Author:  Shiny_Stuff  Posted:  Nov 11, 2023 23:01  Subject:  Re: Bricklink lessons you learned the hard way?  Viewed:  100 times  Topic:  General Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card Shiny_Stuff (1302) Location:  USA, New York Member Since Contact Type Status Aug 14, 2016 Seller Store: Shiny Stuff

In General, zzed writes:    This week I made a very expensive mistake in Bricklink. I'm so angry with myself. Nobody did anything "wrong". I just wasn't savvy with knowing the ropes. I'd like to spin it positive and see your tips so others can avoid pitfalls. Or maybe just take a moment to laugh at our silly selves. So, what Bricklink lessons have you learned.... or possibly had burned into your brain? Despite very careful pricing, errors are still possible. Especially when switching from pricing 5 cent parts to 5 dollar parts. Decimal Points and all that. What I Learned: To always check my own shop after doing a bunch of manual adds or file uploads. Sort my shop by Lowest Price and then by Highest Price to check for possible pricing mistakes. [1] Reason: I once priced an item at 12 cents that was supposed to be 12 dollars. I had 40 pieces. The price had been like that for several days after I added the item. Another BL seller caught it before I did. I honored the sale. It cost me potential income of $480. The worst part is -- It was a Left piece, for which I also had the Right piece. So, I not only lost out on possibly $480, but I had also devalued the matching piece by no longer having both in stock for buyers. Also, be careful with decimal points when instituting Bulk Pricing. I once added too many zero to a bulk price, making the selling price .0004 cents instead of .04 This error, on an item of very high quantity, also cost me a significant sum. But, I honored the price and completed the sale. * * * [1] For many years, BL always displayed shop items in the EXACTLY the order they were added or uploaded, by Lot ID number. So, it was somewhat easier to spot errors. Nowadays, tho, BL shows shop items in random, shuffled order (the order of which changes from day to day). The shuffle makes it tougher to spot errors, I think. ____

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Bricklink lessons you learned the hard way? - zzed (90)

This week I made a very expensive mistake in Bricklink. I'm so angry with myself. Nobody did anything "wrong". I just wasn't savvy with knowing the ropes. [...] (7 months ago, Nov 11, 2023, to General)

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Re: Bricklink lessons you learned the hard way? - Nubs_Select (3821)

[...] I remember buying a lot like that I got over 300 (Part 48486,42) for sub 1 cent each do to an error like that (7 months ago, Nov 11, 2023, to General)

Re: Bricklink lessons you learned the hard way? - Stellar (3536)

[...] I also mistakenly priced some lots to 0.01 and noticed when sold, I too honored the sale. BTW regarding your [1] if you go to your store front page you can sort by Date [...] (7 months ago, Nov 12, 2023, to General)

Re: Bricklink lessons you learned the hard way? - abriggs (331)

That's sad the buyer didn't contact you to let you know the mistake and took advantage instead. The buyer had to have known what he was getting and that it was a "steal" [...] (7 months ago, Nov 12, 2023, to General)

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 Msg 1 - zzed (90) 7 months ago Nov 11, 2023 to General
 Msg 2 - kittybrickz (197) 7 months ago Nov 11, 2023 to General
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 Msg 4 - abriggs (331) 7 months ago Nov 11, 2023 to General
 Msg 5 - wildchicken13 (876) 7 months ago Nov 11, 2023 to General
 Msg 6 « - Shiny_Stuff (1302) 7 months ago Nov 11, 2023 to General
 Msg 7 - Nubs_Select (3821) 7 months ago Nov 11, 2023 to General
 Msg 8 - zzed (90) 7 months ago Nov 12, 2023 to General
 Msg 9 - LeeGo73 (1279) 7 months ago Nov 12, 2023 to General
 Msg 10 - Nubs_Select (3821) 7 months ago Nov 13, 2023 to General
 Msg 11 - Stellar (3536) 7 months ago Nov 12, 2023 to General
 Msg 12 - Shiny_Stuff (1302) 7 months ago Nov 12, 2023 to General
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