Unexpected replies to adverts
Discussion
You get some strange ones don't you!
This came through the other day, I just thought how nice, but a bit strange!
'It's out of my price range ever so slightly but I wanted to congratulate you on a fantasticly presented car and a great listing. I've been salivating a little more than is normal I shall admit, but I'm going to watch this to see what it goes for. Best of luck with it.
- perfectgentpersonified'
The advert is nothing special in my eyes, but it made me feel good!
Oh and I had someone else call to talk about the car, one of his comments was 'You can tell a lot about a car by the manner of the advert. Correct spelling and decently set out count for a lot'
I immediately thought.......Pistonheader!
What have you had?
This came through the other day, I just thought how nice, but a bit strange!
'It's out of my price range ever so slightly but I wanted to congratulate you on a fantasticly presented car and a great listing. I've been salivating a little more than is normal I shall admit, but I'm going to watch this to see what it goes for. Best of luck with it.
- perfectgentpersonified'
The advert is nothing special in my eyes, but it made me feel good!
Oh and I had someone else call to talk about the car, one of his comments was 'You can tell a lot about a car by the manner of the advert. Correct spelling and decently set out count for a lot'
I immediately thought.......Pistonheader!
What have you had?
I recently sold a car for £4,500.
I just got stuff like;
£3000 Cash waiting.
Wtz ur best prce?
Wll u take £2500 today.
And my favourite little discussion;
Iz it stll 4 sale?
Which I received while showing a chap the car, he bought it, so I replied to the text with.
'I'm sorry, it's just been sold'
And he replied
'why dnt u tke the advrt dwn thn'
Such a charming patient chap.
I just got stuff like;
£3000 Cash waiting.
Wtz ur best prce?
Wll u take £2500 today.
And my favourite little discussion;
Iz it stll 4 sale?
Which I received while showing a chap the car, he bought it, so I replied to the text with.
'I'm sorry, it's just been sold'
And he replied
'why dnt u tke the advrt dwn thn'
Such a charming patient chap.
I got the usual '£8k to buy today'
To which I replied 'I already have a bid on the car for £10,100 and the car is worth @£16k so I will have to say no'
And the other normal
'What you lokin fer'
Once replied to I then got 'There is one on for £10,500'
Well go and Effing buy it then!
Those are expected, but what about the unexpected.....
To which I replied 'I already have a bid on the car for £10,100 and the car is worth @£16k so I will have to say no'
And the other normal
'What you lokin fer'
Once replied to I then got 'There is one on for £10,500'
Well go and Effing buy it then!
Those are expected, but what about the unexpected.....
Got a Discovery in the classifieds at the moment - keep getting emails to the tune of - 'what's the lowest price you will accept'
The advert has a fecking asking price for a reason - the fact that people want to knock me down without even getting off their arses to come and view it really irritates me.
The advert has a fecking asking price for a reason - the fact that people want to knock me down without even getting off their arses to come and view it really irritates me.
lost_boy said:
Vauxhall Nova SR?
Its MK2 so the better looking one.
Now that is unexpected....I'll knock £20 off for the part ex!Its MK2 so the better looking one.
Dr Interceptor said:
Got a Discovery in the classifieds at the moment - keep getting emails to the tune of - 'what's the lowest price you will accept'
The advert has a fecking asking price for a reason - the fact that people want to knock me down without even getting off their arses to come and view it really irritates me.
But that is fully expected!The advert has a fecking asking price for a reason - the fact that people want to knock me down without even getting off their arses to come and view it really irritates me.
I was selling my chav tactic corsa VXR and a guy called saying ehhh see as I'm 16 and no passed my test will you keep the car for 6 months till a pass ma test? I said sure 50% deposit and it's yours
Eh how bout I give you 100 quid
He honestly thought I would keep the car for him for 100 quid for 6 months
Eh how bout I give you 100 quid
He honestly thought I would keep the car for him for 100 quid for 6 months
FreiWild said:
treetops said:
Very polite timewasters...
You must be quite slow in reading then if 4 lines of text really waste so much of your valuable time.It's just that you get a text, you think that you might be selling the car, your heart rate quickens, your mind jumps to the idea of what you will do with the money, the adrenal gland starts pumping out happy juice, you get ready to haggle and negotiate and … it's just some rubbish text.
It's frustrating.
FreiWild said:
treetops said:
Very polite timewasters...
You must be quite slow in reading then if 4 lines of text really waste so much of your valuable time.
I was actually trading in my car to a dealer (E36 Cabrio). It was a nice day and the roof was tucked away - the obviously new sales guy asked if it came with a roof, I asked if he meant a hard top, but no; he honestly thought the soft top was a seperate peice of cloth and that I hadn't brought it with me??
I didn't expect that.
E55 Max said:
You get some strange ones don't you!
'It's out of my price range ever so slightly but I wanted to congratulate you on a fantasticly presented car and a great listing. I've been salivating a little more than is normal I shall admit, but I'm going to watch this to see what it goes for. Best of luck with it.
This doesn't strike anyone as a fairly left-field negotiation tactic? 'It's out of my price range ever so slightly but I wanted to congratulate you on a fantasticly presented car and a great listing. I've been salivating a little more than is normal I shall admit, but I'm going to watch this to see what it goes for. Best of luck with it.
Say you don't really get the nibble you want....you think, hang on, well that nice bloke who complimented my ad said 'It's out of my price range (and here is the important bit) EVER SO SLIGHTLY'.
To me it sounds like this guy is trying, as I said in a very left field manner, to open negotiation.
Vocal Minority said:
This doesn't strike anyone as a fairly left-field negotiation tactic?
Say you don't really get the nibble you want....you think, hang on, well that nice bloke who complimented my ad said 'It's out of my price range (and here is the important bit) EVER SO SLIGHTLY'.
To me it sounds like this guy is trying, as I said in a very left field manner, to open negotiation.
That's how I read it too - just a very polite version of 'whz yr bst prc innit' Say you don't really get the nibble you want....you think, hang on, well that nice bloke who complimented my ad said 'It's out of my price range (and here is the important bit) EVER SO SLIGHTLY'.
To me it sounds like this guy is trying, as I said in a very left field manner, to open negotiation.
The list from my recently expired advert for my astra (car was advertised with a rattly engine noise):
My good friend alanamen11
Dear yo_sushi,hawmuch buy cash- alanamen11
Dear yo_sushi,can you tell me wat is rong engine .can you send me your number - alanamen11
Dear yo_sushi,i dont now hawmuny far you can you send me your postcod- alanamen11
Then I got a lot of people asking for my lowest price or making crappy offers:
Dear yo_sushi,hi m8 ill give you 1500 cash asap no time wasting cash waiting cheers- 2011copart2011
Dear yo_sushi,Hello, How much would you let the car go to buy now?Emma- breadmanalan
Dear yo_sushi,hi there,do you have a buy it now price in mind for the car?thanks- midget-legs-82
as it turns out I waited till the end of the auction and the final bid was £1900, buyer turned up last night gave me the cash and away he went.
My good friend alanamen11
Dear yo_sushi,hawmuch buy cash- alanamen11
Dear yo_sushi,can you tell me wat is rong engine .can you send me your number - alanamen11
Dear yo_sushi,i dont now hawmuny far you can you send me your postcod- alanamen11
Then I got a lot of people asking for my lowest price or making crappy offers:
Dear yo_sushi,hi m8 ill give you 1500 cash asap no time wasting cash waiting cheers- 2011copart2011
Dear yo_sushi,Hello, How much would you let the car go to buy now?Emma- breadmanalan
Dear yo_sushi,hi there,do you have a buy it now price in mind for the car?thanks- midget-legs-82
as it turns out I waited till the end of the auction and the final bid was £1900, buyer turned up last night gave me the cash and away he went.
Apart from the endless string of emails wanting to buy by stuff for a loved one while they are out of the country and will get their agent to collect it, having paid by paypal (usually signing off " Stay Blessed 
)
I advertised a bike a few years ago and had a lad from Bristol wanting to swap lots of gadgets and white goods for it.
Unused I Phones, X Box, Wii etc
I declined as I wanted the cash but he kept upping his offer with more gadgets etc.
In the end I told him it was sold and took the ad down.
)I advertised a bike a few years ago and had a lad from Bristol wanting to swap lots of gadgets and white goods for it.
Unused I Phones, X Box, Wii etc
I declined as I wanted the cash but he kept upping his offer with more gadgets etc.
In the end I told him it was sold and took the ad down.
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