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probablyI knew there would be a marketplace thread somewhere!
Had a few 'dealings' this week..
I bought a Bose Sound Dock. Fair to low offer accepted and then the payment just sits 'pending' on paypal. I contact the seller and "A family member died just after he accepted the offer and The email address attached to his paypal account belongs to his wife and she is comforting relatives yada yada." Seeing as he hasn't actually got the money I have given him a week to sort it out..
Then i advertise an exhaust back box. Guy says he will be there at 6pm to collect. I message him at 7pm. "My girlfriend of 20yrs just dumped me by text and now i am homeless and have to find a place to live"
Sure, OK whatever, I have another buyer waiting in the wings who says he will be right over and then sends a message saying he hasn't got the funds (£20!) I just want rid of this thing so i ask if he has anything to trade . He offers up an Ipod that is worth more than I paid for the exhaust part. Great!
He then arrives at 9pm and wants to try and fit the exhaust outside my house but needs to borrow some tools..an hour later he drives off with both his and my back boxes on his back seat
It is entertaining!
Had a few 'dealings' this week..
I bought a Bose Sound Dock. Fair to low offer accepted and then the payment just sits 'pending' on paypal. I contact the seller and "A family member died just after he accepted the offer and The email address attached to his paypal account belongs to his wife and she is comforting relatives yada yada." Seeing as he hasn't actually got the money I have given him a week to sort it out..
Then i advertise an exhaust back box. Guy says he will be there at 6pm to collect. I message him at 7pm. "My girlfriend of 20yrs just dumped me by text and now i am homeless and have to find a place to live"
Sure, OK whatever, I have another buyer waiting in the wings who says he will be right over and then sends a message saying he hasn't got the funds (£20!) I just want rid of this thing so i ask if he has anything to trade . He offers up an Ipod that is worth more than I paid for the exhaust part. Great!
He then arrives at 9pm and wants to try and fit the exhaust outside my house but needs to borrow some tools..an hour later he drives off with both his and my back boxes on his back seat
It is entertaining!
Shuvi McTupya said:
I knew there would be a marketplace thread somewhere!
Had a few 'dealings' this week..
I bought a Bose Sound Dock. Fair to low offer accepted and then the payment just sits 'pending' on paypal. I contact the seller and "A family member died just after he accepted the offer and The email address attached to his paypal account belongs to his wife and she is comforting relatives yada yada." Seeing as he hasn't actually got the money I have given him a week to sort it out..
Then i advertise an exhaust back box. Guy says he will be there at 6pm to collect. I message him at 7pm. "My girlfriend of 20yrs just dumped me by text and now i am homeless and have to find a place to live"
Sure, OK whatever, I have another buyer waiting in the wings who says he will be right over and then sends a message saying he hasn't got the funds (£20!) I just want rid of this thing so i ask if he has anything to trade . He offers up an Ipod that is worth more than I paid for the exhaust part. Great!
He then arrives at 9pm and wants to try and fit the exhaust outside my house but needs to borrow some tools..an hour later he drives off with both his and my back boxes on his back seat
It is entertaining!
I don't know how people have the patience to deal with all this for the sake of selling something for £20! Had a few 'dealings' this week..
I bought a Bose Sound Dock. Fair to low offer accepted and then the payment just sits 'pending' on paypal. I contact the seller and "A family member died just after he accepted the offer and The email address attached to his paypal account belongs to his wife and she is comforting relatives yada yada." Seeing as he hasn't actually got the money I have given him a week to sort it out..
Then i advertise an exhaust back box. Guy says he will be there at 6pm to collect. I message him at 7pm. "My girlfriend of 20yrs just dumped me by text and now i am homeless and have to find a place to live"
Sure, OK whatever, I have another buyer waiting in the wings who says he will be right over and then sends a message saying he hasn't got the funds (£20!) I just want rid of this thing so i ask if he has anything to trade . He offers up an Ipod that is worth more than I paid for the exhaust part. Great!
He then arrives at 9pm and wants to try and fit the exhaust outside my house but needs to borrow some tools..an hour later he drives off with both his and my back boxes on his back seat
It is entertaining!
alorotom said:
Shuvi McTupya said:
I knew there would be a marketplace thread somewhere!
Had a few 'dealings' this week..
I bought a Bose Sound Dock. Fair to low offer accepted and then the payment just sits 'pending' on paypal. I contact the seller and "A family member died just after he accepted the offer and The email address attached to his paypal account belongs to his wife and she is comforting relatives yada yada." Seeing as he hasn't actually got the money I have given him a week to sort it out..
Then i advertise an exhaust back box. Guy says he will be there at 6pm to collect. I message him at 7pm. "My girlfriend of 20yrs just dumped me by text and now i am homeless and have to find a place to live"
Sure, OK whatever, I have another buyer waiting in the wings who says he will be right over and then sends a message saying he hasn't got the funds (£20!) I just want rid of this thing so i ask if he has anything to trade . He offers up an Ipod that is worth more than I paid for the exhaust part. Great!
He then arrives at 9pm and wants to try and fit the exhaust outside my house but needs to borrow some tools..an hour later he drives off with both his and my back boxes on his back seat
It is entertaining!
I don't know how people have the patience to deal with all this for the sake of selling something for £20! Had a few 'dealings' this week..
I bought a Bose Sound Dock. Fair to low offer accepted and then the payment just sits 'pending' on paypal. I contact the seller and "A family member died just after he accepted the offer and The email address attached to his paypal account belongs to his wife and she is comforting relatives yada yada." Seeing as he hasn't actually got the money I have given him a week to sort it out..
Then i advertise an exhaust back box. Guy says he will be there at 6pm to collect. I message him at 7pm. "My girlfriend of 20yrs just dumped me by text and now i am homeless and have to find a place to live"
Sure, OK whatever, I have another buyer waiting in the wings who says he will be right over and then sends a message saying he hasn't got the funds (£20!) I just want rid of this thing so i ask if he has anything to trade . He offers up an Ipod that is worth more than I paid for the exhaust part. Great!
He then arrives at 9pm and wants to try and fit the exhaust outside my house but needs to borrow some tools..an hour later he drives off with both his and my back boxes on his back seat
It is entertaining!
paulguitar said:
On my local FB selling page, we have a book for £2, amazes me anyone would go to the effort of taking a photo, listing it and dealing with enquiries, if there are any, for the sake of £2.
Then we have an old Peugeot 206 for £799 and in the description, 'NO DREAMERS!'.
I’d do that, takes a couple of minutes, leave in porch for them. Quickly adds upThen we have an old Peugeot 206 for £799 and in the description, 'NO DREAMERS!'.
alorotom said:
I don't know how people have the patience to deal with all this for the sake of selling something for £20!
Its a bit of entertainment if you don't take it seriously. Plus I would rather have the £20 than not. As it turns out I don't have £20 , I have a neat little Ipod shuffle to pair up with a Bose Sound dock, if that ever arrives ..I tell you what bugs me most about Bloody market place though is that people never put the information you might want to know when buying something!
For example i am looking for a projector. Every time i see an advert i have to send them a message and ask what model it is, and how many lamp hours are on it. Every bloody time without exception.
"HD projector and screen, great for movies". Wonderful
For example i am looking for a projector. Every time i see an advert i have to send them a message and ask what model it is, and how many lamp hours are on it. Every bloody time without exception.
"HD projector and screen, great for movies". Wonderful
Shuvi McTupya said:
sc0tt said:
Same with an old tv unit. One mans rubbish ...
I took a nice TV unit to the dump recently as the charity shops wouldn't take it! No one wants them!
Shuvi McTupya said:
I tell you what bugs me most about Bloody market place though is that people never put the information you might want to know when buying something!
I regularly buy football and rugby boots for my lads and the number of people who advertise shoes / trainers without the actual shoe size in the advert is staggering.Sold some stuff OK.
An item I advertised as FOC I had so much response I had difficulty fielding it. One guy wanted multiple additional photos, didn't show up when supposed to, then got shirty when I let it go to somebody else. Seemed to think he had rights.
A bit like ebay really, but without the feedback (or cost)
An item I advertised as FOC I had so much response I had difficulty fielding it. One guy wanted multiple additional photos, didn't show up when supposed to, then got shirty when I let it go to somebody else. Seemed to think he had rights.
A bit like ebay really, but without the feedback (or cost)
ThorB said:
I regularly buy football and rugby boots for my lads and the number of people who advertise shoes / trainers without the actual shoe size in the advert is staggering.
its almost like they are just bored and want to receive lots of messages.Oh and people who advertise something like a phone and use stock photo's so you have to ask all sorts of questions about what the condition is ..
Shuvi McTupya said:
ThorB said:
I regularly buy football and rugby boots for my lads and the number of people who advertise shoes / trainers without the actual shoe size in the advert is staggering.
its almost like they are just bored and want to receive lots of messages.Oh and people who advertise something like a phone and use stock photo's so you have to ask all sorts of questions about what the condition is ..
So I reply and say can I have the details
Sometimes they reply with minimal, other times loads of info
The mind boggles
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