posted on September 27, 2003 09:42:01 AM
Maybe my items cater to those of ...umm shall we say... err well I bet their eyes are king of close together, and their head is maybe just a little pointy. ( I sell tools)
But lately I have had a rash of the most baffling questions.
(I suggest, when reading this play the song "dueling banjos" in the background"
Them
"How much do I owe you"
ME
"which auction are you referring to"
Them
"What do you mean?"
(I gave up after that...I mean if he did get the socket set I was sure he would do something like put it in the microwave or something)
Them
"Hello I won the cordless drill from your auction but all I got was the drill... no power cord"
(Again... do I have a moral duty not to send these items???... I mean these people could really hurt themselves)
And finally
Them
"I won your auction but do you have a layaway program or something?"
posted on September 27, 2003 09:56:26 AM
Matt, if you'd like to help raise the IQ of your clients, please feel free to post who you are on eBay (or an auction). My boyfriend is a mechanic who can always use more tools. His eyes are not that close together and the only time his head was pointed was right after he was born.
He is blonde, Polish and a male, but I don't hold that against him
posted on September 27, 2003 10:09:04 AM
clivebarkerfan
OOOPS by no means did I intend to imply that people whom buy or use tools are dumb!!
I am geting a new batch in, and will let you know...
All I have right now is 4 tile saws, a concrete vibrator (If you have to know e-mail me and I will explain) and what I think is really cool, an extendable chainsaw... think of a gas powered weedeater with a chainsaw at the end... I just trimmed the sh*t out of my trees with this!
posted on September 27, 2003 10:46:42 AM
OOOO!!!! The chainsaw...is that the stihl? With all the cool attachements? Cive wants that as he was a tree worker and still enjoys helping the neighbors with their trees.
posted on September 28, 2003 03:45:46 AM
LMAO! The "Dueling Banjos" bit was a hoot! My "favorite" buyer question was "Do you deliver on Sundays?" Whaaa...?? My reply? "No, my drivers work for USPS and they are off on Sundays."
posted on September 28, 2003 02:12:17 PM
the one that always gets me misty is: "I got my wand, how do I make it work?"
The smarter ones know to ask *before* they buy; "If i buy a wand from you can
i really do Wingardium Levosa with it?"
Or; "I want a wand, but if It turns out I am a Muggle, can I send it back?"
Makes my day!
"And All Shall be Well, and All Shall be Well, and All Manner of Things Shall be Well"
posted on September 29, 2003 03:41:58 AM
Just when I thought I have read just about everything a buyer can come up with, I get this email on "Ask Seller a Question"...
"Hey there, I am currently bidding on two of your items for sale on e-bay. I am leaving the country tomorrow for China, and may not be in e-mail contact until the 23rd of October. If I have indeed won one or both of the items I will try to send payment immediately via paypal. So if you don't hear from me 'till then, don't fret, i won't stand you up. Thanks for your time!"
And before my first cup of coffee!!
"Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Harry Thompson
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it." - A Few Good Men
posted on September 29, 2003 04:22:33 AM
and the hits just keep on coming...
I had two auctions close almost 3 weeks ago. Sent the buyer combined shipping information, and no payment, no emails. Finally file "Reminder to Pay Your Seller" on both items, and voila! out she comes from under that rock! Here's her email in response to the reminder...
"Please extend me a grace of a few more days until after the Sept. 30th payday, we got hit with some unexpected bills. Please, please, pretty please?"
So I check her feedback - yep, she's won other auctions and paid for them since mine. So I take a look at her bidding history - well, she's been pretty busy buying (could it be the "unexpected bills" are all the auctions she won?". Funny thing is these two auctions total less than $10.00 - much lower than the others she bought.
So now am trying to remember what I learned in the Fluffy School of Hard Ball Selling before replying to her "please, please, pretty please" email.
"Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Harry Thompson
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it." - A Few Good Men
posted on October 2, 2003 04:59:13 PM
"I won your auction, however you have them for sale at 7.00 for one at your store. why should I pay 17.00 for the pair? please advise."
Just received this today....uuuummmmmm, because you bid on them........7 times.......we started the auction at 9.99 a pair and this buyer kept bidding against someone. Isn't this the nature of the auction......UUGGHHHH
Actually, our response back was professional, but thought I'd post what we would have liked to say, here.
posted on October 3, 2003 07:47:04 AM
bigpeepa, take it back to the original thread.
"And All Shall be Well, and All Shall be Well, and All Manner of Things Shall be Well"
