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Re: Brickbay Temp URL Available
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Tue, 23 May 2000 16:36:17 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> Ah, forgot to do this:
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> I checked the site out with MSIE 5.00. The tables are OK (as they are on • Navigator).
> The country window does show up on MSIE. The payment checkboxes register as
> selections when checked on MSIE. Both of these two items do not work on • Navigator and
> prevent registration. Also, the name selected for the store on the • registration form
> appears as the name of the individual on the main page when you return--is • the store
> name something you need to change manually, and is it advisable to automate • that
> (given the potential for mischief)? Although I think the site will be • popular for
> sellers, I would be surprised if the number is so great that you could not • cursorily
> screen initial registrations personally.
Only sellers need to be approved, buyers are automatically approved right away.
> Ah, and what's the possibility of having
> passwords longer than 6 letters?
Maybe 10 if that's long enough.
> I just went through the mock-buying process (those 1x6 orange bricks are a • *steal* at
> five bucks a pop, thanks Mike! ;) ) and it's seamless. I like how • registering as a
> seller gives you buyer privileges, obviating a second registration. • The "sell" header
> is a bit odd, because it only has registration options (first registration • and change
> of registration); would it be possible to have a login there that would carry • you to
> the "build inventory" screen?
Probably not. I'd rather change the name to let's say "seller registration"
and keep the inventory adding in the members section.
> Seems redundant, yes, but I instantly headed to the
> "sell" header to build inventory. However, the "build inventory" screen is • very
> well-done itself, and answers many of my hypothetical questions from the • preceding
> message in the pleasing affirmative (although those tables and windows are • indeed
> messed up in Netscape)--although if the partsref picture could be correlated • to the
> tabulated descriptions that would make use easier for newbies. In my case, I • wanted
> to add 1,000 brown pitchforks at $0.05 apiece and it was easy in MSIE--it • took only
> the colour (but not the category, contrary to what the build inventory screen
states)
Really. When I don't select the category, it gives me an error. Will have to
look into that. Thanks for pointing this out.
> and added my descriptor "pitchfork." The logical tree from adding and • confirming is
> OK. However, in Netscape, it did not register any of the table choices made, • so
> adding items was impossible (although I was able to log in).
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> One other, function-unrelated thought: Do you think that, if eBay gets wind • of the
> site, they'll make a stink about use of analogous terms as infringement of
copyright?
I don't know what they could possibly do about this. BrickBAY is just about
close to eBay as BAYlit is.
> With as popular as this will be, it's a possibility--even though it's not an • auction
> site, it does have the potential to take seller volume away from eBay.
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> Apologies if this sounds critical--I'm being more detailed in identifying • blips and
> quirks here, but I have noticed the very many things that are already • implemented
> splendidly in this beta build. Kudos!
No problem. Thanks for pointing out some of the errors!
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| Hi, [By the way, the "bgok" user is probably me--if it shows up as some contrived awful stupid Gomer name. Why it took that and still gave me an error message, I don't know.] (...) OK. I didn't know if the seller-approval would be automatic in the (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Brickbay Temp URL Available
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| Ah, forgot to do this: I checked the site out with MSIE 5.00. The tables are OK (as they are on Navigator). The country window does show up on MSIE. The payment checkboxes register as selections when checked on MSIE. Both of these two items do not (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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