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In Catalog, Teup writes:

In Catalog, yorbrick writes:

Just curious, I wonder how this works for those that sell on multiple platforms
and don't use remarks as stock locators but rely on a catalog sequence to
find parts on orders.

Even for tiny stores, this is a clear indication as to why storage should never
be based on the (current) catalogue.

I think that leaves remarks sorting as the only alternative, and it has many
drawbacks. I would certainly never work with a remark based store. Even if it'd
be only because there are bugs with the field and populating it probably requires
Brickstock, which means no accurate priceguide which matches Bricklink. It's
really not an option for me.

In 15+ years never had a single problem with the remarks field.

Robert

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Rob_and_Shelagh

Posted:

Mar 16, 2021 05:03

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Re: Two Weeks?!

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In Catalog, Teup writes:

In Catalog, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:

In Catalog, Teup writes:

In Catalog, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:

In Catalog, Teup writes:

This is not a big deal for me personally as I am not currently selling here,
so I can plan it when I want.. but... really?!

The catalog changes are scheduled for April 1. That's only 2 weeks away.
I noticed that this is a DRAMATIC catalog update that will throw the entire store
upside down. Definitely won't be able to take my entire 1.2 million parts
store apart and piece it back together just casually within these next two weeks
between sorting orders. Especially moving all the wedges will be be fun puzzle.

Not gonna object against any changes, they seem alright to me. Except that there's
one change clearly missing from that list: Moving the 2x2 corner brick to Brick,
Modified.. (since plate and tile are there)

I hope this really was THE update everyone was waiting for, and now we're
satisfied..

Am I missing something here? Why does a catalog update mean I should be worried
about making physical changes to my store set up?

It does concern me though that the updates might cause some other unexpected
system problems, I hope there will be tech staff monitoring this when it goes
live.. April 1st doesn't sound too reassuring.

Robert

I guess you're a remarks sorter then? In that case no, your layout doesn't
change.

Just curious, I wonder how this works for those that sell on multiple platforms
and don't use remarks as stock locators but rely on a catalog sequence to
find parts on orders.

Robert

That's a good point, that was my main objection for making dramatic changes
in the first place. Also from a buyer / AFOL perspective I would prefer if we
don't get a tower-of-babel situation. In the past running BL and BO alongside
each other was easy, with just minor differences (BO grouping some catagories
under Scenery being the main difference). For most orders, the picking list appeared
the same. Now they are drifting apart and if I would start platform selling again
I guess I would need to choose which one to go with.

I am running my own webshop and so I am just keeping my catalog aligned in order
to be able to keep selling on Bricklink. Right now I'm debating whether that
is something worth doing. I don't mind planning a day off to adjust, but
there will be a third edition of this moving around and nobody knows how many
more will come after that...

You could instead just start allocating remarks to each item independently of
the physical location assuming the system your webshop uses could handle that
too. Then you would have flexibility to either make physical changes or not and
still keep open.

Robert

Author:

Rob_and_Shelagh

Posted:

Mar 16, 2021 04:39

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Re: Two Weeks?!

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In Catalog, Teup writes:

In Catalog, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:

In Catalog, Teup writes:

I guess you're a remarks sorter then? In that case no, your layout doesn't
change.

Just curious, I wonder how this works for those that sell on multiple platforms
and don't use remarks as stock locators but rely on a catalog sequence to
find parts on orders.

Robert

Author:

Rob_and_Shelagh

Posted:

Mar 16, 2021 04:28

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Re: Two Weeks?!

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In Catalog, Teup writes:

In Catalog, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:

In Catalog, Teup writes:

Am I missing something here? Why does a catalog update mean I should be worried
about making physical changes to my store set up?

It does concern me though that the updates might cause some other unexpected
system problems, I hope there will be tech staff monitoring this when it goes
live.. April 1st doesn't sound too reassuring.

Robert

I guess you're a remarks sorter then? In that case no, your layout doesn't
change.

Phew, thanks! Yes indeed we use remarks as locator tags, we allocate SKU locations
based on a number of factors including availability of space, likely order pick
frequency and separation of similar looking parts. To the untrained eye it looks
random and disorganised!

Robert

Author:

Rob_and_Shelagh

Posted:

Mar 16, 2021 04:15

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Re: Two Weeks?!

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