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October 26, 2012 13:28

Every model brand, series or type has its own number system.

If you work with a number system, it is so handy that the order is correct. However, no alpha numeric system is active in the Catawiki system. This ensures that, for example, correctly entered numbers are not in the correct numerical place, of course after you sort everything by number in the black bar in the catalog. But ... there is a simple trick to put the models in the right numerical place. see next message ...

Please do not place '#' or 'No.' or 'Patnr.' before or after the actual number. Only letters belonging to the number are allowed. Such as eg; DG2500 in the 'Days Gone' series from Lledo, or the MB25-A in the 'Superfast' series from Matchbox.

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October 26, 2012 13:30

a previous post in another forum topic: November 2010

e.g. with Matchbox King Size...:

select type: King Size, Super Kings...

sort by number and then see that K-161 is before K-27. That's not right, it has to be different... maybe a zero in front?

And how far should you go in this? Suppose you have a list of more than a thousand numbers, should a number one become 0001? no zeros...

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edit 2012-10-27 - I solved it by putting a space before the 27.

So for three- digit series, the first nine will start with two spaces before t digit. And the numbers 10-99 then all get one space in front.

Thus, for two-digit series, only one space is needed for the first nine .

Please do not use 0 in this case because that will put the system in a different sorting situation. (or you have to change everything in the same series with 0)

Anyone can change this and the nice thing about it is that it hardly stands out.

An example to see this working properly is model manufacturer ' Budgie ', also a three-digit series that has the first nine in the correct place.

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old: K-27 the system reads in a three-digit series in this case not 27 but 270.

new: K- 27 Now there is a space before the 27

the catawiki number system therefore sees the '27' as a '027' and is therefore placed before the 100.

If you now sort by number, everything will be in the correct order.

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And how far do you have to go in this? Suppose you have a list of more than a thousand numbers, should a number be 0001? no, no zeros ...

from the above 2012 post.

We now use do zeros.

The reason is that a zero is visible,

a space is not visible and can be confusing.

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NHJoe54 
Welcome to LastDodo, the platform for and by collectors.
Good to see that you have already filled out your profile.

What exactly do you mean when you say "S 8510 Matchbox series"?
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