Author:  Reki_Lobsheek  Posted:  Jul 8, 2023 18:23  Subject:  Re: Announcing the MOC Pop-Up Store Pilot  Viewed:  121 times  Topic:  Administrative Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card Reki_Lobsheek (2465) Location:  Belgium, Brussels Member Since Contact Type Status Collage Feb 12, 2004 Seller  Store: 9TeenSeventy8

Quite an interesting read, this thread. Such strong opinions well in advance of anything being implemented ... just, wow. Seems some people are forgetting they're making a living of RE-selling the product of a company they have absolutely ZERO part in their intellectual property. This wasn't the case when Dan was in the lead, nor is it now with Lego itself at the helm. We are all, sellers and buyers alike, using a sales platform that's in the hands of the very creator of our beloved hobby. Everything, and I do mean everything, we do here contributes financially to TLG. What kind of mental world do some people seem to live in that they think they should have control over this platform which they do not own? Seems to me Lego is going quite far in communicating with the Bricklink users via the various panels, news letters and forum posts. I don't know many other companies that do this in such a way or could be bothered to. It even seems to me Lego is quite willing and patient to listen to our opinions and input. I can imagine that a lot of the need for (technical) changes on this platform is happening too slow for a lot of people whose income heavily depends on the operation of the website and that this is causing a lot of frustration. But when I'm starting to see posts of people being angry about not being personally involved in certain (pilot) projects and calling the proprietor of the whole business a "liar" because they want to basically better sell their product and tend to the needs of their customers in an ever evolving way, I tend to lose interest. It's a pity that this forum over the years has become mostly the sound board of just a few dozen members that seem to mainly air their (perhaps sometimes justified) frustrations. There are well over 1.3 million users on this platform, of which over 60.000 sellers. Seems to me it's a pity we always seem to hear from the same few "loudest" users when it comes to these matters. I'd rather see 20 replies from 20 different users than 20 replies from the same person using the forum to air their frustrations. Oh well, rant on I guess. I'm personally looking forward to this new project as I think it's a brilliant oportunity for some of the creators whose creations weren't selected in the BDP to have their sets end up with potential fans of their product. Erikk

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Announcing the MOC Pop-Up Store Pilot - CE_Tanja

BrickLink is thrilled to announce the MOC Pop-Up Store pilot (URL) Going live in late August! This is a test program that allows BrickLink members to purchase digital building [...] (11 months ago, Jul 5, 2023, to Administrative)

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Re: Announcing the MOC Pop-Up Store Pilot - yorbrick (1185)

[...] It is not about controlling what LEGO can do with bricklink, but asking them to stick to what they said they would when they bought it. If they want to turn around and [...] (11 months ago, Jul 9, 2023, to Administrative)

Re: Announcing the MOC Pop-Up Store Pilot - infinibrix (5030)

[...] I agree with you and let’s not forget that ultimately Bricklink is a platform setup to enable buyers to source what they need foremost hence we don’t see any buyers here [...] (11 months ago, Jul 9, 2023, to Administrative)

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