Bricklick Seller Review - Just Brick It!

When is it right to take advantage of a good situation?  When the price is right?  Even if it's a brand new UCS Millennium Falcon in the box for $500?  What if the seller had no idea?  I suppose you could always buy the item (thereby making it unavailable) but tell the seller that they could have listed it for way higher and you are happy to cancel for them to do so.  Likely, this will not be the case with a retired UCS set, but it could be for an old piece that's been given a caffeine/steroid injection of new life.  So perhaps I took the low road.


Profile
Seller: Just Brick It!
Store: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=sdben
Feedback (at time of writing): 104
Feedback Ratio: 100% positive.
Location: United States, North Carolina
Prices: A touch below average

My Order
Order Size: 47 items, 16 lots
Condition: 85% New
Shipping Charge: Exact + 75c
Extra Fees:
Other: $1 minimum buy
Final Cost per Part: $0.10 though that's hard to parse out when a set is involved

Timeline
Order Date: Jul 5
Invoice Date: Jul 5
Payment Date: Jul 5
Shipping Date: Jul 7
Delivery Date: Jul 9

Order Details
Why this store: Small set came up on a wanted list ping.
Packaging: All parts in one baggie (tiny lots, makes sense) plus set in a baggie, all in a box.  Picking list included.  Post office counter label, not online.
Part condition: New parts might be new but some small nicks and scratches.  Storage issues?
Communication: Simple straightforward responses.
Feedback left: Positive
Odd telltale signs: None
Issues: None

Recommendation
Shipping (per store terms) takes 5 business days.  Every day I logged in to watch progress.  Every day I read the status as Ready.  Imagine my surprise then when the order showed up 4 days after I paid.  The box was probably wise due to the set involved.  Otherwise a bubble mailer and no picking list could have shaved 2 oz off of the order.  I had no issue with the order other than the lack of updates to the order status.

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