Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | calsbricks  | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2022 13:14 | | Subject: | Re: 6 days now without a copy invoice ??? | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Problem, calsbricks writes:
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Lo and behold BT (our ISP) have just admitted to Microsoft introducing a junk
filter rule that moves anything that has the word invoice in it.Good grief -
there were all the invoices in my online junk folders. Would you credit it.
Tha
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Yeah, there’s lot of “we know better than you what you need and we won’t tell
you when we change things” going around.
I had something similar happen to me a few years back: my ISP decided to add
folders (spam, commercial…) with automatic filtering and without telling me.
Mimicking some bigger guy I guess.
Not a big problem if you use their webmail or IMAP that see/show the folders…
but I use POP (direct download of the e-mails in the inbox to my machine) so
it took me some time to understand that some e-mails didn’t pass by the inbox
(I wasn’t aware there were lost e-mails).
I then checked another e-mail provider… and, of course, same for them.
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. *sigh* All those princes(ses) I could have helped with their money…. *sigh*
The tech support person at BT was not aware of the changes or new rules - it
is only when she spoke to her supervisor that it came out so communications has
a lot to do with it as well. Still one day the world will believe that communications
is vital no matter what is going on
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2022 13:10 | | Subject: | Re: 6 days now without a copy invoice ??? | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | In Problem, MMillere writes:
| | Had the same problem recently.
Mark found that our email provider GoDaddy, switched to Office 365 Mail and 'some'
of the BL mail was going to the spam folder.
Milissa
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Lo and behold BT (our ISP) have just admitted to Microsoft introducing a junk
filter rule that moves anything that has the word invoice in it.Good grief -
there were all the invoices in my online junk folders. Would you credit it.
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Oh God - In a general meaning, avoid the big data companies for your pro e-mail,
as outlook, gmail, hotmail... that DO filter your e-mails on whatever their reason
and without telling you or having a way to set/rest this.
There are tons of reliable free e-mail provider (like gmx), or with a bit of
payment, we're at infomaniak for example.
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Too much invested in curent iSP - both here and our mainline business. To be
fair to them we rarely have any problems but since they moved to office 365 they
haven't been great so it is more a microsoft thing than BT.
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2022 12:27 | | Subject: | Re: 6 days now without a copy invoice ??? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, MMillere writes:
| | Had the same problem recently.
Mark found that our email provider GoDaddy, switched to Office 365 Mail and 'some'
of the BL mail was going to the spam folder.
Milissa
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Lo and behold BT (our ISP) have just admitted to Microsoft introducing a junk
filter rule that moves anything that has the word invoice in it.Good grief -
there were all the invoices in my online junk folders. Would you credit it.
Tha
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 9, 2022 06:09 | | Subject: | Re: 6 days now without a copy invoice ??? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, brac.brick writes:
| | In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | In Problem, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | It is now 6 days without a copy invoice. I know buyers are receiving them cause
we are getting paid, we are also receiving order notifications and all other
messages and emails via bricklink. Checked with isp no blacklist. Doesn't
appear anyone else is having this issue. Can admin check this please
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When you send the invoice, make sure you have this box checked, "E-Mail Me a
Copy"
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Have that and also the setting that says set that as default. Thamls fpr the
thoughts
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Have you cleared your cache and set Bricklink as a safe sender in your email
provider? For a time, I found all mine were going to Spam, so I set up a filter
to send them to my Bricklink folder in my email. Also try unchecking the box
"email me a copy and then rechecking it.
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Tried unchecking the default box and then rechecking but not the specific box
on the invoice. Will try that - also did all the other things - none of which
worked. Contacted isp they are not causing the issue - the messages are not getting
to them. Really odd nearly 11 years and no issues and now ....
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 8, 2022 23:43 | | Subject: | Re: 6 days now without a copy invoice ??? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | In Problem, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | It is now 6 days without a copy invoice. I know buyers are receiving them cause
we are getting paid, we are also receiving order notifications and all other
messages and emails via bricklink. Checked with isp no blacklist. Doesn't
appear anyone else is having this issue. Can admin check this please
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When you send the invoice, make sure you have this box checked, "E-Mail Me a
Copy"
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Have that and also the setting that says set that as default. Thamls fpr the
thoughts
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 8, 2022 23:23 | | Subject: | Re: 6 days now without a copy invoice ??? | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | It is now 6 days without a copy invoice. I know buyers are receiving them cause
we are getting paid, we are also receiving order notifications and all other
messages and emails via bricklink. Checked with isp no blacklist. Doesn't
appear anyone else is having this issue. Can admin check this please
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When you send the invoice, make sure you have this box checked, "E-Mail Me a
Copy"
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Have that and also the setting that says set that as default. Tjamls fpr the
thoughts
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 8, 2022 23:01 | | Subject: | 6 days now without a copy invoice ??? | | Viewed: | 107 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| It is now 6 days without a copy invoice. I know buyers are receiving them cause
we are getting paid, we are also receiving order notifications and all other
messages and emails via bricklink. Checked with isp no blacklist. Doesn't
appear anyone else is having this issue. Can admin check this please
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 7, 2022 11:18 | | Subject: | Re: No copy invoices for several days now | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, peregrinator writes:
| | In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | In Problem, fritsp writes:
| | In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | Anyone else experiencing this. Buyers get their copy but copy to seller is not
arriving.
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Works fine for me. I am using automated immediate invoices.
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Our isp (BT) are not receiving them to forward on. Hmmm
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Possible they're subscribed to a blacklist and BL is on it?
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Get all other emails/messages - just no invoices.
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 7, 2022 11:16 | | Subject: | Re: Pleasse explain | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, calsbricks writes:
| | Just noticed we have a new category under super heroes Super Heroes Girls -
Shouldn't this be Super heroes: Girls not a Top level entry ?
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Where do you see this?
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https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=M&catString=893
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 7, 2022 09:43 | | Subject: | Re: No copy invoices for several days now | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, fritsp writes:
| | In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | Anyone else experiencing this. Buyers get their copy but copy to seller is not
arriving.
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Works fine for me. I am using automated immediate invoices.
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Our isp (BT) are not receiving them to forward on. Hmmm
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 7, 2022 09:24 | | Subject: | Pleasse explain | | Viewed: | 195 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Just noticed we have a new category under super heroes Super Heroes Girls -
Shouldn't this be Super heroes: Girls not a Top level entry ?
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 7, 2022 09:22 | | Subject: | No copy invoices for several days now | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| Anyone else experiencing this. Buyers get their copy but copy to seller is not
arriving.
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 14, 2022 09:05 | | Subject: | Re: Would You Rather… | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, popsicle writes:
| | In Technical Issues, calsbricks writes:
| | In Technical Issues, randyf writes:
| | In Technical Issues, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Would you rather…
1. See BrickLink raise its seller fees to, say, 10% of the grand total, or
2. See advertisements on BrickLink.
Methinks BrickLink could use a little bit of TLC right now. With the TLG acquisition,
many thought that that would bring additional investment to the site, but two
years later not much has changed.
Personally, I would rather see an increase in seller fees. Sites with too many
advertisements are just as unusable as BrickLink, and sellers can always raise
prices to cover the additional cost.
That being said, BrickLink is still a thriving marketplace. Over a million registered
users, many of whom just signed up in the past couple of years.
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You don't have to worry, because neither will happen. There is a lot going
on behind the scenes that you have no idea of. Things are definitely happening,
but they take time to happen. LEGO finally has full control of BrickLink as of
earlier this year. In other words, the old regime is finally no longer at the
helm. And this time, they are actually listening to the community, as there are
panels of buyers and sellers having meetings with BrickLink concerning the Catalog
and the Marketplace. There are some very cool things being worked on, but I can't
say more for now.
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No one can - thanks for your comments randy. Lots is going on and in time all
wail be revealed, but things do take time especially with the small development
team that is available and the compliance issues which continue to take time.
BTW there have only been 3 owners not 4 Dan, JK and now TLG. Lots has already
changed with the sales tax and vat implementations and more is going to in due
course and after thorough testing has taken place. Patience is a virtue etc etc
etc.
TLG are very much working on lots of good things for all of us.
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Another one, albeit more flowery 
I believe Ole is correct with "on it's fourth owner by now" Didn't Jay
acquired ownership from Dan's parents? Eliska was nonetheless at the helm
as CEO for a time.
btw, not cool correcting another's details to dismiss the more salient
point being made.
-popsicle
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I wont rise to the snide comment -
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 14, 2022 08:22 | | Subject: | Re: Would You Rather… | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, infinibrix writes:
| | In Technical Issues, popsicle writes:
| | In Technical Issues, randyf writes:
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| | | | There is a lot going on behind the scenes that you have no idea of.
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Very hush-hush, I'm sure
| | There are some very cool things being worked on, but I can't say more for now.
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Highly classified stuff, no doubt: https://youtu.be/MnWSI-PVl1s?t=22
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Yes, yes and its very important that I make you all aware that I know what’s
going on without actually telling you what’s going on as it gives me a huge sense
of importance you see! 
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who me or rnady ?
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 14, 2022 07:14 | | Subject: | Re: Would You Rather… | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, randyf writes:
| | In Technical Issues, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Would you rather…
1. See BrickLink raise its seller fees to, say, 10% of the grand total, or
2. See advertisements on BrickLink.
Methinks BrickLink could use a little bit of TLC right now. With the TLG acquisition,
many thought that that would bring additional investment to the site, but two
years later not much has changed.
Personally, I would rather see an increase in seller fees. Sites with too many
advertisements are just as unusable as BrickLink, and sellers can always raise
prices to cover the additional cost.
That being said, BrickLink is still a thriving marketplace. Over a million registered
users, many of whom just signed up in the past couple of years.
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You don't have to worry, because neither will happen. There is a lot going
on behind the scenes that you have no idea of. Things are definitely happening,
but they take time to happen. LEGO finally has full control of BrickLink as of
earlier this year. In other words, the old regime is finally no longer at the
helm. And this time, they are actually listening to the community, as there are
panels of buyers and sellers having meetings with BrickLink concerning the Catalog
and the Marketplace. There are some very cool things being worked on, but I can't
say more for now.
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No one can - thanks for your comments randy. Lots is going on and in time all
wail be revealed, but things do take time especially with the small development
team that is available and the compliance issues which continue to take time.
BTW there have only been 3 owners not 4 Dan, JK and now TLG. Lots has already
changed with the sales tax and vat implementations and more is going to in due
course and after thorough testing has taken place. Patience is a virtue etc etc
etc.
TLG are very much working on lots of good things for all of us.
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2022 11:28 | | Subject: | UK Royal Mail price increase from 04 Apr 2022 | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Prices and new complications added to their pricing structure. Europe now has
zones . Standard large letter up to 100g is now 1.45 rather than 1.29 which
is a 12% + Hike.
Things are going to get very expennsive and complicated/
It wasn't bad enough adding vat onto everything now the surrounding services
are going to go up significantly
Good fun really. Life is always a challenge.
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2022 00:34 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink Product Family | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In General, calsbricks writes:
| | Product Family (Bricklink)
The vast number of categories that Bricklink incudes is great In some ways and
not so good in others. If you want to do a category analysis you will need lots
of paper or disk space and quite honestly it doesn’t make that much sense.
What we have done externally is set up groups of categories say for Bricks you
have modified, round, decorated etc. The same for Slopes, Tiles, Technic etc.
Our sales analysis automatically puts stats into each group as we sell items.
We have 10 families which is enough for us. We can drill down in each category
and get to the specifics e.g how many modified bricks did we sell at what value
etc, and from that we can look at individual parts.
Over our 11 years it has worked fine and gives us what we want and need. – In
inventory management terms it is like having a hierarchy where there isn’t one.
This is what we meant in our earlier post ' A Few questions'
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A similar method was used recently in Studio and XP but people are rather loyal
to the category tree.
However, we have plans for a tag system, which will take the pressure off of
the tree and may eventually replace it as the primary method of searching the
catalog. We still need the tree to help maintain the catalog, but we certainly
need a more flexible system for everyday use.
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Hi Russell nice to hear from you again
When and if tagging gets added we will see how that helps the situation. Tagging
is in operation in most modern sql based systems and it certainly helps in finding
things but not sure I see how it is going to pull together a members sales analysis
requirements in a way this would.
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2022 00:31 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink Product Family | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, peregrinator writes:
| | In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | This is - sorry - old relational database style.
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There is no reason why a part can't exist in multiple categories even in
a relational database.
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Thanks for adding your comments to the thread, and of course you are correct.
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2022 00:30 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink Product Family | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | Over our 11 years it has worked fine and gives us what we want and need. – In
inventory management terms it is like having a hierarchy where there isn’t one.
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Yes, but it's rigid, arbitrary, allows a part to be only in one Category.
This is - sorry - old relational database style.
Is this more a Slope than a Round, more a Tile modified than a Plate modified?
Why is it in this category, I would have seen the opposite!
A Tag system can show any part even in multiple categories.
Then, if you need basic arbitrary categories - just like right now, it's
not a problem.
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I think you have misunderstood. The product family is not arbitrary it is defined
by each store to suit their reporting requirements and it is flexible enough
to accommodate everyone and anyone who wish to analyse their sales by category.
Far from being old relational database technique this is a standard feature in
most modern inventory management suites.
I apologise if I did not explain it thoroughly enough.
Hope this helps
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 11:51 | | Subject: | Bricklink Product Family | | Viewed: | 184 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Product Family (Bricklink)
The vast number of categories that Bricklink incudes is great In some ways and
not so good in others. If you want to do a category analysis you will need lots
of paper or disk space and quite honestly it doesn’t make that much sense.
What we have done externally is set up groups of categories say for Bricks you
have modified, round, decorated etc. The same for Slopes, Tiles, Technic etc.
Our sales analysis automatically puts stats into each group as we sell items.
We have 10 families which is enough for us. We can drill down in each category
and get to the specifics e.g how many modified bricks did we sell at what value
etc, and from that we can look at individual parts.
Over our 11 years it has worked fine and gives us what we want and need. – In
inventory management terms it is like having a hierarchy where there isn’t one.
This is what we meant in our earlier post ' A Few questions'
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 11:30 | | Subject: | Re: A Few questions | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, yorbrick writes:
| | In Help, crazylegoman writes:
| | In Help, calsbricks writes:
| | What, if anything, do you use the following for:
1. Superlot
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I mainly use the superlot feature to sell parts together that are paired as right
and left halves.
David
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Fortunately some progress has been made here, where there are parts that sometimes
you don't want to sell individually as it leaves you with the other half
that on its own is fairly useless. I remember doing a superlot for these parts:
as I didn't want to sell one side and get stuck with the other.
Whereas some years later this was added to the catalogue:
so now it can be sold as a whole.
I also used to try to superlot leg and torso assemblies where the print meant
the legs part was a bit useless without the torso but since superlots don't
show by default any more, stopped doing that.
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The entire superlot feature needs revisiting. Dan based Bricklink on an auction
house system - that is not what it is any more. There does need to be a way to
bind product together but the best way eludes us at present. I look at it this
way. if two or more parts need to go together e.g hinges, wedge plates etc then
there should be away of doing that which also satisfies pricing guidelines and
appears for sale. Counter parts are another good example - two or more parts
going together get a unique part number ane are listed for price guide purposes.
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 11:05 | | Subject: | Re: A Few questions | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Help, calsbricks writes:
| | What, if anything, do you use the following for:
1. Superlot
2. Unsorted lots
3, Do you use tiered pricing if so do you need all 3 levels or do you need a
different approach to this
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No for both; we do detailed orders for generic parts, end users.
| | 4. Would you use an overall trade discount (for example by buyer)
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Yes, but we do it internally, asking the buyer a manual invoicing we provide
him with specific discussed rate.
| | 5 What about setting min and max stock levels by item or type
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No.
| | 6 Would you like a product family grouping capability where you define which
categories go into each e.g. Bricks as a family would include all brick subcategories,
etc.) The same for tiles, slopes etc. Kind of like creating a hierarchy outside
the catalogue
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No.
Better prefer a Tag system, like "Brick", "Modified", "Star Wars", "Technic"
- this way combining tags in search you can find the part.
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Or a smarter "google-like" search, including auto-correction and statistical
| | analysis. Like searching for "Minifig Head Beard Red" will probably be more for
finding a red beard than a red head...
| | 7 Would you use a separate field for your item location (rather than remarks)
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Some may, I guess.
| | 8. How would you like to deal with your inventory costs (Would you use LIFO,
FIFO or weighted average - ((LIFO - Last In First out; FIFO - First in First
Out))
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Some may, I guess.
Sylvain
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Thanks for taking the time to add your thoughts. I should have explained the
product family thing better. More on that at another time.
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 10:54 | | Subject: | Re: A Few questions | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, calsbricks writes:
| | What, if anything, do you use the following for:
1. Superlot
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I used a superlot once for an assembly that was missing a piece (the forklift
from LL924, missing the spring) that I did not want to disassemble.
Never used it.
| | 3, Do you use tiered pricing if so do you need all 3 levels or do you need a
different approach to this
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I've used it a couple of times. If I could recommend a different approach,
it would be tiered pricing for multiples.
| | 4. Would you use an overall trade discount (for example by buyer)
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Like a promotional code?
| | 5 What about setting min and max stock levels by item or type
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I personally can't see a need for it.
| | 6 Would you like a product family grouping capability where you define which
categories go into each e.g. Bricks as a family would include all brick subcategories,
etc.) The same for tiles, slopes etc. Kind of like creating a hierarchy outside
the catalogue
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Possibly, my concern is that it would look terrible.
| | 7 Would you use a separate field for your item location (rather than remarks)
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No - I don't even use remarks for this.
| | 8. How would you like to deal with your inventory costs (Would you use LIFO,
FIFO or weighted average - ((LIFO - Last In First out; FIFO - First in First
Out))
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Weighted average
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Thanks for taking the time to add your thoughts. Interesting
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 10:53 | | Subject: | Re: A Few questions | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, jennnifer writes:
| | In Help, calsbricks writes:
| | What, if anything, do you use the following for:
1. Superlot
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I used them for the accessory bags before they were added to the catalog.
I use them to list Used items I don't want to take apart.
I use them to keep some decorated items together to avoid difficult-to-sell orphans.
I use these to sell my filler bricks and pieces.
| | 3, Do you use tiered pricing if so do you need all 3 levels or do you need a
different approach to this
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Just one tier for technic pins. I don't have enough quantity of anything
else to matter.
| | 4. Would you use an overall trade discount (for example by buyer)
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No
| | 5 What about setting min and max stock levels by item or type
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No
| | 6 Would you like a product family grouping capability where you define which
categories go into each e.g. Bricks as a family would include all brick subcategories,
etc.) The same for tiles, slopes etc. Kind of like creating a hierarchy outside
the catalogue
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No
| | 7 Would you use a separate field for your item location (rather than remarks)
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Sounds intriguing, but I wouldn't want to add any additional lines or formatting
to the order and inventory pages. There is already too much wasted space.
| | 8. How would you like to deal with your inventory costs (Would you use LIFO,
FIFO or weighted average - ((LIFO - Last In First out; FIFO - First in First
Out))
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I don't use BL to track inventory costs.
| | Very interested in comments/thoughts
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There ya go,
Jen
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Thanks Jem/ All replies are helfpul. Getting a few pms as well which is beginning
to show a distinct difference between hobby and non hobby (which I expected)
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 10:49 | | Subject: | Re: A Few questions | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, crazylegoman writes:
| | In Help, calsbricks writes:
| | What, if anything, do you use the following for:
1. Superlot
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I mainly use the superlot feature to sell parts together that are paired as right
and left halves.
David
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Understand - kind of like the old hinge pieces and pairs of arms etc. Hmmm
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