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| | | Author: | LeiaRebel  | | Posted: | Jun 3, 2023 02:00 | | Subject: | Uploading from Rebrickable | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Wanted | |
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| This is my very first time trying to build an MOC from Rebrickable! I'm very
excited but because I'm new, I'm having some issues and questions. I
was hoping I could get help here! Here are my questions:
1. Do I have to enter every spare LEGO piece into rebrickable in order to keep
track of my parts for bricklink? I'm doing it by hand for each part.
2. I have uploaded my io file into the wanted section of bricklink a few times
because I was figuring it out. Each time I upload, it seems to increase the
part quantities. How do I stop it from doing this? I tried to delete the old
wanted list and start over but I couldn't see how to do that.
3. I was trying to just use the checklist on the rebrickable MOC to buy the parts
on LEGO and use bricklink for the parts I couldn't get. But LEGO capped
me out at a certain number of parts and wouldn't let me keep ordering. Would
it make sense to try to buy what I can from LEGO (for VIP points) and the rest
from bricklink? Or just buy everything from bricklink?
Thank you all!
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| | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jun 3, 2023 10:31 | | Subject: | Re: Uploading from Rebrickable | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Wanted | |
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| In Wanted, LeiaRebel writes:
| | This is my very first time trying to build an MOC from Rebrickable! I'm very
excited but because I'm new,
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Hi and welcome 
| | I'm having some issues and questions. I
was hoping I could get help here! Here are my questions:
1. Do I have to enter every spare LEGO piece into rebrickable in order to keep
track of my parts for bricklink? I'm doing it by hand for each part.
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There’s a new feature called “My Collection” here on BL… but it’s not really
useful yet: it doesn’t link to your Wanted Lists (WLs) and ‘arithmetics’ (merge,
intersect, difference) with orders, WLs and My Collection are a pain.
Rebrickable is able to fetch¹ and import² your BrickLink orders and WLs.
You may also use BrickStore (application) to manage your inventory.
¹ Fetch: it connects to BL for you and download and import.
² Import: you can download yourself and then upload the files.
| | 2. I have uploaded my io file into the wanted section of bricklink a few times
because I was figuring it out. Each time I upload, it seems to increase the
part quantities.
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When you upload, you can choose the WL you want or create a new WL.
Uploading _adds_ to what was previously there, it doesn’t clear the WL before.
This way, you can upload a WL in bits (for instance, two small models together).
For .io files, the WL defaults to the name of the model. So if you upload the
same file, it will put it in the same WL.
So you can either delete the whole WL (see below), or delete the items in the
WL before uploading.
To delete the items:
— you set the number of items per page to the max,
— you select all the items on the page by clicking the checkbox in the header
of the table
— then you click on the trashbin icon.
— repeat until the WL is totally empty.
| | How do I stop it from doing this? I tried to delete the old
wanted list and start over but I couldn't see how to do that.
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To delete a WL, open the Setup dialog (from the list of your WLs, not from ‘inside’
the WL): there’s a delete button at the bottom left.
Note that you can’t delete or rename the special “Default Wanted List.”
| | 3. I was trying to just use the checklist on the rebrickable MOC to buy the parts
on LEGO and use bricklink for the parts I couldn't get. But LEGO capped
me out at a certain number of parts and wouldn't let me keep ordering. Would
it make sense to try to buy what I can from LEGO (for VIP points) and the rest
from bricklink? Or just buy everything from bricklink?
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Well, I guess BL sellers would say “Buy everything here! And from MY store!”
 
AFAIK, you can / have to make multiple orders on Pick-a-Brick to bypass the cap.
Some parts may be cheaper on PaB but not all. Managing multiple sources and
checking prices can be complicated and take time.
On BL,
— if you use EasyBuy, it’s easy (duh!) but you don’t have much control on it,
— if you use Auto-select (from the Buy page: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/buy.page
), you can set filters (location for instance), and fine-tune / select stores,
etc.
So you can choose simple or complicated.
Choosing is always complicated
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| | | | | | | Author: | PlanetEarthToys | | Posted: | Jun 3, 2023 10:37 | | Subject: | Re: Uploading from Rebrickable | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Wanted | |
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| In Wanted, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Wanted, LeiaRebel writes:
| | This is my very first time trying to build an MOC from Rebrickable! I'm very
excited but because I'm new,
|
Hi and welcome
| | I'm having some issues and questions. I
was hoping I could get help here! Here are my questions:
1. Do I have to enter every spare LEGO piece into rebrickable in order to keep
track of my parts for bricklink? I'm doing it by hand for each part.
|
There’s a new feature called “My Collection” here on BL… but it’s not really
useful yet: it doesn’t link to your Wanted Lists (WLs) and ‘arithmetics’ (merge,
intersect, difference) with orders, WLs and My Collection are a pain.
Rebrickable is able to fetch¹ and import² your BrickLink orders and WLs.
You may also use BrickStore (application) to manage your inventory.
¹ Fetch: it connects to BL for you and download and import.
² Import: you can download yourself and then upload the files.
| | 2. I have uploaded my io file into the wanted section of bricklink a few times
because I was figuring it out. Each time I upload, it seems to increase the
part quantities.
|
When you upload, you can choose the WL you want or create a new WL.
Uploading _adds_ to what was previously there, it doesn’t clear the WL before.
This way, you can upload a WL in bits (for instance, two small models together).
For .io files, the WL defaults to the name of the model. So if you upload the
same file, it will put it in the same WL.
So you can either delete the whole WL (see below), or delete the items in the
WL before uploading.
To delete the items:
— you set the number of items per page to the max,
— you select all the items on the page by clicking the checkbox in the header
of the table
— then you click on the trashbin icon.
— repeat until the WL is totally empty.
| | How do I stop it from doing this? I tried to delete the old
wanted list and start over but I couldn't see how to do that.
|
To delete a WL, open the Setup dialog (from the list of your WLs, not from ‘inside’
the WL): there’s a delete button at the bottom left.
Note that you can’t delete or rename the special “Default Wanted List.”
| | 3. I was trying to just use the checklist on the rebrickable MOC to buy the parts
on LEGO and use bricklink for the parts I couldn't get. But LEGO capped
me out at a certain number of parts and wouldn't let me keep ordering. Would
it make sense to try to buy what I can from LEGO (for VIP points) and the rest
from bricklink? Or just buy everything from bricklink?
|
Well, I guess BL sellers would say “Buy everything here! And from MY store!”
AFAIK, you can / have to make multiple orders on Pick-a-Brick to bypass the cap.
Some parts may be cheaper on PaB but not all. Managing multiple sources and
checking prices can be complicated and take time.
On BL,
— if you use EasyBuy, it’s easy (duh!) but you don’t have much control on it,
— if you use Auto-select (from the Buy page: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/buy.page
), you can set filters (location for instance), and fine-tune / select stores,
etc.
So you can choose simple or complicated.
Choosing is always complicated
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didn't know there were so many others Lego sites i can go sell on & that
my buyers can go buy on.
i guess finding the best fees & ease of access would be something sellers & buyers
would like.
thanks for mentioning them here.
which one is the best for sellers & which one is best for buyers?
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| | | | | | | Author: | LeiaRebel | | Posted: | Jun 3, 2023 12:09 | | Subject: | Re: Uploading from Rebrickable | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Wanted | |
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| You are a life saver! You don't know how much I appreciate all of your insight.
Everything you said makes sense and I'm now off to do it all.
Thank you so much!
In Wanted, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Wanted, LeiaRebel writes:
| | This is my very first time trying to build an MOC from Rebrickable! I'm very
excited but because I'm new,
|
Hi and welcome
| | I'm having some issues and questions. I
was hoping I could get help here! Here are my questions:
1. Do I have to enter every spare LEGO piece into rebrickable in order to keep
track of my parts for bricklink? I'm doing it by hand for each part.
|
There’s a new feature called “My Collection” here on BL… but it’s not really
useful yet: it doesn’t link to your Wanted Lists (WLs) and ‘arithmetics’ (merge,
intersect, difference) with orders, WLs and My Collection are a pain.
Rebrickable is able to fetch¹ and import² your BrickLink orders and WLs.
You may also use BrickStore (application) to manage your inventory.
¹ Fetch: it connects to BL for you and download and import.
² Import: you can download yourself and then upload the files.
| | 2. I have uploaded my io file into the wanted section of bricklink a few times
because I was figuring it out. Each time I upload, it seems to increase the
part quantities.
|
When you upload, you can choose the WL you want or create a new WL.
Uploading _adds_ to what was previously there, it doesn’t clear the WL before.
This way, you can upload a WL in bits (for instance, two small models together).
For .io files, the WL defaults to the name of the model. So if you upload the
same file, it will put it in the same WL.
So you can either delete the whole WL (see below), or delete the items in the
WL before uploading.
To delete the items:
— you set the number of items per page to the max,
— you select all the items on the page by clicking the checkbox in the header
of the table
— then you click on the trashbin icon.
— repeat until the WL is totally empty.
| | How do I stop it from doing this? I tried to delete the old
wanted list and start over but I couldn't see how to do that.
|
To delete a WL, open the Setup dialog (from the list of your WLs, not from ‘inside’
the WL): there’s a delete button at the bottom left.
Note that you can’t delete or rename the special “Default Wanted List.”
| | 3. I was trying to just use the checklist on the rebrickable MOC to buy the parts
on LEGO and use bricklink for the parts I couldn't get. But LEGO capped
me out at a certain number of parts and wouldn't let me keep ordering. Would
it make sense to try to buy what I can from LEGO (for VIP points) and the rest
from bricklink? Or just buy everything from bricklink?
|
Well, I guess BL sellers would say “Buy everything here! And from MY store!”
AFAIK, you can / have to make multiple orders on Pick-a-Brick to bypass the cap.
Some parts may be cheaper on PaB but not all. Managing multiple sources and
checking prices can be complicated and take time.
On BL,
— if you use EasyBuy, it’s easy (duh!) but you don’t have much control on it,
— if you use Auto-select (from the Buy page: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/buy.page
), you can set filters (location for instance), and fine-tune / select stores,
etc.
So you can choose simple or complicated.
Choosing is always complicated
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