Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | edeevo  | | Posted: | Aug 26, 2020 18:31 | | Subject: | Re: Done... | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, BricksThatStick writes:
| | Done.
For today 
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These are the continued efforts that keep Bricklink updated... much appreciated!
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2020 13:55 | | Subject: | Re: Copper? | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| In Colors, Dixi78 writes:
| | Hi, I've got this bionicle-mask and I'm wondering what color it is.
I'm guessing copper but I'm not sure...I don't have anything else
in that color.
When I'm looking at the color info for this part (Item no: 32571) I can choose
from copper and metallic gold, it seems too dark for gold. On the picture it
is next to pearl gold and reddish brown.
What do you think?? Thanks!
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Having had both colors at one point, I believe it to be Copper... though I would
just use the photo you took, crop it down, and use it in your listing for the
item so any Buyer would be aware that it is the actual item.
The Bionicle part colors have always been tough to identify... that reminds me
of a bag of Zamor Spheres I still need to identify, sort, and add to my inventory;
which may just drive me insane... 
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Jun 24, 2020 18:00 | | Subject: | Re: Changing rules of feedback | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
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Part of the problem is buyers keep buying from sellers with relatively poor feedback,
suggesting (some) buyers don't care.
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I think it’s more a “it won’t happen to me” attitude.
Remember HouseOfLogo (and what a real mess it was).
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I 'memba that member... they gave many Buyers quite the wild ride...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | May 13, 2020 17:05 | | Subject: | Re: 2555 - even more variants | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, enig writes:
| | Happy day The time that is spent differentiating between mold variants is
certainly not worth it money-wise, but worth it in other ways.
A customer purchased some classic 2555's. Apparently we still sent two different
variants to him. Sure, most of the older parts have various mini-differences,
just never thought anyone would actually care about getting a specific variant.
Either way, I was not aware of this particular difference.
Our customer described it as 'The wider ones and the narrower ones' and
sent us a picture, circling the different variants. A bit hard to see, I am attaching
one more.
The difference itself is in the sharpness of the outside/inside edges - the very
tops the clips. Principally kind of similar to the difference between classic
and modern 2555, except much more subtle. Difficult to judge if looking at the
edge itself, but becomes easy when comparing from the top view. At least when
you have two pieces to compare
The left one has, call it, completely sharp edge. The right one has a slight
roundness to it. That rounding comes at a cost of reducing the top surface area
of the clip.
Complete list of the differences between the two:
The 'flat top' type:
* Sharper edge / bigger top surface area of the clip
* mold pip on a side
* now looking from yet another side, the sidewall of the clip is completely straight
in all dimensions - does not get narrower towards the top and forms a straight
rectangle (the last picture)
The 'slightly slightly rounded top'
* Slightly rounded top edge of the clip, reduced flat surface area of the top
* mold pip at the bottom
* sidewall is of slightly concave shape - forms a trapezoid
Some more differences, but only concerns the construction of the mold and the
ejection pins placement.
Question(s).
1 - How many of you have/have not noticed this particular difference before?
Curious.
2 - any other different classic 2555s than these two?
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I'd say it's pretty commonly known; the squared-top kind are the older
type, whereas the rounded-top kind are newer (the catalog entry has a note indicating
the difference)...
I actually keep the two types separated in my inventory in anticipation of a
new entry for each--which will likely never happen--but having each type
together really helps me to give a Buyer the same type whenever they buy any.
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Apr 23, 2020 15:24 | | Subject: | Re: Category Definitions Discussion - Parts B sect | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, bje writes:
| | That being said, it is sort of pointless to have a hundred themed categories
for parts. In thinking about it, I do honestly think that a Bellville part is
an oversized part specifically for that theme, but is that reasonably obvious
from the present definition? Also, for instance, back to the ball discussion,
I think Bionicle fans (*), would prefer Bionicle weapons to be under the Bionicle
theme, provided we clearly define what is a part for the Bionicle theme category
of parts.
(*) I only found out yesterday that this was one of TLG's most successful
themes ever. Grrr I am on intensive learning curve here after 10 years
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Did you also learn that Bionicle was pretty much the theme that saved LEGO from
bankruptcy?
People love to hate on it, but without Bionicle, the modern company may have
never existed as it does now. Personally, I love the theme, and I love a toy
company that is constantly trying out new things.
Cheers,
Randy
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This has always fascinated me... I have a fond appreciation for the Bionicle
theme nowadays, but I was a little too old to care about them much when they
initially came out (though my younger brothers loved them!)... & if TLG had never
tried to hit that market of "story-based, buildable action figures" for the young
men crowd, they never would have realized how successful it was going to be...
of course, then TLG got a little cocky about it and introduced Galidor not
long after the initial Bionicle success; so there can be drawbacks from trying
new things occasionally...
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Apr 23, 2020 11:41 | | Subject: | Re: What does undetermined means in this case. | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, tonnic writes:
| | If I have this part in hands, plate modified 1x2 with 1 stud jumper undetermined
bottom type.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3794#T=C
What does this means when selling this piece? Is it the lazy way of selling this
piece, or the way to sell it if you do not know the differences?
Is it the sort of term I can use when I do not know if it has a groove or not,
does or does not have a bottom stud holder?
In fact, if I sell a part like this, does it means I sell it in the way: I don’t
know, buy it an expect 1 of the 3 different types that are mentioned as related
items?
If not the above mentioned, what does this type of modifies plate looks like?
What can a buyer expect when they buy it?
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It's so one can expect to get a mix of any or all the different types of
that part:
Personally, I try to avoid using the "undetermined" catalog entry when I list
items in my inventory to sell (as I prefer to specify the exact type a Buyer
would be purchasing)... and I believe that the Catalog Admins are trying to remove
all "undetermined" from the catalog (at least that seems to be the trend); though
I don't think that is entirely wie to do...
I can understand the need to have the "undetermined" category, as many Sellers
out there are not as concerned about separating all the different part types
for their respective inventories... and if I were buying from one of those Sellers,
I would at least like to know that they are *not* making a distinction between
the different types and use that category for the listing (it's be kind of
like a blind-bag of parts there!)… additionally, if I were looking for a specific
part-type, I'd rather not have to reference some obscure sentence in their
Store Terms that says they don't make a distinction, and because there is
no "undetermined" category, they have to list their items as the specific type
anyways... THAT can be frustrating.
Other examples of this "undetermined" category of items includes:
* | | 30359 Bar 1 x 8 with Brick 1 x 2 Curved Top End (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Bar |
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2020 11:40 | | Subject: | Re: Buyer Lock In | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| 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)
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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
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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.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2020 11:25 | | Subject: | Re: Buyer Lock In | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh 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.
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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.
Robert
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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.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2020 13:48 | | Subject: | Re: Question about part x168 | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, edeevo writes:
| | I'm confident we're in good hands with StormChaser at the helm…
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I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I am not at the helm of anything.
I am the merely the newest of three catalog associates and we all work together
as a team with the two inventory administrators.
My role on the team is to spend most of my time posting in the discussion forum
while others do the actual work. 
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...an important calling nonetheless... 
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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| Author: | edeevo | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2020 12:00 | | Subject: | Re: Question about part x168 | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, LordSkylark writes:
| | In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, jonwil writes:
| | is labeled as "underwater" when it has never
appeared in any underwater type sets?
Should it be renamed?
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It has been renamed.
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Is there a reason that the "x" number is still the primary number when the actual
part number is now known?
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I'm guessing it also has to do with all the dependencies within the site
that would be affected if the numbers were simply changed... & it's probably
a bit of a chore to verify and test such dependencies *before* making the change
each time, though I'm confident we're in good hands with StormChaser
at the helm…
Life is Good.
~Ed.
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