Checking Out On Bricklink

Using either method of Buying With A Wanted List, the cart has been made.  Near the upper right of the page there is a shopping cart.

That will take you to this screen. Clicking on View Cart will take you inside the cart.

Or if you are in the store you can click on the Cart and get to the same place.

There will be all the parts in your cart.  You can make changes here.

On the right there is Item Total which is the price of the parts in the car. The Shipping & Handling is the cost of shipping. This store shows the cost as TBD, To Be Determined. Some stores of they are fully set up for Instant Checkout will have a cost here. If the store isn't set up, or an item isn't available for Instant Checkout the TBD appears. Proceed to Checkout will take you to the next page

Step 1: Store Terms and Conditions. You should always read these. Some terms are nicely laid out and some are jumbled mess. This store you can easily read each section so scan through to see the store's rules. Shipping time, fees, conditions of pieces and a lot more are here. You can check out the Terms Page from the Store Page to see the terms before placing an order. Once you read them you can Agree and Continue.

Step 2: Payment.  This is where you select your payment.  My store has Stripe where you can use a Credit/Debit card and don’t have to have an account with.  PayPal, where you can have an account and use your balance or a card.   The “Onsite” after PayPal means that once you are done with the steps you can pay from Bricklink.  Some stores don’t offer Onsite Payments.  Stripe is an Onsite payment.  Select and click on Select and Continue.

Before going to the next step, on the bottom left is the place where you select to use the coupon. It will only show up if you have an active one in the store. Selecting the coupon the order summary will show the discount. You don’t have to use the coupon.

Step 3: Shipping. Methods and price will vary by store. If it says Checkout or Instant Checkout and there is a lightning bolt after the store name, the store is set up to be able to pay now and complete the order. If it says Invoice, the seller will send you an invoice. Don't pay until the invoice is received. Check the terms to see how long it takes the seller to send an invoice. Most seller send it out within a day. Below Place Order, there is a Request A Quote. If you want to know what the final cost before placing an order select it. The quote doesn't make an order and doesn't reserve the pieces so someone could buy the piece from your quote. When this happens the quote is instantly cancelled and the order will have to be created all over again.

You can check on your orders from the Orders Page to see the progress. You will see all the orders that you have open. When you click on the order number you get the details page

You can see the tracking number in the lower right corner.  Most sellers will provide it rightaway. You should get a message that the order has shipped. The seller will sometimes leave feedback right away or wait until the buyer leaves it. Wait for the order to arrive and then start building with those parts.