Blaze Nielsen

Since theres nothing we can do about unwarranted reviews on our marketplace listings I just neede to rant a little. Customer gives me one star rating and a negative review simply because he is a noob and does not understand the world and does not understand english. He ranks me for failed software issues in a skybox, however as I discovered, he was trying to build the skybox offsim. You cannot build in the void! After considerable time trying to explain and get him to move the skybox, he got frustrated and wrote a terrible review. Its really unfair that I can't do a thing about this review. Judge for yourself https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Rockefeller-House-Skybox-1000-poses/2235188

thankyou for all your interest, the sim has been sold.

Private sim for sale. Full region 15k prims. Will use Linden Lab ticket system for sale. $300 USD (includes transfer fee by LL paid by seller). Billing date is October 26. Please contact me inworld.

Back to the OP issue for a moment. As a merchant with a six sim store, I actually like feedback from customers. I've made improvements based on customer comments. I now go around the store turning off lights to make the "Ultra" viewer experience better for customers. I know customers can be pretty rude sometimes, but I treat it like a business, not a hobby. I would never throw a customer out of the store for a complaint like that.... unless they were naked

Peggy I would like to point out to you that Photoshop originally was a Mac only program. In 1987 Thomas Knoll developed the first iteration of Photoshop on his Macintosh Plus and in 1988 Adobe purchased the license to distribute it, Photoshop 1.0 was released for Macintosh exclusively in 1990. And only later adapted for PCs. I still have a copy of Photoshop 1.0 from that era. I could debate the Mac vs. PC pros and cons for content creators all day. I'm not here for that. I'm simply asking Linden Lab to dedicate resources to make our OS compatible with SL. The OS chosen by more professional content creators than any other. In the past and the present.

As a long long time professional in the graphics/advertising biz, I can attest to the dominant use of Macs over PCs. You may want to check your statistics regarding Mac usage among the graphics pros. "serious" graphics machines professional content creators use will run over $1,000 with the extras they need. The statistics (and you can google this to verify) show that 9 out of 10 computers purchased over the $1,000 dollar mark are Macs. That is a very telling clue as to the usage of macs in the creative community. Most software developers have adapted their products for the new Mac OS with the preview developers copies they receive in advance of the OS release. I would hope that Linden Lab understands the content contributions Mac users are making to this world and dedicate sufficient resources to insure our OS is compatible.

The developers release was provided with plenty of time for LL to make any necessary adjustments. WHATS THE HOLDUP! Considering a majority of the serious content creators in sl are using Macs, I think the Lab should take this issue more seriously.

You should visit Bartlett & Nielsen for an extraordinary selection of multiscene skyboxes in dozens of themes. Buy the skybox of your choice then set it up on a rental property. This way, you can realy choose exactly what you want.

the issue here has nothing to do with dd versus magic box delivery. According to Dakota Linden: " This is a known issue on the Second Life Marketplace web site reported through the Jira Issue Tracker, located here: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/WEB-3040 the worry here is that some might accuse Linden Lab of systematic theft due to a "bug". Most customers have no idea how to file a report to the lab and most of these lost transactions are never reported. I have seen these seldom in the past, but never at the frequency I've experienced them in the last couple of days.

make sure you are logged in and with the correct permissions to view your items

the customers in this case are the victims, they don't get the item they ordered yet they pay for it but after the failed delivery they do not get their money returned. I have never seen this issue before and to see it four times in the last day is rather extraordinary. All my items are still in boxes on two separate sims, so delivery should not have been a problem.

In the last day I've had four instances of failed marketplace purchases, customer pays for item, but it is not delivered and their money is NOT returned to them. I can see the transaction but no money is transferred to me. anybody having similar issues like this? I've never seen this many failures of this sort ever before.

for my Imac I don't like the flat mac keyboards. I use an ergonomic Logitech. Never ever have any problems with up and down arrows or page up and page down on SL.

The best avatar for you? That's easy guy, it's the one your girlfriend picks out

this problem is running rampant across the marketplace. It is a true showstopper issue if there ever was one.

Saturday night getting script errors on several main channel sims (including linden sandbox) A rezzer script that has worked flawlessly on over 60 products for nearly two years. Items will rez, however get this error multiple times : (Translation failed: the parameter 'appId' must contain at least '16' characters Parameter name: appId)

Don't give up on your macbook so fast. spilled fluids can zap a keyboard fast, possibly a repair shop just needs to replace that. If you have an apple store available, I'd take it in for them to look at it.

Only a few hundred merchants ever got the reduced commission percentages. I guess the lab no longer wants to treat large content creator/merchants like most businesses treat their largest customers.

Brooke et al, I believe the great frustration we feel as merchants here is the methodology of using us as beta testers for your "upgrades". Many of us have our livelihoods on the line. The money we use to buy food and gas and pay mortgages. For many this is far far more than a hobby. We see again and again and again sloppy code disrupting our businesses here while the bugs are ironed out. From the server, the client and the marketplace you obviously feel your tinkering can be done with the general population instead of in an isolated testing environment. This needs to be discussed at the highest level of management and the policy changed.

I can confirm while updating marketplace listings with newer model that 1. permissions were deleted in every case. 2. Item showed dual listings in the previous version. Have not seen item name changed to the name in magic box.

First of all, don't think of it as a business. Think of it as a hobby that you will continually pour money into. There is a slim chance that you will ever cover your costs. Second, the permissions set for items from recognized builders make it difficult for resellers, and the time required for them to participate in a small shop project like yours won't be worth their time. Lots of malls filled with recognized content creators are going out of business in favor of shopping in the Marketplace. Don't want to burst your bubble, but the life of a merchant in SL is extremely time consuming and can be expensive. So, consider everything I've said and if you're still ready for it, congratulations and welcome to the club

Ok Linden Lab, you want members to sign up for premium accounts? The perks you've come up with won't go far with older residents, maybe they are for noobs. Here's my suggestion, If I am truly a "premium" account, then give me instant access to my funds on Paypal transfers. As a merchant here for several years, I still have to wait up to a week for funds transferred to my Paypal account. I don't really feel like a "premium" account when you treat me that way. I guarantee if you give instant access of funds to merchants, they will ALL become premium.

You might consider using the new beta Firestorm viewer. On my imac it performs extremely well.

I agree with Toy about the promotional benefit of boxes. The box I believe is one of merchants most important branding opportunities. Building my brand is a high priority for my business. When a customer sees the BARTLETT & NIELSEN logo on that box, it makes yet one more impression, which helps build brand recognition. Without the box, merchants lose a valuable business tool.

Never ever ever use the shopping cart to buy several items at a time. It simply doesnt work most of the time and should be removed until the lab fixes it properly. Always purchase one item at a time.