Stickered Parts

johnsma2000

How do I add stickered part images and parts to the inventory when I can't figure out which ones the parts are in the catalog? Is there a plan to add alternates to the sets themselves with the parts with stickers? Should I add them to the inventory that is already in the catalog? What is the desired plan/outcome for these?

MrRofl

I was going to ask the same question.
And also the question, is there need to check the catalog for missing parts? For example I ran into the 8880 super car and say some missing parts. I did give it a try to add one of them to see if I understand the procedure and if I have done it correct.
I am willing to check inventories and also add sticker-ed parts from my own pictures.

Please advise me how to add everything correct.

DadsAfol

Digging up this question on how BO handles stickered parts. I think this might be a worthwhile enhancement to the inventory system. Stickered parts don't currently appear to be attached to the set inventories. For example, if you search the catalog for "10194" you see numerous search results including stickered parts. However, if you view that set's inventory, none appear.

I suggest adding a user OPTION to allow stickered parts to be substituted for base parts when a user parts out a set as "used". (By definition, a stickered part should never be sold as new.). This is fairly complex because if a set has 10 1x2 bricks, and 2 of the 10 have different stickers, the system needs to be smart enough to still add the 8 unstickered, plus the sticker A and sticker B versions.

The other think this will solve is creating the relationship between the stickered part and the set(s) that it comes in.

Lawrence

You can just add the stickered parts to the inventory, it's not done automatically. When parting out, they are only shown if you select used

DadsAfol

Will it correctly reduce the quantity of the stickered parent part? There are 4 1x2 bricks with stickers in set 10194, but only one of the 4 has a picture. I submitted an inventory update to add the one for now.

johnsma2000

Can we have it where it is listed as an alternative part when a stickered option is available?
Melissa

robernat

Name changes pending for most 10194 stickered parts, should be more obvious soon Admin approves them ;-)
I'll file a request to add them to the set as well.

But offcourse, that just a couple of parts (out of thousands), won't help much on the thousands of other sets with stickered parts. One of the options is to check the lot ID (if synchronised with BL) and past it in the search of your inventory on BL and you'll now what part it is.

Besides that it's a slow process, I've been doing some inventories (including stickered items), but unfortunatly, manually it takes a lot of time.

As I have the tool for it: send me a message through my store with BL ID's and I will send the list back with BOID's behind it, from there you can add names, tags, pictures and attach the stickerd parts to sets. Now don't send me lists with 100 partnumbers per day, I won't be able to deal with that

Eric

Lawrence

The stickered parts are highlighted on the part out screen, it is up to the user to decide which parts they want to list as stickered or not

Stragus

As I have the tool for it: send me a message through my store with BL ID's and I will send the list back with BOID's behind it

No need for a fancy tool. In a browser, use the following query:
https://api.brickowl.com/v1/catalog/id_lookup?type=Part&id_type=bl_item_no&key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE&id=THE_BL_PART_ID_HERE

where:
YOUR_API_KEY_HERE is your BrickOwl API key.
THE_BL_PART_ID_HERE is the BL part ID you wish to get the BOID for.
You'll have to change "type=Part" to "type=Minifigure" to look up a Minifig rather than a part.

BrickOwl won't perform the reverse translations BOID->BL_ID, due to BL's claims against displaying their BL IDs in any form or shape. Does anyone have a need for an offline database for the reverse translation?