I would like to see parts that have a 'b' or 'c' marked on all of the elements!
That may make the job of pulling like elements easier.
I am not sure if this has been suggested before, but it would be nice to have
some kind of marker on the order that there is a very similar if not identical
item with a 'b' or 'c' that exists.
I am sure this is not a problem for the more experienced sellers!
But it would be VERY nice for people who do not know about those slight differences!
I would like to see parts that have a 'b' or 'c' marked on all of the elements!
That may make the job of pulling like elements easier.
I am not sure if this has been suggested before, but it would be nice to have
some kind of marker on the order that there is a very similar if not identical
item with a 'b' or 'c' that exists.
I am sure this is not a problem for the more experienced sellers!
But it would be VERY nice for people who do not know about those slight differences!
LEGO on!
I'm not sure what you mean by "marked on all the elements". Could you explain
or give a real example?
I would like to see parts that have a 'b' or 'c' marked on all of the elements!
That may make the job of pulling like elements easier.
I am not sure if this has been suggested before, but it would be nice to have
some kind of marker on the order that there is a very similar if not identical
item with a 'b' or 'c' that exists.
I am sure this is not a problem for the more experienced sellers!
But it would be VERY nice for people who do not know about those slight differences!
LEGO on!
I'm not sure what you mean by "marked on all the elements". Could you explain
or give a real example?
I would like to see parts that have a 'b' or 'c' marked on all of the elements!
That may make the job of pulling like elements easier.
I am not sure if this has been suggested before, but it would be nice to have
some kind of marker on the order that there is a very similar if not identical
item with a 'b' or 'c' that exists.
I am sure this is not a problem for the more experienced sellers!
But it would be VERY nice for people who do not know about those slight differences!
LEGO on!
Do you mean that it should be noted in the catalog with the items somehow?
I would like to see parts that have a 'b' or 'c' marked on all of the elements!
That may make the job of pulling like elements easier.
I am not sure if this has been suggested before, but it would be nice to have
some kind of marker on the order that there is a very similar if not identical
item with a 'b' or 'c' that exists.
I am sure this is not a problem for the more experienced sellers!
But it would be VERY nice for people who do not know about those slight differences!
LEGO on!
Do you mean that it should be noted in the catalog with the items somehow?
Bill
Inanimate Reason
That may work.
What I would like is when a person orders one of these elements with another
sub number on it I would like to see some kind of marker on that item which tells
us there may be other variants of that item in existence!
Sorry, not up on the site terms for it.
I just know that when we have pullers running around here, they tend to pickup
the incorrect element when pulling.
I will catch it sometimes, but other times they leave then we get an angry client
on the other side.
Trying to mark all of those elements not to keep it from happening!
But I am sure when we begin uploading again they will pop up as new items without
the marking on them.
I would like to see parts that have a 'b' or 'c' marked on all of the elements!
That may make the job of pulling like elements easier.
I am not sure if this has been suggested before, but it would be nice to have
some kind of marker on the order that there is a very similar if not identical
item with a 'b' or 'c' that exists.
I am sure this is not a problem for the more experienced sellers!
But it would be VERY nice for people who do not know about those slight differences!
LEGO on!
Do you mean that it should be noted in the catalog with the items somehow?
Bill
Inanimate Reason
That may work.
What I would like is when a person orders one of these elements with another
sub number on it I would like to see some kind of marker on that item which tells
us there may be other variants of that item in existence!
Sorry, not up on the site terms for it.
I just know that when we have pullers running around here, they tend to pickup
the incorrect element when pulling.
I will catch it sometimes, but other times they leave then we get an angry client
on the other side.
Trying to mark all of those elements not to keep it from happening!
But I am sure when we begin uploading again they will pop up as new items without
the marking on them.
The question of variants is an important one, since SOME of your customers will
be particular about them. And if one of your workers pulls the wrong type for
an order, even if that buyer doesn't care, it leaves your store inventory with
the wrong variant type. If the next buyer that comes along DOES care, you can't
fill their order because you sent the variant they ordered to the previous buyer.
Marking certain tricky lots is an excellent idea. You can find out which lots
have variants by going to the catalog page and looking for links on the lower
left part of the page:
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3455
For this part there is no "a" or "b" version, but two completely different part
numbers.
Another VERY important thing (and this will save you a lot of unneccessary headaches)
is to know when a certain entry is UNDETERMINED. As a seller who wants to move
large quantities fast at competitive prices, these entries are your FRIEND! Take,
for example, the notorious headlight parts shown upthread:
[p=4070a]
The first of these, just plain old 4070, means the part could be EITHER TYPE.
You are safe to list both slotted and unslotted variants under the 4070 entry
without a second of time spent sorting, and without writing a special note in
the listing.
Another famous example of this is our friend 3001:
3001oldb Brick 2 x 4 without Cross Supports, with Hole in Top Parts: Brick
ALL of these bricks can be listed under 3001, because it is undetermined. You
may be able to sell bricks for a higher price under the other 3 entries if you
want to sort them, but you don't have to.
I would like to see parts that have a 'b' or 'c' marked on all of the elements!
That may make the job of pulling like elements easier.
I am not sure if this has been suggested before, but it would be nice to have
some kind of marker on the order that there is a very similar if not identical
item with a 'b' or 'c' that exists.
I am sure this is not a problem for the more experienced sellers!
But it would be VERY nice for people who do not know about those slight differences!
LEGO on!
This information is stored in the catalog but it's not always as easy as a,b,c.
See this example:
near the bottom of the page it mentions parts similar in mold type but with completely
different part numbers. Putting all this information on the order detail might
be a bit clumsy?
IMO these differences are best dealt with at the time the parts enter your inventory,
not when you get an order (in case the customer IS bothered about the difference).
The problem with this, as in this example is when the parts enter inventories
BEFORE someone has spotted and cataloged a new variant (happened to us with this
example, BricksThatStick spotted it and alerted the forum, I checked our stock
and we already had some wrongly listed). Not sure how to eliminate this other
than just have whoever is looking after your inventory keep up to date with new
parts/variants. I don't think we'll ever be able to automate this in a way that
would enable sellers to sell parts without looking these things up, it's because
this site has been built by enthusiasts who do care about these differences and
I can't think of a good arguement against that.
I would like to see parts that have a 'b' or 'c' marked on all of the elements!
That may make the job of pulling like elements easier.
I am not sure if this has been suggested before, but it would be nice to have
some kind of marker on the order that there is a very similar if not identical
item with a 'b' or 'c' that exists.
In your physical inventory, place warning signs.
"WARNING: this piece is very similar to some other pieces. Confirm that you've
got the exactly right one."
That way when an inexperienced picker goes to pick that piece, they'll get a
reminder to double-check. It's what I do in my inventory.
Hint:
Always pick the items from physical inventory with the EXACT same number as on
your order.
It can't go wrong that way.
Your problem seems to be that you have parts 'b' and 'c' not explicitly marked
in your physical inventory thus prone to errors. This should not need to be solved
by BL, you could already solve it yourself right now.
Hth,
Arnoud
In Suggestions, BigBrickDaddy writes:
Good morning.
I would like to see parts that have a 'b' or 'c' marked on all of the elements!
That may make the job of pulling like elements easier.
I am not sure if this has been suggested before, but it would be nice to have
some kind of marker on the order that there is a very similar if not identical
item with a 'b' or 'c' that exists.
I am sure this is not a problem for the more experienced sellers!
But it would be VERY nice for people who do not know about those slight differences!
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