Profile
Seller: Brick Takeover
Store: Not linking to them
Feedback (at time of writing): 15928
Feedback Ratio: 99.68% positive on Bricklink
Location: Germany, Bayern
Prices: Higher than 6 month average.
My Order
Order Size: 6912 pieces, 9 lots (freaking huge)
Condition: 100% New
Shipping Charge: DHL rates
Extra Fees: Per Bricklink charges Paypal fees plus 5.99Euro to fill out a customs form!
Other: $2.03 minimum lot average
Final Cost per Part: $0.22. Yes, I was prepared to drop over $1500.
Timeline
Order Date: Dec 31
Invoice Date: Dec 31 (Instant Checkout)
Payment Date: Dec 31
Cancelled Date: Jan 1 - Why would I note this and still review the non-order?
Order Details
Why this store: Had all the parts I needed. Verified inventories with the seller beforehand.
Packaging: n/a
Part condition: n/a
Communication: Very good
Feedback left: n/a
Odd telltale signs: n/a
Issues: Yes. Despite verifying with the seller that his inventory was correct, there was a problem. Apparently his inventory WASN'T correct. He cancelled my order and refunded. I told him it would have been highly preferential to cancel just the items he didn't have instead of the whole order. But I saw why he acted the way he did. Once he got his inventory corrected he let me know. I went to rebuild it only to find that he had DOUBLED the price on the huge quantity item I wanted.
Recommendation
To be sure, Brick Takeover has a high positive transaction count. I've seen way worse. But the terms page is a huge blockade of regulations with fees buried in the text. Other German sellers have much cleaner terms. Also, given the cancel/price-hike/relist scam, I can say that I find this seller to be less than honorable.
There, I said it.
I think they also break EU law by differing their price depending on how someone chooses to pay. They must be rolling in cash if they can cancel a $1,500 order...
ReplyDeleteNot familiar enough with EU law to speak on that. It seemed that they saw a willing buyer for all their stock of pieces, a good reason to cancel the order (incorrect inventory) and a potential way to make even MORE money from the willing buyer by bringing their prices right above the average historic sales price. Regarding cancelling a high value order, they are a large seller so I don't think it was a detrimental loss. Still, to lose all that by trying to squeeze another $250 was not very bright.
ReplyDeleteBest part? A week later I found all the pieces I needed at an amazing price from a more than willing seller. Ha!