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 Author: Cyndis_Bricks View Messages Posted By Cyndis_Bricks
 Posted: May 5, 2015 17:24
 Subject: Re: Maybe something can be done?
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Cyndis_Bricks (1975)

Location:  USA, California
Member Since Contact Type Status
Dec 1, 2009 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
Store: Cyndi's_Brickstore
In Suggestions, George_Lucy writes:
  I just got one get them all the time.

from: Sent on: May 5, 2015 13:34
Because it is still pending, i want to cancel my order, can u help me doing that
please. thx you.

from: Sent on: May 3, 2015 13:19
Help me to avoid tax in my country by give a note that the item price is only
49USD. can u help me with this one? thx


Maybe we need a CFR, Customs Fraud Request.

  


In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
  I seem to be receiving this type of request more frequently. I would say every
other day......

Hello, i want to buy some minifigs in your store, is there some discount for
reseller if i buy more than 50usd, and can u lower the custom declare / invoice
letter under 50usd and mark as a gift or just sent with no value and no invoice
in the package, coz there is a high price tax in indonesia if i buy more than
50usd, thanks before


As most seem to come from a particular region of the world, I understand it's
often a simple cultural difference, but not always.

I have standard form reply, that I copy and paste. However, maybe some thought
can be given to addressing this increasingly common issue, site-wide.

I have one member from Germany who first placed the order and paid, then pretty
much demanded customs fraud. Still dealing with that shipped order. If I pasted
his correspondence here, many would most likely think it fiction

Here's where I'm way over my head....can code be written that would give
a pop-up banner, when a member attempts to message or order from another member
of a differing country? Maybe something with a fairly benign statement regarding
customs forms.

Until then, I'll just keep copying and pasting
 Author: Cyndis_Bricks View Messages Posted By Cyndis_Bricks
 Posted: May 5, 2015 17:21
 Subject: Re: Maybe something can be done?
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Location:  USA, California
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Dec 1, 2009 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
Store: Cyndi's_Brickstore
In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
  Report to Admin.


Yes I should have, but didn't think of that. I have already deleted the
message.

  In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
  I seem to be receiving this type of request more frequently. I would say every
other day......

Hello, i want to buy some minifigs in your store, is there some discount for
reseller if i buy more than 50usd, and can u lower the custom declare / invoice
letter under 50usd and mark as a gift or just sent with no value and no invoice
in the package, coz there is a high price tax in indonesia if i buy more than
50usd, thanks before


As most seem to come from a particular region of the world, I understand it's
often a simple cultural difference, but not always.

I have standard form reply, that I copy and paste. However, maybe some thought
can be given to addressing this increasingly common issue, site-wide.

I have one member from Germany who first placed the order and paid, then pretty
much demanded customs fraud. Still dealing with that shipped order. If I pasted
his correspondence here, many would most likely think it fiction

Here's where I'm way over my head....can code be written that would give
a pop-up banner, when a member attempts to message or order from another member
of a differing country? Maybe something with a fairly benign statement regarding
customs forms.

Until then, I'll just keep copying and pasting
 Author: Cyndis_Bricks View Messages Posted By Cyndis_Bricks
 Posted: May 5, 2015 17:09
 Subject: Re: Maybe something can be done?
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Location:  USA, California
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Store: Cyndi's_Brickstore
In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
  I seem to be receiving this type of request more frequently. I would say every
other day......

Hello, i want to buy some minifigs in your store, is there some discount for
reseller if i buy more than 50usd, and can u lower the custom declare / invoice
letter under 50usd and mark as a gift or just sent with no value and no invoice
in the package, coz there is a high price tax in indonesia if i buy more than
50usd, thanks before


As most seem to come from a particular region of the world, I understand it's
often a simple cultural difference, but not always.

I have standard form reply, that I copy and paste. However, maybe some thought
can be given to addressing this increasingly common issue, site-wide.

I have one member from Germany who first placed the order and paid, then pretty
much demanded customs fraud. Still dealing with that shipped order. If I pasted
his correspondence here, many would most likely think it fiction

Here's where I'm way over my head....can code be written that would give
a pop-up banner, when a member attempts to message or order from another member
of a differing country? Maybe something with a fairly benign statement regarding
customs forms.

Until then, I'll just keep copying and pasting

Hello Popsicle, we just got that EXACT, word for word request a few days ago.

I vote yes.
 Author: Cyndis_Bricks View Messages Posted By Cyndis_Bricks
 Posted: May 5, 2015 13:28
 Subject: Flags on Catalog Price Guide
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Location:  USA, California
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Dec 1, 2009 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
Store: Cyndi's_Brickstore
I know if you check the box on settings, you can see the Flags for the items
currently for sale.

Could we also get that setting for the last 6 month sales?

If I am watching an item or set only available in Europe, and thinking about
getting some to ship here and sell in our store, but see that many have already
been sold to the US, it could help me in making the decision to buy or not.

What say you?

Dave
 Author: Cyndis_Bricks View Messages Posted By Cyndis_Bricks
 Posted: Feb 20, 2015 16:11
 Subject: Wanted List / Store Inventory
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Location:  USA, California
Member Since Contact Type Status
Dec 1, 2009 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
Store: Cyndi's_Brickstore
I would like to make the following suggestion to assist Store owners, in keeping
a better tab on their inventory, that they would like to keep in their store.

On the Wanted List screen, along with the current fields that are on top, please
add the following fields, for each item on the list:

Current amount in stock
Minimum to stock
Past 6 month and current Avg price

We have started to try and keep certain items in certain colors available in
our store at a set volume. Currently it is tedious at best, to click back and
forth amongst tabs to figure out what we need to order. I think something like
this would be very helpful.

Thoughts???

Dave
 Author: Cyndis_Bricks View Messages Posted By Cyndis_Bricks
 Posted: Apr 18, 2013 21:31
 Subject: Re: Enhancement for BL 2.0
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Location:  USA, California
Member Since Contact Type Status
Dec 1, 2009 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
Store: Cyndi's_Brickstore
In Suggestions, FigBits writes:
  In Suggestions, Cyndis_Bricks writes:
  If this has already been suggested, ignore or delete.

POV= set part out value
MC= My cost of set
P= Price of part
%= Percent of set/item
PMC= Item my cost
MP= My profit per item

P/POV = %

% X MC = PMC

P - PMC = MP

This could be applied at time of Set Part out, whether at Current or past 6-month
average.
When a seller adds in the actual cost of set, all calculations would be done
and the My cost of items would be automatically put in.

What do you think? Would this work/help?

I believe this would be a more true My Cost for the individual items.



"More true" than what?

More true then just taking the price of a set and dividing it out by the number
of parts. If the Part out value is by "item", shouldn't the "My cost" be the
same. Or just setting my cost to an arbitrary price based on the part out value.
I realize that it can and has been done in Brickstore, but couldn't it, or shouldn't
it be done within BrickLink, so a seller doesn't have to rely on Excel or Brickstore,
making Bricklink more self sufficient?

  
What you describe is pretty much exactly what I do in BrickStore before uploading.
Yes, it would be handy if it was in BrickLink-proper. Particularly since I suspect
BrickStore will stop working altogether when BL 2.0 comes out.


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Marc.
 Author: Cyndis_Bricks View Messages Posted By Cyndis_Bricks
 Posted: Apr 18, 2013 12:27
 Subject: Enhancement for BL 2.0
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Store: Cyndi's_Brickstore
If this has already been suggested, ignore or delete.

POV= set part out value
MC= My cost of set
P= Price of part
%= Percent of set/item
PMC= Item my cost
MP= My profit per item

P/POV = %

% X MC = PMC

P - PMC = MP

This could be applied at time of Set Part out, whether at Current or past 6-month
average.
When a seller adds in the actual cost of set, all calculations would be done
and the My cost of items would be automatically put in.

What do you think? Would this work/help?

I believe this would be a more true My Cost for the individual items.
 Author: Cyndis_Bricks View Messages Posted By Cyndis_Bricks
 Posted: Oct 18, 2011 23:32
 Subject: Parts sold from parted out set?
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Location:  USA, California
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Store: Cyndi's_Brickstore
We have parted out quit a few sets in the past few months, and of course sold
parts from many of these sets. Is there any way to see how many parts have sold
from a particular set, so I can determine whether or not to re-purchase a set
to part out? I know you can see in the inventory parts left from any set that
have been parted out, but not what has been sold. I would like to see what I
have sold so far from a set to know whether or not it has been worth the cost
of a purchase. Does this make sense to anyone, other then me?