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| | | Author: | Brist  | | Posted: | Apr 2, 2024 14:49 | | Subject: | My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 176 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| Hi everyone.
I have built up a decent collection of Lego sets and miscellaneous parts over
the years. Figured I'd try opening a Bricklink store and see where this goes.
My store is based in Norway, but I'm selling domestically and internationally.
I estimate that I have somewhere around 50 000 parts, maybe more, and I'll
be aiming to upload some every day given the opportunity.
I would truly appreciate any feedback you might have for my store, whether it
be related to payment, shipping or other terms. Whatever crosses your minds.
Thank you in advance. Hope everyone had a great Easter! 
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| | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Apr 2, 2024 15:04 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| welcome to bricklink!
you may want to change this
"If you choose shippment without tracking they will be properly packed with
bubblewrap, but when sent they are sent at BUYERS risk. Seller is not responsible
for any damage that might occur during transportation. And since I am not able
to confirm the shipments arival there is NO refund if the shipment is lost in
transit."
and
"If you live outside EU or North America the only option will be shipping
at your own risk. This is because tracking is not avalible and I have no way
to monitor the package's location. No refunds if the package disapear or
gets stuck in customs."
in your terms as even if the package doesn't have tracking/insurance the
seller is still responsible for it
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| | | | | | | Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Apr 2, 2024 15:10 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | welcome to bricklink!
you may want to change this
"If you choose shippment without tracking they will be properly packed with
bubblewrap, but when sent they are sent at BUYERS risk. Seller is not responsible
for any damage that might occur during transportation. And since I am not able
to confirm the shipments arival there is NO refund if the shipment is lost in
transit."
and
"If you live outside EU or North America the only option will be shipping
at your own risk. This is because tracking is not avalible and I have no way
to monitor the package's location. No refunds if the package disapear or
gets stuck in customs."
in your terms as even if the package doesn't have tracking/insurance the
seller is still responsible for it
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And especially while using PayPal 
Whatever if the buyer or seller chose NOT to use tracking or registration, the
buyer will 99.99% win a claim if there's no tracking or registration used.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | Brist | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2024 00:27 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, 1001bricks writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | welcome to bricklink!
you may want to change this
"If you choose shippment without tracking they will be properly packed with
bubblewrap, but when sent they are sent at BUYERS risk. Seller is not responsible
for any damage that might occur during transportation. And since I am not able
to confirm the shipments arival there is NO refund if the shipment is lost in
transit."
and
"If you live outside EU or North America the only option will be shipping
at your own risk. This is because tracking is not avalible and I have no way
to monitor the package's location. No refunds if the package disapear or
gets stuck in customs."
in your terms as even if the package doesn't have tracking/insurance the
seller is still responsible for it
|
And especially while using PayPal
Whatever if the buyer or seller chose NOT to use tracking or registration, the
buyer will 99.99% win a claim if there's no tracking or registration used.
|
Hi! Could you tell me a bit more about what the term claim means in this situation?
Is it some internal process here on Bricklink for when a buyer/seller has a disagreement,
or is it a third-party thing?
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2024 00:34 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, 1001bricks writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | welcome to bricklink!
you may want to change this
"If you choose shippment without tracking they will be properly packed with
bubblewrap, but when sent they are sent at BUYERS risk. Seller is not responsible
for any damage that might occur during transportation. And since I am not able
to confirm the shipments arival there is NO refund if the shipment is lost in
transit."
and
"If you live outside EU or North America the only option will be shipping
at your own risk. This is because tracking is not avalible and I have no way
to monitor the package's location. No refunds if the package disapear or
gets stuck in customs."
in your terms as even if the package doesn't have tracking/insurance the
seller is still responsible for it
|
And especially while using PayPal
Whatever if the buyer or seller chose NOT to use tracking or registration, the
buyer will 99.99% win a claim if there's no tracking or registration used.
|
Hi! Could you tell me a bit more about what the term claim means in this situation?
Is it some internal process here on Bricklink for when a buyer/seller has a disagreement,
or is it a third-party thing?
|
It’s referring to a bank/paypal claim. If an order never arrives and the seller
dosnt refund the buyer then the buyer can file a claim with their bank or with
PayPal who will then refund the payment.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Brist | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2024 02:06 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, 1001bricks writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | welcome to bricklink!
you may want to change this
"If you choose shippment without tracking they will be properly packed with
bubblewrap, but when sent they are sent at BUYERS risk. Seller is not responsible
for any damage that might occur during transportation. And since I am not able
to confirm the shipments arival there is NO refund if the shipment is lost in
transit."
and
"If you live outside EU or North America the only option will be shipping
at your own risk. This is because tracking is not avalible and I have no way
to monitor the package's location. No refunds if the package disapear or
gets stuck in customs."
in your terms as even if the package doesn't have tracking/insurance the
seller is still responsible for it
|
And especially while using PayPal
Whatever if the buyer or seller chose NOT to use tracking or registration, the
buyer will 99.99% win a claim if there's no tracking or registration used.
|
Hi! Could you tell me a bit more about what the term claim means in this situation?
Is it some internal process here on Bricklink for when a buyer/seller has a disagreement,
or is it a third-party thing?
|
It’s referring to a bank/paypal claim. If an order never arrives and the seller
dosnt refund the buyer then the buyer can file a claim with their bank or with
PayPal who will then refund the payment.
|
Ah ok, I understand. Has this ever happened to one of you guys? If one is unlucky
and a package gets lost in transit, is it right to just take the loss as a seller
if this situation occurs, or should one try to get PayPal to refund the payment?
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2024 02:35 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, 1001bricks writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | welcome to bricklink!
you may want to change this
"If you choose shippment without tracking they will be properly packed with
bubblewrap, but when sent they are sent at BUYERS risk. Seller is not responsible
for any damage that might occur during transportation. And since I am not able
to confirm the shipments arival there is NO refund if the shipment is lost in
transit."
and
"If you live outside EU or North America the only option will be shipping
at your own risk. This is because tracking is not avalible and I have no way
to monitor the package's location. No refunds if the package disapear or
gets stuck in customs."
in your terms as even if the package doesn't have tracking/insurance the
seller is still responsible for it
|
And especially while using PayPal
Whatever if the buyer or seller chose NOT to use tracking or registration, the
buyer will 99.99% win a claim if there's no tracking or registration used.
|
Hi! Could you tell me a bit more about what the term claim means in this situation?
Is it some internal process here on Bricklink for when a buyer/seller has a disagreement,
or is it a third-party thing?
|
It’s referring to a bank/paypal claim. If an order never arrives and the seller
dosnt refund the buyer then the buyer can file a claim with their bank or with
PayPal who will then refund the payment.
|
Ah ok, I understand. Has this ever happened to one of you guys? If one is unlucky
and a package gets lost in transit, is it right to just take the loss as a seller
if this situation occurs, or should one try to get PayPal to refund the payment?
|
Buyers filling claims is a rare situation. It’s something talked about a lot
yet rarely happens. I’ve only had 1 filled against me before which I won so I
wouldn’t worry about them that much. (And that is with 75%+ of all my orders
being shipped without tracking). So in general yes, if a buyer messages you saying
that the package hasn’t arrived and it’s been a reasonable amount of time since
it was sent (say a month/month and a half) then it’s best to just refund them
as a cost of doing business and move on. Pretty much all of those cases are legitimate
and not a scam and if you don’t refund they likely will file a claim which unless
you can prove it was delivered they will always win and then if the claim succeeds
you’ll often get an addition fee from PayPal of like $20 or something. Packages
getting lost isn’t to to rare itself, I’d say 1:500 to 1:1000 of mine never show
up to the buyer but most of them end up getting returned to me after a couple
months so I’d say maybe 1:2500+ seem to fully disappear off the face of the planet
so don’t worry it’s not like it’s a coin flip if you send someone an untracked
package
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Brist | | Posted: | Apr 4, 2024 02:07 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, 1001bricks writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | welcome to bricklink!
you may want to change this
"If you choose shippment without tracking they will be properly packed with
bubblewrap, but when sent they are sent at BUYERS risk. Seller is not responsible
for any damage that might occur during transportation. And since I am not able
to confirm the shipments arival there is NO refund if the shipment is lost in
transit."
and
"If you live outside EU or North America the only option will be shipping
at your own risk. This is because tracking is not avalible and I have no way
to monitor the package's location. No refunds if the package disapear or
gets stuck in customs."
in your terms as even if the package doesn't have tracking/insurance the
seller is still responsible for it
|
And especially while using PayPal
Whatever if the buyer or seller chose NOT to use tracking or registration, the
buyer will 99.99% win a claim if there's no tracking or registration used.
|
Hi! Could you tell me a bit more about what the term claim means in this situation?
Is it some internal process here on Bricklink for when a buyer/seller has a disagreement,
or is it a third-party thing?
|
It’s referring to a bank/paypal claim. If an order never arrives and the seller
dosnt refund the buyer then the buyer can file a claim with their bank or with
PayPal who will then refund the payment.
|
Ah ok, I understand. Has this ever happened to one of you guys? If one is unlucky
and a package gets lost in transit, is it right to just take the loss as a seller
if this situation occurs, or should one try to get PayPal to refund the payment?
|
Buyers filling claims is a rare situation. It’s something talked about a lot
yet rarely happens. I’ve only had 1 filled against me before which I won so I
wouldn’t worry about them that much. (And that is with 75%+ of all my orders
being shipped without tracking). So in general yes, if a buyer messages you saying
that the package hasn’t arrived and it’s been a reasonable amount of time since
it was sent (say a month/month and a half) then it’s best to just refund them
as a cost of doing business and move on. Pretty much all of those cases are legitimate
and not a scam and if you don’t refund they likely will file a claim which unless
you can prove it was delivered they will always win and then if the claim succeeds
you’ll often get an addition fee from PayPal of like $20 or something. Packages
getting lost isn’t to to rare itself, I’d say 1:500 to 1:1000 of mine never show
up to the buyer but most of them end up getting returned to me after a couple
months so I’d say maybe 1:2500+ seem to fully disappear off the face of the planet
so don’t worry it’s not like it’s a coin flip if you send someone an untracked
package
|
Alright, thank you for letting me know. This whole thing is something I never
would've considered. Appreciate such a comprehensive answer and that you
shared your experience with this.
I'm a little bit uncertain if my shipping is set up correctly. I've done
some research and watched a bunch of videos on it. I have all kinds of shipping
materials ready to go, but I'm unsure if the shipping is set up in a good
way for potential buyers. Is it possible for you to take a look at my shipping
terms, or could I get a few tips perhaps?
And how long did it take before you made your first sale on Bricklink?
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Apr 4, 2024 02:15 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, 1001bricks writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | welcome to bricklink!
you may want to change this
"If you choose shippment without tracking they will be properly packed with
bubblewrap, but when sent they are sent at BUYERS risk. Seller is not responsible
for any damage that might occur during transportation. And since I am not able
to confirm the shipments arival there is NO refund if the shipment is lost in
transit."
and
"If you live outside EU or North America the only option will be shipping
at your own risk. This is because tracking is not avalible and I have no way
to monitor the package's location. No refunds if the package disapear or
gets stuck in customs."
in your terms as even if the package doesn't have tracking/insurance the
seller is still responsible for it
|
And especially while using PayPal
Whatever if the buyer or seller chose NOT to use tracking or registration, the
buyer will 99.99% win a claim if there's no tracking or registration used.
|
Hi! Could you tell me a bit more about what the term claim means in this situation?
Is it some internal process here on Bricklink for when a buyer/seller has a disagreement,
or is it a third-party thing?
|
It’s referring to a bank/paypal claim. If an order never arrives and the seller
dosnt refund the buyer then the buyer can file a claim with their bank or with
PayPal who will then refund the payment.
|
Ah ok, I understand. Has this ever happened to one of you guys? If one is unlucky
and a package gets lost in transit, is it right to just take the loss as a seller
if this situation occurs, or should one try to get PayPal to refund the payment?
|
Buyers filling claims is a rare situation. It’s something talked about a lot
yet rarely happens. I’ve only had 1 filled against me before which I won so I
wouldn’t worry about them that much. (And that is with 75%+ of all my orders
being shipped without tracking). So in general yes, if a buyer messages you saying
that the package hasn’t arrived and it’s been a reasonable amount of time since
it was sent (say a month/month and a half) then it’s best to just refund them
as a cost of doing business and move on. Pretty much all of those cases are legitimate
and not a scam and if you don’t refund they likely will file a claim which unless
you can prove it was delivered they will always win and then if the claim succeeds
you’ll often get an addition fee from PayPal of like $20 or something. Packages
getting lost isn’t to to rare itself, I’d say 1:500 to 1:1000 of mine never show
up to the buyer but most of them end up getting returned to me after a couple
months so I’d say maybe 1:2500+ seem to fully disappear off the face of the planet
so don’t worry it’s not like it’s a coin flip if you send someone an untracked
package
|
Alright, thank you for letting me know. This whole thing is something I never
would've considered. Appreciate such a comprehensive answer and that you
shared your experience with this.
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Glad I could help!
| | I'm a little bit uncertain if my shipping is set up correctly. I've done
some research and watched a bunch of videos on it. I have all kinds of shipping
materials ready to go, but I'm unsure if the shipping is set up in a good
way for potential buyers. Is it possible for you to take a look at my shipping
terms, or could I get a few tips perhaps?
|
Some of it is a bit difficult to understand (image 1) but the shipping cost is
cheap, tho from my experience buying from Norway it looks a little to cheap (image
2) so you may want to double check some of the costs.
| | And how long did it take before you made your first sale on Bricklink?
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Since it’s been a while unfortunately I don’t remember  tho it wasn’t to terribly
long I don’t think
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Brist | | Posted: | Apr 4, 2024 02:28 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, 1001bricks writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | welcome to bricklink!
you may want to change this
"If you choose shippment without tracking they will be properly packed with
bubblewrap, but when sent they are sent at BUYERS risk. Seller is not responsible
for any damage that might occur during transportation. And since I am not able
to confirm the shipments arival there is NO refund if the shipment is lost in
transit."
and
"If you live outside EU or North America the only option will be shipping
at your own risk. This is because tracking is not avalible and I have no way
to monitor the package's location. No refunds if the package disapear or
gets stuck in customs."
in your terms as even if the package doesn't have tracking/insurance the
seller is still responsible for it
|
And especially while using PayPal
Whatever if the buyer or seller chose NOT to use tracking or registration, the
buyer will 99.99% win a claim if there's no tracking or registration used.
|
Hi! Could you tell me a bit more about what the term claim means in this situation?
Is it some internal process here on Bricklink for when a buyer/seller has a disagreement,
or is it a third-party thing?
|
It’s referring to a bank/paypal claim. If an order never arrives and the seller
dosnt refund the buyer then the buyer can file a claim with their bank or with
PayPal who will then refund the payment.
|
Ah ok, I understand. Has this ever happened to one of you guys? If one is unlucky
and a package gets lost in transit, is it right to just take the loss as a seller
if this situation occurs, or should one try to get PayPal to refund the payment?
|
Buyers filling claims is a rare situation. It’s something talked about a lot
yet rarely happens. I’ve only had 1 filled against me before which I won so I
wouldn’t worry about them that much. (And that is with 75%+ of all my orders
being shipped without tracking). So in general yes, if a buyer messages you saying
that the package hasn’t arrived and it’s been a reasonable amount of time since
it was sent (say a month/month and a half) then it’s best to just refund them
as a cost of doing business and move on. Pretty much all of those cases are legitimate
and not a scam and if you don’t refund they likely will file a claim which unless
you can prove it was delivered they will always win and then if the claim succeeds
you’ll often get an addition fee from PayPal of like $20 or something. Packages
getting lost isn’t to to rare itself, I’d say 1:500 to 1:1000 of mine never show
up to the buyer but most of them end up getting returned to me after a couple
months so I’d say maybe 1:2500+ seem to fully disappear off the face of the planet
so don’t worry it’s not like it’s a coin flip if you send someone an untracked
package
|
Alright, thank you for letting me know. This whole thing is something I never
would've considered. Appreciate such a comprehensive answer and that you
shared your experience with this.
|
Glad I could help!
| | I'm a little bit uncertain if my shipping is set up correctly. I've done
some research and watched a bunch of videos on it. I have all kinds of shipping
materials ready to go, but I'm unsure if the shipping is set up in a good
way for potential buyers. Is it possible for you to take a look at my shipping
terms, or could I get a few tips perhaps?
|
Some of it is a bit difficult to understand (image 1) but the shipping cost is
cheap, tho from my experience buying from Norway it looks a little to cheap (image
2) so you may want to double check some of the costs.
| | And how long did it take before you made your first sale on Bricklink?
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Since it’s been a while unfortunately I don’t remember tho it wasn’t to terribly
long I don’t think
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Thank you for taking the time to check. I honestly have no reference point as
to what is cheap or expensive, so an outside perspective is very much appreciated.
I'll take a new shipping deep dive round after work today, and see if I can
get this sorted.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Apr 4, 2024 03:10 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| | | Thank you for taking the time to check. I honestly have no reference point as
to what is cheap or expensive, so an outside perspective is very much appreciated.
I'll take a new shipping deep dive round after work today, and see if I can
get this sorted.
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Sounds like a plan!
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | infinibrix | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2024 04:49 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
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It’s referring to a bank/paypal claim. If an order never arrives and the seller
dosnt refund the buyer then the buyer can file a claim with their bank or with
PayPal who will then refund the payment.
|
Ah ok, I understand. Has this ever happened to one of you guys? If one is unlucky
and a package gets lost in transit, is it right to just take the loss as a seller
if this situation occurs, or should one try to get PayPal to refund the payment?
|
The odd package will sometimes go missing or buyer falsely claims to go missing
but its very rare on Bricklink compared to other platforms.
Whilst it may be wise to insure high value orders I wouldn't be overly concerned
with regular orders because even if you are so unlucky to find 1 in every 10
orders goes missing (it will actually be far, far less than this)
If you do the maths and lets say each order averages $10 in value. 10 orders
= $100 in total sales revenue. One missing order drops that total sales revenue
down to $90 split across 10 orders = receiving around $9 per order instead of
$10 per order so in reality its not going to hurt you as much as you think.
Obviously I've not taken into consideration any actual profits/cost of stock
and any added costs to ship out replacements etc, etc... but the fact that we're
actually probably talking about less than 1 in 100 orders going missing more
than covers any losses you may incur
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Brist | | Posted: | Apr 4, 2024 02:10 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, infinibrix writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
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It’s referring to a bank/paypal claim. If an order never arrives and the seller
dosnt refund the buyer then the buyer can file a claim with their bank or with
PayPal who will then refund the payment.
|
Ah ok, I understand. Has this ever happened to one of you guys? If one is unlucky
and a package gets lost in transit, is it right to just take the loss as a seller
if this situation occurs, or should one try to get PayPal to refund the payment?
|
The odd package will sometimes go missing or buyer falsely claims to go missing
but its very rare on Bricklink compared to other platforms.
Whilst it may be wise to insure high value orders I wouldn't be overly concerned
with regular orders because even if you are so unlucky to find 1 in every 10
orders goes missing (it will actually be far, far less than this)
If you do the maths and lets say each order averages $10 in value. 10 orders
= $100 in total sales revenue. One missing order drops that total sales revenue
down to $90 split across 10 orders = receiving around $9 per order instead of
$10 per order so in reality its not going to hurt you as much as you think.
Obviously I've not taken into consideration any actual profits/cost of stock
and any added costs to ship out replacements etc, etc... but the fact that we're
actually probably talking about less than 1 in 100 orders going missing more
than covers any losses you may incur
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Alright, thank you very much for a really good explanation! Good to know that
it's such a rare occurrence.
Mind if I ask you how long it took before you got your first sale on Bricklink?
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Apr 4, 2024 03:29 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, infinibrix writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
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It’s referring to a bank/paypal claim. If an order never arrives and the seller
dosnt refund the buyer then the buyer can file a claim with their bank or with
PayPal who will then refund the payment.
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Ah ok, I understand. Has this ever happened to one of you guys? If one is unlucky
and a package gets lost in transit, is it right to just take the loss as a seller
if this situation occurs, or should one try to get PayPal to refund the payment?
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The odd package will sometimes go missing or buyer falsely claims to go missing
but its very rare on Bricklink compared to other platforms.
Whilst it may be wise to insure high value orders I wouldn't be overly concerned
with regular orders because even if you are so unlucky to find 1 in every 10
orders goes missing (it will actually be far, far less than this)
If you do the maths and lets say each order averages $10 in value. 10 orders
= $100 in total sales revenue. One missing order drops that total sales revenue
down to $90 split across 10 orders = receiving around $9 per order instead of
$10 per order so in reality its not going to hurt you as much as you think.
Obviously I've not taken into consideration any actual profits/cost of stock
and any added costs to ship out replacements etc, etc... but the fact that we're
actually probably talking about less than 1 in 100 orders going missing more
than covers any losses you may incur
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Alright, thank you very much for a really good explanation! Good to know that
it's such a rare occurrence.
Mind if I ask you how long it took before you got your first sale on Bricklink?
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12 days and 5 hours and about 33 minutes since you open your store. Any other
question?!
More seriously, i would recommend to:
- start selling only within your country mean lwhile learn about paypal seller
protection, brickink (nbs, nas,…),
- study the terms of established seller in your country, their shipping method
and policy,…
- find rare parts or sets from your local marketplace or huge lots on auction
sites. Make sure you can sell them and have a good profit. If something is rare
and wanted and peice is ok, people buy it from you.
- keep listing. More items you bave, more you sell.
- make. Sure you know everything very well. It personally took me over one year
to learn things, the prices of market, what is rare, how bricklink qnd paypal
works, good packing, how to help buyers,.. (reading in my spare time) and after
i opened a store.
- once you gain confidence, you can sell to europe and then the whole world (
except one country 😕)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Brist | | Posted: | Apr 4, 2024 03:57 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, SezaR writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, infinibrix writes:
| | In New Stores, Bristmusic writes:
| | In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
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It’s referring to a bank/paypal claim. If an order never arrives and the seller
dosnt refund the buyer then the buyer can file a claim with their bank or with
PayPal who will then refund the payment.
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Ah ok, I understand. Has this ever happened to one of you guys? If one is unlucky
and a package gets lost in transit, is it right to just take the loss as a seller
if this situation occurs, or should one try to get PayPal to refund the payment?
|
The odd package will sometimes go missing or buyer falsely claims to go missing
but its very rare on Bricklink compared to other platforms.
Whilst it may be wise to insure high value orders I wouldn't be overly concerned
with regular orders because even if you are so unlucky to find 1 in every 10
orders goes missing (it will actually be far, far less than this)
If you do the maths and lets say each order averages $10 in value. 10 orders
= $100 in total sales revenue. One missing order drops that total sales revenue
down to $90 split across 10 orders = receiving around $9 per order instead of
$10 per order so in reality its not going to hurt you as much as you think.
Obviously I've not taken into consideration any actual profits/cost of stock
and any added costs to ship out replacements etc, etc... but the fact that we're
actually probably talking about less than 1 in 100 orders going missing more
than covers any losses you may incur
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Alright, thank you very much for a really good explanation! Good to know that
it's such a rare occurrence.
Mind if I ask you how long it took before you got your first sale on Bricklink?
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12 days and 5 hours and about 33 minutes since you open your store. Any other
question?!
More seriously, i would recommend to:
- start selling only within your country mean lwhile learn about paypal seller
protection, brickink (nbs, nas,…),
- study the terms of established seller in your country, their shipping method
and policy,…
- find rare parts or sets from your local marketplace or huge lots on auction
sites. Make sure you can sell them and have a good profit. If something is rare
and wanted and peice is ok, people buy it from you.
- keep listing. More items you bave, more you sell.
- make. Sure you know everything very well. It personally took me over one year
to learn things, the prices of market, what is rare, how bricklink qnd paypal
works, good packing, how to help buyers,.. (reading in my spare time) and after
i opened a store.
- once you gain confidence, you can sell to europe and then the whole world (
except one country 😕)
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Those are some good tips, thank you!  I think I might keep the store domestic
to begin with, and slowly expand to the countries closest to me such as Denmark,
Sweden and Finland, and then move on from there as I learn more.
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| | | | | | | Author: | Brist | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2024 00:25 | | Subject: | Re: My first store! Feedback greatly appreciated. | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | New Stores | |
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| In New Stores, Nubs_Select writes:
| | welcome to bricklink!
you may want to change this
"If you choose shippment without tracking they will be properly packed with
bubblewrap, but when sent they are sent at BUYERS risk. Seller is not responsible
for any damage that might occur during transportation. And since I am not able
to confirm the shipments arival there is NO refund if the shipment is lost in
transit."
and
"If you live outside EU or North America the only option will be shipping
at your own risk. This is because tracking is not avalible and I have no way
to monitor the package's location. No refunds if the package disapear or
gets stuck in customs."
in your terms as even if the package doesn't have tracking/insurance the
seller is still responsible for it
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Oh damn, ok. Thank you very much for letting me know! I was not aware of this,
will update asap!
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