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Hello
Can you put somewhere quantity (Qty), shown on item search page, on catalog item
page?! See pictures.
That would be very useful!
Thank you.
Cheers,
Marko

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hpoort

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Jan 2, 2020 03:51

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Policy change - Undetermined versus Unknown a

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With the takeover by TLG, it may be time that some fundamental changes to the
site get implemented. Hence the posting of this idea - that has been bothering
me for years.

— requires programming and website extension —

Currently in the Bricklink catalog are parts that signify ‘undetermined variant’,
commonly marked for deletion or already deleted, and corresponding parts that
represent the specific variants of these. The current system requires sellers
to determine the specific variant type – even if they would prefer not to distinguish.
The same system requires buyers to exactly specify which variant they are interested
in buying – even if they don’t actually care which is commonly true. My suggestion
would be to distinguish the two concepts as are the processes: the process of
specifying what is for sale (which may be undetermined) and the process of specifying
what you want to buy (which may be ‘don’t care’). Both processes are already
separate on Bricklink (store inventory and wanted lists), but the concept of
‘undetermined’ is not.

For the catalog policy
• Keep all undetermined variants in the catalog and even add undetermined
variants for those parts that are similar. This information may be extracted
from the relation type ‘part is similar to’.
• Drop the deletion marks for all the undetermined entries and solely use
this marking for wrong or outdated entries.

For sellers
For sellers to don’t want to distinguish between part variants: list these parts
under the undetermined entry only. The BL system should be modified to show these
entries amidst the specific variants for any non specific search as through wanted
lists.

For buyers
For buyers it should be possible to specify an undetermined variety or in
effect a search pattern instead of a single part number. If a buyer does not
care whether a p=4085 is of type a, b, c or d, the buyer should be able to add
p=4085* to his wanted list and the search engine should have no trouble in matching
4085a, 4085b or 4085d with this. Similarly to the 0 color (labeled N/A or Not
Appicable while in this context it actually means Irrelevant).
Buyers should be assisted by the website to specify a specific variant if applicable,
but default to the don’t care form.

For the Bricklink website
• Add a feature to the ‘Add to Wanted List’ and ‘Edit Wanted List’ forms
to allow adding of (a) this specific variant only or (b) include variants. Then
populate the wanted list with the appropriate search pattern instead of the single
part number. This would take the form of either a complete enumeration of all
varieties like ‘4085|4085a|4085b|4085c|4085d’ (plate 1x1 with clip) or the more
general entry of ‘4085*’ or ‘4085@’; I would think the enumeration is more robust,
as it would also allow ‘3794|3794a|3794b|15573’ (jumper 1x2) and would also
allow manual exclusion of one or more variants.
• Adjust the ‘Items for sale’ pages or page fragments that show all matching
parts to include all variants when searching for the don’t care variety.

For the Bricklink database
• Widen the field WantedListItems.ItemNumber to allow for longer patterns.
100 chars would be enough for most enumerations of varieties I can think of.

For the Bricklink search engine
• For matching wanted lists with store items: presume that wanted list entries
may contain a search pattern instead of a single entry. Change the SQL from ‘=’
to ‘LIKE’ wherever necessary or drop the quotes around the field. (But make sure
no malicious code may be entered through this field).

Extra
• A similar feature might be implemented to search for approximate colors
such as ‘any gray’ or ‘any green’, similar to how Studio groups the colors.

Any thoughts of whether this would be helpful for you as a seller or for you
as a buyer?

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Gaston.La.Brick

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Dec 30, 2019 05:10

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Don't set "Ready" as default order status.

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After a user places an order, it gets the default status "Ready".*
This confuses buyers: they think the order was processed and is ready for shipping.
I would like to suggest setting the default order status always to "Pending".

*(Unless they pay at once using BL, it is set to "Paid" automatically. I can't
set it to that status manually. This is confusing since there is a payment status
as well. So that's double info and I would remove that possible value for
the status.)

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axaday

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Dec 29, 2019 19:52

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Add Approval Step "Released"

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I realize as a non-admin I may be speaking out of turn and it will make little
difference to most people. I suggest that we add a step where an item is approved
in the catalog, but may still be awaiting release for sale. I get inspired to
make this suggestion every time I work up a set of CMF, but it would surely be
similar for other people who do catalog work on unreleased items. Sets are usually
"on hold" pending for at least a month before the official release. They could
be weighed and often they could be inventoried when they actually hit the catalog
for sale, but in the current system nothing can be done. Weight of a set can
be entered, but not weight of packing or instructions. I have over 100 items
pending in the catalog and I really wish I could get it organized, but I can't.
Would Lego object to us having information in the catalog for upcoming items?
I think they just want the sale dates respected.

Author:

Heartbricker

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Dec 25, 2019 23:13

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Do not erase comments on checkout mode change

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While checking out in one of the stores here, i needed to leave a comment for
the seller, the order was on 'onsite' payment mode.
After i wrote the message, i changed to 'request an invoice' mode and
was annoyed that my message was erased and i needed to rewrite.

So i'm suggesting that when we change modes of shipping/invoice/etc. - of
there was a message written prior to changing that mode: i'm hoping that
message can remain intact and not be erased.

It's a small thing, obviously not a priority, but would be a time saver if
implemented.
Seasons greetings.

Author:

Tholwin

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Dec 25, 2019 20:31

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BRICKS & PIECES availability and price

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Hello,

While I favor buying other people's unwanted pieces, I always check the price
of each piece on "BRICKS & PIECES" (Lego website), in an attempt to avoid buying
on bricklink pieces I could get cheaper and brand new from Lego.

This is the reason why I would love to see in bricklink if pieces are available
on "BRICKS & PIECES", and at which price, without having to search.

Best regards

Author:

Teup

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Dec 24, 2019 13:10

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Problem/bug with shipping minimum order

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I've never quite understood why you are not allowed to set the minimum order
of a shipping method lower than the minimum order of your store. It's annoying
because if you have 10 shipping methods, then anytime you want to change your
minimum order, you need to also change it 10x in your shipping methods, for no
real reason, because the "master setting", the store minimum order value, should
determine it already.

However, it seems it's also causing another problem: Buyers can use the bypass
password to get around the minimum order, but it does not help them go
around the minimum order of the shipping methods. The result is that anytime
a buyer used the bypass password, they are able to order but unable to select
any shipping methods. So there will need to be a manual invoice.

I'd propose removing the restriction for shipping methods to have a minimum
order value that is higher than or equal to the store minimum order value - in
fact, I'd propose for shipping methods not to need a minimum value at all.
That should solve everything I described without any side effects.

Author:

tsystem

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Dec 20, 2019 14:28

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XML drag and drop

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Hi,

I'm working a lot with xml file (bricklink structure), but with only copy
past, it's really a constrained task.... Why it's not allow to drag and
drop xml file like io or ldr or lxf ?

Thanks

Mr

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Nato73

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Dec 16, 2019 14:55

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Location and Delivery Addresses

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Hi guys

I am writing this both as a buyer and seller.

I am using an international Depot in Germany when purchasing goods from Central
Europe.
The reasons behind this are few, but are not subject of the current topic.

I think it will be very useful to add a different address field for delivery
so I don't have to change my address when purchasing.

Thank you
Best regards
Nato

Author:

Kongzilla

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Dec 15, 2019 04:39

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Suggestion: order prices display default

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Add another column to the orders page display that tells you the price of your
orders in one currency, of your choice. Good for budgeting, and estimating your
spending. Can be an approximation, if it needs to be, it would really just be
a tool to help you work out how much you've spent. Otherwise you have to
do it manually, or in your head.

Author:

ADBrick

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Dec 14, 2019 21:31

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Global Marketplace Link

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Hi there,

Can we please have the Global Marketplace link back on the home screen?

Using the catalog method to find parts is cumbersome and inefficient, not to
mention its header takes up a half the browser space to give the user information
which is utterly useless unless you are specifically hunting for it. The image
of the element itself is a double up as the seller listings have a thumbnail
beside them also.

Kind regards,
Thoy Bradley

Author:

Rob_and_Shelagh

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Dec 14, 2019 05:51

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URGENT MESSAGE TO LEGO RE BRICKLINK

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Before doing anything else with this site I suggest, as I have many, many times
before:-

There needs to be a proper 24/7 help desk and a proper SLA with members.

When something goes wrong with the site there is just no way of alerting anyone
out of USA working hours and even after that often nobody responds. This is no
way to run a global e-commerce site of this scale.

Currently I cannot access the BL catalog using any browser on PC or tablet...
and this has being the case for hours...surely this requires a response at least
from someone, somewhere!!!!!

Robert

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sarbaek

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Dec 9, 2019 07:40

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Configurability for when payment is captured

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It would be very nice to allow store management to configure when a Stripe payment
is actually captured instead of capturing payment at checkout. In some countries
it's not allowed to capture payment before the order is actually shipped.

For instance it could be configured to automatically capture the payment when
the order status is set to "Shipped". This is how Stripe integration is handled
on BrickOwl so there's definitely an API for this. If an automatic handling
of this cannot be implemented for whatever reason I'd be ok with settling
for a manual process.

I would love to be able to fully comply with regulations

Author:

kejones02

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Dec 4, 2019 16:15

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Share my Wanted List with Others

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I would love the ability to share my Wanted List(s) with others, especially around
year end, for gift exchanges and other gift giving. Thanks!

Author:

Lilbeastie22

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Dec 4, 2019 07:27

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Show the set from which a piece was ordered.

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Please show in the order details, the set from which pieces were ordered. As
a seller, this would be hugely helpful in finding the ordered pieces and sending
the order within a reasonable time.

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Sallywacko

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Nov 30, 2019 10:19

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can purchased pieces show up in “have” ?

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My want lists have a place for the bricks I have. It would be nice if the pieces
I purchase through BrickLinks would automatically show up in the haves so I can
keep track. Is there a way to allow this to happen?

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tsystem

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Nov 29, 2019 12:22

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Create a Have List

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Hi,

After all, thanks for this website ans studio, it's really great tools to
create and find parts !

My idea is to have the possibility to create an "have list" like the "wanted
list" but to reference my parts and so to be abble to make difference between
want / have lists to know wich parts i need to purchase. it will be great for
multipart/large model so i can purchase and work on a first part and continue
searching for other part but making a different wanted list for different submodels
...

I don't know if it's really clear ...

Let me know

Thanks by advance

Mr

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bwbwings

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Nov 26, 2019 13:19

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Find sets based on pieces

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There is a feature I would love to see in Bricklink, it goes like this:

I have x number of pieces that belong to a set but I do not know what the set
is. I would love to specify which pieces I have and then view all the sets that
all the pieces belong to.

I do know that I can look up a single piece but it gets difficult cross referencing
5 or 6 pieces to find the common set.

Please let me know if you think this would be a beneficial feature or if you
would like more info.

Thanks

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searme

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Nov 26, 2019 04:10

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"Fast Shipper" badge for Sellers

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Dear Bricklink,

There are certain dishonest shops that really ruin the BL experience for shoppers.
It's hard to prove, but some sellers apparently sell pieces they don't
have in their stock and only order them from elsewhere when you place an order
with them. Apologies if that sounds like unfounded accusation, but my LUG is
aware of a number of shops whose stock is always suspiciously similar to current
LEGO PaB stock, who delay shipping when PaB runs out of stock, and who generally
take around 3 weeks to ship anything, no matter how common and widely available.
Because I see no reliable way to denounce such sellers, I suggest a different,
easily implemented solution. Just like sellers who offer instant checkout are
marked with a special badge, why not create another badge that marks sellers
who ship e.g. 3 days after payment on average? We as buyers have no access to
sellers' shipping times, we can only look up their feedback and see if people
are complaining about slow service. But your system has dates of all payments
and shipments. Simply calculate days between payment and shipping for all seller's
orders and you can get a nice average. And I'm sure this average is going
to show that certain shops typically ship after 2-3 weeks while others ship after
2-3 days. Hell, I had a seller ship an order 30 minutes after payment once. Quality
service deserves recognition, and we as buyers deserve the right to be informed
whether a particular seller provides such service or not. Transparency is the
name of the game. Right now there in no reliable way to determine that, and picking
a wrong seller can mean that your MOC will get hold up for weeks.
I sincerely hope that you will consider this simple, easy to implement request
that would drastically improve Bricklink's overall transparency for buyers.

Author:

Akhoover

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Nov 24, 2019 21:58

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streamline payment process

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The process for payment, when buying from multiple vendors should not be so time
consuming. I purchased from 21 vendors, still waiting to hear from one. but the
checkout time was very lengthy, possible look at how amazon checks out.

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normann1974

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Nov 23, 2019 09:58

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Part out value in local currency

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If I'm not logged in (which I'm not on my phone), the POV page

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogPOV.asp

shows prices in USD. Unlike the price guides on all other pages which show my
local currency (DKK). This means when I'm at a store, I must use a calculator
to convert the POV's to DKK. This is rather annoying. Please fix it.

/Jan

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sonnich

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Nov 20, 2019 03:25

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Better time information on maintenance

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Yesterday at the post office I needed some adresses from BL it was under maintenance
- it said

Maintenance Time : Nov 19, 2019 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM EST

When is that according to GMT?

Please add times in GMT at the rest of the world uses - I have no idea what EST
is, not have the majority of the world.

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JLvL

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Nov 15, 2019 11:55

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Suggestion for extra function in Bricklink

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Hello,

Over the las couple of months i have designed some cars in Studio.
Some bricks in the middle may have a different color than the color I am currently
building. So if the color doesn't matter you select 'not applicable'
for that specific brick.

It always takes quite some time to figure out in the wanted list which bricks
should be on not applicable. I think it is much easier to include the 'color'
not applicable in the list.

As an extra function it is then useful to be able to choose the color of the
'not applicable' bricks. For example, if you are building a model in
red, you can set the 'not applicable' bricks to yellow. Because of the
contrast between these two colors you keep the overview on the model.

Greetings,

JL

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Ethan1701

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Nov 14, 2019 06:52

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Daily and monthly downtime - I'd like to help

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Hey,
I'm a database administrator (Business intelligence specifically), and I'd
like to help eliminate the daily and monthly downtimes. The way I see it, if
Facebook can have an uptime of 99.9999% while rolling out new features, so can
BL.

Hit me up, I'd love to know what the downtimes are for, and help see if we
can design a better solution for those needs.

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Nathan123

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Nov 7, 2019 21:43

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Forum Reforms

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It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
had to go back to July to find a day that had over 200. The way the forum works
right now it can be very frustrating and time consuming finding posts of interest
as even new posts get buried quickly under 2 or 3 more active posts and that
makes it difficult to participate in the forum if you do not have the time to
browse or search through it. In terms of utility the bricklink forum is not as
easy to use and enjoy as say brickset forum. There are a lot of good parts of
the BL forum but I feel it is largely being ruined.

My suggestion is that when a post is responded to the post itself moves to the
top but it doesn't show up as a new message, so if a post is made and has
10 replies it will still just look like one post on the forum. I would also like
to recommend that certain categories get put into a different area apart from
the forum so maybe for example buying and selling, inventory change requests,
and sales posts could be seperated from the rest so they don't bury the rest
of the posts out there and stagnate the forum.

The goal would be to allow more people and ideas to participate in the community.

Author:

xboxnissan

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Nov 5, 2019 17:45

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Personal Inventory, Shareable

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Just like Discogs where you can put into an inventory what you have (they name
it collection), it would be interesting to have such a feature.

It's basically a display without having to sell (i.e. right now you have
to be a seller to have an inventory).

I'm using currently wish list of the set I got at the moment and transfered
them into another wish list once I was done rebuilding it... I mean it works
but it's not exactly what wish lists are for!

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phinto

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Nov 4, 2019 15:23

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florecent trans-colors

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we are working on a new generation of creativity
the first image are the kanohi custom i made for Bionicle kanoko.
we love to have new florescent trans-colors.
we have red-orange, neon-lime, florescent-medium-blue. the rarest of all are
neon-bright-yellow and hot-dark-pink that needs work because its not like the
one I remember. because its too dark, and the real deal really pink. described
in the 2nd image.
plus, we need new florescent colors
like... different colors that glow under UVlight. as described in the 3nd image
I got from google.

so the new colors we want/need to try are

neon-turquoise = (neon-green & medium-blue)

florescent-lavender = (hot-pink & medium-blue)

bright-coral = (hot-pink & red-orange)

I hope you like my ideas.

Author:

mzehnder

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Oct 31, 2019 09:23

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part condition "damaged"

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It would be nice not only to have a "new" and "used" condition but also a "damaged"
for parts. E.g. the 2490px2 often has broken clips and is still sold. But searching
for intact parts is a bit time consuming.

I didn't find out if someone else already asked for this feature.

Author:

sbpyrat

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Oct 30, 2019 02:15

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Adding box contents for sets?

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I was wondering if there'd be a possibility of adding box contents to LEGO
sets on here. Something like listing the number of each bag, unmarked bags/unbagged
parts, etc.

I deal with a lot of secondhand sets and come across sets with open boxes (or
like today no boxes), but sealed bags of parts. Today I scored 14/17 numbered
backs for set 10237 Tower of Orthanc. I almost missed out on getting the second
bag #3 because it didn't obviously go with the other bags. Thankfully I
was able to find an old unboxing video on YouTube and figured out I'm missing
3 numbered bags (#1, #4, and one of the two #5s), plus the unnumbered eagle bag.
But usually when I'm in this situation, I haven't been so lucky. It's
especially tricky with sets that have unnumbered bags. I usually end up opening
them to do the inventory if I'm uncertain, but it would be nice to keep them
sealed and be able to know what was missing.

I'd be willing to provide the list for any new sets I open, if it might help
someone else out down the line. It seems like a fairly easy thing and I'm
surprised that, at least as far as I'm aware, there isn't somewhere to
find this information easily (at least for modern sets). Bricklink seems like
a natural place for this information to exist.

I'm not sure how many folks would be interested in that information, but
in the last year I've probably had questions on the contents for close to
10 different sets.

Anyway, I'm not even sure if this is the appropriate place to mention it,
but I thought I'd give it a shot.

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FlamesFire101

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Oct 27, 2019 15:24

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Four New Stud.io Pieces

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Four pieces that I would like to see added are:

Black Large Figure Torso Skeletal with Gear Hips / Waist / Bottom

Pearl Dark Gray Large Figure Torso Skeletal Connector with 2 Ball Joints

Flat Silver Bionicle Armor Uniter with 2 Pin Holes on Front, Axle and Pin Holes
on Sides

Pearl Gold Bionicle Armor Uniter with 2 Pin Holes on Front, Axle and Pin Holes
on Sides

These four would be very good for 2016 uniter mocs, as it is currently difficult
to make them

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november3

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Oct 27, 2019 00:45

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Stud.io Piece not found and needs to be added

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stud.io is missing some pieces which I know but it has the majority of star wars
custom peices exept for 1 and heres 1 I need:

Trans-Red Dish 4 x 4 Inverted (Radar) with Solid Stud with Radial TIE Fighter
Cockpit Pattern

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AZbrickGUY

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Oct 18, 2019 00:20

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Custom minis

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Hey all,
Has there ever been a spot for custom minis? Any way we could add
a spot? Mainly MOC out of existing parts that are out there. Not hand made or
painted parts. Thanks.

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net1986

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Oct 17, 2019 09:29

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Very necessary suggestion?

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Hello! I'm net1986 from South Korea!
I would like to suggest something today.

First of all I apologize for my poor English grammar, please understand.

This is what I would suggest this time.

"I wish there was function to view information of just part product from the
set, Not whole set. And function to order those just part product."

For example,
1. I want to get only police swat van from set 60008 Museum Break-in.(don't
need any part like figs or Museum)
2. But there is only brick information for whole set(Unnecessary a lot of information
confuses me)
3. It takes a lot of hard work to analyze for only just the swat van.
4. And It's very hard to order each part brick for the van

What I mean is that I wish there was a function to view a only part product(just
swat van of set 60008)and I wish I would order those part in way "easy buy".

I know that the "east buy" function already exists.
It's very helpful for restorers.
But now, It adjust only set product or MOC product as I know.

So, I wish the "easy buy" function is more enhanced(add part product from set)

I hope you guys understand my words.
reply me, thanks.
Best regard,

Author:

Graham.

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Oct 10, 2019 15:33

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Communication difficulties

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The first is folks sending messages directly to my PayPal and BrickLink notifications
email address. Which I don’t check on a regular basis.

Wouldn’t it be better all round if the user email address were hidden? therefore
emails would have to go thru the message system.

Leads to the second. BrickLink notifications are often delayed by two or three
days, then they all come thru together. Which is why I don’t check that mail
box often. Fairly frequently I receive the order placed notification AFTER I
have shipped the order!

I check messages on site, every morning when I first log on.

Also would benefit BrickLink as it would be far more difficult to trade off site,
if anyone were so inclined.

Please give this some consideration, it works well on the other place.

Thanks, Graham

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jakyasar

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Oct 7, 2019 07:10

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Database for inventory

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Hi all

As the number of sets/pieces growing, I need to start cataloging my inventory
to avoid double purchases.

Any recommendations for such program to keep track of inventory is appreciated.

Thank you

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axaday

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Sep 30, 2019 06:10

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Limit Shipping Method to One Customer

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I just opened a shipping method that I keep closed to avoid confusion because
it allows an international customer to instant checkout using domestic shipping
rates. It is for international customers who have a friend or forwarding service
in the US, but I keep it closed to avoid accidental or intentional misuse. It
would be handy if I could limit that to a country or to a specific user.

Author:

jaydotjay

Posted:

Sep 28, 2019 08:24

Subject:

Thumbnail Size

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Vote:

[Yes|No]

Is it possible to customize or change the thumbnail size when searching in the
catalog? I'm not sure if it's a setting I missed, but it would be useful
to when you're overlooking an entire line to find something specific.

Author:

GregSwiss

Posted:

Sep 23, 2019 06:47

Subject:

Sort by in Wanted List

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Hello

Would it be possible to implement a new sort by-option in the Wanted List?
What I would like to see is "Missing" what would be the difference between "Wanted"
and "Have".

Cheers
Greg

Author:

Bitsnpieces....

Posted:

Sep 22, 2019 01:40

Subject:

Quote System/Cart to be like a Store Cart

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Quote system/Cart

Can we get the quote system/cart to be the same as the store cart?

As we all know with the Store cart when an item gets sold or the quantity differs
than you put in your cart, you can adjust the items in your store cart, or delete,
and your store cart is still active, and can remain active until you go through
with the order or empty it completely.

Can we get the quote system/cart to be like the store as well?

Rather than just losing everything in the quote cart when its gets cancelled
by whatever reason, and having to start all over again?

Rob

Author:

ihave36paws

Posted:

Sep 20, 2019 12:49

Subject:

Layout

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Vote:

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How can you change the Classic Layout. If you are going to make changes to things
it would be the new Layout.

We hate the way they removed the (My Order Note) line from under the order.

Now you have to travel way over to the right to see it, unless you have your
screen so small that you can't read it.

Please change it back.

Author:

kelmgo

Posted:

Sep 17, 2019 12:33

Subject:

Request a Quote

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I am after a few pieces to complete a few kits and am going from one checkout
to another, then to another and then cancelling the orders (before payment) because
the vendors haven't got the "Request a Quote" provision set up.
Clearly it would save a lot of stuffing around if you know the full cost incl
P&H before hand.
Even better - there should be a little icon or something next to the vendors
name to indicate whether they send quotes or not so you don't have to go
through the checkouts to find out right at the end.
This is what I'm experiencing in Australia

Author:

Nowaker

Posted:

Sep 14, 2019 22:20

Subject:

Search setting: seller location filter

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I'm interested to see offers from United States only.

Each time I'm on a hunt for something, I have to open the filtering options
and select selector location United States.

Please make it possible to set a default filter for all searches. It should be
available here: https://www.bricklink.com/searchSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

This will improve the shopping experience immensely.

Thank you.
-Nowaker

Author:

kaiser1401

Posted:

Sep 13, 2019 10:20

Subject:

Stud.io feature: background image or sketch

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First: Is this the right part of the forum to suggest features for stud.io? Where
else can I contact developers file bugs, propose features etc?

I think it would be nice to be able to import a sketch, drawing, photo as a background
plane (either xy-plane, one of the three or freely positioned) and scale it to
your needs. I think this would help me designing models way more easily if I
can base it on a drawing, blueprint, etc.

Any opinions on that?

-Kaiser

Author:

HallBricks

Posted:

Sep 12, 2019 10:44

Subject:

Change time zone

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It would be great if I could change the time zone on BrickLink. Maybe not the
most necessary feature, but it feels like it wouldn't be that difficult of
a thing to implement.

Author:

BrickTobi

Posted:

Sep 11, 2019 15:55

Subject:

Remark in PartOut

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At the moment I have to search very time-consuming for the remarks when distributing
new parts, which are already in my invetory. Currently I always have to jump
into the inventory and take over the remark.
My suggestion would be to transfer the existing remarks already into the corresponding
fields. This function can also be optional (only if I want to transfer the old
remarks).

I would be very happy about this function.
Thanks and greetings

Author:

axaday

Posted:

Sep 11, 2019 13:11

Subject:

New Relationship - Items Reference Each Other

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I would like to propose a new relationship for the catalog. Items that reference
each other. Some examples are below.

ctwII007 Create the World Incredible Inventions Trading Card #007 Lumberjack
Gear: Card, Trading Card: (Other)

and

Minifig No: col072 Name: Lumberjack, Series 5 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)

col072 (Inv) Lumberjack, Series 5 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)
Minifigures: Collectible Minifigures: Series 5 Minifigures

===

col072 (Inv) Lumberjack, Series 5 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)
Minifigures: Collectible Minifigures: Series 5 Minifigures

and

Minifig No: col221 Name: Skeleton Guy, Series 14 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)

col221 (Inv) Skeleton Guy, Series 14 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)
Minifigures: Collectible Minifigures: Series 14 Minifigures

===

tygurah (Inv) Tiger, Standing (Tygurah)
Parts: Animal, Land

and

4189423pb03 Orient Expedition Game Card, Villain - Tygurah
Gear: Card, Game Card: Adventurers: Orient Expedition

===

973pb0549c01 (Inv) Torso Classic Space Minifigure Floating Pattern / Green Arms / Yellow Hands
Parts: Minifigure, Torso Assembly, Decor.

and

Minifig No: sp006 Name: Classic Space - White with Air Tanks

sp006 (Inv) Classic Space - White with Air Tanks
Minifigures: Space: Classic Space

===

26603pb046 Tile 2 x 3 with 'PLAY-BOX', 'SPACE GAME' and Collectible Minifigures Series 16 Cyborg Pattern
Parts: Tile, Decorated

and

Minifig No: col246 Name: Cyborg, Series 16 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)

col246 (Inv) Cyborg, Series 16 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)
Minifigures: Collectible Minifigures: Series 16 Minifigures

Author:

irdroid3

Posted:

Sep 11, 2019 06:35

Subject:

Can we have another order status?

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It would be useful to have an Order status to go between "Received" and "Complete"
- something like "Queried" or "Querying" - for when I have started a communication
with the vendor - it's almost complete, but maybe a part missing?
Cheers, Ian
.

Author:

BrickTobi

Posted:

Sep 9, 2019 07:05

Subject:

Remark in validation process

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I miss the remarks by adding a new part to my invetory. if I have the part in
the invetory there is shown the old price but not the old (and new) remarks.

thanks and regards
tobias

Author:

Shintaku

Posted:

Sep 9, 2019 04:18

Subject:

More stockrooms!

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Topic:

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Vote:

[Yes|No]

I personally am fine with three but I've heard people complaining that 3
stockrooms are very few, as you can have a lot of wanted lists, a lot of featured
items, it's limitating that you only have 3.

I don't think it would be dramatic to increaase this number.

What do you thinK?

Author:

TeeBoxLu

Posted:

Sep 8, 2019 21:01

Subject:

new tile category - with stickers only

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I would love to see tiles with stickers as a separate category from printed tiles.
I have seen this topic discussed on a few Lego Facebook Groups as well.

Author:

gizmoh

Posted:

Sep 6, 2019 05:00

Subject:

order download - missing weight totals

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Hi All,

Maybe a stupid question, but why is the order details on the site the weight
of all items (so Lot weight x items ordered) and if you download it, the weight
of 1 unique lot.

Second, is it possible to have the total estimated weight per order on the Download,
like it's shown online in the order?

This because I like to see/calculate the average price/kg and the average price/piece
for my orders.

Gizmoh

Author:

sandrainnz

Posted:

Aug 29, 2019 22:43

Subject:

Add new wanted list sort feature - Difference

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Hi, sorry if this has been suggested before but I cannot find it. It would be
great to have an ability to sort a Wanted list on "Difference" which is what
I want minus what I have. Then I can see what is missing and try to borrow the
parts from friends.
(= Want - Have).

The system must have this, otherwise the Buy All feature would not work correctly.
So please can it be an option in the Display pull-down box?

Thanks

Author:

primadeluxe

Posted:

Aug 29, 2019 01:18

Subject:

Need of inventory of parts sw12v1rightM/leftM

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Hi, just asking for your opinion, because I am wondering if there is a need for
inventory of parts sw12v1rightM and sw12v1leftM? I think there is, because my
white axle is broken off and to replace this I have to buy a complete switch!
As there are several parts like the screw, case and white axle, in my opinion,
it is usefull to add a inventory of these parts. What is your opinion? Greets,
Wilbert

Author:

Gaston.La.Brick

Posted:

Aug 23, 2019 13:51

Subject:

Email vs Message systems

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When a buyer contacts me, using the contact form on BL, I get an email from BL
with the message. However, replying to that email just results in a bounced email.
I am forced to go into BL message center and copy/paste my text. Even worse when
I need to reply with an attachment (like a photo of a brick): not an option.
This all ends up in two // streams of communication: some messages are sent using
BL, others over direct email.

I'm forced to use a communication medium (BL) that is not adequate. Until
it's adequate, I would suggest to remove the "Messaging" feature all together.
Until BL can offer a mature messaging feature that makes direct email obsolete,
I would suggest to remove the Message feature (and point the users to direct
email contact). Now it's just a very confusing and annoying mix of communication
channels.

Author:

Remko100

Posted:

Aug 23, 2019 11:03

Subject:

Auto-fill "my cost" for part-setting

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I would like to see the simple option to auto-fill the "my cost" during part-setting.
Other fields auto-fill (6 months average-sales of the option to use old remarks,
etc., even old/new average "my cost").

When I am part-setting I like to keep count of the average part-cost. When part-setting
bigger sets I will have to fill these out (copy/paste) 300-400 times, depending
on the lot-count. Absolutely killing my motivation. If I can choose one number
on the first part-out screen, it can be filled-out in the overview. Some lots
I change (baseplates/minifigs/stickersheet are not 6-7 eurocents "cost", but

90% of the lots gets the same number.

I can;t imagine no one has had the idea to implement this before.

Kind regards,
Remko
Its a Bricky World

Author:

kreativsnail

Posted:

Aug 17, 2019 14:45

Subject:

Known colors

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I would really really really like to see a message when you try to list an item
in a colour that it wasn’t ever known to be in a set. This would cut down on
the HUGE number of mislisted incorrect colours. It would be a huge help. And
those of us that are really listing rare non-production colours would probably
be fine with clicking the “yes, I know this is crazy rare, I want to list it
“ button. The known colours info is already on the site, but many BL sellers
are obviously not looking at it.

Author:

Illuminatus

Posted:

Aug 10, 2019 09:54

Subject:

Sorting Wanted Lists Alphabetically

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It would be really helpful if the site could memorize your last "sort by" setting
in every section and consider it your default, without exception.

For example, if I open a specific wanted list and sort it by item number, then
every next list I open will also be sorted by item number until I set it back
to "item name."

However, no matter how many times I open the master wanted list, i.e. my list
of wanted lists (lol), and sort it alphabetically, as soon as I refresh or revisit
the page the sorting is set back to "newest."

It would be really great if this could be... sorted out.

Thanks and sorry if this has been brought up before.

Author:

Jamesf077

Posted:

Aug 9, 2019 15:04

Subject:

Country flag icon on sales posts

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It would be really helpful if the 'sales' posts in the marketplace discussion
page had a stores country flag icon next to the username. To be able to see at
a glance would save us having to click on each post to find out. Personally I
tend not to buy outside the EU because of shipping costs and taxes.

Author:

slm2mars

Posted:

Aug 9, 2019 07:15

Subject:

Add sub-serinal numbers to normal items

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Hello

Many times i search for a decorated items (xxxxPBxx for an exemple).
Exemple
I have this one :
2440pb002 / https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=2911#T=C

But it sadly never appears when we search for 2440 (what's only written on
the part)

And that's only thanks a long search on some other website that i finally
could find it on brickink.

So, is it possible to add all those sub-serial numbers to the normal search

For an exemple it could be a new COLOR category : decorated.
Or as for my exemple, it is a black part with decoration, so to put it in the
BLACK color.
Thanks a lot in advance

WOULD HELP A LOT in searches.

best wishes and long live your fabulous website

Author:

PzKpWRexFives

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 22:52

Subject:

Easier wanted list viewing

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At the wanted lists "home page" there's obviouly the list of all your wanted
lists. But on the left, there's a menu where you can click on different part
catagories, set themes, minifigure themes, and such to see what you want from
that subsection across all your wanted lists. I would like the ability to filter
this to look at certain lists and not others, simular to when you're looking
at a store and can choose which wanted lists you want to buy for. I have 18 lists
and it is a little crowded and difficult to compare 2-4 lists with all that extra
information.

Author:

PzKpWRexFives

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 22:35

Subject:

Recently updated sorting option for stores

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When looking at items in a store there are several options on how to sort the
items (price, quantity, color, etc). I would like a RECENTLY UPDATED option to
be added. This is simular to the RECENTLY ADDED, but not quite.

Recently it took me a few days to finalize a cart and I noticed price and quantity
changes for items in my cart. So I went back to the store to see if pieces I
thought were too expensive had gone down or if more pieces were added to an item
I wanted more of. But I couldn't find an easy way to see this without going
through every item again (which takes a while then there are hundreds of items
in my wantedlists/cart).

The RECENTLY ADDED option just shows when a piece was first added, not updated.
For instance the store I was in, said the most recent item was added in 2012.
This shows a false sense of inactivity which is obviouly wrong when stuff is
changing in my cart and this store has fulfilled thousands of orders. This additional
option would help people like me in simular situations, those who have recently
bought from the store and want to buy again, or who are adding to an order over
the next week or so (I see alot of store allowing this).

Author:

tpr

Posted:

Jul 30, 2019 10:13

Subject:

Appoint a new administrator

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Hi

I know a lot of work goes on behind the scenes with volunteer administrators
who do a damn good job with the catalogue and inventories.

Is it about time Bricklink appointed an (or more) administrator (s) to oversee
the selling side of Bricklink.

Bricklink would not exists without its revenue from sellers putting in time and
effort to sell and pay fees to Bricklink.

Surely it is only fair to sellers and buyers that items for sale conform to the
rules. If items are being mis-represented they should be removed or sellers given
the opportunity to amend their listing.

It would be nice if Bricklink appointed people to oversee the selling side of
the business. Sellers may then start conforming with their listings

tpr

Author:

bb37988

Posted:

Jul 21, 2019 00:37

Subject:

Lego Game Category Needed

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In searching through the categories for Lego sets, I could not find one that
included Lego games. Over the years Lego has produced many games: chess sets,
mazes, Heroica, etc. Is this omission an oversight or is it because there is
little market for used game sets? In either case, I felt disappointed in the
absence of such a category.

Author:

Umpfinho

Posted:

Jul 17, 2019 09:54

Subject:

wish list on checkout

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Hi.
Is it possible to create a list after the checkout, in which the wish lists can
be recognized, where the parts came from?
Maybe with a new function?
Would be great!

Author:

Umpfinho

Posted:

Jul 17, 2019 09:50

Subject:

checking function for buyers?

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Hi.
Would it be possible to add a function that would allow us (buyers) to check
our orders part by part? (using a hook or something like that)?
For more than 100 parts it's always very cumbersome, with printing lists
or something like that.
It would be great!

Author:

NorthJ90

Posted:

Jun 30, 2019 08:03

Subject:

Connecting to Royal Mail

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[Yes|No]

It would be so much easier if BrickLink could connect to Royal Mail and download
orders like you can on eBay. I’d be happy to pay a little more on fees to accommodate
it.

Also if the shipping could be a little easier, I used to prefer the old way of
selecting a country, but I know the change was for auto invoicing etc.

Is there any guide that can help me or suggestions on making things easier?

Author:

steigdg1

Posted:

Jun 28, 2019 17:02

Subject:

Add own store to Buy Wanted List

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Vote:

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I would love to be able to take all of the items in my own inventory and include
them as the cheapest (e.g. zero cost) option for any wanted list search. Right
now my store doesn't seem to show up at all, and it won't let me buy
from myself.

I can search for inventory items that are in a wanted list, but I can't automatically
mark them as 'Have' in the wanted list. So I have to print the list
and then go through by hand and mark the quantities in the Wanted list. Seems
like if I could just do it all in the Wanted List Buy screen, it would be easy!

Author:

broomhandle

Posted:

Jun 21, 2019 18:25

Subject:

about to make notes in orders

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When I make a purchase from a store, it could be for 3 or more builds. I would
like to be able to make a note on the order page, or a link to which want list.
This would help, a lot of the time, after a week or so shipment. I forget...

Author:

ACBuilds

Posted:

Jun 20, 2019 21:40

Subject:

Hiding items in wanted list

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Vote:

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I don't want to see certain items on my lists but I want them to still be
on my lists.

When I am sorting through my pieces and finding pieces that I already have before
needing to buy more, I want to hide the pieces I either confirm that I do not
have or hide the pieces I have already.

I know I can sort by quantity but that still shows pieces that I have looked
for and do not have.

What is left visible on the lists will be pieces that I have not yet looked for.

I have gotten around this in the past by creating multiple wanted lists per project
and moving pieces to lists that say need to buy... but that has made my wanted
lists messy and I would prefer clean wanted lists.

Author:

brum_blue

Posted:

Jun 20, 2019 11:48

Subject:

Add ability possible to search carts

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Vote:

[Yes|No]

Add the ability to search all carts by the name of an item. Sometimes I take
a while to build list of parts in several carts, for different stores. This process
may take several days (on and off). It would be very useful to see if I have
already put a part in a cart.

Thanks for considering.

Author:

bb1415098

Posted:

Jun 12, 2019 06:54

Subject:

There should really be an FOV slider!

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I apologize if this is for suggestions for the website specifically, but I couldn't
find where to submit suggestions for the Bricklink Studio program itself. The
field of view in the view port is waaaay too narrow. If possible, a simple FOV
slider that goes up to at least 90 degrees would be enough to make using the
Studio program so much more easier, not only so I can see more but it so it won't
make me nearly as dizzy to use. Thanks for reading this, and I again apologize
if this was the wrong place to post this but I couldn't find any other place
to suggest this.

Author:

WhiteHorseMatt

Posted:

Jun 8, 2019 05:47

Subject:

'Prefer My BrickLink Classic?'

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Can we please remove the 'Prefer My Bricklink Classic?' (and the corresponding
one from the old screen) from the top of the 'My Bricklink' page.

It takes up loads of screen real estate and would be as a tick box on a display
settings option.

I think after it being there a year most people will have chosen which style
they prefer.

Matt

Author:

jonwil

Posted:

Jun 5, 2019 05:51

Subject:

Suggestion for battery boxes

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Topic:

Status:

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Vote:

[Yes|No]

I think all battery boxes (and other parts that take batteries) as well as the
sets that contain them should have a statement "this part/set takes xyz batteries"
to let people know what batteries they need.

A few items contain such information in their "notes" but its inconsistent (ideally
it should cover all the items that need batteries and possibly be a specific
field rather than just notes)

Author:

bb1404048

Posted:

Jun 1, 2019 00:09

Subject:

Option to Donate to reach min. buy

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Topic:

Status:

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Vote:

[Yes|No]

This is a fairly bad marketing idea for shops that probably don't work out
in the shops favour. I know a majority of my browsing has ended up in me taking
my business and money to another shop. Where I am either buying from someone
without a min buy, or selecting other items I actually want to hit that minimum
purchase amount. So my suggestion is to add a donation field/possibility to finish
passing the required purchase line.

I have only made 3 purchases since I joined but these 3 people are profiting
by shop deterrence over the min buy. One of which was a difference of 3 cents
to the min buy vs. paying 1 cent more for the same thing because it didn't
have one.

Author:

CCBricks

Posted:

May 28, 2019 08:39

Subject:

Embedding pictures in contact function

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Good morning all,

Is there a way to send photos via the contact option? I have a potential buyer
interested in a certain minifigure and wants photos. I'm happy to oblige,
but can't figure out how to send photos. I dont have the email address so
I can't send then that way. I tried using the Help section. But was unsuccessful.
any help is appreciated.

Brian

Author:

alexbinary

Posted:

May 28, 2019 01:23

Subject:

Warning to seller for inconsistent config

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Hello,

After some time as a buyer, I just opened my store on BrickLink.

At first I was only shipping domestic so I configured domestic shipping method
and checked only the domestic checkbox for PayPal payments.

I am now opening to international sales, so I configured international shipping
methods, but I had forgotten about the international checkbox for PayPal and
did not check it.

I got messages from potential buyers saying they could not checkout because I
had not configured a payment method.

I do not understand how enabling international shipping without international
payment can make sense, so I would assume that anyone who did this made a mistake.

My suggestion is to have BrickLink check for this inconsistent configuration
and at least warn sellers about it, or maybe even prevent it from happening.

Thanks
Alex

Author:

DeLuca

Posted:

May 27, 2019 20:46

Subject:

Rewording of Forum Rule #4

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I recently noticed that the wording of Forum Rule #4 is quite odd. While I do
understand the meaning of the existing version, it is structured awkwardly and
ambiguously (such that, for example, it could indicate that offensive
words are not to be replaced with pornography!).
A revised version of Rule #4 (such as I have drafted) would clarify what, precisely,
is defined as "offensive" (as this is a highly subjective term), as well as making
the sentence-structure more understandable - Particularly to non-native English-speakers.

Existing:
"Posts should not include foul language, lewd, or other offensive content, or
links to such content. This includes replacing offensive words with alternate
letters or characters, pornography, or any kind of racial/prejudicial content."

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Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

May 27, 2019 05:50

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Helpful but ....

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Firstly let me say that we know suggestions are not being implemented and according
to MP no work is being done on the classic site however this is a small request
which doesn't require huge amounts of development time and would make life
a bit easier.

Currently the method of manually adding inventory is long winded, provides no
audit trail of what has been done and at best is clumsy.

We use Brickstock for most of our updates to our store. It is much easier, quicker
and provides us with a complete audit trail - the only real snag is what happens
when the file gets to Bricklink, The verify screen drops off the Bricklink part
number for some reason so we are left with an audit trail which, when variants
are involved, isn't really all that helpful, although to be fair we have
used this for some time.

Simply placing the bricklink product code on the verify screen would be very
helpful and this is not a major programming issue. At the same time give us a
print button to print that screen Using the print command from the browser doesn't
work well with the page setup falling short of what is needed.

This is a simple matter and could be resolved in minimal time - please implement.

Author:

bb1126827

Posted:

May 9, 2019 10:29

Subject:

New Rigid Hoses flex

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Hi Studio Devs,
thanks for adding rigid hose flex feature

i am actually trying that new feature and cant seem to make it work on that type
of projet (attached picture)
looks like the tip of the hose wont follow camera orientation. it is always facing
my mouse cursor in all camera modes/orientation. That said, i just cant plug
the tip of the hose in the proper way as you can see on the picture. Maybe i
need tips on that to make it work.
Keep doing a great job on studio

Author:

bb1126827

Posted:

May 8, 2019 10:37

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Rigid Hoses on Studio

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Hi, would it be possible in a near future to make Rigid hoses flexible on studio
?
for now, as far as i can see we can only do on ribbed hoses and chains. thank
you

Author:

JEL129a

Posted:

May 7, 2019 18:21

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Studio Subheadings

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Can the starwars have it's own separate category under the studio gallery.
There is a lot of great starwars creations in their, but at the same time, if
you are looking for other things, it makes it hard to find something else.
Thanks

Author:

titips

Posted:

May 7, 2019 10:50

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Automatic store selection in Buy mocs

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Hi,
I hope this is the right place to post this.
I think it would be a good thing to be able to set the maximum number of stores
used to fulfill a wanted list search of matching stores in order to have a good
compromise between items costs and shipping costs.
Since shipping costs can't be taken in count during stores automatic selection,
you could add a parameter "max N° of stores" so that we can compair a result
with 10 stores and very low pieces costs and 2 stores with more high pieces costs.
Sometime shipping costs from many stores override high pieces costs from 1 or
2 stores.
hope is clear enough

bye

Giovanni

Author:

mfav

Posted:

May 5, 2019 14:41

Subject:

That Randy Color

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I want to further the discussion at https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1139677
but under an appropriate thread.

In regards to color.

The comments below go to the use of color labeling in the context of being functional
in regards to search. It is not in regards to color accuracy in terms of cataloging.
There is a schism between the two uses because there is only one available field
in the database to handle what are two distinctly different purposes.

At https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1139699 you bring up the color guidelines.

I appreciate as one of the admins, you're attempting to follow the guidelines.
The guidelines however are in conflict with what an average person with no experience
with the guidelines would expect. They're even in conflict with what someone
with greater than average knowledge of the color labeling conventions on BL would
expect. I would reconsider those guidelines.

There are, by my count currently 170 different distinct colors that the system
knows. https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp

Assuming an ideal world where all of the decorations are accurately color-described
in the database per the guidelines, it's unreasonable to expect any average
person to be able to remember 170 different colors and to accurately identify
every instance of them. Colors shift over time due to aging and formulation.
Color perception changes relative to adjacent colors. Perceived color accuracy
is relative to the available reference photos or renders, the skill of the photographer
to capture the color, the ability of any individual piece of hardware or software
to properly interpret and render the color, lighting conditions, and other factors.
Color is a rainbow hell-hole.

Here is a test situation to illustrate my point. Take the torso in question in
the original thread and show it to 20 random people. Ask them what the colors
are. I'll wager you a cookie that if you ask 20 people who are not jenwick,
that exactly zero describe the blue as "medium azure." I'll wager you another
cookie that less than half describe the purple as "magenta."

With that in mind, somebody comes to the site and attempts to find something.
Somebody will use what they think the color is because that is their perception
of the color, not because they've reviewed the color chart in depth and have
spent time comparing many pieces to one another to grok the nuances and accurately
predict the exact hue necessary to achieve a match in search. What they'll
do is enter the color they think it is (blue) and do a search, and the search
results will be unsatisfactory, and they'll declare they can't find it
and post in the forum "what is this" or they'll search repeatedly and repeatedly
get unsatisfactory results, declare the site too complicated, and go away in
frustration. This frustration ends up being an indelible negative association
with BrickLink in that person's mind.

We've witnessed this scenario time and again here on the forum. We've
witnessed the endless debates over yellowed LBG vs LG, the confusion with pearl
gray and flat silver (two labels for one color), the confusion with pearl gold
(one label for two colors), people can't find pieces they're looking
for when they're looking right at them because the thumbnail color isn't
the same as the color they searched for, and more.

Having people "go away in frustration" is not in the best interest of BL as a
marketplace. Presumably the 10,000 plus shops here have invested some effort
in attempting to sell things. With that in mind, I argue that things which facilitate
sales should have precedent over "historical accuracy" when it comes to searching
the catalog. One needs to be able to find something before one can dig deep into
understanding it and its associated nuances...if one even needs or wants to understand
them.

We know a better solution to the issue would be a more robust database. As we've
been told repeatedly that isn't going to happen, you're left with a choice.
Either you populate the description field with user-friendliness or with historical
accuracy in mind (for user-friendliness, decoration colors in the item/description
would be their most generic counterparts: black, gray, silver, white, gold, red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, tan, chrome, copper, and speckle).
I would suggest the item field be populated with user-friendliness in mind and
that the note/comment field be generously populated with the historical accuracy
and other more esoteric information.

It's not an ideal solution, but it would work within the current operational
parameters of the database and site interface.

On contributions.

I went through a discussion with the Stormchaser about this at length. This isn't
going to improve until all the UI is improved. The forms are too convoluted and
not explained well and the explanations are hidden and it's just too much
work for anybody who isn't more than casually dedicated. All the instructions
for filling a form need to be adjacent to the fields on the form. The instructions
are buried elsewhere. If you start filling a form, then have to leave to find
instructions, the form is then blanked when you return, and that's an issue
and causes frustration. The UI can't improve much without programmer time.
The whole issue gained no traction while I was communicating with the Stormchaser.
I don't expect any improvement any time soon. Refer to second picture attached
after you finish reading this post.

In regards to the Stormchaser.

You'll forgive me if I read your statement about following in his footsteps
probably not the way you intended it. It's pretty clear that being a volunteer
admin at BrickLink is basically like being in the "zone" in Stalker https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944/

To really appreciate the statement, you'll have to experience the movie,
if you haven't already.

Stormchaser's footsteps promised much change, then he made like Mrs. Hogwallop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsAZ0RweVxk So maybe don't follow those footsteps
too closely.

I had a number of communications with the Stormchaser both on- and off-line.
I'll suggest to you the same thing I did with him: read Steve Krug's
"Don't Make Me Think" https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515/
This book has been revised a few times. I'm familiar with the second version,
but would expect the later versions to be effectively the same content probably
with more recent references. It's a quick read, and appropriate for non-technical
types. He said it helped him with how he thought about things he wanted to do.

So. Food for thought. And in closing, because you asked, a portrait of Randy
after reading this post.

Author:

MidwestBrick

Posted:

May 2, 2019 18:05

Subject:

Change NPB Timeline

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I had enough of these in the last few weeks that waiting 2 full weeks is painful
to complete them.

I don't mind the 1 week to pay before it is started. But another full 7 days
to complete the NPB is not necessary.

I would propose 3 additional days and that is it. Let us get our stock back
in our stores to sell to someone else instead of being held at our will for 14
full days when 10 is plenty enough.

I can't be the only one that feels this way and 14 days might have worked
10-15 years ago when access to Smart-Phones wasn't as widespread, but these
days, you can't go far without having the ability to respond. Thanks

Author:

gsgonsior

Posted:

Apr 30, 2019 23:33

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Make website mobile-friendly

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Please consider making a mobile-friendly version of the site. I really love Bricklink,
but the browsing experience is absolutely terrible on a mobile device. E.g. constantly
having to zoom in/out to interact with the website is extremely painful from
a UX perspective.

Alternatively (or in addition to the above suggestion), consider developing a
mobile app. That would be awesome!!

Thank you for your consideration.

Author:

reci

Posted:

Apr 28, 2019 17:56

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Shipping adress Belgium

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Hello.
I would like to indicate a problem when it comes to register my adress in the
bricklink system.
I am from Belgium and more specificaly from the "Province du Luxembourg", which
is different from "Luxembourg", the country.
In the system, when I have to chose my region, I can only select "Luxembourg"
and not the "Province du Luxembourg" and end up with an adress ending with "Luxembourg
Belgium", instead of "Province du Luxembourg Belgium". Needless to say that
the firt option is a mess as the post offices get completly confused when it
comes to chosing in which country the lego should be sent...
Could you fix this please?
Thank you!
Reci

Author:

mroppoli

Posted:

Apr 21, 2019 21:59

Subject:

Want List - Item match in inventory

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When entering a part number, instructions or minifig to inventory if said part
and color, instruction or mini Id number matches alert message displays, Item
in inventory. You can have this as an option to turn off or on in Want List section.

Author:

palenjo

Posted:

Apr 21, 2019 11:12

Subject:

utility doors with thin handle.

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Hi!

I bet you that many of the doors 3188, 3189, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195, 445 and
446 marketed on this site are in fact doors with thin handle, which means that
they are incorrectly marketed.

Isn't that a problem for a market place, and shouldn't BL solve this
problem?

The doors with thin handle should be marketed under the part id 3188a, 3189a,
3192a, 3193a, 3194a, 3195a, 445a and 446a.

So the doors with thin handle are more plentiful on the market, sellers almost
always sends me the door with thin handle when they should have sent me the door
with a vertical hole beside the handle. Some sellers, which I admire, label the
door with the description "open handle" whereas the thin handle door they label
"closed handle".

At the same time, all these doors with thin handle only turn up on the inventory
list of one, that is 1, set on BL, set 341-1!

BL could solve this by inserting the door with thin handle as an alternative
in all those sets which contain the relevant doors. Or say that the door with
thin handle is the normal part, whereas the door with open handle is an alternative.
This would stop the potential for disputes between buyers and sellers, and make
life easier here on BL.

Also I wish that BL would instruct the sellers on BL to label their doors correctly.

Johan

Author:

palenjo

Posted:

Apr 21, 2019 10:48

Subject:

3009p01 versus 3009p01e

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Hello!

I bet you that more than half of the bricks marketed here on BL as 3009p01 are
in fact 3009p01e.

Isn't that a problem for a market place?

I have been buying several lately and always I have received the brick with embossed
print.
At the same time the surface print 3009p01 is said by BL to be included in 19
sets, whereas 3009p01e isn't appearing in any set at all. The brick with
embossed print is (probably) more plentiful on the market but it shouldn't
appear in any set?

I think BL could resolve this by inserting in those 19 inventory lists the 3009p01e
as an alternative part?

It would stop the potential for disputes between byers and sellers and diminish
aggravation.

At the same time I think BL should instruct the sellers on BL to learn the difference
between surface print and embossed print, so that they could label their products
correctly.

Johan

Author:

mcmit

Posted:

Apr 19, 2019 03:16

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Sort Search by Item Number

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I think it might be helpful to be able to sort our searche of the catalog by
item number.

It would be particular helpful when needing to determine the next number in sequence
when adding new parts with patterns and minifigures.

Shops seem to have this functionality but not the main catalog.

Author:

zsming

Posted:

Apr 17, 2019 05:08

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Save settings to user for viewing and shoppin

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I have two suggestions which would make it so much better bricklink experience.

1. Save the amount to view to the user, and not cache. I really dislike the default
of showing 25 items. I always have to click on the drop down to show 500, but
then it doesn't automatically load, so I have to refresh the browser to actually
see the 500. Then going to the next item page, and again it's back to 25.
This is the same in stores as well when viewing the items from a given store,
it default at 25 and I have to keep clicking the drop down to select 100. Can
we save it in setting for user so it's the same no matter what computer we
are logged into?

2. When viewing items for shopping, can we save the option for selecting where
the seller is from? I'm from the USA, but I will never buy from anywhere
other than USA, but it shows from all countries as default. I have to click on
"More Options" to select Seller Location to be set to USA only. When I go to
the next item, same thing. Can we have it saved to setting so it will always
show whatever we set it as? In my case, it will always be USA.

Author:

leopard37

Posted:

Apr 15, 2019 10:02

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Dimensions missing in catalog

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Title says most of it. Would like a checkbox, like the weight missing in catalog
to be able to view all inventory with any of the dimensions missing from the
catalog. Most parts aren't an issue but some large ones slip through and
it really hurts customer service telling them you can't ship what they order
for what they paid.

Tyson.

Author:

bitstarr

Posted:

Apr 15, 2019 08:20

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Show maintenance reminder in local time zone

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Hi,

I just noticed the current maintenance reminder which shows the time with the
EDT time zone.
Could you please use the time zone the user is currently in?

The best way could be JavaScript. There you can determine the users time zone
and keep up markup caching while changing the date information after page load.

I think this would be helpful for users around the world.

cheers,
Sebastian

Author:

skybound13

Posted:

Apr 10, 2019 15:32

Subject:

Typo on part-out Alternatives message

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Hello,

This isn’t a suggestion but wanted to let you know there is a typographical error
in the message regarding alternates that appears when getting the parts list
for a wish list set, “production” is misspelled as “prouction" on the first line.

Wasn’t sure the best way to bring this to your attention, sorry if this is the
wrong place.

Ted

Author:

Unbrickable_Vow

Posted:

Apr 9, 2019 15:39

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Allow re-arranging want lists when we need to

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Please allow us to re-arrange our want lists (click and drag.. or number them)?

Example: When we are adding parts to a certain want list, we don't have to
scroll to add it, we can just move it up to the top which is auto-picked/highlighted.

Author:

irdroid3

Posted:

Apr 5, 2019 12:29

Subject:

My Orders : Downloads : Details rows complete

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1) I see there have been other suggestions on updating the Excel format we can
download.
In the meantime, I am using CSV, but most formats have the same problem (for
me) -

In the "detail items" rows, it would really useful if the leading columns were
not blank, but had the data from the initial order row duplicated.

IE, the columns :
Order ID, Order Date, Seller, Base Currency, Shipping, Insurance, Add Chrg 1,
Add Chrg 2, Credit, Coupon Credit, Order Total, Base Grand Total, Total Lots,
Total Items, Order Status, Order Status Changed, Pmt In, Pmt Method, Order Note,
Tracking No, Location

This would allow the spreadsheet to be sorted by any criteria, without loosing
the connection to that 1st row.

In fact, when the detail items are listed, if that data was filled in, then there
is no need for the initial order row.

This is specific to the spreadsheet form, but as CSV is used in the same ways,
I think that should be done the same way too.

I would also make these suggestions -
2) The xml format does not seem to honour the "detail items" option - why not?
3) The file names all seem to default to *.txt - where as .xml .csv etc would
be better

I hope this is useful feedback.
Regards, Ian
.

Author:

Sammynater

Posted:

Apr 4, 2019 21:15

Subject:

Grouping Parts

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Bricklink should implement something in Studio where you can group pieces together.
so that if you were making a robot mask or a robot leg you could make it and
group the pieces together so that they can be easily moved around without highlighting
the entire thing and making mistake in the process.

Author:

irwando

Posted:

Apr 4, 2019 00:25

Subject:

Seprate entries for each book of instructions

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If a set comes with instructions that are across multiple books please allow
listing each book separately. Many retailers are indicating a specific book
in the description which breaks all of the handy search tools. It also makes
it difficult as a buyer to be sure I'm getting full sets.

Author:

cosmicray

Posted:

Mar 31, 2019 12:49

Subject:

Make paperwork optional

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As this has been a controversial topic recently, perhaps we should make it a
buyer select-able option.

Allow the buyer to choose to receive paperwork with the order, or to have the
order shipped without paperwork. The seller would then be obliged to follow the
buyer's selection.

thank you, Nita Rae

Author:

bb1020004

Posted:

Mar 29, 2019 09:35

Subject:

Gallery with url

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