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  • October 26, 2023 18:08
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October 26, 2023 18:08
Obligation to order more????

I want to add a missing piece with a value of €5.96 to my collection.
Go to the seller's site: Guess what!!!
Ordering not possible. Minimum order amount is €8.50
So I can't order this book because I don't spend enough euros on this shop.
I haven't checked anything, but I hope this doesn't become a trend on Lastdodo.
Collecting comics remains a "STRIP" art.
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  • October 26, 2023 18:20
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October 26, 2023 18:20
Have you suggested to the seller just pay €8.50 for the book?
In my experience, most sellers really understand such a request.
(And a seller who flatly rejects this is someone you would rather not do business with.)

The minimum order amount is a legitimate option that is built into the site, because not every shop owner sells purely for fun. I like to spend 20 minutes packing time on a 50 cent item to keep the postage as low as possible, because I appreciate that as a consumer. But if you have been warned in advance, you have the choice to choose another seller. At least that's how I see it.
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  • November 02, 2023 12:46
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November 02, 2023 12:46
For such a small price difference, and if you really want it, you can of course also order something, while you know that you already have the other thing in your collection. Perhaps it is slightly better quality than your own copy. So double, but also better. And you can simply put the inferior or double strip back in your own shop. I often do that myself.
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pinekop I would say, communicate first (with the seller) and then complain (on the forum). Moreover, if you can also purchase the comic book from other shops (perhaps even other platforms) for approximately the same price, then I don't see the problem (a buyer is not tied to 1 specific shop and vice versa).

Somehow I can understand that some shops have set a minimum order quantity, suppose you have 500 duplicate strips that you want to sell and every 2 days something is ordered by various buyers, then you are more or less up and down the whole week. going to the "post office". If you have a full-time job, go to the card or football club twice a week, have a family to support or the small children come by twice a week, then that seems quite difficult to me.
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  • November 03, 2023 12:51
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November 03, 2023 12:51
I was not familiar with this way of dealing with a shop. I have a shop myself, but I don't use this method. So I was a bit surprised by this way of selling. So I emailed: it was the only copy on Lastdodo and ordered 2 more books and this was neatly arranged and delivered. It wasn't complaining as someone suggested, it was surprise. It all turned out well and the responses to the first topic are actually a bit premature. I had already taken action but didn't feel the need to mention all this on the forum. In my opinion discussion closed.
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  • November 03, 2023 13:55
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November 03, 2023 13:55
first throw the bat in the chicken coop ask a question and then there is no need to mention all this and all too premature???? then solve it yourself next time;
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November 03, 2023 13:57
Glad it turned out well pinekop

The option to set a minimum amount stems from complaints from sellers who sometimes received very small orders, sometimes under the euro, and wanted to do something about it given the work involved in such an order. It is an option, so as a seller you can choose whether you use it or not.
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  • November 03, 2023 15:26
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November 03, 2023 15:26
baronselderie-58 I think that's exactly what he did, fix it himself. I think by premature he means himself ;)
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  • November 03, 2023 23:19
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November 03, 2023 23:19
Ordering something extra is indeed an option. For example, an ex-libris.
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