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View Thread Re: "New, Sealed" item in store description query - peregrinator (775)
[...] I guess it should be "New, Complete" although even that is debatable if the original foil package isn't included.
(17 months ago, Dec 24, 2022, to General)
View Thread Re: Customs in Italy? - peregrinator (775)
[...] Ultimately the consumer will pay in any case - if a corporation has to pay fees and taxes on their goods those will be passed on to the consumer in the form of higher [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 24, 2022, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Customs in Italy? - peregrinator (775)
[...] They are not paying 22% but they are definitely paying customs fees because of the volume they're importing - they might even have to pay dock fees. Of course TLG [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 23, 2022, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Boba Fett sw0107 Graded 93.3 Sealed Value? - peregrinator (775)
Thus far I've read in the forum: (1) it's better to store minifigs with the hips off since leaving them on can cause the torso to crack, and (2) it's [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 23, 2022, to General)
View Thread Re: Mustard gang strikes again - peregrinator (775)
[...] you definitely don't want to mess with les moutardins
(17 months ago, Dec 23, 2022, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Stores in China - peregrinator (775)
[...] Yeah, IIRC, 2012 is around the time the switch from 'b' to 'c' was made so it shouldn't be surprising that a minifigure from 2012 could be found with [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 23, 2022, to Buying)
View Thread Re: Customs in Italy? - peregrinator (775)
[...] Ah, yes, if $400 was written on the customs form instead of $320, then the seller is responsible for the higher fees there and should refund the buyer for that at the [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 23, 2022, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Customs in Italy? - peregrinator (775)
[...] UPS is notorious for their brokerage fees
(17 months ago, Dec 23, 2022, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Customs in Italy? - peregrinator (775)
[...] I guess you got a text because you used your phone number and not the buyer's when filling out the customs form? The customs fees are the buyer's responsibility. [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 23, 2022, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Is this a custom minifig, if so, it is good - peregrinator (775)
[...] This is not at all uncommon
(17 months ago, Dec 23, 2022, to Help)
View Thread Re: Stores in China - peregrinator (775)
[...] I wonder what will happen once the Virginia factory is up and running
(17 months ago, Dec 22, 2022, to Buying)
View Thread Re: Stores in China - peregrinator (775)
[...]
(17 months ago, Dec 22, 2022, to Buying)
View Thread Re: Customs in Italy? - peregrinator (775)
[...] There is also the feast of the seven fishes, but an Italian friend of mine tells me that's actually an Italian-American custom
(17 months ago, Dec 22, 2022, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Funds not sent to Seller - peregrinator (775)
[...] Do you mean PayPal, above? BrickLink doesn't handle funds at all. [...] You have to wait 2 weeks for the NSS to complete but there's nothing stopping you from [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 22, 2022, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: Buyer claims mising parts, but I know I shipp - peregrinator (775)
[...] The refund is reasonable - $1.80 in parts plus $3.20 partial shipping. PayPal dispute seems a bit unreasonable though, depending.
(17 months ago, Dec 22, 2022, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: 88009 vs bb0892c01 - peregrinator (775)
[...] Importantly, the train motor and light also come as sets and separate parts as well.
(17 months ago, Dec 22, 2022, to Help)
View Thread Re: Customs in Italy? - peregrinator (775)
[...] What can be worse about it now is that buyers can be double-charged for VAT if the IOSS number isn't sent correctly by the seller or received correctly by the destination [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 22, 2022, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Customs in Italy? - peregrinator (775)
[...] It's not a new thing
(17 months ago, Dec 22, 2022, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Customs in Italy? - peregrinator (775)
[...] They have to pay VAT, which BrickLink will automatically collect if the value is under 150 euro. I don't know how UPS works in Europe but in Canada they have very [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 22, 2022, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Sweet Little Bricks 1M Pieces and counting - peregrinator (775)
[...] BRB buying 85 copies of the World Map
(17 months ago, Dec 22, 2022, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1974-2 - peregrinator (775)
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(17 months ago, Dec 22, 2022, to Inventories Requests)
View Thread Re: Marked as shipped - peregrinator (775)
[...] It doesn't bother me that other sellers do it (within reason) though I myself don't do it on BrickLink (I don't mark it as Shipped until the day [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 21, 2022, to Shipping)
View Thread Re: For sw0112 Collectors out there... - peregrinator (775)
[...] There also is not, as far as I could tell, a torso assembly with that torso and yellow hands - that is the primary reason for my question. So it seems the original submitter [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 21, 2022, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: For sw0112 Collectors out there... - peregrinator (775)
[...] Great info! But what I don't get is - why are the hands and head yellow in the rogue minifig?
(17 months ago, Dec 21, 2022, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Which, if any, are Lego? - peregrinator (775)
[...] The Lego version of that part has open studs, not the hollow studs shown in the picture.
(17 months ago, Dec 21, 2022, to Help)
View Thread Re: Superior Iron Man - peregrinator (775)
No knockoffs on BrickLink I'm afraid In Wanted, million_suns writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 21, 2022, to Wanted)
View Thread Re: How sharp are your eyes? - peregrinator (775)
[...] Yes, but you can only order MegaBlox
(17 months ago, Dec 20, 2022, to Administrative)
View Thread Re: Grayed out Payment drop down menu - peregrinator (775)
[...] That would explain why the seller can't change the payment status from None
(17 months ago, Dec 20, 2022, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: Early Lego Colors. - peregrinator (775)
[...] Hmmm, that particular darker shade of light gray isn't nearly as dark as the air tanks in your picture. Maybe the lighting is off?
(17 months ago, Dec 20, 2022, to Colors)
View Thread Re: where have all the sales gone? - peregrinator (775)
[...] Mine have been good but I've not had an order in a few days, which I've chalked up to people doing Christmas shopping - that is, they're no longer placing [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 20, 2022, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Canadian Sales Taxes - Any news!!! - peregrinator (775)
[...] I don't know much about Canadian tax law but sales taxes/VAT are typically separate from income taxes.
(17 months ago, Dec 20, 2022, to Taxes)
View Thread Re: parts exclusive to sets - peregrinator (775)
[...] I think I understand what the OP is saying and it's not quite this. He's asking if a set's inventory can show the parts that are exclusive to the set. For [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 20, 2022, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Grayed out Payment drop down menu - peregrinator (775)
[...] Maybe revert the status from Packed to something else? Has it actually been paid or do you still need to send an invoice?
(17 months ago, Dec 20, 2022, to Technical Issues)
View Thread Re: where have all the sales gone? - peregrinator (775)
[...] "We are off on weekends"
(17 months ago, Dec 20, 2022, to Sales)
View Thread Re: Gloves to protect fingers while building? - peregrinator (775)
[...] Maybe something like the finger sleeves some gamers use? I've not tried them but I'm thinking of it, I don't have thin skin on my fingers (yet) but [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 20, 2022, to Off Topic)
View Thread Re: Full refund to a buyer before he cancel order - peregrinator (775)
[...] BrickLink will not automatically change the status of the order
(17 months ago, Dec 20, 2022, to Problem Order)
View Thread Re: adding used inventory - peregrinator (775)
[...] Great list but I would put plates in, and ahead of bricks
(17 months ago, Dec 20, 2022, to Help)
View Thread Re: Early Lego Colors. - peregrinator (775)
[...] CA also would not have yellowed like that. I have 1-2 white CA parts and they are dynamite white
(17 months ago, Dec 19, 2022, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Pearl light gray? Found a few 1x2 bricks - peregrinator (775)
[...] There are a few for sale so they do at least exist. Amazing that the OP found them in a Goodwill lot though - and in pretty good condition (Part 3004,66)
(17 months ago, Dec 19, 2022, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Acquiring boxes and packaging - peregrinator (775)
[...] This is true but Priority Mail can be significantly cheaper if you use your own boxes and get the commercial Cubic rate (which you can get through e.g. Pirate Ship). [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 19, 2022, to Shipping)
View Thread Re: Want 'Connection Types' Associated with Parts - peregrinator (775)
[...] I guess that's a pin that can fit into an arm? Anyway I don't like the terms at all, I think most bricklinkers know what a pin is.
(17 months ago, Dec 19, 2022, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: How do buyers predict shipping fees? - peregrinator (775)
[...] I wonder if there are circumstances under which it would be cheaper to ship to the USA then ship from the USA to Canada! For example I could ship a 2lb package to anywhere [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 19, 2022, to Shipping)
View Thread Re: Who has free shipping in the USA - peregrinator (775)
[...] I do - for $50 and up
(17 months ago, Dec 19, 2022, to Buying)
View Thread Re: Order still says Paid - peregrinator (775)
[...] There is another status available and that is "Packed" Paid --» Packed --» Shipped Considering that the order was placed on Friday, it shouldn't be alarming [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 18, 2022, to Buying)
View Thread Re: Article about a BrickLink data breach - peregrinator (775)
[...] From the article, which then goes on to describe vulnerabilities totally unrelated to the API: [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 17, 2022, to Administrative)
View Thread Re: I would like to see new order status choices! - peregrinator (775)
[...] My Dog Ate It I Spilled [Pizza|Mustard|Beer] on It
(17 months ago, Dec 16, 2022, to General)
View Thread Re: Selling to USA - peregrinator (775)
[...] Great advice!
(17 months ago, Dec 16, 2022, to Selling)
View Thread Re: Sending invoices - peregrinator (775)
[...] we sells brickses to nice hobbitses, precious, O yes
(17 months ago, Dec 16, 2022, to Help)
View Thread Re: Update order status for unresponsive buyer? - peregrinator (775)
[...] Speaking only for myself, as a buyer I don't leave feedback until the seller leaves it.
(17 months ago, Dec 16, 2022, to Problem)
View Thread Re: Neutral/Negative Feedback - peregrinator (775)
[...] A handling fee of $1 might be minor but $2 really isn't in my opinion. Maybe buyers seek to cancel because the handling fee you charge isn't really transparent [...]
(17 months ago, Dec 15, 2022, to Feedback)

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