All I want to do is talk about Sportlots

[timber09]

Originally Posted by peterose4hof

It would be nice to be able to pay for box shipping with credit; if you have some available.

That doesn't appear to be possible as far as I can tell.

You can - though it is not a real intuitive process.

Click on the big "PAY WITH PAYPAL" button at the bottom of your cart, that will bring you into the "Pending Payment" tab.

From there, you can make any shipping changes you would like (Box, Direct, Premium); apply any loot you have available if you so choose and then hit the dropdown under "Credit Applied" for the total. I assume if you do not have enough credit in your account that you can then proceed over to the "Payment Method" section.

[RobDerhak]

Who owns sportlots?

[PrimeTimeScott]

Why does it take so long for new card checklists to be added on Sportlots, such that dealers can sell singles? Seems that by now, Prizm Football should be readily available to be sold.

[astro7]

Originally Posted by PrimeTimeScott

Why does it take so long for new card checklists to be added on Sportlots, such that dealers can sell singles? Seems that by now, Prizm Football should be readily available to be sold.

Been checking the site 2-3x daily myself for this.


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[bryanscs]

Just as an FYI, sets are only added once per day, usually around 3 am est. So if a new set isn't listed, it's not randomly going to pop up in the middle of the day!

[astro7]

Originally Posted by bryanscs

Just as an FYI, sets are only added once per day, usually around 3 am est. So if a new set isn't listed, it's not randomly going to pop up in the middle of the day!

Good stuff, Bryan. Didn’t know that. Thanks for the info!


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[RobDerhak]

I just got a credit request for an $18 order that was placed 1/3 and shipped 1/4 via budget (PWE) from the midwest to the Northeast.

1) for veteran sellers...how frequent is this on the platform, and is having a $20 max for budget shipping inviting chicanery like this (last week I had already lowered it to $15)?

2) It seems my best recourse is to wait 4 or 5 days to get back to this guy to ask him to wait for 5 more days...can I get confirmation from vets how ya'll handle these? Note, I hate that solution since because I don't want him to sit there for a week assuming he is being scammed, since there is obviously no way I can prove delivery


This seems like a VERY quick trigger given the time of year, and weather issues between here & there, on top of usps not exactly being fleet of foot these days...I feel like I can probably kiss this $20 goodbuy

[nam812]

My opinion is that $20 is high for budget shipping. I have mine set at $5 because that is all I'm willing to lose for an un-tracked PWE mailing. How is the buyer's report card?

[RobDerhak]

Originally Posted by nam812

My opinion is that $20 is high for budget shipping. I have mine set at $5 because that is all I'm willing to lose for an un-tracked PWE mailing. How is the buyer's report card?

1400 positive, 20 neg, 20 neutral, doesn't show up on the list of high % offenders, so all hope isn't lost since it looks like he is an upstanding member.

I'm mostly just annoyed at the quick trigger...I mean today is a Federal Holiday even, nd the entire country is a sheet of ice, it seems insanely quick

[bryanscs]

I don't offer PWE at any price point, for this reason.

IMO, $5 would be my max threshold though, definitely not $20.

I would wait a day, and then request an additional 5 days for delivery.

[Westlake]

My max is $10. Usually the wait 5 days option solves the problem for me.

[RobDerhak]

I sent him a message that evening, professionally asking him to be patient, etc...he replied and said the only reason he filed it was that he had 2 order with me, the 2nd one (much cheaper value) delivered already despite being placed 4 days after the first...

The next day he cancelled the claim & left positive feedback for both orders.

Thanks all for the advice...I have lowered my budget shipping down to $8 at this point, to be more in line with others, and I think that is a more realistic # anyway.

[longhornjunkie]

Just my luck... Called for a box shipment earlier today and a package was received this evening.

Edit: Another one this morning. It's not even worth asking if they can shuffle these into my order, right? I read the big disclaimer items may not be added... etc.

[longhornjunkie]

And another Box package entered today, before my Box shipment has been processed. Gambled and lost I guess!

Edit: And another one. I contacted them to see if I could cancel the original Box request and redo it. It'd be one thing if he already prepped it, but the request is just sitting out there and he's processing new stuff in.

[bryanscs]

All new updated search screens will be on the site next week, according to the message I just got from Sportlots!

[RobDerhak]

Originally Posted by bryanscs

All new updated search screens will be on the site next week, according to the message I just got from Sportlots!

Yep, the enhancements are a nice touch...screens look a little more polished, nice to have team option to build out, as judging from the orders I've been filling, there are a LOT of team collectors that use SL to stock up on their favorite teams

[PrimeTimeScott]

Well, the new search is up and I certainly need to get used to it. I liked the old way of searching buy sport then by manufacturer and then by set (I wish that was still an option, or I need to find that way of doing it). It is nice to be able to search by team though.

I will give it more time before I determine how much I like it, but change is hard the older I get :-) It looks much more refreshed, which is great!

[longhornjunkie]

I don't like the dialog box you have to close after a "no results" search.

[Sportlots]

Originally Posted by PrimeTimeScott

Well, the new search is up and I certainly need to get used to it. I liked the old way of searching buy sport then by manufacturer and then by set (I wish that was still an option, or I need to find that way of doing it). It is nice to be able to search by team though.

I will give it more time before I determine how much I like it, but change is hard the older I get :-) It looks much more refreshed, which is great!

This will take some time to get used to. If you just enter more information about the set in the search bar and then select the "Sets" filter on the left side, this will result in the same thing.

So for example, if you want "2014 Bowman Chrome", just enter all of this, then all of the sets that match that criteria will show up on the filter results and click the one you want. You may want to also filter on Sport if it brings back cards from multiple sports.

You can also further reduce how may sets come back by using the "^" to remove entries. So if you don't want to see the refractor sets in the filters, you can enter "2014 Bowman Chrome ^refractor" to elminate them up front.

I have done a lot of comparisons and most of the time, this is faster than the old way because of the scrolling time it took to find the correct set from a long list of sets on the old screens.

Hope this helps.

[Sportlots]

Originally Posted by longhornjunkie

I don't like the dialog box you have to close after a "no results" search.

The "no results" dialog box does go away on it's own. I just changed this to reduce the amount of time (from 5 seconds to 3 seconds) that the dialog box shows up. You can just let it expire or click on the "x" to remove it.

[longhornjunkie]

Great info and glad to see you active here.

[ScottBreaks]

Is there a way to get to the sales data still? I can't seem to find it in the search results. Previously, in the search results you could expand the info to see the individual sellers. There would also be a details button that would tell you the average selling price of a card, how much the last sale of the card was and the number of carts with that card in it. This was pretty good info for a seller.

[ScottBreaks]

Originally Posted by ScottBreaks

Is there a way to get to the sales data still? I can't seem to find it in the search results. Previously, in the search results you could expand the info to see the individual sellers. There would also be a details button that would tell you the average selling price of a card, how much the last sale of the card was and the number of carts with that card in it. This was pretty good info for a seller.

Think I found it. You have to be in gallery view of the search results, and then select a card and on the left menu bar there's a pricing history option. I was looking at the results in detail view.

[dgrimes248]

Used to be able to click on the seller name to see their shipping rates. Looks like that is no longer available

[ScottBreaks]

Originally Posted by dgrimes248

Used to be able to click on the seller name to see their shipping rates. Looks like that is no longer available

If you look at the results in gallery view, select one of the cards resulting from the search, in the bottom left panel of the screen is a box of options. Under seller details, there's an option for postage rates