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Adverts and farmers.

  • 27-09-2014 11:58am
    #1
    Feckthis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 504 ✭✭✭


    Why arn't more farmers advertising livestock on Adverts website instead of donedeal. It's free if you don't sell, People can make bids and ask questions on the livestock. The seller can accept or refuse. And you can leave feedback on a seller and buyer so to iliminate the timewasters. And can build a reputation. I think more farmers should be using this site.


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  • #2
    Connemara Farmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭Connemara Farmer


    Because the last time I checked lads wanted to swap toasters for cars and all that type nonsense. Not saying timewasters aren't on DD but they get to ask their questions for free on adverts.


  • #3
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,457 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    Donedeal has established itself as the principle selling website in Ireland.


  • #4
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Footfall...how many farmers know about adverts? Even my ould lad knows about done deal


  • #5
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,217 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Base price wrote: »
    Donedeal has established itself as the principle selling website in Ireland.
    autotrader thought they had the market sown up a few years ago


  • #6
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    The very strengths you mention, are also its biggest weakness. Fellows bidding, seller accepting, and then buyer drops off the radar. Also, very easy to fall foul of the rules regarding the procedure, and getting a black mark, or ban.

    Was looking for a new bike recently, and it can take ages for a seller to get back to you, or even confirm if the item is still for sale or not, cause some other lad had bid on it and not yet paid etc.


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  • #7
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    whelan2 wrote: »
    autotrader thought they had the market sown up a few years ago

    And Buy and Sell before them!


  • #8
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,217 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    And Buy and Sell before them!
    used to be a rush to get to local shop on a thursday morning to get the autotrader


  • #9
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,546 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    And Buy and Sell before them!

    The dealer took over from the buy and sell now. Father still looks for it


  • #10
    The Letheram
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭The Letheram


    ganmo wrote: »
    Footfall...how many farmers know about adverts? Even my ould lad knows about done deal

    The donedeal as my auld lad calls it.


  • #11
    epfff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭epfff


    The Letheram wrote: »
    The donedeal as my auld lad calls it.

    Livestock live will be the next one


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  • #12
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,457 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    epfff wrote: »
    Livestock live will be the next one
    Do you really think it will work here? TBH I doubt it - as we are touchy feely, hands on, see them in the flesh buyers.
    In America/South America and places where on line sales are the norm they do not have to contend with different types of systems/breed types like we have here.
    In fairness, not a fair comparison.


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