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Hand raised as someone who does not use eBay.

I sold my camper the other day. my favorite question was "is it right hand drive?" eh, the photos kind of look lke it is!?!

There was also the guy who sent me a very badly spelt message saying, "lets cut too it, i'm keen, what's your bottom price?"...... bit rude, I thought, but I told him, and he immediately came back with "well it needs a bit of work, so i'll offer you £3800 (£700 less than i'd said)"..... why bloody ask the 'best' price then waste my time with a stupid offer? Twonk!

I told him it did need a bit of work and that's why it was priced at £4750 and not £12,000....... maybe he should shop around!

still, another guy bought it before this idiot could respond. lets hope he shows up to pay and collect it.

Ebay is a home for the bewildered and ill mannered these days, but it has its uses

I once sold a motorbike and got asked if I would post it to Scotland, I told him I would be glad to but I didn't think it would fit in the letter box.

On a related note, I have just sold a car which I had listed on Pistonheads and Car and Classic. The number of people who emailed me with an insult of an offer but had no interest in viewing the car or asking much about it, they just wanted to tell me why it was worth about 30% less than I was asking and then try and convince me they were right. As if slating the car with a list of reasons why it is worth a pittance is going to persuade me to sell it to them!

Pandora wrote: Ebay is a home for the bewildered and ill mannered these days, but it has its uses

Alot of the questions I get when I sell anything don't bother to even say hello or leave a name ,and sadly that even happens on forums. So who do you reply to ?
Many are very monosyllabic, like this one I got off some nerk : "Av u got a BIN". I replied Yes I've got a green one , a grey one and a fekin blue one but they're not for sale !

"Av u got a BIN". I replied Yes I've got a green one , a grey one and a fekin blue one but they're not for sale !

Like your style.

cash on delivery all good very nice man clean van

just gone through my feedback, i am glad i found this, this was a feedback left for a pair of welding gauntlets i bought and had delivered , needless to say i am still totally bewildered as according to the item listing, it was a fishtank

a very nice man. a very, very nice man. a very, very, very nice man.
Maybe it was an AA van from the '80s advert?!

i also like the old ebay chestnut- "whats your best price for cash ?"

hardly gonna take american express or visa am i??


"whats your lowest price ??""-
its an auction site....i want as much as possible...not as little as possible!!

the mind boggles

not just confined to ebay, we had an email from a customer
can you make me a polycarbonate windscreen for my mk1 scirocco
yes we can , £380 plus vat for a 6mm thermoformed lexan screen with anti- scratch coating inside and out.

the reply was

what planet are you guys on - i cam buy a sheet of 3mm lexan from the hardware shop for 100 quid and screw it in myself, you seriously need to work on your prices

our reply

well we only make FIA approved windscreens that are safe, scratch proof etc etc

his reply

gonzo money , thanks for wasting my time

my reply

well if i was you i would go plonk a piece of 3mm lexan on it as well as i certainly wouldent waste
mony of an old pile of junk like that


you get them everywhere

I rarely sell things on eBay, fees and hassle to me it's not worth it, I normal buy.

It's well known you always get some muppet asking the most stupidest questions even of you have the most bullet proof description .

But as soon as I see at mate that has something listed you always have to ask so stupid chav'y question "in it wicked" ha ha

But some of those relpys that some people have said will have to be used next time I close to sell something and get a stupid question.