BrickLink Discussion Forum

I never use the online Lego inventories, in fact I wouldn't know where to
find them. What I do is print or photocopy the pages in the set instructions
and use those as my primary list for parts that should be in a set. I augment
that with Brickset and bricklink lists.
The 3D function on briclink is especially helpful.

peter

In Suggestions, mhortar writes:

In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:

I expect you have heard about the inaccuracies of part lists before.

Since bricklink is now part of Lego, perhaps the bricklink part lists for sets
cold be compared with the Lego lists and corrected as necessary. I expect most
of this could be done with a computer program although it would be nice if one
could get accurate part lists for all those really old sets that one can find
in a friend's great grandfather's attic.

Thank you.

I'm really curious which sets you've run into issues with. I've found
that the Bricklink inventories are far more accurate than the actual LEGO inventories.

The issue with official LEGO inventories is that they don't keep track of
part variants at all. In fact, when a part variant goes out of production and
a new one is added, the official inventories are updated to include the new part,
even if that set never could have contained it in the first place (I first ran
across this with the Cafe Corner set). Bricklink keeps track of specific part
and mold differences, for those that want the most accurate information of what
came in a sealed set box.

Unfortunately, LEGO inventories are good for quantity and color, but for the
actual parts that came in a production set, they aren't always accurate.

Josh

Author:

pete_brick

Posted:

May 5, 2020 15:17

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Re: Part Lists

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Next time I have one I will let you know.

In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:

In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:

Using only briclink, Brickset list
I will almost always be short some pieces which I check by going through the
instructions and either matching to the on-page diagram or by completely building
the sets.

Please share some examples of sets for which the BrickLink inventories do not
match what you found in the set instructions.

Author:

Heartbricker

Posted:

May 5, 2020 14:53

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Re: Junior Accounts?

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In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:

Hi,

According to BL's TOS you must be of legal age or 18 at least to register.
That is completely understandable from the buying/selling point of view.

But what about a junior account without the privileges to buy or sell?
Kids could browse the catalog, make wanted lists - maybe "publish" them or somehow
share them with "proper" users (e.g. parents) and get used to the platform.

This would lead younger users to BL without being "illegal" and without the chance
to make "bogus" orders or other interference with the "business" on this site.

Just an idea as my daughter is building a lot of stuff in Studio and would like
to create her own wanted lists in BL and is generally interested in this site.

Jan

The United States has very strict laws regarding content that is shared online
with children, this will complicate BL's legal compliance and if those regulations
are broken because a member on the forum posts an inappropriate comment or publishes
a moc that may be considered violent or inappropriate for kids and each offense
of those regulations carries a steep penalty.
This will make Bricklink's overhead costs much higher and drain resources
from the marketplace.
Nice idea but implementing it doesn't seem realistic or beneficial to a marketplace
platform.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 5, 2020 13:54

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Re: Junior Accounts?

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In Suggestions, WoutR writes:

[…]
Before LEGO bought BrickLink I would have said no...

But I can see a point in using Studio (especially now LDD is not supported),
and linking that to a wanted list...

Danger, danger.

If you let kids upload their digital work in the gallery¹, it will soon be even
messier than it is (or than it was at the beginning or the LDD gallery or any
gallery kids can upload their 3-stacked-bricks creations (yes, that’s condescending
but let’s face it, most kids aren’t Mozart)).

¹ If you want to share a WL, you might want to add a picture of the model with
it, and that’s exactly the same thing as uploading to the gallery.

Besides, what’s the purpose of a WL if it’s not to buy it?
So, your kid uploads a WL (or a MOC) on their teen-account, and you download
/ transfer / share it so that you can buy it from your account.
It’s quicker to let them directly upload a WL in your BL account from Studio.
If they are savvy enough to manage what is proposed, they can understand not
to touch your WLs and to name theirs intelligently.

(Studio can upload a WL directly to your BL account in one click.
What it can’t do is make a XML file of the WL so that you wouldn’t need to let
your kid have your BL credentials. It can do a useless CSV though….)

Author:

StormChaser

Posted:

May 5, 2020 13:40

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Re: Junior Accounts?

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In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:

But what about a junior account without the privileges to buy or sell?

I voted no when you first posted this (not that the site pays any heed whatsoever
at this point in time to suggestions anyway). It's the LEGO Group's
job to market to and interact with children. It's BrickLink's job to
market to and interact with adults. That age separation has worked fairly well
for the last two decades.

Kids could browse the catalog

They already can. Anyone can.

make wanted lists - maybe "publish" them or somehow
share them with "proper" users (e.g. parents) and get used to the platform.

And once they get used to the platform, they will see how remarkably easy it
is to set up an account and start buying and selling.

This would lead younger users to BL without being "illegal" and without the chance
to make "bogus" orders or other interference with the "business" on this site.

The primary reason children aren't allowed on here is that they cannot make
legally binding contracts.

The secondary reason is that making the site child-friendly and policing the
interactions between children and strangers on the internet would require more
resources from BrickLink. And seriously, do you really trust BrickLink at this
point to be capable of doing that effectively?

Just an idea as my daughter is building a lot of stuff in Studio and would like
to create her own wanted lists in BL and is generally interested in this site.

There's no reason why she can't use your account to create her wanted
list with your supervision. I really don't think a change from the site
is necessary or desirable on this issue.

Author:

WoutR

Posted:

May 5, 2020 13:26

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Re: Junior Accounts?

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In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:

Before LEGO bought BrickLink I would have said no...

But I can see a point in using Studio (especially now LDD is not supported),
and linking that to a wanted list...

Author:

BrickAThon

Posted:

May 5, 2020 13:17

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Re: Junior Accounts?

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In Suggestions, Brick_Qc writes:

In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:

Kids on this forum ? Are you crazy ? Unless they have their own forum, no thank
you. I'm sure the admins will love to moderate that.

Agree with no underage kids in the forum (I recall how that has looked in the
past when they sneak in, LOL).

I also agree with this idea, though - to allow people to make a list for use
that they can publish - not sure how it could best be done, but the idea is solid
in how it could help enhance the ability to bring in new users (adults) to buy,
and kids are super savvy at stuff these days and this could really bolster some
new interest.

My two cents.

Tracy

Author:

BrickAThon

Posted:

May 5, 2020 13:14

Subject:

Re: Allow invoices in any order status

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In Suggestions, lar writes:

Do not restrict the ability to send invoices in any order status. The statuses
were implemented for seller convenience and different sellers use different processes.
Further, there are times when I want to send multiple invoices, for example if
the buyer wants to change shipping type. I shouldn't have to fiddle with
the order status repeatedly to get to where I can send an invoice.

This is a recent change, please undo it.

FULLY AGREED!

Tracy

Author:

Brick_Qc

Posted:

May 5, 2020 13:04

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Re: Junior Accounts?

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In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:

Kids on this forum ? Are you crazy ? Unless they have their own forum, no thank
you. I'm sure the admins will love to moderate that.

Author:

mhortar

Posted:

May 5, 2020 12:47

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Re: Part Lists

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In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:

Author:

StormChaser

Posted:

May 5, 2020 11:39

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Re: Part Lists

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In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:

It is very rare but once or twice I have needed a part not shown in an instruction inventory.

Yes, parts lists in set instructions and printed on set boxes are known to sometimes
include errors. I'm more interested in how BrickLink inventories almost
always steer you wrong. Please provide some examples of this and be specific
about how our inventories are inaccurate.

And no, you've not offended me and I doubt you've offended Randy. But
when you post publicly that our site's inventories are frequently wrong,
then we're going to defend the work we do.

Author:

pete_brick

Posted:

May 5, 2020 11:32

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Re: Set Finder

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Way cool, thanks. I'll check it out.

In Suggestions, Turez writes:

In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:

Perhaps this is a function in bricklink

It is.

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogIn.asp?viewMulti=Y

Author:

pete_brick

Posted:

May 5, 2020 11:29

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Re: Part Lists

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I make a distinction between what parts are in a set when purchased (new) and
what parts are actually needed when building the set. It is very rare but once
or twice I have needed a part not shown in an instruction inventory.

In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:

In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:

I expect you have heard about the inaccuracies of part lists before.

No, not here. Yes, there may be inaccuracies, but we correct them whenever they're
found.

it would be nice if one could get accurate part lists for all those really old sets that one can find in a friend's great grandfather's attic.

We have 15,503 LEGO sets in the BrickLink database, dating back to 1949. Of
those sets, 97.3% have inventories (or parts lists, if you prefer that terminology).

Out of that remaining 2.7% lacking inventories, roughly one fifth are educational
sets and not likely to be found in anyone's attic. If TLG actually does
have a computerized database of inventories prior to 1990ish, then by all means
let's compare.

But our inventories came from what people actually found in LEGO sets. I've
found numerous instances where TLG's data prior to even 2000 is sorely lacking.

Author:

StormChaser

Posted:

May 5, 2020 11:28

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Re: Part Lists

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In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:

Please share some examples of sets for which the BrickLink inventories do not
match what you found in the set instructions.

Author:

pete_brick

Posted:

May 5, 2020 11:25

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Re: Part Lists

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Did not mean to offend anyone with my post however I beg to differ. I use Brickset
& bricklink inventories to find parts for sets which is second only to the actual
inventory printed in some set instructions. Using only briclink, Brickset list
I will almost always be short some pieces which I check by going through the
instructions and either matching to the on-page diagram or by completely building
the sets.

Regarding sets without an inventory in the instructions, I agree that bricklink
has the best inventories.

Sets with inventory in the instructions, my experience has not matched what you
describe.

In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

May 5, 2020 04:33

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Re: Part Lists

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Since bricklink is now part of Lego, perhaps the bricklink part lists for sets
cold be compared with the Lego lists and corrected as necessary.

I agree. LEGO could correct their inventory lists based on those at Bricklink.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 5, 2020 03:55

Subject:

Re: Wanted List Sort By Default

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In Suggestions, Legoboy_II writes:

In Suggestions, Kenopolis writes:

Currently the wanted list "SORT BY" defaults to "Newest."
Could there be a way to remember the last choice?
Or change the default setting for the user?
I prefer to see it in alphabetical order, because it makes it faster to find
what I'm looking for. Currently I have to change it every time, and wait
for the page to reload.

Thanks!

Always been like that since I became a member last year, it is very annoying.
I've been told you can change that behaviour in "Preferences", can't
find it.

I believe the one who told you that didn’t understand what you were talking about.
There’s no default sorting option for the WL.

Author:

toontexas

Posted:

May 4, 2020 21:22

Subject:

Re: Prevent buyer from setting status as.....

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In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:

Your suggestion was already part of the new order status work that was done,
but there is a bug allowing buyers to do this. This was never intended and will
be corrected at the next deployment.

Thank you for your quick response.

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

May 4, 2020 21:21

Subject:

Re: Prevent buyer from setting status as.....

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In Suggestions, toontexas writes:

With the recent changes re. the order statuses, is it possible to prevent buyers
from setting an order as Complete BEFORE the seller has set the order as Shipped?

Many sellers follow their own protocols when processing orders, and orders that
show up as Complete even before they've actually been pulled can really throw
a spanner in the works.

Your suggestion was already part of the new order status work that was done,
but there is a bug allowing buyers to do this. This was never intended and will
be corrected at the next deployment.

Author:

TallyToyBricks

Posted:

May 4, 2020 21:20

Subject:

Re: Prevent buyer from setting status as.....

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100% agree - seems like a very easy to implement change.

Author:

toontexas

Posted:

May 4, 2020 21:14

Subject:

Prevent buyer from setting status as.....

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Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

mnementh

Posted:

May 4, 2020 21:12

Subject:

Re: Allow invoices in any order status

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In Suggestions, lar writes:

I send reminder invoices out when a buyer hasn't paid after a week. Today
I had to reset these orders back to processing to be able to do so. This should
not be necessary.

Troy

Author:

Legoboy_II

Posted:

May 4, 2020 19:34

Subject:

Re: Wanted List Sort By Default

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In Suggestions, Kenopolis writes:

Always been like that since I became a member last year, it is very annoying.
I've been told you can change that behaviour in "Preferences", can't
find it.

Author:

StormChaser

Posted:

May 4, 2020 19:20

Subject:

Re: Part Lists

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In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:

I expect you have heard about the inaccuracies of part lists before.

No, not here. Yes, there may be inaccuracies, but we correct them whenever they're
found.

it would be nice if one could get accurate part lists for all those really old sets that one can find in a friend's great grandfather's attic.

Author:

Legoboy_II

Posted:

May 4, 2020 19:14

Subject:

Re: Make status change more flexible again

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In Suggestions, brickskipper writes:

Hi,

today I received payment for two orders in "ready" status. So I went packing
them and after that I drove them to the post office right away. Upon my return
I wanted to set these orders directly to shipped. - Not possible - had to set
them to packed first, save, and then to shipped and save again. Just a minor
issue compared to other ones already mentioned but still annoying.
The orders would have been in "packed" for less than 15 minutes. Why make this
mandantory?

Jan

Author:

Kenopolis

Posted:

May 4, 2020 18:34

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Wanted List Sort By Default

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Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

Turez

Posted:

May 4, 2020 17:38

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Re: Set Finder

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In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:

Perhaps this is a function in bricklink

It is.

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogIn.asp?viewMulti=Y

Author:

randyf

Posted:

May 4, 2020 17:27

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Re: Part Lists

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In Suggestions, pete_brick writes:

BrickLink has the most accurate LEGO inventories anywhere. They are even more
accurate than what is known by the LEGO Group itself. The inventories are constantly
updated by volunteers as new information is learned.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

pete_brick

Posted:

May 4, 2020 16:26

Subject:

Part Lists

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Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

pete_brick

Posted:

May 4, 2020 16:20

Subject:

Set Finder

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There is an app online called "Set Finder" (http://www.spoofdata.com/setfinder/?id1=6144805)
which allows the user to enter the part number for several parts then the app
will suggest sets that contain those parts. It is not very user friendly and
part numbers are difficult to determine. The part numbers need to be complete
with colour code (sensible for logically reducing the number of possible sets)
but the numbering systems are not very well explained. In addition there are
different numbers for similar parts e.g. "2 x 4 Brick Red" has at least two different
numbers. I think there is an overlap between parts in older sets that have a
different number than newer sets but it can be quite frustrating.

Perhaps this is a function in bricklink which I have not yet discovered. I rarely
Use "Part Out" so perhaps it is there or if not perhaps that would be a good
place to add the "Set Finder " function.

Thank you.

Author:

brickskipper

Posted:

May 4, 2020 16:03

Subject:

Junior Accounts?

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Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

Bricklord

Posted:

May 4, 2020 16:02

Subject:

Re: Allow invoices in any order status

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I concur on all aspects of this thread. The inability to resend an invoice to
a buyer after I have had to file an NPB to get their attention makes resolving
the issue far likelier to result in the order being cancelled and the buyer becoming
banned.

In Suggestions, lar writes:

Author:

brickskipper

Posted:

May 4, 2020 15:51

Subject:

Make status change more flexible again

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Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

Teup

Posted:

May 4, 2020 15:35

Subject:

Re: Allow invoices in any order status

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In Suggestions, Minifig_Central writes:

100% agree, I love that since the XP announcement admins have gone radio silent.
I bet they're rolling in their monumental mess up. Poor Russel has probably
gone into hiding haha

Yeah, no official announcement yet but they are in fact going to allow invoicing
again independent of status.. hopefully very soon.

Author:

Teup

Posted:

May 4, 2020 15:33

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Re: Allow invoices in any order status

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In Suggestions, MMillere writes:

Should also include NOT resetting the NPB dates for a reminder invoice!

Sharkette

They're going to make it so that the NPB date is only going to be reset if
the invoice is different from the last one. This will likely be tested by the
order value, so you can still write a reminder invoice with slightly different
text without that resetting the NPB clock, as long as the numbers didn't
change.

Author:

Minifig_Central

Posted:

May 4, 2020 15:32

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Re: Allow invoices in any order status

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100% agree, I love that since the XP announcement admins have gone radio silent.
I bet they're rolling in their monumental mess up. Poor Russel has probably
gone into hiding haha

Author:

MMillere

Posted:

May 4, 2020 15:11

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Re: Allow invoices in any order status

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Should also include NOT resetting the NPB dates for a reminder invoice!

Sharkette

Author:

onedaycnn

Posted:

May 4, 2020 09:51

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Re: Allow invoices in any order status

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Wholeheartedly agreed with OP. Admins, please continue to keep customer service
on BOTH the buyer AND seller side please.

In Suggestions, lar writes:

Author:

bje

Posted:

May 3, 2020 07:23

Subject:

Re: Please add new Forum Topic

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In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

To save the almost constant threads that come up in the forum for things like
dealing with shipping to , as well as sales history as well as .... Please add
a new topic to the forum for Knowledgebase items.

That way Brickwilbo and others can refer people to the knowledgebase area for
their answers - it will save a lot of time and effort on everyone's part.

The Help tab should return to the top of the page.

The help pages must also have screenshots.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

May 3, 2020 07:14

Subject:

Re: Please add new Forum Topic

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In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

The Help tab should return to the top of the page.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

May 3, 2020 06:59

Subject:

Re: Please add new Forum Topic

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

I’d say most of the answers should be in the help pages….
(Brickwilbo points to them when they are. The rest of the time, we copy-paste….)

😉

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 3, 2020 06:27

Subject:

Re: Please add new Forum Topic

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In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

I’d say most of the answers should be in the help pages….
(Brickwilbo points to them when they are. The rest of the time, we copy-paste….)

Author:

Bricks_NW_UK

Posted:

May 3, 2020 06:20

Subject:

Re: Please add new Forum Topic

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In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

Agreed.

We should also have one just for XP related topics

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

May 3, 2020 06:05

Subject:

Please add new Forum Topic

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Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

husker92

Posted:

May 2, 2020 07:12

Subject:

Re: Allow invoices in any order status

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Totally agree. Who came up with this idea? Obviously not a current seller!!!

Author:

helge

Posted:

May 2, 2020 04:45

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Re: Allow invoices in any order status

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In Suggestions, lar writes:

Totally agree!

Author:

coloredbricks

Posted:

May 2, 2020 02:46

Subject:

Re: Allow invoices in any order status

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In Suggestions, lar writes:

YES, I fully agree!
ADMIN, this is also an urgent matter for me!
The new rules of invoicing are nonsense

Author:

lar

Posted:

May 2, 2020 00:41

Subject:

Re: Automatic feedback

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In Suggestions, firestar246 writes:

I know some people might think this isn't a good suggestion, but if you think
about it, how many of us actually leave a personalized feedback? Whenever I look
at feedback that a seller has given, it's usually all the exact same and
usually goes like, "Wonderful buyer, thank you for using our store". I think
an automated feedback system would be nice, especially for the larger sellers
and buyers.

I am a fairly low volume seller, but all my feedback is custom. We have a "buyer
feedback first" policy, explained in our terms, but for buyers that never leave
feedback at all, we leave them "no known problems" positive at the 3 month mark,
give or take. Every other feedback has been customised. We mention extra positive
things if there's room.

Maybe I am in the tiny minority. But I've been here since the very beginning
and this is how we always have done things, I can't see leaving cookie cutter
feedback.

I voted yes on the suggestion though. I'd want the autofeedback to be at
the 3 or 4 month mark though, so the date range needs to extend out a LONG way.

Author:

lar

Posted:

May 2, 2020 00:32

Subject:

Allow invoices in any order status

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Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

Legoboy_II

Posted:

Apr 30, 2020 12:44

Subject:

Re: Organize Want List

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In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:

In Suggestions, burghbricks writes:

If it's feasible, it'd be nice to be able to organize your want lists
into custom categories. For example, I'd like to be able to have categories
for MOCs, Restoration, and so on. That way I could quickly find lists without
having to change the order or toggle categories to hide them what I don't
immediately need.

I name my Wantlists for their intended porpose.

I, too, name WL's by project name, and I sometimes have a couple of "prioritized"
lists that hold my filler items (interesting items and impulse buys) and find
that this works very well, especially when I remember to update them with orders
to track what I have and haven't ordered.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Apr 30, 2020 01:20

Subject:

Re: Organize Want List

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In Suggestions, burghbricks writes:

I name my Wantlists for their intended porpose.

Author:

burghbricks

Posted:

Apr 29, 2020 21:05

Subject:

Organize Want List

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Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

Jax2

Posted:

Apr 29, 2020 19:00

Subject:

Re: Find what set you have based on certain piecs

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Well I feel silly now. I've been here a long time now and never noticed this.
Thank you for pointing it out. Already helped find one set I've been wondering
about!

In Suggestions, tEoS writes:

here:

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogIn.asp?viewMulti=Y

Author:

tEoS

Posted:

Apr 29, 2020 18:38

Subject:

Re: Find what set you have based on certain piecs

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here:

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogIn.asp?viewMulti=Y

In Suggestions, Jax2 writes:

I have no idea if this is something that is doable... (I mean, on this site,
I am sure it CAN be done) but a lot of people who buy large collections often
are faced with an issue of finding a partially built set they cannot identify.

To that end, it would be amazing if there was a search available where you could
pick say, 10 or more pieces (would likely pick the least common pieces you
see on it) and enter those and have the results display only the sets that contain
all of those pieces.

Right now, I am sitting on a large number of partial sets and while some are
much easier than others to identify, others are just impossible.

This would be a massive help!

Author:

Jax2

Posted:

Apr 29, 2020 18:22

Subject:

Find what set you have based on certain piecs

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

infinibrix

Posted:

Apr 26, 2020 02:50

Subject:

Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?

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Topic:

In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:

It appears that the way I worded my responses irritated you and I apologize for
that. I try to say things as nicely as possible, but sometimes I fail.

There are some that irritate me though you’ve never been among those that spring
to mind! just some simple differing viewpoints with regards to the direction
we want the site to go but likewise my response was more of a light-hearted somewhat
sarcastic jokey comment hence the grin at the end so no worries

Author:

StormChaser

Posted:

Apr 26, 2020 00:05

Subject:

Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?

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Topic:

In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:

In future I will have to ensure I post in the correct place, Choose the correct
subject heading and make sure I know what I'm talking about before I post
suggestions that I'm told are beyond the realms possiblity?

It appears that the way I worded my responses irritated you and I apologize for
that. I try to say things as nicely as possible, but sometimes I fail.

Author:

infinibrix

Posted:

Apr 25, 2020 15:37

Subject:

Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?

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Topic:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:

Personally I don’t think we should lose the term minifigure because it’s very
key to how we and Lego describe the majority of their figures and at the moment
there are talks about Minfigs category being changed to ‘Figure’ and possibly
including everything from Lotso Bear to Baby Groot

I did discuss a solution here:-

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1192727

but I think it may have become a bit lost in the rest of the debate but I would
be interested in others thoughts on this or whether the term minifigure is even
still important or what minifigure should refer to going forward?

Here is my original suggestion:-

“On the subject of categorizing figures in general I think breaking down some
of this stuff might make more sense than renaming Minifigs to Figures and then
piling everything into the same place.

It’s a difficult one but I guess you have to start with defining a minifigure
and at the moment I can only think of two ways of doing this where by you define
it by Size after all a clue is in the word MINIfigure which does unfortunately
leave a lot of ambiguity or better still you define minifig by the fact it usesa
Torso Assembly?

Torso Assembly may be a good clear cut way of defining a minifig because almost
all traditional minifigs from a Dementor to a Lord Garmadon use the all-important
standard Torso design that holds a minifig together and its probably the one
key part that really defines what a minifigure looks like when we think of a
minifigure and with that in mind you could categorise as Follows:-

Minifigure – Anything that uses the Standard Torso Assembly design

Modified Figure – Anything from droids, to brick built Droids, to Skeletons and
stuff like Gollum, Slimer, Unikitty, Scurrier, Scooby etc..

Microfigure – Anything very small consisting of a single or maximum of two parts
such as Baby, Baby Yoda, Palpatine Hologram, Baby Groot, Trophy figures and all
those game figures etc..

You are then left with things like Cave Troll, Big Hulk etc. which can either
go under ‘Modified Figure’ or a separate ‘Large Figure’ Category?

Likewise are animals/creatures separated so that Polar bears, Wargs and Horses
go under ‘Modified Figure’ and stuff like baby dinos, spiders and snakes under
‘Microfigure’ or do they have their own ‘Animal category’?

Lots to think about....”

As usual, fun and thought-provoking!

When I first read your subject line "When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?" I thought
it to be a Zen riddle, or maybe that you had started channeling Confucius

No, I like your style, keeps it interesting. Too few here are willing to 'color
outside of the lines' in expressing themselves. That's a shame, IMO

You make salient points on the question of how to view Lego characters beyond
the classic term Minifigure

-Cory

I always knew I could count on you Cory even if it was'nt quite the Zen riddle
post you had hoped for it to be

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Apr 25, 2020 13:05

Subject:

Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?

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Topic:

In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:

As usual, fun and thought-provoking!

When I first read your subject line "When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?" I thought
it to be a Zen riddle, or maybe that you had started channeling Confucius

Author:

iprice

Posted:

Apr 25, 2020 11:14

Subject:

Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?

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Topic:

In Suggestions, firestar246 writes:

I would consider a minifigure to be an assembly of parts that create some sort
of character.

So a BrickHeadz model would be a mini-figure?

Author:

infinibrix

Posted:

Apr 25, 2020 10:09

Subject:

Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?

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Topic:

In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:

In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:

“On the subject of categorizing figures in general I think breaking down some
of this stuff might make more sense than renaming Minifigs to Figures and then
piling everything into the same place.

You may not be familiar with what we already include in the Minifigs item
type. Take a look at the bottom of this page:

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2489

I'm also not sure you understand what we're discussing, which is item
types. There are six:

Sets
Parts
Minifigs
Gear
Books
Catalogs

The site is almost certainly not going to add more item types, so figures (whatever
figures they might be) are going into one of those six item types.

And right now they're spread across three different types: Parts, Minifigs,
and Gear. I think it might be prudent to group them under a single item type
(Figures) to make finding them easier.

I’m familiar with those figures but as I say I don’t consider any of them to
be Minifigures and I think they should be separated from minifigures and whilst
I appreciate what you’re saying in that you currently have no movement in being
able to add to those 6 categories hence changing Minifigs to Figures this is
what I’m suggesting should happen in the longer term and however unlikely you
think this change will ever be it certainly won’t be up for consideration by
Lego if there is no interest or discussion about it in the forum, hence my post

Author:

infinibrix

Posted:

Apr 25, 2020 09:55

Subject:

Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?

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Topic:

In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:

In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:

but I think it may have become a bit lost in the rest of the debate

The purpose in a single discussion thread is so that we can keep everyone's
input in one place for review. It would be most helpful to us if people commented
within the thread that was opened for that purpose. Input posted outside the
thread may not receive the attention it deserves.

Well since your topic was on the broader terms of ‘Item Types’ and my post had
barely been viewed since last night I saw no harm in creating a separate topic
specifically centred around 'Minifigures' and how they might be handled
especially on a forum where after about 20 replies to the OP most other replies
often disappear into the abyss where people either can no longer even see the
original post or they can’t be bothered to read much further on! Either way blame
the design of the forum not the way people post on it?
You then suggest that what I’m discussing is not relevant to what you’re discussing
in your own Topic and in which case does my post belong in your topic or not?

Author:

StormChaser

Posted:

Apr 25, 2020 09:21

Subject:

Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?

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Topic:

In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:

“On the subject of categorizing figures in general I think breaking down some
of this stuff might make more sense than renaming Minifigs to Figures and then
piling everything into the same place.

Author:

StormChaser

Posted:

Apr 25, 2020 09:13

Subject:

Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?

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Topic:

In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:

but I think it may have become a bit lost in the rest of the debate

Author:

tons_of_bricks

Posted:

Apr 25, 2020 08:13

Subject:

Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?

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I would consider a minifigure to be an assembly of parts that create some sort
of character.

I don't consider

[p=3062bpb001]

to be one, nor

[m=sw0984]

To me, those are just decorated bricks. However, I would consider the microfigures
and statuettes to be minifigures. Even though they are only one piece, they are
molded to look like a humanoid.

Then, if we were to separate minifigures from animals, that's a bit tricky.

The Fabuland characters are technically animals, but who actually thinks of them
as such?

My first thought would be to categorize animals as creatures that can't talk
(excluding robots), but that still doesn't quite work.

Author:

infinibrix

Posted:

Apr 25, 2020 07:35

Subject:

When is a Minifigure a Minifigure?

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Apr 24, 2020 12:52

Subject:

Re: Select All option to add parts to wanted

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Topic:

In Suggestions, zombiereign writes:

I'm trying to replace a large number of missing parts from a single set.
I think it would be helpful if - from the set list - I could select multiple
pieces and add to my wanted for ordering. If there is a way - I must be overlooking
it

The shortest if you have many parts missing: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/partout.page

(There’s a “Part out” link on the set’s page.)

Author:

starbeanie

Posted:

Apr 24, 2020 12:32

Subject:

Re: Select All option to add parts to wanted

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Topic:

Use Brickstock.
https://brickstock.patrickbrans.com/

In Suggestions, zombiereign writes:

Author:

bb340324

Posted:

Apr 24, 2020 12:18

Subject:

Select All option to add parts to wanted

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

Leftoverbricks

Posted:

Apr 23, 2020 11:07

Subject:

@Admin: please promote the Stud.io forum

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

The last couple of weeks we've seen an increasing number of forum posts from
new members with questions about how to use Stud.io.

@Bricklink: Please take some effort to make it more clear that when working in
Stud.io, there's a special forum dedicated to those questions so we won't
have to deal with it here.

I know SilvainS is happy to respond to the questions but the BL forum is not
really the place for it.
Thanks.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Apr 21, 2020 05:57

Subject:

Re: A few more Preference options

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Topic:

In Suggestions, bje writes:

In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:

Is there a way to restrict all stores to UK only by default when I am searching
for an item. I know I can select it every time I search, but can I do it automatically?

Only for price guide settings:
https://www.bricklink.com/priceGuideSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

Yeah, that is no good.

Not being able to set defaults for the things I use 100s of times every day is
annoying!

Especially as you can exclude items in stores which do not ship to me, avoid
sellers that are least favourites and that exclude me, and can set to only see
new or used items. But cannot set a default for the location of the seller.

Author:

bje

Posted:

Apr 21, 2020 04:27

Subject:

Re: A few more Preference options

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Topic:

In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:

Is there a way to restrict all stores to UK only by default when I am searching
for an item. I know I can select it every time I search, but can I do it automatically?

Only for price guide settings:
https://www.bricklink.com/priceGuideSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Apr 21, 2020 03:57

Subject:

Re: A few more Preference options

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Topic:

Is there a way to restrict all stores to UK only by default when I am searching
for an item. I know I can select it every time I search, but can I do it automatically?

Author:

Legoboy_II

Posted:

Apr 21, 2020 02:15

Subject:

Re: Stud.io panning suggestion

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Topic:

Got it, you want the pointer to be the targeted zoom - that would be a nice time
saver, and a typical CAD feature.

I'll try the other features you mentioned, I'm still learning the program,
thanks.

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Apr 20, 2020 23:55

Subject:

Re: A few more Preference options

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Topic:

In Suggestions, JWBDolphins writes:

Secondly, along these lines, I would like to see a few more preferences saved
when I select a part. Specifically, a lot of times I have to click "More Options"
and I always have to select "Seller Location". I would like to see both of those
as saved options so I don't have to select them every time I bring up a new
part.

You can select location:
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

I Have found that setting in my wanted lists and that works well - thanks! I
would like to see that added to the Catalog/Parts screen when I pick a specific
part too. Just less clicking, I'm lazy!

Keep poking around. You'll find a wealth of personalized settings on BrickLink:

https://www.bricklink.com/searchSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogOptions.asp?viewFrom=P

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/settings/pref_settings.page

Author:

JWBDolphins

Posted:

Apr 20, 2020 23:32

Subject:

Re: Stud.io panning suggestion

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Topic:

If I understand you correctly, this is similar to other major CAD programs that
allow you to grab the screen (usually by holding a modifier key) and drag it
around, as well as box select an area to zoom to?

Those are a useful tools I have used elsewhere (especially the drag feature).
I think, though, there are other features and fixes with higher priority I'd
like to see, first.

Never to diminish your ideas, I just feel blessed we have a very good program
available to stimulate creativity and model our ideas. It's quite functional
and has saved me a lot of time and money - I just pray it survives into the future...

First let me say I've only used a handful of CAD programs so what I'm
thinking may be completely misguided in the CAD world. But basically Yes, and
that feature does exist - hold the SHIFT Key and Left-Mouse Drag the screen around.
The same thing can be done holding Down the Mouse Wheel Button and Dragging
the screen (although on my mouse that doesn't work very well - but that's
just My mouse.) What I am thinking as another option - and I do think this would
need to be a select-able preference - is the behavior you see in a lot of the
online Map programs.

Here's an example: I'm Zoomed In on a portion of a model I'm working
on. I then Zoom Out (via Mouse Wheel) to see the whole model. I then move the
mouse to another portion that I want to start working on and Zoom back In (again
with the Mouse Wheel). Right Now I will just Zoom back In to the same place
I just Zoomed Out of. If the Zoom In follows where the Mouse is located, that
portion of the model would move more towards the center of the screen as I am
Zooming In. It would save the step of moving the screen (panning left/right/up/down)
before I Zoom In on the next place to work.

I'm basing this on the relative ease of navigating around different locations
on an online map.

I also Definitely agree with you that Studio is a Great program and I hope it
continues to grow and flourish. And I also agree that there are probably a lot
of other features that would/should come before this!

Author:

JWBDolphins

Posted:

Apr 20, 2020 23:15

Subject:

Re: A few more Preference options

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You can select location:
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

I Have found that setting in my wanted lists and that works well - thanks! I
would like to see that added to the Catalog/Parts screen when I pick a specific
part too. Just less clicking, I'm lazy!

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Apr 20, 2020 14:16

Subject:

Re: Order Item Removal Request

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Topic:

In Suggestions, atkk writes:

Hello,
Can a link for "Order Item Removal Request" please be added to the page for when
a seller view's an order, so that it can be found much easier.
Thanks
Andre

Already suggested.😉
Vote here: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1050359

Author:

atkk

Posted:

Apr 20, 2020 13:16

Subject:

Order Item Removal Request

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Hello,
Can a link for "Order Item Removal Request" please be added to the page for when
a seller view's an order, so that it can be found much easier.
Thanks
Andre

Author:

Legoboy_II

Posted:

Apr 20, 2020 02:55

Subject:

Re: Stud.io panning suggestion

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Topic:

In Suggestions, JWBDolphins writes:

One preference that I think might be useful to add to Studio is the ability to
have the Viewpoint move towards where the Mouse is located as you Zoom In or
Zoom Out (using the mouse roller for example.)

Panning the screen does not work very well for me (my mouse roller button is
twitchy) which makes me have to Pan the screen using 2 hands. There may be a
good CAD reason Not to do this, but if you could move the mouse over an area
and have zooming in and out zero in on the location of the mouse, having that
preference I think that would be handy. Basically Mimic the way the big online
Map programs work.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Apr 20, 2020 02:21

Subject:

Re: A few more Preference options

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Topic:

In Suggestions, JWBDolphins writes:

Yes. It has been suggested before.

You can select location:
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

Thanks for your consideration!

Author:

Legoboy_II

Posted:

Apr 20, 2020 02:08

Subject:

Re: A few more Preference options

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Topic:

In Suggestions, JWBDolphins writes:

Here are a couple Preference options I'm suggesting be considered.

First, when I open one of my Wanted Lists, it Always defaults to 25 items per
page. Most of my Wanted Lists are larger than that and I have to Change the
default size every time (so that I can see everything on 1 screen). With internet
speeds the way they are today, 100 items pop up quickly. I would like to see
the number of items per page be an option that is remembered. (In fact, in general
I would like to see number of items per page be a preference saved across Bricklink.)

Secondly, along these lines, I would like to see a few more preferences saved
when I select a part. Specifically, a lot of times I have to click "More Options"
and I always have to select "Seller Location". I would like to see both of those
as saved options so I don't have to select them every time I bring up a new
part.

Thanks for your consideration!

Author:

JWBDolphins

Posted:

Apr 19, 2020 22:25

Subject:

Stud.io panning suggestion

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

JWBDolphins

Posted:

Apr 19, 2020 22:04

Subject:

A few more Preference options

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

nico_savary

Posted:

Apr 19, 2020 17:50

Subject:

Re: Use my store's inventory to fill Wanted List

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Topic:

In Suggestions, nico_savary writes:

I have nothing to add to the question, nore to the answer, but just want to say
that I am also very interested in a solution, and am very surprised nothing already
exists...
There are so many options and features on bricklink that this one seems to be
a big miss !

Nicolas

Actually, I found a solution ! Sometimes confinement helps...
My method is not very straight forward, but still convenient enough for me.

It consists in managing .xml files of wanted lists and/or inventory with Excel
:
- you export your inventory in an .xml file
- you export your wanted list in an .xml file
- then you open both in Excel
- you make some basic formulas in Excel in order to produce 3 new wanted lists
:
- the common parts between your inventory and your wanted list
- the parts in your new inventory (without previous ones)
- your wanted list without the found parts (the ones from the first list)
- then you export the .xml files from excel
- and you import your update inventory and wanted list.
- Done !

Note that if you are not a seller you can manage your inventory in a dedicated
wanted list, which is what I do and find easier... It is also easier for .xml
management as the fields are the same for all your patlists.

Hope this may help some of you !

Nicolas

Author:

Ctbyrne

Posted:

Apr 17, 2020 13:21

Subject:

Merge unshipped orders

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

At least once each day, I have a buyer who either places a second order and pays
for shipping a second time or emails about needing to make an addition to their
paid order.

I'd like to suggest a new feature be worked into the checkout process. If
a buyer places an order in a store which they currently have another order that
is not in the Packed, Shipped, Received, or Completed status, the orders either
be combined or flagged in some way to alert the seller. If would also be helpful
if the checkout of the second order took into consideration any postage already
paid on the first order.

I keep my domestic shipping simple. Spend up to $50, pay $5 postage. Spend $50-$100,
pay $10 postage. Spend over $100, get free shipping. On a system like mine, it
would be very easy to recognize if the buyer needs to pay more in postage, has
already paid enough, or would potentially get a discount back from postage already
paid.

The buyer shouldn't have to do any extra work if they want to order more
from a store that hasn't yet shipped their order. And I'm getting a little
tired of issuing duplicate postage refunds and checking to see if a buyer has
another order. What may be a few hours later for a buyer could be another page
for the seller.

Chris

Author:

Wolffe72

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 14:48

Subject:

Re: Buyer Lock In

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And although it is not enforced, some stores specifically warn their customers
on their Terms page that they only ship once a week, or that it may take 48-72
hours for a response. I think it's great that the stores are upfront about
it and the buyers (should) know what to expect. Buyers shouldn't be expected
to wait 3 weeks before they know if they're free to look elsewhere. Likewise,
sellers shouldn't expect to have their stock locked up for 3 weeks waiting
to know if their buyer is going to come through.

With all of the strict commitments on this site, I'm surprised they aren't
a little more pushy when it comes to being responsive so that transactions don't
stall unnecessarily. Commitment is only part of it.

Anyway, I went and bought the set from another store. I guess we'll see
what happens with my NRS.

I agree for first communication. But then, it should probably be standardised
across all sellers. If a seller hasn't invoiced within 7 days, then a buyer
should have the right to cancel without penalty. It wouldn't bother me if
it was three days. It might be better to have two categories, say, fast = 3 days
and slow = 7 days. If it was just a(nother) number to measure a store by, then
would buyers act on it? Whereas if a store was marked as slow or fast responders,
then at least a buyer knows to avoid a 'slow' store if they are in a
hurry for parts. Although even then of course, they will need to make sure they
choose a store in their own country and pay for fast / premium shipping depending
on location if they need things quick. Of course, if time is not an issue, then
'slow' stores would not be a problem, so long as the buyer knows they
will get a response.

Author:

infinibrix

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 14:13

Subject:

Re: Buyer Lock In

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Topic:

In Suggestions, edk writes:

In Suggestions, Wolffe72 writes:

I'm relatively new here, but I have about 10 purchase orders completed and
on-the-go right now. I'm not finding Bricklink overly intuitive to be honest
but I haven't goofed since my first order.

So I understand committing to a purchase. As soon as I place an order I take
the seller's item off the market which means a potential lost sale (or more
likely a delayed sale) if I don't follow through.

However, as a buyer, I now find myself in a position where I've committed
to purchase something from a non-responding seller. It has been a week and I
haven't heard a single response. The store's terms do not mention anything
about possible slow response times. I'll consider this my second goof because
I didn't pay attention to the fact that the store also had no selling history
(only purchase history). Fine.

So now I can post an NRS in an attempt to cancel my order -- but now my understanding
is that I have to wait another 2 weeks for it to be truly cancelled! There is
a really good chance that I'll miss out on picking up this item at a reasonable
price from another store during that time. If the seller doesn't come through,
I might now have to spend a lot more to get this item. On the other hand, if
I choose to buy from someone else the original seller could come in at the 11th-hour
and still ding me as a non-paying buyer (at least that's my assumption on
how this works). Right now, I'm thinking I should just take that chance.
Unlike the store who has potentially limitless buyers, item availability is
*definitely* limited and prices just tend to go up over time.

Personally, I think that if a seller doesn't respond within a minimum time
(and I think a week is plenty) a buyer should be given the option to simply cancel.
Maybe it's something the store could configure so buyers can be made aware
of stores that are not managed frequently. If the seller has at least acknowledged
the buyer during that time, then perhaps different rules could apply.

I would go ahead and purchase elsewhere. No communication within 3 days should
be reason enough to cancel the order. I know things are different with the global
crisis right now but ……… If you get bad feedback I think it would be made right.
A single NPB is nothing to be concerned about, its when you get a 3rd one that
causes a problem. If the global situation causes you to be unable to communicate
within 7 days then how would any buyer be confident that the item will ever be
shipped.

I agree as in this day and age where people have online access even on the move
via phones 3 days is more than enough time to expect a buyer to wait in fact
I beleive brickowl warns of account restrictions if sellers continue to not respond
to quotes within a reasonable timeframe which I think is also 3 days?

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 12:47

Subject:

Re: Buyer Lock In

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Topic:

I agree with you that this can be an issue. Personally I would like to see a
feature where all sellers have to state an order response time in their terms
(a required field) and if they do not respond within that time then the buyer
can just cancel the order with no risk of NPB or bad feedback and the store automatically
closes until the seller wakes up.

Author:

Wolffe72

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 11:44

Subject:

Re: Buyer Lock In

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In Suggestions, cosmicray writes:

In Suggestions, Wolffe72 writes:

Personally, I think that if a seller doesn't respond within a minimum time
(and I think a week is plenty) a buyer should be given the option to simply cancel.
Maybe it's something the store could configure so buyers can be made aware
of stores that are not managed frequently. If the seller has at least acknowledged
the buyer during that time, then perhaps different rules could apply.

In normal circumstances I would agree. The existing global situation may be upsetting
the normal. Where is the seller located ?

Nita Rae

The store is located in my backyard of Ontario, Canada. I've ordered from
the US and across Canada and no issues yet. This store has had no sales so I
think the seller simply isn't active.

I didn't want to shame anyone as the store may have their reason for not
responding -- which is fine -- I just want a way out without penalty
in this case.

Author:

edeevo

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 11:40

Subject:

Re: Buyer Lock In

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In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:

In Suggestions, edeevo writes:
... the auto closing of the store is

something that is already kind of set up, no? (I think if a Seller hasn't
logged in during a certain amount of days, it gets locked... unless I'm mistaken)

That feature does indeed exist, I guess my suggestion is linking into that but
using an additional trigger of "seller has not responded to buyer within x days"
where x is the number of days the seller has set as his response time. The response
could either be the issuing of an invoice or sending a message in the BL system
or similar criteria.

Robert

Ah, that makes sense... I agree with that also; lock a Seller in, and hold them
accountable to the response timeframe they have chosen to advertise... sounds
good to me.

Life is Good.
~Ed.

Author:

Rob_and_Shelagh

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 11:31

Subject:

Re: Buyer Lock In

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In Suggestions, edeevo writes:
... the auto closing of the store is

something that is already kind of set up, no? (I think if a Seller hasn't
logged in during a certain amount of days, it gets locked... unless I'm mistaken)

Author:

edeevo

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 11:25

Subject:

Re: Buyer Lock In

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In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:

In Suggestions, Wolffe72 writes:

Could not agree more; that feature would be a welcome addition to addressing
this issue.

Even considering the current global circumstances, if a Seller keeps their store
open, they should be responding to their Buyers in a matter of days (3 max);
if they do not, then a Buyer should be able to cancel the order outright with
zero risk of it affecting their feedback... the auto closing of the store is
something that is already kind of set up, no? (I think if a Seller hasn't
logged in during a certain amount of days, it gets locked... unless I'm mistaken)

Life is Good.
~Ed.

Author:

edk

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 11:06

Subject:

Re: Buyer Lock In

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In Suggestions, Wolffe72 writes:

Author:

cosmicray

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 10:19

Subject:

Re: Buyer Lock In

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In Suggestions, Wolffe72 writes:

In normal circumstances I would agree. The existing global situation may be upsetting
the normal. Where is the seller located ?

Nita Rae

Author:

Rob_and_Shelagh

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 10:11

Subject:

Re: Buyer Lock In

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In Suggestions, Wolffe72 writes:

Author:

Wolffe72

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 09:18

Subject:

Buyer Lock In

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Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

nico_savary

Posted:

Apr 16, 2020 06:04

Subject:

Re: Use my store's inventory to fill Wanted List

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Author:

zzed

Posted:

Apr 14, 2020 19:11

Subject:

Re: How to flag incomplete items

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I sympathize. It is frustrating when there is a listing for a "new" minifigure.
Then the description says it is missing a few body parts & priced accordingly
... but that the remaining head/whatever is perfect condition. So, naturally
the auto select feature adds that store to my shopping carts since it is lower
priced. All I know to do at that point is to add the store to my disliked list
to stop auto select from grabbing it.

Author:

infinibrix

Posted:

Apr 14, 2020 03:40

Subject:

Re: Just an idea about Neutral Feedback!

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