Author:  goshe7  Posted:  Jul 14, 2014 12:41  Subject:  Re: Wanted List Improvements  Viewed:  35 times  Topic:  Suggestions Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card goshe7 (1120) Location:  USA, Ohio Member Since Contact Type Status Jan 20, 2005 Seller  Store: Springer Bricks

In Suggestions, lucasrenzi writes:    It's my first time on BL and purchasing Lego in 20 years but my experience has been positive. My project is a photo mosaic with 3500 1x1 plates and I used the XML uploader. It worked great but it took me a long time to work out how to remove items from my wanted list automatically. I had 71 lots, all plates. I didn't want to remove lots one by one. I eventually found the tool that removes items from my wanted list by the order number but it was not an intuitive feature. This is because, at many other online retail sites, you place an order and the item disappears from your shopping list. This site operates more like airbnb.com because you have to request an order, not make a purchase, then the seller confirms the order before you eventually pay. Therefore, my suggestion is: make the wanted list sortable by order number, or add the ability to make 'ordered items' invisible by filtering. This would make it more intuitive. Also, please promote the features 'remove items in this order from your wanted list' in the FAQ wanted list section. that's where I looked for answers but it's a very empty FAQ. There is a steep learning curve to the current BrickLink. There is simply an amazing number of tips, tricks, techniques, and tools hidden throughout the site. And unfortunately, a proportional absence of easily accessible formal documentation of them.    Perhaps it's possible to dynamically build the FAQ knowledge base through getsataiaction, Zendesk,or similar community driven databases? It might help relive the load on site admins if volunteers like me can write articles that help others. And therefore make the site more accessible to newbies... Just an idea In Suggestions, goshe7 writes:    In Suggestions, kernal writes:    Two improvements to the wanted list would greatly increase the workflow of buying pieces on the site. 1. Quantity, the actual quantity desired not the minimum. I can understand the reasons for the min quantity, however I believe the desired quantity would be much more useful. With this information two new abilities can be done. - As we order parts the quantity could automatically lower. - The item count in "by shop" could be limited to our desired quantity making it reflect our desire for there parts versus there stockpile of a single part. I use the remarks field for this. Or create a duplicate wanted list with all quantities set to 1 and use that to see what stores have the most variety of parts.    2. Bulk Wanted List Load. I would be nice to load say 100 parts at once using CSV. You mean this? http://www.bricklink.com/wantedXML.asp It has to be XML format. There are a number of tools to generate the XML format. Adding functionality to also accept CSV is more like adding a replicate functionality, rather than fixing things that are broken or creating new improvements. Given the demonstrated speed of improvements on BL 1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.1 I think it is essential to focus on the former.

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It's my first time on BL and purchasing Lego in 20 years but my experience has been positive. My project is a photo mosaic with 3500 1x1 plates and I used the XML uploader. [...] (121 months ago, Jul 14, 2014, to Suggestions)

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 Msg 1 - kernal (1) 121 months ago Jul 13, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 2 - bb231232 (1938) 121 months ago Jul 13, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 3 - kernal (1) 121 months ago Jul 13, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 4 - bb43319 (3492) 121 months ago Jul 14, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 5 - Miro78 (2360) 121 months ago Jul 14, 2014 to Suggestions
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 Msg 7 - goshe7 (1120) 121 months ago Jul 14, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 8 - lucasrenzi (9) 121 months ago Jul 14, 2014 to Suggestions
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