| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | MidwestBrick  | | Posted: | Dec 19, 2022 09:32 | | Subject: | Re: Who has free shipping in the USA | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, bluedragon1994 writes:
| | Who has free shipping in USA ? Thanks
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Instant Checkout on everything and Free Shipping on orders of at least $25.
Also, the vast majority of orders ship by the next day (of course depends what
day of the week it is to make that possible).
(USA/domestic shipping only)
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| Author: | MidwestBrick | | Posted: | Sep 27, 2022 22:51 | | Subject: | Re: Adding shipping after order is paid | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | So, overall, my opinion is not to stress the pennies from the sellers perspective
because even though not every buyer may look up actual shipping costs, everyone
still has the ability to do so, and it is easier to retain a customer when they
can see things line up as expected.
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Don't mix: Postal Rates and Shipping Fees.
Shipping is a Service to ship at (eventually) the Postal Rate price.
To Ship is a task in itself, a service, and implies material (envelope, carton,
zip bag, chips, printing...)
Example: you can buy a single 0.02$ part in my shop.
I don't have any minimum, fee, or whatsoever.
But to ship, you'll get a Shipping fee which contains the price of an envelope,
the 2 mandatory stickers plus the eventual Customs, one or a few zip bags...
which is a different price than the Postal Rate.
So, what's the best to "retain a customer"?
Require a minimum order of 10$ (for a single part) or simply let them do what
they want but ask at the minimum to pay the packaging cost and the cost of the
service of shipping?
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I gotcha.
Overall, I am so thankful for Instant Checkout. Avoids all these scenario's.
Take care!
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| Author: | MidwestBrick | | Posted: | Sep 27, 2022 21:12 | | Subject: | Re: Adding shipping after order is paid | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Selling, MidwestBrick writes:
| | In Selling, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
| | you cant add shipping (or any other costs) after an order has been paid. You
can refund the payment then set the order payment status to none and then you
should be able to add shipping and reinvoice the buyer
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Refunding will cost.
If there's no tax involved, simply ask the buyer to make a separate payment
directly to your PayPal account for the shipping.
Maybe add 0.50$ for the extra base fee?
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Is 50 cents worth an argument or neutral/negative feedback if the buyer feels
like shipping charges are more than actual or that they are being ripped off
a little?
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You're confused, Sir.
Any shop can invoice ANY shipping price, it's not related to "actual price".
The out-of-TOS error is when you publish a 10$ price and then invoice 15$.
The fact it cost 2$ in reality is NOT a problem.
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I don't think I'm confused. I wouldn't worry about 50 cents and
during the time when I didn't offer free shipping (pre-Instant Checkout days),
never invoiced a penny more than actual shipping costs, and also didn't charge
extra for signature if I decided to go that route, as an example. The sale and
customer satisfaction was more important than a couple dollars or cents.
Anyway, I was just offering my opinion to the OP on another perspective on how
to get the shipping cost he would like. Remember, buyers can look up pricing
too (which is why it would be so annoying, as an example, seeing USA based sellers
invoice using Retail USPS shipping rates, when I know they are paying commercial
pricing). I would not return to those stores after being invoiced and then seeing
the postal slip which says right on it what kind of shipping is being used.
I also recall a seller charging around $20 for shipping once (which was reasonable
for what I bought) then shipping the items Media Mail which probably cost $5
tops and also takes days longer.
So, overall, my opinion is not to stress the pennies from the sellers perspective
because even though not every buyer may look up actual shipping costs, everyone
still has the ability to do so, and it is easier to retain a customer when they
can see things line up as expected.
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| Author: | MidwestBrick | | Posted: | Sep 27, 2022 18:18 | | Subject: | Re: Adding shipping after order is paid | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
| | you cant add shipping (or any other costs) after an order has been paid. You
can refund the payment then set the order payment status to none and then you
should be able to add shipping and reinvoice the buyer
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Refunding will cost.
If there's no tax involved, simply ask the buyer to make a separate payment
directly to your PayPal account for the shipping.
Maybe add 0.50$ for the extra base fee?
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Is 50 cents worth an argument or neutral/negative feedback if the buyer feels
like shipping charges are more than actual or that they are being ripped off
a little?
No, no it is not.
Be grateful that they are working with you on coming to a conclusion together.
Best of luck!.
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| Author: | MidwestBrick | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 00:11 | | Subject: | Re: Minifigure Condition - New | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, maxx3001 writes:
| | In General, MidwestBrick writes:
| | In General, alex10552 writes:
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| | thus every mini-fig that is "new" in my shop is 100% always unassembled so the
buyer can have that joy passed on to them with their purchase.
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What about the assembled ones directly from LEGO or the heads on the torsos?
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Nothing I usually have to worry about as I buy all my Lego from Retail stores.
but of course it would be an outliner if they came from Lego already pre-assembled.
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