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 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Jan 9, 2024 07:51
 Subject: Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants
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I can definitely see the advantage of getting rid of variants that are not really
important such as the interior type "connections between studs", sprue
marks and similar. Even the 7 vs 9 teeth, as they give the same functional angles.
However, the grooved vs no groove tiles are visually quite different from the
side. That difference really shows if you have more than one next to each other
and that is how they are often used when building. Same thing with smooth slopes.
Do they just get put into the regular slopes now, as again there is a clear visual
difference between the two and again slopes tend to get placed next to each other
when building. Whereas differences inside the parts tend not to get noticed anywhere
near as much as the exterior surface differences. Even the 7 vs 9 tooth hinge
differences tend not to show when looking at a build.

I also worry about vintage vs new/reissue torsos where the same print has been
used where there are large price differences, even if sellers can highlight they
have the original in the text.

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View Thread Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell
Hello everyone, As a platform, we have decided to take a hard look at some of the mold variants that we are currently asking you to recognize. For sellers, more variants means [...]
(5 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog)

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View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Brick_Qc (3760)
[...] I'm a yes and no. I'd suggest that variants visible from the exterior stay but selected interior variants be merged. In all, if you can't see it, drop it.
(5 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - hpoort (416)
[...] Note that the "connections between studs" is not the functional difference, it is just the most easily recognizable feature. The real difference is in the angle [...]
(5 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell
[...] Smooth slopes are very sparse in inventories, and even though we know there was a part number dedicated to the "smooth" slope in certain cases, in other cases [...]
(5 months ago, Jan 18, 2024, to Catalog)

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