Category Archives: Selling Tips

BrickingTips.com Celebrates One Year Anniversary

BrickingTips.com officially launched exactly one year ago, July 6, 2014. Time sure flies when you’re bricking around. A big thank you to all of our lovely readers. BrickingTips.com wouldn’t exist without you. Here’s to many more years of LEGO related tips and … Continue reading

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4 Simple Mailing Security Tips for eBay Sellers

Mail theft happens. Here are four easy mailing precautions you can take to decrease the chance of your outgoing packages getting stolen. 1. If you schedule free USPS pickup, put your shipments out of sight Whenever you put packages outside, there’s … Continue reading

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Brick Selling Bootcamp: How to Leverage the BrickLink Forums for LEGO Selling Advice

Want an instant boost of insight into selling LEGO pieces? Check out the Bricklink.com Discussion Forums. Whether you sell your LEGO pieces on Bricklink or not, the Bricklink.com Discussion Forums provide invaluable tips on the selling and buying experience. Peruse … Continue reading

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Summer Sales Slump: Boostings Sales and Business Efficiency During the Off Season

If you find your eBay or Bricklink sales dropping off during summer months, you’re not alone. According to Bricklink statistics, May and June 2013 had some of the lowest sales numbers in terms of dollars. Here are some ideas on … Continue reading

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Organizing Your LEGO Inventory into Presorted Quantities of 10, 50 and 100

Whether you’re a LEGO seller, a LEGO builder or both, presorting your pieces into quantities in advance can streamline the process of pulling pieces from your inventory, saving you time and headaches down the road. Using the 10, 50, 100 Quantity … Continue reading

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Become a Top Rated Seller on eBay, Save Money on Shipping and Final Value Fees

Becoming a Top Rated seller not only earns you a snazzy Top Rated Plus seal next to your username, but also entitles you to even snazzier final value fee discounts and USPS shipping discounts. How to Qualify as a Top … Continue reading

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6 Deadly Sins of Bricklink Store Terms Pages

The store terms page in a BrickLink store is one of the most important pages for a buyer to read and for a seller to write. The seller describes their policies about order payment, shipping, returns, cancellation, etc. It’s vital … Continue reading

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The Missing Piece: How to Fix Incomplete LEGO Piece Orders on eBay, Bricklink, BrickOwl and Beyond

Your buyer’s order of LEGO parts is missing some of the pieces. What do you do? Counting mistakes mainly result either from human error or errors in inventory quantities. Whatever the reason, once a seller learns about a quantity mistake, … Continue reading

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Worth the Upgrade?: Comparing Domestic USPS First Class and USPS Priority Mail

USPS Priority Mail is often touted as a premium shipping method that’s faster and superior to the less expensive USPS First Class. Packages weighing 13 ounces and under qualify for USPS First Class shipping, a cheaper shipping method than USPS Priority … Continue reading

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A Scanner Brightly: The Pros and Cons of Using Scanned Images of LEGO Pieces in eBay Listings

If you’re selling LEGO pieces on eBay then chances are you’ll need to add your own photos to the eBay listing. Since most LEGO pieces are small, detailed, or both small and detailed, you might consider using a scanner to capture … Continue reading

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