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Re: Add tax inclusive/exempt option on refund - Stellar (3487)

[...] In other online marketplace the refund form lets you refund pieces, shipping or credit...
(37 months ago, Apr 4, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Wanted list uploads blocked by custom parts - Greenbutterfly (521)

[...] For the record, I've found a way around this... but it feels a little clunky. 1. Export from stud.io in Wanted List XML format. This exports only standard Lego parts. [...]
(37 months ago, Apr 4, 2021, to Suggestions)

Wanted list uploads blocked by custom parts - Greenbutterfly (521)

I have a very, very large model of a cathedral. I originally designed it in LDD 18 years ago and now updating it in stud.io. The cathedral has a balcony with railings. I've [...]
(37 months ago, Apr 4, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Add tax inclusive/exempt option on refund - leggodtshop (3861)

[...] There can be only one party responsible for tax/vat and that is the seller. So.. if BrickLink is taking on the burden of tax/vat and be liable for it, there can only [...]
(37 months ago, Apr 4, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Add tax inclusive/exempt option on refund - qwertyboy (7851)

[...] ... and to make things even more complex - I believe some states have taxes on shipping as well, and others don't. What if you agree to refund an item from the order [...]
(37 months ago, Apr 4, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Add tax inclusive/exempt option on refund - Emporiosa (5528)

[...] By tax exclusive, I wasn't referring to any kind of tax exemption. Tax exclusive when referring to calculators like this means that the total you have entered does [...]
(37 months ago, Apr 3, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Add tax inclusive/exempt option on refund - cosmicray (3489)

[...] Which is different from the exemption issue. The real important question about this is, who determines that a buyer is exempt, the seller or BL. From my perspective it [...]
(37 months ago, Apr 3, 2021, to Suggestions)

Add tax inclusive/exempt option on refund - Emporiosa (5528)

Had a thought about the previous discussion where it is quite confusing currently for processing refunds for US states that have collected sales tax. As it stands, the refund [...]
(37 months ago, Apr 3, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Remove spellcheck from key search fields - peregrinator (770)

[...] You can turn it off for form fields (as well as for forms in general) by using the attribute 'spellcheck="false"'. Whether the browser obeys is another [...]
(37 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Remove spellcheck from key search fields - macebobo (2426)

[...] Maybe I'm not understand what you are suggesting, but spell check is a function of the browser, not the Bricklink.
(37 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Remove spellcheck from key search fields - tbbarton (203)

Spellcheck loves to tell you the game of a figure, part or code isn’t a word. I assume the dictionary is local to devices so maybe don’t allow spellcheck to overwrite key search [...]
(37 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: If color image exists add it to Known Colors - Stellar (3487)

[...] This will solve a huge problem Bricklink XP has, there you can only buy parts in known colors. You can find this item page: (URL) But it only lets you buy items in [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

If color image exists add it co Known Colors - Stellar (3487)

I know that suggesting new features might mean hitting a wall, but here we go. As the Catalog Admins only accept pictures of items in colors that are not in inventories if the [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Ah, but these stores do ship to you… you just can’t pay them :D (IOW: the message the buyer gets is very wrong and confusing.)
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Brickman4you (1911)

[...] Would be nice if Excluding "Stores that do not ship to me" would block them from showing up in searches.
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - SylvainLS (46)

[...] First, “IBAN” is a misnomer, it’s just bank transfers, to be precise, an International (not only EU) standard for Bank Account Numbers (i…b…a…n…!). It’s [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Teup (6595)

[...] From what I understand, several countries have their own preferred interfaces for IBAN transactions. Outside Bricklink my Dutch customers pay by iDEAL and my Belgian [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - jennnifer (3532)

[...] Yes, I think there is overwhelming evidence that many sellers did not receive the message from BrickLink regarding how the sales tax deployment directly affected their [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Emporiosa (5528)

[...] Oh right, Stripe does do debit/bank as well. Works fantastic on BrickOwl for myself as well. I still get folks that like to do the Interac E-transfer method (for [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Emporiosa (5528)

[...] Just food for thought (although not even sure I like this solution, haven't read into it much), but in Canada the primary "debit" method that folks use is [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Tracyd (418)

[...] It is not Bricklink it is the SELLERS you are choosing. Bricklink is following the law.
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - NelisSolis (3753)

[...] Same here, I haven't had problems on BrickOwl with any of the Stripe integrations for local or regional instant bank payments.
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Teup (6595)

[...] IBAN is offsite but it can be used with instant checkout. For offsite payment methods, instant checkout is just an automatic invoice.
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Teup (6595)

[...] Difficult and potentially unstable? :? How so? BrickOwl doesn't seem to have that problem, and neither do I in my own website. It works perfectly, just use Stripe. [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Vosblokjes (7193)

[...] What Bricklink could do is inform all sellers that since mid last year they need an onsite payment option to sell to (almost all) US buyers. And inform them that [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Admin_Russell

[...] The problem is that we (BrickLink) cannot pay those taxes unless the seller chooses to use an onsite payment method. We cannot force sellers to make this choice, [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - jdinklage (990)

[...] I WANT to pay my taxes. I have no problem with paying my taxes.
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - jdinklage (990)

[...] The whole purpose of me bothering to write this in the suggestion forum is exactly to find a solution to this problem. I am trying to do so.
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - jdinklage (990)

[...] Just in case it wasn't clear-I have no problem with the taxes. I have a problem that Bricklink won't allow me to complete a transaction with many stores at [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - peregrinator (770)

Sellers (those who have enabled onsite payments) are not paying your taxes at all, they are simply enabling BrickLink to collect and remit those taxes on their behalf [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 2, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Please spend more time on taxes - mcoyle (2609)

[...] Give me Exemptions or give me death!
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Fr0stByt3 (215)

[...] I can't argue with that logic, ha ha.
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Admin_Russell

[...] It is possible in theory to incorporate IBAN into an onsite solution, but apparently it is very difficult and potentially unstable. So we consider IBAN to be offsite [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Bigger Image Thumbnails for Easier Browsing - jennnifer (3532)

[...] Actually, I think that browsing is much more efficient with the small thumbnails as long as the images are good enough. Larger images would only mean a lot more scrolling. [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - peregrinator (770)

[...] That's correct - I think 2017 was the cutoff from what I've read here in the forums. I switched to a seller account just last year and never had a choice off [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Bigger Image Thumbnails for Easier Browsing - hsousas (10)

[...] I agree, it's a pain. And the bandwidth is not that much, just move the images to a static-serving webserver.
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - jennnifer (3532)

[...] Well, you will be fine as long as you offer an onsite payment method. Paypal can be used onsite and offsite. I don't believe that you can offer offsite methods as [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - jennnifer (3532)

[...] [...] Is IBAN an onsite payment method? Jen
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - cosmicray (3489)

[...] The trick there, is that IC only supports PP and Stripe. You can't do IBAN with IC and collect the sales tax. Nita Rae
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - roguemjr (16)

Jen, I just got approved to sell, but have not opened yet. Where can I go to look at this info in the forums? I am not familiar with what is being talked about here. I only [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - leggodtshop (3861)

[...] Really? Buyers instructing Sellers how to do their job??? The world upside down.
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Tracyd (418)

[...] Sand + LEGO equals scratches.
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - jennnifer (3532)

[...] You are blaming the wrong people for the wrong things. Blame BrickLink for not doing more to educate their sellers about the recent changes to the site that directly [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Fr0stByt3 (215)

[...] I heard the Bahamas are pleasant this time of year.
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - calebfishn (2141)

[...] If you don't want to pay your sales taxes to the great state of Massachusetts then I suggest you use your democratic rights to elect legislators who will change the [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - Tracyd (418)

[...] So you want them to break the law just for you? It is required for Bricklink to collect sales tax. The sellers are the ones who haven't updated their policies not [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Lego/Bricklink-Very frustrated with you - jdinklage (990)

Please stop blocking my access to the parts I need. I am extremely annoyed that you won't allow me to buy items from so many sellers I need to because they aren't paying [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Please spend more time on taxes - brickerking (1862)

[...] Awesome, only YOU can make BL a tax friendly haven. Every vote counts!
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Phone numbers for orders - Stellar (3487)

[...] Yeah... On every website you buy online now you put your whole address, email and phone number. Half of the packets shipped to mine I get a SMS or a call from the delivery [...]
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Please spend more time on taxes - S_H_M (839)

[...] You are free to donate any amount of taxes you want. 20%, 33% of 50% the choice is yours
(38 months ago, Apr 1, 2021, to Suggestions)

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