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| | | Author: | BricksndBobs  | | Posted: | Dec 18, 2021 12:26 | | Subject: | Seller problem | | Viewed: | 224 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Hello,
Just a question for some fellow sellers.
I'm very new to selling here on Bricklink, and could use a bit of guidance
here.
I recently sold something rather rare here on Bricklink (buyer has not paid,
but has requested invoice).
Well, It seems as though I priced it far too low, because I've had someone
else message and offer me almost double the price I had listed it for.
Now, what I want to know is, would it be bad for me to cancel the first order
and sell to the second person?
This isn't something I would normally look to do, but I could really use
the money as the festive season draws closer and I am currently unemployed.
tbf I normally look at price history of Lego sets here on Bricklink before advertising
a price. However, there was no price history other than a new set which sold
for $568. My set is used, but comes with instructions and original box. There
are a couple other sets being sold on bricklink that come without the box and
instructions, and they are priced starting at $65. The amount I sold it for was
$175, over $100 above for only adding the instructions and box. The price being
offered by the second buyer is £300.
Anyways, sorry to digress. I want to know if A: It is acceptable to cancel the
first order under these pretenses, and B: If the first buyer could submit negative
feedback for myself for a cancelled order.
Thanks in advance! Any help is greatly appreciated as I am tremendously torn!
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| | | | | Author: | Play_It_Again | | Posted: | Dec 18, 2021 12:37 | | Subject: | Re: Seller problem | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Yes it would be bad, you priced it and the person bought it. It's a contract.
In LEGO, BricksndBobs writes:
| | Hello,
Just a question for some fellow sellers.
I'm very new to selling here on Bricklink, and could use a bit of guidance
here.
I recently sold something rather rare here on Bricklink (buyer has not paid,
but has requested invoice).
Well, It seems as though I priced it far too low, because I've had someone
else message and offer me almost double the price I had listed it for.
Now, what I want to know is, would it be bad for me to cancel the first order
and sell to the second person?
This isn't something I would normally look to do, but I could really use
the money as the festive season draws closer and I am currently unemployed.
tbf I normally look at price history of Lego sets here on Bricklink before advertising
a price. However, there was no price history other than a new set which sold
for $568. My set is used, but comes with instructions and original box. There
are a couple other sets being sold on bricklink that come without the box and
instructions, and they are priced starting at $65. The amount I sold it for was
$175, over $100 above for only adding the instructions and box. The price being
offered by the second buyer is £300.
Anyways, sorry to digress. I want to know if A: It is acceptable to cancel the
first order under these pretenses, and B: If the first buyer could submit negative
feedback for myself for a cancelled order.
Thanks in advance! Any help is greatly appreciated as I am tremendously torn!
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| | | | | Author: | Brick_Qc | | Posted: | Dec 18, 2021 12:40 | | Subject: | Re: Seller problem | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, BricksndBobs writes:
| | Hello,
Just a question for some fellow sellers.
I'm very new to selling here on Bricklink, and could use a bit of guidance
here.
I recently sold something rather rare here on Bricklink (buyer has not paid,
but has requested invoice).
Well, It seems as though I priced it far too low, because I've had someone
else message and offer me almost double the price I had listed it for.
Now, what I want to know is, would it be bad for me to cancel the first order
and sell to the second person?
This isn't something I would normally look to do, but I could really use
the money as the festive season draws closer and I am currently unemployed.
tbf I normally look at price history of Lego sets here on Bricklink before advertising
a price. However, there was no price history other than a new set which sold
for $568. My set is used, but comes with instructions and original box. There
are a couple other sets being sold on bricklink that come without the box and
instructions, and they are priced starting at $65. The amount I sold it for was
$175, over $100 above for only adding the instructions and box. The price being
offered by the second buyer is £300.
Anyways, sorry to digress. I want to know if A: It is acceptable to cancel the
first order under these pretenses, and B: If the first buyer could submit negative
feedback for myself for a cancelled order.
Thanks in advance! Any help is greatly appreciated as I am tremendously torn!
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Bad bad bad, don't do this.
Take it as a learning experience in pricing your Lego.
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| | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Dec 18, 2021 12:40 | | Subject: | Re: Seller problem | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, BricksndBobs writes:
| | Well, It seems as though I priced it far too low, because I've had someone
else message and offer me almost double the price I had listed it for.
Now, what I want to know is, would it be bad for me to cancel the first order
and sell to the second person?
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Yes. It's also bad that someone messaged you with a higher offer, if that
was done through BrickLink. You should also consider that the higher offer might
not actually be genuine.
| | Anyways, sorry to digress. I want to know if A: It is acceptable to cancel the
first order under these pretenses, and B: If the first buyer could submit negative
feedback for myself for a cancelled order.
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No, it's not acceptable and yes, you should prepare for negative feedback
if you cancel the order.
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| | | | | Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Dec 18, 2021 12:46 | | Subject: | Re: Seller problem | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, BricksndBobs writes:
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Anyways, sorry to digress. I want to know if A: It is acceptable to cancel the
first order under these pretenses, and B: If the first buyer could submit negative
feedback for myself for a cancelled order.
Thanks in advance! Any help is greatly appreciated as I am tremendously torn!
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No, it is never acceptable to cancel an order just to sell an item to someone
else. The contract is supposed to be binding on both sides. Imagine yourself
in your buyer's shoes. And, yes, they could leave you a negative as well.
I understand your disappointment, but I think you know the right thing to do
here!
Good luck,
Jen
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| | | | | Author: | BricksndBobs | | Posted: | Dec 18, 2021 12:56 | | Subject: | Re: Seller problem | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, BricksndBobs writes:
| | Hello,
Just a question for some fellow sellers.
I'm very new to selling here on Bricklink, and could use a bit of guidance
here.
I recently sold something rather rare here on Bricklink (buyer has not paid,
but has requested invoice).
Well, It seems as though I priced it far too low, because I've had someone
else message and offer me almost double the price I had listed it for.
Now, what I want to know is, would it be bad for me to cancel the first order
and sell to the second person?
This isn't something I would normally look to do, but I could really use
the money as the festive season draws closer and I am currently unemployed.
tbf I normally look at price history of Lego sets here on Bricklink before advertising
a price. However, there was no price history other than a new set which sold
for $568. My set is used, but comes with instructions and original box. There
are a couple other sets being sold on bricklink that come without the box and
instructions, and they are priced starting at $65. The amount I sold it for was
$175, over $100 above for only adding the instructions and box. The price being
offered by the second buyer is £300.
Anyways, sorry to digress. I want to know if A: It is acceptable to cancel the
first order under these pretenses, and B: If the first buyer could submit negative
feedback for myself for a cancelled order.
Thanks in advance! Any help is greatly appreciated as I am tremendously torn!
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Thanks for the replies guys. I was fairly sure that was the right thing to do,
I just needed a bit of a push in that direction.
James
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Dec 18, 2021 14:12 | | Subject: | Re: Seller problem | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| The person that messaged you is a fool. There is no way they can know that you
were the seller unless they found the item before it sold. And if they were willing
to pay twice the price you had it for, they should have snapped it up straight
away.
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| | | | | | | Author: | BricksndBobs | | Posted: | Dec 18, 2021 23:16 | | Subject: | Re: Seller problem | | Viewed: | 77 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, yorbrick writes:
| | The person that messaged you is a fool. There is no way they can know that you
were the seller unless they found the item before it sold. And if they were willing
to pay twice the price you had it for, they should have snapped it up straight
away.
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My store is very new and I didn't have a payment method ready for them to
pay. I was inundated with messages from several buyers. The buyer who paid for
it bought it within 5 minutes of me putting it up unannounced.
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