Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | ash_274  | | Posted: | Jan 12, 2013 17:54 | | Subject: | Re: Lot Limits | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, niemand writes:
| | In Suggestions, pikachu3 writes:
| | Maybe I misunderstand, but I would much rather have the option of paying the
seller's lot fees than not be able to place the order at all.
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I agree. Furthermore I would like better minimum order to disappear and pay handling
fees instead, what I sometimes did...
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Ask the seller. 99% of the time if I had an order below their minimum they would
waive the minimum for me. Only a few times they charged for that "service" but
they were still the best source for what I needed (sometimes the only source)
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Dec 26, 2012 19:50 | | Subject: | Re: Photo or Bag # next to each part | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, ScoopShovel writes:
| | Hello,
As a favorite website for both fans and LEGO customers, has it been considered
listing next to each part in Catalog Entry the # of the bag it is in, within
the boxed set? Possibly note if it is within a small bag within a numbered bag.
Helpful when trying to determine if all the pieces are missing out of a bag.
Thank you,
Scoop Shovel
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It's an idea... but:
Not all sets have numbered bags
Some parts appear in more than one numbered bag
Some parts are loose in the box and not bagged and/or are in unnumbered bags
in sets that also use bag numbers
Some sets will have packing variations (especially between NA and EU packaging)
Some bags have more than one inner bag
That's a lot of extra work for inventory creators/verifiers to do and wouldn't
be possible to do retroactively for "retired" sets
I see what you are going for, but remember that the catalog isn't meant to be
a Lego Database. The charter for the site is for buying and selling. I'm not
seeing a clear return for the investment of the time needed to implement and
regulate.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Nov 13, 2012 20:49 | | Subject: | Re: Please clearly define "custom" | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Timothy_Smith writes:
| | In Suggestions, j7r7o7c7k7 writes:
| | I really don't see how there is any fine line or room for interpretation or whatever
other garbage someone wants to throw out there.
If Lego made it, then sell it here.
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If LEGO made it, it's not custom.
There's a long-standing tradition of allowing BLers to sell fan-created items.
Items which fill a gap, not items which replace standard pieces.
3x5 brick? Custom.
2x4, not custom.
See how easy it is? Why make it more difficult?
If somebody is selling home-made recreations of items Lego makes, that's a clone
piece.
Cutting capes from your own material is forbidden. Molding weapons Lego doesn't
use, not forbidden.
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Making leaves (Lego's shape and design) but in a new color: allowed?
Taking a piece Lego made in chrome but taking plain ones and chroming your own
supply of them: allowed?
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Nov 13, 2012 19:36 | | Subject: | Re: Please clearly define "custom" | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Rolf writes:
| | In Off Topic, ash_274 writes:
| | MegaBloks has been making minifig packs for Halo for a while now, like Lego's
Collectible Minifigures. K'nex did that with the MarioKart characters, though
they told you which one was inside. Now K'nex has all 8 of their Kart characters
in a "blind" package. However, their character design and packaging makes it
very easy to figure out which one is inside.
-Ash
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Yeah one of Halo packs is what my nephew got. I bought 3 of 4 orginial K'nex
figures. I do like Mario, his bro and that dino one, but it sucks that they cut
numbers on Bowser so hard. I never could find one.
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I was able to get two Bowsers. One is still sealed.
| | That said, K'nex figures is pretty darn low quality. I bought em just because
hey why not. lol
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Very low quality compared to Lego, but I've liked Mario Kart since it was on
the SNES and Boswer was always cool. I also have Diddy, Mario, and Toad (and
the spiney blue shell)
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Nov 13, 2012 19:28 | | Subject: | Re: Please clearly define "custom" | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Suggestions, Rolf writes:
| | In Suggestions, j7r7o7c7k7 writes:
| | | | Therein lays the problem. We simply cannot draw a perfectly thin line. There
will always be some blur in line. Maybe terms should define few parameters to
draw line as best as they can. Custom parts can be cool.
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Why cant we? If Lego made it, then it can be sold here. If not then it shouldn't
be here. Pretty easy line to draw to me. Maybe im crazy. lol 
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See my other post about Lego licensed items.
| | | | Yeah but then same argument can be sued with megablok. What if seller is selling
megablok as megablok and not as lego? I certainly do not want megablok to be
legit here for any reason period.
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So you are OK with one persons brand but not another persons? Not liking a brand
its one thing, bending a rule to allow the brand you do like is playing favorites
and not right. But thats my opinion.
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Megalok is brand designed specifically to be competitor with Lego. Custom items
does not. Problem is blurness in definition of "Custom" and "Clone".
| | What is so bad about mega blocks? I have built with them, they are not that bad.
Yes they are not the same quality as Lego, but there are poor kids out there
that would fall over if you gave them a mega blocks set! After all these are
toys, most meant for kids. Do you want your kids growing up saying we can play
with these friends, but our parents said we cant play with those kids because
there parents don't have as much money as us. Yes kinda extreme, but kinda the
same idea with Lego vs Megablocks.
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Yeah my nephew had megablok. He made few comments on quality, and he was around
10 then. He kept it though as he loves Halo.
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MegaBloks has been making minifig packs for Halo for a while now, like Lego's
Collectible Minifigures. K'nex did that with the MarioKart characters, though
they told you which one was inside. Now K'nex has all 8 of their Kart characters
in a "blind" package. However, their character design and packaging makes it
very easy to figure out which one is inside.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2012 17:29 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to inventories | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | In Suggestions, ash_274 writes:
| | In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | I'm not sure if this could be implemented or not, but I do think that this would
be a good feature.
You know how it is where a new set gets added to the BL catalogue, with (at the
time) correct inventory, and as some get parted-out, there are several discrepancies
within the inventory and so an inventory change gets submitted?
Well, I have found that if some people part-out a set prior to the inventory
change, they wouldn't know about the differences in the parts/quantity unless
they checked 100% accurately.
Would it not be possible for the BL system send a message to the persons who
had parted-out that set PRIOR to the inventory change request and inform them
of the different items?
(Obviously this would have to be within a time frame of say, 6 months of the
set being first released)
I'm pretty sure that this is the reason for SOME of the inventory differences
in seller's stores.
The most recent issue I found was that the inventory for this
The original inventory stated that the round 1x1 plate was Black.
The 14 sets that I parted-out has Reddish Brown, with the instructions showing
it to be Reddish Brown.
So, if I hadn't checked as I was sorting the parts, I'd have been out of 14 black
1x1 round plates.
Also, there was, in 2 of the sets, the newer version of the Jumper plates (with
the bottom grove)
Could this feature be implemented in the BL2?
Paul
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bump for evening crowd
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I've liked this idea before if the site would send out a notice of inventory
change to sellers that parted-out a set in question, but it could only work if
sellers used Bricklink's part-out mechanism. I and other sellers use 3rd-party
and manual XML uploads to part-out sets and Bricklink couldn't monitor what raw
date coming in means.
-Ash
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Why do you use 3rd party upload data streams?
I've always used the BL one, and I have found it easy to use.
Paul
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I may part-out 2-5 different sets at once and I populate the remarks fields with
drawer ID's to know where everything is physically located in my inventory.
With Bricklink, I have to manually type "P11" for every round 1x1 plate. With
brickstore I can consolidtae lots from all the sets at once, select all the round
1x1 plates and apply "P11" to all of them at once, regardless of color.
Also, once I part out one set that way and later on par out another it's a simple
re-upload of the file and I can skip the other steps AND I can save the remark-field
data to actually put the parts where they go before uploading it and not fear
the Bricklink page refreshing and I lose ALL of that work.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2012 17:10 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to inventories | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | I'm not sure if this could be implemented or not, but I do think that this would
be a good feature.
You know how it is where a new set gets added to the BL catalogue, with (at the
time) correct inventory, and as some get parted-out, there are several discrepancies
within the inventory and so an inventory change gets submitted?
Well, I have found that if some people part-out a set prior to the inventory
change, they wouldn't know about the differences in the parts/quantity unless
they checked 100% accurately.
Would it not be possible for the BL system send a message to the persons who
had parted-out that set PRIOR to the inventory change request and inform them
of the different items?
(Obviously this would have to be within a time frame of say, 6 months of the
set being first released)
I'm pretty sure that this is the reason for SOME of the inventory differences
in seller's stores.
The most recent issue I found was that the inventory for this
The original inventory stated that the round 1x1 plate was Black.
The 14 sets that I parted-out has Reddish Brown, with the instructions showing
it to be Reddish Brown.
So, if I hadn't checked as I was sorting the parts, I'd have been out of 14 black
1x1 round plates.
Also, there was, in 2 of the sets, the newer version of the Jumper plates (with
the bottom grove)
Could this feature be implemented in the BL2?
Paul
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bump for evening crowd
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I've liked this idea before if the site would send out a notice of inventory
change to sellers that parted-out a set in question, but it could only work if
sellers used Bricklink's part-out mechanism. I and other sellers use 3rd-party
and manual XML uploads to part-out sets and Bricklink couldn't monitor what raw
date coming in means.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Aug 8, 2012 11:53 | | Subject: | Re: Button Solution (Requirements by German Law) | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, DagsBricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, brasletty writes:
| | In Suggestions, Reki_Lobsheek writes:
| | It's a nice dream, but I'm afraid it's nothing more than that.
When ordering on BL the system uses the weight as mentioned in the catalog.
That weight is supplied by BL users and for new(-er) or very rare items (that
cannot be double-checked) that information might be incorrect or, as in a lot
of cases now, not mentioned at all.
Are you German sellers, by law, obligated to honour the shipping quote mentioned
on the checkout page, even if this price might not even come close to the actual
price paid?
I see a huge window of oportunity for BL users to seriously abuse German seller
by ordering items that do not have the weight added to the catalog (yet).
I could for example order 200 minifigs of which only one lot shows the weight
and then pay the price of 2-3€ for shipment, whereas the seller will pay a multitude
of that.
On Amazon, Ebay and so on the sellers (apparently) weigh the item before putting
it up for sale, thus having reliable figures to base their shipping quotes on
OR they use flat rates for shipment.
Only in that case (using flat rate) I see this proposition have any chance of
actually working (but still with room to abuse).
I am curious how they are going to find solutions for all the issues this proposition
is showing, but am not very optimistic.
Let's say it does work in the end (perhaps on BL 2.0): doesn't that create a
very unfair advantage of professional sellers towards "lay people" sellers as
those people will not be able to use flat rates and thus have very little use
for that system?
I know we're at a very early stage in this and many things have to be thought
through before proceeding, but thus far this "button" seems to raise a lot more
questions than it answers (IMO).
Reki
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ebay sellers use corect shipping rate for every item what you buy ? the problem
is there if you buy 4 sealed boxes of 60 minifigures in 4 auction with one seller
and you like to pay befor the seller change the shipping cost , ebay give the
buyer 4 times the shipping cost ? if the buyer and seller are from germany the
seller can send all 4 auctions in one packaging box for 6.90 euro up to 30 kilo
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my last 2 items what i buy in ebay with one seller have cost me 17 euro shipping
, seller dont like to change the invois ?
regards r
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So the more upstanding sellers will just refund any significant difference after
they post. That's what I would do; bid high on shipping, give back the unused
portion.
Brian
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It's a shame that PayPal keeps 30 cents of any refund, regardless of the amount
refunded. For larger orders it's OK, but for small orders? You could get around
it by, instead of refunding, sending "personal payments" back to the buyer; but
Paypal gets fussy about people sending a lot of "personal payments"
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Aug 3, 2012 20:36 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink fees via PayPal micropayments | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, cosmicray writes:
| | In Suggestions, ash_274 writes:
| | In Suggestions, cosmicray writes:
| | back story: Some, or many, sellers here have monthly fees due to BL that are
less than $12. For PP payments of less than $12, BL would keep more money by
having a second PP fee payment account for smaller payments.
The BL system could easily look at the amount the seller is sending, and direct
to the PP account with the best fee rate. Please add a second BL PayPal account,
one that uses micropayments.
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What is the fee schedule for SERVICES?
-Ash
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When I paid my BL fees, it said "Ship To address". Doesn't sound like a service
payment to me.
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Maybe Admin should look into that.
-or-
It's intentional to be a check against what the seller has for their registered
address.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Aug 3, 2012 11:37 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink fees via PayPal micropayments | | Viewed: | 85 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, cosmicray writes:
| | back story: Some, or many, sellers here have monthly fees due to BL that are
less than $12. For PP payments of less than $12, BL would keep more money by
having a second PP fee payment account for smaller payments.
The BL system could easily look at the amount the seller is sending, and direct
to the PP account with the best fee rate. Please add a second BL PayPal account,
one that uses micropayments.
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What is the fee schedule for SERVICES?
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | May 23, 2012 11:59 | | Subject: | Re: Parting Out a Set - "My Cost" Distribution | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, timhook22 writes:
| | I was wondering if there was a capability of BrickLink to take the amount that
I paid for a set, dividing it up by the number of parts in that set, and automatically
entering that amount in the "My Cost" field. If there isn't I think this would
be a VERY useful feature to track profit margins when selling on BrickLink.
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I've thought about the same thing, but then the math isn't as simple as it seems.
Take a set like
(MSRP + CA sales tax = $64.64)
There are 376 parts and whole minifigs (we'll exclude extra parts for now)
If you split the cost equally across all of the lots the average is a
little over $0.17 each. Now, set the prices to the 6-month sales average:
That's a great profit margin for the Shaak Ti minifigure, but it also makes the
lowest 74 lots (out of 110) selling at a loss.
The better way would be to weight the "cost" of each part relative to the comparative
value to other parts in the same set.
Shaak Ti (avg. price $13.76) would have a 14.89% share of the whole set's part-out
value ($92.44) so its "cost" would be $9.625
The white 1x2 technic brick, listed for $0.051, would have a "cost" of $0.00079;
which beats $.17
That's a lot of math that requires some input from you each time:
What did you pay for the whole set?
Are you excluding any items? (that you are keeping for yourself or just not selling)
What pricing method are pricing the items at? (current inventory avg., sales
avg. etc.)
I like it, but it's a little more complicated than it seems... but not impossible!
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | May 9, 2012 19:53 | | Subject: | Re: Direct link to catalog from YOUR OWN store. | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, MathBuilder writes:
| | Hi,
You know how when you are searching a store and click on the small image a larger
image pops out with the name of the set or part but there is no LINK. Yet everywhere
else on the site when you click on the small image the pop out window has a link:
CATALOG ENTRY.
I know that it has been suggested Many times (usually by buyers) that the link
be habilitated on stores. Well I am NOT asking for that, I am only asked that
it gets habilitated when YOU are browsing your OWN store. This will save a lot
of time for sellers to review their items back to back with the catalog. Without
having to go to inventory and possible screwing up something in the process.
I hope what I am asking is clear.
What do you think? Please vote and discuss.
Thank you.
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No, sorry. That's why most browsers let you have multiple tabs.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2012 19:43 | | Subject: | Re: Variety of issues to make it easier to use | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Higgins writes:
| | All I would add is making the 'system' automagically bold or change the color
of the Insurance: Requested field on the initial invoice when it's requested
by the Buyer. I've almost missed noticing it more than once and have had Sellers
miss it as well. A little pop would draw attention with minimal fuss.
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It already does. When a buyer clicks the insurance box the insurance field is
red on the Orders Received page. Now, if seller enters a number in the box it
goes to normal, even if it is changed back to 0 later.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2012 14:38 | | Subject: | Re: Variety of issues to make it easier to use | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, billduge writes:
| | Good morning
We have been using Bricklink for many years now and in December of last year
opened a store. As a result of that and all the work that has gone into that
we would like to make a few suggestions to help new and existing stores.
1. Make it easier to customize your stores pages. We are not programmers, but
we would like good marketing material on our store pages. Each time we create
something in Microsoft word and publish it to html, we get consistent errors
about use of Iframes, etc. We also get a constant barrage of item too large,
hence our rather non-marketing store pages.
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I think the real problem is using MS Word to create HTML pages. Yes, MS does
like to use the most long-winded formatting that causes errors. All the content
on my pages (weith the exception of some color-code-generators) I typed long-hand.
I taught myself when HTML I know and the rest I just searched for, like "HTML
Tables" and used information from several sites. There's a primary tool I recommend:
http://htmledit.squarefree.com so you can see when a change will cause you problems.
Try looking for an alternate for MS Word to create your content. There are
plenty out there and some are free.
| | 2. When adding stock/inventory, we would also like the save settings to be in
place, whether we leave the site or not. We would like to see the storeroom option
re-worked so that when an existing part which has gone to zero is increased,
the item goes back into the store, without having to run an inventory update
to achieve this.
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I don't use stockrooms, so I won't comment either way
| | 3. It would also be nice if possible to have regionlised pricing. We appreciate
that Bricklink is 'worldwide' and many of ths stores accomodate that, however
having the ability to look at your regions pricing would be very useful.
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"Region" could be an issue, but "within same country" I can see being useful
for many sellers.
| | 4. The Bricklink fees charges. Due to the fact that this is in USD, converting
on an almost constant basis, it is very difficult to pin down an exact cost for
Bricklink per order. It would help if this were in the local currency that the
store sets as its own and/or if there were a statement produced at the end of
each billing period which showed order by order what the fee was in USD and the
local currency that the store uses. This would also be ideal for the stores accounting
records.
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The fee (or order value) doesn't change from hour to hour as the exchange rates
move. They are locked in at the time the order was placed. You can use 3% of
the GBP total for each order.
-Ash
| | There probably are many other issues to comment on however I will leave this
as it is for the time being to see what the reaction is.
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 6, 2012 10:56 | | Subject: | Re: Way to make stores crazy fee settings easy | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, monkeynut12 writes:
| | I just finished reading a novel, the lot limits conclusion post, and some really
good points were made. In fact, doesn't opening a store and listing every piece
for 1 cent and charging $1 fee per lot seem like a great idea!!!
The first thing I do when I am shopping in other peoples stores is scroll down
to the "Minimum Buy" section. Maybe there needs to be more information, so buyers
can speed shop.
I think it would be nice, if every store terms page had an area of truth. A very
simple table or place that organized everything fee and restriction related into
a clear concise manner. Maybe in this manner, imagine a required table in every
store terms page of every seller:
Minimum cost to ship: "$X"
Minimum order total: "$X"
Minimum fees: "$X"
Lot limits: "Y"
etc
But actually I would prefer this: A yes/no method.
Lot limits: YES/NO
Additional fees: YES/NO
Other crazy pointless fees: YES/NO
Just to make it easy and less likely for buyers to be surprised. So you see that
there is a lot limit in the store, so now you can begin the search through the
store terms! I mean, yes everyone should read the store terms, but I admit,
I mess up and miss ONE LINE in an entire page of text saying "O yea... I add
$5 to all orders" This is even more difficult when I am looking at a store terms
page in a language other than English, and turns out
"hadsgfhasdg sjaf asfd asdf" Means that all that "Please understand that I add
an additional 1 millions dollars to each order to cover the cost with pulling,
packing, and shipping your order. Thank-you" 
Thoughts?
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My Splash page has that info near the top:
NO Minimum Order!
5-cent orders are OK here!
NO Materials / Handling fees
On orders over $50.00
NO Lot limits or Lot fees
Order as much or as little as you want
Then the terms are kept as simple as possible. Shipping is actual-cost (now
including Commercial Base Price discounts) and the materials fee on orders under
$50 range from 55 cents (75 cents for international orders) to 2 bucks and
that's it.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Jan 4, 2012 16:18 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink should remember your cart | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, AlbusDumbledore writes:
| | I would like to suggest that you can choose to 'save' a cart on BL, and that
i kept for, eg a week. At the moment it isn't kept after you log off, so if I
want to place an order tomorrow, I either have to do it today or copy & paste
into word, then go to the trouble of finding all the items again. Thoughts?
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It can remember your cart for a period of time. You can "save" your cart with
Brickstore, but remember that just because items are still in your cart, it doesn't
mean they are still in the store's inventory. Someone can buy them out of "your"
cart.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Nov 3, 2011 18:40 | | Subject: | Re: Please add 'trade' payment option. | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, AlbusDumbledore writes:
| | As discussed here http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=588148 I would like
to make a suggestion to be able to choose a 'trade' payment method, or even a
more advanced trading system where the seller has a drop down list of stuff they'll
swap for. Alternatively, I'd like to suggest the option to make your own payment
method, like with shipping methods. Please reply and vote if you agree.
Matthew
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I've used trades many times. The problem with showing that as a payment method
is there must be a meeting of the minds BEFORE any inventory (from either party)
is taken out of inventory. You wouldn't want a buyer (any buyer) to come into
your store and check out with hundreds of dollars' worth of inventory, pick
"Trade" as the payment then send you an email saying he'll trade you a plain
minifig worth $2.00 for what he ordered. You can cancel, but you stock wasn't
available to other (real) buyers and you risk problematic feedback on top of
it.
Trading is fine; I had one just last week; as long as at least one party was
a "seller" to Bricklink can earn the fees it is entitled to. Trading can only
work if BOTH sides agree to terms before an order is placed.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Oct 3, 2011 19:04 | | Subject: | Re: Standardizing shipping terms | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Although I like the idea in concept, I don't like it as a standard for Bricklink
to use.
True, sellers have varying definitions of their shipping policy (or, even no
explanation at all!). However varying local laws govern what buyers' and sellers'
responsibilities are and can change for international shipments and even the
payment methods (Paypal) can have their own definitions and that can vary as
well.
Even though the "common" used responsibility used falls along the lines of "buyers
requests/pays for insurance or seller is not responsible for loss/damage" some
sellers go beyond that (or fall short) and Paypal may have a different opinion.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Jun 13, 2011 15:29 | | Subject: | Re: Macro tags in terms and splash page | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, ElLutzo writes:
| | Hi,
would it not be great to be able to use macro tags for buyer location (domestic/other,
whereas I would like to differentiate between EU and other) in your splash page
and terms?
Buyer could be provided only terms and shipping cost information which apply
to him. This would make the pages a lot more friendly to read and find the information
needed.
Im am trying to fit more and more information into my terms but it is more and
more to read or to find which applies to the buyers, so this would help a lot
I think.
Lutz
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Novel idea and good reasoning for it, but I don't think it's really possible
to implement. Among the issue with having to attempt to combine HTML and BL
code, the problem is that the system doesn't know you buyer's location until
after they click the checkout button. ANYone can view store terms before buying,
logging in to Bricklink, or even registering for the membership and I think the
potential buyer's ability to see the "contract" before committing to it
is the top priority.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Jun 1, 2011 15:09 | | Subject: | Re: Find sets containing those parts | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Rolf writes:
| | Got a idea on how to find sets that best fits partial list of parts... it's fairly
simple idea but might be bit hard to make...
Basically first you add parts that you are pretty sure are all from same set.
the page look somewhat like wanted parts page.'
Any any time, you could hit "find sets containing all those parts" and it finds
and lists sets.
For example I'm pretty sure that red 1x2 arrow brick, green 2x4 brick, and blue
2x3 plate is part of a single set. I add those to list, then click "find sets".
The list shows that one of those 3 sets probably is what I have. The parts list
remains so I can refine search with more parts if I find more parts I'm sure
are part of set.
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Actually, this already exists!
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogIn.asp?viewMulti=Y
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | May 25, 2011 15:54 | | Subject: | Re: Wanted List Filter... | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, bsohn writes:
| | In Suggestions, ash_274 writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | | | In Suggestions, bsohn writes:
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-Ash
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Nothing on either of those pages is what I am suggesting.. This would not be
a tool for buying but a tool for organizing to buy...
So here is how I work.. If I am trying to work up different projects I have one
Wanted list that has all of my wants and one wanted list that has all of my ordered
or have. Get about 10 projects and I now have 20 different wanted lists..
What I want to be able to do is to be able to show the wanted parts from say
5 of those lists grouped together (such as can be done in stores when you search
fro items on your wanted list). Right now you can only separate one list at a
time and show it singularly or you have to show the parts for every list by using
the show all after selecting the list or all..
You currently cannot pick and choose which of your lists to show all from you
can only do it One or All...
Brion Sohn
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This is confusing 
WHERE do you want to be able to see (selectable) multiple lists at once:
While editing the lists:
http://www.bricklink.com/wantedView.asp
Where you currently can ONLY look at "all" or "one specific wanted list"
At the "By Shop" tab:
http://www.bricklink.com/wantedShop.asp
Where you can select which lists are reviewed for stores that have the most on
them
In a specific store
Which is where I thought you meant yesterday.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | May 24, 2011 19:33 | | Subject: | Re: Wanted List Filter... | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | | | In Suggestions, bsohn writes:
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-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | May 24, 2011 18:40 | | Subject: | Re: Wanted List Filter... | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, bsohn writes:
| | Suggestion....
Be able to filter your own wanted list like you can while shopping in a store..
(ie show multiple wanted lists together while being able to turn off others)
This is to allow those of us with multiple wanted lists (ie completed, seraching
for, unordered) to only look at the lists needed.. right now you can only look
at the contents of one list at a time or all not 2 of 5 or 6 of 25...
Brion Sohn
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This already exists: Look here
http://www.bricklink.com/wantedSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
"how Multiple Wanted Selection Lists as Multiple Options in Stores and My Wanted
Items By Shop"
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | May 21, 2011 17:21 | | Subject: | Re: Religion vs. NON Religion news. | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, NEW_WAREHOUSE writes:
| | I would like to suggest that when there is an event, like todays prediction that
people can post about it.
I am sure the MODs have MUCH more to do with their lives then trying to kill
all of the news posts.
I agree, no religion.
But news is news.
So here is an addition to the rule;
If CNN is running it more then 2x per hour, people will be allowed to talk about
it in the forum for THAT DAY ONLY.
hehe.
Have a great day!
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So far the posts from everyone have stayed clear of the spiritual implications
and kept toward the informational/historical/analytical/ and humorous parts of
the story. Threads have remained unlocked.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | May 18, 2011 19:18 | | Subject: | Re: Make Wanted list Public | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, The_Mimed_One writes:
| | We need publicly visible Wanted lists!
I think that would be better for the trading on here, so that you don't have
to poke around trying to find what someone wants...
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This has been suggested several times every year since wanted lists were incorporated.
It will not be created.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | May 11, 2011 16:32 | | Subject: | Re: Forced ignore. | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, okelnard writes:
Great, now I have to go watch the movie again
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | May 11, 2011 16:23 | | Subject: | Re: Forced ignore. | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, rikitikitaviguy writes:
| | You (as all BL'ers) are an adult....
You SHOULD be able to seperate emotion from logic....in most instances I bet
you have...because you would have never made it this far in life if you had not...
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This is the internet. Rules and logic of the real world do not apply here
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Apr 30, 2011 08:59 | | Subject: | Re: Since my thread was locked................... | | Viewed: | 97 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, BigBrickDaddy writes:
| | Importing the used inventory into our new inventory. It was a nightmare.
Doing seperate bins for the used. Again, nightmare. People pulled incorrect
pieces and wrong colors and damaged the inventory.
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Seems like a lack of training. "Wrong colors" have nothing to do with new/used.
Why not use the REMARKS field and include "NEW" and "USED" and sort your inventory
into two halves (new/used) before it's sorted by whatever method you use. You
can have orders sorted by the Remarks field first. That way your sorters pull
the new parts from the left side of the warehouse, then pull the used parts from
the right side of the warehouse?
Each lot could have a remark of "NEW A104" or "USED J023" or whatever code system
works for you.
-Ash
| | One tub of used. This worked, but is VERY slow sales process when you have as
much as I do right now.
Poundage. This worked, but we are getting around 2.00-3.00 per lb vs. 20.00-30.00
per lb which is what it is worth.
Thank you for all the emails.
On this one subject I do believe ANY large seller would be happy with a place
that is protected, and an option to sell the inventory from the 2nd stockroom.
I look forward to a debate on it.
Please do not bitch at each other on my thread!
I am sure addition of millions of elements and more varity cannot be a negative
thing.
I have been forced to look at other avenues due to this, one of which is opening
my own Ebay store.
With Ebay's auction feature I can pre-bag the used inventory in groups, and list
it in a way that makes sense.
On bricklink I would have to do unsorted lots. Which would end up sitting in
my inventory and would end up being a mess and problem.
I am not totally up on all of the inventory tricks here.
But I do know we cannot backup our current inventory and 're-upload' it to the
site.
That is a major pain in the neck!
If we damage this inventory again, I have no one to help me fix it.
So if it happens, we are finished on Brick Link.
Have a great weekend.
And keep it civil!
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Apr 30, 2011 01:11 | | Subject: | Re: Finding orders from Peeron | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, CPgolfaddict writes:
| | Need a way to find orders that originated from Peeron without having to look
in each order.
-- Perhaps append "Peeron" to the My order notes for new orders? I could then
find those orders via downloading then looking for Peeron in the note column.
I would also be able to see the icon indicating a note exists on a new order
in the orders received page. Or...
-- A new column in received order download for "order origination". A "P" or
"Peeron" in that column. If BL expands to allow linking to stores from other
locations, this same column could be used to indicate those other sources.
-- There are probably other solutions too.
A couple months ago I was going to drop my monthly fee to Peeron because I didn't
see much value. A few small parts orders but thats it. But while reviewing
my BL store items viewed (in Peeron) I noticed an item come up a few times that
I remembered selling. I found a $30.00 parts order in BL after searching a
bit. So I've stuck it out a little while longer.
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I couldn't see a way to access this data (Peeron referrals or from anywhere else)
http://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=674
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Apr 26, 2011 20:20 | | Subject: | Re: See if member is online | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, The_Mimed_One writes:
| | I think it would be beneficial to be able to see if somebody is online. I saw
this on another online store, and it would be very helpful to someone who needs
to pass along info.
What do you think?
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You can already see the last time a member has logged in (actually the last time
they did anything that required the system to look at their cookie) that you
have unpurged orders with.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Apr 21, 2011 19:50 | | Subject: | Re: Locked forum for ADULTS ONLY. | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, BigBrickDaddy writes:
| | Based upon the message posted by;
Re: I am falling off the list -- here's why - legoman77
A forum where you cannot be banned. You can speak your mind, argue like an idiot,
mock people, attack people at will, be a jerk, be a jack wagon, or whatever else
you wish.
THIS WOULD BE AN OPT IN ONLY with an adult warning on it!
Think it would be fun.
This forum would NOT be listed on the forum post stats! And it would be a no
man's land for banned and unbanned people alike.
If it gets out of hand NO SUPPORT AT ALL BY MODS/ADMIN/G-D.
Since it would be an opt in ONLY, just do not go there if you do not wish to
be offended!
Great idea.
I would like to see it called THE WILD, WILD FORUM (with a cowboy and Indian
as the icon's for it).
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Yes.... but why would BRICKLINK need that? There are plenty of internet
forums that allow wholesale flame wars, unfounded attacks, so-called and self-proclaimed
experts dueling over trivial matters; even (gasp) politics and religion!
Why waste bandwidth and Admin's resources for creating something like that when
there's all these good/terrible suggestions he could be working on:
http://www.bricklink.com/messageList.asp?ID=8&status=0&v=c&max=100
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Apr 21, 2011 09:22 | | Subject: | Re: Detailed charges column | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, TheBrickHouse writes:
| | Instead of additional charges 1, and additional charges 2 column why not have
the ability to rename those columns in order to have better clarity for the buyer.
I occasionally get the question "what's that dollar charge for?". If the column
could instead say "handling", or packaging" fee that would be great.
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It would look different from each seller. I do title the charges on my invoices:
"Materials fee: (currencysymbol)(addn'l charge 1)"
"Tracking / Insurance: (currencysymbol)(addn'l charge 2)"
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2011 19:23 | | Subject: | Re: Reactive Wanted list | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, The_Mimed_One writes:
| | So, I had parts to a Geonosian droid, except for an arm and the plate.
I purchased both of those pieces, and I no longer need them. I was just looking
in my wanted list today, and that plate and arm are still there! I do not need
them
anymore, but they are still there!
Is this maybe an error? I did not buy the parts through the actual link on my
list,
just found them in stores. But I would still think that it would auto-correct
itself...
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Items don't automatically remove themselves from wanted lists (lots of reasons
what that could be bad) but there IS a way to easily remove ordered items from
your list:
http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=520798
-Ash
PS: Please vote YES for this additional feature:
http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=520812
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Apr 6, 2011 15:57 | | Subject: | Re: Idea for the Collectible Minifig Confusion | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, DragonAlex writes:
| | In regards to the set vs minifig listings how about the admin produce a statement
that every member of BL must read & affirm to before being able to place their
next order. I won't presume to know the perfect way to accomplish this, but here
is my idea. The statement would basically be an explanation that as a buyer they
are responsible for buying what they want. It would point out that currently
the collectible minifigs can be sold with and without accessories and that the
buyers should use caution to correctly identify which they want and which they
buy & not assume that all collectible minifigs include the accessories. To take
things further Admin should make it policy to remove not-positive feedback that
indicate the statement was not adhered to.
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How many languages would that need to be in?
It's a constructive idea, but it won't be implemented.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2011 09:16 | | Subject: | Items in Order on Wanted List, add Quantity | | Viewed: | 115 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Implemented | |
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| This feature, described here: http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=520798
, is very useful when shopping by wanted lists. The only flaw is when the quantity
ordered differs from the quantity entered on the list. If a buyer orders any
quantity of an item on their list (regardless of the quantity entered on their
wanted list) the item appears in the Wanted Items in Order page.
Since Bricklink's system can see the quantity on the WL and can see the quantity
in the Order, then could the screen show an additional line below the item's
line when the quantities aren't equal.
When shopping and you click "All Items" it shows the quantity in red when it's
below the quantity on your WL. Something like this would be great in the IiOoWL
page and prevent accidental over-buying and save buyers time from having to manually
make changes.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2011 15:22 | | Subject: | Re: change in wording for boxes and instructions | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Catalog Requests, edk writes:
| | After another buyer asked to cancel their purchase of an original box (they thought
they were buying a $100+ set for $4) I ask that the wording under the box entry
be changed from Original box to something like EMPTY box,EMPTY original box
ONLY (I asked before to add the word only).Adding the word only under the instructions
listing would also seem beneficial.
Ed
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Move that to Suggestions and I would vote "yes"
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Mar 1, 2011 10:20 | | Subject: | Re: Automatic removal of wanted list items | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickfinger writes:
| | In Suggestions, Rolf writes:
| | In Suggestions, bob5bob writes:
| | Basically, I think that it would be very nice when you by stuff from a store
off of your wanted list you could somehow have the items automatically removed
when you buy them. This option could be in the checkout stage of the buying
process perhaps. Like a box that you could check and uncheck if you didn't want
to do this....What do you think?
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Already exists, theres an icon in orders page that allows you to remove ordered
parts from wanted list.
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Where on the orders page? I'm a lookin but I'm not a seein
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Step 1: Click here http://www.bricklink.com/orderSettingsCols.asp?v=p&viewFrom=O
Step 2: Check the second box from the top in the Left colum
Step 3: Save changes (button on the bottom)
Step 4: On the Orders Placed page, click the icon that looks like a unfurled
scroll
Note: The system can only determine whether an item in an order exists on you
wanted list in the same condition. If your list needed 8 of an item and you
only bought 2 it can't say you still need 6. If you have it as "New" on your
list and you bought a "Used" one it will not appear as being in your order.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2011 18:06 | | Subject: | Re: Insure/Noninsure Checkboxes when Submit Order | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, fosterbengoshi writes:
| | In Suggestions, toontexas writes:
| | In Suggestions, fosterbengoshi writes:
| | Sorry for my second reply, but after looking at your own shop terms I don't understand
how you could claim to be pissed off if a seller required you to pay insurance
or that such terms would make you move along to another store. Don't you do the
exact same thing? Your terms REQUIRE insurance on all orders over $50 and those
costs are passed along to buyers whether they like it or not. You also "reserve
the right to include delivery/signature confirmation on orders". Does this mean
you consider ALL buyers who place orders over $50 to be high risk? Seriously,
I don't get it. How can you publicly bash my terms when they are not so different
than your own?
Thor
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Your terms make it personal, because you are talking about high risk buyers.
My terms don't.
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Actually, my terms mention buyers *OR ORDERS* which I feel might be more risky.
But you keep focusing only on the buyer part. And while your terms don't specifically
mention risk, they effectively treat ALL of your buyers who place orders over
$50 as being more risky. Personally, I find it more off-putting to be automatically
treated as being a greater risk without having my feedback profile and reputation
considered when determining when I must pay insurance. As I said earlier, 99%
of my buyers are not required to pay for insurance. That is because I look at
their feedback reputation and my own past dealings with them when deciding whether
or not insurance should be required. For those few buyers with a history of
past problems, I don't care if they take it personally. They have only themselves
to blame.
Thor
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I just state that, "I reserve the right to require insurance and/or tracking
or change the shipping method on any order but buyers will only pay the exact
cost of that service and may cancel or modify their order because of the requirement."
It may have nothing to do with the buyer or even the order but a particular country's
postal system or customs practices.
Giving the buyer the right to cancel the order if I require tracking/insurance
means they can't be harmed if I require it.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2011 14:42 | | Subject: | Re: In store show wanted list options. | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Old_No7 writes:
| | Hello,
Love the wanted list, but a few things are hit and miss. I think one of the misses
is when browsing a store with a large wanted list, you often get multiple hits
for items (new & used) so I figured why not choose which you want to see when
you get to a store.
Here's what it could look like.
Thank you for voting,
Eric
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You can choose whether the items on your lists are New or Used.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 18, 2011 15:48 | | Subject: | Re: Facebook & Social Networking. | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, legoman84 writes:
| | With social networking becoming more & more popular, why not add a Facebook link
on the BrickLink community & in the stores to share with other AFOLs & parents
who have children that love LEGOs.
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You're asking to link from within stores (which can already be done) and profiles
to people's/groups' Facebook pages?
I already have a link from Facebook to my store here and it triggers a referral
tag.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2011 20:16 | | Subject: | Re: Suggestion: Simpler URL for stores | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Rolf writes:
| | In Suggestions, FigBits writes:
| | Right now, my store's URL is www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=FigBits
It should be www.bricklink.com/FigBits
(or even figbits.bricklink.com)
The suggestion won't really help me at this point, since I have a much simpler
URL than either of those (figbits.com), but I think it would be good for others.
--
Marc.
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thats very, very simple to do, just redirect those new urls to standard store
urls. Boom done.
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Even better (but more complicated): let sellers type what the URL should be (up
to 30 alphanumeric characters) so that we can have store names as the url instead
of our usernames
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2011 18:37 | | Subject: | Re: Suggestion: Simpler URL for stores | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, FigBits writes:
| | Right now, my store's URL is www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=FigBits
It should be www.bricklink.com/FigBits
(or even figbits.bricklink.com)
The suggestion won't really help me at this point, since I have a much simpler
URL than either of those (figbits.com), but I think it would be good for others.
--
Marc.
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It may still not make sense for those whose username isn't the same as their
store's name
(ash_274 "Ash's Extras)
Maybe a re-direct system could be created for stores using your suggestions above,
but the ".asp" construction is pretty much required for how Bricklink is built.
I would vote YES for the latter, if it didn't require too much effort from Admin.
A shorter URL would look nicer on a business card.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 14, 2011 14:45 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink brand stuff? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Andy_Bell writes:
| | In Suggestions, ash_274 writes:
| | In Suggestions, Andy_Bell writes:
Any idea how old those are? I remember the discussions when they were created
but 2003 comes to mind.
-Ash
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The file modified dates are June 10, 2008. I am sure it is not 2003 as that
would pre-date my joining BrickLink.
hth
Andy
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It seemed like it was debated on the Forum that long ago. I may be wrong or
it sat available for a while.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 11, 2011 18:35 | | Subject: | Re: SUGGEST:Disallow prices without decimal point | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, melbourne_josh writes:
| | Occassionally sellers enter the price of a 10 cent item as 10 dollars due to
inadvertant deletion of the decimal point. Please ensure that all prices include
a decimal point.
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Don't some writing systems use commas instead of the period for a decimal point?
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 11, 2011 17:26 | | Subject: | Re: SUGGEST: Invoices to have TITLE | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, melbourne_josh writes:
| | The orderDetail.asp (or invoice screen, used to produce a picking list/packing
slip) doesn't have a title. Without a title it's very hard to pick between 20
open tabs.
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You would like the Order Number to appear in the tab (at the beginning) instead
of "http://www.bricklink.com/orderDetail.asp?ID=#######"
Makes sense to me, I voted YES
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2011 20:16 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink brand stuff? | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Andy_Bell writes:
Any idea how old those are? I remember the discussions when they were created
but 2003 comes to mind.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2011 17:22 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink brand stuff? | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, bagelboybugle writes:
| | In Suggestions, ash_274 writes:
| | In Suggestions, Electricmayhem writes:
| | I've always loved this idea,
I also think BrickLink should have a downloadable business card you could print
and hand out when conversation inevitably ends up about Lego..
Rich
In Suggestions, Rolf writes:
| | I wonder if bricklink could sell its own brand stuff like mugs, shirts etc?
Is it a good idea?
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I think there was something like that many years ago that was downloadable.
-Ash
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I can find the banners for use on websites
http://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=95
But not the promo thing that you refer to, not sure if it still exists or not
but I couldnt find it through the help centre... if it is still in the system
the best chance of finding it is if someone bookmarked it?
Gareth
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It was long ago and may be gone
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2011 17:03 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink brand stuff? | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Electricmayhem writes:
| | I've always loved this idea,
I also think BrickLink should have a downloadable business card you could print
and hand out when conversation inevitably ends up about Lego..
Rich
In Suggestions, Rolf writes:
| | I wonder if bricklink could sell its own brand stuff like mugs, shirts etc?
Is it a good idea?
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I think there was something like that many years ago that was downloadable.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2011 15:59 | | Subject: | Re: Watermark program available?? | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, istokg writes:
| | In Suggestions, ash_274 writes:
| | In Suggestions, istokg writes:
| | In Suggestions, BigBrickDaddy writes:
| | Hello to all the people who upload pictures to this site.
I have sat by and watched as people complain about usage of their photos on other
sites.
I cannot imagine it would take more then a few minutes per month for a program
to add watermarks to each and every photo on the BL system.
Would anyone have such a program?
If so please tell the MODs or Admin of this site.
This is an issue that came up with me when I opened the points site for my sale
on this site.
I had people theaten me with legal action over my support site to my BL sales
site.
Thank you for the consideration!
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We've discussed this several times before at length... a lot of folks were NOT
in favor of images with watermarks... and some were in favor. And yes the issue
got very ugly here on the Bricklink forum... but it died off (eventually) with
no action taken.
Many of the images here on Bricklink are also shared by both LUGNET and PEERON.
The Bricklink Admins have enough to do already, and likely will not become involved
with policing image issues.
I also know that there are quite a few images here on Bricklink with "that little
camera watermark" in the lower right of the image. Getting into watermark issues
opens up that whole other can-o-worms...
Gary Istok
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If I recall, you asked permission to use one of my images for your excellent
CD and I also sent images to Ronald for the next edition of the LEGO Collector's
Guide.
-Ash
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Yes, thanks Ash 
That was the image of the fake Maersk blue helmet for my LEGO Chapter on Counterfeits...
which is a problem that has gotten worse!! 
Gary
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The photo in question: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/ash-274/Ash/FAKES/small.tif
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2011 15:45 | | Subject: | Re: Watermark program available?? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, ToddWebb writes:
| | I vote NO.
I realize (as usual) I am alone on one side of the debate. But I am very against
this. Let me count the ways...
1) Too much work. BL is already labor-intensive, for admins, catmins, moderators,
and those who upload. Watermarking would be a major undertaking to add on.
2) Not worth it. You can argue "intellectual property rights" all you want,
but at the end of the day, who cares?
3) Won't benefit BrickLink. There's simply *NO* competition website for BrickLink.
So the "benefit" would be only in your mind, not in anybody's pocketbook.
4) LEGO images. Let's be honest here, people. We all know BL contains a boatload
of LEGO images. Any automated system on BL's end would be blindly watermarking
- taking ownership - of images it does not own.
5) Community. You want Peeron and other "friend" sites to use the images? Watermarking
kills this.
6) Appearances. I just don't want to look at a bunch of watermarks. BrickLink
is a seriously image-heavy site. While the purpose of BL is buy and sell, the
real-life daily use of BL is staring at images. I'd find them very annoying.
7) Blocking the subject. With all of BL's thumbnail images, I can't imagine
watermarks not getting in the way of business. When I look up a 2x2 plate modified
- where is the watermark going to be placed? If it's in the corner of the image,
then it's pointless. If it's over the 2x2 modified plate, then it's hindering
my use of BrickLink.
8) Past ownership. Now, I personally have uploaded only 1 image ever. But I
really don't want my one image watermarked. Think about the BL user who has
uploaded 800 images, and is happy with them. How is that person going to feel
when those images, years later, are watermarked? If there was a "watermarking
rule" at the time of upload, then a user had the choice. I'd be irked, personally.
I never read any past threads about this subject. So I apologize if I repeated
others.
Todd
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Well, for once in a long while Todd and I are exacly in line with each other
on a contriversal topic. The only difference is that I've uploaded thousands
of images to Bricklink.
Since I run most of my images through Photoshop for correction before uploading
it would take 2 clicks to watermark everything, but it's better not to for the
reasons Todd described above.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2011 15:25 | | Subject: | Re: Watermark program available?? | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, istokg writes:
| | In Suggestions, BigBrickDaddy writes:
| | Hello to all the people who upload pictures to this site.
I have sat by and watched as people complain about usage of their photos on other
sites.
I cannot imagine it would take more then a few minutes per month for a program
to add watermarks to each and every photo on the BL system.
Would anyone have such a program?
If so please tell the MODs or Admin of this site.
This is an issue that came up with me when I opened the points site for my sale
on this site.
I had people theaten me with legal action over my support site to my BL sales
site.
Thank you for the consideration!
|
We've discussed this several times before at length... a lot of folks were NOT
in favor of images with watermarks... and some were in favor. And yes the issue
got very ugly here on the Bricklink forum... but it died off (eventually) with
no action taken.
Many of the images here on Bricklink are also shared by both LUGNET and PEERON.
The Bricklink Admins have enough to do already, and likely will not become involved
with policing image issues.
I also know that there are quite a few images here on Bricklink with "that little
camera watermark" in the lower right of the image. Getting into watermark issues
opens up that whole other can-o-worms...
Gary Istok
|
If I recall, you asked permission to use one of my images for your excellent
CD and I also sent images to Ronald for the next edition of the LEGO Collector's
Guide.
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2011 08:22 | | Subject: | Re: suggest. disallow all TMs from store names | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, bagelboybugle writes:
| | Admin
It stands to reason that if sellers cannot use the word `LEGO` in their store
name, then other trademarks should be forbidden too.
As such I suggest that section 15 of the TOS should be updated accordingly to
forbid the use of any trademark in store names.
Although this should in theory be covered by common sense and section 12 of the
TOS it is increasingly clear that it isnt entirely obvious.
thanks for considering
Gareth
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Darn. I was going to change my store name to, "Ash's Mickey Mouse and Coca-Cola
bricks"
-Ash
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| Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2011 08:19 | | Subject: | Re: suggest. disallow all TMs from store names | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, snurrsnurr writes:
| | Hi,
"LEGO" is written all over the bricklink front page and you can also find it
in the bricklink logo. Is this different?
best regards
Jens
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Yes, because this site and LEGO have come to an agreement about that. Part of
the agreement was that individual stores (who have not made seperate agreements
with LEGO) would not be allowed to use "Lego" in their store name as to not be
confused that they are any way representitive of LEGO, the company.
-Ash
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