BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Catalog, starbeanie writes:

Gstk117 Sticker Sheet, Star Wars Minifigure Sheet, Limited Edition
Gear: Sticker Sheet: Star Wars

In Catalog, nickdanger writes:

Hello, is this sticker in the catalog somewhere? I cannot seem to find it. It
was a Star Wars promo in 2010.

For those that don't know, Bret (starbeanie) is what I consider our resident
expert on Lego stickers. He long ago started specializing at it (don't know
if you still do, Bret) But I couldn't find this item either and thought about
asking you. Glad you showed-up here to answer both the OP's my curiosities.

-Thanks

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Nov 5, 2019 01:24

Subject:

Re: Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash?

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In Help, popsicle writes:

In Help, Adjour writes:

Anyone know why this happens? I notice the also melt the bricks they are sitting
against, so I'm presuming some sort of chemical reaction.

I'm guessing heat? I've run into this 3 times now one the lots also had
heat warped baseplates. I've never seen it on my own/original lego which
has never experienced a hot garage.

Are they trash? Can I clean them?

I believe Lego uses Styrene-Butadiene Styrene (SBS rubber) for their tires. Pretty
much the same material used on your sneakers like vans or converse. The edging
around the bottom of the shoe, if you’ve ever had to clean them. Also used on
many of today’s automotive parts such as rubber molding, trim, etc.

Knowing this, you should be able to determine what products you could use to
clean and/or treat the tires, to stay stoked

Remembering the proclamations you made of placing me on your ignore list, if
you've actually done so, I guess this advise is for naught and I'm spinning
my wheels here

Maybe another can pass it on.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Nov 5, 2019 00:54

Subject:

Re: Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash?

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In Help, Adjour writes:

I just got some

2346 Tire 30 x 10.5 Offset Tread
Parts: Wheel, Tire & Tread

in light grey and was pretty stoked (only came in 3
sets) and they are awful gooey messes, I have more on the way and I don't
want it to be a total loss. The weird color on a common part is so neat in person.

Thanks everyone

Crystal

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Oct 18, 2019 13:20

Subject:

Re: Custom minis

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In Suggestions, AZbrickGUY writes:

Hey all,
Has there ever been a spot for custom minis? Any way we could add
a spot? Mainly MOC out of existing parts that are out there. Not hand made or
painted parts. Thanks.

I’d support it. I’s been put forth and discussed from time to time, but never
implemented.

As long as all the parts are genuine Lego, I vote yea.

But then again, I have skin in the game: https://store.bricklink.com/popsicle&itemID=132920648

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Oct 11, 2019 12:50

Subject:

Re: Comics

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In General, mfav writes:

I keep getting asked for these, so...

http://v4ei.com/mini-fig-ure-outer/comics/index.php

Sorry for the late response, Mark.

I do truly enjoy your comic creations, they're superb satire. You sir, have
a gift, no doubt!

For the life of me, though, I don't understand this comic strip?

I see clearly Russell with his hair-on-fire, but don't get the storyline
or understand whom the others are? To be completely honest, I feel kinda stupid,
if it's a given for others!

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Sep 14, 2019 14:05

Subject:

Re: 32064 variants

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http://v4ei.com/brickref/32064-variants.html

In Catalog, mfav writes:

The absolute best part-variation display I've seen. Beautiful!

You've got a real talent, Mark.

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Sep 13, 2019 14:51

Subject:

Re: We have a new Catalog Associate!

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In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:

Hello everyone,

I'm very pleased to announce that we have appointed longtime member BricksThatStick
to the Catalog Associate position. Paul served as the site's 4th Inventories
Admin during 2010 to 2011 alongside Emma (SimplyBricks). He effectively replaced
Dan Jezek, the site's founder, who had a special fondness for inventories
work and who of course left very big shoes to fill.

If you take the time to scroll through Paul's 900+ inventories changes:

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogInvChangeItem.asp?chgUserID=44744&v=3

...you will notice a sea of green, followed by a sea of blue, followed by another
sea of green. This means he continued to contribute to the catalog after having
once been an admin, which is (unfortunately) something rather uncommon. But it
demonstrates a great and correct attitude, the kind of attitude we wish to model
for all of our other contributors out there, especially the ones still cutting
their teeth.

Paul has, over the years, been very active as a seller and many of you will know
him also from his activity in the Forum. We look forward to his practical insights
and we are confident he will play a vital role in our growing catalog team.

Please welcome him back!

Welcome back, Paul.

And thank you. If you need any consideration from our store please let me know.
It would make me happy to be able to pay-it-back, what you and the others contribute.

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Sep 13, 2019 14:17

Subject:

Re: We have a new Catalog Associate!

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In Catalog, jennnifer writes:

In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:

...you will notice a sea of green, followed by a sea of blue, followed by another
sea of green. This means he continued to contribute to the catalog after having
once been an admin, which is (unfortunately) something rather uncommon. But it
demonstrates a great and correct attitude, the kind of attitude we wish to model
for all of our other contributors out there, especially the ones still cutting
their teeth.

Sorry, but I must say that I take offense at this statement. You are passing
judgement on the previous admins and their reasons for leaving the site. You
are implying that the 'correct' attitude would be to maintain one's
dedication to a site even after you may have had a bad experience.
You don't know how they were treated by the management and members of this
site.

I think you make a valid point, I felt so when I first read Russell’s statement
yesterday. But if you’ll allow me just a moment of open mindedness to express
how I reasoned through that portion or Russell’s post…

Simply put, the 'attitude' Russell speaks of, and what you've taken
umbrage with, is for lack of a better term, site first. That is the idea
of BL, not any given people of it - at any given time. Yes, it’s a for-profit
venture, but it’s inception and all important developmental years, were steeped
in the idea of a site that is community for AFOL, according to what is now doctrine
but simply was what Daniel expressed.

I think Russell (understanding he’s partially responsible for the current direction
of BL) to use a metaphor, is attempting to correct course of the ship we all
have boarded

You were as dedicated a BL Inventories Admin as any, I thought. We never met,
but I think I remember you from the Seattle Round Table, sitting across from
my son and I. You’ve given a lot of yourself to the site and should be shown
appreciation, along with the several others that have given selflessly to better
our catalog, including the many non-admin contributors. Catalog is what makes
this site, IMHO.

All that being said, I understand Russell’s statement.

As to your statement "how they were treated by the management and members
of this site" you're no longer an admin, express yourself! I don't believe
unpaid positions are subject to the same enforceability of non-discloser agreements,
if any

If you want people to understand the concern that you've taken
the time to post, you'll need to add more context.

Forum participants are less than a percent of the overall site membership, but
the percentage of those that read the forum is far greater.

Take your time, but tell your story, Jen. That is, if you haven't already
somewhere here in the forum.

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Sep 12, 2019 15:09

Subject:

Re: Change time zone

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In Suggestions, HallBricks writes:

It would be great if I could change the time zone on BrickLink. Maybe not the
most necessary feature, but it feels like it wouldn't be that difficult of
a thing to implement.

You no doubt know of Greenwich mean time, now you get to participate in BL time!

Vad klagar du på?

You're part of a few!

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Sep 12, 2019 09:38

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, JerseyGirl689 writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

Just had a stroke of genius (or just a stroke

) while replying to post

I would really like to see more pics of our member’s pet. What do you think about
showing or introduce your animal companion to the BL membership here on the forum?

I suggest a new forum subtopic, under Off Topic: Pets

Anecdotes and/or pics of your pets? Maybe of interrupting your lego work or other
mischief. Or just an introduction of your nonhuman companion, new or old. What
your pet did today

Even though we don't have furry companions (son's allergies) we really
enjoy animal pics and stories. Think most do, evidenced by it's popularity
on youtube.

What do think? Think there is enough interest to warrant a sub-topic in the forum?

Well done, Darcy!

We (I do) tend to forget all the ways they help us beyond just being the best,
loyal companion possible.

...and they've been carrying their own weight (in one form or another) since
they decided to throw-in with us hairless two legged types, long ago

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Sep 9, 2019 15:17

Subject:

Re: Either a bonafide brain-fart, or a seizure...

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In Suggestions, BricxaLot writes:

The "Reverse want list" is a very nice idea.

I guess, especially, buyers with a lot of different wanted lists would be interested
in to opt-in, if they are trying to save some time gathering their parts from
too many stores out there...

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

Wayne's post and others like it, https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1150409
brings to mind an idea that briefly visited my headspace some time ago:

A type of reverse want list. That is, a way that sellers could peruse the current
want lists to specific buyer's needs, to then as a seller, proactively engage
members like Wayne with offers on items they have on their want list.

Kinda like amping-up the want list and selling process, by getting the sellers
more involved in increasing their sales by actually selling

It's just a rough draft of an idea. Limitations, restriction and other refinements
of the idea, expected.

But hey, BL shot-callers, it speaks directly to upping the sales numbers!

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Sep 2, 2019 19:29

Subject:

Re: Color Identification

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In Colors, DeLuca writes:

In Colors, antiquer88 writes:

I need some help identifying the color of the Bionicle mask on the right. It
is part #32573. It came in a large lot of used Bionicle parts, so I don't
know what set it came from originally. Supposedly, it only comes in Black, Blue,
Dark Gray, Light Gray, Lime, Medium Blue, Orange, Tan, Yellow, Copper, and Pearl
Light Gray.

As you can see, this is not any of those colors. I have photographed it with
a copper part next to it, so you can see that it is not copper. The closest
I can figure is that this is chrome pink, but there is nothing chrome about it.
It is more like a pearl dark pink color.

What color do you think it is?

I appreciate your help.

Stan.

The set in which this part appears (bilmasks-1) was released in 2001, while the
Exo-Force robots were first released in 2006. Colours (particularly Pearl-type)
tend to change somewhat over time, and the description for set (bilmasks-1) specifies
that the colour is dark Copper:

bilmasks-1 (Inv) Special Masks! - 2 Bionicle Copper Kanohi (Legoland Billund)
2 Parts, 2001
Sets: LEGO Brand: LEGOLAND Parks

I think I've expressed this before, but it's worth repeating: Impressive
catalog command!

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 28, 2019 19:59

Subject:

Re: Inviting trouble

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In General, mfav writes:

http://v4ei.com/mini-fig-ure-outer/

I promise not to have a conniption if anyone takes the initiative.

Although I’m usually clueless to the subtleties here in the forum, I don’t get
the “Inviting trouble” title. I can’t see how. I assume it’s referencing your
second comment of not having an issue if someone “takes the initiative”, as in
inviting competition for you and goatleg.com?

Regardless, it’s good to hear from you again, Mark.

Your inviting trouble remark, brings to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg-1qW2xAU4

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 25, 2019 00:35

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, JerseyGirl689 writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

Just had a stroke of genius (or just a stroke

Wiggles favorite place to sleep.

Looks comfy

But hey, dogs sleep on us! I suppose sleeping on a bigger dog will due when a
static human is not available

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 24, 2019 09:27

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, TheBrickGuys writes:

A little late but here is my dog Skragle. I wanted to give him a name that would
be based on something Lego related so I took kragle, from The Lego Movie and
just added an S and I think it fits him perfectly.

He's beautiful!

I like the name, too. Very creative.

What of the noble looking individual you've had as your ID card pic, ever
since I can remember?

Do we get to know more there?

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 24, 2019 09:06

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, TheBrickGuys writes:

He's beautiful!

I like the name, too. Very creative.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 20, 2019 01:18

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, cycbuild writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

It remains one of the saddest thoughts in my long life thinking about this. Even
as I type it, tears flow. Silly!

What a beautiful story, Cory. Sounds like you gave that badger biter the time
of his life.

Before moving, I'd visit a humane society that served as a hub for all shelters
in the valley. I loved the high-energy kennel with the biggest dogs you're
allowed to walk, but also walk the smaller dogs for a quick bowel movement in
parking lot bushes, a block or two. This fat roly-poly kinda thing caught my
eye one day, and we'd walk a little longer every time I stopped by. I guess
he was too fat, because one of the vet-techs told me he'd been put down not
transferred. What a crap day. Sometimes think about whether I would've been
allowed to start a 10 day-hold and other what-ifs. At the end of the day it's
easier just to shrug and say "damn you, world!"

To lighten the mood, here's a few satellite photos of a wild tribe of wolves
-source unknown

I'm tired. Going to bed, see what dreams await me.

Thanks, Caleb. You're a good man.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 19, 2019 22:36

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

Just had a stroke of genius (or just a stroke

At the time we were asked to take care of him, we were living in Southern Utah
in and around Zion National Park. Our lives during those years were, to say the
least, adventurous. We were trekking, hiking and climbing just about every area
we could reach. Our friends knew this, when they asked us to care of Oscar. I
told them I would think on it. I worried a dog would just not fit our adventurous
life style at the time. Certainly, such a small dog could not hang with us on
our back country treks, I thought.

But, we really wanted to help Jim and Gloria out, and didn’t want to see Oscar
spend a year in doggy prison (hotel) so we agreed to take the responsibility.

Well, it turned out that Oscar with his stubby legs, was one hell of a adventurer!
He hung with us EVERYWHERE. When it came to climbing, his shape fit perfectly
into my climbing-pack with just his head sticking out, and he didn’t seem to
mind just enjoying the view while I struggled

He was overweight when they left him with us, and by the time they returned they
had half the dachshund they had left us with. Oscar really got into shape that
year! He simply loved the outdoors life!

Now here’s the sad part. When Jim and Gloria returned, we left to spend a year
in Stockholm. They told us that Oscar would go everyday to the front door of
our cottage and sit, waiting for us to open the door for him. I guess it’s true,
dogs don’t have the same concept of time, because we were told he did this throughout
the entire year my kids and I were gone.

It remains one of the saddest thoughts in my long life thinking about this. Even
as I type it, tears flow. Silly!

This is not a pic we took. It is the last pic of our friend, Jim and Gloria took
that they sent to us a couple of years later, just before he passed away...

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 19, 2019 10:44

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, WildBricks writes:

My business partner, Jodi, has an 11 yr old daughter. (We will call her D for
short since I haven't gotten her permission to post D's name.)

D has a passion for saving animals. She started her own business connecting people
with rescue animals. To date she has saved well upwards of 20 animals by connecting
them with people looking to adopt or rescue. She has coordinated (long distance,
across multiple states) the rescue of 6+ animals from a hoarding and abandonment
situation (that had to include the police for safety concerns), found a home
for an abandoned lizard within hours of it being left at the counter of the local
pet store and has most recently begun a beta fish re-hab program to take in the
fish that are too sick to be sold and that by state regulation cannot be medicated
in-store (meaning they would be flushed).

Pets make the world a better place and D is doing everything she can to save
every pet out there. People who save animals in this way are born special.

Just had to give her a shout out.

What great kid your friend Jodi has!

You should get her okay to give her first name, for a proper shoutout.

Thanks for sharing Ginny. I've placed your store on our most favorites list,
I'd like to show support with some business. I assume little Ms. D helps
out with the store, as my kids did at that age.

-Cory

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

Just had a stroke of genius (or just a stroke

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 18, 2019 23:39

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, Captain_Q writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

Just had a stroke of genius (or just a stroke

Captain Q approves.

Here are two kittens I am keeping of a 4 kitten litter I saved from living a
life as feral cats; named Tenshi and Quark. I found them while feeding some
feral cats. They were too young to capture right away, around 5 weeks, so I
pre-socialized them on the outside with wet food and playing with a cat favorite
toy, the fake bird on a string and stick. Had to do it at night as apartment
management disapproves of feeding the feral cats. Took some night vision video,
that I have not gotten around to editing yet.

Just noticed that the picture is rotated the wrong way, will leave it as is,
because it amuses me.

Regards,
Captain Q

Looks like they've got a good life, now.

How you brought them into your life. I gotta say you're a very patient man,
Quinton

Very cool names, too!

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 18, 2019 23:25

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, kidsncritters writes:

We just had to put down our dog of 15+ years this past Monday. He was a faithful
companion to our family - always letting us know when anyone approached the house

He could be a goofball sometimes but he will be missed. We probably will not
be getting another dog for now (the wife may change my mind

.

This was the longest I have ever had a dog (we also had a cat for almost 12 years
as well).

We still have three cats and assorted reptiles and amphibians in our house!
Our two black cats were rescues from the shelter when they were kittens. They
are supposed to belong to my teen daughter but they follow me around the house
and sleep on my bed!

Pets can be a lot of work, but they are nice to have around!

I remember you having a big family, Frank. 15+ years... he must of been a major
part of the kid's growing-up years. How'd they take his needing to be
put down?

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 18, 2019 17:57

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, Pippyblocks writes:

Well, not strictly my pet. Her name is Stray (because I refuse to name her).
A pretty rough family moved away and left her behind around six years ago. Since
then she has spent most of her life on my bed or on top of me.

She's lovely!

I think Stray is as good a name as any other. It's a reminder of where she
came from, and your role in taking care of her

Thanks, Stu

I would really like to see more pics of our member’s pet. What do you think about
showing or introduce your animal companion to the BL membership here on the forum?

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 18, 2019 14:55

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, JerseyGirl689 writes:

In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, JerseyGirl689 writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, JerseyGirl689 writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

Just had a stroke of genius (or just a stroke

I think it's a great idea! I love my fur family, which has grown into 6
dogs and 1 cat, all rescues from terrible conditions. The only place off limits
is the Lego room, otherwise they rule the roost.

Awesome! Much respect Darcy, for taking-in and caring for so many rescue animals.
Placed your store on our favorites list, I like to support people such as yourself.

I've gotta know, though

How does the lone cat fare among the 6 dogs?

BTW, I really like your store's Splash page, beautiful!

-Cory

Thank you Cory! LOL, as for Kita Kitty, if anyone ever told him he wasn't
a dog, he'd probably be devastated. He's been with dogs since he was
a few hours old, vet said he'd never survive and the kindness thing would
be to euthanize him, yeah, wasn't happening. While we humans did the feeding,
dogs took care of the messy part. Now he's a healthy adult and a full blown
member of the pack. Uses the doggy door to potty, no kitty litter here ewww,
and doesn't leave the fenced yard. Fears no one, except my 4 lb, Chi, but
everybody fears him, so no surprise there

A beautiful cat. Great job saving his life. Never give up on saving a life.
I got a kitten at one day old and saved her.
John P

Is that her in your profile pic? Looks like she feels very safe & content, thank
you for saving her. Wish more people would realize their lives have value and
learn to be more responsible.

Animal rescue has become very important to me, especially with the shelters being
overwhelmed and the number of healthy animals being euthanized every day. Not
to mention abuse cases/dumping happening in record numbers. Personally, I know
I can't afford to take on anymore and still give them the proper care they
need and deserve. So myself, and a bunch of others in the same situation donate
each month to pay the fees for at risk animals in a local kill shelter. Once
the fees are covered they become eligible for free adoptions or to be pulled
by a rescue. Not ideal by any means, but we're able to save some. Just
a thought to anyone who might read this, there are ways to help, you can advocate
to raise awareness, donate to your local shelter, foster, if you see something
say something, adopt don't shop and above all else spay/neuter. Now that
I sound like an infomercial I'll stop talking.

Darcy

All good points, Darcy.

John & his wife, have been committed to helping the homeless cat population in
his area for some time now. He is what I would call a warrior of that cause.
For cats anyway.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 18, 2019 14:10

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, JerseyGirl689 writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, JerseyGirl689 writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

Just had a stroke of genius (or just a stroke

Awesome! Much respect Darcy, for taking-in and caring for so many rescue animals.
Placed your store on our favorites list, I like to support people such as yourself.

I've gotta know, though

How does the lone cat fare among the 6 dogs?

BTW, I really like your store's Splash page, beautiful!

-Cory

Thank you Cory! LOL, as for Kita Kitty, if anyone ever told him he wasn't
a dog, he'd probably be devastated.

He's been with dogs since he was a few hours old, vet said he'd never survive and the kindness thing would be to euthanize him, yeah, wasn't happening. While we humans did the feeding,
dogs took care of the messy part. Now he's a healthy adult and a full blown member of the pack.

I love this! He is beautiful, and you are beautiful, Darcy! (regardless of my
bias, my youngest sister being named Darcy)

Uses the doggy door to potty, no kitty litter here ewww, and doesn't leave the fenced yard. Fears no one, except my 4 lb, Chi, but everybody fears him, so no surprise there.

It's always the smallest ones! It's the "Napoleon complex" for dogs

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 18, 2019 10:09

Subject:

Re: How much does your pet mean to you?

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In Suggestions, JerseyGirl689 writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

Just had a stroke of genius (or just a stroke

Awesome! Much respect Darcy, for taking-in and caring for so many rescue animals.
Placed your store on our favorites list, I like to support people such as yourself.

I've gotta know, though

How does the lone cat fare among the 6 dogs?

BTW, I really like your store's Splash page, beautiful!

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 9, 2019 16:08

Subject:

Re: Country flag icon on sales posts

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In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, cycbuild writes:

In Suggestions, iprice writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:

It would be really helpful if the 'sales' posts in the marketplace discussion
page had a stores country flag icon next to the username. To be able to see at
a glance would save us having to click on each post to find out. Personally I
tend not to buy outside the EU because of shipping costs and taxes.

Maybe I'm not understanding completely, James, but it does in the forum "Marketplace".....

We both mean in the forum thread listings, not the forum posts. Unless you click
on thread, you don't see the actual post with the seller's country flag.

Thanks, Caleb! I knew I'd seen it somewhere.

That is seen his posted suggestion: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1095612

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 9, 2019 15:46

Subject:

Re: Country flag icon on sales posts

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In Suggestions, cycbuild writes:

In Suggestions, iprice writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:

Maybe I'm not understanding completely, James, but it does in the forum "Marketplace".....

We both mean in the forum thread listings, not the forum posts. Unless you click
on thread, you don't see the actual post with the seller's country flag.

Thanks, Caleb! I knew I'd seen it somewhere.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 9, 2019 15:33

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In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, iprice writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:

Maybe I'm not understanding completely, James, but it does in the forum "Marketplace".....

We both mean in the forum thread listings, not the forum posts. Unless you click
on thread, you don't see the actual post with the seller's country flag.

Now, you've lost me...it does show when I use the entire thread feature

I guess, I'm missing the point. Wouldn't be the first time

Okay, I think I understand you both. You're referring to when you land on
the forum's Marketplace landing page?

In which case, a very good and useful suggestion! Voted yes

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 9, 2019 15:27

Subject:

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In Suggestions, iprice writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:

Maybe I'm not understanding completely, James, but it does in the forum "Marketplace".....

We both mean in the forum thread listings, not the forum posts. Unless you click
on thread, you don't see the actual post with the seller's country flag.

Now, you've lost me...it does show when I use the entire thread feature

I guess, I'm missing the point. Wouldn't be the first time

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 9, 2019 15:21

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In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:

Maybe I'm not understanding completely, James, but it does in the forum "Marketplace".....

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 9, 2019 15:19

Subject:

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In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:

Maybe I'm not understanding completely, James, but it does in the forum "Marketplace".....

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 9, 2019 10:09

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In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

It's just a rough draft of an idea. Limitations, restriction and other refinements
of the idea, expected.

But hey, BL shot-callers, it speaks directly to upping the sales numbers!

-Cory

I'd really like to express, before I've had my cup of joe on this fine
morning, how much I appreciated the people (yes all the people) here on the forum.
After receiving emails of encouragement, critic, praise and ideas regarding this
posted suggestion, it struck home for me just how many read the forum without
participating.

There are many more eyes on your posts than you might think

For the happy eco warriors here in the forum, the coffee is [USDA organic/Fair
Trade certified/Recyclable k-cups]

...and for the coffee junkies here [Dark roasted Costa Rican beans]

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 5, 2019 21:27

Subject:

Re: sh517 wings color?

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In Colors, JusTiCe8 writes:

Colours looks a bit different maybe due to the amount of tainted material, the
wings looks very thin, so more light can get through them, whereas 1x2 plates
use thicker material with acute angles creating kind of "pool" around corners
creating even more thicker volume. So they looks darker.

I assume you meant tinted or colored (not tainted) material. If so, astute. Good
point.

In Colors, mmookk61 writes:

I have recently added a couple of minifigures(sh517) to my store and have a question
on light trans blue versus trans blue wings. After going back and forth between
the two pictures of the minifig with wings in the Bricklink catalog I believe
these are the trans light blue ones which makes the minifig the sh517a version.
Please have a look at the photos along side 1X2 trans light blue plates to see
if you agree or have input.

My camera is not great at close ups so hopes these are discernible.

Thanks much

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 2, 2019 14:27

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In Suggestions, brick8 writes:

crxefx writes:

That would be something! We usually have around 100 pounds of un-inventoried
parts on our sorting table but, have little idea what people want to buy! So
we just randomly add as we see fit.

Thank you! That's exactly the thing i wanted to say.

A little more complicated, but without the intense spamming:

BL builds in a kind of public tender system.
Buyers can then issue a tender by adding their WL (or parts of it) and defining
how long the sellers can participate (5 days, 30 days...) and who can participate
(worldwide or just particular countries, only sellers with minimum 99% praise
and so on).

Then the sellers have the possibility to add items to their offer (from their
inventory and/or by adding it "manually") and to adjust the price if they want
to. Until the offer is accepted/rejected by the buyer or cancelled, all items
in the offer are "locked".

Good input. Great thoughts!

(sorry for the bad English)

Your English is very good, Phillip. Impressive, in fact.

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 2, 2019 14:10

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In Suggestions, Miro78 writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

It's just a rough draft of an idea. Limitations, restriction and other refinements
of the idea, expected.

But hey, BL shot-callers, it speaks directly to upping the sales numbers!

-Cory

Cory,

I have read through this thread and it appears that there is lack of transparency
for sellers on what parts buyers need, what parts sell well and so forth. Personally,
I have a lot of wanted lists that I have no intention on fulfilling. Many of
them are remnants of what I was interested in at a given moment and I personally
just have not gone to delete them for various reasons, mainly being a low priority.
This problem alone would create a lot of dead end work for the seller trying
to fulfill a wanted list that the buyer has no intention in fulfilling. There
are many other practical reasons for wanted lists that buyers use them for, to
serve as a reminder of parts to look for in stores when they need to pad their
cart to meet minimum, but not necessarily an critical item they need to buy.
Those could be just nice to have parts if an opportunity arrises, so as not to
pay additional shipping just for those part(s).

Having been a seller, I understand the frustration of what to stock up on, and
I know the main advice is quantity, variety, highly desirables and high turn
overs. The problem is that Bricklink attracts people from all sorts of corners
of the world with wide range of needs.

The other problem with Wanted lists and stores is that even though the Wanted
List search function looks for stores with say most unique lots or a combination
search, the buyer is still tasked with trying to find a combination of stores
with best value (cost of parts vs cost of shipping). BL used to find stores with
cheapest cost, but I believe that was removed soon after it was implemented,
as in a long term it was causing price erosion for sellers, which is a valid
concern.

All in all, it's a balancing act of sellers and buyers doing their part,
with the sellers obviously carrying the financial burden of cost of inventory,
time and labor. I appreciate all the hard work that goes into it. I have carried
the burden for about 2-3 years, and I got burned out.

I think seller's tools would be very welcome for sellers in understanding
what parts sell well in their store and what parts are up rising/falling in demand.
Obviously with such tools, it would create more fierce completion amongst sellers
to provide best selling inventor, which in turn would change the behavior of
buyers and ultimately the demand of parts. Essentially what Youtube is currently
doing by changing their algorithm, which is changing what people watch and changing
the game ever so frequently.

I no longer have much at stake in selling, but as an infrequent buyer, I still
use this site and change is needed to keep up with expectations of both buyers
and sellers.

Good read, Miro. Astute.

Thanks for your well-thought-out input.

Kinda miss your voice around here. Your posts are infrequent nowadays, or maybe
I'm just not looking in the right places

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 27, 2019 10:18

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In Suggestions, cycbuild writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

I didn't need to respond.

Let's leave it at that. Speaking as a buyer, I am all for hanging up a WL
for a month to see higher quantity listings.

"The mark of an educated mind [is] to be able to entertain a thought without
accepting it."

Can't go wrong in quoting Aristotle.

In fact I think the phrase should be adopted as a motto of the forum, to be hung
across the top of the page. It would be a beacon of idea, for forum users. Sadly,
I don't think many of the "regulars" would embrace it as their credo. For
too many of us, the guiding beacon is 'being right' or more succinctly,
'not to be perceived as being wrong'

I will say after reading your posts for some time, you don't seem to suffer
the same frailty of character. I think I posted some time back "who is this masked
man" out of admiration of your character. It might of been you, there are actually
several forum regulars that display such grace, just not all.

Anyway, we are taking a drive through the Northern Cascades, hopefully today.
Gotta get my coffee on, and my offspring up and going.

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 27, 2019 02:30

Subject:

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In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, cycbuild writes:

Sorry, I'm late to the game, guys! Didn't know we weren't done with
this

Sylvain has spent a lot of time familiarizing himself with BrickLink

Really

As the original topic was selling and how to increase sales. How exactly
does one "familiarize" oneself having never transacted as a seller here? Not
to mention very few buying transactional experiences to "familiarize himself"
as you term it.

and is a frequent contributor here

A joke, right. I'm to respect his opinions because he's one of the forum
regulars? Nope. From my experience here in the forum, that doesn't convince
me of one's gravitas.

There's no need to be so relentlessly dismissive.

Do you mean, not to be as dismissive as was he in his initial reply to a posted
suggestion? Well, here I agree with you. Should of just let him spew as he'd
like. I didn't need to respond.

He is a smart man who I do respect. But sorry to burst the bubble of you and
a few others here, there are those I'll listen to regarding the topic at
hand (as I've repeated ad nauseam in this thread) before I'll digest
Sylvain's vast experience in the matter.

For me, Sylvain is an intelligent blarney. Gifted, yes. But not experience enough
to offer credible advise on the topic, as I see it. So please don't portray
him as a victim that needs defending, it's so damned disingenuous. Sylvain
is capable more than most, in making a case for himself.

-Cory

I'm hitting sack now.

Continue on boys! I'm sure you'll have accomplished great deeds! here
in the forum, by the time we next meet.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 27, 2019 02:21

Subject:

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In Suggestions, cycbuild writes:

Sorry, I'm late to the game, guys! Didn't know we weren't done with
this

Sylvain has spent a lot of time familiarizing himself with BrickLink

Really

and is a frequent contributor here

A joke, right. I'm to respect his opinions because he's one of the forum
regulars? Nope. From my experience here in the forum, that doesn't convince
me of one's gravitas.

There's no need to be so relentlessly dismissive.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 26, 2019 12:09

Subject:

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In Suggestions, Adjour writes:

stop giving me names. I’m not your pigeon or any other pet.

That’s condescending.

" If there is no audience there is no show. "

I'm surprised that as frequent of a user you are you took twice as long to
get to the point I got too. The best way to deal with trolls is to not feed them
(though I do fully understand this snack I'm writing to you will be eaten
readily)

Until we get actual moderators that have the ability to police bad behavior the
ignore button and pity are our only tools

Trolls are misunderstood creatures. It’s just not acceptable to use their identity
in a derogatory manner. It’s racist or something? Like, OMG

Sorry, just an attempt at humor

As to the name calling “troll” I don’t mind that you do so, Crystal. Nor did
I mind when Sylvain replied to my posted suggestion, by opening-up with the signature
Sylvain Slam...

In my opening statement
"an idea that briefly visited my headspace some time ago"

Sylvain’s opening statement in reply:
"No, no, you tempter, I won’t ask if it felt alone in there!"

You may have noticed (that is if you haven’t overly used the ignore feature)
that all the others that posted their honest thoughts and critics, received only
honest, positive replies, or no reply from me. I try to be positive and build
others up, but some simply need a spanking (not in the way you're thinking,
Sylvain! I like you, but not in that way

)

I don’t mind the banter, and I still enjoy reading your inputs. I am sorry you’ve
been tamed here in the forum, I miss the old Crystal. The one that expressed
her strong unabashed opinions. Can I please say hello to her again. Can she come
out and play?

To those that have no problem using the ignore feature, I would encourage it
be used on my profile. For a self-serving reason, though: it's just one less
sourpuss I'll have to deal with in my posts, is the way I've seen it
for some time, now.

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 26, 2019 09:16

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In Suggestions, crxefx writes:

That would be something! We usually have around 100 pounds of un-inventoried
parts on our sorting table but, have little idea what people want to buy! So
we just randomly add as we see fit.

Yet another good point.

Great input, Rachel. Thanks!

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 26, 2019 01:26

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In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

It's just a rough draft of an idea. Limitations, restriction and other refinements
of the idea, expected.

But hey, BL shot-callers, it speaks directly to upping the sales numbers!

-Cory

What is a brain-fart that is not bonafide?

I guess school is back in session for popsicle. Not a great time to be sober

https://youtu.be/uyKgb-O_1IQ

Just let me know if there's any other well intentioned queries. I'm here
for a little while

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 26, 2019 00:58

Subject:

Re: Either a bonafide brain-fart, or a seizure...

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

[…]

gallic friend, as a non seller and not much of a buyer (it
would appear from your history here) I really don't know if I'll take
your advise on this particular question, as earnestly as I would some
others here. You've got no skin in the game, as they say.

You’re talking about sellers reaching to buyers. I’d have thought buyers’ opinions
would be of interest to you.
But maybe it’s a cultural thing. After all, EU is opt-in while the USA are opt-out.
Recipients like to be in the loop here, not treated like kettle/cattle….

Besides, if you only consider sellers or very frequent buyers then I don’t understand
why you linked the message of a zero feedback buyer as a motive for your idea.
Or is there a “too much but not enough” range of buyers you’re excluding?

But I am glad you came out to play with me again

Make up your mind: you just said you don’t want me and my kind on the field

"you and your kind?"

Feeling persecuted, are you? No, my dove. To me you are
one-of-a-kind.

Once again, make up your mind.

You said you didn’t want to consider my opininon because I’m a non seller, neither
0- nor “enough”- (whatever that would be) FB buyer. I thought that applied to
all non sellers, neither 0- nor “enough”- (whatever that would be) FB buyers,
or even all buyers-only.
Doesn’t that fall under the phrase “me and my kind”?

Sorry my pet, I don't know what you're babbling about here in your sleep
deprived state

Here is what I actually said "I really don't know if I'll take your advise
on this particular question, as earnestly as I would some others here. You've
got no skin in the game, as they say."

And now you’re saying I’m alone. So it’s only my opinion you don’t want to consider?

Alone

As stated clearly, it's opinion from those that actually "have skin
in the game" (something to lose or gain) and experience that I'll take more
earnestly than your opinion, in this matter. If by alone you mean the only one
that fits the aforementioned description to reply to the post, then yes, I guess
you are alone, for now anyway

So, either you don’t want me-and-my-kind’s opinion or you don’t want my opinion.
That’s not my feeling persecuted, that’s your dismissing my opinion.

It’s your right not wanting to care about someone’s opinion but, besides being
inconsistent with first having asked everyone’s opinions, you can’t both say
you don’t care about someone’s opinion and then deny you said it.

And, by the way, stop giving me names. I’m not your pigeon or any other pet.
That’s condescending.

So it's over between us then

But why all the hostility, are we not best of friends

Seems to me your best friend is liquid and bubbly.

If you're referring to booze, unfortunately no longer considered a friend
of mine. Stopped even my occasional beer consumption. Nope, this is sober clear-eyed
popsicle speaking. I actually think I'd enjoy your witless repartee better,
if I were a few beers into what is a boring convo.

You used to be fun, my fine forest creature. What happened?

It's the middle of the night for you in France. Try not to dwell on thoughts
of me, and what I think. Get some sleep...

Don’t mind my sleep, I sleep like a baby: I wake up every other hour and I cry.

Or maybe this one: I sleep very well, some nights I even sleep more than once!

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 25, 2019 22:23

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

[…]
It's sounds like you've been working on it, keep it up!

Not really, I was only reacting to what you wrote, no hard work involved.

But, my beautiful

That’s a first….

But I am glad you came out to play with me again

Make up your mind: you just said you don’t want me and my kind on the field

"you and your kind?"

Feeling persecuted, are you? No, my dove. To me you are
one-of-a-kind.

But why all the hostility, are we not best of friends

It's the middle of the night for you in France. Try not to dwell on thoughts
of me, and what I think. Get some sleep...

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 25, 2019 21:10

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

Wayne's post and others like it, https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1150409
brings to mind an idea that briefly visited my headspace some time ago:

No, no, you tempter

You have me to a tee

I won’t ask if it felt alone in there!

I don't see how? There are plenty of personalities up there to keep any visitor,
company

A type of reverse want list. That is, a way that sellers could peruse the current
want lists to specific buyer's needs, to then as a seller, proactively engage
members like Wayne with offers on items they have on their want list.

Kinda like amping-up the want list and selling process, by getting the sellers
more involved in increasing their sales by actually selling

It's just a rough draft of an idea. Limitations, restriction and other refinements
of the idea, expected.

But hey, BL shot-callers, it speaks directly to upping the sales numbers!

Hmm, let’s see if I understand correctly.

Now, the buyer can search the stores that have the most items for their WLs.
They need to actualize their search from time to time to see if new sellers /
better matches appear.

And you’d want that search to be automatized so that the buyer receive a notification
for their whole WL?

If that’s it, when will that notification be sent? When the WL is X% fulfill(able)?
— If X is too high, many WLs will never have such a notification.
— If X is too low, that could make for a lot of notifications.

Or do you just want the search to be reversed, that a seller actively search
for WLs they can fulfill with their inventory?

Here again, percentage of fulfillment could be what makes it useful or spamful.

Anyway, I’m not sure it’s very different from the already existing WL notification
system except it would be for several parts at once, not one by one.
I rarely use that, indeed because that would cause too many notifications for
common parts and it doesn’t tell me if the seller has other parts, so adding
that multiple parts feature could be interesting. Though I’m not sure I would
opt in: it’s as easy to make a search from time to time.

A related question: Can’t sellers easily see on how many WLs their parts are
so that they can decide when to send notifications?
I mean, do you have to browse all your inventory part by part to have this info?

It's sounds like you've been working on it, keep it up!

But, my beautiful gallic friend, as a non seller and not much of a buyer (it
would appear from your history here) I really don't know if I'll take
your advise on this particular question, as earnestly as I would some
others here. You've got no skin in the game, as they say.

But I am glad you came out to play with me again

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 25, 2019 18:47

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In Suggestions, Teup writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, randyf writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

It's just a rough draft of an idea. Limitations, restriction and other refinements
of the idea, expected.

But hey, BL shot-callers, it speaks directly to upping the sales numbers!

-Cory

As long as I could opt out of it, I would be all for it. I don't need sellers
spamming me with offers of things on my want list.

Of course, always the ability to opt-out, I agree.

Very good input, Randy

I think it would rather be on an opt in basis, because doing it by default would
be privacy violation.

Agreed.

Reminds me of the trouble Amazon is in over looking into its sellers sales data.
Frickin Bezos!
Anyway, not a bad idea, when it's based on buyers explicitly choosing to publish their wanted list.

Again, agreed, Great idea.

Anyway, seller tools was cancelled, so there's not much chance for this
or any other smart suggestion over the past years to see the light of day. Better
to try it over at BO, they certainly like to discuss such ideas and look into
options of implementation.

Well....I don't know BO, but I do know Law. Let's just say, you should
take it up with him, he'll hear it coming from you more than from me

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 25, 2019 18:34

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In Suggestions, tEoS writes:

Sadly, "coming soon" has a different meaning to BL:

WOW! It's intended. Fantastic!

Thanks, Tim.

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

It's just a rough draft of an idea. Limitations, restriction and other refinements
of the idea, expected.

But hey, BL shot-callers, it speaks directly to upping the sales numbers!

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 25, 2019 18:31

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In Suggestions, randyf writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

It's just a rough draft of an idea. Limitations, restriction and other refinements
of the idea, expected.

But hey, BL shot-callers, it speaks directly to upping the sales numbers!

-Cory

As long as I could opt out of it, I would be all for it. I don't need sellers
spamming me with offers of things on my want list.

Of course, always the ability to opt-out, I agree.

Very good input, Randy

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 21, 2019 00:41

Subject:

Re: Lego Game Category Needed

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https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=G&catString=252&itemBrand=1000

In Suggestions, jshuber writes:

In searching through the categories for Lego sets, I could not find one that
included Lego games. Over the years Lego has produced many games: chess sets,
mazes, Heroica, etc. Is this omission an oversight or is it because there is
little market for used game sets? In either case, I felt disappointed in the
absence of such a category.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jun 23, 2019 14:17

Subject:

Re: Flesh colored yoda, no markings

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In Catalog, cycbuild writes:

In Catalog, popsicle writes:

In Catalog, ForTheGirls writes:

Is this s legitimate LEGO head? I dont see it in the catalog.

It’s as Michael (Hurt) posted, with missing print. I don’t think it’s “worn off”
too clean. It's not uncommon with earlier Lego modified heads produced in
China. It seems their QC was not on par with other production sites of TLG

43745pb01 Minifigure, Head, Modified Dobby Type 1 with Green Eyes Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Head, Modified

-Cory

I've noticed their ink often doesn't take to their bendy heads. 9 years
of bustling between bricks and it's gone completely. If you look at the listings,
you'll see it's a common issue.

Whoa! That house elf appears to have suffered a stroke.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jun 23, 2019 14:09

Subject:

Re: Flesh colored yoda, no markings

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In Catalog, Adjour writes:

In Catalog, cycbuild writes:

Subject: Flesh colored yoda, no markings

In Catalog, ForTheGirls writes:

Is this s legitimate LEGO head? I dont see it in the catalog.

In Catalog, swoosh_factor writes:

43745 Minifigure, Head, Modified Dobby Type 1 Plain
Parts: Minifigure, Head, Modified

Flesh colored yoda oh my god. This is f-ing amazing

My dog, Chili, looks like just Dobby, so this is naturally going to be his new
nickname.

"The flesh Yoda is a bit Spicy"

I loooove it.

Pics! Gotta have Chili pics!

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jun 23, 2019 11:55

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Re: Flesh colored yoda, no markings

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In Catalog, ForTheGirls writes:

Is this s legitimate LEGO head? I dont see it in the catalog.

43745pb01 Minifigure, Head, Modified Dobby Type 1 with Green Eyes Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Head, Modified

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jun 10, 2019 13:53

Subject:

Re: Earth Blue

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In Colors, chrihle writes:

Is "Earth Blue" at Lego the same as "Dark Blue" in bricklink?

Yes. And a beautiful color it is, IMHO

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Apr 11, 2019 10:41

Subject:

Re: Is there another orange shade out there?

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In Colors, yoavheskia writes:

Just recieved warm yellowish orange brick. I think I got all the shades of orange.
is there another orange shade that i'm missing?
from right to left:
1. very light orange
2. light orange A (warm yellowish orange)
3. light orange B (medium yellowish orange)
4. bright light orange
5. medium orange
6. orange
7. dark orange

I'm surprised others haven't answered your question, we've got some
very smart and catalog savvy members here in the forum. So I'll chime-in
with my piteously limited catalog knowledge

There are more "orange" colors including trans-colors, displayed in the two screenshots
below. But if you're asking about available orange colors for the part shown,
I don't know without spending time in the catalog researching it. Of the
top of my head and IMO, Medium Dark Flesh falls within the orange spectrum, and
is available in part displayed.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Mar 27, 2019 21:44

Subject:

Re: Welcome our new administrator!

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In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:

We have some great news for our catalog contributors - we have promoted Hygrotus,
one of our current Inventories Administrators to a new position, Catalog Associate:

https://www.bricklink.com/memberAdmins.asp

The Catalog Associate position is the same in terms of privileges as our former
Catalog Admin position. However, it is only a temporary position that we will
use as a stepping stone to the new Catalog Admin position, which will include
both catalog and inventories privileges plus a few other things.

Marek recently completed one year as an Inventories Administrator:

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1133413

and has done an excellent job. He has brought steadiness and reliability to our
admin team and we look forward to seeing what he will do now on the catalog side
of things. Please welcome him to this new position!

Russell

Another excellent choice! And a job well done, getting Marek to take it on.

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Mar 7, 2019 22:17

Subject:

Re: How should i name this set?

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In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:

In Catalog, TheBrickGuys writes:

In Catalog, popsicle writes:

In Catalog, GoudvanOud writes:

How should I name this set?

What’s in a name? That which we call a combo set, by any other name would sell
as sweet!

Sorry, couldn't help it. Had no TV in my apartment when I was young. So it
was come home from work, run the boardwalk, shower, dress, walk to the deli for
takeout and walk across the street to Balboa theater to eat. But the hiccup was
that the theater played Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet for nearly a year straight
before switching movies. To be honest, I didn't mind as a romantic young
idealist. Cried like a baby

I think I still know most lines of that Shakespeare play

That's cool, I like stories about life like that.

Years ago when me and a friend rented a house, for entertainment all we had was
a VCR but no TV so we had hook it into my computer screen to use it. When it
came to movies our choices were limited to a wide variety of one movie, 'What
About Bob' starring Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Murray.

We watched that movie soooo many times that we became really good at memorizing
all the lines and we would play a game where one would say a line or just a word
or two and the other one would guess where in the movie the line or word came
from. We played that game for years after that.

The simplest things in life can create some of the best memories.

Timeo hominem unius movie.

I can see a contemporary Thomas Aquinas type applying that statement to movies,
today...and they'd be dead wrong, saintly or not

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Mar 7, 2019 22:07

Subject:

Re: How should i name this set?

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In Catalog, TheBrickGuys writes:

In Catalog, popsicle writes:

In Catalog, GoudvanOud writes:

How should I name this set?

I think I still know most lines of that Shakespeare play

That's cool, I like stories about life like that.

I also like the personal anecdotes. Thanks for boldly sharing yours, Jim

Years ago when me and a friend rented a house, for entertainment all we had was
a VCR but no TV so we had hook it into my computer screen to use it. When it
came to movies our choices were limited to a wide variety of one movie, 'What
About Bob' starring Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Murray.

It's a good movie. "baby steps!"

We watched that movie soooo many times that we became really good at memorizing
all the lines and we would play a game where one would say a line or just a word
or two and the other one would guess where in the movie the line or word came
from. We played that game for years after that.

I like that

The simplest things in life can create some of the best memories.

You got that right....

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Mar 7, 2019 17:28

Subject:

Re: How should i name this set?

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In Catalog, GoudvanOud writes:

How should I name this set?

I think I still know most lines of that Shakespeare play

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Feb 3, 2019 15:14

Subject:

Re: My Pet Peeve of the day

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In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:

Whenever I am looking up a stickered part in the catalog to identify, I then
look at past and current sales of this part. So my pet peeve is this: how can
a stickered part possibly be listed as 'new'?? Just by the fact that
you took the sticker off the sheet and attached it to the part makes it, by definition,
USED! It doesn't matter if you never used this part to build the set, it
is still used! Is there any way we can disable the 'new' button when
listing these types of parts?

"Pet Peeve d'jour"

I'm sure you're not peeved daily, Lisa

We're talking about adopting a dog, as my son has out grown his allergy.
If we do, what do you think about naming our new pet, Peeve?

But seriously, it makes sense what you're proposing

Oh, my gosh. Get a lab! I had German Shepherds for over 30 years, and we finally
let my son, Daniel, have a choice. He wanted a lab, so we found someone with
lab puppies and he chose a yellow one and named him Archer. He has been with
us almost 4 years and he is the happiest dog I know! I take him to the dog park
almost daily (it is very close to the post office!) and I love to watch him play
with other dogs, or just to play with me: he loves tennis ball, frisbee, tug
toys, etc. A really good, friendly family dog! (and doesn't have the double
coat shedding that the German Shepherds have!)

Dogs ARE the best, especially labs

My son, daughter & I like all dogs! But we did grow to LOVE a certain Dachshund
that was in our care while the owners were out of country. Hung with us on all
of our back country hikes in Utah, if you can believe that. So, any dog that
needs a home, but if we stumble upon a Dachshund, well you know...

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Feb 3, 2019 13:29

Subject:

Re: My Pet Peeve of the day

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In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:

"Pet Peeve d'jour"

I'm sure you're not peeved daily, Lisa

We're talking about adopting a dog, as my son has out grown his allergy.
If we do, what do you think about naming our new pet, Peeve?

But seriously, it makes sense what you're proposing

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jan 14, 2019 17:01

Subject:

Re: Search nearby stores by postal or zip code

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In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, superchicken77 writes:

I'd like to be able to search for stores within a specific range (ie 10km,
20km, 50km) from my postal code. Seeing that a seller is in a given province
(in my case) means they could be around the corner or 12 hours way in Thunder
Bay. Being able to search nearby stores would be a fantastic option. It would
be an option to opt into, whereby a store must enable the feature to show up
in nearby store searches. This would allow stores to disable the feature in
case they are uncomfortable with the feature.

I think this is a great suggestion, Mike. Dynamic and pragmatic, with little
to no downside as proposed.

Reoccurring ideas such as this, come to mind when I receive orders with shipping
addresses not much further away from our home than our post office

Receiving
orders with shipping addresses not far from my brother's home in Sweden,
also has brought this to mind.

I assume, given initiator of the site-suggestion has a IT background, it must
be doable?

I would add that eBay has had something like this in place, for some time now.
I've taken advantage of it a few times.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jan 14, 2019 16:55

Subject:

Re: Search nearby stores by postal or zip code

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In Suggestions, superchicken77 writes:

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jan 13, 2018 10:07

Subject:

Re: Show % of positive feedback in item

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In Suggestions, zaprice writes:

Instead or addition to showing the colored brick, Show the percent of positive
feedback in the item listing so I don't have to go to the store and look
at is there.

Here is an example, my numbers are random and not the persons actual feedback.
I even put the feedback that is less than 100% in red as a warning.

Which by the way, I don't understand the point of the colored brick, yes
I understand it relates to the amount of feedback but I can see that one persons
feedback is large and one is smaller.

The idea of quickly knowing the seller's feedback while shopping the part,
may have some merit, I'm undecided on that. But anything less than 100% in
the warning color of red, I don't feel is right. I know so many fantastic
BL sellers with less than 100% that I've spent large sums of money with over
the years, it just wouldn't be fair to them. In fact, I'm of the crowd
(very small crowd

) that feel that too much emphasis is put on a member's
feedback rating.

But keep the ideas coming. There's always way to better the site.

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Nov 30, 2017 10:14

Subject:

Re: The Bricklink App.

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In Suggestions, Nordbart writes:

In Suggestions, Speg writes:

Any thoughts? Now that instant checkout is live, isn't this the next great
step?

In Suggestions, Speg writes:

Any thoughts? Now that instant checkout is live, isn't this the next great
step?

It is in progress according to the roadmap:

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2453

There was a fan made app for iOS which was advertised not long ago in the forum.

Correct, it's a Bricklink store managing app that was announced and
apparently who's latest update has been approved by Apple. Windy's husband
(iOS dev) developed the product......

https://www.brikbiz.com

But, Speg might be asking for a site offered app, serving android as well.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Nov 29, 2017 17:31

Subject:

Re: Seach According to Country

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In Suggestions, ilikelegos11 writes:

While shopping, I would like to see the option to limit my search according to
country.For example, I live in the USA and I don't want to buy outside of
the USA. I would like to be able to search items only in the USA. Thanks.

As the others have stated, it's in-place already.

It's the "more options" link just below the "Search" tab on the right-side
of each listings page.

However, if you go to your "Search Settings" page you can check the box shown
below, so that the added search option will show by default. Just slightly more
expedient.

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

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Nov 29, 2017 10:24

Subject:

Re: Force sellers to ship in boxes

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In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:

That exact scenario happened to me...

Seller shipped this:

8461-1 (Inv) Williams F1 Team Racer
1483 Parts, 2002
Sets: Racers: Williams F1

by UPS...stickered the tracking labels directly to parts of the box...and then
the box was torn and a lot of smaller parts lost.

As a collector of MIB or MISB sets you can believe I was upset...

Happened on Fleabay though...not here thankfully.

Now, that's hard to hear, Larry. What a shame that fate, for what I think
is one of the most beautiful sets TLG has put-out.

-Cory

In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, chetzler writes:

I think all sellers should be required to ship their orders in corrugated cardboard
boxes. I recently received an order of 24 NEW

59349 Panel 1 x 6 x 5
Parts: Panel

from a 5000+ feedback seller. All 24 of them were thrown into a Ziploc baggie
and that baggie was crammed, along with the other lots in the order, into a flimsy
bubble mailer. Well, you can imagine what the surfaces of those panels looked
like after be squished and tossed from conveyor belt to conveyor belt as they
made their way across the country before being shoved into my mailbox. If they
had been shipped in a cardboard box they wouldn't have received nearly that
amount of abuse.

Therefore I suggest we force all sellers to ship orders in cardboard boxes.
Some orders, such as one or two figs, would probably be fine in a bubble mailer,
but rules are rules and we must enforce them uniformly and without mercy. We
must protect the entire community from the few sloppy sellers that are out there.

If a buyer receives an order that is not in a cardboard box, he must send a picture
of the package (with mailing label visible) to Admin. Once Admin approves the
picture, the seller will receive a non-negotiable negative feedback. If three
such feedback are received then selling privileges are revoked.

I ship 99% of my orders in a box already, so I don't see why this would be
such a big deal.

(yes, I'm making a point but I'm not making up my experience or my store
practices)

Then you might have sellers shipping in the original box with no outer box when
a set is bought. And the shipping label directly taped to the box.
John P

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Nov 28, 2017 13:21

Subject:

Re: No Instant Checkout = Force must offer Quote

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In Suggestions, chetzler writes:

In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:

In Suggestions, PaulOfBricks writes:

In Suggestions, PurpleDave writes:

In Suggestions, PaulOfBricks writes:

I think it should be mandatory by Bricklink that any seller not using Instant
checkout will

Automatically will have the Quote option enabled.

What is the harm in that?

I voted No. On the surface, I don't really care if sellers enable the Quote
function, but I don't want to see it become a mandatory part of my shopping
experience. I have zero interest in Instant Checkout. If someone doesn't
have one key element that is the only reason I placed the order, I'd rather
be able to just cancel out of it without having my money even get involved, much
less having to wait for refunds to clear (something which can take a few weeks
if PayPal flags the refund for investigation like I've had happen a few times
in the past), where IC forces you to pay up front and hope your seller has their
inventory locked down.

For Quote, my main concern would be that if everyone is forced to have it turned
on, and sellers start getting thoroughly sick of having quotes auto-cancel because
elements end up being short due to other orders coming through during the turnaround,
we might see stores restricting sales to quoted orders, preventing me from being
able to just place my order and be done with it.

I'm looking at the amounts you're talking about, and in the one example
all I can see is maybe a $2 difference. I'm not big on just throwing away
money, but I've run into stores where simply placing the order could cost
$20-50 more for very basic parts. $2 extra in shipping costs seems like a bargain
at that point. I've placed orders where the cost of the parts was less than
1% of the invoiced total, not because the seller decided to rake me over the
coals on shipping, but because the order was for maybe $0.25 in parts. Generally,
that would be a very cost-prohibitive way to order parts, but sometimes I find
that there's literally only one store without a massive minimum buy that
has something I need for a MOC, and they have absolutely nothing else I want
to buy from them. So, I can either suck it up and pay shipping on maybe one
or two pieces, I can scrap my plans and see if I can come up with a new design,
or I can play the long game and hope someone else lists that part under more
favorable conditions...and probably cut my output down to nothing in the process.

I should of made it clearer but everybody seems to be missing that fact I'm
only saying it quote should be 'offered'

Buyers do not have to use it.

If you don't care about all the fees, or which shipping charge you will get,
and you want to guarantee the parts are yours, fine you can check out as normal.

I'm just saying Quote should be enabled if your fees and postage are not
calculated (by instant checkout) before being legally obliged to pay

I agree with the suggestion but note you are not "legally obliged" to pay for
an order online if you change your mind and no longer want it. The only problem
here is those sellers that try to enforce you to pay for all those add-on fees,
won't let you cancel and give you an NPB saying an order is legally binding
and their fees were stated (or hidden) in their terms somewhere. Although those
sellers are the minority that is why your suggestion gets my support.

Robert

So you are actually OK with allowing a few bad sellers to dictate terms to the
rest of us? Why is that it OK with you? I find it unacceptable. This is just
totally backwards! Why can't anyone think of a way to penalize the FEW bad
sellers instead of the MANY good sellers?

Where does it end? Will you be as supportive of this attitude when you are forced
to ship every order with insurance or tracking because of a few untrustworthy
buyers? I don't particularly like receiving large orders in bubble mailers
because the mailers are prone to damage and the pieces get scratched; I think
every order should be shipped in a box. In fact, I think we should FORCE every
seller to ship orders in boxes because that's what I do for 99% of my orders
already--no skin off my back! That's not a big deal, right?

We just HAVE to get away from this one-size-fits-all make-everyone-conform mindset.
This attitude is why most all of our governments are bloated and ineffectual.
I will again put forth the idea of a probabtionary period for new sellers and
problem sellers (an idea that actually addresses the root cause!) Once you've
shown you are a good actor, restrictions are lifted. As for the rest of us,
please just leave us in peace and let us run our stores as we see fit!

Again, well put. +1

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Nov 27, 2017 12:13

Subject:

Re: No Instant Checkout = Force must offer Quote

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In Suggestions, chetzler writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

In Suggestions, Bricklord writes:

Fully supported. I have had the Quote function enabled since it was first introduced,
and have no intention of ever screwing myself and my customers over by implementing
that goat rodeo called Instant Checkout. Sellers should be obliged to offer the
Quote Function if they opt not to use Instant Checkout. The latter must not be
made mandatory though. If it does, I and a large number of other sellers will
leave.

That said, the Quote function must be improved. Instead of an obfuscated tab
at the very end of the checkout process, it should be the fork in the road right
at the start.

Nothing should be mandatory as far as this goes. You have over 11,000 unique
sellers on this site and they will all have an opinion of whether they want to
offer quotes or instant checkout - leave it that way and you may end up filtering
out the 'damaged goods sellers' that seem to happen - this is really
odd, I must say all this talk about sellers not responding etc.

I am convinced there is a lot of exaggeration in the forum as people struggle
to make their points. ONE person has to file two NPBs in a month and suddenly
it's, "WE need to do something about ALL of these deadbeat buyers!!!" ONE
person comes across a couple of shops with shady terms and then, "OMG ALL the
sellers on BrickLink are trying to rip me off!!!"

I have no doubt people experience frustration with a small group of buyers or
sellers and rarely someone may have a string of bad luck, but those are all anecdotes
and not indicative of the general atmosphere on the site.

Wow....this is the best, succinct wording of what is seldom spoken of but is
a fundamental truth about the BL forum. It frankly worried me when back during
the takeover, the new owner's admins who were new to the site, jumped in
and were taking much of the hyperbole on the forum as being indicative of the
overall site's issues and concerns. I believe I even posted my concerns about
it, when it was taking place. I also believe the admins understand now, that
the forum's anecdotes are not always the best place to evaluate or discover
site problems.

I understood why the new admins were going to the forum, not really knowing where
else to turn, to better understand the site, it was expedient. I worried, as
I've seen the effects of taking exaggerated cases as the norm, in-the-real-world.
It NEVER leads to solving problems (often imagined) but does create a whole new
batch of actual problems.

-Cory

We have been
buying for a very long time on this site and have never had a seller not respond
to any query we had pre, during or post sale. Most of them are happy to get their
orders in and process them and certainly do not want to turn away business. Maybe
people should name and shame them

In Suggestions, PaulOfBricks writes:

I believe in instant checkout even though I still have a few problems with it
that are still not being addressed. However:

I believe you should know the cost upfront of your cart, fees and shipping before
being obliged to pay.

I recently placed an order and again the fees and extra are so buried within
the terms the parts cost become 34% more! also I was invoiced for the larger
box option, and I know if using the instant checkout the parts would have easily
fit into the smaller letter rate. I read the terms 3 times and still some fees
were still easily missed.

This happens over and over again, its not a one off.

I think it should be mandatory by Bricklink that any seller not using Instant
checkout will

Automatically will have the Quote option enabled.

What is the harm in that?

Every customer can make a decision up front if the fees and postage are reasonable
and acceptable. When im invoiced a total random bunch of fees I am not entered
into the contact agreement before knowing them.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Oct 25, 2017 19:12

Subject:

Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself"

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In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, popsicle writes:

In Suggestions, leopard37 writes:

I know how you feel, John. Although I don’t have a wife, I’ve long ago stopped
talking to myself (at the behest of concerned friends

) and have placed me
on my stoplist. I guess I won’t be able to take advantage of the proposed new
feature

Have you blocked your own forum posts too?! =) Not that anyone would need to
block yours.

Keep it on the sly, Tyson, I don't want my friends to know, but I still talk
to myself and have not placed myself on my ignore list. Besides, don't
need to add to the already impressive amount already there....

I talk to myself all the time. I meet a better class of people that way.

I talk to myself when I'm in the mood to slum it

Guess I need to raise my self-esteem

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Oct 25, 2017 11:13

Subject:

Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself"

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In Suggestions, leopard37 writes:

I know how you feel, John. Although I don’t have a wife, I’ve long ago stopped
talking to myself (at the behest of concerned friends

) and have placed me
on my stoplist. I guess I won’t be able to take advantage of the proposed new
feature

Have you blocked your own forum posts too?! =) Not that anyone would need to
block yours.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Oct 25, 2017 10:29

Subject:

Re: Need to change "Unable to buy from yourself"

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In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:

In Suggestions, relhak writes:

I know it's already been hashed over and over that sellers want to be able
to buy in their own store, and, for reasons I still cannot fathom, BL has refused
to allow it. But that isn't why I'm posting here.

The real problem is that I'm unable to test my store settings from a customer's
perspective. This is %$#%@# ridiculous. No store on the planet has a policy
that stops employees and management from taking items to a register and going
through check out process (and then void the sale, or abandon it before finishing).
Now this new instant check out has me setting up a system that I'm barred
from using without going to someone else's store to experience their *different*
configuration.

I guess I need to set up a shill account in violation of BL's terms just
so I can make sure my store works as I intend?

Stuart

My wife would not let me buy from myself but she did not mind if I sold to myself.
She said I had way too many Legos.

I know how you feel, John. Although I don’t have a wife, I’ve long ago stopped
talking to myself (at the behest of concerned friends

) and have placed me
on my stoplist. I guess I won’t be able to take advantage of the proposed new
feature

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Oct 21, 2017 18:50

Subject:

Re: Clearing should be the same as Paid

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In Suggestions, axaday writes:

In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:

In Suggestions, DEREKFST writes:

I have just had an instance where a buyer has placed an order in my store and
paid with an echeque. I had set the status to clearing whilst the echeque cleared
and the buyer has
gone and placed another order which instead of creating a new order has been
added as an addition to the old one. This is making things messy.

My suggestion is that any order set to clearing should have the same status as
paid or packed and not allow any additions but create a new order.

Why didn't you set the order status to packed after you set the payment status
to clearing?

I didn't know the "clearing" status had been born. But presumably they didn't
change it to "packed" because this is simply the only purpose that "clearing"
has. It should work.

I still don't have "clearing" status. I would like to have it though.

Check the box shown.....

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

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Oct 14, 2017 12:38

Subject:

Re: Changes when autoselect on wanted lists

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In Suggestions, Asylum_Inmate writes:

I have noticed that, there is no easy way when using the auto select option on
wanted lists to compare it to the actual wanted list. Sometimes the selector
will get more than 100% of the parts needed and there is no way to see what parts
are being doubled up on. Also, when not all 100% of parts are located there
is no simple way to see what parts haven't been ordered so I cannot select
alternate parts. Basically unless I get a 100% match I cannot place an order
without either wasting money on parts I don't need or ordering an incomplete
model

Some valid points.

Would you allow me to "suggest" something?

Add a "suggestion" for the solution, in your post that's in the "suggestion"
topic, where you're asking other members for a yes or no vote. Just a
short expression of what you'd like to see implemented, is enough.

There's something else I've always wondered about, and maybe you (given
your username) can answer definitively for me: Are the inmates really running
the asylum?

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Oct 14, 2017 11:37

Subject:

Re: User count Active vs. Inactive

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In Suggestions, Cyndis_Bricks writes:

In Suggestions, jenwick writes:

Dave,

Defining what is an active user can be difficult. Just this week I got, for
me, a very large order from a customer who only buys every couple of years.
So would this customer be active or not?

Jennifer

Good Morning. This user would be active again, for the year after they logged
in.

Active vs, Inactive, is merely showing who has been on BL within the last year.

Scroll through the 36,000+ pages of registered members, you will see, especially
in the (0) and (1) feedback members, that signed up in 2003, 2004, 2005, and
so on, that have done nothing. Do you really consider these as "active" members?
I don't. I would call them in the "once and done" list.

Again, being inactive does nothing to the account, merely they would not be counted
in the recently active group.

Dave

It's interesting stuff, Dave.

Jennifer's post got me thinking. I don't see much value in knowing how
many have visited the site or even signed-up over a given timeframe. But I do
see some value in knowing member/site activity vis-a-vis the transactional activity,
either buying or selling transaction rate, it doesn't matter as one indicates
the other, exampled by Jennifer's transaction. But even more valuable information
is the $ amount transacted per diem or month or even year. Now, that would be
valuable info. and strong enough to make me rethink investing in the site, or
not

-Cory

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Sep 13, 2017 11:46

Subject:

Re: Moderate Forum Posts

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In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:

I suggest that members with 2 or less feedback have their forum posts moderated,
meaning that posts must be approved by a moderator before appearing in the forum.
This should resolve the issue of scammers joining BrickLink merely to post spam
in the forum.

Another fantastic idea from StormChaser.

However, I think yorbrick has a point, in that newly signed-up members are often
those that are of need of help. We all know how it is when we’re new to something;
if it’s too troublesome many of us simply give-up on the idea and move on.

I don’t know what the current sign-up rate is, but I believe I read from another
post, it’s fairly high. Which would overly burden the volunteer moderators.
If it were me, I’d feel the need to offer compensation to said moderators, if
I were to ask them to take on the added role.

Maybe an amendment to your idea? Restrict new member's (however "new" can
be determined) posts to the “Help” topic only. At least until a level of activity
is reached by said member. This would restrict spam post somewhat, or at least
keep them confined.

Ryanme, also has a valid point regarding this issue. Why not let the mods use
a demarcation “Deleted” when dealing with such posts?

-IMHO

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Aug 22, 2017 13:28

Subject:

Re: Addition to new My BL Layout

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Topic:

In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:

in oppose to some previous comments i've seen, i actually like the New My
Bricklink Layout.
it's bigger and easier to navigate, props to BL on always trying to improve.

my suggestion is:
with a larger New My Bricklink page, maybe it's possible to add a notification
for "replies made to my forum comments"

right now if i write a forum comment i save it on my browser so i could later
check to see if my questions or comments were addressed- perhaps if there was
a notification available it might be easier.

Thanks for considering.

I like it. Not high in priority, but a very good idea, nonetheless.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 26, 2017 11:00

Subject:

Re: Force buyers to see cart weight

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In Suggestions, Stragus writes:

Hey folks!

Buyers can't see their cart weight unless they enable some obscure option.
Why is that option even not enabled by default? Why can't I, as a seller,
force buyers to see their cart weight in my store?

This means that if buyers aren't aware that this option exists, they have
to guess the weight, ask the seller continuously as they add batches, or request
a bunch of quotes.

Why force this upon ourselves when the website can automatically do it for us?

I suggest we allow sellers to show cart weights to their buyers, even if the
buyers haven't enabled that option.

Thanks for voting!

Kudos to members: briky, Miro78 and Legoman77 for also supporting this site-suggestion
with yes votes.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 25, 2017 20:21

Subject:

Re: Force buyers to see cart weight

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In Suggestions, Stragus writes:

Three more member votes, two of which are forum regulars that took the time
to vote in the affirmative for your suggestion, without putting their names to
it here in the forum.

In any case there are a few more that have yet to reply. I did what I could.
I can't spend anymore time at it, though.

Good Luck

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jul 25, 2017 13:35

Subject:

Re: Force buyers to see cart weight

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Topic:

In Suggestions, Stragus writes:

An excellent site-suggestion, Alexis

Voted yes....

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Nov 8, 2014 09:23

Subject:

Issue, I didn't bring up at the RoundTable

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Topic:

Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]