Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies Author: | gvbricks | Posted: | Nov 9, 2017 04:30 | Subject: | INSTANT conditional block macro for IC | Viewed: | 112 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| To better adapt order notification and order invoice templates for instant and
non-instant invoices/payments, I suggest an "INSTANT" conditional block macro
tag.
From my point of view, we can improve the communication with our customers and
their shopping experience if the e-mails they receive do not contain unnecessary
or inapplicable information.
Example: We received messages from customers who asked "Why do I receive an invoice
with payment instructions? I already paid!"
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Author: | Teup | Posted: | Nov 8, 2017 09:07 | Subject: | Re: Default Shipping Method | Viewed: | 26 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, SchmickBricks writes:
| Is there any chance of bringing back the option for sellers to select a default
shipping method? Since rolling out Instant Checkout my default method has become
local pickup, (No idea why, certainly not my choice) which would be fine if buyers
actually read the description. I now have orders being paid for on a daily basis
by people living thousands of kilometers away that I then have to go through
the hassle of getting shipping money from.
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Yes, this definitely should be implemented. I am honestly surprised setting defaults
is missing entirely. Not just for shipping methods, also for payment method and
currency we really need to be able to set a default to avoid a confusing and
error prone user experience.
The system is so flexible and accomodating, it's really well done (thanks
team! ). But this basic feature that even used to be there in the past is now
missing, odd!
I also just posted about this: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1061672
Not sure if you saw but decided to repost it as a suggestion, or that you missed
it, but in case you missed it, it beautifully illustrates the point that I am
making there about how dysfunctional this Bricklink forum is
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Author: | Brickwilbo | Posted: | Nov 8, 2017 07:59 | Subject: | Re: Default Shipping Method | Viewed: | 33 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, SchmickBricks writes:
| Is there any chance of bringing back the option for sellers to select a default
shipping method? Since rolling out Instant Checkout my default method has become
local pickup, (No idea why, certainly not my choice) which would be fine if buyers
actually read the description. I now have orders being paid for on a daily basis
by people living thousands of kilometers away that I then have to go through
the hassle of getting shipping money from.
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I've found this solution:
PaulvdB
'For instant checkout shipping methods are sorting from cheapest to most
expensive
with cheapest selected by default. If you don't want pickup at the top you
can change that shipping method to manual invoice. That will put it at the bottom.'
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1061661
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Author: | SchmickBricks | Posted: | Nov 8, 2017 07:29 | Subject: | Default Shipping Method | Viewed: | 77 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Is there any chance of bringing back the option for sellers to select a default
shipping method? Since rolling out Instant Checkout my default method has become
local pickup, (No idea why, certainly not my choice) which would be fine if buyers
actually read the description. I now have orders being paid for on a daily basis
by people living thousands of kilometers away that I then have to go through
the hassle of getting shipping money from.
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Author: | JulieK | Posted: | Nov 7, 2017 17:04 | Subject: | Re: Bring back Submit button at TOP of inventory | Viewed: | 33 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Pretty_Pieces writes:
| Please bring back the functionality that allows the "Submit" button to show at
the TOP of the inventory screen as well as the bottom. It appears some users
have it grandfathered in, but it is no longer available?
See message string
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=227702&nID=1061374
aaaand, if we're wrong, and there is a way to do it that I'm missing,
please enlighten me.
Thanks!
Dawn
Pretty_Pieces
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It might not hurt to submit a bug report on this issue. I would, but I can still
see the submit button, so that might not help BL figure out the problem.
https://www.bricklink.com/helpDesk.asp?helpDeskID=114
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Author: | Pretty_Pieces | Posted: | Nov 7, 2017 16:54 | Subject: | Bring back Submit button at TOP of inventory | Viewed: | 58 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Please bring back the functionality that allows the "Submit" button to show at
the TOP of the inventory screen as well as the bottom. It appears some users
have it grandfathered in, but it is no longer available?
See message string
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=227702&nID=1061374
aaaand, if we're wrong, and there is a way to do it that I'm missing,
please enlighten me.
Thanks!
Dawn
Pretty_Pieces
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Author: | KingAlanI | Posted: | Nov 5, 2017 18:49 | Subject: | Re: S&H Overwrite | Viewed: | 31 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, beleuco writes:
| I would like to see the possibility to overwrite S&H for any given item, the
same way we can put our own dimensions/weight.
We could offer free shipping by setting it to 0 or for example a flat $10 shipping
fee. Either only for domestic shipping and two values, one for International,
one for Domestic.
When browsing, buyer could see a specific free/flat shopping icon.
If the item with specific shipping is bundled with other items, it would be excluded
from the calculation and its flat shipping fee added to the result (if any).
Further more, in search filters, we could select items with free/flat shipping.
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Sounds too complicated but the separate domestic/international setting reminds
me of how I have different handling fees ($1 US/$1.50 foreign) and have to put
the international one manually
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Author: | BLUSER_82638 | Posted: | Nov 5, 2017 12:27 | Subject: | Re: Classic Wanted List Unavailable on June 5th | Viewed: | 53 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| I just used today its still there. Thank you! |
Author: | SoCal_Bricks | Posted: | Nov 2, 2017 17:53 | Subject: | Checkout Page | Viewed: | 84 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Does anyone else think the checkout page needs to be modified? The first option
for store terms "Agree & Continue" makes it seem to the buyer they are agreeing
to commit to the order w/ the shipping option shown as soon as they click on
it. It even says "Items will be reserved for you, and you will obligated to
purchase them." right under the Agree & Continue button. This message shouldn't
be displayed until the Place Order button shows up. I would also rather have
the Shipping tab show up first or leave S&H empty until they reach that tab so
the buyer can see all options available.
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Author: | randyf | Posted: | Nov 2, 2017 11:39 | Subject: | Re: Add Icon Next to Parts Unique to Sets | Viewed: | 25 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, speshy writes:
| I would like to suggest that when viewing a set's inventory, an icon be displayed
next to each part that is unique (element number + color combination) to that
set. In the event a new set is inventoried and contains a previously unique
element, the icon disappears.
Thanks for your consideration.
K
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Interesting suggestion. I like it. Voted yes.
Randy
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Author: | ZwarteMagica | Posted: | Nov 2, 2017 03:15 | Subject: | Re: Send Order Notifications for Instant Checkout | Viewed: | 45 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| We also save the "my copy of invoice" in our archive. So yes we would like to
see this option.
Also if the invoice is sent automatically maybe the system can automatically
set the checkmark for invoicing. See attachment all orders are payed. The system
always say we have orders to invoice, but in fact they are already payed via
instant checkout.
In Suggestions, MMillere writes:
| When getting an order thru Instant Check-out I would like to see a copy of the
"order notification email" along with a copy of the "invoice" email just like
when a non-instant order is placed.
I have saved these for future reference for years.
Thanx, Milissa
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Author: | welo999 | Posted: | Nov 2, 2017 03:00 | Subject: | Re: Send Order Notifications for Instant Checkout | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, MMillere writes:
| When getting an order thru Instant Check-out I would like to see a copy of the
"order notification email" along with a copy of the "invoice" email just like
when a non-instant order is placed.
I have saved these for future reference for years.
Thanx, Milissa
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Order notification worked for me until yesterday - both Instant checkout and
manual.
Today i've had the first IC order without notification.
As for invoice copys - i too like to get them again.
I understand that not everyone wants or need them, maybe the order setting "Default
E-Mail Me a Copy on Invoice to Yes" could be used as trigger for automatic invoices.
It's already there, should not be to complicated to implement.
Werner
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Author: | speshy | Posted: | Nov 1, 2017 16:19 | Subject: | Add Icon Next to Parts Unique to Sets | Viewed: | 62 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| I would like to suggest that when viewing a set's inventory, an icon be displayed
next to each part that is unique (element number + color combination) to that
set. In the event a new set is inventoried and contains a previously unique
element, the icon disappears.
Thanks for your consideration.
K
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Author: | JulieK | Posted: | Nov 1, 2017 15:36 | Subject: | Re: Force sellers to show cart weight | Viewed: | 54 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Cob writes:
| Found it thanks so much!
Cob
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You're Welcome!
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Author: | Cob | Posted: | Nov 1, 2017 15:34 | Subject: | Re: Force sellers to show cart weight | Viewed: | 30 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, JulieK writes:
| In Suggestions, Cob writes:
| | | How do to get to this screen? I cannot find it, I have a buyer who wants to
see the weight in the cart but I can't find this screen to help him.
thanks,
Cob
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It can be found while in a shop, click on a category, scroll to the bottom and
there
is a link for "item display settings" which will bring up the option for buyers
to view cart weight. Shoppers must be logged in or the link will not display.
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Thanks for the reply, however I cannot find this link from these instructions.
Do you have any further instructions or help?
Thanks,
Cob
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While in store, pick a category, then scroll to bottom of parts list, click on
Item Display Settings
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Found it thanks so much!
Cob
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Author: | JulieK | Posted: | Nov 1, 2017 15:29 | Subject: | Re: Force sellers to show cart weight | Viewed: | 56 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Cob writes:
| | | How do to get to this screen? I cannot find it, I have a buyer who wants to
see the weight in the cart but I can't find this screen to help him.
thanks,
Cob
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It can be found while in a shop, click on a category, scroll to the bottom and
there
is a link for "item display settings" which will bring up the option for buyers
to view cart weight. Shoppers must be logged in or the link will not display.
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Thanks for the reply, however I cannot find this link from these instructions.
Do you have any further instructions or help?
Thanks,
Cob
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While in store, pick a category, then scroll to bottom of parts list, click on
Item Display Settings
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Author: | Cob | Posted: | Nov 1, 2017 15:02 | Subject: | Re: Force sellers to show cart weight | Viewed: | 48 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| | | How do to get to this screen? I cannot find it, I have a buyer who wants to
see the weight in the cart but I can't find this screen to help him.
thanks,
Cob
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It can be found while in a shop, click on a category, scroll to the bottom and
there
is a link for "item display settings" which will bring up the option for buyers
to view cart weight. Shoppers must be logged in or the link will not display.
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Thanks for the reply, however I cannot find this link from these instructions.
Do you have any further instructions or help?
Thanks,
Cob
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Author: | BrickCompulsion | Posted: | Nov 1, 2017 12:57 | Subject: | Re: Force sellers to show cart weight | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| In Suggestions, neghibo writes:
| In Suggestions, MarieA writes:
| Does anyone have any idea how many sales are lost because users are being asked
to commit to buy with no indication of the final, total cost?
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Hi,
there is a Quote for request botton. I do not buy, if seller hasn't it.
em
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Actually, the latest thing I bought from a seller stated that they had the quote
feature button implemented within their store, and when I placed the order, it
wasn't shown, so I think the quote feature should be made mandatory as this
will help a lot of buyers...
Paul
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I really like the quote feature - especially if instant check out is not available
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Author: | Addict2Brick | Posted: | Nov 1, 2017 12:50 | Subject: | Re: Force sellers to show cart weight | Viewed: | 56 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| Only if we can force buyers to automatically remove some funds from their PayPal
to cover any shipping cost increases after the total package is weighed
I've lost a little bit of money so far due to wrong weight. This is a big
reason why I charge an extra dollar on all orders in order to make sure I'm
not losing money on orders from miscalculated shipping costs.
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Author: | JulieK | Posted: | Nov 1, 2017 11:45 | Subject: | Re: Force sellers to show cart weight | Viewed: | 63 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Cob writes:
| In Suggestions, Miffy. writes:
| Hey folks!
I think this option is counter-productive for buyers. (See image below)
Sellers are allowed to turn off the display of cart weight in their store, even
if the buyer has chosen to see cart weight.
This means that if buyers are cost-of-shipping-sensitive, they have to manually
calculate the cart weight, or ask the seller for a quote.
Why force this upon ourselves when the website can automatically do it for us?
I suggest we force sellers to have the weight of cart shown within their store.
Thanks for voting!
Miffy.
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How do to get to this screen? I cannot find it, I have a buyer who wants to
see the weight in the cart but I can't find this screen to help him.
thanks,
Cob
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It can be found while in a shop, click on a category, scroll to the bottom and
there
is a link for "item display settings" which will bring up the option for buyers
to view cart weight. Shoppers must be logged in or the link will not display.
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Author: | dvw2 | Posted: | Nov 1, 2017 10:32 | Subject: | Re: Export ordered part lists | Viewed: | 16 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| Never mind! I just discovered the method via Rebrickable. Add a parts list, from
BrickLink orders. Amazing. What a fantastic, interconnected community!
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Author: | Cob | Posted: | Nov 1, 2017 10:19 | Subject: | Re: Force sellers to show cart weight | Viewed: | 70 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Miffy. writes:
| Hey folks!
I think this option is counter-productive for buyers. (See image below)
Sellers are allowed to turn off the display of cart weight in their store, even
if the buyer has chosen to see cart weight.
This means that if buyers are cost-of-shipping-sensitive, they have to manually
calculate the cart weight, or ask the seller for a quote.
Why force this upon ourselves when the website can automatically do it for us?
I suggest we force sellers to have the weight of cart shown within their store.
Thanks for voting!
Miffy.
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How do to get to this screen? I cannot find it, I have a buyer who wants to
see the weight in the cart but I can't find this screen to help him.
thanks,
Cob
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Author: | WoutR | Posted: | Oct 31, 2017 17:52 | Subject: | Re: S&H Overwrite | Viewed: | 36 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, beleuco writes:
| I would like to see the possibility to overwrite S&H for any given item, the
same way we can put our own dimensions/weight.
We could offer free shipping by setting it to 0 or for example a flat $10 shipping
fee. Either only for domestic shipping and two values, one for International,
one for Domestic.
When browsing, buyer could see a specific free/flat shopping icon.
If the item with specific shipping is bundled with other items, it would be excluded
from the calculation and its flat shipping fee added to the result (if any).
Further more, in search filters, we could select items with free/flat shipping.
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I think that would make it more complicated for buyers.
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Author: | beleuco | Posted: | Oct 31, 2017 16:29 | Subject: | S&H Overwrite | Viewed: | 153 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| I would like to see the possibility to overwrite S&H for any given item, the
same way we can put our own dimensions/weight.
We could offer free shipping by setting it to 0 or for example a flat $10 shipping
fee. Either only for domestic shipping and two values, one for International,
one for Domestic.
When browsing, buyer could see a specific free/flat shopping icon.
If the item with specific shipping is bundled with other items, it would be excluded
from the calculation and its flat shipping fee added to the result (if any).
Further more, in search filters, we could select items with free/flat shipping.
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Author: | Brickwilbo | Posted: | Oct 30, 2017 15:36 | Subject: | Re: different shipping adress? | Viewed: | 31 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, thijss26 writes:
| Hay Guys,
New to bricklink just noticed that you can't setup a different postal/shipping
adress then billing address.
Would be handy there's a lot of people living in different countries then
born.
Sometimes it would be easier and cheaper to send package to Motherland.
Regards
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At checkout you can enter a different ship to address.
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Author: | thijss26 | Posted: | Oct 30, 2017 15:32 | Subject: | different shipping adress? | Viewed: | 75 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Hay Guys,
New to bricklink just noticed that you can't setup a different postal/shipping
adress then billing address.
Would be handy there's a lot of people living in different countries then
born.
Sometimes it would be easier and cheaper to send package to Motherland.
Regards
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Author: | Brick.Door | Posted: | Oct 30, 2017 09:23 | Subject: | Email notice - manual invoice required | Viewed: | 123 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| With instant checkout most of the orders I receive are paid before I am even
aware of them, although I still get a confirmation email from both Bricklink
and Paypal.
I would be useful for Bricklink to have an option to only send the email notification
if there is an order that requires a manual invoice (or requesting a quote obviously).
That way I know there is something I need to do. Otherwise it might be several
hours before I check the orders page and realize an invoice needs to be sent.
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Author: | SylvainLS | Posted: | Oct 29, 2017 12:12 | Subject: | Re: [Stud.io] | Viewed: | 28 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, furyofaseraph writes:
| Can we have a way to manually filter parts in the building pallet? It's annoying
to try to remember which of the 4 variants of part 4085 I should use, for example.
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For suggestions about Stud.io, it’s there: http://forum.bricklink.com/
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Author: | ThatRobHuman | Posted: | Oct 29, 2017 11:24 | Subject: | [Stud.io] | Viewed: | 45 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Can we have a way to manually filter parts in the building pallet? It's annoying
to try to remember which of the 4 variants of part 4085 I should use, for example.
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Author: | Brickwilbo | Posted: | Oct 28, 2017 10:34 | Subject: | Re: search sellers | Viewed: | 27 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, jdiritto writes:
| I've only used site for a week (with two toddlers screaming I want that one
the whole time) so this may be an option somewhere but it would be great if there
is a way to search for local sellers by zip code
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Not possible, also for privacy reasons.
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Author: | jdiritto | Posted: | Oct 28, 2017 09:54 | Subject: | search sellers | Viewed: | 51 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| I've only used site for a week (with two toddlers screaming I want that one
the whole time) so this may be an option somewhere but it would be great if there
is a way to search for local sellers by zip code
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Author: | Nordbart | Posted: | Oct 27, 2017 04:40 | Subject: | Re: Whats the best of the Lego Build Software? | Viewed: | 39 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, BrickMark1960 writes:
| Hi everyone.
I was wanting to give one of the many Lego building software's a go preferably
one that works with brick Link. I don't mind paying but a free one would
be preferable.
What does everyone recommend? The simpler the better I might add, I'm not
bad with technology but I am going to be trying to teach my grandson how to do
it.
Sincerely BrickMark1960
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https://studio.bricklink.com/v2/build/studio.page
or Lego Digital Designer are pretty easy to use.
Ldraw is kinda complicated but more versatile. Haven't used it for a while
though.
Nordbart
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Author: | bb896809 | Posted: | Oct 27, 2017 04:36 | Subject: | Whats the best of the Lego Build Software? | Viewed: | 71 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Hi everyone.
I was wanting to give one of the many Lego building software's a go preferably
one that works with brick Link. I don't mind paying but a free one would
be preferable.
What does everyone recommend? The simpler the better I might add, I'm not
bad with technology but I am going to be trying to teach my grandson how to do
it.
Sincerely BrickMark1960
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Author: | Lhugo | Posted: | Oct 26, 2017 21:53 | Subject: | Re: Improve "apply order" button | Viewed: | 29 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| Yes. That feature need some improvements.
In the short term, it would be nice if we were able to merge multiple wanted
lists into one, and use it to "apply" many orders. Unfortunately, we cannot
merge two lists that have the same part (it complains). It should simply "add"
the quantities for that part, and add it in the new wanted list.
Right now, I have to ways to easily figuring out when I have received all the
parts for one of my wanted lists.
In Suggestions, lego_pete writes:
| Dear members,
I just tried to get an overview by my current orders checking my want list(s).
If you want to apply your order(s) to the wish list to count items you already
got with your orders you have to select order by order, its not possible to select
all orders and there is no function to prevent to apply 1 order two times.
Items which have not been listed in the want list are not added automaticly.
How is the best way to get a stock list summarising diffrent orders?
Hope to get some answers.
Pete
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Author: | PaulOfBricks | Posted: | Oct 26, 2017 05:45 | Subject: | Re: Classic Wanted List Unavailable on June 5th | Viewed: | 51 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Administrative, placeeric writes:
| Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it, kept it, keep it, KEEP
IT !
In Administrative, Admin_Jaclyn writes:
| Hello Everyone,
In June of last year, we introduced a new Wanted List upgrade. This upgrade came
with a newly-designed buying experience which focused on the necessity to compare
and plan out multiple carts at once, as well as make it easier to manage multiple
lists.
Since BrickLink's Wanted List is a core feature for most users, we currently
provide the classic version for members to use as a backup in case there are
glitches with the new version. This is intended to be a temporary solution.
The classic version of the Wanted List feature will become unavailable on
June 5, 2017. At this point, we have ensured that the new version of the
Wanted List covers all desired functionality (plus more) from the classic version.
If you have any issues with the new version, please let us know as soon as possible.
Thank you for the continued support, bug reports, and helpful feedback as we
continue to roll out important changes.
Sincerely,
Jaclyn
BrickLink Customer Support
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Author: | popsicle | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 19:12 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 52 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:
| In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| In Suggestions, leopard37 writes:
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I know how you feel, John. Although I don’t have a wife, I’ve long ago stopped
talking to myself (at the behest of concerned friends ) and have placed me
on my stoplist. I guess I won’t be able to take advantage of the proposed new
feature
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Have you blocked your own forum posts too?! =) Not that anyone would need to
block yours.
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Keep it on the sly, Tyson, I don't want my friends to know, but I still talk
to myself and have not placed myself on my ignore list. Besides, don't
need to add to the already impressive amount already there....
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I talk to myself all the time. I meet a better class of people that way.
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I talk to myself when I'm in the mood to slum it
Guess I need to raise my self-esteem
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Author: | legoman77 | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 18:50 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| In Suggestions, leopard37 writes:
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I know how you feel, John. Although I don’t have a wife, I’ve long ago stopped
talking to myself (at the behest of concerned friends ) and have placed me
on my stoplist. I guess I won’t be able to take advantage of the proposed new
feature
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Have you blocked your own forum posts too?! =) Not that anyone would need to
block yours.
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Keep it on the sly, Tyson, I don't want my friends to know, but I still talk
to myself and have not placed myself on my ignore list. Besides, don't
need to add to the already impressive amount already there....
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I talk to myself all the time. I meet a better class of people that way.
John P
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Author: | monkeynut12 | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 18:48 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 37 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| This could be a dream come true! I made this suggestion almost 6 years ago. I
know I wasn't the first, and I knew I wasn't going to be the last. Being
able to use my own wanted list in my own store would save me so much time and
pain. I would gladly pay 3% for the luxury.
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Author: | relhak | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 14:30 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 32 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| I would just omit the self-bought data from the price guide. I take a lot of
parts out of my inventory for personal use, and I wouldn't use the check
out system for pulling parts, as most of what I pull comes from my stockroom,
which doesn't show up in the store. Now if they added a feature to show
my stockroom items when I'm looking at the price guide or my own store,
and let me create a pull sheet like a normal order, *that* would be awesome.
In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
| I can absolutely see the need for testing, but I am wondering how far the test
order has to go. If the order is completed there are fees, the possibility to
manipulate price guide data and the possibility to give yourself feedback...
so the test order should stop before those actions happen.
I can see sellers wanting to use the order process as a way to adjust their inventory,
but I think that that would create to many potential issues.
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Author: | randyipp | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 12:27 | Subject: | Re: Send Order Notifications for Instant Checkout | Viewed: | 52 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, MMillere writes:
| When getting an order thru Instant Check-out I would like to see a copy of the
"order notification email" along with a copy of the "invoice" email just like
when a non-instant order is placed.
I have saved these for future reference for years.
Thanx, Milissa
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Yes, it makes no sense for these to be missing.
I too save them since BL is living in the past with holding 6 months of data.
I would hope that this is more of a bug than intended behavior.
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Author: | BrickSwede | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 12:06 | Subject: | Custom payment method | Viewed: | 89 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Hello, would it be posible to add a custom payment method option for "local"
(national) payment options like "Swish" here in Sweden or "Ideal" in the Netherlands.
I dont think it would be that hard to implement but it would help a lot. At the
moment I have added a note to my bank transfer option thats say that I also accet
Swish-payments, but I still have to ask the buyer which method he wants to use.
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Author: | Leftoverbricks | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 11:43 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 48 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| Thank you, I hope you will enable buying form your own store.
Speaking about: although it isn't possible at the moment to buy from your
own store, shopping actions ARE recorded under the Cart tab. See picture that
shows I have an active cart in my shop but not able to buy it.
This demonstrates that BL already correctly handles stored carts but right now
it does not take into account that you can't buy from your own store, so
this is a bug.
When you (hopefully!!) decide to make buying from your own store possible --at
least as a testing option-- you don't have to bother about stored carts.
What is a bug now is a feature in the future! (Hope you follow me.)
Thank you.
Martin
In Suggestions, Admin_Jaclyn writes:
| I definitely see your point, especially now that Instant Checkout has gone live.
I will add this as a wish in our project management software and will talk to
the team about it this week.
Thanks, relhak and Katie!
-- Jaclyn
BL Customer Support
In Suggestions, AlltRightBricks writes:
| In Suggestions, relhak writes:
| I know it's already been hashed over and over that sellers want to be able
to buy in their own store, and, for reasons I still cannot fathom, BL has refused
to allow it. But that isn't why I'm posting here.
The real problem is that I'm unable to test my store settings from a customer's
perspective. This is %$#%@# ridiculous. No store on the planet has a policy
that stops employees and management from taking items to a register and going
through check out process (and then void the sale, or abandon it before finishing).
Now this new instant check out has me setting up a system that I'm barred
from using without going to someone else's store to experience their *different*
configuration.
I guess I need to set up a shill account in violation of BL's terms just
so I can make sure my store works as I intend?
Stuart
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I couldn't agree more! Yesterday, I had a buyer tell me the only shipping
option they saw in my store was "Hold Order Open". I've always had two, "Order
Is Complete" and "Hold Order Open". I didn't think too much of it, until
it happened again today. I went to try and get far enough in the checkout process
to see what options I saw for shipping options, but no such luck. I eliminated
the "Hold Order Open" option altogether. I'm hoping buyers can now see the
"Order is Complete" shipping option, or they won't be able to fully checkout.
It would be really nice to see how things work in the flesh rather than through
a friend's account, or a friendly buyer letting you know when things are
going on.
Katie
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Author: | popsicle | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 11:13 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 86 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, leopard37 writes:
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I know how you feel, John. Although I don’t have a wife, I’ve long ago stopped
talking to myself (at the behest of concerned friends ) and have placed me
on my stoplist. I guess I won’t be able to take advantage of the proposed new
feature
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Have you blocked your own forum posts too?! =) Not that anyone would need to
block yours.
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Keep it on the sly, Tyson, I don't want my friends to know, but I still talk
to myself and have not placed myself on my ignore list. Besides, don't
need to add to the already impressive amount already there....
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Author: | MMillere | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 11:11 | Subject: | Send Order Notifications for Instant Checkout | Viewed: | 165 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| When getting an order thru Instant Check-out I would like to see a copy of the
"order notification email" along with a copy of the "invoice" email just like
when a non-instant order is placed.
I have saved these for future reference for years.
Thanx, Milissa
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Author: | leopard37 | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 10:37 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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I know how you feel, John. Although I don’t have a wife, I’ve long ago stopped
talking to myself (at the behest of concerned friends ) and have placed me
on my stoplist. I guess I won’t be able to take advantage of the proposed new
feature
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Have you blocked your own forum posts too?! =) Not that anyone would need to
block yours.
Tyson.
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Author: | popsicle | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 10:29 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 81 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:
| In Suggestions, relhak writes:
| I know it's already been hashed over and over that sellers want to be able
to buy in their own store, and, for reasons I still cannot fathom, BL has refused
to allow it. But that isn't why I'm posting here.
The real problem is that I'm unable to test my store settings from a customer's
perspective. This is %$#%@# ridiculous. No store on the planet has a policy
that stops employees and management from taking items to a register and going
through check out process (and then void the sale, or abandon it before finishing).
Now this new instant check out has me setting up a system that I'm barred
from using without going to someone else's store to experience their *different*
configuration.
I guess I need to set up a shill account in violation of BL's terms just
so I can make sure my store works as I intend?
Stuart
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My wife would not let me buy from myself but she did not mind if I sold to myself.
She said I had way too many Legos.
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I know how you feel, John. Although I don’t have a wife, I’ve long ago stopped
talking to myself (at the behest of concerned friends ) and have placed me
on my stoplist. I guess I won’t be able to take advantage of the proposed new
feature
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Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 09:47 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, leopard37 writes:
| Completely echo Wout and yorbrick.
A picklist from your own stock would be awesome, perhaps a wanted list feature
- these items are in your stock button.
And price manipulation would be a big concern. Own site purchases should not
count in the stats.
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If it worked how I would want it, they wouldn't matter.
You could use the wants list in your own store, "order" them but instead of it
being processed as an order it gets processed as item removals. That way, there
are no sales records and no fees to pay. So it is the same as it is now, just
much easier than manually removing items from wants lists and inventories.
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Author: | legoman77 | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 09:43 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 48 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, relhak writes:
| I know it's already been hashed over and over that sellers want to be able
to buy in their own store, and, for reasons I still cannot fathom, BL has refused
to allow it. But that isn't why I'm posting here.
The real problem is that I'm unable to test my store settings from a customer's
perspective. This is %$#%@# ridiculous. No store on the planet has a policy
that stops employees and management from taking items to a register and going
through check out process (and then void the sale, or abandon it before finishing).
Now this new instant check out has me setting up a system that I'm barred
from using without going to someone else's store to experience their *different*
configuration.
I guess I need to set up a shill account in violation of BL's terms just
so I can make sure my store works as I intend?
Stuart
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My wife would not let me buy from myself but she did not mind if I sold to myself.
She said I had way too many Legos.
John P
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Author: | leopard37 | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 09:38 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| Completely echo Wout and yorbrick.
A picklist from your own stock would be awesome, perhaps a wanted list feature
- these items are in your stock button.
And price manipulation would be a big concern. Own site purchases should not
count in the stats.
Tyson.
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Author: | WoutR | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 07:39 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 61 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, relhak writes:
| I know it's already been hashed over and over that sellers want to be able
to buy in their own store, and, for reasons I still cannot fathom, BL has refused
to allow it. But that isn't why I'm posting here.
The real problem is that I'm unable to test my store settings from a customer's
perspective. This is %$#%@# ridiculous. No store on the planet has a policy
that stops employees and management from taking items to a register and going
through check out process (and then void the sale, or abandon it before finishing).
Now this new instant check out has me setting up a system that I'm barred
from using without going to someone else's store to experience their *different*
configuration.
I guess I need to set up a shill account in violation of BL's terms just
so I can make sure my store works as I intend?
Stuart
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I can absolutely see the need for testing, but I am wondering how far the test
order has to go. If the order is completed there are fees, the possibility to
manipulate price guide data and the possibility to give yourself feedback...
so the test order should stop before those actions happen.
I can see sellers wanting to use the order process as a way to adjust their inventory,
but I think that that would create to many potential issues.
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Author: | blockbuster | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 06:54 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 49 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| It is better to test first than have to blunder in the dark on a live site!
In Suggestions, NelisSolis writes:
| In Suggestions, blockbuster writes:
| Perhaps the preview site can be enabled to allow testing.
|
The preview site is good to get familiar with new features before they are implemented
in the ‘real’ world, but is always a snapshot of the past. I need to be able
to verify my instant check-out settings at the moment I adjust them. So it would
be nice to be able to shop from yourself, or at least go through the order process
(except the final push on the order button).
Niels
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Author: | NelisSolis | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 06:01 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 42 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, blockbuster writes:
| Perhaps the preview site can be enabled to allow testing.
|
The preview site is good to get familiar with new features before they are implemented
in the ‘real’ world, but is always a snapshot of the past. I need to be able
to verify my instant check-out settings at the moment I adjust them. So it would
be nice to be able to shop from yourself, or at least go through the order process
(except the final push on the order button).
Niels
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Author: | blockbuster | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 04:59 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 53 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| Perhaps the preview site can be enabled to allow testing.
In Suggestions, Admin_Jaclyn writes:
| I definitely see your point, especially now that Instant Checkout has gone live.
I will add this as a wish in our project management software and will talk to
the team about it this week.
Thanks, relhak and Katie!
-- Jaclyn
BL Customer Support
In Suggestions, AlltRightBricks writes:
| In Suggestions, relhak writes:
| I know it's already been hashed over and over that sellers want to be able
to buy in their own store, and, for reasons I still cannot fathom, BL has refused
to allow it. But that isn't why I'm posting here.
The real problem is that I'm unable to test my store settings from a customer's
perspective. This is %$#%@# ridiculous. No store on the planet has a policy
that stops employees and management from taking items to a register and going
through check out process (and then void the sale, or abandon it before finishing).
Now this new instant check out has me setting up a system that I'm barred
from using without going to someone else's store to experience their *different*
configuration.
I guess I need to set up a shill account in violation of BL's terms just
so I can make sure my store works as I intend?
Stuart
|
I couldn't agree more! Yesterday, I had a buyer tell me the only shipping
option they saw in my store was "Hold Order Open". I've always had two, "Order
Is Complete" and "Hold Order Open". I didn't think too much of it, until
it happened again today. I went to try and get far enough in the checkout process
to see what options I saw for shipping options, but no such luck. I eliminated
the "Hold Order Open" option altogether. I'm hoping buyers can now see the
"Order is Complete" shipping option, or they won't be able to fully checkout.
It would be really nice to see how things work in the flesh rather than through
a friend's account, or a friendly buyer letting you know when things are
going on.
Katie
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Author: | BrickCompulsion | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 04:42 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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When I sell, I don't particularly want to buy from myself, as that means
paying fees. However, it would be good to have an order like process that allows
a seller to remove stock from their store in the same way as buying a normal
order. I know it can be done adjusting inventory but it would be useful to have
full use of a wants list in my own store before then going to other stores to
find the remaining parts.
As for testing, fully agree.
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+1
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Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 04:40 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 47 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, relhak writes:
| I know it's already been hashed over and over that sellers want to be able
to buy in their own store, and, for reasons I still cannot fathom, BL has refused
to allow it. But that isn't why I'm posting here.
The real problem is that I'm unable to test my store settings from a customer's
perspective. This is %$#%@# ridiculous. No store on the planet has a policy
that stops employees and management from taking items to a register and going
through check out process (and then void the sale, or abandon it before finishing).
Now this new instant check out has me setting up a system that I'm barred
from using without going to someone else's store to experience their *different*
configuration.
I guess I need to set up a shill account in violation of BL's terms just
so I can make sure my store works as I intend?
Stuart
|
When I sell, I don't particularly want to buy from myself, as that means
paying fees. However, it would be good to have an order like process that allows
a seller to remove stock from their store in the same way as buying a normal
order. I know it can be done adjusting inventory but it would be useful to have
full use of a wants list in my own store before then going to other stores to
find the remaining parts.
As for testing, fully agree.
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Author: | BrickCompulsion | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 02:56 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 61 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| It would be very helpful |
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Author: | Admin_Jaclyn | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 00:47 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 115 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| I definitely see your point, especially now that Instant Checkout has gone live.
I will add this as a wish in our project management software and will talk to
the team about it this week.
Thanks, relhak and Katie!
-- Jaclyn
BL Customer Support
In Suggestions, AlltRightBricks writes:
| In Suggestions, relhak writes:
| I know it's already been hashed over and over that sellers want to be able
to buy in their own store, and, for reasons I still cannot fathom, BL has refused
to allow it. But that isn't why I'm posting here.
The real problem is that I'm unable to test my store settings from a customer's
perspective. This is %$#%@# ridiculous. No store on the planet has a policy
that stops employees and management from taking items to a register and going
through check out process (and then void the sale, or abandon it before finishing).
Now this new instant check out has me setting up a system that I'm barred
from using without going to someone else's store to experience their *different*
configuration.
I guess I need to set up a shill account in violation of BL's terms just
so I can make sure my store works as I intend?
Stuart
|
I couldn't agree more! Yesterday, I had a buyer tell me the only shipping
option they saw in my store was "Hold Order Open". I've always had two, "Order
Is Complete" and "Hold Order Open". I didn't think too much of it, until
it happened again today. I went to try and get far enough in the checkout process
to see what options I saw for shipping options, but no such luck. I eliminated
the "Hold Order Open" option altogether. I'm hoping buyers can now see the
"Order is Complete" shipping option, or they won't be able to fully checkout.
It would be really nice to see how things work in the flesh rather than through
a friend's account, or a friendly buyer letting you know when things are
going on.
Katie
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Author: | Mtgmike | Posted: | Oct 25, 2017 00:44 | Subject: | Re: Block orders from specific USA States | Viewed: | 28 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| one outside the box option would be to cancel their order, notify them why of
course they are free to resubmit using the florida residents option. also, maybe
change your percentage to 7.5 for everyone local. if they want the bricks they
will pay.
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Author: | atrbricks | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 23:24 | Subject: | Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 62 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, relhak writes:
| I know it's already been hashed over and over that sellers want to be able
to buy in their own store, and, for reasons I still cannot fathom, BL has refused
to allow it. But that isn't why I'm posting here.
The real problem is that I'm unable to test my store settings from a customer's
perspective. This is %$#%@# ridiculous. No store on the planet has a policy
that stops employees and management from taking items to a register and going
through check out process (and then void the sale, or abandon it before finishing).
Now this new instant check out has me setting up a system that I'm barred
from using without going to someone else's store to experience their *different*
configuration.
I guess I need to set up a shill account in violation of BL's terms just
so I can make sure my store works as I intend?
Stuart
|
I couldn't agree more! Yesterday, I had a buyer tell me the only shipping
option they saw in my store was "Hold Order Open". I've always had two, "Order
Is Complete" and "Hold Order Open". I didn't think too much of it, until
it happened again today. I went to try and get far enough in the checkout process
to see what options I saw for shipping options, but no such luck. I eliminated
the "Hold Order Open" option altogether. I'm hoping buyers can now see the
"Order is Complete" shipping option, or they won't be able to fully checkout.
It would be really nice to see how things work in the flesh rather than through
a friend's account, or a friendly buyer letting you know when things are
going on.
Katie
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Author: | relhak | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 22:50 | Subject: | Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself" | Viewed: | 251 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| I know it's already been hashed over and over that sellers want to be able
to buy in their own store, and, for reasons I still cannot fathom, BL has refused
to allow it. But that isn't why I'm posting here.
The real problem is that I'm unable to test my store settings from a customer's
perspective. This is %$#%@# ridiculous. No store on the planet has a policy
that stops employees and management from taking items to a register and going
through check out process (and then void the sale, or abandon it before finishing).
Now this new instant check out has me setting up a system that I'm barred
from using without going to someone else's store to experience their *different*
configuration.
I guess I need to set up a shill account in violation of BL's terms just
so I can make sure my store works as I intend?
Stuart
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Author: | welo999 | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 16:26 | Subject: | No invoice copy on instant checkout? | Viewed: | 94 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Hi,
why isn't a copy of the invoice sent to the seller on instant checkout?
I'd like to see that a) it is sent and b) keep a copy
regards
Werner
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Author: | Cob | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 16:02 | Subject: | Export package type and dimensions | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Please update the inventory download settings to also download any custom dimensions
entered and the package type.
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Author: | SylvainLS | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 12:37 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:
| […]
True - I watched every Mayday TV episode, and that was one of them. Interesting
investigating, but sometimes a bit overly dramatic (that same episode, with the
kid on his tricycle trying to out-paddle a landing jetliner was a bit much). […]
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They don’t want some episodes to seem less catastrophic than others. They also
have to fill their 40 min
What I find annoying are the repetitions due to the four-segments-cut for ads,
especially as they are aired on France 5, where ads are only allowed between
programs. But that’s true for almost anything from accross the pond.
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Author: | qwertyboy | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 11:53 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:
| I chuckled at the “going to the moon on pounds and inches” comment, but the US
paid their price in their space program, missing Mars with a flight due to a
metric / imperial mess-up.
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You don’t need to go abroad (and beyond) for your examples: look for Air Canada
Flight 143 / Gimli Glider
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True - I watched every Mayday TV episode, and that was one of them. Interesting
investigating, but sometimes a bit overly dramatic (that same episode, with the
kid on his tricycle trying to out-paddle a landing jetliner was a bit much).
I specifically mentioned the Mars mission mess-up because it goes with the pounds-and-inches
that got the same NASA organization to the moon.
Niek.
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Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 11:00 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickler writes:
| Hi,
I do prefer the metric system, hands down, but in the US we have standard measurement
system.
So all our weights and sizes for the mail are in Standard. Changing it make no
sense.
|
In the rest of the world we also have a standard and universal measurement system,
the metric system.
|
In Canada confusion rules. Officially we should be metric, but going to a DIY
store everything is feet and inches. Traveling distances are metric and we buy
litres at the pump, yet car fuel performance is miles per gallon (try explaining
your car does “one in fourteen” to a Canadian).
I chuckled at the “going to the moon on pounds and inches” comment, but the US
paid their price in their space program, missing Mars with a flight due to a
metric / imperial mess-up.
Niek.
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The UK isn't any better. Everything here has to be in metric with certain
exceptions. For example, beer can be in imperial units (pints) but only if it
is draught beer. Otherwise it has to be sold in metric units (ml). Similarly
milk can be sold in imperial units but only if it is sold in a returnable bottle,
but not if it is sold in a disposable / non-returnable bottle.
Our road signs are in miles but distances (stopping distances) given in the Highway
Code are in metres (with speeds in miles per hour). Traffic signs concerning
vehicle dimensions or parking distances have to be in imperial (a 2016 regulation!)
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Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 10:47 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Nordbart writes:
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickler writes:
| Hi,
I do prefer the metric system, hands down, but in the US we have standard measurement
system.
So all our weights and sizes for the mail are in Standard. Changing it make no
sense.
|
In the rest of the world we also have a standard and universal measurement system,
the metric system.
|
Sure. But some countries still use imperial units daily. Like the UK traffic
it's all miles and yards or weights I have no clue what a Stone is. Canadians
tend to use imperial units too. Since many US products end up there.
At least it's only two domintating systems afaik and not a babylonic mess
of different units.
A 3001 would be 18.8 x 9.4 x 5.6 millismoot.
Nordbart
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Similarly I never have a clue what a cup is when it comes to american recipes
that mix cups with imperial measures I do understand. Obviously it is different
to a PAB cup though.
The problem on BL is that there is / was a third measuring system that was dominant
- that of studs, which doesn't work very well for some parts and especially
for non-system items.
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Author: | SylvainLS | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 10:26 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:
| […]
In Canada confusion rules. Officially we should be metric, but going to a DIY
store everything is feet and inches. Traveling distances are metric and we buy
litres at the pump, yet car fuel performance is miles per gallon (try explaining
your car does “one in fourteen” to a Canadian).
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If I got that right, French Canadian pinte is 1.136L (a quart), English Canadian
pint is 0.568L. You’re officially mad
As for fuel performance, we see it the other way around: we talk about litres
by 100 km. So we can’t understand each other anyway
| I chuckled at the “going to the moon on pounds and inches” comment, but the US
paid their price in their space program, missing Mars with a flight due to a
metric / imperial mess-up.
|
You don’t need to go abroad (and beyond) for your examples: look for Air Canada
Flight 143 / Gimli Glider
|
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Author: | qwertyboy | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 08:51 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 47 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickler writes:
| Hi,
I do prefer the metric system, hands down, but in the US we have standard measurement
system.
So all our weights and sizes for the mail are in Standard. Changing it make no
sense.
|
In the rest of the world we also have a standard and universal measurement system,
the metric system.
|
In Canada confusion rules. Officially we should be metric, but going to a DIY
store everything is feet and inches. Traveling distances are metric and we buy
litres at the pump, yet car fuel performance is miles per gallon (try explaining
your car does “one in fourteen” to a Canadian).
I chuckled at the “going to the moon on pounds and inches” comment, but the US
paid their price in their space program, missing Mars with a flight due to a
metric / imperial mess-up.
Niek.
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Author: | Miro78 | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 08:41 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Nordbart writes:
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickler writes:
| Hi,
I do prefer the metric system, hands down, but in the US we have standard measurement
system.
So all our weights and sizes for the mail are in Standard. Changing it make no
sense.
|
In the rest of the world we also have a standard and universal measurement system,
the metric system.
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Sure. But some countries still use imperial units daily. Like the UK traffic
it's all miles and yards or weights I have no clue what a Stone is. Canadians
tend to use imperial units too. Since many US products end up there.
At least it's only two domintating systems afaik and not a babylonic mess
of different units.
A 3001 would be 18.8 x 9.4 x 5.6 millismoot.
Nordbart
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The true universal measurement system would be the Planck length. It is the shortest
sensible distance in the universe derived from 3 fundamental physical constants:
the speed of light in a vacuum, the Planck constant, and the gravitational constant
A 3001 would measure roughly 1.1632x10^33 x 5.8160x10^32 x 3.4649x10^32 in Planck
length units
This should make dimensions clear enough for any ETFOLs (Extra Terrestrial Fans
Of LEGO).
Miro
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Author: | SylvainLS | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 06:51 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 49 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, WhiteHorseMatt writes:
| […]
Sort of, but when was the last time you were out for the night and bought 0.568
litres of beer?
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There’s a, rarely used, metric pint (0.5L).
But French don’t care because we drink/ask for a “demi” (= “half”, 0.25L)
| Fortunately metric / imperial isn't the end of the world to convert.
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Mars Orbiter and Air Canada flight 143 (Gimli Glide) would like to disagree
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Author: | Hurt | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 06:50 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Nordbart writes:
|
I don't care that you got to the moon with pounds and inches :p
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Author: | Nordbart | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 06:37 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| my preference:
Robert
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Why stop there?
Nordbart
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Author: | SylvainLS | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 06:28 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:
| […]
You are an American. How did you ever learn the metric system?
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Military?
If I understand correctly, they’re taught what a kilometre is, though they call
it a klick to hide their surrendering to the metric system
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Author: | Rob_and_Shelagh | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 06:15 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, nectara writes:
| In Suggestions, WhiteHorseMatt writes:
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickler writes:
| Hi,
I do prefer the metric system, hands down, but in the US we have standard measurement
system.
So all our weights and sizes for the mail are in Standard. Changing it make no
sense.
|
In the rest of the world we also have a standard and universal measurement system,
the metric system.
|
Sort of, but when was the last time you were out for the night and bought 0.568
litres of beer?
Fortunately metric / imperial isn't the end of the world to convert.
Matt
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A glass of beer? One beer? A bottle of beer?
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my preference:
Robert
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Author: | nectara | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 06:10 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 34 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, WhiteHorseMatt writes:
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickler writes:
| Hi,
I do prefer the metric system, hands down, but in the US we have standard measurement
system.
So all our weights and sizes for the mail are in Standard. Changing it make no
sense.
|
In the rest of the world we also have a standard and universal measurement system,
the metric system.
|
Sort of, but when was the last time you were out for the night and bought 0.568
litres of beer?
Fortunately metric / imperial isn't the end of the world to convert.
Matt
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A glass of beer? One beer? A bottle of beer?
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Author: | bb414973 | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 06:03 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 45 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Nordbart writes:
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickler writes:
| Hi,
I do prefer the metric system, hands down, but in the US we have standard measurement
system.
So all our weights and sizes for the mail are in Standard. Changing it make no
sense.
|
In the rest of the world we also have a standard and universal measurement system,
the metric system.
|
Sure. But some countries still use imperial units daily. Like the UK traffic
it's all miles and yards or weights I have no clue what a Stone is. Canadians
tend to use imperial units too. Since many US products end up there.
At least it's only two domintating systems afaik and not a babylonic mess
of different units.
A 3001 would be 18.8 x 9.4 x 5.6 millismoot.
Nordbart
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Except US imperial and UK imperial don't always correlate, especially when
it comes to volume.
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Author: | WhiteHorseMatt | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 06:01 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickler writes:
| Hi,
I do prefer the metric system, hands down, but in the US we have standard measurement
system.
So all our weights and sizes for the mail are in Standard. Changing it make no
sense.
|
In the rest of the world we also have a standard and universal measurement system,
the metric system.
|
Sort of, but when was the last time you were out for the night and bought 0.568
litres of beer?
Fortunately metric / imperial isn't the end of the world to convert.
Matt
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Author: | Nordbart | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 05:23 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 48 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickler writes:
| Hi,
I do prefer the metric system, hands down, but in the US we have standard measurement
system.
So all our weights and sizes for the mail are in Standard. Changing it make no
sense.
|
In the rest of the world we also have a standard and universal measurement system,
the metric system.
|
Sure. But some countries still use imperial units daily. Like the UK traffic
it's all miles and yards or weights I have no clue what a Stone is. Canadians
tend to use imperial units too. Since many US products end up there.
At least it's only two domintating systems afaik and not a babylonic mess
of different units.
A 3001 would be 18.8 x 9.4 x 5.6 millismoot.
Nordbart
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Author: | TallyToyBricks | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 05:19 | Subject: | Block orders from specific USA States | Viewed: | 138 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Until the automatic checkout feature is able to calculate state sales tax, allow
orders from specified USA states to be blocked.
This should be done at the store level. Very similar to the check boxes for countries
to ship to.
In my case, I’ve tried to get around the lack of a tax calculation line item
by creating a special shipping choice for Florida residents which includes a
6% fee. I can still lose out on up to 1.5% because cities and counties can have
additional taxes.
In practice, none of my orders from new buyers select the Florida Residents option,
so I am out 7.5%.
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Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 04:50 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 49 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Brickler writes:
| Hi,
I do prefer the metric system, hands down, but in the US we have standard measurement
system.
So all our weights and sizes for the mail are in Standard. Changing it make no
sense.
|
In the rest of the world we also have a standard and universal measurement system,
the metric system.
|
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Author: | Nordbart | Posted: | Oct 24, 2017 02:42 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 68 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Brick.Door writes:
| In Suggestions, Cob writes:
| All measurement units and weights should be converted to Metric.
All other measurement units should be abandoned including stud lengths and imperial
units.
Thank you,
Cob
|
Seems a bit extreme.
|
I think it is a great idea.
The description would be Brick 2 x 4 and the dimensions would be
16 x 32 x 10 mm -ish
and weight 2.32 g
Basically you can see the stud dimensions in the description.
I don't care that you got to the moon with pounds and inches :p
jk
nordbart
PS: BL could provide some automatic unit conversion maybe.
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Author: | Brickler | Posted: | Oct 23, 2017 23:45 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 66 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| Hi,
I do prefer the metric system, hands down, but in the US we have standard measurement
system.
So all our weights and sizes for the mail are in Standard. Changing it make no
sense.
In Suggestions, Cob writes:
| All measurement units and weights should be converted to Metric.
All other measurement units should be abandoned including stud lengths and imperial
units.
Thank you,
Cob
|
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Author: | Heartbricker | Posted: | Oct 23, 2017 22:07 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 71 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Cob writes:
| All measurement units and weights should be converted to Metric.
All other measurement units should be abandoned including stud lengths and imperial
units.
Thank you,
Cob
|
Weights too? they show up in both units- how does that bother you?
Suggestion dismissed in 3,2,1...
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Author: | legoman77 | Posted: | Oct 23, 2017 21:43 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 71 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Cob writes:
| All measurement units and weights should be converted to Metric.
All other measurement units should be abandoned including stud lengths and imperial
units.
Thank you,
Cob
|
You are an American. How did you ever learn the metric system?
John P
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Author: | Brick.Door | Posted: | Oct 23, 2017 20:46 | Subject: | Re: Use actual email for "contact me" | Viewed: | 28 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| |
Correcting myself here - there is no magic happening at BL. They do send the
message out as coming from blservice@, but they set a "reply-to" mail header
containing the sender's actual email address.
So when you hit "reply" in your mail client, you should see the email address
of the person that emailed you filled in in the "To:" field.
Niek.
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Doesn't work for me using GMail in Chrome browser. Maybe it depends on the
email system.
I'm looking through my sent mail and had a few people ask me for details
about items for sale, shipping quotes, etc. and I replied but it was sent to
blservice, and so my response was never reveived.
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Author: | Brick.Door | Posted: | Oct 23, 2017 20:40 | Subject: | Re: Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 64 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Cob writes:
| All measurement units and weights should be converted to Metric.
All other measurement units should be abandoned including stud lengths and imperial
units.
Thank you,
Cob
|
Seems a bit extreme.
|
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Author: | Cob | Posted: | Oct 23, 2017 20:25 | Subject: | Convert all units to Metric | Viewed: | 193 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| All measurement units and weights should be converted to Metric.
All other measurement units should be abandoned including stud lengths and imperial
units.
Thank you,
Cob
|
|
Author: | qwertyboy | Posted: | Oct 23, 2017 19:52 | Subject: | Re: Use actual email for "contact me" | Viewed: | 28 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:
| In Suggestions, Brick.Door writes:
| Is it possible to have emails sent from the actual address when someone contacts
me through the Bricklink site? Rather than having them generated from blservice@bricklink.com.
When I hit reply, the response goes back to Bricklink instead of to the email
author.
Either that or have it sent to a dead email address so at least I will get an
error that it wasn't delivered.
This has probably been suggested before.
|
Actually, there is some intelligence in the BL email system. If you reply to
one of those emails, it does indeed get sent to blservice@, but when it arrives
there, BL figures out where it should have gone, and forwards it to the correct
email address.
If you like, you can contact me through BL, and I will reply without changing
email addresses.
|
Correcting myself here - there is no magic happening at BL. They do send the
message out as coming from blservice@, but they set a "reply-to" mail header
containing the sender's actual email address.
So when you hit "reply" in your mail client, you should see the email address
of the person that emailed you filled in in the "To:" field.
Niek.
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Author: | qwertyboy | Posted: | Oct 23, 2017 19:11 | Subject: | Re: Use actual email for "contact me" | Viewed: | 25 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Brick.Door writes:
| Is it possible to have emails sent from the actual address when someone contacts
me through the Bricklink site? Rather than having them generated from blservice@bricklink.com.
When I hit reply, the response goes back to Bricklink instead of to the email
author.
Either that or have it sent to a dead email address so at least I will get an
error that it wasn't delivered.
This has probably been suggested before.
|
Actually, there is some intelligence in the BL email system. If you reply to
one of those emails, it does indeed get sent to blservice@, but when it arrives
there, BL figures out where it should have gone, and forwards it to the correct
email address.
If you like, you can contact me through BL, and I will reply without changing
email addresses.
Niek.
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|
Author: | Brick.Door | Posted: | Oct 23, 2017 17:05 | Subject: | Use actual email for "contact me" | Viewed: | 80 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Is it possible to have emails sent from the actual address when someone contacts
me through the Bricklink site? Rather than having them generated from blservice@bricklink.com.
When I hit reply, the response goes back to Bricklink instead of to the email
author.
Either that or have it sent to a dead email address so at least I will get an
error that it wasn't delivered.
This has probably been suggested before.
|
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Author: | jonwil | Posted: | Oct 22, 2017 23:48 | Subject: | Re: Two-Factor Authentication -2FA | Viewed: | 49 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| 2FA via SMS code is a stupid idea and all kinds of security experts are recommending
against the practice (including NIST in the USA). If they are going to implement
2FA they should use something like U2F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_2nd_Factor
which has none of the problems of other 2FA solutions. Such a solution would
(if implemented properly) completly stop the hacking attacks that have plagued
Bricklink in the past.
|
Author: | calsbricks | Posted: | Oct 22, 2017 04:51 | Subject: | Please add new item to Activity Page | Viewed: | 65 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| Please add new Non-Commercial Activity category to the My activity section to
cover add Packaging Dimensions to Catalogue Items. Include Pending, approved
and disapproved.
This will allow individuals to identify what is happening with their submissions.
|
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Author: | popsicle | Posted: | Oct 21, 2017 18:50 | Subject: | Re: Clearing should be the same as Paid | Viewed: | 67 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, axaday writes:
| In Suggestions, axaday writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| In Suggestions, DEREKFST writes:
| I have just had an instance where a buyer has placed an order in my store and
paid with an echeque. I had set the status to clearing whilst the echeque cleared
and the buyer has
gone and placed another order which instead of creating a new order has been
added as an addition to the old one. This is making things messy.
My suggestion is that any order set to clearing should have the same status as
paid or packed and not allow any additions but create a new order.
|
Why didn't you set the order status to packed after you set the payment status
to clearing?
|
I didn't know the "clearing" status had been born. But presumably they didn't
change it to "packed" because this is simply the only purpose that "clearing"
has. It should work.
|
I still don't have "clearing" status. I would like to have it though.
|
Check the box shown.....
https://www.bricklink.com/orderSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
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Author: | Grego | Posted: | Oct 21, 2017 18:43 | Subject: | Re: Clearing should be the same as Paid | Viewed: | 29 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, axaday writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| In Suggestions, DEREKFST writes:
| I have just had an instance where a buyer has placed an order in my store and
paid with an echeque. I had set the status to clearing whilst the echeque cleared
and the buyer has
gone and placed another order which instead of creating a new order has been
added as an addition to the old one. This is making things messy.
My suggestion is that any order set to clearing should have the same status as
paid or packed and not allow any additions but create a new order.
|
Why didn't you set the order status to packed after you set the payment status
to clearing?
|
I didn't know the "clearing" status had been born. But presumably they didn't
change it to "packed" because this is simply the only purpose that "clearing"
has. It should work.
|
Clearing Payment status has been around a long time, but you have to separate
out Payment status from Order status in order to see it.
Clearing along with Sent and Received Payment status does not close the order
from additions,only, Payment status Paid, Order Status Packed,,shipped, completed
prevents additions to existing orders.
|
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Author: | Grego | Posted: | Oct 21, 2017 18:38 | Subject: | Re: Clearing should be the same as Paid | Viewed: | 34 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, DEREKFST writes:
| I have just had an instance where a buyer has placed an order in my store and
paid with an echeque. I had set the status to clearing whilst the echeque cleared
and the buyer has
gone and placed another order which instead of creating a new order has been
added as an addition to the old one. This is making things messy.
My suggestion is that any order set to clearing should have the same status as
paid or packed and not allow any additions but create a new order.
|
Clearing has the same non-functional side effect as Sent or Received ...the buyer
can still add to the order ...dumb but that'should how BL has it set up.
Only setting the order payment status Completed or Order status Packed prevents
additions to an existing order.
|
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Author: | axaday | Posted: | Oct 21, 2017 18:08 | Subject: | Re: Clearing should be the same as Paid | Viewed: | 31 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, axaday writes:
| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| In Suggestions, DEREKFST writes:
| I have just had an instance where a buyer has placed an order in my store and
paid with an echeque. I had set the status to clearing whilst the echeque cleared
and the buyer has
gone and placed another order which instead of creating a new order has been
added as an addition to the old one. This is making things messy.
My suggestion is that any order set to clearing should have the same status as
paid or packed and not allow any additions but create a new order.
|
Why didn't you set the order status to packed after you set the payment status
to clearing?
|
I didn't know the "clearing" status had been born. But presumably they didn't
change it to "packed" because this is simply the only purpose that "clearing"
has. It should work.
|
I still don't have "clearing" status. I would like to have it though.
|
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Author: | axaday | Posted: | Oct 21, 2017 17:42 | Subject: | Re: Clearing should be the same as Paid | Viewed: | 42 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| In Suggestions, DEREKFST writes:
| I have just had an instance where a buyer has placed an order in my store and
paid with an echeque. I had set the status to clearing whilst the echeque cleared
and the buyer has
gone and placed another order which instead of creating a new order has been
added as an addition to the old one. This is making things messy.
My suggestion is that any order set to clearing should have the same status as
paid or packed and not allow any additions but create a new order.
|
Why didn't you set the order status to packed after you set the payment status
to clearing?
|
I didn't know the "clearing" status had been born. But presumably they didn't
change it to "packed" because this is simply the only purpose that "clearing"
has. It should work.
|
|
Author: | Brickwilbo | Posted: | Oct 21, 2017 17:33 | Subject: | Re: Restore non-Order# BrickLink messages | Viewed: | 27 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, matejo writes:
| Hi,
With the exception of one message (October 13) without the standard subject "Regarding
BrickLink Order #_______", all of my Inbox and Outbox non-Order# messages over
the last few months have been removed.
I did not delete these messages, and as a matter of routine do not delete any
BrickLink messages, since they're eventually cleared out after six months
or so. Recent messages are important, because they provide a record of shipping
quotes and other communications with potential buyers.
Please restore them, Matthew
|
Don't know what you didn't do, but I've no messages missing.
|
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Author: | Brickwilbo | Posted: | Oct 21, 2017 17:28 | Subject: | Re: Clearing should be the same as Paid | Viewed: | 36 times | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, DEREKFST writes:
| I have just had an instance where a buyer has placed an order in my store and
paid with an echeque. I had set the status to clearing whilst the echeque cleared
and the buyer has
gone and placed another order which instead of creating a new order has been
added as an addition to the old one. This is making things messy.
My suggestion is that any order set to clearing should have the same status as
paid or packed and not allow any additions but create a new order.
|
Why didn't you set the order status to packed after you set the payment status
to clearing?
|
|
Author: | DEREKFST | Posted: | Oct 21, 2017 16:51 | Subject: | Clearing should be the same as Paid | Viewed: | 168 times | Topic: | Suggestions | Status: | Open | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| I have just had an instance where a buyer has placed an order in my store and
paid with an echeque. I had set the status to clearing whilst the echeque cleared
and the buyer has
gone and placed another order which instead of creating a new order has been
added as an addition to the old one. This is making things messy.
My suggestion is that any order set to clearing should have the same status as
paid or packed and not allow any additions but create a new order.
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