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| | | Author: | Stuart9  | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 15:47 | | Subject: | Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 260 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Keep running up against sellers with fixed shipping costs for small orders, usually
with another extra charge to cover their fees.
e.g Shipping costs fixed for orders from 1g - 400g, a rate more suited to 350
- 400g not my 20g - 30g order.
My choice whether to accept or not, I choose not. 
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| | | | | Author: | rainbowmist | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 17:32 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 82 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | Keep running up against sellers with fixed shipping costs for small orders, usually
with another extra charge to cover their fees.
e.g Shipping costs fixed for orders from 1g - 400g, a rate more suited to 350
- 400g not my 20g - 30g order.
My choice whether to accept or not, I choose not.
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Me as well. I try and avoid these shops. I saw a shop here in the USA if you
place an order under $5 they have a $2 extra fee???????? Why not just have a
$5 minimum order then?
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| | | | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 17:38 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 85 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, rainbowmist writes:
| | In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | Keep running up against sellers with fixed shipping costs for small orders, usually
with another extra charge to cover their fees.
e.g Shipping costs fixed for orders from 1g - 400g, a rate more suited to 350
- 400g not my 20g - 30g order.
My choice whether to accept or not, I choose not.
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Me as well. I try and avoid these shops. I saw a shop here in the USA if you
place an order under $5 they have a $2 extra fee???????? Why not just have a
$5 minimum order then?
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Because people will place orders for less than the minimum, it happens all the
time.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | rtzx9r | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 18:47 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, peregrinator writes:
| | In General, rainbowmist writes:
| | In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | Keep running up against sellers with fixed shipping costs for small orders, usually
with another extra charge to cover their fees.
e.g Shipping costs fixed for orders from 1g - 400g, a rate more suited to 350
- 400g not my 20g - 30g order.
My choice whether to accept or not, I choose not.
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Me as well. I try and avoid these shops. I saw a shop here in the USA if you
place an order under $5 they have a $2 extra fee???????? Why not just have a
$5 minimum order then?
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Because people will place orders for less than the minimum, it happens all the
time.
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Just need that donate button added to address the gap between purchase and minimum
buy limit.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 19:11 | | Subject: | (Cancelled) | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 19:17 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, peregrinator writes:
| | Because people will place orders for less than the minimum, it happens all the
time.
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re-post: can't type
How does that technically happen? I am constantly stopped by minimums.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 19:33 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, macebobo writes:
| | In General, peregrinator writes:
| | Because people will place orders for less than the minimum, it happens all the
time.
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re-post: can't type
How does that technically happen? I am constantly stopped by minimums.
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i think he's referring to stores then have a minimum that is optional for
example
$0-$5 --- $2 Fee
$5+ --- No Fee (minimum)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 19:58 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In General, macebobo writes:
| | In General, peregrinator writes:
| | Because people will place orders for less than the minimum, it happens all the
time.
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re-post: can't type
How does that technically happen? I am constantly stopped by minimums.
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i think he's referring to stores then have a minimum that is optional for
example
$0-$5 --- $2 Fee
$5+ --- No Fee (minimum)
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Oh, I see. Makes perfect sense. You really are a GPT and your LLM is Bricklink.
Thank you and take care Jason.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 19:59 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, macebobo writes:
| | In General, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In General, macebobo writes:
| | In General, peregrinator writes:
| | Because people will place orders for less than the minimum, it happens all the
time.
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re-post: can't type
How does that technically happen? I am constantly stopped by minimums.
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i think he's referring to stores then have a minimum that is optional for
example
$0-$5 --- $2 Fee
$5+ --- No Fee (minimum)
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Oh, I see. Makes perfect sense. You really are a GPT and your LLM is Bricklink.
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| | Thank you and take care Jason.
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Glad I could help and likewise!
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Jun 6, 2023 07:10 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Nubs_Select writes:
| | i think he's referring to stores then have a minimum that is optional for
example
$0-$5 --- $2 Fee
$5+ --- No Fee (minimum)
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Nubs understands me! *sniff*
Exactly - when I had a $1 fee for orders under $5 I got lots (well, relatively
speaking) of orders under $5.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Jun 6, 2023 12:49 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, peregrinator writes:
| | In General, Nubs_Select writes:
| | i think he's referring to stores then have a minimum that is optional for
example
$0-$5 --- $2 Fee
$5+ --- No Fee (minimum)
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Nubs understands me! *sniff*
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| | | | | | | Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 6, 2023 08:40 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, rainbowmist writes:
| | Me as well. I try and avoid these shops. I saw a shop here in the USA if you
place an order under $5 they have a $2 extra fee???????? Why not just have a
$5 minimum order then?
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https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1413267
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| | | | | Author: | ghyde | | Posted: | Jun 6, 2023 00:28 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 82 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | Keep running up against sellers with fixed shipping costs for small orders, usually
with another extra charge to cover their fees.
e.g Shipping costs fixed for orders from 1g - 400g, a rate more suited to 350
- 400g not my 20g - 30g order.
My choice whether to accept or not, I choose not.
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I'm from Australia, to give you an idea of what International Shipping is
like for most small packages, it has to qualify for a particular type of package.
For instance, if it's up to 500 grams and is printed matter, it qualifies
for a letter rate. When it goes over 500 grams, it becomes a parcel and therefore
is assessed at different rates.
Your order being 20-30 grams in weight is not the issue here, in this example,
the seller has to assess if what you purchased qualifies for letter rates or
small package rates. They then have to bill you accordingly, as it is a requirement
by the post office that a package being mailed is sent via the correct mail article
category.
It's nothing personal, they simply have to adhere to the guidelines set out
for them when mailing an article through the post.
If you really want to know why you're being charged a particular rate for
small orders, perhaps you should look into what your purchases qualify for, and
try to better understand the point of view of the seller.
Sellers might use different shippers, instead of a postal service, pricing varies
depending on which company your seller uses to ship your order.
Just my 2c worth ...
Cheers ...
ghyde
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| | | | | | | Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | Jun 6, 2023 03:30 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Thanks for your reply.
However they are not assessing my order, the rate applies irrespective of it
being a number of minifigure heads or let’s say 10 flat capes, I won’t normally
order larger items from international sellers.
The rate is applied automatically and no options available on checkout.
I’ve even seen it applied to at least one U.K. store for domestic sales.
I do understand that shipping can be very expensive, varying dramatically depending
on shipper and sadly I avoid certain locations due to this.
In General, ghyde writes:
| | In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | Keep running up against sellers with fixed shipping costs for small orders, usually
with another extra charge to cover their fees.
e.g Shipping costs fixed for orders from 1g - 400g, a rate more suited to 350
- 400g not my 20g - 30g order.
My choice whether to accept or not, I choose not.
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I'm from Australia, to give you an idea of what International Shipping is
like for most small packages, it has to qualify for a particular type of package.
For instance, if it's up to 500 grams and is printed matter, it qualifies
for a letter rate. When it goes over 500 grams, it becomes a parcel and therefore
is assessed at different rates.
Your order being 20-30 grams in weight is not the issue here, in this example,
the seller has to assess if what you purchased qualifies for letter rates or
small package rates. They then have to bill you accordingly, as it is a requirement
by the post office that a package being mailed is sent via the correct mail article
category.
It's nothing personal, they simply have to adhere to the guidelines set out
for them when mailing an article through the post.
If you really want to know why you're being charged a particular rate for
small orders, perhaps you should look into what your purchases qualify for, and
try to better understand the point of view of the seller.
Sellers might use different shippers, instead of a postal service, pricing varies
depending on which company your seller uses to ship your order.
Just my 2c worth ...
Cheers ...
ghyde
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jun 6, 2023 06:30 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | Thanks for your reply.
However they are not assessing my order, the rate applies irrespective of it
being a number of minifigure heads or let’s say 10 flat capes, I won’t normally
order larger items from international sellers.
The rate is applied automatically and no options available on checkout.
I’ve even seen it applied to at least one U.K. store for domestic sales.
I do understand that shipping can be very expensive, varying dramatically depending
on shipper and sadly I avoid certain locations due to this.
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There are some UK sellers that only send with one fixed rate tariff, as parcels
and not large letters. If you are buying a parcel type order, it is fine. If
you just want a couple of minifigures, then it becomes a shop elsewhere situation.
I guess it makes setting up instant checkout easy but is at the cost of small
(but possibly valuable) minifigure only orders.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | Jun 6, 2023 06:51 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| That’s the case with some of my small quantity, small volume items, not small
value.
Their loss financially but sadly I can’t always buy elsewhere, so I loose too.
As they say, that’s life.
In General, yorbrick writes:
| | In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | Thanks for your reply.
However they are not assessing my order, the rate applies irrespective of it
being a number of minifigure heads or let’s say 10 flat capes, I won’t normally
order larger items from international sellers.
The rate is applied automatically and no options available on checkout.
I’ve even seen it applied to at least one U.K. store for domestic sales.
I do understand that shipping can be very expensive, varying dramatically depending
on shipper and sadly I avoid certain locations due to this.
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There are some UK sellers that only send with one fixed rate tariff, as parcels
and not large letters. If you are buying a parcel type order, it is fine. If
you just want a couple of minifigures, then it becomes a shop elsewhere situation.
I guess it makes setting up instant checkout easy but is at the cost of small
(but possibly valuable) minifigure only orders.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | ghyde | | Posted: | Jun 6, 2023 13:22 | | Subject: | Re: Frustrating shipping charges | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Stuart9 writes:
| | That’s the case with some of my small quantity, small volume items, not small
value.
Their loss financially but sadly I can’t always buy elsewhere, so I loose too.
As they say, that’s life.
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Have you tried messaging the seller to see if you can get a cheaper shipping
option?
It is always worth asking, if they understand your concerns, they might be willing
to help.
Could be the difference between ordering and not ordering. 
Cheers ...
ghyde
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