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 Author: Saitobricks.ca View Messages Posted By Saitobricks.ca
 Posted: Apr 10, 2024 17:54
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Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
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In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

I don't agree: they don't all show the same time.
 Author: Saitobricks.ca View Messages Posted By Saitobricks.ca
 Posted: Apr 10, 2024 18:56
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In Catalog Requests, 1001bricks writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

I don't agree: they don't all show the same time.

Really? I didn’t know that you could tell time
 Author: axaday View Messages Posted By axaday
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In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

They have different part numbers.
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
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In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

They have different part numbers.

Yes - 7:15, 7:16 and 7:15.

But 2 of them are very similar.
 Author: Saitobricks.ca View Messages Posted By Saitobricks.ca
 Posted: Apr 10, 2024 20:41
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In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

They have different part numbers.

BL has ignored stuff like this before because it’s not worth the hassle.

But if you want to keep item numbers just add them as alternates.
 Author: axaday View Messages Posted By axaday
 Posted: Apr 10, 2024 22:28
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In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

They have different part numbers.

BL has ignored stuff like this before because it’s not worth the hassle.

But if you want to keep item numbers just add them as alternates.

On closer inspection it is more than that. We don't have pictures of them
in box, but these listings are actually for Gear Sets. Those numbers are not
part numbers. They are product IDs.
 Author: Dino View Messages Posted By Dino
 Posted: Apr 11, 2024 03:50
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That no longer makes any difference here.
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In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

They have different part numbers.

BL has ignored stuff like this before because it’s not worth the hassle.

But if you want to keep item numbers just add them as alternates.

On closer inspection it is more than that. We don't have pictures of them
in box, but these listings are actually for Gear Sets. Those numbers are not
part numbers. They are product IDs.
 Author: Stellar View Messages Posted By Stellar
 Posted: Apr 11, 2024 04:08
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In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

They have different part numbers.

BL has ignored stuff like this before because it’s not worth the hassle.

But if you want to keep item numbers just add them as alternates.

On closer inspection it is more than that. We don't have pictures of them
in box, but these listings are actually for Gear Sets. Those numbers are not
part numbers. They are product IDs.

Some sets can have alternate IDs too:

 
Set No: 4570178  Name: Minifigure, Series 1 (Box of 60)
* 
4570178-1 (Inv) Minifigure, Series 1 (Box of 60)
60 Sets, 2010
Sets: Collectible Minifigures: Series 1 Minifigures

There are many gear items that only change in color and have different entries,
if the ID is saved as an alternate then we don't loose anything.

Missing also for merge these:

[g=N10746]
[g=LG11007]
[g=LG11012]

The blue comes in 2 different packaging:

PD: Seems the press release images or the first units didn't have the logo
on the square
 


 Author: TakeAbricK View Messages Posted By TakeAbricK
 Posted: Apr 11, 2024 04:15
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In Catalog Requests, Stellar writes:
  In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

They have different part numbers.

BL has ignored stuff like this before because it’s not worth the hassle.

But if you want to keep item numbers just add them as alternates.

On closer inspection it is more than that. We don't have pictures of them
in box, but these listings are actually for Gear Sets. Those numbers are not
part numbers. They are product IDs.

Some sets can have alternate IDs too:

 
Set No: 4570178  Name: Minifigure, Series 1 (Box of 60)
* 
4570178-1 (Inv) Minifigure, Series 1 (Box of 60)
60 Sets, 2010
Sets: Collectible Minifigures: Series 1 Minifigures

There are many gear items that only change in color and have different entries,
if the ID is saved as an alternate then we don't loose anything.

Missing also for merge these:

[g=N10746]
[g=LG11007]
[g=LG11012]

The blue comes in 2 different packaging:

PD: Seems the press release images or the first units didn't have the logo
on the square

You must have pressed the [Post] button a few seconds before I did
 Author: Stellar View Messages Posted By Stellar
 Posted: Apr 11, 2024 04:50
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In Catalog Requests, TakeAbricK writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Stellar writes:
  In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

They have different part numbers.

BL has ignored stuff like this before because it’s not worth the hassle.

But if you want to keep item numbers just add them as alternates.

On closer inspection it is more than that. We don't have pictures of them
in box, but these listings are actually for Gear Sets. Those numbers are not
part numbers. They are product IDs.

Some sets can have alternate IDs too:

 
Set No: 4570178  Name: Minifigure, Series 1 (Box of 60)
* 
4570178-1 (Inv) Minifigure, Series 1 (Box of 60)
60 Sets, 2010
Sets: Collectible Minifigures: Series 1 Minifigures

There are many gear items that only change in color and have different entries,
if the ID is saved as an alternate then we don't loose anything.

Missing also for merge these:

[g=N10746]
[g=LG11007]
[g=LG11012]

The blue comes in 2 different packaging:

PD: Seems the press release images or the first units didn't have the logo
on the square

You must have pressed the [Post] button a few seconds before I did

Indeed just a few!

For gear items like this maybe there could be an exception on printing color.
 Author: TakeAbricK View Messages Posted By TakeAbricK
 Posted: Apr 12, 2024 01:31
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In Catalog Requests, Stellar writes:
  In Catalog Requests, TakeAbricK writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Stellar writes:
  In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  In Catalog Requests, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

They have different part numbers.

BL has ignored stuff like this before because it’s not worth the hassle.

But if you want to keep item numbers just add them as alternates.

On closer inspection it is more than that. We don't have pictures of them
in box, but these listings are actually for Gear Sets. Those numbers are not
part numbers. They are product IDs.

Some sets can have alternate IDs too:

 
Set No: 4570178  Name: Minifigure, Series 1 (Box of 60)
* 
4570178-1 (Inv) Minifigure, Series 1 (Box of 60)
60 Sets, 2010
Sets: Collectible Minifigures: Series 1 Minifigures

There are many gear items that only change in color and have different entries,
if the ID is saved as an alternate then we don't loose anything.

Missing also for merge these:

[g=N10746]
[g=LG11007]
[g=LG11012]

The blue comes in 2 different packaging:

PD: Seems the press release images or the first units didn't have the logo
on the square

You must have pressed the [Post] button a few seconds before I did

Indeed just a few!

For gear items like this maybe there could be an exception on printing color.

I personally would like to do that, but it looks like we will have to discuss
that first.
 Author: TakeAbricK View Messages Posted By TakeAbricK
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In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

I'm not 100% confident with this one, for the images don't show all sides,
so there could be differences the images don't show. Like these are different
also (different on the BL images that is).

[g=LG11007]
I found images online though, which do look the same as the other 3. So the BrickLink
image could be a render from a catalog or website and not represent the actual
item.

And then those will be left to merge just because of black instead of white printing.
[g=N10746]
[g=LG11012]

I didn't have time to look for more differences.

Although I appreciate it very much that you are looking into this, I would also
appreciate it if you would wait with more requests like these. We already know
that there are more items that can be merged for the same reason, but doing that
takes a lot of time.

The actual merge doesn't take much time.

But before we can merge we have to check if they are indeed 100% the same (except
for the color), then save all info and images of the items that are going to
be merged. All wanted lists and items for sale have to be updated.

And after the merge all this info and images have to be added manually.
So it's not just pressing a button
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In Catalog Requests, TakeAbricK writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:

  
Although I appreciate it very much that you are looking into this, I would also
appreciate it if you would wait with more requests like these. We already know
that there are more items that can be merged for the same reason, but doing that
takes a lot of time.


How about waiting with another request untill the one before is completed?!

And about the other replies, I handled these this week (take a look at the change
logs and gear images added this week)

 
Gear No: sd508  Name: Storage Stool 38 x 38 x 37
* 
SD508 Storage Stool 38 x 38 x 37
Gear: Human Furniture
 
Gear No: sd377  Name: Storage Stool 30.5 x 30.5 x 31.5
* 
SD377 Storage Stool 30.5 x 30.5 x 31.5
Gear: Human Furniture
 
Gear No: SD378  Name: Storage Bench 30.5 x 62 x 31.5
* 
SD378 Storage Bench 30.5 x 62 x 31.5
Gear: Human Furniture
 
Gear No: 990174  Name: Photo Album, Pocket album For brainstorming
* 
990174 Photo Album, Pocket album For brainstorming
Gear: Photo Frame & Holder
 
Gear No: 52650  Name: Pen, Gel Pen
* 
52650 Pen, Gel Pen
Gear: Pen

and the numbers are indeed added as alternate item numbers, although if there
are too many they are hidden behind the blue buttons

We are doing our best to get things done. There's no reason to say BL does
or did that. Let's focus on the present and please understand that changes
take time.
 Author: Saitobricks.ca View Messages Posted By Saitobricks.ca
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In Catalog Requests, TakeAbricK writes:
  In Catalog Requests, TakeAbricK writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:

  
Although I appreciate it very much that you are looking into this, I would also
appreciate it if you would wait with more requests like these. We already know
that there are more items that can be merged for the same reason, but doing that
takes a lot of time.


How about waiting with another request untill the one before is completed?!

And about the other replies, I handled these this week (take a look at the change
logs and gear images added this week)

 
Gear No: sd508  Name: Storage Stool 38 x 38 x 37
* 
SD508 Storage Stool 38 x 38 x 37
Gear: Human Furniture
 
Gear No: sd377  Name: Storage Stool 30.5 x 30.5 x 31.5
* 
SD377 Storage Stool 30.5 x 30.5 x 31.5
Gear: Human Furniture
 
Gear No: SD378  Name: Storage Bench 30.5 x 62 x 31.5
* 
SD378 Storage Bench 30.5 x 62 x 31.5
Gear: Human Furniture
 
Gear No: 990174  Name: Photo Album, Pocket album For brainstorming
* 
990174 Photo Album, Pocket album For brainstorming
Gear: Photo Frame & Holder
 
Gear No: 52650  Name: Pen, Gel Pen
* 
52650 Pen, Gel Pen
Gear: Pen

and the numbers are indeed added as alternate item numbers, although if there
are too many they are hidden behind the blue buttons

We are doing our best to get things done. There's no reason to say BL does
or did that. Let's focus on the present and please understand that changes
take time.

That’s ok so long as this confusion and unnecessary listings are simplified
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In Catalog Requests, TakeAbricK writes:
  In Catalog Requests, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Please merge,
[G=LG11006]
[G=LG11009]
 
Gear No: LG11000  Name: Alarm Clock Radio
* 
LG11000 Alarm Clock Radio
Gear: Clock
into one entry, with diffent colour options.

Reason, all item are the same, only difference is colour.

I'm not 100% confident with this one, for the images don't show all sides,
so there could be differences the images don't show. Like these are different
also (different on the BL images that is).

[g=LG11007]
I found images online though, which do look the same as the other 3. So the BrickLink
image could be a render from a catalog or website and not represent the actual
item.

And then those will be left to merge just because of black instead of white printing.
[g=N10746]
[g=LG11012]


You already merged the pocket photo albums that had different printing colors,
so I don't know what the difference would be here.


  I didn't have time to look for more differences.

Although I appreciate it very much that you are looking into this, I would also
appreciate it if you would wait with more requests like these. We already know
that there are more items that can be merged for the same reason, but doing that
takes a lot of time.

The actual merge doesn't take much time.

But before we can merge we have to check if they are indeed 100% the same (except
for the color), then save all info and images of the items that are going to
be merged. All wanted lists and items for sale have to be updated.

And after the merge all this info and images have to be added manually.
So it's not just pressing a button