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We always accept order cancellation request and have never been hit with a negative
feedback. The only time we go through NPB is when the buyer doesn't respond
or pay after 2 invoices and one message.Forcing an NPB could make a result you
don't want. Once you issue an NPB the buyer may decide to pay and then the
order status is good and you are obliged to ship or the buyer can then issue
an NSS against you. Even if you do then ship the order, the odds are the buyer
will then leave a negative for you due to seller refusing an order cancellation
request and there will be nothing you can do except respond with a tit for tat
negative. Far better customer service to just accept the cancellation request.
If they do leave a negative it won't make much difference as buyers will
judge by you overwhelming positive feedbacks and assume the one negative to just
be from a buyer with a bee in their bonnet.

Kev

Author:

Bricklord

Posted:

Aug 20, 2018 10:48

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Re: Who akes OCR cannot leave feedback

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Yes, I fully support this idea - it is long overdue.

I make it clear that if a buyer places and Order, the buyer is expected to pay.
I do not accept OCR's. If the buyer refuses to pay, then it is an NPB. Period.
This protects me and, in theory, teaches people to read something before they
agree to it.

Bricklord

In Suggestions, Shintaku writes:

Hello,

as a seller I always have this problem:

buyer submits a rash order then wants to cancel.
If you do agree, you risk the buyer leaving a negative feedback. I would surely
leave a neutral or negative for someone asking to cancel an order just because
they don't want the items anymore. But I can't leave it, as a revenge
negative is always ready.

So I deny the order cancel until they become NPB, I undergo the NPB procedure,
so the buyer isn't allowed to leave a feedback anymore.

But this way my items are BLOCKED FOR 14 DAYS (7 I have to wait + 7 I have to
wait the NPB to resolve) and no one can buy them anymore.

Instead if I was able to accept the OCR, knowing they will not be able to leave
a negative, I would do that, leave a neutral, relist my items instatly and move
on.

I don't think that removing the chance to leave a feedback if we wish to
cancel the order is so unfair. The ones who wish to cease the order, ceases the
feedback with it.

Please help us sellers.

Thanks

Author:

calebfishn

Posted:

Aug 20, 2018 10:40

Subject:

Re: Who akes OCR cannot leave feedback

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This is ridiculous, and a problem mostly of your own making.

I have had many, Requests to Cancel from people who did not understand Bricklink,
or who just decided they did not want to complete the order.

I have accepted every one of them. Zero is the number of times I ever received
any feedback from the buyer, and certainly I never received a negative.

It is a seller's voluntary decision to cancel an order. If you decided that
you were OK to cancel, then why, why, why, would you leave negative feedback?
If you don't like the cancellation, then do not accept it.

I accept cancellations because it is a positive response to a customer's
needs. And that is what selling is all about isn't it? It doesn't cost
me a penny to be gracious to a customer who politely asks for a cancellation.

When I accept a cancellation, I let the buyer know that I will not be giving
any feedback, because in my view, there was no actual transaction for which to
leave feedback. The buyers seen to accept that position.

However, I do not support removing the buyer's ability to leave feedback.
It is true that most of these cancellation requests come from people who did
not really intend to order. But it is possible that the buyer may need to request
a cancellation because of an obstreperous or unreasonable seller, and in that
case should have the feedback option.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Aug 20, 2018 10:35

Subject:

Re: Who akes OCR cannot leave feedback

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buyer submits a rash order then wants to cancel.
If you do agree, you risk the buyer leaving a negative feedback. I would surely
leave a neutral or negative for someone asking to cancel an order just because
they don't want the items anymore. But I can't leave it, as a revenge
negative is always ready.

Voted no, because if you mutually cancel an order, then why should you (the seller)
get to leave neutral/negative feedback? You agreed to cancel the order. If you
don't agree with it, then don't agree and wait for the NPB to go through
before leaving your neutral/negative.

I don't really understand why sellers need to be so harsh on buyers asking
for cancellations. If they don't ask, then fair enough. But if they are within
the EU, they are allowed to cancel the order anyway, especially if postage costs
were not made clear beforehand. Of course, feedback is different to legally being
allowed to cancel but even so, just cancel the unwanted order and move on.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Aug 20, 2018 09:34

Subject:

Re: Who akes OCR cannot leave feedback

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In Suggestions, Shintaku writes:

If the buyer request to cancel he doesn't want the items.
You can realist them for sale regardless the NPB status.

Instead if I was able to accept the OCR, knowing they will not be able to leave
a negative, I would do that, leave a neutral, relist my items instatly and move
on.

If someone kindly requests to cancel the order I wouldn't hit him with a
NPB strike and a neutral feedback.

I don't think that removing the chance to leave a feedback if we wish to
cancel the order is so unfair. The ones who wish to cease the order, ceases the
feedback with

Please help us sellers.

Thanks

When in NPB, the buyer can select the option to Cancel the order and accept the
penalty.
I use the NPB only for those who don't communicate.

Author:

C0lsanders_

Posted:

Aug 20, 2018 08:20

Subject:

Page options within inventory

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Another suggestion, although this may be moot with some of whatever BL has come
up with for the upcoming sellers' update, whenever that is going to be.
My suggestion is to have all (if possible) of a given item category's pages
choosable, at the top and bottom of the page. Right now, it displays 1-10. Personally,
I have a category (plates) with 16 pages, and I find it more than just a little
annoying to have to select page 10, just to go to pages 11-16. And when on, say,
15, 1-4 are now not an option.
That page is quite wide enough you could simply put all 1-16 on there, without
the slightest issue. Probably even 1-30, before you hit the edge of the used
page.
Another option could be to have a "jump to the end" button (in my case, would
jump to 16) and one to jump back to page 1 as well.

Also, a different suggestion, but related, add a "Submit changes" to the top
of the page as well. It seems stupid (to me) to have to scroll to the bottom
of the page, just to submit whatever changes I made to the top item on that page.

Miles (C0lsanders_)

Author:

Shintaku

Posted:

Aug 20, 2018 06:38

Subject:

Who akes OCR cannot leave feedback

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Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

bunnymonkey1

Posted:

Aug 20, 2018 03:03

Subject:

Have list

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Hi. I know other sites do this. I haven't checked if anyone else has suggested
this already so apologies if it has! Isn't it about time BrickLink had a
'have' section. I am do done with maintaining a spreadsheet with all
my sets. I'd love an option on here to be able to document all I have by
set name, then split by part and minifigure, cross-reference to the sets I have!
You have this already for the 'wanted'list, why not do a separate version
for the 'haves' as well. Are you just leaving this to other sites? I'd
prefer to have everything in 1 site so Come on Bricklink, get this feature out
there!

Author:

WoutR

Posted:

Aug 19, 2018 19:17

Subject:

Re: No color chosen, listing suggestion.

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The problem is that the catalog only knows a limited set of colors. 3001special
for example van be found in many more. And I think that we do not use colors
for stickers and there must be many more exceptions.

In Suggestions, C0lsanders_ writes:

Exactly. I had also thought after I posted that it warns if no condition is selected,
although you can't continue in that instance. I should think that the color
(if applicable) would be as necessary as condition is, and don't get how
it lets us list without a color chosen.

Miles (C0lsanders_)

In Suggestions, WoutR writes:

In Suggestions, C0lsanders_ writes:

Sorry if this has been suggested before (don't know how it couldn't have
been), but maybe red banner, large text saying "NO COLOR CHOSEN" when on the
add item verification page. Sort of the way it already warns you if you already
have 1 of said part in your inventory. Just something to say you failed to chose
a color would be a nice, simple addition. Would certainly help when listing white
items, because if you fail to chose a color, the part's image shows it in
white.

Miles (C0lsanders_)

I think we could do better...

When listing an item,
1) give a warning iF no color is chosen,
2) give a warning iF a color is chosen that is not known in the catalog,
3) give no warning if a color is chosen that is known in the catalog

After the warning, the seller should be able to continue with the listing. This
method is intended to prevent errors, but the seller could have a good reason
to list the item under that color.

To avoid unnecessary warnings, we might want to exclude certain parts or categories
such as stickers, 3001special, etc.

Author:

C0lsanders_

Posted:

Aug 19, 2018 18:46

Subject:

Re: No color chosen, listing suggestion.

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In Suggestions, C0lsanders_ writes:

I think we could do better...

When listing an item,
1) give a warning is no color is chosen,
2) give a warning is a color is chosen that is not known in the catalog,
3) give no warning if a color is chosen that is known in the catalog

After the warning, the seller should be able to continue with the listing. This
method is intended to prevent errors, but the seller could have a good reason
to list the item under that color.

To avoid unnecessary warnings, we might want to exclude certain parts or categories
such as stickers, 3001special, etc.

Author:

WoutR

Posted:

Aug 19, 2018 17:00

Subject:

Re: No color chosen, listing suggestion.

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In Suggestions, C0lsanders_ writes:

Author:

C0lsanders_

Posted:

Aug 19, 2018 16:15

Subject:

No color chosen, listing suggestion.

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Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

BrickCompulsion

Posted:

Aug 19, 2018 05:46

Subject:

Re: Bulk Parts Ordering

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In Suggestions, Kimthiel writes:

It would be great if i could put all my wanted parts into a list and get results
from sellers that had most of the parts.
This would help on searching different sites to find parts that one or two sellers
may have rather than placing orders with several sellers.
Also helps in paying postage fees

Up in the top right there is a little heart - it’s a wanted list

Author:

bb1152059

Posted:

Aug 19, 2018 05:02

Subject:

Bulk Parts Ordering

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Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

Bond

Posted:

Aug 19, 2018 00:48

Subject:

Re: Allow Order Details to Show Quanity Remaining

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In Suggestions, bje writes:

This might help, go here:

https://www.bricklink.com/orderSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

and tick the check box "show quantity left in my inventory"

J

Thank you.

Well, I did qualify my suggestion with my opening paragraph. It's the same
reason I don't implement IC. I know there was an original post on how to
get started, but I'd have to rent a PI to find it. And even then, it's
touch and go. I don't mind 'playing around' with store settings to
get going with IC, but not at the expense of my customers' patience.

In short, I'd need a tour guide to find some of these things.

- Bond

Author:

bje

Posted:

Aug 19, 2018 00:31

Subject:

Re: Allow Order Details to Show Quanity Remaining

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This might help, go here:

https://www.bricklink.com/orderSettings.asp?viewFrom=P

and tick the check box "show quantity left in my inventory"

J

Author:

WoutR

Posted:

Aug 18, 2018 10:49

Subject:

Re: Differentiate in SALES

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In Suggestions, Teup writes:

In Suggestions, StarBrick writes:

Sales are nice thing, right? Scoring a bulk load of 1x1 plates you so desperately
need for a long overdue project helps you move on!
When 70% of the sales announcements concern shops that do NOT ship to you, the
nice efforts turn into an ever growing deception....

So here's my suggestion: have a SALE announcement link to the shipping terms
of the store so there will be ONLY announcement visible that actually DO ship
to your country.

Ever working on a more pleasant environment.

StarBrick

It could be a good idea, reminds me of my suggestion for an American subforum
besides the language specific fora as I often find myself ending up in threads
that I have no knowledge of and that have no relevance to me, but then again
the entire forum needs to be chucked and replaced by a proper 21st century forum
in general so let's not try to fix an oldtimer with tape and elastic bands.

Anyway, actually I wonder - and this is an open question - are sales posts any
good at all? As a seller I've posted several and never noticed any effect,
and as a buyer it's time consuming to plough through as it is not immediately
clear if the sale and/or the store is serious and relevant. Maybe just get rid
of them in general or do others have thrilling sale experiences?

Anyway I'll vote yes.

I think that sales posts are effective for rare/unusual parts.

A general percentage off does not really interest me, small chance the seller
has enough of the important items on my wanted list to trigger an impulsive order.

Author:

Gaston.La.Brick

Posted:

Aug 18, 2018 07:15

Subject:

Re: Differentiate in SALES

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When 70% of the sales announcements concern shops that do NOT ship to you, the
nice efforts turn into an ever growing deception....

Very good idea. I would even make it more generalistic: based on a user preference
only show item in stores that are in a certain list of countries. That's
because as a European I have hardly any interest in overseas based stores. Because
of two main reasons:
1) import tax / customs charge a lot where I live, making a sale often very expensive
2) when comparing prices of an item, I want to compare prices in the EU because
USA/Canada is often much cheaper

Author:

Teup

Posted:

Aug 18, 2018 07:06

Subject:

Re: Differentiate in SALES

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In Suggestions, StarBrick writes:

Author:

StarBrick

Posted:

Aug 18, 2018 06:56

Subject:

Differentiate in SALES

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Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

Matoskah

Posted:

Aug 17, 2018 18:05

Subject:

Re: Wanted parts in set inventory

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In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:

View the new inventory page by clicking the Inv tab on the set entry page. See
image:

Awesome, thank you!
I was going directly to the inventory, either from the catalog listing page,
or from on the set page the link for "Item consists of: X parts".

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Aug 17, 2018 14:07

Subject:

Re: Wanted parts in set inventory

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In Suggestions, Bi0hazard writes:

In Suggestions, FCBricks writes:

In Suggestions, Bi0hazard writes:

Would it be possible, while logged in and looking at the parts inventory of a
given set, to have an indicator by any parts that are on a Wanted List?
Could really come in handy when evaluating sets for parts potential.
Thanks!

This feature is already available. Look for a solid red heart to the left of
each Item in a set inventory. Those are items in a wanted list.

Is there a setting somewhere to turn this on?
I'm not seeing it anywhere (attached screenshot, of a piece I know is on
a wanted list).
I've also played around with the different view styles on the set inventory
page.

View the new inventory page by clicking the Inv tab on the set entry page. See
image:

Author:

Matoskah

Posted:

Aug 17, 2018 12:39

Subject:

Re: Wanted parts in set inventory

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In Suggestions, FCBricks writes:

In Suggestions, Bi0hazard writes:

This feature is already available. Look for a solid red heart to the left of
each Item in a set inventory. Those are items in a wanted list.

Author:

FCBricks

Posted:

Aug 16, 2018 21:06

Subject:

Re: Wanted parts in set inventory

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In Suggestions, Bi0hazard writes:

This feature is already available. Look for a solid red heart to the left of
each Item in a set inventory. Those are items in a wanted list.

Author:

Matoskah

Posted:

Aug 16, 2018 17:53

Subject:

Wanted parts in set inventory

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[Yes|No]

Author:

Abels_Bricks

Posted:

Aug 16, 2018 08:50

Subject:

Sandbox for shipping

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Bricklink

Can we please have a sandbox to be able to test shipping options.

4 times this month the actual shipping has been more than the IC system has calculated.

Yes this maybe because I have done something incorrectly but a system in place
to allow sellers to test option before finalising them surely would be good for
everyone.

Regards
David

P.s As there is also no edit function for posts - if there is a system in place
and I cannot find it then thank you and could someone please direct me to it.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Aug 16, 2018 07:08

Subject:

Re: Cart/wishlist sharing

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In Suggestions, saxus writes:

Sometimes we make BL orders together with one or more friend to optimize shipping
costs. This is a little bit hard to do specially with lot of lots.

It would be very nice if there will be an option to invite somebody to an order
to add an another batch. For example, if i get an invite, i could add a batch
to my friend's order from my own account. It would be a spearated batch named
to me.

Obviously it could be a solution to share each's password, but obvious security
reason it's not really a fun solution.

And also: it would be nice if we have the itemNo with link to the catalog on
the shop's store page like in the global store page.

First, sharing WLs is a “feature coming soon!” (look at the setup screen for
any of your WL).

Second, you can download ( button on the WL’s page ) and upload ( https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/upload.page
) WLs. So you and your friends can share them through other means (e-mail…).

Author:

62Bricks

Posted:

Aug 16, 2018 06:42

Subject:

Re: Identifying sets from inventory

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In Suggestions, malcolmsetter writes:

I was wondering if it was possible to identify from a store inventory what sets
could be made (or 90% made). This would be helpful with bulk buys and seeing
what sets could be made from the bulk purchase.

There used to be a search function where you could put in a set number and see
all the parts from that set that were in a certain store. It wasn't exactly
like what you describe, but it was useful for people looking to complete sets.

That function "broke" during one of the site updates and has not been fixed.

Author:

saxus

Posted:

Aug 16, 2018 05:02

Subject:

Cart/wishlist sharing

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Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

malcolmsetter

Posted:

Aug 15, 2018 21:55

Subject:

Identifying sets from inventory

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Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

WoutR

Posted:

Aug 15, 2018 17:55

Subject:

Re: Wrong color item shown on Appears In page

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In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:

In Suggestions, randyf writes:

In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:

E.g.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4073#T=C&C=76

Select any color in the Known colors column, on the next page it shows
always the same color item image.

Even though the text states the color selected.

BrickLink... please show the image of the color selected.

Thank you.

Yes, yes, yes! I have always hated that, and it seems like a very easy fix.

Randy

Selecting the Price Guide Info column, does show the CORRECT color image,
so I agree it seems very easy to fix.

I think it shows the correct color when you look at the small image, but not
when the page uses the generic large image.

(Can't really test that now, typing on my phone...)

Author:

leggodtshop

Posted:

Aug 15, 2018 17:50

Subject:

Re: Wrong color item shown on Appears In page

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In Suggestions, randyf writes:

In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:

Yes, yes, yes! I have always hated that, and it seems like a very easy fix.

Randy

Selecting the Price Guide Info column, does show the CORRECT color image,
so I agree it seems very easy to fix.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Aug 15, 2018 17:20

Subject:

Re: Wrong color item shown on Appears In page

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In Suggestions, bje writes:

In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:

In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:

I've tried several colours but can't reproduce what you see.

Ah that image. I never look at the image. That page is intended to show the sets
that part appears in the selected colour.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Aug 15, 2018 17:16

Subject:

Re: Wrong color item shown on Appears In page

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

[…]
What do you mean by “on the next page”

?
Selecting a colour doesn’t change the page.

Okay, I get it: clicking on a colour name in the Known Color column in the Color
Info tab, not the colour selection box on top of the picture.

Yes, the link leads to a page (e.g. https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=4073&colorID=36&in=A
) that shows the part in another colour.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Aug 15, 2018 17:12

Subject:

Re: Wrong color item shown on Appears In page

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In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:

E.g.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4073#T=C&C=76

Select any color in the Known colors column, on the next page it shows
always the same color item image.

What do you mean by “on the next page”

?
Selecting a colour doesn’t change the page.

Anyway, when I select a colour, I get the picture in that colour.
And changing the lower tab to “Price Guide” instead of “Color Info” (my default)
shows me the price guide for the colour I just selected.

Even though the text states the color selected.

BrickLink... please show the image of the color selected.

What would be nice (too) would be sorting the Known colours by name….

Author:

Pippysblocks

Posted:

Aug 15, 2018 17:08

Subject:

Re: Wrong color item shown on Appears In page

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I think this means when adding an item, I've noticed this too.

In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:

In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:

I've tried several colours but can't reproduce what you see.

Author:

bje

Posted:

Aug 15, 2018 17:08

Subject:

Re: Wrong color item shown on Appears In page

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In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:

In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:

I've tried several colours but can't reproduce what you see.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Aug 15, 2018 17:05

Subject:

Re: Wrong color item shown on Appears In page

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In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:

Yes, yes, yes! I have always hated that, and it seems like a very easy fix.

Randy

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Aug 15, 2018 17:02

Subject:

Re: Wrong color item shown on Appears In page

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In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:

I've tried several colours but can't reproduce what you see.

Author:

leggodtshop

Posted:

Aug 15, 2018 16:48

Subject:

Wrong color item shown on Appears In page

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Status:

Open

Vote:

[Yes|No]

Author:

littlepb

Posted:

Aug 14, 2018 17:41

Subject:

Re: Printing Wanted Lists

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Topic:

In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:

In Suggestions, littlepb writes:

I would like to suggest adding the ability to easily print a wanted list. Currently
there is an option to print a set's inventory but not for wanted lists.

In Classic view you can print a Wantlist
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedDetail.asp?showOld=Y&catType=P&wantedMoreID=0

Thanks! I do also think that it would be a good addition to the new view

Author:

bb742771

Posted:

Aug 14, 2018 14:39

Subject:

Box & Instructions present or not?

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I have gone through the history of suggestions and this is not the first apperance
of this one, however - hopefully - this time it will have greater chance of being
realised:

As a buyer of sets I would appreciate to have an option to sort them not only
by Instant checkout or No min purchase or Sellers location etc, but also by
the presence of box and instructions with possible additional comments from
sellers in what condition they are - please see screenshot in attachment
with a possible solution.

Every seller, unlike now, should be obliged to add this information to
the description, which appears in the catalog, and this should be provided by
easy tick boxes in the system.

Thank You in advance and I would appreciate an answer from the administration.

Author:

VOTB

Posted:

Aug 14, 2018 13:39

Subject:

Re: Visual Guide

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In Suggestions, macr237 writes:

This may have been asked a number of times, but as I am a n00b, I have not been
aware of it. What is the possibility of dragging information out of the database
automagically to create a visual guide to all parts? Basically one page that
has 1 image of each block with the part number that goes to a search on that
part number.

Some of the parts that I have seen, I really have no experience in describing
them and Lego can have some different naming conventions to name things that
are similar or even knowing if it is 6x5 or 5x6 (random numbers used).

I've tried looking to see if Lego have a catalogue or someone else and
no one seems to have something like this and this being the best repository for
parts, it could be a great asset.

Regards

Macr

I am a n00b as well. And still getting my feet wet in getting all the parts
I have categorized. While I have enjoyed Lego for 30+ years it has not been
until recently that I have started working on using the proper lexicon. That
is the challenge. I still catch myself calling a plate a tile and knowing when
a modified brick turns into a bracket.

https://swooshable.com/how-to-start-building-lego

The article above is very elementary but it seems to be universal based on what
site you go to. Just having the basics down has really helped me. I also purchased
several new sets and parted them out to start. This automatically categorizes
all the parts for you. It has helped drill in the terms and names of the different
parts. I am also in the process of making my own color guide from actual bricks.
I have not been doing this long enough to pull a used brick from a pile and
tell the difference between light gray and light bluish gray.

I have started logging a HUGE lot of used tires and wheels I bought years ago.
I thought it would be a baby step into sorting used parts. Mostly because there
are fewer colors to deal with. One trick that Bricklink does have is the ability
to look at the catalog as a thumbnail gallery. It dramatically reduces the amount
of screen space and lets you see one version over the other. I can't tell
you how much time this has saved.

I have also really enjoyed those that have come before me and added photos to
parts that are commonly misidentified.

I don't know if that ramble was too much or if it even helped the topic,
but thanks for reading.

Author:

macr237

Posted:

Aug 14, 2018 04:35

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Re: Visual Guide

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In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:

In Suggestions, macr237 writes:

What is the possibility of dragging information out of the database
automagically to create a visual guide to all parts? Basically one page that
has 1 image of each block with the part number that goes to a search on that
part number.

Fair point, how about a flowchart to reduce results? I just found that brickowl
has a 50 page visual catalogue, which backs up your response on size, but a flowchart
could reduce the results.

For example this took me quite a while to find.
Hero Factory Arm / Leg Extender with Ball Joint and Ball Socket
Item No: 98613c01

And with a picture, I could've found it in a whole lot less time.

Anyway it was a thought that may have helped us n00bs.

Regards

Macr

Author:

StormChaser

Posted:

Aug 14, 2018 00:50

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In Suggestions, macr237 writes:

Not necessarily a bad idea, but imagine the size of that page! There are currently
51,447 individual parts in the catalog. I'm aware that nowhere near all
of them would be represented on the kind of page you imagine, but it would still
be a sizable number (probably at least 5,000 parts).

Imagine scrolling through 5,000 part entries trying to find a part visually.
Again, not a bad idea, but I fear it would be somewhat impractical.

Jorge Luis Borges' most famous story, perhaps, is "The Library of Babel."
In the story he imagines a library filled with books containing every possible
combination of letters. In these books you could find every possible thing which
had ever been written or ever would be written by humankind.

The problem was that anything you wanted to find would be impossible to locate
because it would be hidden in untold scores of books containing nonsense. This
story illustrates the basic problem with any catalog of information: sifting
what you want out of the clutter.

At some point BrickLink will have a tag system which will should make finding
parts much easier.

Author:

macr237

Posted:

Aug 13, 2018 23:27

Subject:

Visual Guide

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[Yes|No]

Author:

Heartbricker

Posted:

Aug 13, 2018 14:21

Subject:

Re: Improvement to super-lots? Paired items.

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In Suggestions, tEoS writes:

Is there any chance that paired items such as wedges (left and right) would receive
their own entry in the catalog, much like the pair of minifig arms entry?

Example:

981982 (Inv) Arm, (Matching Left and Right) Pair
Parts: Minifigure, Body Part

Super-lots are a pain to work with and BL buyers don't seem to read listing
notes that items must be purchased with matching side (maybe due to generating
carts from wanted lists).

I like it, voted yes, I don’t like to buy the same amount of left and right wedges
or technic panels and when the seller is missing some items from one side- they
just ship the other side and I’m stuck with a bunch of items I don’t need and
had to pay for.

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Aug 13, 2018 12:37

Subject:

Re: Printing Wanted Lists

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In Suggestions, littlepb writes:

I would like to suggest adding the ability to easily print a wanted list. Currently
there is an option to print a set's inventory but not for wanted lists.

In Classic view you can print a Wantlist
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedDetail.asp?showOld=Y&catType=P&wantedMoreID=0

Author:

littlepb

Posted:

Aug 13, 2018 12:14

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Printing Wanted Lists

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I would like to suggest adding the ability to easily print a wanted list. Currently
there is an option to print a set's inventory but not for wanted lists.

Author:

leggodtshop

Posted:

Aug 12, 2018 01:34

Subject:

Re: Improvement to super-lots? Paired items.

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