dcdfan Posted July 20, 2016 Posted July 20, 2016 I truly I miss the days of not knowing who news channels supported. 3 Quote
gregpj Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Power Failures.. At least cell service allows me to read BP. 1 Quote
gregpj Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 On 7/21/2016 at 1:34 AM, gregpj said: Power Failures.. At least cell service allows me to read BP. Power line is down... No crew in sight to fix it. Stupid thunderstorms.Yes I quoted myself, I'm pissed. Quote
c_rpg Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) <rant> Why is Bricklink so lax with product descriptions? Listing a set without minifigures or which is otherwise incomplete as sealed is deciptive and should not be allowed! Furthermore it messes up the stats, because they are included in sales statistics even if you select 'exclude incomplete'. Neither should listing individual items which are part of a super-lot below, below the actual price be allowed! At least there you get the option to exclude super-lots, but it is still deceptive for new buyers who are not aware of this! </rant> Edited July 22, 2016 by c_rpg 1 Quote
BearCrash Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 On 7/22/2016 at 7:16 AM, c_rpg said: <rant> Why is Bricklink so lax with product descriptions? Listing a set without minifigures or which is otherwise incomplete as sealed is deciptive and should not be allowed! Furthermore it messes up the stats, because they are included in sales statistics even if you select 'exclude incomplete'. Neither should listing individual items which are part of a super-lot below, below the actual price be allowed! At least there you get the option to exclude super-lots, but it is still deceptive for new buyers who are not aware of this! </rant> Expand This bothers me to end as well, but it's hardly Bricklink's fault, is it? It's sellers abusing the system. Or maybe not knowing the system (for your first example at least, your second example is obviously not due to lack of knowledge). Quote
c_rpg Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 On 7/22/2016 at 7:22 AM, BearCrash said: This bothers me to end as well, but it's hardly Bricklink's fault, is it? It's sellers abusing the system. Or maybe not knowing the system (for your first example at least, your second example is obviously not due to lack of knowledge). Expand I agree it's sellers abusing the system, but BL does not seem to care. The listings stay up. Here's one way they could fix it: Suppose a seller wants to put up an item. If the selected price is significantly lower than the current average price (say 30%) a notice should be added automatically that the set is incomplete. If the seller does not want this notice to be added, manual verification by a mod is required. If they implemented this, there would be some additional work for mods initially, but most sellers would just give up on the deceptive tactics and list the item as it actually is. At least for new / popular items this could be a solution. Quote
BearCrash Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 On 7/22/2016 at 7:29 AM, c_rpg said: I agree it's sellers abusing the system, but BL does not seem to care. The listings stay up. Here's one way they could fix it: Suppose a seller wants to put up an item. If the selected price is significantly lower than the current average price (say 30%) a notice should be added automatically that the set is incomplete. If the seller does not want this notice to be added, manual verification by a mod is required. If they implemented this, there would be some additional work for mods initially, but most sellers would just give up on the deceptive tactics and list the item as it actually is. At least for new / popular items this could be a solution. Expand Good point. But BL probably won't do anything until enough people complain about it - and I don't think they check this complaint thread 2 Quote
redghostx Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) 7 business days for a package to travel from Toronto to Vancouver is ridiculous, and it's surprisingly not Canada Post. Edited July 22, 2016 by redghostx 1 Quote
MarleyMoose Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 More killings in Germany. Gunmen on the loose. Quote
dcdfan Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) On 7/22/2016 at 7:42 PM, MarleyMoose said: More killings in Germany. Gunmen on the loose. Expand Hmm... "Gun legislation in Germany is considered among the strictest gun control in the world." What on earth will we do. I guess we should all just turn them in here... Edited July 22, 2016 by dcdfan Quote
AirborneAFOL Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 On 7/22/2016 at 8:41 PM, dcdfan said: Hmm... "Gun legislation in Germany is considered among the strictest gun control in the world." What on earth will we do. I guess we should all just turn them in here...I hate internet discussions involving gun control or abortion. They never yield anything besides impassioned divisiveness... Quote
gregpj Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 On 7/22/2016 at 9:16 PM, AirborneAFOL said: I hate internet discussions involving gun control or abortion. They never yield anything besides impassioned divisiveness... Expand Right, so we're not going to have it here. And you can complain about that all you want... 2 Quote
dcdfan Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 On 7/22/2016 at 9:19 PM, gregpj said: Right, so we're not going to have it here. And you can complain about that all you want... Expand So you're making us abort this discussion then... 2 Quote
gregpj Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 On 7/22/2016 at 9:21 PM, dcdfan said: So you're making us abort this discussion then... Expand Yup. There has been mild success in having some political discussions, but I don't think gun control and abortion laws make the cut. I see nothing wrong with the original complaint though. 3 Quote
dcdfan Posted July 30, 2016 Posted July 30, 2016 I don't know if it's more disturbing that Dallas County Sheriff Valdez wasn't able to have a moment of silence at the DNC for the fallen cops or the fact that mainstream media hasn't said a word about how it let alone how disgusting and insensitive it was. 2 Quote
MarleyMoose Posted July 30, 2016 Posted July 30, 2016 On 7/30/2016 at 1:38 AM, dcdfan said: I don't know if it's more disturbing that Dallas County Sheriff Valdez wasn't able to have a moment of silence at the DNC for the fallen cops or the fact that mainstream media hasn't said a word about how it let alone how disgusting and insensitive it was. Expand FOX talked about how disgusting it was.... 1 Quote
dcdfan Posted August 1, 2016 Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) I'm on chat with Amazon trying to recover my payment for Prime when it hasn't been 30 days yet. I joined on the 13th and then they charged me for a year on the 17th. Amazon, you said free for 30 days not 4 days... Edited August 1, 2016 by dcdfan 3 Quote
Stud-Flipper Posted August 1, 2016 Posted August 1, 2016 I hate how much shipping costs can vary by distance. I'm in Florida so say for example, I get lucky on Ebay and sell a set to someone in Miami, it may only cost $15. But I may get unlucky and the buyer is from California and then it costs like $50 or something. 1 Quote
Phil B Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 On 8/1/2016 at 11:27 PM, Stud-Flipper said: I hate how much shipping costs can vary by distance. I'm in Florida so say for example, I get lucky on Ebay and sell a set to someone in Miami, it may only cost $15. But I may get unlucky and the buyer is from California and then it costs like $50 or something. Expand That's where calculated shipping comes in handy. Little more work up front but no issues like the above (unless you do free shipping but I typically compensate for those differences in the price - does help that I'm in the midwest though - not that big of a variation). Quote
Stud-Flipper Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) On 8/2/2016 at 12:03 AM, Phil B said: That's where calculated shipping comes in handy. Little more work up front but no issues like the above (unless you do free shipping but I typically compensate for those differences in the price - does help that I'm in the midwest though - not that big of a variation). Expand I've only sold like 20 listings on Ebay so far, and relatively cheap stuff, averaging only ~$40 each. I'm honestly a noob at all this. I've been doing free shipping on everything (just to skip any hassle), which eats into my profits. Don't know much about making the buyer pay the shipping cost. Seems to me people would just skip over my lots for those with free shipping. Edited August 2, 2016 by Stud-Flipper Quote
BrickLegacy Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 On 8/2/2016 at 12:27 AM, Stud-Flipper said: I've only sold like 20 listings on Ebay so far, and relatively cheap stuff, averaging only ~$40 each. I'm honestly a noob at all this. I've been doing free shipping on everything (just to skip any hassle), which eats into my profits. Don't know much about making the buyer pay the shipping cost. Seems to me people would just skip over my lots for those with free shipping. Depends on the set. Some sets don't hurt ya too bad going coast to coast. Others cut into your margins big time. Best way to learn is through experience. It will cost you a few bucks but the knowledge gained will pay you back with dividends. 3 Quote
Stud-Flipper Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 On 8/2/2016 at 12:32 AM, BrickLegacy said: Depends on the set. Some sets don't hurt ya too bad going coast to coast. Others cut into your margins big time. Best way to learn is through experience. It will cost you a few bucks but the knowledge gained will pay you back with dividends. Expand It doesn't help too much that all I have to sell is the cheap sets, so it's a larger percentage of any profit. Just graduated high school in a small ~10k people town. Only stores are 1 Wal-Mart, a (recently closed)K-Mart, a Wal-Greens, and a few dollar stores. I'm about to move to a mid-sized city though (with like 4 Wal-Marts, 4 Targets, 4 Toys R Us's, and 2 K-Marts), and get a full time job, so I'll be able to start buying some of the bigger sets. Quote
Zelgazra Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) On 8/2/2016 at 12:40 AM, Stud-Flipper said: Expand ^ At this point in your game, I'd certainly be seeking out Calculated Shipping. I was starting out a year ago, and have used Calculated shipping for just about everything. I've made ~125 sales or so. Things definitely still sell. If you're selling smaller sealed sets, and have planned properly by reading these forums, you'll already have the boxes you're using to ship with. Measure one for parcel dimensions, then simulate a finished parcel (packing materials etc) with each set you're selling and weigh them... record it with your dimensions. Then just plug that info into the shipping information when you post or edit your listing. Like Phil said, a little bit more work up front, but work you'd end up doing at the point of sale anyway (to print your shipping label). If you're making ~$40 sales, and paying ~$50 to ship to the other side of the country.... even if you acquired those sets for free, you're not eating into your profits man, you're eating into your original capital. Pretty sure that's bad for business. Calculated Shipping ftw. Edited August 2, 2016 by Zelgazra 2 Quote
Migration Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 On 8/1/2016 at 11:27 PM, Stud-Flipper said: I hate how much shipping costs can vary by distance. I'm in Florida so say for example, I get lucky on Ebay and sell a set to someone in Miami, it may only cost $15. But I may get unlucky and the buyer is from California and then it costs like $50 or something. Expand Only sell items that are small enough to ship first class...Problem solved. 1 Quote
dcdfan Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 On 8/2/2016 at 12:55 PM, Migration said: Only sell items that are small enough to ship first class...Problem solved. Expand These fit perfectly. 1 Quote
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