Time wasters

Fred Swanson

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ba_barabus

Adverts or donedeal?

Fred Swanson

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For Forks Sake

ba_barabus wrote: »

Adverts or donedeal?

Sounds like Adverts.

Have you been offered 1/3 of the asking price yet boss?

Fred Swanson

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ba_barabus

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I've noticed its gone bad lately as I was trying to help my brother and BIL sell their cars. I just blamed the summer holidays.

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

I advertised my car at a higher price than any others on Donedeal and had no bother from timewasters. In fact I received absolutely no interest whatsoever.

bazz26

Plenty of muppets out there with more time on the hands than money in their pocket or brain cells in their head. Unfortunately it's part and parcel of selling and buying things to Joe Public.

Wait until you start getting the scams involving guys working on oil rigs or in the foreign legion who want you to ship your van to them.

Fred Swanson

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kevin65

Selling anything on Adverts or Donedeal can be a major pain in the ar*se. These websites seem to be a magnet for wasters.

Is carzone any better?

kevin65

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And of course after taking the time and effort to bring the car to them, they will have forgotten about the appointment and be somewhere else.:rolleyes:

Sir Arthur Daley

The free network calling certainly saw a huge increase in time wasters.

elperello

I think Carzone is a bit more grown-up. There is also the option of the Classified in the local paper.

tom_k

Various versions of these guys always existed but have proliferated with the growth of t'internet and inclusive minutes.

I remember in the Buy and Sell days advertising a very competitively priced Polo in very good condition, the amount of chancers that called offering 20% of asking was unbelievable.

The most troubling experience happened to a friend of mine selling an immaculate Lancer from outside his house in Rathfarnham. Gouger arrives and offers a couple of hundred, upon being refused he advises my friend, "Ya should take it, it could get burnt tonight or anythin'." Lad was so freaked out he got his father to bring it down the country to sell. :eek:

Sir Arthur Daley

One thing i have noticed on donedeal lately is the reduction of new items, i am referring to power tools garden equipment just wondering is the website in general slowing down in traffic and people selling else where?

byronbay2

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »

I advertised my car at a higher price than any others on Donedeal and had no bother from timewasters. In fact I received absolutely no interest whatsoever.

Ah yes - clever! Nicely done!!

Fred Swanson

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tom_k

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One thing i have noticed on donedeal lately is the reduction of new items, i am referring to power tools garden equipment just wondering is the website in general slowing down in traffic and people selling else where?

Just noticed that today when looking for a new chainsaw. Possibly sellers of new equipment are sick of having to deal with too many of the swap/offer €50 chancers.

Sorry for veering off topic

Fred Swanson

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Sir Arthur Daley

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To be fair some honda 50s are making bullying money, certain collectors get very erectile about them.

tom_k

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

To be fair some honda 50s are making bullying money, certain collectors get very erectile about them.

However, knowing the calibre of many of these DoneDeal users, it'd probably be a Honda 50 pulled out of a leaky shed last November after twenty years and left in a ditch since.

Was at a play last year called "Honda 50" but renamed "Ride On" due to copyright issues. They're popular yokes alright with their own dedicated following.

OldMrBrennan83

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Fred Swanson

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ba_barabus

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Do you have anywhere out the front of your house you can park it with a for sale sign on it? I've sold many cars that way in the past and it's great as time wasters generally don't stop and bother you. Alternatively, a local paper can be great. Even your mechanic (if you use one) might know someone seriously looking for a small van.

All the ways I use to try and avoid dungdeal.

No Pants

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pulled out of a leaky shed last November after twenty years and left in a ditch since.

Probably still going though. The most reliable machine Honda ever made.

kevin65

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

One thing i have noticed on donedeal lately is the reduction of new items, i am referring to power tools garden equipment just wondering is the website in general slowing down in traffic and people selling else where?

Maybe there is less of this stuff around for the scumbags to rob and put up on Donedeal for sale?

Caliden

"Wats ur best cash price 2day?"

Fred Swanson

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debabyjesus

Did you put !!!NO TIMEWASTERS!!! in the ad?

That should weed them out.

professore

Try running a business ... now you know why so many shop owners are grumpy!

toyotaavensis

OP post the ad here and someone might make some suggestions that might reduce the clowns you are attracting.

Fred Swanson

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toyotaavensis

I cant see anything that looks like it is drawing time wasters in.
Ad looks good could do with a shot of the front of the car but aside from that looks like an honest van.

djimi

toyotaavensis wrote: »

I cant see anything that looks like it is drawing time wasters in.

http://www.adverts.ie/commercial-vans/2000-citroen-xsara-1-9-diesel-van/6072141...

Ad specifies no swaps, second reply looks for a swap. Classic Adverts nonsense.

toyotaavensis

donedeal might be a better place for the ad

PrettyBoy

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Just off the phone with some messers who want me to drive it to them.

Drive it to them? I hope you told them in no uncertain terms to fcuk right off.

Idiots.

Zipppy

Apologies to raise an old thread..
Trying to sell a car on Done deal.. 4 people due to call yesterday..all texting and saying how interested they were and 'hope it's not gone' etc.
None turned up as arranged...
People are weirdos ...

NIMAN

Zipppy wrote: »

Apologies to raise an old thread..
Trying to sell a car on Done deal.. 4 people due to call yesterday..all texting and saying how interested they were and 'hope it's not gone' etc.
None turned up as arranged...
People are weirdos ...

Thats the nature of trying to sell a car unfortunately.

Many probably weren't really interested as they don't have the money.
Others probably forgot as they are dunderbrains.
Some might have been looking at 10 different cars and bought something else.

I had a car up recently for sale in Donegal, and I got calls from people in Limerick and Dublin who expected me to drive to them as they were interested! Some people are just thick.
Ireland is a small country. If I see a car I genuinely like, and its in Cork, I will make plans to go look at it. I wouldn't ever think about asking the seller to drive 6hrs to me and 6hrs home if I say "naw, don't like it".

biko

Use Buying/Selling forum please.
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