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| | | Author: | WhiteVanMan  | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2012 04:40 | | Subject: | Changes to inventories | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I'm not sure if this could be implemented or not, but I do think that this would
be a good feature.
You know how it is where a new set gets added to the BL catalogue, with (at the
time) correct inventory, and as some get parted-out, there are several discrepancies
within the inventory and so an inventory change gets submitted?
Well, I have found that if some people part-out a set prior to the inventory
change, they wouldn't know about the differences in the parts/quantity unless
they checked 100% accurately.
Would it not be possible for the BL system send a message to the persons who
had parted-out that set PRIOR to the inventory change request and inform them
of the different items?
(Obviously this would have to be within a time frame of say, 6 months of the
set being first released)
I'm pretty sure that this is the reason for SOME of the inventory differences
in seller's stores.
The most recent issue I found was that the inventory for this
The original inventory stated that the round 1x1 plate was Black.
The 14 sets that I parted-out has Reddish Brown, with the instructions showing
it to be Reddish Brown.
So, if I hadn't checked as I was sorting the parts, I'd have been out of 14 black
1x1 round plates.
Also, there was, in 2 of the sets, the newer version of the Jumper plates (with
the bottom grove)
Could this feature be implemented in the BL2?
Paul
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| | | | | Author: | WhiteVanMan | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2012 16:23 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to inventories | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | I'm not sure if this could be implemented or not, but I do think that this would
be a good feature.
You know how it is where a new set gets added to the BL catalogue, with (at the
time) correct inventory, and as some get parted-out, there are several discrepancies
within the inventory and so an inventory change gets submitted?
Well, I have found that if some people part-out a set prior to the inventory
change, they wouldn't know about the differences in the parts/quantity unless
they checked 100% accurately.
Would it not be possible for the BL system send a message to the persons who
had parted-out that set PRIOR to the inventory change request and inform them
of the different items?
(Obviously this would have to be within a time frame of say, 6 months of the
set being first released)
I'm pretty sure that this is the reason for SOME of the inventory differences
in seller's stores.
The most recent issue I found was that the inventory for this
The original inventory stated that the round 1x1 plate was Black.
The 14 sets that I parted-out has Reddish Brown, with the instructions showing
it to be Reddish Brown.
So, if I hadn't checked as I was sorting the parts, I'd have been out of 14 black
1x1 round plates.
Also, there was, in 2 of the sets, the newer version of the Jumper plates (with
the bottom grove)
Could this feature be implemented in the BL2?
Paul
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bump for evening crowd
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| | | | | | | Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2012 17:10 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to inventories | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | I'm not sure if this could be implemented or not, but I do think that this would
be a good feature.
You know how it is where a new set gets added to the BL catalogue, with (at the
time) correct inventory, and as some get parted-out, there are several discrepancies
within the inventory and so an inventory change gets submitted?
Well, I have found that if some people part-out a set prior to the inventory
change, they wouldn't know about the differences in the parts/quantity unless
they checked 100% accurately.
Would it not be possible for the BL system send a message to the persons who
had parted-out that set PRIOR to the inventory change request and inform them
of the different items?
(Obviously this would have to be within a time frame of say, 6 months of the
set being first released)
I'm pretty sure that this is the reason for SOME of the inventory differences
in seller's stores.
The most recent issue I found was that the inventory for this
The original inventory stated that the round 1x1 plate was Black.
The 14 sets that I parted-out has Reddish Brown, with the instructions showing
it to be Reddish Brown.
So, if I hadn't checked as I was sorting the parts, I'd have been out of 14 black
1x1 round plates.
Also, there was, in 2 of the sets, the newer version of the Jumper plates (with
the bottom grove)
Could this feature be implemented in the BL2?
Paul
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bump for evening crowd
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I've liked this idea before if the site would send out a notice of inventory
change to sellers that parted-out a set in question, but it could only work if
sellers used Bricklink's part-out mechanism. I and other sellers use 3rd-party
and manual XML uploads to part-out sets and Bricklink couldn't monitor what raw
date coming in means.
-Ash
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | WhiteVanMan | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2012 17:12 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to inventories | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, ash_274 writes:
| | In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | I'm not sure if this could be implemented or not, but I do think that this would
be a good feature.
You know how it is where a new set gets added to the BL catalogue, with (at the
time) correct inventory, and as some get parted-out, there are several discrepancies
within the inventory and so an inventory change gets submitted?
Well, I have found that if some people part-out a set prior to the inventory
change, they wouldn't know about the differences in the parts/quantity unless
they checked 100% accurately.
Would it not be possible for the BL system send a message to the persons who
had parted-out that set PRIOR to the inventory change request and inform them
of the different items?
(Obviously this would have to be within a time frame of say, 6 months of the
set being first released)
I'm pretty sure that this is the reason for SOME of the inventory differences
in seller's stores.
The most recent issue I found was that the inventory for this
The original inventory stated that the round 1x1 plate was Black.
The 14 sets that I parted-out has Reddish Brown, with the instructions showing
it to be Reddish Brown.
So, if I hadn't checked as I was sorting the parts, I'd have been out of 14 black
1x1 round plates.
Also, there was, in 2 of the sets, the newer version of the Jumper plates (with
the bottom grove)
Could this feature be implemented in the BL2?
Paul
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bump for evening crowd
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I've liked this idea before if the site would send out a notice of inventory
change to sellers that parted-out a set in question, but it could only work if
sellers used Bricklink's part-out mechanism. I and other sellers use 3rd-party
and manual XML uploads to part-out sets and Bricklink couldn't monitor what raw
date coming in means.
-Ash
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Why do you use 3rd party upload data streams?
I've always used the BL one, and I have found it easy to use.
Paul
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | ash_274 | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2012 17:29 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to inventories | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | In Suggestions, ash_274 writes:
| | In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | I'm not sure if this could be implemented or not, but I do think that this would
be a good feature.
You know how it is where a new set gets added to the BL catalogue, with (at the
time) correct inventory, and as some get parted-out, there are several discrepancies
within the inventory and so an inventory change gets submitted?
Well, I have found that if some people part-out a set prior to the inventory
change, they wouldn't know about the differences in the parts/quantity unless
they checked 100% accurately.
Would it not be possible for the BL system send a message to the persons who
had parted-out that set PRIOR to the inventory change request and inform them
of the different items?
(Obviously this would have to be within a time frame of say, 6 months of the
set being first released)
I'm pretty sure that this is the reason for SOME of the inventory differences
in seller's stores.
The most recent issue I found was that the inventory for this
The original inventory stated that the round 1x1 plate was Black.
The 14 sets that I parted-out has Reddish Brown, with the instructions showing
it to be Reddish Brown.
So, if I hadn't checked as I was sorting the parts, I'd have been out of 14 black
1x1 round plates.
Also, there was, in 2 of the sets, the newer version of the Jumper plates (with
the bottom grove)
Could this feature be implemented in the BL2?
Paul
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bump for evening crowd
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I've liked this idea before if the site would send out a notice of inventory
change to sellers that parted-out a set in question, but it could only work if
sellers used Bricklink's part-out mechanism. I and other sellers use 3rd-party
and manual XML uploads to part-out sets and Bricklink couldn't monitor what raw
date coming in means.
-Ash
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Why do you use 3rd party upload data streams?
I've always used the BL one, and I have found it easy to use.
Paul
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I may part-out 2-5 different sets at once and I populate the remarks fields with
drawer ID's to know where everything is physically located in my inventory.
With Bricklink, I have to manually type "P11" for every round 1x1 plate. With
brickstore I can consolidtae lots from all the sets at once, select all the round
1x1 plates and apply "P11" to all of them at once, regardless of color.
Also, once I part out one set that way and later on par out another it's a simple
re-upload of the file and I can skip the other steps AND I can save the remark-field
data to actually put the parts where they go before uploading it and not fear
the Bricklink page refreshing and I lose ALL of that work.
-Ash
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | WhiteVanMan | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2012 17:49 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to inventories | | Viewed: | 14 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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Why do you use 3rd party upload data streams?
I've always used the BL one, and I have found it easy to use.
Paul
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I may part-out 2-5 different sets at once and I populate the remarks fields with
drawer ID's to know where everything is physically located in my inventory.
With Bricklink, I have to manually type "P11" for every round 1x1 plate. With
brickstore I can consolidtae lots from all the sets at once, select all the round
1x1 plates and apply "P11" to all of them at once, regardless of color.
Also, once I part out one set that way and later on par out another it's a simple
re-upload of the file and I can skip the other steps AND I can save the remark-field
data to actually put the parts where they go before uploading it and not fear
the Bricklink page refreshing and I lose ALL of that work.
-Ash
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I see, you use your own stock listings and not the BL catalogue one...
I have my store's inventory laid out just like the BL one, in alphabetical (ish)
order, with the larger selections broken down further to either colour or type.
I part-out a great variety of sets and so get alot of 'different' parts as my
store's inventory will show...
However, back to my suggestion, wouldn't it be a help if BL2 were able to inform
sellers that an inventory change had taken place?
Obviously it wouldn't help you in that regard, but I'm sure there are other sellers
that don't use 3rd party uploaders
Regards,
Paul
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | QCBricks | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2012 22:14 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to inventories | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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Why do you use 3rd party upload data streams?
I've always used the BL one, and I have found it easy to use.
Paul
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I may part-out 2-5 different sets at once and I populate the remarks fields with
drawer ID's to know where everything is physically located in my inventory.
With Bricklink, I have to manually type "P11" for every round 1x1 plate. With
brickstore I can consolidtae lots from all the sets at once, select all the round
1x1 plates and apply "P11" to all of them at once, regardless of color.
Also, once I part out one set that way and later on par out another it's a simple
re-upload of the file and I can skip the other steps AND I can save the remark-field
data to actually put the parts where they go before uploading it and not fear
the Bricklink page refreshing and I lose ALL of that work.
-Ash
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I see, you use your own stock listings and not the BL catalogue one...
I have my store's inventory laid out just like the BL one, in alphabetical (ish)
order, with the larger selections broken down further to either colour or type.
I part-out a great variety of sets and so get alot of 'different' parts as my
store's inventory will show...
However, back to my suggestion, wouldn't it be a help if BL2 were able to inform
sellers that an inventory change had taken place?
Obviously it wouldn't help you in that regard, but I'm sure there are other sellers
that don't use 3rd party uploaders
Regards,
Paul
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I think that this is a solid idea, but it has to be coupled with a couple of
other changes to be as effective as possible. These include items like better
use of large sellers/part experts to verify sets and stopping people from adding
parts last seen in a set 5 or more years ago without a confirmation. Those (and
other changes) should help limit the need for so many changes.
I'd also like to see a limit to what can be parted out from instructions only.
(or at least some sort of notification on the subsequent part out screen to let
sellers know that they are about to part out from an "instructions" inventory.)
Thanks, Scott
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | FigBits | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2012 21:27 | | Subject: | Re: Changes to inventories | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | In Suggestions, ash_274 writes:
| | I've liked this idea before if the site would send out a notice of inventory
change to sellers that parted-out a set in question, but it could only work if
sellers used Bricklink's part-out mechanism. I and other sellers use 3rd-party
and manual XML uploads to part-out sets and Bricklink couldn't monitor what raw
date coming in means.
-Ash
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Why do you use 3rd party upload data streams?
I've always used the BL one, and I have found it easy to use.
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I also part-out in BrickStore, and then upload to BrickLink. For me, the benefit
is all in the pricing. Parting out directly into BrickLink doesn't let me properly
assign My Cost values to the parts. But in BrickStore, I can set everything to
6-month values, then adjust all prices by a percentage to bring the total value
to what I paid for the set. That way, I'm assigning proportional values to represent
my unit cost.
To bring this back to the original suggestion, there could simply be a feature
to "opt in" to notifications about inventory changes. You could set your options
so that you automatically opt-in for any set that you part out in BrickLink,
and those of us who use other tools would just need to manually opt in for the
set.
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Marc.
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