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 Author: macebobo View Messages Posted By macebobo
 Posted: Mar 18, 2025 18:25
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macebobo (3139)

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My customer was finally able to "pay" and is marked paid on Bricklink,
but pending on PayPal

From now on, I am going to be more diligent about checking that I was really
paid on PayPal, something I thought I could take for granted. Guess I was wrong.



 




 Author: macebobo View Messages Posted By macebobo
 Posted: Mar 18, 2025 18:36
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In Technical Issues, macebobo writes:
  My customer was finally able to "pay" and is marked paid on Bricklink,
but pending on PayPal

From now on, I am going to be more diligent about checking that I was really
paid on PayPal, something I thought I could take for granted. Guess I was wrong.





The void it on PayPal and set it to not paid is not working. I also get an unhanded
error when I try to refund because there is not anything to refund. This is a
mess Bricklink.
 


 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Mar 18, 2025 19:14
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1001bricks (55552)

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In Technical Issues, macebobo writes:
  My customer was finally able to "pay" and is marked paid on Bricklink,
but pending on PayPal

Rosefish???


But on the order is it "Paid!" or "Paid"?

Frankly if it's Pending on PayPal I would:
* talk with the buyer,
* and place a phone call to PayPal to ask them WHY this happens, and eventually
ask them to cancel the payment attempt.

It's not normal PayPal "half validates" a payment.

I've zillion transactions with Stripe and zero zero zero problem for 10+
years with them.

I'd tend to think PayPal's responsible of our recent problems, not BrickLink
- or at least not BrickLink only. Could be some communication glitch though.
 Author: macebobo View Messages Posted By macebobo
 Posted: Mar 18, 2025 19:40
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In Technical Issues, 1001bricks writes:
  In Technical Issues, macebobo writes:
  My customer was finally able to "pay" and is marked paid on Bricklink,
but pending on PayPal

Rosefish???


The corporate umbrella for all my adventures.

  But on the order is it "Paid!" or "Paid"?

Paid only

  Frankly if it's Pending on PayPal I would:
* talk with the buyer,
* and place a phone call to PayPal to ask them WHY this happens, and eventually
ask them to cancel the payment attempt.

I was able to void the payment myself.

  It's not normal PayPal "half validates" a payment.

Indeed.

  I've zillion transactions with Stripe and zero zero zero problem for 10+
years with them.

Myself as well, but this is PayPal and until today, zero there as well for 10+
years with them.

  I'd tend to think PayPal's responsible of our recent problems, not BrickLink
- or at least not BrickLink only. Could be some communication glitch though.

I do not have enough information for form an opinion, I just would like to know
if Bricklink is aware of this or not?

The radio silence is deafening.

Sellers are not Bricklink's bread and butter anymore, and it shows with how
we are treated and unsupported.

The "Paid !" issues has been going on for weeks, yet not a peep from
anyone official.

The "Legendary Lego support" to help Bricklink is a joke. I should not
have to accept a two to three week response time when contacting support about
an issue.

I need to go touch grass, I can't decide if I'm a 4 or an 8.
 
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Mar 18, 2025 19:48
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  I do not have enough information for form an opinion, I just would like to know
if Bricklink is aware of this or not?


i believe early on when it first started happening, bricklink said they "fixed
it" but they haven't said anything since

  
I need to go touch grass, I can't decide if I'm a 4 or an 8.

 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
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 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Mar 18, 2025 20:09
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In Technical Issues, macebobo writes:
  The radio silence is deafening.

Sellers are not Bricklink's bread and butter anymore, and it shows with how
we are treated and unsupported.

The "Paid !" issues has been going on for weeks, yet not a peep from
anyone official.

The "Legendary Lego support" to help Bricklink is a joke. I should not
have to accept a two to three week response time when contacting support about
an issue.

Had to rewrite everything for a typo and lost the copy/paste

They didn't come in forum for months.

Apart to announce a new Tax:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1499857
... which hasn't been implemented, neither to come to explain why it hasn't
been - of course.

Or recently to correct a banner one couldn't close for 5 days.

But about this crucial subject of "Paid!" which is "Paid" on
BrickLink and not at the payment processor, no not a single message I remember
of, even if it happens for 1 or 2 months now, to probably almost every seller
(got a few here).

And yes, help after few weeks is just an unbelievable out of date concept.

I'm afraid BrickLink's slowly become abandonware.
That's my worst nightmare.
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 Author: WildBricks View Messages Posted By WildBricks
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WildBricks (7850)

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  Drop PayPal, use Stripe exclusively.

We did. PayPal emailed, called and then assigned a new "personal PayPal business
consultant" 😉. No plan to come back soon.

Wait, you did. Seriously? And no complaints from buyers? I may have to seriously
consider this.
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
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In Technical Issues, WildBricks writes:
  
  Drop PayPal, use Stripe exclusively.

We did. PayPal emailed, called and then assigned a new "personal PayPal business
consultant" 😉. No plan to come back soon.

Wait, you did. Seriously? And no complaints from buyers? I may have to seriously
consider this.

PayPal is 75% payments here.

Stripe works super well, is cheaper - but:

1) Few buyers know about Stripe, and don't imagine it's even easier than
PayPal - no account needed, simply pay by Cre/Debit Card...

2) Many buyers appreciate PayPal *protection*. Stripe doesn't provide this
service, and especially at 99% in favor of the buyers or such.
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 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
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In Technical Issues, bahpstore writes:
  
  
Stripe works super well, is cheaper - but:

1) Few buyers know about Stripe, and don't imagine it's even easier than
PayPal - no account needed, simply pay by Cre/Debit Card...


+1

  2) Many buyers appreciate PayPal *protection*. Stripe doesn't provide this
service, and especially at 99% in favor of the buyers or such.

Buyer has 100% protection from Credit Crad issuer.

Maybe but Credit Card issuer don't insure the quality of the transaction
(like "I received Used while it was New" or "it's missing 80%
of my order". To complain, I guess, the only way is to tell "I've
not authorized such payment" or maybe "I've recevied nothing".
That's a game you can't play often or they'll discard your Credit
Card... IMO and AFAIK.

And I'm not sure know or use this, here anyway.
It never happened to me in 19 years (touch wood).

PayPal protection is at the contrary very simple and smooth and you can detail
how much you're unsatisfied, and ask for this or that in return.
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
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  And I'm not sure know or use this, here anyway.
It never happened to me in 19 years (touch wood).

😭😭😭😭 it’s knock on wood
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
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In Technical Issues, Nubs_Select writes:
  
  And I'm not sure know or use this, here anyway.
It never happened to me in 19 years (touch wood).

😭😭😭😭 it’s knock on wood

Not here, not here - we here say touch wood.
We're not in lumberjacks and maple syrup Country.
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 Author: zorbanj View Messages Posted By zorbanj
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In Technical Issues, bahpstore writes:
  
Drop PayPal, use Stripe exclusively.

We did. PayPal emailed, called and then assigned a new "personal PayPal business
consultant" 😉. No plan to come back soon.

I would love to deep six PayPal. Have you noticed any difference in your sales
after dropping PayPal?
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In Technical Issues, zorbanj writes:
  I would love to deep six PayPal. Have you noticed any difference in your sales
after dropping PayPal?

I tried this for a month last year, it did not go well and the customers were
not happy. I switched back to both Stripe and PP after that test.
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Did your sales drop?

Did customers reach out to you about not offering PayPal?


In Technical Issues, macebobo writes:
  In Technical Issues, zorbanj writes:
  I would love to deep six PayPal. Have you noticed any difference in your sales
after dropping PayPal?

I tried this for a month last year, it did not go well and the customers were
not happy. I switched back to both Stripe and PP after that test.
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In Technical Issues, zorbanj writes:
  Did your sales drop?

Yes, significantly.

  Did customers reach out to you about not offering PayPal?

Not a peep.
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In Technical Issues, macebobo writes:
  In Technical Issues, zorbanj writes:
  Did your sales drop?

Yes, significantly.

Yep, as I said, here 75% are paid with PayPal.


  
  Did customers reach out to you about not offering PayPal?

Not a peep.

Of course, they just see your shop; see they can't pay using PayPal they
go elsewhere.

Nobody's gonna send you an e-mail to ask them to implement a payment method
that they apparently didn't wish to implement.

And especially even less now that 0 FB can't write to sellers...
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