Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Stacey_Love  | | Posted: | Dec 24, 2023 08:18 | | Subject: | Re: Merry Christmas | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| In Sales, DSLSBricks writes:
| | I would just like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year to you all. I look forward to sending many.more bricks to you in 2024!
Kind regards
Simon
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Merry Christmas to you too
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Jul 8, 2023 05:29 | | Subject: | Re: Shipping from UK to EU question! | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Help, StrayFloatStore writes:
| | Hey there!
I am curious on how I can start selling to the EU, as I am currently only selling
in the UK. What's the procedure? Do I need to setup VAT even though it's
only for 75000+ GBP?
Or can I just make new shipping options for Europe.
Appreciate the help! Thank you
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Don’t bother, the charges imposed by the eu make buying fron england not worth
it.
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Jun 17, 2023 11:52 | | Subject: | Re: sick and tired about selling to England | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | I have no minimum order amount in my shop. I compensate for (very) small orders
by adjusting my shipping price.
However: shipping small orders to the UK requires filling in custom forms and
for an order of 59 cents I do not want to do that. Currently there's no way
to tweak your shipping options to exclude the minimum order amount for specific
countries.
Therefore I have decided to completely stop shipping to England unless I'm
allowed to add a handling cost for England.
Personal note: the Brits who voted for secession should know that this is one
of the consequences....
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Just don’t bother selling to england. Much easier, little loss, eu much bigger
market.
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Sep 8, 2022 13:46 | | Subject: | Re: Worrying news | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Stuart9 writes:
| | I’m far from a monarchist, but I wish a great representative for the U.K. well,
sad to hear that the Queen is in poor health.
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What has this got to with Lego ?.
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2021 15:51 | | Subject: | Re: Isn't selling fun?????? | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| | Always buy, never sell, a wise man once said. |
| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2021 03:47 | | Subject: | Re: When does Scala become Scala | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, The_RealRedHex writes:
| | Hello,
Does anyone know when a scala piece goes in the scala category
for example a piece like this
is listed in the dish category, however, has scala in its name. I understand
that this piece does come in other sets as well. Is that the reason this piece
doesn't come in the scala category?
Any help would be appreciated
Regards,
Theo - The_RealRedHex
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Historically always was a scala piece. I think it used to in the scala section,
in fact in sure of it, more catalogue movement.
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2021 07:10 | | Subject: | Re: Brexit | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | […]
That is because many other sites link to the gov.uk pages. So rather than just
have dead links, they tell you it is now out of date, so you know to look up
the correct information on the site.
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Considering the URL, that page should never be a dead link. That page should
always contain the up-to-date info, not obsolete info with a tiny warning.
If a site links to that page as a reference to something the site says while
that something is not true anymore, it’s the site’s problem.
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Exactly, england webpages are not correct, chamber du commerce dite CN 23, c’est
obligatoire pour le anglaise
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2021 06:24 | | Subject: | Re: Brexit | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Stellar writes:
| | In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, mvfisker writes:
| | Just wondering.
Chose "European Union" as seller - and Great Britain sellers still came up. Shouldn't
that be changed now after Brexit?
Cheers, Morten
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Bricklink time is currently somewhere in about 2004.
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I think they already had websites with timezones in 2004..
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TLG had big plans with BrickLink but is choking now..
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BrickLink is busy with USA sales taxes, we really should not expect multitasking
in their attempts to break things. They did say they will address the Brexit
issues before 5 February (they did not say which aeon though).
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No, we should expect. After all we pay fees for this site. It was long time known
Brexit was coming, they should have been ready for it.
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As almost everyone on this forum knows I am not Bricklink's biggest fan as
far as developmenet work goes however I think in this case it is fair to say
that the UK hasn't yet got it right and neither does the rest of the EU -
Just look at the below from a site we use regularly. (Don't forget we still
have VAT to look forward to 
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I recently promised more details on our Brexit solution, but I will just be frank
with you, that what you have described is exactly the case. We are waiting to
hear from our tax professionals as to how we need to proceed, and they are waiting
to hear from the authorities. It feels as if we are actually further from a solution
at this point than we were at the beginning of the year.
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We have already pointed you links from the UK Gov website (authorities) explaining
things.
BL is still charging EU VAT in sales to UK, and that is without doubt illegal...
At least we sellers can disable it. But for sales under 135GBP B2C it is illegal
not to charge UK 20% VAT and remit it to UK HMRC.
Those are factually correct...
If the problem is if you are legally not sure if BL is an OMP or not, this maybe
needs a decision of just accepting it is a OMP even thought legally could be
defended is not (hypothetically).
Then decide to gather the UK VAT the same as US TAX, that would make BL a stronger
platform, because the other option means BL sellers will have to register by
themselves and most would not do it. This will mostly close the international
UK buying options.
And this would happen again and again as each country creates new laws to collect
VAT on buyers behalf. US and Norway since last year, UK since two months ago,
EU in four months from now...
Here is what other website puts on the invoices to UK if this helps:
20% UK Import VAT has been paid on this order via the online marketplace XXXXXXXXX
Ltd with VAT ID GBXXXXXXXXX. For more information see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-and-overseas-goods-sold-to-customers-in-the-uk-using-online-marketplaces
You already have the development to take a % fee from a PayPal or Stripe payment,
this would work the same for now, even simpler because it would be a fixed VAT
rate depending of the buyer country.
But best would be if offsite payments would be accepted too, and in those cases
the % VAT owed to BL from the seller paid by IBAN transfer that has no fees for
most, we understand this can come at a later date.
Russell, sincerely, what I mean is just one question...
What are your tax professionals expecting to hear from the authorities that it
is not already explained in the UK GOV website?
Thanks
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I particularly like the uk.gov website regarding distance selling, this is there
advice."
The Brexit transition period has ended and new rules on distance selling now
apply. This page is currently out of date.
https://www.gov.uk/online-and-distance-selling-for-businesses
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2021 04:48 | | Subject: | Re: Brexit | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, mvfisker writes:
| | Just wondering.
Chose "European Union" as seller - and Great Britain sellers still came up. Shouldn't
that be changed now after Brexit?
Cheers, Morten
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Bricklink time is currently somewhere in about 2004.
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I think they already had websites with timezones in 2004..
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TLG had big plans with BrickLink but is choking now..
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BrickLink is busy with USA sales taxes, we really should not expect multitasking
in their attempts to break things. They did say they will address the Brexit
issues before 5 February (they did not say which aeon though).
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No, we should expect. After all we pay fees for this site. It was long time known
Brexit was coming, they should have been ready for it.
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As almost everyone on this forum knows I am not Bricklink's biggest fan as
far as developmenet work goes however I think in this case it is fair to say
that the UK hasn't yet got it right and neither does the rest of the EU -
Just look at the below from a site we use regularly. (Don't forget we still
have VAT to look forward to
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I recently promised more details on our Brexit solution, but I will just be frank
with you, that what you have described is exactly the case. We are waiting to
hear from our tax professionals as to how we need to proceed, and they are waiting
to hear from the authorities. It feels as if we are actually further from a solution
at this point than we were at the beginning of the year.
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And what are we supposed to do in the meantime ?. ......... Is the only option
to register for england vat, or exclude selling to england ?.
And can you fix the selling zones as england is defiantly not in the EU. Thanks.
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Feb 25, 2019 15:59 | | Subject: | Re: Window Identification please | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, stacey_love writes:
| | In Catalog, dkillgore writes:
| | I can't seem to find the number for this window, 4x2, 2x2, with shutter slots
and stop ridge in yellow:
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used to be in "string and winch" where it is now I dont know
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4209
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Feb 25, 2019 15:58 | | Subject: | Re: Window Identification please | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, dkillgore writes:
| | I can't seem to find the number for this window, 4x2, 2x2, with shutter slots
and stop ridge in yellow:
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used to be in "string and winch" where it is now I dont know
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Feb 6, 2018 06:37 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 753-1 | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | Please see photos of instructions, showing two tiles with pattern "1", one on
the switch bottom and one on switch point.
From wikipedia:
Kekulé's dream
The new understanding of benzene, and hence of all aromatic compounds, proved
to be so important for both pure and applied chemistry after 1865 that in 1890
the German Chemical Society organized an elaborate appreciation in Kekulé's
honor, celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of his first benzene paper. Here
Kekulé spoke of the creation of the theory. He said that he had discovered the
ring shape of the benzene molecule after having a reverie or day-dream of a snake
seizing its own tail (this is an ancient symbol known as the ouroboros).[11]
This vision, he said, came to him after years of studying the nature of carbon-carbon
bonds.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ouroboros-benzene.svg/200px-Ouroboros-benzene.svg.png
In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
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multi tasking with benzine research and lego , thanks for the benzine update
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Feb 3, 2018 07:45 | | Subject: | Re: Admin: complete Store verification process | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| | In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
| | Admin please complete the Store verification procedure completely and confirm
to the new sellers.
Daily new sellers complain about the lack of communication of BrickLink customer
service.
In the forum they read it's normal the Verification process takes about 6
weeks.
Many discover they CAN be accessed via the bypass password.
They're not open regularly because Bricklink didn't apply all settings
correctly in the Verification process.
This long and incompleted process is hurting Bricklinks reputation and business,
because the items in these stores don't come up in searches.
We want scammers stopped not a discouraging process for normal people.
Admin,
Please complete every setting of the process and confirm once the process is
completed to these new sellers.
Thank you.
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+1 well said.
This needs to be a priority, sellers are also buyers. There are way too many
complaints in the forum from new members about this, it will drive many of them
to sell (and buy) on other sites.
I would add that many other urgent help desk requests are taking too long, it
recently took 2 weeks to get an account merged that we requested whereas it used
to take a day or two. Appreciate that the issue is not the individual(s) responsible
but there is a lack of resources allocated to help desk; this is going to hurt
the site and needs to be addressed...sorry to link this but if BL can afford
to allocate someone to building a catalog for Brickarms then perhaps they should
take a step back and look at the core business 1st.
Robert
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Robert I could not agree more, wish there was a like button on here .
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Mar 15, 2014 12:39 | | Subject: | Re: Open BrickLink to Non-Member Buyers | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I simply can't be bothered to vote as in the past 3 YEARS there have been
many many good ideas through the suggestion system and exactly 0 IMPLEMENTED.
So with the greatest respect to you, what ever you or any one else proposes nothing
will change, so save your breath.
Kindest regards stacey.
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | May 8, 2013 08:13 | | Subject: | Re: Free choice of updating orders or NOT | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tomte writes:
| | Hello members,
normally all unpaid and processing orders gets updated automatically.
Often customers want to have several orders due to customs thresholds they want
to stay below.
There should be a choice of whether you want to update your old order or not
with the new submission. Then more orders can be created without the seller having
to set it paid or packed before the customer can submit a new order.
This would really help a lot and makes sence.
kind regards,
Stefan
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no point in voting nothing ever gets implimented
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Apr 11, 2013 17:40 | | Subject: | Re: Partial restriction on new seller's inventory | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| IT is piontless making surgestions. none are ever impliminted. have a look at
the log.
save your breath.
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Sep 9, 2012 15:03 | | Subject: | Re: Please add a step to form the contract | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Rbobo writes:
| | | | This is the solution - you should be provided a grand total BEFORE you are required
to submit an order -
Bricklink is the ONLY WWW venue I am aware of where FULL price is not revealed
until after receiving an invoice.
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Okay, try this experiment:
1) Find a bolt and screw supply company in another country.
2) Go to their website and place and try to find a clean, easy to use interface
for buying individual parts.
3) Place an order for 50 different types of parts in quantities ranging from
1 to 100.
4) Checkout immediately without having to wait for an invoice.
4) Demand to pay only actual shipping with no markup.
Let me know how this goes. Bricklink has a different checkout process because
there is simply nothing out there similar.
Most venues are not multinational. Most venues do not deal with large quantities
of small, inexpensive parts that can be ordered individually or in bulk. And
no others (that I know of) have our culture of using actual shipping costs rather
and inflated flat shipping costs.
Which of these attributes do you want to give up?
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I SO WANT A LIKE button to press !!!
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Jan 25, 2012 08:24 | | Subject: | Re: lot limits/handl. fee in store settings/terms | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Many stores have lot limits.
the main reason for such limits is that after having no lot limits and several
100+ orders for less than $10, many sellers feel that there time picking such
orders is a com pleat waist of time and or resources.
yes there are other ways to go, increasing the unit volume is one way, (this
restricts the buyer into buying the quantity that the seller stipulates). and
another is lot limits.
Sellers provide a service.
good service is an on cost.
there are many stores here with different ideas, its called a free market approach.
what suits one seller may not suit another.
Buyers have free access to many many stores all offering different choices in
volume, scope depth of stock, customer service and differing costs.
Sellers have varying costs. cost of acquisition, cost of storage cost of processing,
cost of packaging and cost of delivery. cost of staff.
It is up to each and every store to decide on what suits them.
TLG has differnt prices for each and every set it sells, depending on the geographical
location and volume purchased. these differences in input price are there business
and can be attributed to larger or smaller markets, ease of entry into the market
and competition from other brands. how they chose to conduct business is there
choice. Even there desire for market domination, or market share is up to them.
I can fully understand some sellers wanting lot limits, and others not wanting
them, but it is a free market, and it is the sellers choice to limit the order
in whatever way they chose.
If you have no lot limits, be happy that others are imposing a restriction on
buyers and sending them your way. if you have lot limits be happy that if you
get a 100+ lot for $10 you are not running at a loss.
Profit is not a dirty word, it is a necessity to sustainable business, and if
your orders are costing you money to fulfill, you will not be in business for
long.
just my 2 pence worth, feel free to comment.
Regards stacey
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| Author: | Stacey_Love | | Posted: | Jan 28, 2011 08:57 | | Subject: | Re: Credit Card required to sell on BrickLink | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, locutis writes:
| | BrickLink should setup a system where a seller would need to have a credit card
to sell on BL, and BL charges the seller a small amount (say $5) to setup the
store, and activate it, and verify the seller's information that is on BL against
the credit card.
The $5 would offset any costs associated with checking names/addresses. Once
BL has a card # and a charge on it, they can verify the name and address to the
card, and they know that they are dealing with a real person, at a real address.
Or, maybe make this an option, and have a store icon that shows that the seller
is verified.
Or, perhaps make this a requirement only if the seller wishes to sell high value
products, or lots of items valued at a high value.
I would gladly do this for my store, to show that I'm legit and serious about
selling.
Locutis
Resistance is futile.
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I Vote NO, many people do not have credit cards.
and it will not deter fraudsters, sorry but no from here.
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