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boyse7en said:
That sounds wearing.
I just offer to pay up front by bank transfer or Paypal (their choice), and it usually isn't a problem. Some people, however, won't post at all and I just wondered why.
I will almost never post stuff - I’m very time poor and messing around packing stuff, lugging it to the post office, queueing etc is more than it’s worth. I just offer to pay up front by bank transfer or Paypal (their choice), and it usually isn't a problem. Some people, however, won't post at all and I just wondered why.
Just advertised an Islabike (high end kid's bicycle) with a load of detail and info (I'm a cyclist so I'm pretty particular). First question was from a lady asking what the price is and what condition it's in, and then getting all p1ssy with me when I refused to ship it to Bulgaria via her suggested Colissimo Express scheme! No idea what the scam is here, but just go away.
Saw a gazebo advertised locally. It had been bought on Amazon, partially constructed before they realised it was too big, and was now being offered for sale, pickup only, for £50. But one of the advert pictures was the Amazon ad, where the new price was £59!
Sure, I'll drive to your house, pick up a gazebo where bits might be missing and it's got no guarantee, seems like a great plan over having the thing delivered, sealed, guaranteed, to my house, tomorrow, for an additional £9. Are people that thick?
Saw a gazebo advertised locally. It had been bought on Amazon, partially constructed before they realised it was too big, and was now being offered for sale, pickup only, for £50. But one of the advert pictures was the Amazon ad, where the new price was £59!
Sure, I'll drive to your house, pick up a gazebo where bits might be missing and it's got no guarantee, seems like a great plan over having the thing delivered, sealed, guaranteed, to my house, tomorrow, for an additional £9. Are people that thick?
Zetec-S said:
LivingTheDream said:
I'm looking for a learner car for my son - would it be a bad idea looking on Marketplace? there seems to be plenty on there but am I likely to regret it?
I think there’s more potential for time wasters if you’re a seller than a buyer.If you know a bit about cars and have some basic mechanical knowledge then it’s worth a look. Just bear in mind there will be plenty of “great cars” which have a warning light or small issue, which apparently is a “simple fix”…
Bought my son's 2012 Fiesta and my 2009 Ford Ka off Facebook last year. Both came with a pile of receipts, decent sellers too (Fiesta one was a little too honest telling us things that needed doing!). Both drove the car to our house as well which made it easier until we could sort out insurace and tax. By contrast I viewed two Kas found on from Autotrader at dealers and the cars were awful.
The best two cars I’ve ever bought were both found on FB marketplace and in both cases I got a very good deal vs those on auto-trader or eBay. As always, buy the buyer and do some good checks like VCheck. You can normally sus out quite a lot just from the interaction with the seller.
OldSkoolRS said:
Agreed with Zetec-S and also Vikingaero re the MOT checks. I will also add that before you go to view any car put the registration number into Cazzo. If it is any kind of Cat then they won't buy it, so it comes up without you having to do a paid HPI check
I enter the reg on autotrader as if I’m selling and it’ll also come straight up with the Cat if there is one. EBay/FB always worth checking as they don’t force you to declare.
bristolbaron said:
I enter the reg on autotrader as if I’m selling and it’ll also come straight up with the Cat if there is one.
EBay/FB always worth checking as they don’t force you to declare.
Thanks, that's good to know as I don't know how much longer Cazoo will be around to use their site. EBay/FB always worth checking as they don’t force you to declare.
boyse7en said:
That sounds wearing.
I just offer to pay up front by bank transfer or Paypal (their choice), and it usually isn't a problem. Some people, however, won't post at all and I just wondered why.
Many wont because they just literally cannot be bothered packaging and dispatchingI just offer to pay up front by bank transfer or Paypal (their choice), and it usually isn't a problem. Some people, however, won't post at all and I just wondered why.
Its a trade off in a way the stuff I buy I get cheap as its local the same stuff on e bay can be nearly double or even more
Hard-Drive said:
Just advertised an Islabike (high end kid's bicycle) with a load of detail and info (I'm a cyclist so I'm pretty particular). First question was from a lady asking what the price is and what condition it's in, and then getting all p1ssy with me when I refused to ship it to Bulgaria via her suggested Colissimo Express scheme! No idea what the scam is here, but just go away.
Saw a gazebo advertised locally. It had been bought on Amazon, partially constructed before they realised it was too big, and was now being offered for sale, pickup only, for £50. But one of the advert pictures was the Amazon ad, where the new price was £59!
Sure, I'll drive to your house, pick up a gazebo where bits might be missing and it's got no guarantee, seems like a great plan over having the thing delivered, sealed, guaranteed, to my house, tomorrow, for an additional £9. Are people that thick?
I wanted to buy my son a particular tent that I'd seen on offer at Go out doors. Only they'd sold out. Every branch and on line. Saw a gazebo advertised locally. It had been bought on Amazon, partially constructed before they realised it was too big, and was now being offered for sale, pickup only, for £50. But one of the advert pictures was the Amazon ad, where the new price was £59!
Sure, I'll drive to your house, pick up a gazebo where bits might be missing and it's got no guarantee, seems like a great plan over having the thing delivered, sealed, guaranteed, to my house, tomorrow, for an additional £9. Are people that thick?
But there was a brand new one on gumtree. Anout 10 miles away. Bought to attend a festival, but was cancelled due to covid, and tent had sat in the spare room for 2 years.
If it had been used, they'd packed it exactly as it came out of the factory.
It was only £5 less than the offer price, but they showed me thier receipt and they were taking a 40% hit, and as they were sold out, I went for it.
It's a really good tent for £90.
Son was happy.
Hard-Drive said:
Just advertised an Islabike (high end kid's bicycle) with a load of detail and info (I'm a cyclist so I'm pretty particular). First question was from a lady asking what the price is and what condition it's in, and then getting all p1ssy with me when I refused to ship it to Bulgaria via her suggested Colissimo Express scheme! No idea what the scam is here, but just go away.
Saw a gazebo advertised locally. It had been bought on Amazon, partially constructed before they realised it was too big, and was now being offered for sale, pickup only, for £50. But one of the advert pictures was the Amazon ad, where the new price was £59!
Sure, I'll drive to your house, pick up a gazebo where bits might be missing and it's got no guarantee, seems like a great plan over having the thing delivered, sealed, guaranteed, to my house, tomorrow, for an additional £9. Are people that thick?
Stockport? I saw that. Bizarre. Plus it wasn't a killer-deal size v garden enough to actually get ride anyway. Saw a gazebo advertised locally. It had been bought on Amazon, partially constructed before they realised it was too big, and was now being offered for sale, pickup only, for £50. But one of the advert pictures was the Amazon ad, where the new price was £59!
Sure, I'll drive to your house, pick up a gazebo where bits might be missing and it's got no guarantee, seems like a great plan over having the thing delivered, sealed, guaranteed, to my house, tomorrow, for an additional £9. Are people that thick?
Dog Star said:
boyse7en said:
That sounds wearing.
I just offer to pay up front by bank transfer or Paypal (their choice), and it usually isn't a problem. Some people, however, won't post at all and I just wondered why.
I will almost never post stuff - I’m very time poor and messing around packing stuff, lugging it to the post office, queueing etc is more than it’s worth. I just offer to pay up front by bank transfer or Paypal (their choice), and it usually isn't a problem. Some people, however, won't post at all and I just wondered why.
FB marketplace seems to be very item-dependent. Selling musical gear is always a pleasure; the buyers generally know what they want and its value. Normal household items, however...not so much.
I'm selling - well, trying to sell - a "portable" air conditioner (if one can call 32kg "portable").
It's not a cheap thing (about £1000 new), but I've priced it very well as I no longer have any use for it, and written that while I won't send it for obvious reasons, I might deliver to the kerbside locally if the price is right. Cue insultingly low bids, posts asking if "locally" means ~100km away, "can you deliver to the 4th floor?", people sending me links to 50-quid evaporative coolers from electrical stores saying "why so expensive?" and so on
One chap asked if it could be used to make a small room cold enough to be a fridge :-D
I'll save the story of selling my electric MTB for another day; it's quite entertaining, but never have I had the displeasure of fending off so many complete and utter idiots.
I'm selling - well, trying to sell - a "portable" air conditioner (if one can call 32kg "portable").
It's not a cheap thing (about £1000 new), but I've priced it very well as I no longer have any use for it, and written that while I won't send it for obvious reasons, I might deliver to the kerbside locally if the price is right. Cue insultingly low bids, posts asking if "locally" means ~100km away, "can you deliver to the 4th floor?", people sending me links to 50-quid evaporative coolers from electrical stores saying "why so expensive?" and so on
One chap asked if it could be used to make a small room cold enough to be a fridge :-D
I'll save the story of selling my electric MTB for another day; it's quite entertaining, but never have I had the displeasure of fending off so many complete and utter idiots.
BrownEaredDog said:
I'm selling - well, trying to sell - a "portable" air conditioner (if one can call 32kg "portable").
It's not a cheap thing (about £1000 new), but I've priced it very well as I no longer have any use for it, and written that while I won't send it for obvious reasons, I might deliver to the kerbside locally if the price is right. s.
Clicked your username thinking if you were anywhere near me I might be interested in this but I'm not traveling to Denmark to look at it.It's not a cheap thing (about £1000 new), but I've priced it very well as I no longer have any use for it, and written that while I won't send it for obvious reasons, I might deliver to the kerbside locally if the price is right. s.
Can you post it? ;-)
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