Titting arse time waster........Bloody ebay

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I won't sell cars on Ebay, only parts. I only do 'buy it now' , never auctions. Most electrical parts get sold 'for parts or not working' to deter scammers and everything is sent recorded. Anything 'faulty' and they are invited to send it back for testing. I never send anything abroad and am thinking about banning buyers from Ireland and channel isles because it's a pain in the arse when some fucktard clicks buy it now without enquiring as to the postage costs. I will always do a deal away from Moronbay - a photo of someone's paypal address is easy to send.

[CortinaDave]

It works both ways. I have 100% feedback over 13 years and 500 odd transactions.

 

I was looking to bid on a car a few weeks back which was in London, so sent the seller a few questions including whether he minded me bidding as I was in Scotland so it would take a week or so for me to collect.

 

He didn't bother his arse to reply. I see said car has now been relisted for a third time due to "time wasters"

 

He had a genuine buyer in me but his cockishness lost him the sale .

[brickwall]

If they don't reply then sod them!

[CortinaDave]

That's the way I looked at it. His car would've been sold and away by now if he'd bothered his arse to answer me.

 

Ok I'm a distance away, but a quick look at my feedback would've shown I wasn't an eBay twat

[DodgyBastard]

I bought a Volvo 340 on Monday, spotted it on Gumtree the night before, sent a text, got no reply so phoned early on Monday morning. I spoke to the seller, arranged to pick it up in the afternoon, it was untaxed but he was still insured so I asked if it would be possible for him to tax it for me.

The car was over 150 miles away in Sunderland, To my surprise the seller had already taxed it when we arrived so after a 5 minute chat we handed over the cash, jumped in and drove back to Scotland.

I wish when I was selling a car I'd get a buyer like that...

[Ghosty]

I listed ten things on eBay today, and already I've had someone ask if I'll package up a bike for couriering to Kent at the buyer's cost and someone asking 'how much for this [item that isn't a BIN]'. 

 

I think it's going to be a long week.

[Micrashed]

Q = "whats your phone number? I have questions to ask you"

 

A = Still the same as the one at the top of the advert where it says phone number.

 

Needless to say, they havent phoned.

The one person who did phone tried some sort of weird reverse bartering where he went from £3K to £3.3K to £3.2K to £3.1K.....

I did keep telling him my minimum was £3.5K and I couldnt go any lower than that, and that despite it being advertised at £4.2K that was a nice £700 off the asking price (and the asking price is a damn site cheaper than it would be up for at a dealer too)

 

Hey ho.

[gordonbennet]

The really worrying thing is that these bloody mongs are entitled to vote and encouraged, nay bribed, to breed the next generation of mongs.

[Micrashed]

Mr timewaster and his father turned up, spent two hours pouring over every single nook and cranny of the van declared the back wall 50% damp and the awning a bit too green and walked away.

 

My damp meter refuses to go above 16% anywhere where they say its damp - given that 30% would have the walls all nice and spongy, and they are not i feel they be telling porky pies.

[eddyramrod]

It works both ways. I have 100% feedback over 13 years and 500 odd transactions.

 

I was looking to bid on a car a few weeks back which was in London, so sent the seller a few questions including whether he minded me bidding as I was in Scotland so it would take a week or so for me to collect.

 

He didn't bother his arse to reply. I see said car has now been relisted for a third time due to "time wasters"

 

He had a genuine buyer in me but his cockishness lost him the sale .

 

Link, so we can mock him mercilessly?

[srad34]

Well today, I sold the old Porsche to a chap who lives a mile away for  asking price!

He had seen it driving past my house, not offa eblag!

 

 

I have never had so many timewasters on ebay before so from now on if I have a car for sale, I think I will just advertise locally, twunts.....

[Anglevan]

I really have had some shite luck recently on ebay. Scrapped my last car through lack of interest and time wasters. Last couple prior to that done on classifieds with reasonable success.

Dreading trying to sell my capri, will try again with a classified and see what happens.

I'm great at buying though much to my wife's disgust.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I sold my E46 to a mate. There was just no way I was going to advertise it anywhere, just too painful.

[anonymous user]

I sold my E46 to a mate. There was just no way I was going to advertise it anywhere, just too painful.

I wish I had that option, but I have no friends

[Negative Creep]

I just need someone with a 10 mile radius who wants a C70 and will do a straight swap for something interesting. Is that too much to ask?

[dugong]

I just need someone with a 10 mile radius who wants a C70 and will do a straight swap for something interesting. Is that too much to ask?

Yes. 

[oman5]

I was lucky selling my volvo 240. a mate in work had been lusting after it pretty much since I first bought it, when he heard I had bought a 940 he was on the phone straight away wanting to buy the 240. I didn't actually want to sell it..but common sense prevailed and it has a new happy home. pity it can't always be that easy.

[Micrashed]

Its not just eBay...

 

In addition to the mouth breathers I seem to be encountering via eBay and via Gumtree & Preloved, no of whom seem to understand that £3500 means exactly that, one bloke has put offers in of £3000, £3100, £3200, £3250, £3300 and £3333 despite all being automatically rejected and being told that the floor limit was £3500.

 

Anway, selling some bits (or trying to) via FaceBollocks "buy and selling pages". Currently have a small Compaq netbook with Win7 I would like £60 for and an almost new Quadrocopter with camera for £40. Both state NO OFFERS

 

Cue almost instant messages -

"Will I swap?" Will I fuck, only for £10 notes.

And one slipper wearing chavette obv wants me to wait until Giro day and then deliver it for her I replied "first come first served, and sadly I dont offer a delivery service" - cue a tirade of abuse for me being "snotty".

 

Fucking hell fire, is it so difficult to find someone who just wants to buy, haggle a bit and then hand over the cash and take the goods? Is it? Well seemingly it is.

[Ghosty]

I sold six things on eBastard last week, and out of those, two people haven't paid. One I haven't heard from, and the other was a semi-literate person who didn't understand that if you win an auction then you have to pay, and thought that I was 'arragont' for not accepting returns.

[Anglevan]

Just sold some wheels on ebay collection only. Didn't go for much but guy turned up straight away and paid cash. But that appears a one off for me and think my days of selling on ebay (other than collection only) are over. Checked my history the other day and since 2002 I've sold nearly 10k of stuff so can't complain. Pity it's turned into the beast it has.

[Bren]

May be punting the fiesta up for sale next week.

 

Will give gumtree a go first, then maybe auto trader.

 

The car has a genuine 51 k on the clock with s/h up to 44k, it is a 5 door ghia in excellent condition for year, the arches are just starting to bulge a bit in a few places, it will have 11 months mot and 6 months tax.

 

I know what it's worth, trouble is people who use eBay don't, so it is'nt going on there.