NEW SITE COMMENTS and Suggestions

blowoutcards · 02-09-2018, 08:54 PM

If you haven’t noticed, we have a brand new Blowoutcards.com!

We really value the opinion of our community and would love to hear your thoughts, suggestions, and even criticisms of the new site!

Please post your thoughts in this thread or email us at info@blowoutcards.com. All suggestions and comments are appreciated as your feedback will help us improve overall customer experience on the site.

Thank you!

Sincerely,
Blowout Cards

Ray27Ray52 · 02-09-2018, 09:00 PM

Change it back please. Horrible design. It looks like it was designed for children.

There was nothing wrong with the previous site. It was simple and easy to navigate.

prospects · 02-09-2018, 09:04 PM

what he said, too difficult to navigate through

TheFrenzy · 02-09-2018, 09:09 PM

Feedback:

- Looks fairly slick

- Pages of thumbnails for product is a pain to look at. A single column of thin product descriptions is easier to scroll through.

free2131 · 02-09-2018, 09:12 PM

Thank you for allowing sports to be viewed all together and sorted by price.

no10pin · 02-09-2018, 09:18 PM

I like the site overall. One thing I'd like to see in the left menu after a search is the ability to filter by status - In Stock, Out of Stock, Pre Order.

tkraft24 · 02-09-2018, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray27Ray52

Change it back please. Horrible design. It looks like it was designed for children.

There was nothing wrong with the previous site. It was simple and easy to navigate.

First blasters at Target and now this....PLEASE just leave the website for the children!

Giancarlo27 · 02-09-2018, 09:19 PM

New site is absolutely hideous and reminds me of those flash game websites I used to go on in the early 2000s

Ray27Ray52 · 02-09-2018, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tkraft24

First blasters at Target and now this....PLEASE just leave the website for the children!

LOL. You, I like you.

But this clector is still FURIOUS!

daverat · 02-09-2018, 09:24 PM

me no likey, reminds me of atlanta sport cards site back in 1999

gorillaz · 02-09-2018, 09:33 PM

layout is too complex. Too much happening. Honestly makes me want to find a simpler site to buy on (but I ONLY buy on Blowout) somewhere else, no offense. Original design was short, slick, and got your job done fast. Haven't tried to buy anything yet, but I feel I'm gonna have to spend double the time to buy something.

Bars and Bar · 02-09-2018, 09:36 PM

Ewww..........

Ray27Ray52 · 02-09-2018, 09:41 PM

Seriously though, whose idea was it to feature a wizard and two gorillas on the website? I don't get the correlation and I'm here everyday.

Bars and Bar · 02-09-2018, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray27Ray52

Seriously though, whose idea was it to feature a wizard and two gorillas on the website? I don't get the correlation and I'm here everyday.

Everyone likes Gandalf and King Kong

KenTyler · 02-09-2018, 10:13 PM

Hate this, go back to the original

comicbookjunkie · 02-09-2018, 10:14 PM

Good evening all

The wizard is actually a gorilla in disguise. When we were discussing the new site we thought it would be fun to have a mascot. After many suggestions rhino,beaver,shark etc we decided on a gorilla.

A mascot is any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name

Amazing facts about gorillas

https://onekindplanet.org/animal/gorilla/

We will continue to work on the site improving on features and adding many new ones.
We understand many aren't comfortable with change and ask that you take some time and become familiar with what we believe will be beneficial to our customers.

If anyone one would like to email me personally I can be reached at fish@blowoutcards.com

Thank you for the feedback.

also if you have an idea for a mascot we would love to hear that too

Hollywood42 · 02-09-2018, 10:22 PM

Any popular site that is often used by a group of people that changes designs will usually be met with negativity, even if only due to unfamiliarity. Opinion will usually improve as we get used to it

That said, I'm not a fan. The way things are organized is just fine, but the style, logos, colors, etc doesn't make sense and doesn't seem to fit

natbornkiller · 02-09-2018, 10:22 PM

hate the logo

msterling21 · 02-09-2018, 10:24 PM

Each product listing takes up too much space (browsing on my ipad mini). I prefer the old, clean list view. The new site looks just like competitor’s site and I can only find things easily through Google as opposed to browing the stores.

Dacubs · 02-09-2018, 10:28 PM

I don't mind the new look, but I thought the old look was fine....

I am grateful for the flat $7.95 shipping though for orders under $199....I stopped buying at times because $25 shipping was too much for me to swallow...

I am also glad this new site does not have pages and pages of older boxes that are out of stock....I hated weeding through all of those when looking at older years

mnvikingstwins · 02-09-2018, 10:39 PM

Still no option to filter on things only in stock when searching?

gorillaz · 02-09-2018, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mnvikingstwins

Still no option to filter on things only in stock when searching?

+1 from me

jdandns · 02-09-2018, 10:47 PM

The Blowout Forum rank and file, attempting to navigate the new site:

But, seriously, it's seems largely the same to me. I'm with mnvikingstwins and gorillaz above, though. This would've been a good chance to add the filter to not show out of stock items. (Did that option already exist? Does it now?)
There are plenty still showing in the non-sports section, my main stomping grounds. I do like the icon chosen for "humor" cards, the discarded banana peel primed to be stepped on to hilarious effect.

prospects · 02-09-2018, 10:50 PM

The mascot and logo are quite perplexing as well. None of it fits or makes sense at all

marlinsmaniac20 · 02-09-2018, 11:00 PM

I liked on the older site being able to filter by box, case, pack then by year. Instead of year then the 3.

02-09-2018, 08:54 PM	#1
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02-09-2018, 09:12 PM	#5
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02-09-2018, 09:18 PM	#6
no10pin Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 16,963 no10pin no10pin	I like the site overall. One thing I'd like to see in the left menu after a search is the ability to filter by status - In Stock, Out of Stock, Pre Order. __________________ Always looking for more George Brett stuff. Need more rookies, low numbered inserts/parallels and on-card autos (no Panini).

02-09-2018, 09:19 PM	#8
Giancarlo27 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NYC Posts: 11,169	New site is absolutely hideous and reminds me of those flash game websites I used to go on in the early 2000s __________________ Collecting: Giancarlo Stanton, Sandy Koufax, Hideki Matsui, Topps Archives Autographs

02-09-2018, 09:24 PM	#10
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02-09-2018, 09:00 PM	#2
Ray27Ray52 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 22,766	Change it back please. Horrible design. It looks like it was designed for children. There was nothing wrong with the previous site. It was simple and easy to navigate.

02-09-2018, 09:04 PM	#3
prospects Banned Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,059	what he said, too difficult to navigate through

02-09-2018, 09:09 PM	#4
TheFrenzy Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texan in AZ Posts: 44,115	Feedback: - Looks fairly slick - Pages of thumbnails for product is a pain to look at. A single column of thin product descriptions is easier to scroll through.

02-09-2018, 09:33 PM	#11
gorillaz Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 10,934	layout is too complex. Too much happening. Honestly makes me want to find a simpler site to buy on (but I ONLY buy on Blowout) somewhere else, no offense. Original design was short, slick, and got your job done fast. Haven't tried to buy anything yet, but I feel I'm gonna have to spend double the time to buy something.

02-09-2018, 09:36 PM	#12
Bars and Bar Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 10,732	Ewww.......... __________________ Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

02-09-2018, 09:41 PM	#13
Ray27Ray52 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 22,766	Seriously though, whose idea was it to feature a wizard and two gorillas on the website? I don't get the correlation and I'm here everyday.

02-09-2018, 10:13 PM	#15
KenTyler Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 548 KenTyler KenTyler	Hate this, go back to the original __________________ Interest in rarer Zach Thomas, Graham Harrell, Sammy Morris auto/parallel cards ALL rarer cards of other Texas Tech Players (generally, #/25 or less). Let me know if you have any!!!

02-09-2018, 10:14 PM	#16
comicbookjunkie Moderator Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 93	Good evening all The wizard is actually a gorilla in disguise. When we were discussing the new site we thought it would be fun to have a mascot. After many suggestions rhino,beaver,shark etc we decided on a gorilla. A mascot is any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name Amazing facts about gorillas https://onekindplanet.org/animal/gorilla/ We will continue to work on the site improving on features and adding many new ones. We understand many aren't comfortable with change and ask that you take some time and become familiar with what we believe will be beneficial to our customers. If anyone one would like to email me personally I can be reached at fish@blowoutcards.com Thank you for the feedback. also if you have an idea for a mascot we would love to hear that too

02-09-2018, 10:22 PM	#17
Hollywood42 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 39,679 Hollywood42	Any popular site that is often used by a group of people that changes designs will usually be met with negativity, even if only due to unfamiliarity. Opinion will usually improve as we get used to it That said, I'm not a fan. The way things are organized is just fine, but the style, logos, colors, etc doesn't make sense and doesn't seem to fit __________________ Collecting the Twins All my PC wants/haves available at hollywood42cards.com

02-09-2018, 10:22 PM	#18
natbornkiller Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bkNY Posts: 22,829	hate the logo __________________ HAH HAH I STILL HAS THE RIGHT TO EDIT THIS !:eatit:

02-09-2018, 10:24 PM	#19
msterling21 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: CA Posts: 1,543	Each product listing takes up too much space (browsing on my ipad mini). I prefer the old, clean list view. The new site looks just like competitor’s site and I can only find things easily through Google as opposed to browing the stores. __________________ 9's are fine

02-09-2018, 10:28 PM	#20
Dacubs Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,836 pharmkid97 pharmkid97	I don't mind the new look, but I thought the old look was fine.... I am grateful for the flat $7.95 shipping though for orders under $199....I stopped buying at times because $25 shipping was too much for me to swallow... I am also glad this new site does not have pages and pages of older boxes that are out of stock....I hated weeding through all of those when looking at older years

02-09-2018, 10:39 PM	#21
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 42,228 ski_4 ski_4	Still no option to filter on things only in stock when searching?

02-09-2018, 10:47 PM	#23
jdandns Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 24,037	The Blowout Forum rank and file, attempting to navigate the new site: But, seriously, it's seems largely the same to me. I'm with mnvikingstwins and gorillaz above, though. This would've been a good chance to add the filter to not show out of stock items. (Did that option already exist? Does it now?) There are plenty still showing in the non-sports section, my main stomping grounds. I do like the icon chosen for "humor" cards, the discarded banana peel primed to be stepped on to hilarious effect. __________________ The odds are long, Miss Cable, and the flesh is weak, but find him I shall.

02-09-2018, 10:50 PM	#24
prospects Banned Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,059	The mascot and logo are quite perplexing as well. None of it fits or makes sense at all

02-09-2018, 11:00 PM	#25
marlinsmaniac20 Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,530 chromegems	I liked on the older site being able to filter by box, case, pack then by year. Instead of year then the 3. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/156240216@N05/ If you need to repost your "quicksale" 3 times, it's not a quicksale