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48 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said:

FYI my missing payments from 1/16 showed up 1 at a time within the past 24 hours

Thanks. I just saw a few of mine popped up yesterday. Nice bump but not enough to meet my weekly metrics. :)

On a related note, 2022 1099K forms are available on Amazon.

 

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So I needed to recall about 50 microfighters AT tautaun which I had paid for bubble wrapping

 

Sure enough, theyve all been coming back without haveing being bubble wrapped.

anyone have experience with similair situation. The dollar value isnt that large (40$) but Im pissed that they made me pay for something they didnt even bother to do.

what would i need to do to get compensation

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14 hours ago, Bricklectic said:

So I needed to recall about 50 microfighters AT tautaun which I had paid for bubble wrapping

 

Sure enough, theyve all been coming back without haveing being bubble wrapped.

anyone have experience with similair situation. The dollar value isnt that large (40$) but Im pissed that they made me pay for something they didnt even bother to do.

what would i need to do to get compensation

I'm not sure what you'd need to do, but why did you pay to bubble wrap them in the first place? I only saw that requirement for 21046 last year and 75277, but never on anything smaller. Sold hundreds of speed champions (similar package) without wrapping them. Not a single issue.

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4 minutes ago, severalads said:

I'm not sure what you'd need to do, but why did you pay to bubble wrap them in the first place? I only saw that requirement for 21046 last year and 75277, but never on anything smaller. Sold hundreds of speed champions (similar package) without wrapping them. Not a single issue.

its required on this set.

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On 1/22/2023 at 3:16 PM, severalads said:

I'm not sure what you'd need to do, but why did you pay to bubble wrap them in the first place? I only saw that requirement for 21046 last year and 75277, but never on anything smaller. 

Mr. Fett would like some bubble wrap too. He's a bit delicate for a crime boss. :) 

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24 minutes ago, Bricklectic said:

Mr. Fett would like some bubble wrap too. He's a bit delicate for a crime boss. :) 

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Oh yes, this one I knew about since before Christmas.

What I'm actually doing with these, I buy custom size boxes that perfectly fit the set, pack it and send to Amazon this way instead of bubble wrapping. I believe it's pre-packed in Amazon terminology. I did it with 21046 and it worked perfectly.

Bubble wrap doesn't really protect anything, but takes too much time and effort.

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On 1/22/2023 at 12:47 AM, Bricklectic said:

So I needed to recall about 50 microfighters AT tautaun which I had paid for bubble wrapping

 

Sure enough, theyve all been coming back without haveing being bubble wrapped.

anyone have experience with similair situation. The dollar value isnt that large (40$) but Im pissed that they made me pay for something they didnt even bother to do.

what would i need to do to get compensation

I opened a case for a lego set that required bubblewrapping and just took a photo of the lego box with upc and told amazon that the item is already in a box, it's not fragile and to stop wasting resources and killing our planet. I got a response that it was a mistake and they removed that requirement. :)

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10 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said:

It is a variation of "item way too small for the price".  50% of the blame is on Amazon and their lackluster pictures on some of their ASINs (which sellers cannot modify)

I get serveral same returns and am discussing with myself If I should aim for a shorter hold to get rid with such returns.

As example the smaller speed champions, RRP 15€, sold for 99€, but high number of returns.

So I think selling price between 50-65€ would be more suitable.

Your thoughts?

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Let APR be your guide. If you have alternative investments that can be turned over 3 times in the year at 25% (compounded) obviously that is better than a 1x turnover at 60%. All depends on your opportunities, storage capacities, etc. Of course effort is another variable - some ppl dont have time to constantly turnover inventory but do have the time to buy once in Q4 and resell the next Q4... 

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2 hours ago, Sozial said:

I get serveral same returns and am discussing with myself If I should aim for a shorter hold to get rid with such returns.

As example the smaller speed champions, RRP 15€, sold for 99€, but high number of returns.

So I think selling price between 50-65€ would be more suitable.

Your thoughts?

This depends on the size of your business, frequency of returns in your area, and your tolerance for returns.

I felt like a consultant for a moment there :P

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19 hours ago, Sozial said:

I get serveral same returns and am discussing with myself If I should aim for a shorter hold to get rid with such returns.

As example the smaller speed champions, RRP 15€, sold for 99€, but high number of returns.

So I think selling price between 50-65€ would be more suitable.

Your thoughts?

It does seem to happen more frequently with certain sets.  Sometimes I stop selling those sets for a while in hopes that they'll be bought by collectors rather than idiots when I relist.

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