Author:  Teup  Posted:  Aug 19, 2017 07:40  Subject:  Offsite payment no longer possible??  Viewed:  280 times  Topic:  Suggestions  Status: Implemented Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card Teup (6606) Location:  Netherlands, Utrecht Member Since Contact Type Status May 6, 2004 Seller Store: BLOKJESKONING

In another thread someone brought this to my attention: Offsite Payment - No longer available for new users as of June 8, 2017. To cover various payment options, BrickLink also provides Offsite Payment Methods. Please note that BrickLink cannot provide any transaction related support for the Offsite Payment Methods listed below. All responsibility for Offsite Payments is solely upon buyer and seller. I'm lost for words. Does Bricklink really want to kill the European market or something? In my real life I don't even know anyone with PayPal (or a Credit card). In the NL €20,000,000,000 is spent in webshops per year, and almost all of these transactions are bank transfers. Almost no-one that I know will consider PayPal, certainly not since it costs money while bank tranfers are free. IBAN has really become simple in use; Transactions are free, fast, and bank account numbers have been standardised to IBAN recently. Interfaces for bank transfers (such as iDeal in the NL) are thriving more than ever and are the undisputed standard. And now Bricklink is moving in the opposite direction. They will lose the Dutch market, which is the 4th largest country on the platform in terms of store count. Bricklink always seemed a bit America First but this decision right here really changes my opinion of Bricklink. I personally will survive since it doesn't affect existing stores and I will move more of my business over to BO which does support bank transfers. But they will certainly scare away lots of potential customers here, and for new sellers this is crazy unfair. This is either a huge mistake or Bricklink just isn't interested in the European market.. Please support my suggestion to re-enable IBAN/Bank transfer, also if you don't use it. For an accessable and thriving site that benefits all of us, and a site that is fair to everyone.. it's really in all of our interest if you want Bricklink to be #1..

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Re: Offsite payment no longer possible?? - Baarlo_Bricks (3420)

[...] IBAN indeed should be allowed for everyone. It's really THE thing out here and in some other countries. It would be a huge mistake to kill it and go PayPal (or [...] (82 months ago, Aug 19, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: Offsite payment no longer possible?? - kaat (8691)

[...] Totally agree, voted yes. Thanks for bringing it up! (82 months ago, Aug 19, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: Offsite payment no longer possible?? - peterab (526)

Bank transfers are also easy and free in Australia, so are preferred by many when dealing with trusted sellers. Voted Yes Peter (82 months ago, Aug 20, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: Offsite payment no longer possible?? - Volt_Bricks (95)

[...] Voted yes, IBAN is just preferable over PayPal. (82 months ago, Aug 20, 2017, to Suggestions)

(Cancelled) - steekstra (4360)

(Cancelled) (82 months ago, Aug 20, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: Offsite payment no longer possible?? - elias3 (4594)

[...] Y E S :D (82 months ago, Aug 20, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: Offsite payment no longer possible?? - nectara (6580)

[...] People are not trustworthy and with IBAN transaction your protection is null nada zero nulua нула nulový nul tyhjä μηδενικό nulo (82 months ago, Aug 20, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: Offsite payment no longer possible?? - tEoS (5297)

Voted no. In fairness for security of buyers, I would only vote yes if sellers were required to offer a payment option that allowed recourse at no penalty (fees, etc). [...] (82 months ago, Aug 20, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: Offsite payment no longer possible?? - yorbrick (1185)

[...] (URL) From the above, I think the number of currently (active) stores in The Netherlands is actually 3rd now, behind the USA and the UK. Germany is fourth. (82 months ago, Aug 21, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: Offsite payment no longer possible?? - Teup (6606)

Thank you everybody for the thoughts and support for this issue. I still think and worry alot about this "extinction policy". For someone who has no other means to earn a living, [...] (82 months ago, Aug 22, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: Offsite payment no longer possible?? - Brickwilbo (1534)

[...] Note the Shipping Cost Suggestion is already favouriting the more expensive tracked parcel option over the €3.50 cheaper untracked parcel option. The buyer selected the [...] (82 months ago, Aug 22, 2017, to Suggestions)

[IMPLEMENTED] Allow IBAN payments in new stores - Admin_Jaclyn (27)

Hi everyone, First of all, thank you to Teup for writing this post. I've heard from many other users about this and since we certainly have no intention of "killing" the [...] (82 months ago, Aug 22, 2017, to Suggestions)

32 Messages in this Thread:

 Msg 1 « - Teup (6606) 82 months ago Aug 19, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 2 - Baarlo_Bricks (3420) 82 months ago Aug 19, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 3 - kaat (8691) 82 months ago Aug 19, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 4 - peterab (526) 82 months ago Aug 20, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 5 - Volt_Bricks (95) 82 months ago Aug 20, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 6 - steekstra (4360) 82 months ago Aug 20, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 7 - elias3 (4594) 82 months ago Aug 20, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 8 - nectara (6580) 82 months ago Aug 20, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 9 - steekstra (4360) 82 months ago Aug 20, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 10 - Teup (6606) 82 months ago Aug 20, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 11 - nectara (6580) 82 months ago Aug 21, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 12 - bb414973 (189) 82 months ago Aug 21, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 13 - Teup (6606) 82 months ago Aug 21, 2017 to Suggestions
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 Msg 15 - Teup (6606) 82 months ago Aug 21, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 16 - tEoS (5297) 82 months ago Aug 20, 2017 to Suggestions
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 Msg 19 - WoutR (920) 82 months ago Aug 20, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 20 - tEoS (5297) 82 months ago Aug 20, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 21 - Teup (6606) 82 months ago Aug 20, 2017 to Suggestions
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 Msg 23 - enig (6342) 82 months ago Aug 21, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 24 - Brickwilbo (1534) 82 months ago Aug 21, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 25 - yorbrick (1185) 82 months ago Aug 21, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 26 - Teup (6606) 82 months ago Aug 22, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 27 - Grego (3899) 82 months ago Aug 22, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 28 - Brickwilbo (1534) 82 months ago Aug 22, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 29 - Admin_Jaclyn (27) 82 months ago Aug 22, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 30 - Teup (6606) 82 months ago Aug 22, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 31 - nectara (6580) 82 months ago Aug 22, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 32 - Brickwilbo (1534) 82 months ago Aug 22, 2017 to Suggestions