Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Shintaku  | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 05:14 | | Subject: | Incomplete/Complete on MINIFIGURES also | | Viewed: | 88 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| The title explains it all.
A lot of minifigures sales data are influenced by the fact there are people selling
them without a part. I would like to have the same option sets have.
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| Author: | Shintaku | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 05:13 | | Subject: | Re: Improve=FIX Last 6 Months Sales average price | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, Autour writes:
| | Improve (read: FIX) Last 6 Months Sales average price
Last 6 Months Sales price for NEW reflects all NEW items, so also the incomplete
ones. This is a huge perturbation of the real average price for NEW SEALED sets
and should IMHO be fixed asap.
E.g. 75978 Diagon Alley shows an average of +/- 185 euro for NEW.
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Why not just click the EXCLUDE INCOMPLETE box.
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I agree with the OP.
The default for every user should be the COMPLETE and the box should show "INCLUDE
INCOMPLETE".
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 04:51 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve min average lot explanation | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | Again, can Bricklink please do something about the way the mininum average lot
value is explained to the buyer? I am getting many messages about it and find
myself explaining the same thing over and over. Please improve these descriptions
in the interface. Maybe by including an example, and by changing the terminology.
As is evident from many forum posts as well, many fresh buyers don't even
know what a "lot" is supposed to mean, let alone they will understand the concept
of minimum average lot value.
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I agree. It's been a reoccurring expressed confusion for some time.
Start with a more concise definition of the term "lot" and it's specific
applications for both buyer and seller on BL.
I also like your idea of suggestions as examples in a popup window. Examples
tend to paint picture in our minds for a more visceral understanding, and why
we use them.
-popsicle
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 04:46 | | Subject: | Re: Improve=FIX Last 6 Months Sales average price | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Autour writes:
| | Improve (read: FIX) Last 6 Months Sales average price
Last 6 Months Sales price for NEW reflects all NEW items, so also the incomplete
ones. This is a huge perturbation of the real average price for NEW SEALED sets
and should IMHO be fixed asap.
E.g. 75978 Diagon Alley shows an average of +/- 185 euro for NEW.
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Why not just click the EXCLUDE INCOMPLETE box.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 04:44 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve min average lot explanation | | Viewed: | 18 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | I would rather BL take this away altogether. You already have minimum buys to
avoid small orders, you can already set a minimum lot quantity for purchase.
Why give an impression that an item can ship by itself, when you as the seller
is not willing to sell it like that? It confuses buyers when sellers willfully
shows prices for goods they are not willing to sell at.
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That doesn't always help though.
If a store has a $10 minimum and a $1 lot average, then a buyer can buy a $10
item plus another 9 1c items and checkout.
If they have just a $10 minimum, then another buyer can buy 1000 different 1c
items. What a terrible order to pick. Of course, a seller can bag those 1c items
up to sell in quantities of 100, with a $10 minimum. So now a buyer can buy 10
bags of 100 parts but hav no choice to buy less if that is all they need.
But what if the buyer only wants one cheap item to go along with their expensive
part? They are forced to buy 100 of the cheap part even though they only want
one, or not buy that part at all.
I have a minimum lot value and a store minimum but I frequently sell low numbers
of cheap parts to those people that are also buying more expensive parts. I don't
mind those orders. However, I don't want orders that are for many different
low priced parts, even if they meet the order minimum. The minimum lot value
stops those.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 04:39 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve min average lot explanation | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
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Trouble is, I wouldn't use it if it wasn't necessary - I just get flooded
with tiny lots if I don't use it. My pay per hour would make a huge drop.
In my own webshop I am not able to set such a minimum, and sometimes that really
gets me the "order from hell" that sucks up all the time of the day that I planned
to use for 10 other orders on my list, for only €50 pay. Not fun for me and not
fun for the other 10 buyers.
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Not fun or particular good use of time for a buyer to sit for two hours and still
cannot checkout either. I've had some of these where I sit for 30 minutes
and then go what the hell, let me buy everything in the store. Then I still cannot
checkout, because I still have not met the minimum lot average. I agree you need
a happy medium, but your pay per hour is dependent on your selling price less
overheads, not on buyers seeing listings at prices you are not willing to sell
at.
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On the one hand, I fully understand that from an interface point of view it is
not really good (you do not get immediate feedback), on the other hand it's
simply necessary for me to do business. So we best look into ways of making the
interface help out as good as possible.
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On the balance of averages, does it help when buyers contact you and you explain
it to them better than BL does? In other words, do you close the sale to that
particular buyer once you have answered his question and do you get a return
for the effort you made to assist the buyer to checkout? Or do you never hear
from the buyer again?
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| | Rather suggest, if sellers really want to use this, that the quantities the buyer
wants cannot be added to the cart unless the minimum average is met automatically.
That way the cart is managed for the buyer and nobody has to know the why and
the wherefores of why an item cannot be bought for the price it is listed at.
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Good suggestion, can't really decide right away whether this would be good
or bad, but it's definitely good to write such ideas down and investigate
them. (I guess the downside would be that your first lot immediately needs to
meet the criterium, which is unfortunate if you came for a small plate but also
plan to add a minifig).
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Then your terms were not read
| | A colour marking in the cart of which lots are below
the threshold might also help.
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Possibly, as long as the buyer knows immediately that there is some difference
and do not like, at present, either have to keep a running total in the head
or toggle between the store and the cart incessantly. In countries like my own
where data is expensive, this adds insult to an already horrible shopping experience.
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Whatever improves the interface to make the buying experience more positive,
I'm all for it, so it's good to keep these ideas coming.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 04:36 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve min average lot explanation | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, M_R writes:
| | In Suggestions, bje writes:
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Rather suggest, if sellers really want to use this, that the quantities the buyer
wants cannot be added to the cart unless the minimum average is met automatically.
That way the cart is managed for the buyer and nobody has to know the why and
the wherefores of why an item cannot be bought for the price it is listed at.
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But that would lead to other problems. Like Teup wrote about the first
item has to be over the minimum average. And the orders real minimum average
isn´t calculated until the buyer has filled the cart with all the things he/she
wants so having a block on adding lover priced items, and without explaination,
will cause even more frustration. The only way around that suggestion is to make
the buyr add the items in the "right" order - most expensive lot first and downwards
until they´re add the minimum average limit, a block there would work. But it
seems highly unlikely that it is an easy and good way to solve the "problem"
at hand.
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Very true. Maybe an alternative is to have a warning sign like a red triangle
with a ! in it in the cart to show that you will not be able to checkout with
the current cart if you do not meet minimum order values, minimum lot values,
and so on.
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| Author: | M_R | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 04:24 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve min average lot explanation | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, bje writes:
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Rather suggest, if sellers really want to use this, that the quantities the buyer
wants cannot be added to the cart unless the minimum average is met automatically.
That way the cart is managed for the buyer and nobody has to know the why and
the wherefores of why an item cannot be bought for the price it is listed at.
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But that would lead to other problems. Like Teup wrote about the first
item has to be over the minimum average. And the orders real minimum average
isn´t calculated until the buyer has filled the cart with all the things he/she
wants so having a block on adding lover priced items, and without explaination,
will cause even more frustration. The only way around that suggestion is to make
the buyr add the items in the "right" order - most expensive lot first and downwards
until they´re add the minimum average limit, a block there would work. But it
seems highly unlikely that it is an easy and good way to solve the "problem"
at hand.
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| Author: | Autour | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 04:10 | | Subject: | Improve=FIX Last 6 Months Sales average price | | Viewed: | 85 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Improve (read: FIX) Last 6 Months Sales average price
Last 6 Months Sales price for NEW reflects all NEW items, so also the incomplete
ones. This is a huge perturbation of the real average price for NEW SEALED sets
and should IMHO be fixed asap.
E.g. 75978 Diagon Alley shows an average of +/- 185 euro for NEW.
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 04:10 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve min average lot explanation | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | Again, can Bricklink please do something about the way the mininum average lot
value is explained to the buyer? I am getting many messages about it and find
myself explaining the same thing over and over. Please improve these descriptions
in the interface. Maybe by including an example, and by changing the terminology.
As is evident from many forum posts as well, many fresh buyers don't even
know what a "lot" is supposed to mean, let alone they will understand the concept
of minimum average lot value.
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Walk into store to buy bread, get to till, no you MUST buy 1 kilogram of fillet
steak as well so that the average price of the goods you buy is more than what
the bread costs, which is the only thing you need. Leave bread, walk out.
It does not matter how good you explain it, buyers do not understand how you
have an item on the shelf you are not willing to sell for the price you are advertising
it at, or for which you need a degree in mathematics to work out how many you
must put in a cart before you can, well, pay for it at checkout.
I would rather BL take this away altogether. You already have minimum buys to
avoid small orders, you can already set a minimum lot quantity for purchase.
Why give an impression that an item can ship by itself, when you as the seller
is not willing to sell it like that? It confuses buyers when sellers willfully
shows prices for goods they are not willing to sell at.
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Trouble is, I wouldn't use it if it wasn't necessary - I just get flooded
with tiny lots if I don't use it. My pay per hour would make a huge drop.
In my own webshop I am not able to set such a minimum, and sometimes that really
gets me the "order from hell" that sucks up all the time of the day that I planned
to use for 10 other orders on my list, for only €50 pay. Not fun for me and not
fun for the other 10 buyers.
On the one hand, I fully understand that from an interface point of view it is
not really good (you do not get immediate feedback), on the other hand it's
simply necessary for me to do business. So we best look into ways of making the
interface help out as good as possible.
| | Rather suggest, if sellers really want to use this, that the quantities the buyer
wants cannot be added to the cart unless the minimum average is met automatically.
That way the cart is managed for the buyer and nobody has to know the why and
the wherefores of why an item cannot be bought for the price it is listed at.
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Good suggestion, can't really decide right away whether this would be good
or bad, but it's definitely good to write such ideas down and investigate
them. (I guess the downside would be that your first lot immediately needs to
meet the criterium, which is unfortunate if you came for a small plate but also
plan to add a minifig). A colour marking in the cart of which lots are below
the threshold might also help.
Whatever improves the interface to make the buying experience more positive,
I'm all for it, so it's good to keep these ideas coming.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 03:53 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve min average lot explanation | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | Again, can Bricklink please do something about the way the mininum average lot
value is explained to the buyer? I am getting many messages about it and find
myself explaining the same thing over and over. Please improve these descriptions
in the interface. Maybe by including an example, and by changing the terminology.
As is evident from many forum posts as well, many fresh buyers don't even
know what a "lot" is supposed to mean, let alone they will understand the concept
of minimum average lot value.
|
Walk into store to buy bread, get to till, no you MUST buy 1 kilogram of fillet
steak as well so that the average price of the goods you buy is more than what
the bread costs, which is the only thing you need. Leave bread, walk out.
It does not matter how good you explain it, buyers do not understand how you
have an item on the shelf you are not willing to sell for the price you are advertising
it at, or for which you need a degree in mathematics to work out how many you
must put in a cart before you can, well, pay for it at checkout.
I would rather BL take this away altogether. You already have minimum buys to
avoid small orders, you can already set a minimum lot quantity for purchase.
Why give an impression that an item can ship by itself, when you as the seller
is not willing to sell it like that? It confuses buyers when sellers willfully
shows prices for goods they are not willing to sell at.
Rather suggest, if sellers really want to use this, that the quantities the buyer
wants cannot be added to the cart unless the minimum average is met automatically.
That way the cart is managed for the buyer and nobody has to know the why and
the wherefores of why an item cannot be bought for the price it is listed at.
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| Author: | ZwarteMagica | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 03:49 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Sound like fun to put items on auction.
Please also make Dutch auction possible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_auction
In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
I do too...
I still think it would be a fantastic generator of traffic, commerce and fun!
-popsicle
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We are going to be looking at the Suggestions topic in the near future and seeing
what can be done. I have reset this suggestion to Open. So if you are inclined,
please vote.
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| Author: | uvt203 | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 03:21 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve min average lot explanation | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| +1 - YES!
In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | Again, can Bricklink please do something about the way the mininum average lot
value is explained to the buyer? I am getting many messages about it and find
myself explaining the same thing over and over. Please improve these descriptions
in the interface. Maybe by including an example, and by changing the terminology.
As is evident from many forum posts as well, many fresh buyers don't even
know what a "lot" is supposed to mean, let alone they will understand the concept
of minimum average lot value.
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 03:16 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve min average lot explanation | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | Again, can Bricklink please do something about the way the mininum average lot
value is explained to the buyer? I am getting many messages about it and find
myself explaining the same thing over and over. Please improve these descriptions
in the interface. Maybe by including an example, and by changing the terminology.
As is evident from many forum posts as well, many fresh buyers don't even
know what a "lot" is supposed to mean, let alone they will understand the concept
of minimum average lot value.
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Maybe add suggestions: "Try increasing the quantities of some items in your cart,
add a more valuable item, or remove some low value items from your cart."
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| Author: | BrickCompulsion | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 03:15 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
I do too...
I still think it would be a fantastic generator of traffic, commerce and fun!
-popsicle
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We are going to be looking at the Suggestions topic in the near future and seeing
what can be done. I have reset this suggestion to Open. So if you are inclined,
please vote.
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its a yes from me - I would love to see auctions on here. I think it would bring
a lot of traffic from the other well know auction site
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Sep 18, 2020 03:10 | | Subject: | Please improve min average lot explanation | | Viewed: | 149 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Again, can Bricklink please do something about the way the mininum average lot
value is explained to the buyer? I am getting many messages about it and find
myself explaining the same thing over and over. Please improve these descriptions
in the interface. Maybe by including an example, and by changing the terminology.
As is evident from many forum posts as well, many fresh buyers don't even
know what a "lot" is supposed to mean, let alone they will understand the concept
of minimum average lot value.
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| Author: | dearlydeparted | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 17:15 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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Thanks, Judith!
btw, my daughter and I were just yesterday, talking about Rhode Island's
fall foliage.
Are you looking forward to it, next month?
Found this photo looking up what this year is projected to be like
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I'm not so sure it will be colorful in RI this year. We, like the west coast,
have been classified as Extreme Drought conditions. So I think it will be an
early leaf drop with lots of browning. It is downright crunchy here - I gave
up on my gardens. We need rain!
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 17:10 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, dearlydeparted writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
Auctions didn't do resoundingly well for the sellers, but I still welcome
the venue. Voted yes.
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Thanks, Judith!
btw, my daughter and I were just yesterday, talking about Rhode Island's
fall foliage.
Are you looking forward to it, next month?
Found this photo looking up what this year is projected to be like
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| Author: | jeslego | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 16:57 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, jeslego writes:
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Auctions work best where the market is thin and the true market clearing price
is difficult for a seller to intuit. There is no need to auction bulk white
bricks. There is an absolute need to auction a store display from the 70's. […]
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What if auctions were limited to (non-custom) items that don’t have a 6-month
history?
Or a small one.
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My expectation is that this is the exact type of item that sellers would want
to sell via auction.
The other is bulk lots.
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| Author: | dearlydeparted | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 16:35 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
Auctions didn't do resoundingly well for the sellers, but I still welcome
the venue. Voted yes.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 15:54 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jeslego writes:
| | […]
Auctions work best where the market is thin and the true market clearing price
is difficult for a seller to intuit. There is no need to auction bulk white
bricks. There is an absolute need to auction a store display from the 70's. […]
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What if auctions were limited to (non-custom) items that don’t have a 6-month
history?
Or a small one.
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| Author: | jeslego | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 15:43 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
Marketplaces should be designed to minimize transaction costs. Depending upon
the nature of what is being sold, different marketplace structures accomplish
this. (Note: the casual economist might not realize that transactions BELOW
the highest price are a type of transaction cost.)
Auctions work best where the market is thin and the true market clearing price
is difficult for a seller to intuit. There is no need to auction bulk white
bricks. There is an absolute need to auction a store display from the 70's.
I would argue that most Buyers of hard-to-find or unusual items are already visiting
Bricklink regularly. Public ignorance of Bricklink may cause inexperienced sellers
to list on other sites, but Bricklink would immediately become the premier auctioneer.
Once that happens, Buyers will be able to spend less time searching.
And Bricklink might make a few extra dollars.
A quick note on the argument against this suggestion: Auctions required more
administrative time than the (much smaller) site could devote. FleaBay's
fees are much higher than Bricklink's. I would not be surprised if the fees
for auctions needed to be higher. That is also a transaction cost, but Sellers
who felt it was too high could always just list the item the same way that they
do today.
I voted "Yes" when I saw this. Turns out, I was just repeating my actions from
the distant past.
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| Author: | Grego | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 15:16 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, maggiec writes:
| | In Suggestions, Grego writes:
| | In Suggestions, littLEBRICKSKI writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
From what I can recall, the auction system discontinued due to a huge added administrative
burden. It was popular and had a lot of potential. Eric should consider hiring
a small team to restore, develop, and maintain the system. If necessary, there
could be higher fees, or tiered fees, in the auction format to make the concept
worthwhile. I think the BrickLink community was fairly unanimous it its disappointment
over losing the feature, so putting it to a vote won't prove much, just reiterate
what is already known.
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I miss the auctions too ... although I do recall the reason for their being discountinued
as lacking support and following Flea-bay's lead in going to fixed price listings
... can't remember if it was Dan stating his rationale or not ... as a man of
mystery he didn't often say why he did things the way he did
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True, a major part of the reason he discontinued it was its *lack* of
popularity. The relatively little use the feature got didn't justify the resources
allocated to it.
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Hahaha and 111 months later ...
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| Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 14:52 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
I do too...
I still think it would be a fantastic generator of traffic, commerce and fun!
-popsicle
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We are going to be looking at the Suggestions topic in the near future and seeing
what can be done. I have reset this suggestion to Open. So if you are inclined,
please vote.
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The list is huge, prepare the coffee ☕ machine!
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 13:54 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
I do too...
I still think it would be a fantastic generator of traffic, commerce and fun!
-popsicle
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We are going to be looking at the Suggestions topic in the near future and seeing
what can be done. I have reset this suggestion to Open. So if you are inclined,
please vote.
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Thank you very much, Russell!
Now it's time to start campaigning
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| Author: | BulbaNerd4000 | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 13:00 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Tracyd writes:
| | In Suggestions, BulbaNerd4000 writes:
| | In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
I do too...
I still think it would be a fantastic generator of traffic, commerce and fun!
-popsicle
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Did you just reply to a post from 9 years ago? 🤣
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Good ideas are timeless.
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+1
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+1
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| Author: | BulbaNerd4000 | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 12:59 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, BulbaNerd4000 writes:
| | In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
I do too...
I still think it would be a fantastic generator of traffic, commerce and fun!
-popsicle
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Did you just reply to a post from 9 years ago? 🤣
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Did you just reply to a reply to a post from 9 years ago?
Better late than never...
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No.. I...
Dang it, you got me there...
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 12:47 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Tracyd writes:
| | In Suggestions, BulbaNerd4000 writes:
| | In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
I do too...
I still think it would be a fantastic generator of traffic, commerce and fun!
-popsicle
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Did you just reply to a post from 9 years ago? 🤣
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Good ideas are timeless.
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+1
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| Author: | Tracyd | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 12:46 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, BulbaNerd4000 writes:
| | In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
I do too...
I still think it would be a fantastic generator of traffic, commerce and fun!
-popsicle
|
Did you just reply to a post from 9 years ago? 🤣
|
Good ideas are timeless.
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 12:43 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, BulbaNerd4000 writes:
| | In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
I do too...
I still think it would be a fantastic generator of traffic, commerce and fun!
-popsicle
|
Did you just reply to a post from 9 years ago? 🤣
|
Did you just reply to a reply to a post from 9 years ago?
Better late than never...
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| Author: | BulbaNerd4000 | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 12:35 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
I do too...
I still think it would be a fantastic generator of traffic, commerce and fun!
-popsicle
|
Did you just reply to a post from 9 years ago? 🤣
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 17, 2020 12:28 | | Subject: | Re: Reinstate Auctions! | | Viewed: | 113 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Master_Jedi_Rob writes:
I do too...
I still think it would be a fantastic generator of traffic, commerce and fun!
-popsicle
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| Author: | rick_holl | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2020 15:04 | | Subject: | Re: How to wash 45lbs of LEGO! | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Acorn04 writes:
I don't know about pouring soap directly on unsubmerged parts. I had bad
results with that in the past. It leaves a film on the parts that is pretty difficult
to remove unless you scrub it off. I like to use a lot more water and dissolve
the soap before dropping the parts in the bin.
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| Author: | Acorn04 | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2020 13:42 | | Subject: | How to wash 45lbs of LEGO! | | Viewed: | 159 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| I posted this a while back. Let me know if you have any suggextions!
https://youtu.be/SVO3--nNS_s
Thanks
Chris
GBL
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| Author: | Shintaku | | Posted: | Sep 14, 2020 02:59 | | Subject: | Total amount (Value / Mycost) by remarks | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| As now you can know how many items and lots you have with a certain remark.
I think it would be super useful also to know the total value and mycost of all
items filtered by a remark research.
For now I have to download the inventory in excel/calc filter by remark and make
a sum function.
That's a lot of time.
Thanks.
|
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| Author: | Rarah | | Posted: | Sep 12, 2020 20:24 | | Subject: | Re: Please give notice before deleting a listing | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, connie writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, mockingbird writes:
| | Before deleting an item listed for sale, please give a notice to the seller.
That way the seller can change the listing to comply with the rules (instead
of having to enter everything again).
The e-mail does not give the full listing details, so it is not always clear
what is wrong with the listed item. Also the reason given is not clear.
I just recieved an e-mail stating that a few stickers I listed are deleted.
Reason given: "Item is incorrectly defined as New/Used or Complete/Incomplete/Sealed"
It concerns a few incomplete sticker sheets. I have more incomplete sheets listed
and they are not deleted or mentioned in the e-mail.
Is it wrong to list incomplete sticker sheets as 'new' (with a picture
of the actual sheet and clearly stated in the comments that it is incomplete)?
The stickers still on the sheet are new (never used).
Just to be save I changed the remaining incomplete sticker sheets to 'used'.
And I will re-list the deleted items as 'used'. Hopefully I can still
fing the pictures of the deleted items.
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Sticker sheets missing stickers must be listed as Used.
|
Why can't partial sheets be sold as new, but indicating incomplete? After
all, it happens a lot with minifigures, even though parts are missing and there
is no formal incomplete setting.
|
totally agree!!. I just got a sticker sheet removed that is a rare large one
from idea book 250....meaning long ago. It was missing one small sticker. The
rest was mint. This to me is New/Incomplete which is how I listed it. It for
sure is not used. Used brings up images of wrinkled, cut, stickers taken off
and put back on the sheet. Stickers missing one sticker or more is not used.
It is incomplete. Lately stickers coming out of new boxes are wrinkled or have
a sticker stuck to the instruction book. These were still considered new but
incomplete.
This was a bad decision.
Connie
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Just because a sticker sheet is "otherwise mint" doesn't mean it should be
listed as New. If it's missing a sticker, it has been used. "Used just a
tiny bit" = Used. It should not be factored into the price guide as a New sale
if it is missing a sticker.
There was no decision, btw. This has always been the rule, but we're finally
getting responsive enough with the admin team to start enforcing it.
|
so why not simply change the listing to used instead of deleting and leaving
a notice ? ...
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| Author: | 1974 | | Posted: | Sep 11, 2020 15:27 | | Subject: | Re: Enable 'Inventory' (For Non-Sellers) | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| Just open a shop, set the minimum buy to sixty quadrillion dollars
You can then browse your bricks & sets in peace (or you can rule the galaxy if
you actually have the stock and the right buyer)
Other options are just to close the shop or put the bricks/sets into your stockroom
It's quite easy to use BL as a personal inventory catalogue 
Cheers,
Ole
In Suggestions, Osensnolf writes:
| | I have no interest in selling bricks but I want to keep track of full and partial
sets that I have. I think the Inventory feature will work well for that.
Can this be enabled for those of us who want to use it for ourselves and not
to sell to others?
Thanks
Steve
|
|
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 11, 2020 13:56 | | Subject: | Re: Enable 'Inventory' (For Non-Sellers) | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Osensnolf writes:
| | I have no interest in selling bricks but I want to keep track of full and partial
sets that I have. I think the Inventory feature will work well for that.
Can this be enabled for those of us who want to use it for ourselves and not
to sell to others?
Thanks
Steve
|
You're not the first, Steve, wanting to see something along these lines implemented.
The general idea is brought to the forum from time to time, the suggestion has
merit.
Who knows if something is ever implemented at some point, perhaps a third type
of account could be created? But until it’s realized (if ever) you could simply
upgrade your current buyer account to seller. I'd venture a guess that there
are a good amount of seller account holders that have never made a sale, and
some that never intend to.
-popsicle
|
|
| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Sep 11, 2020 13:48 | | Subject: | Re: Enable 'Inventory' (For Non-Sellers) | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Osensnolf writes:
| | I have no interest in selling bricks but I want to keep track of full and partial
sets that I have. I think the Inventory feature will work well for that.
Can this be enabled for those of us who want to use it for ourselves and not
to sell to others?
Thanks
Steve
|
Websites as Rebrickable.com and brickset or the Brickstock program have these
features.
You can always upgrade your account to seller and keep the store closed.
|
|
| Author: | Osensnolf | | Posted: | Sep 11, 2020 13:36 | | Subject: | Enable 'Inventory' (For Non-Sellers) | | Viewed: | 116 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| I have no interest in selling bricks but I want to keep track of full and partial
sets that I have. I think the Inventory feature will work well for that.
Can this be enabled for those of us who want to use it for ourselves and not
to sell to others?
Thanks
Steve
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| Author: | yensid | | Posted: | Sep 11, 2020 02:42 | | Subject: | Re: Allow offline page to redirect once online | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, melbourne_josh writes:
| | The daily maintenance cycle happens at a most inopportune time, right when it's
mailing time - 16:00 - and I'm doing all sorts of record-keeping.
Maintenance has to happen at sometime. Given the redirection has to happen from
a requested URL to a the maintenance URL - https://www.bricklink.com/oops.asp?err=dailyOffline
- could that URL encode the original target, so a refresh will execute the request
at 4pm, once the site's back up? Better yet, include an automatic, timed
redirect so I don't even have to manually intervene.
Or should I move to a less inconvenient timezone? Would that be easier for you?
|
I find it hit when I am doing my mailing as well (after work and kids are in
bed). I have found that after the site is back up, if you use the back button
in the browser, it usually goes to where you were and can then continue. For
instance, when adding inventory and you click th last button and it goes to the
maintenance page, if you go back then click the add to inventory button, it adds
the items.
|
|
| Author: | melbourne_josh | | Posted: | Sep 11, 2020 02:09 | | Subject: | Allow offline page to redirect once online | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| The daily maintenance cycle happens at a most inopportune time, right when it's
mailing time - 16:00 - and I'm doing all sorts of record-keeping.
Maintenance has to happen at sometime. Given the redirection has to happen from
a requested URL to a the maintenance URL - https://www.bricklink.com/oops.asp?err=dailyOffline
- could that URL encode the original target, so a refresh will execute the request
at 4pm, once the site's back up? Better yet, include an automatic, timed
redirect so I don't even have to manually intervene.
Or should I move to a less inconvenient timezone? Would that be easier for you?
|
|
| Author: | jeslego | | Posted: | Sep 8, 2020 14:01 | | Subject: | Re: encrypt e-mails containing addresses | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, PhoenixClank writes:
| | As you may know, e-mail is normally not end-to-end encrypted. Traffic between
two servers may be encrypted with TLS, but every server an e-mail passes can
read that e-mail in plain text.
This is a huge privacy concern since BrickLink's order confirmation e-mail
contains my actual real-life address, and that of the seller.
My suggestion is to please make an effort to encrypt e-mail to recipients wo
support it, for example by looking up their public key in a well-known key server
(such as keys.openpgp.org, the default of the enigmail add-on), or just by adding
an option to upload one's public key somewhere in the My Settings page.
|
If you need this level of security, you may wish to consider using an address
other than where you live.
|
|
| Author: | qwertyboy | | Posted: | Sep 8, 2020 13:06 | | Subject: | Re: encrypt e-mails containing addresses | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, cosmicray writes:
| | In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:
| | but then again your proposed change won't help there either
as _very_ few sellers will use OpenPGP or similar.
Niek.
|
If a seller were using an order management app, that used the BL APIs, does that
data cross the wire encrypted ?
|
Yes, the BL API is accessed through "https" connections.
Niek.
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|
| Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Sep 8, 2020 12:51 | | Subject: | Re: encrypt e-mails containing addresses | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:
| | but then again your proposed change won't help there either
as _very_ few sellers will use OpenPGP or similar.
Niek.
|
If a seller were using an order management app, that used the BL APIs, does that
data cross the wire encrypted ?
Nita Rae
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|
| Author: | qwertyboy | | Posted: | Sep 8, 2020 12:41 | | Subject: | Re: encrypt e-mails containing addresses | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, PhoenixClank writes:
| | As you may know, e-mail is normally not end-to-end encrypted. Traffic between
two servers may be encrypted with TLS, but every server an e-mail passes can
read that e-mail in plain text.
This is a huge privacy concern since BrickLink's order confirmation e-mail
contains my actual real-life address, and that of the seller.
My suggestion is to please make an effort to encrypt e-mail to recipients wo
support it, for example by looking up their public key in a well-known key server
(such as keys.openpgp.org, the default of the enigmail add-on), or just by adding
an option to upload one's public key somewhere in the My Settings page.7
|
I highly doubt this will get implemented. If you are worried about this info
reaching you in plain text, you can opt to disable messages-to-email and only
use the BL messages. That won't do anything for emails with your info going
to the seller, but then again your proposed change won't help there either
as _very_ few sellers will use OpenPGP or similar.
Niek.
|
|
| Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Sep 8, 2020 11:33 | | Subject: | Re: encrypt e-mails containing addresses | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, PhoenixClank writes:
| | As you may know, e-mail is normally not end-to-end encrypted.
|
That is highly variable. If the recipient is using POP3, then I agree that there
is exposure. But using an email client, which makes use of HTTPS, and which is
being transported across an encrypted cellular link, then WPA2, should provide
some protection.
| | This is a huge privacy concern since BrickLink's order confirmation e-mail
contains my actual real-life address, and that of the seller.
|
| | My suggestion is to please make an effort to encrypt e-mail to recipients wo
support it, for example by looking up their public key in a well-known key server
(such as keys.openpgp.org, the default of the enigmail add-on), or just by adding
an option to upload one's public key somewhere in the My Settings page.
|
Perhaps a PGP encrypted orders download, as an alternative to email distribution
? The existing email layout has not substantially changed since 2000 (when I
was on 56K modems). There should still be a minimal email notification, but how
much information is present might be a starting point.
Nita Rae
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|
| Author: | PhoenixClank | | Posted: | Sep 8, 2020 10:53 | | Subject: | encrypt e-mails containing addresses | | Viewed: | 96 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| As you may know, e-mail is normally not end-to-end encrypted. Traffic between
two servers may be encrypted with TLS, but every server an e-mail passes can
read that e-mail in plain text.
This is a huge privacy concern since BrickLink's order confirmation e-mail
contains my actual real-life address, and that of the seller.
My suggestion is to please make an effort to encrypt e-mail to recipients wo
support it, for example by looking up their public key in a well-known key server
(such as keys.openpgp.org, the default of the enigmail add-on), or just by adding
an option to upload one's public key somewhere in the My Settings page.
|
|
| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2020 08:40 | | Subject: | Re: Create a Technical Issues forum topic | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, jenwick writes:
+1
How about a knowledgebase topic where responses to common (and oft repeated)
threads can be put.
|
| Author: | jenwick | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2020 08:38 | | Subject: | Re: Create a Technical Issues forum topic | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| | Thanks Russell! |
| Author: | BricksThatStick | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2020 02:17 | | Subject: | Re: Create a Technical Issues forum topic | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, BricksThatStick writes:
| | I think it would be useful to have all 'Technical Issues' posted in one
place (the current 'Problem' topic is not specific enough)
|
I agree and will do this. I spend a lot of time fishing around for reports of
problems in the Forum, and it's one of the critical functions of the Forum
to be a resource for this information.
|
https://www.bricklink.com/messageList.asp?ID=85
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Nice, thankyou.
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| Author: | jeslego | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 17:01 | | Subject: | Re: Create a Technical Issues forum topic | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, BricksThatStick writes:
| | I think it would be useful to have all 'Technical Issues' posted in one
place (the current 'Problem' topic is not specific enough)
|
I believe that I know what you mean by "technical", but some of my past beliefs
have turned out to be erroneous assumptions. Can you flesh this out?
|
| Author: | BricksThatStick | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 16:52 | | Subject: | Create a Technical Issues forum topic | | Viewed: | 103 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Implemented | |
|
| I think it would be useful to have all 'Technical Issues' posted in one
place (the current 'Problem' topic is not specific enough)
|
| Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 16:38 | | Subject: | Re: Please reset variable image | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | Please reset the variable colour on the part inventory page to an N/A image.
Having Yellow as the variable colour is confusing.
|
Since this is the way the site functions by design, I've changed your request
to a site suggestion.
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| Author: | donossi | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 16:29 | | Subject: | Inventory searching malfunction | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| Hello,
if I search for a set :
-Choose "my inventory" in the drop-down on the top of the bricklink page
-Search for e.g. col07-10 or 6722-1 or another set
-Search result: "No Item(s) Found."
In my inventory overview (https://www.bricklink.com/inventory.asp) I find the
sets.
@bricklink: Please repair the new search overview.
See also the stockroom problem https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1220091.
Kind Regards
Maico
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| Author: | Hygrotus | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 13:46 | | Subject: | Re: Please reset variable image | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Catalog Requests, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, bje writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, bje writes:
| | Please reset the variable colour on the part inventory page to an N/A image.
Having Yellow as the variable colour is confusing.
|
Not sure exactly what you're asking for here. Can you post a screenshot
of what you're seeing?
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Sure: When viewed as attached, there should not be a colour with variable or
am I confused with some other section of the price guide?
|
There has to be some bug on this page as in this view of inventory image isn't
visible for not applicable
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?P=42511c01
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p.s. and no image for part 42511 in not applicable color exists, there is nothing
to delete from admin side of this page.
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| Author: | Hygrotus | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 13:42 | | Subject: | Re: Please reset variable image | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Catalog Requests, bje writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, bje writes:
| | Please reset the variable colour on the part inventory page to an N/A image.
Having Yellow as the variable colour is confusing.
|
Not sure exactly what you're asking for here. Can you post a screenshot
of what you're seeing?
|
Sure: When viewed as attached, there should not be a colour with variable or
am I confused with some other section of the price guide?
|
There has to be some bug on this page as in this view of inventory image isn't
visible for not applicable
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?P=42511c01
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| Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 13:23 | | Subject: | Re: Please reset variable image | | Viewed: | 17 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Catalog Requests, bje writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, bje writes:
| | Please reset the variable colour on the part inventory page to an N/A image.
Having Yellow as the variable colour is confusing.
|
Not sure exactly what you're asking for here. Can you post a screenshot
of what you're seeing?
|
Sure: When viewed as attached, there should not be a colour with variable or
am I confused with some other section of the price guide?
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(Variable color) always shows a color image, it confused me a couple of times
too in toros
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 10:18 | | Subject: | Re: Please reset variable image | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Catalog Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, bje writes:
| | Please reset the variable colour on the part inventory page to an N/A image.
Having Yellow as the variable colour is confusing.
|
Not sure exactly what you're asking for here. Can you post a screenshot
of what you're seeing?
|
Sure: When viewed as attached, there should not be a colour with variable or
am I confused with some other section of the price guide?
|
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| Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 10:11 | | Subject: | Re: Please reset variable image | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Catalog Requests, bje writes:
| | Please reset the variable colour on the part inventory page to an N/A image.
Having Yellow as the variable colour is confusing.
|
Not sure exactly what you're asking for here. Can you post a screenshot
of what you're seeing?
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| Author: | donossi | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 05:59 | | Subject: | Re: Stockroom Update will delete after Submit | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Hello,
after changed to the old Version like it described on your thread, updating with
delete stockroom ist ok!
Many thanks.
Kind Regards
Maico
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 05:13 | | Subject: | Re: Stockroom Update will delete after Submit | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| Change your inventory page to the old view, then your changes will stick. Your
suggestion should rather be that Bricklink must check if things work before making
it a new default.
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1220050
The image there will show you where to switch over so that your changes are accepted.
InSuggestions, donossi writes:
| | Hello, I got a problem with the Inventory Update:
-Choose "my inventory" in the drop-down on the top of the bricklink page
-Search for a brick in my inventory.
-Find the brick with qty = 0, Stockroom = true
-Update the brick qty to greater than 0 (for example qty = 10)
-Uncheck Stockroom ( Stockroom = false)
-Submit Changes
-- The delete of the Stockroom Flag is not saved. So the updated bricks
are all in the stockroom.
This is annoying when I update many bricks in one submit.
I think this is a system error.
Another suggestion to bricklink: If on one brick the qty = 0 and stockroom =
false please set at submit the stockroom = true and show a warning instead of
the error message.
Kind Regards
Maico
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|
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| Author: | donossi | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2020 05:02 | | Subject: | Stockroom Update will delete after Submit | | Viewed: | 93 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| Hello, I got a problem with the Inventory Update:
-Choose "my inventory" in the drop-down on the top of the bricklink page
-Search for a brick in my inventory.
-Find the brick with qty = 0, Stockroom = true
-Update the brick qty to greater than 0 (for example qty = 10)
-Uncheck Stockroom ( Stockroom = false)
-Submit Changes
-- The delete of the Stockroom Flag is not saved. So the updated bricks
are all in the stockroom.
This is annoying when I update many bricks in one submit.
I think this is a system error.
Another suggestion to bricklink: If on one brick the qty = 0 and stockroom =
false please set at submit the stockroom = true and show a warning instead of
the error message.
Kind Regards
Maico
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Sep 4, 2020 16:46 | | Subject: | Re: Stud.io Instruction Maker Suggestions | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, coreyschaaf writes:
| | I really love how Stud.io and the instructions maker. I would however like to
see a new feature added for creating instructions. I like the ability of adding
outlines to the new parts in each step, however I think an additional option
of ghosting out the previous parts steps would be even better than the outline.
It helps the current parts you are working with stand out even more and their's
less confusion about what part you are working with. This is very true with complex
models.
Thanks again,
Corey Schaaf
|
The dedicated forum for Studio is https://forum.bricklink.com/ (red Studio icon
on every page, “Builder Forum”).
There’s a topic for ignoring suggestions there too (that’s a joke, sort of  ).
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| Author: | brickwarsnet | | Posted: | Sep 4, 2020 16:22 | | Subject: | Stud.io Instruction Maker Suggestions | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I really love how Stud.io and the instructions maker. I would however like to
see a new feature added for creating instructions. I like the ability of adding
outlines to the new parts in each step, however I think an additional option
of ghosting out the previous parts steps would be even better than the outline.
It helps the current parts you are working with stand out even more and their's
less confusion about what part you are working with. This is very true with complex
models.
Thanks again,
Corey Schaaf
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| Author: | rankster | | Posted: | Sep 3, 2020 10:58 | | Subject: | Re: Automatic Average Price | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| It could be a mess if prices chaged automatically but I would be happy to see
a function that sets my prices - of the items I choose - to the 6 months avarage
manually by clicking a button.
Sorry for the off topic but how could you do that now? Checking each item's
price guide one by one and setting the actual price? Or using BrickStock which
is a little complicated if your store is not in USD?
In Suggestions, Shintaku writes:
| | I think it would be nice to provide an option to fix the price of an item and
bind it to the actual average price so its price will vary with the average price
fluctuation.
Since it's a data that BL has, I think it would be easy for programmers to
adjust.
That would prevent a lot of problems, like parting out a set putting the average
price but having problems in selling an item because its average price becomes
much smaller with the time going, for example.
|
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 3, 2020 07:06 | | Subject: | Re: Automatic Average Price | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Shintaku writes:
| | | | I cannot see this working as it is very easy to manipulate. For example, if you
list an item then another user could also list the same item very cheaply and
use another account to buy it and so bring down the average price sold. Your
item gets repriced to the new low average and they buy it, then cancel their
original fake sale. Or if you bind it to the current average listed price, they
just list items very cheaply but do not allow them to be sold.
|
At the moment most people I know are parting out sets for the average prices,
so what you say may be already applied.
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No, because once a set is parted out, the prices are fixed - so a seller can
check them at the time of listing and knows what the part will sell for if someone
orders it.
Whereas with an automatic average price, that continually adjusts the price as
the average changes, the seller will have no check on what the price of their
items are sold for. The average can be manipulated with fake orders, the order
placed, then the fake orders cancelled and the seller cannot see why their items
sold so cheaply.
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| Author: | Shintaku | | Posted: | Sep 3, 2020 06:18 | | Subject: | Re: Automatic Average Price | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | I cannot see this working as it is very easy to manipulate. For example, if you
list an item then another user could also list the same item very cheaply and
use another account to buy it and so bring down the average price sold. Your
item gets repriced to the new low average and they buy it, then cancel their
original fake sale. Or if you bind it to the current average listed price, they
just list items very cheaply but do not allow them to be sold.
|
At the moment most people I know are parting out sets for the average prices,
so what you say may be already applied.
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| Author: | MrPetovan | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 23:58 | | Subject: | Re: Get the "Grand order total" in orders placed | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Remko100 writes:
| | Hi,
I want to have the "grand order total" (cannot be marked now in the settings)
in de my orders placed overview. I believe we used to have this. Was it removed
to not confront buyers with the amount of money already spent? So they buy more?
If this is the case Bricklink could allow the option, but turn it off as a standard.
I want it!
Kind regards,
Remko van Rosmalen
Its a Bricky World
|
I've been looking for the same feature out of curiosity and couldn't
find it anywhere, although I believe you are right about the reason BL could
have removed it if it ever existed.
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| Author: | starbeanie | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 14:15 | | Subject: | Re: Suggestion: Wanted List Alternates | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| or [p=3626b] vs
[p=3626c]
In a MOC it doesn't matter
In Suggestions, lunchbox17 writes:
| | I have a suggestion for wanted lists: the ability to set a certain part as an
alternate to another part. For instance, if I wanted to get a certain minifig
torso, I could add the torso piece itself to my wanted list, and then I could
set the torso with its arms attached as its alternate (since it doesn't matter
to me if the arms are there or not). This expands the amount of possible items
to purchase without having to add duplicates to the wanted list
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| Author: | lunchbox17 | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 14:11 | | Subject: | Suggestion: Wanted List Alternates | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I have a suggestion for wanted lists: the ability to set a certain part as an
alternate to another part. For instance, if I wanted to get a certain minifig
torso, I could add the torso piece itself to my wanted list, and then I could
set the torso with its arms attached as its alternate (since it doesn't matter
to me if the arms are there or not). This expands the amount of possible items
to purchase without having to add duplicates to the wanted list
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 12:03 | | Subject: | Re: Why doesn't TLG provide set inventory? | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:
| | In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, Rus_Numis writes:
| | When TLG bought Bricklink my first thought was that finally now we will have
set parts inventory coming directly from them and this will stop delays related
to approvals and all such things. But I don't think this is happening. And
I don't really understand why. TLG has all this data because they created
sets and they know exactly what parts set consists of. Why don't they just
give this information to Bricklink inventory admins on the day of set release
(or even before that)? Is it obvious path to improve Bricklink?
|
It's not as simple as that. We have a sealed set standard on BrickLink, which
means that we base the inventory off what actually is in the set rather than
what is supposed to be in the set. This helps with accuracy with variants and
extras.
Also, BrickLink format varies from that used by the LEGO Group. We create and
name minifigs, we have counterparts, and we also recognize multiple versions
of a set.
We actually use LEGO data as a base to create the rough draft of inventories
which puts us most times at about 95% completion. But there's a lot of work
to do beyond that to prepare inventories for our standard.
|
Years ago I tried to get the set numbers and the inventories for the Samsonite
sets. I got no help from Lego. The people I spoke to were unaware of the fact
that Lego was even sold by Lego. I talked to several people that were pretty
high in the food chain. Then I went to Samsonite and no one there had any idea
and they surprised to find out that Samsonite made or sold Lego. I had to send
pictures of the Samsonite sets.
There was also a problem with the early Lego sets that when the were out of a
part the put parts in that they had,sets in the 800 range where almost impossible
to inventory. If they changed parts they used up all the old one first to make
a set.
I even went as far as to call Lego in Billund and they were also surprised at
first that Lego was sold by Samsonite. I person there said that she sort of
remembered that.
I tell this so people know that Lego is as confused as the ones of us that inventory
sets.
John P
|
Doesn't surprise me - sometime Lego doesn't know their arse from their
elbow. The left hand really doesn't know what the right hand is doing most
of the time, from my experience of dealing with them directly.
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| Author: | legoman77 | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 11:55 | | Subject: | Re: Why doesn't TLG provide set inventory? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, Rus_Numis writes:
| | When TLG bought Bricklink my first thought was that finally now we will have
set parts inventory coming directly from them and this will stop delays related
to approvals and all such things. But I don't think this is happening. And
I don't really understand why. TLG has all this data because they created
sets and they know exactly what parts set consists of. Why don't they just
give this information to Bricklink inventory admins on the day of set release
(or even before that)? Is it obvious path to improve Bricklink?
|
It's not as simple as that. We have a sealed set standard on BrickLink, which
means that we base the inventory off what actually is in the set rather than
what is supposed to be in the set. This helps with accuracy with variants and
extras.
Also, BrickLink format varies from that used by the LEGO Group. We create and
name minifigs, we have counterparts, and we also recognize multiple versions
of a set.
We actually use LEGO data as a base to create the rough draft of inventories
which puts us most times at about 95% completion. But there's a lot of work
to do beyond that to prepare inventories for our standard.
|
Years ago I tried to get the set numbers and the inventories for the Samsonite
sets. I got no help from Lego. The people I spoke to were unaware of the fact
that Lego was even sold by Lego. I talked to several people that were pretty
high in the food chain. Then I went to Samsonite and no one there had any idea
and they surprised to find out that Samsonite made or sold Lego. I had to send
pictures of the Samsonite sets.
There was also a problem with the early Lego sets that when the were out of a
part the put parts in that they had,sets in the 800 range where almost impossible
to inventory. If they changed parts they used up all the old one first to make
a set.
I even went as far as to call Lego in Billund and they were also surprised at
first that Lego was sold by Samsonite. I person there said that she sort of
remembered that.
I tell this so people know that Lego is as confused as the ones of us that inventory
sets.
John P
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 04:41 | | Subject: | Re: Automatic Average Price | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Shintaku writes:
| | I think it would be nice to provide an option to fix the price of an item and
bind it to the actual average price so its price will vary with the average price
fluctuation.
Since it's a data that BL has, I think it would be easy for programmers to
adjust.
That would prevent a lot of problems, like parting out a set putting the average
price but having problems in selling an item because its average price becomes
much smaller with the time going, for example.
|
I cannot see this working as it is very easy to manipulate. For example, if you
list an item then another user could also list the same item very cheaply and
use another account to buy it and so bring down the average price sold. Your
item gets repriced to the new low average and they buy it, then cancel their
original fake sale. Or if you bind it to the current average listed price, they
just list items very cheaply but do not allow them to be sold.
|
|
| Author: | Shintaku | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 02:54 | | Subject: | Automatic Average Price | | Viewed: | 101 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| I think it would be nice to provide an option to fix the price of an item and
bind it to the actual average price so its price will vary with the average price
fluctuation.
Since it's a data that BL has, I think it would be easy for programmers to
adjust.
That would prevent a lot of problems, like parting out a set putting the average
price but having problems in selling an item because its average price becomes
much smaller with the time going, for example.
|
|
| Author: | Rus_Numis | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 01:21 | | Subject: | Re: Why doesn't TLG provide set inventory? | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Thank you for the clarification. It totally makes sense now.
In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, Rus_Numis writes:
| | When TLG bought Bricklink my first thought was that finally now we will have
set parts inventory coming directly from them and this will stop delays related
to approvals and all such things. But I don't think this is happening. And
I don't really understand why. TLG has all this data because they created
sets and they know exactly what parts set consists of. Why don't they just
give this information to Bricklink inventory admins on the day of set release
(or even before that)? Is it obvious path to improve Bricklink?
|
It's not as simple as that. We have a sealed set standard on BrickLink, which
means that we base the inventory off what actually is in the set rather than
what is supposed to be in the set. This helps with accuracy with variants and
extras.
Also, BrickLink format varies from that used by the LEGO Group. We create and
name minifigs, we have counterparts, and we also recognize multiple versions
of a set.
We actually use LEGO data as a base to create the rough draft of inventories
which puts us most times at about 95% completion. But there's a lot of work
to do beyond that to prepare inventories for our standard.
|
|
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| Author: | Rus_Numis | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 01:20 | | Subject: | Re: Why doesn't TLG provide set inventory? | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Thanks. Now it is clear.
In Suggestions, randyf writes:
| | In Suggestions, Rus_Numis writes:
| | When TLG bought Bricklink my first thought was that finally now we will have
set parts inventory coming directly from them and this will stop delays related
to approvals and all such things. But I don't think this is happening. And
I don't really understand why. TLG has all this data because they created
sets and they know exactly what parts set consists of. Why don't they just
give this information to Bricklink inventory admins on the day of set release
(or even before that)? Is it obvious path to improve Bricklink?
|
One simple reason: The data from LEGO is not accurate.
BrickLink sellers require accurate inventories, and the work that is done by
BrickLink contributors to detail what comes in actual packaged sets is often
not the same as what LEGO thinks they put into those sets. Not to mention that
the BrickLink inventories contain lots of information that LEGO does not provide
at all. Extra parts and complete minifigures are two of those that many sellers
absolutely require to have on hand to use once an inventory is available.
Another reason that the inventories cannot be instantly available is due to the
fact that all of the new parts for sets must be added to the BrickLink catalog
first before the inventories can even know about them.
Cheers,
Randy
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 00:47 | | Subject: | Re: Why doesn't TLG provide set inventory? | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Rus_Numis writes:
| | When TLG bought Bricklink my first thought was that finally now we will have
set parts inventory coming directly from them and this will stop delays related
to approvals and all such things. But I don't think this is happening. And
I don't really understand why. TLG has all this data because they created
sets and they know exactly what parts set consists of. Why don't they just
give this information to Bricklink inventory admins on the day of set release
(or even before that)? Is it obvious path to improve Bricklink?
|
One simple reason: The data from LEGO is not accurate.
BrickLink sellers require accurate inventories, and the work that is done by
BrickLink contributors to detail what comes in actual packaged sets is often
not the same as what LEGO thinks they put into those sets. Not to mention that
the BrickLink inventories contain lots of information that LEGO does not provide
at all. Extra parts and complete minifigures are two of those that many sellers
absolutely require to have on hand to use once an inventory is available.
Another reason that the inventories cannot be instantly available is due to the
fact that all of the new parts for sets must be added to the BrickLink catalog
first before the inventories can even know about them.
Cheers,
Randy
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|
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| Author: | Rus_Numis | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 00:21 | | Subject: | Why doesn't TLG provide set inventory? | | Viewed: | 136 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| When TLG bought Bricklink my first thought was that finally now we will have
set parts inventory coming directly from them and this will stop delays related
to approvals and all such things. But I don't think this is happening. And
I don't really understand why. TLG has all this data because they created
sets and they know exactly what parts set consists of. Why don't they just
give this information to Bricklink inventory admins on the day of set release
(or even before that)? Is it obvious path to improve Bricklink?
|
|
| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 31, 2020 22:14 | | Subject: | Re: Auto-select is awful. A different solution. | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | I have attached an image of a piece of software that was written by BobDeQuatre
in 2013. It would load your wanted list, then you could give it stores you wanted
to buy from and it would cross reference the prices of all the parts between
the stores. You could then select which parts to buy from each and create the
relevant wanted lists. (if this was built in to BL you could of course just create
carts).
Sadly the software soon broke due to changes on BLs end before it ever had time
to gain traction, and the author did not care to work on the project any longer.
|
| | Unfortunately I am not a programmer, nor do I have the funds that it would take
to hire one, but I think this solution is worth something. I can offer up a token
£100 to anyone that would like a bit of a coding project to dabble with that
could be very beneficial for buyers and sellers alike.
|
This might fit in with anther pet software project of mine. How much info do
you have on the software and whether BobDeQuatre is willing to let others run
with something he spent time building?
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| Author: | wasp_sting | | Posted: | Aug 31, 2020 02:43 | | Subject: | Seller Location Default | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| It would so much improve the searching/buying experience if the seller's
location (under the 'More options' drop-down) could be saved as a default
preference. It really bugs me to have to change it with each part I'm costing.
Anyone else agree?
Unless I'm overlooking a setting, in which case, please illuminate me
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2020 10:04 | | Subject: | Re: Auto-select is awful. A different solution. | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | It has long been a problem, and nobody (users) really knows what the algorithm
is to select stores.
|
I’m not sure non-users know either
| | Is it IC, size of store, number of lots they have (even
if this includes duplicates), location, feedback, ...
|
It would be conforting to know but would it really help predict or be happier
with the results?
With a multi-criterion valuation, especially when some criteria are “soft” (not
originally a number), you’ll always want to tinker with the weights.
| | Also it does not know about shipping costs from stores without IC, or anything
like 5% fees for PayPal and so on.
|
AKAIK, it doesn’t directly know about any shipping cost, not even IC.
It’s all estimation, an “average” of the “recent” shipping costs between seller’s
address/country (how precise?) to buyer’s.
| | Whenever I want to buy from a wants list, I always go for the expensive parts
first, find a (typically) UK store that has them at a reasonable price then check
if they have other parts at a reasonable cost. Manually takes time, but is often
way better than any solution BL comes up with.
|
I’d say you’re right but are you sure or is it just a feeling? I mean, do you
spend even more time checking every time or do you just always go for the manual
option and never bother with Auto-select?
Or is it not really possible to check because you ended up buying things that
were not on you WL (so, do you now count them as wanted?).
And how much do you value your time?
Auto-select results vary from simple to double ( https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1218711
) but, if you try multiple times and add a bit of manual optimization, in the
end, is not Auto-select “good-enough” for many people?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2020 08:38 | | Subject: | Re: Auto-select is awful. A different solution. | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| It has long been a problem, and nobody (users) really knows what the algorithm
is to select stores. Is it IC, size of store, number of lots they have (even
if this includes duplicates), location, feedback, ...
Also it does not know about shipping costs from stores without IC, or anything
like 5% fees for PayPal and so on.
Whenever I want to buy from a wants list, I always go for the expensive parts
first, find a (typically) UK store that has them at a reasonable price then check
if they have other parts at a reasonable cost. Manually takes time, but is often
way better than any solution BL comes up with.
|
|
| Author: | Rakali | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2020 06:00 | | Subject: | Auto-select is awful. A different solution. | | Viewed: | 145 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Long post incoming.
As someone who does like to put together the occasional MOC from purchased instructions
as well as sell, I am having a hard time understanding how anyone manages to
buy parts these days.
Here are a few of my results from using the auto-select feature on a wanted list
of ~2500 parts in 374 lots.
UK ONLY, straight auto-select:
369/374 lots, 16 stores, £290.88
UK ONLY, manually filling from my own store first, then hitting auto-select:
369/374 lots, 14 stores, £270.19
I also tried the same list from a different account with the same results, so
it isn't just excluding my own store from my own search results.
I understand it's a very difficult programming task especially for such a
large wanted list, however with just one store manually selected, I was able
to reduce the number of stores by 2, and therefore shipping costs, as well as
the parts price by 7%, so why was my store not recommended to me in the first
place?
Let's try something else, and expand our search to EU stores.
EU ONLY, straight auto-select:
369/369 lots, 4 stores, £319.71
To keep it fair I removed the 5 pieces I could not get from UK sellers from the
query.
Now we are at 10 less stores than my optimized UK result, but for £50 more. UK
shipping is not going to be anywhere close to £5 per store, so we have given
the finder more choice, and somehow came away with a worse result.
This isn't even accounting for the fact that most EU stores charge a 5% Paypal
fee that the auto-buy can't see, and also the increased shipping cost for
international transactions.
Let's try and find those hard to find pieces.
UK ONLY, straight auto-select, then EU for the missing 5 parts:
374/374 lots, 20 stores, £332.33
EU ONLY, straight auto-select:
374/374 lots, 4 stores, £438.67
Now of course with 16 less stores, I am saving a considerable amount of shipping,
however we are not accounting for the additional 5% Paypal fees from most EU
stores. So average £2 shipping across the UK stores, add 5% to the EU store prices,
and I am still saving £100 by giving the auto-select LESS choice.
Maybe it is just not designed for such a large number of lots, but my list was
just the parts for two medium sized Star Wars models from Brickvault. That seems
like it would be a popular use case.
So what is the solution?
Work backwards. Start with the stores, then find the parts.
With so many stores having a whole myriad of different fees and limits these
days, it makes more sense to start with stores you are comfortable buying from,
and work from there.
I have attached an image of a piece of software that was written by BobDeQuatre
in 2013. It would load your wanted list, then you could give it stores you wanted
to buy from and it would cross reference the prices of all the parts between
the stores. You could then select which parts to buy from each and create the
relevant wanted lists. (if this was built in to BL you could of course just create
carts).
Sadly the software soon broke due to changes on BLs end before it ever had time
to gain traction, and the author did not care to work on the project any longer.
I used this to put together this MOC:
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-6703/thire5/ucs-arc-170-starfighter/#comments
It was by far the easiest buying experience I have ever had as well as being
the largest MOC I have put together with parts from BL.
You can use the current features to find some stores with a lot of parts you
need with fair prices and terms that an auto finder cannot account for, put them
into this software and cross reference.
Need a rare part? Find a store manually that has it, put that into your table.
That store also had a few of your other parts cheaper than your other chosen
stores? Accounted for.
Unfortunately I am not a programmer, nor do I have the funds that it would take
to hire one, but I think this solution is worth something. I can offer up a token
£100 to anyone that would like a bit of a coding project to dabble with that
could be very beneficial for buyers and sellers alike.
Sorry for the ramble. Any thoughts?
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| Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Aug 29, 2020 12:39 | | Subject: | Re: Please give notice before deleting a listing | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | It shouldn't happen with minifigures either. If a fig is incomplete, it should
be listed as parts or listed in the custom items section. Otherwise you are watering
down the price guide.
|
Thank you Russell for staying that. It is frustrating when the "buy all" tool
selects minifigures which are missing part of their body. I've had to dislike
those shops so the tool will work properly.
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| Author: | bwbwings | | Posted: | Aug 29, 2020 09:46 | | Subject: | Re: Find sets based on pieces | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | So cool, thanks for the update |
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| Author: | PaulOfBricks | | Posted: | Aug 29, 2020 01:43 | | Subject: | Re: Please give notice before deleting a listing | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Agree.
1st point. My 10179 sticker is new the main plaque is new and unused. Some of
the tiny stickers that nobody really even uses are gone. It would be better to
have the option of new/incomplete.
2. Main thread is relevant.
When deleting please give warning it will be delete or move to stockroom.
Important information I use for tax purposes was lost.
I keep accounting and pay taxes on my sales. My inventory value is also important
in these calculations the item cost data was lost when it was deleted. And this
information was not included in the deletion email.
Paul
In Suggestions, starbeanie writes:
| | Minifigs have different rules than parts. Stickers are classified as parts. When
you remove a sticker from the sheet, you have used it. The Sheet itself is no
longer New. This was discussed way back when.
And no I don't agree with how mini-figures are listed.
In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, mockingbird writes:
| | Before deleting an item listed for sale, please give a notice to the seller.
That way the seller can change the listing to comply with the rules (instead
of having to enter everything again).
The e-mail does not give the full listing details, so it is not always clear
what is wrong with the listed item. Also the reason given is not clear.
I just recieved an e-mail stating that a few stickers I listed are deleted.
Reason given: "Item is incorrectly defined as New/Used or Complete/Incomplete/Sealed"
It concerns a few incomplete sticker sheets. I have more incomplete sheets listed
and they are not deleted or mentioned in the e-mail.
Is it wrong to list incomplete sticker sheets as 'new' (with a picture
of the actual sheet and clearly stated in the comments that it is incomplete)?
The stickers still on the sheet are new (never used).
Just to be save I changed the remaining incomplete sticker sheets to 'used'.
And I will re-list the deleted items as 'used'. Hopefully I can still
fing the pictures of the deleted items.
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Sticker sheets missing stickers must be listed as Used.
|
Why can't partial sheets be sold as new, but indicating incomplete? After
all, it happens a lot with minifigures, even though parts are missing and there
is no formal incomplete setting.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Aug 28, 2020 23:54 | | Subject: | Re: Please give notice before deleting a listing | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, mockingbird writes:
| | Before deleting an item listed for sale, please give a notice to the seller.
That way the seller can change the listing to comply with the rules (instead
of having to enter everything again).
The e-mail does not give the full listing details, so it is not always clear
what is wrong with the listed item. Also the reason given is not clear.
I just recieved an e-mail stating that a few stickers I listed are deleted.
Reason given: "Item is incorrectly defined as New/Used or Complete/Incomplete/Sealed"
It concerns a few incomplete sticker sheets. I have more incomplete sheets listed
and they are not deleted or mentioned in the e-mail.
Is it wrong to list incomplete sticker sheets as 'new' (with a picture
of the actual sheet and clearly stated in the comments that it is incomplete)?
The stickers still on the sheet are new (never used).
Just to be save I changed the remaining incomplete sticker sheets to 'used'.
And I will re-list the deleted items as 'used'. Hopefully I can still
fing the pictures of the deleted items.
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Sticker sheets missing stickers must be listed as Used.
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Why can't partial sheets be sold as new, but indicating incomplete?
After
all, it happens a lot with minifigures, even though parts are missing and there
is no formal incomplete setting.
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It shouldn't happen with minifigures either. If a fig is incomplete, it should
be listed as parts or listed in the custom items section. Otherwise you are watering
down the price guide.
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It does happen and if reported partial figures (such as head and torso only)
are not always removed.
If it shouldn't happen then there needs to be an enforced rule plus a reason
not to do it repeatedly.
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| Author: | FlyingEugene | | Posted: | Aug 28, 2020 19:02 | | Subject: | Re: My Collection Page | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I would like some sort of feature like this that could also show what you own
when browsing stores. As of now, I have to use the wanted lists to document
what I own. That way, when I browse a store, I can see what I own. However,
this makes me have about 30 wanted lists so I can keep track of different categories
of things I own plus my actual wanted lists for things I am looking to buy.
I just don't search my "owned" wanted lists when buying.
In Suggestions, redrabbit72 writes:
| | Make a My Collection Page.
For sets and minifigures only. Have it so when browsing sets and minifigures
you could check that set or minifigure as "My Collection". Kind of how you do
MY Wanted List.
The user could then view their collection and see:
1) what the average price of the set or collection is and over all total.
2) Give multiple views including the normal Category Tree.
3) have an option to see what figures you are missing with in that drilled down
Category Tree, would it then make it easier to search and buy the ones you are
missing.
4) Bonus if you could also list how many you have of each set/minifigure, with
an option to sell a number of them if you don't need.
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| Author: | redrabbit72 | | Posted: | Aug 28, 2020 18:11 | | Subject: | My Collection Page | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Make a My Collection Page.
For sets and minifigures only. Have it so when browsing sets and minifigures
you could check that set or minifigure as "My Collection". Kind of how you do
MY Wanted List.
The user could then view their collection and see:
1) what the average price of the set or collection is and over all total.
2) Give multiple views including the normal Category Tree.
3) have an option to see what figures you are missing with in that drilled down
Category Tree, would it then make it easier to search and buy the ones you are
missing.
4) Bonus if you could also list how many you have of each set/minifigure, with
an option to sell a number of them if you don't need.
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| Author: | chetzler | | Posted: | Aug 28, 2020 18:08 | | Subject: | Re: Please give notice before deleting a listing | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, chetzler writes:
| | | | It shouldn't happen with minifigures either. If a fig is incomplete, it should
be listed as parts or listed in the custom items section. Otherwise you are watering
down the price guide.
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And yet nothing was done, and nary a soul even seemed to care when I pointed
this out earlier this month:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1216364
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You are always free to submit a problem report.
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I believe I just did.
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