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 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
 Posted: Jan 26, 2023 14:53
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In Feedback, tons_of_bricks writes:
  I don't agree with the "I don't leave feedback until the other party
does" mentality.

Right, to be clear, as a seller I leave feedback first.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
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In Feedback, tons_of_bricks writes:
  In Feedback, qwertyboy writes:
  In Feedback, tons_of_bricks writes:
  Your main goal as a seller should be to satisfy your customers

This got X-rated pretty quick. Keep things decent people.

Niek.

In all honesty, that meaning did not cross my mind at all when I wrote that.
It wasn't until contemplating what your comment meant for about 30 seconds
before I started to realize what you were insinuating. Perhaps don't point
out ways text can be twisted and things will stay decent...

“Honi soit qui mal y pense”
 Author: tons_of_bricks View Messages Posted By tons_of_bricks
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In Feedback, qwertyboy writes:
  In Feedback, tons_of_bricks writes:
  Your main goal as a seller should be to satisfy your customers

This got X-rated pretty quick. Keep things decent people.

Niek.

In all honesty, that meaning did not cross my mind at all when I wrote that.
It wasn't until contemplating what your comment meant for about 30 seconds
before I started to realize what you were insinuating. Perhaps don't point
out ways text can be twisted and things will stay decent...
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
 Posted: Jan 26, 2023 14:00
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In Feedback, par016 writes:
  1. I packed up those 9 pieces in the same 1 bag, which is probable, and then
somehow missed putting that bag in the bubble mailer. If the bag was on my desk
when I packed the next order, I may have placed it in there accidentally. To
the best of my knowledge, I've never done that, but it is a possibility.

2. The bag got stuck in the packaging when being opened/dumped out. Believe
it or not, I have a few customers say they were missing parts only for me to
suggest checking the packaging again and having them find it in there. I use
resealed Lego plastic bags to pack my orders and mail in bubble wrap mailers
and I think the sharp corners of the bags can on occasion get caught on the bubble
wrap and not come out if you aren't careful.

FWIW, something like this happened to me once - I swore I packed some pieces,
they were definitely not anywhere in my work area, but the buyer said he didn't
get them, and I wound up refunding. Since then I've packed everything in
a bag (so everything is together, not loose bags banging around) *before* putting
it into a box or mailing envelope and I've not gotten a similar complaint
since. Of course I've missed a piece here and there but nothing like what
happened before.

This isn't helpful to your current situation, of course, but it might help
you avoid a similar situation in the future.
 Author: BrickScope View Messages Posted By BrickScope
 Posted: Jan 26, 2023 13:14
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In Feedback, par016 writes:
  I'm not positive it will stick yet, but I think my perfect feedback score
has ended. Buyer left feedback without contacting me about any issue. They
said in their feedback that their order of 14 pieces (8 lots) was missing 9 pieces.
Which seems crazy to me that I could miss that, but I've definitely made
mistakes before.

Darn - that is frustrating, especially after such a long streak. Nobody will
think your store the worse, but I can understand how you feel. I'm sure there
aren't many stores like yours with that many transactions and perfect scores.

Zoe
 Author: edeevo View Messages Posted By edeevo
 Posted: Jan 26, 2023 12:06
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In Feedback, par016 writes:
  I'm not positive it will stick yet, but I think my perfect feedback score
has ended. Buyer left feedback without contacting me about any issue. They
said in their feedback that their order of 14 pieces (8 lots) was missing 9 pieces.
Which seems crazy to me that I could miss that, but I've definitely made
mistakes before.

There are only two possibilities I can think of for how it happened (as I 100%
remember pulling that order):

1. I packed up those 9 pieces in the same 1 bag, which is probable, and then
somehow missed putting that bag in the bubble mailer. If the bag was on my desk
when I packed the next order, I may have placed it in there accidentally. To
the best of my knowledge, I've never done that, but it is a possibility.

2. The bag got stuck in the packaging when being opened/dumped out. Believe
it or not, I have a few customers say they were missing parts only for me to
suggest checking the packaging again and having them find it in there. I use
resealed Lego plastic bags to pack my orders and mail in bubble wrap mailers
and I think the sharp corners of the bags can on occasion get caught on the bubble
wrap and not come out if you aren't careful.

Either way, I got a neutral which is essentially a negative for feedback score
on BrickLink. I've contacted the buyer 3 times over the last 4 days (2 through
BL and 1 directly through their email) apologizing for the mistake and offering
to fix it any way possible. I even unprompted sent them the entire order a second
time for free because I couldn't confirm exactly which pieces were missing
(even though I have a good guess based on how I normally pack). The new order
has already arrived and yet the buyer hasn't even responded to anything.

Well, I guess I'll just wait a little longer to see if they respond, but
I am not getting strong feelings that I'll get one. Just needed to get out
my frustrations to other sellers that understand. I work very hard to keep my
customers happy and feel like I go above and beyond to make up for the few mistakes
I make. Anyways thanks for reading.

-Pete

I can recall receiving my first non-positive feedback years ago; while frustrating
at the time, it's easier to understand that some things (especially the reactions
of an individual) are simply out of our control... you do your best to fulfill
orders, going above and beyond when necessary, and know you did everything that
you could; then you move on... easier said than done, I know--I seemingly
get the same frustration with every subsequent non-positive... thank goodness
I've only had a few over the many years I've been here...


Life is Good.
~Ed.
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Jan 26, 2023 11:57
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That is very sad hopefully they respond and remove it but yah sometimes they
just never do and sometimes they never respond to messages
 Author: par016 View Messages Posted By par016
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I'm not positive it will stick yet, but I think my perfect feedback score
has ended. Buyer left feedback without contacting me about any issue. They
said in their feedback that their order of 14 pieces (8 lots) was missing 9 pieces.
Which seems crazy to me that I could miss that, but I've definitely made
mistakes before.

There are only two possibilities I can think of for how it happened (as I 100%
remember pulling that order):

1. I packed up those 9 pieces in the same 1 bag, which is probable, and then
somehow missed putting that bag in the bubble mailer. If the bag was on my desk
when I packed the next order, I may have placed it in there accidentally. To
the best of my knowledge, I've never done that, but it is a possibility.

2. The bag got stuck in the packaging when being opened/dumped out. Believe
it or not, I have a few customers say they were missing parts only for me to
suggest checking the packaging again and having them find it in there. I use
resealed Lego plastic bags to pack my orders and mail in bubble wrap mailers
and I think the sharp corners of the bags can on occasion get caught on the bubble
wrap and not come out if you aren't careful.

Either way, I got a neutral which is essentially a negative for feedback score
on BrickLink. I've contacted the buyer 3 times over the last 4 days (2 through
BL and 1 directly through their email) apologizing for the mistake and offering
to fix it any way possible. I even unprompted sent them the entire order a second
time for free because I couldn't confirm exactly which pieces were missing
(even though I have a good guess based on how I normally pack). The new order
has already arrived and yet the buyer hasn't even responded to anything.

Well, I guess I'll just wait a little longer to see if they respond, but
I am not getting strong feelings that I'll get one. Just needed to get out
my frustrations to other sellers that understand. I work very hard to keep my
customers happy and feel like I go above and beyond to make up for the few mistakes
I make. Anyways thanks for reading.

-Pete
 Author: qwertyboy View Messages Posted By qwertyboy
 Posted: Jan 26, 2023 11:01
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In Feedback, tons_of_bricks writes:
  Your main goal as a seller should be to satisfy your customers

This got X-rated pretty quick. Keep things decent people.

Niek.
 Author: tons_of_bricks View Messages Posted By tons_of_bricks
 Posted: Jan 26, 2023 08:26
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Out of 82 orders, you have 57 that left positive feedback. That's 71%, an
incredibly high rate (ours is at 58%). How about you focus on those who have
left feedback rather than those who haven't. Your main goal as a seller should
be to satisfy your customers, not see how high of a score you can get on the
feedback counter. You assume that if that other 29% left feedback, they'd
all be positive, but its quite possible that some of those customers would give
neutral or even negative, but didn't because they didn't want to risk
escalating anything. Sometimes no news is good news.
 Author: tons_of_bricks View Messages Posted By tons_of_bricks
 Posted: Jan 26, 2023 08:21
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In Feedback, peregrinator writes:
  In Feedback, paolocolombo writes:
  Hi
It happens to me more and more often that buyers do not release feedback.
This is unpleasant, especially for sales with low amounts that involve a lot
of work.
You can think of a kind of sanction: if you don't release feedback within
30 days, automatically, that buyer will have neutral feedback with the motivation
"he hasn't released feedback" (it's just an example).
Paolo

As a buyer I don't leave feedback until the seller does. Have you left feedback
for all of the orders you've received?

I don't agree with the "I don't leave feedback until the other party
does" mentality. If everyone acted that way, no feedback would ever be left.
As a seller, if the buyer pays and doesn't cause trouble, they get a feedback
from me. As a buyer, if the seller ships the order out in a reasonable time and
everything is accounted for, they get a feedback from me. Whether the other party
leaves any for me is entirely up to them and I don't apply that to the equation
at all.
 Author: WoutR View Messages Posted By WoutR
 Posted: Jan 26, 2023 07:22
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In Feedback, paolocolombo writes:
  Hi
It happens to me more and more often that buyers do not release feedback.
This is unpleasant, especially for sales with low amounts that involve a lot
of work.
You can think of a kind of sanction: if you don't release feedback within
30 days, automatically, that buyer will have neutral feedback with the motivation
"he hasn't released feedback" (it's just an example).
Paolo

The buyer pays you with money. They do not have to give feedback also.

Leaving them neutral feedback if they don't, would be extremely bad. I'd
stoplist you immediately.
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
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In Feedback, paolocolombo writes:
  Hi
It happens to me more and more often that buyers do not release feedback.
This is unpleasant, especially for sales with low amounts that involve a lot
of work.
You can think of a kind of sanction: if you don't release feedback within
30 days, automatically, that buyer will have neutral feedback with the motivation
"he hasn't released feedback" (it's just an example).
Paolo

As a buyer I don't leave feedback until the seller does. Have you left feedback
for all of the orders you've received?
 Author: LeeGo73 View Messages Posted By LeeGo73
 Posted: Jan 26, 2023 04:11
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In Feedback, paolocolombo writes:
  Hi
It happens to me more and more often that buyers do not release feedback.
This is unpleasant, especially for sales with low amounts that involve a lot
of work.
You can think of a kind of sanction: if you don't release feedback within
30 days, automatically, that buyer will have neutral feedback with the motivation
"he hasn't released feedback" (it's just an example).
Paolo

I think you have a high feedback ratio already. 82 order total, of which 4 cancelled
in the last 6 months. So 78 actual orders and 58 feedback, thats about 75%.

I'm around 55%
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Jan 26, 2023 04:02
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In Feedback, paolocolombo writes:
  Hi
It happens to me more and more often that buyers do not release feedback.
This is unpleasant, especially for sales with low amounts that involve a lot
of work.
You can think of a kind of sanction: if you don't release feedback within
30 days, automatically, that buyer will have neutral feedback with the motivation
"he hasn't released feedback" (it's just an example).
Paolo

If you feel you should, then you can already leave neutral or negative feedback
for your buyers if they don't leave it for you. Don't expect many customers
in future if you do this.
 Author: iprice View Messages Posted By iprice
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In Feedback, paolocolombo writes:
  Hi
It happens to me more and more often that buyers do not release feedback.
This is unpleasant, especially for sales with low amounts that involve a lot
of work.
You can think of a kind of sanction: if you don't release feedback within
30 days, automatically, that buyer will have neutral feedback with the motivation
"he hasn't released feedback" (it's just an example).
Paolo


Feedback is a choice, not a requirement.

It works both ways. Sellers also don't always leave feedback.

Not leaving feedback can also be a statement about the transaction; it could
mean that you deliberately withheld it because you're not happy about something,
but didn't want to leave a Negative or a Neutral. Or it could mean that they
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a) forgot to leave feedback
b) will leave feedback at a future time
c) don't understand how helpful feedback can be
d) other...
 Author: paolocolombo View Messages Posted By paolocolombo
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Hi
It happens to me more and more often that buyers do not release feedback.
This is unpleasant, especially for sales with low amounts that involve a lot
of work.
You can think of a kind of sanction: if you don't release feedback within
30 days, automatically, that buyer will have neutral feedback with the motivation
"he hasn't released feedback" (it's just an example).
Paolo
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Jan 24, 2023 11:05
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In Feedback, gazzabrickstore writes:
  Watch out for the store (Bricktown Wuppertal)
his listing was for series 24 NEW SEALED
I bought 30 of them and 11 other ones listed as COMPLETE but everything came
opened poured in to one big bag all mixed together

I should have read his feedback as he's got a lot of negative for this sort
of reason

I can understand accidentally listing opened but new CMFs as sealed, it is a
very easy mistake to make if the default set listing is new and sealed. I know
I've made that mistake in the past although it should be clear from the description
as I mention they are opened and in ziplock bags. I remember one slipping through
and getting purchased before I noticed it but I contacted the buyer to let them
know and they were fine with it.

But as fir mixing loads of figures together, that does seem a strange thing to
do. Having to sort through the heads especially can be a pain, even if you know
which group of figures they are from.
 Author: antant7 View Messages Posted By antant7
 Posted: Jan 24, 2023 10:58
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In Feedback, gazzabrickstore writes:
  Watch out for the store (Bricktown Wuppertal)
his listing was for series 24 NEW SEALED
I bought 30 of them and 11 other ones listed as COMPLETE but everything came
opened poured in to one big bag all mixed together

I should have read his feedback as he's got a lot of negative for this sort
of reason

Mixing even the 11 complete ones is already unacceptable. I guess you are talking
about collectable minifigs but there is still no lower limit to the size of sets
a seller should ship mixed.

Unpacking and mixing in sealed sets is just mind boggling.

In my opinion, you should get your money back (or settle on whatever price you
would consider reasonable for what you received), otherwise I would start an
NSS. What you received is not what was advertised. Sellers like this should be
weeded out.
 Author: BricksOfFaith View Messages Posted By BricksOfFaith
 Posted: Jan 24, 2023 09:58
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Check out this new buyers neutral comment about that store! Second pic is his
reply!!!
 


 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
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Looks like he gives retaliatory negatives even for neutral feedback.

In Feedback, rab1234 writes:
  I decided to check out his store and he's also given out over 50 retaliatory
negative feedbacks (including 3 to first time buyers) and driven multiple users
away from the Bricklink site. Seriously admins, can you not get rid of sellers
like this? They ruin the Bricklink rep.

In Feedback, gazzabrickstore writes:
  Watch out for the store (Bricktown Wuppertal)
his listing was for series 24 NEW SEALED
I bought 30 of them and 11 other ones listed as COMPLETE but everything came
opened poured in to one big bag all mixed together

I should have read his feedback as he's got a lot of negative for this sort
of reason
 Author: rab1234 View Messages Posted By rab1234
 Posted: Jan 24, 2023 09:47
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I decided to check out his store and he's also given out over 50 retaliatory
negative feedbacks (including 3 to first time buyers) and driven multiple users
away from the Bricklink site. Seriously admins, can you not get rid of sellers
like this? They ruin the Bricklink rep.

In Feedback, gazzabrickstore writes:
  Watch out for the store (Bricktown Wuppertal)
his listing was for series 24 NEW SEALED
I bought 30 of them and 11 other ones listed as COMPLETE but everything came
opened poured in to one big bag all mixed together

I should have read his feedback as he's got a lot of negative for this sort
of reason
 Author: molten.brick View Messages Posted By molten.brick
 Posted: Jan 24, 2023 09:23
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I dunno anything about deception - that's for the deceptive types.

In Feedback, gazzabrickstore writes:
  Watch out for the store (Bricktown Wuppertal)
his listing was for series 24 NEW SEALED
I bought 30 of them and 11 other ones listed as COMPLETE but everything came
opened poured in to one big bag all mixed together

I should have read his feedback as he's got a lot of negative for this sort
of reason
 Author: rab1234 View Messages Posted By rab1234
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I would report the user here: https://www.bricklink.com/problemMember.asp?utm_content=subnav

and select "scam" as the reason. In my opinion, anyone selling used
that was marketed as new (or open marketed as sealed) is scamming buyers, damaging
the Bricklink reputation, and should be removed from the platform.


In Feedback, gazzabrickstore writes:
  Watch out for the store (Bricktown Wuppertal)
his listing was for series 24 NEW SEALED
I bought 30 of them and 11 other ones listed as COMPLETE but everything came
opened poured in to one big bag all mixed together

I should have read his feedback as he's got a lot of negative for this sort
of reason
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In Feedback, gazzabrickstore writes:
  Watch out for the store (Bricktown Wuppertal)
his listing was for series 24 NEW SEALED
I bought 30 of them and 11 other ones listed as COMPLETE but everything came
opened poured in to one big bag all mixed together

I should have read his feedback as he's got a lot of negative for this sort
of reason

yikes!
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Jan 24, 2023 02:44
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In Feedback, gazzabrickstore writes:
  Watch out for the store (Bricktown Wuppertal)
his listing was for series 24 NEW SEALED
I bought 30 of them and 11 other ones listed as COMPLETE but everything came
opened poured in to one big bag all mixed together

I should have read his feedback as he's got a lot of negative for this sort
of reason

Yikes. Thanks for the head up
 Author: maxx3001 View Messages Posted By maxx3001
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In Feedback, gazzabrickstore writes:
  Watch out for the store (Bricktown Wuppertal)
his listing was for series 24 NEW SEALED
I bought 30 of them and 11 other ones listed as COMPLETE but everything came
opened poured in to one big bag all mixed together

I should have read his feedback as he's got a lot of negative for this sort
of reason

But not from you?

Maxx
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Watch out for the store (Bricktown Wuppertal)
his listing was for series 24 NEW SEALED
I bought 30 of them and 11 other ones listed as COMPLETE but everything came
opened poured in to one big bag all mixed together

I should have read his feedback as he's got a lot of negative for this sort
of reason
 Author: zorbanj View Messages Posted By zorbanj
 Posted: Jan 21, 2023 10:04
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In Feedback, classitter2012 writes:
  Buyer seems to be an issue. Wants pics. I dont have time, buyer has alot of bad
feedback. Can I cancel this order without getting bad feedback. He has paid but
Im more then happy to refund.

There is no fb protection. Tell the buyer store policy is not to provide photographs
and you'd be happy to cancel. If you do send the order out, photograph everything.
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In Feedback, classitter2012 writes:
  Buyer seems to be an issue. Wants pics. I dont have time, buyer has alot of bad
feedback. Can I cancel this order without getting bad feedback. He has paid but
Im more then happy to refund.

You can cancel and refund, but there is no FB protection.
 Author: classitter2012 View Messages Posted By classitter2012
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Buyer seems to be an issue. Wants pics. I dont have time, buyer has alot of bad
feedback. Can I cancel this order without getting bad feedback. He has paid but
Im more then happy to refund.
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Jan 8, 2023 08:12
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If someone is selling genuinely new (as in not used) figures I cannot really
understand how they mix up heads. You open a packet. You bag what came out of
the packet. You seal the bag. How does the wrong head get in there?
 Author: StickManLEGO View Messages Posted By StickManLEGO
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In Feedback, Adjour writes:
  Not sure who you are buying from but if you are bargain hunting you probably
get what you pay for.


Some variants just cause issues, just message a seller beforehand and ask them
to verify the variant (or in the note with the order). But no need to send a
novel about it. Just please verify part is XYZ not ZYX.

Good advice, will use going forward. Might be worth going back and forth beforehand
to verify something if unsure or item is older. I just feel seller should be
verifying what they have before they hit post or list from their ends. I do it
with my own inventory here verifying what I have or get is correct.

Also I don't feel the pricing I'm buying this figure at is low-end money
with high-end expectations. Heck, is it even col061 if it has the wrong head?
Or NEW if stuff has been swapped? In fact I already owned this minifig back in
Nov, but I damaged it photographing it with glow-stick chemicals. My fault. Past
colleting I like photographing them too. Sadly I didn't consider the chemicals
being exothermic as well having solvents and the minifig was damaged. Same price
point but from eBay it was brand new. Here two times in a row buying off the
pricing guild or going over it and I still doing get the correct minifig.

So is 40 dollars range where you get the correct parts and/or new condition col061?
Mid 30s price I can still expect a mix and match stuff from sellers? If so that's
unfortunate because I purchased the forth most expensive one. Other 3 being way
over market value.

I just didn't expect eBay to spoil me with great quality fair priced minifigs
over this market place. I expected more being this market place revolves around
Lego. About a 40/60 split of eBay, I do more buying and not one problem getting
correct minifig both in parts and condition. Here two of five have been unusable
to my collection.
 Author: randyipp View Messages Posted By randyipp
 Posted: Jan 7, 2023 20:43
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In Feedback, Adjour writes:
  Not sure who you are buying from but if you are bargain hunting you probably
get what you pay for.


Some variants just cause issues, just message a seller beforehand and ask them
to verify the variant (or in the note with the order). But no need to send a
novel about it. Just please verify part is XYZ not ZYX.

Strange post.

First this isn't a variant issue, it is correct or not. I mean if we have
to start sending messages to sellers to ask if all the new parts in a new minifigure
are correct then why even buy new?

Second, he told us exactly what he spent on the figure $17 and $27, so not really
bargain hunting.

Finally, when you say something like "Not sure who you are buying from but
if you are bargain hunting you probably get what you pay for." are you really
trying to tell people that this issue of wrong parts is on the buyer? That is
huge steaming pile and makes me angry to see.

And to the OP, sorry man, some sellers here are excellent. I'd say the majority
are but a handful also don't really care too much. I have found that success
rate here is better than most other platforms due to this being more of an enthusiast
place to shop. Since this is a marketplace do yourself a favor and check the
feedback left BY sellers as well, this will indicate how they handle issues and
give you an idea if they are a bit crazy or not.

In the end there is no reason why a used figure should ever be sold as new, some
people honestly have no ethics. Usually you can flush out those sellers by their
feedback, sometimes you just have to look close.
 Author: StickManLEGO View Messages Posted By StickManLEGO
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In Feedback, BricksOfFaith writes:
  You could just buy this to add to your minifigures that you already bought:
 
Part No: 3626bpb0548  Name: Minifigure, Head Black Eyebrows, White Pupils, Wrinkles, Scared Look, Open Mouth with Teeth Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
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3626bpb0548 Minifigure, Head Black Eyebrows, White Pupils, Wrinkles, Scared Look, Open Mouth with Teeth Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
Parts: Minifigure, Head {Yellow}

I’m sorry that you’ve had these problems, but I can assure you these problems
don’t happen often. I’ve bought upwards of 20 orders and they all were great!

Thanks.

First three were fantastic, but I also spent less to test the waters. Again the
head (facial expression) I got was very close to looking correct so I see how
it slipped by someone. But two in a row is odd and I feed is a mark or potential
quality control of sellers inventory. Also I just feel like I'll have to
just buy two or three heads with your suggestion, maybe more in order to get
something that's either correct or actually in NEW condition.

Also its unfortunate with that expectation from sellers I'll need the "more
money then sense" strategy if I really want it then if the solution is just
buy heads to make up for the sellers lack of verification. Its just odd because
180ish (buying and selling) transactions on eBay not one problem or mix up. Here
its been 40% failure rate buying. Evidently you have to be vetted to sell here.
But seems all that didn't help me. Prices and items overall can be much better
then eBay, but I'm looking for quality and correct examples. Not to be making
orders that come not correct then that process then more orders to support the
orders that were wrong.
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Not sure who you are buying from but if you are bargain hunting you probably
get what you pay for.


Some variants just cause issues, just message a seller beforehand and ask them
to verify the variant (or in the note with the order). But no need to send a
novel about it. Just please verify part is XYZ not ZYX.
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You could just buy this to add to your minifigures that you already bought:
 
Part No: 3626bpb0548  Name: Minifigure, Head Black Eyebrows, White Pupils, Wrinkles, Scared Look, Open Mouth with Teeth Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
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3626bpb0548 Minifigure, Head Black Eyebrows, White Pupils, Wrinkles, Scared Look, Open Mouth with Teeth Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
Parts: Minifigure, Head {Yellow}

I’m sorry that you’ve had these problems, but I can assure you these problems
don’t happen often. I’ve bought upwards of 20 orders and they all were great!
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Hello all, what a great resource Bricklink is with tons of information. I'm
just getting back into Lego for about year now since my childhood. I'm almost
38. I even clicked the link about the founders & his passing. Read about him
and the websites founding after finding Bricklink jumping off eBay to get the
stuff I want. That was unfortunate, but what an accomplishment Daniel Jezek made.
True passion.

While I say its great for information, buying hasn't been the best for me.
2 of my 5 purchases (past two in fact) have had what I would consider a fundamental
problem I can't work with this much longer as a collector/buyer compared
to my eBay experience buying or ole' fashion person to person face to face
transactions. I've only been here a mouth attempting to track down some items
and Minifigs I want from my absences from Lego and it has become a back & forth
and in the end I don't get what I wanted to buy and sellers issuing refunds
or PalPay refunding it back after that process.

col061. Two time I have purchased this listed as NEW. Once for 17.xx and next
time for 27.xx. With shipping, fees around 50 dollars. Both times, the head has
been wrong. Something close to panic/worry expression, but not the correct one
according to information here and elsewhere. First time the minifig was even
in clearly USED condition even listed as NEW.

These sellers I've dealt with at minimal aren't verifying the inventory
fully inputting it or before sending it off. I get it, there are a lot of parts
and facial expressions, even many similar expressions. But in the end it has
to be correct to be listed and/or priced as NEW and being correct.

First seller admitted it was the wrong head, then next day sent a message saying
I was scamming, he was reporting me to Bricklink and PayPal. I was puzzled, file
grievance to Bricklink and PayPal refunded me my money after that process. During
that process and being called a scammer, plus to show good faith I genuinely
wanted col061 and wasn't happy with original purchase, I purchased another
NEW listing for even more money thinking I'd get what I paid for and wanted
the second time around... and nope. Same exact problem and now right back in
the same process with this second seller not having the correct head. I guess
their reasoning is its close enough and period (ear) correct so I could be happy.

So is that the game here? Do I give up and just buy heads now until I get the
correct one in new condition? Also no one uploads pictures of the Minifigs. Its
all the same stock database photo. That's a big issue for me I see. If each
seller had actual quality pictures of their listing I would have been able to
tell that it wasn't correct head and moved on. This isn't win win situation
where seller makes money and I get what I entered the market for, this is a lose
lose situation.

Also Bricklink in my opinion doesn't take this problem seriously. Just the
sorry that happened to you, PayPal will fix it. (hopefully) can kicked down road!
Buck passed. I hope that isn't the case.

But I refuse to accept when buying collectables and it isn't correct that
I'm being picky.
 Author: rab1234 View Messages Posted By rab1234
 Posted: Jan 3, 2023 17:44
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Technically you can mark it as complete, but I strongly recommend against it.
It’s likely to eventually lead to a negative feedback.

In Feedback, just_tuetchen writes:
  Hey Girls and Guys,
is there any possibility to mark a received Order when the buyer didn‘t mark
it as received? I know, that she received it because she send me an e-mail but
she „forgot“ to mark it in the System… I can‘t contact her (the buyer) anymore
cause the account seems to be inacitve or deleted.
Sorry if this question was asked before.
Kind regards and thanks for your help.
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In Feedback, just_tuetchen writes:
  Hey Girls and Guys,
is there any possibility to mark a received Order when the buyer didn‘t mark
it as received? I know, that she received it because she send me an e-mail but
she „forgot“ to mark it in the System… I can‘t contact her (the buyer) anymore
cause the account seems to be inacitve or deleted.
Sorry if this question was asked before.
Kind regards and thanks for your help.

File it and it goes from your list.
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Jan 2, 2023 15:42
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In Feedback, just_tuetchen writes:
  Hey Girls and Guys,
is there any possibility to mark a received Order when the buyer didn‘t mark
it as received? I know, that she received it because she send me an e-mail but
she „forgot“ to mark it in the System… I can‘t contact her (the buyer) anymore
cause the account seems to be inacitve or deleted.
Sorry if this question was asked before.
Kind regards and thanks for your help.

Don’t worry about it. It’s up to the buyer if they want to mark the order as
received or completed but only some do. Most will never update the status so
don’t worry about it
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In Feedback, just_tuetchen writes:
  Hey Girls and Guys,
is there any possibility to mark a received Order when the buyer didn‘t mark
it as received? I know, that she received it because she send me an e-mail but
she „forgot“ to mark it in the System… I can‘t contact her (the buyer) anymore
cause the account seems to be inacitve or deleted.
Sorry if this question was asked before.
Kind regards and thanks for your help.

Don't do anything. They don't need to be marked.
 Author: just_tuetchen View Messages Posted By just_tuetchen
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Hey Girls and Guys,
is there any possibility to mark a received Order when the buyer didn‘t mark
it as received? I know, that she received it because she send me an e-mail but
she „forgot“ to mark it in the System… I can‘t contact her (the buyer) anymore
cause the account seems to be inacitve or deleted.
Sorry if this question was asked before.
Kind regards and thanks for your help.
 Author: Sadler_Bricks View Messages Posted By Sadler_Bricks
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Doesnt sound like fun. Hope it gets worked out.

Sadler_bricks
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In Feedback, micky142 writes:
  In Feedback, Nubs_Select writes:
  perhaps feedback extortion or maybe the buyer was right and the post office didn't
handle the package nicely and as would normally be the case a refund was provided
which solved the issue

I sent it 1st class, I had no control over how long it took to get to him. So
why should I give a refund??

it said the stuff was "quality poor" so I was referring to if the package
arrived all beat up with items damaged
 Author: micky142 View Messages Posted By micky142
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In Feedback, infinibrix writes:
  In Feedback, micky142 writes:
  Hi fellow members.

Had an awful experience with a buyer.

He complained that the item was late arriving, wrong packaging and quality poor.

He said I will leave feedback on the result of my reply !!!!


I used normal box packaging, items were fine, posted on 12th Dec. He got it
today.

Had to give him a refund......

He then left me positive feedback.



Thankyou for the infinibrix...

I agree with everyone thats said. Because we love lego. I couldn't care
if I sent someone a refund. I just want us all to be 😊
  
  
Very frustrating......
 Author: infinibrix View Messages Posted By infinibrix
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In Feedback, micky142 writes:
  Hi fellow members.

Had an awful experience with a buyer.

He complained that the item was late arriving, wrong packaging and quality poor.

He said I will leave feedback on the result of my reply !!!!


I used normal box packaging, items were fine, posted on 12th Dec. He got it
today.

Had to give him a refund......

He then left me positive feedback.

Very frustrating......

You shouldn't allow yourself to feel pressured into refunding anything until
you first at least give yourself fair opportunity to explain to the buyer the
reason why the package was delayed which will have no doubt been because of the
Royal Mail strike action!

When the buyer says "wrong packaging and quality poor" ask them to provide
photos of what has occurred and what it is they are unhappy with before refunding?

When the buyer brings feedback into conversation this is deemed as feedback extortion
and I would have told them as much and gone on to advise that they should leave
whatever feedback they feel necessary once the transaction and any agreed resolution/communications
are completed.
Feedback extortion shouldn't be used as a tool to influence a more favorable
resolution than is reasonable which appears to be the outcome here?. I mean what
was actually sent? was it a sealed set, minifigures, parts? In most cases I would
have thought a full refund should only be given upon return of the goods and
if the buyer insists on keeping what has been sent then only a part refund should
have been negotiated depending on the extent of the damage?
 Author: micky142 View Messages Posted By micky142
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In Feedback, micky142 writes:
  In Feedback, yorbrick writes:
  In Feedback, micky142 writes:
  Hi fellow members.

Had an awful experience with a buyer.

He complained that the item was late arriving, wrong packaging and quality poor.

He said I will leave feedback on the result of my reply !!!!


I used normal box packaging, items were fine, posted on 12th Dec. He got it
today.

Had to give him a refund......

He then left me positive feedback.


Sent 1st class....

  


I sent the items 1st class.
  
  
Very frustrating......

12th Dec was the last posting date for Christmas (2nd class) so it could have
got there if there were no other problems. It wouldn't surprise me if other
buyers have left negatives for late delivery for Christmas presents.

Interesting though that the feedback you got today mentions fast speed!
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In Feedback, micky142 writes:
  In Feedback, yorbrick writes:
  In Feedback, micky142 writes:
  Hi fellow members.

Had an awful experience with a buyer.

He complained that the item was late arriving, wrong packaging and quality poor.

He said I will leave feedback on the result of my reply !!!!


I used normal box packaging, items were fine, posted on 12th Dec. He got it
today.

Had to give him a refund......

He then left me positive feedback.


Sent 1st class....

  


I sent the items 1st class.
  
  
Very frustrating......

12th Dec was the last posting date for Christmas (2nd class) so it could have
got there if there were no other problems. It wouldn't surprise me if other
buyers have left negatives for late delivery for Christmas presents.

Interesting though that the feedback you got today mentions fast speed!
 Author: micky142 View Messages Posted By micky142
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In Feedback, SylvainLS writes:
  In Feedback, micky142 writes:
  Hi fellow members.

Had an awful experience with a buyer.

He complained that the item was late arriving, wrong packaging and quality poor.

He said I will leave feedback on the result of my reply !!!!


I used normal box packaging, items were fine, posted on 12th Dec. He got it
today.

Had to give him a refund......

He then left me positive feedback.


I will
  
  
Very frustrating......

Report the buyer for feedback extortion: https://www.bricklink.com/retract.asp

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