| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | SezaR  | | Posted: | Jan 9, 2024 22:04 | | Subject: | Re: Why are some allowed to stay in business? | | Viewed: | 86 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, TheBrickGuys writes:
| | We have had our share of neutral and negative feedbacks - at total of 26 - but
how are some stores still allowed to do business? There is a store in Germany
with around 8850 total feedbacks but out of his 7151 feedbacks for selling he
has 393 negative / neutrals. This past year alone he has 503 positive but 48
negative / neutrals - that is almost 10%!! That means 1 out of every 10 customers
are getting bad service and how many more are getting bad service but are afraid
to leave a negative feedback out of fear of getting retaliatory feedback.
Sometimes when I stumble across a store with a really bad reputation, like the
one above, I am surprised that they are still allowed to keep their selling status.
Just a rant.
Jim
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What would be your proposal for BL?
What action can I take if he is already on my stoplist? 
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Jan 9, 2024 21:14 | | Subject: | Re: Please identify | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, Brick_Qc writes:
| | In Help, SezaR writes:
| | The arms and legs may not belong to the toros.
Thanks
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Try Brickognize.com, there's even a BL link in the results.
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This website is cool! I should create a refined version of this website. Merci
beaucoup brick_QC !
And thanks everybody else who helped 😀
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Jan 9, 2024 04:35 | | Subject: | Please identify | | Viewed: | 134 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| The arms and legs may not belong to the toros.
Thanks
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Jan 8, 2024 17:15 | | Subject: | Re: Sets advertised as "Complete" are missing pcs | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
| I have sold many used complete sets. I checked them twice. Once when I check
and list set for sale, and one more time when it is sold and I have to ship it.
Still, I make mistakes and they happen more often than I like to. Of course,
I fix issues if buyer contact me.
If you test yourself by checking the inventory of 100 sets yourself, meaning
you sit down, look at the parts, check the quantity, the condition, the color,
functionality of electric parts, stickers, (sometimes) correct variation of parts,....how
many of those 100 sets would you check 100% accurately? I think if you do this
imaginary test, you would be surprised by your final result!
In Problem Order, toyboy18 writes:
| | Hello Bricklink Community,
This situation has happened to me several times over the years and have been
hesitant to speak up because this site is too important.
There are sets that sellers advertise as 'Complete', not missing any
parts, but when the package arrives, there are indeed missing parts. Sometimes,
it's just one part, some times it is several. Sometimes, it's a mild
irritation, and other times it prevents the set from being completed.
I just ordered 3 sets from 3 different stores and 2 of them shipped with missing
parts despite the 'complete' status on the initial listing. (The 3rd
order was flawless).
In the past, I followed up with some of the sellers and they endeavored to fix
the matter, but it's happened enough, I don't have time to follow up
with everyone.
My question for the community: has this happened to others? Am I just unlucky?
What gives?
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Toyboy18
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Jan 7, 2024 18:02 | | Subject: | Re: Have to pay VAT twice. What can be done? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Taxes | |
| In Taxes, ZorBeast writes:
| | In Taxes, SezaR writes:
| | In Taxes, SDF_Bricks writes:
| | In Taxes, popsicle writes:
| | In Taxes, Poncke writes:
| | I am in Ireland. Ordered from Indonesia, BL took the VAT on placing the order.
I told the seller to add a VAT invoice on the package to prevent double VAT.
Just got the email from customs, telling me to pay VAT otherwise the package
goes back to Indonesia.
I cannot check what the seller has done until I have the package. And as a private
individual I have no option to claim back VAT from Irish Revenue.
Any advice welcome, thanks.
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It's typical incompetence throughout... And why we haven't yet opened
back up to transacting with other countries again. Just not worth the hassle.
Until the various global private/governmental systems sync up a bit more (iow,
get their act together) we'll continue selling domestic only. When I see
that the newest money-grab methods have somewhat normalized, we'll reopen
to global sales.
And yes, I'm fully aware the so called necessity of the "electronic"
input of the IOSS data over hard invoice, it's failures too
-popsicle
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Not to derail the conversation, but this 'globalization' of commerce
has made this hobby (and others) extremely expensive. For example, I can't
buy/sell anything with Canada (just next door) as their taxes and SHIPPING are
just crazy. I recently sold a small part to a buyer in Montreal, the part itself
(thin flex cable for Power Puller) was $10.00, shipping was twice that amount.
So much for open borders and global trade.
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Using pirateships.com, you can ship up to 1/2 lbs for just $10:
https://www.pirateship.com/simple-export-rate
I personally don't order from USA because almost no seller in the USA did
enough search to find a cheap shipping method to Canada and want to ship directly
with USPS and charge like $26.
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Have you read the terms... gift seems like an important part of the shipment
process a business registered in the US usually isn't exporting gifts
Key "Gift may need to provide proof to customs that items are being shipped
as a gift"
Also the customer is responsible for customs.
"
.Gift vs. Merchandise...
If you use Simple Export Rate for any country other than Canada, ‘Gift’ will
not be supported. If you select 'Gift' while creating a label, it will
show up as ‘Merchandise’ on the physical label once you print it. For some countries,
this will impact the amount of Customs Taxes and Fees your customer is liable
for.
For any shipment needing to be shipped as a ‘Gift,’ we recommend using USPS First
Class Package International, or USPS Priority Mail International. Keep in mind
that recipients of a Gift may need to provide proof to customs that items are
being shipped as a gift from an individual, and that not all Gift shipments will
be exempt from import taxes. Shippers are responsible for determining the right
content category for their packages.
If you are shipping to Canada, regardless of the service purchased, ‘Gift’ will
be supported and appear on the label as normal 👌
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I fail to follow and understand and find any connection between my comment about
shipping with pirateships.com and this story of terms, gift vs. merchandise,...
Anyway, sellers should fill out custom forms and declare them as merchandise,
never gift otherwise it is called a fraud. Period.
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