Author:  Admin_Russell  Posted:  Nov 30, 2023 12:27  Subject:  Re: Please Add Data Point for # of Bags in Set  Viewed:  79 times  Topic:  Suggestions Cancel Reply

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In Suggestions, axaday writes:    Like weight and dimensions, this would not have to be a required data point, but one that would have a ? until entered. I often wish for this information and I see it asked on the forum. I was just looking at an open box, sealed bags set on eBay that I might like to buy, but the seller says how many bags there are and notes that they don't know if that is all of them. Well, I don't know either. Would this be the number of stages in the set (e.g. 1-18) or would it be the literal number of bags in the box, including unnumbered bags? One of the things that has prevented us from cataloging such information in the past is concern that there may be multiple versions of how things are packed, based on the factory location or production run.

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Please Add Data Point for # of Bags in Set - axaday (7307)

Like weight and dimensions, this would not have to be a required data point, but one that would have a ? until entered. I often wish for this information and I see it asked [...] (6 months ago, Nov 30, 2023, to Suggestions)

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Re: Please Add Data Point for # of Bags in Set - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Total number would be better: imagine there’s two bags with #2, and you’re missing one, how would you know? Hopefully not counting baggies inside baggies :D [...] [...] (6 months ago, Nov 30, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: Please Add Data Point for # of Bags in Set - cosmicray (3498)

[...] I have witnessed this situation, when parting out multiple copies, they were organized slightly differently. Not always a different number of bags, but the exact composition [...] (6 months ago, Nov 30, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: Please Add Data Point for # of Bags in Set - axaday (7307)

[...] Total number of bags, not counting little bags inside big bags. [...] (6 months ago, Dec 1, 2023, to Suggestions)

18 Messages in this Thread:

 Msg 1 - axaday (7307) 6 months ago Nov 30, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 2 « - Admin_Russell 6 months ago Nov 30, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 3 - SylvainLS (46) 6 months ago Nov 30, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 4 - peregrinator (786) 6 months ago Nov 30, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 5 - axaday (7307) 6 months ago Nov 30, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 6 - peregrinator (786) 6 months ago Nov 30, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 7 - cosmicray (3498) 6 months ago Nov 30, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 8 - axaday (7307) 6 months ago Dec 1, 2023 to Suggestions
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 Msg 17 - axaday (7307) 6 months ago Dec 1, 2023 to Suggestions
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