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Is selling on adverts.ie a joke?

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    #212
    MarkY91
    Registered Users Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    smash wrote: »
    It's very very easy to spot this kind of crap. I'm surprised you're even admitting to contemplating the offer.

    It seemed normal until a little into the conversation. Then I kind of played along to see where it went.

    Point I'd that donedeal at least for me is full of dodgey people whereas I feel totally fine on adverts


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    #213
    eeguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,478 ✭✭✭eeguy


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    It seemed normal until a little into the conversation. Then I kind of played along to see where it went.

    Point I'd that donedeal at least for me is full of dodgey people whereas I feel totally fine on adverts

    I did the same, got loads of fake paypal emails, loads of "where's my item emails" etc. Like anyone in Nigeria is seriously looking for MY phone.


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    #214
    Sky King
    Registered Users Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Sky King


    - Item for sale €500
    - Offer €450
    - Offer accepted.
    - Offer withdrawn


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    #215
    Captain Flaps
    Registered Users Posts: 1,834 ✭✭✭Captain Flaps


    Sky King wrote: »
    - Item for sale €500
    - Offer €450
    - Offer accepted.
    - Offer withdrawn

    I don't really get your point. You get the same messing around anywhere, be it DoneDeal or buyandsell (lol), the only difference is it's public on Adverts.


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    #216
    Sky King
    Registered Users Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Sky King


    Captain Flaps wrote: »
    I don't really get your point. You get the same messing around anywhere, be it DoneDeal or buyandsell (lol), the only difference is it's public on Adverts.

    Yes except with adverts now everyone knows what you'll accept which is annoying. You can't ask for €500 again.


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    #217
    Captain Flaps
    Registered Users Posts: 1,834 ✭✭✭Captain Flaps


    I'm pretty sure if you accept an offer and then cancel it that post disappears and the amount you accepted isn't public any more, but I could be wrong on that.


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    #218
    MilesMorales1
    Registered Users Posts: 6,431 ✭✭✭MilesMorales1


    If someone says to you 'will you ship to me outside of Ireland and I'll pay it by paypal' its like, 99% certain its a scam.


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    #219
    husq
    Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭husq


    still for sale


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    #220
    Ush1
    Registered Users Posts: 11,461 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    I like it.

    I like that you can get the haggling and nonsense out of the way beforehand and that there is transparency regarding the persons history etc..


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    #221
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Captain Flaps wrote: »
    I don't really get your point. You get the same messing around anywhere, be it DoneDeal or buyandsell (lol), the only difference is it's public on Adverts.

    Not really. On done deal you're not going to remove an ad unless you've sold the item. Anyone who looks at it wont know if there's been interest or not and so can make up their own mind upon inspection.

    The ability to withdraw an offer on adverts places doubt in the minds of other potential bidders.


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    #222
    Korvanica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    €999 OFFERED
    I don't have now but I give you cs go skins

    LOL


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    #223
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Korvanica wrote: »
    LOL

    I almost fell out of my chair when I saw that.

    Same guy also offered another person the swap of an old sofa for a Gaming PC priced at over 1k.

    He also asked a load of people to swap their laptop for his old broken one which needs repairs.

    I remember one of the big sellers on adverts was offered a ridiculous swap for his high-end gaming PC, your classic 'swap my ads' - an old xbox, battered laptop, 10 year old PC, tin of baked bins, etc.

    Gets turned down and takes it extremely personally, posting messages all over the guy ad like 'THIS IS AN OVERPRICED HEAP OF SCRAP'.

    In the end he ended up threatening to kill the seller.


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    #224
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    TerrorFirmer wrote: »

    In the end he ended up threatening to kill the seller.

    He was just haggling!


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    #225
    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,321 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    The thing is, you can get decent swap deals on adverts if you're realistic. I swapped my iMac for a gaming PC a few years back because I just couldn't get on with the move from Windows to Mac. It was a good deal that suited both of us.

    That said, I've an Nvidia Shield Tablet with all the trimmings up for swap on adverts at the moment and have only been offered trash.


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    #226
    Fakman87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Fakman87


    Korvanica wrote: »
    LOL
    TerrorFirmer wrote: »
    I almost fell out of my chair when I saw that.

    Same guy also offered another person the swap of an old sofa for a Gaming PC priced at over 1k.

    He also asked a load of people to swap their laptop for his old broken one which needs repairs.

    I remember one of the big sellers on adverts was offered a ridiculous swap for his high-end gaming PC, your classic 'swap my ads' - an old xbox, battered laptop, 10 year old PC, tin of baked bins, etc.

    Gets turned down and takes it extremely personally, posting messages all over the guy ad like 'THIS IS AN OVERPRICED HEAP OF SCRAP'.

    In the end he ended up threatening to kill the seller.

    Link lads?


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    #227
    Mesrine65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,969 ✭✭✭Mesrine65


    I sold a mobile phone on adverts.ie last week, my first time using the service, phone sold in less than 24 hours without issue.


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    #228
    wally79
    Registered Users Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭wally79


    Put a bookcase up for free

    Lad asked me the size

    80x200x30cm so nearly 7ft tall

    He arrived and picked it up in a micra

    Was happy as Larry with it sticking out the back


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    #229
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    husq wrote: »
    still for sale

    Is this still available?


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    #230
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    My only problem with Adverts are the tyre-kickers and the amount of overpriced tat in some sections. However, it's 100% better than Done Deal and it's a safe place to trade as the feedback system allows you to avoid 'most' of the oddballs and con artists.

    ****



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    #231
    eamonnq
    Registered Users Posts: 4,009 ✭✭✭eamonnq


    husq wrote: »
    still for sale
    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Is this still available?

    That is mostly me, but how else are you meant to find out if something is still for sale? With the amount of ads that are not marked as sold even when they have been I need to use this more than ever!! :D


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    #232
    K-9
    Registered Users Posts: 43,311 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    dudara wrote: »
    I often have lots of presentation boxes from whiskey, rum, champagne etc. I'm talking about the really nice display boxes or tins that the bottles come in. In the past, I've put them up for free, to take away, and they're usually gone quickly. No messing ever.

    Recently I put up an ad for a Moët Vintage 2006 display box. I marked it very clearly as such, with text in the title and body. Mentioned box only, bottle not included. The amount of people who thought I was giving away a free bottle of champagne, and tried to rip the hand off me? The mind boggles

    That bottle still going?

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



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    #233
    pcardin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭pcardin


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Years ago somebody gave me a bad rating entirely because I gave them a bad rating (they didn't show up and just wasted my time). I contacted Adverts and they obviously looked at my record, saw it was genuine and removed that negative rating. (I suspect they also can read the email PM exchanges and could see he was in the wrong). That sort of judgement call was appreciated.

    You've been lucky so. Around 2009 or so I had the same issue. Left a negative feedback to someone who was dick1ing me around for a week. He obviously left a negative feedback to me. Contacted adverts straight away, instead of removing this negative from my account a mod was just acting like Matt Flanders from the Simpsons, giving his hippie okaley dokaley deedly doodley type of responses basically forcing me and the time waster to change our negative feedbacks from negative to neutral. That user was gone off adverts a few months later, perhaps that eejit mod too, but my account still holds that neutral feedback. :mad:


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    #234
    pcardin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭pcardin


    wally79 wrote: »
    Put a bookcase up for free

    Lad asked me the size

    80x200x30cm so nearly 7ft tall

    He arrived and picked it up in a micra

    Was happy as Larry with it sticking out the back

    Did you expect him to buy a van for that matter?

    I've often collected unfit items in my convertible since it's the only car I have, roof down if doesn't fit in boot and of I go.


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    #235
    pcardin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭pcardin


    eeguy wrote: »
    I did the same, got loads of fake paypal emails, loads of "where's my item emails" etc. Like anyone in Nigeria is seriously looking for MY phone.

    Yupp, and it seems their "Scam The European" manual is seriously outdated. :D


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    #236
    wally79
    Registered Users Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭wally79


    pcardin wrote: »
    Did you expect him to buy a van for that matter?

    I've often collected unfit items in my convertible since it's the only car I have, roof down if doesn't fit in boot and of I go.

    Aren't you amazing. I expected if someone is collecting a large piece of furniture he wouldn't turn up in a micra.

    I also half expected him to get pulled by the guards to be honest. But he got home alright


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    #237
    eamonnq
    Registered Users Posts: 4,009 ✭✭✭eamonnq


    pcardin wrote: »
    . Contacted adverts straight away, instead of removing this negative from my account a mod was just acting like Matt Flanders from the Simpsons, giving his hippie okaley dokaley deedly doodley type of responses

    You are lucky you did not get the one that acts like Ned !!:p


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    #238
    pcardin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭pcardin


    eamonnq wrote: »
    You are lucky you did not get the one that acts like Ned !!:p
    Yeah, whatever Flanders he is. Didn't want to offend Ned in case he's reading. :P


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    #239
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    eamonnq wrote: »
    That is mostly me, but how else are you meant to find out if something is still for sale? With the amount of ads that are not marked as sold even when they have been I need to use this more than ever!! :D

    I've had it 2 minutes after replying to a comment on an ad where no offers were even made. Fair enough if the ad looks like it's sold or there is an accepted offer but on every other ad why not just ask your question or make an offer?


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    #240
    Garzard
    Registered Users Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭Garzard


    Sky King wrote: »
    - Item for sale €500
    - Offer €450
    - Offer accepted.
    - Offer withdrawn

    I'm finding adverts.ie is notorious for these types. This happened today with someone offering €220 for an item I'm trying to sell on for €230, as well as offering to swap for a similar item as an alternative. Declined the swap offer but said I'd accept the €220. The guy withdrew saying it was too expensive.

    Earlier on in the year someone else seemingly expressed interest by querying about the receipt and condition of the item which was specified in the advert. He never replied again when I let him know the details.


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    #241
    Sky King
    Registered Users Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Sky King


    Yeah.

    The problem is that you can 'commit to buy' from a seller but without actually making any real commitment.


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