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ebay and its 'call me' buyers.

  • 29-08-2011 9:09am
    #1
    Deminiman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭


    Hi, I have sold a few cars over time on ebay without problems, but the recent few times I have noticed I'm getting emails from buyers who say "Hi I'm not living too far from you, give me a call on 086*******". Always different names and numbers, but all living in Limerick or Dublin. I just don't trust this, if I sent on my number I get no response, And to be honest I feel if I call someone to buy my car they are getting the upper hand from the start. Anybody else get these messages?


Comments

  • #2
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    It's not a competition...


  • #3
    _Conrad_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭_Conrad_


    Deminiman wrote: »
    And to be honest I feel if I call someone to buy my car they are getting the upper hand from the start. Anybody else get these messages?


    aside from the dodgy sounding ad response.... What? How does callign someone give them the upper hand? Only if you somehow cave in mentally as a result... very strange mentality.

    Would you refuse to call someone back if they'd left you a phone message saying "i called this evening about your ford model T, please call back my number is ...."?


    The wording of that particular things does sound strange like one of those automated spam mail things though. But i just found it strange what you said about calling someone in relation to your car for sale


  • #4
    Deminiman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭Deminiman


    Of coarse I'd call back if they left a message, but when they don't call my no. when provided and they all have the same 'automated' messages it's a little strange. Also I would never call them after they not calling me,


  • #5
    Hiace.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭Hiace.


    Deminiman wrote: »
    Of coarse I'd call back if they left a message, but when they don't call my no. when provided and they all have the same 'automated' messages it's a little strange. Also I would never call them after they not calling me,

    You're right not to bother, if they can't be bothered to use their own phone credit to ring you, they are dreamers.


  • #6
    darragh o meara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,237 ✭✭✭darragh o meara


    Hiace. wrote: »
    You're right not to bother, if they can't be bothered to use their own phone credit to ring you, they are dreamers.

    Saw a good line o. Donedeal the otherday " if you can't afford the phone call then you can't afford the car" sums it up really :)


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