Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Munich_Bricks  | | Posted: | Jun 16, 2016 22:26 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 10217-1 | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Black {3940 Support 2 x 2 x 2 Stand with Undetermined Hole Type to 3940b Support 2 x 2 x 2 Stand with Complete Hole}
Comments from Submitter:
As alternate 3940 only exists in sets released until the end of the 1980s, the alternate in this set should be changed to 3940b - NO ALTERNATE ENTRIES PLEASE! Thanks!
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Jun 16, 2016 22:21 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 2507-1 | | Viewed: | 18 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Black {3940 Support 2 x 2 x 2 Stand with Undetermined Hole Type to 3940b Support 2 x 2 x 2 Stand with Complete Hole}
Comments from Submitter:
As alternate 3940 only exists in sets released until the end of the 1980s, the alternate in this set should be changed to 3940b - NO ALTERNATE ENTRIES PLEASE! Thanks!
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2016 20:44 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 10243-1 | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 6 Part Black {3940 Support 2 x 2 x 2 Stand with Undetermined Hole Type to 3940b Support 2 x 2 x 2 Stand with Complete Hole}
Comments from Submitter:
As alternate 3940 only exists in sets released until the end of the 1980s, the alternate in this set should be changed to 3940b - NO ALTERNATE ENTRIES PLEASE! Thanks!
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Oct 29, 2015 05:41 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 21050-1 | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 20 Part 15573 White Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove and Bottom Stud Holder (Jumper) (match ID 1)
* Change 20 Part White 3794b Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove (Jumper) {Regular to Alternate} {match ID 0 to 1}
Comments from Submitter:
Parted out several sets; all contained latest version of jumpers
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | May 9, 2014 15:19 | | Subject: | Re: Implement a Validation Team for BL Changes | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, cs_amanda writes:
| | I wanted to let you know that I forwarded this suggestion on for consideration.
Thanks
Amanda
CS Team
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Hello Amanda,
as this is your standard reply on each and evary issue - can you please explain
TO WHOM you'r forwarding all the time, WHO / WHICH PEOPLE will decide and
whenever there will be 'BACKWARDED' any answer?
At the moment this kind of processing seems 'a bit' like directing an
issue to the waste paper basket.
SORRY !
Thomas
(Co-Owner of Munich-Bricks)
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | May 5, 2014 19:38 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Minifig tnt013 | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 1 Part 6019 Dark Bluish Gray Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal
* Add 1 Part 61252 Dark Bluish Gray Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal (thick open O clip)
Comments from Submitter:
partet out several sets
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Apr 27, 2014 01:05 | | Subject: | Re: Fix search bar | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Hi Amanda,
SORRY to have to point out this again, but:
Preparing and during the Mannheim Meeting (1st of August last year - so nearly
9 months ago !!) it was clearly stated that the CATALOG and SEARCH FUNCTIONS
AND ALGORYTHMS as well as the order processing including COMPLETE PRICE TRANSPARENCY
(fees, shipping costs etc.) as well as AUTOMATED CHECKOUT are the two KEY ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS to be improved resp. implemented AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Unfortunately NOTHING has been done to come 'a bit' forward here. The
first requirements for the complete price transparency have been sent to Admn
in August 2012 !
So, sorry, but please hurry up to work on these features before adding new MoC
Shops etc. which are not feasable at all for European sellers 'cause they
don't reflect any of these known requirements.
Moreover - a search feature for the MoC Shop doesn't require any of the needs
and problems of the general 'Brickipedia' or do you think we
-will devide MoC/Custom Sets in sevral StarWars categories which should be grouped
by 'StarWars'
-need a function do differentiate and reference alternate parts / items
-add some Members crireria like "I'am a collector of vintage sets vs. interested
in buying current sets"
(just three examples)
Certainly, there will be some issues looking for custom sets as well, but there
the easiest way will be to look for some kind of a rating system (e,g, KNOWN
visitors who have voted with x of y points), price, number of parts, copmplexity
-means beginners, ..., experts) etc. etc.
So, PLEASE STOP DESIGNING any ALPHA versions (normally s.o. publish a BETA VERSION
for testing under real conditions before going live) WITHOUT ANY COMMUNICATION
with potential users to find out there ideas and needs.
Okay?
Thanks for consideration AND SOONEST IMPLEMENTATION
Thomas
(on behalf of numerous German Key Sellers)
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Apr 10, 2014 17:18 | | Subject: | Re: Remove MSRP Price | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Hello everybody,
votes YES!!
Let me just try to collect and comment some of the arguments - saying before
that our main business here at Munich-Bricks is selling new parts so I'm
not too much afraid of our own business and profit):
1) This information is completely useless (at least 99%) !
Examples:
Set 21104: A current set but SOLD OUT at S@H!
Collectible Minifigs: You can't buy more than 16 at once, not knowing which
examples you get!
All Excluxive Sets: Normally restricted on 1 set per buyer!
All sets not older than 6 weeks (not sure if longer): restricted to 5 copies
per buyer.
At least these informations should/must be added to have a 'real' comparision,
as
- quantities here are not restricted
- items offered must be at hand, means available.
2) The worldwide S@H prices shown are NOT COMPARABLE between each other!
Sorry, but this will e.g. encourage the old discussion why Lego is more expensive
here in Europe than in the States.
Reasons have discussed often enough: taxes, availability and at last MARKET!
So what will US buyer think when they see their S@H prices compared with the
higher European price (additionally with or w/o VAT)?
3) BL-Seller may sell worldwide while S@H isn't!
So, there might be some 'profit' for sellers who buy sets on nearly official
prices and offer them with a surcharge to such buyers?
Certainly I agree to all the reasons stated above.
I haven't seen ANY PROs up to now. Why? 
And last but not least:
SORRY, but I can't understand at all why exactly this 'feature' (may
be it 's a bug ) has been chosen to be implemented.
And more: without any discussion and reflection with any user (seller or buyer)
before.
AND WITHOUT ANY ANNOUNCEMENT and OFFICIAL (means Admins) STATEMENT explaining
any background UP TO NOW!
Hooray communication, hooray community!
Thomas
(Co-Owner of Munich-Bricks)
This statement reflects MY PERSONAL OPINION as well as the PREDOMINANT OPINION
OF MANY. MANY GERMAN KEY SELLERS I'm in contact with resp. I'm posting
on their behalf.
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Aug 9, 2012 06:07 | | Subject: | Re: Button Solution (Requirements by German Law) | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| | In Suggestions, franz76906 writes:
| | | | I have a question: In Germany what determines a seller to be "professional" or
not and how is this enforced in law?
Robert
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Hi Robert,
in Germany (I think quite similar to many other countries) the state wants to
get his part of any income of his citizens.
a) from the view of income tax: One kind of income is 'doing a business'. What's
a 'business' instead of a 'hobby'?
Every kind of 'regular doing' which is 'directed to get a profit'! I know: many
people say: I'm only selling a bit to lower the costs of my hobby, but in fact
they earn profit (= business) to finance their hobby (= private). As especially
the term 'regular' is not defined clearly, the tax office may assume 'professional
business' at least when you have e.g. several feedbacks as a seller at 'the other
side'. Then they may ask how many deals, what kind of deals, what volume etc.
etc.
b) from the view of value added tax (VAT): as soon as you have a turnover of
more than 17.500 Eur you HAVE TO deal incl. VAT - if your sales are lower you
CAN do so.
There are several special regulations such as 'Differenzbesteuerung' which I
don't want to explain...
In General: as soon as a seller is dealing professional, there are many laws
which have to be fulfilled - especially in online-businesses.
Most of them could be solved with store terms and splash pages up to now; but
now we have to add a little more brain and time to get a step further...
HTH
Thomas
(who is no lawyer!...)
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Thanks Thomas, that is indeed similar to UK. Tax is a separate issue but there
is much legislation already in place across the EU now for consumer protection
such as the Distance Selling Regulations (and running a store that happens to
be in the same trading sector as your hobby of course has no legal significance
whatsoever to that). If we are going to have specific functionality in place
on BL to help sellers keep within the law I think we also should have more guidance-
1. For sellers to help them determine which legislation aplies to them and
2. For buyers to understand their rights and which sellers are obliged to honour
their rights.
eBay does this on a per country basis. BL does not have the resources of eBay
of course but if members such as yourself are co-ordinating things with Admin
for Germany then we could have similar efforts in other countries too. I have
suggested this in the past and I think it is essential for BL to be seen to be
promoting legal trading and doing what it can to help its' members do so. I constantly
come across EU stores that (by any deffinition) would be classed as "professional"
which (either by lack of knowledge or deliberately) sell in complete conflict
with the basic provisions of the DSR and other trading laws and I see this new
one presenting exactly the same issues. Maybe something to discuss with Admin.
Robert
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Hi Robert,
from my point of view these things are completely in the responsiblity of us
sellers, not Admin. (some of them are a bit 'resistant regarding consulting'
.
All these legal issues might be worked out for each country and can be shared
between the specific sellers in that country. As always - it needs ONE who starts
the group...
(May be there could be additional forum topics especially to inform sellers -
in their mother language.)
I'd like to discuss some kind of user-group with admin to share the knowledge
as well as the load of work. I can think of country specific views with foreign
texts etc. which can be provided from these user-groups so that we don't have
to ask each and everything to be implemented by admin.
Precondition would be a clear architecture and documentation of the system so
that 'we' could fill specific tables etc. ourselves.
But I think we'll have to wait with such discussions until the current bugs have
been repaired.
Rgds
Andreas
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Aug 8, 2012 13:29 | | Subject: | Re: Button Solution (Requirements by German Law) | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | I have a question: In Germany what determines a seller to be "professional" or
not and how is this enforced in law?
Robert
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Hi Robert,
in Germany (I think quite similar to many other countries) the state wants to
get his part of any income of his citizens.
a) from the view of income tax: One kind of income is 'doing a business'. What's
a 'business' instead of a 'hobby'?
Every kind of 'regular doing' which is 'directed to get a profit'! I know: many
people say: I'm only selling a bit to lower the costs of my hobby, but in fact
they earn profit (= business) to finance their hobby (= private). As especially
the term 'regular' is not defined clearly, the tax office may assume 'professional
business' at least when you have e.g. several feedbacks as a seller at 'the other
side'. Then they may ask how many deals, what kind of deals, what volume etc.
etc.
b) from the view of value added tax (VAT): as soon as you have a turnover of
more than 17.500 Eur you HAVE TO deal incl. VAT - if your sales are lower you
CAN do so.
There are several special regulations such as 'Differenzbesteuerung' which I
don't want to explain...
In General: as soon as a seller is dealing professional, there are many laws
which have to be fulfilled - especially in online-businesses.
Most of them could be solved with store terms and splash pages up to now; but
now we have to add a little more brain and time to get a step further...
HTH
Thomas
(who is no lawyer!...)
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Aug 8, 2012 12:21 | | Subject: | Re: Button Solution (Requirements by German Law) | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Reki_Lobsheek writes:
| | "easy" for those who have a very expensive detailed scale and too much time on
their hands to submit data to the catalog (which I can only assume big sellers
do not have?), yes.
But for the other: they will add for example weight of a certain item: 1g (as
their scale is not scaled below that) which is perhaps more than the actual weight
(which might be 0.4g).
If that seller sells 1,000 items of this object, the weight will be 600g too
much and thus the shipping costs way too high.
Again, I do think in itself it's a brilliant idea, but the practical use on our
website (as we know it today) is very remote at best.
There's just so many dozens of examples of trouble-scenario's I can think of.
One last example perhaps: the sometimes VERY big difference between being able
to send an order in a padded envelope or in a box. When shipping in a box the
shipping costs are usually higher, though the line between having to use a box
instead of an envelope is a very thin one indeed.
How are the sellers going to define this in advance? Because, again, the seller
might end up paying more shipping costs than the buyer will.
Are German sellers (or any sellers for that matter) really willing to cough up
the extra costs?
Most people seem to compare this system with Amazon, Ebay and so on. THe biggest
difference is that the majority of those auctions / sales are for single items
where the seller can weigh in advance what the package will weigh and what kind
package is necessary for that item.
That is NOT possible on Bricklink as you have no idea in advance what kind of
parts a buyer will order.
Yet one more example then: ordering four 48x48 baseplates. The weight won't be
that spectacular, but I can assure you the total weight including the very big
box will be spectacualr compared to someone ordering the same weight in minifigs.
How would the Bricklink system take something like that into account?
No, sorry, I am really not sold and I feel sorry in advance for the people that
are obliged by law to use something like this as it is extremely impractical
(again, if you're not charging flat rates for shipping which will lead to overcharging
for a lot of small orders).
But hey, I welcome the technical people to counter my worries by nullifying all
my statements, but I do not have the feeling (yet) this has been thoroughly thought
through (now there's a tongue breaker), both from the BL people as by the German
government (no news there, politicans and law makers vary rarily think something
through in advance ).
Reki
In Suggestions, franz76906 writes:
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A seller is always responsible for all items listed and offered in his store.
Even now he can check if there are any items in his inventory with missing weigths
and in future he will have to add the weights to these items if he wants to avoid
mistakes and losses.
Quite easy, isn't it?
Kind regards
Thomas
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Hi Reki,
to end up this fruitless theoretical discussion:
1) as LAW requires to show shipping costs we (German sellers) have to end up
with a solution (or we have to stop to sell to German buyers or we may be subject
to -draconic- fines)
2) from the exoeriences in our 'little' shop: even though we pick most orders
before invoicing, in 99% I can tell you the shipping costs in advance.
(and YES, we have a detailed scale and we take the time to add weights to the
catalog e.g. when we part out new sets)
rgds
Thomas
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Aug 8, 2012 10:27 | | Subject: | Re: Button Solution (Requirements by German Law) | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | Does this not violate PayPal policy? If so I expect PayPal would make an exception
to keep doing business (wasn't there a similar news story recently?).
John @ LibertyBRICK
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No, in Europe (at least in many countries) it is allowed to charge PP fees...
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Aug 8, 2012 08:38 | | Subject: | Re: Button Solution (Requirements by German Law) | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Hi Reki,
| | Are you German sellers, by law, obligated to honour the shipping quote mentioned
on the checkout page, even if this price might not even come close to the actual
price paid?
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A German seller now has (for German buyers) to quote the shipping costs as they
will apply later in the invoice. If e.g. there is a mistake in the table it's
his risk.
| | I see a huge window of oportunity for BL users to seriously abuse German seller
by ordering items that do not have the weight added to the catalog (yet).
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A seller is always responsible for all items listed and offered in his store.
Even now he can check if there are any items in his inventory with missing weigths
and in future he will have to add the weights to these items if he wants to avoid
mistakes and losses.
Quite easy, isn't it?
Kind regards
Thomas
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Aug 8, 2012 07:51 | | Subject: | Re: Button Solution (Requirements by German Law) | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, mabccc writes:
| | 3) SHIPPING COSTS:
Additionally to the above mentioned summary the seller must SHOW the SHIPPING
COSTS BEFORE CHECKOUT!
Well that is a good idea. Hopefully it could also show all extra charges, including
PayPal fees and all other add on fees.
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Good poitn!
IF a seller charges other fees, these would have to be shown according to the
law.
(I'm not accustomed to that as we don't have such additional charges and fees
in our store. )
Rgds
Thomas
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Aug 8, 2012 07:36 | | Subject: | Button Solution (Requirements by German Law) | | Viewed: | 494 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Hi everybody,
as mentioned in this message http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=656715
admin is working on a solution to fulfill the requirements of a new German law
- called in short "Button Solution".
As I'm coordinating these requirements and their implementation on behalf of
the German sellers, I'll try to explain this feature within this thread.
(I'm posting this under 'suggestions', but in fact these things are not really
to be discussed if and how they are to be implemented as they are defined by
law! I just want to explain these requirements and the approach we (the German
sellers) have developed right now to solve these requirements as good as possible.
Nethertheless -especially when looking to the point "pre-calculated shipping
costs"- everybody is invited to develop this further...)
At the beginning:
These requirements are GERMAN law. We intend to implememt these changes at first
for orders between German professional sellers (about 60) and German buyers ONLY.
All other users and orders should not be affected!
WHY: one requirement is to have GERMAN texts -which should not be helpful for
others )
Timeframe:
There is no schedule of steps and dates of implementation yet.
THE REQUIREMENTS:
The main requirements of this new law are
1) BUTTON:
AT THE VERY END of the ordering process there must be a button (like our existing
'Complete Purchase' with one of 6 pre-defined GERMAN TEXTs. We have decided to
name this button 'Kostenpflichtig bestellen'.
2) SUMMARY OF ORDERED ITEMS:
DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THIS BUTTON the buyer must see "all ordered items with their
prices per item and their essential attributes".
Regarding the fact that some orders consist of hundreds of different lots we
suggested to show a summary by item type (in German!) like
nnn (lots) of different instructions ...total mmm pieces (items) ....NNN,NN Eur
dto. for sets, parts, minifigs etc
3) SHIPPING COSTS:
Additionally to the above mentioned summary the seller must SHOW the SHIPPING
COSTS BEFORE CHECKOUT!
This is the main issue seeing the existing BL system, but fortunately we need
this at first only for domestic orders and the German Post tariffs system isn't
that complicated; so we intend to implement a table for each seller where he
can enter his shipping costs depending on weight and order value.
These tables may be implemented for all sellers -may be for domestic orders only-,
but let's first get some experience within this new feature for Germans.
(I'll add a detailed explanation and example of this table later - based on the
actual domestic shipping costs of our shop.)
I hope these explanations help a bit to understand what is going on when talking
about "Button Solution".
Kind regards
Thomas (Co-owner of Munich-Bricks)
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Oct 23, 2011 09:05 | | Subject: | Re: Second Delivery Address | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Good idea!
Voted YES.
Rgds
Andreas
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Oct 16, 2011 07:51 | | Subject: | Re: Keep (~currency) on the orderdetailspage | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | The shoppingcart shows the price in the preferred currency (~EUR).
When buying from stores who don't accept other currencies it disappears after
checking out.
It would be nice if (~EUR) to keep the orderdetailspage if paid in USD or GBP.
Then we're able to see the price of items in the order days/weeks/months later.
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Very good idea. Voted YES.
Andreas
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Apr 29, 2011 16:17 | | Subject: | Re: Multiple stores, ONE ACCOUNT | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Hi.
SORRY but I don't understand why YOU need a separate store for new and used.
First you have to keep both conditions separated PHYSICALLY - no help from BL
at all but no problem as well.
Second: SORT your orders received page / print outs FIRST BY CONDITION and then
by item no. / description - what ever you want - and your 'picking personal'
should be able to handle it correct as well...
Rgds
Andreas
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Mar 29, 2011 22:51 | | Subject: | Re: For those who invoice before packing | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, edk writes:
| | I use the bricklink weight to figure shipping and send an invoice before pulling
any parts with almost every order.I have had people ask when their order was
finished processing so they could pay.The invoice had been sent and I am only
waiting for payment at this point.
I set the order to processing at time of invoicing because that seems to be the
most accurate status as it is Not packed,ready, or paid for.
I would like to see an additional order status added such as awaiting payment
or whatever anyone wishes to call it so the buyer can see that it is time to
pay the invoice amount that was sent to them.
Ed
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Hi!
May be there is an easy solution to improve the EXISTING system without having
an additional order status etc.
When the selection for the action item "orders invoiced, not yet paid" would
not only include orders with status 'ready' but also 'processing', buyers would
get a hint even if the seller has chosen to invoice before pulling.
Additionally a seller who decides to invoice before pulling the items may give
a little explanation in the invoice.
In general it's quite a big issue to run an order processing system like BrickLink
with different kinds of processing and status systems.
Just my 2 cents
Andreas
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| Author: | Munich_Bricks | | Posted: | Mar 27, 2011 22:45 | | Subject: | Re: New Forum Topic: Tip of the day! | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, mnementh writes:
| | In Suggestions, franz76906 writes:
And just who is supposed to write these posts?
Troy
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Hi Troy,
as it would be a normal topic open for everybody so anyone can post (first come,
first serve ).
As already said, it may be a link to a smart answer to anybodies question posted
in another thread or someone might copy question and answer in a new post.
Or just a little entry like:
Do you know there are help texts in foreign languages like French -link- or German
-link-.
That's all. No need to write big posts every day.
And if there is a day with no tip - no problem. Next day there might be two...
It's just to select interesting threads / posts and collect them under this new
topic.
As soon as there is a list of entries these tips may be repeated every 6 months.
Rgds
Andreas
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