How many people are getting sick and tired of absolute time wasters,saying they want to buy something youre selling to the piss you about and let you down.It happens on Facebook,ebay,here if you say you are going to buy something from someone then stick to your word instead of letting people down.Sick and tired of absolute ********s 
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If it’s happening on here then their thumb needs removing .
If it’s happening on here then their thumb needs removing .
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Ebay is horrific, what I don't understand is why they waste their own time.
Ebay is horrific, what I don't understand is why they waste their own time.
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I share your pain. Just the way of the world at the moment.... I also think people think you're desperate to sell stuff and almost want you to give it away. There are some good guys on here tho. Bought and sold some gear recently and had a positive experience as buyer and seller. I have noticed less interest if you state no haggling.
I share your pain. Just the way of the world at the moment.... I also think people think you're desperate to sell stuff and almost want you to give it away. There are some good guys on here tho. Bought and sold some gear recently and had a positive experience as buyer and seller. I have noticed less interest if you state no haggling.
Ive had a nightmare lately, fishing gear is bad enough but not a jot on the fools I have had to deal with to sell my Mrs moped.
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f it’s happening on here then their thumb needs removing.
Bit extreme.. it's not the Islamic state, you know..
Tyre kickers the world over. Frustrating i know. But something you have to put up with..
f it’s happening on here then their thumb needs removing.
Bit extreme.. it's not the Islamic state, you know..
Tyre kickers the world over. Frustrating i know. But something you have to put up with..
Sold a bait boat on eBay twice, both time non payers. EBay don’t give a ****.
Someone on here asked as a longshot if anyone had a Nash Hookbait bag. I said I had and would sell it, dug it out of the attic, sent pics ………….and got no reply
Someone on here asked as a longshot if anyone had a Nash Hookbait bag. I said I had and would sell it, dug it out of the attic, sent pics ………….and got no reply
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It absolutely makes me rage... especially ebay.
I sold something and it said collection only, then cue some stupid low ball offers from someone which i knocked back. He then goes on to bid and win the item and messages me asking to post it... to Cambridge (I'm based in Manchester) i refused due to size etc.... next thing im reported and have to pay the ebay fees... i relisted it and he did the same again. cancelled account and came off ebay for good second time around
It absolutely makes me rage... especially ebay.
I sold something and it said collection only, then cue some stupid low ball offers from someone which i knocked back. He then goes on to bid and win the item and messages me asking to post it... to Cambridge (I'm based in Manchester) i refused due to size etc.... next thing im reported and have to pay the ebay fees... i relisted it and he did the same again. cancelled account and came off ebay for good second time around
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Cut it off . Off with his thumb 👍
Cut it off . Off with his thumb 👍
Miserable sods the lot of ya 
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Years ago I was selling something, a guy rang me up and said he thought it was overpriced, so I said OK mate ill knock something off,
he said 'oh I don't want to buy it just thought I'd let you know it was overpriced '
As you say how can they be bothered, have they nothing better to do 
Crazy bar stewards
Years ago I was selling something, a guy rang me up and said he thought it was overpriced, so I said OK mate ill knock something off,
he said 'oh I don't want to buy it just thought I'd let you know it was overpriced '
As you say how can they be bothered, have they nothing better to do
Crazy bar stewards
Sold 2 Delkims years ago on eBay. 29 days after receiving them buyer claimed he had not received them and opened a case and demanded a refund.
The buyers written English on the mails was very poor slang at best. Did a bit of research via the web and he had served 5 years for trying to rob his local shop. He got his head kicked in by a few customers and the shop assistant.
I managed to get the proof of delivery pic from the Royal Mail which included someone at the door taking the package as well as the surrounding brickwork around the door and front window.
Got onto Google maps and zoomed in on his front door and all the brickwork matched with the Royal Mail pic. Sent evidence to eBay and cases closed.
Most of my transactions run smoothly but get the very odd bad one.
The buyers written English on the mails was very poor slang at best. Did a bit of research via the web and he had served 5 years for trying to rob his local shop. He got his head kicked in by a few customers and the shop assistant.
I managed to get the proof of delivery pic from the Royal Mail which included someone at the door taking the package as well as the surrounding brickwork around the door and front window.
Got onto Google maps and zoomed in on his front door and all the brickwork matched with the Royal Mail pic. Sent evidence to eBay and cases closed.
Most of my transactions run smoothly but get the very odd bad one.
I know there's plenty of timewasters out there but is it fishing gear that tends to attract more than usual?
Reason I ask is I've sold non fishing stuff on ebay and FB Marketplace and apart from a few idiots things usually go well.
I've not tried Vinted yet, I might give that a go.
Reason I ask is I've sold non fishing stuff on ebay and FB Marketplace and apart from a few idiots things usually go well.
I've not tried Vinted yet, I might give that a go.
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Dont ever go into rod building then . Every knob on the planet wastes your time.
Dont ever go into rod building then . Every knob on the planet wastes your time.
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Quote... Dont ever go into rod building then . Every knob on the planet wastes your time.
We have not answered our work mobile to unknown callers for the past 6 years Jeff, because if we did, NOTHING would ever get done. It often rings all day, every day nigh on (silent). Anglers would buy one tub of hook baits, experience incredible results... Then want to phone up and try to strike up a conversation, trying to find out why & what we are up to. The same patterns over and over again. Lovely at first, after years of the same thing, not so much.
Or, blokes who spend £250 on hook baits, then expect a free personal tuition with it via a phone call late at night. Or, people phoning up, to ask what hook bait to use...
"Hi, I'm down the lake, in the SW corner, swim is seven foot deep, silt with a bit of gravel". "Wind is currently pushing from the east, I purchased S2, Garlics & S4. Which ones should I be using"? Sometimes stuff like that at 10pm on a Sunday night, I kid you not. Telling people to fk off is not great PR
So around 6 years ago, we simply stopped answering the phone. WhatsApp messages are easy to screen. Anything important, people get a call back. Tyre kickers just get ignored.
One of the greatest reliefs for me of us going 'shop only' going forwards, is simply not having to deal with the public. For all the reasons listed in this thread and a whole lot more
Quote... Dont ever go into rod building then . Every knob on the planet wastes your time.
We have not answered our work mobile to unknown callers for the past 6 years Jeff, because if we did, NOTHING would ever get done. It often rings all day, every day nigh on (silent). Anglers would buy one tub of hook baits, experience incredible results... Then want to phone up and try to strike up a conversation, trying to find out why & what we are up to. The same patterns over and over again. Lovely at first, after years of the same thing, not so much.
Or, blokes who spend £250 on hook baits, then expect a free personal tuition with it via a phone call late at night. Or, people phoning up, to ask what hook bait to use...
"Hi, I'm down the lake, in the SW corner, swim is seven foot deep, silt with a bit of gravel". "Wind is currently pushing from the east, I purchased S2, Garlics & S4. Which ones should I be using"? Sometimes stuff like that at 10pm on a Sunday night, I kid you not. Telling people to fk off is not great PR
So around 6 years ago, we simply stopped answering the phone. WhatsApp messages are easy to screen. Anything important, people get a call back. Tyre kickers just get ignored.
One of the greatest reliefs for me of us going 'shop only' going forwards, is simply not having to deal with the public. For all the reasons listed in this thread and a whole lot more