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Support => Feature requests => Topic started by: willbk023 on November 24, 2011, 02:27 am

Title: MAKE DCN MANDATORY
Post by: willbk023 on November 24, 2011, 02:27 am
I think DCN should be mandatory with fee paid by buyer of course.  It will lower the complaints of non-shipment.  If not mandatory at least have it as an option and if the buyer opts not to pay for DCN he should receive a lower refund percentage than someone who opted to pay for it. 
Title: Re: MAKE DCN MANDATORY
Post by: Ineluctable on November 24, 2011, 02:40 am
Why would you have it as a separate fee? It'd make sense to bundle it into the price of shipping.
Title: Re: MAKE DCN MANDATORY
Post by: willbk023 on November 24, 2011, 02:47 am
You are right Ineluctable (duh to me) I was thinking maybe the price was different depending where it was shipping to
Title: Re: MAKE DCN MANDATORY
Post by: chronicpain on November 24, 2011, 06:36 am
I have made it mandatory for about 3 months now. Its made my life a lot easier,
Title: Re: MAKE DCN MANDATORY
Post by: willbk023 on November 24, 2011, 09:51 pm
You're the man chronicpain I wish you sold what I needed
Title: Re: MAKE DCN MANDATORY
Post by: seakong on November 25, 2011, 11:07 am
I do not think it should be mandatory. Many USA vendors have great success with just mailing their powders in standard envelopes. It is easy to conceal and usually only costs $0.44 for the stamp; furthermore, I am pretty sure first class is shipped with the same speed of priority mail.

Title: Re: MAKE DCN MANDATORY
Post by: j789745 on November 25, 2011, 10:26 pm
I don't support this for 2 reasons.

1.) On principle, it seems to me that a vendor should be able to determine that for him or herself. If you want to avoid headaches, go with sellers like CP who offer the service you want. Avoid the vendors that don't. The more restrictions put on how people who vend here do their job, the fewer people who will want to do it.

2.) It isn't practical for a site that is international in nature. While nearly all countries that have any sort of postal system have a form of tracking, the reliability and pricing varies strongly from place to place.

Just my two bits.
Title: Re: MAKE DCN MANDATORY
Post by: chronicpain on November 25, 2011, 11:45 pm
I dont think it should be "forced" on anyone. I do it because I have proof that the item was sent. My items cost me a lot of money, also, there are those that claim not to have received when in fact, they did. So, I chose to do it. If the vendor doesn't care, then its up to them, but  as a buyer, you could always request it.. you do have to meet some requirements, like you cant do DCN with a regular envelope, it has to meet some requirements. yea, it does cost more, but its worth it..
Title: Re: MAKE DCN MANDATORY
Post by: j789745 on November 26, 2011, 12:12 am
I dont think it should be "forced" on anyone. I do it because I have proof that the item was sent. My items cost me a lot of money, also, there are those that claim not to have received when in fact, they did. So, I chose to do it. If the vendor doesn't care, then its up to them, but  as a buyer, you could always request it.. you do have to meet some requirements, like you cant do DCN with a regular envelope, it has to meet some requirements. yea, it does cost more, but its worth it..

I'm not saying it isn't a good practice. I appreciate it when a seller offers DCN. It was just that the OP said mandatory and that the buyer would pay the fee. Seems like unnecessary intervention into a marketplace. The system works as it is, where some vendors choose it, some buyers ask for it, and sometimes nobody cares one way or another.