BrickLink Discussion Forum

Sellers pay the fees on BL which is a percentage of the order price (before shipping).
This is in addition to the fee that PayPal charges to accept payment (that fee
is on the full total).

In Suggestions, TokerSays writes:

Honest question, do Sellers pay a surcharge on every piece they sell?

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tEoS

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Mar 13, 2017 19:49

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Re: price overview when buying a wanted list

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I was just pondering how I've changed as a buyer over my years as an AFOL
and there was a time when I wouldn't think twice about paying MSRP for a
new set I wanted. Now I look at those prices and think, 'wow $__ is a bit
steep for a x-wing or millennium falcon, etc' or 'that's really cool,
but not that cool.'

With cost of living and such, I don't think what I take home is much different
than 14 years ago*, yet my whole perspective of the cost of Lego has changed.
I wonder if it is different for many others, as well.

*hopefully I'll finally make that change when I finish school

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tEoS

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Mar 13, 2017 19:34

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Re: price overview when buying a wanted list

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That's a really troubling idea, but we may just need a really bold move (or
moves) to turn the market around.

Now what _would_ be a total game changer, is the removal of _all_ price guide
info. Try and wrap your head around that one. There are precious few market places
where you get any access to this type of info. It would be interesting to see
what would happen to item prices in that case. No more "part-out" - "set prices
at L6MA-30%" - "go" - "hope-to-get-rich-now".

Niek.

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tEoS

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Mar 13, 2017 18:45

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Re: price overview when buying a wanted list

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As you are most likely aware, this has been going on long before the feature
was offered. Back when we had sellers like ShackyShuffle and House of Logos
listing at what appeared to be near or below cost, which satisfied many people's
desire for cheap Lego and the constant price wars between HoL and a select few
stores. We have 10 or so years of damage and so many hands in the pot now that
I don't think removing this feature will help recover the market.

It might slow the bleeding, but the wound is quite large and will likely continue
to grow and fester. (maybe a slightly gross analogy, but that's what I came
up with)

Whether removing this info will stop prices being driven down I cannot say. I
doubt even BL will be able to say. But your story clearly shows removing it _could_
slow down the drop of prices.

Niek.

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tEoS

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Mar 13, 2017 14:45

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Re: price overview when buying a wanted list

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I've tried to get a handle on BrickOwl, but I find it to be extremely unpleasant
to navigate and make use of it's features. This could just be a cause of
my 14+ years on BL making it difficult to switch.

There is now no difference in the buying experience between here and BrickOwl
that I can see so far, except that BrickOwl has a nicer interface.

Author:

tEoS

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Mar 12, 2017 19:05

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Re: price overview when buying a wanted list

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Voted yes. This was a great feature that made it easier to choose a store.

In Suggestions, tillmanbalazs writes:

few weeks ago when I went to a wanted list, and selected the items which I wanted
to buy, then the shop, it showed what is the price of items in this shop compared
to the average price of the items.
Now this function is not available, can I ask why?
Is it possible to have it back?
Thanks,
Balázs

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tEoS

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Mar 12, 2017 11:49

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Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6602-2

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Inventories Requests

It looks like just an extra for the fig to wear:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=5568652

The x42 is already a part of the minifig.

I don’t know where the bandana is used but it’s also in Brickset’s inventory
for the set.

Author:

tEoS

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Feb 19, 2017 15:39

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Re: What is EDT?

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I figured it had to do with where BL was hosted in Indiana (Northstar?), since
admin lived in HI.

I think it came from the fact the bricklink was brickBay and copied from ebay.
Ebay made bricklink change its name.
ebay did run on pacific coast time and I believe it still does, I have not checked
the time thing in a long while.
However most of bricklink is the offspring of ebay.

John P

Author:

tEoS

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Feb 14, 2017 17:19

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Re: Expanding Bricklink towards Playmobil

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Please no. This is 'BrickLink: an unofficial Lego marketplace.' Start
a different marketplace for other brands.

In Suggestions, FauconRoyal writes:

Hello,

I hope someone from the Bricklink team reads me.
Here is my suggestion: why not expand Bricklink towards Playmobil products?
While the AFOP community isn't quite as vibrant as the AFOL community, there
are many adult fans of Playmobil out there (including me) who have been sharing
and buying/selling for years now on different internet forums. We even have our
own sets/parts database at playmodb.org
But this community lacks a global and well-organized marketplace like Bricklink.
So why not expand? It would be a bit of work from the Bricklink team's part,
but adapting Bricklink's framework to Playmobil products should be doable,
especially if you use the playmodb database which would spare you quite some
trouble. And it ultimately would mean more money for you.
I'd very much like you to consider this project. If playmolink or klicklink
or whatever its name was ever created, I'd certainly be the first to set
up shop and do publicity on your behalf to the AFOP community.
Thank you for your attention and have a nice day

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tEoS

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Jan 30, 2017 17:14

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Re: Stats: Don't count buyer cancellations

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