Author:  rickcraine  Posted:  Jan 25, 2024 11:29  Subject:  Merging piece varian is a BIG PROBLEM  Viewed:  297 times  Topic:  Catalog  Status: Open Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card rickcraine (4) Location:  USA, Virginia Member Since Contact Type Status Oct 30, 2023 Buyer

Hey, I just am trying to draw to everyone's attention the update Bricklink is rolling out on February first that will cause several types of pieces to be merged together under specific listings. For example, slopes that have smooth and rough sides will no longer be considered different pieces. Now, this is a BIG PROBLEM. When you are MOCing and you need a specific texture for a, lets say, roof, and you use the wrong texture, it stands out A LOT. I hope everyone sees what I am getting to here. If sellers are allowed to combine those two VERY DIFFERENT variants of pieces, I may need to do several orders to get the actual pieces I want, and it won't be the sellers fault if they send me a mix of TWO DISTINCT TYPES OF PIECES. I am new to Bricklink, so maybe this has happened before, but right now, this seems like it could pose a huge problem. I am sure the Bricklink Devs had good intentions in mind when they decided to merge these piece variants, but what they said in their letter to the Sellers, quote, "We consider them (the piece variants) to be relatively unimportant and cumbersome from the viewpoint of the Bricklink Marketplace" IS NOT TRUE. Specific things like the textured variants of pieces DO MATTER. Please spread the word and hopefully the Bricklink Devs will listen to the community.

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Re: Merging piece varian is a BIG PROBLEM - 1001bricks (52398)

[...] I don't wish to look arrogant or such - but opinion of a 1 Order Member, sincerely... (4 months ago, Jan 25, 2024, to Catalog)

Re: Merging piece varian is a BIG PROBLEM - KACL (45)

[...] Unfortunately I have not been able to keep up on all of this as much as I would have liked. I agree that variants are important to some buyers and I definitely want to [...] (4 months ago, Jan 25, 2024, to Catalog)

Re: Merging piece varian is a BIG PROBLEM - calebfishn (2143)

[...] Some sellers will continue to separate variants, and indicate the type in the comments section of the listings. It seems from the comments here that there are a ton of [...] (4 months ago, Jan 27, 2024, to Catalog)

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