Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Brickman4you  | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 17:46 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | To my knowledge, there is currently no way to search stores by location beyond
the state/province level.
Would it be possible to be able to search down to the city level, or perhaps
by distance from your own location? And would it be possible to add a "local
pickup" checkbox in sellers' store configuration pages so that buyers
could search stores based on that criterion?
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I'm reminded again, make sure my seafood comes from reliable sources...
As for a need to know location seems a mute point. If you ever have tried to
do a meetup via Facebook, letgo, offerup, craigslist, or the like you will
know that your time and gas money is more valuable than a $4.00 shipping charge.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 17:07 | | Subject: | Re: APO/FPO | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Shipping, Emilio_Magnelli writes:
| | Hi all,
Recently I had problems with an APO/FPO adress.
Buyer pretend shipment to this address, but my Courrier doesn't ship to an
APO address.
After a few message I ask a new shipping addres, so he sent me a Japan addres,
and pretend the same shipping cost
I refuse, so he want to cancel order with refund.
I complete all, and today he sent me a neg.
Well, my I ask if there any chance to block buyer with an shipping address not
valid.
I hope to NOT offend anybody with this post.
Sincerely
em
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Which courier do you use? DHL may not be able to deliver a package to an APO
address but Poste Italiane should be able to.
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Good point Chicken - And I might be wrong about how the APO works, but in defense
of the original post why the negative feedback. It seems store likes to ship
DHL for its own reasons and can't complete the order. The Buyer is asking
a lot ordering from an overseas location from a Italian Seller, then not understanding
seller is not willing to ship items back to USA to then be forwarded back abroad
internationally to a APO location. I rest my case, retract the feedback.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 10:10 | | Subject: | Re: APO/FPO | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, peregrinator writes:
| | In Shipping, Brickman4you writes:
| | APO and FPO packages must be sent via USPS (meaning only from locations within
the US States).
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No, that isn't the case. APO/FPO addresses can receive international shipments,
but they *do* have go through USPS. But that is typical for international mail
- the national postal service makes delivery after the package goes through customs.
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USPS does not operate in Italy, does it?
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 07:17 | | Subject: | Re: APO/FPO | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, Emilio_Magnelli writes:
| | Hi all,
Recently I had problems with an APO/FPO adress.
Buyer pretend shipment to this address, but my Courrier doesn't ship to an
APO address.
After a few message I ask a new shipping addres, so he sent me a Japan addres,
and pretend the same shipping cost
I refuse, so he want to cancel order with refund.
I complete all, and today he sent me a neg.
Well, my I ask if there any chance to block buyer with an shipping address not
valid.
I hope to NOT offend anybody with this post.
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APO and FPO packages must be sent via USPS (meaning only from locations within
the US States). It seems the seller was wrong in leaving you feedback because
you reside in Italy and could not use the APO / FPO address. Nicely ask him
to remove the feedback based on this information.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2024 14:16 | | Subject: | Re: Adding Canada to my store | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Shipping, Brickman4you writes:
| | In Shipping, jjack writes:
| | I need help adding international countries to my store, especially Canada. Plus,
I need help creating automatic shipping costs. Thank you, Jack
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Would also like to offer shipping to Canada as I get many request to open the
gates.
Within the states we are typically dealing with package rates from $3.79 (4oz)
to $7.15 (15.9oz).
To Canada alone looks like 17.00 for first oz. retail and close to $30 for cheapest
flat rate options.
Question is who is really ordering at these high shipping rates, and why.
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Pirate ship starts at closer to ~$15 usd pretty sure as the few times I’ve order
from the USA it’s always been ~$10-~$15
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I don't see it unless we are talking about flat parcels or other methods
which one might need to spend lots of time figuring out. Seems like one might
run into situations like, mis-calculations then having to eat the difference,
lost packages or items held in customs, customers refusing packages due to extra
duties, or being exposed more to credit card fraud (not a Canadian problem per
se, just seems criminals are more emboldened thinking they can get away with
it internationally).
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2024 13:42 | | Subject: | Re: Adding Canada to my store | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, jjack writes:
| | I need help adding international countries to my store, especially Canada. Plus,
I need help creating automatic shipping costs. Thank you, Jack
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Would also like to offer shipping to Canada as I get many request to open the
gates.
Within the states we are typically dealing with package rates from $3.79 (4oz)
to $7.15 (15.9oz).
To Canada alone looks like 17.00 for first oz. retail and close to $30 for cheapest
flat rate options.
Question is who is really ordering at these high shipping rates, and why.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2024 09:44 | | Subject: | Re: Color parts, flat silver ? | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| In Searching, Deck writes:
| | I have a few details. I need help in determining the color. I think it's
flat silver.
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Although items are most likely flat silver (L), metallic silver (R) hopefully
sellers here refrain from listing parts in such poor quality as these examples.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2024 09:16 | | Subject: | Re: Whats settings do i do for free shipping... | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, ANHDesigns writes:
| | Morning,
What settings do i do for free shipping if someone buy 25-30$ worth of bricks?
I am not seeing it in the settings area...
Thank you in advance..
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You need to set your shipping method with a Min / Max then another above that
set to zero cost. Looking at your store you have a lot going on with different
methods of shipping and this method is usually is implemented with stores that
offer flat rate shipping. Also, on checkout of one minifig in your store the
only shipping with IC is "Shipping & Handling
US $11.40". I would look at other stores setup similar to the model you
want to follow.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 14:55 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 76964-1 | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, 129samot writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change {1 to 2} Part Black 63965 Bar 6L with Stop Ring
Comments from Submitter:
I opened 8 sets and got 16 of these black bars so 2 on each set not 1.
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Only 1 noted that I found, and have never seen included as Extra part.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2024 19:59 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Would it be possible to enhance (or better yet, replace) the forum interface
to allow functionality like the following:
- Likes and other reactions to posts and comments (a sometimes useful indicator
of whether a view is widely shared or an outlier; and also enables people to
chime in without having to post their own "me too" comments)
- Ability to quote more than one prior comment (without having to do so totally
manually)
- Ability to reply to more than one comment if the prior comments are in different
sub-branches of the thread
- Ability to edit comments rather than cancelling them altogether and starting
over
It seems there are a good number of simple, plug-and-play forum software systems
around today that enable such features and much more without a whole lot of administrative
setup effort.
Thanks!
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I would like the forum messages to have a YEA OR NAY vote button, but really
just a NAY. Buyers or sellers with at least a 250+ feedback can vote (all nay
posts moved to "off Topic" . Then maybe the people that actually contribute
to the site will start using the forum again.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2024 16:33 | | Subject: | Re: Option to save search criteria. | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickman4you writes:
| | In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickman4you writes:
| | In Suggestions, Poncke writes:
| | Can you please for the love of god implement an option to save your search criteria?
Every time I need to click the same parameters for my search. Would be so easy
if you could save that a a default or something.
Suggestion: Option to save search criteria.
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Bricklink is probably looking at it differently. Hypothetically, new user sets
this new feature once to help in their local search then forgets its set. Next
time they are looking for a rare item, opps none found (must not exist in inventory).
Wait a seller in Germany does have the item, but user is unaware.
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Yes but it's maybe why he said "an option to save your search criteria",
in short, a checkbox somewhere "Remember my search parameters"...
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| | But then, this may be called a Wanted-List and already exists.
Instead of searching, put something in a new (or a "misc" WL, and then
your search is saved for life
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Poncke's attached image is in reference to the CATALOG item page. This has
nothing to do with saved searches or wish lists. If I understand it correctly,
the page is for doing a definitive search on a single item verse other methods.
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That has been asked for many times.
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Exactly, that's the whole point of his post... Can this be addressed, you
respond "move along - move along".
https://www.starwars.com/video/move-along-move-along
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2024 15:08 | | Subject: | Re: Option to save search criteria. | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickman4you writes:
| | In Suggestions, Poncke writes:
| | Can you please for the love of god implement an option to save your search criteria?
Every time I need to click the same parameters for my search. Would be so easy
if you could save that a a default or something.
Suggestion: Option to save search criteria.
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Bricklink is probably looking at it differently. Hypothetically, new user sets
this new feature once to help in their local search then forgets its set. Next
time they are looking for a rare item, opps none found (must not exist in inventory).
Wait a seller in Germany does have the item, but user is unaware.
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Yes but it's maybe why he said "an option to save your search criteria",
in short, a checkbox somewhere "Remember my search parameters"...
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| | But then, this may be called a Wanted-List and already exists.
Instead of searching, put something in a new (or a "misc" WL, and then
your search is saved for life
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Poncke's attached image is in reference to the CATALOG item page. This has
nothing to do with saved searches or wish lists. If I understand it correctly,
the page is for doing a definitive search on a single item verse other methods.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2024 14:11 | | Subject: | Re: Option to save search criteria. | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Suggestions, Poncke writes:
| | Can you please for the love of god implement an option to save your search criteria?
Every time I need to click the same parameters for my search. Would be so easy
if you could save that a a default or something.
Suggestion: Option to save search criteria.
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I'm pretty sure this already exists: https://www.bricklink.com/searchAdvanced.asp
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Are we not talking about different screens. I thought we are talking about the
catalog page (saving the view), not saved searches. If there is somewhere to
save it can you explain, otherwise I'm confused.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2024 13:55 | | Subject: | Re: Suggestions | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, The_Boyz_Bricks writes:
| | How many people have to vote yes on a suggestion before that suggestion is implemented?
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I think it's just more a lack of communication. They sometimes have valid
reasons for rejecting suggestions, but don't disclose what those are and
everyone get frustrated. Just like this one just posted today, nobody will ever
know. Hell, I'm just wasting time even giving my two cents on the matter.
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1453887
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2024 13:41 | | Subject: | Re: colour identification | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog Identification, SurplusParts writes:
| | Hey, what colour is this?
I was thinking Satin Trans Light Blue, but as i don't have something to compare
it too i am not sure.
Thanks
Douglas
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You are correct. 
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I think if it was Glitter Trans-Light Blue you would see sparkles in the leading
edges.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2024 13:31 | | Subject: | Re: Option to save search criteria. | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Poncke writes:
| | Can you please for the love of god implement an option to save your search criteria?
Every time I need to click the same parameters for my search. Would be so easy
if you could save that a a default or something.
Suggestion: Option to save search criteria.
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Bricklink is probably looking at it differently. Hypothetically, new user sets
this new feature once to help in their local search then forgets its set. Next
time they are looking for a rare item, opps none found (must not exist in inventory).
Wait a seller in Germany does have the item, but user is unaware.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2024 07:41 | | Subject: | Re: colour identification | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, SurplusParts writes:
| | Hey, what colour is this?
I was thinking Satin Trans Light Blue, but as i don't have something to compare
it too i am not sure.
Thanks
Douglas
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 8, 2024 20:33 | | Subject: | Re: Did my best but still received neutral FB | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, ReclaimedComp writes:
| | I'm very disheartened today. I received my first neutral feedback yesterday
and thought I did everything I could to make things right. While pulling the
order I found one small part that was slightly discolored. I notified the customer
and gave them a refund but let them have the part anyway incase they could use
it. I shipped the order and the customer recieved it quickly (even sent me an
email thanking me for shipping so quickly). Later I received an email that one
of the parts I sent (a 1x2 slope) was actually a MB brand. I try to make sure
all my used parts are LEGO but sometimes one may slip through. I replied to
them (through gmail) on Jan 29th and refunded them for the part. I thought everyting
was fine. Yesterday I received a neutral feedback stating I never replied or
did anything. You try your best to keep 100% praise then one customer kills it.
Chris
RC
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Without seeing the order details (qty of parts, order total, rareness of parts
in question, etc), I can not say. Each case needs to be handled differently
depending on its complexity. As a seller I know when the part might be crucial
to the order or not and I will slash the shipping in half or email them and
ask for their input (would they like a full refund). Sometimes it's just
a quick note, hey I'm minus 1 on this part.
That being said if ever sent a customer a Mega blocks product I would give them
a full refund ASAP.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 8, 2024 20:01 | | Subject: | Re: Folding Instructions: Yes or No? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, SmokeFreeStuds writes:
| | When re-selling a used set with the instructions included, if they were never
folded originally, is it acceptable to fold them when shipped with the set, or
is that frowned upon? I have some sets with larger instruction booklets, and
while the sets themselves may not take up much space, if I don't fold the
instructions then I would require a much larger box. If I were to fold the instructions
in half, is that something I am expected to disclose in the item listing, or
is folding instructions something that is generally acceptable and does not need
to be indicated?
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Short answer is NO, but never introduce folds just to make shipping easier.
- Some small instructions are pre-folded by Lego and need to be left in that
original format.
- Others are perfectly in a half fold from Lego (these I unfold and package),
describing the 1/2 fold in description of item.
- Last are folds due to box / packaging damage / movement, and need to be listed
as Used with description of quality.
Hope this answered your question.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 4, 2024 07:54 | | Subject: | Re: parts 3070pb052 and 3070p07 | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Rounder writes:
| | In Technical Issues, StarBrick writes:
| | I noticed as well several tiles were changed in the catalog eary feb.
Very annoying...
Haven't found a link in the catalog forum (or elsewhere) regarding these
changes  .
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yeah annoying as ****! Hope they will fix this asap.
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I found all updated part types (3062,3068,3069,3070) had errors and were blocked
out after doing an import from Bricklink to Brickstore. Then after going to
extras / update databases, everything imported just fine.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 3, 2024 12:10 | | Subject: | Re: Part List Upload Error | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, JZBricks writes:
| | I was trying to upload a part list which features lego parts in existing colours,
although everytime i tried to upload the .io file it came up with an error stating
that one of the parts wasn't found in the catalog - 3062b which are 1x1 round
cylinders, and were used in light & dark bluish grey.
I have also tried duplicating the build in Bricklink Studio and removing all
of the cylinders but it just comes up with another error stating that another
common part wasn't found in the catalog.
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Change 3062b to 3062.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 3, 2024 08:23 | | Subject: | Re: Merge 15 Feb - already in progress ? | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
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| In Catalog, Brickman4you writes:
| | In Catalog, StarBrick writes:
| | Just opened my projects in BrickStore and almost ALL files are edited because
of BrickLink catalog changes?
Are the proposed merges already in progress???
No idea what/which parts are changed and.... why?
Admin, or Catalog people, how did this happen?
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Looks like: 3062, 3068, 3069, 3070- maybe more that I don't have inventory
of.
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MAKE SURE AND UPDATE BRICKSTORE DATABASE BEFORE OPENING ANY .BSX FILES THIS MORNING.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 3, 2024 08:01 | | Subject: | Re: Merge 15 Feb - already in progress ? | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
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| In Catalog, StarBrick writes:
| | Just opened my projects in BrickStore and almost ALL files are edited because
of BrickLink catalog changes?
Are the proposed merges already in progress???
No idea what/which parts are changed and.... why?
Admin, or Catalog people, how did this happen?
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Looks like: 3062, 3068, 3069, 3070- maybe more that I don't have inventory
of.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 2, 2024 18:34 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | I think it is important to remember that Bricklink was created to be a marketplace
to buy and sell LEGO. It was not created to be a bible or a reference guide;
that is just a side effect. And it is a problem that too many see Bricklink as
a Bible; many take it too literally, and forget that it is full of errors, or
that many sets and minifigs were produced with several part variants. Lots of
those are not reflected in the catalogue.
I agree with all the changes that has been planned now, and I hope that more
variants are being merged in the future.
Helge
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+ ONE
- One of the complaints here is always "PLEASE DON'T CHANGE THIS OR THAT"
- Second complaint is your change broke my whatever, maybe (SYNC Software) which
enables me to sell on other platforms.
- Third is always the site is so "Old and Outdated", when are you going
to make some changes.
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 2, 2024 17:47 | | Subject: | Re: Bionicle is handled incredibly poorly | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, jennnifer writes:
| | Your point might come across better if your tone was not so mean and antagonistic.
I know that's probably not what you want to hear at this point, but there
it is.
We get it, you know Bionicle. Changes are needed. They are not being made at
your pace. It's annoying.
But, there are real people here you are shouting at and it's not a perfect
system. So, please consider calming down and being patient.
Thanks,
~Jen
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+ ONE
Dam, 16 feedback (8 as seller and 8 as buyer) and you want to run Bricklink.
Bionicle has been put to bed, so thanks to all those old timers that contributed
to the bricklink database. It's time to move on and look forward to the
changes to come.
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