Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | bb314137  | | Posted: | Apr 11, 2014 21:34 | | Subject: | Re: Option to Honor Competitor Coupons | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| I am completely against this, and think multiple things.
1. I fear the day that a general decrease of prices happen. IE people cutting
each other to try and sell more, at lower profit. This *could* help.
2. This is going to bring down every seller's profits. You have two options.
You either accept other coupons and loose the money of the coupon, or you don't
accept them and (or) loose the sale to someone else.
3. Renders the current coupons useless. At least for me, a coupon Is a reminder
from a store for me to check them out. As a seller, the coupon is not as much
as the value, but the 'publicity'. Won't work know. I would probably
stop using the stores that have me coupons so I could keep the coupons forever
and use them in other stores.
In Suggestions, fosterbengoshi writes:
| | As a seller, I would like to have the option of honoring competitor coupons.
Please make it so that all coupons can be honored by any seller who opts into
accepting coupons issued by other sellers. Of course, the opt in should include
settings so the seller can define conditions and maximum rpercentage and dollar
limits to the coupons he/she will accept.
This happens in the real world. I see no reason why it can't also happen
here for those who want it. As a seller, just as in the real world, it may help
bring me more business if I can advertise that I will honor competitor coupons
(subject to certain conditions of course).
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You do have to remember that BL's stores are not like real life companies.
We aren't multimillion companies that shift around thousands of dollars a
day. In that real life, this probably cut into 0.05% of the companies accepting
random coupons profit, but for BL stores in general, I could see it cutting a
10%.
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2014 04:35 | | Subject: | Re: Add updates to remarks possible | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, tamadrummer88 writes:
| | This would be helpful for reorganizing. Or maybe there is a way to do this and
I'm missing something.
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You can do mass remarks updates perfectly.
http://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=251
It's brickstore the one that doesn't support them. 
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2014 18:39 | | Subject: | Re: 3 strikes you are out(dated)... | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, patchbox20 writes:
| | Back to my original post, I only posted this because admin did not reply to my
concern.
This whole discourse may bring to light the fact that BrickLink needs far more
help on the employee-side than we care to admit. I got privileges revoked due
to an outdated automatic 3-strikes policy, not by a person. I have yet to hear
from the admin, which I now call the Wizard of Oz.
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I don't think that it is sensible nor you are in the position right now to
be hostile to Admin...
| | In Suggestions, BTHodgeman writes:
| | I'm not sure... I definitely think that NSS is much more severe than NPB,
but a lot of that is because I naturally hold sellers to a higher standard than
buyers.
There are more "professional sellers" on here than "professional buyers." You're
going to see more mistakes on the buying side. Some buyers may not understand
how Bricklink works, and think that submitting the order is just requesting a
quote for shipping.
That being said, I really am a fan of the 3 strikes rule. If there is a *legitimate*
issue, the buyer who's not paying for the order should be working with the
admin to get that NPB removed...
Brent
In Suggestions, maxx3001 writes:
| | The current event got me thinking the rules are a bit outdated.
The 3 strikes you are out sounds good, but not if it's calculated over years.
At some point old NPB's and NSS's etc should stay on your record as feedback.
But not count towards you getting booted.
It's not about how much money you spend or how many feedback you have.
The % sounds like a good rule, because it's the same for everyone.
A 100 feedbacker can have maximum 3 strikes, but the 1000 may get 5? before they
are out.
I think Dan did not think people would get 1000, 2000, 3000 or 10,000 feedback.
So the system works for 10 feedback, 100 and even 500 feedback.
But at some point it fails...
Maybe a good idea to have this rule updated for 2.0
Maxx
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2014 15:52 | | Subject: | Re: 3 strikes you are out(dated)... | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Pokernut writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brick_Top writes:
| | Actually, I'd say 3 NPB's, but not 3 NSS's. A NPB can be because
of a lot of things, but a NSS is simple. You are keeping the money and not shipping.
That should even be 1 IMO.
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A bit harsh with the NSS thinking there.
A NSS can occur for other reasons other than outright theft/fraud etc. ( sickness,
hospitalisation, unexpected family event and strikes for example )
I agree there should be a rethink on the whole 3 strikes thing.
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Of course, a NSS can be cancelled if you are back and you refund the money or
whatever. Just remember petjerz (forgot the name).
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2014 15:18 | | Subject: | Re: 3 strikes you are out(dated)... | | Viewed: | 88 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, maxx3001 writes:
| | The current event got me thinking the rules are a bit outdated.
The 3 strikes you are out sounds good, but not if it's calculated over years.
At some point old NPB's and NSS's etc should stay on your record as feedback.
But not count towards you getting booted.
It's not about how much money you spend or how many feedback you have.
The % sounds like a good rule, because it's the same for everyone.
A 100 feedbacker can have maximum 3 strikes, but the 1000 may get 5? before they
are out.
I think Dan did not think people would get 1000, 2000, 3000 or 10,000 feedback.
So the system works for 10 feedback, 100 and even 500 feedback.
But at some point it fails...
Maybe a good idea to have this rule updated for 2.0
Maxx
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Actually, I'd say 3 NPB's, but not 3 NSS's. A NPB can be because
of a lot of things, but a NSS is simple. You are keeping the money and not shipping.
That should even be 1 IMO.
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jan 5, 2014 19:18 | | Subject: | Re: Button Solution (Requirements by German Law) | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Daave writes:
| | That must be different in different countries, if I click on the original payment
from a buyer, I can send a refund back for any amount, they refund a proportionate
amount from the fee I paid to receive and from the amount I actually ended up
with... There isn't a 30cent/pence difference as they calculate that as the
first part of the payment and refund from the last part of the figure... If that
makes any sense?
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https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/bizui/SendRefund-outside
When you issue a full refund, your original transaction fee is credited back
to you minus a thirty cent processing fee. When issuing partial refunds, a portion
of the fee is returned to you.
I think that they just take it from your funds and keep their mouth shut. IE
for every commercial transaction, paypal will take 30 cents, not matter what
if you refund, keep, cancel, or whatever. They won't give it back.
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| | It's a shame that PayPal keeps 30 cents of any refund, regardless of the amount
-Ash
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jan 4, 2014 17:05 | | Subject: | Re: Orders Received: separate payment statuses | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Brick_Top writes:
| | In Suggestions, Inventrious writes:
| | Just a tip, but when people place orders, don't send them until they pay.
One day you'll probably learn the hard way if you send it before they pay,
and that's some money down the drain.
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I do send small orders sometimes before they pay or if they sent the payment
through IBAN, good feedback, etc. ButI tend to never keep it as a secret so people
don't abuse.
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Too many things on my mind.
But I tend to keep it as a secret so people don't abuse.
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jan 4, 2014 16:53 | | Subject: | Re: Orders Received: separate payment statuses | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Inventrious writes:
| | Just a tip, but when people place orders, don't send them until they pay.
One day you'll probably learn the hard way if you send it before they pay,
and that's some money down the drain.
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I do send small orders sometimes before they pay or if they sent the payment
through IBAN, good feedback, etc. ButI tend to never keep it as a secret so people
don't abuse.
Oh, did I just say that?
And I already got "burned" once.
http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=777349
Honest people won't pay the price of one unfortunate transaction (buyer was
probably honest too).
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jan 3, 2014 08:09 | | Subject: | Re: [NEW FEATURE] find best seller by... CLOSED | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, TOTOleHero writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brick_Top writes:
| | In Suggestions, TOTOleHero writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
Yes of course it works for ONE only part but not for many parts at the same time
(plate 2X4 + plate 4X4 + ...)
Thomas
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Read the 'help' page I linked too. It explains how it works.
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OK, you have already XML format.
I try to use it.
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http://www.brickforge.de/software/brickstore/
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jan 3, 2014 08:01 | | Subject: | Re: [NEW FEATURE] find best seller by parts list | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, TOTOleHero writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
Yes of course it works for ONE only part but not for many parts at the same time
(plate 2X4 + plate 4X4 + ...)
Thomas
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Read the 'help' page I linked too. It explains how it works.
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jan 3, 2014 07:50 | | Subject: | Re: [NEW FEATURE] find best seller by parts list | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Suggestions, TOTOleHero writes:
| | Hello,
Could you add new feature to able to find the best sellers who have all parts
from references list ?
The references list must be upload and the search engine found the best sellers
with references, color and quantity matched.
Or add texteare box wich can put the list of reference/color/qty. This last solution
can be used to link Bricklinks from detail moc page on the internet for people
wants to reproduce it.
Simple format can be for each line :
//
ex:
3497/9/2
3497/Light Gray/2
Thank you
Thomas
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http://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Dec 25, 2013 04:32 | | Subject: | Re: Sort Your Inventory By Part # Or Color? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Pearson writes:
| | In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| | In Suggestions, BinOfBlocks.Com writes:
| | Some of you that have stores, have you found it better to sort your inventory
by the part # or by color?
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As a seller I don't see any need to sort my inventory in any way at all.
Robert
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How can you not sort your inventory in any way at all? I'm picturing this,
which can't be what you mean:
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4025/4434609627_57992af2be_z.jpg
You must use some sort of organization, and pieces must be "sorted" into their
assigned places in the system, right?
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What I think he means (and what I do) is sort the inventory by different lots,
but not in any order.
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Dec 23, 2013 05:10 | | Subject: | Re: Fuzzy search | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| Hello Todd.
I'm sure that more than one person have thought about the tag search system
(it has even been implemented on the Owlery), and it is a great method, that
should work in the future.
However, the suggestions that you are making are nowadays futile. We will have
to wait until the new BrickLink 2.0 is released (hopefully next year), as development
on this site stopped some time ago, and new things won't be implemented.
On a side note, maybe we could start getting info and tags already, to have it
ready for when the new BL arrives.
In Suggestions, fibblesnork writes:
| | One thing I'd love to see for the parts database/catalog is fuzzy search,
so that name components don't have to be exact. By fuzzy I don't mean
the use of "*" as in prop* or 3x3*, but rather that the search
engine understand relationships between words. For example, if it knew that "tree",
"leaf", and "foliage" were related, that would be really helpful, or if it knew
that "spring" and "shock absorber" were related concepts, or that "gun" and "weapon"
were related.
As I've been entering in a few hundred lots over the past couple of days,
I've had to go to Partsref and Peeron to look up the names of certain parts.
One that I had a really hard time finding was
because I was thinking of it as a "pulley" (I'd seen it used that way once
long ago).
Anyway, I'm gonna post a link to an old LUGNET article from 1999 with a better
description of what I am trying to say:
http://news.lugnet.com/admin/database/?n=128
I never got around to implementing these fuzzy searches in a real parts database,
but it does work interestingly well for the small test database that it uses
in the proof-of-concept examples. One of my favorite examples there is typing
in pizza, because it knows that "pizzeria" is related to "pizza" (note
that "pizzeria" has an "e" where the "a" is in "pizza") and it knows that the
Pirates rowboat oar and white round paddle are used as pizza peels in various
old Town sets -- so they show up too.
[P=4865pb01]
So, in terms of BrickLink, if I typed in a search for "pizza", I thought it would
be really cool if it returned the explictly named "pizza" items but then below
that said something like, "These items are related:" and listed the others.
--Todd
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2013 13:05 | | Subject: | Re: NPB increasing problem ! | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
| In Problem Order, rogerrabbitt writes:
| | In Problem Order, RobErNat writes:
| | In Problem Order, steekstra writes:
| | Yeh i have send out some NPB's.. i don't mind if they have more feedback
point's !!
Always send them reminders.
The problem with some HUGH feedback buyers is they think they are so speciaal
, that would not give the new Sellers a nice feeling...
Steekstra
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It has nothing to do with NPB, the OP wants it BEFORE one opens an NPB, like
** all the time **.
And it has also nothing to do with buyers who might think they are special and
also nothing to do with new sellers. This has to do with a notification a buyer
has an unpaid order...
We don't need that, as the 'my bricklink' page overview already tells
you that
and if the buyer doesn't pay, then he'll get a red banner when he is
in NPB status, so no need for an extra banner BEFORE that.
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Hello
Sorry for confusing you all !
My Intention has been completely misunderstood - what i wanted is !
After 1 week and lets say at least 2 reminders i want a less harsh method than
NPB !
It would be the last step before NPB procedure and not an immediate affect after
buying !
Hope this got clear now !
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So like, automatic reminders instead of the seller manually sending the reminder?
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2013 10:07 | | Subject: | Re: NPB increasing problem ! | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, rogerrabbitt writes:
| | Hello
I just want to ask if its only me facing an increasing amount of members not
paying their dues ?
What about a popup window for NPBs in spe as a remlnder which comes before a
NPB procedure ?
Like "Hello 1 or more order(s) are still pending for payment " blinking all
around the Display !
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Well, you already have a "X orders not yet paid" mark on your home screen. And
a NPB brings a big red annoying banner on your screen.
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Just my opinion !
Peter-Markus
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2013 19:09 | | Subject: | BL 2.0 and it's information. | | Viewed: | 267 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Discarded | |
| Just a post I was making in response to a post on the other thread but decided
to make it a suggestion so I can see other opinions.
I fear BL 2.0 becoming like every other website. Clean pages and nice graphics.
The nice graphics are... nice, but PLEASE don't make BL full of blank pages
with no information. What I mean is, in example, on my recd orders page, I can
see on one row: order number, buyer, country, total, items, lots, shipping, credit,
grand total, payment method, shipping method, order status, feedback, tracking
number, etc.
If BL 2.0 wants clean and nice pages, at least make them in a way that you can
see as much info at a glance as you can now. Or maybe optional, or only on determined
pages?
You know what... a thought that just came to my head is that they should make
BL 2.0 as just a revamp of the actual BL. Nicer graphics, more features, etc,
but keep the basics the same. Why fix it if it ain't broken? The in-store
buying method in my opinion is great. It's really quick since you can add
items to your cart a lot at the same time and not 1 by 1 as on other sites. And
so on.
A lot of other pages here are great concepts, but maybe need some modifications.
What I mean, is that, why destroy everything and make something new? At least
take the BL concepts that are great and work from there.
Of course I don't know what's going on behind the scenes.
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Oct 19, 2013 12:52 | | Subject: | Re: Allowed Lot Limit Scam Tactics | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, quipcake writes:
| | It'd be nice if these could be culled out of the system in some manner.
Either with a specific, boldened "LL" (lot limit) tag/icon on stores that
use them and a means of excluding those stores from searches.
Even if lot limits are allowed they are a form of price fixing/scamming
that can be utilized to directly manipulate price patterns and selling trends
in searches. I'm not saying that every lot limit store does this, but the
potential to abuse the form is simply way, way too high to be so blatantly ignored.
Consider the following...I list actual sets in my store, say each set costs $50.
Now, I then go and list several dozen individual PARTS for prices that are,
say, HALF the average and calculate it out so that no combination of available
parts will actually be available with my set lot limits (meaning basically you
can only buy the sets, the parts will be effectively off limits).
At that point one would only need to use (abuse) the system's auto e-mail
price-watch system to instantly inform the scam artist every time they get a
"hit"...that is, a newbie seller, who sets their prices based on what they see
at first glance in searches.
The lot limit scammer is then able to rack up choice items at, essentially, half
price (or even better), artificially deflates the value of certain choice items
for however long they deem fit, basically screws the entire LEGO community, newbie
sellers and legitimate long time sellers (not to mention buyers).
Again, not saying that all those who use lot limits are doing this (most are
probably only doing it for slight gains/sales advantages), but the potential
for high level, systemic and rampant abuse most certainly exists.
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Never thought about this... I'm surprised what some people are up to!
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Oct 15, 2013 07:15 | | Subject: | Re: remove old link to chat room | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, WILYKAT writes:
| | Click MyBrickLink tab
click My Activity
scroll down to the bottom
If you have been in the chat room before it was killed over a year ago, it'd
show the time spent in char room. Oddly the link still "works" even though it
leads to error page since the chat no longer exists.
Suggestion: remove link tag, convert "Minutes in Chat" to plain text for us old
people.
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Or bring chat back! 
I've only, according to this, been on chat for less than 3 minutes. Can't
even remember it. I wonder if anything happened since at that time I must have
been less than 10 feedback.
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jul 18, 2013 16:23 | | Subject: | Re: Fair competition pt1 | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Bricktrain writes:
| | In Suggestions, enig writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickfinger writes:
| | I'm voting "no" on this (although what I'm voting no on is a lil vague
to me.
I agree, the problem you mentioned happens, but it's up to buyers to work
it out. Buyers also have the option of "least favouriting" the stores that are
doing it obviously.
Makes sense?
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thank you for your vote and opinion - we need all points of view here.
I disagree though. Once you are shopping for a large number of lots (hundreds)
at once just how much time it would take for your to look over 20-30 shops terms
and conditions, work out exactly how much your grand total would be in each and
every store? With high number of different fees that each store has or has not,
and then try to juggle around trying to figure out what's the cheapest for
you?
Some projects are very expensive and I know people who are literally putting
their last pennies into their passion for LEGO. Spending 1000 EUR or 1100 EUR
is a big difference. And that's also the 100 EUR that some sellers get with
cheating the price guide, without working all the costs and extra profits straight
into their prices.
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I agree on shopping via the price guide but if the fees are listed it is easy
enough to move away to another store, it is the ones that overcharge on shipping
that are the real robbers. Check my feedback if you want an example.
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Sincerely, not the attitude that I expected from here. It's like saying:
well, sellers can already update their sale prices by going through their items
one by one, so why fix the "My Inventory" page?!
What enig states here, in my opinion, makes the place in general better. Even
if you can do it already manually, why not make it automatical and save people
time?
It's not what you can't, it's what you can do better.
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| Author: | bb314137 | | Posted: | Jun 29, 2013 18:27 | | Subject: | Re: Thoughts on instant checkout & postage... | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Brick_Top writes:
| | On a side not and not wanting to bring up this old discussion, Brick Owl is using
one of my ideas of having dimensions on every part and adding them up to semi-calculate
volume. Not only that, but it also has some other nice tricks to calculate volume
if the dimensions of the part are not yet added.
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AND, completely unrelated to this, I'm seeing much enthusiasm in the forum
there, by Lawrence and in the general ambient. Probably caused by Admin being
around all the time, answering to questions and making fixes.
Anyways, it's understandable, as this site is surely more complex, and can
be a mystery even for Eric. I just guess is us BL people feeling let down a bit
after this release... the feeling will probably go away in the future...
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