Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | BrickDeals  | | Posted: | May 30, 2024 18:15 | | Subject: | Improve the Definition of New Parts | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Under the current definition of NEW, taken from
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=102
Parts that are scratched during storage, are factory seconds, brittle, yellowed
etc can be listed as NEW with no qualifications, as long as they came out of
a sealed set.
In an extreme example, I could run over a set with my car and list the parts
as NEW, even though a significant portion of the pieces would be damaged.
My suggestion is simple.
Add the same requirement for disclosure to NEW parts as applies to USED parts
if there is damage.
You can actually just copy and paste the exact text from USED Parts, "If
the parts show excessive wear, discoloration, excessive scratches, other marks,
etc, this should be noted in the item description. "
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 29, 2024 10:14 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve the search syntax (for parts) | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Andy_Bell writes:
| | In Suggestions, matthiasbasler writes:
| | I am often surprised how dumb the search on BrickLink is, especially compared
to the similar search in BrickLink Studio, which I use very ofen and which is
very handy. Just two examples to illustrate the issue:
Type "tec pla"
BrickLink Studio: finds all technic plates
BrickLink finds nothing.
Type "plate 3"
BrickLink Studio: finds all plates that have a "3" somewhere in the name,
e.g. "plate 1 x 3"
BrickLink finds some strange parts and even the technic plate "with 3 holes",
but not the normal 1x3 or 2x3 or 3x3 plates. Too obvious?
For BrickLink you really need to memorize the exact names.
Why cannot BrickLink use the same search algorithm as Studio, just searching
for any words or word parts anywhere in the result? Or at least offer this type
of search as optional alternative if you fear people will get too many results
this way.
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because they are not "1x3 or 2x3 or 3x3 plates" they are 1 x 3 or 2 x
3 or 3 x 3 plates
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Not sure to understand.
In any shop type "1x3" (without quotation marks) and you'll find
1 x 3 Plates, Bricks, etc (assuming they're in stock).
Same while searching All Items on top center.
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| Author: | Andy_Bell | | Posted: | May 29, 2024 08:20 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve the search syntax (for parts) | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, matthiasbasler writes:
| | I am often surprised how dumb the search on BrickLink is, especially compared
to the similar search in BrickLink Studio, which I use very ofen and which is
very handy. Just two examples to illustrate the issue:
Type "tec pla"
BrickLink Studio: finds all technic plates
BrickLink finds nothing.
Type "plate 3"
BrickLink Studio: finds all plates that have a "3" somewhere in the name,
e.g. "plate 1 x 3"
BrickLink finds some strange parts and even the technic plate "with 3 holes",
but not the normal 1x3 or 2x3 or 3x3 plates. Too obvious?
For BrickLink you really need to memorize the exact names.
Why cannot BrickLink use the same search algorithm as Studio, just searching
for any words or word parts anywhere in the result? Or at least offer this type
of search as optional alternative if you fear people will get too many results
this way.
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because they are not "1x3 or 2x3 or 3x3 plates" they are 1 x 3 or 2 x
3 or 3 x 3 plates
this search 'feature' has been here since the beginning.
If this suggestion gets a better search - we would all benefit!
I vote yes
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | May 28, 2024 03:17 | | Subject: | Re: Please improve the search syntax (for parts) | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, matthiasbasler writes:
| | I am often surprised how dumb the search on BrickLink is, especially compared
to the similar search in BrickLink Studio, which I use very ofen and which is
very handy. Just two examples to illustrate the issue:
Type "tec pla"
BrickLink Studio: finds all technic plates
BrickLink finds nothing.
Type "plate 3"
BrickLink Studio: finds all plates that have a "3" somewhere in the name,
e.g. "plate 1 x 3"
BrickLink finds some strange parts and even the technic plate "with 3 holes",
but not the normal 1x3 or 2x3 or 3x3 plates. Too obvious?
For BrickLink you really need to memorize the exact names.
Why cannot BrickLink use the same search algorithm as Studio, just searching
for any words or word parts anywhere in the result? Or at least offer this type
of search as optional alternative if you fear people will get too many results
this way.
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You can use asterisks in your search, as in tec* pla*.
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 28, 2024 02:44 | | Subject: | Re: (Cancelled) | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Author: | matthiasbasler | | Posted: | May 27, 2024 13:30 | | Subject: | Re: Add optional part count to Wanted List | | Viewed: | 17 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In the meantime, you can sort-of do that with multiple Wanted Lists and the Buy
page:
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Thanks for this tip.
It sounds more complicated than I had hoped. But I'll give it a try next
time.
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| Author: | matthiasbasler | | Posted: | May 27, 2024 13:26 | | Subject: | Please improve the search syntax (for parts) | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I am often surprised how dumb the search on BrickLink is, especially compared
to the similar search in BrickLink Studio, which I use very ofen and which is
very handy. Just two examples to illustrate the issue:
Type "tec pla"
BrickLink Studio: finds all technic plates
BrickLink finds nothing.
Type "plate 3"
BrickLink Studio: finds all plates that have a "3" somewhere in the name,
e.g. "plate 1 x 3"
BrickLink finds some strange parts and even the technic plate "with 3 holes",
but not the normal 1x3 or 2x3 or 3x3 plates. Too obvious?
For BrickLink you really need to memorize the exact names.
Why cannot BrickLink use the same search algorithm as Studio, just searching
for any words or word parts anywhere in the result? Or at least offer this type
of search as optional alternative if you fear people will get too many results
this way.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 26, 2024 09:25 | | Subject: | Re: Add optional part count to Wanted List | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, matthiasbasler writes:
| | […]
I would like to be able to separately specify the amout of needed parts
as well as the amount of optional wanted parts to purchase on a "Wanted
List".
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In the meantime, you can sort-of do that with multiple Wanted Lists and the Buy
page:
— have WLs for “needed” items and WLs for “optional” ones,
— you can search for multiple WLs on the Buy page (checkboxes on the left),
— you can also make some lots required by using the “Wanted Items” tab on the
left and clicking the small lock on the lots (it only works for the entire lot,
hence the need for multiple WLs to have separate the quantities).
And then you “play” with the parameters (which lists are selected, whether you
“require” some items or not…) in the Buy page and Auto-select.
And then, once you have a small number of stores, you make your carts by using
the “Wanted List” link in the Shop tab.
You need to do it mostly manually but those features help….
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| Author: | matthiasbasler | | Posted: | May 26, 2024 08:43 | | Subject: | Add optional part count to Wanted List | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Hi BrickLink team,
I would like to be able to separately specify the amout of needed parts
as well as the amount of optional wanted parts to purchase on a "Wanted
List".
The rationale behind this is as following:
I need a certain number of parts for building a model, but often I'd like
to order a few extra parts anyway as long as they don't make the order
more complicated or require more shop orders to be opened.
Essentially the logic for creating the orders would be:
- First, only consider the mandatory parts (as it is currently), create the shopping
carts based on lowest price (including shipping costs) and the limitations specified
by the user.
- However, if a shop has an unmet order minimum, do not discard the shop if this
minimum can be reached including some optional parts.
- Then check each selected shop if any of them can provide the remaining optional
parts and add them to the already existing orders for those shop(s) which offers
the lowest price for each part.
- In other words: Ignore any optional parts that would cause (a) another order
to be created or would require me to buy another unfinished batch of parts (in
case a shop sells the part only in batches of 10, 100 etc.).
- In the end, ideally provide a statistics which mandatory vs. optional parts
could be included vs. are still open from the Wanted List.
Thank you.
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| Author: | LegoSets757 | | Posted: | May 23, 2024 20:06 | | Subject: | Re: Parts list for set sort by cat, ignore color | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I didn't know about Brickstore -- I'm not a seller, just an occasional
set recoverer.
Thanks to you all for your replies.
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| Author: | RebelliousBrick | | Posted: | May 23, 2024 13:42 | | Subject: | Re: Parts list for set sort by cat, ignore color | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, WhiteHorseMatt writes:
| | In Suggestions, LegoSets757 writes:
| | When reconstituting a set from boxes of sorted parts, it's handy to work
your way down the set's parts list sorted by category. Unfortunately, the
color comes first. So for instance, having picked a black technic axle and gone
on to other technic parts, I have to come back to the axle box to get a yellow
axle. I'd like to sort so that all colors of axle are together. Or, say,
all the 2x4 plates regardless of color.
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I'm guessing you don't use Brickstore? You really should give it a go.
Manipulating stock lists and set inventories is exactly what it was made for.
Downloading a set inventory and then sorting it by category would take about
5sec.
Matt
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And the ability to import your wanted lists, orders (I find this very handy since
bricklink purges them after 6 months) and much more
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| Author: | WhiteHorseMatt | | Posted: | May 23, 2024 13:21 | | Subject: | Re: Parts list for set sort by cat, ignore color | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, LegoSets757 writes:
| | When reconstituting a set from boxes of sorted parts, it's handy to work
your way down the set's parts list sorted by category. Unfortunately, the
color comes first. So for instance, having picked a black technic axle and gone
on to other technic parts, I have to come back to the axle box to get a yellow
axle. I'd like to sort so that all colors of axle are together. Or, say,
all the 2x4 plates regardless of color.
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I'm guessing you don't use Brickstore? You really should give it a go.
Manipulating stock lists and set inventories is exactly what it was made for.
Downloading a set inventory and then sorting it by category would take about
5sec.
Matt
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| Author: | RebelliousBrick | | Posted: | May 23, 2024 13:17 | | Subject: | Re: Parts list for set sort by cat, ignore color | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, LegoSets757 writes:
| | When reconstituting a set from boxes of sorted parts, it's handy to work
your way down the set's parts list sorted by category. Unfortunately, the
color comes first. So for instance, having picked a black technic axle and gone
on to other technic parts, I have to come back to the axle box to get a yellow
axle. I'd like to sort so that all colors of axle are together. Or, say,
all the 2x4 plates regardless of color.
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Alternatively you can download brickstore and you will have way more options
to sort.
Brickstore uses the bricklink database so the parts lists for sets will be the
same.
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| Author: | Sterra | | Posted: | May 23, 2024 12:28 | | Subject: | Re: Parts list for set sort by cat, ignore color | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, LegoSets757 writes:
| | When reconstituting a set from boxes of sorted parts, it's handy to work
your way down the set's parts list sorted by category. Unfortunately, the
color comes first. So for instance, having picked a black technic axle and gone
on to other technic parts, I have to come back to the axle box to get a yellow
axle. I'd like to sort so that all colors of axle are together. Or, say,
all the 2x4 plates regardless of color.
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Hi
I have been trying to do this for a few years now. Best I can figure is to sort
by Item name. It wont put Technic together but it will put all the axles together.
I have had the issue where it says it is sorted by Item but shows colour sorting
instead. I just load by Item a second time (hit GO) and it seems to work.
Sandra
TerraBrick
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| Author: | LegoSets757 | | Posted: | May 23, 2024 12:10 | | Subject: | Parts list for set sort by cat, ignore color | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| When reconstituting a set from boxes of sorted parts, it's handy to work
your way down the set's parts list sorted by category. Unfortunately, the
color comes first. So for instance, having picked a black technic axle and gone
on to other technic parts, I have to come back to the axle box to get a yellow
axle. I'd like to sort so that all colors of axle are together. Or, say,
all the 2x4 plates regardless of color.
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| Author: | Familybuild | | Posted: | May 22, 2024 17:53 | | Subject: | Re: speed-bump for spamming new members | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Maby a different approach is effective:
If a user is below 1 month old, has zero feedback;
Let their forum post only be visable for moderators and or admins.
That way spam gets filtered for the rest of the users.
When need be a genuine question can be "released" for everyone.
This is no long term solution i believe.
But when the settings for it are done the workload should be around the same
but with less to no visable spam.
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| Author: | RedChaosMonkey | | Posted: | May 21, 2024 03:48 | | Subject: | Printer friendly version of Wanted List | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I would love to see a way to print my wanted list without the reset of the screen
printing as well.
Thank you,
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| Author: | as2032 | | Posted: | May 18, 2024 23:41 | | Subject: | Allow API access from client-side JavaScript | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Currently the REST API (https://www.bricklink.com/v3/api.page) does not support
the cross-site access (CORS or JSONP). That makes it impossible to access the
API from a React app for example and requires a server-side component.
Could you enable the cross-site access by either adding the "Access-Control-Allow-Origin:
*" response header to the API (relatively easy change) or adding JSONP support
(a bit harder and it's an older method for cross-site JS API).
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 17, 2024 02:10 | | Subject: | Re: Cancelled | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Author: | BB12 | | Posted: | May 16, 2024 08:27 | | Subject: | Stud.io as an app | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| | It would be awesome to have Stud.io as an app to draw models on a tablet. |
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