Robianco Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Lol Newbie question, but how do I buy one thing from Bricklink? Just register... search for the item you want then where there's a link to a store and a button saying 'Go Buy It' click on that and it'll take you to that item listing in the store you've chosen. Simply put a '1' in the 'Add To Cart' window and either hit return or click on the 'Add selected items to shopping cart' button at the bottom of the screen. Then go to your cart and select 'Checkout'... you'll then get a screen to make a few selection as to how you'd like to pay and what currency etc... then once they're all selected just confirm the order and voila! Edited February 13, 2015 by Robianco
Big-whoop-Guybrush Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) First time using brick link. I'm wanting to pay via paypal so I've received the invoice. Does everyone just use the link in the invoice to pay ! I'm paranoid but I was always taught to never input passwords etc using a link you'd be sent via email. Would rather just transfer the money directly from paypal Edited February 25, 2015 by Big-whoop-Guybrush
Breakdown Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 First time using brick link. I'm wanting to pay via paypal so I've received the invoice. Does everyone just use the link in the invoice to pay ! I'm paranoid but I was always taught to never input passwords etc using a link you'd be sent via email. Would rather just transfer the money directly from paypal I'm relatively new to Bricklink but have done a couple of transactions via paypal. I always do it manually. Login to paypal, put the person's e-mail in as a business (so that they pay the fees). Then the amount and then afterwards copy & paste the bricklink transaction number in the comments section of the payment. That way they will know exactly what you are paying for. Just a word to the wise. They have an auto-filter for country, if you are worried about delays and paying customs, just order from people from your own country.
Big-whoop-Guybrush Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Ok thanks. Yeah I've ordered from someone in my country even tho the amount is in dollars. Is it possible to change the currency when sending an amount (I normally pay in gbp)
Breakdown Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Ok thanks. Yeah I've ordered from someone in my country even tho the amount is in dollars. Is it possible to change the currency when sending an amount (I normally pay in gbp) When you ask for quote specify the currency. Ensure that you have your information setup in terms of exactly where you are from to expedite shipment quoting, etc.
fred67 Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 First time using brick link. I'm wanting to pay via paypal so I've received the invoice. Does everyone just use the link in the invoice to pay ! I'm paranoid but I was always taught to never input passwords etc using a link you'd be sent via email. Would rather just transfer the money directly from paypal As long as you make sure it's a valid link... good browsers will not let an obfuscated link hide the actual destination (when you hover over a link, you'll see the real link, usually in the lower left). I've clicked the link for paypal from bricklink invoices, but only when I knew it was valid.
Big-whoop-Guybrush Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the replies. The seller has thousands of positive feedback so I'm sure it'll be fine - but you never can be too careful. I'll have to check the link when I'm on a desktop cod so far I've only accessed it via an iPad so it doesn't show up the actual link. Unfortunately the seller can't accept paypal transfer direct. I'm not sure why tbh but it could just be set up like that Edited February 25, 2015 by Big-whoop-Guybrush
Sir_Basil_Ashton Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) I've been placing Bricklink orders on and off for a few years now and have nothing but positive transactions. I ran across something in my latest order, which happened to be a rather large one. For some of the pieces, the seller added an extra piece (ex, qty 11 instead of the qty 10 I ordered). I wouldn't have paid much attention to this but the seller gave me 6 extra pieces total in my order. These pieces total $1.54. My question is, what is the etiquette for extra pieces? Does anyone ever contact the seller and pay for the extra pieces they received? Just curious to see what the community here has to say. Thanks in advance for the replies. Edited April 11, 2015 by Sir_Basil_Ashton
BirdOPrey5 Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 I had been shipped a fairly rare, large piece I had no use for- I contacted the seller and they were appreciative, they asked me to mail it back to them and I did and they refunded the cost of my shipping it back to them. It was a $10+ item. For $1.54 it's not worth the effort to ship back. If you want to email the seller and inform them of the extra pieces I suppose you could- maybe it was the last of those pieces they had in stock and were just getting rid of them rather than having 1 in stock and someone else ordering 1 of them on a small order. I wouldn't offer to pay for them though. Presumably you ordered what you needed. Sellers shouldn't expect to get paid more if they overship to a customer.
dr_spock Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 It is a minor packaging error in your favor or seller's attempt to get a positive rating by including a couple extras. It is up to your personal moral and ethics. If you feel better that they are paid for, then pay the $1.54. You could send a note thanking seller for extras and see what the seller want to do about them.
TheOneVeyronian Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) Is anybody else struggling to access Bricklink? I've been trying to get on it for the last hour so I can send an invoice to a buyer who ordered earlier today, but no matter what webpage connected to Bricklink I try to access, I get a "This webpage is not available" on both Chrome and Safari. Anybody else get this? Is the server down? It must be a problem with the server since scheduled maintenance never falls at this sort of time... All other webpages work fine for me by the way. EDIT: Just noticed it's back up. Never mind this post. Edited April 11, 2015 by TheOneVeyronian
Sir_Basil_Ashton Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Thanks for the inputs BirdOPrey5 and dr_spock. I've just sent the seller a PM to let them know.
talos Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 I have gotten a few extras in the past, and they have always told me to just keep them.
Artanis I Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) It's happened once or twice to me, but never near enough value to bother sending it back or compensating. Like a few cents worth. And how do I know it wasn't just a baker's dozen... or a deliberate test of honesty... But if it was me at the other end I would just say "whoops, oh well, keep it". No the one I often get is slightly-not-quite-the-right-colour/item. Does a seller value the feedback of "you sent the wrong one" to help be more careful in future when it might matter more or would it be more of a nuisance? Is the seller going to offer to send the right one (specifically for unnecessary fear of bad feedback), and as a result cost them much extra when I could just keep the wrong one? Is the seller going to request that I send the wrong one back when I can't be bothered and don't want the unnecessary cost? I don't say anything anymore, unless it's a big muckup. Which doesn't really happen. Fortunately I've never had anything missing (except when the seller made a mistake, but let me know before I received the first parcel that the rest was coming separately), because that's something I would be more inclined to tell them about, but raises the same issues. One time someone asked me "so what do you want me to do?" ummm, send me all of your inventory as compensation? "don't worry about it" Edited April 13, 2015 by Artanis I
Vorkosigan Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 I wouldn't worry about extra pieces in a large lot, in most cases they probably did it on purpose to avoid complaints from miscounts.
zux Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 I still think some sellers use part weight to get required piece count for not expensive parts.
talos Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 I just want to vent, about greedy, gouging BL sellers. I am trying to put together an old set from parts, and of course, because of its age, it needs some hard to find parts. Well, I am down to just a few more needed and found a seller that had the parts. Talking about $6 each for some technic bricks, because of the color, which is red. Well, the total order came to around $25 for 17 pieces total, barely over 1 ounce, and with packaging, probably only about 2 ounces. That would only be about $2 to ship within the USA. Well, they also added an additional $2.50 on top of the $2 they want for the shipping. It took me a while to finally convince myself to go ahead and buy the parts, since the rest of the set wouldn't work without them. So when they hit me with the extra charges, I just got mad. I wish I could stick to just my favorite sellers, that are reasonable, but many times that can't be done. OK, end of rant.
Deathleech Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Don't forget that packing materials and gas to get to a shipping place are also be factored in. I had a guy complain one time because I charged him a dollar more than what the shipping label said. My response was the box, tape, peanuts, and gas to drive to the post office are not free. It's pretty hard to get all the packaging materials and gas for under 2 bucks.
BirdOPrey5 Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 I just want to vent, about greedy, gouging BL sellers. I am trying to put together an old set from parts, and of course, because of its age, it needs some hard to find parts. Well, I am down to just a few more needed and found a seller that had the parts. Talking about $6 each for some technic bricks, because of the color, which is red. Well, the total order came to around $25 for 17 pieces total, barely over 1 ounce, and with packaging, probably only about 2 ounces. That would only be about $2 to ship within the USA. Well, they also added an additional $2.50 on top of the $2 they want for the shipping. It took me a while to finally convince myself to go ahead and buy the parts, since the rest of the set wouldn't work without them. So when they hit me with the extra charges, I just got mad. I wish I could stick to just my favorite sellers, that are reasonable, but many times that can't be done. OK, end of rant. If the pieces were "normal" priced they likely would have been bought by someone else who didn't even really need them and you wouldn't be able to find any. Higher prices for rare items ensures rare items are possible to find. It sucks but it would suck more if you couldn't get them.
zux Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Don't forget that packing materials and gas to get to a shipping place are also be factored in. I had a guy complain one time because I charged him a dollar more than what the shipping label said. My response was the box, tape, peanuts, and gas to drive to the post office are not free. It's pretty hard to get all the packaging materials and gas for under 2 bucks. I wouldn't be happy too. You sell bricks and you make a profit of out it - so box, tape, peanuts, and gas to drive to the post office is more or less covered. Otherwise you might also charge how much electricity you've spent while processing an order... If you need to drive miles to post office - I could suggest setting up "minimum order" to certain level, so group of orders would cover it.
talos Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Well, I contacted the seller about the high additional charge and they said it was an error, and reduced it to $1. So feel a little better about it. Something I forgot to mention was that in this sellers terms, was that a $.75-$1 charge would be added, or waived at their discretion. So when I saw $2.50 was added, I just felt I was getting gouged, on top of paying a premium. I agree, rare bits do need to be priced higher, since as time goes by, they will become unavailable. I really have to decide if substitute parts or colors exist before I try to start a project.
fred67 Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 There's no such thing as "price gouging." Nobody held a gun to anybody's head and forced them to buy LEGO. Prices are what they are through basic free market principles. Yes, I find it frustrating I can't buy the vintage LEGO I want at the prices I want... but it's not "gouging."
Artanis I Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 There's no such thing as "price gouging." Nobody held a gun to anybody's head and forced them to buy LEGO. Prices are what they are through basic free market principles. Yes, I find it frustrating I can't buy the vintage LEGO I want at the prices I want... but it's not "gouging." Adding inflated charges to the order after the fact? I think that qualifies. But now that the scenario has played out we find out that it was a mistake, not a deliberate gouge.
fred67 Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Hidden charges =/= price gouging. It might be fraud; it might be a deceptive business practice; it might even be illegal. But it's not "price gouging." It might be a crappy thing to do, but it's not price gouging. The way the phrase was used seemed to be more applied to the high prices of the scarce LEGO parts, though.
talos Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 I admit it might not of been the best word to describe it. Its just that in this situation, a seller with just 1 of the parts in question wants about $1.50 for it. The seller who has 8 of the same part wants $6 for them. For me, it actually was cheaper to buy the number I needed from the higher priced seller, instead of having to pay the same shipping cost x4 from 4 separate sellers at the lower price...some of which have minimum purchase requirements...
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