Author:  Gaston.La.Brick  Posted:  Dec 10, 2023 09:24  Subject:  Disallow adding fees to the order  Viewed:  259 times  Topic:  Suggestions  Status: Open  Vote: [Yes|No] Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card Gaston.La.Brick (1841) Location:  Belgium Member Since Contact Type Status Nov 12, 2016 Seller  Store: The Rolling Bricks

As a buyer, it's very annoying having to fill baskets at several stores where I of course keep track of prices, only to find out later the seller(s) charge PayPal fees, packing fees, processing fees, ... It makes comparing between shops as good as impossible. At least the min. buy setting is announced up front (and I usually filter out stores with a high min. buy). But these extra "fees" for whatever reason, is done at the very last step of checkout or even only mentioned in the T&C. I'm not advocating sellers should not be able to cover their costs, including even packing costs, but these should be included in their "item prices" on the one hand (PayPal % fee) and "shipping and handling costs" on the other hand (packaging material, order processing fees, ...). Sellers that really don't want to adjust prices or pay they PayPal fee, can remove PayPal as valid payment method. When instant checkout would be required for all stores (and I don't see why not, seems like a logical evolution), the full cost of an order including all fees the seller feels he should charge, is transparant to the buyer while he is filling baskets. It's also more fair to sellers, as they are compared with each other on equal grounds.

Message Has 8 Replies:

Re: Disallow adding fees to the order - yorbrick (1185)

[...] I'd prefer they just make orders non-binding until the full price of the order is given. (5 months ago, Dec 10, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: Disallow adding fees to the order - jennnifer (3535)

[...] [...] It would be difficult to require Instant Checkout when the process does not yet account for location-based postal systems such as the US and Canada. ~Jen (5 months ago, Dec 10, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: Disallow adding fees to the order - Emporiosa (5557)

[...] I 100% agree that all fees should be up front and visible. I would love that the platform become truly fully IC like the other site (and anything "manual" [...] (5 months ago, Dec 10, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: Disallow adding fees to the order - LeeGo73 (1269)

[...] You are a seller also, so I checked how you approach this in your shop. You are also charging packing, handling and paypal fees but you include these in your shipping [...] (5 months ago, Dec 10, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: Disallow adding fees to the order - firelordi (250)

Isn't it up to everyone to look at the terms and conditions of the shop? The additional costs are usually announced there. If nothing is stated, I can understand the suggestion. [...] (5 months ago, Dec 10, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: Disallow adding fees to the order - BrickDeals (2809)

[...] I agree. Added fees should be banned, because they cause catalog manipulation and unfair competitive practices. A seller who tacks on fees will always be able to price [...] (5 months ago, Dec 10, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: Disallow adding fees to the order - jonwil (82)

I don't agree with banning extra fees but it should be a requirement that ALL extra fees be disclosed up-front in a standard way that you can easily see when comparing shops. (5 months ago, Dec 11, 2023, to Suggestions)

Re: Disallow adding fees to the order - infinibrix (5005)

[...] I've been calling for the same however what I think we really need is a restriction on only allowing sellers to charge one simple fee which should be displayed as [...] (5 months ago, Dec 11, 2023, to Suggestions)

25 Messages in this Thread:

 Msg 1 « - Gaston.La.Brick (1841) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 2 - yorbrick (1185) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 3 - zorbanj (822) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 4 - jennnifer (3535) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 5 - zorbanj (822) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 6 - jennnifer (3535) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 7 - infinibrix (5005) 5 months ago Dec 11, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 8 - Tracyd (418) 5 months ago Dec 11, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 9 - infinibrix (5005) 5 months ago Dec 14, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 10 - jennnifer (3535) 5 months ago Dec 11, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 11 - yorbrick (1185) 5 months ago Dec 11, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 12 - infinibrix (5005) 5 months ago Dec 14, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 13 - zorbanj (822) 5 months ago Dec 11, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 14 - peregrinator (777) 5 months ago Dec 11, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 15 - jennnifer (3535) 5 months ago Dec 11, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 16 - jennnifer (3535) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 17 - Emporiosa (5557) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 18 - LeeGo73 (1269) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 19 - Gaston.La.Brick (1841) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 20 - firelordi (250) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 21 - yorbrick (1185) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 22 - BrickDeals (2809) 5 months ago Dec 10, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 23 - jonwil (82) 5 months ago Dec 11, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 24 - infinibrix (5005) 5 months ago Dec 11, 2023 to Suggestions
 Msg 25 - peregrinator (777) 5 months ago Dec 11, 2023 to Suggestions