BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Inventories Requests, ericksonk writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

8302-1 (Inv) Rod Rider
48 Parts, 2011
Sets: Racers: Tiny Turbos

* Add 4 Part 15573 Lime Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove and Bottom Stud Holder (Jumper) (Alternate) (match ID 1)
* Add 4 Part 3794b Lime Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove (Jumper) (Alternate) (match ID 1)
* Change 4 Part Lime {3794 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud, Jumper (Undetermined Type) to 3794a Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper)} {match ID 0 to 1}

Comments from Submitter:
Bought the set new from LEGO in 2011 and my part inventory only has the jumpers without grooves for this color. Included possible alt pieces for used sets.

We only add alternates to sets when those pieces actually came in a new set.
Since there is no proof that the others ever came in the set, they will not be
included in the inventory.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 22, 2024 03:06

Subject:

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai

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In Problem, chetzler writes:

In Problem, waltzking writes:

As someone not in any LEGO groups (or at least not using my BL email address),
and am still getting the scam emails, I am certain it related to either the hack
or fake contact/orders on BL that can harvest seller emails. Had a lot of these
orders, immediate cancel request, and no contact there after a few months back.
I know it was to phish my seller info as often as the pattern was repeated exactly.
But even messages we reply to can do this as the system still lonks our email
to those. It really should not do this unless an order is placed, or even confirmed
as paid by the system (instant or seller marked). Simply put, contact info should
remain better protected until a transaction is deemed legit. BL is largely an
open book for all seller info if the party wanting to phish it knows how the
site works.

Waltzking

Is there any need at all for buyers/sellers to see each other's email contact
info even on legitimate orders? Maybe I've been using instant checkout and
the pay now button for so long I have forgotton, but it has been a while since
a buyer has made a payment directly to my email address. Since BrickLink implemented
sales tax collection, all (at least all of my) payments are negotiated through
PayPal Marketplace.

Maybe other payment methods require an email address.

I know some people send photos via email (if only we could attach photos to a
BL message!).

I'd be perfectly happy to have "public-facing email address" be an
option that I can enable/disable at will.

You have some very good points here. The whole communication architecture on
BrickLink is definitely in need of some upgrades. They may want to start looking
into it sooner rather than later.

For example, every transaction I have on eBay has everything done through the
eBay platform. There is never any communication outside of the platform between
myself and anyone that I purchase something from. In that way, the user on the
other end remains completely anonymous. It would be a good model to look into.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 21, 2024 16:02

Subject:

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai

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In Problem, Admin_Russell writes:

In Problem, randyf writes:

In Problem, chetzler writes:

I don’t know why BrickLink has suddenly become such a juicy target.

Interesting theory. But the scammers that caused the November 3 incident are
the same ones that caused the problems last night, and the variant merge project
was not exposed to the public before January 2024.

As much as companies tend not to boast about the number of online attacks they
receive, we do see a remarkable increase in scammer activity across the board
- throughout many companies and across different industries. To us, it does not
feel like BrickLink is being singled out.

Good to know. Let's just hope that our beloved BrickLink can make it through
largely unscathed. I am sure I am not the only one that doesn't want a repeat
of November 2023 to happen, but everytime someone falls for one of these things,
we get closer to that happening again. I do feel bad for those getting targeted,
but people need to be cautious.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 21, 2024 15:54

Subject:

Re: What powers have newcomers

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Catalog

In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:

In Help, Ziegelmeister writes:

In Help, crazylegoman writes:

I don't understand the part about the "pair." The word pair is not
in the item's name.

RandyF changed it just moments before you posted.

Then why doesn't that show up in the change log for the part?

When things are adjusted behind the scenes on catalog entries, they are not recorded
in public logs.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 21, 2024 13:46

Subject:

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai

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In Problem, chetzler writes:

I don’t know why BrickLink has suddenly become such a juicy target.

All of it started fairly shortly after all of the extremely unpopular part merges
started to actually occur. I have a strong feeling that a user here that was
very upset about the decisions made is having some "fun" at BrickLink's
expense.

And judging from the people who are receiving phishing emails (e.g I'm not),
the phisher is probably part of an online BrickLink group somewhere else (Facebook?
Discord?) that all of you are also part of or maybe they ordered from all of
the phishees in the past and already have all of your contact information to
use.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 21, 2024 13:33

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 4822-1

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In Inventories Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:

In Inventories Requests, normann1974 writes:

In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:

In Inventories Requests, normann1974 writes:

In Inventories Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

4822-1 (Inv) Princess' Bedroom
12 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2005
Sets: DUPLO: Princess Castle

* Add 1 Part 31368pb01 Magenta Duplo, Doll Furniture Bed Small with Bright Pink Heart with Gold Crown Pattern (Sticker) - Set 4822 (Counterpart)

Comments from Submitter:
Wait for colour approval on part 31368pb01

I'm not sure what exactly you mean by this message. Please explain.

I see no reason not to accept this change at this point. The part color and sticker
are right.

/Jan

Actually, there are no instructions for this set, so the only thing that shows
stickers is the packaging and set images. On that packaging and in the set images,
it shows the small heart sticker with crown used on the bed, not the large heart
sticker with crown. Therefore, this part should be marked for deletion since
there is no basis for it having an entry. Basically, the stickers in this set
were meant to be used however the builder saw fit to use them.

Cheers,
Randy

Oh, there are two heart stickers? I didn't realize because the photo of the
sticker sheet is of an incomplete sheet with that large sticker missing. Thanks
for noticing.

/Jan

The sticker sheet should probably be marked for deletion.
How did a sheet missing stickers get past the admins?

There is no need to mark a sticker sheet entry for deletion unless it always
had more than one version listed under one entry and needs to be split. All of
the information necessary to list a sticker sheet properly is in the item name.

Some sticker sheets are not easy to get ahold of to get a new image, so the catalog
uses what image it can get. There have been a number of sticker sheets in the
catalog over time that did not have complete sticker sheets in the image or no
image at all, but quite a few have been replaced or added over time. Maybe one
day, this one will, too.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 20, 2024 20:51

Subject:

Re: What powers have newcomers

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In Help, Shintaku writes:

In Help, randyf writes:

In Help, Shintaku writes:

Hello,

I ask for your help because I am stuck in a grotesque situation.

A person who just signed up to bricklink was unable to read the description for
item 5306bc069
Black Electric, Wire with Brick 2 x 2 x 2/3 Pair, 69 Studs

He said that since it's depicted as "PAIR" I should have sent two.
He left me a negative feedback and expected me to send a second for free.

I tried to explain that he was totally wrong and that you do not leave a hasty
feedback this way, to no avail.

So I wrote to BL for feedback removal, and they denied it.
The user wanted me to refund, so I asked him to send me the part, and I would
have refunded him.

He shipped, and in the proof of shipping I saw that he mispelled my surname,
thus when the package came, the postman found no one with the misspelled surname
and the package came back.

Now, when the package comes a second time I will:

- Have lost a lot of time behind this user, and money also.
- gained a negative feedback that is totally unfair and the administrarion refuses
to remove

Is this so easy for a newcomer to ruin the feedback ratio of a 14 years history
bricklink shop? I'm not worried about the single negative, but about the
power that is given to people unable to understand totally what they are doing.

5306bc069 Electric, Wire with Brick 2 x 2 x 2/3 Ends 69L
Parts: Electric, Wire & Connector

I have updated the names for all 5306* wires to not include the word "pair"
in them. Please point the buyer to this thread if they need more information.

Cheers,
Randy

Thanks, still I have a negative for no reasons, as the picture depicted the correct
item...

That's why I said to point the buyer to this thread. Then maybe we can better
explain the situation and why they are incorrect in their interpretation of the
item. I am hopeful that it would give them the push needed to remove the negative
feedback.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 20, 2024 20:18

Subject:

Re: What powers have newcomers

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In Help, Shintaku writes:

5306bc069 Electric, Wire with Brick 2 x 2 x 2/3 Ends 69L
Parts: Electric, Wire & Connector

I have updated the names for all 5306* wires to not include the word "pair"
in them. Please point the buyer to this thread if they need more information.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 20, 2024 16:08

Subject:

Re: Parting out and selling as new

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Selling

In Selling, Wesza writes:

Noob (and probably silly) question but if I buy a set new, then part it out and
sell it on BL is it ok that the parts won’t be in original packaging? It will
just be individually wrapped and in new condition (never used as it went straight
from the original packaging into a seperate bag).
Thanks!

Yes, that is how it is done.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 20, 2024 15:36

Subject:

Re: Shipping to Canada!

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Shipping

In Shipping, 1001bricks writes:

In Shipping, The_Boyz_Bricks writes:

My mistake. I forgot that the metric system is the main method of measurement
used by Canadians.

Beep - by the whole World except 2 Countries IIRC.

Three, but who's counting.

It is probably the only time that Liberia and Myanmar will be used in the same
sentence as the United States.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 20, 2024 12:57

Subject:

Re: Shipping to Canada!

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Shipping

In Shipping, Hal8472 writes:

In Shipping, The_Boyz_Bricks writes:

We are thrilled to announce that we have expanded our shipping services to Canada!

If you reside in Canada and choose to place an order with us, we kindly ask for
your patience as we navigate this new endeavor. Please understand that there
may be a slight delay in processing and shipping your order as we work hard to
ensure a smooth and efficient delivery process to your location. We greatly appreciate
your understanding and look forward to serving you with the same level of quality
and care that we provide to all our valued customers. Thank you very much for
your support as we begin shipping to Canada!

Please note that shipping is restricted to a maximum of four pounds per order.
Thank you!

Awesome thanks. What are pounds?

Those things you gain when eating too many gummies.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 19, 2024 16:23

Subject:

Re: Blocked as a Buyer (Confused!)

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In Problem, UTLF writes:

I thought the merge was supposed to make it easier for buyers, and that we should
just ask the seller to verify if we weren't sure?

Yikes!

If only someone would have said something before the whole debacle took place...

Let the fun times begin.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 19, 2024 13:23

Subject:

Re: New minifigure assembled/unassembled

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In Help, RebelliousBrick writes:

In Help, randyf writes:

In Help, RebelliousBrick writes:

Hi all,

This question comes up often on the facebook group "BrickLink Worldwide Buyers
and Sellers"

Can minifigures be sold as new when they are assembled?

On the help page for "item for sale condition" (https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102)
it states the fololowing:

New Minifigures - Minifigures are brand new, taken directly from new sets
or purchased as new in another form such as accessory packs or Pick A Brick and
have been handled only for sorting. Minifigures may be listed as new either assembled
or unassembled.

There are 2 ways that people read this:
1. Minifigures can be assembled and still be sold as new as long as the part
comes straight from the package.
2. Minifigures must be unassembled unless they come assembled from the factory.

What is the correct way to interpret this 1 or 2?

In case 1 is correct what is stopping people from selling minifigures that have
been displayed for a few years as new?

Being displayed for years is _not_ "have been handled only for sorting".

If number 2 is correct than the help page should be rewritten so there would
be no more confusion.

PS. @Admin, I am not sure if I put it in the correct topic so feel free to move
it if necessary.

And how is assembling "only handled for sorting"?

It isn't, which is why the guideline is contradictory in its own right. It
is a relic from the past that should probably be better defined at this point.
However, that is the current definition and the way it is currently interpreted
by BrickLink.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 19, 2024 12:57

Subject:

Re: New minifigure assembled/unassembled

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In Help, RebelliousBrick writes:

In case 1 is correct what is stopping people from selling minifigures that have
been displayed for a few years as new?

Being displayed for years is _not_ "have been handled only for sorting".

If number 2 is correct than the help page should be rewritten so there would
be no more confusion.

PS. @Admin, I am not sure if I put it in the correct topic so feel free to move
it if necessary.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 19, 2024 11:13

Subject:

Re: How many mistakes in an order are OK?

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Buying

In Buying, BrickBonder writes:

How many mistakes in an order do you all tolerate before contacting a seller?

None.

If it is a glaring issue (e.g. used sold as new), I will ask for a refund.

If it is something simple (e.g. a missing part), I will just send a friendly
notice to the seller so that they can adjust their inventory accordingly. When
I do this, sellers have always been very appreciative.

However, I rarely get errors in orders. Order from stores you know are good and
keep them on a short list to check when it comes time to purchase something again.

For egregious cases the decision is easy, but I just received yet another order
leaving me with a frustrating decision to make. I understand quantity errors,
but what gets to me are the missing lots that occur in roughly 50% of all orders
that have missing lots that bother me.

In this case, I probably will not say anything, because only 2 of 60 lots are
missing, they are not minifigures, and because I can get them from Lego.com for
$4 total. However, the decision is still annoying because one of the lots is
for right wedges to match left wedges that did get included.

Notes:
-Yes, I have tried ordering fewer lots, but it seems you have to keep it under
20 lots in order to prevent most seller mistakes. Those smaller orders are usually
not cost effective for me after factoring in shipping costs.
-If you receive an order containing a printout with a hand-written check mark
next to each lot, consider favoriting that seller. Those sellers are rare and
almost never make mistakes.

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 19, 2024 00:23

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7168-1

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In Inventories Requests, Josephi writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

7168-1 (Inv) Dunkan Bulk
17 Parts, 2010
Sets: Hero Factory: Heroes

* Add 1 Part 64251 Flat Silver Bionicle Fist with Axle Hole - 3 Fingers (Alternate) (match ID 1)
* Add 1 Part 87810 Flat Silver Hero Factory Chest Armor with Single Spiked Shoulders (Alternate) (match ID 2)
* Add 2 Part 87797 Flat Silver Hero Factory Foot with Axle (Alternate) (match ID 3)
* Add 2 Part 87798 Flat Silver Hero Factory Leg Guard (Alternate) (match ID 4)
* Add 1 Part 87811 Flat Silver Hero Factory Mask (Bulk) (Alternate) (match ID 5)
* Add 1 Part 87809 Flat Silver Hero Factory Weapon, Heavy Metal Shooter Arm (Alternate) (match ID 6)

Comments from Submitter:
The parts listed are all more commonly found in flat silver than they are in pearl light gray. It would be incredibly unlikely that the parts are more common in flat silver because of set 7179-1, where most appear as an alternate, because that set was a limited release and significantly less common than set 7168-1, as well as this part #64251 "Bionicle Fist with Axle Hole - 3 Fingers" is more commonly sold in Flat Silver than it is in pearl light gray. As that part did not appear in set 7179-1, it could not be from that set and must be an alternate from this one.

Sealed set unboxing showing all pieces in the lovely new flat silver color at
the time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUvDkP1uIVg

All of the pearl light gray pieces are well established as having come in the
first production run of this set, so all flat silver pieces are indeed alternates
for the later production run.

- Randy

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 18, 2024 23:42

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8734-1

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In Inventories Requests, Garbage_guy_420 writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

8734-1 (Inv) Brutaka
191 Parts, 2006
Sets: BIONICLE: Titans

* Add 2 Part 48253 Flat Dark Gold Bionicle Weapon Chronicler's Staff (Alternate)

Comments from Submitter:
I had a brand new brutaka set that came with flat dark gold "chronicler's staff" instead of pearl light gold

The submitter of this request never responded to any messages for further information.

I cannot find any evidence that this set ever came with

48253 Bionicle Weapon Chronicler's Staff
Parts: BIONICLE {Flat Dark Gold}

If it did, it would have most likely been a packing error since the color scheme
for this set uses exclusively pearl gold and not flat dark gold. The PCC in the
instructions also confirms that the part was pearl gold.

Without any hard evidence, this request will not be accepted.

- Randy

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 18, 2024 22:53

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8575-1

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In Inventories Requests, stephan3321 writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

8575-1 (Inv) Kohrak-Kal
40 Parts, 2003
Sets: BIONICLE: Bohrok-Kal

* Change 2 Part Black {6628 Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges and Tow Ball (Undetermined Type) to 6628b Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges and Tow Ball with Squared Pin Hole}

The submitter of this request never responded to further messages concerning
it and others like it.

The transition year for part 6628 is currently known to be 2003, which is the
release year of the set in question. So, without hard evidence, this request
cannot be accepted.

- Randy

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 18, 2024 22:53

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8578-1

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In Inventories Requests, stephan3321 writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

8578-1 (Inv) Gahlok-Kal
40 Parts, 2003
Sets: BIONICLE: Bohrok-Kal

* Change 2 Part Black {6628 Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges and Tow Ball (Undetermined Type) to 6628b Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges and Tow Ball with Squared Pin Hole}

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 18, 2024 22:52

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8577-1

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In Inventories Requests, stephan3321 writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

8577-1 (Inv) Pahrak-Kal
40 Parts, 2003
Sets: BIONICLE: Bohrok-Kal

* Change 2 Part Black {6628 Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges and Tow Ball (Undetermined Type) to 6628b Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges and Tow Ball with Squared Pin Hole}

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 18, 2024 22:51

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8574-1

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In Inventories Requests, stephan3321 writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

8574-1 (Inv) Tahnok-Kal
40 Parts, 2003
Sets: BIONICLE: Bohrok-Kal

* Change 2 Part Black {6628 Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges and Tow Ball (Undetermined Type) to 6628b Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges and Tow Ball with Squared Pin Hole}

The submitter of this request never responded to any messages concerning it and
others like it.

The transition year for part 6628 is currently known to be 2003, which is the
release year of the set in question. So, without hard evidence, this request
cannot be accepted.

- Randy

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 18, 2024 22:49

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8576-1

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In Inventories Requests, stephan3321 writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

8576-1 (Inv) Lehvak-Kal
40 Parts, 2003
Sets: BIONICLE: Bohrok-Kal

* Change 2 Part Black {6628 Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges and Tow Ball (Undetermined Type) to 6628b Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges and Tow Ball with Squared Pin Hole}

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 18, 2024 22:38

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7690-1

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In Inventories Requests, Firefly33333 writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

7690-1 (Inv) MB-01 Eagle Command Base
735 Parts, 8 Minifigures, 2007
Sets: Space: Mars Mission

* Delete 3 Part 2540 Orange Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with Bar Handle on Side - Free Ends
* Add 1 Part 2540 Orange Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with Bar Handle on Side - Free Ends (Extra)

Comments from Submitter:
Part not used in build but listed in instruction inventory list. (Can be seen in the prototype build with the blocked gun tube.) ONLY 1 needs to be removed. Form won't let me.

This request will not be accepted.

After further research, the following parts were found to be included in this
set and are all shown on the official parts list in the original instructions
and included in the official piece count of the set:

1x

30055 Fence 1 x 4 x 2 Spindled with 2 Studs
Parts: Fence {Black}

3710 Plate 1 x 4
Parts: Plate {Blue}

2540 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with Bar Handle on Side - Free Ends
Parts: Plate, Modified {Orange}

However, none of these pieces are actually needed to build the model according
to the instructions.

According to our inventory definitions, all of these parts should be located
in the Regular Items section:

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562

Cheers,
Randy

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Information used to determine the above findings:

(1) Peeron inventory from a sealed set:

http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/7690-1

(2) Sealed set review at Eurobricks with relevant image:

https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/13504-review-7690-eagle-command-base/

https://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MarkofBrick/7690Review/7690review_023.jpg

(3) Original set instructions at Brickfactory:

https://www.brickfactory.info/

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 18, 2024 19:10

Subject:

Re: LEGO House Tile

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Catalog

In Catalog, joshbeagrie writes:

Hi all,

I have discovered that the LEGO House Tile has 2 versions, see below.

4162pb110 Tile 1 x 8 with White 'LEGO House' Pattern (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Tile, Decorated {Black}
Marked for Deletion

Appeared in sets 40502, 40501, 4000010 and 21037, with PCC 6089148.

And it was updated to:

4162pb306 Tile 1 x 8 with White 'LEGO House', Thin Font with Arrowhead 'G' Pattern
Parts: Tile, Decorated {Black}

And this newer version appears in sets 40503, 40563, 40504 and 40505, with PCC
6320270.

Once the newer tile has been approved I will update the set inventories above
accordingly, and add a relationship between the 2 tiles.

I have put in a request for the version currently in the catalogue to change
it's name and remove it's second PCC.

Any questions just let me know!

Thanks,
Josh

Good catch, Josh! 👍

This tile will definitely need a proper split so that the items in stores can
be relocated to proper catalog entries. If we just renamed the current one, then
a lot of items under that entry would be wrong. Give us a bit to get to this.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Mar 18, 2024 17:54

Subject:

Re: Requests

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Catalog