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 Posted: Jan 13, 2016 12:09
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Sorry if I've misunderstood but you can do this already under My Bricklink,
My settings, tick show country flags.




In Suggestions, Leftoverbricks writes:
  I'm almost sure I've read forum posts about this before but couldn't
find it.

@ BrickLink: Please display the country flag next to the buyer/seller names on
feedback pages. It's just that simple.
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Agree!

Out,out,damn hinges!







In Suggestions, 1974 writes:
  Dear BL staff

I know it's come up before, but to quote a wellknown movie :

"We have thousands of talented builders in this Community. I want LEGO, not clones!"

It's emabarrassing to say the least

Cheers,

Ole
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 Posted: Feb 21, 2015 14:53
 Subject: Re: Ask for feedback before implementing…
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I believe most would call it market research.
It isn't a definitive part of such but would be additional information on
which to base your decisions (BL).
As many would say,it doesn't hurt to ask and is if nothing else,good P.R.




In Suggestions, 1974 writes:
  Their site, their bad decisions. This is not a regular company, BL does not own
anything as such

It's not like they can fire unhappy workers and just hire a bunch of new
ones while their machines never stop making products

No BL users = no BL = no revenue for Kim

So yeah, it would be very much in BL's interest to "ask for feedback before
implementation"

Cheers,

Ole

In Suggestions, QCBricks writes:

  Voted no. None of us are shareholders or part owners.

Their site, their decisions. This is not a democracy.

Scott
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 Posted: Feb 18, 2015 17:35
 Subject: Re: address / name normalized form as standard
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I suspect this will be the case for most postal systems,especially those outside
Europe.





In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
  That one doesn't work for the U.K.

The other one does not work for the Netherlands

The current system is not prefect, but it is much better than the alternatives
that force people to use incorrect formats.
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 Posted: Feb 18, 2015 17:25
 Subject: Re: address / name normalized form as standard
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That one doesn't work for the U.K.





In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, jamesuniverse writes:
  In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, steffen89 writes:
  Hi

it would be nice if every user would have his address and name as a normalized
form.
Especially in aspect to the use of the API to work with the address for shipping
and invoice.

No.
The required format is different in every country.

Although true, it would be nice to have it formatted like this

Name:
Address/Address Line 1:
Address Line 2 (If applicable):
City:
State/Province/whatever is applicable:
Postal/Zip code:
Country:


And actually have the words above in the applicable language. Sorry, but some
address are too darn confusing just to "guess" and messaging a customer shouldn't
be needed.

~JU

If you convince the world to use:

Name
Address/Address Line 1
Address Line 2 (If applicable)
Postal code - Double space - CITY in capitals
COUNTRY also in capitals
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 Posted: Feb 18, 2015 17:23
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This works ok for the U.K.
No idea for mainland Europe postal systems.



In Suggestions, jamesuniverse writes:
  In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, steffen89 writes:
  Hi

it would be nice if every user would have his address and name as a normalized
form.
Especially in aspect to the use of the API to work with the address for shipping
and invoice.

No.
The required format is different in every country.

Although true, it would be nice to have it formatted like this

Name:
Address/Address Line 1:
Address Line 2 (If applicable):
City:
State/Province/whatever is applicable:
Postal/Zip code:
Country:


And actually have the words above in the applicable language. Sorry, but some
address are too darn confusing just to "guess" and messaging a customer shouldn't
be needed.

~JU
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 Posted: Jun 29, 2014 14:20
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You forgot the obligatory wink or smiling face,it's always taken as serious
if you don't.




In Suggestions, tkkemp writes:
  I think if you post too many times in a 24 hour period. You posting privileges
should be revoked for 24 hours. Until you learn how to not behave like children.

Forum fights make those involved look bad, and they are useless.

I think it's bad when 30-35% of all forum posts are coming from one person
and adding ZERO value(Speaking today of the 50 posts that pop up when I log in).

It could be a time out period.
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 Posted: Jun 10, 2014 11:26
 Subject: Re: bad sellers
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With you on that.
Almost burst into song with that musical reference.
Come on you Harriers!
Oops!



In Suggestions, ScootersBricks writes:
  In Suggestions, briky writes:
  In Suggestions, LottaBricks writes:
  Christianity and Judaism are the most hated belief systems in history.

Count their victims and you probably have the reason why.

Cheers

Chris


  In Suggestions, erector writes:
  
  
it is pamphlets for the coming rapture .com explaining the coming of Jesus, and
quotes from john3.16


The US constitution guarantees everyone freedom of religion.
Also freedom of speech. So I think if a seller wants to promote
their religious beliefs through their BL store that is their right.

The US constitution also allows people to not believe in religion,
if they choose not to. In other words the government can not force
people to go to church or read the bible.

To look at it from the other side, what if a seller was an atheist.
Would a believer in religion be offended if they got a short message
in their order that stated that the store owner was an atheist and he
or she thought God did not exist and was promoting the atheist view?

Just wondering if there would be any different reaction from buyers
concerning the atheist message vs the bible message?

I do think we may be venturing too far into the realm of what isn't allowed
on the forum. SO perhaps it is better to just note:

Religion exists. So do sports teams.

If you are on a different team, the other teams may seem like the "bad guys."


If someone likes their own team and invites you to like it, it's perfectly
fine to ignore them. If they keep bugging you about it they are in the wrong.
If you decide to punish them for liking the "wrong" team, YOU are wrong.

If you want to invite someone to like your team, go for it. But putting a disclaimer
in your store might help a bit: "WARNING: I am a HUGE KY Wildcat Fan. John Calipari
is the best recruiter ever. I may send a University of Kentucky sticker with
my order. If you don't like it throw it away. If you are a Cardinal...well...good
luck in your future loss against Kentucky next year!"

If someone asks you not to send them a sticker with your sports team (or a religious
card/pamphlet) then don't. Some people you send your orders to may LOVE
your sports team. Or religion. Or whatever. And they may LOVE that little bit
of a connection as a way to say "You're not alone out there." Heck, when
we meet a fellow Bricklinker in real life it's an awesome thing, because
of that connection we automatically have.

I think I've made it as clear as I can without breaking any rules. Politics
and religion are touchy here - it's not realistic to pretend they don't
exist, but arguing who is right or wrong is just going to cause problems so let's
not resort to that (I'm looking at people from both sides, now!). Better
to just remember that we are all here because we love LEGO, and discuss the touchy
subjects elsewhere. And even from a religious standpoint, I think there is precedence
for us to basically "stop bothering people" who ask us to leave them alone.
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 Posted: Apr 14, 2014 12:46
 Subject: Re: Feedback Warning Upon Checkout
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Might work,less likely to panic anyone into thinking the whole site is suspect.
You could even show feedback split at this stage,number or percentage versions.
This split could be shown on stores name banner on their shop site and alongside
the present feedback number.


In Suggestions, fosterbengoshi writes:
  In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
  Agreed,a warning banner system could turn out to be a two (double) edged sword,tricky!


True. SO then maybe we just just tone the banner down to read: "NOTE: PLEASE
READ THIS STORE'S FEEDBACK BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THIS ORDER."
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 Posted: Apr 14, 2014 12:31
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Agreed,a warning banner system could turn out to be a two (double) edged sword,tricky!

In Suggestions, BrickItYourself writes:
  In Suggestions, fosterbengoshi writes:
  To protect buyers, make BrickLink a safer site for everyone, and encourage sellers
to perform at a minimum level, I suggest that if a BrickLink store has less than
95% positive feedback as a seller, a red banner should appear on the top of the
checkout page saying:

"WARNING! BUYERS BEWARE! READ THIS SELLER'S FEEDBACK BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER!"

If the seller has less than 90% positive feedback as a seller, another banner
should appear if the buyer ignores the first one and submits their order. This
second banner should say: "SERIOUSLY?!? ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH
THIS ORDER?!? READ THE FEEDBACK! DON'T BE AN IDIOT! PRACTICE SAFE ONLINE
INTERCOURSE! FIND A SAFER PARTNER. OR DON'T COME CRYING TO US IF YOU GET
BURNED BY THIS SELLER! PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK! DANGER DANGER WILL ROBINSON!"

OK, I am joking about the least one. But I think an appropriate banner might
help avoid SOME of these problems.

Thor]



I want to vote yes and no

yes because it would help people from being scammed

no because those people probably won't shop elsewhere on BL
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 Posted: Apr 12, 2014 16:02
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Sorted.
Played around with options and finally got it to work.
Cheers.

In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
  Hi,just tried it leaving "merge to" field empty,still refuses to send and asks
for this field to be filled in.

In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
  Thanks,but what do you do with the request for the names to be merged.
I've tried sending a message via this without putting the merge names in
and it tells me I need to and won't send message without.
I'm not trying to get them merged,so what do I do.

Fill in the username, leave the "Merge to" field empty.
The form layout could also use a bit of clarification

What happens if you select a different problem description?
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Hi,just tried it leaving "merge to" field empty,still refuses to send and asks
for this field to be filled in.

In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
  Thanks,but what do you do with the request for the names to be merged.
I've tried sending a message via this without putting the merge names in
and it tells me I need to and won't send message without.
I'm not trying to get them merged,so what do I do.

Fill in the username, leave the "Merge to" field empty.
The form layout could also use a bit of clarification
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Thanks,but what do you do with the request for the names to be merged.
I've tried sending a message via this without putting the merge names in
and it tells me I need to and won't send message without.
I'm not trying to get them merged,so what do I do.

In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  Please make it easier to report suspicious members or stores.


If I want to report a suspicious store I would go to the Problem tab and select
the Problem Member report. http://www.bricklink.com/problemMember.asp

The available "what is going on" options are not suitable to report several situations.
This leaves me feeling unsure about the reporting procedure. If I am unsure I
might not file the report.

Please add a few common options and a generic "different problem" option.

I think we could use:
- Member suspected of scam or fraud
- Member describes Custom fraud in store terms (lowering amounts, sending as
gift etc)
- Member asks for PayPal Friends and Family payment (no buyer protection)
- I wish to report a different problem

I guess the community can add a few other options.
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 Posted: Feb 14, 2014 08:36
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More bad headlines,value down dramatically.
How do you now feel about Bitcoins,has your opinion changed?






In Suggestions, mlahor writes:
  Any chance to add XBT to the list of currencies we can choose to accept?
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In Suggestions, jbricks writes:
  In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
  In Suggestions, paulvdb writes:
  In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
  The no charge back possibility of this type of transaction must have it's
appeal to the seller to protect from the scam buyers but it then takes the perceived
safety away from the buyer protecting them from scam sellers,I know which one
buyers will prefer. Bitcoin purchases are also irreversible,you cannot change
your mind or correct errors when the button is pushed.

I don't use bitcoins and don't intend to accept them or pay with them,
but this paragraph from your post also applies to bank transfers. I can assure
you that that does not stop buyers from paying with bank transfer instead of
Paypal. Most of my Dutch buyers and a significant portion of my other European
buyers pay with bank transfer. I think most Dutch and other European sellers
probably have a similar experience, at least in countries where bank transfers
are free.

I accept this may be the case,I'm not a user of this form of payment normally,though
I have used it.
It's quicker and easier for me to use Paypal as I don't use other forms
of on-line banking.
Do people pay for £/$/€20.00 by bank transfer? I understand 200.00 in whatever
currency.

wow that's an amount,
i (because i have a businessacount) have to pay 7cents to get an transaction.
The sender has to pay his/her national fee for a transaction. mostly 0.00 for
personalaccounts.

gr janet

Sorry,you may have mis-understood my post.
I meant,do people pay an invoice for 20.00 whatever currency by bank transfer,I
understand that they would for larger invoices of 200.00 or so.
Hope that makes my point clearer.
Stuart.
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In Suggestions, paulvdb writes:
  In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
  The no charge back possibility of this type of transaction must have it's
appeal to the seller to protect from the scam buyers but it then takes the perceived
safety away from the buyer protecting them from scam sellers,I know which one
buyers will prefer. Bitcoin purchases are also irreversible,you cannot change
your mind or correct errors when the button is pushed.

I don't use bitcoins and don't intend to accept them or pay with them,
but this paragraph from your post also applies to bank transfers. I can assure
you that that does not stop buyers from paying with bank transfer instead of
Paypal. Most of my Dutch buyers and a significant portion of my other European
buyers pay with bank transfer. I think most Dutch and other European sellers
probably have a similar experience, at least in countries where bank transfers
are free.

I accept this may be the case,I'm not a user of this form of payment normally,though
I have used it.
It's quicker and easier for me to use Paypal as I don't use other forms
of on-line banking.
Do people pay for £/$/€20.00 by bank transfer? I understand 200.00 in whatever
currency.
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In Suggestions, bljesprop writes:
  In Suggestions, mintz writes:
  
  The danger of volatility is not simply that you will hold an asset that varies
in price. Users of Bitpay are subject to counterparty risk AND have little or
no regulatory protection.

The counter-party risk is less than with PayPal. Bitcoin payments are converted
instantly to fiat by BitPay and the balance transferred to your bank account
once per working business day. Bitcoin payments are not subject to potential
chargeback. BitPay has recently received angel investment from the richest man
in the whole of Asia Li Ka shing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ka-shing) who
has a personal weath of 31Billion USD. Seehttp://bitcoinexaminer.org/asias-richest-businessman-invests-in-bitpay/

  
Yes, bitcoins are infinitely sub-dividable. And it certainly looks as if some
of the folks creating them hope to hold a significant portion of the total off
market to increase the need for subdivision. Put another way, they appear to
be attempting to corner the market before it exists. And when they do sell,
they will make more on options than they did by cornering the currency. With
all the volatility that exists, it is reasonable to ask if this has started already.
And to complete the circle: If this becomes generally understood by the population
of potential users, it is very reasonable to assume that bitcoins will not become
widely used. Currencies that have already reached critical mass do not have
this problem. Subdivisability creates its own reason for a small currency to
fail.

I will not bother to address your argument in detail. Suffice to say that it
is a myth that people don't liquidate their appreciating bitcoins and buy
goods with them. For example on Black Friday Gyft did more bitcoin business than
CC business. None of this has any bearing on whether or not is it worthwhile
for a merchant of Lego or any other goods to add Bitcoin payments to their current
list of payment options. If nobody uses this option you've lost nothing.


"once per working day" + high volatility = counterparty risk. I invest in lots
of companies. They do not have the right to tap my bank account when they are
a bit(coin) short. It would be interesting to see what currency used by paypal
is its most volatile and what percentage of their total business it represents.

I don't mind your not "bothering" to address an argument in detail. But
your non-response response makes little sense. If a currency is infinitely
divisible, the volume of use says nothing about the percentage that is held off-market.
I'm happy that Gyft is happy. They do not represent a meaningful percentage
of holiday sales. In fact, I doubt they represent a meaningful percentage of
one tenth of one percent of holiday sales. Didn't Silk Road have more bitcoin
sales than CC sales too? Though, I understand they had a drop off during the
holidays.

If it is a myth that a significant portion of the bitcoin inventory is held off
the market, can you please point me to a resource that debunks it? I'm happy
to be wrong about bitcoins, but need a lot more convincing.

Of course you are welcome to transact in a currency that I shun. If BL can add
it without using scarce resources, then why not?

Having looked briefly into bitcoins,I see no reason to become less sceptical
about their usage.
If they are to be used between companies,institutions etc. then I'm sure
there's a niche which they seem to have found.
Used by the general public who in the main do not deal in stocks and shares,in
my opinion,never.
I watched an on-line latest price site showing the price rising and falling around
the $740.00 U.S. mark.
Is a buyer going to pay for £20-£200/$20-$200 or €20-€200 worth of Lego in 0.?????????
- 2.????????? bitcoins ( or whatever a partial bitcoin will be known as ),I don't
think so.
However there's no reason why it shouldn't be an option if admin want
to give sellers a choice,but I see little return for the time taken to adjust
splash and store term pages.
The no charge back possibility of this type of transaction must have it's
appeal to the seller to protect from the scam buyers but it then takes the perceived
safety away from the buyer protecting them from scam sellers,I know which one
buyers will prefer. Bitcoin purchases are also irreversible,you cannot change
your mind or correct errors when the button is pushed.
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In Suggestions, mintz writes:
  In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
  In Suggestions, mhn1957 writes:
  In Suggestions, mintz writes:
  In Suggestions, Pazzo writes:
  In Suggestions, mlahor writes:
  Any chance to add XBT to the list of currencies we can choose to accept?


We might consider adding marbles as well....... and small mirrors

This is a very ignorant comment. I think bitcoin payments could work very well
with bitcoin. Wake up and smell the coffee.

I would accept coffee as a payment. But that has little to do with Bitcoin.

M

Joking aside,I know little about this form of transaction only heard of numerous
concerns about their safety.
I heard India suspended their use,I may be wrong,over concerns of possible misuse.
Wasn't there alledged organised crime involvement in their usage as exposed
by the American authorities?
These included money laundering worries,on-line theft and others.
I think the general public,I'm included in this,doesn't understand it
and would have concerns as to whether governments and financial institutions
will react favourably in the long run.
Are they not subject to exchange rates also? Is their value artificially high
at the moment as were some shares in "on-line companies" of the past.

Most of this is FUD. Drug barons and money launderers currency of choice is US
dollar bills. Sure bitcoins can be used for illicit transactions just like cash
can. Email can be used to send child pornography but you don't hear of people
wanting to shut down email (although you did in the very early days of the Internet).
Bitcoin is a disruptive technology and it is gaining ground because it has great
benefits. It's digital cash. As mentioned elsewhere if you use a service
like BitPay the price of bitcoin is transparent to you as a merchant. You're
just adding another option for the customer. See this article about the take-up
of BitPay http://www.coindesk.com/merchants-love-bitcoin-bitpay-100-million-reasons-prove/

I've no doubt that most of the worrying headlines we will see are scare mongering
as is the usual.
However I know that if I mention Bitpay or bitcoins to a group of people,most
will not know what I'm talking about.
It's quite clear that I know of this form of payment but not how it works.
This,I will have to look up and teach myself,I've no idea how I get these
bitcoins or how i use them.
Sadly I'm not happy using most forms of Internet banking,too many clever
people out there,so bitcoins would also be a big concern
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In Suggestions, mhn1957 writes:
  In Suggestions, mintz writes:
  In Suggestions, Pazzo writes:
  In Suggestions, mlahor writes:
  Any chance to add XBT to the list of currencies we can choose to accept?


We might consider adding marbles as well....... and small mirrors

This is a very ignorant comment. I think bitcoin payments could work very well
with bitcoin. Wake up and smell the coffee.

I would accept coffee as a payment. But that has little to do with Bitcoin.

M

Joking aside,I know little about this form of transaction only heard of numerous
concerns about their safety.
I heard India suspended their use,I may be wrong,over concerns of possible misuse.
Wasn't there alledged organised crime involvement in their usage as exposed
by the American authorities?
These included money laundering worries,on-line theft and others.
I think the general public,I'm included in this,doesn't understand it
and would have concerns as to whether governments and financial institutions
will react favourably in the long run.
Are they not subject to exchange rates also? Is their value artificially high
at the moment as were some shares in "on-line companies" of the past.
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In Suggestions, mlahor writes:
  In Suggestions, Pazzo writes:
  In Suggestions, mlahor writes:
  Any chance to add XBT to the list of currencies we can choose to accept?


We might consider adding marbles as well....... and small mirrors

Sorry, but if Bitcoin is implemented on XE.com which BrickLink uses I see absolutely
no problem tech-wise and it's up to each seller to choose what to accept
and what not.

Like the character from Peter Pan,I lost mine years ago!
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In Suggestions, nerdsforprez writes:
  absolutely not. Not trying to be mean, I see that there are plenty "no" responses
on here, but seriously, have you every tried to build with the competitor products?
They just don't build well together, and building alone with other products
doesn't work either b/c they just aren't built well.

In Suggestions, Prismiad writes:
  I would like to see some other brands of bricks available on the site, obviously
they would have to have a seperate category because no one wants a mega block
when they thought they were getting lego. Lego is obviously the best but the
other brands have certain parts that are very useful, wheels and weapons being
the best examples.

Can you imagine the arguments on here between enthusiasts of each product,half
the members would be banned. Besides,others might run out of popcorn.
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  I would like to see some other brands of bricks available on the site, obviously
they would have to have a seperate category because no one wants a mega block
when they thought they were getting lego. Lego is obviously the best but the
other brands have certain parts that are very useful, wheels and weapons being
the best examples.

I'm afraid it's a NO from me.
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In Suggestions, TexMexSu writes:
  In Suggestions, Prismiad writes:
  I would like to see some other brands of bricks available on the site

Oh boy......

What no drink! This could a long session,but I do like horror.
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In Suggestions, Timothy_Smith writes:
  In Suggestions, shawnxyz writes:
  A few suggestions that might not be too hard:
* I'd like the option to see/buy stuff from a seller even if the quantity
is too low.

I think you can search that way within a shop- I think that's what the link
titled All Items is for.

  * It'd be nice if when I buy it from a seller it was removed from my wanted
list (Or if I buy 10 and wanted 25, my wanted is reduced to 25). Clearly
an option per wanted list

When you place an order you get a link to remove items from your wanted list.
As you say, it's got to be an option, not everybody shops like that.

The option to remove these from your wanted list at this stage assumes you will
receive what you've ordered. If the order is lost or wrong then you have
to go back into your list and adjust/re-add the items,I don't think you can
remove these items after you have received the order,this I would prefer.
  
  * When sellers have bajillions of lots of the same part, only Auto-Fill enough
to reach the wanted amount, if I want 70, don't do 70 3x just because they
have 3 lots available with 125, 92 and 73 of some part.

Wanted amounts are minimums, not exact quantities.
So it's working correctly, more or less.
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In Suggestions, FelipeVinhao writes:
  Yup. I also agree with this suggestion. But by now, as workaround, when I part
a set or need a certain number of a piece, I usually specify how many I need
and how many I have in the comments instead of minimum quantity, so I can see
all stores that have it, not only the ones that have exactly or more than I need.

I do the same in asking for a minimum of 1 and putting quantity I require in
the comments along with a reference to wanted list as I may have this item on
more than 1 list.