I opened my BrickLink store a few days ago and started listing some nice LEGO
sets at prices lower than most others. I currently only ship within Switzerland
(shipping and customs outside the country are just too expensive).
The thing is, I haven’t had any visits yet (apart from me refreshing the page
😅). Could there be something wrong with my shop setup that’s preventing people
from finding or visiting it? Or can you maybe share your experience in sellings
sets in Switzerland?
I opened my BrickLink store a few days ago and started listing some nice LEGO
sets at prices lower than most others. I currently only ship within Switzerland
(shipping and customs outside the country are just too expensive).
The thing is, I haven’t had any visits yet (apart from me refreshing the page
😅). Could there be something wrong with my shop setup that’s preventing people
from finding or visiting it? Or can you maybe share your experience in sellings
sets in Switzerland?
Any feedback or tips would be much appreciated!
Welcome to bricklink!
There may be several factors. The first being that Switzerland is a (relatively)
smaller country compared to many of the other ones, so limiting yourself to just
Switzerland will hurt sales a fair bit (tho I fully understand why you would
choose to do so).
The next would likely be charging PayPal fees. In general buyers do not like
fees of any sort, it’s best to charge the item price and shipping and nothing
else. Standard practise is to include all costs in the price of your item, then
charge no fees.
Lastly I’d say a brand new store with little feedback on the account selling
brand new expensive sets will generally be something buyers avoid, over time
as your feedback grows buyers will be more comfortable ordering from you
[…]
The next would likely be charging PayPal fees.
Which you can only see if you visit the store, so after the visitors counter
has increased
BTW, you (David) can’t propose IBAN / non-Onsite payment methods without the
authorisation of BL (and that generally only comes after 10 positive feedbacks
and 3 months, https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=18 ).
In general buyers do not like
fees of any sort, it’s best to charge the item price and shipping and nothing
else. Standard practise is to include all costs in the price of your item, then
charge no fees.
Lastly I’d say a brand new store with little feedback on the account selling
brand new expensive sets will generally be something buyers avoid, over time
as your feedback grows buyers will be more comfortable ordering from you
7 lots only is also a reason people don’t come and visit.
I didn’t check the prices but people also don’t need to visit to see your prices.
Thank you SylvainLS & Nubs_Select for your feedback! At least I'm reassured
that there isn't something completely wrong. Maybe I do need to be a bit
more patient and try getting some feedback (maybe selling parts could help).
And thanks also for the paypal fee tips (I'll adapt my pricing accordingly).
Also removing IBAN until I get 10+ feedback Very appreciated!
In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
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The next would likely be charging PayPal fees.
Which you can only see if you visit the store, so after the visitors counter
has increased
You got me there early morning posts can cause slip ups
Ah, yes, you’re up early: it’s barely the early dawn of the afternoon in Ontario
right now
It’s 2:30 pm, who can be up any earlier then that! They couldn’t be human!
[…]
The next would likely be charging PayPal fees.
Which you can only see if you visit the store, so after the visitors counter
has increased
You got me there early morning posts can cause slip ups
Ah, yes, you’re up early: it’s barely the early dawn of the afternoon in Ontario
right now
It’s 2:30 pm, who can be up any earlier then that!
No me, for sure!
Happy to see at least we agree on this
the fewer hours in the sunlight the better!
The what?
Ah the giant backlit monitor outside? A bit too much brightness, yes, can't
find its settings...
Nubs is really a pizza addicted vampire gargoyle hybrid.
and scuba is a big fan of scuba diving to find steve!
Steve does have 2 degrees lol, one is Bsc Marine Biology and I have almost 9000
hrs diving as a PADI instructor (among other certifications). You should be able
to guess the second one.
I opened my BrickLink store a few days ago and started listing some nice LEGO
sets at prices lower than most others. I currently only ship within Switzerland
(shipping and customs outside the country are just too expensive).
The thing is, I haven’t had any visits yet (apart from me refreshing the page
😅). Could there be something wrong with my shop setup that’s preventing people
from finding or visiting it? Or can you maybe share your experience in sellings
sets in Switzerland?
Any feedback or tips would be much appreciated!
I did go and have a look at your store.
I did look at your stock and the prices.
At the time I wrote this you had 112 visits to your store and an inventory of
7 items.
Don't be discouraged. There is not a single person on this site or in the
lego community that didnt start with a handful of sets or lego parts. Including
myself. Don't be impatient, work within your own limits and budget.
Growth always takes time in any thing we do.
I observed this:
1. Low inventory,
2. Excessive pricing we compared to other countries
3. Smaller market place share (you only operate in Switzerland)
4. You are not crystal clear on what you offer.
Again, don't be discouraged. Threads in communities such as this one are
here for people such as yourself to ask questions-even if they appear dumb or
embarrassing.
Nubs offers some good advise in regards pricing your items.
There are some that would deflate you and your intentions. Prove them wrong and
over time be a bigger and larger and more successful store.
Switzerland, Zürich
Canada, Ontario
France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Very appreciated!
