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 Author: spegecial View Messages Posted By spegecial
 Posted: May 19, 2021 09:12
 Subject: Re: Cheapest Color
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 Topic: Buying
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spegecial (715)

Location:  USA, Pennsylvania
Member Since Contact Type Status
Sep 19, 2015 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
Store Closed Store: Bricks, Figs and More
In Buying, hkl22 writes:
  In Buying, tec writes:
  for basic bricks, LBG is cheap.
then Black, DBG

What is DBG/LBG?


DBG/LBG are abbreviations for the colors Dark Bluish Gray and Light Bluish Gray.
 Author: spegecial View Messages Posted By spegecial
 Posted: Nov 28, 2017 16:14
 Subject: Re: Force sellers to ship in boxes
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 Topic: Suggestions
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Location:  USA, Pennsylvania
Member Since Contact Type Status
Sep 19, 2015 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
Store Closed Store: Bricks, Figs and More
In Suggestions, chetzler writes:
  I think all sellers should be required to ship their orders in corrugated cardboard
boxes. I recently received an order of 24 NEW

 
Part No: 59349  Name: Panel 1 x 6 x 5
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59349 Panel 1 x 6 x 5
Parts: Panel

from a 5000+ feedback seller. All 24 of them were thrown into a Ziploc baggie
and that baggie was crammed, along with the other lots in the order, into a flimsy
bubble mailer. Well, you can imagine what the surfaces of those panels looked
like after be squished and tossed from conveyor belt to conveyor belt as they
made their way across the country before being shoved into my mailbox. If they
had been shipped in a cardboard box they wouldn't have received nearly that
amount of abuse.

Therefore I suggest we force all sellers to ship orders in cardboard boxes.
Some orders, such as one or two figs, would probably be fine in a bubble mailer,
but rules are rules and we must enforce them uniformly and without mercy. We
must protect the entire community from the few sloppy sellers that are out there.


If a buyer receives an order that is not in a cardboard box, he must send a picture
of the package (with mailing label visible) to Admin. Once Admin approves the
picture, the seller will receive a non-negotiable negative feedback. If three
such feedback are received then selling privileges are revoked.

I ship 99% of my orders in a box already, so I don't see why this would be
such a big deal.




(yes, I'm making a point but I'm not making up my experience or my store
practices)

Perhaps buyer could clarify their wishes to the seller on wanting the goods shipped
in a box instead of bubble mailer. I'm upfront with buyers on shipping the
most economical way possible to save them money so if they have a preferred shipping
method to please let me know and I've not had any problems. To force everyone
to ship via one method is ridiculous, especially when shipping rates continue
to increase.