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| | | Author: | Fidelito  | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2023 13:17 | | Subject: | Well, that was weird and stressful | | Viewed: | 241 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| As a seller, what measures will you take as a response of what we, as a community,
just experienced?
Safety measures, diversification of selling platforms, inventory backups, contingency
plans, etc...
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| | | | | Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2023 13:25 | | Subject: | Re: Well, that was weird and stressful | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Fidelito writes:
| | As a seller, what measures will you take as a response of what we, as a community,
just experienced?
Safety measures, diversification of selling platforms, inventory backups, contingency
plans, etc...
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We are going to download our store inventory with BrickStore on a more regular
basis, at least twice a week. Aside form that we have thought about selling on
other platforms but have not taken the plunge yet but that may change.
Jim.
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| | | | | | | Author: | Ziegelmeister | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2023 13:37 | | Subject: | Re: Well, that was weird and stressful | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, TheBrickGuys writes:
| | We are going to download our store inventory with BrickStore on a more regular
basis, at least twice a week. Aside form that we have thought about selling on
other platforms but have not taken the plunge yet but that may change.
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Great plan for a store of your size. I'm still planning to do the same thing
for mine just to see if there are any anomalies. The week prior to the shut
down I noticed a few lots were showing the wrong values - I highly doubt I was
targeted but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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| | | | | Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2023 14:16 | | Subject: | Re: Well, that was weird and stressful | | Viewed: | 95 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Fidelito writes:
| | As a seller, what measures will you take as a response of what we, as a community,
just experienced?
Safety measures, diversification of selling platforms, inventory backups, contingency
plans, etc...
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Oddly not all that stressful here. I had plenty to keep my busy in the interim
... like finally getting proper internet connectivity via fiber optic. 😻
Nita Rae
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| | | | | Author: | qwertyboy | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2023 14:41 | | Subject: | Re: Well, that was weird and stressful | | Viewed: | 98 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Fidelito writes:
| | As a seller, what measures will you take as a response of what we, as a community,
just experienced?
Safety measures, diversification of selling platforms, inventory backups, contingency
plans, etc...
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I was reading the FB sellers group, and there were quite a few shops relying
on the "remarks" field, as well as many shops without any regular backup
of their inventory. Several of these commenters also said their livelihood depended
on BL for a significant part of their income.
There was a discussion a while ago where inventory storage was discussed - using
"remarks" or using "category naming":
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=285809&nID=1259033
Some language was used (stores being "nuts" to use inventory storage
based on the catalog, and using that system "is trouble" that was a
bit harsh because clearly storing based on the "remarks" field is far
superior. Well, as I mentioned in that thread, each store has its preference,
but I also mentioned (and this is a literal quote): "If for whatever
reason that field goes belly-up, you are in deep doodoo, whereas catalog-based-sorted
stores can still easily find any part". I could not help but notice how relevant
that post was when reading the FB posts. Our shop (aside from obviously not getting
any new orders) had no issue whatsoever managing our inventory, and pulling existing
orders.
I am grateful that BL came back in one piece, and I am happy for all shops that
(apparently) the remarks fields survived. I also mentioned in that thread, when
using the "remarks" field to manage your inventory, how important it
is to have a good (and verified working) backup. Now that everyone can wash their
soiled underpants and rejoice at seeing the remarks, are we actually going to
at least do sensible backups?
Niek.
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