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PostPosted: 11:16 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Retards, retards everywhere... Reply with quote

I have had a fucking titsfull of buyers and sellers this week...

Annecdote 1:

I was selling a phone on ebay. Had the £1 sellers fee promo so was happy to see the phone went for the going price £170.00 and I only had to pay a £1 fee, bonus. Then the retarded buyer merssaged me and said

"Hi, I haven't go the money but I will have it by the end of May"

What the actual fuck,

I may have lost my shit on her a little, half expecting ebay to message me about some sort of harrasment violations.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, DON'T FUCKING BID.

Annecdote 2:

I have a fridge on FB, It's a decent one, works like a dream and it's even frost free. How much am I asking, nothing! FREE, Gratis.

I've had about 7 people message me saying "I'm coming tonight". I've waited in, or even taken time of work... not one fucker has turned up. They just go quiet and don't answer me. The latest one just came up with an elaborate story...

"I can't collect because my daughter got beaten up and just went to hospital, and I have been trying to get her a house but that just fell through and my car is not working..."

FUCK ME.... Can't give it away.


Annecdote 3:

Buying a car off a guy on Facebook. I was messaging him asking for details, and he was unable to answer in more than 2 word sentences. Ok I thought, that's fine, he must be a busy guy. After painstakingly extracting all the required info about the car from him I finally get down to sorting a place to meet...

Me: "Where abouts are you located?"

Him: "Neath"

Me: "Yeah, Neath is a big place, where abouts in Neath"

Him: "Skewen"

Me: "Narrowed it down to a slightly smaller place.. Where in Skewen?"

Him: "Not far from the trainstation"

Me: "Where? What address? What postcode? Can I have your number?"

Him (after 7 hours): Car has sold!

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PostPosted: 11:20 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/listings/creating-managing-listings/immediate-payment-works?id=4151&st=3&pos=1

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PostPosted: 11:45 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

I stopped selling bits on eBay a few months back because of the same issues.
The car seller does sound like a plank though.
With the fridge put it outside your house with a big sign saying £20. It'll vanish overnight.
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PostPosted: 11:55 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use FB market place it is good & bad you have to be ruthless.

I don't hold anything, I don't entertain stupid questions. I'm blunt and boarderline rude until the seller turns up. I sold some part worn tyres on there put them up Tuesday Night bloke picked them up Yesterday for the asking price. If you are reasonable with your prices (I go 1/4 less than ebay) you shouldn't struggle selling.
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PostPosted: 11:59 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

I did have one bloke proper irate with me because I agreed to sell him some computer monitors but he hadn't said when he was coming someone else offered to come in an hour so they went to him.

Other bloke starts calling me all the names under the sun and says he was on route and I owe him money for wasting his time/petrol. I said "OK I'll give you £50 cash come and collect it." "OK whats your address?" "If you were on your way you would fucking know it!" Laughing
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PostPosted: 12:16 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Re: Retards, retards everywhere... Reply with quote

Bubbs wrote:
Annecdote 2:

I have a fridge on FB, It's a decent one, works like a dream and it's even frost free. How much am I asking, nothing! FREE, Gratis.

I've had about 7 people message me saying "I'm coming tonight". I've waited in, or even taken time of work... not one fucker has turned up. They just go quiet and don't answer me. The latest one just came up with an elaborate story...

"I can't collect because my daughter got beaten up and just went to hospital, and I have been trying to get her a house but that just fell through and my car is not working..."

FUCK ME.... Can't give it away.


If you want to get rid of stuff on FB, don't give it away, sell it for a stupid price. If you think it's worth £50, make it £15 or £20. If people see it's free, they won't put a value on your (or their) time. If it's a bargain, they are more likely to not be a fuckwit about it.
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PostPosted: 12:25 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Re: Retards, retards everywhere... Reply with quote

The Shaggy D.A. wrote:
If you think it's worth £50, make it £15 or £20

And the first comment will be some fuckwit asking what's the lowest price you'll accept.
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PostPosted: 12:26 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Re: Retards, retards everywhere... Reply with quote

Ste wrote:
The Shaggy D.A. wrote:
If you think it's worth £50, make it £15 or £20

And the first comment will be some fuckwit asking what's the lowest price you'll accept.


True, but then you say it's a tenner if you can collect today.
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PostPosted: 12:27 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Re: Retards, retards everywhere... Reply with quote

The Shaggy D.A. wrote:


If you want to get rid of stuff on FB, don't give it away, sell it for a stupid price. If you think it's worth £50, make it £15 or £20. If people see it's free, they won't put a value on your (or their) time. If it's a bargain, they are more likely to not be a fuckwit about it.


Yep, free offers attract the sort of idiots who can’t do anything at all, let alone something as complicated as going to a place and getting something.
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PostPosted: 12:34 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Re: Retards, retards everywhere... Reply with quote

Bubbs wrote:
I have had a fucking titsfull of buyers and sellers this week...

Annecdote 1:

I was selling a phone on ebay. Had the £1 sellers fee promo so was happy to see the phone went for the going price £170.00 and I only had to pay a £1 fee, bonus. Then the retarded buyer merssaged me and said

"Hi, I haven't go the money but I will have it by the end of May"

What the actual fuck,

I may have lost my shit on her a little, half expecting ebay to message me about some sort of harrasment violations.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, DON'T FUCKING BID.

Annecdote 2:

I have a fridge on FB, It's a decent one, works like a dream and it's even frost free. How much am I asking, nothing! FREE, Gratis.

I've had about 7 people message me saying "I'm coming tonight". I've waited in, or even taken time of work... not one fucker has turned up. They just go quiet and don't answer me. The latest one just came up with an elaborate story...

"I can't collect because my daughter got beaten up and just went to hospital, and I have been trying to get her a house but that just fell through and my car is not working..."

FUCK ME.... Can't give it away.


Annecdote 3:

Buying a car off a guy on Facebook. I was messaging him asking for details, and he was unable to answer in more than 2 word sentences. Ok I thought, that's fine, he must be a busy guy. After painstakingly extracting all the required info about the car from him I finally get down to sorting a place to meet...

Me: "Where abouts are you located?"

Him: "Neath"

Me: "Yeah, Neath is a big place, where abouts in Neath"

Him: "Skewen"

Me: "Narrowed it down to a slightly smaller place.. Where in Skewen?"

Him: "Not far from the trainstation"

Me: "Where? What address? What postcode? Can I have your number?"

Him (after 7 hours): Car has sold!

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Anecdote 3 sounds like you were messaging my Mrs. Shocked
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PostPosted: 12:37 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Re: Retards, retards everywhere... Reply with quote

The Shaggy D.A. wrote:
True, but then you say it's a tenner if you can collect today.

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PostPosted: 12:38 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Re: Retards, retards everywhere... Reply with quote

When can you get here?
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PostPosted: 12:39 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

5 minutes.
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PostPosted: 12:50 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

I gave away a 16ft rowing boat once.

In the end, the local scouts had it.

But before that no end of eejits wasting my time.

I think that they something relatively interesting worth having and free and just say they want it without thinking it through. Time wasters wanted me to deliver it, wanted to know if it had a trailer, could I hold onto it for a few weeks before they looked etc
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PostPosted: 12:51 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Re: Retards, retards everywhere... Reply with quote

Ste wrote:

And the first comment will be some fuckwit asking what's the lowest price you'll accept.


Get this every time I put anything - including bikes - up for sale.

Had a bike up for £1500 and got that 'question', so I said £1800.

He wasn't happy - but at least he pissed off.

I reckon those twats are the fekkers who'll sing you a sad song, get it for your lowest then put the item back up, adding 50%.

Lost count of the stuff I took off sale due to twattards. Best selling I ever did (apart from local meets) was on Amazon Marketplace.
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PostPosted: 13:06 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ste wrote:
5 minutes.


That's what he says when he's coming to my house.
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PostPosted: 13:23 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

I gave up on Freecycle for exactly this reason.

Morons who just lead you along then get hurt that you don't give them preferential treatment.

Oh, that and the sob stories.
"My friend has moved out into their own place and have NO furniture!" Well that was fucking stupid wasn't it!

I'm really strict in my ads. Collection on X day between X times. Address only on confirmation you will collect meeting those conditions.

Some people get it, most do not.

Anything of worth goes to charity shops.
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PostPosted: 14:13 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Every time i've sold a bike on e-bay I get the same.
Buyer offers me £x to end the auction. I accept.
Buyer turns up, sits on the bike, starts bouncing up and down to 'check' the forks, suspension. States "well not as good as it looked, can only offer you 90% of £x.

First time I fell for it, to avoid wasting my time. Now I always demand a £100 deposit at point of offer. Then if they don't like it they can kindly fcuk off.
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PostPosted: 14:27 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Re: Retards, retards everywhere... Reply with quote

Bubbs wrote:
I have had a fucking titsfull of buyers and sellers this week...


Retreads everywhere? I don't understand. It's not even legal to sell retreads for motorbikes, is it?
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PostPosted: 14:30 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gumtree and schpock... avoid, totally useless.

Facebook? Once, ONCE! I managed to sell something on there. FB is such a pain for bikes... "I'm interested!" and then "I didn't realise you were in London!"

eBay though, been pretty lucky there. I just read through the feedback of the buyers and sellers and that's usually a fair indication.

The main annoyance is when you have an auction and there's a constant drip of "how much to buy now?" to which I always reply with something ludicrous...

The worst is selling something sizeable or delicate. Collection only? "Can you ship the bike pls? To Africa?" No I fecking can't, fecking read damn you!
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PostPosted: 15:00 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

HardlyDavidson wrote:
The worst is selling something sizeable or delicate. Collection only? "Can you ship the bike pls? To Africa?" No I fecking can't, fecking read damn you!


This one pops up all the time on ebay..


A phone is worth £200 brand new in all shops and I get a message...

"I give you £300 plus postage for you to end early. Please send to <insert foreign country>"...

Hmmm... something seems fishy
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PostPosted: 16:12 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah but Yeah but No but..

I maintain, there is no shortage of cnut-hole sellers on ebay et al too.

eBay is never going to be the retail panacea.

Amazon are cnuts too.

And Tesco.
Lidl.
Aldi.
M&S.
All of them and any of them are cnuts.
And all you BCFers with eBay seller accounts to boot.
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PostPosted: 16:13 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bubbs wrote:
HardlyDavidson wrote:
The worst is selling something sizeable or delicate. Collection only? "Can you ship the bike pls? To Africa?" No I fecking can't, fecking read damn you!


This one pops up all the time on ebay..


A phone is worth £200 brand new in all shops and I get a message...

"I give you £300 plus postage for you to end early. Please send to <insert foreign country>"...

Hmmm... something seems fishy


Will you take 350 for a quick sale mate?

I can meet you somewhere.
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PostPosted: 16:16 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Where do you want to meet?
YFPOS.
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PostPosted: 16:17 - 18 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

bhinso wrote:
Where do you want to meet?
YFPOS.


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