Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Leftoverbricks  | | Posted: | Oct 24, 2020 10:48 | | Subject: | Old and new trans-clear parts: what to do? | | Viewed: | 162 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| As some of you will know: TLG recently changed the plastic they were using to
mould trans-clear elements.
I remember having read some critical comments about this, perhaps on New Elementary
or on the Brickset Forum, but I can't remember exactly where.
Anyway: the new plastic material that is used by TLG today is far more prone
to scratching than the old plastic. The colour is also significant different.
I show this in picture below. The trans clear parts on the right side are from
sets that I purchased (and parted out for my shop) before 2019/2020. The parts
on the left side were purchased via the PAB wall in a LEGO shop, but they are
common in recent sets as well.
So my question is: what to do?
Suppose someone orders 8 1x2 transparent bricks from my shop and I send him/her
4x a brick from the left side of my picture and 4x a brick from the right side?
I don't think the customer will be happy!
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Oct 12, 2020 11:44 | | Subject: | Re: Reasons for | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, calsbricks writes:
| | In Catalog, Stellar writes:
| | In Catalog, calsbricks writes:
| | being moved to slopes - surely this is more appropriate in Bricks, arch
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What if the category was named Slope, round? Would that fit better all slope,
curved plus a couple more items?
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Really not sure. TLG call slopes - roof tiles;
6091 is called Brick with Arvh - it just seems odd that they are now in slopes
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You are long enough around here to know that TLG names are very vague and not
really helpful for people searching for certain bricks.
That's one of the reasons Bricklink was created.
is called LIMB ELEMENT SMALL by TLG
is called: PLATE 1X1 W. HOLDER by TLG
Please tell me what a limb is or a holder and how those terms would be helpful
in identifying a LEGO element.
Personally I consider your post as not helpful at all. Please read the
posts (with extensive explanations) from catalogue admin Stormchaser.
(and install a spell check plug-in to your browser or phone --- "arvh")
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Oct 9, 2020 11:59 | | Subject: | Please show part numbers in Shopping Cart | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| The shopping cart while checking out shows a picture and description of
the part you want to buy, but no part number.
Please add the part number somewhere here.
Thank you.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Sep 3, 2020 09:40 | | Subject: | Re: Rounded bricks in "Slope Curved"? Really? | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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Yes, this is a change. Yes, it will take a little getting used to. But it makes
more intuitive sense to have these similar parts in the same category.
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I welcome this change. For me it really makes sense. Both for my organizing
my moc parts collection as well my BL inventory. Good work!
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jul 13, 2020 11:47 | | Subject: | Re: Add feature of minimum FB for listings. | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:
| | This will be unpopular with new buyers but may have support from sellers who
have been defrauded.
We instituted a measure to protect from fraud (based on being defrauded in the
past) where we require buyers to have a minimum of 5-10 positive feedbacks in
order to purchase certain high priced sets.
Currently, we can only put that in the item's description and buyers ignore
it and place the orders anyway which creates a sticky situation.
So the suggestion is:
Add a feature to individual listings that will prevent buyers with feedback rating
under X to purchase a certain item.
I can see merit to limiting X to 10 so sellers don't demand a buyer has 10,000
to be able to purchase items.
We allow 0 and low FB rated buyers to buy 99.99% of listings in our shop but
have been burnt a couple of times by 0 FB buyers who bought sealed sets in mint
condition and claimed they were opened and used and returned us boxes with non-LEGO
items in one instance and ransacked set on another purchase- PayPal obviously
sided with the buyers both times.
I'm hoping this will be a measure that would prevent this type of fraud and
will be optional to allow sellers the chance to opt out.
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I understand what your problem is, but wouldn't it be more effective or efficient
to limit the order amount for first time buyers to a certain amount, say € 50?
Anyway: I don't think your suggestion will gather much support. A buyer has
to start somewhere.
So basically I understand your frustration but I'm also afraid that there's
no easy fix for it.
And for the very reason you mention: I don't sell sealed sets which are over
€ 30. The hassle to get it packaged fool proof to survive international transport....
not my cup of tea.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jul 11, 2020 14:54 | | Subject: | Re: How to combine parts into a new c01 entry? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | I'ld like to see a new entry in the catalog for the combination of these:
and
When I'm correct in those cases a new part number is required with the extension
c01. How to proceed?
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I don't think this is something that would be approved. No other tray/bucket/base
and lid combinations are in the catalog as combined entries that I'm aware
of. You have the option of listing the trays and lids as a superlot, but setting
new catalog precedent by adding these kinds of entries is probably not a path
we'd want to go down.
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Why?
When you look at reviews of Dots sets the boxes are very positively received
and have potential resale value. Going the historically ‘correct’ procedure that
similar parts were not approved earlier is not a valid reason imo. The world
is changing and what was not ok in the past might be ok now.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jul 11, 2020 11:41 | | Subject: | How to combine parts into a new c01 entry? | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| I'ld like to see a new entry in the catalog for the combination of these:
and
When I'm correct in those cases a new part number is required with the extension
c01. How to proceed?
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jul 2, 2020 12:26 | | Subject: | Re: Sprues | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Gmid writes:
| | In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | In Catalog, hpoort writes:
| | In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | Are sprues like the one from
[p=x8] in the catalog?
If yes: how to find?
If no: why not?
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I would have been interested in buying them when I first discovered their use
in MOCs. I had to buy new leaves instead, in the hope they would include the
sprues.
This might be one of those cases where it would be good to make an exception
and include it in the catalogue. You could try to add it and see what the catmins
think of it. Whether the sprue alone stands a chance, I don't think so, but
the 'leaves on sprue' part has precedents in the flowers, coins and keys.
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They are indeed used in MOC's, just like the pins that hold together RC Rails
or the sprue that holds the Harry Potter wands.
[p=36752c01]
The latter one is a popular 'part' in MOC's after New Elementary
published an excellent in-depth article about it: https://www.newelementary.com/2018/08/how-to-use-lego-harry-potter-wand-sprue.html#more
You can see that this part has System connections. So while it is not a part
that you can buy in the LEGO bricks shop, it is somehow a LEGO thing that people
want to buy (and sell).
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I do agree there is some sort of inconsistency here. We do have a bunch of sprue-like
parts with no official usage in the library though:
Both of these are randomly used in MOCs.
And then we have a whole bunch of items listed 'on sprue', flowers, above
wands, infinity stones, etc etc. But the sprue itself is not listed. Appears
that if there are multiple items on a sprue, it is listed as such, but if there
is a single item on a sprue, the sprue is ignored. But some of these sprues might
be very useful for some builds: [p=30112c01,47], [p=6176c01,44].
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Thanks for your analysis, good work!
I guess we have to wait for the catalogue admins to chime in when they are awake
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jul 2, 2020 11:34 | | Subject: | Re: Sprues | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog, hpoort writes:
| | In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | Are sprues like the one from
[p=x8] in the catalog?
If yes: how to find?
If no: why not?
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I would have been interested in buying them when I first discovered their use
in MOCs. I had to buy new leaves instead, in the hope they would include the
sprues.
This might be one of those cases where it would be good to make an exception
and include it in the catalogue. You could try to add it and see what the catmins
think of it. Whether the sprue alone stands a chance, I don't think so, but
the 'leaves on sprue' part has precedents in the flowers, coins and keys.
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If that one is allowed, then all the others should be allowed too. Some of them
have uses, or may have uses in the future.
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I agree. Overall I don't think that there are many items that would have
to be added. It could go to gear (like Miro suggested) or maybe to a new category.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jul 2, 2020 11:16 | | Subject: | Re: Sprues | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Miro78 writes:
| | In Catalog, hpoort writes:
| | In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | Are sprues like the one from
[p=x8] in the catalog?
If yes: how to find?
If no: why not?
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I would have been interested in buying them when I first discovered their use
in MOCs. I had to buy new leaves instead, in the hope they would include the
sprues.
This might be one of those cases where it would be good to make an exception
and include it in the catalogue. You could try to add it and see what the catmins
think of it. Whether the sprue alone stands a chance, I don't think so, but
the 'leaves on sprue' part has precedents in the flowers, coins and keys.
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I save my sprues from this plant element. I have used them here and there, but
not in great quantity. If I was still selling parts, I would have sold them.
On the flip side, the PAB cups and the BAM plastic cases are sold here. They
are in a sense a conduit in getting the part to your home, much like the sprue
on this plant piece.
Miro
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Your analogy to PAB cups and BAM plastic cases (being things that hold parts)
is spot on, Miro!
Maybe the sprues could go to the gear section?
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jul 2, 2020 11:11 | | Subject: | Re: Sprues | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, hpoort writes:
| | In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | Are sprues like the one from
[p=x8] in the catalog?
If yes: how to find?
If no: why not?
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I would have been interested in buying them when I first discovered their use
in MOCs. I had to buy new leaves instead, in the hope they would include the
sprues.
This might be one of those cases where it would be good to make an exception
and include it in the catalogue. You could try to add it and see what the catmins
think of it. Whether the sprue alone stands a chance, I don't think so, but
the 'leaves on sprue' part has precedents in the flowers, coins and keys.
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They are indeed used in MOC's, just like the pins that hold together RC Rails
or the sprue that holds the Harry Potter wands.
[p=36752c01]
The latter one is a popular 'part' in MOC's after New Elementary
published an excellent in-depth article about it: https://www.newelementary.com/2018/08/how-to-use-lego-harry-potter-wand-sprue.html#more
You can see that this part has System connections. So while it is not a part
that you can buy in the LEGO bricks shop, it is somehow a LEGO thing that people
want to buy (and sell).
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jul 2, 2020 10:24 | | Subject: | Sprues | | Viewed: | 230 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Are sprues like the one from
[p=x8] in the catalog?
If yes: how to find?
If no: why not?
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jun 4, 2020 05:50 | | Subject: | Re: Implement an enforced grading scale | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jun 1, 2020 04:30 | | Subject: | Re: Did horizontal become vertical & vice versa? | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | The orientation is
that of a bar attached to the clip, not that of the clip itself.
I can't find any name change logs of this part.
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Great, I never realized that. This is making it easier to remember!
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Apr 23, 2020 11:07 | | Subject: | @Admin: please promote the Stud.io forum | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| The last couple of weeks we've seen an increasing number of forum posts from
new members with questions about how to use Stud.io.
@Bricklink: Please take some effort to make it more clear that when working in
Stud.io, there's a special forum dedicated to those questions so we won't
have to deal with it here.
I know SilvainS is happy to respond to the questions but the BL forum is not
really the place for it.
Thanks.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2020 10:24 | | Subject: | Re: Possible New Item Number? | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, BricksThatStick writes:
| | In Catalog, Surplus writes:
| | Not 100% sure how to submit this, but there may be a new item number for part
60471: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers on Side. See the attached picture
from Lego.com.
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Going by the render the locking ridges are spaced out differently - see attached
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While
looks like this, so indeed a different mold than the 50340 ID that
Brickenberg spotted. Was this found in a set?
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2020 10:17 | | Subject: | Re: Exact color of part43898 | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Emporiosa writes:
| | In Colors, willyawad writes:
| | Hello - Does someone know what is the exact color of item 43898 in set 10220?
Is it Metallic silver or chrome silver or another color?
Thank you
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Metallic silver, and as mentioned in the other post, if you check the set below
in Bricklink via the Set Inventory tab, you can see it all
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Off topic for the OP, but I see the VW Camper Van is listed under Sets : Sculptures.
Here's what BL considers as sculptures:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=S&catString=169
Something for @Stormchaser's roadmap (sic!)?
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Mar 29, 2020 04:24 | | Subject: | where to change weight of GEAR instructions? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2020 12:12 | | Subject: | Re: Money off code to distribute | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, allenafol writes:
| | Hi,
I think it would be great if you could generate a code for your store so people
could enter it for a discount.
This would be good for marketing on social media rather than having to issue
individual coupons.
Is there any chance this could be developed?
Thanks,
Allen.
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You could use the store banner: "Request a quote and receive a discount for xxxx"
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Mar 22, 2020 02:14 | | Subject: | Re: Clips Ahoy, part three. | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Heartbricker writes:
| | In Catalog, mfav writes:
Wondering what type camera/filters/editing programs you're using?
Your closeup pictures come out amazingly detailed.
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Mfav (Mark) has been suspended from the forum so we will not know.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2020 12:46 | | Subject: | Add paper flyers to set inventories | | Viewed: | 86 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Quite a few of today's sets not only contain instructions (= booklets or
single sheets of paper) but also other paper items. These are included to promote
the product line or to provide information about what you can do with the set.
Currently there's no way to add these to a set inventory which means that
--as a seller-- you cannot sell a set as 'complete' until these
items are part of the catalogue inventory.
Example:
contains an instruction sheet https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?I=41906-1#T=S&O={%22ss%22:%22NL%22,%22rpp%22:%2250%22,%22iconly%22:0}
and a leaflet/flyer --whatever you want to call it-- with building ideas
and a product overview.
For the above set I added this paper sheet to the catalogue under number 6317480.
I can't add a link to this item in the form of p=xxxx or whatever because
it's not supported in the macro tags. See https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1147
Also: this item is nowhere linked to the sets in which it appears.
StormChaser approved it with the item number 'm20dots' and description
'2020 Mini Dots (6317480)'. BTW: I don't think this is very helpful.
I think we need a way to add those paper leaflets to the inventory of a set.
There are two ways to do this:
1. make items like this a part of the inventory or
2. extend the current set description [set entry | instructions entry | box
entry] with '| other included items' or whatever you want
to call it.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2020 04:43 | | Subject: | Where can I submit product flyers | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| TLG is distributing general product flyers in sets within the same theme. For
example DOTS and Ninjago Arcade Pods. The flyers are all the same, so not specific
to a particular set.
Can I add those to the catalog? And where: book / gear / catalog / somewhere
else?
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Feb 8, 2020 22:24 | | Subject: | Re: Sticker # When adding Items | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, OmnipresentECA writes:
| | I have come across a few tiles with stickers that are not in the catalog.
, nor in their set inventory.
How do I go about determining the Sticker # when Adding to the catalog.
For example one is a 87079pb###, how do I determine the last few digits?
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Search for 87079pb*
You will get 725 results. The next ‘free’ number should be 726.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2020 11:24 | | Subject: | Re: Overview of sets wiating for approval -- ?? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, axaday writes:
You are a hero, thank you!
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2020 11:22 | | Subject: | Re: Overview of sets wiating for approval -- ?? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, StormChaser writes:
| | In Inventories, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | However, is there is also a page that contains information about sets that are
reserved?
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Yes:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?invRes=Y
You can find this from the main catalog page by clicking on Set Inventories
under Helpful Guides on the right side of the page. Then look under the
How Can I Contribute column on the left to find the page linked to above.
| | @Admin_Russell: can you help / clearify?
And please un-reserve the above mentioned set for me.
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To save him the trouble of mentioning it, I'll tell you that the set you
reserved will automatically be unreserved after three days if you do nothing.
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You are great, thanks a lot!
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2020 11:03 | | Subject: | Overview of sets wiating for approval -- ?? | | Viewed: | 133 times | | Topic: | Inventories | | Status: | Open | |
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| I found a link of the sets from 2020 that are not yet inventoried: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?itemYear=2020&itemInvUserID=0&itemBrand=1000&catType=S
However, is there is also a page that contains information about sets that are
reserved?
For instance I was looking for the status of set
to know whether this set was reserved or not. But by submitting the set number
on the page, I also reserved it for myself. That wasn't what I was looking
for.
@Admin_Russell: can you help / clearify?
And please un-reserve the above mentioned set for me.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Dec 27, 2019 11:20 | | Subject: | Re: Please approve | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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Just to be clear, all admins are inactive until the new Community Experts Program
is put in place. This does NOT mean they will be inactive in the near future.
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Meaning that we have to wait until TLG takes action to do what?
This sounds a bit unclear for me. Can you provide a bit more detail on this?
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Nov 17, 2019 04:00 | | Subject: | Re: How does BL handle new BaM parts? | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | For insight information please look here: http://www.newelementary.com/2019/10/lego-store-build-minifigure-exclusive-bam.html
Questions:
How are these parts 'handled' by the inventory admins?
Since many of these parts do not yet occur in regular sets, what's the BL
policy here?
What should we know when uploading new parts from BaM?
TL;DR
BaM = Build a Minifigure, an option to build a minifig in an official LEGO brand
store. You can choose from a collection of heads, legs, torso's, hair and
minifig utensils. Some of them were never released before in official sets.
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[p=18746pb005]
When we know that part is only from that source a note is added.
Parts existing alredy in the catalog but in different color have just added images
of those inw colors to existing entries.
As I see two from that link don't have added images yet
- white
- Dark Blue
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Strangely: the last four parts are not found when you click on the part number
link.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2019 11:37 | | Subject: | How does BL handle new BaM parts? | | Viewed: | 310 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| For insight information please look here: http://www.newelementary.com/2019/10/lego-store-build-minifigure-exclusive-bam.html
Questions:
How are these parts 'handled' by the inventory admins?
Since many of these parts do not yet occur in regular sets, what's the BL
policy here?
What should we know when uploading new parts from BaM?
TL;DR
BaM = Build a Minifigure, an option to build a minifig in an official LEGO brand
store. You can choose from a collection of heads, legs, torso's, hair and
minifig utensils. Some of them were never released before in official sets.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 12:28 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I agree, the Forum needs an update.
The forum and many other parts of this site are written in extremely old code
and it would require lots of time and effort for programmers to change this.
It's not like changing old code, they have to develop a completely new environment
from scratch. To make the forum 2019-proof they also have to make the forum responsive
for phones and tablets.
In the past two years or so the owners of Bricklink showed no interest whatsoever
in changing the old 1990's code. Maybe they think 'don't change a
thing while it's working'.
Changes to the forum?
This will not happen.
I wish it would.
But I'm sceptical.
BL is really something special: it's outdated but yet thousands of sellers
earn a nice income using the outdated interface.
So I can understand BL's POV: never change something that already works fine.
But it's bad anyway. BL is 1990. We need 2019!
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Sep 28, 2019 22:43 | | Subject: | Re: Negative Quantity / Stockroom | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, BrickFlo writes:
| | Good morning and Greetings from Germany
Tonight I got that order as shown. Every ordered part is physically in my shop
and I can do the order without problems.
But of course, I'm kind of scared about the negative quantity left?!?
With kind regards,
Florian
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Nobody to comment on this?
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Aug 21, 2019 14:24 | | Subject: | Re: Cardboard sleeves in inventories | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| | Best reply ever! Thank you so much for this! |
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Nov 2, 2018 00:30 | | Subject: | Re: Please explain the roles of admins | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | Sorry if my questions seems dumb, but I wonder:
Stormchaser, who is a Catalogue Administrator, is posting to the catalogue requests
topic. But who is in charge of approving/denying those requests? To me it seems
that he is posting to himself?
Same for inventories requests (Hygrotus).
Can someone please explain:
- what is the purpose of these requests?
- when you are an administrator, like Hygrotus or Stormchaser, who is the person
that approves/denies? As far as I know there's not a Super Inventories /
Catalogue Administrator paid by BrickLink who has the last word.
Who's the boss?
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Everything is here
https://www.bricklink.com/memberAdmins.asp?utm_content=subnav
"Inventories Administrator
Verifies and approves new catalog inventories. Makes corrections to existing
inventories by adding, deleting or adjusting items in inventories. Gives and
revokes Registered Inventories Verifier status to and from other members. Has
auto-approval on inventories additions. Can edit Inventories help topics."
I can approve my own submissons in inventory change requests and my own inventories
and I do it and use this privilege. Some inventory changes are required to be
visible through the forum some may be done without it. Check blue squares here,
these are all changes behind the scenes not posted on forum https://www.bricklink.com/catalogInvChangeItem.asp.
Admin Russell is the boss in catalog and inventories activity
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Thanks for clarifying this! But the second link is not working.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Nov 1, 2018 14:02 | | Subject: | Please explain the roles of admins | | Viewed: | 207 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Sorry if my questions seems dumb, but I wonder:
Stormchaser, who is a Catalogue Administrator, is posting to the catalogue requests
topic. But who is in charge of approving/denying those requests? To me it seems
that he is posting to himself?
Same for inventories requests (Hygrotus).
Can someone please explain:
- what is the purpose of these requests?
- when you are an administrator, like Hygrotus or Stormchaser, who is the person
that approves/denies? As far as I know there's not a Super Inventories /
Catalogue Administrator paid by BrickLink who has the last word.
Who's the boss?
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Oct 31, 2018 11:48 | | Subject: | Re: New Catalog Roadmap | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
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Feedback? Ideas? Comments?
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This is great, really appreciate!
In January 2017 I made an elaborate post about tiles / tiles, modified / tiles,
round in an effort to have them better organised in the catalogue. There are
still many inconsistencies in this area.
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1021149
Can this be added the list of future catalogue projects?
Thanks - I'm always willing to help with stuff, especially when it involves
boring or monotonous work.
Martin
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Oct 27, 2018 11:46 | | Subject: | Re: Where to find new parts for this year? | | Viewed: | 17 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
Merci beaucoup!
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Oct 27, 2018 11:00 | | Subject: | Where to find new parts for this year? | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| If I remember correctly, there is a way to find recently added new parts to the
catalogue. Where do I find it?
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Oct 8, 2018 10:15 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 41353-23 | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, therobo writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Light Bluish Gray {3937c08 Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Complete Assembly with Light Bluish Gray Top Plate to 3937c01 Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Complete Assembly} (Counterpart)
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OT: that's a nice mini build!
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Sep 30, 2018 07:47 | | Subject: | Re: Help identifying part. | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Identification, qwertyboy writes:
| | In Catalog Identification, jblock writes:
| | In Catalog Identification, TheBrickGuys writes:
| | I can not for the life of me figure out what this is or where in the catalog
it exists.
Any ideas?
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[P=bbw008]
I tell you, for as often as I see questions about what this part it in the forums,
BL should put its picture and identifier on the front page for all to see...
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There are a few parts that come up with some regularity:
http://www.qwertyboy.org/files/parts.php
Niek.
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Nice page!
Other candidates:
* | | 92690 Bar 1L with Top Stud and 2 Side Studs (Connector Perpendicular)
Parts: Bar |
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Sep 12, 2018 12:37 | | Subject: | Re: pending items | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| I see it's added to the catalogue. Don't know who did it, but THX
In Catalog, therobo writes:
| | In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | Dear Catalog Admins,
About 2 weeks ago I supplied a picture for
in the old brown color.
I spent almost an hour to get the lightning right and Photoshopping afterwards
to make sure that the colour is absolutely right.
1) what happened to my submission?
2) I can't find my submission on the myPend page https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=1&myPend=Y&itemBrand=1000
OK, I know that on the bottom right of the photo there is a shadow which shouldn't
be there, but hey, if that's all then you will never get all images right.
BTW: in listings the image is cropped to 400x300 pixels so what's the problem?
Thanks.
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Image looks ok. Resubmit it.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Sep 10, 2018 11:40 | | Subject: | pending items | | Viewed: | 109 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Dear Catalog Admins,
About 2 weeks ago I supplied a picture for
in the old brown color.
I spent almost an hour to get the lightning right and Photoshopping afterwards
to make sure that the colour is absolutely right.
1) what happened to my submission?
2) I can't find my submission on the myPend page https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=1&myPend=Y&itemBrand=1000
OK, I know that on the bottom right of the photo there is a shadow which shouldn't
be there, but hey, if that's all then you will never get all images right.
BTW: in listings the image is cropped to 400x300 pixels so what's the problem?
Thanks.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Aug 31, 2018 12:33 | | Subject: | Re: The plight of part 44567 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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It would be good though to notify sellers, but before doing that, there are a
handful of other item numbers that need to be switched, and we could do it all
in one go. Please use this thread to let us know of any other item numbers that
would benefit from such a switch.
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I have never received an email from BrickLink to notify me about important changes
to part numbers.
Today I received an email from the other site about such a change:
"The mold variant description of an item that you currently have listed in
your store has been changed in the [...] catalog. As your store differentiates
mold variations, we are sending you this e-mail to let you know of the change.
Please check your inventory to see if it needs to be adjusted to list the items
against the other variation."
So I would like to bring this to the attention of BL admins: please make it happen
that when important changes in the catalogue are made a message will be sent
to all sellers that have that part in their inventory.
Thanks!
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Mar 7, 2018 13:18 | | Subject: | Re: Separate professional and private sellers | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
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That's feedback and it's unrelated  There are businesses with low feedback
scores and hobbyists with high scores. It doesn't tell you anything about
the legal form of the transaction.
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Nonsense. A “hobbyist” with several sales a week isn’t a hobbyist, whether they
are incorporated / registred / whatever or not.
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I'm not so sure. Someone that decides to get rid of their collection may
pick up multiple sales in a week, and go on for a few months like that.
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Let me rephrase: Saying “feedback is unrelated” is a nonsense because high feedback
is a strong clue of the seller being a professional.
Yes, you can always contrive examples for which a general rule doesn’t apply
but this rule applies and is used by the IRS/HMRS/DGFIP/… when they decide to
go after you.
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a business may get few sales per week. It may not be a very good business, but
still a business if they buy to sell for profit.
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Note that I didn’t say a low feedback/revenue indicates the seller is a hobbyist.
Indeed, in another thread, I told a seller their not making money was irrelevant
to their professional status.
Some people (mainly from Common Law countries) tend to argue things aren’t “legal”
or “illegal” until they have been judged as such in a court.
For some people, the “hobbyist status” is a bit like that: as the IRS/HMRS/DGFIP/…
hasn’t yet pounced on them or their fellows, they strongly believe the status
exists and applies to them.
As MarieA says, a seller claiming to be hobbyist while they clearly are not is
a strong clue they won’t follow other rules, like consumer laws.
And yes, I’m pretty sure there are actual hobbyists who have a better customer
services than big professional sellers but Pro vs. Hobby is a bit like New vs.
Used: it’s not a question of aspect / experience, it’s a question of status.
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Great comment Sylvain. Especially the last paragraph!
Bon nuit!
Martin
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2018 13:15 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sp070 | | Viewed: | 18 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, paulvdb writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)}
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Wow, you have been busy! Keep up the good work!
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 11:43 | | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Thank you, I hope you will enable buying form your own store.
Speaking about: although it isn't possible at the moment to buy from your
own store, shopping actions ARE recorded under the Cart tab. See picture that
shows I have an active cart in my shop but not able to buy it.
This demonstrates that BL already correctly handles stored carts but right now
it does not take into account that you can't buy from your own store, so
this is a bug.
When you (hopefully!!) decide to make buying from your own store possible --at
least as a testing option-- you don't have to bother about stored carts.
What is a bug now is a feature in the future! (Hope you follow me.)
Thank you.
Martin
In Suggestions, Admin_Jaclyn writes:
| | I definitely see your point, especially now that Instant Checkout has gone live.
I will add this as a wish in our project management software and will talk to
the team about it this week.
Thanks, relhak and Katie!
-- Jaclyn
BL Customer Support
In Suggestions, AlltRightBricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, relhak writes:
| | I know it's already been hashed over and over that sellers want to be able
to buy in their own store, and, for reasons I still cannot fathom, BL has refused
to allow it. But that isn't why I'm posting here.
The real problem is that I'm unable to test my store settings from a customer's
perspective. This is %$#%@# ridiculous. No store on the planet has a policy
that stops employees and management from taking items to a register and going
through check out process (and then void the sale, or abandon it before finishing).
Now this new instant check out has me setting up a system that I'm barred
from using without going to someone else's store to experience their *different*
configuration.
I guess I need to set up a shill account in violation of BL's terms just
so I can make sure my store works as I intend?
Stuart
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I couldn't agree more! Yesterday, I had a buyer tell me the only shipping
option they saw in my store was "Hold Order Open". I've always had two, "Order
Is Complete" and "Hold Order Open". I didn't think too much of it, until
it happened again today. I went to try and get far enough in the checkout process
to see what options I saw for shipping options, but no such luck. I eliminated
the "Hold Order Open" option altogether. I'm hoping buyers can now see the
"Order is Complete" shipping option, or they won't be able to fully checkout.
It would be really nice to see how things work in the flesh rather than through
a friend's account, or a friendly buyer letting you know when things are
going on.
Katie
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Jul 24, 2017 11:27 | | Subject: | Re: Get shipping costs BEFORE final checkout | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I never assemble items when I receive a quote. The only thing I check before
I answer a quote is when the buyer ordered the last item of a lot. Then I check
if it's available. It is however very unlikely because I always check the
remainder of a sold item in my inventory if the remainder is low - below 5 for
example. Then I adjust the number in my inventory.
Actually I see no problem here.
In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | I guess I can maybe 4 times out of 5, every 5th request I really need to put
everything together to see how it turns out. And then I need to somehow mark
it as "already sorted", and it can cause inventory synchronisation conflicts,
so all in all I found it to be alot of work and administrative hassle, even if
I can quote before sorting in the majority of cases.
In Suggestions, HPBrickhead writes:
| | I quote before assembly. I have the weight of the order and can eyeball for
thick/big items.
In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | I hope that won't happen.. I had it switched on for some time and it caused
me alot of extra work, as the chance that the buyer will not go through with
it afterwards is rather large, in some cases leaving me with a pile of items
to sort again.. rather allow for orders that can be modified afterwards, for
example, just thinking out loud now, make it obligatory that a seller must approve
item cancel requests up to at least some percentage of the order value. Quotes
are really too non-committal to me, to me figuring out the best package takes
some commitment from both sides.
In Suggestions, HPBrickhead writes:
| | OR make the Quote feature mandatory. Too often Vendor has disabled Quote then
says "oh an order is an order" and sticks on a huge shipping & handling fee.
In Suggestions, rumbi_rumun writes:
| | In my opinion the largest problem of the Bricklink page is that the final shipping
costs are often unknown till the invoice. It is much too late. I suggest calculating
the maximum shipping costs before the final checkout.
Let me display an example:
The buyer Alice orders parts which weigh 80 grams. The seller Bob states that
the shipping costs are 3 EUR up to 100 grams and 4 EUR up to 200 grams. Bob means
the TOTAL weight while from Alice's point of view the weight of packing materials
is unknown and never stated. This way Alice doesn't know the final price.
(Btw. I suppose it is against the EU law.)
Once I have come across such a case that in seller's opinion the maximum
net weight of parts was about 30 grams to keep the total weight below 100 grams!
Is it fair and clear?
I can see the following solutions:
(i) suggest the buyers to state their shipping costs precisely, in terms of net
weight of parts or dimensions of parts
(ii) apply automatic calcultion of maximum shipping costs on the checkout page
so that the seller couldn't apply higher costs.
The latter one is much better.
Best regards
Tomasz Witkowski / rumbi_rumun
Gdynia, Poland
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | May 25, 2017 11:02 | | Subject: | Re: Tracking Number Link | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Nikilyn writes:
| | A lot of sites let you click on a tracking number and it takes you right to that
carriers tracking page and shows where your item is. Maybe bricklink could have
sellers "choose a carrier" and then put in the tracking number. Bricklink could
turn that tracking number into a link on the order page. Not sure how all the
fancy stuff works but I didn't see this suggested and it would be really
nice to not have to open a new window all the time.
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Although this idea sounds great, in practice is not do-able. There are way too
many shipping companies and too many tracking url's to make this work. Postal
services also frequently change url's, that's another problem to solve.
Speaking for my own country (Netherlands, Potnl), a registered parcel requires
a different url than a not registered parcel, unless it is international. How
does BL know all these details?
BrickOwl tried to do this but it fails.
The way I do it: I enter the tracking number on my carrier's website and
let it search. Then I copy the url which includes buyer's details like postal
code and mail the link to the buyer. It takes one or two minutes to do this and
my buyers are satisfied
Martin
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2017 10:53 | | Subject: | Re: "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| They are not only very annoying but also completely obsolete. To go to the top
of any page you just hit the Home button on your keyboard or, on your tablet/mobile
device, you tap the top of your screen.
Concerning the Help button: this will bring you to a page designed in the nineties
(from the past age, yes) where new Bricklink users for example will see "Macro
Tags". If they click on that they will be gone from BL forever LOL. On top of
that: for me a floating Help buttons means that it is context sensitive (e.g.
help for the page where you're on) but this one is not. AND there is already
a permanent link to the bottom of any page: Help Center.
So: get rid of these buttons!
In Suggestions, chetzler writes:
| | I've seen the "To Top" floating button when in stores and found it to be
only mildly annoying, but now it seems to be in the lower right of EVERY screen
along with a "Help" button. There is already a link to "Help" at the bottom
of every page, why do we need another one (that moves around no less)? Additionally,
I think I can manage manually scrolling to the top of my home screen without
the aid of a bow and arrow.
Is this a recent change or have I just not noticed it before? Do we have to
have these controls that hover and move around on the screen erratically? It's
especially frustrating on a small mobile screen--it's just clutter.
Can we drop them or at least have an option in our settings to turn them off?
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Feb 1, 2017 10:14 | | Subject: | Re: Put part numbers in checkout | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| +10!
Also make it a link, so when you are at checkout you can click the link and open
it in a new window to verify the item before you give the order a go.
In Suggestions, Cob writes:
| | Please add the part numbers to the checkout page.
Currently the checkout page only has the image, description, condition and the
condition notes. I prefer to verify my purchase at checkout and I am getting
the correct part numbers. I am unable to with the current checkout page layout.
Thank you,
Cob
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