| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | nectara  | | Posted: | Jun 11, 2019 11:12 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, skybound13 writes:
| | Matejo,
I’m not saying that I think any little fee should be part of the solution, but
if a fee were implemented maybe it should be considered an “order processing
fee” and be paid to the seller to be credited towards the order assuming it wasn’t
a fake order, otherwise seller keeps it. But even if the buyer turns out to
be fake then that $1.00 hardly seems like adequate compensation for wasting the
seller’s time.
As a recent new member, would I have paid $5.00 (or whatever) for a lifetime
BrickLink membership? The concept would have bothered me a little at first,
but yeah, I would have paid because I wanted buyer privileges. If that fee were
refunded back after so many orders, great, if not, not a big deal really.
Hmm, as I think more about it, such a payment would at least confirm that a buyer
is a real person and has a means by which to pay for orders online.
Ted
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The solution is already here called Instant Checkout
Regards
Nectara
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| Author: | calebfishn | | Posted: | Jun 11, 2019 10:31 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, matejo writes:
| | Mentioned in other posts, I am submitting this as a separate suggestion.
The goal of the $1 payment is to preclude new members from making false orders
and thereby avoid time wasted on pulling order items, attaining packing supplies,
calculating shipping, etc.
Perhaps there is also a benefit with regard to new sellers. Not sure.
I recognize there will be process, payment, and accounting challenges for BrickLink
administrators, along with maybe an undesired initial action to become a member,
however this proposal would screen out false buyers, and benefit the integrity
and positive experiences of the entire new member, buyer, and seller community
-- which for my part is a key reason I'm here.
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No. It is not necessary to screen out false buyers. Although it is true that
this is very frustrating, it is part of doing business and running a store to
give quotes, calculate shipping, etc. When i walk into walmart, they don't
charge me a dollar to make sure I am a "real" customer.
Most so called "false" orders, are really in my view "Failed" orders, and those
are most often the result of new buyers, or people who could not figure something
out on the website interface. The percentage of "failed" orders is very small
compared to successful orders. I can deal with the odd inconvenience.
We should reject every single suggestion that would make it harder for first
time, and one time buyers from ordering lego in our stores.
I agree that community is important, and that is why I am here also. However,
I believe the health of the community depends on being open and welcoming to
newcomers, rather than being a closed community that wants to screen new arrivals
and place obstacles in their path.
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| Author: | skybound13 | | Posted: | Jun 11, 2019 10:12 | | Subject: | Re: Have all members pay BL $1 to buy and/or sell | | Viewed: | 89 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Matejo,
I’m not saying that I think any little fee should be part of the solution, but
if a fee were implemented maybe it should be considered an “order processing
fee” and be paid to the seller to be credited towards the order assuming it wasn’t
a fake order, otherwise seller keeps it. But even if the buyer turns out to
be fake then that $1.00 hardly seems like adequate compensation for wasting the
seller’s time.
As a recent new member, would I have paid $5.00 (or whatever) for a lifetime
BrickLink membership? The concept would have bothered me a little at first,
but yeah, I would have paid because I wanted buyer privileges. If that fee were
refunded back after so many orders, great, if not, not a big deal really.
Hmm, as I think more about it, such a payment would at least confirm that a buyer
is a real person and has a means by which to pay for orders online.
Ted
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| Author: | skybound13 | | Posted: | Jun 11, 2019 09:54 | | Subject: | Re: Seller checkout approval for <X new buyers | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Matejo,
Out of curiosity, if some sort of seller approval system were in place, what
is it that would give you confidence to sell to a new BrickLinker with zero feedback?
So for example, new member wants to place their first order, they send you the
message that says, "Would you please sell this item to me even though I don't
have enough feedback?" then you have to decide to say yes or no - what would
you be looking for that would make you approve the order request?
You made the comment, "…to minimize time-wasting fake orders…" - are there really
people who have nothing better to do then to set up an order for which they never
intend to pay? That is so weird to me.
Ted
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Jun 8, 2019 12:17 | | Subject: | Re: 'Prefer My BrickLink Classic?' | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, randyf writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | very and fast - The site has become unstable yet again and although it isn't
with server 500 errors - I wonder if they are adding code to the site and it
is breaking it.
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| | And they always seem to add it on a Friday as they are leaving for the weekend.
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Why would anyone in their right mind or with any common sense whatsoever let
that happen. The mind simply boggles. There could be a million people (total
membership) trying to place orders or load inventory and unless they read the
forum and/or try workarounds they are going to be put off using the site. It
just doesn't make any sense to me but then again I am an old fashioned MD
- far too old to change my ways and very slow to catch on to new gimmicks.
Charlie Brown give me strength.
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