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 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Jul 5, 2016 09:34
 Subject: Re: Lego v Bricklink colours
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In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
  I am aware that this has been suggested many times before by various people and
unfortunately nothing has ever been done about it but perhaps now is the time
to bring it back up.

When a new used comes to Bricklink they are faced with lots of hurdles - they
will not recognise the Bricklink part numbering system; and in lots of cases
the colours as many of them have totally different names.

The Lego stores also call colours differently e.g. Dark Blue to them is their
standard blue brick and if you ask for Earth Blue - they often look at you with
a puzzled look, even though that is an official Lego Colour name. The same with
Green etc.

So, with that in mind could the Bricklink developers not come up with a better
idea than the current colour chart for the catalogue. Perhaps similar to the
very old and outdated Peeron one.

It would help the new buyers - and after all we give them the option to key in
the number at the back of the Lego instructions to find a part (and little do
they know by using that number they get the part in the correct colour).

Bricklink want to encourage new buyers and as a store we want that as well -
but let us give them the tools do make it easier for them not more complicated.

See http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=635575

We voted yes for that as well but, as you are aware nothing has been done about
it - that is why we brought it back to the fore. It really would be helpful.

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View Thread Re: Lego v Bricklink colours - WoutR (921)
[...] See (URL)
(96 months ago, Jul 5, 2016, to Suggestions)

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View Thread Re: Lego v Bricklink colours - WoutR (921)
[...] I agree. I was cross-linking so both suggestions can support/enforce eachother.
(96 months ago, Jul 5, 2016, to Suggestions)

13 Messages in this Thread:

 Msg 1 - calsbricks (8538) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 2 - yorbrick (1185) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 3 - calsbricks (8538) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 4 - TheBrickGuys (13312) 96 months ago Jul 6, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 5 - Rob_and_Shelagh (26342) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 6 - pikachu3 (2680) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 7 - Classicsmiley (285) 96 months ago Jul 6, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 8 - TBS (7171) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 9 - LordSkylark (10972) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 10 - WoutR (921) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 11 - WoutR (921) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 12 « - calsbricks (8538) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 13 - WoutR (921) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions

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