I’ve had customers place reasonable sized orders in the past, ordering all but
1 of the items on offer for that particular part number.
I suspect it was an attempt to get me to send them all I had for each part just
to clear my stock rather than be left with single items.
If it had been a few items then I wouldn’t have thought anything but when it
was dozens of different parts it looks a little unusual.
Anyone else seen this ?
Do you mean you think the customer ordered everything from your stock except
one item because they didn't want to risk your inventory possibly being incorrect?
If that's the case, I can certainly relate to this as a buyer.
But don't underestimate that many orders are placed via a wanted list; the
buyer doesn't even visit your shop and therefore doesn't see your inventory.
The 'Buy All' algorithm does everything.
I've had this happen. Here is where my brain went on the notion of reasons........
1) random coincidence / wanted list dynamics
2) looking for that free part
3) looking to avoid a single missing item in dealer counts if they have past
problems (in general - not with specific dealers)
4) maybe they think it is courteous ... as in preserving your bin records for
restock
5) The space weasels told them to do it
In General, Leftoverbricks writes:
In General, Stuart9 writes:
I’ve had customers place reasonable sized orders in the past, ordering all but
1 of the items on offer for that particular part number.
I suspect it was an attempt to get me to send them all I had for each part just
to clear my stock rather than be left with single items.
If it had been a few items then I wouldn’t have thought anything but when it
was dozens of different parts it looks a little unusual.
Anyone else seen this ?
Do you mean you think the customer ordered everything from your stock except
one item because they didn't want to risk your inventory possibly being incorrect?
If that's the case, I can certainly relate to this as a buyer.
But don't underestimate that many orders are placed via a wanted list; the
buyer doesn't even visit your shop and therefore doesn't see your inventory.
The 'Buy All' algorithm does everything.
Favouring avoiding stock errors or looking for free items, however the weasels
theory is gaining ground.
In General, FLUSH2020 writes:
I've had this happen. Here is where my brain went on the notion of reasons........
1) random coincidence / wanted list dynamics
2) looking for that free part
3) looking to avoid a single missing item in dealer counts if they have past
problems (in general - not with specific dealers)
4) maybe they think it is courteous ... as in preserving your bin records for
restock
5) The space weasels told them to do it
In General, Leftoverbricks writes:
In General, Stuart9 writes:
I’ve had customers place reasonable sized orders in the past, ordering all but
1 of the items on offer for that particular part number.
I suspect it was an attempt to get me to send them all I had for each part just
to clear my stock rather than be left with single items.
If it had been a few items then I wouldn’t have thought anything but when it
was dozens of different parts it looks a little unusual.
Anyone else seen this ?
Do you mean you think the customer ordered everything from your stock except
one item because they didn't want to risk your inventory possibly being incorrect?
If that's the case, I can certainly relate to this as a buyer.
But don't underestimate that many orders are placed via a wanted list; the
buyer doesn't even visit your shop and therefore doesn't see your inventory.
The 'Buy All' algorithm does everything.
I've had this happen. Here is where my brain went on the notion of reasons........
1) random coincidence / wanted list dynamics
2) looking for that free part
3) looking to avoid a single missing item in dealer counts if they have past
problems (in general - not with specific dealers)
4) maybe they think it is courteous ... as in preserving your bin records for
restock
5) The space weasels told them to do it
In General, Leftoverbricks writes:
In General, Stuart9 writes:
I’ve had customers place reasonable sized orders in the past, ordering all but
1 of the items on offer for that particular part number.
I suspect it was an attempt to get me to send them all I had for each part just
to clear my stock rather than be left with single items.
If it had been a few items then I wouldn’t have thought anything but when it
was dozens of different parts it looks a little unusual.
Anyone else seen this ?
Do you mean you think the customer ordered everything from your stock except
one item because they didn't want to risk your inventory possibly being incorrect?
If that's the case, I can certainly relate to this as a buyer.
But don't underestimate that many orders are placed via a wanted list; the
buyer doesn't even visit your shop and therefore doesn't see your inventory.
The 'Buy All' algorithm does everything.
Number 4 works for me. It does save a lot of time for me when uploading used
parts if it's already in my inventory.
4) maybe they think it is courteous ... as in preserving your bin records for
restock
That is what 'retain' is for. But do buyers consider the seller's
picking and storage procedures when buying? If they did, I doubt they'd buy
ones and twos of cheap parts.
I think the most likely explanation here is that they are buying the number they
need (probably via a wants list) and not manually checking the store for extras
or other parts they might need.
I favour either avoiding stock errors or looking for free items.
In General, Leftoverbricks writes:
In General, Stuart9 writes:
I’ve had customers place reasonable sized orders in the past, ordering all but
1 of the items on offer for that particular part number.
I suspect it was an attempt to get me to send them all I had for each part just
to clear my stock rather than be left with single items.
If it had been a few items then I wouldn’t have thought anything but when it
was dozens of different parts it looks a little unusual.
Anyone else seen this ?
Do you mean you think the customer ordered everything from your stock except
one item because they didn't want to risk your inventory possibly being incorrect?
If that's the case, I can certainly relate to this as a buyer.
But don't underestimate that many orders are placed via a wanted list; the
buyer doesn't even visit your shop and therefore doesn't see your inventory.
The 'Buy All' algorithm does everything.
I’ve had customers place reasonable sized orders in the past, ordering all but
1 of the items on offer for that particular part number.
I suspect it was an attempt to get me to send them all I had for each part just
to clear my stock rather than be left with single items.
If it had been a few items then I wouldn’t have thought anything but when it
was dozens of different parts it looks a little unusual.
Anyone else seen this ?
Well, I always do that when buying used parts. Especially since parts can yellow
after being listed, so that way I hope I'm giving the seller a bit of margin
to toss out any bad ones.
It's basically like you don't want to be the one buying the very last
avocado in the supermarket
I’ve had customers place reasonable sized orders in the past, ordering all but
1 of the items on offer for that particular part number.
I suspect it was an attempt to get me to send them all I had for each part just
to clear my stock rather than be left with single items.
If it had been a few items then I wouldn’t have thought anything but when it
was dozens of different parts it looks a little unusual.
Anyone else seen this ?
Well, I always do that when buying used parts. Especially since parts can yellow
after being listed, so that way I hope I'm giving the seller a bit of margin
to toss out any bad ones.
It's basically like you don't want to be the one buying the very last
avocado in the supermarket
If the part is cheap enough I do the opposite, I buy the lot even if I don't
need them. That way I can go through and pick the best ones as the seller might
not.
I’ve had customers place reasonable sized orders in the past, ordering all but
1 of the items on offer for that particular part number.
I suspect it was an attempt to get me to send them all I had for each part just
to clear my stock rather than be left with single items.
If it had been a few items then I wouldn’t have thought anything but when it
was dozens of different parts it looks a little unusual.
Anyone else seen this ?
Well, I always do that when buying used parts. Especially since parts can yellow
after being listed, so that way I hope I'm giving the seller a bit of margin
to toss out any bad ones.
It's basically like you don't want to be the one buying the very last
avocado in the supermarket
If the part is cheap enough I do the opposite, I buy the lot even if I don't
need them. That way I can go through and pick the best ones as the seller might
not.
If the part is cheap enough I do the opposite, I buy the lot even if I don't
need them. That way I can go through and pick the best ones as the seller might
not.
This reminds me of a discussion thread here from about one year ago titled,
"Need One, Buy Twelve"
I’ve had customers place reasonable sized orders in the past, ordering all but
1 of the items on offer for that particular part number.
I suspect it was an attempt to get me to send them all I had for each part just
to clear my stock rather than be left with single items.
If it had been a few items then I wouldn’t have thought anything but when it
was dozens of different parts it looks a little unusual.
Anyone else seen this ?
Well, I always do that when buying used parts. Especially since parts can yellow
after being listed, so that way I hope I'm giving the seller a bit of margin
to toss out any bad ones.
It's basically like you don't want to be the one buying the very last
avocado in the supermarket
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