Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Play_It_Again  | | Posted: | Jan 15, 2023 09:09 | | Subject: | Shipstation Order not clearing after shipping | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| Anyone else have the last 3 or 4 days of orders still showing on your order screen
in Shipstation? I've tried contacting them, provided screen shots and even
tried to manual update the tracking in PayPal to clear them. I've been
successful in clearing 2 or 3 but the rest gives me an error.
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2022 20:31 | | Subject: | Re: BRICKLINK ERRORS | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | General | |
| Yeah, this is a dumpster fire
In General, pitz8008 writes:
| | Bricklink isn't letting me add minifigures. I keep getting.......
Oops! There was a problem processing your request:
Please select a Minifigure from the list or type in your own description instead.
Price cannot be zero.
You didn't select a Color. If you don't want color to show with your
part, select "Not applicable".
Quantity cannot be zero and cannot be negative.
Condition was not selected.
Sub-Condition was not selected.
Tiered Pricing #1: (Price) and Quantity must be 0
Tiered Pricing #2: (Price and Quantity) must be 0
Tiered Pricing #3: (Price and Quantity) must be 0...........
None of this should have shown up as I know how to list minifigures. Also about
an hour ago, I kept getting logged off and when trying to sign back in was told
my name and password didn't match. Anybody else having problems?
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2022 08:48 | | Subject: | Re: Shipping practices | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
| Just because the tracking hasn't updated doesn't necessarily mean the
order hasn't shipped. I ship order throughout the day and have them waiting
to be picked up or waiting to be dropped off at a collection site. Packages
over the weekend that are shipped and dropped off at a collection site might
not get scanned until that night, but they are still shipped and dropped off.
I'd give sellers the benefit of the doubt they are marked shipped and begin
tracking within 24 hours during the week, and by Monday evening over the weekends.
In Buying, Toyscout2 writes:
| | I have seven current orders, all placed on the same day, and 10 other orders
placed within the last year. Of the seven current orders, they all say shipped.
This appears to be inaccurate. When I track those packages, they say a label
was created but they have not been picked up by USPS. I am sorry but that is
packed, not shipped. I will favorite the stores that claim my package is shipped
and when I track it, it is actually shipped.
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 21:08 | | Subject: | Shipstation postal increase? | | Viewed: | 91 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| I have noticed the last few days that my labels are costing .01 more. Labels
that had been $3.42 or $3.58 are now $3.43 and $3.59. Was this published somewhere?
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Apr 18, 2022 19:22 | | Subject: | Re: Are sales (much) lower as usual? | | Viewed: | 82 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| April 1 - April 18 2019 - 47 orders
April 1 - April 18 2020 (pandemic) - 150 orders
April 1 - April 18 2021 - 53 orders
April 1 - April 18 2020 - 79 orders
I think traffic is still better than last year, but off from the pandemic.
I've noticed here in the US that the first week of the month, a few days
around the middle of the month and the last few days of the month are generally
higher volume and higher average sales. This corresponds to the times of the
month people are generally paid.
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2022 21:06 | | Subject: | Re: Lost package fault | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| I agree with you completely, but playing devils advocate, why isn't the post
office giving refund of the shipping when they lose a package unless insurance
is purchased. Why is their terms of agreement to be held not liable any different
than a sellers terms of agreement saying the same thing?
I ask because I've had several packages lost in the past 18 months, probably
4 or 5 now, that they have no idea where they went and have basically stopped
looking for it. They have never once offered a refund of postage even. Maybe
I need to ask for it but getting to talk with a human at the USPS is not an easy
task and probably not worth the time I'd spend trying to recover the $3.50.
In Shipping, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Shipping, C0lsanders_ writes:
| | Correct. But I was saying if I order and pay for a pizza (regardless of where
it is going), THEY are responsible. The person who is getting paid to move the
pizza from A to B is responsible, not me who paid for the pizza. Not a great
example, granted, but it is what I had thought of when writing this.
In Shipping, peregrinator writes:
| | In Shipping, C0lsanders_ writes:
| | If I order
a pizza and pay them in advance, but they lose it, drop it, or whatever, who
is responsible...?
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This is a strange question - they would 100% be responsible and would either
refund you or make you another.
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This is what insurance is for. In theory, you could go to the USPS and get your
money back for the lost product, but you are the contracted member to the buyer
and not USPS. You made the purchase for the shipping of the goods, therefore
your are responsible for this end of the transaction as well. For both buyer
and seller to be even, buy receives their refund from you because they have no
ability to go to USPS (or any shipping company) because they were not the purchaser
of the shipping label.
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Mar 13, 2022 19:05 | | Subject: | Re: How rare is this? | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| All of the ones i've had or seen have been engraved as well.
In Help, yorbrick writes:
| | In Help, Drevil44 writes:
| | In Help, Play_It_Again writes:
It's a bit hard to tell if that printing is embossed or not. It is not specified
in the description and there is a separate category for embossed parts is there
not?
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They are engraved rather than embossed. There isn't a special category for
them, just decorated brick. They are quite common. I have some 2x2 somewhere
as well.
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2022 14:27 | | Subject: | Re: Stickers of Death | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
| I found that the vast majority of sticker parts bring just a fraction more, and
even sometimes less than the non sticker version. If you account for all the
search time your actual net is less. They also take infinitely longer to sell.
There are obvious exceptions and i try to pull those and at least look them
up. I also have 4 or 5 sticker parts on my want list that I buy when they are
available with other things I need that I pull the sticker from and sell for
3x to 10x the cost. I'm certainly not a big fan of them.
In My Own Creation, Nubs_Select writes:
| | So many stickers.......... Just curious what other people waiting to be listed
stickered/printed parts piles look like. My own creation of endless headaches
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2022 20:37 | | Subject: | Re: Low presence from Japan | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | General | |
| I've had 5 total orders going to Japan, with only 1 in the past 6 months
to see what was purchased. Surprisingly it was for 2 Belville figures. If
I remember correctly the other orders were from 1 or 2 buyers buying large lots
of early NXT Mindstorm motors and sensors. I don't think I've shipped
any figures or parts.
In General, i_r_on writes:
| | 3rd greatest economy in the world, over 100 million population, only 2793 members
on Bricklink because
- Lego not popular enough in Japan?
- There is (are) alternative platform(s) that Japanese use?
- There is a cultural barrier of entry? (Language used and other stuff pertaining
to Japan)
- Other reasons you name...
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2022 13:26 | | Subject: | Re: How much to pay sorters? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
| My kids are the worst sorts of all time. When they find those cool or rare minifigures/parts
they want to keep them. They also spend more time building random stuff out
of parts than sorting.
In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | I also do all that stuff for my wife, but still she wont sort my lego :/
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I mean, this is a serious case for divorce!
What other use could she have???
Another solution is to make kids: but you've to wait a few years before they're
set up for this job, and won't be able to use them a few years later - kids
are another rip off!
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2022 12:31 | | Subject: | Re: Risks of buying from Russia right now | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
| A lot of the Russian stores i've bought from in the past have taken Euro's
or Rubles. With the exchange rates where they are right now any Russian store
that has their inventory priced in Rubles is going to get crushed. At least
1 seller I've bought from in the past has repriced their inventory in Euros
to avoid taking a 35% discount against the Dollar (yes I was looking for a deal).
Not sure if internet transactions via Stripe or PayPal are effected in these
central baking sanctions, they are more driven to destabilizing their ability
to fund Government vs small internet transactions.
In Buying, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | In Buying, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I am wondering if buying from Russia right now is high risk. I know that mail
service to and from Ukraine is a problem right now, but I am not sure of the
impact on Russia.
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In the current situation Bricklink should not allow any transactions between
Russia and the rest of world.
Because of sanctions and logistical problems.
As far as I know it's no longer possible to send/receive money to/from Russia
right now.
Don't know how BL could enforce this, but it's clear that
BL should take action as soon as possible to make it clear for all buyers
and sellers, no matter where they are located.
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 13:58 | | Subject: | Shipstation Labels Cropping | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| I was finally forced from PayPal shipping this morning and have been printed
labels through Shipstation all morning. Is there a way to adjust the settings
so that the top couple of lines of text are not cropped out when the labels are
printed on a Dymo 4xl? It acts like it wants to print the entire 4x6 area when
there is a small bit of margins where it can't print. I've looked and
there are no label settings i can find.
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2022 18:24 | | Subject: | Re: The method of giving feedback is broken. | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
| my understanding is you can't change feedback after 30 days. If you are really
bent out of shape by a seller that left you positive feedback, just wait a month
until they can not change it and let them have it.
In Feedback, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Feedback, BrickJeenyus writes:
| | Why is it okay to allow a seller to give neutral or negative feedback when an
ordered is placed and promptly paid for? The seller was the one that didn't
send the piece that was ordered [...]
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You forgot a case: when the buyer is totally inventing the problem you're
talking about!
This is why (apart if we're going to be like Amazon), the seller (in your
case) can also defend her/himself - and this does happen.
I wouldn't like this feature to be removed.
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2022 16:08 | | Subject: | Re: Is this LEGO - multiple responses requested | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| Those are from the mega bloks call of duty sets
In Catalog Identification, Cob writes:
| | Here are a few pictures of a 1x2 tile, is this part LEGO or offbrand?
I would appreciate multiple responses along with your reason.
I have four tiles that say A1106 and one tile with 08003
Thanks for your help.
Cob
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2022 06:50 | | Subject: | Re: Misprinted Clone Trooper Value? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| To me this is a true misprint, not like a lot of those that have a bit of odd
print missing or is too faint to see. It also comes from a figure that only
came in 2 of the more expensive early SW sets that are getting really hard to
find complete. I'd bet you could fetch 5-10 times the going rate for this
guy ($100-$200)
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Feb 11, 2022 14:33 | | Subject: | Re: Advise needed: selling used sets | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| Personally, I'd create several wantlists and classify each set by value and
importance. Pick from sellers that have the parts for the most valuable sets
wantlist. Then I'd look at those 2nd and 3rd tier wantlists and buy parts
that I can pick up cheap and save on shipping or get to store minimums, ect for
only a little more of an investment. You can click the check mark on/off for
each list to view those parts separately for each vendor.
Instructions typically add more value than they cost on desirable sets
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2022 13:59 | | Subject: | Re: Cancelling Packed Order | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| I believe you have 48 hours to cancel the postage as well. I'd think you
need to reset the order status to ready to do anything with it after it's
been paid.
In Help, Fadening writes:
| | Hello, I was wondering how I can cancel a packed order that I have already payed
for a shipping label for. It was by request from the buyer, and we agreed that
he would still pay for shipping. I cannot find a way to cancel the order, even
at the Problem page in bricklink. Can someone give me a way to figure this out
/ some helpful info?
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2022 11:23 | | Subject: | Re: BrickLink is Actively Violating Sales Tax Law | | Viewed: | 91 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, BrownBoxes writes:
| | Has anyone noticed that BrickLink Support is terrible?
We purchase approximately $1m worth of LEGO products per year for resale,
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Feb 8, 2022 08:56 | | Subject: | Re: Show me yours and I'll show you mine... | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| Little jealous of how many repeat buyers you have. I've got 1273 more individual
buyers but outside of my whale figure buyer at 63, my repeats are more tempered
between 10 and 5. I'd wonder what type of store, parts only vs figures vs
mix, would lead to higher repeat buyers.
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Feb 1, 2022 12:26 | | Subject: | Re: Blue Devil Bricks is open!! | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
| You might also look at some of the pricing on the old brown parts, most are listed
for .011 and some are easily over $1. If in fact they are new those should bring
a premium.
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Feb 1, 2022 11:10 | | Subject: | Re: Blue Devil Bricks is open!! | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Announce | |
| Looks good. I'd suggest you consider getting rid of the minimum buy of $3
and replace it with a minimum lot value. For reference I had 19 orders last
month of less than $3, most of which were figures that are super easy to pull
and ship. Some of the worst orders i had prior to having a minimum lot were
60 lot orders for less than $10.
In Announce, mklanica writes:
| | Hello Everyone!
After a couple months of sorting and organizing, I've finally takene the
plunge and opened my store!!
https://store.bricklink.com/mklanica&utm_content=globalnav#/terms
Please stop by and let me know what you think. I'm sure I missed something.
All tips and suggestions are greatly welcomed here!
Thanks,
Mike
P.S My son called me a psycho and asked if I needed to attend LA (LEGO Anonymous)
for my addiction when he saw me sorting and organizing. I told him I would pay
him to help sort and now I'm not so psycho 
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| Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Jan 29, 2022 17:33 | | Subject: | Re: How to value a misprint lego? | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Price Guide | |
| If I was to have bought this torso in this condition to complete a figure I'd
be upset and ask for a refund.
In Price Guide, Gluten_free247 writes:
| | I own a misprint lego minifigure, it's the lego DJ series 8, the picture
of the figure is on my store 'Boise Bricks' and I'm willing to make
a deal. I also want to know how to determine a misprint worth. Thank you for
any help!
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