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 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Mar 25, 2018 14:43
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sim009
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Minifig No: sim009  Name: Marge Simpson, The Simpsons, Series 1 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)
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sim009 (Inv) Marge Simpson, The Simpsons, Series 1 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)
Minifigures: Collectible Minifigures: The Simpsons: The Simpsons Series 1

* Change 1 Part Lime {73617 Minifig, Skirt Cloth Length Undetermined to 16816 Minifig, Skirt Cloth Length 10mm}
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Mar 25, 2018 10:17
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sim040
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Minifig No: sim040  Name: Edna Krabappel, The Simpsons, Series 2 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)
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sim040 (Inv) Edna Krabappel, The Simpsons, Series 2 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)
Minifigures: Collectible Minifigures: The Simpsons: The Simpsons Series 2

* Change 1 Part Dark Turquoise {73617 Minifig, Skirt Cloth Length Undetermined to 99257 Minifig, Skirt Cloth Length 8mm}
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Mar 25, 2018 10:15
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sim038
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Minifig No: sim038  Name: Patty, The Simpsons, Series 2 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)
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sim038 (Inv) Patty, The Simpsons, Series 2 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories)
Minifigures: Collectible Minifigures: The Simpsons: The Simpsons Series 2

* Change 1 Part Bright Pink {73617 Minifig, Skirt Cloth Length Undetermined to 16816 Minifig, Skirt Cloth Length 10mm}
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Mar 24, 2018 02:04
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Set 75184-9
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 75184  Name: Advent Calendar 2017, Star Wars (Day  8) - Supply Box
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75184-9 (Inv) Advent Calendar 2017, Star Wars (Day 8) - Supply Box
8 Parts, 2017
Sets: Holiday & Event: Advent Sub-Set: Star Wars

* Add 2 Part 4085b Light Bluish Gray Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical - Type 2 (thin U clip) (Alternate) (match ID 1)
* Change 2 Part Light Bluish Gray 4085d Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical - Type 4 (thick open O clip) {match ID 0 to 1}

Comments from Submitter:
found this alternate in several sets (mixed quantities)
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Mar 19, 2018 01:47
 Subject: Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sw251
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In Inventories Requests, StormChaser writes:
  
Good to see you contributing again!

Just to be clear, I never stopped contributing. But I only deal with very rare
missing details or serious errors in the database like this one, otherwise
they gonna stay like this for another decade or so

  
You make a compelling case and I think LBG is certainly more accurate than sand
blue even if the color may not be precise. We're discussing it now and will
get back to you.

Sure, take your time...
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Mar 18, 2018 05:50
 Subject: Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sw251
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In Inventories Requests, RobErNat writes:
  In Inventories Requests, RobErNat writes:
  Please make changes to the following inventory: [M=sw251]

* Change 1 Part {Sand Blue to Light Bluish Gray} 522 Minifig, Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - Height 4 cm (22231)

Comments from Submitter:
This fig has been wrongly inventoried with a sand blue cape... Sand blue capes therefor do not exist

In addition: The cape is displayed among the Light Bluish Gray parts, no close
to the sand blue legs in this set.
When looking at the info on parts replacement for this set, TLG clearly states
'Medium stone gray'.
And the ID displayed 4549632 in the instruction is already a know ID for Light
Bluish Gray on Bricklink

In Addition:
Compare image between my

[M=sw251]
 
Minifig No: hp042  Name: Professor Remus Lupin - Dark Green Suit
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hp042 (Inv) Professor Remus Lupin - Dark Green Suit
Minifigures: Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban

A baggie of spare (so called) 'sand blue' capes (just got them in)

and
 
Minifig No: lor001  Name: Gandalf the Grey - Wizard / Witch Hat, Short Cheek Lines
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lor001 (Inv) Gandalf the Grey - Wizard / Witch Hat, Short Cheek Lines
Minifigures: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
For Dark bluish Gray

Alltough my HP042 is 'used', I think it's clear the image (daylight,
no artificial light) shows an exact match between Lupin and Lando
 
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Mar 18, 2018 05:18
 Subject: Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sw251
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In Inventories Requests, RobErNat writes:
  Please make changes to the following inventory: [M=sw251]

* Change 1 Part {Sand Blue to Light Bluish Gray} 522 Minifig, Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - Height 4 cm (22231)

Comments from Submitter:
This fig has been wrongly inventoried with a sand blue cape... Sand blue capes therefor do not exist

In addition: The cape is displayed among the Light Bluish Gray parts, no close
to the sand blue legs in this set.
When looking at the info on parts replacement for this set, TLG clearly states
'Medium stone gray'.
And the ID displayed 4549632 in the instruction is already a know ID for Light
Bluish Gray on Bricklink
 


 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Mar 18, 2018 05:08
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Minifig sw251
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Please make changes to the following inventory: [M=sw251]

* Change 1 Part {Sand Blue to Light Bluish Gray} 522 Minifig, Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - Height 4 cm (22231)

Comments from Submitter:
This fig has been wrongly inventoried with a sand blue cape... Sand blue capes therefor do not exist
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Mar 16, 2018 14:56
 Subject: Re: New buyer LOE to tie up inventory for 14 days
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In Suggestions, WoutR writes:
  In Suggestions, matejo writes:
  Hi,

The new buyer's level of effort required to tie up any given seller's
inventory for 14 to 21 days still stands a very, very firm almost none.

I get that irresponsible and indifferent buyers present a difficult challenge,
but the NPB process needs to be significantly shortened to make it something
less than a sick joke.

Eight sets and one entire lot are now off the market for 14-days or more. Whoopdeedo.

For any decisive administrator of BrickLink, please take action on behalf of
the responsible BrickLink community.

A good day to any readers, Matthew

Why not make sure that every buyer has to use the instant checkout? That should
solve your problem.

And what about non instant payment methods like IBAN/Cash/etc. Auto-checkout
with non instant payment methods will still cause a problems... If autocheckout
becomes more of a 'standard', part of the problem will be solved, but
not 'all', so those should have shorter timeframes depending on 'method'
(and IMHO it should be flexible and a seller setting, not a site wide setting)
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Jul 19, 2017 14:11
 Subject: Re: Employ real support staff
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In Suggestions, nectara writes:
  In Suggestions, Hypertrophy writes:
  In Suggestions, RobErNat writes:
  In Suggestions, MarieA writes:
  As I understand it, BL sellers and buyers are earning BL several million quid
a year via commission. Can I humbly suggest that some of this profit is redirected
into giving the platform an active customer support staff that is available 24-hours
per day. That such a site relies on volunteers to keep the wheels greased is
a bit perverse given the circumstances.

The site does not run on volunteers, only the forum and the catalog does (translators
of pages as well).
Development and Admin tasks are run by 'professionals' (= paid staff).
A 24/7 service just on the Admin team would require 4x as much people (8 in stead
of 2) to cover a full week, I doubt Bricklink is making enough to cover that
(considering there is also an IT team working during workdays)
And if you check online, BL is not making 'several' million per year.
I can't access US tax reports, but I'm sure a larger US seller can obtain
actual figures?

There have been almost 1.3 million orders in the last 12 months. At a $40 per
order average, that's $52,000,000. The 3% fee on that is $1,560,000 USD.


Average order is much lower

Most likely yes, It's probably $40 (or more) on average for a very small
amount of sellers. The large batch of smaller and average sized sellers probably
have average orders between the $10 and $30. This drops the total amount of montly
charged fees quite a bit...
Besides, even if it would be the case, 1,5 M is not 'several million'

And certainly not enough to have a 30 or 40 persons staff (about 10-12 now?)around
if one counts all people (including cadmins/IA's/moderators).
Count servers and offices and computers, phonelines, Inet, softwares, cellphones,
cars maybe, and dozens of other costs, then taxes, and even a couple of million
ain't enough to have such a crowd around, even if only part of the crowd
would be on 24/7 service
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Jul 19, 2017 12:43
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In Suggestions, MarieA writes:
  As I understand it, BL sellers and buyers are earning BL several million quid
a year via commission. Can I humbly suggest that some of this profit is redirected
into giving the platform an active customer support staff that is available 24-hours
per day. That such a site relies on volunteers to keep the wheels greased is
a bit perverse given the circumstances.

The site does not run on volunteers, only the forum and the catalog does (translators
of pages as well).
Development and Admin tasks are run by 'professionals' (= paid staff).
A 24/7 service just on the Admin team would require 4x as much people (8 in stead
of 2) to cover a full week, I doubt Bricklink is making enough to cover that
(considering there is also an IT team working during workdays)
And if you check online, BL is not making 'several' million per year.
I can't access US tax reports, but I'm sure a larger US seller can obtain
actual figures?
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Jul 19, 2017 12:07
 Subject: Re: SPAM
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In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:

  That works fine if the moderators approve posts quickly. If they take days to
allow the post then you have lost that new BL user.

I don't find the spammers to be a problem. If they post loads, just use the
ignore feature.

When posts are 'tagged' by members all moderators get a message asking
to review it, that's a matter of minutes to half an hour, an hour sometimes,
depending on the moderators occupations...

So how hard can it be to disallow new members (FB less then 3, e.g.) to post
new threads by sending a messages to the moderators 'please review this new
thread before this goes public'.
And limit members with less then 3 FB's (again, e.g.) so they only can post
1 'reply' per hour.
And give the ability to moderators to 'tag' a member so they need to
review messages from that member before it goes public (handy in case of 'noticed'
problems by any moderator).

This is simple IF / THEN / ELSE programming...
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Apr 12, 2017 13:12
 Subject: Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig col271
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In Inventories Requests, maggiec writes:
  It's not your fault, Jon, I should have thought more before approving this
torso in particular. And no, unfortunately the system was set up to make it
very difficult to send a mass notification to sellers listing the items because
of the worry about spamming people.

Bottomline: warn the Inv.Admin(s) to not approve on these changes...

The different torso variations could be dealt with in another way (I'm willing
to share my ideas on it), but it would need some thinking 'trough' and
it would need adjustements from/by the site developers to be able to keep the
current listings and still make it 'more obvious' for collectors to have
a 'guideline' on torso variations and thus without messing up the inventories
or peoples listings. Sitewise it would be prerable to give this a big 'freeze'
untill something is set up where all 'parties' can be comfortable with.

You know where to find me if you wanna brainstorm
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Apr 12, 2017 01:01
 Subject: Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig col271
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In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
  In Inventories Requests, RobErNat writes:
  In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
  Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Minifig No: col271  Name: Collectible Minifigure
* 
col271 Collectible Minifigure
Minifigures: Collectible Minifigures
Marked for Deletion

* Delete 1 Part 973px126c01 White Torso Paradisa Windsurf Board with Sunset Pattern / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands
* Add 1 Part 973px126newc01 White Torso Paradisa Windsurf Board with Sunset Pattern, Inside with Ribs (Reissue) / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands

May I ask what the difference is on this 'Inside with ribs' torsos compared
to the same torsos that are 10 years old?

The original torsos first appeared in 1994, so those are ~23 years old. The torsos
back then had short ribs inside the torso (like a jumper with bottom stud holder)
instead of the long ribs that appeared around 1998 and continue into today. Therefore,
there would be no difference between a modern torso and one 10 years ago, but
there would be a difference between a modern torso and the original version of
this torso. I believe this helps to set up a nice precedent to get more modern
torsos with classic prints into the catalog, so that vintage minifigs and modern
minifigs both have the proper torso mold for the time period they were released.

Cheers,
Randy

The large X-rib on that particular torso has been around for at least 8 years...
So what is the intention? Change the inventories of all the minfigs attached
to it
That would cause quite a lot of problems with listed ones, which means new minifigs
would need to be created, old ones marked for deletion, and the same would need
to be done with the torsos themselves...
And then some of you wanna do the same for hundreds of minifigs

I think it would be a really bad precedent, as it's gonna clutter up to catalog
if done 'the right way'. And any other way is gonna mess up peoples listings.
Count to that the many figs that might have been made with both torsos (transitions
periods) and it's gonna be hell to manage it, not to mention it's gonna
mess peoples collections who have figs sorted 'by number', when suddently
they are going to be renumbered or marked for deletion, and +20% of minifigs
will need to be added in catalog...

The catalog should not handle such (and that was Dan's desire as he made
the initial rules about minifigs), people can handle that for themselves if they
want to.
This is a marketplace in the first place, not a 'collectors database'
place, there are other sites for that...


  
  It ain't clear on the images (no comparison image between 'old' version
and 're-issue':
 
Part No: 973px126newc01  Name: Torso Paradisa Sailboat with Sunset Pattern, Inside with Ribs (Reissue) / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands
* 
973px126newc01 (Inv) Torso Paradisa Sailboat with Sunset Pattern, Inside with Ribs (Reissue) / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands
Parts: Minifigure, Torso Assembly, Decor.
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Apr 11, 2017 13:27
 Subject: Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig col271
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In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
  Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Minifig No: col271  Name: Collectible Minifigure
* 
col271 Collectible Minifigure
Minifigures: Collectible Minifigures
Marked for Deletion

* Delete 1 Part 973px126c01 White Torso Paradisa Windsurf Board with Sunset Pattern / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands
* Add 1 Part 973px126newc01 White Torso Paradisa Windsurf Board with Sunset Pattern, Inside with Ribs (Reissue) / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands

May I ask what the difference is on this 'Inside with ribs' torsos compared
to the same torsos that are 10 years old?

It ain't clear on the images (no comparison image between 'old' version
and 're-issue':
 
Part No: 973px126newc01  Name: Torso Paradisa Sailboat with Sunset Pattern, Inside with Ribs (Reissue) / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands
* 
973px126newc01 (Inv) Torso Paradisa Sailboat with Sunset Pattern, Inside with Ribs (Reissue) / Yellow Arms / Yellow Hands
Parts: Minifigure, Torso Assembly, Decor.
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Mar 3, 2017 13:45
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In Suggestions, jim35 writes:
  PLEASE remove the help and to top icon from the main
screen!! They are a hemorrhoid when using this web site.
Some things I have to do, they interfere with what I am doing.

I'm not sure what you have to do and what you're doing, but at least
when you need 'help' to go to the 'top' it just a quarter of
an inch away from eachother

  I have to scroll down to get them out of the way.

I'm 'off' as my imagination is getting out of control...


  
Jim
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Feb 19, 2017 13:33
 Subject: Re: What is EDT?
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In Suggestions, WILYKAT writes:
  In Suggestions, sonnich writes:
  When I read:

[REMINDER] The site will be down during the monthly maintenance scheduled at
02/22 from 01:00 AM to 02:00 EDT.



Just what is EDT?

Please use GMT - that is understood worldwide.

WBR
Sonnich

Should be EST, daylight savings time hasn't started yet. And using GMT isn't
going to work with everyone, not everyone knows where they live in relation to
GMT. EST is -5 hours for example.

So us, 'CET' guys are therefor 'forced' to remember that EST
is -5 compared to GMT and since CET is currently at +1 GMT we need to add that
up to know that the difference is 6 Hours between EST and CET
Me thinks your explanation makes no sence whatsoever, particulary as there are
more BL users 'outside' the EST zone then BL members living 'in'
the EST zone
It's just an outdated feature, most sites run in each 'propper' timezone...
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Feb 6, 2017 11:53
 Subject: Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 60003-1
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In Inventories Requests, swick51 writes:
  Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 60003  Name: Fire Emergency
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60003-1 (Inv) Fire Emergency
285 Parts, 3 Minifigures, 2013
Sets: Town: City: Fire

* Delete 1 Part 85861 Yellow Plate, Round 1 x 1 with Open Stud
* Delete 1 Part 85861 Yellow Plate, Round 1 x 1 with Open Stud (Extra)

Comments from Submitter:
Item not in instructions or the inventory at the end of same.

Please deny this, there are 2 versions of the set (with minor variation), that
has already beeen established in the past. Thx
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Feb 3, 2017 14:39
 Subject: Re: Another anti-scam idea
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In Suggestions, FigBits writes:

  The people who would need to read it wouldn't read it. We are trying to protect
people who naively jump at the chance to send unsecured payments to strangers
who have listed items online at too-good-to-be-true prices.

Quite right: too many people are just naive in those regards...
I recently got a mail that I considered 'strange', after reading about
10 words I dropped it in the trash can.
2 days later the receivers have been notified it was a 'test' and the
results where this:
Out of near 6000 receivers, 668 people (so over 10%) tought they could actually
'cash in' a bit of money for free by replying to the mail, about 2% actually
even provided 'personal details' in the reply.
Crazy...
Compare this to a website like BL with 613000 registered users, and you have
12260 users who might actually fall for such crap. Even if the amount of 'active
users' is only 20% of the registered members (so 122600) there is still a
potential of 2450 members who'd jump right in on offers that are 'too
good to be true'.
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Jan 27, 2017 14:37
 Subject: Re: Auto-ban Users That Request Custom Form Fraud
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In Suggestions, MarieA writes:
  In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
  I disagree. Sellers only need concern themselves with their country's export
laws, not the import laws of every country they ship to.

Reasonably sure that's not true.

Correct, sellers do need to know 'some' stuff about the country they
are 'exporting' to, as of certain thresholds (mainly over 15~18000 Euro),
they might need to 'register' in the 'receiving' country to avoid
'issues'. But the chances anyone here is exporting more then 15~18000
Euro (per year) to 1 country is quite slim...
Besides that one needs to know what is allowed and what not (not just talking
about palstic toys here), and how it needs to be presented... (return label on
front or back, CN22/CN23, invoices/billings needed above 800 Euro, pro-forma
bills, etc, etc)
Limiting oneself to 'I only need to know what my country expects/allows'
is not good enough.
So it's handy to have a forum, quite a good place to pick up some details
from other countries once in a while
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 Posted: Jan 27, 2017 14:27
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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
  Nice little cash cow postal services have there…


The 'cash cow' ain't the postal services, it's 'customs'aka
governments), the postal services just run (aka advance it) on behalf on the
person they have to deliver it to, so yes you pay the 'postal service'
as they deliver it, but they already paid it to 'customs'.
In Belgium, Bpost even sometimes charges a cost (depending on the 'advanced'
amount) for doing the 'advanced' payment to the customs department...
Add the VAT, add handling, add 'duty' and it can be a 'killer'...
And it's no longer a 'slight chance', it's quite 'systematic'
in the whole of the EU these days, they know the have a 'cash cow' so
they are willing to pay extra personal on it
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 Posted: Jan 23, 2017 14:04
 Subject: Re: Auto-ban Users That Request Custom Form Fraud
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In Suggestions, legomalego writes:
  
They could have a line on their terms or splash page that states...

Most countries do not charge duty on toys. This includes Canada, the US, the
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Greece, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Botswana and many more.


Now where on earth did you read all those EU countries do not charge duty (or
import taxes, or VAT or whatever you wanna call it)on toys
All the EU countries you state *can* charge 'import taxes' and as a matter
off fact they frequently do, the threshold for free import troughout the EU is
22 Euro, every order above that value is subject for 'import costs and/or
VAT' depending on value and content (and always a 'handling' cost
on top *if* they process the shipment).
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Jan 13, 2017 13:27
 Subject: Suggestion on 'invoices'
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We used to have just 1 or 2 or 3 'payment methods' but as time goes by,
new payment methods are added to the site and one can only suspect this might
even grow in time.

Yet our 'invoice' template remains quantity '1'.
Now every 'payment method' has it's characteristics, and this implicates
that the 'template data' (whatever it contains) must be 'altered'
when sending an invoice.
Obviously the details in the invoice will differ when the payment method changes:
Paypal (manual and/or a link), paypal onsite (Pay button), IBAN (Iban/Bic details),
Stripe (PAY link), Cash(no COD): Provide cash on pickup, Money order: Please
to...

Basicly, sellers need to keep their 'head' together when sending an invoice...
and even if they have a 'template' containing all options, they still
need to remove/add lines to make it clear for buyers 'what' they need
to do.

The easiest solution: A template for each 'payment method'. It's
2017, where getting closer to 2020, time to evolve and time to add some features
that are 'usefull' IMHO

Thanks for reading
And pleas vote 'YES' (even if you don't need it right now)

Cheers, Eric

PS In todays I-net, not 'evolving' means moving 'backwards',
as the competition doesn't sit around doing 'nothing'.
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Dec 18, 2016 03:38
 Subject: Re: Feed back
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In Suggestions, Minifigs_Galore writes:
  Why couldn't Brick Link let negative/Complaint or neutral feed back start
to drop off after so many years and or each year. Everyone knows we get unfounded
feed back especially from new buyers.

NO...
Old feedbacks, including negatives and neutrals, can give you an idea on who
your dealing with and tell buyers whether there is 'pattern' when something
goes wrong.
If BL would purge those negatives and neutrals, then they would need to do that
for all sellers, do you really want that ? (showing 1 example in the screenshot
below, I could give a couple of dozens like that)?

You seem to be bothered by the few negatives you carry? Why? You've had near
4000 transactions, with 3 negatives, that's less then 1 per 1300 transactions,
neglectible
And I doubt buyers will hold it against you when they need to determine whether
or not they wanna buy from you...
 
 Author: RobErNat View Messages Posted By RobErNat
 Posted: Dec 1, 2016 14:18
 Subject: Re: Limit cash payments to approved postal codes
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In Suggestions, chetzler writes:
  I just had a buyer from three states away claim that he sent cash in the mail.

He 'claims'...
So I suspect you didn't get it (yet) and that he's getting worried...


   While this seems very risky to me,

That would depend on 'how' it was send, sending cash requires a certain
amount of 'intelligent' wrapping so that it ain't 'obvious'
it's cash...
Bills alot of dark paper will do the trick
Coins glued with tape and between cardboard.
The latter remains a problem if it goes trough 'scanners' (for airplanes
and such)

   he did indeed select "Cash (no COD)" as a
payment type even though that option states that it is for local pickup only.

I even got a couple of 'international' ones, without any hastle, but
those where 'bills' only (and invisably wrapped by the buyer).

   Since there is no way to actually enforce local pickup, I didn't realize
this until after he mailed the money, frankly because I've never had anyone
do this before!

Don't consider it 'unique'

   I accept lots of cash payments from members of my LUG, but it
doesn't usually occur outside of that.

Once had someone send me a 'ton' of coins between cardboard, I suspected
him to be a minor emptying his 'piggy bank' , it arrived, I shipped,
no hastle

  
Can we get BrickLink to only accept "Cash" payments on an order if that buyer's
postal code is on a seller-selected list? I don't know how postal codes
work in other countries, but in the US (and Canada to, I think) the zip code
gets more specific as you go from left to right. So for example, using wildcard
characters, I could allow cash payments from anyone in Lincoln, NE with a single
entry: 685**.

Sounds complicated, as BL would need to split the 'national buyers' into
thousands of states and provinces all around the world, with the option the be
able to select 'multiple' regions in 'multiple' countries (I've
had international buyers picking up orders because they only live about 100 miles
away - I'm in a small country-)

  
Thoughts?

Deactivate 'Cash' if you don't want the hastle, people who wanna
pickup will usually send a mail anyway after seeing your address (and usually
that is *after* they already made the purchase), so just leave in a non instant
payment method (Paypal onsite 'only' would be a problem)

  
-Chris

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