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In Suggestions, WhiteHorseMatt writes:

In Suggestions, Made_In_Bricks writes:

a little grammar wouldn't hurt either...

Thanks,

Ken

Do you mean, for example, capital letters at the start of a sentence?

Matt

I said a little, not a lot.

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 22, 2017 18:23

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Re: Where are our manners gone?!

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a little grammar wouldn't hurt either...

Thanks,

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Mar 14, 2017 20:32

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Re: Better Forum

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can you please let me know how I have been doing the impossible since I joined
bricklink?

And the forum is very poorly implemented, impossible to follow a thread or get
a overview of current topics.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Feb 18, 2017 01:06

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Re: Just one day of the week

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In Suggestions, Cob writes:

In Suggestions, thewolf06 writes:

Im not sure which is worse the feedback, or the daily sales. It seems the same
people have a daily HUGE CLEARANCE EVENT.

Change your discussion forum settings to hide unwanted topics.

http://www.bricklink.com/messageFilter.asp?viewFrom=P

I didn't say always!

6 out of 7 days is good.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Feb 17, 2017 21:38

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Just one day of the week

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Discarded

Can the feedback topic be disabled at least ONE day a week?

Thanks,

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Feb 9, 2017 13:49

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Re: Notification of buyer's order comments

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Rule #5 is completely subjective and I have no idea how it would ever actually
be enforced in a legal dispute with no definition of "too high" and as a seller,
Bricklink GIVES me the authority to determine this based on how the order cancellation
process goes. This rule is actually misleading to the buyers.

But I don't sell anymore so I don't care either. (except I might have
some personal items up for sale shortly but I will actually change my terms,
and they are going to be great)

as to the original comment about "Cheapest shipping possible"

If you take the time to write:

"cheapest shipping possible"

with no clear indication of what that means from the buyer to the seller what
this means

Cheapest for you or cheapest for me?

The cheapest shipping for ME is local pick up. Can you imagine if I wrote a
buyer saying, hey, you requested the cheapest shipping. But since you gave no
other indication I assumed you meant cheapest for me, your package is available
for pick up now.

Cheapest for you?

Hey, I will drop off your package sometime in the near future when I am going
by your delivery address. It might be sometime next week, sometime next year,
I don't know, but delivery won't cost you a dime.

I would actually consider ANY buyer comments that aren't some type of feedback
and NOT a complete sentence completely worthless.

Some examples

best parts possible - (I actually had someone say this when they ordered exactly
1 of each item and I had exactly 1 of each in stock)

not in rush - how much not in a rush?

Let's take the "best parts possible" statement

best parts possible - takes about 2 seconds to type

I am working on a used set and needs the best possible used parts from your inventory
please. - takes about 5 seconds to type

If the 3 seconds of your time is too valuable to get me the correct information,
then I will ignore it

because the buyer doesn't want to spend 3 extra seconds to give a clear sentence
on what they want, I should delay their order by writing back, or GUESS what
they want.

I chalk it up to being not that important to begin with.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Feb 8, 2017 20:43

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Re: Notification of buyer's order comments

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In Suggestions, Jan_K writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

for example, when a buyer puts in the comments:

cheapest shipping possible

I should have made a store term that stated this comment resulted in a 5 dollar
penalty.

What's wrong with this very plausible (and not that uncommon, by the way)
order comment that you believe it warrants a $5.00 penalty? There are several
stores out there that even specify a shipping option in such a way.

Jan

it shows they didn't read the store terms and there is a little sarcasm in
there too

ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Feb 7, 2017 22:36

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Re: Notification of buyer's order comments

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for example, when a buyer puts in the comments:

cheapest shipping possible

I should have made a store term that stated this comment resulted in a 5 dollar
penalty.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jan 4, 2017 13:21

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Re: Show seller's postal code / zip code

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In Suggestions, tEoS writes:

Please consider showing each seller's postal code next to their state. It
is important information in helping to estimate shipping costs.

For example, I just made a purchase from a store in Missouri, so I Googled zip
codes for that state. The zip code that I selected told me that shipping would
be zone 4. However, had I known the exact zip code or city, I would have discovered
that it was zone 5.

The difference was only about $1.50, but that amount could add up fast when you've
placed as many orders as I have (1,472).

* Or the name of the city, if that is preferable.

It would be a lot more on a 50-60 pound order too

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Aug 3, 2016 13:42

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Re: Replace merge with FB to a negative

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In Suggestions, tEoS writes:

As it is now when a seller uses two accounts to create fake sales and fluff their
feedback score the merge completely wipes out any evidence of the poor behavior*.
This means that potential buyers won't likely know of it to avoid shopping
in that particular store.

My suggestion is that when such a merge includes feedback that it becomes a negative
with a standardized BL comment.

* Sure you can see the merge history though it does not necessarily mean poor
intentions.

P.S. My only concern is that it may be pointless as the member would just create
a different account to sell under. Thoughts?

people who implore such business practices should be outright banned and account
deleted. Period, end of story.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 30, 2016 11:37

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Re: Best Offer Feature

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Not using the feature will not matter. By inviting offers in some stores it will
lead to more and more people expecting those who do not want to receive offers
being bothered with offers anyway. Just like ebay (fleabay) currently.

allow for this to be displayed on the message screen

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 30, 2016 10:56

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Re: Best Offer Feature

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I see no need to turn BL into a flea market type of site. I get more inquiries
already (without inviting them) than I care for begging for discounts. If sellers
want to take less, just lower the price.

I currently have an item for sale:

[p=598pb01]

cheapest available at about the same price as the last one sold. However it
will probably sit there for a while.

However, if I had a BINDING Offer and I could accept or deny, I would have a
hard time not accepting anything over $100 on a binding offer for this part.

I get money, bricklink gets money, buyer gets part for cheaper

alternative, it sits on the shelf for longer and no one gets anything.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 30, 2016 10:49

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Re: Best Offer Feature

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If you don't want the inquiries, don't use the feature.

I don't like getting spam messages about offers as it is, does this mean
I don't want perspective buyers to contact me? No, I just have to take good
with the bad.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 30, 2016 10:47

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Re: Best Offer Feature

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In Suggestions, FigBits writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

Of course I know no suggestions are ever implemented,...

They are. Some were added a couple of weeks ago. One was marked as "already implemented"
yesterday.

--
Marc.

Just giving a little hyperbole Marc...

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 30, 2016 10:46

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Re: Best Offer Feature

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Voted no - wouldn't really like to see Bricklink become an auction site.
Far to many problems associated with that - if people wish to auction their inventory
there are lots of sites both on this side of the pond and that side to deal with
it.

It wouldn't make it an auction site, it would allow buyers to put in binding
offers

Those auction sites also charge a lot more in fees, one of the tenants of creating
this site was to NOT sell lego on those sites and to reduce fees for sellers

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 30, 2016 09:35

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Re: Best Offer Feature

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In Suggestions, JayBeeOnline writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

How would buyers and sellers feel about a best offer feature?

I don't like it...

Of course I know no suggestions are ever implemented, but let's have fund
discussing the topic.

FALSE. Have a look at the list again...

...

Hyperbole...

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 29, 2016 20:27

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Re: Best Offer Feature

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In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

In Suggestions, tEoS writes:

I'll pass (but won't vote). Whenever I offered best offer on an ebay
listing I often received offers that were quite unacceptable. I'm not talking
about 10-20% off, but 50-60% lower than fair market price. My items were always
priced to sell to begin with.

Miro,

On junkbay you can set an auto reject up to a certain amount, this deters low
balling

Freudian slip, that is Miroslav's moc right?

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 29, 2016 20:26

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Re: Best Offer Feature

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In Suggestions, tEoS writes:

Miro,

On junkbay you can set an auto reject up to a certain amount, this deters low
balling

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 29, 2016 15:44

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Best Offer Feature

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Status:

Already Exists

How would buyers and sellers feel about a best offer feature?

Of course I know no suggestions are ever implemented, but let's have fund
discussing the topic.

First the concept in general:

Buyers could submit offers to sellers for items they have on sale.

Quick example: Seller has set A, set A sits on the shelf for a while and buyer
comes along and offers 10% under the asking price for Set A and will see if the
seller will part for that price knowing it sells right then and there. When
seller accepts offer, it is a binding sale.

Of course there are all kinds of problems from offers, spam, lowballers etc.

So some obvious programming features to include or consider:

Make Best Offer optional

Make it only allowed for sets, minifigures or some combination and leave out
parts or include all

Limit the number of offers a seller can make per hour/day/week, etc, throttle
them

Allow sellers to report buyers abusing the new feature

I think BL admin should be implementing any features that can increase buying
or selling.

I would like a feature like this instead of messaging, which can be a total waste
of time.

Buyers could enter in shipping prices in their offer helping buyers know what
they will pay ahead of time.

So what does the community think?

Good idea/bad idea?

Any other programming/implementation features to be including for buyer/seller
protection?

Would you use the feature?

Thanks,

Happy Weekend,

Ken
Brick It Yourself

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 20, 2016 11:19

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Re: standard deviation on price indices

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voted no - better suggestion, allow users to program how they want the price
guide displayed via their own settings, if users could define the rules they
want everyone would be satisfied with their concerns over the price guide.

Go back and look at my thread on price guide manipulation. I pointed out that
any jerk can manipulate this to where it causes more work for others (and actually
caused it to try and prove a point), basically one can sabotage other sellers
here by listing crazy prices in common parts, they could further manipulate it
by setting up a second account and then buy such listings and drive people nuts.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 15, 2016 23:12

Subject:

Re: Negative Feedback: What if?

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No, I posted some of the auto negative behaviors and insulting me, using profanity
and asking me to break the law are all reasons for auto negatives, I think people
should be warned about these activities on this site.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 15, 2016 13:09

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Re: Personal Collection Inventory

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In Suggestions, par016 writes:

Maybe not a priority at this point, but it would be nice to see BrickLink add
features so that you can keep track of your own personal lego collection. Obviously
you can use a stockroom right now, but it's not optimal and it would be nice
to have it separate from your store so that nothing gets mixed up by accident.

It would also be really nice if when this was implemented, you can go in another
user's store and see what you already have in your personal collection.
That way you can see if you are low on a certain part and need to order more,
etc.

-Pete

Pete,

What is wrong with using Brickstock for this? My son keeps track of his minifig
collections and all his sets he has stored away after building using brickstock.
It works great.

I personally do not want the powers to be at Bricklink to know what is in my
personal collection.

Thanks,

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 1, 2016 17:04

Subject:

Re: Feedback Removal for Unhappiness with Customs

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In Suggestions, ToriHada writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

So this gets implemented and buyers just leave feedback that doesn't mention
the VAT or other import duties...

They could just leave a neutral that says "seller did not disclose all fees"

Then how does this get changed?

It is not intended to fix everything or read buyers' minds. But if the non-positive
feedback itself complains about having to pay VAT and customs, I think it is
safe to say that is the main reason for such feedback. If buyers want to hide
their displeasure with paying VAT and customs behind some other reason, so be
it. But I don't think that will happen often enough to make this suggestion
worthless.

Thor

So isn't better to have feedback where a potential new buyer could see that
the non-positive feedback was because the buyer had beef with customs and not
the seller instead of a buyer seeing bogus feedback?

Thanks,

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 1, 2016 14:01

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Re: Feedback Removal for Unhappiness with Customs

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Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 26, 2016 09:12

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Re: Open Bids and Purchase Requests

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I disagree. Overall, I think it could result in less sales (especially impulse
buys when browsing). And rather than increasing overall sales, I think it would
also just divert or shuffle sales from one seller to another.

Sales as in # of orders or volume of items sold?

Thor

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 26, 2016 08:39

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Re: Open Bids and Purchase Requests

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In Suggestions, ToriHada writes:

Seems like a lot of work for minimal and questionable benefit. Plus some potential
problems as others have noted.

Sorry, but if the item is going to sell quickly anyway (like the example you
used to support this suggestion), what does BrickLink need this for? Maybe it
is just me, but I don't really think it is a problem that someone else bought
it first. First come, first served. The seller got the price he wanted and
the (first) buyer got a nice figure for a price he was willing to pay. Those
who were too slow to order just have to act faster next time. And the existing
Wanted List feature can already quickly tip them off when new things are listed.

Thor

Remember in the references thread about SW102, the buyer stated publicly he would
pay $$$ for the figure.

Also, the wanted list for this particular item wastes part of his time because
he is looking for a variation on the item. So he gets an e-mail every time one
is listed and most of them are going to be the wrong one.

Now asking, what are the benefits of such a feature is a question.

benefits I see are as follows:

Buyers would be able to place 1 order instead of several if they have the time
to wait

Collectors could put out specifics on items they want without have to browse
many stores to see if the items meet their needs

Sellers could actively initiate more business for themselves.

Buyers could save money by getting parts for less money, not guaranteed, but
he is my example:

I have 1200+ 3004 in blue. Cheapest in the USA is .03 at the amount. If I know
I could unload them all in an order RIGHT NOW for .025 each, they'd be gone.
Buyer wins, Seller wins

Item hasn't sold in at least 6 months, there is no price guide on sales.
Buyers are posting what they are WILLING to pay, it can help me price my item,
maybe perhaps above what buyers are willing to pay and below what the cheapest
for sale is INSTEAD of just undercutting the lowest available by a penny to be
the lowest for sale.

This would also help with items that have 0 for sale as well.

Thanks

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 26, 2016 08:24

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Re: Open Bids and Purchase Requests

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In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:

I prefer the view point that this site is for people to connect and share Lego
for the pleasure of it. So I ask myself would this feature assist in this.
And YES it would.

It isn't for that though, is it?

It is why it was created...

It is for selling and buying LEGO. And for
money, not for pleasure.

Well, with the new ownership, I don't know what it is for anymore.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 26, 2016 08:22

Subject:

Re: Open Bids and Purchase Requests

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You can’t have a market place that works in all the ways (street market, stock
exchange, auction, Dutch auction, raffle, Chinese auction, etc.) at the same
time, for the same items to boot.

There used to auctions on BL, I thought it was a great feature and I don't
remember why it was taken down, it was removed during my first year here and
I didn't spend much time in the forums then...because there was chat

For now, BL is a street market: sellers propose products at a price, buyers pick
and choose. BL provides the “street” and a little police. If you set up those
“bids” and “requests,” BL would become a stock exchange.

commodity exchange but I also do think we should allow "futures"

I’m not interested in if one type is good or bad, or better or worse. I’m just
saying they are two different kinds of market places. You could have both in
parallel but that’d be two different market places.
As QCBricks explains, you can’t have bits of one in the other without changing
the rules and disrupting the market. Either you totally change the place, or
you create another, totally separated, place.

Again, I have pointed out a basic idea, and for all I know, this already happens,
I get messages all the time from buyers saying they will pay an amount for something
I have in my store trying to get a deal.

Also, we complain about "slumps" in sales during certain times of the year.
I would think that some sellers would like to actively gain business during this
time of year by connecting with those people who wants items at a discount.

All the comments about "disrupting this or that" can't we all agree that
the biggest "disruption" in this "marketplace" is the cutthroat nature of the
constant under cutting of prices, mainly because there is a certain percentage
of sellers that don't care about making a profit or have NO IDEA HOW TO MAKE
MONEY...

The worries about jacking up prices already happens in the FORUM, the OP of the
thread I posted just alerted tons of sellers that there is a demand for a particular
figure with a printing variation.

Prior to his post, I did not know of this. Now I know and if I come across this
figure you can bet the price is going to be higher that if I just looked at the
price guide.

I gave a basic idea, of course I did not outline every exact idea of implementation,
and I know the idea is not going to get implemented, because nothing from the
suggestions does. I wanted to point out and discuss a way that would help people
complete their collections. I obviously see that more people here are concerned
with small little details than connecting people with what they want...

Thanks,

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 26, 2016 08:11

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Re: Open Bids and Purchase Requests

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So you don't see a single consequence of potentially providing this information
freely?

I prefer the view point that this site is for people to connect and share Lego
for the pleasure of it. So I ask myself would this feature assist in this.
And YES it would.

If all you do is consider the negatives, nothing will ever get done, there is
no such feature that if you implemented it, everything would be 100% positive.
Any change in the buying/selling experience will have pluses and minuses.

I think the pluses in helping people who have Lego get it to those who do not
are greater than the minuses with the suggestion, thus I made the suggestion.

Think of the dire consequences of allowing Joe Schmoes across the world to open
up a store on a whim and list rare items they don't have, think of all the
possible scams. Better not allow that...

What if it crowded out certain buyers? What if it allowed certain sellers
to corner the market on a rare item?

I believe this already happens thanks to the price guide

What if it allowed high dollar buyers to
just shut out small buyers on a limited budget?

I'll give a specific example from our business. There are a few parts that
we use in projects that have a very high margin for us at retail. In some cases
we buy as many as 60-80% of a specific part that is listed on BL in a given month.
In some cases the going rate on BL is just 20-30% of what we are willing
to pay. We'll often buy them at 2-3 times (or more) of the BL average
price if a seller has a decent quantity.

I don't think it could be any simpler...don't use the feature. Boom,
problem solved...

Do you realize what would happen if we chose to make that information public
that we were willing to buy large quantities at 300% of the average price for
a certain part?

Forget for a second that we would probably pay more as sellers
simply met our higher than average "maximum price", but think about all the other
buyers who are only willing to pay the current average price.

Now their parts are potentially 3 times more expensive.

Again, great for BL's fees, great for sellers, great for the buyers willing
to buy at a higher price, but terrible for all the other buyers.

Scott

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 25, 2016 15:48

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Re: Open Bids and Purchase Requests

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In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:

There is a difference that the buyer chooses to buy at that time.

A buyer putting up a wants list at $x moves the power from buyer to seller. If
the price drops and the buyer does not cancel their list quick enough, then the
seller decides the sale goes ahead and forces (or tries to force) the buyer to
pay what is now over the odds.

If it was a nonbinding quote, that would be better.

This was already brought up.

If you as a buyer put out "I want a SW102 for $25" (just a hypothetical) and
a seller comes along with what you want and answers your open bid. And you purchase
it, YOU got what you wanted for the price you were willing to pay.

If the prices DROP or were already dropping and you didn't pay attention,
what is the difference on how the transaction was completed?

This happens all the time. This could happen with auctions on the other site.
You could place a bid to win an item on a 30 day auction and the very same
seller could start selling the same exact item for less, and then at the end
of the auction, you would still be obligated to purchase. In reality, I don't
think prices change THAT fast.

I could see where rare items might go up in price, but I could also see them
going down.

If there is a buyer out there that says I will commit to buy a New Sealed - Mr.
Gold for $1,200 and no Mr. Gold is listed at that price, but a seller wants to
move their merchandise, this now brings the price for the item DOWN. Also, sellers
can use such a tool on where to price rare items that might not have had one
move for 6 months...

Thanks

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 25, 2016 15:02

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Re: Open Bids and Purchase Requests

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On the other hand, a ton of information can be inferred from knowing who makes
the huge orders (I am talking $500-$1000+ or 5k+ parts) and what it is that they
order. I am sure that many buyers making those sorts of orders would not be
comfortable making that information freely available. Savvy sellers will find
the cracks in that system and exploit to make more money from buyers. If the
buyer is doing custom work or reselling, they might not want to provide potential
competitors with information. And so on...

New sellers could also see what "big buyers" want and could strive to keep those
things in inventory or build their inventory to meet the demands. Of course
Big Sellers won't like this because it is just another avenue for competition.

Again, I see this as an opportunity to benefit both buyers and sellers, although
some buyers and some sellers might not benefit (if 1 order is place in 1 store,
instead of 2 orders in 2 stores) and some buyers might not benefit from items
not "hitting the free market"

Also, in terms of a "system" savy people will always find cracks and other bugs
to exploit. I'm convinced this already goes on with bricklink.

Thanks,

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 25, 2016 14:49

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Re: Open Bids and Purchase Requests

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This is exactly why it would probably work for a single minifig or a single rare
part. Not much can be assumed from just that single piece of information.

On the other hand, a ton of information can be inferred from knowing who makes
the huge orders (I am talking $500-$1000+ or 5k+ parts) and what it is that they
order. I am sure that many buyers making those sorts of orders would not be
comfortable making that information freely available. Savvy sellers will find
the cracks in that system and exploit to make more money from buyers. If the
buyer is doing custom work or reselling, they might not want to provide potential
competitors with information. And so on...

Then don't use it...??? it isn't that hard to understand, the suggestion
is to make the service available to those who would want to use it.

If you have these concerns, don't use it. If you want to try to get bulk
parts cheaper, use it.

I can spell out tons of reasons NOT to use the forum, but people chose to stay
out and people chose to use it.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 24, 2016 15:58

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Re: Banned from forum

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In Suggestions, ScootersBricks writes:

A message or email to the poster would be an excellent compromise. Basically
a PM that says, "you have been banned from the forum for x days due to reason:"
If you have any questions please refer to our forum rules at (link). I doubt
many members get banned on a daily basis so it would add a minute or two of work
but may save a lot of time from threads like this.

when I got my forum ban, I didn't break ANY rule, but a moderator used deductive
reasoning skills, albeit WRONGLY, to assume I broke a rule, week ban

I wish it would have been public, because people could have called out the mods
for an incorrect ban. I tried to appeal in messages, but the mod would not admit
their mistake.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 24, 2016 15:10

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Re: Open Bids and Purchase Requests

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In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:

As a buyer, I'm not sure that I would tell a seller what I was willing to
pay.

no, we just tell them what we ACTUALLY paid in the catalog. If you don't
want to tell sellers, don't use the feature. I figured this would be for
LARGE orders or rare items.

There would also be the problem that the buyer would have to manage their list
carefully if a seller could make the order. For example, if something is announced
that changes prices very quickly, then a seller could fulfill the order knowing
the price is going to drop before the buyer gets a chance to cancel the request.

You could always cancel according to the current bricklink process, most sellers
will cancel no problem, a few are pricks about it.

It could be programmed for the buyer to post with an expiration date. but this
can happen already, you buy something and the price drops, don't good business
people do what they can to sell stuff for has high as possible when the prices
are going down? If you as a buyer say I will buy 5 bricks for a dollar each
and some one says sure, I'll sell you those 5 bricks for a dollar each, and
you buy them, then a week later they are selling for 50 cents each? That is
life, you've never had buyer's remorse?

Then there is also the problem of having stuff in hand. What happens if the seller
agrees to fulfill, then cannot get the parts they are missing?

People already "unofficially" do this, look at the thread and all the people
that gave the OP right of first refusal on the sw102, this isn't much different

I think it would be a boom for buyers that want bulk quantity bricks BUT don't
need them right away.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 24, 2016 14:16

Subject:

Re: Open Bids and Purchase Requests

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I think that the problem here is that making one's WL public can have some
unintended consequences. Let's say that a buyer is know for making high
dollar purchases and/or wants a large quantity. If they make public that they
must have 5,000 of part X, then it is possible that the first seller to have
5,000 of part X will just jack up the price of that item once they are listed
knowing that the buyer "needs" them. Without that knowledge the seller may just
offer them at the regular price.

But then the buyer might not make a sale. If they jack up the price too much,
the buyer will buy from two or more stores. I would suspect this feature would
cause buyers to pay a little more to 1 seller, but less over all to multiple
sellers in shipping and handling fees.

I think this is great for sellers and not so great for buyers.

The best feature for sellers, it that when sales are slow, I can go out and fish
for orders

Also, if you a buyer that doesn't need parts right away, I could open a bid
for 300 of part X for $XXX.XX and wait until any sellers will take it.

A better system

would be something like a person offering to act as a "personal shopper" for
a buyer and do the hunting/buying/etc for them.

Scott

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 24, 2016 12:41

Subject:

Open Bids and Purchase Requests

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Look and this recent thread:

http://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=205650&nID=988369

buy looking for

[m=sw102]

with a certain print. One pops up and boom, gone before he could get it, then
buyer posts they will offer $$$$ for it.

This is a good example that fits a feature for BL to implement (like they ever
would though) to produce more sales.

This feature would work with the wanted lists or single items. One could simply
put a wanted list on the open market. No single store has everything in your
wanted list? Maybe a store has 90% of the items, that store is willing to buy
the other 3-4 items and ship you your entire wanted list, 1 order for the buyer,
just as many sales for bricklink, sellers eat shipping or build into the price.

Also, how about rare items? The user in the above thread was willing to pay
$$$ for it. Perhaps someone holding the said item wants just a few more dollars
that what is listed for sale. The buyer in the above thread could say I am willing
to pay $75 for the correct sw102. Then anyone with that figure could browse
the OPEN BIDS for such an item.

How would it work?

I upload my wanted list

lets just say 1000 part A, 2000 part B and 3000 Part C, I am willing to pay $X,
then sellers could elect to fulfill this order or not. The buyer can upload
all the requirements, price, shipping, ship by date etc. Sellers could offer
counters, maybe they could get everything for just a few $ more.

This is the summary to vote yes or no

"Bricklink please develop a method of completing transactions in which the BUYER
can dictate the ITEMS and TERMS and SELLERS can elect to fulfill such order or
offer COUNTERs. Once a SELLER elects to fulfill an order, it goes into the system
as Bricklink order XXXX and the terms are now the terms in dictated in the open
bid"

Thanks

Ken
Brick It Yourself

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 24, 2016 10:57

Subject:

Re: on site payment and e-check

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In Suggestions, My_Precious writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

Please do not allow an order to auto-update to "paid" when a member pays via
on-site payment with an e-check. The order is not paid for yet, the buyer has
only initiated payment.

This particular case lifted a NPB, but the buyer has not paid. Now, if the e-check
bounces, I will have to start the NPB all over again.

Again, when people pay via an e-check, via paypal, using on-site payment, the
system automatically marks the order as paid.

Please fix this bug.

Thanks,

Ken
Brick It Yourself

If someone has no credit and no debit/credit card linked to their account only
a bank account, then there is basically a delay whilst paypal waits for the money
from the bank, they won't give you it until it clears so it can take a while.

I've only had it on one small order before and someone else said paypal onsite
was trying to send an e cheque until they noticed and stopped it.

I'm not sure if you can setup a paypal account to not accept e cheque at
all?

I don't mind accepting e-checks, nothing against this form of payment.

The problem is Bricklink saying an order is paid and removing a NPB when that
is not the case.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 24, 2016 09:27

Subject:

on site payment and e-check

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 23, 2016 10:55

Subject:

Re: Banned from forum

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Because posting it in public will not be educational. It also has nothing to
do with questioning my authority. All it will get us is a 150 post long thread
where supporters of each side argue their case about why someone should or should
not have been banned.

lol, was looking at this suggestion from a few years ago

trying to prevent 150 post threads is like trying block the sun...

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 11, 2016 13:01

Subject:

Re: Price Manipulating - What Prevention?

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No, because it is not intended to limit prices and its primary effect is not
to limit prices or restrain trade. There is simply a practical limit to how many
digits you can enter into any given box or machine. Legality does not require
giving members the means to price something to infinity or 50 digits out.

Primary effect is not to limit prices or restrain trade...

Thanks for using this language. Because what prevents putting in BEHAVOIR restrictions
that might do this, but again, it is not the primary reason to limit prices or
restrict trade?

Again, putting practical retractions on selling behavior.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 11, 2016 12:25

Subject:

Re: Price Manipulating - What Prevention?

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And I will also remind you again that my objection to your suggestion is not
merely based on legal concerns. Like others who posted here, I simply don't
like the idea of BrickLink telling sellers what they should price things at or
punishing them for not having the "right" prices.

Technically, bricklink already dictates a "price window" I cannot price a part
less than $0.001 and I typed in a boatload of numbers and at some point the system
won't allow me to sell for that high of a price, whatever the max input is
for a price, there is a limit.

So is this illegal? Why can't I sell a part for $0.0001 or fifty bazillion
dollars?

If bricklink adopted a "listing policy" that states the behavior of pricing items
in a manner to divert traffic to your store that requires buyers to purchase
unwanted items is prohibited OR it could remove items bound in super lots from
wanted list searches.

Either one is not price fixing, it is setting standards of selling behavior.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 11, 2016 12:16

Subject:

Re: The simple solution is "give us the median Price"

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Topic:

In Suggestions, graphite37 writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

In Suggestions, DallasBricks writes:

All of this goes away if Bricklink will either replace the average with the median
price or Add the median price as a part out value option.

David

Again, this is only half the issue, no one is addressing the fact that sellers
can manipulate this data to drive traffic (mostly unwanted) to their stores,
this is with Super Lot binding and also making absurd prices to drive traffic
to stores.

They could change it so that you set the total price for the superlot and the
prices of the individual items are automatically set to a prorated value based
on the average prices of the items in the lot.

again this formula could be manipulated by adding extra crud lots to the super
lot. but it is an idea in the right direction.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 11, 2016 12:11

Subject:

Re: Price Manipulating - What Prevention?

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Topic:

In Suggestions, 62Bricks writes:

Not sure which terms you're looking at, perhaps the ones for larger businesses.
The language in the terms for individual sellers really couldn't be simpler:

this was the price listing requirements for Kindle Direct Publishing,

hmm, amazon dictates the minimum and the maximum.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 11, 2016 11:56

Subject:

Re: The simple solution is "give us the median Price"

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Topic:

In Suggestions, ToriHada writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

In Suggestions, DallasBricks writes:

All of this goes away if Bricklink will either replace the average with the median
price or Add the median price as a part out value option.

David

I have an easy solution to this. Whenever I see a seller manipulating the super
lot feature with absurd low and high prices, I don't ask BrickLink to do
anything about it. Instead, I simply least favorite them and shop elsewhere.
And if this manipulation becomes too much, I just exclude all superlots from
showing in my search results.

Thor

yes, but you and I are experienced buyers/sellers, but there are tons of people
that are not

a lot of consumer protection laws are put in place to protect the lowest common
denominator...

Since you are not a seller here anymore, the issue of diverting buyers to sellers
they are not going to buy from isn't something that you have standing in
anymore. But for other sellers, I don't want new and green buyers being
diverted to stores they have no intention on buying from.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 11, 2016 11:51

Subject:

Re: Price Manipulating - What Prevention?

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Apology NOT accepted. Not when you continue to deliberately misrepresent things
and preface your farce of an apology with mocking derogatory ad hominem attacks.

I apologized to using a loud tone with my wife last night after operating a chain
saw for about an hour. I was almost screaming because of the ringing in my ears
but didn't realize it. She certainly did not accept my apology because she
could not relate to why I would talk louder after operating a chain saw for an
extended period of time (I was wearing ear muffs, ears were still ringing) she
saw it as a lame excuse.

anyway, it isn't needed to say you don't accept someone's apology,
it does nothing positive.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 11, 2016 11:48

Subject:

Re: Price Manipulating - What Prevention?

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Topic:

explain this:

https://kdp.amazon.com/help?topicId=A301WJ6XCJ8KW0

listings price limits....

again, Price Fixing Laws are in place to PROTECT consumers.

As either a lay person or expert, you should know that there is the intention
of the law and the letter of the law. When arguments are made in court, especially
precedent setting cases, the intention of the law is often brought up to help
interpret the letter of the law.

Bricklink can most certainly do something a long the same lines.

They can also say that the BEHAVOIR of manipulating prices in order to drive
traffic to your store is prohibited. They don't have to say, you must price
at X, Y or Z but rather state the BEHAVOIR that consumers do not want is prohibited.

Using the amazon example, why do they set price limits? What is the purpose?
Who does it protect?

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 11, 2016 11:36

Subject:

Re: The simple solution is "give us the median Price"

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Topic:

In Suggestions, DallasBricks writes:

All of this goes away if Bricklink will either replace the average with the median
price or Add the median price as a part out value option.

David

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 10, 2016 21:17

Subject:

Re: Price Manipulating - What Prevention?

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Topic:

both of your suggestions deal with what is displayed in the price guide, but
does not address people manipulating the price guide to divert traffic to their
stores.

These items would come up on people's wanted lists when they are excluded
from the price guide.

if I list something that usually sells for a penny, but bind it to a WAY over
priced item, I can get a lot of people "in the door" and see other items in my
shop.

This should not be allowed, because it is manipulating the consumer into an action
they would not want to take.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 10, 2016 20:59

Subject:

Re: Price Manipulating - What Prevention?

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Hogwash! Nothing would be more blatant illegal price-fixing than BrickLink telling
multiple competing sellers to price things at the same price. It is these sort
of erroneous lay opinions about the law that keep lawyers so busy and well off.

not when people are free to sell elsewhere for what ever price they want.

Also, collusion laws are in place to protect consumers, if bricklink were to
act in the best interest of buyers and sellers to weed out bad seller practices
that actually do manipulate the market place, and in doing so, freeing up the
market place to open and fair competition, I hardly think BL would be sought
out for collusion.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 10, 2016 20:07

Subject:

Re: Price Manipulating - What Prevention?

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Topic:

In Suggestions, maggiec writes:

In Suggestions, ToriHada writes:

Voted no. As others have repeatedly mentioned, BrickLink should not be in the
business of policing, limiting, dictating, challenging or questioning prices,
or punishing sellers for their prices. Apart from the obvious legal constraints,
there is the arbitrary subjective element of defining what is an "absurd" price.

There are better ways to handle this so-called "problem" that don't involve
legal risks or arbitrariness:

http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=483330

http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=483378

Thor

I agree. I also would vote no but this shouldn't even be a suggestion. IANAL
but I can't imagine it would be legal to dictate the prices at which sellers
can list their items, no matter how outrageous.

not dictating prices, but behavior that is detrimental towards others

If a member was doing something that caused you to put more time and effort in
to your work on BL just because they are being a butt head, this is fine?

the problem is the price guide is used to bring traffic to and from our stores.
People have learned how to manipulate this to divert traffic to their stores,
which means they go to that store and not yours first...

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 10, 2016 10:29

Subject:

Price Manipulating - What Prevention?

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

There was a thread earlier in the week about crazy prices on parts and how to
report them.

While there is no way to report things like this (because it isn't an actual
offense), I am suggesting that something is done about price guide manipulation.
My little experiment on taking one piece and setting it to an astronomically
high price and letting the messages flow in was quite helpful to gain insight
on ways that this ACTUALLY takes a toll on buyers and sellers.

Several things that were pointed out:

It only changes the ASKING price, not the price that this has actually sold for.

It really skews part out values (on asking price)

It causes more work for sellers who use the asking price to determine prices
for their actual part outs

There were many other issues pointed out, but they all had to do with ASKING
price, not SOLD price, which begs the question, what if some would have bought
this part from me and toyed around and stretched out the NPB (of course if they
paid I would go retire

) I would have a headache from the fees bill on May
1.

That being said, nothing good comes out of such listings. They are either mistakes
that cause other headaches, intentional for some other reason to not sell that
part at that price.

So, my suggestion is that we ask bricklink to use clause 9 of the TOS for people
that are abusing the price catalog for any reason other than to legitimately
sell the listed item.

"9. Breach:
We reserve the right to terminate your membership, delete all of your data and
deny you access to any or all of your data stored at BrickLink.com if you breach
this Agreement or if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information
you provide to us. We also reserve the right to terminate your membership, delete
all of your data and deny you access to any or all of the site's features
at any time for any reason without prior notice."

This includes the people that have absurd prices to attract people to their store
to see custom items and even using the superlot function of listing popular minifigs
in large batches to draw attention to this.

Yes, I was guilty of using the superlot feature to draw people to my store, looking
back on this, I do see it as wrong.

I also apologize for listing a 2x4 dbg plate for just under $2,000,000.00 this
weekend.

Thanks,

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jan 11, 2016 11:35

Subject:

Re: Best Thread list

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Topic:

correction, it was 2014

How about the 2014 Worldwide Catalog ID Contest, that was a great thread

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jan 11, 2016 11:34

Subject:

Re: Best Thread list

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Topic:

How about the 2015 Worldwide Catalog ID Contest, that was a great thread

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Nov 10, 2015 12:51

Subject:

Re: Forum

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Topic:

In Suggestions, fandomfilms writes:

I'd like to be able to click a link and see any forum posts that I commented
on or started. I don't have a way to know if someone responded other then
searching the pages for the original post

you can search the forum and search by user name, look at the tabs when you are
in the forum

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Sep 9, 2015 15:11

Subject:

Re: Limit on how many post you can make a day

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Topic:

Literally kills all the fun of Lego just reading this guy's
posts

so does profanity in posts

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 29, 2015 17:20

Subject:

Re: Waiting a week to file NPB is bogus

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Topic:

In Suggestions, tEoS writes:

What's worse is when buyers post a message to the NPB, but never pay. That
extends it an extra week.

My vote would be 4 days to file a NPB and another 4 to complete it. No extensions
for commenting. If you have time to comment, then you have time to pay.

Like the member the wrote me about a 2 week holiday in Indonesia prevented him
from paying via paypal?

Its two days past the day he said he would pay, i think the 7 and 7 combo is
fine, i agree with no extensions though

Thanks

Ken

In Suggestions, makaio writes:

For BrickLink administrators and anyone interested,

I'm happy to work with people who are polite and communicate about delaying
orders for changes, or for payment reasons.

However for buyers who neither pay nor communicate, I don't understand why
a seller should have to wait a week before starting the additional week-long
NPB process.

I realize there a different ways to handle non-paying non-communicating buyers,
but I for one prefer and appreciate the NPB process -- it helps me, and it
helps our community.

I just don't get why I have to wait a week to start it, on behalf of impolite
people.

Recommend changing the post-invoice pre-NPB wait period to three days, or four
at most.

Thanks for anyone's time, Matthew

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 10, 2015 10:04

Subject:

Re: Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Topic:

Chrome on W-7, sometimes W-8
Works on IE as well. Clicking any link (and usually button) with Ctrl held opens
the link/button output in a new tab, not the existing one, saving the work you've
done in the current tab to allow a 2nd attempt if needed.
But it seems not to work for post button in this forum, and my reply to myself
says.

see post where I had my aneurysm...

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 10, 2015 10:04

Subject:

Re: Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Topic:

If your celluar service is too inconsistant,your satelite connection /gps etc
most probably will be too....start digging for a cable connection or use the
tamtam.

Cheers

Chris

This is why we don't have cable/fiber optic lines, the mountain is very rocky
(expensive to dig). When the builder tested for soil perk they could not drill
like most septic tests, they had to dig pits that would test if the soil would
perk or not, on the bottom half of my lot there are about 5 "graves" from where
the builder was testing the soil perk.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 10, 2015 09:18

Subject:

Re: Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Hi,

Me thinks it's NSA or the chinese that hacked your satellite connection

Change provider or type faster....or save your messages upfront.

Software use on BL is free ...what you pay is a sales comission...after you sold
something,
I can't remember BL giving guarantees for the use of their software,and they
also not charge for it either.

Cheers

Chris

It is isn't free, it is use first, pay later

I can't change ISP unless I want to go to dial-up, there is no utility besides
electric and phone brought to the top of the mountain I live on. The cell service
is too inconsistent to try a network card from a cellular service.

sucks, I tried downloading music from a free promo I got (Judas Priest Redeemer
of Souls) and it took 35 min to download 10 songs

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 10, 2015 09:15

Subject:

Re: Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Topic:

What operating system (Mac? Linux? Windows? Other?), device (Mac? iPhone? Tablet?
PC Laptop? PC Desktop?), and browser (Firefox? IE? Chrome? Safari? Other?) are
you using to access BL?

How is that device connected to your ISP's router? (Wifi? Bluetooth? LAN
Cable?)

Locutis

Windows 7, Chrome, Wifi, and using Exede Satellite as my ISP

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 9, 2015 20:53

Subject:

Re: Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Topic:

In Suggestions, therobo writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

Yous guys don't get the point, it isn't a problem for ME to fix, it is
a problem for THEM to fix, me do nothing, I PAY THEM

But my suggestion is to fix the website so a user that is forced to use my ISP
can use the site normally.

Ken

We all agree with you but until it gets fixed we provided workarounds for you
to avoid your daily heart attack.

Aneurysm, not a heart attack

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 9, 2015 18:50

Subject:

Re: Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Topic:

Have you tried to always have an additional window/tab which permanently shows
MyBrickLink?
On some pages you get logged out after some time but not on MyBrickLink.
The main forum page should also work.

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dvfa;lsdfjv lakdjv ladkpaidvhja;dslfkaekjfa;lskjf;aeljkvh;zlkdsjfvh;zkldjhfv;kljdhbv
l;kjfnv;lKJB N!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yous guys don't get the point, it isn't a problem for ME to fix, it is
a problem for THEM to fix, me do nothing, I PAY THEM

do you call a plumber and then let him sit at your kitchen table why you try
work arounds?

If there is a problem with Satellite internet, I do not have the knowledge to
diagnose such an issue.

If there is a browser issue, I also do not have this knowledge.

But, I am getting very darn (want to throw in explicatives, must control myself)
agitated about getting logged out and losing work.

I should not have to copy and paste to "make sure" my text does not get lost,
I should not have to log in every hour when I am actively using the site.

I have submitted a link to this thread to the help desk.

But my suggestion is to fix the website so a user that is forced to use my ISP
can use the site normally.

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 9, 2015 18:17

Subject:

Re: Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Topic:

In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

I seem to get logged out every 15-20 minutes or so, sometimes it is completely
random

I do not believe this is normal behavior for the site. I only seem to get logged
out at the evening update or when I log in from another device.

You could always open another window and test that you are logged in before you
hit submit on any page.

Good luck,
Jen

I wonder if it has to do with me being on Satellite Internet and having pings
that might take too long for Bricklink's security features...but I'm
no expert in this.

I don't get logged out for at least an hour, it is likely that your internet
provider is the culprit...

Paul

Off topic of the thread, but did you update the white van?

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 9, 2015 15:28

Subject:

Re: Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Topic:

In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

I seem to get logged out every 15-20 minutes or so, sometimes it is completely
random

I wonder if it has to do with me being on Satellite Internet and having pings
that might take too long for Bricklink's security features...but I'm
no expert in this.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 9, 2015 15:18

Subject:

Re: Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Topic:

In Suggestions, speshy writes:

In BrickLink, can't you just hit the back button on your browser from a timed-out
page to get back to your message pre-post/send? That usually works for me if
I get an unexpected logout before completing a task. Then I just open a new
tab and log in, and go back to the original and send/post.

K

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

I seem to get logged out every 15-20 minutes or so, sometimes it is completely
random

if you clicked preview this works

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 9, 2015 15:05

Subject:

Re: Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Topic:

I seem to get logged out every 15-20 minutes or so, sometimes it is completely
random

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 9, 2015 14:25

Subject:

Re: Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Topic:

In Suggestions, enig writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

My suggestion is to turn off the auto-log out feature or reimburse me for all
my lost time when I type a message to a customer, forum post, other other item
and lose the message because the the stupid feature.

I'll settle for $10 fees credit for every time I get logged out when I submit
a message.

Thanks

Ken

"Write"
CTRL+A CTRL+C
"Post"

If you get logged off:
CTRL+V
"Post"

Or just open a "test" window in a new tab to see if you're still logged in

If you are happy paying for a service that forces you to do that go ahead

I am not and I am suggesting THEY do the work, instead of ME, I pay them.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jul 9, 2015 14:15

Subject:

Stop the Auto Log Out Now!

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Topic:

Status:

Discarded

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 24, 2015 17:26

Subject:

Re: Purging

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Topic:

In General, Brettj666 writes:

In General, LordSkylark writes:

In General, 1974 writes:

Dear BL

Welcome to 2015! Data storage is now as cheap as Megablocks. Please stop purging!!

Signed,

Every BL user

Yes, please stop purging price guide info, orders, and forum posts.

I think price guide is something that they should continue to purge unless they
have a feature that allows you to see "historical" or last 6 months.

I don't care (high or low) what was the market for something 5 years ago.

the price guide should be user set

could you imagine if you had to buy or sell stocks with a price guide like
this?

it would be great to go 1 month when needed and 2 years when need on valuable
sets and figures

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 4, 2015 20:06

Subject:

Re: Issue, I didn't bring up at the RoundTable

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Topic:

Cory,

one other thing you forgot to bring up is why no invite for me

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 4, 2015 10:08

Subject:

Re: Issue, I didn't bring up at the RoundTable

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Topic:

In Suggestions, paulvdb writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

The banner was altered by showing you a breakdown of neutral, positive and negative
when moused over now to help clear it up, maybe I was overzealous when marking
it implemented.

Ah okay, thanks for the clarification!

Jim

knowing how bad some people are at math, I think this is a terrible thing

I know there will be people that see this and read .33% neutral and .13% negative
as

33% neutral and 13% negative

I still see people write .50¢ for 50 cents, and they don't realize they just
wrote half a cent.

I'm just saying...

Thanks,

Ken

It says 0.33% neutral and 0.13% negative, not .33% and .13%. Or was that changed
after your post?

you are correct, the zero was there and I didn't type it, but the idea is
the same, people bad at math will mis interpret it

I didn't read the whole thread so if I am repeating something let me know

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 4, 2015 09:32

Subject:

Re: Issue, I didn't bring up at the RoundTable

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Topic:

The banner was altered by showing you a breakdown of neutral, positive and negative
when moused over now to help clear it up, maybe I was overzealous when marking
it implemented.

Ah okay, thanks for the clarification!

Jim

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 13, 2015 14:38

Subject:

Re: Ban sellers asking for Friends PayPal payment

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Topic:

Yes... but it's not a problem, it's just the way it is. There was an
interesting U.S. Supreme Court ruling that essentially says the police department
is not responsible for preventing crime; their job is to act once a criminal
offense has been made(*). It was related to a police force being sued for not
preventing someone with a restraining order against them from harming the person

except in most of the USA one can open carry to "prevent crime"

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 13, 2015 13:25

Subject:

Re: Ban sellers asking for Friends PayPal payment

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Topic:

In Suggestions, PurpleDave writes:

In Suggestions, fosterbengoshi writes:

But there is a devious twist to this. Some sellers will embed this in their PayPal
direct payment link without even telling the buyer. For example, some sellers,
when setting up their direct payment links included in their invoices, will describe
or check the payment as one for services instead of one for goods. Goods have
PayPal buyer protection; services do not.

I don't mind waiving my buyer protection rights on most orders with most
sellers. But at least ASK me or be up front about it so I can make that choice
myself. Don't hide and slip it in a direct payment link. That is pretty sleazy
and dishonest IMO.

That is pretty underhanded, but not something I have to worry about as I don't
use e-mail and Paypal on the same computer. Embedded payment links are a huge
pain to hand-type, so I never use them.

Is there a way for BL to prohibit the code in the link that would give such a
invoice for services?

kind of like how certain code types are prohibited on our splash page, etc.

just have the text that would make such a link prohibited as well

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 13, 2015 13:23

Subject:

Re: Ban sellers asking for Friends PayPal payment

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Topic:

http://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1919
#3.
"BrickLink.com acts as the venue for sellers to sell LEGO® related items and
for buyers to buy sellers' items. We are not involved in the actual transactions
between buyers and sellers. As a result, we have no control over the quality,
safety or legality of the items advertised, the truth or accuracy of the
listings, the ability of sellers to sell items or the ability of buyers to buy
items. We cannot and do not control whether or not sellers will complete the
sale of items they offer or buyers will complete the purchase of items they have
purchased. Because we do not and cannot be involved in member-to-member dealings
you agree to release BrickLink.com from claims, demands and damages of every
kind in connection with your use of the site."
(Bold by me)
#13:
"You shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations
regarding your use of our service and your listing, purchase and sale of items."

Ok, now, I'm not a lawyer, but I don't think it takes one to see there
is a problem when one term in the TOS says we have no control over the legality
of a transaction but then another term requires that one follows such laws

basically we are saying if a seller does something illegal we can't do anything
about until after the fact...

with that being the case, I don't think asking for a F&F payment is illegal
unless it is some type of fraud and if so, it is a violation of 13 and should
be handled accordingly

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 13, 2015 12:59

Subject:

Re: Ban sellers asking for Friends PayPal payment

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Topic:

scam going on, should BL act? If it is just a marketplace and up to buyers and
sellers to check each other out, BL should not intervene in the latter two.

BL should surely be involved with ensuring the members that the venue you the
provide uses legal, fair and honest business practices.

I'm not a terms expert, but if this isn't written into the terms of service,
shouldn't it be?

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jan 27, 2015 11:52

Subject:

Re: Remove references to the chatroom

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Topic:

no chat. I prefer the forum. I've never used the BL chat before, but large
IRC chatrooms are hard to follow, and you can't navigate messages in a chatroom.

lol, way to weight your opinion as informative.

I didn't get to live in the 60's, but I prefer living now to living in
the 60's

hard to follow - that was kind of the point of chat, off the record spur of the
moment talk.

It made the FORUM easier to follow because there were a lot less posts there
and the posts there

There were a lot of people that were regulars in chat the hardly posted in the
forum, for the most part they were two different crowds

the ONLY downside was the security problems that arose from it (except for maybe
the mods that had to spend time in there to monitor things)

That was actually a plus, I think the strong mod presence in the chat room kept
the conversation positive and prevented a lot of member bashing that happens
in the forum.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jan 27, 2015 11:25

Subject:

Re: Remove references to the chatroom

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Topic:

voted no

I'll take all the references to chat in the hopes it will come back one day.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jan 24, 2015 12:57

Subject:

Re: Please include control for lot limits!

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Topic:

I haven't ordered from your store before, but if you can write your lot limit
in your shipping terms buyers would have to select it and would reduce people
pleadin ignorance.

secondly, you could always invoice people that didn't meet your lot limit
informing them they have to order X amount of dollars more without exceeding
Y amount of parts (and it would help to have a little wiggle room with buyers)

I would like to have a lot limit function. It would be great if people went
to check out and if they didn't meet it a message would explain why.

I would do in the neghborhood of .25 average per lot.

the last 350 parts in 100 lots for a total of $12 wasn't fun.

If I had more time to devote to BL I would got back to a $1 minimun and wouldn't
worry about lots....

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jan 9, 2015 09:16

Subject:

Re: Require sellers to pass a test before selling

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Topic:

Voted yes for the concept of the idea, but it could be refined.

I think it would be easy to make a test that sellers can take, perhaps once a
year, and they would get a certification.

Then on my store page it could say "Maintained by BrickItYourself (2928) Certified
Bricklink Seller 99.54% Positive Feedback from 3799 orders"

instead of

Maintained by BrickItYourself (2928) 99.54% Positive Feedback from 3799 orders

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Sep 17, 2014 15:33

Subject:

Re: Negative Feedback Note

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Topic:

In Suggestions, DarkDragon writes:

That's quite wordy. I don't think people will read it.

I thought the first one was wordy too, this is just more wordy

, but bullet
form would work thought too

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Sep 17, 2014 14:31

Subject:

Negative Feedback Note

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Was leaving feedback on a completed NPB and got this message

"You have just left a negative feedback comment. If this is due to non payment
then please go to the problem order page to see your next available options on
how you may proceed with your complaint."

This was after a NPB was completed...

I like there being a message, I just wish it was different.

I would prefer a message saying something along these lines:

And the voting for my suggestions is changing it to the following text

"You have just left a negative feedback comment. Have you contacted the buyer/seller?
If you were unable to resolve your issues please go to the problem order page
to see your next available options on how you may proceed with your complaint.
Leaving negative feedback before contacting the buyer/seller should only be
left AFTER you have attempted to resolve through the buyer/seller"

with buyer/seller being appropriately substituted for your situation.

Thanks,

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Sep 12, 2014 08:18

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7888-1

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Topic:

Inventories Requests

In Inventories Requests, BrickItYourself writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

7888-1 (Inv) The Tumbler: Joker's Ice Cream Surprise
436 Parts, 3 Minifigures, 2008
Sets: Batman I

* Add 1 Part 3068bpb879 Black Tile 2 x 2 with 8 Slider Controls Pattern (Sticker) - Set 7888 (Alternate)

I love it when I actually have time to add stuff to the catalog

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Sep 12, 2014 08:18

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 7888-1

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Topic:

Inventories Requests (Entry)

Status:

Open

Please make changes to the following inventory:

7888-1 (Inv) The Tumbler: Joker's Ice Cream Surprise
436 Parts, 3 Minifigures, 2008
Sets: Batman I

* Add 1 Part 3068bpb879 Black Tile 2 x 2 with 8 Slider Controls Pattern (Sticker) - Set 7888 (Alternate)

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Sep 3, 2014 20:09

Subject:

Re: Welcome message

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Topic:

Chris,

While I share these problems, most people have the bricklink e-mails going to
their junk mail for a while and they don't get ANY messages from BL because
they aren't checking them.

only automated check out would really solve this...

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 27, 2014 14:38

Subject:

Re: Ban sellers asking for Friends PayPal payment

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Topic:

In Suggestions, mabccc writes:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

Why? All bricklinkers are my friends

Looking at your feedback, obviously not all.

you don't have any friends that you give bad feedback to?

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 27, 2014 10:30

Subject:

Re: Ban sellers asking for Friends PayPal payment

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Topic:

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:

Why? All bricklinkers are my friends

Ken

I am just being silly on a Friday

t-minus 5 hours until vacation

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 27, 2014 10:28

Subject:

Re: Ban sellers asking for Friends PayPal payment

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Topic:

Why? All bricklinkers are my friends

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 16, 2014 15:19

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 7888-1

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Topic:

Inventories Requests (Entry)

Status:

Open

Please make changes to the following inventory:

7888-1 (Inv) The Tumbler: Joker's Ice Cream Surprise
436 Parts, 3 Minifigures, 2008
Sets: Batman I

* Add 1 Part 6070pb08L Black Windscreen 5 x 2 x 1 2/3 with 2 Red Rings with Cross Bar Pattern Model Left (Sticker) - Set 7888 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 6070pb08R Black Windscreen 5 x 2 x 1 2/3 with 2 Red Rings with Cross Bar Pattern Model Right (Sticker) - Set 7888 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 6070pb10 Black Windscreen 5 x 2 x 1 2/3 with Red Bat with Black Outline Pattern (Sticker) - Set 7888 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 6070pb07L Trans-Black Windscreen 5 x 2 x 1 2/3 with Transparent Panel Pattern Model Left (Sticker) - Set 7888 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 6070pb07R Trans-Black Windscreen 5 x 2 x 1 2/3 with Transparent Panel Pattern Model Right (Sticker) - Set 7888 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 6070pb11 Trans-Black Windscreen 5 x 2 x 1 2/3 with Transparent Cutouts with Jagged Bottom Edge Pattern (Sticker) - Set 7888 (Counterpart)

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 10, 2014 09:23

Subject:

Re: bad sellers

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Topic:

In Suggestions, secondbricks writes:

Personally I would be quite annoyed getting religious or political leaflets with
my order.

Absolutely no issue with the use of a recycled envelope if fit-for-use however.

Sellers please take note :]

Got it, include a King James Version Bible (Hardbound) and include the weight
in the shipping charge for all your orders.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jun 10, 2014 07:56

Subject:

Re: bad sellers

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Topic:

You forgot to cover your own address.

The forum isn't monitored like it used to be...

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

May 9, 2014 13:37

Subject:

Re: Please Ban Mouthpiece Accounts

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Topic:

I voted yes

if people want to make suggestions that are not open to the public they can directly
message themselves.

If they want other to weigh in, they can do so in the forum.

Unionize??? WTF? we aren't even employeed.

You can make these groups and serve a purpose without it being a new bricklink
account.

The German Key Sellers (I guess they only sell 1 part in a few colors) [p=x216]
can form their group, make their by laws, etc. etc. and present information as
such. In their by-laws they can apppoint a communications officer, such officer
can make their posts under this position and include it in their signature on
posts in the forum.

I will never understand German Logic, even after living there, I would have gone
for German Power Sellers personally.

close the account,

thanks,

Ken
Brick It Yourself

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 25, 2014 20:37

Subject:

Re: Notification of set inv change after part-out

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Topic:

there have been some sets that have had pearl dark grey instead of flat silver
or vice versa

this would be helpful for this since we are depending on someone telling us what
the color is since it can be hard to tell the difference

Thanks,

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 25, 2014 20:23

Subject:

Re: Multiple custom templates for invoices

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Topic:

In Suggestions, DadsAFOL writes:

In Suggestions, enig writes:

Dont know about others, but I am sending different invoices in different situations.

* Buyer country/nationality
* Payment choice
* Whether it is the initial invoice, or an updated invoice following the order
addition

Not an issue for a small store, but when you need to send out 30 invoices a day
it may mean a lot of wasted time in copy/pasting the templates and editing the
values. It all adds up at the end of the month.

A drop-down menu (at 'My Orders Received' screen) to choose what custom
template will be applied, would be very nice.

Yes it is possible to use Conditional Block Macro Tags but they do not cover
everything.

This suggestion is only for manual invoicing, I hope we will still have that
option in BL1+

Not something that requires days of coding either.

Thank you for your consideration.

I support your suggestion. If you need something now, you can use the Bricklink
API to create your own. -Jason

wish I could learn how to program for use with the API

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 24, 2014 12:26

Subject:

Re: Stop highly skewed prices in superlots

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Topic:

voted no

We have the freedom to list prices as we please.

I would vote yes for a function to filter binded items just like you can filter
by location and incomplete/complete.

Thanks,

Ken

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Apr 14, 2014 12:25

Subject:

Re: Feedback Warning Upon Checkout

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Topic:

In Suggestions, fosterbengoshi writes:

To protect buyers, make BrickLink a safer site for everyone, and encourage sellers
to perform at a minimum level, I suggest that if a BrickLink store has less than
95% positive feedback as a seller, a red banner should appear on the top of the
checkout page saying:

"WARNING! BUYERS BEWARE! READ THIS SELLER'S FEEDBACK BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER!"

If the seller has less than 90% positive feedback as a seller, another banner
should appear if the buyer ignores the first one and submits their order. This
second banner should say: "SERIOUSLY?!? ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH
THIS ORDER?!? READ THE FEEDBACK! DON'T BE AN IDIOT! PRACTICE SAFE ONLINE
INTERCOURSE! FIND A SAFER PARTNER. OR DON'T COME CRYING TO US IF YOU GET
BURNED BY THIS SELLER! PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK! DANGER DANGER WILL ROBINSON!"

OK, I am joking about the least one. But I think an appropriate banner might
help avoid SOME of these problems.

Thor]

I want to vote yes and no

yes because it would help people from being scammed

no because those people probably won't shop elsewhere on BL

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Feb 14, 2014 10:40

Subject:

Re: Bitcoin

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Topic:

article is a year old, but Germans are still using non-legal tender DM for transactions

http://theweek.com/article/index/230830/why-are-germans-still-using-the-deutsche-mark

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Feb 14, 2014 10:37

Subject:

Re: Bitcoin

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Topic:

I for one will not be accepting fake currency as payment for my real goods.

fake currency = Monopoly Money

Bitcoin is real currency backed by its users and computers, Dollars and euros
etc. are backed by Governemtns

both are real, just have different backing.

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Feb 14, 2014 09:14

Subject:

Re: Bitcoin

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Topic:

In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:

More bad headlines,value down dramatically.
How do you now feel about Bitcoins,has your opinion changed?

In Suggestions, mlahor writes:

Any chance to add XBT to the list of currencies we can choose to accept?

they shouldn't if you bought them at 10 bucks a piece still...

Author:

Made_In_Bricks

Posted:

Jan 27, 2014 14:57

Subject:

Re: Seller Assistance Program

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Topic: