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 Author: Shintaku View Messages Posted By Shintaku
 Posted: Apr 29, 2024 04:49
 Subject: We should be able to get rid of some users
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Shintaku (3773)

Location:  Italy, Lombardia
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Hello,

I'm here since 2007, it makes 17 happy years on bricklink for me and it's
a site I use daily.

I want to say that I also wrote several LEGO books and dedicated one to the late
Dan Jezek, who in my opinion built this site with an ethical view in his mind.

But there's one thing I always have problems, because now I would really
like to leave a negative feedback and I feel my hands are tied.

This user, you can look within his feedbacks, is at his second attempt to get
money from sellers for factitious reasons. He was passive-aggressive and tried
to extort me money. When I refused only because I know PayPal's TOS, this
user tried to trick me into giving him back all the shipping costs.

The last message he wrote me, as you can see, is something that should NOT be
tolerable on this platform. Though what he says, I have never ever insulted a
bricklink user in my life, I have never told a single lie, and being insulted
this way is something that should never be accepted here.

I believe bricklink should have a "report" button when an user says such
infamous things to another user.

Here we trade bricks, things that should carry happyness and joy.
I just sell stuff to buy more LEGO for myself, I am not a professional, still
I try to act in the most professional way I can.

But users like this and the fact they can pasture here on bricklink because if
I leave him a negative he will retaliate and this is more a damage for me than
for him... it's something that saddens me.

I suggest you to block this user as I did, and forgive me for my rant, I hope
this reaches to the mod team and they can start thinking something about this.

Like, for example, I would be very happy if they prevented such user to leave
me a feedback, so that I can leave a negative with no second thoughts.

Thanks
 
 Author: Gaston.La.Brick View Messages Posted By Gaston.La.Brick
 Posted: Apr 29, 2024 06:03
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Gaston.La.Brick (1841)

Location:  Belgium
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For a seller, the order is fulfilled when the buyer receives ALL items ordered.
It's the seller his obligation to make sure the buyer receives the complete
order.
If the seller fails to do so, a simple refund of the missing items is not sufficient
as the buyer needs to put time in searching a new store to purchase from AND
to pay shipping costs again.

The seller can offer:

A) The buyer returns the full order, with a full refund (including original shipping
costs AND including the return shipping costs, since it was a seller's problem).
Seems expensive for the seller, but it's the seller's fault to begin
with.

B) Refund missing items and reasonable part of the original shipping costs. Or
completely. So the buyer isn't forced to pay shipping costs at another store
from his own pocket.

C) Make sure the buyer receives the items. If you (the seller) doens't have
it in stock, you can place the order yourself at another store, and re-ship (or
just choose a dropshipping method).

I know all options will eat (part of) your profit, but it was your error to begin
with. The buyer can't be held accountable for the mistakes a seller made.
So for a seller you can only sigh, take the cost and learn to get better and
order fulfilling to spot missing items.

The solution you offered to simply refund the actual costs of the missing items,
without even reaching out to the buyer first to discuss options, is not a good
one. I usually go for option C) because I find it my obligation as a seller to
make sure I fully fulfill the order without extra work for my customer. All efforts
and costs to rectify a problem, should come from the seller.

I understand BrickLink used to have more of a "kindred spirits" without
a true enforced "buyer-seller relationship with commercial and legal obligations".
But things have evolved over time, as more and more people found their way to
BrickLink. As a result, the commercial and legal obligations become more and
more important, so it's important for sellers to be aware of these obligations
and act correctly to follow these obligations.

Lastly, I don't think it really professional to post this issue here in the
thread and mention the related user. It might even be considered a privacy violation
to do so? I think it is. But in any case, as a seller, stay professional. This
isn't really a professional action.

You might continue by stoplisting my account as well based on the fact you will
probably not like this reply. It's just how I think about this situation
and give you some other point of view you might consider.
 Author: coevorden01 View Messages Posted By coevorden01
 Posted: Apr 29, 2024 06:21
 Subject: Re: We should be able to get rid of some users
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Location:  Netherlands, Drenthe
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In Help, Gaston.La.Brick writes:
  For a seller, the order is fulfilled when the buyer receives ALL items ordered.
It's the seller his obligation to make sure the buyer receives the complete
order.
If the seller fails to do so, a simple refund of the missing items is not sufficient
as the buyer needs to put time in searching a new store to purchase from AND
to pay shipping costs again.

The seller can offer:

A) The buyer returns the full order, with a full refund (including original shipping
costs AND including the return shipping costs, since it was a seller's problem).
Seems expensive for the seller, but it's the seller's fault to begin
with.

B) Refund missing items and reasonable part of the original shipping costs. Or
completely. So the buyer isn't forced to pay shipping costs at another store
from his own pocket.

C) Make sure the buyer receives the items. If you (the seller) doens't have
it in stock, you can place the order yourself at another store, and re-ship (or
just choose a dropshipping method).

I know all options will eat (part of) your profit, but it was your error to begin
with. The buyer can't be held accountable for the mistakes a seller made.
So for a seller you can only sigh, take the cost and learn to get better and
order fulfilling to spot missing items.

The solution you offered to simply refund the actual costs of the missing items,
without even reaching out to the buyer first to discuss options, is not a good
one. I usually go for option C) because I find it my obligation as a seller to
make sure I fully fulfill the order without extra work for my customer. All efforts
and costs to rectify a problem, should come from the seller.

I understand BrickLink used to have more of a "kindred spirits" without
a true enforced "buyer-seller relationship with commercial and legal obligations".
But things have evolved over time, as more and more people found their way to
BrickLink. As a result, the commercial and legal obligations become more and
more important, so it's important for sellers to be aware of these obligations
and act correctly to follow these obligations.

Lastly, I don't think it really professional to post this issue here in the
thread and mention the related user. It might even be considered a privacy violation
to do so? I think it is. But in any case, as a seller, stay professional. This
isn't really a professional action.

You might continue by stoplisting my account as well based on the fact you will
probably not like this reply. It's just how I think about this situation
and give you some other point of view you might consider.

fully agree you.
i see it like, sometimes you win sometimes you loose. but always keep the customer
happy
 Author: Shintaku View Messages Posted By Shintaku
 Posted: Apr 29, 2024 07:56
 Subject: Re: We should be able to get rid of some users
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Location:  Italy, Lombardia
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In Help, coevorden01 writes:
  In Help, Gaston.La.Brick writes:
  For a seller, the order is fulfilled when the buyer receives ALL items ordered.
It's the seller his obligation to make sure the buyer receives the complete
order.
If the seller fails to do so, a simple refund of the missing items is not sufficient
as the buyer needs to put time in searching a new store to purchase from AND
to pay shipping costs again.

The seller can offer:

A) The buyer returns the full order, with a full refund (including original shipping
costs AND including the return shipping costs, since it was a seller's problem).
Seems expensive for the seller, but it's the seller's fault to begin
with.

B) Refund missing items and reasonable part of the original shipping costs. Or
completely. So the buyer isn't forced to pay shipping costs at another store
from his own pocket.

C) Make sure the buyer receives the items. If you (the seller) doens't have
it in stock, you can place the order yourself at another store, and re-ship (or
just choose a dropshipping method).

I know all options will eat (part of) your profit, but it was your error to begin
with. The buyer can't be held accountable for the mistakes a seller made.
So for a seller you can only sigh, take the cost and learn to get better and
order fulfilling to spot missing items.

The solution you offered to simply refund the actual costs of the missing items,
without even reaching out to the buyer first to discuss options, is not a good
one. I usually go for option C) because I find it my obligation as a seller to
make sure I fully fulfill the order without extra work for my customer. All efforts
and costs to rectify a problem, should come from the seller.

I understand BrickLink used to have more of a "kindred spirits" without
a true enforced "buyer-seller relationship with commercial and legal obligations".
But things have evolved over time, as more and more people found their way to
BrickLink. As a result, the commercial and legal obligations become more and
more important, so it's important for sellers to be aware of these obligations
and act correctly to follow these obligations.

Lastly, I don't think it really professional to post this issue here in the
thread and mention the related user. It might even be considered a privacy violation
to do so? I think it is. But in any case, as a seller, stay professional. This
isn't really a professional action.

You might continue by stoplisting my account as well based on the fact you will
probably not like this reply. It's just how I think about this situation
and give you some other point of view you might consider.

fully agree you.
i see it like, sometimes you win sometimes you loose. but always keep the customer
happy


You are both missing the point that this customer is a bad person, before being
a customer.
 Author: Shintaku View Messages Posted By Shintaku
 Posted: Apr 29, 2024 08:06
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Location:  Italy, Lombardia
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In Help, Gaston.La.Brick writes:
  For a seller, the order is fulfilled when the buyer receives ALL items ordered.
It's the seller his obligation to make sure the buyer receives the complete
order.
If the seller fails to do so, a simple refund of the missing items is not sufficient
as the buyer needs to put time in searching a new store to purchase from AND
to pay shipping costs again.

The seller can offer:

A) The buyer returns the full order, with a full refund (including original shipping
costs AND including the return shipping costs, since it was a seller's problem).
Seems expensive for the seller, but it's the seller's fault to begin
with.

B) Refund missing items and reasonable part of the original shipping costs. Or
completely. So the buyer isn't forced to pay shipping costs at another store
from his own pocket.

C) Make sure the buyer receives the items. If you (the seller) doens't have
it in stock, you can place the order yourself at another store, and re-ship (or
just choose a dropshipping method).

I know all options will eat (part of) your profit, but it was your error to begin
with. The buyer can't be held accountable for the mistakes a seller made.
So for a seller you can only sigh, take the cost and learn to get better and
order fulfilling to spot missing items.

The solution you offered to simply refund the actual costs of the missing items,
without even reaching out to the buyer first to discuss options, is not a good
one. I usually go for option C) because I find it my obligation as a seller to
make sure I fully fulfill the order without extra work for my customer. All efforts
and costs to rectify a problem, should come from the seller.

I understand BrickLink used to have more of a "kindred spirits" without
a true enforced "buyer-seller relationship with commercial and legal obligations".
But things have evolved over time, as more and more people found their way to
BrickLink. As a result, the commercial and legal obligations become more and
more important, so it's important for sellers to be aware of these obligations
and act correctly to follow these obligations.

Lastly, I don't think it really professional to post this issue here in the
thread and mention the related user. It might even be considered a privacy violation
to do so? I think it is. But in any case, as a seller, stay professional. This
isn't really a professional action.

You might continue by stoplisting my account as well based on the fact you will
probably not like this reply. It's just how I think about this situation
and give you some other point of view you might consider.


I don't want to be nitpicky or fussy, but your answer clearly shows that
you have your point of view to enforce over mine and you didn't even read
completely what I wrote.

I have a small shop, and I have lot of parts at the lowest price on the whole
bricklink.

To mantain this bargain for users there are some very simple rules to comply.

One is: if I make an error, and it happens, I just refund the part.

What are TOSs for if you don't read them and if you think that your point
of view is more important than the actual things?

I don't put a gun against no one head forcing people to buy at mine's.

If they do these are the plus

1) I ship the day after I receive the order, usually
2) Orders are packaged in a very sofisticated and precise way
3) Prices are super reasonable

and just one minus

1) I don't reship. If I forget something, or something is strangely missing
from my store, you will get refunded.

All of these things are clearly specified in my TOS.
Your rule that the order is complete once they receive ALL the items in the order
is not a golden rule, is your point of view, you can't treat that as a law.
The order is complete once they receive all the items OR they are refunded for
the missing ones. Bricklink states this.
This is my rule, this is in my TOS, if people do not spend a minute reading them,
then it's them to blame, not me.

Last but not least, this is not a private conversation since all the bricklink
staff members can read it. So there is no difference into having an undefined
number of staff members reading it, or the whole bricklink forum people reading
it. Still it's a non private communication.

I believe that you, for your own reason, had something against me while reading
and you wanted to say I'm wrong regardless.

It happens, I won't stoplist you, it's not enough to worry me or get
me angry by the least.
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
 Posted: Apr 29, 2024 08:46
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In Help, Shintaku writes:
  I don't want to be nitpicky or fussy, but your answer clearly shows that
you have your point of view to enforce over mine and you didn't even read
completely what I wrote.

I have a small shop, and I have lot of parts at the lowest price on the whole
bricklink.

To mantain this bargain for users there are some very simple rules to comply.

One is: if I make an error, and it happens, I just refund the part.

What are TOSs for if you don't read them and if you think that your point
of view is more important than the actual things?

What good are terms of service if they're not enforceable? BrickLink definitely
won't enforce your bespoke terms. It's entirely reasonable for a buyer
to ask for a partial shipping refund if there are parts missing from the order.

  Last but not least, this is not a private conversation since all the bricklink
staff members can read it. So there is no difference into having an undefined
number of staff members reading it, or the whole bricklink forum people reading
it. Still it's a non private communication.

Quite wrong - it's a private conversation that can be read by BL staff members,
it is not a public conversation at all. You could maybe make it public in order
to refute the buyer's claims, if those are public; but leaving it here for
all and sundry to see is unprofessional.
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 Posted: Apr 29, 2024 11:29
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Location:  USA, Arkansas
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In Help, peregrinator writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  I don't want to be nitpicky or fussy, but your answer clearly shows that
you have your point of view to enforce over mine and you didn't even read
completely what I wrote.

I have a small shop, and I have lot of parts at the lowest price on the whole
bricklink.

To mantain this bargain for users there are some very simple rules to comply.

One is: if I make an error, and it happens, I just refund the part.

What are TOSs for if you don't read them and if you think that your point
of view is more important than the actual things?

What good are terms of service if they're not enforceable? BrickLink definitely
won't enforce your bespoke terms. It's entirely reasonable for a buyer
to ask for a partial shipping refund if there are parts missing from the order.

  Last but not least, this is not a private conversation since all the bricklink
staff members can read it. So there is no difference into having an undefined
number of staff members reading it, or the whole bricklink forum people reading
it. Still it's a non private communication.

Quite wrong - it's a private conversation that can be read by BL staff members,
it is not a public conversation at all. You could maybe make it public in order
to refute the buyer's claims, if those are public; but leaving it here for
all and sundry to see is unprofessional.

agreed

OP selected to start the screenshot conversation with this member at the april
29th point ( mid-stream so to speak...) after the member mentioned the OP's
previous messages to them that apparently was unprofessional on the OP's
part & full of insults / lies.

if the OP is going to publicly call out a member like this, the OP should post
the full transcript of the conversation UNEDITED so we can see if what the member
is stating is true.. did the OP act in the manner described.

if the OP doesn't or refuses too... it just kinda shows they are trying to
obfuscate something in order to boost their own stance .

or maybe the user doxed here will kindly post their own sreenshots of this conversation,
so everyone is on the same page.

OP claims they never lie..
let's see
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In Help, PlanetEarthToys writes:
  In Help, peregrinator writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  I don't want to be nitpicky or fussy, but your answer clearly shows that
you have your point of view to enforce over mine and you didn't even read
completely what I wrote.

I have a small shop, and I have lot of parts at the lowest price on the whole
bricklink.

To mantain this bargain for users there are some very simple rules to comply.

One is: if I make an error, and it happens, I just refund the part.

What are TOSs for if you don't read them and if you think that your point
of view is more important than the actual things?

What good are terms of service if they're not enforceable? BrickLink definitely
won't enforce your bespoke terms. It's entirely reasonable for a buyer
to ask for a partial shipping refund if there are parts missing from the order.

  Last but not least, this is not a private conversation since all the bricklink
staff members can read it. So there is no difference into having an undefined
number of staff members reading it, or the whole bricklink forum people reading
it. Still it's a non private communication.

Quite wrong - it's a private conversation that can be read by BL staff members,
it is not a public conversation at all. You could maybe make it public in order
to refute the buyer's claims, if those are public; but leaving it here for
all and sundry to see is unprofessional.

agreed

OP selected to start the screenshot conversation with this member at the april
29th point ( mid-stream so to speak...) after the member mentioned the OP's
previous messages to them that apparently was unprofessional on the OP's
part & full of insults / lies.

if the OP is going to publicly call out a member like this, the OP should post
the full transcript of the conversation UNEDITED so we can see if what the member
is stating is true.. did the OP act in the manner described.

if the OP doesn't or refuses too... it just kinda shows they are trying to
obfuscate something in order to boost their own stance .

or maybe the user doxed here will kindly post their own sreenshots of this conversation,
so everyone is on the same page.

OP claims they never lie..
let's see

That's the last message actually.

Today is 29 April.

There is nothing after that.
 
 Author: PlanetEarthToys View Messages Posted By PlanetEarthToys
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In Help, Shintaku writes:
  In Help, PlanetEarthToys writes:
  In Help, peregrinator writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  I don't want to be nitpicky or fussy, but your answer clearly shows that
you have your point of view to enforce over mine and you didn't even read
completely what I wrote.

I have a small shop, and I have lot of parts at the lowest price on the whole
bricklink.

To mantain this bargain for users there are some very simple rules to comply.

One is: if I make an error, and it happens, I just refund the part.

What are TOSs for if you don't read them and if you think that your point
of view is more important than the actual things?

What good are terms of service if they're not enforceable? BrickLink definitely
won't enforce your bespoke terms. It's entirely reasonable for a buyer
to ask for a partial shipping refund if there are parts missing from the order.

  Last but not least, this is not a private conversation since all the bricklink
staff members can read it. So there is no difference into having an undefined
number of staff members reading it, or the whole bricklink forum people reading
it. Still it's a non private communication.

Quite wrong - it's a private conversation that can be read by BL staff members,
it is not a public conversation at all. You could maybe make it public in order
to refute the buyer's claims, if those are public; but leaving it here for
all and sundry to see is unprofessional.

agreed

OP selected to start the screenshot conversation with this member at the april
29th point ( mid-stream so to speak...) after the member mentioned the OP's
previous messages to them that apparently was unprofessional on the OP's
part & full of insults / lies.

if the OP is going to publicly call out a member like this, the OP should post
the full transcript of the conversation UNEDITED so we can see if what the member
is stating is true.. did the OP act in the manner described.

if the OP doesn't or refuses too... it just kinda shows they are trying to
obfuscate something in order to boost their own stance .

or maybe the user doxed here will kindly post their own sreenshots of this conversation,
so everyone is on the same page.

OP claims they never lie..
let's see

That's the last message actually.

Today is 29 April.

There is nothing after that.

no, of course not..
if you had screenshoted that last image just a little bit bigger, it would show
the part where you mention there was an on-going conversation that was occuring
between the 25th-29th with the member via private emails & you mention being
open to providing that conversation to bricklink admin's at any time.

but what you have done here is create godzilla, then jump scare to a destroyed
city & are saying "of course godzilla did it, he's godzilla...."
while hiding something that could destroy a city behind a curtain.

i don't care either way, leaving the forum now.. just found it fascinating
to read.
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In Help, PlanetEarthToys writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  In Help, PlanetEarthToys writes:
  In Help, peregrinator writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  I don't want to be nitpicky or fussy, but your answer clearly shows that
you have your point of view to enforce over mine and you didn't even read
completely what I wrote.

I have a small shop, and I have lot of parts at the lowest price on the whole
bricklink.

To mantain this bargain for users there are some very simple rules to comply.

One is: if I make an error, and it happens, I just refund the part.

What are TOSs for if you don't read them and if you think that your point
of view is more important than the actual things?

What good are terms of service if they're not enforceable? BrickLink definitely
won't enforce your bespoke terms. It's entirely reasonable for a buyer
to ask for a partial shipping refund if there are parts missing from the order.

  Last but not least, this is not a private conversation since all the bricklink
staff members can read it. So there is no difference into having an undefined
number of staff members reading it, or the whole bricklink forum people reading
it. Still it's a non private communication.

Quite wrong - it's a private conversation that can be read by BL staff members,
it is not a public conversation at all. You could maybe make it public in order
to refute the buyer's claims, if those are public; but leaving it here for
all and sundry to see is unprofessional.

agreed

OP selected to start the screenshot conversation with this member at the april
29th point ( mid-stream so to speak...) after the member mentioned the OP's
previous messages to them that apparently was unprofessional on the OP's
part & full of insults / lies.

if the OP is going to publicly call out a member like this, the OP should post
the full transcript of the conversation UNEDITED so we can see if what the member
is stating is true.. did the OP act in the manner described.

if the OP doesn't or refuses too... it just kinda shows they are trying to
obfuscate something in order to boost their own stance .

or maybe the user doxed here will kindly post their own sreenshots of this conversation,
so everyone is on the same page.

OP claims they never lie..
let's see

That's the last message actually.

Today is 29 April.

There is nothing after that.

no, of course not..
if you had screenshoted that last image just a little bit bigger, it would show
the part where you mention there was an on-going conversation that was occuring
between the 25th-29th with the member via private emails & you mention being
open to providing that conversation to bricklink admin's at any time.

but what you have done here is create godzilla, then jump scare to a destroyed
city & are saying "of course godzilla did it, he's godzilla...."
while hiding something that could destroy a city behind a curtain.

i don't care either way, leaving the forum now.. just found it fascinating
to read.

Yes, the buyer contacted me via email, I hitted reply and went on replying, and
then all these messages didn't appear on bricklink and I wasn't aware
of that.

Here, is where that person tried to extort me money.

BTW, it's fascinating, I agree with you.

I come here to warn about a user, who out of 25 orders did this trick twice (which
is a HUGE percentage) and who has a very short BL history.

Instead I, who even dedicated a book to the memory of Dan Jezek, who am here
since 2007, who have 3500+ feedbacks with just some spots mainly in the first
years here... I am the one who gets all the blames and all the suspicions.

This is simply hilarious from my POV. Even if I was suspicious about someone,
their feedback history should have tell me a clue about what's happening.

However, in a world in which people are against vaccines and people are cretided
to believe the Earth is flat... this is just what I should have expected to read.
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In Help, Gaston.La.Brick writes:
  For a seller, the order is fulfilled when the buyer receives ALL items ordered.
It's the seller his obligation to make sure the buyer receives the complete
order.
If the seller fails to do so, a simple refund of the missing items is not sufficient
as the buyer needs to put time in searching a new store to purchase from AND
to pay shipping costs again.

The seller can offer:

A) The buyer returns the full order, with a full refund (including original shipping
costs AND including the return shipping costs, since it was a seller's problem).
Seems expensive for the seller, but it's the seller's fault to begin
with.

B) Refund missing items and reasonable part of the original shipping costs. Or
completely. So the buyer isn't forced to pay shipping costs at another store
from his own pocket.

C) Make sure the buyer receives the items. If you (the seller) doens't have
it in stock, you can place the order yourself at another store, and re-ship (or
just choose a dropshipping method).

I know all options will eat (part of) your profit, but it was your error to begin
with. The buyer can't be held accountable for the mistakes a seller made.
So for a seller you can only sigh, take the cost and learn to get better and
order fulfilling to spot missing items.

The solution you offered to simply refund the actual costs of the missing items,
without even reaching out to the buyer first to discuss options, is not a good
one. I usually go for option C) because I find it my obligation as a seller to
make sure I fully fulfill the order without extra work for my customer. All efforts
and costs to rectify a problem, should come from the seller.

I understand BrickLink used to have more of a "kindred spirits" without
a true enforced "buyer-seller relationship with commercial and legal obligations".
But things have evolved over time, as more and more people found their way to
BrickLink. As a result, the commercial and legal obligations become more and
more important, so it's important for sellers to be aware of these obligations
and act correctly to follow these obligations.

Lastly, I don't think it really professional to post this issue here in the
thread and mention the related user. It might even be considered a privacy violation
to do so? I think it is. But in any case, as a seller, stay professional. This
isn't really a professional action.

You might continue by stoplisting my account as well based on the fact you will
probably not like this reply. It's just how I think about this situation
and give you some other point of view you might consider.


Wonderful post. 👍

This is a shining example of how a seller should respond in a situation like
this.
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In Help, Gaston.La.Brick writes:
  For a seller, the order is fulfilled when the buyer receives ALL items ordered.
It's the seller his obligation to make sure the buyer receives the complete
order.
If the seller fails to do so, a simple refund of the missing items is not sufficient
as the buyer needs to put time in searching a new store to purchase from AND
to pay shipping costs again.

The seller can offer:

A) The buyer returns the full order, with a full refund (including original shipping
costs AND including the return shipping costs, since it was a seller's problem).
Seems expensive for the seller, but it's the seller's fault to begin
with.

B) Refund missing items and reasonable part of the original shipping costs. Or
completely. So the buyer isn't forced to pay shipping costs at another store
from his own pocket.

C) Make sure the buyer receives the items. If you (the seller) doens't have
it in stock, you can place the order yourself at another store, and re-ship (or
just choose a dropshipping method).

I know all options will eat (part of) your profit, but it was your error to begin
with. The buyer can't be held accountable for the mistakes a seller made.
So for a seller you can only sigh, take the cost and learn to get better and
order fulfilling to spot missing items.

The solution you offered to simply refund the actual costs of the missing items,
without even reaching out to the buyer first to discuss options, is not a good
one. I usually go for option C) because I find it my obligation as a seller to
make sure I fully fulfill the order without extra work for my customer. All efforts
and costs to rectify a problem, should come from the seller.

I understand BrickLink used to have more of a "kindred spirits" without
a true enforced "buyer-seller relationship with commercial and legal obligations".
But things have evolved over time, as more and more people found their way to
BrickLink. As a result, the commercial and legal obligations become more and
more important, so it's important for sellers to be aware of these obligations
and act correctly to follow these obligations.

Lastly, I don't think it really professional to post this issue here in the
thread and mention the related user. It might even be considered a privacy violation
to do so? I think it is. But in any case, as a seller, stay professional. This
isn't really a professional action.

You might continue by stoplisting my account as well based on the fact you will
probably not like this reply. It's just how I think about this situation
and give you some other point of view you might consider.

Well said
+1

I already gave up to share my opinion with this seller. It looks like he thinks
he is 100% right and nobody should object that.

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1460502
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Let's turn this around a bit.

Let's say that you were the buyer and you took your time to select a store
(out of the thousands on BL) with the particular parts you wanted at a price
that was right and you made your order and paid. You then waited for the parts
to arrive. One day they did ... and there were several missing, damaged and/or
incorrect coloured parts. Not the parts you needed, ordered and paid for.

Would you be happy? Then your seller refunded for only the incorrect, damaged
or missing parts. That's it. No thought about the buyer needing to go through
that whole process again because the seller cocked up. Looking. Ordering. Waiting
for parts to arrive.

All because the seller COCKED UP. Not the buyer. THE SELLER.

Do you not feel that is unfair? Do you feel that some sort of compensation is
due, even if only a partial refund of shipping costs for the other order he will
now have to make?

Bingo.
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In Help, iprice writes:
  Let's turn this around a bit.

Let's say that you were the buyer and you took your time to select a store
(out of the thousands on BL) with the particular parts you wanted at a price
that was right and you made your order and paid. You then waited for the parts
to arrive. One day they did ... and there were several missing, damaged and/or
incorrect coloured parts. Not the parts you needed, ordered and paid for.

Would you be happy? Then your seller refunded for only the incorrect, damaged
or missing parts. That's it. No thought about the buyer needing to go through
that whole process again because the seller cocked up. Looking. Ordering. Waiting
for parts to arrive.

All because the seller COCKED UP. Not the buyer. THE SELLER.

Do you not feel that is unfair? Do you feel that some sort of compensation is
due, even if only a partial refund of shipping costs for the other order he will
now have to make?

Bingo.

No. Zero. Not even close.

If I read the terms, it's written in the terms, and I don't like it,
it's my fault.
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Isn't this kind of a double standard? You left negative feedbacks as a customer
for not getting back shipping cost when parts were missing.

Case in point where you left a negative:

You - Missing minifigures, unmannered and unfair attitude, worst experience ever.
Shop - Reply: Wanted shipping cost back, Paypal decided for me, now she is angry!
You - Follow-Up: She admitted her mistake, but she didn't provide a reasonable
refund!



Also you said that the customer was "The last message he wrote me, as you
can see, is something that should NOT be tolerable on this platform. Though what
he says, I have never ever insulted a bricklink user in my life, I have never
told a single lie, and being insulted this way is something that should never
be accepted here."

I dont see it. He seems very professional. What did he say that "that should
NOT be tolerable on this platform"?



Also, you stated that "This user, you can look within his feedbacks, is at
his second attempt to get money from sellers for factitious reasons."

The comment he left for the other seller just states " Missing part of an
important lot bc out of stock. Refunded missing pieces." It appears that
by looking at the sellers feedbacks in this case that he also dose not like to
refund shipping.

This metaspeed has left one negative and one neutral for missing pieces out
of 28 orders. This is not a pattern. The way it appears to me is that he is just
a customer that reasonably wants at least half of the shipping refunded when
stores dont send a full order.


Jim
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In Help, TheBrickGuys writes:
  Isn't this kind of a double standard? You left negative feedbacks as a customer
for not getting back shipping cost when parts were missing.

Did you read that in my case the seller didn't want to refund anything and
I had to make a paypal claim on it?
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In Help, Shintaku writes:
  In Help, TheBrickGuys writes:
  Isn't this kind of a double standard? You left negative feedbacks as a customer
for not getting back shipping cost when parts were missing.

Did you read that in my case the seller didn't want to refund anything and
I had to make a paypal claim on it?

Adding, I ordered 4 minifigures and I only got 2.
18€ worth of minifigure and only got 6€?

This is where you can apply a shipping refund.
I asked exactly the same I offered here: a partial refund proportional to the
value of the missing bricks.

I really fail to understand why people like to blame me for acting right and
coherent and fail during it.

If I was a hypocritical, I would never have posted this... your argument makes
no sense at all.
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In Help, Shintaku writes:
  Hello,

I'm here since 2007, it makes 17 happy years on bricklink for me and it's
a site I use daily.

I want to say that I also wrote several LEGO books and dedicated one to the late
Dan Jezek, who in my opinion built this site with an ethical view in his mind.

But there's one thing I always have problems, because now I would really
like to leave a negative feedback and I feel my hands are tied.

This user, you can look within his feedbacks, is at his second attempt to get
money from sellers for factitious reasons. He was passive-aggressive and tried
to extort me money. When I refused only because I know PayPal's TOS, this
user tried to trick me into giving him back all the shipping costs.

The last message he wrote me, as you can see, is something that should NOT be
tolerable on this platform. Though what he says, I have never ever insulted a
bricklink user in my life, I have never told a single lie, and being insulted
this way is something that should never be accepted here.

I believe bricklink should have a "report" button when an user says such
infamous things to another user.

Here we trade bricks, things that should carry happyness and joy.
I just sell stuff to buy more LEGO for myself, I am not a professional, still
I try to act in the most professional way I can.

But users like this and the fact they can pasture here on bricklink because if
I leave him a negative he will retaliate and this is more a damage for me than
for him... it's something that saddens me.

I suggest you to block this user as I did, and forgive me for my rant, I hope
this reaches to the mod team and they can start thinking something about this.

Like, for example, I would be very happy if they prevented such user to leave
me a feedback, so that I can leave a negative with no second thoughts.

Thanks

Sellers shouldn't be able to leave feedback for buyers.

Every other platform, eBay, Amazon, etsy, the owners realized that allowing sellers
to leave feedback is toxic.

The buyer had one job, they paid you. If they didn't because you don't
use instant checkout for some insane reason, file an NPB.

If there are disputes afterward deal with it through Paypal.

Bad sellers hurt the marketplace much more than bad buyers.

I say this with 20 years experience on Bricklink.
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  Sellers shouldn't be able to leave feedback for buyers.

Yeah, so that scammers like this guy can prosperate.

Sorry sir, you are totally entitled to have your own opinion, but you don't
understand that bricklink is also a social network (here we have also the picture
collage, the MOC area, and so on).

I personally think, if you compare Bricklink to Ebay, that though you've
been here for 20 years, you don't understand the goal that Dan Jezek created
this for.
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In Help, Shintaku writes:
  
  Sellers shouldn't be able to leave feedback for buyers.

Yeah, so that scammers like this guy can prosperate.

Sorry sir, you are totally entitled to have your own opinion, but you don't
understand that bricklink is also a social network (here we have also the picture
collage, the MOC area, and so on).

I personally think, if you compare Bricklink to Ebay, that though you've
been here for 20 years, you don't understand the goal that Dan Jezek created
this for.

If he is a scammer then why dose he only have on negative feedback (you left)
and one neutral (from the other store who did not refund shipping but still has
26 positive. If he was a scammer then he would have allot more negatives then
one.

Plus, take a look at the feedback you have posted for ALLOT of people claiming
that they are also scammers, uncooperative, rude, etc, etc. Yet allot of them
have great feedbacks except for the one negative you left for each of them. It
appears that quite often when a problem arises between you and a customer you
have a tendency to push all the blame on the customer by accusing them of being
scammers and such.

Jim
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Plus, take a look at the feedback you have posted for ALLOT of people claiming
that they are also scammers, uncooperative, rude, etc, etc. Yet allot of them
have great feedbacks except for the one negative you left for each of them.

I'll just answer to this.

Looking at the last three I called scammers.

1) Has more than 120 among negative or neutral feedbacks.
2) Has a total of -2 feedbacks. -2. Minus two.
3) Has their buying privileges revoked.

These are the last three I called scammers in my feedback.
I think there is actually no need to proceed on and if this is your argument,
I... well I see.

Perhaps you never ran into a scammer.
Happy for you and not ironic here.
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In Help, BrickDeals writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  Hello,

I'm here since 2007, it makes 17 happy years on bricklink for me and it's
a site I use daily.

I want to say that I also wrote several LEGO books and dedicated one to the late
Dan Jezek, who in my opinion built this site with an ethical view in his mind.

But there's one thing I always have problems, because now I would really
like to leave a negative feedback and I feel my hands are tied.

This user, you can look within his feedbacks, is at his second attempt to get
money from sellers for factitious reasons. He was passive-aggressive and tried
to extort me money. When I refused only because I know PayPal's TOS, this
user tried to trick me into giving him back all the shipping costs.

The last message he wrote me, as you can see, is something that should NOT be
tolerable on this platform. Though what he says, I have never ever insulted a
bricklink user in my life, I have never told a single lie, and being insulted
this way is something that should never be accepted here.

I believe bricklink should have a "report" button when an user says such
infamous things to another user.

Here we trade bricks, things that should carry happyness and joy.
I just sell stuff to buy more LEGO for myself, I am not a professional, still
I try to act in the most professional way I can.

But users like this and the fact they can pasture here on bricklink because if
I leave him a negative he will retaliate and this is more a damage for me than
for him... it's something that saddens me.

I suggest you to block this user as I did, and forgive me for my rant, I hope
this reaches to the mod team and they can start thinking something about this.

Like, for example, I would be very happy if they prevented such user to leave
me a feedback, so that I can leave a negative with no second thoughts.

Thanks

Sellers shouldn't be able to leave feedback for buyers.

Every other platform, eBay, Amazon, etsy, the owners realized that allowing sellers
to leave feedback is toxic.

The buyer had one job, they paid you. If they didn't because you don't
use instant checkout for some insane reason, file an NPB.

If there are disputes afterward deal with it through Paypal.

Bad sellers hurt the marketplace much more than bad buyers.

I say this with 20 years experience on Bricklink.

just imagine the in-real-life brick & mortar storefront conversation scenarios
this would be.....

{popcorn is $1.00..}

but honestly, mutual feedback is good...
my buyers on sites i buy & sell on more frequently can see how i am as both a
buyer & a seller. which creates more trust in the purchase & thus in-turn the
seller (we) can see what type of buyer they are & possibly what they like to
buy & can shoot them a DM if the Seller might have a good deal on something that
the buyer would like.


*example*
you buy a old spaceman lego guy in near mint condition on ebay. $2.00 , awesome
deal.

would you want the seller to see what you like to buy via previous buyer feedback
& dm you to see if you want to buy a shoebox full of similar old figures for
$100...?
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In Help, BrickDeals writes:
  
Sellers shouldn't be able to leave feedback for buyers.

There are two parties to every transaction and each one should be able to leave
feedback.


  Every other platform, eBay, Amazon, etsy, the owners realized that allowing sellers
to leave feedback is toxic.

Do you sell on eBay or Amazon?
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Your buyer doesn't seem unreasonable and you handled this transaction poorly.
You got some good advice on this thread from others, I hope you take it into
consideration for the future.

Also, you're going to have alot of trouble if you ship internationally and
refuse to refund shipping for incomplete orders. You might skate by when shipping
is a few dollars but otherwise this is going to keep happening to you.

Lastly, most buyers don't read the TOS.


In Help, Shintaku writes:
  Hello,

I'm here since 2007, it makes 17 happy years on bricklink for me and it's
a site I use daily.

I want to say that I also wrote several LEGO books and dedicated one to the late
Dan Jezek, who in my opinion built this site with an ethical view in his mind.

But there's one thing I always have problems, because now I would really
like to leave a negative feedback and I feel my hands are tied.

This user, you can look within his feedbacks, is at his second attempt to get
money from sellers for factitious reasons. He was passive-aggressive and tried
to extort me money. When I refused only because I know PayPal's TOS, this
user tried to trick me into giving him back all the shipping costs.

The last message he wrote me, as you can see, is something that should NOT be
tolerable on this platform. Though what he says, I have never ever insulted a
bricklink user in my life, I have never told a single lie, and being insulted
this way is something that should never be accepted here.

I believe bricklink should have a "report" button when an user says such
infamous things to another user.

Here we trade bricks, things that should carry happyness and joy.
I just sell stuff to buy more LEGO for myself, I am not a professional, still
I try to act in the most professional way I can.

But users like this and the fact they can pasture here on bricklink because if
I leave him a negative he will retaliate and this is more a damage for me than
for him... it's something that saddens me.

I suggest you to block this user as I did, and forgive me for my rant, I hope
this reaches to the mod team and they can start thinking something about this.

Like, for example, I would be very happy if they prevented such user to leave
me a feedback, so that I can leave a negative with no second thoughts.

Thanks
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In Help, zorbanj writes:
  Your buyer doesn't seem unreasonable and you handled this transaction poorly.
You got some good advice on this thread from others, I hope you take it into
consideration for the future.

Also, you're going to have alot of trouble if you ship internationally and
refuse to refund shipping for incomplete orders. You might skate by when shipping
is a few dollars but otherwise this is going to keep happening to you.

Lastly, most buyers don't read the TOS.


Also, the TOS do not supersede any consumer protection laws that may exist in
either country. If you sell to that country, you agree to their laws. And it's
your responsibility to know them and follow them.
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In Help, zorbanj writes:
  Your buyer doesn't seem unreasonable and you handled this transaction poorly.
You got some good advice on this thread from others, I hope you take it into
consideration for the future.

Also, you're going to have alot of trouble if you ship internationally and
refuse to refund shipping for incomplete orders. You might skate by when shipping
is a few dollars but otherwise this is going to keep happening to you.

Lastly, most buyers don't read the TOS.


I surely had a lesson here and learnt a lot.

I'll explain.

I have spent years updating and revising my TOS so that I can explain exactly
the service I intend to offer. I don't intend to offer different services,
if one wants to buy from me, at low prices, with immediate shipping and well-made
packaging, he must also accept some things.

I have bought hundreds of times on bricklink.
Some sellers ship after 5-6 days. I don't understand why, I consider it a
bad service.
Some sellers ship all mixed pieces in one envelope. I also consider this a bad
service. However, if one or two pieces are missing I can understand it. This
is not a disservice to me. It's enough for me to at least be reimbursed.

So I decided to offer a service equal to what I would like as a buyer.

However, if many sellers, as I see from the answers on the forum, are ready to
run with a handkerchief as soon as the buyer's nose runs, ready to carry
out their every wish like mere lackeys, regardless of the TOS however detailed
they may be, then I understand very well why buyers, feeling spoiled and pampered,
become arrogant and pretentious saying "but I received this treatment there".
I would like to know if in addition to that, the pieces arrived in the USA from
Italy in a few days and packaged as if it were an original LEGO SET.

Then, maybe my buyer would have preferred a slower shipment with all the pieces
inside? Yes, probably he would have. But I find it simply ridiculous that the
forum responses have totally ignored two factors.

The first: that this buyer first asks me for half the shipping costs as compensation
and then, out of annoyance, the entire amount. In my house this is called BLACKMAIL,
call it what you want, I have received private messages of solidarity and I don't
expect to find any more empathy on the forum.

And the second factor, the barrage of insults that I received privately from
this user, as clearly reported, without me having done anything wrong other than
simply not submitting to his absurd demands, this too was totally and beautifully
ignored by the others participants in this discussion.

I see many teachers who come here to give me lessons on what I should or shouldn't
have done despite the fact that I have 3500+ feedback, almost all positive. If
these people like to manage their bricklink in a certain way I'm happy for
them and I don't have the presumption and arrogance of telling them what
to do. My message was just to say that some users, who BLACKMAIL (it's objective
and unquestionable) and INSULT (still objective and unquestionable) are not part
of the Bricklink community as Dan Jezek intended it. It wasn't a message
to ask others how to run my store. If I wanted to do it, trust me I would have
done it.
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I think you are missing the point by quite a long way.



  if one wants to buy from me, at low prices, with immediate shipping and well-made
packaging, he must also accept some things.


This is the problem.

This should really be: If you (the seller) want to attract customers to your
store with cheap postage, you (the seller) must accept that sometimes there will
be a problem, and without tracking (or even with) it will still be on you to
sort it out.

You can't just put it in your terms that no tracking=buyers problem. Particularly
in EU/UK where the distance selling laws are what they are. How do you deal
with right to return?
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In Help, WhiteHorseMatt writes:
  I think you are missing the point by quite a long way.



  if one wants to buy from me, at low prices, with immediate shipping and well-made
packaging, he must also accept some things.


This is the problem.

This should really be: If you (the seller) want to attract customers to your
store with cheap postage, you (the seller) must accept that sometimes there will
be a problem, and without tracking (or even with) it will still be on you to
sort it out.

You can't just put it in your terms that no tracking=buyers problem. Particularly
in EU/UK where the distance selling laws are what they are. How do you deal
with right to return?

Actually, this has never been the problem.
I have totally refunded when the shippings didn't arrive.
Your message is totally off topic.
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In Help, peregrinator writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  In Help, WhiteHorseMatt writes:
  You can't just put it in your terms that no tracking=buyers problem. Particularly
in EU/UK where the distance selling laws are what they are. How do you deal
with right to return?

Actually, this has never been the problem.
I have totally refunded when the shippings didn't arrive.
Your message is totally off topic.

Under EU law the buyer has the right to return a package for any reason during
the 14-day cool-off period for a full refund, including shipping.

Correct.

  Arguably by putting contrary information in your Terms you've extended the cool-off period
to a full 12 months. That's probably what WhiteHorseMatt was thinking of.

No, in my terms there is nothing that prevents package return.
If there is, I challenge you to quote me where.

WhiteHorseMatt was talking about non tracked shipping and stuff, which was totally
off topic. Same as you when stating that my TOS put "contrary information"
which, for instance, is false and I'd welcome here not to state the false
about me as many people are lazy, would not check my TOS and believe you on the
word.

Thanks
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In Help, Shintaku writes:
  No, in my terms there is nothing that prevents package return.
If there is, I challenge you to quote me where.

WhiteHorseMatt was talking about non tracked shipping and stuff, which was totally
off topic. Same as you when stating that my TOS put "contrary information"
which, for instance, is false and I'd welcome here not to state the false
about me as many people are lazy, would not check my TOS and believe you on the
word.

You are right, I confused your response to the buyer with your terms. If you
had sent such a thing to an EU buyer, however....
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In Help, peregrinator writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  No, in my terms there is nothing that prevents package return.
If there is, I challenge you to quote me where.

WhiteHorseMatt was talking about non tracked shipping and stuff, which was totally
off topic. Same as you when stating that my TOS put "contrary information"
which, for instance, is false and I'd welcome here not to state the false
about me as many people are lazy, would not check my TOS and believe you on the
word.

You are right, I confused your response to the buyer with your terms. If you
had sent such a thing to an EU buyer, however....

What?
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In Help, Shintaku writes:
  What?

Simple: PayPal's TOS about buyer returning items at their own expense doesn't
override EU law
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In Help, peregrinator writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  What?

Simple: PayPal's TOS about buyer returning items at their own expense doesn't
override EU law

So you are saying basically that PayPal is against the law?
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In Help, Shintaku writes:
  In Help, peregrinator writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  What?

Simple: PayPal's TOS about buyer returning items at their own expense doesn't
override EU law

So you are saying basically that PayPal is against the law?

I'm saying that the law takes precedence over PayPal's TOS (and PayPal
will tell you the same thing).
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In Help, peregrinator writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  In Help, peregrinator writes:
  In Help, Shintaku writes:
  What?

Simple: PayPal's TOS about buyer returning items at their own expense doesn't
override EU law

So you are saying basically that PayPal is against the law?

I'm saying that the law takes precedence over PayPal's TOS (and PayPal
will tell you the same thing).

Actually, they did say the opposite.
They said that if the buyer wanted to return the goods, that was at their own
expenses.
And this is not the first time it happens.
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You seem to hold on to your ToS very tightly..

A ToS still needs to uphold the law.

Stating in a ToS that shipping cost wont be refunded for example (just a example
have not checked yours) is a wonderfull way to protect yourself to go wet on
shipping on one order.

But if i where to buy from you, and you shipped it towards me in the netherlands.
You also have to work in line with our local laws.

This means i could ask you for a full refund including shipping and any other
fees.
I offcoarse have to send it back retour to the seller ,

But because i have to at one point also receive a refund on the initial shipping
cost,
I would find it reasonable to receice a shipping label upfront.

Send the items back, after processing by the seller i would get the remaining
refund (items+ fees , excl shipping cost that where already refunded)

On this case: honestly im not seeing anything outragous from the buyer,

For my personal store i started to contact buyers when something is not right,
When i packed the order. Asking if they would still receive the order if its
small, or a refund.

The latter when communicated rightly is the 98% choise, when the missing items
are refunded before shipped on agreement; the missing items are also technical
not part of the order any longer, and when done right should not evolve to negative
feedback i think.

And remember, life is 20% what happens , 80% how you react to it.

Best of luck with this

Regards