Price Quote

The Price Quote feature allows buyers to request a quote before ordering. The buyer benefits from knowing the total cost of the potential order, while the seller benefits by offering a total price without holding inventory. Sellers are not obligated to hold quoted items for buyers. Quote data is purged from the server after one month.
Accessing Price Quotes
  • Buyers- Hover over the My BL icon in the top menu bar to access your requested quotes.
  • Sellers- Hover over the My Store icon in the top menu to access your received quotes.
For Buyers - How to Request a Quote

Many stores have enabled the Price Quote feature. If price quote requests are enabled and available for the shipping method selected, the Request a Quote button will appear in the Order Summary box on the right once you reach the third step of the checkout process.

You should receive a quote from the store within three business days of sending a quote request. If you want to accept the quote and place the order, click the Order button on the Quote Detail page. A new order will be automatically generated.

If you do not take any action on the quote, then it will automatically cancel after three business days. You can add quote items to a wanted list by clicking the Add Quote Items to Wanted List button on the quote summary page.

For Sellers - How to Enable, Process, and Send Price Quotes
Price quotes can only be enabled with manual invoice shipping methods.
  • To allow quote requests, select the Accept Quote Requests option on the Management page in Store Settings.
  • Visit the Shipping page in Store Settings. There will be an option to allow price quote requests inside the settings for each shipping method set to manual invoicing.

  • After enabling quote requests, hover over the My Store icon and click Quotes to view a list of price quote requests received in your store.
  • Click on the quote ID number to view the Quote Request Summary. This summary will include the quote items, insurance and shipping preferences, and desired shipping address of the requestor. Based on the quote request summary, calculate what the requestor would pay for shipping, handling, and any additional fees.
  • Navigate back to Quotes and enter all charges you have calculated into the appropriate fields. Click the Submit Changes button.
  • Next, click the Send Quote icon beside the quote request. A review page appears before the quote can be sent.
  • Scroll to the bottom of the review page and click the Quote button to send the quote.
  • Sellers are required to respond to quotes within three business days, including holidays.
Price Quote Status Information
  • Requested – The buyer asked for a quote and is awaiting a response. The buyer can still add batches to the quote.
  • Quoted – The seller sent the quote to the buyer.
  • Accepted – The buyer accepted the proposed order total by clicking the Order button on the Quote Details page. A new order was created and automatically invoiced.
  • Canceled – There are three reasons a quote is canceled:
    1. The seller did not provide a quote within three business days.
    2. The buyer did not take action on the quote within three business days.
    3. The items in the quote were sold before the order was generated.