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 Author: C0lsanders_ View Messages Posted By C0lsanders_
 Posted: Aug 19, 2018 16:15
 Subject: No color chosen, listing suggestion.
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C0lsanders_ (825)

Location:  USA, Ohio
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Sorry if this has been suggested before (don't know how it couldn't have
been), but maybe red banner, large text saying "NO COLOR CHOSEN" when on the
add item verification page. Sort of the way it already warns you if you already
have 1 of said part in your inventory. Just something to say you failed to chose
a color would be a nice, simple addition. Would certainly help when listing white
items, because if you fail to chose a color, the part's image shows it in
white.

Miles (C0lsanders_)
 Author: WoutR View Messages Posted By WoutR
 Posted: Aug 19, 2018 17:00
 Subject: Re: No color chosen, listing suggestion.
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WoutR (919)

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In Suggestions, C0lsanders_ writes:
  Sorry if this has been suggested before (don't know how it couldn't have
been), but maybe red banner, large text saying "NO COLOR CHOSEN" when on the
add item verification page. Sort of the way it already warns you if you already
have 1 of said part in your inventory. Just something to say you failed to chose
a color would be a nice, simple addition. Would certainly help when listing white
items, because if you fail to chose a color, the part's image shows it in
white.

Miles (C0lsanders_)

I think we could do better...

When listing an item,
1) give a warning is no color is chosen,
2) give a warning is a color is chosen that is not known in the catalog,
3) give no warning if a color is chosen that is known in the catalog

After the warning, the seller should be able to continue with the listing. This
method is intended to prevent errors, but the seller could have a good reason
to list the item under that color.

To avoid unnecessary warnings, we might want to exclude certain parts or categories
such as stickers, 3001special, etc.
 Author: C0lsanders_ View Messages Posted By C0lsanders_
 Posted: Aug 19, 2018 18:46
 Subject: Re: No color chosen, listing suggestion.
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Exactly. I had also thought after I posted that it warns if no condition is selected,
although you can't continue in that instance. I should think that the color
(if applicable) would be as necessary as condition is, and don't get how
it lets us list without a color chosen.

Miles (C0lsanders_)

In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, C0lsanders_ writes:
  Sorry if this has been suggested before (don't know how it couldn't have
been), but maybe red banner, large text saying "NO COLOR CHOSEN" when on the
add item verification page. Sort of the way it already warns you if you already
have 1 of said part in your inventory. Just something to say you failed to chose
a color would be a nice, simple addition. Would certainly help when listing white
items, because if you fail to chose a color, the part's image shows it in
white.

Miles (C0lsanders_)

I think we could do better...

When listing an item,
1) give a warning is no color is chosen,
2) give a warning is a color is chosen that is not known in the catalog,
3) give no warning if a color is chosen that is known in the catalog

After the warning, the seller should be able to continue with the listing. This
method is intended to prevent errors, but the seller could have a good reason
to list the item under that color.

To avoid unnecessary warnings, we might want to exclude certain parts or categories
such as stickers, 3001special, etc.
 Author: WoutR View Messages Posted By WoutR
 Posted: Aug 19, 2018 19:17
 Subject: Re: No color chosen, listing suggestion.
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WoutR (919)

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The problem is that the catalog only knows a limited set of colors. 3001special
for example van be found in many more. And I think that we do not use colors
for stickers and there must be many more exceptions.



In Suggestions, C0lsanders_ writes:
  Exactly. I had also thought after I posted that it warns if no condition is selected,
although you can't continue in that instance. I should think that the color
(if applicable) would be as necessary as condition is, and don't get how
it lets us list without a color chosen.

Miles (C0lsanders_)

In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, C0lsanders_ writes:
  Sorry if this has been suggested before (don't know how it couldn't have
been), but maybe red banner, large text saying "NO COLOR CHOSEN" when on the
add item verification page. Sort of the way it already warns you if you already
have 1 of said part in your inventory. Just something to say you failed to chose
a color would be a nice, simple addition. Would certainly help when listing white
items, because if you fail to chose a color, the part's image shows it in
white.

Miles (C0lsanders_)

I think we could do better...

When listing an item,
1) give a warning iF no color is chosen,
2) give a warning iF a color is chosen that is not known in the catalog,
3) give no warning if a color is chosen that is known in the catalog

After the warning, the seller should be able to continue with the listing. This
method is intended to prevent errors, but the seller could have a good reason
to list the item under that color.

To avoid unnecessary warnings, we might want to exclude certain parts or categories
such as stickers, 3001special, etc.