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Perhaps a logistical thing. They still get money every time a person buys a (new)
set for resale so they probably figure they wouldn't make much money from
it after it all said and done compared to just selling the sets to resellers
plus maybe they know people like places like Bricklink which have parts from
all eras which promotes the lego brand non-stop which also leads to more sales.
Just a guess tho

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wildchicken13

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Mar 5, 2022 15:45

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Re: Improve all user experience

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In Suggestions, Nubs_Select writes:

3. It's still not possible to order Bricks and Pieces from Bricklink. This
is such an obvious thing to do that it shouldn't need to be said.

Yah... No...
Bricklink is different from lego bricks and pieces if lego flooded bricklink
with its on service it would be very bad for sellers

I honestly wonder why TLG doesn't do this to begin with. Is there some sort
of logistical challenge associated with selling individual parts as compared
to sets? I know that this isn't TLG's main business model, but if BrickLink
is any indicator, there is a strong demand for parts.

Author:

wildchicken13

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Mar 5, 2022 15:40

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In Suggestions, Wishfour writes:

I'm sorry to say that the user experience on Bricklink is terrible. I'd
thought that the acquisition by The Lego Group would bring investment to improve
usability, but nothing has happened. It's immensely disappointing.

1. The search function seems to be geared around buying pieces, not simply searching
the database. Why does it bring up items for sale by default? Why does it order
search results in such a strange way by default?
2. Features for managing parts lists are poor. There's no ability to merge
lists that have parts in common (BL just complains that the parts already exist).
Indeed, it's not even possible to use the 'upload' function to upload
an xml file that has previously been downloaded from Bricklink. Despite that,
it is possible to use an xml file to create a new wanted list. This is obviously
completely unintuitive.
3. It's still not possible to order Bricks and Pieces from Bricklink. This
is such an obvious thing to do that it shouldn't need to be said.

It is definitely possible to order bricks and pieces from BrickLink, just go
to just about any store…

TLG may own BL, but they are still separate companies with separate staff, websites,
etc. When you buy parts on BrickLink, you are buying them from independent sellers
generally not affiliated with TLG, whereas when you buy parts on LEGO.com you
are getting them directly from TLG. Besides, didn't TLG get rid of Bricks
& Pieces? When I go to LEGO.com I see only Pick-A-Brick now.

4. Orders seem to be deleted from the order list after only a few months. Why
is this necessary?
5. It is not possible to automatically mark pieces as bought when they have been
ordered.

Author:

Nubs_Select

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Mar 5, 2022 15:40

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Re: Improve all user experience

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3. It's still not possible to order Bricks and Pieces from Bricklink. This
is such an obvious thing to do that it shouldn't need to be said.

Yah... No...
Bricklink is different from lego bricks and pieces if lego flooded bricklink
with its on service it would be very bad for sellers

Author:

Wishfour

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Mar 5, 2022 15:33

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Improve all user experience

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Author:

Dino

Posted:

Mar 5, 2022 15:25

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Re: Separate buyer and seller addresses

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In Suggestions, Poncke writes:

Please please separate buyer and seller addresses on a hybrid account.

Keep one main address set fixed on the account, but let sellers have the option
to use separate shipping addresses that do not have an impact on your store status.

I find it ridiculous that my store gets closed if I want to have something shipped
to another country.

Amazon, eBay, etc all have the option to change a shipping address.

Please implement this!

But you are aware that the seller loses his seller protection if the payment
is made via Paypal and the shipping address does not match the Paypal address?
With Stripe it should be the same.

Author:

Dino

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Mar 5, 2022 15:19

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Re: Separate buyer and seller addresses

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In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:

In Suggestions, Poncke writes:

Step 2 of the checkout process lets you ship to any address without having your
store closed.

You can't change the country.

Author:

wildchicken13

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Mar 5, 2022 15:09

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Re: Separate buyer and seller addresses

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In Suggestions, Poncke writes:

Step 2 of the checkout process lets you ship to any address without having your
store closed.

Author:

Poncke

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Mar 5, 2022 14:52

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Separate buyer and seller addresses

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Author:

iprice

Posted:

Mar 2, 2022 16:40

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Re: My inventory (non-seller)

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