Author:  jennnifer  Posted:  May 9, 2024 14:43  Subject:  Re: Useful selling tip.  Viewed:  50 times  Topic:  Selling Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card jennnifer (3536) Location:  USA, Illinois Member Since Contact Type Status Sep 8, 2009 Seller Store: Old Grey Bricks

In Selling, runner.caller writes:    As you pick an order, group all the items in small piles of 5. When done picking, it should be super easy to count. If the final total items picked matches the total order items, then odds are the order was picked correctly. It's the most useful selling tip I've encountered. This has been shared in the forum before (which is how I first learned it), but I thought it's worthwhile to bring it up again because I see forum complaints often like "over half of my orders on BL are wrong missing pieces"... etc... This usefulness will also vary depending on the types of orders you get as a seller. MOST of mine are all small items and less than 100pcs so this method is pretty easy. It works for larger orders too, just need more space/larger groups or a mix of both. It still saves me from a short pick here and there and since using it, my error rate has gone down considerably. I count into groups of 5 too. I also have a checked cloth on my sorting table. I spread out 5 of whatever into each square and it's super easy to count. ~Jen

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Useful selling tip. - runner.caller (2654)

As you pick an order, group all the items in small piles of 5. When done picking, it should be super easy to count. If the final total items picked matches the total order items, [...] (21 days ago, May 9, 2024, to Selling)

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Re: Useful selling tip. - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Count by 10, 5, or 2 (depends on the size & quantity). Check by another count, like 9 or 3 (even → odd, not a multiple, so you catch “by one” errors), [...] (21 days ago, May 9, 2024, to Selling)

Re: Useful selling tip. - 1001bricks (52459)

[...] [...] We count by 5 - watch the parts in one hand up to having a group of 5, then pour it. It's easy to recognize patterns like 2+3 or 4+1 to make 5. Starting some [...] (21 days ago, May 9, 2024, to Selling)

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 Msg 1 - runner.caller (2654) 21 days ago May 9, 2024 to Selling
 Msg 2 « - jennnifer (3536) 21 days ago May 9, 2024 to Selling
 Msg 3 - SylvainLS (46) 21 days ago May 9, 2024 to Selling
 Msg 4 - 1001bricks (52459) 21 days ago May 9, 2024 to Selling
 Msg 5 - Brickman4you (1929) 20 days ago May 10, 2024 to Selling