  
| Author: | bb200521  | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2013 20:20 | | Subject: | Re: Faverite Sellers in Wanted List (s) | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Dirac writes:
| | In Suggestions, niemand writes:
| | In Suggestions, Dirac writes:
| | Your Rube Goldberg comment is a pretty big slander.
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Absolutely not,(perhaps I forgot to write the "may end in" I was thinking) only
a point of view based on return from experiences. I've have seen some small improvement
(in process as in computing) turning into what I said; because that often end
with having more criteria, hence more data, do deal with. And this were creating
problem with wasn't foreseen.
| | The feature I want is already in the "By Shop" listing it is only a small stretch
to put it into the wanted list as well. By your logic the search engine is already
overly compex. Database queries are pretty simple things to write.
As to my additional suggestions, they would be "Nice to have"
That aside, assuming I can't have this tool,
can you please suggest the process you would go about obtaining the nearly 400
unique parts (approx 4,000 bricks) I have on my wanted list.
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Choice have to be maid about which items are your priority. And personally, I
don't rely on only 1 wanted list to deal with this priority (I even don't put
quantity in the wanted list, I manage this on a spreadsheet).
Besides, trying to get all your part (I mean unique references) may be one more
problem to deal with. Because that may limit strongly the number of shop you
could buy from (and you would have to spend time to keep an eyes of each's inventory
to be sure they still have what you plan to buy).
My personal way : I place a few orders in a couple of shop fulfilling my actual
priority (sometimes getting the same references from the two), and then I complete
my cart to approach the wheight that the shipping method necessary allow me (still
keeping an eyes on price of this items) and ends with updating my wanted list.
After a couple more order like that, I usually don't have even to look really
look for some references, because I had them when completing all this order (2
pieces here + 8 there + .... = I have the quantity I wanted that few store had
in on lot)
And for the price criteria, that depend of what you really want intend to spend
in your project. Personally, ending with an average price/piece about 0.1€ (shipping
included), I consider it fair as lot's of lego sets had this kind ratio. But
when you buy a set, you buy as well pieces you don't need. Then the ratio price/useful
piece raise.
And if you think this may not work for you, in the last week I ordered 330 references
( and more than 3500 pieces) in 8 order, when I just made a search for 20 references.
And now I take a break in ordering, the time to received and check the order.
Then I'll cleaned my spreadsheet and my wanted list.And only after I will finished
to buy the few 100 references I still need (some being already partially fulfilled
with the previous order. Though I won't have to find a shop that have 100 of
on type, since I already ordered 50 of this references)
To some up : not trying to managed everything, I don't tear my hair out. I'm
only going the Kaizen way.
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Thanks Niemand, your method is insightful,
I am coming to similar conclusions myself. I am starting with the high count,
high price items such as 1x6,1x8 bricks, tiles and other high priced items to
select suppliers. Like you mentioned I am also looking at the physics of the
order - Concentrating into 1 or 2 "Parcels" the rest, smaller items into Padded
Bags.
The fact that you, and so many others use a spreadsheet implies that the BL tools
stop just a little bit short of desired functionality (for the big jobs anyway).
If I could download my wanted list with seller data, I would .xls it as well.
Do you know if this is possible?
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I don't know if it's possible. But even if it is, this data are always changing.
Then the ime to plane with your tools, and your planning could be worth nothing
when you will try to place your orders...
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