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Re: Brickbay Temp URL Available
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Wed, 24 May 2000 17:15:38 GMT
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James Brown wrote:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Dan Jezek writes:
> > In lugnet.market.shopping, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > > Items with a zero quantity still show up on the inventory; is that perhaps a
> > > deliberate "aw shucks!" device meant to get buyers to be more vigilant,
> > > knowing that they just missed a desirable item? If so, curse you, you
> > > sneaky weasel, you.
> > > ;)
> >
> > I thought that not removing each item when quantity gets down to zero is more
> > to the seller's benefit. If I part out a new batch of sets and they contain
> > some of the pieces that I already have in my inventory, I can just adjust the
> > quantity instead of having to go through the part selection process, selecting
> > price and the picture URL. But yes, when displaying items to the buyer, they
> > should not be there when quantity is 0. What would make you feel more
> > comfortable?
> >
> > In the store:
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> > A) Always display items with 0 quantity
> > B) Never display items with 0 quantity
> > C) Display items with 0 quantity with a big red SOLD instead of the shopping
> > cart text box for a certain amount of time like a day or so
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> Ideally, of course, this would be configurable, but my preference would be for
> C) and B) thereafter. In other words, display the item as SOLD for a day or
> so, and then have it disappear.
Configurability would be the very best solution IMHO as a seller, but probably an
ordeal to implement (though I may be wrong on this). However, the second option
James mentions sounds good as well; the more I think about it, the more I like
seeing some sort of "you *just* missed it, come more often in the future!"-implying
message through a zero quantity entry. One strong argument in favour of timed
expiry of zero lots: If I'm listing 15,000-20,000 pieces in, say, 300 lots in a
week, I know that I will forget some things I had listed, and I may list it again
as a new lot. Does the system check for that at the listing stage? (I can't get
to it right now, so I assume it's down for updating.)
> > In your inventory:
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> > A) Keep items with 0 quantity
> > B) Automatically delete items with 0 quantity
> > C) Have the option to pick from either A or B
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> Again, ideally the choice is C). Failing that, I'd be inclined to go with A)
> so long as I have the option of deleting things individually.
Ditto here. The same caveat, of course, holds true as above--if it's a pain to
institute a master control panel under, say, "my BrickBay," I'm happy to do it
manually. Of course, a less techno-savvy user might prefer otherwise--perhaps the
default of such a control could be automation, to prevent the number of stores that
need "pruning" from spiralling out of control.
A question I just thought of: Are you planning to write an extensive online site
guide once final features and procedures are in place, or do you anticipate
fielding help questions yourself via email as they arise? It's time-consuming
either way, so I'll go on the record as being willing to pay a small fee (say, 2%
or so of my gross sales on BrickBay, tabulated monthly) to help cover Dan for
resources expended on the project--which will doubtless be more extensive than even
he anticipates--because time and effort will end up being taken away from his own
purchasing, sorting, and selling endeavours. It may not work out to a king's
ransom, but it might help offset a little bit of what he's giving up by doing this
excellent thing for straight-sellers. Well, I'll offer to pay it, even if he
doesn't implement it as standard. :)
With that in mind, would it be possible to implement some kind of e-mailed balance
sheet at the end of each month, to let sellers know what they've sold and for how
much in that month? It would help enormously for sellers' tax purposes and, if
necessary, for calculating elective commissions.
I hope you'll excuse my stream-of-consciousness musing, now back to my lunch.
best
Lindsay
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