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| | Can you add a coupon to an order after you request an invoice? |
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Jan 26, 2024 10:41 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
As a platform, we have decided to take a hard look at some of the mold variants
that we are currently asking you to recognize. For sellers, more variants means
extra sorting and extra work while pulling orders, plus the issues that arise
from variant misunderstandings.
For buyers, excess variants mean that it's harder to assemble a wanted list,
find stores, and ultimately obtain the parts you are looking for.
I have put together a quick Help page to outline these proposed changes:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2625
Notice the date on this is coming up quickly (Feb 1), so I'm not giving a
lot of time for discussion. I'm aiming for about 1 week of discussion and
then we'll give sellers 2 weeks to adjust the descriptions on affected items
if they wish to retain the distinctions.
I plan to construct a full FAQ page with answers to all your questions. This
will serve to inform users about what was done here in February 2024, and also
help point the catalog in the right direction in the future.
To get started, I'll list a few here:
1. This sounds like you're dumbing down the BrickLink catalog to make
it easier for new users. Is that what is going on?
Not really. There are many, many other variants we expect people to sort and
care about. These ones don't really seem to matter much, and some of them
(e.g., the minifigure heads) actually cause problems for the catalog that cannot
be corrected otherwise.
2. What if I really care about a certain variant that is going away? Can I
still buy and sell that variant?
Absolutely! You can add notes to your listings to make them as "determined"
as you wish. Buyers can still search within notes for extra details, or they
can simply observe them as they browse listings.
3. How do I know which exact variants will be merged? I only see one example
in each category.
Please ask in this thread and I can be very specific. Usually we are talking
about a handful of parts and the printed versions.
4. Has a merge like this ever been done before?
Yes, there was a precedent - the Headlight Brick with Slot:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1016584
It was marked for deletion a few years ago and was finally merged last August.
5. Are these the only parts up for consideration, or are there other variants
that will be merged as well?
This is all for now. Based on how well this goes, we may elect to remove other
entries later. However, we will keep all functional variants and important cosmetic
variants.
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This move is solely to benefit LEGO when they become the primary seller of parts
on BrickLink and aren't able to supply order molds that people want, directing
all want lists to LEGO owned BL stores and bypassing all used part sellers.
If its truly about the seller, make "undetermined" the primary listing
and leave all of the mold variant in place for those that want a specific mold.
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Jun 30, 2023 12:07 | | Subject: | Re: Help with identifying part! | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, reidstep writes:
| | Help indentifying this frame? 4 studs wide at the bottom, but is an extra plate
thickness wider at the top... Half plate thickness on each side.
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I found it... fabai1
I know very little about Fabuland.
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Jun 30, 2023 11:59 | | Subject: | Help with identifying part! | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| Help indentifying this frame? 4 studs wide at the bottom, but is an extra plate
thickness wider at the top... Half plate thickness on each side.
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Mar 2, 2023 16:00 | | Subject: | Re: Parts sorting | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, s0l0kr writes:
| | In Help, Yellow.Brick writes:
| | Well yes of course, more people speeds it up, but the set itself will determine
how fast you go.
Ninjago City Gardens (71741) has ~5900 parts in ~1200 lots while
The Justifier (75323) has ~5200 parts in ~315 lots while
Batman Art (31205) ~4300 parts in 40 lots.
City Gardens will take you the better part of 20 hours to sort depending on how
much room you have to work with while the batman one takes about 15-20 minutes.
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Yeah you are right, and can I ask a question then, what set will be better 5k
parts with 200 lots or 5k parts with 1000 lots?
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1000 lot set but multiple copies. I try to have a minimum of 6 of the same set
before parting out. 20 hours to do 5k parts with 1000 lots verse 30 hours to
do 30K parts with 1000 lots. But early on just get your lot count up.
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 18:58 | | Subject: | Re: Cancelled Order | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Selling, reidstep writes:
| | When an order is cancelled do the part in the order get added back to my inventory
automatically or do I have to do that manually?
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Depends who started the cancellation request IMHO.
If the buyer, ye, if you no.
It's just logical.
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Bummer… First time Bricklinker asked to cancel and I initiated it… thanks
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 17:03 | | Subject: | Cancelled Order | | Viewed: | 108 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| When an order is cancelled do the part in the order get added back to my inventory
automatically or do I have to do that manually?
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Nov 21, 2022 16:37 | | Subject: | Re: Need Identification Help! | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, Stuart9 writes:
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Catalog Identification, reidstep writes:
| | Need help identifying this part.
Thanks
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Thank you both!
Nubs wins by a nose..
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Nov 21, 2022 16:23 | | Subject: | Need Identification Help! | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| Need help identifying this part.
Thanks
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Oct 5, 2022 09:31 | | Subject: | Need Identification Help! | | Viewed: | 128 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| | Need help identifying this part. |
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Sep 30, 2022 14:26 | | Subject: | Re: Need Identification Help! | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, Cob writes:
Lord knows I spent time searching for at least half of those...
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Sep 30, 2022 14:24 | | Subject: | Re: Need Identification Help! | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, Nubs_Select writes:
Thank you!
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Sep 30, 2022 13:30 | | Subject: | Need Identification Help! | | Viewed: | 97 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| | Need help identifying this part. |
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Jul 31, 2022 22:46 | | Subject: | Re: Part Identification Help. Controller & Motors | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, Caroline77 writes:
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Thanks everybody! These look correct… not sure why being bionicle was hindering
my search on brickstore.
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I had them growing up, so I recognized the orange and yellow color scheme immediately.
Never quite worked correctly though... One motor always got stuck and basically
it would move in a circle and not forward!
Cool find if you have the rest of the parts (especially the masks).
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Unfortunately no masks. Came in a bulk lot that didn't have any bionicle.
Both motors had 49.6 x 28 vr tires on them. So somebody was have some fun.
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Jul 31, 2022 21:19 | | Subject: | Re: Part Identification Help. Controller & Motors | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, TheCuteGiraffe writes:
Thanks everybody! These look correct… not sure why being bionicle was hindering
my search on brickstore.
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Jul 31, 2022 19:47 | | Subject: | Part Identification Help. Controller & Motors | | Viewed: | 85 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| Controller is very similar to 2162c01 but different dial and open pin holes on
the front. Don't have any leads on the motors. Everything takes 3 AA.
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Jul 27, 2022 17:42 | | Subject: | Re: Does Blinklink remove feedback for NPB? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, jennnifer writes:
| | In Feedback, reidstep writes:
| | In Feedback, jennnifer writes:
| | In Feedback, reidstep writes:
| | Had a customer place an order. I sent him a message that payment didn't go
through and he left me negative feedback (my first on BL.) He hadn't paid
or responded to communication in 2 weeks, so I cancelled the order.
Does feedback from a cancelled NPB order get removed?
Kind of irks me this is how I lost my 100% feedback...
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Are you sure they left you a negative? On your orders screen, the feedback symbol
automatically turns to red with a NBP whether they left feedback or not.
It's a bad system.
Jen
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They left feedback two weeks prior to me cancelling the order dew to NPB. Sorry,
it was just neutral feedback but still kills my 100%.
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If you completed the NPB, then the feedback should be removed during maintenance
tonight.
My understanding is that the feedback may have qualified for removal anyway under
the 'Feedback system is being used to send messages.' rule.
Hope it works out!
Jen
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Thanks, me too. If it isn't removed in a few days. Is there any other action
I can take?
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Jul 27, 2022 17:26 | | Subject: | Re: Does Blinklink remove feedback for NPB? | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, jennnifer writes:
| | In Feedback, reidstep writes:
| | Had a customer place an order. I sent him a message that payment didn't go
through and he left me negative feedback (my first on BL.) He hadn't paid
or responded to communication in 2 weeks, so I cancelled the order.
Does feedback from a cancelled NPB order get removed?
Kind of irks me this is how I lost my 100% feedback...
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Are you sure they left you a negative? On your orders screen, the feedback symbol
automatically turns to red with a NBP whether they left feedback or not.
It's a bad system.
Jen
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They left feedback two weeks prior to me cancelling the order dew to NPB. Sorry,
it was just neutral feedback but still kills my 100%.
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Jul 27, 2022 17:24 | | Subject: | Re: Does Blinklink remove feedback for NPB? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, macebobo writes:
| | In Feedback, reidstep writes:
| | Had a customer place an order. I sent him a message that payment didn't go
through and he left me negative feedback (my first on BL.) He hadn't paid
or responded to communication in 2 weeks, so I cancelled the order.
Does feedback from a cancelled NPB order get removed?
Kind of irks me this is how I lost my 100% feedback...
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Did you complete the NPB? You should generally always complete them if they
do not pay. Only then do you cancel the order.
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When cancelling the order I selected NPB as the reason. Is there another way
I need to complete the NPB?
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| Author: | reidstep | | Posted: | Jul 27, 2022 16:32 | | Subject: | Does Blinklink remove feedback for NPB? | | Viewed: | 146 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| Had a customer place an order. I sent him a message that payment didn't go
through and he left me negative feedback (my first on BL.) He hadn't paid
or responded to communication in 2 weeks, so I cancelled the order.
Does feedback from a cancelled NPB order get removed?
Kind of irks me this is how I lost my 100% feedback...
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