Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | axaday  | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 13:39 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, BrickTobi writes:
| | Proposal for extension of the catalog.
I think there is a very big market for monochrome minifigures. So far, these
are considered custom items.
I would like to suggest establishing a separate category for monochrome minifigures
in the "standard version" of all colors.
For example "Minifigure Monochrome - white".
I look forward to your estimation and feedback
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My vote is a no.
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Me too. There is already a place to sell these since they ARE custom items.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 13:14 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, LordSkylark writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Catalog, starbeanie writes:
This exists because it was sold this way. Same for the others that are mentioned
below that have appeared in sets as figs built that way. I get the idea of having
all different monochrome color figs available, but then where do you limit the
creation of them. Does it mean, you could only have figs if all the parts are
available to create it. If someone "cleans" a part to remove the print and create
a new monochrome, they technically have the part, but it's not original by
any means. The current catalog doesn't limit anyone from buying or creating
them, but I could see the gap if someone is looking to purchase one. It's
a balance that I'm glad I don't have to manage.
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They can also "clean" a part and list it as the plain torso, that is nothing
new. I'd hope anyone doing that would list them as used or at least indicate
the parts had been wiped.
They can also create a monochrome torso assembly by pulling off (yellow) hands
from another one such as this
and adding the correct colour hands. So the torso assembly might not be original
but still exists if created. More of a worry are monochrome legs/hips, as people
can pull off the legs and damage the pins, but again that is not a new problem.
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As long as they are sold as used it doesn't matter. And if after wipe it's
100% indistinguishable from a non-wiped used torso... well... it really doesn't
matter.
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Not really, you can often see a different surface when it is wiped, so not 100%
and it does matter.
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| Author: | wahiggin | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 12:12 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, BrickTobi writes:
| | Proposal for extension of the catalog.
I think there is a very big market for monochrome minifigures. So far, these
are considered custom items.
I would like to suggest establishing a separate category for monochrome minifigures
in the "standard version" of all colors.
For example "Minifigure Monochrome - white".
I look forward to your estimation and feedback
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Great idea!
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 11:39 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Catalog, BrickTobi writes:
| | Proposal for extension of the catalog.
I think there is a very big market for monochrome minifigures. So far, these
are considered custom items.
I would like to suggest establishing a separate category for monochrome minifigures
in the "standard version" of all colors.
For example "Minifigure Monochrome - white".
I look forward to your estimation and feedback
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My vote is a no.
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| Author: | LordSkylark | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 11:34 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Catalog, Brick.Door writes:
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'm pretty sure the main objective behind the catalog is
that it is a representation of the parts that are officially sold by Lego. While
they do sell parts to make monochrome minifigures, they are not sold as such,
hence why they are not listed in the standard catalog and require custom listings.
If they were to do this, it could open a can of worms for other requests.
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Disagree - the main objective of the catalog is to facilitate selling and buying
LEGO in this marketplace. If there is significant demand it should be added to
the catalog to make it easier to buy and sell (and to track the price history).
I trust the catalog admins to make a judgement call whether something is worthy
or not, but can understand that they wouldn't want that responsibility and
the flood of requests/complaints.
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I agree. This should be done with certain types of parts after proper discernment.
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| Author: | LordSkylark | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 11:34 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Catalog, starbeanie writes:
This exists because it was sold this way. Same for the others that are mentioned
below that have appeared in sets as figs built that way. I get the idea of having
all different monochrome color figs available, but then where do you limit the
creation of them. Does it mean, you could only have figs if all the parts are
available to create it. If someone "cleans" a part to remove the print and create
a new monochrome, they technically have the part, but it's not original by
any means. The current catalog doesn't limit anyone from buying or creating
them, but I could see the gap if someone is looking to purchase one. It's
a balance that I'm glad I don't have to manage.
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They can also "clean" a part and list it as the plain torso, that is nothing
new. I'd hope anyone doing that would list them as used or at least indicate
the parts had been wiped.
They can also create a monochrome torso assembly by pulling off (yellow) hands
from another one such as this
and adding the correct colour hands. So the torso assembly might not be original
but still exists if created. More of a worry are monochrome legs/hips, as people
can pull off the legs and damage the pins, but again that is not a new problem.
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As long as they are sold as used it doesn't matter. And if after wipe it's
100% indistinguishable from a non-wiped used torso... well... it really doesn't
matter.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 11:26 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Catalog, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Catalog, starbeanie writes:
This exists because it was sold this way. Same for the others that are mentioned
below that have appeared in sets as figs built that way. I get the idea of having
all different monochrome color figs available, but then where do you limit the
creation of them. Does it mean, you could only have figs if all the parts are
available to create it. If someone "cleans" a part to remove the print and create
a new monochrome, they technically have the part, but it's not original by
any means. The current catalog doesn't limit anyone from buying or creating
them, but I could see the gap if someone is looking to purchase one. It's
a balance that I'm glad I don't have to manage.
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They can also "clean" a part and list it as the plain torso, that is nothing
new. I'd hope anyone doing that would list them as used or at least indicate
the parts had been wiped.
They can also create a monochrome torso assembly by pulling off (yellow) hands
from another one such as this
and adding the correct colour hands. So the torso assembly might not be original
but still exists if created. More of a worry are monochrome legs/hips, as people
can pull off the legs and damage the pins, but again that is not a new problem.
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| Author: | psusaxman2000 | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 11:12 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Catalog, starbeanie writes:
This exists because it was sold this way. Same for the others that are mentioned
below that have appeared in sets as figs built that way. I get the idea of having
all different monochrome color figs available, but then where do you limit the
creation of them. Does it mean, you could only have figs if all the parts are
available to create it. If someone "cleans" a part to remove the print and create
a new monochrome, they technically have the part, but it's not original by
any means. The current catalog doesn't limit anyone from buying or creating
them, but I could see the gap if someone is looking to purchase one. It's
a balance that I'm glad I don't have to manage.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 10:35 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Catalog, starbeanie writes:
There are other monochrome figures too, just with accessories/headgear
As "standard" monochromes are not official, it is right that they are not in
the catalogue. Otherwise, fans could invent other similar things and expect them
to be included in the catalogue.
I also don't think there is the need. Monochrome has entered as a search
term for genuinely produced legs/hips and torso assemblies:
so they are easy to find.
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| Author: | maxx3001 | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 10:14 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Catalog, starbeanie writes:
Why not attach monochrome’s to this listing, saves a lot of work....
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In Catalog, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Catalog, Biglesdug writes:
| | In Catalog, BrickTobi writes:
| | Proposal for extension of the catalog.
I think there is a very big market for monochrome minifigures. So far, these
are considered custom items.
I would like to suggest establishing a separate category for monochrome minifigures
in the "standard version" of all colors.
For example "Minifigure Monochrome - white".
I look forward to your estimation and feedback
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I think with the increase in wiping torsos and parts to make monochrome figures
adding monochrome figures to the catalog would be a bad idea.
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On top of this, I'm pretty sure the main objective behind the catalog is
that it is a representation of the parts that are officially sold by Lego. While
they do sell parts to make monochrome minifigures, they are not sold as such,
hence why they are not listed in the standard catalog and require custom listings.
If they were to do this, it could open a can of worms for other requests.
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| Author: | Brick.Door | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 10:08 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| | |
'm pretty sure the main objective behind the catalog is
that it is a representation of the parts that are officially sold by Lego. While
they do sell parts to make monochrome minifigures, they are not sold as such,
hence why they are not listed in the standard catalog and require custom listings.
If they were to do this, it could open a can of worms for other requests.
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Disagree - the main objective of the catalog is to facilitate selling and buying
LEGO in this marketplace. If there is significant demand it should be added to
the catalog to make it easier to buy and sell (and to track the price history).
I trust the catalog admins to make a judgement call whether something is worthy
or not, but can understand that they wouldn't want that responsibility and
the flood of requests/complaints.
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| Author: | starbeanie | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 09:49 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| One actually exists.
In Catalog, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Catalog, Biglesdug writes:
| | In Catalog, BrickTobi writes:
| | Proposal for extension of the catalog.
I think there is a very big market for monochrome minifigures. So far, these
are considered custom items.
I would like to suggest establishing a separate category for monochrome minifigures
in the "standard version" of all colors.
For example "Minifigure Monochrome - white".
I look forward to your estimation and feedback
|
I think with the increase in wiping torsos and parts to make monochrome figures
adding monochrome figures to the catalog would be a bad idea.
|
On top of this, I'm pretty sure the main objective behind the catalog is
that it is a representation of the parts that are officially sold by Lego. While
they do sell parts to make monochrome minifigures, they are not sold as such,
hence why they are not listed in the standard catalog and require custom listings.
If they were to do this, it could open a can of worms for other requests.
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| Author: | psusaxman2000 | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 09:34 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Catalog, Biglesdug writes:
| | In Catalog, BrickTobi writes:
| | Proposal for extension of the catalog.
I think there is a very big market for monochrome minifigures. So far, these
are considered custom items.
I would like to suggest establishing a separate category for monochrome minifigures
in the "standard version" of all colors.
For example "Minifigure Monochrome - white".
I look forward to your estimation and feedback
|
I think with the increase in wiping torsos and parts to make monochrome figures
adding monochrome figures to the catalog would be a bad idea.
|
On top of this, I'm pretty sure the main objective behind the catalog is
that it is a representation of the parts that are officially sold by Lego. While
they do sell parts to make monochrome minifigures, they are not sold as such,
hence why they are not listed in the standard catalog and require custom listings.
If they were to do this, it could open a can of worms for other requests.
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| Author: | Biglesdug | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 09:29 | | Subject: | Re: Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Catalog, BrickTobi writes:
| | Proposal for extension of the catalog.
I think there is a very big market for monochrome minifigures. So far, these
are considered custom items.
I would like to suggest establishing a separate category for monochrome minifigures
in the "standard version" of all colors.
For example "Minifigure Monochrome - white".
I look forward to your estimation and feedback
|
I think with the increase in wiping torsos and parts to make monochrome figures
adding monochrome figures to the catalog would be a bad idea.
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| Author: | BrickTobi | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 09:25 | | Subject: | Monochrome Minifigures | | Viewed: | 220 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Proposal for extension of the catalog.
I think there is a very big market for monochrome minifigures. So far, these
are considered custom items.
I would like to suggest establishing a separate category for monochrome minifigures
in the "standard version" of all colors.
For example "Minifigure Monochrome - white".
I look forward to your estimation and feedback
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| Author: | Erikmax | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 05:14 | | Subject: | Re: Default shipping option | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, Erikmax writes:
| | Hi
I don't know if this had been on this forum before, but I really get irritated
by the fact that there is a default shipping (and payment) method preset.
Over and over buyers select the wrong shipping method because this is the default
option. So order a small object for 12 euro and choose parcel track&trace @ 32,50
for shipping. This means I first have to ask them if this is really the option
they want, wait for their answer, correct shipping method etc.
Or in a less extreme example send out the invoice and get buyers who are upset
about the high shipping costs.
Today at least 5 out of ten orders have what looks a not quite logical shipping
method chosen by the buyer. If I make another method default it won't change
this, buyers will select letter untracked for a 2 kg worth 200 euro shipping.
Maybe I do something wrong, so first let me ask if there is a method to let buyers
FORCE to make a choice about shipping (and payment!!) and if this is not possible
PLEASE make it possible to sellers NOT to have the default shipping and payment
method pre-selected in their shop.
As a buyer I also sometimes make the mistake to click to fast and bypass the
option to change the shipping and payment methods. So I understand this happens
and I don't blame my buyers. (but the system...)
So it will be much less frustration for both buyer and seller.
Sorry if this is a silly question for which there is a simple solution, and so
there will be one thanks for telling me how I should change the setting.
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Did you group the shipping methods?
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No I didn't but the 'goup' field before the shipping method is gray/de-activated
and cant be changed.'Maybe I need to activate it somehow, I will try to find
it out but in fact it isn;t a solution.
Moreover this is a more general problem and I don't understand why only one
seller/buyer is reacting. In my opinion it would be much better if buyers have
to act to choose the right shipping method. Putting ther cheapest method default
wouldn't help because manu buyers now just click through and when the cheapest
option is default choose 'letter no insurance' for a bulky 500 euro order.
I know this problem both as a seller and a frequent buyer. '
So again the question: Why is the shipping and payment method pre-set with the
result that often the wrong methods are chosen? Isn't it better that buyer
is forced to make a choice? Every seller will have the experience that often
a wrong method is chosen and every buyer knows how easy it is to click through
and afterwards sees he choosed the wrong method.
Corrections on shipping methods will allways be neccecary, but now I have to
correct a large proportion of all orders, with all correspondence. (You choosed
a rather expenmsive shiping methid for this orderr, do you reallyv want this-
or: Sorry, 20 BURPS realy do not fit in a letter so I have to change this to
parcel shipping)
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2021 03:46 | | Subject: | Re: Default shipping option | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Erikmax writes:
| | Hi
I don't know if this had been on this forum before, but I really get irritated
by the fact that there is a default shipping (and payment) method preset.
Over and over buyers select the wrong shipping method because this is the default
option. So order a small object for 12 euro and choose parcel track&trace @ 32,50
for shipping. This means I first have to ask them if this is really the option
they want, wait for their answer, correct shipping method etc.
Or in a less extreme example send out the invoice and get buyers who are upset
about the high shipping costs.
Today at least 5 out of ten orders have what looks a not quite logical shipping
method chosen by the buyer. If I make another method default it won't change
this, buyers will select letter untracked for a 2 kg worth 200 euro shipping.
Maybe I do something wrong, so first let me ask if there is a method to let buyers
FORCE to make a choice about shipping (and payment!!) and if this is not possible
PLEASE make it possible to sellers NOT to have the default shipping and payment
method pre-selected in their shop.
As a buyer I also sometimes make the mistake to click to fast and bypass the
option to change the shipping and payment methods. So I understand this happens
and I don't blame my buyers. (but the system...)
So it will be much less frustration for both buyer and seller.
Sorry if this is a silly question for which there is a simple solution, and so
there will be one thanks for telling me how I should change the setting.
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Did you group the shipping methods?
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| Author: | Erikmax | | Posted: | Apr 15, 2021 17:43 | | Subject: | Default shipping option | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Hi
I don't know if this had been on this forum before, but I really get irritated
by the fact that there is a default shipping (and payment) method preset.
Over and over buyers select the wrong shipping method because this is the default
option. So order a small object for 12 euro and choose parcel track&trace @ 32,50
for shipping. This means I first have to ask them if this is really the option
they want, wait for their answer, correct shipping method etc.
Or in a less extreme example send out the invoice and get buyers who are upset
about the high shipping costs.
Today at least 5 out of ten orders have what looks a not quite logical shipping
method chosen by the buyer. If I make another method default it won't change
this, buyers will select letter untracked for a 2 kg worth 200 euro shipping.
Maybe I do something wrong, so first let me ask if there is a method to let buyers
FORCE to make a choice about shipping (and payment!!) and if this is not possible
PLEASE make it possible to sellers NOT to have the default shipping and payment
method pre-selected in their shop.
As a buyer I also sometimes make the mistake to click to fast and bypass the
option to change the shipping and payment methods. So I understand this happens
and I don't blame my buyers. (but the system...)
So it will be much less frustration for both buyer and seller.
Sorry if this is a silly question for which there is a simple solution, and so
there will be one thanks for telling me how I should change the setting.
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| Author: | tpr | | Posted: | Apr 15, 2021 10:51 | | Subject: | Admins - for your consideration | | Viewed: | 159 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Hi
is in Wheels - Accessory --- totally understandable
is in Wheels.
It states its a holder, it won't move on its own !! Its not a wheel !!
Should it not be considered in the next batch of items to be moved, and move
it to Wheels Accessories
Thanks
tpr
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| Author: | MrPetovan | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2021 20:57 | | Subject: | Toggle lists from wanted list search page | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| I have several wanted lists with separated between a few different purposes and
I would like to be able to search in a subset of them, the same way it's
possible to select all or only some wanted lists in the Buy page.
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| Author: | MrPetovan | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2021 20:53 | | Subject: | Re: Normalize item/color sorting across website | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| | | Are you using the new wanted list or the old one?
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It's in the "New" category, the "Classic" is a little rough for me.
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| Author: | Admin_Russell | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2021 18:10 | | Subject: | Re: Normalize item/color sorting across website | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, MrPetovan writes:
| | Wanted list and Order lists currently are sorted differently for item name and
color name.
As a result, it's been inconvenient to match parts from order placed to wanted
lists.
Example for item name:
Given a "Plate 1 x 8" and a "Plate 1 x 10":
- In wanted lists, "Plate 1 x 10" will appear before "Plate 1 x 8" (strict alphabetical
order)
- In order lists, "Plate 1 x 8" will appear before "Plate 1 x 12" (correct numerical
order)
Example for color name"
Given a "Reddish Brown" part and a "Pearl Gold" part:
- In wanted lists, the "Reddish Brown" part will appear before the "Pearl Gold"
part (plain colors first like in color selection drop down lists)
- In order lists, the "Pearl Gold" part will appear before the "Reddish Brown"
part (strict alphabetical order)
Now, I don't mind either of these couple of ordering (although I have a personal
preference for correct numerical order for item names and plain colors first)
but I'd like for both ordering to be consistent across the whole BrickLink
website.
Thank you for your consideration!
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Are you using the new wanted list or the old one?
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| Author: | MrPetovan | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2021 15:24 | | Subject: | Re: Price in search results | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, MunchMan155 writes:
| | I'd really like the see the order total in my Wanted search results. One
store may charge $20 for the parts I need, the one next to it charges $0.20.
I could save a lot of clicking and time by knowing which stores are not worth
clicking on. Sorting by price should come with this. Thanks!
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The "Auto-select" feature takes care of this pretty well. It's not perfect
though, you still have to go through every single suggested cart to make sure
that you aren't overpaying for a specific part, but otherwise I've been
pretty happy with it.
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| Author: | MrPetovan | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2021 15:22 | | Subject: | Re: Mark wishlist "ordered" | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, aquarian writes:
| | If you have multiple wishlists, some older, some newer, some ordered, some not,
it may be difficult to remember what you still need to order. So I'd suggest
a checkbox or something inside a wishlist to mark a whole list or individual
parts as "ordered". They wouldn't appear in your wanted part listing, so
you'd see what parts you're actually still missing.
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The Apply Order function, kind of, already does that.
It changes the Have quantities in the Wantlist(s).
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The keyword is "kind of". The only moment it makes sense to use this feature
is when you receive an order and confirmed it is complete. However between the
ordering and its completion, there can be several weeks during which the wanted
list is still missing parts that have been ordered but are in transit.
And if an order isn't complete for whatever reason, this feature becomes
useless.
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| Author: | MrPetovan | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2021 15:17 | | Subject: | Re: Wanted list: sort by missing qty | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, mpokhylets writes:
| | I think it would be useful to sort the wanted list by the quantity of items that
still need to be purchased = MAX(MINQTY - QTYFILLED, 0)
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In the wanted list search filters "More Options", you can check the box "Hide
Items if Have Qty is ≥ Want Qty" which then only shows you the items you are
missing.
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