BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:

In Suggestions, novabrick writes:

In Suggestions, Cob writes:

Suggestion:

Please update the item numbers of items marked for deletion to end with "-md"
or something similar. I am putting together older figures and keep running into
guys that are marked for deletion. There is no way to know they are marked for
deletion on Brickstock until I pull up the catalog or try to upload the parts.

The best solution would be to delete the items marked for deletion.

Thanks,
Cob

Maybe put the item number in italics and then delete the item after like 3 month
or so. Like [p=4070a] has been marked for deletion for years it seems. I am not
sure what keeps items from being deleted after being marked for deletion. Bit
of clarification would be nice.

I believe an item cannot be deleted as long as it is actively referenced elsewhere
(most commonly in people's shop inventory, stock rooms, possibly set inventories).

Niek.

Correct. As long as an item marked for deletion is referenced in the database
anywhere (set inventories, store inventories, stockroom inventories, old orders,
etc.), I don't think it can be removed by the Catalog Admins from the catalog.
Since some users never update their stockrooms or stores and disappear forever
into the LEGO abyss, some items will be in the database indefinitely. Unless
some updated guidelines and policies are created to remove items marked for deletion
after a certain amount of time (no matter the intended consequences to users'
stores), these items may never actually get deleted.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

qwertyboy

Posted:

Oct 4, 2017 09:14

Subject:

Re: Update item numbers of marked deletion items

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In Suggestions, novabrick writes:

In Suggestions, Cob writes:

I believe an item cannot be deleted as long as it is actively referenced elsewhere
(most commonly in people's shop inventory, stock rooms, possibly set inventories).

Niek.

Author:

novabrick

Posted:

Oct 4, 2017 08:46

Subject:

Re: Update item numbers of marked deletion items

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Topic:

In Suggestions, Cob writes:

Author:

Cob

Posted:

Oct 3, 2017 17:41

Subject:

Update item numbers of marked deletion items

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

LongDistanceStu

Posted:

Oct 1, 2017 22:01

Subject:

New Part On Stud.io

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Dear Bricklink,
There is a part I would like you to add to Stud.io.
It is: Black Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Large White Square and Small White Square
Pattern
The part number is: 6178627
I would like it if you added it so I can add it to some of my creation.
Thanks for reading,
LongDistanceStu

Author:

brickazon

Posted:

Sep 28, 2017 13:44

Subject:

Shipping method VAT setting

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Hello,

I think that implementing a shipping method setting allowing or disallowing to
buy without VAT would be very helpful for VAT-registered sellers from the EU.

All orders received from buyers outside of the EU are automatically placed without
VAT, but sometimes sellers can only sell without VAT using particular shipping
methods. Of course VAT can be added manually to order if needed, but what about
upcoming instant checkout?

This setting would allow sellers to set shipping method to automatically add
VAT to orders in checkout when buyer selects such shipping method, even if the
buyer is from outside of the EU.

What do you think sellers?

Best regards,
Tomasz

Author:

JulieK

Posted:

Sep 27, 2017 12:27

Subject:

Re: More info on status change for suggestions

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In Suggestions, Miffy. writes:

Julie, my interpretation of this "already exists", is that the suggestion was
already made by someone else, and they are processing that one instead of this
duplicate. Doesn't mean the problem is solved though.

I hope I got that right.

Miffy.

Well now, that makes sense.

Perhaps I should make a suggestion to add the word "suggestion" to the suggestion
status "already exists".

This is also marked as "already exists".
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=827221
Minimum order 4 international customers

If someone could point me to the page where I can set that up, that would be
fantastic.

Thanks!
Julie

Author:

Miffy.

Posted:

Sep 27, 2017 11:40

Subject:

Re: More info on status change for suggestions

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, Miffy. writes:

Yes, that seems more logical, otherwise, it would be too much like “implemented.”

Anyway, knowing what previously posted suggestion supercedes this one would be
nice.

Exactly!

And a link to the Road Map where the progress report is shown.

Miffy.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Sep 27, 2017 11:38

Subject:

Re: More info on status change for suggestions

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In Suggestions, Miffy. writes:

Yes, that seems more logical, otherwise, it would be too much like “implemented.”

Anyway, knowing what previously posted suggestion supercedes this one would be
nice.

Author:

Miffy.

Posted:

Sep 27, 2017 11:23

Subject:

Re: More info on status change for suggestions

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

It would be nice if there were some sort of explanation given when a suggestion
changes status.

For instance, explain how what the suggestion asks can be done when the status
goes from “open” to “implemented” or “already exists.”

Take this suggestion: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1053439
It has recently been marked as “already exists.”
However, the situation didn’t change: When opening a “cart,” we’re not taken
directly to the cart. It depends on the store’s settings.
How can we go directly to a cart?

Author:

Miffy.

Posted:

Sep 27, 2017 11:17

Subject:

Re: More info on status change for suggestions

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

Thanks for the reminder on this! The "problem" still exists (maybe BL doesn't
view it as a problem?).

I too, would like to know what is the current status of this suggestion as my
post is now essentially cancelled, and I do not know where the duplicate suggestion
is. The road map (here: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2453) makes
no mention of this shopping cart issue (and we are always told to check the road
map for a list of all current website work).

Miffy.

Author:

Cob

Posted:

Sep 26, 2017 21:14

Subject:

Re: re-ordering from the same store

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Topic:

Mark the stores you like as your favorite.

Author:

mwright5

Posted:

Sep 26, 2017 20:47

Subject:

Re: re-ordering from the same store

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Topic:

In Suggestions, Grego writes:

In Suggestions, ilikeitgui writes:

Maybe I'm missing this option somewhere on the site, but I don't see
a way to quickly revisit a store you ordered parts from recently. I liked the
services of some of these stores so I want to go back to them to see if they
have the additional parts I need.

I would have expected a link on the My Orders page to see the seller's store,
but all I can find is detailed information about the seller minus a link to his
actual store.

I would also have expected a link to the stores I've ordered parts from under
recent activity, but again I don't see anything.

I did find a way to add the store as a Favorite, but that involved a decent amount
of work to copy the seller's id into the field to add them to the list just
so I can get a link back to that seller's store.

Is this an odd behavior to want to revisit a store?

Click on the little house icon next to the sellers name on your Orders Page...takes
you directly to their store

Also, you can hover your pointer over the "MY BL" icon, then click on "orders".
Then you can see all your orders, and of course the sellers from whom you purchased.

Author:

Grego

Posted:

Sep 26, 2017 20:45

Subject:

Re: re-ordering from the same store

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Topic:

In Suggestions, ilikeitgui writes:

Click on the little house icon next to the sellers name on your Orders Page...takes
you directly to their store

Author:

bb2442

Posted:

Sep 26, 2017 20:41

Subject:

re-ordering from the same store

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

JulieK

Posted:

Sep 26, 2017 19:38

Subject:

Re: More info on status change for suggestions

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Topic:

In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Sep 26, 2017 19:13

Subject:

More info on status change for suggestions

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

swoosh_factor

Posted:

Sep 24, 2017 12:37

Subject:

Re: Make it so all threads need to be approved.

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Topic:

In Suggestions, Speg writes:

In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, Roxxer writes:

[…]
This unfortunately tends to clog up conversation, but it seems like the only
full-proof way of getting rid of the spam here. […]

They’ll just change their bot to answer the last post of each topic¹ instead
of creating a new thread.

¹ That’s why there’re so many posts: they make one in each topic.

I check the forum maybe once
a week and when I do it's always filled with these scams.

They attack about once a week too. Bad timing for you

All posts (and replies) need approval? It's not that difficult if you "hire"
a person or two as forum mods that do only that. Or, as I've seen in a different
forum, you must have at least x amount of "quality" posts before you're free
to post without any checks and balances. Only some suggestions

That seems like a pretty big use of resources to deal with a minor inconvenience
that the existing forum mods already handle as well as can be expected.

Author:

Addict2Brick

Posted:

Sep 24, 2017 10:02

Subject:

Re: Make it so all threads need to be approved.

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Topic:

In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, Roxxer writes:

[…]
This unfortunately tends to clog up conversation, but it seems like the only
full-proof way of getting rid of the spam here. […]

They’ll just change their bot to answer the last post of each topic¹ instead
of creating a new thread.

¹ That’s why there’re so many posts: they make one in each topic.

I check the forum maybe once
a week and when I do it's always filled with these scams.

They attack about once a week too. Bad timing for you

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Sep 24, 2017 05:38

Subject:

Re: Make it so all threads need to be approved.

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Topic:

In Suggestions, Roxxer writes:

[…]
This unfortunately tends to clog up conversation, but it seems like the only
full-proof way of getting rid of the spam here. […]

They’ll just change their bot to answer the last post of each topic¹ instead
of creating a new thread.

¹ That’s why there’re so many posts: they make one in each topic.

I check the forum maybe once
a week and when I do it's always filled with these scams.

They attack about once a week too. Bad timing for you

Author:

Elkenwood

Posted:

Sep 24, 2017 05:32

Subject:

Make it so all threads need to be approved.

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Rules and regulations on the forum have been mentioned several times before with
others suggesting a feedback limit or a set age on an account for posting, but
I think the best option is for a moderator to manually comb through all new threads
before they get posted on the forum.

This unfortunately tends to clog up conversation, but it seems like the only
full-proof way of getting rid of the spam here. I check the forum maybe once
a week and when I do it's always filled with these scams.

Author:

StormChaser

Posted:

Sep 23, 2017 13:49

Subject:

Re: Break out set inventory by the sum of parts

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Topic:

In Suggestions, paulieb writes:

Example: Metalbeard's Sea Cow - I only want to bricklink Metalbeard
Or
Indiana Jones Peril in Peru - I only want to bricklink the airplane

This would not be possible unless these sub-assemblies are added to the catalog
separately. Here is one of the many discussions on the subject which have occurred
over the years:

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1006169

Author:

paulieb

Posted:

Sep 23, 2017 13:45

Subject:

Break out set inventory by the sum of parts

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Example: Metalbeard's Sea Cow - I only want to bricklink Metalbeard
Or
Indiana Jones Peril in Peru - I only want to bricklink the airplane

Author:

QA_Sheryl

Posted:

Sep 22, 2017 11:17

Subject:

Re: Moderate Forum Posts

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Topic:

In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:

I suggest that members with 2 or less feedback have their forum posts moderated,
meaning that posts must be approved by a moderator before appearing in the forum.
This should resolve the issue of scammers joining BrickLink merely to post spam
in the forum.

Please see:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1049510

Author:

QA_Sheryl

Posted:

Sep 22, 2017 11:14

Subject:

Re: Tablet friendly website

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In Suggestions, Teup writes:

I've posted this before and was told Bricklink doesn't prioritise mobile
devices, but anyway, I would really really like to be able to use Bricklink properly
on my tablets. They are just much more comfortable to walk around with when sorting
orders than laptops.. but I can't, since I cannot use the menus. When I click
on the icons in the top bar, the dropdown menu appears properly, but whenever
I click on an item the menu disappears and nothing happens.

You can partly work around it by sending the links from a desktop computer and
then bookmarking them on the tablet, but it's still not comfortable.

Can this please be solved? I have this issue on a Lenovo as well as a Windows
Surface, in all browsers, so I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Hi there,

As mentioned in the past, we have been working on implementing a mobile-friendly
website, but it takes a lot of detailed planning and effort on our part. It is
definitely not a short-term project. We are currently working on the implementation
of this, but you can follow the progress here on our Road Map page: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2453

Thank you for your patience as we work to make our website mobile-friendly!

Author:

WoutR

Posted:

Sep 20, 2017 05:04

Subject:

Re: Suggestion - link to report post on message

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In Suggestions, Cob writes:

Please put a quick link to report a post in each message.

Thanks
Cob

Yes, not having to find the message ID and the correct problem page would make
it easier to report messages. That would help.

An icon could be added next to Cancel and Reply, which could take you directly
to the reporting page with the message number already filled in.

Author:

Cob

Posted:

Sep 19, 2017 20:05

Subject:

Suggestion - link to report post on message

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Please put a quick link to report a post in each message.

Thanks
Cob

Author:

WonderlandToys

Posted:

Sep 19, 2017 09:46

Subject:

Re: Block New Accounts from posting in forumsq

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I think a good solution would be, to let 0 feedback members tick a box with 'I'm
not a robot' before they can post a message.

In Suggestions, jenwick writes:

Potential new buyers need to be able to ask questions. There are many newbie
legit questions. I think a better thing to do would be to block the number of
posts. I would also like to see spammer messages not just canceled, but deleted
to clean up the legit forum. Just my two cents.

Author:

jenwick

Posted:

Sep 19, 2017 09:21

Subject:

Re: Block New Accounts from posting in forumsq

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Author:

pitz8008

Posted:

Sep 19, 2017 02:57

Subject:

Re: Block New Accounts from posting in forumsq

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Topic:

In Suggestions, ArizonaBrix writes:

Why are there so many fake money/passport spam daily? Are bricklinkers their
core customers? What gives!

Hold on. Are you telling me the passport I just bought off this website is a
scam? Can't be. The guy didn't have any negative feedback. I'm sure
it will arrive. And if it doesn't, I'll just file an NSS.

Author:

legoman77

Posted:

Sep 19, 2017 01:01

Subject:

Re: Block New Accounts from posting in forumsq

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In Suggestions, ArizonaBrix writes:

Why are there so many fake money/passport spam daily? Are bricklinkers their
core customers? What gives!

Good idea except I would permit them to post after buying or selling one item.
These deleted ones always have 0 feedback.
John P

Author:

bb398322

Posted:

Sep 19, 2017 00:49

Subject:

Block New Accounts from posting in forumsq

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Why are there so many fake money/passport spam daily? Are bricklinkers their
core customers? What gives!

Author:

kidsncritters

Posted:

Sep 18, 2017 19:39

Subject:

Re: Homepage Millenium Falcon Banner

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Topic:

It represents that only half the orders placed at S@H were actually filled

It does look odd though...

Author:

M.Boss

Posted:

Sep 18, 2017 19:29

Subject:

Homepage Millenium Falcon Banner

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Please fix the Millennium falcon banner on the home page. It looks very unprofessional
and has been like cut off like that for days now.

Thanks,
M.Boss

Author:

Teup

Posted:

Sep 18, 2017 04:38

Subject:

Re: Tablet friendly website

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In Suggestions, alphadavy writes:

In Suggestions, Teup writes:

I voted yes, but I am able to use my Kindle Fire without too much trouble! Certainly
none of the problems you seem to have...

Davy
@ Alphablocks

Thanks for the feedback, strange that nobody yet mentioned they have the same!
Can anyone who also has this confirm?

Very odd that I have it on 2 devices, by different brands, in different browsers,
on different ISPs.

One thing in common: Windows 10. Looks like Bricklink's menus don't work
with the combination Windows 10 - touchscreen? The one tablet I have where it
does work is Android..

Author:

bb363828

Posted:

Sep 18, 2017 03:09

Subject:

Re: Tablet friendly website

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In Suggestions, Teup writes:

I voted yes, but I am able to use my Kindle Fire without too much trouble! Certainly
none of the problems you seem to have...

Davy
@ Alphablocks

Author:

AngrySquirrel

Posted:

Sep 17, 2017 14:11

Subject:

Re: Tablet friendly website

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In Suggestions, jbricks writes:

In Suggestions, Teup writes:

No problems at all using tablets for order picking and anything else on bricklink.

same here

Author:

jbricks

Posted:

Sep 17, 2017 12:41

Subject:

Re: Tablet friendly website

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Topic:

In Suggestions, Teup writes:

No problems at all using tablets for order picking and anything else on bricklink.

Author:

Teup

Posted:

Sep 17, 2017 11:57

Subject:

Re: Tablet friendly website

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In Suggestions, WhiteHorseMatt writes:

In Suggestions, Teup writes:

I can use the menus fine. But I still want a mobile version.

There is far too much zooming in and moving the screen around on a desktop site
aimed at a 24" screen to use comfortably on a 5/7" device.

I would also like an app that is optimised for mobile features, so I can have,
e.g. push notifications for messages, order change of status etc.

Matt

It's odd, I have seen 1 tablet where it works, and 2 where it doesn't.
I only have the issue on BL, and in all browsers..

Author:

WhiteHorseMatt

Posted:

Sep 17, 2017 10:25

Subject:

Re: Tablet friendly website

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Topic:

In Suggestions, Teup writes:

Author:

Teup

Posted:

Sep 17, 2017 08:33

Subject:

Tablet friendly website

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Topic:

Status:

Implemented

Author:

Cob

Posted:

Sep 16, 2017 23:08

Subject:

update fee schedule

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

I would prefer to see the fee schedule laid out as attached so I can specifically
track each order and the original fee, additional fees, reductions to fees, and
the final amount.

I do not like the separate popup that details the fee adjustments. It seems
completely disconnected from the fee schedule to have the fee adjustments listed
separately. It is very hard to cumbersome to track back and forth the fee adjustments
to the original order.

Attached is my example.

Thank you for taking this into consideration.

Cob

Author:

bb373892

Posted:

Sep 16, 2017 22:32

Subject:

Re: Where are our manners gone?!

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VERY well said, Dave! I agree 100%!

Author:

bb373892

Posted:

Sep 16, 2017 21:56

Subject:

Re: Tracking on orders placed

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Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Sep 16, 2017 14:07

Subject:

Re: Change to information held in Catalogue

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Topic:

In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

[…]
There
are well over 1/2 million members of Bricklink now - even if only 20% of them
contributed […]

You’re overly optimistic about contribution rate.
I don’t think that there ever were 20% of BLers who contributed, even back when,
even counting one-time contributors.
And for something that will only interest sellers, 0.02% (100 people) seems more
likely. But maybe it would suffice

There are two of us who have already said we would supply our data which, I can
assure you, would make a dent in what is needed. We are all 'whistling in
the wind' over this cause BL do their own thing and changes to the catalogue
are changes to their single most important and valuable asset. You will remember
the saga over image rights when they took over and how there is a shyness to
open the catalogue any further (the changes to Brickstock and logging in). Good
to get this out in the air and see what peoples thoughts are but it ain't
going to happen.

If it promotes dialogue with BL development we will have achieved something.
Dimensions, weights etc ?????

Author:

WoutR

Posted:

Sep 16, 2017 14:01

Subject:

Re: Change to information held in Catalogue

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Topic:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

In Suggestions, WoutR writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

In Suggestions, DadsAFOL writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

The Bricklink catalogue has the perfect base for this change but it is a question
of whether the developers feel they can do it with minimum effort. Each item
in the catalogue has a PCC as well as its mould or design id number associated
with it. The PCC code is Lego's element id and it is what they print in their
instructions.

There have been lots of comments both in and out of the forum concerning part
weights and how there is a variance between colours of the same part number.
We have also experienced this. The simple way to deal with this is to add a weight
field against the PCC in the catalogue. This would allow the system to hold the
individual weights for each colour part and could be used to more accurately
provide cart weights for instant checkout when it comes out of preview.

Yes, we have manually recorded lot weights on thousands of PCC's over the
years of selling. I would be happy to share that info to seed the database.
From there like everything else here it just gets crowdsourced over time and
wouldn't really be a big deal. Just set up the system with a bit of a waterfall...
if MyWeight exists, use that; if not then if PCC weight exists use that; else
use ItemID weight.

Here's a good example of why this would be helpful:

3023 Plate 1 x 2
Parts: Plate

- Catalog - 0.36
- Black actual - 0.3331 (-7.5%)
- White actual - 0.3425 (-4.9%)
- Trans Clear actual - 0.3836 (+6.5%)

So if someone bought 1000 of these in your store, and you wanted to weigh them
using the catalog weight instead of counting them...
- Your customer would get 1075 black and your inventory would be short 75 for
the next order
- Your customer would get 1049 white and your inventory would be short 49 for
the next order
- Your customer would get 935 trans clear and your inventory would be over 65,
and your customer would be upset asking for a refund or for you to ship the missing
parts.

Same issue applies to postage calculation. Its totally possible that the system
undercharges on postage for the trans clear because 1000 actually weighs 383g,
not 360g like the catalog expects.

Thank you for joining this thread and the detail you provided it is helpful for
others to see what a difference the weights can make towards shipping. We would
be happy to share our data with BL as well.

The transparent parts are heavier because they are made in a different material.
LEGO often has a different designID for those parts,which BrickLink sees as an
alternative (to keep things simple for buyers and sellers).

I have been studying the small design changes on the 3001 bricks. I have seen
many mold changes that would cause such small changes in weight, and the exact
weight of the raw material might differ from one batch to the next (especially
because LEGO uses several suppliers). Even mold wear adds weight to the parts.

The only correct way to do this would be to assign a tolerance to the weight,
it is an illusion that the part weight is constant in so many decimals.

Hardly an illusion based on the data presented, although we agree nothing is
constant with Lego. They weigh parts that they send out for their B&P site and
the count can be significantly out on the same item. Everyone agrees this is
not an exact science - we are simply exploring other possibilities that may help
to solve or improve on the current system, which, with the best will in the world
is far too generic.

Personally, I see too many variables to make this work with the accuracy that
seems to be suggested here. 0.01 gram is a very small amount of material. The
weight could change depending on
- mold design variations, up to minor variations between mold cavities and mold
numbers.
- mold life phase, wear, revisions etc
- factory/production location, the injection moulding machine used and its operating
settings.
- material (CA (old), ABS (solid) or PP (transparent))
- material supplier (BASF, BAYER, BORG-WARNER etc do not have identical material
formulas)
- raw material batch
- material additives, including color
- possibly even temperature or moisture (do bricks absorb that?)
- brick age (wear, additives leaking out, binding materials from the environment)

Some of these have larger contributions than others, but I cannot predict what
their combined effect will be. And I seriously doubt if the effects are constant
over time.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Sep 16, 2017 13:49

Subject:

Re: Change to information held in Catalogue

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In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

In Suggestions, brickbrowser writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

There are far greater weight discrepancies / inconsistencies in batches of packaging
materials (even from same supplier), than those attributed to mold or part colour
differences. Furthermore, one weight submitter's scales and measuring technique
probably differs from another's to the extent that the exercise is moot.

I doubt that would ever be an effective use of people's time.

You may be right - the only thing is surely we have to start somewhere - as I
said in an earlier reply the current generic system only works because sellers/stores
have been doing this manually

For the record - when doing up shipping cost for an order, we have _never_ weighed
the order, we always used BL's supplied weight (unless of course the weight
was not specified). As far as I can recall, we have never had issues with an
order needing more postage than what was indicated by using supplied weights.

As others have indicated as well, adding weights to PPCs is a massive undertaking,
time that would be better and more profitably spent elsewhere.

Niek.

We weight every order and totally disregard BL's weight as
it does not make allowances for bags, other packaging materials and of course
the box we use. Strange you don't weigh your orders?

Poor choice of words, my bad. I meant - we don't weigh orders before determining
shipping cost. We have a good handle on what fits into where, and that includes
how much weight to add for packing material. We have enough NBPs to make packing-up-and-then-unpacking
a pain in the behind. If we over-estimated shipping, we refund. If we under-estimated,
we eat the diff. Same will happen when auto-checkout will come by.

For us, PPC weights are a non-issue, and (again for us) efforts would be better
spent developing other features.

Niek.

Then AFOL's comments about checking MyWeight a PPC weight or defaulting to
the generic weight solve that issue - if the PPC weight were available.

BTW

We work very differently to you. Our parts are picked and prepacked to determine
an accurate shipping cost - we never under or overcharge - no refunds no administration
just simply parcel sent at cost given to buyer. It has worked well for us for
6 years and 4100+ orders - not sure we need to change it. Haven't had an
NPB in all that time - so again that is not an issue for us. I have said this
many times and will keep saying it - if instant checkout can replace a manual
system which doesn't get it wrong - ever - then subject to them sorting out
the Paypal on site payment issue (to do with addresses) we will look at it in
seriousness if not we will stay with what works for us and hasn't let us
down - the old expression applies if it ain't broke don't fix it.

There are huge number of things that are needed on the site - we agree with
that but that all appears to be out of our (The community's) control or influence
- the roadmap has changed a multitude of times - no one knows where the seller
tools are or if we will ever see them - so many other things do need doing -
we agree but we and others do not see this as being the lead weight to bring
it all to a halt it would simply be another enhancement to the BL catalogue.

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Sep 16, 2017 13:38

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