r/Bricklink

This is my first post at Reddit. But I've been reading articles/advices/tutorials on Reddit for a few years. I've been contemplating if I should post this. But I really need to rant and share this bullying story with fellow AFOLs!! 🥺 So, please hear me out. 💐

The following description was what I've just submitted to PayPal, reporting a problem with a purchase, a few hours ago. This cunning seller has been insisting that I'm obligated to purchase all those overpriced items I've ordered (I was supposed to have quite some savings from the 12 bargain reindeer minifigures that I've ordered, so I didn't mind ordering those other overpriced items). While claiming that it was "her honest mistake" about the bargain reindeer pricing, thus she isn't obligated to supply those missing ELEVEN reindeer minifigures to me. Stating that only refunding CAD22 to me is fair and it's "her goodwill". While I've paid CAD284.25 for all the items I've ordered from her Bricklink store but only received about HALF of the items in value. 😫

Please check out my screenshots and photos. And tell me what you think of this unpleasant experience. (Could anybody be mistaken/confused about ONE or TWELVE Reindeer CMFs that I've ordered?)

Thank you everyone for reading this. 💐And please be warned about this Bricklink seller. She could really deny sending you Twelve of item A that you've ordered and send you a single A instead, along with all the other overpriced items you've picked. Then compensating you peanuts and calling it her goodwill. 🙄😠

Summary of my issue with this purchase: I've found 12 reindeer minifigures at the seller's Bricklink store at bargain price of CAD1 each, so I ordered 12 of them and many other items with high price tags (because of the savings I've got from those 12 reindeers). I had a feeling that those 12 reindeers were listed incorrectly and was expecting the seller to inform me about the mistake and potentially negotiate another total price for all the items that I've ordered, or simply cancel the order. However, the price of the reindeer wasn't corrected, and I only received a rather high shipping cost quotation from the seller. With the money I'd save from those 12 reindeers almost breaking even with the overpriced amount I'd be paying for the other items, I've decided to accept the rather high shipping cost (not bothering to cancel the order and search again for those items from other Bricklink stores).

Nevertheless, I was SO SHOCKED when I unboxed the parcel and noticed that there was only ONE reindeer instead of TWELVE that I've ordered, alongside all the other overpriced items I've ordered. I complained to the seller and she was only willing to refund CAD22 out of CAD284.25 that I've paid her. I have only received HALF of the value of all the items that I've ordered. 😫 I have already reported my issue to Bricklink on the 6th. Ying and I have communicated and we have not come to a resolution. She couldn't send me the missing 11 reindeers, she has refunded CAD22 to me and claiming that's fair and it's her good will. I wanted her to refund more, like half of the amount that I've paid for but she has refused. I really don't want to keep any items from such a deceitful and irresponsible person anymore. They've all been sitting in the box since the day that I unboxed the parcel. I suggested returning the whole parcel of contents to her, returning cost at her expense and getting my full refund. She has refused and was only willing to refund the prices of the items, when I'd be responsible for all the taxes, fees, and shipping costs for both ways.

Please see the attachments I would be providing in this claim. I've already filed a complaint at Bricklink but I realized I would have to file a complaint/claim via PayPal for my refund. Here I am. I noticed that the shipping cost of returning the contents to the seller wouldn't be reimbursed. That's a cost I would have to bear, despite me having done nothing wrong in this whole unpleasant shopping experience/scam. I really couldn't keep any items from such a deceitful person. I've already found those items again from various European Bricklink stores with reasonable prices. I'm asking PayPal to make a decision of granting me the full refund of CAD284.25-22=262.25. I will be shipping all the contents I've received from the seller, at my expense. Also, I'd really like to speak to a PayPal staff about this frustrating shopping experience. And to have him/her witnessing, by video chat or a video recording, that I'd be sending all the contents I've received back to the seller. Thank you very much, PayPal and its staffs. Despite this very discouraging experience, I'm still looking forward to ordering Lego from many reliable Bricklink stores. And paying my orders via PayPal.

Hi everyone,

This is my submission to the BrickLink Designer Program: “Movie Studio Camera”
The idea was simple: recreate a full movie studio inside a camera-shaped building.

You can:
- Switch between Western and Medieval sets
- Use a working crank to spin the film reels
- Explore a detailed interior with filming area, dressing room, and control room
- Discover hidden details

Stats:
🧱 3,393 pieces
🎭 11 minifigures

I tried to balance playability, display, and small storytelling details.

👉 If you like it, I’d really appreciate your support!
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-11/4525/Movie-Studio-Camera

Occasionally I get pieces that are super damaged or scuffed up . I set them aside because I don't think I should put them in my store . I also don't wanna throw them away especially minifugure parts . So do people want these pieces , should I have them in my store , what do people use them for ?

Hi All,
Started a BL store with my son in January and it’s going much better than expected. I’ve talked to a couple accountants, who have advised me we need to form an LLC and that we should be paying someone to do all the bookkeeping and accounting for us. I’m looking for your real input as sellers. Could you share your experiences and any resources you found helpful? Did you form an LLC, what does your record keeping look like (excel, QuickBooks?), basically what are you doing to keep the tax man happy in April?
Thanks in advance!

Im missing one piece from an order of 435 parts. Its a cheap part. $0.08. And while I need it, its not critical or anything. Should I even bother messaging the seller? Its positive feedback no mater what. Im not sweating the 8 cents nor do I want them to ship the part if they have it at this point. Should I just not say anything?

Ive been fiddling with my pricing settings recently due to a few factors like the USPS rate increase, adjusting my minimum order to weed out the tiny orders that lose me money based on my time investment, and looking at altering from the 6 month sales average for parts pricing.

Where have you landed recently with your own pricing strategy?

Was after one item, the Tile 1 x 2 with 'K-9' Pattern, however the seller had a minimum order value of £2.50 so added a mini figure to get past that. No problem as they were the only UK store selling the K-9 Patterned tile.

I get to shipping part and they charging £4.25 and £1.20 fee. Now I know that this would fit in a small mailer box, be under 100g and cost £2.95 to send recorded 48 but they sending 2nd Class Small Parcel.

I can deal with the minimum buy, and the fee, but £4.25 postage is taking the biscuit. Come on sellers don't do this to your customers.

Just finding out about this. What do I do if the parts I want are spread across multiple sellers? Do I have to max out the minimum buy on all of the shops?

Just had my first neutral for a reasonable issue though the buyer never contacted me with the issue.

I only have 12 positive feedback, will the neutral affect my sales significantly?

Hello fellow sellers,

Where i live, the Netherlands, there is a lot of Lego beeing sold in bulk. A good chunk of that is usually picked through or presented as 'very good' like the manual of an expensive lego castle set in the corner of one picture but the expensive parts and figs aren't in there. Sometimes it's hard to gauge whether a bulk lot is worth and when it's not. How do you guys determine what you buy online and what you don't and how does it affect the price you pay per kg/pound?

Would love to hear from you!

I'm a newer seller on BL so I was wondering about some opinions on this. Whenever I need to ship out a fig or some small amount of parts, I put it in a bubble mailer and then pack it into a slightly bigger box with some extra padding. This is because I'm kinda scared that the figs might get crushed or something if I just put it in a flat bubble mailer. Like the shipping people might put like a 50lb box on top of it by accident. I was thinking that if I put it in a tiny box with extra padding, that sort of thing would be less likely to happen. Obviously because I'm using a tiny box instead of a bubble mailer, delivery fees are a bit more expensive. What is the community consensus on this? Is there a consensus?

Is this legit? I put a 1993 small sealed box set up for sale on BL and eBay the night before last.

I got a message from someone on eBay, saying they were interested, and wanted more photos of all sides of the box with no fingers or hands anywhere in the pictures. None of the pictures I had put on eBay had those in there. So I took some more photos and sent them to him. He asked for another photo of one side, so I did. Then he asked if I could wrap it really securely in a box (yes), not use an Amazon box to ship it (okay) and not require a signature (fine with me). Then... nothing.

Then the next morning I get a message from someone on BL, where I had just used a stock photo of the set, and in my description offered to provide photos on request. She asked for photos of all sides of the sealed box, and also said there should be no fingers or hands in the photos. Sent her a link to the eBay listing because I was having trouble attaching the photos to her message. Again.. not a word from her.

It was so weird. I hadn't had a request like that before, and twice in 24 hours seemed so strange. Is this some sort of a scam? Or is that a usual request?