Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | 1001bricks  | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 19:36 | | Subject: | Re: Change shipping charge on an order | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | | Now we have Nubs-GPT 17.0.9, which is self-aware.
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Self-aware, self-aware... I'm not sure it reached this level.
Of course, for now 
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 19:24 | | Subject: | Re: Change shipping charge on an order | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, macebobo writes:
| | In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, 1001bricks writes:
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Sometimes I'm not sure it's you or some sort of chatGPT who replies
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You’re thinking about Nubs-GPT-bot:
— It can answer any question with so-so answers by rehashing (= mangling) answers
from others.
— It can create part images on a prompt, the images are uncanny.
— When it doesn’t know, it says “ ” or “pizza!”
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I remember when we convinced Nubs-GPT 0.8 beta, that YELLING WAS NOT GOING TO
GET THEM MANY SUPPORTERS. Now we have Nubs-GPT 17.0.9, which is self-aware. What
have we done?
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I must admit I don't remember the yelling but Remember When I Talked Like
This
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| Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 19:22 | | Subject: | Re: Change shipping charge on an order | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, 1001bricks writes:
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Sometimes I'm not sure it's you or some sort of chatGPT who replies
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You’re thinking about Nubs-GPT-bot:
— It can answer any question with so-so answers by rehashing (= mangling) answers
from others.
— It can create part images on a prompt, the images are uncanny.
— When it doesn’t know, it says “” or “pizza!”
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I remember when we convinced Nubs-GPT 0.8 beta, that YELLING WAS NOT GOING TO
GET THEM MANY SUPPORTERS. Now we have Nubs-GPT 17.0.9, which is self-aware. What
have we done?
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 19:10 | | Subject: | Re: Change shipping charge on an order | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, 1001bricks writes:
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Sometimes I'm not sure it's you or some sort of chatGPT who replies
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You’re thinking about Nubs-GPT-bot:
— It can answer any question with so-so answers by rehashing (= mangling) answers
from others.
— It can create part images on a prompt, the images are uncanny.
— When it doesn’t know, it says “” or “pizza!”
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 18:52 | | Subject: | Re: Change shipping charge on an order | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
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Sometimes I'm not sure it's you or some sort of chatGPT who replies
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You’re thinking about Nubs-GPT-bot:
— It can answer any question with so-so answers by rehashing (= mangling) answers
from others.
— It can create part images on a prompt, the images are uncanny.
— When it doesn’t know, it says “” or “pizza!”
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 18:30 | | Subject: | Re: Change shipping charge on an order | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Help, LegoCal writes:
| | We would like to change the shipping method on an order that was made at our
store. Our setting automatically charged the buyer for insurance and tracking
and they would like it sent regular mail. How do I make that happen?
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With the edit order button you can change the shipping method.
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Sometimes I'm not sure it's you or some sort of chatGPT who replies
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 18:28 | | Subject: | Re: Change shipping charge on an order | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, LegoCal writes:
| | We would like to change the shipping method on an order that was made at our
store. Our setting automatically charged the buyer for insurance and tracking
and they would like it sent regular mail. How do I make that happen?
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With the edit order button you can change the shipping method.
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| Author: | LegoCal | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 17:23 | | Subject: | Change shipping charge on an order | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| We would like to change the shipping method on an order that was made at our
store. Our setting automatically charged the buyer for insurance and tracking
and they would like it sent regular mail. How do I make that happen?
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 16:50 | | Subject: | Re: Can someone help me find this torso?? | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, cweir1969 writes:
It is just the orange torso color bleeding through the white ink to make it look
off-white. Not all of them are printed with the same white density.
Cheers,
Randy
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 15:40 | | Subject: | Re: Changing order to paid status | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
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Maybe he wishes to evade the evasion?
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AFAICR, it doesn’t end well. Don’t take the motorbike!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 15:27 | | Subject: | Re: Changing order to paid status | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, LegoLovr writes:
| | I'll deal with it with BrickLink support.
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If you had read the message I linked to, you’d know it’s useless. They’ll say
you’re committing tax evasion and tell you to refund the buyer.
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Maybe he wishes to evade the evasion?
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 15:13 | | Subject: | Re: Changing order to paid status | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, LegoLovr writes:
| | I'll deal with it with BrickLink support.
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If you had read the message I linked to, you’d know it’s useless. They’ll say
you’re committing tax evasion and tell you to refund the buyer.
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+1 there is no other way
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 15:11 | | Subject: | Re: Changing order to paid status | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, LegoLovr writes:
| | I'll deal with it with BrickLink support.
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If you had read the message I linked to, you’d know it’s useless. They’ll say
you’re committing tax evasion and tell you to refund the buyer.
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 15:07 | | Subject: | Re: Changing order to paid status | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, LegoLovr writes:
| | I've already sent the items and gave tracking once I saw payment was made.
If I refunded the customer and asked him to pay again on-site, he may or may
not choose to do that? Lol
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sadly sometimes lessons have a price in selling 
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 15:02 | | Subject: | Re: Changing order to paid status | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, LegoLovr writes:
| | Well that's annoying... yes BrickLink is suppose to collect like $5.16 in
taxes... how do I fix this?
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The only solution is to refund and have the buyer pay Onsite / use the Pay button.
See https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1401495
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 15:01 | | Subject: | Re: Changing order to paid status | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, LegoLovr writes:
| | Well that's annoying... yes BrickLink is suppose to collect like $5.16 in
taxes... how do I fix this?
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you have to refund them and have them pay onsite or else cancel the order.
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 14:54 | | Subject: | Re: Changing order to paid status | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| you can change it here. unless sales tax was collected by bricklink in which
case payment HAS to be made onsite otherwise its tax fraud 
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| Author: | PlanetEarthToys | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 14:26 | | Subject: | Re: GDPR issue for cancelled drop shipping orders | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Selling, yorbrick writes:
| | There is a GDPR issue if you cancel a drop shipper's order. If you cancel
and they have already changed their name and address to another customer's
details, then this is shown in the cancellation. They are giving out the name,
address and possibly the phone number of someone with no connection whatsoever
to the order.
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good thing no one ever buys a present for their nephew Billy who wants 'Esmarelda's
Castle' for their birthday in 2 weeks & Uncle Lego Store Owner didn't
have it but wants to surprise nephew Billy & bought it from another store to
have it shipped to him in time for his birthday. not mentioning it to the store
as it was not pertinent to the purchase.
uncle Lego Store Owner should pay the initial shipping fees to have it shipped
to them directly & then pay a secondary shipping fee to mail it out to nephew
Billy, hoping it gets to him by his burthday....
because, reasons
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 14:20 | | Subject: | GDPR issue for cancelled drop shipping orders | | Viewed: | 88 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| There is a GDPR issue if you cancel a drop shipper's order. If you cancel
and they have already changed their name and address to another customer's
details, then this is shown in the cancellation. They are giving out the name,
address and possibly the phone number of someone with no connection whatsoever
to the order.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 13:54 | | Subject: | Re: part out log | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | | Russell: “How many fingers am I showing you?”
Me: “Er, 12?”
Russell: “Okay, sign here for 12 years.”
Me: “Woohoo!”
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Unbelievable, I thought you'd get wrong to this one! Congratulations then!
| | Your pic actually shows there’s a place for the data… for when there’s data to
show (which you just confessed in another message there isn’t for your store).
Want to become a mod, Zwei?
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I aleady have enough difficulties to moderate myself, so...
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 13:46 | | Subject: | Re: part out log | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
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Apparently there's no IQ test to be a Forum Moderator on BrickLink
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Ah, but there’s one!
Russell: “How many fingers am I showing you?”
Me: “Er, 12?”
Russell: “Okay, sign here for 12 years.”
Me: “Woohoo!”
Your pic actually shows there’s a place for the data… for when there’s data to
show (which you just confessed in another message there isn’t for your store).
Want to become a mod, Zwei?
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 13:42 | | Subject: | Re: part out log | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | | | According to you feedback you are still a rooky so i forgive you,
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You know what happens when someone gets old: they become young again… in some
ways
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Apparently there's no IQ test to be a Forum Moderator on BrickLink
See Einstein:
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 13:39 | | Subject: | Re: part out log | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | | | | According to you feedback you are still a rooky so i forgive you,
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You know what happens when someone gets old: they become young again… in some
ways
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Apparently there's no IQ test to be a Forum Moderator on BrickLink
See Einstein:
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 13:36 | | Subject: | Re: part out log | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, jbricks writes:
| | In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Help, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Where can I find the list of sets I parted out?
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In your head, or the lists you made in a text file, a Text processor, a Spread
Sheet, on post-it notes, anything.
Apart this; not on BrickLink.
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Ofcourse you can
https://www.bricklink.com/inventoryInvLog.asp
According to you feedback you are still a rooky so i forgive you,
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LOL Janet, didn't know this, never parted out anything on BrickLink!
Thank you VERY much.
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| Author: | Ber_i | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 13:23 | | Subject: | Re: Shipping options not showing at checkout | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, Dad275 writes:
| | Hello everyone
I have been having problems with my Shipping options showing, when someone buys
from my store. The thing is, that when a customer goes to checkout it will show
them only the cheapest shipping option. Ive looked at all the settings, when
it comes to shipping and store settings and i just can not find what is causing
this, therefore i sent a message to Bricklink, however they have not responded
for a very long time.
Thank you ahead of time for any answer!
Dan
NO tricks Just Bricks!
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Did you put al of you shipping methods in the same group?
Only the cheapest option of a group is shown.
Select group ‘none’ and al the options meeting dimension and weight requirements
should show.
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| Author: | Dad275 | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 13:16 | | Subject: | Shipping options not showing at checkout | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| Hello everyone
I have been having problems with my Shipping options showing, when someone buys
from my store. The thing is, that when a customer goes to checkout it will show
them only the cheapest shipping option. Ive looked at all the settings, when
it comes to shipping and store settings and i just can not find what is causing
this, therefore i sent a message to Bricklink, however they have not responded
for a very long time.
Thank you ahead of time for any answer!
Dan
NO tricks Just Bricks!
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 12:21 | | Subject: | Re: International Paypal Issues | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, Dadueven writes:
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We prefer to use paypal but it isn't working for the onsite payment the EU
customer says when they push the button that error comes up. So after several
attempts he just sent payment to our paypal, when we contacted BL to get this
set to paid and find out how the VAT that was deducted is handled they didn't
address the issue that we tried for a week adjusting settings. So currently we
have a EU order that we cant mark paid, we can't mark shipped sitting in
our order list. They said to refund the customer but now they still can't
pay onsite. Paypal says all is okay on their end.
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Ah, then that would be the major problem: you aren’t allowed to be paid offsite
when BL has to collect taxes (be it because you asked the buyer or because the
buyer took it upon themselves to pay that way).
You aren’t registered with the EU to collect EU VAT. BL is the one that’s registered
and that has to collect the VAT, not you.
When you do that, you’re committing tax fraud: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1401495
The only way is to refund and go through Onsite.
That being said, it seems the Help Desk just focused on that first part (offsite
payment) and didn’t look into why there’s an error when the buyer tries to pay.
I’d try contacting them again _but only for that problem_. Don’t talk about
offsite or finding another way to pay or making an exception focus on the error
message. Otherwise they may again be stuck on it.
Also, maybe there’s still a problem with PayPal: I think some have reported problems
here when a buyer was trying to use some PayPal options, like “PayPal credit”
or something like that (sorry, I’m not a PayPal specialist).
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| Author: | Dadueven | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 11:55 | | Subject: | Re: International Paypal Issues | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Technical Issues, Dadueven writes:
| | Hi,
We are in South Africa and decided to open up to EU. We are having an issue with
EU customers paying onsite. They keep getting an error. We accepted Euro as payment,
our Paypal has been linked for two years.
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Hi,
From what I can see in your terms, it seems to be properly set (I don’t think
there’s anything else to do than have Onsite and associate it to a shipping method).
| | We contacted BL customer service which they admonished us for trying to avoid
fees which we are absolutely not doing we appreciate the service BL provides
and have no problem paying our dues. What we needed was help, so our EU customers
could pay onsite, because of VAT being deducted for orders under 150 Euros. We
still have no assistance and no solution.
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Maybe there was a misunderstanding… or are you asking your buyers to pay offsite?
Did you give Help Desk the error message & reference number?
Have you tried contacting PayPal? (I guess they’ll say it’s BL’s problem… but
well, maybe not.)
| | Anyone familiar with settings as we have Euro enabled in PayPal and in Bricklink
and our current customers are unable to pay so we have had to close international
as an option.
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Looks open to me.
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We prefer to use paypal but it isn't working for the onsite payment the EU
customer says when they push the button that error comes up. So after several
attempts he just sent payment to our paypal, when we contacted BL to get this
set to paid and find out how the VAT that was deducted is handled they didn't
address the issue that we tried for a week adjusting settings. So currently we
have a EU order that we cant mark paid, we can't mark shipped sitting in
our order list. They said to refund the customer but now they still can't
pay onsite. Paypal says all is okay on their end.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 11:34 | | Subject: | Re: part out log | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, jbricks writes:
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According to you feedback you are still a rooky so i forgive you,
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You know what happens when someone gets old: they become young again… in some
ways
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| Author: | dlaw1_lego | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 11:30 | | Subject: | Re: part out log | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | Thanks Janet I knew it was there somewhere just couldn't find it. |
| Author: | jbricks | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 11:27 | | Subject: | Re: part out log | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Help, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Where can I find the list of sets I parted out?
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In your head, or the lists you made in a text file, a Text processor, a Spread
Sheet, on post-it notes, anything.
Apart this; not on BrickLink.
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Ofcourse you can
https://www.bricklink.com/inventoryInvLog.asp
According to you feedback you are still a rooky so i forgive you,
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| Author: | jbricks | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 11:26 | | Subject: | Re: part out log | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| on the my inventory page, all the way down.
https://www.bricklink.com/inventoryInvLog.asp
Best regards
Janet
In Help, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Where can I find the list of sets I parted out?
Thanks in advance
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 11:22 | | Subject: | Re: part out log | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Where can I find the list of sets I parted out?
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In your head, or the lists you made in a text file, a Text processor, a Spread
Sheet, on post-it notes, anything.
Apart this; not on BrickLink.
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| Author: | tons_of_bricks | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 10:45 | | Subject: | Re: How often does Dark Red break? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| I just broke a piece off of a dark green 2x16 plate the other day when cleaning
and rebuilding my Sopwith Camel. Not fun since that's the only set with that
piece... Thankfully it was still usable and I was able to put it in a spot where
you can't see the damage.
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| Author: | 0v0c05 | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 10:38 | | Subject: | Re: Add Inventory items to a Wanted List | | Viewed: | 17 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, 0v0c05 writes:
| | Hello – I have a Wanted list called Up House Modular and I also have an inventory
list that I know contains parts that are needed in the Up House Modular wanted
list. However, I ‘m stuck as to how I can apply the ‘inventory list’ to the ‘wanted
list’ so I get a true picture/account of what I need to order. Is anyone able
to guide me please.
Thank you.
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Hi,
Unfortunately, you can’t substract, merge, or intersect Wanted Lists on BrickLink.
You’ll need to use third-party tools, like BrickStore (application) or Rebrickable
(website).
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That'll be why I can't work it out. Thanks for letting me know.
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| Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 08:00 | | Subject: | Re: How often does Dark Red break? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, robross987 writes:
| | I broke my first LEGO piece today. I’ve never actually broken one myself, I’ve
just seen the occasional broken part in a bulk brick acquisition. I had heard
that reddish-brown was problematic, but this was a dark red Slope, Curved 2
x 1 x 2/3. It broke in half when I tried to pull it off a 2 x 4 plate! I needed
2 of them for the top of an arch thing I am making, and I only had 3 in my whole
collection! (Only 2 now.) So luckily I had exactly one to spare. But it kinda
startled me because this kind of thing has never happened to me before!
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I've had a ton of Dark Red and Reddish Brown parts break in my early Winter
Village sets. Between uses, they have always been stored carefully unbuilt and
indoors. I expect my LotR will behave the same way if I ever risk building them
again.
~Jen
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| Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 03:57 | | Subject: | Re: When tax becomes governmental theft | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Taxes, StarBrick writes:
| | If this is right, something must be very wrong....
2.100 USD tax on a 32 USD order
Wonder what the shipping fee will be on this. 12.000 USD I guess. Anyone else?
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This happens sometimes when a seller has set up a shipping method that doesn't
show the estimated cost to the buyer cart, in this case the seller is probably
using a 10.000 USD value as a default that manually changes when invoicing after
placing the order.
(10,000 + 32.06) x 0,21 (VAT %) = 2106,73
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 02:45 | | Subject: | Re: When tax becomes governmental theft | | Viewed: | 87 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Taxes, StarBrick writes:
| | If this is right, something must be very wrong....
2.100 USD tax on a 32 USD order
Wonder what the shipping fee will be on this. 12.000 USD I guess. Anyone else?
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I posted something similar in April - https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=337609&nID=1403718
Yours is a tad harder in the pocket than mine though!
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | May 31, 2023 02:42 | | Subject: | Re: How often does Dark Red break? | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | In Help, robross987 writes:
| | I broke my first LEGO piece today. I’ve never actually broken one myself, I’ve
just seen the occasional broken part in a bulk brick acquisition. I had heard
that reddish-brown was problematic, but this was a dark red Slope, Curved 2
x 1 x 2/3. It broke in half when I tried to pull it off a 2 x 4 plate! I needed
2 of them for the top of an arch thing I am making, and I only had 3 in my whole
collection! (Only 2 now.) So luckily I had exactly one to spare. But it kinda
startled me because this kind of thing has never happened to me before!
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Dark red breaks very very often. I had found a in a used lot, and
when taken apart, 25% of the dark red pieces ended up either breaking or at least
cracking. Brown is even worse.
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I lost numerous dark red parts taking this ship apart too. :'
In fact, I've lost more dark red parts than reddish brown (although there've
been a fair few of those too).
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| Author: | MarioBrickz | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 20:42 | | Subject: | Re: How often does Dark Red break? | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, robross987 writes:
| | I broke my first LEGO piece today. I’ve never actually broken one myself, I’ve
just seen the occasional broken part in a bulk brick acquisition. I had heard
that reddish-brown was problematic, but this was a dark red Slope, Curved 2
x 1 x 2/3. It broke in half when I tried to pull it off a 2 x 4 plate! I needed
2 of them for the top of an arch thing I am making, and I only had 3 in my whole
collection! (Only 2 now.) So luckily I had exactly one to spare. But it kinda
startled me because this kind of thing has never happened to me before!
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Earlier this year, I purchased a custom LEGO set from Heart Bricker's Ebay
store that used reddish brown pieces to create a custom car based on a 1969 Ford
Mustang. Included in the set was a bag with some extra 1x4 reddish brown tiles,
and it had a note on the bag that basically stated that these particular pieces
were notorious for being brittle, and the parts in the bag were extras just in
case they were needed. Well... they certainly WERE needed, as three of the 1x4
reddish brown tiles in the main set literally snapped in two while I was building
the car! It's a good thing those extra 1x4 tiles were included, or I would
have had to get on BrickLink and order replacements... and THOSE potentially
could have snapped apart too!
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| Author: | Brockmeister | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 19:41 | | Subject: | Re: How often does Dark Red break? | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, robross987 writes:
| | I broke my first LEGO piece today. I’ve never actually broken one myself, I’ve
just seen the occasional broken part in a bulk brick acquisition. I had heard
that reddish-brown was problematic, but this was a dark red Slope, Curved 2
x 1 x 2/3. It broke in half when I tried to pull it off a 2 x 4 plate! I needed
2 of them for the top of an arch thing I am making, and I only had 3 in my whole
collection! (Only 2 now.) So luckily I had exactly one to spare. But it kinda
startled me because this kind of thing has never happened to me before!
|
Depending on the era, and what type of climate/conditions/storage it was subjected
to, Dark Red can be extremely brittle! I have broken a large amount of Dark
Red and Reddish Brown parts during disassembly using a brick separator. Once
I have a suspect batch, I start grabbing the parts and give them a slight bend-
and they snap like crackers in my hands. Then into the circular file (trash)
they go.
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| Author: | bengreen28 | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 18:43 | | Subject: | Re: How often does Dark Red break? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| I have had 1x8 tiles, 4x6 plates, 2x8 plates, the curved slope 2 x 1 x 1 1/3
with Recessed Stud, to name a few, break even when being super careful in taking
them apart all in dark red, there was a few years when dark red as well as reddish
brown were very brittle.
In Help, here4bricks614 writes:
| | In Help, robross987 writes:
| | I broke my first LEGO piece today. I’ve never actually broken one myself, I’ve
just seen the occasional broken part in a bulk brick acquisition. I had heard
that reddish-brown was problematic, but this was a dark red Slope, Curved 2
x 1 x 2/3. It broke in half when I tried to pull it off a 2 x 4 plate! I needed
2 of them for the top of an arch thing I am making, and I only had 3 in my whole
collection! (Only 2 now.) So luckily I had exactly one to spare. But it kinda
startled me because this kind of thing has never happened to me before!
|
The only Dark Red pieces to break on me were 2x4s rolled over with an office
chair.
Currently sorting through my 2012 collection and only 5 Reddish Brown pieces
have snapped!
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| Author: | BricksOfFaith | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 18:43 | | Subject: | Re: How often does Dark Red break? | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, robross987 writes:
| | I broke my first LEGO piece today. I’ve never actually broken one myself, I’ve
just seen the occasional broken part in a bulk brick acquisition. I had heard
that reddish-brown was problematic, but this was a dark red Slope, Curved 2
x 1 x 2/3. It broke in half when I tried to pull it off a 2 x 4 plate! I needed
2 of them for the top of an arch thing I am making, and I only had 3 in my whole
collection! (Only 2 now.) So luckily I had exactly one to spare. But it kinda
startled me because this kind of thing has never happened to me before!
|
Dark red breaks very very often. I had found a in a used lot, and
when taken apart, 25% of the dark red pieces ended up either breaking or at least
cracking. Brown is even worse.
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| Author: | here4bricks614 | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 18:13 | | Subject: | Re: How often does Dark Red break? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, robross987 writes:
| | I broke my first LEGO piece today. I’ve never actually broken one myself, I’ve
just seen the occasional broken part in a bulk brick acquisition. I had heard
that reddish-brown was problematic, but this was a dark red Slope, Curved 2
x 1 x 2/3. It broke in half when I tried to pull it off a 2 x 4 plate! I needed
2 of them for the top of an arch thing I am making, and I only had 3 in my whole
collection! (Only 2 now.) So luckily I had exactly one to spare. But it kinda
startled me because this kind of thing has never happened to me before!
|
The only Dark Red pieces to break on me were 2x4s rolled over with an office
chair.
Currently sorting through my 2012 collection and only 5 Reddish Brown pieces
have snapped!
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| Author: | LordBricks | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 17:38 | | Subject: | How often does Dark Red break? | | Viewed: | 117 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| I broke my first LEGO piece today. I’ve never actually broken one myself, I’ve
just seen the occasional broken part in a bulk brick acquisition. I had heard
that reddish-brown was problematic, but this was a dark red Slope, Curved 2
x 1 x 2/3. It broke in half when I tried to pull it off a 2 x 4 plate! I needed
2 of them for the top of an arch thing I am making, and I only had 3 in my whole
collection! (Only 2 now.) So luckily I had exactly one to spare. But it kinda
startled me because this kind of thing has never happened to me before!
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 15:18 | | Subject: | Re: When tax becomes governmental theft | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Taxes, UTLF writes:
| | This sounds like something the government would say... 
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| Author: | 1974 | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 15:11 | | Subject: | Re: When tax becomes governmental theft | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| That headline is very uncool ... and quite political to boot
Either it's a (BL?) glitch or a seller manipulating
It's _NOT_ the "government" (whatever that might be) robbing you
Cheers,
Ole
In Taxes, StarBrick writes:
| | If this is right, something must be very wrong....
2.100 USD tax on a 32 USD order
Wonder what the shipping fee will be on this. 12.000 USD I guess. Anyone else?
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 14:44 | | Subject: | Re: When tax becomes governmental theft | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Taxes, StarBrick writes:
| | If this is right, something must be very wrong....
2.100 USD tax on a 32 USD order
Wonder what the shipping fee will be on this. 12.000 USD I guess. Anyone else?
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| Author: | StarBrick | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 14:41 | | Subject: | When tax becomes governmental theft | | Viewed: | 257 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| If this is right, something must be very wrong....
2.100 USD tax on a 32 USD order
Wonder what the shipping fee will be on this. 12.000 USD I guess. Anyone else?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 11:52 | | Subject: | Re: Add Inventory items to a Wanted List | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 0v0c05 writes:
| | Hello – I have a Wanted list called Up House Modular and I also have an inventory
list that I know contains parts that are needed in the Up House Modular wanted
list. However, I ‘m stuck as to how I can apply the ‘inventory list’ to the ‘wanted
list’ so I get a true picture/account of what I need to order. Is anyone able
to guide me please.
Thank you.
|
Hi,
Unfortunately, you can’t substract, merge, or intersect Wanted Lists on BrickLink.
You’ll need to use third-party tools, like BrickStore (application) or Rebrickable
(website).
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| Author: | 0v0c05 | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 11:39 | | Subject: | Add Inventory items to a Wanted List | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Hello – I have a Wanted list called Up House Modular and I also have an inventory
list that I know contains parts that are needed in the Up House Modular wanted
list. However, I ‘m stuck as to how I can apply the ‘inventory list’ to the ‘wanted
list’ so I get a true picture/account of what I need to order. Is anyone able
to guide me please.
Thank you.
|
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 09:20 | | Subject: | Re: Why did they jump the the model 76913 ? | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, M_SKIPPER writes:
| | Hi all
Does anyone know why they did jump the 76913 model in the Speed Champions set
?
Regards
|
You may be asking for deeper information than this, but I would say they developed
a set and then decided not to release it, so a number got assigned and they don't
want to complicate their stuff, so they didn't reassign the number.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 08:33 | | Subject: | Re: Shopping cart showing less lots? | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, Cepullio writes:
| | How come when I add the items on my wanted list to the cart, the lot number lessens??
|
Hi,
What are you calling “the lot number”? The quantity? Which one, in the store
or in your WL?
Could you be a bit more precise on what you do? (Give an example. Are you using
auto-fill feature?)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 08:30 | | Subject: | Re: International Paypal Issues | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, Dadueven writes:
| | Hi,
We are in South Africa and decided to open up to EU. We are having an issue with
EU customers paying onsite. They keep getting an error. We accepted Euro as payment,
our Paypal has been linked for two years.
|
Hi,
From what I can see in your terms, it seems to be properly set (I don’t think
there’s anything else to do than have Onsite and associate it to a shipping method).
| | We contacted BL customer service which they admonished us for trying to avoid
fees which we are absolutely not doing we appreciate the service BL provides
and have no problem paying our dues. What we needed was help, so our EU customers
could pay onsite, because of VAT being deducted for orders under 150 Euros. We
still have no assistance and no solution.
|
Maybe there was a misunderstanding… or are you asking your buyers to pay offsite?
Did you give Help Desk the error message & reference number?
Have you tried contacting PayPal? (I guess they’ll say it’s BL’s problem… but
well, maybe not.)
| | Anyone familiar with settings as we have Euro enabled in PayPal and in Bricklink
and our current customers are unable to pay so we have had to close international
as an option.
|
Looks open to me.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 08:15 | | Subject: | Re: Why did they jump the the model 76913 ? | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| In Help, M_SKIPPER writes:
| | Hi all
Does anyone know why they did jump the 76913 model in the Speed Champions set
?
Regards
|
It was full of sharks?
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| Author: | Dadueven | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 05:59 | | Subject: | International Paypal Issues | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
|
| Hi,
We are in South Africa and decided to open up to EU. We are having an issue with
EU customers paying onsite. They keep getting an error. We accepted Euro as payment,
our Paypal has been linked for two years.
We contacted BL customer service which they admonished us for trying to avoid
fees which we are absolutely not doing we appreciate the service BL provides
and have no problem paying our dues. What we needed was help, so our EU customers
could pay onsite, because of VAT being deducted for orders under 150 Euros. We
still have no assistance and no solution.
Anyone familiar with settings as we have Euro enabled in PayPal and in Bricklink
and our current customers are unable to pay so we have had to close international
as an option.
Regards Angelina
|
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| Author: | M_SKIPPER | | Posted: | May 30, 2023 03:12 | | Subject: | Why did they jump the the model 76913 ? | | Viewed: | 119 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| Hi all
Does anyone know why they did jump the 76913 model in the Speed Champions set
?
Regards
|
| Author: | Cepullio | | Posted: | May 29, 2023 22:36 | | Subject: | Shopping cart showing less lots? | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
|
| | How come when I add the items on my wanted list to the cart, the lot number lessens?? |
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| Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | May 29, 2023 17:57 | | Subject: | Re: Whitening process | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, Luloma writes:
| | I am writing this post because I was wondering if may be possible to obtain the
catalization with the usual procedure for bricks whitening (hydrogen peroxide+UVA)
also wrapping them in a transparent film to preserve the stickers, or if it is
necessary (as I always believed), the direct contact with the material.
Thansk to all
|
This’s exactly how I do my laundry: I put all my clothes in a hermetic bag before
putting the bag in the machine. The bag gets out really clean!
But I don’t get why people grimace when I’m upwind to them 
IOW: if the peroxide is not in contact with the plastic, how can they react together?
|
My experience on (older) discolored items...
Although peroxide works on discolored white parts, it does not (properly) work
on discolored blue or grey parts.
However putting the items behind glass (e.g. HR+, HR++) in sunlight does work
on discolored white, blue and grey items. Maybe not all, maybe not perfectly
but I have had good results over the past years. Other colors I don't know.
Discoloring however may return after some time.
BR,
Paul
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| Author: | Luloma | | Posted: | May 29, 2023 17:31 | | Subject: | Re: Whitening process | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, Luloma writes:
| | […]
LOL. By the way, to reply your answer: I just thouth that maybe it's
not about the contact, but about the way the rays hit the plastic after passing
through the hydrogen peroxide!
|
Er, no that’s not how it works.
Last I looked, it would be the “bleaching”/“whitening” effect of the peroxide:
it transforms some molecules so they don’t absorb/reflect the light the same
way, thus changing (back) the apparent colour.
But that doesn’t repair the degraded plastic: it degrades the molecules that
were created by the degradation of the plastic (and may help degrade the plastic
further too).
yellowing:
ABS + (light and/or heat + oxygen) → degraded-ABS + yellow-stuff
whitening:
degraded-ABS + yellow-stuff + UVs + oxygen → degraded-ABS + whitened-yellow-stuff
Whatever you choose to do:
1. Avoid direct sunlight: it has UVc that are very bad for the plastic (and you).
(Put everything behing some glass.)
2. Tell your buyers.
|
Thanks for your detailed explanation, and for your time. My buyers are fully
briefed, that's my primary mission! and I needed this informations for my
personal development, not for my inventory.
Have a nice evening!
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| Author: | LYNDA6798 | | Posted: | May 29, 2023 16:39 | | Subject: | Re: Download orders | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, LYNDA6798 writes:
| | Hi
I use a Mac and I cannot download my orders as a CSV file.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
|
This is the error message :
The web page at https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcelFinal.asp? might be temporarily
down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.
ERR_INVALID_RESPONSE
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 29, 2023 13:52 | | Subject: | Re: Whitening process | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| In Help, Luloma writes:
| | […]
LOL. By the way, to reply your answer: I just thouth that maybe it's
not about the contact, but about the way the rays hit the plastic after passing
through the hydrogen peroxide!
|
Er, no that’s not how it works.
Last I looked, it would be the “bleaching”/“whitening” effect of the peroxide:
it transforms some molecules so they don’t absorb/reflect the light the same
way, thus changing (back) the apparent colour.
But that doesn’t repair the degraded plastic: it degrades the molecules that
were created by the degradation of the plastic (and may help degrade the plastic
further too).
yellowing:
ABS + (light and/or heat + oxygen) → degraded-ABS + yellow-stuff
whitening:
degraded-ABS + yellow-stuff + UVs + oxygen → degraded-ABS + whitened-yellow-stuff
Whatever you choose to do:
1. Avoid direct sunlight: it has UVc that are very bad for the plastic (and you).
(Put everything behing some glass.)
2. Tell your buyers.
|
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| Author: | Luloma | | Posted: | May 29, 2023 12:34 | | Subject: | Re: Whitening process | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, Luloma writes:
| | I am writing this post because I was wondering if may be possible to obtain the
catalization with the usual procedure for bricks whitening (hydrogen peroxide+UVA)
also wrapping them in a transparent film to preserve the stickers, or if it is
necessary (as I always believed), the direct contact with the material.
Thansk to all
|
This’s exactly how I do my laundry: I put all my clothes in a hermetic bag before
putting the bag in the machine. The bag gets out really clean!
But I don’t get why people grimace when I’m upwind to them
IOW: if the peroxide is not in contact with the plastic, how can they react together?
|
LOL. By the way, to reply your answer: I just thouth that maybe it's
not about the contact, but about the way the rays hit the plastic after passing
through the hydrogen peroxide!
|
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| Author: | MiniRoz | | Posted: | May 29, 2023 12:29 | | Subject: | Re: Whitening process | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| In Help, Luloma writes:
| | I am writing this post because I was wondering if may be possible to obtain the
catalization with the usual procedure for bricks whitening (hydrogen peroxide+UVA)
also wrapping them in a transparent film to preserve the stickers, or if it is
necessary (as I always believed), the direct contact with the material.
Thansk to all
|
I’m not sure I 100% understand your question, so forgive me if this reply doesn’t
answer it. Hydrogen Peroxide does not need a “catalyst” to to whiten, but UV
rays seem to help it with the oxidation process. Hydrogen peroxide is the main
active ingredient in most teeth whitening products, and they do not require UV
rays. As far as whitening LEGO, putting white parts in a clear container in direct
sunlight for at least 6 hours definitely helps remove discoloration. This happens
bc it targets electrons and sort of breaks down the atoms that cause staining.
I have no evidence that this harms the parts, but I would not use this process
on bricks I would sell because it seems like anything that causes molecules to
fall apart can’t be good for the integrity of LEGO. Again, I have no evidence,
and humans use it on their these without damaging the enamel, so maybe do a google
search.
As far as using that method on a part with a sticker, I definitely would not
try that, even with plastic wrap over the sticker (not sure how that would even
work). Hydrogen peroxide can and will get under the edges of stickers and loosen
them - you know how you pour it on a little paper cut and it starts to bubble?
That, but under a sticker. If you’re hell bent on it, don’t try to just cover
the sticker with plastic wrap.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 29, 2023 12:25 | | Subject: | Re: Whitening process | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| In Help, Luloma writes:
| | I am writing this post because I was wondering if may be possible to obtain the
catalization with the usual procedure for bricks whitening (hydrogen peroxide+UVA)
also wrapping them in a transparent film to preserve the stickers, or if it is
necessary (as I always believed), the direct contact with the material.
Thansk to all
|
This’s exactly how I do my laundry: I put all my clothes in a hermetic bag before
putting the bag in the machine. The bag gets out really clean!
But I don’t get why people grimace when I’m upwind to them
IOW: if the peroxide is not in contact with the plastic, how can they react together?
|
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| Author: | Luloma | | Posted: | May 29, 2023 12:01 | | Subject: | Whitening process | | Viewed: | 166 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| I am writing this post because I was wondering if may be possible to obtain the
catalization with the usual procedure for bricks whitening (hydrogen peroxide+UVA)
also wrapping them in a transparent film to preserve the stickers, or if it is
necessary (as I always believed), the direct contact with the material.
Thansk to all
|
| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 29, 2023 00:04 | | Subject: | Re: sw0116 | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| | | I have fixed it.
Cheers,
Randy
|
Perfect! Thankyou!
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| Author: | DennisKlerkx | | Posted: | May 28, 2023 15:16 | | Subject: | View part count | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Question for everybody
Is it possible to view the total part count with submodels in your scene? If
you make submodels, the model view count is on the left bottom in the screen
is with submodels counted as a single part. Is there a way to view the total
amount of the parts in a scene, including the parts inside any submodel?
Thank you very much in advance!!
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | May 28, 2023 14:45 | | Subject: | Re: sw0116 | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, Nubs_Select writes:
| | For some reason this figure
which is marked as "Cannot be Inventoried" still shows as if it has an
inventory but it forever loads. none of the other Light-Up Lightsaber figures
such as have this issue that i could see
|
I have fixed it.
Cheers,
Randy
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| Author: | ghyde | | Posted: | May 28, 2023 00:58 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | Brettj666, as a buyer with a lost package, you can chosse not to file a complaint.
You will give your word and (I’m sure) stand by it. And there’s a good probability
no authorities will come after you¹.
But it’s not so simple.
As Sylvain said:
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You're SylvainLS.
Who are you and what have you done with SylvainLS?
Cheers ...
ghyde
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 23:56 | | Subject: | Re: sw0116 | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, UTLF writes:
| | Maybe someone started inventorying them, got lazy, and then decided that they
can't be inventoried in order to not do the work
I think, at the very least, the light-up Jedi minifigures should have their hear/headgear
& 4L bars as the minifig "inventory"
|
Looks like you may be in luck
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1396137
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 23:49 | | Subject: | Re: sw0116 | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, UTLF writes:
| | If you click "view older version" it shows the inventory, which is just
the headgear:
|
Interesting. Perhaps it’s what was used as a reminder for the inventories they
hope to add?
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 23:39 | | Subject: | sw0116 | | Viewed: | 117 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
|
| For some reason this figure
which is marked as "Cannot be Inventoried" still shows as if it has an
inventory but it forever loads. none of the other Light-Up Lightsaber figures
such as have this issue that i could see
|
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 16:45 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| Brettj666, as a buyer with a lost package, you can chosse not to file a complaint.
You will give your word and (I’m sure) stand by it. And there’s a good probability
no authorities will come after you¹.
But it’s not so simple.
As Sylvain said:
— There’s buyers who won’t stand by their word.
— And it shouldn’t be your choice, because the laws (and PayPal’s terms) make
it the seller’s problem.
The laws are this way because there’s sellers who will accept » advertise » incite
» force a no-refund policy.
The seller is considered in a “dominant position” (not sure of the translation
) while the buyer is considered not having a clue. And that’s not untrue.
Any seller who accepts to send without guarantee (out of the cases where it’s
authorized) is both taking a bet and promoting that policy. It’s also unfair
to the sellers who don’t bet.
It’s a bit like Friends & Familly or lying on custom forms: “oh, I just accepted
to do this to help my customers.” Maybe, maybe not. It still is illegal, something
the seller shouldn’t do, and it’s making the store more attractive to buyers
(even if it’s only to those buyers who asked first).
“A bit like” but actually worse: no-refund actually isn’t helping the buyer.
Yes, I know, there’s the argument “if the seller has to always send insured,
it’ll cost more for everybody!” But experienced sellers tell us it’s not true:
they know² when to pay for insurance and when to auto-insure and many still propose
low-cost shipping.
–––
¹ Maybe if the seller is a investigated for scamming practices, someone will
call you to know if you’re also a victim
² Some know even better now. *cough* 70% *cough*
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 16:38 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Help | |
|
| In Help, simonrjensen writes:
| | […]
What I have read is that the buyer was given 3 shipping options and chose the
cheapest one, where he was told that it was without T&T and insurance, so that
the seller chooses to give 50% of the amount back must be more than fair
|
No. That’s a false choice and that not fair at all.
Insurance is for the seller (they are the one who has a contract with the postal
services).
If the seller sends untracked and uninsured, it’s on them.
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| Author: | simonrjensen | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 16:27 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, rab1234 writes:
| | It's completely the seller's responsibility. If he chose not to do tracking,
that's on him to accept the risk.
In Help, Lucsha922 writes:
| | Hello!
A few months ago, a placed an order from a highly rated Danish seller. The order
amounted to 434.69 DKK (roughly $62.82 USD), and was shipped February 20th. It's
been over three months and the order is nowhere to be seen (tracking was not
included on the order), and the seller and I both agree that the item was likely
lost or stolen. The seller sent photographic proof that he wrote my mailing address
correctly, so none of this is his fault.
We're considering a 50% refund as the fairest option, but I'm curious
about what you all think.
Thanks!
- Lucas
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|
What I have read is that the buyer was given 3 shipping options and chose the
cheapest one, where he was told that it was without T&T and insurance, so that
the seller chooses to give 50% of the amount back must be more than fair
|
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 16:04 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Brettj666 writes:
| | I hope I'm not unique. I hope I'm not the only one that is willing to
take responsibility for a decision I made knowing full well.
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This is because you think you're saving something.
Please order here a small amount, there's no insurance charge neither discount
you could have while saving on this service NOT to take your chance; it's
my problem, not your
| | I know you're a big time seller, but if you, as a buyer, made the decision
to ask a seller just to put something in the mail without tracking, just because
it wasn't worth it to buy with the cost of tracking and they agreed. If
it didn't show up, you'd make a seller stick to the letter of the law,
and refund you?
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I don't, I never: I won't play a 1€ discount against a chance to lose
15€.
If the seller doesn't insure or doesn't care, then it's his problem,
not mine.
| | a cheap sticker at 30 cents in a euro envelope because tracking would be 4,95
for instance. You'd make them pay you the 1,30?
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Sticker gives you tracking (here at least), not insurance.
And I don't see, above, it's my problem, not the buyer's one.
See my recent post about a 250€ order refunded 70% only by FULL insurance because
it's their terms because we're professionals.
Again, it's not the buyer's problem, it's mine.
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| Author: | Brettj666 | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 15:57 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| I hope I'm not unique. I hope I'm not the only one that is willing to
take responsibility for a decision I made knowing full well.
I know you're a big time seller, but if you, as a buyer, made the decision
to ask a seller just to put something in the mail without tracking, just because
it wasn't worth it to buy with the cost of tracking and they agreed. If
it didn't show up, you'd make a seller stick to the letter of the law,
and refund you?
a cheap sticker at 30 cents in a euro envelope because tracking would be 4,95
for instance. You'd make them pay you the 1,30?
In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Help, Brettj666 writes:
| | You're whole scenario is based on me, as a buyer, making a complaint.
Paypal will 99.9999999% chances refund the buyer.... only if I make a complaint.
I don't think you're quite understanding that "I don't have to
do that, I can choose NOT TO"
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Maybe you're unique then
* 99.99999% of buyers WILL complain, the hard way, PayPal or BrickLink NSS, or
sending a kind e-mail (really, it's the more often the case here anyway).
* the more and more, Sellers proposing "I dont care" or "You can
chose not to complain when not receiving" will have those terms disappearing
one way or the other.
Which is a majority of buyers want, not you apprently, you fool
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 15:45 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Brettj666 writes:
| | You're whole scenario is based on me, as a buyer, making a complaint.
Paypal will 99.9999999% chances refund the buyer.... only if I make a complaint.
I don't think you're quite understanding that "I don't have to
do that, I can choose NOT TO"
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Maybe you're unique then
* 99.99999% of buyers WILL complain, the hard way, PayPal or BrickLink NSS, or
sending a kind e-mail (really, it's the more often the case here anyway).
* the more and more, Sellers proposing "I dont care" or "You can
chose not to complain when not receiving" will have those terms disappearing
one way or the other.
Which is a majority of buyers want, not you apprently, you fool
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| Author: | Brettj666 | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 15:36 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| You're whole scenario is based on me, as a buyer, making a complaint.
Paypal will 99.9999999% chances refund the buyer.... only if I make a complaint.
I don't think you're quite understanding that "I don't have to
do that, I can choose NOT TO"
In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Help, Brettj666 writes:
| | So, in your opinion, if something that I bought was lost in the mail and I didn't
make the seller pay me for it, what would an EU government do? what would paypal
do?
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PayPal will 99.99999% chances refund the buyer.
While he has paid or not insurance is neither the buyer problem or PayPal, or
the Government one.
| | "excuse me, we have a warrant out for your arrest, apparently, you asked
for cheap shipping and got it, it was lost and you refused to exercise your rights...
You're coming with us"
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Sorry, but this is a very obsolete point of view.
Also - you forget:
* people who can't understand fine printed terms,
* terms not written in the buyer language,
* people who could but clicked too fast by error, or because it would've
been TL;DR
Again, and for the last 10 years at the minimum, this "I have the right to
take my chance to save $1 but lose $15" is completely wrong in many Countries.
The seller can decide:
* to take the risk (fine in 99.9999% of cases),
* to protect him paying for insurance,
* or to require this to be paid.
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This is a strawman, you keep putting this on the seller. I can still choose
not to say "you have to reimburse me", it's almost like being responsible
(as a buyer) for my own choices is somehow criminal.
So, say you have a 30 cent sticker that you can mail to me, because it's
paper, for a euro. No tracking.
I say thanks, here's 1,30
Now, it doesn't come, lost in the mail.
It's only 1,30, so I'm not even going to mention it.
OMG, I just exercised a right not to exercise a right. wow.
This isn't about the seller tricking me, this isn't about fine print.
the seller probably would refund me, but I, as the buyer, don't have to ask
them to make that choice because I'm a big boy.
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It's not the buyer concern.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 15:26 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Brettj666 writes:
| | So, in your opinion, if something that I bought was lost in the mail and I didn't
make the seller pay me for it, what would an EU government do? what would paypal
do?
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PayPal will 99.99999% chances refund the buyer.
While he has paid or not insurance is neither the buyer problem or PayPal, or
the Government one.
| | "excuse me, we have a warrant out for your arrest, apparently, you asked
for cheap shipping and got it, it was lost and you refused to exercise your rights...
You're coming with us"
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Sorry, but this is a very obsolete point of view.
Also - you forget:
* people who can't understand fine printed terms,
* terms not written in the buyer language,
* people who could but clicked too fast by error, or because it would've
been TL;DR
Again, and for the last 10 years at the minimum, this "I have the right to
take my chance to save $1 but lose $15" is completely wrong in many Countries.
The seller can decide:
* to take the risk (fine in 99.9999% of cases),
* to protect him paying for insurance,
* or to require this to be paid.
It's not the buyer concern.
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| Author: | Brettj666 | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 15:18 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| So, in your opinion, if something that I bought was lost in the mail and I didn't
make the seller pay me for it, what would an EU government do? what would paypal
do?
Force the money on me?
"excuse me, we have a warrant out for your arrest, apparently, you asked
for cheap shipping and got it, it was lost and you refused to exercise your rights...
You're coming with us"
In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | you think any government would say "that's not a right you can choose
to use or not"
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Yes, ours - I mean, all the Europe at least - that's strictly illegal.
| | If I want someone to ship without insurance, I'm going to benefit from that
and if it doesn't work out, I'm going to hold THEM responsible for my
choice?
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It's not a game, not a lotto.
Nobody pays something with the opportunity "to reveice it with 9/10 chances".
Especially when the saved amount is the more often less or far less than the
order value.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 15:17 | | Subject: | Re: Finding a piece from the number molded on it | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | I am trying to find a piece I have on My Collections. It is a technic wheel.
Can I find it from the number printed on it (2895)? I believe Lego calls it a
'design id'. I don't know what set its from because I bought it at
Goodwill.
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Here's a photo: (It looks white in the photo but it is actually light bluish
gray)
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sorry it didn't upload:
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Thanks! That's it!
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I know it's printed small, but please when giving an ID or a clue, try not
to make a whole forum search for a wrong one 2695/2895
Also, a picture would have given you an instant reply, though.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 15:13 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | | you think any government would say "that's not a right you can choose
to use or not"
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Yes, ours - I mean, all the Europe at least - that's strictly illegal.
| | If I want someone to ship without insurance, I'm going to benefit from that
and if it doesn't work out, I'm going to hold THEM responsible for my
choice?
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It's not a game, not a lotto.
Nobody pays something with the opportunity "to reveice it with 9/10 chances".
Especially when the saved amount is the more often less or far less than the
order value.
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| Author: | crocushorselady | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 15:13 | | Subject: | Re: Finding a piece from the number molded on it | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Turez writes:
| | In Help, crocushorselady writes:
| | In Help, crocushorselady writes:
| | In Help, crocushorselady writes:
| | Hi
I am trying to find a piece I have on My Collections. It is a technic wheel.
Can I find it from the number printed on it (2895)? I believe Lego calls it a
'design id'. I don't know what set its from because I bought it at
Goodwill.
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Here's a photo: (It looks white in the photo but it is actually light bluish
gray)
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sorry it didn't upload:
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Thanks! That's it!
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| Author: | Brettj666 | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 14:52 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| I ship too without tracking on small orders and if I, as a seller, got a message
from a buyer, I'd would be responsible.
But my reply would be as a buyer. If "I" asked for cheaper shipping
knowing it couldn't be tracked and it didn't show up, I acknowledge that
they did me a favour and it would be on me.
Now, would I love for my buyers to feel the same way, sure, but the idea that
I can have a right (to get my product) that I have no choice but to enforce is
silly..
In Help, legomalego writes:
| | At least twenty five percent of my orders are shipped with me accepting full
responsibility in return for cheaper shipping. No problems yet but if there
were I would have to be some kind of scumbag to go back on the seller trying
to make a claim.
Have had sellers refuse to make exceptions, still bought.
In Help, Brettj666 writes:
| | In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | If I was the buyer and I wanted to save money by not having tracking, I'm
taking MY chances.
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This is simply obsolete and even illegal in many places.
Especially as BrickLink doesn't display a button "Click here to pay for
an order and have 90% chance to receive it! (and agree)".
So, you can't be sure buyer has even seen or thought at the risk he's
taking.
No, distant selling isn't a game anymore; just talk about this with PayPal,
you'll see
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So, you think paypal will tell me I "have to get my money back"?
you think any government would say "that's not a right you can choose
to use or not"
Seriously?
If I want someone to ship without insurance, I'm going to benefit from that
and if it doesn't work out, I'm going to hold THEM responsible for my
choice?
All this would do is dry up the sellers willing to ship to save me money
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| Author: | legomalego | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 14:46 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| At least twenty five percent of my orders are shipped with me accepting full
responsibility in return for cheaper shipping. No problems yet but if there
were I would have to be some kind of scumbag to go back on the seller trying
to make a claim.
Have had sellers refuse to make exceptions, still bought.
In Help, Brettj666 writes:
| | In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | If I was the buyer and I wanted to save money by not having tracking, I'm
taking MY chances.
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This is simply obsolete and even illegal in many places.
Especially as BrickLink doesn't display a button "Click here to pay for
an order and have 90% chance to receive it! (and agree)".
So, you can't be sure buyer has even seen or thought at the risk he's
taking.
No, distant selling isn't a game anymore; just talk about this with PayPal,
you'll see
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So, you think paypal will tell me I "have to get my money back"?
you think any government would say "that's not a right you can choose
to use or not"
Seriously?
If I want someone to ship without insurance, I'm going to benefit from that
and if it doesn't work out, I'm going to hold THEM responsible for my
choice?
All this would do is dry up the sellers willing to ship to save me money
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| Author: | Brettj666 | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 14:32 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | If I was the buyer and I wanted to save money by not having tracking, I'm
taking MY chances.
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This is simply obsolete and even illegal in many places.
Especially as BrickLink doesn't display a button "Click here to pay for
an order and have 90% chance to receive it! (and agree)".
So, you can't be sure buyer has even seen or thought at the risk he's
taking.
No, distant selling isn't a game anymore; just talk about this with PayPal,
you'll see
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So, you think paypal will tell me I "have to get my money back"?
you think any government would say "that's not a right you can choose
to use or not"
Seriously?
If I want someone to ship without insurance, I'm going to benefit from that
and if it doesn't work out, I'm going to hold THEM responsible for my
choice?
All this would do is dry up the sellers willing to ship to save me money
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| Author: | Turez | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 13:17 | | Subject: | Re: Finding a piece from the number molded on it | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, crocushorselady writes:
| | In Help, crocushorselady writes:
| | In Help, crocushorselady writes:
| | Hi
I am trying to find a piece I have on My Collections. It is a technic wheel.
Can I find it from the number printed on it (2895)? I believe Lego calls it a
'design id'. I don't know what set its from because I bought it at
Goodwill.
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Here's a photo: (It looks white in the photo but it is actually light bluish
gray)
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sorry it didn't upload:
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| Author: | crocushorselady | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 13:08 | | Subject: | Re: Finding a piece from the number molded on it | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, crocushorselady writes:
| | In Help, crocushorselady writes:
| | Hi
I am trying to find a piece I have on My Collections. It is a technic wheel.
Can I find it from the number printed on it (2895)? I believe Lego calls it a
'design id'. I don't know what set its from because I bought it at
Goodwill.
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Here's a photo: (It looks white in the photo but it is actually light bluish
gray)
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sorry it didn't upload:
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| Author: | crocushorselady | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 13:07 | | Subject: | Re: Finding a piece from the number molded on it | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, crocushorselady writes:
| | Hi
I am trying to find a piece I have on My Collections. It is a technic wheel.
Can I find it from the number printed on it (2895)? I believe Lego calls it a
'design id'. I don't know what set its from because I bought it at
Goodwill.
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Here's a photo: (It looks white in the photo but it is actually light bluish
gray)
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 12:36 | | Subject: | Re: Finding a piece from the number molded on it | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | | Which permits me to find the new nickname of wildchicken13 heee heee
"Rooster on wheels" that's too good
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 12:10 | | Subject: | Re: Finding a piece from the number molded on it | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, 1001bricks writes:
(Sub-sub-)part of
then.
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Which permits me to find the new nickname of wildchicken13 heee heee
"Rooster on wheels" that's too good
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 12:04 | | Subject: | Re: Finding a piece from the number molded on it | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
(Sub-sub-)part of
then.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 11:59 | | Subject: | Re: Finding a piece from the number molded on it | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | That being said, 3895 doesn’t seem to be a LEGO design ID.
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Interesting, but OP found a 2895...
Thank you for your effort anyway
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Looks like:
https://brickhub.org/p/part.php?id=2895&force=48
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 11:58 | | Subject: | Re: Finding a piece from the number molded on it | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | | That being said, 3895 doesn’t seem to be a LEGO design ID.
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Interesting, but OP found a 2895...
Thank you for your effort anyway
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| Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | May 27, 2023 11:51 | | Subject: | Re: Order Was Lost in the Mail | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Ziegelmeister writes:
| | In Help, Nubs_Select writes:
| | legally the seller is fully responsible for the delivery and should refund fully
but if you are fine with 50% that 100% is up to you and the seller would likely
be happy
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... Ssssooooo... If it's seller responsibility should the seller foot the
bill for mandatory insurance?
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Depends on your risk management strategy. I charge insurance on orders over
$50, I will replace or refund all orders lost, and we have decided that we can
handle the occasional $50 or less "loss."
We have an order out right now that appears to be lost that has 10 rare items.
So, I just took another 10 out of my inventory as insurance for the buyer in
case it is indeed lost, it will be a minor hit, but the customer service, in
my mind, is worth it.
I believe that Bricklink should null and void all of the "I am not responsible
for your order once I hand it off to the shipper" nonsense. IMO, this only
encourages bad selling practices and unhappy customers.
If you are a seller, you are bound by the same contract that your buyer is agreeing
to upon submission of their order.
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