| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | timenet  | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 23:17 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 41326-12 | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| There should only be 1 red flower in the inventory, I couldn't enter the
correction properly, sorry.
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| Author: | timenet | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 23:15 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 41326-12 | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 2 Part 33291 Red Plate, Round 1 x 1 with Flower Edge (4 Knobs / Petals)
Comments from Submitter:
There should only be 1 red flower in the inventory
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| Author: | legnasloot | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 21:40 | | Subject: | Inventory change request set #9786 | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Inventories | | Status: | Open | |
| Item 32039 is double listed with old light great and new light gray. Should only
list the old color, as the new color is listed as an alternate.
Should include 3 gear items, a mat, and 2 posters.
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| Author: | mfav | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 17:58 | | Subject: | Re: find nearby stores, based on my ZIP code? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| BL has said on more than one occasion they're not going to do it.
So, it isn't going to happen unless, say, you want to build it yourself.
All you need is latitude and longitude information for every postal code in the
world stuck into a database and cross referenced with your list of sellers. That
and a little math. You can find plenty of resources on the web how to program
this thing. Programming is relatively easy compared to managing the underlying
database, though.
For example, the Canadian postal code database will allow for a possible 7.2
million entries. Currently the Canadian database is over 800,000 entries. So
that's one country. Only about 270 more countries to go.
Sure this would be a great feature, but it would cost thousands of dollars to
implement and tens of thousands more to maintain. Some human body will need to
oversee the thing. It would be a full time job to maintain this functionality,
keep the user list policed, keep the postal code data up to date, and so on.
Maybe you'd offer to be the BL zip code database administrator...for no pay?
If you're willing to do that, maybe instead you'd like to be the BL catalog
administrator...for no pay...because there's already an opening there.
I don't mean to throw the snark, but this functionality isn't in any
way going to happen because it won't ever make enough money to be a break-even
proposition from a business standpoint. If it's opt-in and you get 37 sellers
opting in, was it worth the $8000 to build?
I don't think so. But feel free to disagree.
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| Author: | leon112 | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 17:25 | | Subject: | Re: find nearby stores, based on my ZIP code? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| Did you consider using the Community/Member page? Click location. Click USA.
Click on your state. Numbers on the right reflect items in the store. You might
be able to find a seller closer with the parts you want. Not sure if it would
be faster for you.
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| Author: | ejv | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 17:03 | | Subject: | Re: find nearby stores, based on my ZIP code? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, runner.caller writes:
| | In Suggestions, ejv writes:
| | Hello,
After hitting a bug where Buy All failed to create orders that totaled my entire
Wanted List (and I didn't realize it until starting to build the models,
too late to ship another order before my time deadline!), I tried to place another
order but search for stores near me so I could pick up locally. I could find
no way to do this.
How about adding a "Stores near me" option in "Sort By" dropdown menu? It could
be based on ZIP code without compromising any store's address. As it was,
I had to manually compare the "284 stores found" list (after I'd limited
it to U.S. stores) with the dozens of stores in my state, finding only two that
matched.
From a programming perspective, it seems like this feature should be easy, with
a big payback in functionality of your wonderful website. And stores still retain
the option to share their address or not, as mine did, after a buyer Contacts
them.
Best regards,
ejv
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The only problem I see with this is sellers might not have time to meet in person.
Especially for low value orders.
The sellers would have to opt in if they are willing for nearby buyers to pick
up locally.
Or, it would be on the buyer to work it out on the front end. Otherwise, you'd
run the risk of a local buyer placing an orders, and then demanding to meet in
person.
A lot of sellers run their business from their homes. There would be a fair number
of sellers who wouldn't want someone coming to their personal home address
to buy a few pieces, and also wouldn't have time to meet across town for
an exchange in person. Sending items in the mail is both convenient and adds
a layer of security.
Obviously, this could open a niche market for sellers that are willing to do
this. It would be pretty rare in my area, so if a local buyer contacted me, I'd
probably be happy to meet them.
But I think we need to allow seller's to opt into the option of "Allow buyers
to find my store by zip code" if this were to become a reality.
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Thanks to all for your replies! It's clear that sellers would have to "opt
in" and check a box letting the site know they accept local pickups (maybe for
some minimum purchase). Perhaps the "Stores near me" function could only search
such stores, instead of all stores (although I envisioned that "search by ZIP
code" would still provide enough privacy)? This would seem to meet everyone's
concerns.
Do the website administrators/programmers read everything on this thread, or
is there a more effective way to propose this new feature?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 13:32 | | Subject: | Re: How should i name this set? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, GoudvanOud writes:
| | Last question about it, i hope. 
I want to add this set to the catalog, but how should i number/name it? There
is no set number to be found.
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This set is on ebay - same photos. 183718197300
Is it yours?
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 12:24 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7725-1 | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part bb12va Black Electric, Train Motor 12V Modern Type I with 2 round contact holes (Alternate) (match ID 3)
* Change 1 Part Black bb12vb Electric, Train Motor 12V Modern Type II with 3 round contact holes {match ID 0 to 3}
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Reza -
Marek and I have both looked over and studied all of your research. After that,
we had a discussion concerning all of it and we have reached a conclusion. At
this time, we are not going to make any changes to this inventory concerning
the motors.
I know you have spent a lot of time researching this topic, and your research
is very thorough and much appreciated. I think Marek and I both learned quite
a bit.
However, and this is the sticking point, all of your research still comes with
assumptions that are being made. All of the sets provided as evidence were still
second-hand sets that were not in the hands of the original owners. If we had
one original owner come forward and say, "I owned this copy of this train
set all my life, I never mixed it with anything, and it does have the older motor.",
then we would have no problem accepting this request. But, we don't. What
we have is someone trying to put together a picture that may not be correct even
if it seems to be correct.
What I will do is add an inventory note to the set that states it *may* have
come with the earlier motor due to some research that has been done, but it is
not guaranteed.
Thanks,
Randy
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| Author: | Hygrotus | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 10:45 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set Nuremberg-1 | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, gif writes:
| | If you check the picture of the bag, you can count the red bricks.
Also the angle of the red bricks is not in the right way, if you build this model
with the bricks given in the bricklist.
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I noticed it but those sets can have mistakes and can have something diffrent
printed on picture and can have something diffrent inside packed.
| | Because I do not have an original unopend set, I can only refer to the pictures
which are in internet. At least we gain 3 more bricks up to the 131.
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And this is the problem with your request, this should be confirmed from somebody
who have this set in hand from sealed set content.
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| Author: | gif | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 10:20 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set Nuremberg-1 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| If you check the picture of the bag, you can count the red bricks.
Also the angle of the red bricks is not in the right way, if you build this model
with the bricks given in the bricklist.
Because I do not have an original unopend set, I can only refer to the pictures
which are in internet. At least we gain 3 more bricks up to the 131.
In Inventories Requests, gif writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change {12 to 18} Part Red 54200 Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3
* Change {9 to 6} Part Red 3044 Slope 45 2 x 1 Double - (Undetermined Underside Version)
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| Author: | POPS_BLOCK_SHOP | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 08:51 | | Subject: | Lego Store Pick a Brick Worth it ?? | | Viewed: | 128 times | | Topic: | Inventories | | Status: | Open | |
| Made a video after I purchased 3 Large cups from a Lego Store pick a brick wall
to see if the value compares to Parting out actual Lego Sets.
https://youtu.be/qYBYTIyy5bg
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 07:27 | | Subject: | Re: How should i name this set? | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, popsicle writes:
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| | Timeo hominem unius movie.
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I can see a contemporary Thomas Aquinas type applying that statement to movies,
today...and they'd be dead wrong, saintly or not
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There are two meanings for the statement. One of them being “I wouldn’t want
that movie to be the topic when playing Jeopardy against that guy”
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| Author: | _onebrick_ | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 05:55 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6351-1 | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| Grüezi Indeed,
** Add big Facepalm emoji here **
Thanks for making me aware.
peace out
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