Author:  DaddyOs_Bricks  Posted:  Feb 3, 2024 21:03  Subject:  Re: Variants Thread - January 31  Viewed:  91 times  Topic:  Catalog Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card DaddyOs_Bricks (1423) Location:  USA, Florida Member Since Contact Type Status May 22, 2020 Seller Store: Daddy-O's Bricks

Has any consideration been given to how this update and merge will affect the traffic that is driven to bricklink when buyers are generating wanted lists from sites such as rebrickable, either from their set inventories or MOC inventories; or any of the design programs with the parts/ part numbers that that have been in use prior to the changes on the 1st and future proposed changes? When I try to use rebrickable to buy the parts that were updated on the 1st they can no longer be found for sale on bricklink via rebrickable. I would think the same result will happen when trying to buy the part list for a MOC that includes affected parts. I apologize if this has already been asked or addressed but I have not been able to find it. The lengthy threads across multiple posts are not easy to navigate or follow for those that do not spend time in the forums on a regular basis. Bill In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:    Hello again everyone. This is the latest update on the variants project. ***************************************** Here is the original thread: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1447090 Here is the second thread: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1450622 Here is the overview Help article: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2625 Here is the exhaustive Help article: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2626 Important update to the sellers' correction list: We have added an XML download to help sellers more easily see which lots in their store may be affected by these changes. Also see the image attached below: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2629 List of replies from myself: https://www.bricklink.com/messageList.asp?overTP=Y&q=variants&qS=Y&msgID=&uName=admin_russell&ID=&status=&v=c&max=50 Upcoming schedule: Tomorrow (Feb 1) we will begin handling issue number 11 in the overview, which includes tiles and 1 x 1 round bricks. This will not involve any merging, only changing Item Numbers and Item Names. A list of changes for this first step will be sent out tomorrow to our affiliates. If you run a database and would like this list (Excel format), please contact me through BrickLink and I will send you the list. This first step is scheduled to be finished by Feb 14. We have a meeting on Monday (Feb 5) with our catalog admins to go through the rest of the list and make final decisions. After that meeting, a schedule will be made for the merges. Due to the large number of minifigure heads in the catalog, the merge process is likely to not be complete until the end of May.

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Variants Thread - January 31 - Admin_Russell

Hello again everyone. :) This is the latest update on the variants project. ***************************************** Here is the original thread: (URL) Here is the second [...] (4 months ago, Jan 31, 2024, to Catalog)

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Re: Variants Thread - January 31 - tmtomh (234)

[...] It appears that either: (a) No thought has been given to this important issue you raise, or (b) Thought was given to it and the conclusion was, “We’ll [...] (4 months ago, Feb 3, 2024, to Catalog)

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