Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies Author: | pugwilfy | Posted: | Jan 17, 2023 09:59 | Subject: | taking items off my store from own own wanted | Viewed: | 73 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Hey all,
i might be being silly here, but i cant find an option when i create a wanted
list, to check off items i have in my own store.
Is it possible to do this without creating a new account?
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Author: | jbroman | Posted: | Jan 15, 2023 02:52 | Subject: | Re: Administration | Viewed: | 84 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, MarshMan80 writes:
| Good day administration. I have a buyer that is blackmailing me and if you could
reach out to me ASAP I would appreciate that.
Marshal
|
You can also report the member here:
https://www.bricklink.com/problemMember.asp
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Author: | MarshMan80 | Posted: | Jan 15, 2023 01:30 | Subject: | Administration | Viewed: | 162 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Good day administration. I have a buyer that is blackmailing me and if you could
reach out to me ASAP I would appreciate that.
Marshal
|
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Author: | infinibrix | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 20:03 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 78 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, jennnifer writes:
| In Buying, infinibrix writes:
|
A single combined shipping/handling fee makes it simple to understand and so
what’s to be peeved about? Almost anywhere you buy from online operates there
shipping charge in this way and as long as it’s not extortionately above actual
shipping cost then I see no problem!
|
My peeve isn't that sellers are combining costs. It's when they claim
they charge no fees and add a handling fee into the shipping cost. It's the
claim that irks me, not the process.
I say: I charge actual postage cost + $1 fee for handling: $4.99
Other sellers say: No Fees here! Shipping cost: $4.99
If you are charging no fees, then the order is the LEGO plus postage only.
Jen
|
Whats the difference? I really don't get your point because a shipping charge
is a shipping charge regardless of whether the seller chooses to include a small
amount of handling in that charge or not. One seller may charge $4 shipping whilst
another may charge $6 shipping but they're still just an upfront shipping
charge and unrelated to any other hidden or added fee that you or a buyer may
later take issue with!
When a seller claims "No Fees" it very much relates to any hidden fees
beyond that of the basic shipping/handling charge which every buyer already anticipates
and appreciates having to pay. This chosen shipping/handling charge amount can
vary between sellers (within reason!) and so to be concerned over delving so
heavily into the way a seller words and merges their shipping charge is just
being overly pedantic over something that the buyer really doesn't care too
much about!
The buyer just wants to know your total shipping charge, they don't need
to know a breakdown of how you came to decide upon that shipping charge as with
that logic you may as well also disclose to them how much you paid for your parts
and how much profit you're making from the sale of each of those parts!?
|
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Author: | qwertyboy | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 16:26 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, LeeGo73 writes:
| 'just put the charges into the prices' would include the fees for paypal
I assume.
This would be unfair to a large portion of the buyers within the EU who have
the option to pay with IBAN (if the seller has this activated). With IBAN there
are no fees. Why would a buyer paying with IBAN be confronted with higher part
prices that include the paypal fees?
|
Some sellers put in an additional fee to cover stuff like driving to the post
office. Pretty much anyone else agrees these costs should just be considered
overhead, and be covered in the price of the product. Then you get a request
for local pick-up, which obviously doesn't need that drive. Are you suggesting
pricing-including-travel-costs is now unfair to the person doing local pick-up?
Keep things simple, don't stack on fees but offer price-of-product plus shipping
cost.
My CAD 0.02 (for free).
Niek.
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Author: | 1001bricks | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 15:14 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 46 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| | Imagine a Bricklink where sellers could make up their own fictional and inflated
exchange rates to convert from USD to their native currency when invoicing
|
Isn't it exactly what PayPal does?
I'm off to bed, still sick, freaking flu...
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Author: | Nubs_Select | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 14:59 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, BricksThatStick writes:
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
Could be worse...
Imagine a Bricklink where sellers could make up their own fictional and inflated
exchange rates to convert from USD to their native currency when invoicing
|
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Author: | BricksThatStick | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 14:53 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 46 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
Could be worse...
Imagine a Bricklink where sellers could make up their own fictional and inflated
exchange rates to convert from USD to their native currency when invoicing
|
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Author: | jennnifer | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 13:37 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 50 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, infinibrix writes:
|
A single combined shipping/handling fee makes it simple to understand and so
what’s to be peeved about? Almost anywhere you buy from online operates there
shipping charge in this way and as long as it’s not extortionately above actual
shipping cost then I see no problem!
|
My peeve isn't that sellers are combining costs. It's when they claim
they charge no fees and add a handling fee into the shipping cost. It's the
claim that irks me, not the process.
I say: I charge actual postage cost + $1 fee for handling: $4.99
Other sellers say: No Fees here! Shipping cost: $4.99
If you are charging no fees, then the order is the LEGO plus postage only.
Jen
|
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Author: | WhiteHorseMatt | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 12:10 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 38 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| In Buying, peregrinator writes:
| In Buying, infinibrix writes:
| Shh its hard enough buying here as it is and you'll end up giving sellers
even more ideas/reasons for adding fees!!
|
"A $3 handling charge applies to all orders for envelopes, padding, tape,
gas, waiting in line*, unforeseen medical expenses, wear and tear on automobiles
and footwear, storage, proper lighting, ventilation, Bricklink fees, PayPal fees,
etc."
*queue for the UK folks
|
If we charged for queuing in the UK everything would be unafordable
|
But we would still do it, and tut under our breath at those who do not.
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Author: | Nubs_Select | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 11:57 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 30 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, 1001bricks writes:
| In Buying, peregrinator writes:
| In Buying, infinibrix writes:
| Shh its hard enough buying here as it is and you'll end up giving sellers
even more ideas/reasons for adding fees!!
|
"A $3 handling charge applies to all orders for envelopes, padding, tape,
gas, waiting in line*, unforeseen medical expenses, wear and tear on automobiles
and footwear, storage, proper lighting, ventilation, Bricklink fees, PayPal fees,
etc."
|
For such discussions, Timothy Smith invented 15 years ago the "Stamp licking
fee"
|
don’t forget the fee for the time it takes to calculate and add the fee
to the order
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Author: | 1001bricks | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 11:49 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 27 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, peregrinator writes:
| In Buying, infinibrix writes:
| Shh its hard enough buying here as it is and you'll end up giving sellers
even more ideas/reasons for adding fees!!
|
"A $3 handling charge applies to all orders for envelopes, padding, tape,
gas, waiting in line*, unforeseen medical expenses, wear and tear on automobiles
and footwear, storage, proper lighting, ventilation, Bricklink fees, PayPal fees,
etc."
|
For such discussions, Timothy Smith invented 15 years ago the "Stamp licking
fee"
|
|
Author: | manganschlamm | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 11:23 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 38 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
Be happy that the seller does not charge some absurd lot limit or lot size or
whatever lot fee that is not explained properly in the terms.
|
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Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 11:16 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 33 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| | This would be unfair to a large portion of the buyers within the EU who have
the option to pay with IBAN (if the seller has this activated). With IBAN there
are no fees. Why would a buyer paying with IBAN be confronted with higher part
prices that include the paypal fees?
Sellers who are not charging additional fees, but rather hide these in inflated
shipping costs or increased part prices are actually overcharging buyers who
pay with payment methods without cost (like IBAN).
|
If the vast majority of your buyers pay with IBAN, I can understand you wanting
to keep your prices low for them and then inflating prices for other buyers to
cover the PP fee. It is then how many other buyers do you put off because you
charge them more than the advertised price because they cannot pay by IBAN or
simply want to buy from a business rather than through a more personal transaction
like a bank transfer.
When I see a UK seller charging paypal fees, I normally least favourite the store.
I cannot be bothered to work out extra costs or start building a cart before
realising they charge more once you factor the paypal fees in. It is simpler
to just ignore the store as there are plenty of others. If they later decide
to stop doing it, I still ignore them as I don't go back and review least
favourites. First impressions matter.
| Automatic checkout makes all costs clear before you place the order. But unfortunately
it's not possible in BL to add fees based on a payment method that combines
a fixed value and % of total order. It is possible for the % of total order part,
it's the fixed value that cannot be added for any given payment method.
|
Add the fixed charge to the postage costs. Or add a portion of it to the postage
costs, based on how many people use paypal.
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Author: | Rob_and_Shelagh | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 11:03 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 33 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, peregrinator writes:
| In Buying, infinibrix writes:
| Shh its hard enough buying here as it is and you'll end up giving sellers
even more ideas/reasons for adding fees!!
|
"A $3 handling charge applies to all orders for envelopes, padding, tape,
gas, waiting in line*, unforeseen medical expenses, wear and tear on automobiles
and footwear, storage, proper lighting, ventilation, Bricklink fees, PayPal fees,
etc."
*queue for the UK folks
|
If we charged for queuing in the UK everything would be unafordable
|
|
Author: | peregrinator | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 11:00 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 31 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, infinibrix writes:
| Shh its hard enough buying here as it is and you'll end up giving sellers
even more ideas/reasons for adding fees!!
|
"A $3 handling charge applies to all orders for envelopes, padding, tape,
gas, waiting in line*, unforeseen medical expenses, wear and tear on automobiles
and footwear, storage, proper lighting, ventilation, Bricklink fees, PayPal fees,
etc."
*queue for the UK folks
|
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Author: | Rob_and_Shelagh | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 10:57 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 28 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, infinibrix writes:
| In Buying, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| In Buying, zorbanj writes:
| I think postage and shipping/handling are two different things that are often
conflated. Postage = the amount paid to USPS, UPS, etc. Shipping = postage paid
*and* other costs incurred to ship the order (packaging, tape, labels, driving
to the post office, etc).
When placing an order this is shown as "Shipping and Handling" but on
the invoice it is shown as just "Shipping". This is confusing and should
be changed to "Shipping and handling" in both places.
|
Nobody really needs to know the breakdown of the price, we don't breakdown the Lego into cost price, sorting and listing cost, storage cost, heat light and power, profit...
|
Shh its hard enough buying here as it is and you'll end up giving sellers
even more ideas/reasons for adding fees!!
|
LOL, I can think of a few more! Really the loser in this is BL as they only earn
fees on the sale of the Lego. The customer pays the invoice price however that
is broken down but as you say it just makes it harder for the buyer to arrive
at the buying decision so we (you and us alike) try and make it easy for him
and cut out all the complicated nonsense
Robert
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Author: | Rob_and_Shelagh | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 10:51 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 31 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, infinibrix writes:
| Your massively over thinking it.... I don't think many sellers are necessarily
sitting there with a calculator and adding 5% to each part to cover paypal fees,
3% to cover Bricklink fees and whatever % to cover picking and processing time.
At the end of the day A seller doesn't need any particular reason to justify
how much they charge on any given part from one week to another and so to assume
paypal fees are having a big influence over a sellers pricing strategy is rarely
the case. For instance if a seller increased their parts by 20% overnight would
there need to be a justified explanation as to their reasoning for doing so?
All sellers set their prices differently anyway?
The simple argument being made is that if a seller isn't happy with the profits
being made after fees then simply increase your prices to compensate rather than
trying to add fees after purchase as there is no justified reason for doing so
and the only reason sellers continue with this poor practice is because they
know it gives buyers the false perception that they are cheaper than they in
fact are!
|
Exactly that.
Also, another way we look at Paypal fees is: "does offering Paypal make us
more extra profit after paying the costs that if we did not offer Paypal?
For us the answer is yes so the Paypal fees are self-funding.
Same as "does selling on BL and paying BL fees generate more profit than
not selling on BL?".
Obviously yes otherwise we would not still be here after all these years.
Robert
|
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Author: | infinibrix | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 10:41 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| In Buying, zorbanj writes:
| I think postage and shipping/handling are two different things that are often
conflated. Postage = the amount paid to USPS, UPS, etc. Shipping = postage paid
*and* other costs incurred to ship the order (packaging, tape, labels, driving
to the post office, etc).
When placing an order this is shown as "Shipping and Handling" but on
the invoice it is shown as just "Shipping". This is confusing and should
be changed to "Shipping and handling" in both places.
|
Nobody really needs to know the breakdown of the price, we don't breakdown the Lego into cost price, sorting and listing cost, storage cost, heat light and power, profit...
|
Shh its hard enough buying here as it is and you'll end up giving sellers
even more ideas/reasons for adding fees!!
|
|
Author: | infinibrix | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 10:34 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 31 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, LeeGo73 writes:
| In Buying, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
For all my time here, this has been the biggest issue raised by buyers on the
forum.
Majority of orders now go through auto checkout so for those orders, if sellers
put on additional costs at least the buyer can see the final price before committing
to the order (or not). Given this exists maybe it is time for BL to call time
on charges added to orders after the buyer has placed the order. This could easily
be done by forcing all non automated checkout orders to quote.
That said I agree with many others who say just put the charges into your prices,
we have always done that in our store. Total price = parts as priced + shipping
as stated.
Robert
|
'just put the charges into the prices' would include the fees for paypal
I assume.
This would be unfair to a large portion of the buyers within the EU who have
the option to pay with IBAN (if the seller has this activated). With IBAN there
are no fees. Why would a buyer paying with IBAN be confronted with higher part
prices that include the paypal fees?
Sellers who are not charging additional fees, but rather hide these in inflated
shipping costs or increased part prices are actually overcharging buyers who
pay with payment methods without cost (like IBAN).
Automatic checkout makes all costs clear before you place the order. But unfortunately
it's not possible in BL to add fees based on a payment method that combines
a fixed value and % of total order. It is possible for the % of total order part,
it's the fixed value that cannot be added for any given payment method.
|
Your massively over thinking it.... I don't think many sellers are necessarily
sitting there with a calculator and adding 5% to each part to cover paypal fees,
3% to cover Bricklink fees and whatever % to cover picking and processing time.
At the end of the day A seller doesn't need any particular reason to justify
how much they charge on any given part from one week to another and so to assume
paypal fees are having a big influence over a sellers pricing strategy is rarely
the case. For instance if a seller increased their parts by 20% overnight would
there need to be a justified explanation as to their reasoning for doing so?
All sellers set their prices differently anyway?
The simple argument being made is that if a seller isn't happy with the profits
being made after fees then simply increase your prices to compensate rather than
trying to add fees after purchase as there is no justified reason for doing so
and the only reason sellers continue with this poor practice is because they
know it gives buyers the false perception that they are cheaper than they in
fact are!
|
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Author: | Rob_and_Shelagh | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 10:14 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 32 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, zorbanj writes:
| I think postage and shipping/handling are two different things that are often
conflated. Postage = the amount paid to USPS, UPS, etc. Shipping = postage paid
*and* other costs incurred to ship the order (packaging, tape, labels, driving
to the post office, etc).
When placing an order this is shown as "Shipping and Handling" but on
the invoice it is shown as just "Shipping". This is confusing and should
be changed to "Shipping and handling" in both places.
|
Terminology varies. Shipping is commonly referred to here as P&P (postage and
packing). But yes, the important number for the customer is the "total shipping
price". Postage is just one of the costs to the seller. Nobody really needs
to know the breakdown of the price, we don't breakdown the Lego into cost
price, sorting and listing cost, storage cost, heat light and power, profit...
we just quote the price. What the customer needs to know is the price of his
order including shipping so he can compare it to the price offered elsewhere
(as well as considering other non-price factors in his sourcing decision).
Robert
|
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Author: | zorbanj | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 10:05 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| I think postage and shipping/handling are two different things that are often
conflated. Postage = the amount paid to USPS, UPS, etc. Shipping = postage paid
*and* other costs incurred to ship the order (packaging, tape, labels, driving
to the post office, etc).
When placing an order this is shown as "Shipping and Handling" but on
the invoice it is shown as just "Shipping". This is confusing and should
be changed to "Shipping and handling" in both places.
In Buying, jennnifer writes:
|
My pet peeve is sellers who claim 'No fees!' and then inflate the postage
costs. If you are adding your 'handling' charges into the shipping charge,
then you are charging a fee just like the rest of us.
Jen
|
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Author: | Rob_and_Shelagh | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 09:55 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 36 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, infinibrix writes:
| Implementing the cost of packing materials and/or a small handling fee into your
shipping cost is standard business practice! We all know that it costs the seller
more than just the actual shipping cost to process the buyers order and so it
stands to reason not to expect to only pay the exact shipping cost? The buyer
only needs to know and wants to know a flat rate shipping/handling fee, they
don’t need to know or care to know an in depth breakdown of Shipping cost, packing
materials, processing time etc etc..
A single combined shipping/handling fee makes it simple to understand and so
what’s to be peeved about? Almost anywhere you buy from online operates there
shipping charge in this way and as long as it’s not extortionately above actual
shipping cost then I see no problem!
|
Agreed and as long as it is clearly stated. Usually the price of the Lego is
more than the shipping but nobody seems interested in the seller breaking down
the price charged for the Lego
Robert
|
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Author: | infinibrix | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 09:45 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 43 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, jennnifer writes:
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
My pet peeve is sellers who claim 'No fees!' and then inflate the postage
costs. If you are adding your 'handling' charges into the shipping charge,
then you are charging a fee just like the rest of us.
Jen
|
Implementing the cost of packing materials and/or a small handling fee into your
shipping cost is standard business practice! We all know that it costs the seller
more than just the actual shipping cost to process the buyers order and so it
stands to reason not to expect to only pay the exact shipping cost? The buyer
only needs to know and wants to know a flat rate shipping/handling fee, they
don’t need to know or care to know an in depth breakdown of Shipping cost, packing
materials, processing time etc etc..
A single combined shipping/handling fee makes it simple to understand and so
what’s to be peeved about? Almost anywhere you buy from online operates there
shipping charge in this way and as long as it’s not extortionately above actual
shipping cost then I see no problem!
|
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Author: | Rob_and_Shelagh | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 09:43 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 32 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, LeeGo73 writes:
| In Buying, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
For all my time here, this has been the biggest issue raised by buyers on the
forum.
Majority of orders now go through auto checkout so for those orders, if sellers
put on additional costs at least the buyer can see the final price before committing
to the order (or not). Given this exists maybe it is time for BL to call time
on charges added to orders after the buyer has placed the order. This could easily
be done by forcing all non automated checkout orders to quote.
That said I agree with many others who say just put the charges into your prices,
we have always done that in our store. Total price = parts as priced + shipping
as stated.
Robert
|
'just put the charges into the prices' would include the fees for paypal
I assume.
This would be unfair to a large portion of the buyers within the EU who have
the option to pay with IBAN (if the seller has this activated). With IBAN there
are no fees. Why would a buyer paying with IBAN be confronted with higher part
prices that include the paypal fees?
Sellers who are not charging additional fees, but rather hide these in inflated
shipping costs or increased part prices are actually overcharging buyers who
pay with payment methods without cost (like IBAN).
Automatic checkout makes all costs clear before you place the order. But unfortunately
it's not possible in BL to add fees based on a payment method that combines
a fixed value and % of total order. It is possible for the % of total order part,
it's the fixed value that cannot be added for any given payment method.
|
We see Paypal fees just as an overhead, like a cost you pay for attracting the
order by offering Paypal. Typical part price might be 10pence, it is not possible
to even think about adding 0.03p to the price of the part to cover fees, rounded
to the nearest penny my part price will still be 10pence. If I were selling expensive
sets, OK 3% might make a small difference but I would still eat the cost, it
would not impact my prices, just my net profit.
Robert
|
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Author: | LeeGo73 | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 09:34 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
For all my time here, this has been the biggest issue raised by buyers on the
forum.
Majority of orders now go through auto checkout so for those orders, if sellers
put on additional costs at least the buyer can see the final price before committing
to the order (or not). Given this exists maybe it is time for BL to call time
on charges added to orders after the buyer has placed the order. This could easily
be done by forcing all non automated checkout orders to quote.
That said I agree with many others who say just put the charges into your prices,
we have always done that in our store. Total price = parts as priced + shipping
as stated.
Robert
|
'just put the charges into the prices' would include the fees for paypal
I assume.
This would be unfair to a large portion of the buyers within the EU who have
the option to pay with IBAN (if the seller has this activated). With IBAN there
are no fees. Why would a buyer paying with IBAN be confronted with higher part
prices that include the paypal fees?
Sellers who are not charging additional fees, but rather hide these in inflated
shipping costs or increased part prices are actually overcharging buyers who
pay with payment methods without cost (like IBAN).
Automatic checkout makes all costs clear before you place the order. But unfortunately
it's not possible in BL to add fees based on a payment method that combines
a fixed value and % of total order. It is possible for the % of total order part,
it's the fixed value that cannot be added for any given payment method.
|
|
Author: | jennnifer | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 07:50 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 51 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
My pet peeve is sellers who claim 'No fees!' and then inflate the postage
costs. If you are adding your 'handling' charges into the shipping charge,
then you are charging a fee just like the rest of us.
Jen
|
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Author: | infinibrix | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 07:17 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| Majority of orders now go through auto checkout so for those orders, if sellers
put on additional costs at least the buyer can see the final price before committing
to the order (or not). Given this exists maybe it is time for BL to call time
on charges added to orders after the buyer has placed the order. This could easily
be done by forcing all non automated checkout orders to quote.
|
Well yes I've been calling on this for a long time and that's coming
from someone who only manually invoices. Since I don't add anything other
than my flat rate shipping/handling fee I simply quote a reasonable price and
rarely have any complaints. If anyone was unhappy I would always give them the
option to cancel!
| That said I agree with many others who say just put the charges into your prices,
we have always done that in our store. Total price = parts as priced + shipping
as stated.
|
Exactly, adding all those extra fees at the point of purchase is just a nonsense
and done for no other reason than to appear at the top of the best price results
which is misleading. Why Bricklink still continues to allows this is beyond me?
|
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Author: | Rob_and_Shelagh | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 07:08 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 36 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, EmblaRonja writes:
| That said I agree with many others who say just put the charges into your
prices,
we have always done that in our store. Total price = parts as priced + shipping
as stated.
Ha ha - this isn't true for the most states in US you have your sales TAX
after that. In EU we don't - instead we have VAT included in sales price.
Just accept there are differences in a global market.
/Niclas
|
of course markets have their differences. That should not get in the way of the
buyer seeing the final price before he buys so he can compare the offers from
different markets easily before making an informed purchase decision.
Robert
|
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Author: | EmblaRonja | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 06:44 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| That said I agree with many others who say just put the charges into your
prices,
we have always done that in our store. Total price = parts as priced + shipping
as stated.
Ha ha - this isn't true for the most states in US you have your sales TAX
after that. In EU we don't - instead we have VAT included in sales price.
Just accept there are differences in a global market.
/Niclas
|
|
Author: | Rob_and_Shelagh | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 06:11 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 52 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
For all my time here, this has been the biggest issue raised by buyers on the
forum.
Majority of orders now go through auto checkout so for those orders, if sellers
put on additional costs at least the buyer can see the final price before committing
to the order (or not). Given this exists maybe it is time for BL to call time
on charges added to orders after the buyer has placed the order. This could easily
be done by forcing all non automated checkout orders to quote.
That said I agree with many others who say just put the charges into your prices,
we have always done that in our store. Total price = parts as priced + shipping
as stated.
Robert
|
|
Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 05:43 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 36 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| | What happens if the seller decides to change his approach tommorrow and includes
the paypal fees and/or handling & packing fees (partially) into the price of
the parts? Maybe even in combination with a minimum order amount.
Your note on the seller is now outdated and incorrect and might make you decide
not to buy the parts and miss out on a good deal.
|
It is just a note so they can check. If 5% or so is going to make them miss out
on buying from that store, then it wasn't that good a deal anyway.
|
|
Author: | LeeGo73 | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 05:28 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| In Buying, LeeGo73 writes:
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
Looks like your seller charges €1,50 handling & packing and 5% for paypal cost.
Did the terms of the seller mention this?
Could you have calculated the shipping costs upfront, based on the information
available on the terms page?
€18,30 looks a bit high for shipping , but perhaps the seller makes insurance
above a certain order amount mandatory. This could increase shipping cost as
sometimes it's not possible to get insurance with smaller (cheap) parcels.
Was anything mentioned on the seller's terms page or during the order process?
|
It's possible, I don't know. I'll take another look. But I don't
have an advance degree in calculus nor do I wish to perform such tasks when
trying to enjoy the spending of my money.
That's just me, one that's been schooled by a successful salesman
(my father) to make it "painless for the buyer"
Though I am fully aware of how others around the world view such things. They
just sometimes don't align with my take.
Like I said to another within this thread "I'm fine with the buy and
don't exclude buying from the seller going forward. Only next time I'll
have notes to better understand the actual price"
Thanks for your input, nonetheless
-popsicle
|
Addition and estimating cost based on a percentage does not require an advance
degree in calculus I think.
What happens if the seller decides to change his approach tommorrow and includes
the paypal fees and/or handling & packing fees (partially) into the price of
the parts? Maybe even in combination with a minimum order amount.
Your note on the seller is now outdated and incorrect and might make you decide
not to buy the parts and miss out on a good deal.
|
|
Author: | Nubs_Select | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 00:38 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, TheBrickGuys writes:
| Okay, I have the perfect solution for you. In your last post you stated that,
in part, you are "trying to enjoy the spending of my money". Well, it
just so happens, I really enjoy "receiving" money so if you enjoy spending
it and I enjoy receiving it, why not avoid all those pesky future headaches and
just do all your future BrickLink shopping in our store.
Heck, I'll even compliment you on how good looking you are and how very smart
you are after each and every sale to help make the whole "enjoy the spending
of my money" experience even that much more enjoyable!
Sound good?
Jim.
PS. I will even throw in free shipping on every 50th order. Well as long as it
is under 4 bucks.
|
|
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Author: | TheBrickGuys | Posted: | Jan 13, 2023 00:33 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 33 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Okay, I have the perfect solution for you. In your last post you stated that,
in part, you are "trying to enjoy the spending of my money". Well, it
just so happens, I really enjoy "receiving" money so if you enjoy spending
it and I enjoy receiving it, why not avoid all those pesky future headaches and
just do all your future BrickLink shopping in our store.
Heck, I'll even compliment you on how good looking you are and how very smart
you are after each and every sale to help make the whole "enjoy the spending
of my money" experience even that much more enjoyable!
Sound good?
Jim.
PS. I will even throw in free shipping on every 50th order. Well as long as it
is under 4 bucks.
|
|
Author: | LeeGo73 | Posted: | Jan 12, 2023 17:48 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 59 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
Looks like your seller charges €1,50 handling & packing and 5% for paypal cost.
Did the terms of the seller mention this?
Could you have calculated the shipping costs upfront, based on the information
available on the terms page?
€18,30 looks a bit high for shipping , but perhaps the seller makes insurance
above a certain order amount mandatory. This could increase shipping cost as
sometimes it's not possible to get insurance with smaller (cheap) parcels.
Was anything mentioned on the seller's terms page or during the order process?
|
|
Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Jan 12, 2023 14:29 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 71 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, EmblaRonja writes:
| Yeah - it's easy to sit in the country with the largest market in the world
nagging abut fees - not knowing anything about how it is elsewhere...
In Europe we have A LOT higher fees for PayPal than you in the states. And it
differ a lot! I pay everything between 7 to 15 % in PayPal fees for all my US
orders. But only charge 3,5 %.
|
How are you paying 15% for Paypal fees, you must be placing very small orders
for the effective paypal percentage fee to be that high. Even with currency exchange
and cross border fees, it is about 7.5% plus the smallish fixed fee 35c/30p.
.
|
|
Author: | EmblaRonja | Posted: | Jan 12, 2023 13:51 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 71 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Yeah - it's easy to sit in the country with the largest market in the world
nagging abut fees - not knowing anything about how it is elsewhere...
In Europe we have A LOT higher fees for PayPal than you in the states. And it
differ a lot! I pay everything between 7 to 15 % in PayPal fees for all my US
orders. But only charge 3,5 %.
If I counted correctly you paid 7,6 % in fees. That sounds like a proper calculation
of a PayPal fee for that transaction.
What about charging no fees and instead have higher price on parts? Well in EU
we have better payment methods - without ANY fees for seller or buyer. So we
want to encourage our buyers to use them instead of PayPal. If we would instead
increase the part price then every customer would have to pay "fees"
(higher price) even if there wasn't any transaction fee. Not fair either,
don't you think?
Also most EU countries are able to ship a lot cheaper than you are in the states.
So you are able to make good deals in EU shops even with the fees. You did place
the order, right?
/Niclas
|
|
Author: | Mr_Rofl | Posted: | Jan 12, 2023 13:44 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 68 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, popsicle writes:
| the added after-commitment costs through inflated shipping or additional charges,
sometimes both. At least with some vendors using the invoice method.
Example: Just paid a member within the EU, for some heads. Having never transacted
with this member before, I initially thought the price good. Silly me. At least
they only used one of the two available "additional charges" columns
In moving forward, what I typically do is create a note for the member (collected
quite a few over the years) so that the next time I am pondering a buy with them,
I’ll know to factor these types of costs (shipping rate and additional charges)
before pulling the trigger. For me it’s that simple.
I gotta say though, that it's been buyer experiences like this, that have
motivated me early on to structure our selling practice with no additional charges
and low shipping costs, to the point that we often subsidize the shipping by
a small amount. I'd rather bake any ancillary costs into our prices than
hit the buyer with them afterwards.
-popsicle
|
Is it really that terrible? With all the governments wanting a piece of the action
in international business. Probably paid via Paypal who charges on every cent
transfered (so also the tax piece) and requiring at least tracking.
Try to send this order by your standards back to Europe. Your shipping costs
also start with $14,95. Do you eat the paypal fee over the government tax (in
europe around 25%) and shipping yourself?
Do know, in Europe (or EU at least) there is a free cancallation for all orders
not picked up locally. So you can cancel your order if you don`t want it.
|
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Author: | Nubs_Select | Posted: | Jan 12, 2023 13:33 | Subject: | Re: Still prevalent today... | Viewed: | 55 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, UTLF writes:
| A simple fix would to make quote requests mandatory in every store, that way
these things can be avoided
|
Unless if there is an instant checkout alternative that the order qualifies for
|
Author: | rab1234 | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 23:14 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 99 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Agreed. This isn't a one off mistake. It sounds like fraud if he's
done this multiple times. Report him and file a paypal claim. You can't
sell non-lego here and that includes stickers.
In Buying, BricksOfFaith writes:
| Do not just “take the loss.” Please report this member for fraud here: https://www.bricklink.com/problemMember.asp
We cannot allow sellers like this to sell fake trash. Can you tell us what this
member’s name is?
Thanks and good luck! 😊
|
|
Author: | BricksOfFaith | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 18:11 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 75 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Do not just “take the loss.” Please report this member for fraud here: https://www.bricklink.com/problemMember.asp
We cannot allow sellers like this to sell fake trash. Can you tell us what this
member’s name is?
Thanks and good luck! 😊
|
Author: | AlcoEmmen | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 17:58 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 79 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Just reversed image searched it with google.
Same seller has soled it via other platforms also
To bad it is a definite fake. I will take my loss
|
Author: | jennnifer | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 17:53 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 83 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, AlcoEmmen writes:
| In Buying, AlcoEmmen writes:
| I bought it here… it is under the old number 40520
|
|
LEGO stickers have rounded corners.
[p=3069bpb1071]
|
Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 17:43 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 82 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, AlcoEmmen writes:
| I bought it here… it is under the old number 40520
|
I see, listed as a custom item so there is no trace of sold ones. If the seller
relists one each time he sells one and none of them have boxes or instructions
then I imagine something is not right.
|
Author: | AlcoEmmen | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 17:42 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 82 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, AlcoEmmen writes:
| I bought it here… it is under the old number 40520
|
|
|
Author: | AlcoEmmen | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 17:39 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 77 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| I bought it here… it is under the old number 40520 |
|
Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 17:37 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 83 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, AlcoEmmen writes:
| Hi,
Just apost to clear my mind.
I bought a set that has been cancelled by Lego. They cancelled it because of
1 stickered part and rereleased it without the part and sticker.
One seller sold it as a used set without box or instructions.
The “banned” stickered part just doesn’t look like a real sticker from Lego.
The collar looks flat and the cut is not perfect.
I was in doubt until i see the same seller selling the set again
box and instructions
It looks like he is buying the rerelease en printed the sticker himself and sell
the set 2.5 times the price.
Again i’m not 100% sure it is a scam. I definitly can’t prove it. But it isn’t
sitting right with me…
How do you look at it?
|
There haven't been any sales of used sets of the Beijing Postcard here. Where
did you buy it? Do you have pictures of the part?
|
|
Author: | Biglesdug | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 16:41 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 91 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, AlcoEmmen writes:
| It is the beijing postcard (with Chinese flag)
|
Oh sorry wasn't aware of that set or issues with it.
|
Author: | AlcoEmmen | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 16:39 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 88 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| It is the beijing postcard (with Chinese flag) |
|
Author: | Biglesdug | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 16:37 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 81 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, AlcoEmmen writes:
| Hi,
Just apost to clear my mind.
I bought a set that has been cancelled by Lego. They cancelled it because of
1 stickered part and rereleased it without the part and sticker.
One seller sold it as a used set without box or instructions.
The “banned” stickered part just doesn’t look like a real sticker from Lego.
The collar looks flat and the cut is not perfect.
I was in doubt until i see the same seller selling the set again
box and instructions
It looks like he is buying the rerelease en printed the sticker himself and sell
the set 2.5 times the price.
Again i’m not 100% sure it is a scam. I definitly can’t prove it. But it isn’t
sitting right with me…
How do you look at it?
|
Are you talking about the Claus set? Wasn't the naughty list a printed tile
not sticker?
|
|
Author: | AlcoEmmen | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 16:34 | Subject: | Re: Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 89 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, AlcoEmmen writes:
| Hi,
Just a post to clear my mind.
I bought a set that has been cancelled by Lego. They cancelled it because of
1 stickered part and rereleased it without the part and sticker.
One seller sold it as a used set without box or instructions.
The “banned” stickered part just doesn’t look like a real sticker from Lego.
The collar looks flat and the cut is not perfect.
I was in doubt until i see the same seller selling the set again used without
box and instructions
It looks like he is buying the rerelease en printed the sticker himself and sell
the set 2.5 times the price.
Again i’m not 100% sure it is a scam. I definitly can’t prove it. But it isn’t
sitting right with me…
How do you look at it?
|
|
|
Author: | AlcoEmmen | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 16:33 | Subject: | Am i scammed? | Viewed: | 272 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Hi,
Just apost to clear my mind.
I bought a set that has been cancelled by Lego. They cancelled it because of
1 stickered part and rereleased it without the part and sticker.
One seller sold it as a used set without box or instructions.
The “banned” stickered part just doesn’t look like a real sticker from Lego.
The collar looks flat and the cut is not perfect.
I was in doubt until i see the same seller selling the set again
box and instructions
It looks like he is buying the rerelease en printed the sticker himself and sell
the set 2.5 times the price.
Again i’m not 100% sure it is a scam. I definitly can’t prove it. But it isn’t
sitting right with me…
How do you look at it?
|
|
Author: | diasbrikz | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 11:05 | Subject: | Re: Shady Seller or Noob Buyer ? - Help guys | Viewed: | 64 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| I asked for a specific service Check on Delivery with C.O.D. (cash on delivery).That
includes the service to open the package in front of the courier - if you (the
buyer) see that inside the package it's not what you order you can refuse
the package no questions asked - the courier has no idea what is inside the package.In
this case the package will be sent back to the seller and he has to pay double
transport.
I ordered from BL from a store based in the same Country just different City.
The extra charge was cause the seller asked for additional services that I was
not informed or asked for.He asked the courier company to bring him, by hand,
in a envelope the cash, not as usual by bank transfer and asked that the costs
to be added to my order.
In Buying, yorbrick writes:
| |
Today I got the order and another surprise. Instead of delivery with checking
the content I had to pay double transport cause the guy asked for additional
services that I didn't request as in - the courier to go to his house and
give the money by hand not online transfer and no checking the contents.
What would you guys advise me to do in this situation ?
|
How would a courier know whether the condition of an item was as described?
Where did you order from? Was the extra charge tax that was due because of an
international transaction.
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Author: | 1001bricks | Posted: | Jan 10, 2023 16:36 | Subject: | Re: My cost | Viewed: | 28 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, SetsetBricks writes:
| Hello
How is the My cost managed? is it the unit price in stock or the price of the
lot in stock?
|
It's a free field, it's not managed or accounted anywhere (on BrickLink
anyway, and AFAIK).
You put strictly whatever you wish.
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Author: | SetsetBricks | Posted: | Jan 10, 2023 16:29 | Subject: | My cost | Viewed: | 105 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Hello
How is the My cost managed? is it the unit price in stock or the price of the
lot in stock?
Thanks
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Author: | jennnifer | Posted: | Jan 10, 2023 13:26 | Subject: | Re: Looking for new bulk minifigure parts | Viewed: | 42 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, magicalbricks24 writes:
| Does anyone know where I can get bulk new minifigure parts? I can find used online
but really need new parts. There is nowhere to see bulk on BL except for individual
part listings - highest qty.
If anyone has any tips or available items please let me know.
Have a great day
-Nicholas
magicalbricks24
|
Collectors Series? BAM? Battle packs?
We mostly don't do bulk here. The whole point of BrickLink is to un-bulk
LEGO.
Jen
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Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Jan 10, 2023 11:52 | Subject: | Re: Looking for new bulk minifigure parts | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, magicalbricks24 writes:
| Does anyone know where I can get bulk new minifigure parts? I can find used online
but really need new parts. There is nowhere to see bulk on BL except for individual
part listings - highest qty.
If anyone has any tips or available items please let me know.
Have a great day
-Nicholas
magicalbricks24
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Find any big store with minifigure parts and buy what they have. Or buy direct
from lego.
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Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Jan 10, 2023 11:50 | Subject: | Re: Shady Seller or Noob Buyer ? - Help guys | Viewed: | 67 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| |
Today I got the order and another surprise. Instead of delivery with checking
the content I had to pay double transport cause the guy asked for additional
services that I didn't request as in - the courier to go to his house and
give the money by hand not online transfer and no checking the contents.
What would you guys advise me to do in this situation ?
|
How would a courier know whether the condition of an item was as described?
Where did you order from? Was the extra charge tax that was due because of an
international transaction.
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Author: | jmartindale20 | Posted: | Jan 10, 2023 11:40 | Subject: | Free shipping | Viewed: | 76 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Free shipping for uk buyers over £5- grand opening sale 1 month only |
Author: | magicalbricks24 | Posted: | Jan 10, 2023 11:19 | Subject: | Looking for new bulk minifigure parts | Viewed: | 90 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Does anyone know where I can get bulk new minifigure parts? I can find used online
but really need new parts. There is nowhere to see bulk on BL except for individual
part listings - highest qty.
If anyone has any tips or available items please let me know.
Have a great day
-Nicholas
magicalbricks24
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Author: | diasbrikz | Posted: | Jan 10, 2023 10:29 | Subject: | Shady Seller or Noob Buyer ? - Help guys | Viewed: | 194 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Hey guys !
I have a problem with a seller and I dont know how to approach it.
Last year i made 1 order to this specific store - on delivery 2 of the torsos
that were in the order where cracked - not as advertised.
I sent the guy a mail but he didn't reach out to me.I left the order received
and didn't post feedback.
This year i made a new order and after some time I saw that the order I placed
was from the same store - I wrote email and asked the guy to send package via
courier that has option to check the contents of the package and if the goods
are not ok the package would be taken back to the seller.
Today I got the order and another surprise. Instead of delivery with checking
the content I had to pay double transport cause the guy asked for additional
services that I didn't request as in - the courier to go to his house and
give the money by hand not online transfer and no checking the contents.
What would you guys advise me to do in this situation ?
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Author: | Sadler_Bricks | Posted: | Jan 8, 2023 07:29 | Subject: | Re: Who is responsible for return shipping? | Viewed: | 57 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Ohmy doesnt sound fun at all.
Sadler_bricks
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Author: | ghyde | Posted: | Jan 7, 2023 16:25 | Subject: | Re: Who is responsible for return shipping? | Viewed: | 74 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, hannah.brick writes:
| I ordered about 1400 "New" parts from a seller. Parts all came re-packaged
in ziplock bags, which is normal. Each bag has a high amount of human and pet
hair of various lengths inside it. Looks like they sorted the new parts on a
dirty carpet. I'm fine with one or two hairs, but this is really gross and
not acceptable.
To gross to keep. Who is responsible to pay for return shipping? and would I
get a full refund for order/parts not as described? I don't think I should
be responsible for any part of this transaction.
Never had an issue like this before and never returned an order before...
|
Go to your "Orders Received" page, and copy the order number down, and
then report an issue with order through the BrickLink page for reporting problems
with orders received.
Cheers ...
ghyde
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Author: | wildchicken13 | Posted: | Jan 7, 2023 14:11 | Subject: | Re: Who is responsible for return shipping? | Viewed: | 56 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, hannah.brick writes:
| I ordered about 1400 "New" parts from a seller. Parts all came re-packaged
in ziplock bags, which is normal. Each bag has a high amount of human and pet
hair of various lengths inside it. Looks like they sorted the new parts on a
dirty carpet. I'm fine with one or two hairs, but this is really gross and
not acceptable.
To gross to keep. Who is responsible to pay for return shipping? and would I
get a full refund for order/parts not as described? I don't think I should
be responsible for any part of this transaction.
Never had an issue like this before and never returned an order before...
|
Have you contacted the seller? Most sellers will be willing to pay the return
shipping if you are not happy with your order.
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Author: | 1001bricks | Posted: | Jan 7, 2023 13:42 | Subject: | Re: Who is responsible for return shipping? | Viewed: | 50 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, hannah.brick writes:
| I ordered about 1400 "New" parts from a seller. Parts all came re-packaged
in ziplock bags, which is normal. Each bag has a high amount of human and pet
hair of various lengths inside it. Looks like they sorted the new parts on a
dirty carpet. I'm fine with one or two hairs, but this is really gross and
not acceptable.
|
I can guess what you've got, had same experience.
I would start the PayPal process FAST, and they'll tell you to reship or
not, at who's cost, etc.
In short, don't try to guess, follow PayPal procedure - and one thing, if
they ask you to reship within one week for example, you HAVE to do it quickly
in the said delay anyway, otherwise you've lost (happened to me also).
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Author: | jennnifer | Posted: | Jan 7, 2023 13:40 | Subject: | Re: Who is responsible for return shipping? | Viewed: | 48 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, hannah.brick writes:
| I ordered about 1400 "New" parts from a seller. Parts all came re-packaged
in ziplock bags, which is normal. Each bag has a high amount of human and pet
hair of various lengths inside it. Looks like they sorted the new parts on a
dirty carpet. I'm fine with one or two hairs, but this is really gross and
not acceptable.
To gross to keep. Who is responsible to pay for return shipping? and would I
get a full refund for order/parts not as described? I don't think I should
be responsible for any part of this transaction.
Never had an issue like this before and never returned an order before...
|
Ideally, if it's the seller's fault (which it certainly sounds like this
is) then they should refund and pay for return shipping (or send you a return
label).
If I buyer simply wants a return, then they should pay the return postage.
However, there is a wide variety of sellers here, and some smaller shops may
not be up to this professional standard. Just tell them politely and firmly what
you expect, document everything, and hopefully, they will respond properly.
Good luck,
Jen
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Author: | Brickwilbo | Posted: | Jan 7, 2023 13:40 | Subject: | Re: Who is responsible for return shipping? | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, hannah.brick writes:
| I ordered about 1400 "New" parts from a seller. Parts all came re-packaged
in ziplock bags, which is normal. Each bag has a high amount of human and pet
hair of various lengths inside it. Looks like they sorted the new parts on a
dirty carpet. I'm fine with one or two hairs, but this is really gross and
not acceptable.
To gross to keep. Who is responsible to pay for return shipping? and would I
get a full refund for order/parts not as described? I don't think I should
be responsible for any part of this transaction.
Never had an issue like this before and never returned an order before...
|
The seller is responsible for return shipping.
|
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Author: | hannah.brick | Posted: | Jan 7, 2023 13:30 | Subject: | Who is responsible for return shipping? | Viewed: | 150 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| I ordered about 1400 "New" parts from a seller. Parts all came re-packaged
in ziplock bags, which is normal. Each bag has a high amount of human and pet
hair of various lengths inside it. Looks like they sorted the new parts on a
dirty carpet. I'm fine with one or two hairs, but this is really gross and
not acceptable.
To gross to keep. Who is responsible to pay for return shipping? and would I
get a full refund for order/parts not as described? I don't think I should
be responsible for any part of this transaction.
Never had an issue like this before and never returned an order before...
|
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Author: | SylvainLS | Posted: | Jan 6, 2023 10:50 | Subject: | Re: adding items to my cart from a canceled quote | Viewed: | 26 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, 1001bricks writes:
| […]
| Go to your Quotes made page:
https://www.bricklink.com/myQuotation.asp?qtype=Q
Select the one just got cancelled and open it, at the bottom there is a button
to add the contents to a Wanted list. Do it and then return to the store, go
to the wanted tab Shop tab and click Wanted Lists, then select the Wanted list
you created on the left and with a click in "Auto-Fill:[Min" (once per
page) you should easy add back all your items.
|
Nice! Didn't know, thx!
|
Seems logical as you can do that with orders but good to know it works with quotes
too
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Author: | 1001bricks | Posted: | Jan 6, 2023 10:42 | Subject: | Re: adding items to my cart from a canceled quote | Viewed: | 22 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, Stellar writes:
| In Technical Issues, mpacker writes:
| Hi, I had a somewhat large order I requested a quote, the order got canceled
because some parts sold out that were in the quote. I didn't realize how
quotes worked, now I'll not use the quote feature again.
My question is, is there a way to add the parts back into my cart from the quote?
I had over 3000 parts and over 150 lots, it took a significant amount of time
to add all those parts to my cart.
|
Go to your Quotes made page:
https://www.bricklink.com/myQuotation.asp?qtype=Q
Select the one just got cancelled and open it, at the bottom there is a button
to add the contents to a Wanted list. Do it and then return to the store, go
to the wanted tab Shop tab and click Wanted Lists, then select the Wanted list
you created on the left and with a click in "Auto-Fill:[Min" (once per
page) you should easy add back all your items.
|
Nice! Didn't know, thx!
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Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Jan 6, 2023 10:38 | Subject: | Re: Seller - Postages adjustment after payment | Viewed: | 30 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| |
Appreciate your time. Do i just respond to the seller saying that I'm not
prepared to pay more than what the invoice mentioned and put the onus back on
him to lodge a support ticket?
|
Yes, say you are not prepared to pay more than the price shown to you at checkout
and you would not have ordered if his checkout calculation had indicated extra
fees. The seller can then either accept the order at the advertised all-in price,
or cancel the order.
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Author: | tons_of_bricks | Posted: | Jan 6, 2023 08:16 | Subject: | Re: Seller - Postages adjustment after payment | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, Brick546 writes:
| I have recently made a purchase ( auto checkout ) and have made payment to the
seller. The seller has come back to me asking for an additional amount for postage
and has mentioned as this is a part of their t&c's. I paid $15 for Shipping.
In their terms that do state -- FREE SHIPPING available with minimum spending
(minifigures only, for parts there is additional $25)
Yes its only $10 more however to me auto shipping being turned on indicates that
the figure is the amount the seller will charge you.
Am I missing something? If they want to do this then have auto shipping turned
off. Any feedback would be appreciated.
|
IMO, he should eat the cost, though I don't know if he'll see it that
way. I can understand also his hesitancy to do so as it's a pretty high amount.
Any implemented IC methods should be final price.
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Author: | Stellar | Posted: | Jan 6, 2023 04:33 | Subject: | Re: adding items to my cart from a canceled quote | Viewed: | 20 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Technical Issues, mpacker writes:
| Hi, I had a somewhat large order I requested a quote, the order got canceled
because some parts sold out that were in the quote. I didn't realize how
quotes worked, now I'll not use the quote feature again.
My question is, is there a way to add the parts back into my cart from the quote?
I had over 3000 parts and over 150 lots, it took a significant amount of time
to add all those parts to my cart.
|
Go to your Quotes made page:
https://www.bricklink.com/myQuotation.asp?qtype=Q
Select the one just got cancelled and open it, at the bottom there is a button
to add the contents to a Wanted list. Do it and then return to the store, go
to the wanted tab Shop tab and click Wanted Lists, then select the Wanted list
you created on the left and with a click in "Auto-Fill:[Min" (once per
page) you should easy add back all your items.
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Author: | 1001bricks | Posted: | Jan 6, 2023 01:25 | Subject: | Re: Seller - Postages adjustment after payment | Viewed: | 53 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| | | | In their terms that do state -- FREE SHIPPING available with minimum spending
(minifigures only, for parts there is additional $25)
|
There's no way auto checkout can differentiate types, items, colors...
In short the seller should:
* Offer you the difference, it's his fault.
* Rebuild his shipping methods, maybe add a manual one, for such cases? Or find
another incentive solution.
|
Appreciate your time. Do i just respond to the seller saying that I'm not
prepared to pay more than what the invoice mentioned and put the onus back on
him to lodge a support ticket?
|
Basically he set up an auto checkout which can't work, it's his fault.
He should kindly offer the difference and quickly change this.
Alternatively, if you feel you really have had an abnormally low shipping price,
you could propose him to share the error 50/50?
You to see?
I'm off - bye for now!
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Author: | Brick546 | Posted: | Jan 6, 2023 01:03 | Subject: | Re: Seller - Postages adjustment after payment | Viewed: | 45 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, 1001bricks writes:
| In Buying, Brick546 writes:
| I have recently made a purchase ( auto checkout ) and have made payment to the
seller. The seller has come back to me asking for an additional amount for postage
and has mentioned as this is a part of their t&c's. I paid $15 for Shipping.
In their terms that do state -- FREE SHIPPING available with minimum spending
(minifigures only, for parts there is additional $25)
|
There's no way auto checkout can differentiate types, items, colors...
In short the seller should:
* Offer you the difference, it's his fault.
* Rebuild his shipping methods, maybe add a manual one, for such cases? Or find
another incentive solution.
|
Appreciate your time. Do i just respond to the seller saying that I'm not
prepared to pay more than what the invoice mentioned and put the onus back on
him to lodge a support ticket?
|
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Author: | 1001bricks | Posted: | Jan 6, 2023 00:34 | Subject: | Re: Seller - Postages adjustment after payment | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, Brick546 writes:
| I have recently made a purchase ( auto checkout ) and have made payment to the
seller. The seller has come back to me asking for an additional amount for postage
and has mentioned as this is a part of their t&c's. I paid $15 for Shipping.
In their terms that do state -- FREE SHIPPING available with minimum spending
(minifigures only, for parts there is additional $25)
|
There's no way auto checkout can differentiate types, items, colors...
In short the seller should:
* Offer you the difference, it's his fault.
* Rebuild his shipping methods, maybe add a manual one, for such cases? Or find
another incentive solution.
|
|
Author: | Brick546 | Posted: | Jan 6, 2023 00:11 | Subject: | Seller - Postages adjustment after payment | Viewed: | 101 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| I have recently made a purchase ( auto checkout ) and have made payment to the
seller. The seller has come back to me asking for an additional amount for postage
and has mentioned as this is a part of their t&c's. I paid $15 for Shipping.
In their terms that do state -- FREE SHIPPING available with minimum spending
(minifigures only, for parts there is additional $25)
Yes its only $10 more however to me auto shipping being turned on indicates that
the figure is the amount the seller will charge you.
Am I missing something? If they want to do this then have auto shipping turned
off. Any feedback would be appreciated.
|
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Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Jan 5, 2023 18:22 | Subject: | Re: adding items to my cart from a canceled quote | Viewed: | 21 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, mpacker writes:
| Hi, I had a somewhat large order I requested a quote, the order got canceled
because some parts sold out that were in the quote. I didn't realize how
quotes worked, now I'll not use the quote feature again.
My question is, is there a way to add the parts back into my cart from the quote?
I had over 3000 parts and over 150 lots, it took a significant amount of time
to add all those parts to my cart.
|
It won't help for this one but next time before you submit to get the quote
you can go to the cart, select all the items, then add them to a wants list -
best to create a new one with the store name. That way if it gets cancelled then
you can quickly repopulate a new cart from the saved wants list.
Or shop with a store that uses instant checkout.
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Author: | mpacker | Posted: | Jan 5, 2023 18:01 | Subject: | adding items to my cart from a canceled quote | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Hi, I had a somewhat large order I requested a quote, the order got canceled
because some parts sold out that were in the quote. I didn't realize how
quotes worked, now I'll not use the quote feature again.
My question is, is there a way to add the parts back into my cart from the quote?
I had over 3000 parts and over 150 lots, it took a significant amount of time
to add all those parts to my cart.
|
Author: | yorbrick | Posted: | Jan 4, 2023 02:37 | Subject: | Re: Choosing a store | Viewed: | 54 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| |
Thanks... but I'm not sure it would help me figure out which store would
have the best offer for a lot of pieces at once. If only the easy buy option
could be limited to a country or a zone...
|
Easy buy means exactly that - it is easy as there are no extra manual filters
applied by the user. Click buy all and set a filter for seller location.
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Author: | wildchicken13 | Posted: | Jan 3, 2023 21:14 | Subject: | Re: Choosing a store | Viewed: | 48 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, Adrienhb writes:
| If only the easy buy option could be limited to a country or a zone...
|
It can! Hint: Use the "Buy All" feature ("Want" → "Buy"
or "Buy All" button from the wanted list page). It is similar to the
"Easy Buy" feature but allow the user to add filters.
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Author: | Adrienhb | Posted: | Jan 3, 2023 20:11 | Subject: | Re: Choosing a store | Viewed: | 45 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, wildchicken13 writes:
| In Buying, Adrienhb writes:
| Sais-tu s'il existe un moyen de demander au site d'afficher dans un tableau
quelles pièces d'une liste sont disponibles dans x magasins sélectionnés
et à quels prix ?
|
Have you looked at the price guide?
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp
(Also on the "Price Guide" tab on the catalog entry page for any item)
There it will display you a list of all the sellers who sell the part sorted
by price. You can also group by currency to see only sellers who sell in euros
(mostly EU).
However, as far as I am aware, BrickLink doesn't do what you want it to do.
You could make yourself a small table in Excel, or maybe there is an API somewhere
that can be used to query the BrickLink database.
|
Thanks... but I'm not sure it would help me figure out which store would
have the best offer for a lot of pieces at once. If only the easy buy option
could be limited to a country or a zone...
|
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Author: | Adrienhb | Posted: | Jan 3, 2023 20:08 | Subject: | Re: Choosing a store | Viewed: | 34 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, 1001bricks writes:
| | Soit une liste avec cinq pièces appelées A, B, C, D et E.
Soit trois magasins 1, 2 et 3.
Le tableau me dirait:
- que 1 a en stock A, B, E à tel prix chacune,
- que 2 a en stock B, C, D, E à tel prix chacune
- que 3 a en stock A, B, C, D, E à tel prix chacune.
Et de là je pourrais constituer mon shopping cart.
|
Oui mais non.
A, B, E à tel prix, mais 30€ de mini de commande
B, C, D, E à tel prix, mais 5% de frais PayPal et 10€ de port mini (EU)
A, B, C, D, E à tel prix, mais 5% de frais de conversion et 5€ de mini.
Et si on prend chez 2 ou 3 boutiques on multiplie les ports.
Il n'y a pas de tableau qui permette de faire ça; à la limite une AI ET si
elle a toutes les données de toutes les boutiques (qui peuvent changer en permanence)...
|
Ouais... c'est ce que je me suis dit... je suis en train de me faire un tableau
excel. Sans doute une perte de temps, mais pas facile de comparer... Si seulement
le "easy buy" pouvait se limiter à un pays et/ou une zone...
| | Et aurais-tu des boutiques françaises ou dans l'UE à recommander ?
|
Ah non - je ne vois aucune très bonne boutique en France, vraiment
|
Je ne trouve pas tout sur ta boutique... pas dit que je n'y passerai pas,
mais...
Merci pour ton aide.
Adrien
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Author: | Nubs_Select | Posted: | Jan 3, 2023 19:39 | Subject: | Re: Choosing a store | Viewed: | 28 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, wildchicken13 writes:
| In Buying, Nubs_Select writes:
| tho extra decimal points confused me for a minute
|
I think everything confuses you
|
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Author: | wildchicken13 | Posted: | Jan 3, 2023 19:36 | Subject: | Re: Choosing a store | Viewed: | 34 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, Nubs_Select writes:
| tho extra decimal points confused me for a minute
|
I think everything confuses you
|
Author: | Nubs_Select | Posted: | Jan 3, 2023 19:27 | Subject: | Re: Choosing a store | Viewed: | 34 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| tho extra decimal points confused me for a minute |
Author: | wildchicken13 | Posted: | Jan 3, 2023 19:17 | Subject: | Re: Choosing a store | Viewed: | 45 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, Adrienhb writes:
| Sais-tu s'il existe un moyen de demander au site d'afficher dans un tableau
quelles pièces d'une liste sont disponibles dans x magasins sélectionnés
et à quels prix ?
|
Have you looked at the price guide?
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp
(Also on the "Price Guide" tab on the catalog entry page for any item)
There it will display you a list of all the sellers who sell the part sorted
by price. You can also group by currency to see only sellers who sell in euros
(mostly EU).
However, as far as I am aware, BrickLink doesn't do what you want it to do.
You could make yourself a small table in Excel, or maybe there is an API somewhere
that can be used to query the BrickLink database.
|
|
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Author: | 1001bricks | Posted: | Jan 3, 2023 18:12 | Subject: | Re: Choosing a store | Viewed: | 45 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| | Soit une liste avec cinq pièces appelées A, B, C, D et E.
Soit trois magasins 1, 2 et 3.
Le tableau me dirait:
- que 1 a en stock A, B, E à tel prix chacune,
- que 2 a en stock B, C, D, E à tel prix chacune
- que 3 a en stock A, B, C, D, E à tel prix chacune.
Et de là je pourrais constituer mon shopping cart.
|
Oui mais non.
A, B, E à tel prix, mais 30€ de mini de commande
B, C, D, E à tel prix, mais 5% de frais PayPal et 10€ de port mini (EU)
A, B, C, D, E à tel prix, mais 5% de frais de conversion et 5€ de mini.
Et si on prend chez 2 ou 3 boutiques on multiplie les ports.
Il n'y a pas de tableau qui permette de faire ça; à la limite une AI ET si
elle a toutes les données de toutes les boutiques (qui peuvent changer en permanence)...
| Et aurais-tu des boutiques françaises ou dans l'UE à recommander ?
|
Ah non - je ne vois aucune très bonne boutique en France, vraiment
Sylvain
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Author: | Adrienhb | Posted: | Jan 3, 2023 17:03 | Subject: | Re: Choosing a store | Viewed: | 48 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, SylvainLS writes:
| N’hésite pas si tu as d’autres questions
|
Bonjour et bonne année !
Je n'hésite pas et reviens avec une autre question.
Bon je continue mon exploration des boutiques, je me suis fait une belle wanted
list et j'ai compris que je peux aller dans une boutique et demander à ce
que soit affiché quelles pièces a cette boutique. Très pratique.
Par contre il est notable que les prix entre deux magasins peuvent être très
différents. Et afficher dans deux fenêtres (ou plus) quelles pièces de la liste
deux boutiques vendent à quel prix pour ensuite comparer est un brin fastidieux.
Sais-tu s'il existe un moyen de demander au site d'afficher dans un tableau
quelles pièces d'une liste sont disponibles dans x magasins sélectionnés
et à quels prix ?
Si je ne suis pas clair:
Soit une liste avec cinq pièces appelées A, B, C, D et E.
Soit trois magasins 1, 2 et 3.
Le tableau me dirait:
- que 1 a en stock A, B, E à tel prix chacune,
- que 2 a en stock B, C, D, E à tel prix chacune
- que 3 a en stock A, B, C, D, E à tel prix chacune.
Et de là je pourrais constituer mon shopping cart.
Est-ce possible ou bien dois-je me faire un petit tableau excel à la main ?
Et aurais-tu des boutiques françaises ou dans l'UE à recommander ?
Merci !
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Author: | Brickitty | Posted: | Jan 2, 2023 16:46 | Subject: | Re: Finding pieces with the correct stickers | Viewed: | 36 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, gmill writes:
| I'd like to find several pieces that already have the stickers applied. I.e.
I'm looking for the Hogwarts banners (red/green) in set 4842. I know how
to find the replacement pieces, but I'm thinking there must be pieces with
the stickers applied.
While I'm at it, how do I identify pieces I'm selling that have the stickers
already applied?
Thanks so much
Garrett
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Garrett,
If you know what set it's from, the easiest way is to go to the Bricklink
catalog entry for the set, navigate to the inventory page, and scroll down past
the Parts, Minifigures, and Extra Items to the Counterparts section. This is
where any stickered parts for the set will be located (if they have catalog entries
-- most do, but some do not since they're added by volunteers): https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=4842-1
If you don't know the set but you do know the part number, you can search
for the part number with an asterisk after it (in this case, 30292*) and that
will show all versions of the part, including stickered versions.
If you don't know the set or the part number, a keyword search can help (in
this case, searching for "Slytherin flag" or "Gryffindor flag".
Here are the catalog entries for the parts you asked about, and you can add them
to a Wanted List and buy them just like regular parts:
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Author: | Nubs_Select | Posted: | Jan 2, 2023 16:45 | Subject: | Re: Finding pieces with the correct stickers | Viewed: | 30 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| If you look here you can find the stickers that have been added for that set
(not all stickered counterparts for every set have been added to the catalogue)
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=4842#T=A
You can also open a set page and go to its inventory and scroll down to the counterparts
area of the set and if any stickered parts for the set have been added you can
find them there.
If your trying to find a stickered part to list try doing something like this
(Colour) (part number) (wildcard)
So for example
Red 3001*
The * will search for all copies of part 3001 that have addition number on the
name which is what stickered and printed parts use. The red will search for the
colour and the part number will search for the part
You can also type things like -sticker if your looking for a printed part
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Author: | gmill | Posted: | Jan 2, 2023 16:25 | Subject: | Finding pieces with the correct stickers | Viewed: | 92 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| I'd like to find several pieces that already have the stickers applied. I.e.
I'm looking for the Hogwarts banners (red/green) in set 4842. I know how
to find the replacement pieces, but I'm thinking there must be pieces with
the stickers applied.
While I'm at it, how do I identify pieces I'm selling that have the stickers
already applied?
Thanks so much
Garrett
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Author: | 1001bricks | Posted: | Jan 2, 2023 15:19 | Subject: | Re: order | Viewed: | 37 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, SetsetBricks writes:
| Bonjour
Bonne année a tous et une bonne santé
je suis a la recherche dans bricklink pour toutes les commandes en version Excel
depuis la création de ma boutique.
Merci
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https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcel.asp?orderType=received
Voilà - bonne année!
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Author: | SetsetBricks | Posted: | Jan 2, 2023 15:13 | Subject: | order | Viewed: | 85 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Bonjour
Bonne année a tous et une bonne santé
je suis a la recherche dans bricklink pour toutes les commandes en version Excel
depuis la création de ma boutique.
Merci
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Author: | StarBrick | Posted: | Jan 2, 2023 11:49 | Subject: | Re: Bitte besttelt etwas!!! | Viewed: | 37 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, ZugriffsMel0ne writes:
| Ich habe gerade erst den Shop eröffnet und würde gerne mein Qualität beweisen
und ein paar erste Bewertungen sammeln (schreibt mich an wenn ihr exklusive Rabatte
wollt!)
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You could open the shop to other countries than just Germany, that might attrack
some customers. For me: Holland is no option .....
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Author: | StarBrick | Posted: | Jan 2, 2023 11:46 | Subject: | Re: cannot add an item to the cart | Viewed: | 25 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, TitusM writes:
| cannot find the found item to the cart for the purchase. Does anybody know how
to solve this problem? It happens to all the items i am interested in.
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Hi, very unclear what is wrong, but it's best to address the shop owner directly.
Maybe he/she/they can help?
Good luck!
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Author: | ZugriffsMel0ne | Posted: | Jan 2, 2023 11:13 | Subject: | Bitte besttelt etwas!!! | Viewed: | 65 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| Ich habe gerade erst den Shop eröffnet und würde gerne mein Qualität beweisen
und ein paar erste Bewertungen sammeln (schreibt mich an wenn ihr exklusive Rabatte
wollt!)
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Author: | TitusM | Posted: | Jan 2, 2023 10:58 | Subject: | cannot add an item to the cart | Viewed: | 50 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| cannot find the found item to the cart for the purchase. Does anybody know how
to solve this problem? It happens to all the items i am interested in.
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Author: | jennnifer | Posted: | Jan 1, 2023 23:38 | Subject: | Re: Bricklink tax | Viewed: | 91 times | Topic: | Buying | |
| In Buying, KiaMia writes:
| In Buying, jennnifer writes:
| In Buying, KiaMia writes:
| In Buying, jennnifer writes:
| In Buying, KiaMia writes:
| I have placed about 30 orders. I have a current order pending and there was an
additional fee. The terms said 4.5%+.50 paypal fee...this one is pretty normal.
But then there was an additional fee they said was to cover the Bricklink tax
they were being charged...no mention of it in the terms and I have never even
heard of it. Is this normal? New? Thanks
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Stores charging extra to cover BrickLink's (very low) fees are just... No.
Also, you should know that at least here in the US, it's against Paypal's
terms to charge buyers extra for their service.
If the seller has a rare item you really want, then you might just go ahead.
But I would avoid this seller and shop where the there are less fees and clear
terms.
Good luck,
Jen
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Why does Bricklink allows stores to add a Paypal fee?
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Because it's against Paypal's terms, not BrickLink's. Because we
are a fairly open marketplace. Because they don't have enough staff to enforce
policies like that. Because there are different rules in different countries.
Because many sellers are not even aware of the limitations...
However, you have a fair bit of power as the buyer to choose where you shop!
Jen
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That is true! You are very informative...super helpful! Thank you!!I will shop
wiser! I did ask the store to remove the fee. He said no, cancelled my order
and blocked me. I guess asking nicely was too much.
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Ouch! Sorry that you bumped into such an unfriendly seller. I hope your future
interactions here go a bit better!
Good luck,
Jen
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