Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | popsicle  | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 13:04 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, Ra writes:
| | I understand where you are coming from, but to a certain point there is no need
for going into major detail about one's life or need to share. There's
no need to say "I'm at my parents after dad passed away, my brother and
I are trying to complete a set that has sentimental value." , "it's
a gift" should suffice.
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To be clear I'm not asking for anyone to share anything.
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Except their money, you mean 
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| Author: | infinibrix | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 12:50 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Help, infinibrix writes:
| | In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, Ra writes:
| | In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, Shintaku writes:
| | I received an order from a recurring customer.
This time, the order has a different shipping address, a different name, and
the buyer says it is a gift and I should not specify any price or add any invoice
or bill to the envelope.
I clearly sense a dropshipping case here.
Is it allowed on bricklink?
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I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.
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But a nothing says a dropshipper couldn't order from bricklink. Besides there
are tons of different reasons to ship to a different address: a gift, item you
were short on, completing a transaction, trades how and shipping to hotel, business
partner, relative that doesn't like the internet, friend that doesn't
want the hassle to setup a bl account.
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Yes, to be clear a BrickLink seller can't dropship since BL sellers can only
list what they actually have in inventory (maybe an exception can be made for
inventory mistakes, etc.). But there isn't anything stopping people from
listing on e.g., eBay, and then dropshipping from BL.
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Yes exactly this ^
Bricklink doesn't want people selling what they don't have to hand here
because that can create a bad buyer experience. However it will be of little
concern to Bricklink if the buyer is shopping from another platform and the goods
are drop shipping from Bricklink
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The only time we step in is if the dropshipper is a professional buyer and starts
giving sellers a hard time about orders that didn't go well. Otherwise, we
tolerate them - because a lot of our sellers appreciate the business.
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Yes personally I'm happy to take orders from drop shippers but for my own
sales I prefer to hold the inventory else things can get messy with sourcing
as well as jeopardizing own feedback when relying too heavily on the service
and accuracy of others
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| Author: | Admin_Russell | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 11:38 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, infinibrix writes:
| | In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, Ra writes:
| | In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, Shintaku writes:
| | I received an order from a recurring customer.
This time, the order has a different shipping address, a different name, and
the buyer says it is a gift and I should not specify any price or add any invoice
or bill to the envelope.
I clearly sense a dropshipping case here.
Is it allowed on bricklink?
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I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.
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But a nothing says a dropshipper couldn't order from bricklink. Besides there
are tons of different reasons to ship to a different address: a gift, item you
were short on, completing a transaction, trades how and shipping to hotel, business
partner, relative that doesn't like the internet, friend that doesn't
want the hassle to setup a bl account.
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Yes, to be clear a BrickLink seller can't dropship since BL sellers can only
list what they actually have in inventory (maybe an exception can be made for
inventory mistakes, etc.). But there isn't anything stopping people from
listing on e.g., eBay, and then dropshipping from BL.
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Yes exactly this ^
Bricklink doesn't want people selling what they don't have to hand here
because that can create a bad buyer experience. However it will be of little
concern to Bricklink if the buyer is shopping from another platform and the goods
are drop shipping from Bricklink
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The only time we step in is if the dropshipper is a professional buyer and starts
giving sellers a hard time about orders that didn't go well. Otherwise, we
tolerate them - because a lot of our sellers appreciate the business.
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| Author: | infinibrix | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 10:54 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, Ra writes:
| | In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, Shintaku writes:
| | I received an order from a recurring customer.
This time, the order has a different shipping address, a different name, and
the buyer says it is a gift and I should not specify any price or add any invoice
or bill to the envelope.
I clearly sense a dropshipping case here.
Is it allowed on bricklink?
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I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.
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But a nothing says a dropshipper couldn't order from bricklink. Besides there
are tons of different reasons to ship to a different address: a gift, item you
were short on, completing a transaction, trades how and shipping to hotel, business
partner, relative that doesn't like the internet, friend that doesn't
want the hassle to setup a bl account.
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Yes, to be clear a BrickLink seller can't dropship since BL sellers can only
list what they actually have in inventory (maybe an exception can be made for
inventory mistakes, etc.). But there isn't anything stopping people from
listing on e.g., eBay, and then dropshipping from BL.
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Yes exactly this ^
Bricklink doesn't want people selling what they don't have to hand here
because that can create a bad buyer experience. However it will be of little
concern to Bricklink if the buyer is shopping from another platform and the goods
are drop shipping from Bricklink
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| Author: | zorbanj | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 09:31 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Shintaku writes:
| | I received an order from a recurring customer.
This time, the order has a different shipping address, a different name, and
the buyer says it is a gift and I should not specify any price or add any invoice
or bill to the envelope.
I clearly sense a dropshipping case here.
Is it allowed on bricklink?
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Yes, it is allowed. If it is a dropshipper, you may get a nice repeat customer.
Also, just because the buyer's info is different doesn't automatically
make it a dropship. It could be a seller short of parts on an order who wants
you to ship the missing parts directly to their customer.
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| Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 08:36 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Ra writes:
| | I understand where you are coming from, but to a certain point there is no need
for going into major detail about one's life or need to share. There's
no need to say "I'm at my parents after dad passed away, my brother and
I are trying to complete a set that has sentimental value." , "it's
a gift" should suffice.
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To be clear I'm not asking for anyone to share anything.
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| Author: | Ra | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 08:08 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, Dino writes:
| | What does this have to do with the honesty of the buyer? The seller can't
care where he sends the item. Unless it causes higher shipping costs or the address
does not match the address stored with PayPal. If payment was made via PayPal.
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I don't care where I send the item and I don't care if a dropshipper
orders from me. I just think it's lame when they dissemble and claim they're
sending a gift.
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I understand where you are coming from, but to a certain point there is no need
for going into major detail about one's life or need to share. There's
no need to say "I'm at my parents after dad passed away, my brother and
I are trying to complete a set that has sentimental value." , "it's
a gift" should suffice.
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| Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 08:03 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Ra writes:
| | In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, Shintaku writes:
| | I received an order from a recurring customer.
This time, the order has a different shipping address, a different name, and
the buyer says it is a gift and I should not specify any price or add any invoice
or bill to the envelope.
I clearly sense a dropshipping case here.
Is it allowed on bricklink?
|
I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.
|
But a nothing says a dropshipper couldn't order from bricklink. Besides there
are tons of different reasons to ship to a different address: a gift, item you
were short on, completing a transaction, trades how and shipping to hotel, business
partner, relative that doesn't like the internet, friend that doesn't
want the hassle to setup a bl account.
|
Yes, to be clear a BrickLink seller can't dropship since BL sellers can only
list what they actually have in inventory (maybe an exception can be made for
inventory mistakes, etc.). But there isn't anything stopping people from
listing on e.g., eBay, and then dropshipping from BL.
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| Author: | Ra | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 07:56 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, Shintaku writes:
| | I received an order from a recurring customer.
This time, the order has a different shipping address, a different name, and
the buyer says it is a gift and I should not specify any price or add any invoice
or bill to the envelope.
I clearly sense a dropshipping case here.
Is it allowed on bricklink?
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I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.
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You can't list items you don't own, but that is in the sellers control.
1.2.8 Exact quantity: The quantity of the item that you are listing for sale
must not be greater than the quantity you have physical possession of in the
country in which your BrickLink store is registered. Drop shipping is not permitted.
The only exception to this is a custom fan magazine that has to be pre-ordered
and the Buyer is made aware of this in the item description.
But a nothing says a dropshipper couldn't order from bricklink. Besides there
are tons of different reasons to ship to a different address: a gift, item you
were short on, completing a transaction, trades how and shipping to hotel, business
partner, relative that doesn't like the internet, friend that doesn't
want the hassle to setup a bl account.
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| Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 07:55 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Dino writes:
| | What does this have to do with the honesty of the buyer? The seller can't
care where he sends the item. Unless it causes higher shipping costs or the address
does not match the address stored with PayPal. If payment was made via PayPal.
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I don't care where I send the item and I don't care if a dropshipper
orders from me. I just think it's lame when they dissemble and claim they're
sending a gift.
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| Author: | Dino | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 07:48 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| What does this have to do with the honesty of the buyer? The seller can't
care where he sends the item. Unless it causes higher shipping costs or the address
does not match the address stored with PayPal. If payment was made via PayPal.
In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, Shintaku writes:
| | I received an order from a recurring customer.
This time, the order has a different shipping address, a different name, and
the buyer says it is a gift and I should not specify any price or add any invoice
or bill to the envelope.
I clearly sense a dropshipping case here.
Is it allowed on bricklink?
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I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.
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| Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 07:23 | | Subject: | Re: Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Shintaku writes:
| | I received an order from a recurring customer.
This time, the order has a different shipping address, a different name, and
the buyer says it is a gift and I should not specify any price or add any invoice
or bill to the envelope.
I clearly sense a dropshipping case here.
Is it allowed on bricklink?
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I believe it's allowed, one wishes that buyers would be a bit more honest
though.
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| Author: | Shintaku | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 06:44 | | Subject: | Is dropshipping allowed? | | Viewed: | 143 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| I received an order from a recurring customer.
This time, the order has a different shipping address, a different name, and
the buyer says it is a gift and I should not specify any price or add any invoice
or bill to the envelope.
I clearly sense a dropshipping case here.
Is it allowed on bricklink?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 06:17 | | Subject: | Re: Parting a set into a wanted list | | Viewed: | 14 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, DanCookePhotos writes:
| | Hello,
I'm looking at building up the parts for the UCS Y-Wing (2nd edition, 75181).
I already have set 75172 which is the play scale Y-Wing which I'm looking
at breaking down to give me some of the parts for the UCS scale version.
Is their a way, without going through it line by line, to part out the pieces
from the playscale set into my UCS wanted list?
Many thanks,
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Hi,
To part out a set: hover over the white, heart-shaped “Want” icon and click “Part
Out”: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/partout.page
But you can’t “apply” a Wanted List (or an inventory) to another one on BrickLink,
to remove the parts you already have. You need to use third-party tools, like
BrickStore (application) or Rebrickable (website).
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| Author: | DanCookePhotos | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2024 06:01 | | Subject: | Parting a set into a wanted list | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Hello,
I'm looking at building up the parts for the UCS Y-Wing (2nd edition, 75181).
I already have set 75172 which is the play scale Y-Wing which I'm looking
at breaking down to give me some of the parts for the UCS scale version.
Is their a way, without going through it line by line, to part out the pieces
from the playscale set into my UCS wanted list?
Many thanks,
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Apr 18, 2024 20:14 | | Subject: | Re: Setting up Open Orders for a new seller | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Help, Lurking writes:
| | Might it be because the status was set to Updated or is that normal?
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But the easiest explanation is that the buyer simply forgot to use "Leave
opened" during the checkout of the second batch, and used something like
"Royal mail" which then waits for its payment onsite?
What's the current shipping method for the 1st order?
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was thinking the same thing, perhaps the buyer chose a different shipping option
which then prevented it from combining
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Apr 18, 2024 19:58 | | Subject: | Re: Setting up Open Orders for a new seller | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Lurking writes:
| | Might it be because the status was set to Updated or is that normal?
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But the easiest explanation is that the buyer simply forgot to use "Leave
opened" during the checkout of the second batch, and used something like
"Royal mail" which then waits for its payment onsite?
What's the current shipping method for the 1st order?
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Apr 18, 2024 19:50 | | Subject: | Re: Setting up Open Orders for a new seller | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Lurking writes:
| | Thanks for the input and explaining Open orders a little better.
The orders were from a UK buyer to my UK store and for a few low value items
well below £150 so I don’t believe it to be VAT related.
As the seller I didn’t change the status at all. I’m confused and the buyer is
confused why when the buyer added the 3rd batch it didn’t go into the open order
but created a new order.
Might it be because the status was set to Updated or is that normal?
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Updated is normal, because the buyer "updated" the order when adding
a 2nd batch.
And anyway, Updated isn't a "closing" status unlike: Paid, Packed,
Shipped, Received or Completed (of course).
Again, I've never seen a glitch from BrickLink on adding to an order. There's
some logical reason.
It could also be due to some limitation in weight, size, min, max or such in
your available Shipping Methods?
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| Author: | Lurking | | Posted: | Apr 18, 2024 19:46 | | Subject: | Re: Setting up Open Orders for a new seller | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Thanks for the input and explaining Open orders a little better.
The orders were from a UK buyer to my UK store and for a few low value items
well below £150 so I don’t believe it to be VAT related.
As the seller I didn’t change the status at all. I’m confused and the buyer is
confused why when the buyer added the 3rd batch it didn’t go into the open order
but created a new order.
Might it be because the status was set to Updated or is that normal?
In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | Hi -
There's nothing to do to allow an open order.
ANY shipping method that doesn't involve instant payment or any order which
isn't paid leaves by default the order opened (if the seller doesn't
change the status to Paid, Packed)...
There's no glitch I'm aware of.
But this may happen if there's a change of tax, like VAT.
If a buyer outside UK places an order for less than 150€, VAT will be charged
to him.
If he adds more and the order is now over 150€ then the first order may be automatically
"closed" because the VAT treatment would be different.
I'm not 100% sure of this, but I guess it could be the problem.
In your case, no, you can't "merge" or add to any order (luckily
for buyers).
If buyer didn't pay anything and it's not complicated, maybe cancel 1
or both orders and ask the buyer to place a first batch of MORE than 150€? After
this, he can leave and add to the order as long as he wishes.
Please be sure buyer's aware he'll have to pay for VAT (around 20% in
EU) - as some may not be aware and could refuse the parcel delivery - return
being at your cost 
HTH?
In Help, Lurking writes:
| | Wondering if anyone can help me to setup or check my option for Open Orders please.
I'm a new seller, and believe I've setup the option for buyers to place
an Open Order. I did this from a shared shipping option I copied.
I have a buyer (who is very patient!) who has created an open order. He added
some parts which showed as Batch 1. He added more parts which appeared in the
same Order number as Batch 2. So far so good.
At this stage the Order Status changed to "Updated". I assume this was
done automatically.
The buyer then added more parts, but they didn't appear in that open order.
Instead a whole new order number was created. The status of that new order
is "Pending".
So I'm not sure if this is some strange glitch that hasn't added another
batch to the already open order, or if this is something I haven't setup
correctly. The Buyer would now like to complete his order(s). What do I/we
do?
1: Is there a way to cancel the 2nd order and fix some setting so that when
he re-adds the part it is added to the original order.
2: Do I just send two invoices for the two orders with a total value that covers
the shipping as a single package?
Grateful for any advice, thanks.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Apr 18, 2024 19:31 | | Subject: | Re: Setting up Open Orders for a new seller | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Hi -
There's nothing to do to allow an open order.
ANY shipping method that doesn't involve instant payment or any order which
isn't paid leaves by default the order opened (if the seller doesn't
change the status to Paid, Packed)...
There's no glitch I'm aware of.
But this may happen if there's a change of tax, like VAT.
If a buyer outside UK places an order for less than 150€, VAT will be charged
to him.
If he adds more and the order is now over 150€ then the first order may be automatically
"closed" because the VAT treatment would be different.
I'm not 100% sure of this, but I guess it could be the problem.
In your case, no, you can't "merge" or add to any order (luckily
for buyers).
If buyer didn't pay anything and it's not complicated, maybe cancel 1
or both orders and ask the buyer to place a first batch of MORE than 150€? After
this, he can leave and add to the order as long as he wishes.
Please be sure buyer's aware he'll have to pay for VAT (around 20% in
EU) - as some may not be aware and could refuse the parcel delivery - return
being at your cost
HTH?
In Help, Lurking writes:
| | Wondering if anyone can help me to setup or check my option for Open Orders please.
I'm a new seller, and believe I've setup the option for buyers to place
an Open Order. I did this from a shared shipping option I copied.
I have a buyer (who is very patient!) who has created an open order. He added
some parts which showed as Batch 1. He added more parts which appeared in the
same Order number as Batch 2. So far so good.
At this stage the Order Status changed to "Updated". I assume this was
done automatically.
The buyer then added more parts, but they didn't appear in that open order.
Instead a whole new order number was created. The status of that new order
is "Pending".
So I'm not sure if this is some strange glitch that hasn't added another
batch to the already open order, or if this is something I haven't setup
correctly. The Buyer would now like to complete his order(s). What do I/we
do?
1: Is there a way to cancel the 2nd order and fix some setting so that when
he re-adds the part it is added to the original order.
2: Do I just send two invoices for the two orders with a total value that covers
the shipping as a single package?
Grateful for any advice, thanks.
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