Author:  CE_Tanja  Posted:  Jul 6, 2023 15:32  Subject:  Re: Announcing the MOC Pop-Up Store Pilot  Viewed:  109 times  Topic:  Administrative Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card CE_Tanja Location:  USA, California Member Since Contact Type Status Feb 17, 2021 Admin BrickLink Administrator

Nothing has been shared with anyone yet, at this point we do not have the complete list of designers opting in to being part of the program and because of that we are not able to share the list of elements, also once the designers opt in, there is a task for them to make modifications to their designs which will also have an impact on the parts lists. We have selected designs for the pilot that are not only popular with the members but also the ones with the parts more readily available on BrickLink in general, because of that we should be pretty ok for the supply. Sharing the list with everyone once it is ready will hopefully make for more designs to be realized though. This means that the lead time for stocking up on these elements will be short however it won't all have to happen prior to the launch, we assume the designs will be sold throughout the entirety of the pilot. Nothing was kept secret, but I understand that sharing this information in the Terms of service only can seem like that. We are happy that this was brought forward though because we need all the support we can get to improve the chances of success for the pilot. Thank you. In Administrative, RecycledBrick writes:       We only reached out to a few big sellers to ask for their support to stock up on certain parts because there is risk involved as explained earlier and the pilot is only running for 10 weeks, however since we can see that this is perceived as unfair Any time when only a few selected, buyers, sellers or designers are asked their opinion on something or given a list off parts to stock up on it is not just perceived as unfair, it actually is Did you think any of the sellers that were privately contacted would object to something that will give them advantage over their competition? Even if the list is given now, the rest of the sellers won't be able to stock up on parts in time. We won't have resources and sources to get these parts. These big sellers now have head start because BL/TLG views these sellers as the most important and is willing to support their business by given them a head start in secret. It is not received as unfair, it is favoritism.

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