Word is your bond

Reggie.

Anyone else notice the last few years of no loyalty or the word of people not meaning anything.

Made a deal with a fella yesterday off donedeal for a full set of rear wheel weights for the massey. They were exactly what I was after and rare as hens teeth and was delighted. Gave me his word he would hold them till this morning.

Rang this am and he sold them to a neighbour last night. Was disgusted.

Do people hold any value to thier word anymore???

My word is my bond and if i say I'll do something or be somewhere I always honour it.
What's the country come to :

I said

Reggie. wrote: »

Anyone else notice the last few years of no loyalty or the word of people not meaning anything.

Made a deal with a fella yesterday off donedeal for a full set of rear wheel weights for the massey. They were exactly what I was after and rare as hens teeth and was delighted. Gave me his word he would hold them till this morning.

Rang this am and he sold them to a neighbour last night. Was disgusted.

Do people hold any value to thier word anymore???

My word is my bond and if i say I'll do something or be somewhere I always honour it.
What's the country come to :

No the place is full of snakes in all walks of life.
I work with enough me fein gob****es to know.

Reggie.

I said wrote: »

No the place is full of snakes in all walks of life.
I work with enough me fein gob****es to know.

Jaysus it would annoy the **** out of ys

I said

Reggie. wrote: »

Jaysus it would annoy the **** out of ys

Don't let it get to you

whelan2

Reggie. wrote: »

Anyone else notice the last few years of no loyalty or the word of people not meaning anything.

Made a deal with a fella yesterday off donedeal for a full set of rear wheel weights for the massey. They were exactly what I was after and rare as hens teeth and was delighted. Gave me his word he would hold them till this morning.

Rang this am and he sold them to a neighbour last night. Was disgusted.

Do people hold any value to thier word anymore???

My word is my bond and if i say I'll do something or be somewhere I always honour it.
What's the country come to :

oh gets this all the time with runs in the lorry. As a result he turns his phone off around 9pm each night, there are some total tossers out there

foxy farmer

Fair share of head the ball types on DD. Cash in hand is all a lot of them are after. Dealt with a few myself. Put up a wanted ad and see what happens. Same clown reappears as happened with me. Ive no time for twisters.

SCOL

He should have said " the first with the money get it"

That's what I do if I'm selling anything on Donedeal as there was no garantee you were going to turn up. However I would hold it for a day if somebody asked.

Timmaay

reminds me of the time I saw a car in monaghan on done deal, rang him up, said I was very interested and would view that evening. I was 1/2 way there that night when I called to ask for directions, and the utter tosspot told me sorry it's sold.

_Brian

I think it's a bigger problem on DD than elsewhere.
We would advertise stock on DD and the I hate the lads that ring within 10 minutes offering half price for cash tonight "if your stuck".
Real paracites.

Reggie.

SCOL wrote: »

He should have said " the first with the money get it"

That's what I do if I'm selling anything on Donedeal as there was no garantee you were going to turn up. However I would hold it for a day if somebody asked.

That wouldn't have been a problem if he said that. He is only 40 mins from me and I was going to call out but he asked to wait till morning but would def hold onto them and give me first refusal.

Appenatly a neighbour came in afterwards and he didn't want to fall out with him...prick

Muckit

I'd say that neighbour thing is only an excuse. Did you haggle or offer him what he was looking for?

He probably felt he was selling them too cheap and could get more for them .either way it's bad form.

Had the opposite scenario during the buy and sell days. Lad came to buy an old massey loader off me. Gave me 50 euro deposit. Then no sign of him for weeks. Then rang looking for his €50 back as twas too much hassle!!!

orm0nd

mate of mine got the ferry & drove through wales & across england with a lorry for a tractor he had bought over the phone, to find out it was sold, turned around & came home

Sam Kade

I advertised silage bales on dd in feb 2012, weather was looking good :rolleyes: and bales were hard to sell. A fella 30 miles away said he'd take them for €12/bale. He wanted them for the following winter as he didn't have land but wintered cattle in a slatted shed. The day he was coming to see them he was within 2 miles of my place and rang for directions I told him to wait at the crossroad he was at and I would meet him there. Then he decides that it was a long way from him and he was inclined to give out to me because it was so far away :rolleyes: he said he was going home instead I said suit yourself. I bet he was kicking his arse after especially with the way the weather went and the fodder shortage.

lakill Farm

Reggie. wrote: »

That wouldn't have been a problem if he said that. He is only 40 mins from me and I was going to call out but he asked to wait till morning but would def hold onto them and give me first refusal.

Appenatly a neighbour came in afterwards and he didn't want to fall out with him...prick

that second sentence is code for " another lad offered me more money"

get someone else to call him, they might still be for sale

or name and shame

Reggie.

Muckit wrote: »

I'd say that neighbour thing is only an excuse. Did you haggle or offer him what he was looking for?

He probably felt he was selling them too cheap and could get more for them .either way it's bad form.

Had the opposite scenario during the buy and sell days. Lad came to buy an old massey loader off me. Gave me 50 euro deposit. Then no sign of him for weeks. Then rang looking for his €50 back as twas too much hassle!!!

No said I'd give him exactly what he wanted and will be out first time today

Muckit

Reggie. wrote: »

No said I'd give him exactly what he wanted and will be out first time today

That's my point.

howdee

First person in my yard with money gets whatever I'm selling. Too many time wasters, tyrekickers, and lads just looking for a chat. Held things for lads in the past that just don't show up.

Reggie.

lakill Farm wrote: »

that second sentence is code for " another lad offered me more money"

get someone else to call him, they might still be for sale

or name and shame

Well there's only one ad on dd for gkn wheel weights and if someone was bored enough to ring him......

mf240

Done deal is cruel at times.

I think some lads must ring because the samaratans number was engaged, and they wanted to hear a human voice.

simx

a mans word seems to be getting less and less common, usually if Im going looking at something for sale I would bring some few bob as a deposit, except cattle, id expect a mans word for that anyway, remember I looked at a silage trailer one night, agreed to buy it, asked him did he want a deposit? he said no you seem genuine enough, I said I would have to orangise getting it home tec., could be a couple of weeks, he said that's fine, shook hands and left, was arseing about getting it home as I didn't need it asap and rang him about a month after said wed be down that weekend, he said that's fine, he was telling me his neighbour was telling him there wasn't a hope I was coming back and put it o dd again, good thing it wasn't his neighbour selling it ha

Timmaay

Have to say I've found both buying and selling on adverts. ie alot more pleasant than done deal. I think it's mostly down to needing a profile on adverts, in fairness it's very very easy to create a profile (I use my boards one, you can link to Facebook or Gmail with one click either) . both buyers and sellers can leave feedback (just lookin at mine I'm 100% feedback after 6 items bought/sold), basically very quickly you can see if the person has any history behind them, if they have zero feedback I'd certainly be slower to deal with them.

the only minor downside with adverts is the comments section, you get all sorts of stupid questions/offers, but easy to ignore them, against done deal having your phone hopping with timewasters.

annubis

i remember a few years back on donedeal i saw a galvanised slurry tanker for sale not too far from me, seemed to be very good value so i rang the chap.. cant talk im on my way to hospital says the chap, the daughter is after getting hurt in an accident..fair enough i said dont worry about it
add was removed shortly after
seen the add a while after again, think it was a a good bit dearer the 2nd time round , guess he figured from vol of calls that he was selling too cheap or at least thats what i reckon,
all he had to say was i decided against selling it..sad but some lads are happier spinning a tale

Miname

Had the same with a tractor recently through a main dealer, all I can say is it worked out better for me in the long run.

Nekarsulm

Sold the remains of a Hardi 40 gallon sprayer on DD. Lad rang from somewhere near letterkenny, said he would definitely take it, and be down Saturday. I had my doubts, as he was nearly four hours away, but anyway.
Saturday 2 pm he rings and says, "I'm at a wedding in the Slieve Russell, give me directions and ill slip out between the champagne and the feed, no one will miss me"
Sure as his w ord, he turns up in the best wedding suit, with an Octavia and the world's smallest trailer.
We lashed the wreck of sprayer to the trailer with baler twine, and away he went!
If I tried that, there would be a divorce!

Farrell

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Sold the remains of a Hardi 40 gallon sprayer on DD. Lad rang from somewhere near letterkenny, said he would definitely take it, and be down Saturday. I had my doubts, as he was nearly four hours away, but anyway.
Saturday 2 pm he rings and says, "I'm at a wedding in the Slieve Russell, give me directions and ill slip out between the champagne and the feed, no one will miss me"
Sure as his w ord, he turns up in the best wedding suit, with an Octavia and the world's smallest trailer.
We lashed the wreck of sprayer to the trailer with baler twine, and away he went!
If I tried that, there would be a divorce!

Maybe she enjoyed the champagne.

Farrell

Was selling a few ewes which didn't hold a few years ago, wee lad was just born, looked like going to be late night, then got ordered back asap, I was offered €60 each, knowing they were worth more but I couldn't wait for hours, I agreed €65. Before I got to the office I was offered €80 (which I originally had in my head), but the 2nd guy generally gives less than worth.
Sold to 1st guy, which was financially wrong but morally right.
Good intentions don't pay bills, but a clear conscience can hold its head high

lakill Farm

Reggie. wrote: »

Well there's only one ad on dd for gkn wheel weights and if someone was bored enough to ring him......

I gave him a call. " well Brian says I, how are those weights"

lakill Farm

I use adverts.ie but the farming section is a waste of space.

see the old sharpshooter82 selling turf :eek:

Timmaay wrote: »

Have to say I've found both buying and selling on adverts. ie alot more pleasant than done deal. I think it's mostly down to needing a profile on adverts, in fairness it's very very easy to create a profile (I use my boards one, you can link to Facebook or Gmail with one click either) . both buyers and sellers can leave feedback (just lookin at mine I'm 100% feedback after 6 items bought/sold), basically very quickly you can see if the person has any history behind them, if they have zero feedback I'd certainly be slower to deal with them.

the only minor downside with adverts is the comments section, you get all sorts of stupid questions/offers, but easy to ignore them, against done deal having your phone hopping with timewasters.

tanko

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Sold the remains of a Hardi 40 gallon sprayer on DD. Lad rang from somewhere near letterkenny, said he would definitely take it, and be down Saturday. I had my doubts, as he was nearly four hours away, but anyway.
Saturday 2 pm he rings and says, "I'm at a wedding in the Slieve Russell, give me directions and ill slip out between the champagne and the feed, no one will miss me"
Sure as his w ord, he turns up in the best wedding suit, with an Octavia and the world's smallest trailer.
We lashed the wreck of sprayer to the trailer with baler twine, and away he went!
If I tried that, there would be a divorce!

I left a wedding once after the meal to drive an hour back home to Ai a cow and then back to the wedding:o. It worked out well, the cow held:D

Kevhog1988

Ebay here in the uk is great for selling stuff. The amount of gob****es on donedeal is unreal. Sold a cattle trailer a few weeks ago... had one lad come look, say he was off to get money and never come back. First person with cash in the hand takes anything im selling unless its a personal friend.

Sacrolyte

Reggie. wrote: »

Well there's only one ad on dd for gkn wheel weights and if someone was bored enough to ring him......

I'll give him a buzz later this evening. Round 1 ish

Kevhog1988

Reggie,
send me a pm with what wheel weights your looking for. Ill have a look on ebay here

whelan2

Is the ad gone?

orm0nd

whelan2 wrote: »

Is the ad gone?

No ...if it's the one I think it is .. still there

Sam Kade

mf240 wrote: »

Done deal is cruel at times.

I think some lads must ring because the samaratans number was engaged, and they wanted to hear a human voice.

You don't need donedeal for that I advertised bales on the examiner when they were hard to sell. I got a few calls from other sellers to know did I get any buyers one caller half an hour into the call was telling me the best time to plant spuds

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

Is the ad gone?

Its offaly based

orm0nd

Reggie. wrote: »

Its offaly based

not the 1 I'm thinking so

Reggie.

theemigrant wrote: »

Reggie,
send me a pm with what wheel weights your looking for. Ill have a look on ebay here

These type
https://www.google.ie/search?q=gkn+wheel+weights&client=ms-android-hms-tef-ie&source=lnms&prmd=iv&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIhpW8o5qSxwIVYo3bCh05QARd&biw=360&bih=640#tbm=isch&q=massey+ferguson+300+series+wheel+weights

They come in many shapes and sizes. Once they fit the rear wheels of a 300 series massey

Reggie.

orm0nd wrote: »

not the 1 I'm thinking so

Its gone now. Lakill must have scared him

Kevhog1988

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=261983224988&globalID=EBAY-GB

Reggie.

lakill Farm wrote: »

I use adverts.ie but the farming section is a waste of space.

see the old sharpshooter82 selling turf :eek:

See some other local gangster at it aswell

lakill Farm

Reggie. wrote: »

Its gone now. Lakill must have scared him

I reported the ad.
same lad is selling a 390 in Offaly :eek:

Reggie.

lakill Farm wrote: »

I reported the ad.
same lad is selling a 390 in Offaly :eek:

Ya beat me to it. Yeah a 2 wheel drive one

He has a few ads on it.

IH784man

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Sold the remains of a Hardi 40 gallon sprayer on DD. Lad rang from somewhere near letterkenny, said he would definitely take it, and be down Saturday. I had my doubts, as he was nearly four hours away, but anyway.
Saturday 2 pm he rings and says, "I'm at a wedding in the Slieve Russell, give me directions and ill slip out between the champagne and the feed, no one will miss me"
Sure as his w ord, he turns up in the best wedding suit, with an Octavia and the world's smallest trailer.
We lashed the wreck of sprayer to the trailer with baler twine, and away he went!
If I tried that, there would be a divorce!

There's a few of us Donegal men not 100% in the head at times :P

visatorro

have to admit I went back on my word once. I agreed to buy eight heifers off a fella not too far away from me. I was due a herd test, guy said no problem sure if you go down i'll stick them in the paper. I had heard about them thru word of mouth. this guy then rang my vet and told him to come to his yard and test these heifers as they were in my herd but I hadn't collected them. vet rang me and told me. I confronted this lad and told him he had no business ringing my vet, he said sure I often did it. I told him he could keep the heifers. he went mad. maybe I was wrong but as far as I was concerned he had no right to contact my vet.

another time 15 years ago we agreed a price with a "friesan breeder" for 21 incalf heifers. arranged haulier and landed in yard. the fella told us that a well known auctioneer told him heifers were making more than he dealt at. he wanted more money. we didn't deal.

Kevhog1988

visatorro wrote: »

have to admit I went back on my word once. I agreed to buy eight heifers off a fella not too far away from me. I was due a herd test, guy said no problem sure if you go down i'll stick them in the paper. I had heard about them thru word of mouth. this guy then rang my vet and told him to come to his yard and test these heifers as they were in my herd but I hadn't collected them. vet rang me and told me. I confronted this lad and told him he had no business ringing my vet, he said sure I often did it. I told him he could keep the heifers. he went mad. maybe I was wrong but as far as I was concerned he had no right to contact my vet.

another time 15 years ago we agreed a price with a "friesan breeder" for 21 incalf heifers. arranged haulier and landed in yard. the fella told us that a well known auctioneer told him heifers were making more than he dealt at. he wanted more money. we didn't deal.

you were right both times in my opinion

Reggie.

theemigrant wrote: »

you were right both times in my opinion

Agreed

have2flushtwice

I had a tractor for sale earlier in the year. It was on dd. The phone was hoppin! So i agreed a base price on a tues, and he was to come friday. I was happy enuf. Later in the week i realised that it was cheap and could have got more. I posted on here actually. . .
so lad comes, agrees, and pays the agreed price.
He said he may have been in d yard years ago.
he came to collect it when i wasnt there, dad was. Turned out the two boys had plenty of deals in the past.
Dad says to me after, if u had threw up dat deal wudnt we luk like sum pair of c@#$s!

9935452

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Sold the remains of a Hardi 40 gallon sprayer on DD. Lad rang from somewhere near letterkenny, said he would definitely take it, and be down Saturday. I had my doubts, as he was nearly four hours away, but anyway.
Saturday 2 pm he rings and says, "I'm at a wedding in the Slieve Russell, give me directions and ill slip out between the champagne and the feed, no one will miss me"
Sure as his w ord, he turns up in the best wedding suit, with an Octavia and the world's smallest trailer.
We lashed the wreck of sprayer to the trailer with baler twine, and away he went!
If I tried that, there would be a divorce!

Ive done similar myself , not a wedding though. when i head off for a break somewhere , i inevitability check whats for sale in the area on the likes of donedeal or ebay.
He know he would be down your direction on that saturday so distance wasnt a problem

Reggie.

9935452 wrote: »

Ive done similar myself , not a wedding though. when i head off for a break somewhere , i inevitability check whats for sale in the area on the likes of donedeal or ebay.
He know he would be down your direction on that saturday so distance wasnt a problem

Been known to do it myself

Sam Kade

I know a fella that was selling a fertilizer spreader on donedeal and he got a call from a man 200 miles away, he bought it over the phone. On the day he was coming to collect it the seller realised he had it priced too low. When the buyer arrived he said to him that he wanted €400 more for it as he was selling it too cheap, needless to say the buyer ate the head off him but ended up buying it after for €200 over agreed price.