My latest potential sale started in April.
Yes, you reas that right. After several messages all went quiet. Yesterday he messaged again to arrange collection next Tuesday...
I'm not holding my breath.
Beat this, I sold a computer system for £550 more than six months ago on Ebay and paid in full. Two arrangements to collect failed and I have heard nothing since.
In my defence it wasn't that long ago, Saturday or Sunday morning but also I only use Fatbook for marketplace with all the alerts turned off so I only remember when I'm back on looking for something else and even then I find it hard to find the messages!This thread has guilted me into replying to a reply I got after I asked the question "are you in the ULEZ?"
He said yes so I wasn't going there to collect it and fund Khan's next new BMW purchase, I found what I wanted somewhere else.
I was not aware of that. I have had an advert running for years. Or at least it was showing I had....lol (I still had them available.That ^^ (although it's each two weeks).
You get an email asking whether it is still for sale and do you want to renew it, and you can renew it three times. So the max. time an advert can be live is around eight weeks.
Of course, someone could repost the same item with the same pics...
Just click on selling and it shows your adverts..In my defence it wasn't that long ago, Saturday or Sunday morning but also I only use Fatbook for marketplace with all the alerts turned off so I only remember when I'm back on looking for something else and even then I find it hard to find the messages!
I posted up loads of lego sets ages ago after my daughter had a sort out. Still sell some now and again that never sold when first listed.Facebook should delete the advert if it's not renewed weekly.
The flip side is there are some things I noticed a long time ago and ignored as the prices were in high "kite flying" range, a couple recently got reduced with 75% discountI've just had one of my facebook listings receive an offer.
1/3 of my price.....
These people think that they can actually get a deal this way ?
I simply said "no" and left the conversation.
End of story, do not pass go, do not collect $200.......
Lesson one : Don't assume all are blessed with your standards.Indeed, being somewhat naive, I just assumed sellers would do this by default.
If someone has arranged to collect another day, I tend to update the ad to state it's sold, or sold subject to collection in case anyone else is still interested.
Always make an offer. Over 50 years ago I called in to my local garage for a fill up and got talking to the attendant.we got around to my wanting a lathe. Boss has one in shed for sale have a look . I was shown a "complete virtually unused lathe/boxes of tools/verniers/height gauges/ drill bits even sat on compressed pads et all. In those days £200.00 min. Too much for me so i went back to digs and told landlord.came home that evening to be greeted by a smiling Landlord .Bought the lot for £25.00 . But he did give me his almost completely knackered one as a thanks.The flip side is there are some things I noticed a long time ago and ignored as the prices were in high "kite flying" range, a couple recently got reduced with 75% discount
One was a classic campervan "project" for £4k ... later reduced to £800 or offer as "Moving house - must sell", I would have been tempted originally around £800 but didn't want to offend. Since then I've got some new projects so now I'm not looking. I'm guessing if it doesn't sell it will go for scrap.. That wasn't the only thing but is one of the most dramatic.
I tried to be a nice guy and give away a 12' x 16' all wood mini barn for free (my neighbor encouraged me to not charge for it, said it would "go faster")@W.olly @carbon
Speaking from experience, if they have sold a few things on FB Marketplace, they have probably lost a sale or 2 because someone says yes I defo want it but then never turn up
Mentioned this before, we had a set of 6 useable patio chairs, really nice, few odd rust marks etc, just wanted them gone quick. Put them on FB Market place for FREE, just needed collecting, lost count of the number of bell ends that promised to turn up and never did
Immediate thought "it can't be any good if it's free"I tried to be a nice guy and give away a 12' x 16' all wood mini barn for free (my neighbor encouraged me to not charge for it, said it would "go faster")
Friends grandson came over, looked it over was all gunho.
I explained that I'm giving it for free, so that it get's out here quickly.
4 weeks go by, "my truck broke down"..... I said, pay a tilt bed to move the barn.
10 weeks, and I said enough, found some one else, said $150, and put a $500 deposit
to ensure it get's moved.
she had no problems with that, had a shed mover for $150 haul it in 3 days.
So for $300 she got a nice chicken coop, was estatic.
FREE seems to bring out the sloths.
The flip side is there are some things I noticed a long time ago and ignored as the prices were in high "kite flying" range, a couple recently got reduced with 75% discount
One was a classic campervan "project" for £4k ... later reduced to £800 or offer as "Moving house - must sell", I would have been tempted originally around £800 but didn't want to offend. Since then I've got some new projects so now I'm not looking. I'm guessing if it doesn't sell it will go for scrap.. That wasn't the only thing but is one of the most dramatic.
Yes to "If it's too cheap there's something wrong with it"Immediate thought "it can't be any good if it's free"
The other strange thing I notice on Ebay is that if it is advertised with a 99p start price it fetches more than if it's advertised at a realistic price. The feeding frenzy takes over.