal.
Perhaps I am over thinking things? Perhaps not?
I do know one thing: When you have a budget, and something is much easier to
use, we tend to use them way more.
Thankfully, I have discovered that most in this community are wonderful individuals,
whom I would easily become great friends with. Working with them to build my
creations has been a blessing.
Thank you to all of those who are amazing, and have helped me along my journey
to build my creations.
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Author: | Heartbricker | Posted: | May 17, 2020 16:36 | Subject: | Re: Add Zelle to payment offsite methods | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, CCBricks writes:
| In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:
| We've been using Zelle, which is a Wells Fargo payment method to send/receive
money.
I believe it's only available in the USA but it is a payment method powered
by one of the largest banks in the US- Would it be possible to add this as an
offsite payment method? It is not currently showing on the long list of payment
method that we'd be able to add to our payment profiles as a seller.
Thanks for considering.
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+1,000,001.00
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I see you suggested it 2 years ago, hopefully Zelle is more ubiquitous (thank
you word of the day toilet paper) these days to get this petition some traction.
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Author: | jennnifer | Posted: | May 17, 2020 11:24 | Subject: | Re: System Updates & Keeping People Informed | Viewed: | 57 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, stevetq2 writes:
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Please keep us all better informed so we can service our customers properly and
support you all at BrickLink to continue to proved an otherwise great site.
I would appreciate a constructive response from admin to this message
Thanks
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I realize that this doesn't cover all the points in your suggestion but here
is the most recent response from Admin about this issue:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1197156
It is quite a bit more than we have received in the recent past, so I am hopeful
that more positive and constructive changes are on the way. I do also hope they
develop a communication system to let us know of upcoming changes.
Take care,
Jen
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Author: | Daragh | Posted: | May 17, 2020 10:49 | Subject: | Re: System Updates & Keeping People Informed | Viewed: | 26 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| a big +1 |
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Author: | stevetq2 | Posted: | May 17, 2020 10:24 | Subject: | System Updates & Keeping People Informed | Viewed: | 95 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Hi
I have been buying and selling on BrickLink for nearly 10 years now and although
it can be a bit clunky it does the job of bringing buyers and sellers together
but just recently changes have been made that have caused problems for buyers
and sellers alike due to lack of communication from those making the changes,
I have listed 2 that have affected me and my buyers int the last week or so.
1) The change to the way the order and payment status works was a complete surprise
and took me a good 30 minutes to work out what was going on (not everyone has
my analytical ability to work this out).
2) The email sent out to buyers when a seller is short of parts (i.e. Problem
with Item in Order), has been made less useful as the link that used to be there
to help buyers 'approve' removal of item(s) is no longer given (yes the
email looks nicer but it is as good as useless). Because I wasn't aware
of this change I chased a buyer saying there was a link in the email which made
me look like I didn't know what I was doing.
I have been working in IT for 40 years and it is recognised good practice to
send out a 'release note' to all users (post it on the site somewhere
and email everyone a link) detailing key changes that are going to be made in
the next release (before the event) so everyone knows and can prepare accordingly.
Please don't say this doesn't apply to 'apps' or Internet based
systems because some of the best sites do this (e.g. www.mid.as).
BrickLink relies on the income provided by it's buyers ordering parts and
sellers paying commission, if you don't communicate properly you risk buyers
and sellers going elsewhere, which would be a big shame.
Please keep us all better informed so we can service our customers properly and
support you all at BrickLink to continue to proved an otherwise great site.
I would appreciate a constructive response from admin to this message
Thanks
|
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Author: | Coldwater | Posted: | May 16, 2020 21:34 | Subject: | Re: Add Zelle to payment offsite methods | Viewed: | 50 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:
| We've been using Zelle, which is a Wells Fargo payment method to send/receive
money.
I believe it's only available in the USA but it is a payment method powered
by one of the largest banks in the US- Would it be possible to add this as an
offsite payment method? It is not currently showing on the long list of payment
method that we'd be able to add to our payment profiles as a seller.
Thanks for considering.
|
And while we are at it, how about Venmo?
|
|
Author: | Brickwilbo | Posted: | May 16, 2020 17:54 | Subject: | Re: Add Zelle to payment offsite methods | Viewed: | 49 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:
| We've been using Zelle, which is a Wells Fargo payment method to send/receive
money.
I believe it's only available in the USA but it is a payment method powered
by one of the largest banks in the US- Would it be possible to add this as an
offsite payment method? It is not currently showing on the long list of payment
method that we'd be able to add to our payment profiles as a seller.
Thanks for considering.
|
It's been suggested before:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1104097
|
|
Author: | CCBricks | Posted: | May 16, 2020 17:54 | Subject: | Re: Add Zelle to payment offsite methods | Viewed: | 38 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:
| We've been using Zelle, which is a Wells Fargo payment method to send/receive
money.
I believe it's only available in the USA but it is a payment method powered
by one of the largest banks in the US- Would it be possible to add this as an
offsite payment method? It is not currently showing on the long list of payment
method that we'd be able to add to our payment profiles as a seller.
Thanks for considering.
|
+1,000,001.00
|
|
Author: | Heartbricker | Posted: | May 16, 2020 17:49 | Subject: | Add Zelle to payment offsite methods | Viewed: | 132 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| We've been using Zelle, which is a Wells Fargo payment method to send/receive
money.
I believe it's only available in the USA but it is a payment method powered
by one of the largest banks in the US- Would it be possible to add this as an
offsite payment method? It is not currently showing on the long list of payment
method that we'd be able to add to our payment profiles as a seller.
Thanks for considering.
|
|
Author: | tatane79 | Posted: | May 16, 2020 15:40 | Subject: | Re: Some interface improvement proposals | Viewed: | 27 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, randyipp writes:
Yes, but you have to type the exact part ID.
I like to search by name of the part, like "plate 2x3". This doesn't seem
possible in that search tool: you cannot search for a string in the parts inside
orders.
|
Have you tried Bricklink XP? That is what Bricklink thinks you need.
|
No! I haven't heard about BrickLink XP so far! I've just found the page,
I'll have a look, it looks great, thanks!
https://www.bricklink.com/r3/announcement/upgrade.page
|
|
Author: | tatane79 | Posted: | May 16, 2020 15:33 | Subject: | Re: Some interface improvement proposals | Viewed: | 27 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| Hi,
First of all, thank to both of you for your interest in my proposals!
| | […]
Also, having an action extend across multiple pages, that aren't in view,
could have serious unintended consequences, I'm not sure I agree on that
point.
|
+1
|
Yes, that's right. So a +200 or +500 view list would solve my request here.
| | […]
Okay, I need to research "mosaic". I've seen the term in a few places, but
have no context of what that actually looks like.
|
OP actually meant “grid view.”
A mosaic is an ancient pixelated stone or faience artwork.
By extension 1 (maybe only in French?): the blurred zone in an image or film
by over-pixelization (generally faces or naughty bits).
By extension 2: an image made of other images.
By abuse (in France French): a special channel where all the channels are shown
in a grid of thumbnails.
|
Sorry guys, my English is not that good... By "mosaic", I mean "grid view",
so just little thumbnails in grid (like a dozen per line, on as many lines as
needed), with few information :
- missing qty (i.e. Want QTY - Have QTY : this would be great for real-life shopping!)
- maybe ID of the part (not sure it's useful, though)
- color name (so that we can print the page in black & white).
- part name (because it is not easy to count studs on a 2x16 plate thumbnail...)
|
|
Author: | Adjour | Posted: | May 15, 2020 19:08 | Subject: | Re: shipping cost | Viewed: | 50 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Brickfox25 writes:
IS REALLY THAT HARD TO JUST SHOW WETHER OR NOT
| THE SHIPPING PRICE IS ON THE ITEM ????????????????????????????????????????????????
|
Depends what it is. For most items and places, no its not. Big or weird shaped
items gets iffy, that's why sellers want to invoice you. What are you trying
to order?
Search for only instant checkout stores.
|
|
Author: | SezaR | Posted: | May 15, 2020 18:58 | Subject: | Re: shipping cost | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Brickfox25 writes:
| I think shipping cost for items should be on this site. Because I love clicking
on an item and expecting to see the shipping cost. ONLY TO SEE NOTHING EXCEPT
A TBD. I WANT TO SPEND MONEY IT IS REALLY THAT HARD TO JUST SHOW WETHER OR NOT
THE SHIPPING PRICE IS ON THE ITEM ????????????????????????????????????????????????
|
Yes, it is very hard for some stores, like for most stores in Canada, to add
Instant check-out. This is because the shipping via CanadaPost (and ChitChats)
depends on the weight, on the dimension, on the country and even on the postal
code.
You can check the stores' terms to check the shipping costs.
Some stores, like mine have "request quote" enabled?
See
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2437
|
|
Author: | tons_of_bricks | Posted: | May 15, 2020 18:07 | Subject: | Re: shipping cost | Viewed: | 34 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Brickfox25 writes:
| I think shipping cost for items should be on this site. Because I love clicking
on an item and expecting to see the shipping cost. ONLY TO SEE NOTHING EXCEPT
A TBD. I WANT TO SPEND MONEY IT IS REALLY THAT HARD TO JUST SHOW WETHER OR NOT
THE SHIPPING PRICE IS ON THE ITEM ????????????????????????????????????????????????
|
If the store has a lightning bolt next to their name, that means they offer Instant
Checkout, which will most likely show you the shipping price. The other stores
will most likely tell you what they charge in their store terms.
|
|
Author: | runner.caller | Posted: | May 15, 2020 18:02 | Subject: | Re: shipping cost | Viewed: | 28 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Brickfox25 writes:
| I think shipping cost for items should be on this site. Because I love clicking
on an item and expecting to see the shipping cost. ONLY TO SEE NOTHING EXCEPT
A TBD. I WANT TO SPEND MONEY IT IS REALLY THAT HARD TO JUST SHOW WETHER OR NOT
THE SHIPPING PRICE IS ON THE ITEM ?????????????????????????????????????????????
|
Narrow your search to only stores that offer instant checkout.
|
|
Author: | bb1736162 | Posted: | May 15, 2020 17:54 | Subject: | shipping cost | Viewed: | 125 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| I think shipping cost for items should be on this site. Because I love clicking
on an item and expecting to see the shipping cost. ONLY TO SEE NOTHING EXCEPT
A TBD. I WANT TO SPEND MONEY IT IS REALLY THAT HARD TO JUST SHOW WETHER OR NOT
THE SHIPPING PRICE IS ON THE ITEM ????????????????????????????????????????????????
|
Author: | randyipp | Posted: | May 14, 2020 20:48 | Subject: | Re: Some interface improvement proposals | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, tatane79 writes:
| 1. It would be great to be able to search for parts in all my orders.
|
Did you try https://www.bricklink.com/orderSearch.asp?a=p
Have you tried Bricklink XP? That is what Bricklink thinks you need.
|
|
Author: | SylvainLS | Posted: | May 14, 2020 20:10 | Subject: | Re: Some interface improvement proposals | Viewed: | 32 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Legoboy_II writes:
| […]
I'm not clear what you're suggesting here? I have my WL's broken
down by projects, and when I shop, I pull up the WL's that I'm working
on. Then on the "Buy Wanted Lists" page, I check or uncheck the other lists when
I need to meet minimums or want to offset S&H.
This is a form of prioritizing?
|
Another form: in the Wanted Items tab, you can click on the little lock icon
on each part to make it a required part and only show the stores that have it.
| […]
Asked for many times. I have been told these settings exist, but I either haven't
found them (even when given directions) or they're reset after the page refreshes.
|
A lot of things are refreshed spuriously.
Like “keep me logged in”….
| […]
The fact that system goes down, every day, strongly suggests
the severs are not redundant, or if they are,
are not properly configured.
|
A number of things are computed off-line during the downtime.
It’s more a problem of code written when it was very costly and not useful to
do them on the fly than non-redundant servers (which there weren’t anyway, I
think).
| […]
Also, having an action extend across multiple pages, that aren't in view,
could have serious unintended consequences, I'm not sure I agree on that
point.
|
+1
| […]
Okay, I need to research "mosaic". I've seen the term in a few places, but
have no context of what that actually looks like.
|
OP actually meant “grid view.”
A mosaic is an ancient pixelated stone or faience artwork.
By extension 1 (maybe only in French?): the blurred zone in an image or film
by over-pixelization (generally faces or naughty bits).
By extension 2: an image made of other images.
By abuse (in France French): a special channel where all the channels are shown
in a grid of thumbnails.
|
|
Author: | Legoboy_II | Posted: | May 14, 2020 19:38 | Subject: | Re: Some interface improvement proposals | Viewed: | 39 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, tatane79 writes:
| Hi,
As a BrickLink buyer, I would like to make some suggestions to improve the GUI:
1. It would be great to be able to search for parts in all my orders.
|
+1
|
2. In the orders, I would like to keep the ID# of each part. Currently,
only the name of the part is kept.
|
+1
|
3. I would like to "prioritize" my Wanted Lists, maybe in two categories
to keep it simple: "priority" and "non priority". Thus, when I shop, I can focus
on the "priority" lists to buy their missing parts, and then potentially add
additional parts to already ordered parts if common with "non priority" lists
(that's what I do manually, currently).
|
I'm not clear what you're suggesting here? I have my WL's broken
down by projects, and when I shop, I pull up the WL's that I'm working
on. Then on the "Buy Wanted Lists" page, I check or uncheck the other lists when
I need to meet minimums or want to offset S&H.
This is a form of prioritizing?
|
4. In a Wanted List, in the search options, I would like to be able to save
my usual search parameters, i.e. :
- 100 items per page
- "Hide Items if Have Qty is ≥ Want Qty"
Currently, I have to painfully redo this each and every time I browse my Wanted
Lists.
|
Asked for many times. I have been told these settings exist, but I either haven't
found them (even when given directions) or they're reset after the page refreshes.
|
5. 100 items per page is not enough. 1,000 would be cool, so that there
is a good chance to see all parts in one page (in a Wanted List, in a shop, etc.)
|
1,000 is a huge number. I agree 100 can be a small number, I typically like 200.
Given the site's resources, 100 is a fair compromise to work with and doesn't
slow the system down any further.
There is a LOT of data being processed on the servers, and sent to your browser.
I am not sure how many servers are availalble to process all this information,
but I do know they are stressed every now and then. I have seen this, however,
as a buyer, it is a minor inconvenience and almost goes unnoticed most of the
time; truthfully, I am more upset and concerned when the system goes into maintenance
mode every night (which is when I am up and working). The fact that system goes
down, every day, strongly suggests the severs are not redundant, or if they are,
are not properly configured.
|
6. In a shop, when you look at a part, BrickLink indicates just below
in a grey line some useful information:
- In which Wanted List this part can be found
- The total wanted and have quantities
a) It would be great to have also an indication of the quantity currently
in orders not yet received.
b) It would be great also to be able to click on or fly over "In XX Wanted Lists"
to see the actual names of the corresponding Wanted Lists.
|
+1
|
7. a) In a shop, it would be cool to have a "Max" button on the right
hand side of the "Add to cart QTY" field, to directly fill the field with
the max quantity available in the shop. I know there is the "Min/Max" feature
at the top of the page, but they apply to all fields in the page, not part by
part.
|
+1
| b) By the way, it will not apply to other pages of the search, which is a pitty,
because we need to move from page to page in the search to do the operation as
many times as there are pages.
|
This is where having 1,000 lines might be useful, but I still worry about the
system impact?
Also, having an action extend across multiple pages, that aren't in view,
could have serious unintended consequences, I'm not sure I agree on that
point.
|
8. + and - buttons are way too small in the QTY fields. They are also
too close one from each other, so you can easily erroneously click on the wrong
one. Maybe if possible, make the buttons bigger, and put one on the right of
the cell, and one on the left, for instance. (emp. added)
|
+100%
|
9. Tab key should go to the next identical field in the page. For instance,
if my cursor is in the HAVE QTY field of a part, typing Tab should send me to
the HAVE QTY field of the next part in the list.
|
Would be nice and intuitive, but this is a decision that was made by M$ decades
ago and has become the de facto standard. While it can be coded by the developer,
the confusion it would create, would be counter-productive.
|
10. In the Wanted Lists, I would like to be able to "lock" the "Want" fields,
so that I cannot erroneously modify them while I modify the "Have" field just
below. Maybe a simple tickbox in the preferences of the Wanted List to protect
this field would be great.
|
I think the larger and saddled +/- buttons would solve this issue.
|
11. It would be great to be able to present the parts in a "mosaic" view,
like what ReBrickable does. This would be convenient to print in a condense way
the list of parts we are looking for, and maybe keep it with us while going to
the Pick-a-Brick Wall in a Lego shop, for instance.
|
Okay, I need to research "mosaic". I've seen the term in a few places, but
have no context of what that actually looks like.
|
12. Export functions could be improved:
a) put the full name of the parts with its color name in REMARK XML field, for
instance
|
+1
| b) allow to export all or a selection of Wanted Lists at once, adding the names
of Wanted Lists in the REMARK XML field, for instance.
|
+1
| c) add export functions to orders
|
This already exists, however I'd like to see a format added that Brickstock
could import directly, without having to use three different sites to get there.
|
What do you think?
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Kind regards,
Jonathan
|
That's my 2 cents,
James
|
|
Author: | Legoboy_II | Posted: | May 14, 2020 18:33 | Subject: | Re: Matching of ordered parts with Wanted Lists | Viewed: | 19 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, tatane79 writes:
| Hi,
I'm using BrickLink as a Lego builder, buying regularly missing parts to
complete two dozens of sets in the form of Wanted Lists.
A great improvement to the tools provided by BrickLink web site would be to be
able to match ordered parts with my Wanted Lists.
|
This feature already exists, though it's not very efficient or intuitive.
|
For instance, we could imagine to list below each ordered part in an order the
same part wanted in all my Wanted Lists, with integer fields (with +/- buttons)
to allocated the ordered parts to the Wanted Lists.
|
On the "Orders Placed" page, there is an icon of a scroll, "Items in Order in
Wanted List". When you click that button, it starts a very convoluted process
that allows you to see what WL's those parts are in, then you can go to each
list and apply those parts to the WL.
Be careful, though, if you lose track of your progress, you can post duplicate
entries and it will severely mess up your WL accounting (it can be manually reversed
with effort). You can specify a quantity, but there are no tallies to track what
WL's have been "updated" or the quantities allocated.
|
Thus, once I've allocated ordered parts to my Wanted Lists, I will be able
to shop again without buying parts already ordered.
|
When you are shopping, there are fields that shows the quantity wanted and a
number "Have", which the "Buy Wanted Lists" page uses. The application subtracts
"Have" from "Wanted" and only looks for the resulting quantity.
If you open up the left hand pane to "Wanted Items" and expand the appropriate
WL, there is a field under each item that shows how many the system is looking
for, and then if you select a store, that field will reflect how many are wanted
and how many that particular store has of that item.
As you move stores to the "Selected Stores" list, the fields are updated.
|
In addition, it could be even greater to make a distinction between ordered
parts allocated to Wanted Lists (not yet received) from actually received parts.
It means that for a part added to "Have" in a Wanted List, we could add a status
"ordered" or "received".
|
This would be a nice feature to have while posting ordered parts to your WL's.
A third field could be added called "On Order", and could be controlled by the
order status?
I use the feature as it exists, and have flubbed it a couple of times, but it
is helpful. I believe, though, that the whole process needs competent review
and a complete re-coding to make it less onerous and more usable.
James
|
|
Author: | popsicle | Posted: | May 14, 2020 08:55 | Subject: | Re: can't change order status | Viewed: | 54 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, MADking1999 writes:
| I have verified payments from buyers in PayPal, but the order status has not
updated to "paid", and I can't manually change it. I used to be able to do
this. Did you guys change this feature. Also can't change to shipped once
I do, please advise.
|
Don't know if your issue correlates here, but have a look at the help offered,
if it does: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1197217
-Cory
|
|
Author: | MADking1999 | Posted: | May 14, 2020 08:42 | Subject: | can't change order status | Viewed: | 57 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| I have verified payments from buyers in PayPal, but the order status has not
updated to "paid", and I can't manually change it. I used to be able to do
this. Did you guys change this feature. Also can't change to shipped once
I do, please advise.
|
|
Author: | Brickwilbo | Posted: | May 14, 2020 06:54 | Subject: | Re: Auto messages for shipping options | Viewed: | 30 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, CaseyAF writes:
| Hi there,
It would be really good if in the sellers store shipping settings page we could
add in a automated message. For example I have a shipping option which is 'I'm
still shopping' it would be good if when someone selected this option it
automatically sent them a message like 'thanks for your order, please message
us withing 7 days to say you have completed your order so we may invoice you'.
It would save a lot of time from having to write them out for each individual
order. Even better would be if this whole shipping option was avaliable for all
sellers to select and turn on instead of making a shipping option and having
to put in prices (in which mine is 0 until the order is done then worked out
manually).
|
I think if you add a instant checkout shipping method without instant payment
a customized invoice can be send by using the HTML tags.
|
|
Author: | Brickwilbo | Posted: | May 14, 2020 06:50 | Subject: | Re: Option to update all stock prices | Viewed: | 38 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, CaseyAF writes:
| Hi there,
Is it possible to have a feature added to a sellers inventory in which everything
or selected catagorys can be update all at once to average pricing like on the
price guide? You can put sales on and increase and reduce prices by a certain
percent but not all items in that catagory will have gone up or down the same
amount so being able to put everything to this average pricing would be handy.
|
Some sellers use the Brickstock program for it.
|
|
Author: | KCFBricks | Posted: | May 14, 2020 06:39 | Subject: | Option to update all stock prices | Viewed: | 61 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| Hi there,
Is it possible to have a feature added to a sellers inventory in which everything
or selected catagorys can be update all at once to average pricing like on the
price guide? You can put sales on and increase and reduce prices by a certain
percent but not all items in that catagory will have gone up or down the same
amount so being able to put everything to this average pricing would be handy.
|
|
Author: | KCFBricks | Posted: | May 14, 2020 06:35 | Subject: | Auto messages for shipping options | Viewed: | 39 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| Hi there,
It would be really good if in the sellers store shipping settings page we could
add in a automated message. For example I have a shipping option which is 'I'm
still shopping' it would be good if when someone selected this option it
automatically sent them a message like 'thanks for your order, please message
us withing 7 days to say you have completed your order so we may invoice you'.
It would save a lot of time from having to write them out for each individual
order. Even better would be if this whole shipping option was avaliable for all
sellers to select and turn on instead of making a shipping option and having
to put in prices (in which mine is 0 until the order is done then worked out
manually).
|
|
Author: | tatane79 | Posted: | May 14, 2020 04:43 | Subject: | Some interface improvement proposals | Viewed: | 91 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| Hi,
As a BrickLink buyer, I would like to make some suggestions to improve the GUI:
1. It would be great to be able to search for parts in all my orders.
2. In the orders, I would like to keep the ID# of each part. Currently,
only the name of the part is kept.
3. I would like to "prioritize" my Wanted Lists, maybe in two categories
to keep it simple: "priority" and "non priority". Thus, when I shop, I can focus
on the "priority" lists to buy their missing parts, and then potentially add
additional parts to already ordered parts if common with "non priority" lists
(that's what I do manually, currently).
4. In a Wanted List, in the search options, I would like to be able to save
my usual search parameters, i.e. :
- 100 items per page
- "Hide Items if Have Qty is ≥ Want Qty"
Currently, I have to painfully redo this each and every time I browse my Wanted
Lists.
5. 100 items per page is not enough. 1,000 would be cool, so that there
is a good chance to see all parts in one page (in a Wanted List, in a shop, etc.)
6. In a shop, when you look at a part, BrickLink indicates just below
in a grey line some useful information:
- In which Wanted List this part can be found
- The total wanted and have quantities
a) It would be great to have also an indication of the quantity currently
in orders not yet received.
b) It would be great also to be able to click on or fly over "In XX Wanted Lists"
to see the actual names of the corresponding Wanted Lists.
7. a) In a shop, it would be cool to have a "Max" button on the right
hand side of the "Add to cart QTY" field, to directly fill the field with
the max quantity available in the shop. I know there is the "Min/Max" feature
at the top of the page, but they apply to all fields in the page, not part by
part.
b) By the way, it will not apply to other pages of the search, which is a pitty,
because we need to move from page to page in the search to do the operation as
many times as there are pages.
8. + and - buttons are way too small in the QTY fields. They are also
too close one from each other, so you can easily erroneously click on the wrong
one. Maybe if possible, make the buttons bigger, and put one on the right of
the cell, and one on the left, for instance.
9. Tab key should go to the next identical field in the page. For instance,
if my cursor is in the HAVE QTY field of a part, typing Tab should send me to
the HAVE QTY field of the next part in the list.
10. In the Wanted Lists, I would like to be able to "lock" the "Want" fields,
so that I cannot erroneously modify them while I modify the "Have" field just
below. Maybe a simple tickbox in the preferences of the Wanted List to protect
this field would be great.
11. It would be great to be able to present the parts in a "mosaic" view,
like what ReBrickable does. This would be convenient to print in a condense way
the list of parts we are looking for, and maybe keep it with us while going to
the Pick-a-Brick Wall in a Lego shop, for instance.
12. Export functions could be improved:
a) put the full name of the parts with its color name in REMARK XML field, for
instance
b) allow to export all or a selection of Wanted Lists at once, adding the names
of Wanted Lists in the REMARK XML field, for instance.
c) add export functions to orders
What do you think?
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Kind regards,
Jonathan
|
|
Author: | tatane79 | Posted: | May 14, 2020 03:57 | Subject: | Matching of ordered parts with Wanted Lists | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| Hi,
I'm using BrickLink as a Lego builder, buying regularly missing parts to
complete two dozens of sets in the form of Wanted Lists.
A great improvement to the tools provided by BrickLink web site would be to be
able to match ordered parts with my Wanted Lists.
For instance, we could imagine to list below each ordered part in an order the
same part wanted in all my Wanted Lists, with integer fields (with +/- buttons)
to allocated the ordered parts to the Wanted Lists.
Thus, once I've allocated ordered parts to my Wanted Lists, I will be able
to shop again without buying parts already ordered.
In addition, it could be even greater to make a distinction between ordered
parts allocated to Wanted Lists (not yet received) from actually received parts.
It means that for a part added to "Have" in a Wanted List, we could add a status
"ordered" or "received".
What do you think?
Thanks,
Jonathan.
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Author: | Supam | Posted: | May 12, 2020 19:16 | Subject: | Adding a new supported currency. | Viewed: | 66 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Hello there. Could be possible please, to add the Costa Rican Colón (CRC) among
the other supported currencies in Bricklink? It can be helpful when pricing the
shipping cost is not compatible with the USD since the fees given by the local
post service are in CRC and thus this wouldn't make possible to create an
onsite payment. Thank you very much.
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Author: | Brickwilbo | Posted: | May 12, 2020 15:40 | Subject: | Re: Suggestion for Wanted Lists | Viewed: | 29 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, coreyschaaf writes:
| 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.
|
You can turn on 'Show Country Flags in Feedback Profiles' here:
https://www.bricklink.com/feedbackSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
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Author: | BellaFux | Posted: | May 12, 2020 15:19 | Subject: | Re: Suggestion for Wanted Lists | Viewed: | 19 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Or you could ask at the shop if shipping to your place is possible before making
the order .
I asked my buyers via splash page, to check in before they actually order, so
I can give them info about the current situation, as countries on the "stop list"
change sometimes daily.
First I tried to keep up typing the new information daily into my shipping terms,
but after a while there were so much, that it wasnt possible for me to keep up.
Sometimes even only some provinces/postcodes in a certain country aso. SO I
only checked on request.
Sure there is the possibility, that todays info is "country is accepted" and
even with ordering, invoice and payment the same day - next day at the post office
it has changed, but for me it happened only once.
Seeing the geographic info of buyers gives you only a picture of the past. In
fast changing times like this, I believe direct information from the shop is
the most accurate option.
NEvertheless I do see the positive side of geographical information in general,
but not as a solution to CoVid Issues.
stay safe and in good health,
Bellafux
In Suggestions, coreyschaaf writes:
| 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: | brickwarsnet | Posted: | May 12, 2020 14:47 | Subject: | Suggestion for Wanted Lists | Viewed: | 72 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| 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.
|
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.
|
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 | |
|
| 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.
|
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
|
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] | |
|
| 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
|
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.
|
+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 | |
|
| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| Hmm, I'll have to work with that for a while until I understand it. Thanks
|
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
|
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?
|
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.
|
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?
|
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.
|
https://www.bricklink.com/retractOrderItem.asp
|
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.
|
https://www.bricklink.com/retractOrderItem.asp
|
|
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] | |
|
| 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 | |
|
| 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.
|
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.
|
|
Author: | StormChaser | Posted: | May 6, 2020 15:11 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 30 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| 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?
|
Please see this page for an explanation of sections of a BrickLink inventory:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562
|
|
Author: | pete_brick | Posted: | May 6, 2020 15:03 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 36 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| 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.
|
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:
| […]
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.
|
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...
|
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….)
|
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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Author: | calebfishn | Posted: | May 5, 2020 16:58 | Subject: | Re: Junior Accounts? | Viewed: | 45 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:
| Hi,
According to BL's TOS you must be of legal age or 18 at least to register.
That is completely understandable from the buying/selling point of view.
But what about a junior account without the privileges to buy or sell?
Kids could browse the catalog, make wanted lists - maybe "publish" them or somehow
share them with "proper" users (e.g. parents) and get used to the platform.
This would lead younger users to BL without being "illegal" and without the chance
to make "bogus" orders or other interference with the "business" on this site.
Just an idea as my daughter is building a lot of stuff in Studio and would like
to create her own wanted lists in BL and is generally interested in this site.
Jan
|
It is wonderful that your daughter has a growing lego hobby and that she is interested
in Bricklink. Instead of her having her own account, you can help her with wanted
lists and purchases through your account. Sharing your lego hobbies is great
to bond with your child, and you will enjoy being a super cool parent.
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Author: | 62Bricks | Posted: | May 5, 2020 16:02 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 38 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| 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: | randyf | Posted: | May 5, 2020 15:35 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:
| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| It is very rare but once or twice I have needed a part not shown in an instruction inventory.
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Yes, parts lists in set instructions and printed on set boxes are known to sometimes
include errors. I'm more interested in how BrickLink inventories almost
always steer you wrong. Please provide some examples of this and be specific
about how our inventories are inaccurate.
And no, you've not offended me and I doubt you've offended Randy. But
when you post publicly that our site's inventories are frequently wrong,
then we're going to defend the work we do.
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I am definitely not offended. If there are errors, I want to know where they
are so we can fix them.
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Author: | popsicle | Posted: | May 5, 2020 15:32 | Subject: | Re: Junior Accounts? | Viewed: | 68 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:
| Hi,
According to BL's TOS you must be of legal age or 18 at least to register.
That is completely understandable from the buying/selling point of view.
But what about a junior account without the privileges to buy or sell?
Kids could browse the catalog, make wanted lists - maybe "publish" them or somehow
share them with "proper" users (e.g. parents) and get used to the platform.
This would lead younger users to BL without being "illegal" and without the chance
to make "bogus" orders or other interference with the "business" on this site.
Just an idea as my daughter is building a lot of stuff in Studio and would like
to create her own wanted lists in BL and is generally interested in this site.
Jan
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I kinda like the idea! With well thought out contingencies, that is.
Maybe the account profiles could be denoted as ‘junior’ in some form, with site
limitations attached: contact, the forum and purchases come to mind.
The idea has merit, if worked out properly. After all, it is a toy the site is
centered around. It might question the acronym AFOL as applied here on BL, though.
It’s something to ponder, IMHO.
-Cory
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Author: | randyf | Posted: | May 5, 2020 15:32 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 39 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| Did not mean to offend anyone with my post however I beg to differ. I use Brickset
& bricklink inventories to find parts for sets which is second only to the actual
inventory printed in some set instructions. Using only briclink, Brickset list
I will almost always be short some pieces which I check by going through the
instructions and either matching to the on-page diagram or by completely building
the sets.
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If you find an error, please let us know, but I think the statement "Using only
briclink [sic], Brickset list I will almost always be short some pieces" is hyperbole.
By the way, there are many errors in those printed parts lists in the instruction
manuals that have been discovered over time and are fixed in the BrickLink inventories.
So don't assume that those printed parts lists are correct.
Cheers,
Randy
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Author: | pete_brick | Posted: | May 5, 2020 15:23 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I never use the online Lego inventories, in fact I wouldn't know where to
find them. What I do is print or photocopy the pages in the set instructions
and use those as my primary list for parts that should be in a set. I augment
that with Brickset and bricklink lists.
The 3D function on briclink is especially helpful.
peter
In Suggestions, mhortar writes:
| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| I expect you have heard about the inaccuracies of part lists before.
Since bricklink is now part of Lego, perhaps the bricklink part lists for sets
cold be compared with the Lego lists and corrected as necessary. I expect most
of this could be done with a computer program although it would be nice if one
could get accurate part lists for all those really old sets that one can find
in a friend's great grandfather's attic.
Thank you.
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I'm really curious which sets you've run into issues with. I've found
that the Bricklink inventories are far more accurate than the actual LEGO inventories.
The issue with official LEGO inventories is that they don't keep track of
part variants at all. In fact, when a part variant goes out of production and
a new one is added, the official inventories are updated to include the new part,
even if that set never could have contained it in the first place (I first ran
across this with the Cafe Corner set). Bricklink keeps track of specific part
and mold differences, for those that want the most accurate information of what
came in a sealed set box.
Unfortunately, LEGO inventories are good for quantity and color, but for the
actual parts that came in a production set, they aren't always accurate.
Josh
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Author: | pete_brick | Posted: | May 5, 2020 15:17 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 31 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Next time I have one I will let you know.
In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:
| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| Using only briclink, Brickset list
I will almost always be short some pieces which I check by going through the
instructions and either matching to the on-page diagram or by completely building
the sets.
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Please share some examples of sets for which the BrickLink inventories do not
match what you found in the set instructions.
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Author: | Heartbricker | Posted: | May 5, 2020 14:53 | Subject: | Re: Junior Accounts? | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:
| Hi,
According to BL's TOS you must be of legal age or 18 at least to register.
That is completely understandable from the buying/selling point of view.
But what about a junior account without the privileges to buy or sell?
Kids could browse the catalog, make wanted lists - maybe "publish" them or somehow
share them with "proper" users (e.g. parents) and get used to the platform.
This would lead younger users to BL without being "illegal" and without the chance
to make "bogus" orders or other interference with the "business" on this site.
Just an idea as my daughter is building a lot of stuff in Studio and would like
to create her own wanted lists in BL and is generally interested in this site.
Jan
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The United States has very strict laws regarding content that is shared online
with children, this will complicate BL's legal compliance and if those regulations
are broken because a member on the forum posts an inappropriate comment or publishes
a moc that may be considered violent or inappropriate for kids and each offense
of those regulations carries a steep penalty.
This will make Bricklink's overhead costs much higher and drain resources
from the marketplace.
Nice idea but implementing it doesn't seem realistic or beneficial to a marketplace
platform.
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Author: | SylvainLS | Posted: | May 5, 2020 13:54 | Subject: | Re: Junior Accounts? | Viewed: | 69 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| 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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Author: | StormChaser | Posted: | May 5, 2020 13:40 | Subject: | Re: Junior Accounts? | Viewed: | 55 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:
| But what about a junior account without the privileges to buy or sell?
|
I voted no when you first posted this (not that the site pays any heed whatsoever
at this point in time to suggestions anyway). It's the LEGO Group's
job to market to and interact with children. It's BrickLink's job to
market to and interact with adults. That age separation has worked fairly well
for the last two decades.
| Kids could browse the catalog
|
They already can. Anyone can.
| make wanted lists - maybe "publish" them or somehow
share them with "proper" users (e.g. parents) and get used to the platform.
|
And once they get used to the platform, they will see how remarkably easy it
is to set up an account and start buying and selling.
| This would lead younger users to BL without being "illegal" and without the chance
to make "bogus" orders or other interference with the "business" on this site.
|
The primary reason children aren't allowed on here is that they cannot make
legally binding contracts.
The secondary reason is that making the site child-friendly and policing the
interactions between children and strangers on the internet would require more
resources from BrickLink. And seriously, do you really trust BrickLink at this
point to be capable of doing that effectively?
| Just an idea as my daughter is building a lot of stuff in Studio and would like
to create her own wanted lists in BL and is generally interested in this site.
|
There's no reason why she can't use your account to create her wanted
list with your supervision. I really don't think a change from the site
is necessary or desirable on this issue.
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Author: | WoutR | Posted: | May 5, 2020 13:26 | Subject: | Re: Junior Accounts? | Viewed: | 56 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:
| Hi,
According to BL's TOS you must be of legal age or 18 at least to register.
That is completely understandable from the buying/selling point of view.
But what about a junior account without the privileges to buy or sell?
Kids could browse the catalog, make wanted lists - maybe "publish" them or somehow
share them with "proper" users (e.g. parents) and get used to the platform.
This would lead younger users to BL without being "illegal" and without the chance
to make "bogus" orders or other interference with the "business" on this site.
Just an idea as my daughter is building a lot of stuff in Studio and would like
to create her own wanted lists in BL and is generally interested in this site.
Jan
|
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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Author: | BrickAThon | Posted: | May 5, 2020 13:17 | Subject: | Re: Junior Accounts? | Viewed: | 69 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brick_Qc writes:
| In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:
| Hi,
According to BL's TOS you must be of legal age or 18 at least to register.
That is completely understandable from the buying/selling point of view.
But what about a junior account without the privileges to buy or sell?
Kids could browse the catalog, make wanted lists - maybe "publish" them or somehow
share them with "proper" users (e.g. parents) and get used to the platform.
This would lead younger users to BL without being "illegal" and without the chance
to make "bogus" orders or other interference with the "business" on this site.
Just an idea as my daughter is building a lot of stuff in Studio and would like
to create her own wanted lists in BL and is generally interested in this site.
Jan
|
Kids on this forum ? Are you crazy ? Unless they have their own forum, no thank
you. I'm sure the admins will love to moderate that.
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Agree with no underage kids in the forum (I recall how that has looked in the
past when they sneak in, LOL).
I also agree with this idea, though - to allow people to make a list for use
that they can publish - not sure how it could best be done, but the idea is solid
in how it could help enhance the ability to bring in new users (adults) to buy,
and kids are super savvy at stuff these days and this could really bolster some
new interest.
My two cents.
Tracy
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Author: | BrickAThon | Posted: | May 5, 2020 13:14 | Subject: | Re: Allow invoices in any order status | Viewed: | 30 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, lar writes:
| Do not restrict the ability to send invoices in any order status. The statuses
were implemented for seller convenience and different sellers use different processes.
Further, there are times when I want to send multiple invoices, for example if
the buyer wants to change shipping type. I shouldn't have to fiddle with
the order status repeatedly to get to where I can send an invoice.
This is a recent change, please undo it.
|
FULLY AGREED!
Tracy
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Author: | Brick_Qc | Posted: | May 5, 2020 13:04 | Subject: | Re: Junior Accounts? | Viewed: | 49 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:
| Hi,
According to BL's TOS you must be of legal age or 18 at least to register.
That is completely understandable from the buying/selling point of view.
But what about a junior account without the privileges to buy or sell?
Kids could browse the catalog, make wanted lists - maybe "publish" them or somehow
share them with "proper" users (e.g. parents) and get used to the platform.
This would lead younger users to BL without being "illegal" and without the chance
to make "bogus" orders or other interference with the "business" on this site.
Just an idea as my daughter is building a lot of stuff in Studio and would like
to create her own wanted lists in BL and is generally interested in this site.
Jan
|
Kids on this forum ? Are you crazy ? Unless they have their own forum, no thank
you. I'm sure the admins will love to moderate that.
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Author: | mhortar | Posted: | May 5, 2020 12:47 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 29 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| I expect you have heard about the inaccuracies of part lists before.
Since bricklink is now part of Lego, perhaps the bricklink part lists for sets
cold be compared with the Lego lists and corrected as necessary. I expect most
of this could be done with a computer program although it would be nice if one
could get accurate part lists for all those really old sets that one can find
in a friend's great grandfather's attic.
Thank you.
|
I'm really curious which sets you've run into issues with. I've found
that the Bricklink inventories are far more accurate than the actual LEGO inventories.
The issue with official LEGO inventories is that they don't keep track of
part variants at all. In fact, when a part variant goes out of production and
a new one is added, the official inventories are updated to include the new part,
even if that set never could have contained it in the first place (I first ran
across this with the Cafe Corner set). Bricklink keeps track of specific part
and mold differences, for those that want the most accurate information of what
came in a sealed set box.
Unfortunately, LEGO inventories are good for quantity and color, but for the
actual parts that came in a production set, they aren't always accurate.
Josh
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Author: | StormChaser | Posted: | May 5, 2020 11:39 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 58 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| It is very rare but once or twice I have needed a part not shown in an instruction inventory.
|
Yes, parts lists in set instructions and printed on set boxes are known to sometimes
include errors. I'm more interested in how BrickLink inventories almost
always steer you wrong. Please provide some examples of this and be specific
about how our inventories are inaccurate.
And no, you've not offended me and I doubt you've offended Randy. But
when you post publicly that our site's inventories are frequently wrong,
then we're going to defend the work we do.
|
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Author: | pete_brick | Posted: | May 5, 2020 11:32 | Subject: | Re: Set Finder | Viewed: | 31 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Way cool, thanks. I'll check it out.
In Suggestions, Turez writes:
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Author: | pete_brick | Posted: | May 5, 2020 11:29 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 52 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| 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.
In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:
| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| I expect you have heard about the inaccuracies of part lists before.
|
No, not here. Yes, there may be inaccuracies, but we correct them whenever they're
found.
| it would be nice if one could get accurate part lists for all those really old sets that one can find in a friend's great grandfather's attic.
|
We have 15,503 LEGO sets in the BrickLink database, dating back to 1949. Of
those sets, 97.3% have inventories (or parts lists, if you prefer that terminology).
Out of that remaining 2.7% lacking inventories, roughly one fifth are educational
sets and not likely to be found in anyone's attic. If TLG actually does
have a computerized database of inventories prior to 1990ish, then by all means
let's compare.
But our inventories came from what people actually found in LEGO sets. I've
found numerous instances where TLG's data prior to even 2000 is sorely lacking.
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Author: | StormChaser | Posted: | May 5, 2020 11:28 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 36 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| Using only briclink, Brickset list
I will almost always be short some pieces which I check by going through the
instructions and either matching to the on-page diagram or by completely building
the sets.
|
Please share some examples of sets for which the BrickLink inventories do not
match what you found in the set instructions.
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Author: | pete_brick | Posted: | May 5, 2020 11:25 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 51 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Did not mean to offend anyone with my post however I beg to differ. I use Brickset
& bricklink inventories to find parts for sets which is second only to the actual
inventory printed in some set instructions. Using only briclink, Brickset list
I will almost always be short some pieces which I check by going through the
instructions and either matching to the on-page diagram or by completely building
the sets.
Regarding sets without an inventory in the instructions, I agree that bricklink
has the best inventories.
Sets with inventory in the instructions, my experience has not matched what you
describe.
In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:
| I expect you have heard about the inaccuracies of part lists before.
Since bricklink is now part of Lego, perhaps the bricklink part lists for sets
cold be compared with the Lego lists and corrected as necessary. I expect most
of this could be done with a computer program although it would be nice if one
could get accurate part lists for all those really old sets that one can find
in a friend's great grandfather's attic.
Thank you.
|
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Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | May 5, 2020 04:33 | Subject: | Re: Part Lists | Viewed: | 42 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | Since bricklink is now part of Lego, perhaps the bricklink part lists for sets
cold be compared with the Lego lists and corrected as necessary.
|
I agree. LEGO could correct their inventory lists based on those at Bricklink.
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Author: | SylvainLS | Posted: | May 5, 2020 03:55 | Subject: | Re: Wanted List Sort By Default | Viewed: | 28 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Legoboy_II writes:
| In Suggestions, Kenopolis writes:
| Currently the wanted list "SORT BY" defaults to "Newest."
Could there be a way to remember the last choice?
Or change the default setting for the user?
I prefer to see it in alphabetical order, because it makes it faster to find
what I'm looking for. Currently I have to change it every time, and wait
for the page to reload.
Thanks!
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Always been like that since I became a member last year, it is very annoying.
I've been told you can change that behaviour in "Preferences", can't
find it.
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I believe the one who told you that didn’t understand what you were talking about.
There’s no default sorting option for the WL.
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Author: | toontexas | Posted: | May 4, 2020 21:22 | Subject: | Re: Prevent buyer from setting status as..... | Viewed: | 77 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| Your suggestion was already part of the new order status work that was done,
but there is a bug allowing buyers to do this. This was never intended and will
be corrected at the next deployment.
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Thank you for your quick response.
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