BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Suggestions, billduge writes:

It would be very helpful if the Bricklink inventory allowed for a level above
category. For example there are several types of Bricks, e.g. arch, modified,
etc. These still remain as Bricks, however, the same as slopes, technic etc.
Having a level above current category e.g. Inventory family Bricks contains all
the categries/sub categories of bricks and so on.

This would be helpful for storage, reporting, searching etc. As I assume we are
sticking with a SQL backend for the new product, this isn't a major change to
the schema nor functionality - but it would certainly help us out

Anybody agree?

There should probably be some sort of panel and surveys set up for discussion
on this. I know this isn't a Democracy, but it might provide very useful insight
for the next system. I'm sure a lot of the suggestions are being looked at, but
there are basic, fundamental things that could use tweaking to make it easier,
simpler.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

May 24, 2012 00:51

Subject:

Re: Parting Out a Set - "My Cost" Distribution

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In Suggestions, FigBits writes:

In Suggestions, paulorenato writes:

In Suggestions, FigBits writes:

In Suggestions, timhook22 writes:

I was wondering if there was a capability of BrickLink to take the amount that
I paid for a set, dividing it up by the number of parts in that set, and automatically
entering that amount in the "My Cost" field. If there isn't I think this would
be a VERY useful feature to track profit margins when selling on BrickLink.

I use BrickStore for this.

When I get a new set, or if I have a BrickLink order that I've placed specifically
to resell, I upload it all in to BrickStore, part-out everything that I need
to, then set the prices of everything to the average sales prices. I sometimes
do some manual adjusting, mostly by lowering the prices on torsos.

I then apply a % adjustment to everything, so that it matches the price that
I paid. The resulting prices are thus my actual costs for each part, proportionally
determined based on BrickLink average prices.

I then export the BrickStore file and use a text editor to change Price to MyCost,
and upload.

Ingenious

And the very same simple-rule-of-three Ash and I exposed above. It's
a shame one has to use Brickstore for this though...

What's also annoying is that BrickStore doesn't directly support MyCost, so there
are annoying extra steps involved. Simplifying this process was at the top of
my list when I was thinking of developing some BL-assistant software a little
while back.

--
Marc.

I do pretty much the same but I use Excel for a lot of stuff. It can be set with
visual basic to web-scrape the info off BrickLink similar to Brickstore, but
fully customizable.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

May 14, 2012 22:22

Subject:

Lockable Inventory...

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Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

I would like the ability to manually lock pricing on certain inventory items.

For example, if I bought some sets that have a high draw value, they bring customers
in to my store. However, the cost of the sets was such that I do not make much
if anything on them. If I put an additional sale on at my store, I would have
to go through and adjust the pricing of those sets so that the sale would not
lower it less than my cost. By being able to lock that lot of sets, it would
make it so that the pricing could only be adjusted manually. I could reduce the
rest of my inventory by 10% and not have to worry about forgetting to adjust
the pricing on those sets.

Much like the other check boxes currently utilized, this one would remove the
item(s) from the being enacted upon by most things in the pricing action items
list. Perhaps even have it's own searchable function for all items with this
box ticked. Please share your thoughts on this.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Mar 26, 2012 16:58

Subject:

Re: Filter out stickered parts from Newest parts

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In Suggestions, firefly writes:

I'd like to be able to Search for "Newest parts added to the catalog" *minus*
all the stickered parts that are showing up in droves. I'm not looking for pages
of decorated parts, I'm looking for the new kinds of parts I haven't seen before
(except by examining LEGO catalog pictures or whatever).

There's no option for "Newest parts added to the catalog" on the Advanced search
page, where presumably I could filter them out with "-sticker" or somesuch.
And there's no option for filtering text where I can do the search for newest
parts added to the catalog.

You can try this link:

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?sortBy=D&sortAsc=D&viewInv=Y&catType=P

and then search with the "-sticker*"

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Mar 25, 2012 15:05

Subject:

"Report This Item" Button...

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Status:

Implemented

Currently, when shopping, if you run across an item that needs to be reported
for one problem or another, it is a multi-step process to do so. I would like
to propose a simple "report this item" button be implemented so that simply clicking
it will take you to the "problem with item for sale" section, bring with it the
lot number from the item and when you have submitted the item, have a button
to bring you right back to where you left off so you can finish shopping.

Too often things do not get reported due to the current reporting process. A
one click reporting button with a simple return to previous page button would
be wonderful.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Mar 4, 2012 12:56

Subject:

Re: Remove 3 digit pricing for prices over $0.10

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In Suggestions, mnementh writes:

Please remove the ability to set prices with 3 digits after the decimal point
for items priced over 10 cents.

3 digit pricing was implemented to allow for price differentiation of ultra-cheap
parts, some of which actually sell for half of a cent.

Above the 10 cent point 3 digit pricing becomes less meaningful, devolving in
to sellers splitting hairs to move their listings up in the sort order. There
is no effective difference between $29.989 and $29.99 and they really should
sort together.

Troy

Mixed feelings on this.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 23, 2012 12:00

Subject:

Re: Favorite - Least Favorite...

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In Suggestions, poobaloo writes:

These are tools to help the buyer keep track of what he likes and doesnt like,
not for sellers to use to further sales... If a buyer wants to share this info
w you he will.

What you're basically saying w this suggestion is that a buyer must be required
to tell you a reason he doesnt like your store, in order to not like your store?
That is a bit... well... it's prying to say the least.

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

There have been several previous discussions on Favorite - Least Favorite status
in the past. One of the points raised was regarding the current inability to
receive some sort of comment from someone who has Favorited or Least Favorited
your store. As a Seller, I must always be looking for ways to improve, so how
can I do that when I don't know why someone has placed me as a Least Favorite.

I know the commenting was disabled due to abuse of the system, so what I would
like to propose is a predefined set of choices and checkboxes so a Buyer can
simply check the box on High Shipping Cost, Slow Shipment or any number of problems
encountered. This would be done anonymously, unless a checkbox for Contact Buyer
was checked, which would reveal your UserID to the Seller. The difficult part
would be to put together a short list of reasons to make checkboxes for. The
most common seem to be:

Store Terms: Confusing, Fees, Other
Customer Service: Communication, Resolution
Shipping: High, Slow, Packaging
Quality: Condition, Correct, Packaging
Other: Other

These are all things that would point the Seller in the right direction to effect
changes. Store Terms, are they confusing, do they outline excessive fees, or
is there something else about them that needs to be examined. Customer Service,
is the Seller communicationg with their customer, do they satisfactorily resolve
issues. Shipping, is the cost too high, are they slow to get orders out and is
the packaging sufficient to protect orders. Quality, are the items in the stated
condition, is the order correct and was there sufficient packaging or were items
all thrown into one bag. Other would be just that, anything other than those
reasons. It may not tell you much by itself, but at least all the other items
not selected can probably be ruled out.

I'm sure there are others, so feel free to discuss

Like feedback, it would not be required, but when you go to add someone to your
least favorite, having those checkbox choices available would certainly help
a store to improve. I would not say it should be mandatory, but anything is better
than the option we currently have, which is none. Even one piece of data is still
data.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 23, 2012 11:29

Subject:

Re: Favorite - Least Favorite...

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In Suggestions, Tracyd writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

Sure but we need to add:
Disagreed with a forum post

Perhaps one simply put as Personal?

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 22, 2012 19:01

Subject:

Re: Favorite - Least Favorite...

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In Suggestions, istokg writes:

I nominate myself as the least fast shipper in Bricklink... but also the one
who adds the most freebies (guilt LEGO).

I'm not happy about it... there's a ton of freebies I keep giving away!

Gary Istok

Jon has been doing better, so you may have slipped to #1. It doesn't make it
any easier that I keep piling stuff up on the original order. Like just now...

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 22, 2012 18:06

Subject:

Favorite - Least Favorite...

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 19, 2012 13:06

Subject:

Re: Save Shopping Cart Feature

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In Suggestions, Templehill4 writes:

Hi Guys.

Today I suggest a Save Shopping Cart feature because if you are shopping about
and want to buy something but cant afford it now, you would want to keep that
shopping cart for later. Give some comments and vote please

If you do not close your browser, it will keep your items in the cart for a few
days I believe. If you need longer than that, the items may be sold by then.
Best to create a wanted list for those items. You can then name the wanted list
the store name.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Feb 7, 2012 19:23

Subject:

Re: Tiered pricing symbol in Price Guide

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In Suggestions, bdag writes:

The (S) superlot symbol is great visual reference in the Price Guide. You instantly
know that you'll have to buy other parts to get that one. I would like to also
see a (T) tiered pricing visual reference as well. This way I would know at
a glance that if I bought several, I could possibly get said item cheaper in
bulk. Tiered prices would not need to be shown in the price guide.

Sure beats checking every store.

Brian

Believe they have this already, it is represented by an asterisk (*)

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Jan 17, 2012 14:20

Subject:

Re: Logging out and then

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In Suggestions, sonnich writes:

Somethings are kept - I can see 2 messages.

I did that some time ago, and I cannot remember whether I could read any messages
when clicking on the link

Sonnich

Clicking on the link will prompt you to login again.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 23, 2011 15:46

Subject:

Secondary wanted list notifications

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

I would like the ability to set up secondary wanted list notifications. Currently,
when you set up a wanted list notification, the default option is to have it
sent to your primary email address. As I am on the go a lot, I would welcome
the opportunity to receive them via text message to my cell phone, a secondary
email address (which I could then have auto-forwarded to my cell phone) or other
device capable of receiving notifications via the internet.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 15, 2011 12:03

Subject:

Re: currency free choice

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In Suggestions, tomte writes:

Dear Admin,
please make it possible for the seller to change the selected currency again
as it was before.
I use the currency to separate between EU and non-EU. It is a headache when the
buyer selects the wrong currency and I have to cancel the order.
kind regards,
stefan

Could you please explain how you use the different currencies to separate EU
and Non-EU orders and why? It might help your suggestion out.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 15, 2011 10:46

Subject:

Re: Differnt Item to sell in same colour.

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In Suggestions, Templehill writes:

I am wondering whether a button giving you a choice of listing a differnt item
in the same colour as the item you listed before. Give your thoughts.

Thought that option already existed. At the bottom, when you have listed your
item, there are four or so options, one of them is exactly that.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 12, 2011 19:27

Subject:

Re: Filling NPB

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In Suggestions, therobo writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, jlmcgivney writes:

In Suggestions, therobo writes:

In Suggestions, change writes:

Implementing a 3 days filing for NPB will be a nice feature.
7 days was good when people used Money Orders, Personal Checks or even cash.
For those who still use them , marking as payment when place the order give the
seller option to wait more.
Why the seller must be penalized for someone who is just playing games?
The 7 days waiting for finalizing the NPB(canceling the order) is again a penalty
for sellers.
The worst part here is the buyer responds to NPB filling but without any intention
to pay for the order and the waiting time for cancellation is doubled to 2 weeks.

Voted NO.

I guess you also would like to get a payment reminder when you're 3 days due
to pay your electricity bill and have your electricity cut off another 3 days
later?

Sorry, by all means, to wait less than 7 days before sending an official reminder
(NPB) is simply unprofessional.

In addition to all completed NPBs we had at least 10 on which the buyer paid
after getting NPB'd, and only one so far who played the "I will pay" game and
never paid.

Btw. although we pack and seal at least 99,9% of the orders after invoicing,
we only had to unpack less than 5 (small orders) so far. Most of our NPBs where
never picked/packed...

Ronald

Oh, and please realize that many buyers paying by PayPal don't pay by credit
card but have to transfer money from their bank account to PayPal first. It's
not always possible to get the money to PayPal within 3 days. Also e-checks take
much longer to clear.

Btw. do you mean 3 days after ordering or after invoicing? The latter would require
a completely new feature for BrickLink which actually counts the days after ordering.
Ronald

I think he means the amount of time you have to wait to compete the NPB process
is to long since it can take up to 14 days once you file the NPB if they play
the "I will pay" game as you put it.

I to think that process is a bit long and should only take 8 days total even
when the buyer plays the "I will pay" game to complete an NPB.

Losing sales due to having your inventory tied up for 3 weeks is a bit much in
my option. I've had an order or two where I'm 70% sure it might have been another
seller tying up my inventory because it was cheaper then theirs. But their is
no way to say for sure it was or know who it might have been in order to report
it.

You could always track IP Addresses. Unless they have a hookup like mine, they
will show from the same base address or range of addresses from the same provider.

In bigger cities this would be almost impossible.

Well, if they logged in with the SAME IP, that would be dead fishy, granted.
But, same provider, same town? Still just a little bit fishy.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 12, 2011 19:21

Subject:

Re: Filling NPB

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In Suggestions, jlmcgivney writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, jlmcgivney writes:

In Suggestions, therobo writes:

In Suggestions, change writes:

You could always track IP Addresses. Unless they have a hookup like mine, they
will show from the same base address or range of addresses from the same provider.

Is there a way for me to do that from my end or is it something I have to send
an email to an admin to look into?

If you suspect foul play, you should get in touch with Help Desk and relay your
suspicions.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 12, 2011 18:36

Subject:

Re: Filling NPB

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In Suggestions, jlmcgivney writes:

In Suggestions, therobo writes:

In Suggestions, change writes:

You could always track IP Addresses. Unless they have a hookup like mine, they
will show from the same base address or range of addresses from the same provider.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 12, 2011 17:34

Subject:

Re: Filling NPB

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In Suggestions, therobo writes:

In Suggestions, change writes:

Depends on what your definition of "IS" is...

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 12, 2011 16:54

Subject:

Re: Filling NPB

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In Suggestions, brasletty writes:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, RobErNat writes:

In Suggestions, change writes:

Sorry, voted NO.
In Europe people offently use Iban/Bic (banktransfer), that kind of money transaction
usually takes 2,3 or 4 days, sometimes even 5 or 6 if there is a weekend in between.
If the time is reduced to 3 days, it will simply not be possible for a buyer
to send the payment within that timeframe.
If a buyer responds within the seven days, he also should still have the possibility
to make the transfer.
So far, on all the NPB's I ran through, none responded, so all got completed
after the 1 week. I do wonder what would be the % of NPB buyers who do respond
to the NPB filing.
Maybe Admin could gives a % on that?

Eric

Plus not many sellers file a NPB when there is good communication.

you send only 7 NPB that is not so bad ?
regards r

Just checked my feedbacks left and I've had 4 NPBs and two brand new users who
wanted to cancel orders and were firmly, yet politely, schooled on the BrickLink
buying process instead of receiving an NPB.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 17:26

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, Rolf writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

I would like the ability to not "Ignore" but "Shun"

When someone is being a Troll, or even being somewhat unhelpful, and also posting
on the wrong thread...

Shun, not block, just list in red. That way, I know he's being a "Troll light."
Posting relevant comments, but in the wrong thread...

Or, Reconnect would be good... Remove the posts from Brasletty's post, and put
them where they belong...

Or... Posters could bother to rename the thread (lazy BrickLinkers!)

-R (also with many

's)

I made suggestion about ignore thread tree ages ago, hope it gets implemented
someday.

Wonder if they'll do a movie about this, The Shunning...

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 16:20

Subject:

Re: Noodling

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In Suggestions, okelnard writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, okelnard writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I like fishing, does anyone else like fishing?

*Raises Hand*

sorry forgot to chang the subject line...

Speaking of fishing, did anyone catch that tv series on hand fishing in the Ozarks?
Them guys are nuts! LOL

Okie Noodling? where they catch big ole catfish with their bare hands? Awesome.

Fish as big as the dudes catching them! Huge! Using just their hands and a piece
of rope.

It's crazy, but hey, so is meth and some people do that too.

no amount of cheap beer would get me under water sticking my arm into some dark
crevice with a huge fish clomped on my arm...

Sounds kinda sexy when you say it like that. LOL

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 15:54

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, BrickAThon writes:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I like fishing, does anyone else like fishing?

I loved fishing as a kid, but would never eat the fish I caught (I always caught
the biggest ones, and my folks REALLY loved that!).

Tracy

A friend of mine used to be a fish and game warden up in Bemidji, Minnesota.
He knew all the right places to go fishing.

I have actually spent time in Bemidji, very nice town.
John P

We used to go up to Dorset and hit up the string of small but quaint restaurants
there. Done quite a bit of fishing on 11th Crow Wing and Potato Lake.

There are a lot of interesting names of cities in ND and MN. I remember Thief
River Falls, Devils Lake, there is the Bad Lands, and of course the cities of
Moorehead and Climax MN.
John P

Never seen Lickinghole Creek in Virginia...

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 15:48

Subject:

Re: Noodling

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In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:

Is 'noodling' like 'needleing' which is a synonym of 'heckling'?

JUST KIDDING!!!

LM

In Suggestions, okelnard writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I like fishing, does anyone else like fishing?

*Raises Hand*

sorry forgot to chang the subject line...

Speaking of fishing, did anyone catch that tv series on hand fishing in the Ozarks?
Them guys are nuts! LOL

Okie Noodling? where they catch big ole catfish with their bare hands? Awesome.

In some countries, it's an illegal sexual act. Woohoo!

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 15:43

Subject:

Re: Noodling

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In Suggestions, okelnard writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I like fishing, does anyone else like fishing?

*Raises Hand*

sorry forgot to chang the subject line...

Speaking of fishing, did anyone catch that tv series on hand fishing in the Ozarks?
Them guys are nuts! LOL

Okie Noodling? where they catch big ole catfish with their bare hands? Awesome.

Fish as big as the dudes catching them! Huge! Using just their hands and a piece
of rope.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 15:41

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, BrickAThon writes:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I like fishing, does anyone else like fishing?

I loved fishing as a kid, but would never eat the fish I caught (I always caught
the biggest ones, and my folks REALLY loved that!).

Tracy

A friend of mine used to be a fish and game warden up in Bemidji, Minnesota.
He knew all the right places to go fishing.

I have actually spent time in Bemidji, very nice town.
John P

We used to go up to Dorset and hit up the string of small but quaint restaurants
there. Done quite a bit of fishing on 11th Crow Wing and Potato Lake.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 15:20

Subject:

Re: Noodling

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Topic:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I like fishing, does anyone else like fishing?

*Raises Hand*

sorry forgot to chang the subject line...

Speaking of fishing, did anyone catch that tv series on hand fishing in the Ozarks?
Them guys are nuts! LOL

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 15:18

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, BrickAThon writes:

In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I like fishing, does anyone else like fishing?

I loved fishing as a kid, but would never eat the fish I caught (I always caught
the biggest ones, and my folks REALLY loved that!).

Tracy

A friend of mine used to be a fish and game warden up in Bemidji, Minnesota.
He knew all the right places to go fishing.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 15:15

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:

HOW IRONIC!!!

I have JUST been accused of the very same!!!...and it was 'out-of-the-blue'...as
in when the OP's suggestion fell apart and I think he took it personally so decided
to say I was a 'heckler' just to change (hyjack?) the thread etc...

Hmmmmmmm

LM

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:

Agreed...and too many "wannabee" forum moderators....or "BL Police"...

I have people that have blocked me from their stores...who cares? Just because
he/she did not like my comments in the forum? Please...childish playground behaviour...they
lose because I won't/can't purchase from them...and based upon my feedback, I
am a darn good buyer.

LM

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I voted no, those are the ones I want to read.
John P

That's why not "Ignored" but in red, so you know which ones you want to read,
or not...

Yeah, I've already got two people ignoring me, so anything I type makes no difference
to them as it stands now. But if it gave them the option to read or not read,
depending on the subject, that might be helpful. Don't we have enough watchlists
as it is nowadays?

Yeah, I have a few of those too. One from simply stating that I wasn't a heckler.
Evidently it was easier to stoplist a bunch of people. C'est la vie.

Irony is ok, sarcasm is borderline to banishment. Ask John P.

It wasn't sarcasm that got me banned for a week, but it was being snide. I do
not think the powers that be can handle either very well.
John P

So what is the definition of sarcastic and what is the definition of snide? Surely
tehre must be a ruler in place to measure such things...

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 15:14

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, kanownik writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I like fishing, does anyone else like fishing?

*Raises Hand*

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 15:13

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, dvsntt writes:

In Suggestions, bje writes:

In Suggestions, dvsntt writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I voted no, those are the ones I want to read.
John P

That's why not "Ignored" but in red, so you know which ones you want to read,
or not...

How do I know if I'm on someones ignore list?

Go to "my Bricklink", click on "My Activity" and scroll down to "My community
activity", you'll see it there

I don't have the honor of being on anyone's ignore list, but 1 person has listed
me as a least favorite store.

Why would they do that?

That is a million dollar question. there is no way to get feedback from anyone
listing you as least favorite store and therefore no way to learn from any possible
mistakes that led to that happening

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 15:11

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:

I vote no too...plus, how do you know the BL user (in general) is 'he'?

Besides...critcize in private-PRAISE in public....send him/her a PM...

LM

Silly Human... Trix are for Kids!

-R

Speaking of cereal, I did see that BooBerry is back in the market again. Awesome!

I can get you that and frankenberry, contact me if you are serious!

Saw all three, FrankenBerry, BooBerry and Count Chocula all in the same display.
Simply awesome.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 14:50

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I voted no, those are the ones I want to read.
John P

That's why not "Ignored" but in red, so you know which ones you want to read,
or not...

Yeah, I have a few of those too. One from simply stating that I wasn't a heckler.
Evidently it was easier to stoplist a bunch of people. C'est la vie.

Irony is ok, sarcasm is borderline to banishment. Ask John P.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 14:49

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:

Yes, it is! I bought 2 boxes and gave one to my "older" (43) brother....we were
only allowed 'sweet cereal' as kids when we went on vacation once a year...and
this was the cereal I picked....probably just because all the artificial colors
and flavors drove my mom nuts! (that or Cookie Crisp!)

LM

PS...ya know, mom was right though-almost 41 and still no tooth decay/cavities!

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:

I vote no too...plus, how do you know the BL user (in general) is 'he'?

Besides...critcize in private-PRAISE in public....send him/her a PM...

LM

Silly Human... Trix are for Kids!

-R

Speaking of cereal, I did see that BooBerry is back in the market again. Awesome!

We used to get ours at Christmas in our stockings. My brother would wolf his
down in a day. Mine would still be around in Februaury.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 14:47

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I voted no, those are the ones I want to read.
John P

That's why not "Ignored" but in red, so you know which ones you want to read,
or not...

Yeah, I have a few of those too. One from simply stating that I wasn't a heckler.
Evidently it was easier to stoplist a bunch of people. C'est la vie.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 14:40

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:

I vote no too...plus, how do you know the BL user (in general) is 'he'?

Besides...critcize in private-PRAISE in public....send him/her a PM...

LM

Silly Human... Trix are for Kids!

-R

Speaking of cereal, I did see that BooBerry is back in the market again. Awesome!

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 14:37

Subject:

Re: Shunning

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In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

's)

I voted no, those are the ones I want to read.
John P

That's why not "Ignored" but in red, so you know which ones you want to read,
or not...

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Oct 5, 2011 14:23

Subject:

Re: Box condition should remai "New or Used"

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In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:

OK...following your reasoning...

If you took Barbie out of the box then she is USED...(sorry John)...you 'handled'
her but did not 'build' with her....how can we know for sure?

So she must be listed as used....according to all this banter here!

LM

In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:

See:
http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=580812

Someone pointed this out by PM to me:

what it comes down to is if you have to cut tape on the box, or
rip glue or tape off it to open the box, this clearly makes the box used.

the very fact of the tape or glue which is very much part of the box when shipped
from LEGO makes them part of the condition, if they are damaged or removed it
effects the condition of the box.

put it this way if you took the clothes off of Barbie, can they be considered
new?

good points
John P

Well, if John handled Barbie, she would definitely have been Used... *snicker*

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 21, 2011 16:15

Subject:

Re: One way to make performance better

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In Suggestions, JasonsBricks writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, JasonsBricks writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, oasis writes:

we all know that server equipment and maintenance can cost.. I, for one, would
welcome a small bump in the fees if I knew it was gonna make the sytem work better!

Knowing a bit about infrastructure and networking, there are a few things that
should come before a vote for a fee hike.

First, a detailed server process mapping should take place and then a complete
system hardware, software and network analysis to determine where and what the
bottlenecks are. Second should be developing the future state map that shows
ideally how the system should operate. Then comes the technical planning stage
where Admin sits down with various techies and lays out the scope of work and
gets pricing for each segment. Then, when everything is down on paper, the decision
can be made as to which of the improvements are cost effective to implement.

I think Admin understands the scope of the project before him, being the Head
IT Guru in Charge, but I do wish that he would share a bit with us as to where
they are in their timeline. Is a complete re-write of the software necessary?
Will additional hardware help (front end or back end)? Is the firewall helping
or hindering network flow? And even further beyond the hardware, software and
network issues, when are we going to be able to opt in for BrickLink co-op advertising?
Have secure login features and better verification functions. I for one would
be more than interested to hear what the proposed direction BrickLink will take
in the future.

While I know that BrickLink is a privately held company and they really owe us
little in the way of this type of information, it would be a great public relations
gesture to at least acknowledge that someone is listening and actively seeking
solutions to the current problems, that they are indeed looking into future upgrades
to the system and even perhaps some sort of timeline for improvements to ease
our current worries.

BrickLink should forget about trying to manage their own hardware. I am sure
most of the time, resources and money is spent managing and maintaining these
antiquated systems. The volume of traffic keeps growing and it doesn't seem to
be able to cope with it. Take it to the cloud, go with Windows Azure ( http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/),
then BrickLink can actually focus on making the site better as there have been
zero improvements since the founders passing. The way I see it, the door is wide
open for a competitor to come in and stomp out BrickLink pretty quickly if they
can provide a modern, stable, fast and secure app, something that BrickLink is
really starting to fail at.

Basically it in a nutshell, change or die. I however, would not put anything
on SQL, having seen the differences in performance between Oracle and SQL. Just
my personal beef with MS I guess. Indeed, if BrickLink expects to remain a viable
platform, it simply comes down to the law of survival, change or die.

Coke vs Pepsi

The nice thing with Azure is it is a global network, so content is served up
fast and it is infinitely scalable.

Until the blue screen of death and then they have to reboot the server.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 21, 2011 16:04

Subject:

Re: One way to make performance better

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In Suggestions, JasonsBricks writes:

In Suggestions, kzinti writes:

In Suggestions, oasis writes:

we all know that server equipment and maintenance can cost.. I, for one, would
welcome a small bump in the fees if I knew it was gonna make the sytem work better!

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 21, 2011 15:20

Subject:

Re: One way to make performance better

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In Suggestions, bricksahead writes:

In Suggestions, therobo writes:

In Suggestions, oasis writes:

it would be nice if someone would share something, anything,
as I feel like things are in limbo lately.

agreed.. unfortunately, lack of communication of this nature often means lack
of interest..

Maybe there IS no interest in improving the site?

I actually think there is an interest in improving the site but it conflicts
with a wise saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Just imagine having to
maintain a one man's huge piece of software let alone adding new features or
improving performance ...

I live that nightmare every day at work. LOLOL

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 21, 2011 14:30

Subject:

Re: One way to make performance better

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In Suggestions, therobo writes:

In Suggestions, oasis writes:

it would be nice if someone would share something, anything,
as I feel like things are in limbo lately.

agreed.. unfortunately, lack of communication of this nature often means lack
of interest..

Maybe there IS no interest in improving the site?

Doubt that. I believe that they are having troubles at the moment mapping out
all the procedures and interlinked work that was done to make BrickLink because
it was programmed over time, by one individual, who basically added and subtracted
stuff as it made sense to him. Now, without any real prior knowledge of the system
other than taking care of the hardware aspects, people are having to not only
maintain the current system (through some pretty hectic stuff I must admit),
but also perform a sort of forensic analysis on it to understand the intricacy
of it and from that, map out the future of the system. I think it comes down
to a simple choice, does it make sense to keep it going as is or get people involved
to do a complete rewrite of everything from the ground up to make it more modular
and allow for easier, simpler infrastructure changes. Just the programming behind
the exchange rate stuff is mind boggling, imagine the coding for the whole site.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 21, 2011 10:47

Subject:

Re: One way to make performance better

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In Suggestions, oasis writes:

Knowing a bit about infrastructure and networking, there are a few things that
should come before a vote for a fee hike.

yes, I know all of these things, too, but it's great that you broke out many
of the details here, because most folks probably don't see all the things that
come into play, to make a decision like this..

but I do want to point that I was just saying that I'm in favor of the idea,
if the "informed decision" is made..

Often times, people think it's just something simple like adding memory or upgrading
a processor to run better. Not so with large scale web operations. I would support
decisions made that make the site more secure, user friendly, stable and any
advertising activity that reaches out to the world wide community to help drive
sales. As I said before, it would be nice if someone would share something, anything,
as I feel like things are in limbo lately.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 20, 2011 18:03

Subject:

Re: One way to make performance better

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In Suggestions, oasis writes:

we all know that server equipment and maintenance can cost.. I, for one, would
welcome a small bump in the fees if I knew it was gonna make the sytem work better!

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 15, 2011 19:28

Subject:

Re: Is this a feature on Bricklink?

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In Suggestions, brasletty writes:

In Suggestions, Rockys writes:

Can you search for shops that sell Lego from a smoke and pet free home?

If it isn't a feature, do you think it can be a future possibility?

what if the bricklink store owner dont smoke and is pat free and he have buy
sam sets or parts from a garage sale where they have pets and smoke 100 sigerets
a day for yaers?
regards rohnny

Exactly. Have received several lots from Fleabay that ended up going to Craigslist
because of that very reason...

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 11, 2011 02:25

Subject:

Re: *Question- add items w/ same description?

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In Suggestions, vampyr66213 writes:

This may be a question, or a suggestion, not sure. I really could use the help
with it, either knowledge of system, or hopefully something that could be implemented.
So, as an example, I have a buyer right now, who's order is at over 10,000 pieces,
over 2,000 lots and more than 100+ batches. The issue I am having is if the buyer
buys the same type of item, each time it gets listed (example: DBG 1x1 slopes),
and has over 20 lots of the exact item and color, is there not a way to combine
them when I print it out, for ease in pulling the order?
I know you can group by batch, by color, etc. But it seems no matter what, I
will still have to manually add up every lot of like items anyway, meaning no
way to combine for just one qty total. If anyone knows a way around this, please
let me know. Otherwise, I am making a suggestion: for the order settings page,
have a checkbox that can be selected, so the seller may have the full qty listed
in one spot (or lot) of like items. I am not asking for it to change the total
lots count on the order, but just somewhere have it shown the total qty of an
item bought. Kind of how it is now where it shows the qty they order, and next
to it can show qty you have left in stock. Maybe just have one more that shows
"total qty" next to that item.
Thanks, Melissa

I know! You could import the order into Brickstore and do a merge there!

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 10, 2011 15:28

Subject:

Re: Shop Name - additional field

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In Suggestions, susanmary writes:

Hi Admin

Currently the shop set up has a main Name field which shows up in various places,
and a secondary field that only shows up in the shop.

Sellers have in the past, and still do add to their shop name when having a sale
or promotion.
Recently a shop did this and someone created a shop with their original name
as it wasn't taken (due to the member adding extra wording)

Would it be possible to have an extra field - that say you could put in up to
10 characters that could be added to the shop name to promote various sales without
the shop name changing

i.e.

In set up:-

Shop Name : THIS SHOP
Additional details : - SALE 40%

Combined shop name :- THIS SHOP - SALE 40%

Hope this makes sense

Susan

Good idea!

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Aug 8, 2011 14:33

Subject:

Re: Notification about Forum post replies

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In Suggestions, MassBricks writes:

In Suggestions, Jan_K writes:

Basically, the subject already says it:

I would like to get email notifications whenever a Forum post of mine gets a
reply.
A desirable optional setting: email and/or BL message notification - including
the text of the reply (just like a facebook notification) and a link to the thread/post.

Various other optional features I can think of:

- notify for all new posts in threads I started
- notify for all new posts in threads I contributed to (like facebook)
- notify for all new (direct) replies to posts of mine
- notify for all new posts in the reply tree of posts of mine
- individual selection (by checkbox when posting) if I want any of the notifications
above for the very post I submit only.

Anyone else here familiar with reddit? Instead of having email or bl message
notifications, simply have a little icon appear at the top of the page when someone
has replied to a message you posted, clicking the icon will show you the list
of replies to your post which you have not yet read. On the UI end, this could
be something as simple as making the "!" on the forum tab red if a post was a
reply to you. On reddit, this only goes one level deep i.e. it shows up only
when a message is a direct reply to your message, not a reply to a reply, and
I think this works well.

Or they could setup any standard forum software package that does all that stuff
and more. Cheap, if not free.

Author:

kzinti

Posted:

Jul 28, 2011 23:51

Subject:

Re: Reinstate Feedback-Smileys!

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