Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies Re: Variant merge - specific answers needed - Admin_Russell | [...] [...] [...] I will do all of these changes myself. There are too many steps to mention here, but here is a list of the results: 1) In our current system, no images [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 26, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variants thread - admin only ...? - Admin_Russell | [...] I think most people bouncing in from the email will still go to the old thread, leaving this new thread for those who want to go over the details a bit more. We'll [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 26, 2024, to General) |
| Variants Thread - January 26 - Admin_Russell | Hello again everyone, My initial post on this subject earlier this month has garnered almost 700 replies, which is right about the level of the BrickArms threads a few years [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 26, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] I will post about this later at the start of a new thread, but the 11th part of this project involving the tiles will be commenced on February 1 because it doesn't [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 25, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] We could do a half-way job and just leave the part numbers to posterity, but I believe we will complete the task and make the changes. Not all at once, though. These [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 25, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] I have watched that video and there are several corrections that need to be made. First, the new date is Feb 15 for sellers to add notes. Second, we are NOT merging the [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 24, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: how did this store get reinstated?? - Admin_Russell | [...] The original owners were given access to their account yesterday to start the recovery process. All the fraud feedback will be removed and the orders canceled. There [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 23, 2024, to General) |
| Re: Some Catalog Changes Happened Already... - Admin_Russell | [...] It looks like you added new lots to your store on Jan 19th, with the exception of 2 lots of slopes that are still under the frosted entries. We haven't changed anything [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 21, 2024, to Announce) |
| Re: 3626apb05 - Admin_Russell | [...] This is something we plan to have fixed really soon. See the end of my reply here: (URL) "By the way, for you early minifigure enthusiasts..."
(4 months ago, Jan 18, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] It will be 2 separate entries. And if you follow the Help page for adding comments: 10x 4079 Minifigure, Utensil Seat / Chair 2 x 2 [with Center Sprue Mark] 5x 4079 Minifigure, [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 17, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] Thanks for the message. I have just finished a page that lists all the notes one would potentially need to add to their listings: (URL) We will be sending communication [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 17, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Store suspended - Admin_Russell | [...] Please go through New Seller Verification again. There are links on your selling pages that will prompt you to take each step.
(4 months ago, Jan 15, 2024, to New Stores) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] That is then classified as a historical variant. BrickLink only recognizes selected historical variants, and the more common the part, the harder it is to justify splitting [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 12, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] What is it about 32064c that is important to you? There is no functional difference, and I've never seen one of them used so that the bottom of the brick is visible. [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 12, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] All images will be retained, especially the comparison images. In choosing the primary image, we will likely just choose the one that looks the best. For the example [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 12, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] The removal of these variants is not related to the lack of a better system. These variants are gone because we want them gone. They should never have been added to the [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 12, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] It depends on the variant. Personally, I would rather people NOT continue to separate these variants after the merge. But as a concession, they can use the notes for [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 11, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] Blocked and vented will be merged to hollow. Here is a comparison: Offically recognized stud types BEFORE: Solid, blocked, hollow, vented, open Offically recognized [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 11, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] I finished the list this morning: (URL) For the Duplo bricks and the Blocked and Vented studs, there are just too many to list at this time, but people can do a search [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 11, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] BrickLink has never recognized different torsos, except for a handful of reissue torsos that have been recognized in recent years. The classic entries are all umbrella [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 11, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] I'm planning to give a list to sellers - maybe in XML format that can be uploaded into a wanted list and then checked against the stock levels in a store. More to [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 10, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] When catalog entries are merged, they do not combine lots in stores or wanted lists. So separate lots will be retained with whichever note is attached. Only the Item [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 10, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] If you already sort a particular variant, simply add the descriptor to your listing notes for each item. You can still sell them even though they are not distinguished [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] I appreciate your honesty about how this will affect the collector market. When it comes to smooth slopes, the main problem is that there is very little evidence there [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] This is an unbelievably false claim. Our catalog admins are very fussy when it comes to variants, and we go through an evaluation process every time there is a new part [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] I often use this page to illustrate how unreliable BrickLink listings can be: (Part 3068a) The ungrooved tile only came in 6 colors. Where did the rest of these listings [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] In general, nothing will change. This is simply a correction of a few minor variants. The vast majority of variants will remain untouched and supported fully as we move [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] Absolutely not. That's why there is a separate entry for the old school parts. Sellers should NOT use the generic entry for the old parts. That is asking for trouble. [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] [...] Just to be clear, the last example on the Help page does NOT involve merging / deleting entries. It only means we rename and renumber 4 very common parts: (Part [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | [...] Yes, unless it could otherwise be distinguished by the print alone. [...] Point taken. A few other points, however: 1. You can still list whatever variant you wish [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell | Hello everyone, As a platform, we have decided to take a hard look at some of the mold variants that we are currently asking you to recognize. For sellers, more variants means [...]
(4 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Thank You! - Admin_Russell | [...] Thank you Brick_a_mind! I will pass on your comments to our team. :)
(5 months ago, Jan 5, 2024, to Suggestions) |
| Re: Mail to BrickLink - Admin_Russell | [...] That is an outdated email address, but it should forward to the new one. But the best way to contact the Help Desk is through the form here: (URL) By using the form, [...]
(5 months ago, Jan 5, 2024, to Taxes) |
| Re: Castle in the Forest - Admin_Russell | [...] It's quite a famous set. It was the reason we decided to sell 10,000 copies instead of 5,000 for the BDP invitational series. Being one of the first to go through [...]
(5 months ago, Dec 23, 2023, to LEGO products) |
| Re: Weight in order - Admin_Russell | [...] Our current Instant Checkout shipping calculator is really a weight-based system with dimensions added for larger items. So as a platform we have long since decided that [...]
(5 months ago, Dec 21, 2023, to Suggestions) |
| Re: L and N Bricks. - Admin_Russell | [...] We were planning on writing off all the old debt this year, but in the wake of other projects it didn't get done. So that is a workaround that shouldn't last [...]
(5 months ago, Dec 11, 2023, to Problem) |
| Re: L and N Bricks. - Admin_Russell | [...] [...] One of the reasons this number is so high is because currently BrickLink does not purge accounts that owe even 1 cent of a balance. So other accounts are purged, [...]
(5 months ago, Dec 11, 2023, to Problem) |
| Re: L and N Bricks. - Admin_Russell | [...] Admin has the ability to manually close stores with pending alerts. The system won't shut down the store until 3 are completed.
(5 months ago, Dec 11, 2023, to Problem) |
| Re: Update on November 3rd incident - Admin_Russell | [...] The promise to remove feedback was for accounts that had been broken into. According to our records, your store was not compromised. Do we need to add you to the list?
(6 months ago, Nov 19, 2023, to Administrative) |
| Re: Frustration w/ Yellow Minifigures - Admin_Russell | [...] If you look further back (1956), some parts were painted with a "light nougat" skin tone: (Part 270pb08) That was the pre-yellow period. By the mid 1960's, [...]
(6 months ago, Nov 18, 2023, to LEGO products) |
| Re: Major Issue - Upstairs Bricks - Admin_Russell | [...] We are currently working to open this account, but if the email doesn't get through, it's difficult to verify. Using another email just to get things up and running [...]
(6 months ago, Nov 14, 2023, to Help) |
| Re: Mass Closure of Stores! - Admin_Russell | [...] The independent action of closing stores was done simply to prevent something happening to the store while the owner was locked out due to password issues and other account [...]
(6 months ago, Nov 9, 2023, to Help) |
| Re: Can't close store - Admin_Russell | [...] You should be. That part of the site should not have been touched. Please let us know if you can't control your store.
(7 months ago, Nov 8, 2023, to Technical Issues) |
| Re: Update on November 3rd incident - Admin_Russell | [...] Yes, those orders were all cancelled. There may be a few that didn't get cancelled before we went offline, but we will take care of those shortly.
(7 months ago, Nov 8, 2023, to Administrative) |
| Update on November 3rd incident - Admin_Russell | Dear BrickLink members, Welcome back and thank you for your patience. We were down for longer than anyone would have wanted. Now that we’re back up and running, we can share [...]
(7 months ago, Nov 8, 2023, to Administrative) |
| Re: New policy on Forum sales posts - Admin_Russell | [...] This was pointed out to us already and we will put a ticket in to get that default removed and a note placed in the form about the current limit.
(7 months ago, Oct 30, 2023, to Administrative) |
| New policy on Forum sales posts - Admin_Russell | Hello everyone, We are implementing a change of policy in regard to Sales posts in the Forum. As the number of sellers has grown and as our site becomes more and more of a premium [...]
(7 months ago, Oct 30, 2023, to Administrative) |
| We have a new Inventories Administrator! - Admin_Russell | Hello everyone, I'm very pleased to announce that we have added another member to the Community Expert Program, Normann1974: (URL) He will be joining the catalog team as [...]
(7 months ago, Oct 23, 2023, to Catalog) |
| Re: Print calibration head - Admin_Russell | [...] Unfortunately there were large quantities of these listed at one point in stores along with many of the exotic colors, so they got removed. Some of the good got removed [...]
(7 months ago, Oct 20, 2023, to Catalog) |
| Re: Color issue with 2546p02, Bird, Parrot with S - Admin_Russell | [...] We used to be more idealisitic about the base color than we are now. I believe that "dominant color" is the prevailing catalog policy now, although with marbled [...]
(7 months ago, Oct 11, 2023, to Colors) |
| Re: Unreasonable negative feedback - Admin_Russell | [...] No, problem member reports are simply an alert to admin. Admin will contact you if they need more info about the member in question.
(7 months ago, Oct 11, 2023, to Feedback) |
| Re: 13 years since Dan passed away - Admin_Russell | [...] Thank you for the reminder, Eliska! As you can see, the community posted about Dan yesterday: (URL) As is our tradition, we paused all catalog approvals on the 24th [...]
(8 months ago, Sep 25, 2023, to Announce) |
| Two new contacts - Admin_Russell | Hello everybody, We have recently added two more staff positions to our Community Engagement team and I wanted to make a formal introduction because you will be seeing them in [...]
(9 months ago, Sep 1, 2023, to Administrative) |
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