| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | SezaR  | | Posted: | Apr 6, 2024 06:58 | | Subject: | change additional notes | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | | For: | Catalog Associate | | Status: | Completed | |
| change additional notes for the following sets:
Released only in Continental Europe, UK, Australia and Canada.
None of the sets 262, 263 or 264 (and other 26N series) appear on Canadian catalogs
but I had personally bought a lot from Vancouver including Canadian sets that
included 263 and 264.
Recently, somebody on the forum bought 263 from Ontario and I have a photo of
Canadian 264.
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Apr 5, 2024 23:26 | | Subject: | Re: Give up overseas shipping? | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, BrickDeals writes:
| | In General, Lonely_Brick_OH writes:
| | I have seen quite the spike in "we did not get our package" things.
One guy refused due to VAT
Another said he did not get his package when the track clearly says it was delivered.
No clue.
We have had around 10 of these in the past 3 months.
Maybe it is time to just go domestic?
Your thoughts?
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It hasn't been worth shipping to Europe the past decade.
Shipping USPS International is outrageously expensive.
If you ship using Ascendia, the shipping is a bit cheaper, but it is going through
third party, so riskier.
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Have been using it for long time and no single problem.
All couriers use each other's service. If I ship with CanadaPost to US, it
will be handled by USPS in USA. If I ship with ChitChats, they handle it to Ascendia
and from there, it will be shipped to like France and from there, they pass it
to LaPost, as does CanadaPost.
I guess you haven't used it neither and probably, sellers in US receive enough
number of orders from USA so they don't see any reason to check and try other
options..
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Then Europeans whine about VAT even though they voted for welfare states, so
they want you to lie on customs form, which is a federal crime.
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Under 150 Euro, VAT is collected at checkout anyway so no more request for orders
under 150 Euro.
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Apr 5, 2024 22:06 | | Subject: | Re: Rare gem found! Set 263 | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | In General, Nubs_Select writes:
Awesome to see! Super cool the box is still in good shape!
Also it happens that it should not be over here in Canada! (Look at item notes)
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hmmm, who wrote that note?!
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Apr 5, 2024 17:58 | | Subject: | Re: Cost of doing business I guess | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, gwurst writes:
| | So I sold a set from my personal collection. Been sitting on a shelf for years
and I disassembled and inventoried it before listing.
I hear from the buyer a week after shipping about how the set is horribly damaged
and parts not even fitting together. They are terribly disappointed and want
their money back. I know that not to be the case, but I send a label for return
shipping and will refund once received. It's just a Creator set, so no minifigs
or rare parts to worry about being swapped.
I get the set back, and it's obvious it was never even opened. All parts
in the separate bags I used. I'm pretty sure the box was still sealed with
my packing tape.
I refunded the purchase anyway. Sucks I'm out $25 for the shipping both ways,
but you have this occasionally. Is rather they had just been honest about having
buyer's remorse.
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You were not obliged to pay for return shipping. I wouldn't pay it.
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Apr 4, 2024 20:09 | | Subject: | Re: Give up overseas shipping? | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, Lonely_Brick_OH writes:
| | In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | In General, Lonely_Brick_OH writes:
| | I have seen quite the spike in "we did not get our package" things.
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To where problems arrised, mainly?
How do you ship? Tracked? Insured? Bad shipper change shipper?
Do you prefer to lose 100% (not exporting) or lose part of it? Did you calculate
this?
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Two right now (today). UK and Belgium.
Tracked, arrived but either refused or just lying. Cannot tell yet but I have
two angry contacts. One is saying "they are not stupid and they will not
pay VAT"
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Was the order over 135 GBP or did BL collect the VAT (in this case, did you attach
the invoice so that the buyer won't need to pay VAT for the second time?)
| | the other I have no idea. He may have got it, may have not. He
is all over the place. Either way I am looking to cut off overseas for awhile
to see if that stops this. We are taking hit after hit after hit on the overseas.
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