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| | | Author: | BrixAhoy  | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 23:05 | | Subject: | A few General Questions about Selling | | Viewed: | 188 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Hello, I am new to the store and have never shipped anything before, so I have
some questions about these practices.
1) Should I be using USPS Ground Advantage for all large sets? are the price
bands for the shared method accurate?
2) what information about shipping should I give to the buyer and where should
I give it?
3) is there anything else I should consider about selling and shipping?
4) I don't have any government ID and where I am it takes months to set up
an appointment and get one, the closest thing I have is a school ID, is there
anyway I can get my store verified?
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| | | | | Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 23:10 | | Subject: | Re: A few General Questions about Selling | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, BrixAhoy writes:
| | Hello, I am new to the store and have never shipped anything before, so I have
some questions about these practices.
1) Should I be using USPS Ground Advantage for all large sets? are the price
bands for the shared method accurate?
2) what information about shipping should I give to the buyer and where should
I give it?
3) is there anything else I should consider about selling and shipping?
4) I don't have any government ID and where I am it takes months to set up
an appointment and get one, the closest thing I have is a school ID, is there
anyway I can get my store verified?
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You need to be at least 18 years old to buy or sell on BrickLink.
~Jen
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| | | | | | | Author: | BrixAhoy | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 23:15 | | Subject: | Re: A few General Questions about Selling | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| I'm 19 years old and if there is any such doubt suggested by the phrase "school
ID", consider the fact that universities also issue ID's
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Jan 7, 2024 00:42 | | Subject: | Re: A few General Questions about Selling | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, BrixAhoy writes:
| | I'm 19 years old and if there is any such doubt suggested by the phrase "school
ID", consider the fact that universities also issue ID's
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You don't have a driver's license?
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| | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 23:26 | | Subject: | Re: A few General Questions about Selling | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | | 3) is there anything else I should consider about selling and shipping?
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Just that stuff should be packed well and that shipping is at the sellers risk
not the buyers so if it gets damaged or lost you have to refund. Insurance and
tracking are for the seller not buyer
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| | | | | | | Author: | tknorr | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 23:35 | | Subject: | Re: A few General Questions about Selling | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Excellent point!
If that package gets lost or stolen its the shipper's responsibility.
In General, Nubs_Select writes:
| | | | 3) is there anything else I should consider about selling and shipping?
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Just that stuff should be packed well and that shipping is at the sellers risk
not the buyers so if it gets damaged or lost you have to refund. Insurance and
tracking are for the seller not buyer
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| | | | | Author: | tknorr | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 23:38 | | Subject: | Re: A few General Questions about Selling | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Be careful if you have instant checkout with shipping. If its not set up correctly
you might only get $5 in shipping for something that might cost $35 to ship and
you can't go back and charge more without risking negative feedback.
Setting up shipping was the most difficult part and I still have had to tweak
it a few times to get the instant checkout to charge the right amount for the
larger sets that cost $30-40 to ship.
Watch some youtube videos (there are many) and just be sure you feel 100% confident
before you open your store.
Good luck!
In General, BrixAhoy writes:
| | Hello, I am new to the store and have never shipped anything before, so I have
some questions about these practices.
1) Should I be using USPS Ground Advantage for all large sets? are the price
bands for the shared method accurate?
2) what information about shipping should I give to the buyer and where should
I give it?
3) is there anything else I should consider about selling and shipping?
4) I don't have any government ID and where I am it takes months to set up
an appointment and get one, the closest thing I have is a school ID, is there
anyway I can get my store verified?
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 7, 2024 03:14 | | Subject: | Re: A few General Questions about Selling | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | | 3) is there anything else I should consider about selling and shipping?
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Don't write provocative posts in the forum.
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| | | | | Author: | Swatson217 | | Posted: | Jan 7, 2024 07:57 | | Subject: | Re: A few General Questions about Selling | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Read the Terms and feedback of other sellers to learn from experienced sellers.
Buy from numerous sellers so that you have the knowledge from the buyer’s side
of things. Use manual invoicing for larger sets so that you don’t lose money
on shipping the non-standard sized boxes. The learning curve for being a seller
is much steeper than many realize. Good luck!
In General, BrixAhoy writes:
| | Hello, I am new to the store and have never shipped anything before, so I have
some questions about these practices.
1) Should I be using USPS Ground Advantage for all large sets? are the price
bands for the shared method accurate?
2) what information about shipping should I give to the buyer and where should
I give it?
3) is there anything else I should consider about selling and shipping?
4) I don't have any government ID and where I am it takes months to set up
an appointment and get one, the closest thing I have is a school ID, is there
anyway I can get my store verified?
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