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In Suggestions, lkh81 writes:

No this is not what i meant.
I was suggesting to add the total weight when the items is in the "Cart".
I wont be bothered what is the total weight of my package if i have already made
payment.
I am only concerned how much the things that are in the cart is going to cost
me in shipping.
And there are many sellers here that do not provide the "request for quote" option.
So i do not want to get a shock that i am in the next "tier" of shipping cost
when i could have drop a few bricks off my cart and saved that difference.
It should be clear by now.

In Suggestions, AfolLady writes:

In Suggestions, lkh81 writes:

Hi,

It would be good if users are able to see the total weight(item * quantity) whenever
they add anything to their cart.
I am currently doing things via excel. And trying to find the weight of each
individual items.

Yes of course, go to your BL page, My Order Setting, and select ''Show
Item Weight''

You already have this facility. When you add items to your cart and then select
view my cart the total estimated weight is shown on the 'view cart' popup
screen.

Hope that helps. If you then wish to add or remove items you can do that from
there.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Sep 10, 2016 14:00

Subject:

Re: Please add to My Inventory page

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In Suggestions, RobErNat writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

In Suggestions, RobErNat writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

If you do it in a store it works fine but in the My Inventory area, not at all.

Type color + partnumber in the search box...
That is, if I understood what you where trying to get

You did and it works but how many people would know that.

At least 1 more now

It also works with the asterix btw
So if you're unsure of the number, or the 'mold' ain't important,
then simply type the asterix behind it

Black 4085* for example...

It certainly isn't in the help section.

well, some things simply aren't

It would be much easier if the colour filter was added to
the page. Simple amendment to the page and code. It is nothing more than an 'AND'
clause as CCBricks has added to Goatleg to help find heads and torso's.

So easy to do and would be so helpful

Granted it can be a burdon to type the exact color name, particulary for long
colornames
So an additional filter for the color might be a nice thing indeed

Thanks for the additional info.

I have been heading up a software development company for over 30 years now and
one of the primary goals of all developers is to make software functional, intuitive
and easy to use. We also have a documentation specialist who focuses entirely
on the help section. We are a small company compared to BL and we manage that
- it seems that the joined-up thinking hasn't gone that far.

Such a real shame - so very much could have been done to improve the site without
bringing in the new interface (which we are not fans of - far too gimmicky).
A documentation specialist would have helped to test the software as well, as
does ours. Lots of issues get caught long before release.

As you can tell, development is a pet area for me. When the next iteration is
upon us we will see if lessons have been learned and procedures have been put
in place to improve the quality of the release.

Meanwhile, back to processing orders.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Sep 10, 2016 13:32

Subject:

Re: Please add to My Inventory page

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In Suggestions, RobErNat writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

If you do it in a store it works fine but in the My Inventory area, not at all.

Type color + partnumber in the search box...
That is, if I understood what you where trying to get

You did and it works but how many people would know that. It certainly isn't
in the help section. It would be much easier if the colour filter was added to
the page. Simple amendment to the page and code. It is nothing more than an 'AND'
clause as CCBricks has added to Goatleg to help find heads and torso's.

So easy to do and would be so helpful

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Sep 10, 2016 13:16

Subject:

Re: Please add to My Inventory page

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In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

Please add a colour filter to the my inventory page either below or above condition.
This will allow an easy way to find a specific piece in a specified colour. At
present the only way that we know of to do this is by knowing the element ID
(PCC) and that is not known to most, without looking it up.

It might also be useful when you choose a part no say 3001 to get not only a
lot count but a summary of the total no of items (broken into new and used).
Again the only way this can be done now is to manually add these up. (That is
what we have computers for, especially ones with SQL databases)

Sorry that doesn't work. It just lists the items by colour. If you then tick
one say black and go the filters on the right hand side it ignores the black
choice.

We want to be able to define on the right hand side of the screen what colour
and part number and condition as you can do within a store and what you have
shown does not work that way. The screen shots below show what happens when you
do it that way, and that is not what we want.

If you do it in a store it works fine but in the My Inventory area, not at all.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Sep 10, 2016 12:45

Subject:

Re: Quote improvements

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In Suggestions, miskox writes:

I see that Quote function does not reserve or in any other way prevents an item
from the quote to be purchased from other buyer*.

I would like to suggest a way of preventing this. Maybe we can have an option
to ENABLE/DISABLE buying an item from other people:

[ ] reserve items in a quote to be reserved for that specific buyer

Maybe this options should be ENABLED for everyone by default (new and existing
stores).

Saso

* or am I missing something?

Voted no as well. Not enabled quotes, not necessary - all orders are processed
before advising buyer what their shipping costs will be. Tying up inventory or
'rszerving it for a quote' would not work - no one gets 10-0% of their
quotes to orders so stock would be 'tied up' rather than being available.

First come, first serve.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Sep 10, 2016 11:05

Subject:

Please add to My Inventory page

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Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Sep 2, 2016 09:55

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 75037-1

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Topic:

Inventories Requests (Entry)

Status:

Open

Please make changes to the following inventory:

75037-1 (Inv) Battle on Saleucami
156 Parts, 5 Minifigures, 2014
Sets: Star Wars: Star Wars Episode 3

* Add 2 Part 13591 Black Minifig, Weapon Spear Gun with Squared Trigger and Thick Spear Base (Alternate)

Comments from Submitter:
2 Sets parted out both had the above variant

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Sep 1, 2016 14:12

Subject:

Re: Please add an Echeck Pending order status

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In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:

In Suggestions, axaday writes:

How does the eCheck happen anyway? My buyers are often surprised when I tell
them they did it and one told me it must have been something wrong with MY settings.

Google is your friend:

https://toughnickel.com/personal-finance/Paypal-echecks-Payment-Pending-Uncleared-Payment

Niek.

Whilst it is a good idea to have more options available for 'status'
- we do not allow echeques to be used (stated in our terms and conditions) as
they add complications to what should be a simple transaction. Holding on to
items and parcels for up to 7 days is not for us - some stores might not have
a problem with it but we do - hence the statement in our terms.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Sep 1, 2016 14:07

Subject:

Re: Suggestion for layaway option!

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In Suggestions, Noobface80 writes:

Hello! I am currently placing an order with one of the coolest store owners I've
come across, and he let me pay layaway for about 2 weeks when it hit me:
Why isn't there a layaway option? Obviously, this can benefit the seller,
and the lower-income buyers together, but before I continue, Let me explain
the concept of layaway:

Layaway is an option where you pay weekly, biweekly or monthly a set amount (agreed
on by both parties: buyer and seller) until the item is paid off.

For the seller, this means once the price is agreed on/the first payment is made,
they have to put the item aside (regardless on other buyers' offers after
an agreement is made between the first two parties)

For the buyer: This means the once the price is agreed on, you stick to the price
and stay faithful to the deal 'till the end. This also means communicating
with the seller for anything that should be noted such as change of payment account,
or change of address, etc. Missing your payment by one day could void the whole
transaction leaving the buyer at the mercy of the seller.

Both parties should remain as transparent as possible for the smoothest possible
transaction.

Due to people filing chargebacks on other people, it would be fair to give refund
permissions ONLY to the seller. This way, if the buyer breeches the contract,
or simply wants their money back, the seller could then decide if a refund is
warranted.

It's like a regular BL order, except its just broken up over time.

What do you guys think?

Voted no as this would mean tying up inventory until the process was finished
and in the UK you would have to have a credit brokers license to offer 'credit'
(which is basically what a layaway is)

Our inventory turns over far too quickly to tie up elements with this type of
idea. Not sure it would work anyway - People might get tempted to buy 'bigger'
than they can really afford - you then have 'credit control problems'.

If this were to be implemented it would have to be optional as circumstances
are different everywhere.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Aug 31, 2016 14:12

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 75024-1

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Inventories Requests (Entry)

Status:

Open