Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Admin_Russell | [...] Interesting theory. But the scammers that caused the November 3 incident are the same ones that caused the problems last night, and the variant merge project was not [...]
(1 month ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem) |
| Re: HELP HACKED (Some new info) - Admin_Russell | [...] I have taken control of your account and sent you a message using an old email. If you don't get my message, contact me at admin@bricklink.com
(1 month ago, Mar 21, 2024, to General) |
| Re: Need "Item For Sale Condition" Clarification - Admin_Russell | [...] The big question here is whether that tile is original. There have been a few fakes sold on BrickLink over the years before we caught them, so maybe it's one of those. [...]
(1 month ago, Mar 19, 2024, to Selling) |
| Re: Selling Removed Stickers - Admin_Russell | [...] Yes, as a result of the complaints against these sticker listings, we have decided to address the issue in the listing rules. The main problem with individual stickers [...]
(1 month ago, Mar 18, 2024, to Selling) |
| Expanded feature for power users - Admin_Russell | Hi everyone, One of the side effects of the variant merge project is that some of our more advanced users began asking for Alternate Item IDs to be included in the catalog download [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 14, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Is this a legit email? - Admin_Russell | [...] This is a legitimate email from our BrickLink team. Please sign up if you are interested.
(2 months ago, Mar 13, 2024, to Help) |
| Re: Add links not working - Admin_Russell | [...] Actually, the links image issue was reported in June of 2021. Definitely one of the longer fixes.
(2 months ago, Mar 11, 2024, to Help) |
| Re: Phishing email UPDATE March 5 - Admin_Russell | Hello again everyone, Our security team was able to get the original bricklinks.net site taken down, but we got reports this morning of a new bricklinks.org site and evidence [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 5, 2024, to Administrative) |
| Re: Variant merge - clarification 553b/c - Admin_Russell | [...] The big merges have not been finished yet. I need help from a developer to make sure we don't shut down the servers with the merge operation.
(2 months ago, Mar 4, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Seriously? - Admin_Russell | [...] Because they were on the list from the beginning: (URL) The reason they got on the list is because they are not classified as cosmetic variants or typical grooved parts. [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 2, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Seriously? - Admin_Russell | [...] They are all here. They have to be added manually after the merge has run its course. Because of a bug in the PCC upload process, it can be really tedious to add many [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 2, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Seeing completed NSS - Admin_Russell | [...] No there, is not (at least not an easy way) but you can ask customer service any time and they can provide a response. We are considering sending out a notice [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 16, 2024, to General) |
| Reaction to the R.R. Slugger video - Admin_Russell | Hello again everyone, This is my official response to the video from R.R. Slugger concerning the merging of part variants in the BrickLink catalog: (URL) Here is an initial [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 16, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variants Thread - February 12 - Admin_Russell | [...] Today the catalog team got a message (in all caps) protesting the variant merges. Some of the points have not been addressed yet, so I thought I would take this [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 15, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variants Thread - February 12 - Admin_Russell | [...] Because the transparent 3004 and 3065 both exist, so this is necessary to keep them apart. (Part 3004,12) (Part 3065,12) The 2454 and 46212 do not both exist in transparent [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 13, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Variants Thread - February 12 - Admin_Russell | Hello again everyone, :) Below I have listed the general groups of variants we are tackling and the results of the deliberation over the last month. I was originally planning [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 12, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Adding to the Problem - Admin_Russell | [...] Recognizing molded vs printed is nothing new on BrickLink. And these are collectors' items 100%. Furthermore, they present no problems in the inventory system. The [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 10, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Orders - Admin_Russell | [...] We actually boosted our server configuration WAY past what we ever thought we would need. The site was flying fast yesterday with all that bandwidth. :) But the demand [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 7, 2024, to Designer Program) |
| Re: Orders - Admin_Russell | [...] [...] That is not true. The last BDP round sold out completely in less than 24 hours. Things are moving very fast this time too. If you want to get one of these sets, [...]
(3 months ago, Feb 7, 2024, to Designer Program) |
| Re: Variants Thread - January 31 - Admin_Russell | [...] [...] Thank you for the input. [...] You are correct that normally we try to remove undetermined entries, and we did go through a long period of correcting inventories [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 31, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variants Thread - January 31 - Admin_Russell | [...] US sales tax exemption is a project currently underway in the Marketplace development team. No promises as to when it will be deployed, but it is being worked on agressively [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 31, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Variants Thread - January 31 - Admin_Russell | Hello again everyone. :) This is the latest update on the variants project. ***************************************** Here is the original thread: (URL) Here is the second [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 31, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - Admin_Russell | [...] [...] Ok, let's dive in. [...] All of the data in my chart comes from the publicly available 6-month price guide. You are welcome to use this data to produce [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 28, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - Admin_Russell | [...] Some excellent questions, thank you! [...] Designers for BDP must use bricks that are in the official building palette associated with that round of the program. These [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - Admin_Russell | [...] [...] [...] The two YouTube videos I have seen are these: R.R. Slugger: There's a BAD Bricklink Update Coming... (URL) DuckBricks: Why Would Bricklink Do This? [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - Admin_Russell | [...] [...] It is billed as a proposed change because based on the reaction, the whole project could be scrapped at any time. This is why we put the idea out in public, first [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - Admin_Russell | [...] We do have replatforming coming up soon and a better handling of variants is definitely on the list of things we are looking to improve when it comes to core catalog [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 26, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variants Thread - January 26 - Admin_Russell | [...] Thank you for contributing these details to the conversation! Do we have your permission to use the images in a Help article?
(3 months ago, Jan 26, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variant merge - specific answers needed - Admin_Russell | [...] I wish we were at the place where we could deploy something like that for occasional use. The best I believe we will have to offer is an XML list which we are still working [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 26, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variant merge - specific answers needed - Admin_Russell | [...] Yes, that is the idea. The aim is to be practical! [...] We will need new numbers for them, just as if we had never distinguished them. But all the old part numbers [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 26, 2024, to Catalog) |
| Re: Variant merge - specific answers needed - Admin_Russell | [...] They will need to be renumbered. [...] Yes, and yes. [...] Yes. All "vented" and "blocked open" descriptors everywhere will disappear. We will not [...]
(3 months ago, Jan 26, 2024, to Catalog) |
| 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 [...]
(3 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 [...]
(3 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 [...]
(3 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 [...]
(3 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 [...]
(3 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 [...]
(3 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 [...]
(3 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 [...]
(3 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..."
(3 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, [...]
(3 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) |
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