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 Author: BUC View Messages Posted By BUC
 Posted: Feb 16, 2016 15:59
 Subject: SUGGEST: replace white image w 'no image'
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BUC (9681)

Location:  USA, Texas
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For parts that have no pic available in the specified color, would like to see
the 'image not available' pic instead of the part in white. Having the
white image is confusing when pulling orders.

Thanks!
 Author: speshy View Messages Posted By speshy
 Posted: Feb 16, 2016 16:09
 Subject: Re: SUGGEST: replace white image w 'no image'
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speshy (1671)

Location:  USA, New York
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I'd still rather see an image of the part vs. no image at all. I don't
know the nomenclature of every part offhand, but when I see an image I get it
almost immediately. How about something like, show the white image, but add
a stamp across it saying "color not shown"?

K

In Suggestions, BUC writes:
  For parts that have no pic available in the specified color, would like to see
the 'image not available' pic instead of the part in white. Having the
white image is confusing when pulling orders.

Thanks!
 Author: WoutR View Messages Posted By WoutR
 Posted: Feb 16, 2016 16:19
 Subject: Re: SUGGEST: replace white image w 'no image'
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WoutR (919)

Location:  Netherlands, Zuid-Holland
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In Suggestions, speshy writes:
  I'd still rather see an image of the part vs. no image at all. I don't
know the nomenclature of every part offhand, but when I see an image I get it
almost immediately. How about something like, show the white image, but add
a stamp across it saying "color not shown"?

K

In Suggestions, BUC writes:
  For parts that have no pic available in the specified color, would like to see
the 'image not available' pic instead of the part in white. Having the
white image is confusing when pulling orders.

Thanks!

Some marking might prevent errors.

On one of my first orders, I bought parts in a wrong color when I thought I was
buying white. On a few occasions sellers sent me white when I ordered something
else.

If it goes wrong in about 1% of my orders, then other buyers and sellers must
run into the same problem.
 Author: qwertyboy View Messages Posted By qwertyboy
 Posted: Feb 16, 2016 16:46
 Subject: Re: SUGGEST: replace white image w 'no image'
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qwertyboy (7850)

Location:  Canada, Alberta
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In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  On one of my first orders, I bought parts in a wrong color when I thought I was
buying white. On a few occasions sellers sent me white when I ordered something
else.

If it goes wrong in about 1% of my orders, then other buyers and sellers must
run into the same problem.

Note that this also happens when the seller lists items without specifying a
color (so not only when a color is picked for which there is no pic).

Niek.
 Author: WoutR View Messages Posted By WoutR
 Posted: Feb 16, 2016 16:55
 Subject: Re: SUGGEST: replace white image w 'no image'
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WoutR (919)

Location:  Netherlands, Zuid-Holland
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In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:
  In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  On one of my first orders, I bought parts in a wrong color when I thought I was
buying white. On a few occasions sellers sent me white when I ordered something
else.

If it goes wrong in about 1% of my orders, then other buyers and sellers must
run into the same problem.

Note that this also happens when the seller lists items without specifying a
color (so not only when a color is picked for which there is no pic).

Niek.

Yes, I have seen those. And because there is an image it might take some time
for the seller to notice that error. I suspect those items are difficult to sell.

I think the problems with orders are more important though.
 Author: NelisSolis View Messages Posted By NelisSolis
 Posted: Feb 16, 2016 17:33
 Subject: Re: SUGGEST: replace white image w 'no image'
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NelisSolis (3753)

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In Suggestions, speshy writes:
  I'd still rather see an image of the part vs. no image at all. I don't
know the nomenclature of every part offhand, but when I see an image I get it
almost immediately. How about something like, show the white image, but add
a stamp across it saying "color not shown"?

K

In Suggestions, BUC writes:
  For parts that have no pic available in the specified color, would like to see
the 'image not available' pic instead of the part in white. Having the
white image is confusing when pulling orders.

Thanks!

I like this modification to the suggestion. I rather have a picture in the wrong
color with a stamp or something like that, than no picture at all.
 Author: viejos View Messages Posted By viejos
 Posted: Feb 16, 2016 18:47
 Subject: Re: SUGGEST: replace white image w 'no image'
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viejos (670)

Location:  USA, California
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In Suggestions, Niels81 writes:
  In Suggestions, speshy writes:
  I'd still rather see an image of the part vs. no image at all. I don't
know the nomenclature of every part offhand, but when I see an image I get it
almost immediately. How about something like, show the white image, but add
a stamp across it saying "color not shown"?

K

In Suggestions, BUC writes:
  For parts that have no pic available in the specified color, would like to see
the 'image not available' pic instead of the part in white. Having the
white image is confusing when pulling orders.

Thanks!

I like this modification to the suggestion. I rather have a picture in the wrong
color with a stamp or something like that, than no picture at all.

The problem with having an image is that it doesn't stick out like a sore
thumb that the site needs an image, so there is less likelihood of it getting
filled in. I would rather have no small image, since one can always click on
the image to see the large one.
 Author: legoman77 View Messages Posted By legoman77
 Posted: Feb 16, 2016 17:22
 Subject: Re: SUGGEST: replace white image w 'no image'
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legoman77 (3628)

Location:  USA, Texas
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In Suggestions, BUC writes:
  For parts that have no pic available in the specified color, would like to see
the 'image not available' pic instead of the part in white. Having the
white image is confusing when pulling orders.

Thanks!

This would work also.
John P