  
| Author: | steentjesseller  | | Posted: | Jan 25, 2024 04:50 | | Subject: | Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Nooooo! This is a VERY bad idea. Don't do this! Bricklink is the only place
that accurately keeps track of these mould differences. Both as a buyer AND as
a seller I care about these differences because it can REALLY help with recompleting
old sets to be period-accurate. These part types are now registered in your database.
People can look up what comes in which set. How are we supposed to do that after
this change? Mixing 2x2 tiles without groove with those that have them is not
something anyone would want to do. People will no longer know which sets they
came from, so it will become a lot harder to find them to complete a 70s homemaker
set, or to get a good amount of them. And conversely, nobody will be able to
find them -and thus buy them- if you DO have them for sale this way. And while
yes, it is some effort for sellers to distinguish them when listing them... come
on man! In this hobby details matter. It has never been a breeze to put parts
in an inventory, and mistakes will always happen. These mould veriants are significant
and are more worth the extra bit of effort than the converse of it being horrible
to find out more about them. Bricklink should pride itself in its catalog as
a resource, instead of feeling ashamed for its intricacies! And while it is not
complete on mould differences, the database shouldn't just give in and remove
the information that IS there. Just because something is not perfect that doesn't
mean it can be made even LESS perfect!!!
Believe me when I say that people DO distinguish between these parts. Many, many
people. My customers always appreciate the detail with which they can choose.
I appreciate being able to find which parts are not period-appropriate if I buy
something second-hand and half of a variant is X shaped and half is + shaped.
I appreciate being able to then find and buy the right amount of that variant
from multiple stores along with other parts in a wanted list. And as a seller
I appreciate being able to put every part on sale accurately, as someone somewhere
might need that one and with the current system I can provide it to that person!
Don't do this. You think you're helping people but you're just taking
away all almonds for everyone because one or two might be allergic. It's
a waste. It's senseless. And those almonds will cease to exist. There will
be no record on them.
PLEASE RECONSIDER
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Message is in Reply To:  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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