| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | WOLKsite  | | Posted: | Mar 1, 2024 08:49 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 8540-1 | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 1 Part x88 Black Rubber Band Small (Square Cross Section) (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Black x88 Rubber Band Small (Square Cross Section)
Comments from Submitter:
Add note: "Although the build only needs one rubber band, both rubber bands were included in the part count on the box: 27 pcs"
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| Author: | WOLKsite | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 15:19 | | Subject: | Re: Unused parts from part 4502 - Who is with me? | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
| In Inventories, EDOM writes:
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Certain sets only use one or two of the plume feathers from that wheel. But even
if only one is used, the other two are also listed on the regular items.
On this page https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562#regularItems in the
section "Additional Information About Regular Items" it says:
Parts on Sprues - Complete sprues are included in this section unless some
parts from the sprues are used in minifigures. In that case, the parts from the
sprues that are not used in minifigures are included in this section.
Now my question is: Why?
Example given: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=6274-1
and are not used anywhere on the Caribbean Clipper. There
is no official parts list of this set. But still both pieces are listed as Regular
Items on BrickLink. In this particular case the price for the complete set is
increased by approximately $10 just because these two unused parts are listed
as regular parts.
I suggest to change the Brickink definition of regular items and move those parts
from Regular Items to Extra Items.
Who is with me?
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This treatment is consistent with any modern such items where set inventories
from LEGO do exist, and those parts are included (typically, all as one "single"
piece) regardless of if they are used or not. Personally, I would consider
a set incomplete without those pieces, much like I would consider a set incomplete
without spare ammo; it's not a matter of what is used in the builds, it's
a matter of what is part of the set.
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| Author: | WOLKsite | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 15:07 | | Subject: | Rubber Bands & Piece Counts | | Viewed: | 107 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
| So, this is sort of a wider-spread issue that would be adressed across several
sets, so I wanted to make one bigger post to adress this as I'm not sure
whether this should be handled through a note or through inventory changes, and
I want to ensure consistency.
I've noticed that several sets with SQUARE rubber bands, the set typically
includes twice the amount of rubber bands necessary to build the set, and these
are typically also included in the piece count listed on the box. However, on
Bricklink, these parts are handled inconsistently.
I've only looked at BIONICLE sets, for the time being.
The following contain 2 rubber bands in their piece count shown on the box, but
only uses one:
8545 Whenua already handles this through a note.
These are duplicates of the above sets but don't show a piece count:
Nui-Rama contains 8 rubber bands, but only 4 are used in the main model, and
2 in the alternate model. Box pcs is 138 - It erroneously excludes all 8 rubber
bands.
Strangely, on Bricks & Pieces, the pcs count is 294. In a LEGO Shop At Home catalogue
I've found, it is 246.
Muaka & Kane-ra contains 12 XS and 16 S rubber bands, but only 6 XS, respectively
8 S, are used in the main model, and 1 XS and 4 S in the alternate model. Box
pcs is 647.
Manas contains 8 rubber bands, but only 4 are used in the main model, and 6 in
the alternate model. Box pcs is 442.
The same LEGO Shop At Home catalogue mentioned for the Nui-Rama, however, shows
the count of 428 - not sure what's up there.
Nui-Jaga contains 8 rubber bands, but only 4 are used in the main model, and
4 in the alternate model. Box pcs is 218. Like Whenua, this one is already
noted.
Tarakava contains 8 rubber bands, but only 4 are used in the main model, and
2 in the alternate model. Box pcs is 401.
As a tangential addendum of notes to add:
Exo-Toa box pcs is 360, erroneously excluding the rubber bands.
Lewa Nuva box pcs is 36 - as already noted, all of the 38 pieces in the set are
used in the instructions one way or another, and Bricks & Pieces says 38 as well.
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| Author: | WOLKsite | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 14:13 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7690-1 | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, Firefly33333 writes:
| | ONLY 1 needs to be removed. Form won't let me.
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Switch the Action Code from "Delete" to "Change", and fill out
the Qty (Quantity) cell with the new value.
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