BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Payment Methods, Brickspert_AU writes:

Hello all, hopefully someone can help me out.
Hopefully this is in the right place.
I am new and setting up my bricklink store, I would like to manually invoice
anyone who buys from me, just until I can work out all the postage costs that
I would have.

Another question is how do I go about allowing cash payments on pick up for local
buyers as I have been selling individual pieces on facebook market place (people
send me their list of parts and I check if I have them and get back to them with
a cost) or is this not allowed?

I have now opened my store, the Invoices should be set up correctly, if not I'm
sure I will get a message about it.

I will continue to sell through other means, but in my time doing so I have found
that it takes so long to fill large orders as I need to look up every part, then
check to see if I have it (unless i'm sure that I do or don't have it).
So for that reason I will encourage people to buy from me through bricklink.

Author:

SasquatchBricks

Posted:

Jan 22, 2022 03:04

Subject:

Re: Sales tax refund

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In General, SezaR writes:

In General, mach1baby writes:

So I’m sure this may have been addressed, I just don’t have the strength to surf
posts. But we refunded a customer partially on his order, we couldn’t find an
item. Done no biggie, his legitimate question is how do I get sales tax refunded?
Fair question. We refunded through the order, not PayPal. Since Bricklink is
collecting sales tax on our behalf. Aren’t they responsible for refunding any
partial refunds as well, the buyer equated to 10.95 due back. We as sellers,
in my opinion shouldn’t be held responsible for that if said entity is collecting
on our behalf. Without even knowing what that particular persons sales tax is,
as city, state, counties, all have different sales tax structures. Or does the
buyer get it back from Bricklink just not at the same time we issue the partial
refund.
I help desk messaged, but we all know how far that goes here.

Scott

One could thing you can do is that you request to remove that part(s) from the
order and the buyer has to approve this.
https://www.bricklink.com/retractOrderItem.asp

After you do this, the total in your order and the sales tax will be adjusted
at the same time and you can more easily figure out the total (remaining) you
need to refund.

Not when you use instant checkout like we do, the order is paid for and then
if we are missing something it takes us to where we are with a partial refund
and the sales tax question. I’d say that was ok for those manually invoicing
buyers.

Scott

Author:

SezaR

Posted:

Jan 22, 2022 03:00

Subject:

Re: Sales tax refund

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In General, mach1baby writes:

Author:

QualityBrix

Posted:

Jan 22, 2022 02:07

Subject:

big sales in the store 37% in all items

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37% in all items for 48 hours with a flat rate shipping fee checkout it

QualityBrix

Author:

jbroman

Posted:

Jan 22, 2022 01:10

Subject:

Re: Sales tax refund

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In General, mach1baby writes:

As far as I can tell this answer is still true
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1307761

Copied here:

Yes, the BrickLink refund page shows the amount that comes from the seller and
the amount that comes from Bricklink.

The problem is that the page cuts the tax amount from the refund amount submitted
by the seller, this means that the seller has to play over/under with the submitted
amount to refund the correct amount for the missing parts since it needs to include
the tax in the first place which isn't intuitive.

Instead they should have added the tax amount refunded by BrickLink to the submitted
refund amount by the seller. I don't know what they were going for with this.

Author:

SasquatchBricks

Posted:

Jan 22, 2022 00:51

Subject:

Sales tax refund

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Author:

tpabrad

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 23:46

Subject:

All Used Pieces 20-40% Off

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Topic:

Big Weekend Sale, time to clean out some of these used lots. Shipping discounts
for larger orders. Thru Sunday

Author:

magical_writer

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 21:00

Subject:

Re: Is this a scam attempt or an Extorsion?

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In Problem Order, SezaR writes:

I have a situation with a buyer and I think other sellers may want to know this
and stoplist him.
I also guess the buyer could already be in my stoplist and this is his second
account. I have many buyers on my stoplist and cannot check this easily.

He has zero feedback and ordered the set

7750-1 (Inv) Steam Engine
254 Parts, 2 Minifigures, 1980
Sets: Train: 12V

for price $469.99 USD. This is the lowest price for this set on BL.
Shipping costs (from Canada to USA): $19.74 USD
From the get-go, I had a feeling something was not right for this order so I
took many photos (I don't take photos in general). I only upload one photo
here (the bag in which the wheels were included).
After he received the order, he wrote me that one wheel was broken

4180c05 (Inv) Brick, Modified 2 x 4 with Red Wheels, Train Spoked Large (29mm D.) and Red Pins (4180 / wheel4 / 2344)
Parts: Wheel

and that he bought the part from Ebay (from a seller in Germany) and requested
me to refund $35.53 USD (shipping and tax included)!! He attached two photos
(see the second and third photo attached here)
Note that I sell this part for $19.89 and based on his photo, only the pin and
wheel-holder was broken and their value is $1-2 USD.
As I sell big sets, about 100 times customers claimed something was missing or
broken and I always believed them and fixed the issue but in this case, I certainly
don't believe the wheel in his photo was the one I sold him. This wheel does
not break so easily, specially if it is inside a bag together with many other
parts and the Lego was wrapped with bubble mailers too and was packaged inside
a small box. (I pack sets in small boxes because larger boxes tend to get crushed
specially if they are not full)
If you have had these train wheels, you know that they are not likely to break.
How come the pin of the wheel is broken inside the package but the wheel

wheel4 Train Wheel Spoked Large (29mm D.) with FreeStyle Pin Hole
Parts: Wheel

is intact?!

So the buyer decided that since something was missing, he could just go ahead
and buy the part from elsewhere for whatever price and the seller did not need
to know and agrees this but had to refund the buyer for all the costs of his
purchase!(what?) What company agrees to refund this way?! Amazon, Lego.com, playmobile,
Samsung, BMV,...?
Based on his logic, what if 4 parts where missing or broken? Then would he
assume the seller is supposed to refund like $100 USD?!

I certainly don't believe he actually bought or or maybe he simply wanted
to buy and have an extra wheel.

I had checked the parts twice before shipping and the wheels were ok. I wrote
him back that the parts were ok when I shipped them and I have photos but I can
sent him replacement for the broken pin and wheel-holder.

This time, he replied me that the box was delivered damaged because there
were not enough packaging material and he does not want the replacement parts
and he will leave an appropriate feedback.

The money is not that important but I did not refund him because this is not
correct and I do not believe any of his words. I just consider this as an attempt
for scam and will never comply to this.

I replied that my packages were never arrived so damaged in a way that one part
was broken but in any case, the package was fully insured and if he sends
me photo of damaged package, I can file a claim for partial refund from the shipping
company (UPS mail innovation) and that they always check with their own photos
and notes of postmen to make sure the claim is legitimate and would eventually
issue a refund.

No more message from him, so he does not want the replacement parts, he does
not want to send me photo of the damaged package (guess why) and now, he left
me my first negative.

"Paid $540 USD for train shipped in a flimsy box w/no cushioni. Had broken
part."

By the way, the price of set was $469.99 USD and the total with shipping and
tax was $521.56 USD and not $540 USD.

I reply to this thread and add our correspondences.

I spend thousands of dollars a year on eBay and other collector sites buying
and selling on eBay and when someone orders an expensive item like this one and
when someone spends $540 (includes customs tax)you don't ship their item
in a flimsy beat up amazon box that it barely fits in with no cushioning to protect
it. This was a gift for my son who had to wait weeks for it to arrive and was
upset that it was broken so I ordered the same wheel from eBay when a seller
is careless in sending something the right way the 1st time I'm not going
to wait weeks in hopes that they might actually send a replacement part. The
bottom line is if you took a bit of care in wrapping up the item and didn't
have an attitude about it and make threats to me about getting sellers to blacklist
me here on Bricklink you wouldn't have gotten negative feedback. You have
a bad attitude and a fusing me of trying to extort or scam for m you for 30 something
dollars is an absolute joke and an insult. Just because I am new to Bricklink
doesn't make me a bad person. I do not tolerate ignorance for m anyone, especially
from rude people like you. This was my 1st purchase here and will be my last
thanks to you and your ignorance.

Author:

landmbrick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 20:30

Subject:

60% off all inventory

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60% off all inventory ( no international at this time)

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 17:52

Subject:

Re: BL charging sellers tax on purchases in US

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In Selling, oasis writes:

In Selling, SylvainLS writes:

They are not shown on the Order Placed page but they are downloadable:
https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcel.asp?orderType=placed

no, you can't get full-year data from there, despite BL telling us, forever,
that you could.

You can't get detail information (e.g. what items you ordered), but you can
definitely get totals - simply change the date range under "Include only orders
from:"

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 17:48

Subject:

Re: *1st Sale*

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Topic:

Announce

Congrats! Don't forget to celebrate with pizza!

Author:

Sadler_Bricks

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 17:46

Subject:

Re: *1st Sale*

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Topic:

Announce

Congrats on your first sale and cheers to many many more

Sadler_bricks

Author:

Nijntje68

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 17:43

Subject:

Re: Be aware of a scammer!!!

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Topic:

Sure. I deleted! I have already received email from bricklink they have terminated
that scam account.

In Problem Order, Erkiles writes:

You cannot put someone's private details in a forum post; it will be deleted.
I understand your frustration, but airing someone's private details on the
Internet like that is just as criminal.

Erikk

Author:

BonfireBricks

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 17:36

Subject:

ALL BEAT BIT TILES 50% OFF! OTHER PARTS 25%

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Topic:

BIG SALE GOING ON NOW!

ALL BEAT BIT TILES 50% OFF (over 100 to choose from!)

ALL OTHER PARTS 25% OFF

New and Used

Over 800,000 parts available, over 10,000 lots to choose from

Great Selection - No minimum order - Instant Checkout - Fast shipping!

Head over to Bonfire Bricks and check it out!

https://store.bricklink.com/BonfireBricks?sid=473751#/shop

Author:

Reki_Lobsheek

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 17:36

Subject:

Re: Be aware of a scammer!!!

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Topic:

You cannot put someone's private details in a forum post; it will be deleted.
I understand your frustration, but airing someone's private details on the
Internet like that is just as criminal.

Erikk

Author:

Bricks_Parts

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 16:59

Subject:

SALE OUT ALL! up to 80% Store closing

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Topic:

SALE OUT ALL! up to 80% Store closing

We close our lego business in a few days, sale out up to 80% all

https://store.bricklink.com/Bricks_Parts&utm_content=globalnav#/shop

have fun

Author:

psusaxman2000

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 16:56

Subject:

Re: BL charging sellers tax on purchases in US

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In Selling, oasis writes:

In Selling, SylvainLS writes:

They are not shown on the Order Placed page but they are downloadable:
https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcel.asp?orderType=placed

no, you can't get full-year data from there, despite BL telling us, forever,
that you could.

What more are you looking for? You can get all the individual invoices for all
the purchase after six months (never have been able to), but that link gives
you a break down of shipping, tax, totals and other stuff. You can get this
for both your orders and your sales.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 16:55

Subject:

Re: BL charging sellers tax on purchases in US

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In Selling, oasis writes:

In Selling, SylvainLS writes:

They are not shown on the Order Placed page but they are downloadable:
https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcel.asp?orderType=placed

no, you can't get full-year data from there, despite BL telling us, forever,
that you could.

You can download all the “headers” of your orders: ID, date(s), seller info,
shipping, charges & coupons/credits, taxes, total number of lots, total number
of items, payment method.

What is purged is the details of the lots & items.

I just checked and downloaded all my placed orders sinced I registered in 2014
(actually just set the from year to 2013). It works.

Author:

oasis

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 16:39

Subject:

Re: BL charging sellers tax on purchases in US

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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:

They are not shown on the Order Placed page but they are downloadable:
https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcel.asp?orderType=placed

no, you can't get full-year data from there, despite BL telling us, forever,
that you could.

Author:

Upstate_Brickz

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 16:39

Subject:

Re: Just Double Checking I'm Doing This Right-Tax

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Topic:

In Selling, beaverbrick writes:

In Selling, Upstate_Brickz writes:

In Selling, peregrinator writes:

Just FYI to turn off manual invoicing as an option you need to:

1 - make sure there are no non-Instant Checkout items in your store (you can
do a search of your inventory to find them), and

2 - turn off the "Backup for Instant Checkout" setting on your store Management
page.

If you do 2 without 1, then there will be times that buyers can't check out.

In Selling, Upstate_Brickz writes:

In Selling, peregrinator writes:

You would leave it at zero in any case - BL collects the tax as long as the buyer
pays onsite. That box would only be for buyers in your State if they paid offsite.

In Selling, Upstate_Brickz writes:

Hi Bricklink,

I received an order that requires manual invoicing even though I have a instant
checkout store. I just want to double check that I am doing the "Sales Tax Seller
Collected" box right. Since the buyer is from a state not on the Implementation
of US State/Territory Sales Tax list, I just leave this at $0.00, right? The
"Tax BL Collected" is already auto-filled with "N/A" which I can not change.

Thanks again for the help,

Upstate_Brickz

P.S. Is there a way to prevent manual invoicing?

Huh, what is the reason something would not be eligible for instant checkout?
I guess I have four items that can't be sold that way, a random random minifig,
a random instruction book, a box and a set (both of which are in my inventory
and not for sale yet).

It's usually down to missing weight and/or dimensions in the catalog for
those items.
Without that data, Instant Checkout can't work out how to ship the item.

Ah, OK. They are fairly new items, this would explain it.

Author:

beaverbrick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 16:22

Subject:

Re: Just Double Checking I'm Doing This Right-Tax

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In Selling, Upstate_Brickz writes:

In Selling, peregrinator writes:

It's usually down to missing weight and/or dimensions in the catalog for
those items.
Without that data, Instant Checkout can't work out how to ship the item.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 16:09

Subject:

Re: How do I apply a coupon?

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Topic:

Coupons

In Coupons, ralphs_bricks writes:

In Coupons, Modeltrainman writes:

How do I apply a coupon? Is it automatic?

No it's not automatic and it's very easy to miss.

When you checkout you can select a coupon to use on Step 3 Payment the coupon
chooser is at the bottom of that screen.

"Before submitting an order in a store, a buyer is alerted if there are any
open coupons for the buyer in that store and given an option to redeem the coupon
on the order they are submitting. If there are 2 or more open coupons then the
buyer is presented with a selection of which one to use. The buyer does not have
to redeem a coupon and can save it instead to use on another order."

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=626

Author:

ralphs_bricks

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 16:05

Subject:

Re: How do I apply a coupon?

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Topic:

Coupons

In Coupons, Modeltrainman writes:

How do I apply a coupon? Is it automatic?

No it's not automatic and it's very easy to miss.

When you checkout you can select a coupon to use on Step 3 Payment the coupon
chooser is at the bottom of that screen.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 16:01

Subject:

Re: BL charging sellers tax on purchases in US

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In Selling, oasis writes:

[…]
I was told more than once that order totals don't get purged after 6 months;
they lied. I printed out the last 6 months on Jan 1st, but now I have to figure
out the 1st 6 months.

They are not shown on the Order Placed page but they are downloadable:
https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcel.asp?orderType=placed

Author:

Upstate_Brickz

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 15:57

Subject:

Re: Just Double Checking I'm Doing This Right-Tax

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Topic:

In Selling, peregrinator writes:

Author:

Modeltrainman

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 15:53

Subject:

How do I apply a coupon?

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Topic:

Coupons

How do I apply a coupon? Is it automatic?

Author:

Upstate_Brickz

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 15:35

Subject:

*1st Sale*

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Topic:

Announce

Greetings Bricklink Friends,

I am just overjoyed at getting my first sale! Thanks to the people on the forum
for answering all my n00b questions, I'm sure I'll have many more!

Upstate_Brickz

Author:

oasis

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 15:35

Subject:

BL charging sellers tax on purchases in US

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Topic:

I have posted this issue in the past, there is still no simple solution.

I'm a seller. Everything I buy here is technically for resale, and I have
a tax# for that. But BL is collecting sales tax on every purchase; they have
yet to start collecting tax#'s from any of us.

I went to the download section, no details, just totals, and still only get 6
months of data. And paypal separates taxes (partner fee) when you sell, but not
when you buy. Every penny of taxes BL has sucked out of me is due back to me;
I have to file with my state, but I have to calc the total first.

I was told more than once that order totals don't get purged after 6 months;
they lied. I printed out the last 6 months on Jan 1st, but now I have to figure
out the 1st 6 months.

Author:

Upstate_Brickz

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 15:18

Subject:

Re: Just Double Checking I'm Doing This Right-Tax

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In Selling, peregrinator writes:

Awesome, Thank you!

Thumbs up for this!

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 14:41

Subject:

Re: Just Double Checking I'm Doing This Right-Tax

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Topic:

In Selling, peregrinator writes:

Awesome, Thank you!

Author:

mgriffin

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 14:26

Subject:

20% OFF UK Store on parts and mini figs.

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Topic:

20% sale over the weekend. Ends Sunday 11pm

Free postage on orders over £20 for UK buyers

If you use instant checkout I will refund postage on £20+ order for UK buyers

Thanks
Harry

Author:

zorbanj

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 14:16

Subject:

Re: New IRS Reporting Req's for 2022

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Topic:

Not true.

As peregrinator suggested, please speak to a tax professional. It will be well
worth your time and put you at ease about this.

In Selling, Bitay15 writes:

Here is the wording of the new law on the IRS website; "Separate reporting of
these transactions is not required. However, you should follow the return instructions
on the form you are completing to report your gross receipts or sales. You should
report items that qualify as a trade or business expense on the appropriate line
item of Schedules C, E and F." Since most of us are not businesses we will not
get to use the forms for expenses, hence we will have to report the gross amount
as income.

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 13:50

Subject:

Re: New IRS Reporting Req's for 2022

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In Selling, Bitay15 writes:

Again, this is why I strongly advise you to consult with an accountant. This
aspect of the law hasn't changed, by the way. I don't think the law foresees
individuals making more than the occasional sale online.

Author:

BrickhunterGER

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 13:49

Subject:

15% of all Parts and 10% of all Minifigures!

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Welcome to Brickhunter Germany

- Kein Mindestbestellwert

- Keine Gebühren

- Versandkosten ab 2,70€ mit Sendungsnummer

- Versand innerhalb von 24 Stunden

- No minimum order value

- No fees

- Shipping costs from €2.70 with tracking number

- Shipping within 24 hours

Gruß Dennis

Author:

Erikschoneveld

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 13:45

Subject:

Now 20% winterweekend discount on everything

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Topic:

Everything 20% discount. Come, see and buy. Over 350.000items in stock

Author:

Bitay15

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 13:41

Subject:

Re: New IRS Reporting Req's for 2022

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Topic:

In Selling, peregrinator writes:

In Selling, Teup writes:

If it really works like that, that would be very strange indeed. I know that
the Dutch tax agency only counts profit as income in that situation. I know there
are vastly different rules in different countries but you would think that it's
universal maths that private possessions (all taxes paid) being turned back into
money doesn't count as "income"...

If you sell something you own for less than you paid for it, you don't have
to pay taxes on it, if you sell it for more than you paid for it, you have to
pay taxes on the difference as capital gains:

https://www.1040.com/blog/2019/7/12/selling-stuff-online-taxes-for-etsy-ebay-letgo-and-more

I'd strongly advise hobby sellers in the USA to consult an accountant. I
don't think you would pay income tax on the whole $2,000 for an item you
originally bought for $1,500.

Author:

Upstate_Brickz

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 13:22

Subject:

Re: Just Double Checking I'm Doing This Right-Tax

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In Selling, peregrinator writes:

Awesome, Thank you!

Author:

janzenroth

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 13:15

Subject:

Re: Can't Change Payment Status On Order

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Topic:

If you first change the order status to "Ready" then you can change it to "Paid"
and "Shipped". I hope this helps.

Evan

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 13:04

Subject:

Re: Just Double Checking I'm Doing This Right-Tax

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Topic:

Author:

Upstate_Brickz

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 12:36

Subject:

Just Double Checking I'm Doing This Right-Tax

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Author:

ponderquest

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 12:36

Subject:

30% OFF STOREWIDE

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Topic:

Largest sale ever

Can ship without boxes as requested and combine shipping to further save!

Author:

rarebrick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 12:16

Subject:

50% OFF ALL USED PARTS

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Topic:

We are having a 50% off all used parts. New Stock is added everyday.

Author:

Daniel212

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 12:16

Subject:

Re: Yikes! This store does not have any matches.

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Topic:

Buying

Hello, I wanted to ask if this problem could be solved in the meantime, because
I have the same problem now and don't know what to do. Can anyone tell how
I can solve the problem?

In Buying, hpoort writes:

In Buying, MRGolden51 writes:

Yikes! This store does not have any matches.

I'll presume that I 'messed up some setting somewhere' since every
Seller's page shows the above "Yikes!" notification, regardless of what part
I input. Any ideas???

You have reached the browsing limit. There is an unspecified limited number of
store pages you may visit in a day or so. Try again tomorrow and you will be
good to go for a while.

Author:

psusaxman2000

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 12:14

Subject:

Re: Can't Change Payment Status On Order

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Topic:

In Payment Methods, akunthita writes:

Quick question: I remember in the past, sellers were able to change the payment
status manually if a payment came through in a different way than the buyer originally
selected. However, this seems to be no longer the case.

I have an order (from mid-December) where the buyer selected Paypal Onsite as
the payment method, but they ended up paying directly via Paypal (at least I
think this is what happened). Because BL didn't recognize the payment coming
through, the Payment Status column still shows as "None", and I can't change
it. This also means that I can't show the item as shipped, and I can't
file the order away either.

I was able to add the tracking number, the order has been delivered, BL fees
have been charged, so there are no issues on any of those fronts. However, because
I can't change any of the settings, it seems like my only option is to wait
six months until the order naturally falls off my dashboard.

Is there a way I can mark this order as paid and shipped, and file the order
away?

Thanks for any help with this, and Happy New Year!

Was the seller from the US or another location where Taxes or VAT are charged?
If so, then they have to pay through the BL Onsite so that proper fees and such
can be withheld. If they paid via Paypal offsite then they bypassed this collection.

Author:

beaverbrick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 11:50

Subject:

Re: Can't Change Payment Status On Order

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Topic:

In Payment Methods, akunthita writes:

Are you able to change it using the Edit Order button?
Open the order and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to find Edit
Order (see pic).

Author:

dmoser22

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 11:33

Subject:

Re: Can't Change Payment Status On Order

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I’d love to see an answer to this, as I’m in the same situation right now.

Author:

Brickster917

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 11:30

Subject:

40% OFF ALL MINIFIGS + 10 OFF ALL PARTS

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All minifigs are 40% off and all parts are 10% off. Only ships to USA.

Author:

calebfishn

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 11:19

Subject:

Re: manual invoice

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I have a number of orders go by pickup. But the payment is always through Paypal.
I don't want to handle cash on my doorstep. And there is the issue of ensuring
proper sales taxes are collected.

Author:

ichbins1234

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 11:09

Subject:

new Minifigure Serie 22 and Marvel, %%%%

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Viele neue Minifiguren von denn Minifiguren Serien.

auf die meisten Figuren gibt es immer noch 30 % auf andere 10%

fast alle Teile gibt es mit 10% Rabatt.

Author:

Tracyd

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 10:51

Subject:

Re: MY BIRTHDAY SALE

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In Sales, sweettiara27 writes:

Hello Everyone,

Today is my birthday and I wanted to celebrate with a sale.

Most everything will be 21% off or more.

Come check out my store!!!

Happy Birthday.

Author:

sweettiara27

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 10:39

Subject:

MY BIRTHDAY SALE

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Hello Everyone,

Today is my birthday and I wanted to celebrate with a sale.

Most everything will be 21% off or more.

Come check out my store!!!

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 10:19

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT - philosophical?

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In Selling, StarBrick writes:

It is not just America and the UK, of course.

No it isn't indeed:

- China
- Brasil
- Mexico
- Australia

The list doesn't end fast unfortunately.

Indeed, there are the 27 EU nations to add to it.

Author:

popsicle

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 10:15

Subject:

Re: manual invoice

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In Payment Methods, Brickspert_AU writes:

In Payment Methods, popsicle writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickwilbo writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickspert_AU writes:

It's possible to have manual invoice without instant payment.
You can change the settings later.
Select Manual Invoice for each of your shipping methods.

Another question is how do I go about allowing cash payments on pick up for local
buyers as I have been selling individual pieces on facebook market place (people
send me their list of parts and I check if I have them and get back to them with
a cost) or is this not allowed?

It's not allowed to finish sales outside of Bricklink.

It's allowed to sell on other venues too.

It's not allowed if buyers and sellers meet on Bricklink and finish the deal
outside of Bricklink. Bricklink would be missing it's fees.

"There is no rule that says you can't sell what you have listed on BrickLink
some other way. Just don't be trying to convert BrickLink orders into non-BrickLink
orders. That would be fee circumvention."

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1213165

The reason I am asking about being able to accept cash payments is because through
my selling pieces on facebook market place and other avenues I have discovered
that the majority of people making large orders know of and use bricklink, and
so it would be nice (in my mind atlest) for me to be able to give them the option
to order through bricklink and then pay cash on pick up. I am happy to pay the
bricklink fees for those purchases.

I completely understand the sentiment. Personally, I like to push sales towards
BrickLink whenever possible. I have an affinity for the site, as a partner of
sorts. So I show loyalty as I would with any partner of mine. But that's
a personality thing, not a strict business decision. In other words, it's
not necessary "just don't convert BrickLink orders" as the Admin stated

another reason is if someone wants to pick up and pays but then doesn't actually
pick up I'm stuck holding their pieces or having to issue a refund, not sure
what is best there.

Give them a timeframe for pick-up, beyond which you'll ship the "unclaimed"
order to their registered BL address. Keep in mind though, with in-person pick
up for online transactions, you the seller, have no proof of delivery.

Allowing for in-person shopping is not my thing. But if that's what you're
interested in, you might tell them to bring additional cash in order to get that
ball roll'n. Build that local cash customer base, mentioned

Good luck and have fun!

-popsicle

Author:

Reki_Lobsheek

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 10:03

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Please check my previous posts on this: Customs do not check each and every parcel
that enters a member state. It's not even feasible to check 1% of all parcels
entering the EU.
Certain parcel get a red flag due certain parameters or even random checks but
99.999999% of all parcels are electronically handled by the postal services /
courriers.

As to your remark regarding the "obligation" to do this electronically, I'd
like to refer you to this page:
https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/news/new-form-customs-declaration-low-value-consignments-2019-07-11_en

It's an older page from the EC stating the companies should start developing
the necessary software to be able to declare H7 customs declarations.

So there is an obligation to declare low value shipments electronically:
From 1 January 2021 the existing VAT exemption for goods up to 22 € will disappear.
In order to allow VAT to be levied, all imports into the EU will have to be declared
at the border using an electronic customs declaration.

Full legislation:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv

J.L_.2019.181.01.0002.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2019:181:TOC

You as a lay person are obviously under no obligation to fill in any kind of
customs declaration. That obligation lies solely with the entitiy shipping your
parcel and the company importing and delivering your package. You as a sender
are obligated to provide the necessary details to them to fill in any such form.
The CN22/CN23 form is nothing more than a summary of the declaration's details
on the outside of the parcel.
All those details (and often more) have been filled in already at that point
into a digital system as there doesn't exist a company on this planet that
would do this manually.

As to mentioning the IOSS nr: there isn't on obligation to use an IOSS nr,
period. Any European citizen is free to import (legal) goods without paying taxes
at checkout. There are still hundreds of thousands of webshops outthere who don't
use the IOSS functionality.
But IF you want to be able to benefit from such a system you need to provide
the necessary details to Customs at declaration level (meaning your shipper needs
to do this).
H7 is a highly simplified declaration system created to handle a huge amount
of parcels on a daily basis. Over 800 million such parcels pass Belgium each
year, can you imagine the nrs for countries like France or Germany?
It has been designed to work fast with little to no "wiggle room" for travesties
like IOSS not being properly handled.
As Calsbricks rightfully stated, it is still a heavy flawed system with various
results in each member state as far as I'm aware and which will create hiccups
until 2024-205 I'm afraid at this rate.

Just to be clear: it's not something I'm personally happy about. I have
had to pay double VAT twice now on American orders, so I do share the frustration
of many.

Erikk

In Selling, Llewyn writes:

Electronic interfaces refers to online marketplaces, it doesn't refer to
couriers.

I've seen nothing to indicate that the IOSS has to be communicated electronically,
except perhaps in individual member states' implementations of the directive.

You helpfully refer to the CN22/CN23, which is a paper document for customs inspection
which is required to be attached. You theoretically look at every single one
of those so yes, I would expect the IOSS inspection to happen (or realistically
not happen due to the volume issues you describe) in exactly the same way.

There is, as far as I'm aware, no requirement in EU legislation for the IOSS
number to be communicated electronically with the parcel.

Author:

StarBrick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:59

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT - philosophical?

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It is not just America and the UK, of course.

No it isn't indeed:

- China
- Brasil
- Mexico
- Australia

And it's not intended to offend US of UK, so sorry if that was felt.

The list doesn't end fast unfortunately.
It's a phase we need to go through to become aware that this isn't the
way to go. Takes a decade or two I guess....

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:56

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT - philosophical?

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Topic:

In Selling, StarBrick writes:

Protectionism is back in policy and business (as if it ever really left....).
Haven't you all noticed?

"Make America Great again"
"America First"
"Brexit"

It is not just America and the UK, of course.

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:51

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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In Selling, yorbrick writes:

If people are expecting their postal services or courrier to manually check their
parcel for an IOSS nr on the CN22/CN23 slip they are not being realistic IMO.

Although they can of course assess by hand the (double) tax on all those parcels,
from written (not electronic) documentation that was included on the parcel.

At the very least there should be an appeals process. Something like: "I was
charged VAT twice despite the required IOSS number being on the CN22/CN23 slip
on my package." "OK, please submit a scan of the slip."

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:48

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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As I've said before: there's no entity that could work through the amount
of parcels arriving daily by hand. You'd need a workforce of at least 10000
people checking parcels 24/7. Or people should expcect delivery times of up to
2 years

If people are expecting their postal services or courrier to manually check their
parcel for an IOSS nr on the CN22/CN23 slip they are not being realistic IMO.

Although they can of course assess by hand the (double) tax on all those parcels,
from written (not electronic) documentation that was included on the parcel.

Author:

Reki_Lobsheek

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:42

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

Could not agree more with you, unfortunately

Erikk

In Selling, calsbricks writes:

Design is one side of this issue - the other and perhaps more important is the
implementation. Trying to coordinate the rest of the world to a EU specific
system has not gone well. Some areas seem okay and others are a long way short.
And that is with or without an electronic version.

Overall a score of very low for the overall project.

Author:

StarBrick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:39

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT - philosophical?

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Topic:

Protectionism is back in policy and business (as if it ever really left....).
Haven't you all noticed?

"Make America Great again"
"America First"
"Brexit"

These and all the offspring of them have turned us all to even more me-me-me-first
then we already were but were afraid to acknowledge...
That's the modern plague that leaves Covid in the shadow and teaches us about
ourselves.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:37

Subject:

Re: Importer des nouvelles pièce

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Topic:

In General, Nikal writes:

Bonjour
Suis un nouveau utilisateur de brick links studio.
Comment peut on augmenter le nombre de pièces du catalogue.
Merci bonne journée

Le forum dédié à Studio et PartDesigner est https://forum.bricklink.com/ (place
le curseur au dessus de l’icône rouge Studio qui se trouve sur toutes les pages,
puis clique “Studio Forum”).

En ce qui concerne les pièces, lis la FAQ à ce sujet: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6368

Author:

Nikal

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:34

Subject:

Importer des nouvelles pièce

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Bonjour
Suis un nouveau utilisateur de brick links studio.
Comment peut on augmenter le nombre de pièces du catalogue.
Merci bonne journée

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:34

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

In Selling, Llewyn writes:

In Selling, SylvainLS writes:

It’s not in the VAT changes regulations, it’s an older regulation that everything
going through customs should be electronic.

Other than the CN22, presumably.

AFAICT from what I read about that other regulation, the paper CN22 is just a
copy / failsafe, everything that’s on it is to be transmitted electronically.
(That’s the screenshot Erkiles showed. Someone entered that info on a computer
somewhere.)

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:33

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

In Selling, calsbricks writes:

In Selling, Erkiles writes:

"The IOSS allows suppliers and electronic interfaces selling imported
goods to buyers in the EU to collect, declare and pay the VAT to the tax authorities".

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/ioss_en

The whole idea of IOSS has been designed for e-commerce, emphasis on the
"e" for electronic, aka automated systems.

As I've said before: there's no entity that could work through the amount
of parcels arriving daily by hand. You'd need a workforce of at least 10000
people checking parcels 24/7. Or people should expcect delivery times of up to
2 years

If people are expecting their postal services or courrier to manually check their
parcel for an IOSS nr on the CN22/CN23 slip they are not being realistic IMO.

Erikk

Hi Erikk

Design is one side of this issue - the other and perhaps more important is the
implementation. Trying to coordinate the rest of the world to a EU specific
system has not gone well. Some areas seem okay and others are a long way short.
And that is with or without an electronic version.

Overall a score of very low for the overall project.

Author:

runner.caller

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:07

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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In Selling, patpendlego writes:
It's illegal, but who is going to pay for the laywer to prove that?!?
As long as no one does, it can and will continue.

Could be worth it if you could get punitive damages too for pain and suffering.

This guy sued his former company for unpaid wages and got a lot more than the
missing $20k

"A federal jury on Wednesday awarded Pursglove $20,775 in back wages, $3 million
for his claim that the company failed to pay him 3.4 million shares of stock
as promised and $3 million in punitive damages."

I'm not saying anyone would make millions, but they could go after the greedy
government agency for the VAT as well as their legal expenses and time.

Author:

Llewyn

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:05

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

In Selling, SylvainLS writes:

It’s not in the VAT changes regulations, it’s an older regulation that everything
going through customs should be electronic.

Other than the CN22, presumably.

Author:

Llewyn

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 09:04

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

In Selling, Erkiles writes:

If people are expecting their postal services or courrier to manually check their
parcel for an IOSS nr on the CN22/CN23 slip they are not being realistic IMO.

Author:

Reki_Lobsheek

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 08:45

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

If people are expecting their postal services or courrier to manually check their
parcel for an IOSS nr on the CN22/CN23 slip they are not being realistic IMO.

Erikk

Author:

WildBricks

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 08:26

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Local Tax money is travelling all over the world through accounts of people that
have nothing to do with it. And we have only to hope it all goes well.

In the meantime, the 10 richest men in the world has seen their wealth grown
by 100% in just 1 Corona year. There is something really really wrong with the
monetary system.

+1. I couldn't have said it better myself.

Author:

jty684

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 07:56

Subject:

70% off used! 10% off New! Store wide sale

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10% all new parts and sets!

70% off all used parts!

Series 22 and Star Wars minifigures in stock

Over 56,000 new pieces ready to go!

Orders will ship this afternoon.

https://store.bricklink.com/jty684&utm_content=globalnav#/shop

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 07:46

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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It is the seller's obligation to make sure the IOSS nr is properly communicated
with their shipper. It's nowhere the buyer's responsibility.
If the shipper is at fault it is still the seller's responsibility to refund
the buyer as is the same for goods lost / destroyed in transit.

And if postage companies are not passing these on to customs even though they
are included by the seller, I can understand why (some) sellers no longer want
to do business with EU customers. Until marketplaces, shippers and customs sort
out the situation, I can understand small businesses not wanting to take the
loss on many items sent into the EU.

Author:

SezaR

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 06:46

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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I put in my terms that there is no way I can make sure the IOSS nr is properly
communicated with the shipper. Out beloved CanadaPost does not accept IOSS nr
and the other courier I use got IOSS nr. but still, a customer in Poland was
charged VAT for second time.

I put in my terms that buyer accept that there is nothing I can do, unless shipping
with UPS which is very expensive, and the extra shipping cost will be more than
if VAT gets charged twice.

But as some user may want to consider me at fault and request me to refund him,
I resolve the problem easily: min buy for European is 150 EURO (so that Bricklink
does not collect VAT)

Author:

brac.brick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 06:45

Subject:

Re: USPS

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Topic:

Shipping

In Shipping, bricklinklp writes:

Refunded another order. USPS 1st class, not show a scan for 2 weeks

Another package in the same batch showed 1st scan in a week. VA to VA but the
first scan in FL

Our longest detour is a demotic package made a stop overseas, at lest it had
scans along the way and make back safely.

Now we have one package fall into USPS crack:

https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?tLabels=CY292718997DE

I totally understand it isn't seller's fault and don't want them
to take a hit, just so frustrated with USPS.

I had 1 package which was stuck somewhere between Massachusetts and California.
At day 10 I opened a missing mail claim on USPS - you have to sign up for a free
account . Lo and behold the package was delivered the next day. Sometimes I think
you just need to give USPS a swift kick and let them know there is a problem.
I also put in my store terms that it can take 7-10 days to reach a buyer, especially
in the winter with weather delays. I never refund for late packages unless the
USPS cannot find it - I just tell the buyer that I will refund them if the missing
mail search doesn't work.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 06:44

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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In Selling, Llewyn writes:

In Selling, Erkiles writes:

Again: if the IOSS nr is not visible in the automated system for the company
delivering the parcel in the EU member state (postal services or courrier) then
VAT will be charged automatically as per EU legislational obligation.

Citation needed.

I've read the relevant directives and regulations around this VAT change
and haven't noticed anything requiring electronic communication of the IOSS
number. Perhaps you can point out where I should be looking.

It’s not in the VAT changes regulations, it’s an older regulation that everything
going through customs should be electronic.

Author:

Bricks_Parts

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 06:43

Subject:

Collectible Minifigures SALE % Sale Out

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Hi,

we are sale out Collectible Minifigures. Used Parts 30%, New Parts up to 60%
kind regards

https://store.bricklink.com/Bricks_Parts&utm_content=globalnav#/shop

Author:

Stellar

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 06:41

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

In Selling, patpendlego writes:

In Selling, SylvainLS writes:

In Selling, patpendlego writes:

[…]
Well, obviously I can't give any details but also obviously I have emails
to prove this. Emails from shipping company / customs that shipment was on hold
until taxes were paid. Despite the fact that local state taxes were already paid
to BrickLink through PayPal.

Can you tell us what was the amount (of the product)?

Nope, no details, sorry.

If above 800$ there is a threshold

Author:

cosmicray

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 06:30

Subject:

Re: Does on-site PayPal allow “F&F”?

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Topic:

In Payment Methods, dmoser22 writes:

I receive plenty of regular PayPal payments and I am fine with paying the fees.
However, I have a buyer who is offering to use the “Friends and Family” option
(or whatever PayPal calls it these days) in return for a shipping discount. If
I agree, will he actually be able to select that option using the on-site PayPal
link? Is there a limit on payments of this type? (It’s just on the high side
of $1000.)

TIA,
Dave

Friends and Family has no protections for the receiver of the payment. I'll
let you decide.

Nita Rae

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 06:25

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

In Selling, patpendlego writes:

Well, obviously I can't give any details but also obviously I have emails
to prove this. Emails from shipping company / customs that shipment was on hold
until taxes were paid. Despite the fact that local state taxes were already paid
to BrickLink through PayPal.

Then the courier and/or customs is lying or mistaken. You can see in Chapter
95 that toys are not subject to customs duty when imported from most countries,
and U.S. Customs does not collect sales taxes:

https://hts.usitc.gov/current

I would find it hard to believe that a courier would be able to collect sales
taxes when even Customs does not.

Author:

Shintaku

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 06:24

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

In Selling, Erkiles writes:

No, they shouldn't. They did their work correctly. If they don't see
an IOSS nr allocated to the parcel they are obligated to charge VAT. Period.

Again: if the IOSS nr is not visible in the automated system for the company
delivering the parcel in the EU member state (postal services or courrier) then
VAT will be charged automatically as per EU legislational obligation.

I work for Customs myself and I can tell you that about half of the parcel arriving
via Bpost do not have an IOSS nr allocated to the declaration. I'm sure many
of those buyers DID pay VAT at invoice.

It is the seller's obligation to make sure the IOSS nr is properly communicated
with their shipper. It's nowhere the buyer's responsibility.
If the shipper is at fault it is still the seller's responsibility to refund
the buyer as is the same for goods lost / destroyed in transit.

Erikk

This!
Yes, Erikk is totally right. It's the seller's obbligation to make sure
that the IOSS is properly communicated.

Author:

Llewyn

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 06:06

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

In Selling, Erkiles writes:

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 05:49

Subject:

Re: manual invoice

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Topic:

In Payment Methods, Dino1 writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickwilbo writes:

In Payment Methods, Dino1 writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickspert_AU writes:

In Payment Methods, popsicle writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickwilbo writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickspert_AU writes:

It's possible to have manual invoice without instant payment.
You can change the settings later.
Select Manual Invoice for each of your shipping methods.

It's not allowed to finish sales outside of Bricklink.

It's allowed to sell on other venues too.

It's not allowed if buyers and sellers meet on Bricklink and finish the deal
outside of Bricklink. Bricklink would be missing it's fees.

Then you have to wait until Bricklink allows you to accept additional payment
methods.

If Australia has IBAN as payment method in you can request Admin to add it.
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=18
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/help/contact.page

He wants cash payment.

Yes, but cash is not an option. The only other payment option is IBAN.

Author:

Reki_Lobsheek

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 05:36

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Just to show everyone what Customs see in their system when declarations enter
the automated system: the nr you see on the left of the origin country code is
the IOSS nr.
For those where that field is empty VAT will automatically be calculated and
charged by the company handling the delivery of the parcel.

In both cases the parcel will then be presented to Customs (via an automated
system) to verify if the declared value is acceptable or whether further checks
considering health / economic regulations are deemed necessary.

So the IOSS check is happening by the automated system of the company handling
your package and not by Customs as many here seem to think. So asking Customs
to refund your VAT is pointless.

IMO, the only party that can and should refund your VAT is the seller* as they
are responsible for the shipment.
Let's say you order a 400USD set from an American seller. Without your knowledge
that seller puts 10USD as declared value and "gift" as description (with an invoice
in the parcel).
The buyer in this case will end up with a hefty surcharge of VAT and import duties
and in some cases might even receive a fine for tax evasion.
Who do you think should refund these extra costs then?

Erikk

*by this I mean it would be the seller refunding the buyer but ultimately
Bricklink should obviously refund said seller afterwards

Author:

Reki_Lobsheek

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 05:23

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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It should really be the other way around. If the buyer can prove they already
paid it then the collection agency should refund the VAT they are double charging.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 05:15

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

In Selling, Erkiles writes:

Yes, charging VAT is to help protect businesses inside a trading block from cheap
goods imported from outside without those taxes being paid, and stopping citizens
from avoiding paying VAT on imports. I don't think anyone can really argue
against the collection of VAT.

Double charging VAT is different though.

Author:

Dino

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 05:12

Subject:

Re: I paid VAT on buying, and VAT again receiving

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Topic:

In Selling, Shintaku writes:

This is happening every single time.

I buy on an extra EU store, then I have to pay VAT.
I didn't until some months ago, so now it's very annoying, but ok.
Then, I expect that VAT is paid and I have nothing more to pay.

And every single time I receive a package, the postman says there's more
to pay.
EVERY SINGLE TIME.

If the seller didn't attach the VAT invoice, that's the seller to blame.
But it happened also with VAT invoice attached.

I am tired of paying double every time. Bricklink did a mistake forcing us to
pay the VAT in advance, I'll stop buying from extra EU if this doesn't
find a solution soon.

I believe the double taxation is due to the lack of an IOSS registration number.
It is not enough to have it on the invoice and on or in the package, it is absolutely
necessary to have it also on the registration form (CN22/CN23)!

Author:

yorbrick

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Jan 21, 2022 05:11

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It should really be the other way around. If the buyer can prove they already
paid it then the collection agency should refund the VAT they are double charging.

Author:

Ellum

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Jan 21, 2022 04:58

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Oh boy you are lucky. In Denmark the handling fee is 22 EUR. I would be furious
if it happened to me.

Author:

Reki_Lobsheek

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Jan 21, 2022 04:31

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I think it's more about discouraging people from buying outside of the EU,
which makes sense IMHO.
Non-European goods (genuine and counterfeit or under-valued) are flooding our
markets and are making life for European businesses very hard.

I know from personal experience that these cases of double charged VAT can be
a serious PITA, but it's almost always the seller's / shipper's fault.
If the company sending the goods does not enter the BL IOSS nr (which the seller
has to properly provide to them) into the automated system it's hardly the
European country's postal service's fault for charging VAT when there's
no proof (in the automated system) that VAT has already been paid.

There's millions and millions of e-commerce packages arriving in each member
state on a daily basis. Do you truly believe they'd be able to verify the
paper documents for each and every parcel? Dream on

What I propose is that when a buyer can deliver proof that he / she had to pay
VAT again on delivery the seller is olbigated to refund this VAT which BL can
refund to the seller.
In the end it's the platform (aka BL) that has the obligation to fulfill
the VAT duties.

If you don't have trust in the platform you're using to earn your living
then perhaps you should consider changing platforms or creating your own.

Erikk

In Selling, patpendlego writes:

The EU wants to get a piece of the pie of small sales. Simple as that. In total
this small trades are a huge amount of money. The rest of the world however has
to deal with these new EU rules, do you really think they like doing that?

Vice versa is the same. I really don't like at all that I have to invoice
local US State Tax, that it gets transfered to my PayPal account and that PayPal
is taking it off again, transferring it to BrickLink and we all just have to
hope and pray BrickLink is indeed transferring it to the US State Tax authorities
again.

Local Tax money is travelling all over the world through accounts of people that
have nothing to do with it. And we have only to hope it all goes well.

In the meantime, the 10 richest men in the world has seen their wealth grown
by 100% in just 1 Corona year. There is something really really wrong with the
monetary system.

Author:

Dino

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Jan 21, 2022 03:31

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In Payment Methods, Brickwilbo writes:

In Payment Methods, Dino1 writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickspert_AU writes:

In Payment Methods, popsicle writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickwilbo writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickspert_AU writes:

It's possible to have manual invoice without instant payment.
You can change the settings later.
Select Manual Invoice for each of your shipping methods.

It's not allowed to finish sales outside of Bricklink.

It's allowed to sell on other venues too.

It's not allowed if buyers and sellers meet on Bricklink and finish the deal
outside of Bricklink. Bricklink would be missing it's fees.

Then you have to wait until Bricklink allows you to accept additional payment
methods.

If Australia has IBAN as payment method in you can request Admin to add it.
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=18
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/help/contact.page

He wants cash payment.

Author:

Brickwilbo

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Jan 21, 2022 03:23

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In Payment Methods, Dino1 writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickspert_AU writes:

In Payment Methods, popsicle writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickwilbo writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickspert_AU writes:

It's possible to have manual invoice without instant payment.
You can change the settings later.
Select Manual Invoice for each of your shipping methods.

It's not allowed to finish sales outside of Bricklink.

It's allowed to sell on other venues too.

It's not allowed if buyers and sellers meet on Bricklink and finish the deal
outside of Bricklink. Bricklink would be missing it's fees.

Then you have to wait until Bricklink allows you to accept additional payment
methods.

If Australia has IBAN as payment method in you can request Admin to add it.
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=18
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/help/contact.page

Author:

Brickwilbo

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Jan 21, 2022 03:18

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Re: Seller is not replying to reported problems

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In Problem Order, unreal_30 writes:

I've ordered a MISB set, which came with stickers on the LEGO box and the
box itself was slightly damaged. However, the biggest issue is that the box got
heavily damaged during transport due to very bad packaging. I have discovered
issue over a week after the package was received as I didn't have time to
unpack it before. I've paid with IBAN transfer. The seller has not replied
to the reported issues at all. I've tried filing NSS alert, but as seller
pointed out, he has shipped the package. Yet, he has never replied to the reported
problems, just send the link for tracking. I would like a partial refund, due
to reduced value of the set. What else besides the negative comment can I do?

MISB = Mint In Sealed Box means the contents are in mint condition with a sealed
box. It doesn't mean the box is in mint condition.

You can respond in the comment field of the NSS and explain the issue/damage.
Or
contact Admin if the NSS is removed: https://www.bricklink.com/helpDesk.asp?helpDeskID=112

Author:

Ziegelmeister

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Jan 21, 2022 03:16

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Re: Force "complete" a shipment?

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Shipping

In Shipping, peregrinator writes:

In Shipping, Yellow.Brick writes:

You can only remove a shipment method if that method currently isn't in an
active status; ie; not marked as completed.

I've got at least a dozen where it's been 2+ months and they haven't
even marked the package as received.

Is there any way around this?

You can disable those shipping methods - just not delete them.

Once the orders are purged (6 months), you can delete.

"It's a marathon, not a sprint" apparently.

Author:

Dino

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Jan 21, 2022 03:16

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In Payment Methods, Brickspert_AU writes:

In Payment Methods, popsicle writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickwilbo writes:

In Payment Methods, Brickspert_AU writes:

It's possible to have manual invoice without instant payment.
You can change the settings later.
Select Manual Invoice for each of your shipping methods.

It's not allowed to finish sales outside of Bricklink.

It's allowed to sell on other venues too.

It's not allowed if buyers and sellers meet on Bricklink and finish the deal
outside of Bricklink. Bricklink would be missing it's fees.

Then you have to wait until Bricklink allows you to accept additional payment
methods.

Author:

SylvainLS

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Jan 21, 2022 03:13

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Re: Does on-site PayPal allow “F&F”?

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In Payment Methods, Brickwilbo writes:

In Payment Methods, dmoser22 writes:

$1000 is a lot of money if something goes wrong.
Declining a Paypal Friends & Family payment would be the best option.
You can give the buyer a discount without waving his Paypal protection rights.

Besides, it’s against PayPal’s terms and PayPal could close your account for
that, so you’re taking more risks than you think.

Author:

EmblaRonja

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Jan 21, 2022 03:04

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Well we all like to have sellers and buyers that communicate.

But also:

Both seller and buyer has obligations in a transaction. Your seller has to pack
the item and ship it in a way that keeps its standard. This apparently has failed.

Now your obligation - if you are not happy with the ordered item - is to return
it to the seller and claim a refund.

Anything else - like mutual agreement of a partial refund - is just to hope for.
Not an obligation for the seller to do.

/Niclas

Author:

Brickwilbo

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 03:03

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Re: Does on-site PayPal allow “F&F”?

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In Payment Methods, dmoser22 writes:

$1000 is a lot of money if something goes wrong.
Declining a Paypal Friends & Family payment would be the best option.
You can give the buyer a discount without waving his Paypal protection rights.

Author:

leggodtshop

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Jan 21, 2022 03:00

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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:

In Selling, patpendlego writes:

Can you tell us what was the amount (of the product)?

Nope, no details, sorry.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Jan 21, 2022 02:59

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In Selling, patpendlego writes:

Can you tell us what was the amount (of the product)?

Author:

leggodtshop

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Jan 21, 2022 02:52

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In Selling, psusaxman2000 writes:

In Selling, patpendlego writes:

In Selling, peregrinator writes:

In Selling, patpendlego writes:

Vice versa is the same. I really don't like at all that I have to invoice
local US State Tax, that it gets transfered to my PayPal account and that PayPal
is taking it off again, transferring it to BrickLink and we all just have to
hope and pray BrickLink is indeed transferring it to the US State Tax authorities
again.

It's not the same because U.S. customs won't try to collect state sales
tax when packages from outside the U.S. are delivered into the U.S. You won't
have a U.S. buyer come to you saying, "hey! They wouldn't give me my package
unless I paid sales tax/customs duties! I want a refund!"

Not true. They do.

If someone is telling you this, then they are lying to you. US customs will
only hold something if they fell it is illegal or otherwise a problem. They
have nothing to do with sales taxes as they are each managed at the state level.

Author:

unreal_30

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Jan 21, 2022 02:51

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