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| | | Author: | doodlelist  | | Posted: | Nov 28, 2016 16:07 | | Subject: | sets truly complete? | | Viewed: | 147 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Already Exists | |
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| I have always had a problem with vagueness when sellers say a set is complete.
When a seller says a set is complete I don't know if that means its just
all the pieces, or if its all pieces, instructions, and box. My suggestion is
that when selling a set there are three bubbles to fill. One to fill if it has
all pieces, one for instructions included, and one for original box included.
That way buyers can know for sure that they are getting a "complete" set. Thank
you.
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| | | | | Author: | tEoS | | Posted: | Nov 28, 2016 16:14 | | Subject: | Re: sets truly complete? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Here is the criteria for sets:
http://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
In Suggestions, doodlelist writes:
| | I have always had a problem with vagueness when sellers say a set is complete.
When a seller says a set is complete I don't know if that means its just
all the pieces, or if its all pieces, instructions, and box. My suggestion is
that when selling a set there are three bubbles to fill. One to fill if it has
all pieces, one for instructions included, and one for original box included.
That way buyers can know for sure that they are getting a "complete" set. Thank
you.
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| | | | | Author: | jeslego | | Posted: | Nov 28, 2016 18:00 | | Subject: | Re: sets truly complete? | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, doodlelist writes:
| | I have always had a problem with vagueness when sellers say a set is complete.
When a seller says a set is complete I don't know if that means its just
all the pieces, or if its all pieces, instructions, and box. My suggestion is
that when selling a set there are three bubbles to fill. One to fill if it has
all pieces, one for instructions included, and one for original box included.
That way buyers can know for sure that they are getting a "complete" set. Thank
you.
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When I saw the title, I thought you might be going in a different direction with
this.
While we have an objective definition of what a "complete" set is, there are
still questions of how the seller determined its "completeness"
Problem #1: Inventory Process
A) Some sellers look at the set they received. Looks Good: It is "complete".
B) Some sellers build the set. No missing parts were noticed: It is "complete".
C) Some sellers compare the pieces they have with the inventory. All there:
It is "complete".
D) Some sellers double count the pieces when comparing to the inventory. All
there: It is "complete".
Problem #2 The standard used to define what is in the set.
A) Bricklink is one of several sources of set inventories. Often, but not always
it is the best.
2) The reason why Bricklink's inventories are so good is that they are constantly
being updated. But what happens if the inventory changes from the time that
the seller verifies the contents and the date it is sold? Re-checking inventoried
sets would suck the joy out of life and the profit out of restoring sets. Especially
when a mold variation is identified.
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