Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
I don't know if anyone else has come across this .
Can something be done to stop idiots like me making this mistake?
Brian
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I do not think that this is a real problem. When an item is sold, it is "frozen" in the database as a record with item, date, price, buyer and a unique number. When you adjust the price of a page, this only affects the page as a whole and will not change anything in the transaction record of a sold item.
The only thing is that it might make the buyer feel a bit sour to see the item he/she bought is now discounted...
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Hi Jansimon
This is what occurred to me ,I suppose you could go back and change it back again (if you can remember your original price).
It would be nice not to be able to accidentally alter the price of a sold item in your book. Say as soon as an item is sold the selling price is locked in.
Brian
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Hi Brian,
When you buy the item the price is locked in for the item purchased. The system was designed intensionally to allow the seller to reduce the price of the unsold items to encourage people to buy them.
Regards ... Tim
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Hi Tim
That's what I was doing reducing the prices on some lots ,but inadvertently I also reduce the price of sold lots .
I know the sold price is locked in when the item is purchased ,but being able to change it in the book later on? if the buyer bought it at the higher price could go back and find if they had waited they could have bought it for less.
Could the colour of SOLD be changed so it's more noticeable?Just a thought.
Brian
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Brian, each page of stamps can only have one price for every stamp. I don't think that it is that much of an issue if someone bought a stamp from a page, paid for it, got it, and then you went in and edited the prices of the book later. It's like a mark-down for a sale or close-out. Everyone understands about that. I think most understand too that getting to the books when they are new will give a buyer the best chance of getting what is wanted rather than waiting for a sale or mark down. There are those who wait for the mark downs to occur to get the left-overs, but many want to see the books first to get the best selection.
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I was just adjusting the prices of some items in my approval books ,and without realizing it the software was allowing me to reduce the price of sold items !!!!.As the price is at the top of the page as I scrolled down the page to save I totally missed the sold tag .
I don't know if anyone else has come across this .
Can something be done to stop idiots like me making this mistake?
Brian
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Auctions - Approvals
re: Lowering the price in approval books
I do not think that this is a real problem. When an item is sold, it is "frozen" in the database as a record with item, date, price, buyer and a unique number. When you adjust the price of a page, this only affects the page as a whole and will not change anything in the transaction record of a sold item.
The only thing is that it might make the buyer feel a bit sour to see the item he/she bought is now discounted...
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Auctions
re: Lowering the price in approval books
Hi Jansimon
This is what occurred to me ,I suppose you could go back and change it back again (if you can remember your original price).
It would be nice not to be able to accidentally alter the price of a sold item in your book. Say as soon as an item is sold the selling price is locked in.
Brian
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Auctions - Approvals
re: Lowering the price in approval books
Hi Brian,
When you buy the item the price is locked in for the item purchased. The system was designed intensionally to allow the seller to reduce the price of the unsold items to encourage people to buy them.
Regards ... Tim
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Auctions
re: Lowering the price in approval books
Hi Tim
That's what I was doing reducing the prices on some lots ,but inadvertently I also reduce the price of sold lots .
I know the sold price is locked in when the item is purchased ,but being able to change it in the book later on? if the buyer bought it at the higher price could go back and find if they had waited they could have bought it for less.
Could the colour of SOLD be changed so it's more noticeable?Just a thought.
Brian
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re: Lowering the price in approval books
Brian, each page of stamps can only have one price for every stamp. I don't think that it is that much of an issue if someone bought a stamp from a page, paid for it, got it, and then you went in and edited the prices of the book later. It's like a mark-down for a sale or close-out. Everyone understands about that. I think most understand too that getting to the books when they are new will give a buyer the best chance of getting what is wanted rather than waiting for a sale or mark down. There are those who wait for the mark downs to occur to get the left-overs, but many want to see the books first to get the best selection.
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