Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | mooreofjake  | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 12:24 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | I like the idea of MY Collection: a place to keep track of parts, especially
when you are a MOC-er, like me.
Unfortunately it looks like this was 'developed' and written by someone's
11 year old nephew 'who is smart with computers'.
ONE
Wouldn't it be nice and very useful (and logical) if you could add a recent
Bricklink order you placed to your collection? Sure!
But you can't.
TWO
OK, I'll try something else: the import function. I downloaded my recent
orders as a XML and CSV. Now I can add all those parts to my collection!
Unfortunately, you can't, it just doesn't work.
THREE
^ I see, too bad. But let's try a wanted list. You can download a wanted
list as XML file. Now I upload this to my collection, easy peasy lemon squeezy,
right?
Oh my, it won't import.
So what's left of this feature?
Nothing.
What you can do is part out a set to your collection. It does it quickly,
hooray! But then? All you get is a list of parts (maximum 200 per page) but you
can't do anything with it.
You cannot:
- sort
- search
- add notes about location
- perform any other operation upon the items in your collection
The only thing you can do is binge watching your parts. I have around 131,198
parts in my collection (according to Rebrickable, a great site!). And this is
only from sets I own. I own another 200,000 parts from Bricklink orders (rough
estimate).
Basically it comes down to netflixing / binge watching your parts. 200 per page,
300,000 parts divided by 200 is 1,500 screens to watch. Click next screen. Click
next screen....
For some reason I get the idea that Bricklink, owned by the largest toy company
in the world - which we all love, otherwise we weren't here - doesn't
take us seriously.
My hands are itching to offer myself as a software developer at Bricklink but
I'm afraid I have to talk to that nephew of 11 year old.
Sarcasm included, but really....
Martin
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I agree with a lot of your points. There's really good potential in a My
Collection feature that just isn't being realized yet. But all those functionalities
probably take a long time to develop. Especially when integrating with something
like purchases. Let's not forget BrickLink's "Spaghetti Code" handicap.
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| Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 12:21 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| | I was wondering where this feature came from and what it is for. My first guess
was that it could potentially be for uploading inventory without opening a store
then someway offering that inventory for sale offsite avoiding seller fees but
then... perhaps not the idea!
Robert
|
It is for data mining. Anything that has been done here recently is only for
data mining, you are being used to gather data and then that data will be sold
to "partners."
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| Author: | mooreofjake | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 12:21 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| | In Off Topic, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | I like the idea of MY Collection: a place to keep track of parts, especially
when you are a MOC-er, like me.
Unfortunately it looks like this was 'developed' and written by someone's
11 year old nephew 'who is smart with computers'.
ONE
Wouldn't it be nice and very useful (and logical) if you could add a recent
Bricklink order you placed to your collection? Sure!
But you can't.
TWO
OK, I'll try something else: the import function. I downloaded my recent
orders as a XML and CSV. Now I can add all those parts to my collection!
Unfortunately, you can't, it just doesn't work.
THREE
^ I see, too bad. But let's try a wanted list. You can download a wanted
list as XML file. Now I upload this to my collection, easy peasy lemon squeezy,
right?
Oh my, it won't import.
So what's left of this feature?
Nothing.
What you can do is part out a set to your collection. It does it quickly,
hooray! But then? All you get is a list of parts (maximum 200 per page) but you
can't do anything with it.
You cannot:
- sort
- search
- add notes about location
- perform any other operation upon the items in your collection
The only thing you can do is binge watching your parts. I have around 131,198
parts in my collection (according to Rebrickable, a great site!). And this is
only from sets I own. I own another 200,000 parts from Bricklink orders (rough
estimate).
Basically it comes down to netflixing / binge watching your parts. 200 per page,
300,000 parts divided by 200 is 1,500 screens to watch. Click next screen. Click
next screen....
For some reason I get the idea that Bricklink, owned by the largest toy company
in the world - which we all love, otherwise we weren't here - doesn't
take us seriously.
My hands are itching to offer myself as a software developer at Bricklink but
I'm afraid I have to talk to that nephew of 11 year old.
Sarcasm included, but really....
Martin
|
I was wondering where this feature came from and what it is for. My first guess
was that it could potentially be for uploading inventory without opening a store
then someway offering that inventory for sale offsite avoiding seller fees but
then... perhaps not the idea!
Robert
|
I'm pretty sure that would be against the ToS
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 12:09 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, gogogovro writes:
| | […]
Well... at least you tried... trying though it was. 
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I think you got it 
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| Author: | brickerking | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 11:59 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:
Not sure how that helps? [shrugs shoulders]
Well... at least you tried... trying though it was.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 11:50 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, gogogovro writes:
| | […]
As the BL community we deserve more than just "trying".
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trying
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 11:48 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | […]
You are right here Silvain, sorry! But still...
|
I think you missed my “Ditto” under your “Sarcasm”
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 11:41 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| | |
Exaggeration!
It’s 200 lots per page. You don’t have 300,000 lots. Most likely 5,000
to 10,000 lots.
That’s only 50 pages!
|
You are right here Silvain, sorry! But still...
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| Author: | Rob_and_Shelagh | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 11:32 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | I like the idea of MY Collection: a place to keep track of parts, especially
when you are a MOC-er, like me.
Unfortunately it looks like this was 'developed' and written by someone's
11 year old nephew 'who is smart with computers'.
ONE
Wouldn't it be nice and very useful (and logical) if you could add a recent
Bricklink order you placed to your collection? Sure!
But you can't.
TWO
OK, I'll try something else: the import function. I downloaded my recent
orders as a XML and CSV. Now I can add all those parts to my collection!
Unfortunately, you can't, it just doesn't work.
THREE
^ I see, too bad. But let's try a wanted list. You can download a wanted
list as XML file. Now I upload this to my collection, easy peasy lemon squeezy,
right?
Oh my, it won't import.
So what's left of this feature?
Nothing.
What you can do is part out a set to your collection. It does it quickly,
hooray! But then? All you get is a list of parts (maximum 200 per page) but you
can't do anything with it.
You cannot:
- sort
- search
- add notes about location
- perform any other operation upon the items in your collection
The only thing you can do is binge watching your parts. I have around 131,198
parts in my collection (according to Rebrickable, a great site!). And this is
only from sets I own. I own another 200,000 parts from Bricklink orders (rough
estimate).
Basically it comes down to netflixing / binge watching your parts. 200 per page,
300,000 parts divided by 200 is 1,500 screens to watch. Click next screen. Click
next screen....
For some reason I get the idea that Bricklink, owned by the largest toy company
in the world - which we all love, otherwise we weren't here - doesn't
take us seriously.
My hands are itching to offer myself as a software developer at Bricklink but
I'm afraid I have to talk to that nephew of 11 year old.
Sarcasm included, but really....
Martin
|
I was wondering where this feature came from and what it is for. My first guess
was that it could potentially be for uploading inventory without opening a store
then someway offering that inventory for sale offsite avoiding seller fees but
then... perhaps not the idea!
Robert
|
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| Author: | brickerking | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 11:27 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:
| | | | For some reason I get the idea that Bricklink, owned by the largest toy company
in the world - which we all love, otherwise we weren't here - doesn't
take us seriously.
|
They are trying.
|
As the BL community we deserve more than just "trying".
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 11:20 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | […]
Basically it comes down to netflixing / binge watching your parts. 200 per page,
300,000 parts divided by 200 is 1,500 screens to watch. Click next screen. Click
next screen....
|
Exaggeration!
It’s 200 lots per page. You don’t have 300,000 lots. Most likely 5,000
to 10,000 lots.
That’s only 50 pages!
| | For some reason I get the idea that Bricklink, owned by the largest toy company
in the world - which we all love, otherwise we weren't here - doesn't
take us seriously.
|
They are trying.
| | […]
Sarcasm included, but really....
|
Ditto.
|
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| Author: | Flow_Grisu | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 11:16 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| I totally agree. I'm trying to export my exel set list to csv and import
it. Does not work. No matter what I do. Tried it with a handcraftet CSV according
to the "guidlines". Does not work anyways.
So I gave up now as I can not see what will be the benefit of this collection.
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 11:00 | | Subject: | My Collection - an absolute useless feature | | Viewed: | 283 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| I like the idea of MY Collection: a place to keep track of parts, especially
when you are a MOC-er, like me.
Unfortunately it looks like this was 'developed' and written by someone's
11 year old nephew 'who is smart with computers'.
ONE
Wouldn't it be nice and very useful (and logical) if you could add a recent
Bricklink order you placed to your collection? Sure!
But you can't.
TWO
OK, I'll try something else: the import function. I downloaded my recent
orders as a XML and CSV. Now I can add all those parts to my collection!
Unfortunately, you can't, it just doesn't work.
THREE
^ I see, too bad. But let's try a wanted list. You can download a wanted
list as XML file. Now I upload this to my collection, easy peasy lemon squeezy,
right?
Oh my, it won't import.
So what's left of this feature?
Nothing.
What you can do is part out a set to your collection. It does it quickly,
hooray! But then? All you get is a list of parts (maximum 200 per page) but you
can't do anything with it.
You cannot:
- sort
- search
- add notes about location
- perform any other operation upon the items in your collection
The only thing you can do is binge watching your parts. I have around 131,198
parts in my collection (according to Rebrickable, a great site!). And this is
only from sets I own. I own another 200,000 parts from Bricklink orders (rough
estimate).
Basically it comes down to netflixing / binge watching your parts. 200 per page,
300,000 parts divided by 200 is 1,500 screens to watch. Click next screen. Click
next screen....
For some reason I get the idea that Bricklink, owned by the largest toy company
in the world - which we all love, otherwise we weren't here - doesn't
take us seriously.
My hands are itching to offer myself as a software developer at Bricklink but
I'm afraid I have to talk to that nephew of 11 year old.
Sarcasm included, but really....
Martin
|
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 01:02 | | Subject: | Re: Our Catalog | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, crazylegoman writes:
| | In Selling, popsicle writes:
| | How is it that the component parts for these figs have been uploaded on Law’s
site, while still N/A here
|
What is Law's site?
|
Brickowl I think
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| Author: | crazylegoman | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 00:43 | | Subject: | Re: Our Catalog | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Selling, popsicle writes:
| | How is it that the component parts for these figs have been uploaded on Law’s
site, while still N/A here
|
What is Law's site?
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| Author: | ysma615 | | Posted: | Nov 30, 2022 23:01 | | Subject: | Rubber Belts | | Viewed: | 103 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
| Hi,
I am wondering how Can I use Rubber Belts like piece number 70902 in the Design
like what we see in Lego Building Instructions?
Is there a special way to change their shapes and align them with elements like
piece 4265c?
Thank you.
YA
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| Author: | TheCuteGiraffe | | Posted: | Nov 28, 2022 19:09 | | Subject: | Re: YAAY | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Author: | ImperialFleet | | Posted: | Nov 28, 2022 19:08 | | Subject: | Re: YAAY | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| I suppose anyone who chats with me forum is lol
MBA
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| Author: | BricksOfFaith | | Posted: | Nov 28, 2022 16:54 | | Subject: | Re: YAAY | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| In Off Topic, ImperialFleet writes:
| | I have a list of people that I would like for them to order from me
|
Am I on that list?? 😂
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| Author: | ImperialFleet | | Posted: | Nov 28, 2022 15:32 | | Subject: | Re: YAAY | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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