why do sellers on done deal mke it so hard to buy

the_pen_turner

I often check done deal .
I am sick of the sellers wasting my time.

they want to sell their item
but they wont
put a price on the add
answer any messages asking questions
put proper info in the add , like the voltage on a power tool
wont put any pictures in the add
wont put their location in the add or profile. putting your county isn't enough


you would think that they don't want to sell

Grayson

Worst sonnet ever.

The_Valeyard

Grayson wrote: »

Worst sonnet ever.

Shakespeare wins that, hands down.

LightsStillOn

I think you're mistaking the spacebar for the full stop button.

allthedoyles

Don't buy a pig in a poke and there's no need to tar all sellers with the one brush .

Move on and filter out the half-arsed adverts

biko

The answer to most of life's questions
People are idiots

CINCLANTFLT

the_pen_turner wrote: »

I often check done deal .
I am sick of the sellers wasting my time.

they want to sell their item
but they wont
put a price on the add
answer any messages asking questions
put proper info in the add , like the voltage on a power tool
wont put any pictures in the add
wont put their location in the add or profile. putting your county isn't enough


you would think that they don't want to sell

He beat the drum
Just a cat for once
The slow burn
Then the blinding dark
The drum beats alone...

Now that's poetry!

the_pen_turner

allthedoyles wrote: »

Don't buy a pig in a poke and there's no need to tar all sellers with the one brush .

Move on and filter out the half-arsed adverts

obviously all sellers are not like this. but it is getting worse lately.
I try to filter out but some times the title is what I want


ok
sorry
for
doing
this
I
diddnt
realise
it
was
going
to
annoy
anyone
.:):D:D
I hate reading paragraphs. I find list a lot easier to read

Fleawuss

I love lists.
+1 OP.

allthedoyles

What I have found lately is that the price on advert does not matter , because the important thing is what you the buyer is willing to offer .

the_pen_turner

allthedoyles wrote: »

What I have found lately is that the price on advert does not matter , because the important thing is what you the buyer is willing to offer .

I understand that but if im looking at something and I know similar items are 200 . that's all im going to pay. if someone puts 300 on it then I know to avoid the add and the seller is unrealistic.
if the add is for 50 I will assume its stolen.

i am on the look out for several items. im in no rush or major need so i will wait for the right one to come up. knowing the price that the seller wants helps me weigh up the potential purchase.
i hate ringing up sellers just to ask the price or get just basic info.
they then expect you to buy it.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Alloy wheels for sale - €950, no texts, no offers please.

*beep beep*

Wud ya take 350 for d alloyz laad?

the_pen_turner

Bageaux Cannes wrote: »

Alloy wheels for sale - €950, no texts, no offers please.

*beep beep*

Wud ya take 350 for d alloyz laad?

unfortunately there is always to sides to that coin

no texts also annoys me but i understand why they have that there

ButtersSuki

I put up tickets for a concert I couldn't attend recently. Concert was sold out so I was looking to just recoup my outlay, not profiteer in any way, but did say in the ad "no offers below asking please" (there were many tickets there being sold for above face value btw). Got hounded by people offering anywhere between 25-50% of face value.

I also gave full details of the seats, row number etc., and include a map of the seating plan for the venue in my ad.Again got texts asking me where were the seats.

So it works both ways....

Robsweezie

the pen turner is mightier than the sword

Muahahaha

allthedoyles wrote: »

What I have found lately is that the price on advert does not matter , because the important thing is what you the buyer is willing to offer .

I found so much unrealistic pricing on Donedeal I rarely ever use it. Much prefer Adverts where at least through the comments you can get an idea of what they'll accept. No way am I ringing up someone to try haggle money off something before I even go out to see it. At least Adverts for all its faults has a good way of sussing out what something may go for rather than just what the seller would like to get for it in their wildest dreams.

Fr_Dougal

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I put up tickets for a concert I couldn't attend recently. Concert was sold out so I was looking to just recoup my outlay, not profiteer in any way, but did say in the ad "no offers below asking please" (there were many tickets there being sold for above face value btw). Got hounded by people offering anywhere between 25-50% of face value.

I also gave full details of the seats, row number etc., and include a map of the seating plan for the venue in my ad.Again got texts asking me where were the seats.

So it works both ways....

www.toutless.com

FizzleSticks

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newport2

I sold a car on donedeal a while ago. Was offered a dog in part payment for it by one guy

I ended up getting too many messages to respond to. I found a few words like "buddy" to be a useful filter.

CINCLANTFLT

Buddy he said.
I turned to the moon
Go on, go on stone
Never was a man so tossed aside.
Then a crash
Then a field
Then a cloud
Then a stone.

Go on
Become your own demon

MilesMorales1

'NO SWAPS OF ANY KIND WILL BE ACCEPTED' oh look so many swaps.

AMKC

I have used Done Deal to sell items and had no problem getting people interested in them and selling them just wish I had of charged a bit more that was my mistake I sold the items for to little but live and learn.

Fozzie Bear

biko wrote: »

The answer to most of life's questions;

People are idiots

I thought it was alcohol myself....