Hey, I just am trying to draw to everyone's attention the update Bricklink
is rolling out on February first that will cause several types of pieces to be
merged together under specific listings. For example, slopes that have smooth
and rough sides will no longer be considered different pieces. Now, this is
a BIG PROBLEM. When you are MOCing and you need a specific texture for a, lets
say, roof, and you use the wrong texture, it stands out A LOT. I hope everyone
sees what I am getting to here. If sellers are allowed to combine those two VERY
DIFFERENT variants of pieces, I may need to do several orders to get the actual
pieces I want, and it won't be the sellers fault if they send me a mix of
TWO DISTINCT TYPES OF PIECES. I am new to Bricklink, so maybe this has happened
before, but right now, this seems like it could pose a huge problem. I am sure
the Bricklink Devs had good intentions in mind when they decided to merge these
piece variants, but what they said in their letter to the Sellers, quote, "We
consider them (the piece variants) to be relatively unimportant and cumbersome
from the viewpoint of the Bricklink Marketplace" IS NOT TRUE. Specific things
like the textured variants of pieces DO MATTER. Please spread the word and hopefully
the Bricklink Devs will listen to the community.
Unfortunately I have not been able to keep up on all of this as much as I would
have liked. I agree that variants are important to some buyers and I definitely
want to update my listings as I don’t want complaints against my shop. Maybe
to most people a slight difference in a part won’t matter but to some it definitely
will. I printed the list today and was amazed at how long it is.If the change
must occur, can we please get an extension on when it will go into effect?
Karen
It's not nearly as bad as it looks once you dig into the list.
I have 2 monitors. I opened the list on the right monitor and searched my inventory
on the left monitor. Did a copy and past from the list and used asterisks for
the searches. For example, for torsos with ribs I searched using "973p*"
and for the hinges I searched using "teeth". Then i just added the text
in each comments box I had ~ 175 lots and it took about 15 minutes. It's
easier if you use brickstore but I don't.
In Catalog, KACL writes:
Unfortunately I have not been able to keep up on all of this as much as I would
have liked. I agree that variants are important to some buyers and I definitely
want to update my listings as I don’t want complaints against my shop. Maybe
to most people a slight difference in a part won’t matter but to some it definitely
will. I printed the list today and was amazed at how long it is.If the change
must occur, can we please get an extension on when it will go into effect?
Karen
It's not nearly as bad as it looks once you dig into the list.
I have 2 monitors. I opened the list on the right monitor and searched my inventory
on the left monitor. Did a copy and past from the list and used asterisks for
the searches. For example, for torsos with ribs I searched using "973p*"
and for the hinges I searched using "teeth". Then i just added the text
in each comments box I had ~ 175 lots and it took about 15 minutes. It's
easier if you use brickstore but I don't.
Thank you. That’s good to hear
In Catalog, KACL writes:
Unfortunately I have not been able to keep up on all of this as much as I would
have liked. I agree that variants are important to some buyers and I definitely
want to update my listings as I don’t want complaints against my shop. Maybe
to most people a slight difference in a part won’t matter but to some it definitely
will. I printed the list today and was amazed at how long it is.If the change
must occur, can we please get an extension on when it will go into effect?
Karen
It's not nearly as bad as it looks once you dig into the list.
I have 2 monitors. I opened the list on the right monitor and searched my inventory
on the left monitor. Did a copy and past from the list and used asterisks for
the searches. For example, for torsos with ribs I searched using "973p*"
and for the hinges I searched using "teeth". Then i just added the text
in each comments box I had ~ 175 lots and it took about 15 minutes. It's
easier if you use brickstore but I don't.
USA, Connecticut
