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Mar 15, 2019 23:01:03 GMT
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A seller can’t send a mobile number, but Someone buying can send one if the seller asks for one, but they’ll be monitoring everything!
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gezzard
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Mar 15, 2019 23:13:39 GMT
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I'm currently selling my DAF on eBay,a potential buyer messaged me and I could send him my mobile number via the message service, he must have received it as he called me in the week.
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Mar 17, 2019 14:05:17 GMT
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^ see comments above from Dez - Ebay was decent many years ago but now has too many idiots / wasters / dreamers  I sold a nice restored ZZR1100 with no problems - buyer test drive was fine - he strapped it into his van - I get a call later that day "the ignition wires are hanging loose and it won't start - you sold me a knackered bike" (my fault, not his tie-down straps ripping the ignition harness out!) I've "sold" one bike twice on Ebay now ("road legal competition bike - not a toy!") both buyers turned up and decided it was too big / fast / scary (one even complained it didn't have electric start !) , also sold our (ultra-reliable & economical) Pug daily as "99p spare/repairs - long MOT, drives fine but needs cosmetic work" - buyer turned up, called it a death-trap (without even driving it), disappeared to get cash, never came back. I left unhappy feedback - we've had *lots* of cars vandalised since then It hurts to say - lots of folk would rather just scrap a decent motor these days than try to sell it on, and I understand why  pics (as pennance for my not-very-postive thoughts)    |
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Last Edit: Mar 17, 2019 18:45:22 GMT by nomad: typos
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Mar 17, 2019 19:07:43 GMT
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I’ve put my number in the ad description.
Had several questions asking me stuff that is ansewered in the description 🤦🏻♂️
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Dez
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And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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@dez
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Mar 17, 2019 19:55:00 GMT
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I’ve put my number in the ad description. Had several questions asking me stuff that is ansewered in the description 🤦🏻♂️ At least 95% of questions I get asked about eBay items would be answered if they actually read the description. I did have a guy message me the other week about something, his username was his mobile number which seemed a pretty shrewd move to me. |
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OGDB
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Mar 19, 2019 15:33:20 GMT
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I list as a classified with offer and pretty sure I’ve paid £14.99. My sale rate is far higher on eBay than anywhere else. I just add £50 on top and take less of an offer.
That said someone bought my 944, decided they didn’t want it before collection, we cancelled the transaction and I still got invoiced £15. Sold my trailer, buyer cancelled the transaction, still took their £40 final valuation charge. Sold a car part, buyer never paid and I couldn’t open an unpaid dispute as it was 30 days or more since auction completion, charged £25.
eBay sucks, but it probably has the biggest target audience available. Facebook sales seems to be popular, but I don’t use Facebook!
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Mar 23, 2019 10:18:15 GMT
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Just sold on abay for £420
See if the buyer turns up
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Mar 23, 2019 23:10:35 GMT
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Still no contact from the buyer 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
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Mar 26, 2019 10:14:59 GMT
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So where do I stand now, Car has been won on auction and no contact from the winner?
Can I report them get my selling fee from them?
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Mar 26, 2019 10:54:42 GMT
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By the way PayPal, eBay and Gumtree all over the world are all owned buy the same company set up as separate corporations reporting to the main company. I think and not 100% sure but I think the owning company is Google, someone else may be able to confirm this? PayPal was originally an independent company, but was bought by eBay in 2002, then spun off in 2015 into a separate publicly-traded company. So it doesn't appear to be owned by another company now, just by its shareholders. Gumtree was started in the UK, and bought by eBay in 2005. So you're partly correct - eBay (a public company) owns Gumtree, but PayPal is a separate public company. None of them seem to be owned by Google. |
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Mar 26, 2019 11:06:15 GMT
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So where do I stand now, Car has been won on auction and no contact from the winner? Can I report them get my selling fee from them? You need to raise a case mate. You have to go through the resolution centre if my memory serves right. You will get a refund but it won’t be overnight. |
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Mar 26, 2019 11:27:22 GMT
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So where do I stand now, Car has been won on auction and no contact from the winner? Can I report them get my selling fee from them? You need to raise a case mate. You have to go through the resolution centre if my memory serves right. You will get a refund but it won’t be overnight. That’s fine as long as i get one 👍🏻 |
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Mar 26, 2019 22:43:29 GMT
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Will it effect the case if I realist it?
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Stick it on Autotrader for free?
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Stick it on Autotrader for free? It’s on Gumtree and Shpock already. If it’s free though I will do it at dinner time 👍🏻 |
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I’ve put my number in the ad description. Had several questions asking me stuff that is ansewered in the description 🤦🏻♂️ At least 95% of questions I get asked about eBay items would be answered if they actually read the description. I did have a guy message me the other week about something, his username was his mobile number which seemed a pretty shrewd move to me. Yeh, if you want every dick in town calling/texting etc. I have a ‘special eBay phone’ cheap pay as you go. When selling something like a car or motorcycle that someone wants to call about. I give that number, turn the phone on, sell item, turn phone off & throw it back in the box for another 6 months |
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At least 95% of questions I get asked about eBay items would be answered if they actually read the description. I did have a guy message me the other week about something, his username was his mobile number which seemed a pretty shrewd move to me. Yeh, if you want every dick in town calling/texting etc. I have a ‘special eBay phone’ cheap pay as you go. When selling something like a car or motorcycle that someone wants to call about. I give that number, turn the phone on, sell item, turn phone off & throw it back in the box for another 6 months I put my number in the ad and had nowhere near as many idiots as I thought I would get |
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OGDB
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In addition to my earlier comment about using eBay.
I only ever lost items on a classified or best offer system. Anything that involves bids I find a waste of time. People put a bit in, not expecting to win it and when they do they realise they don’t want it. Massive PITA and a mentality I just don’t understand.
Say you want £500 for your car. Stick it up at £750 with the best offer system. You will get a lot of clowns offer the usual £300 however you can set this to auto reject anything under £500. You pay a fixed price, so no 10% on completion or whatever they charge now days.
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Say you want £500 for your car. Stick it up at £750 with the best offer system. You will get a lot of clowns offer the usual £300 however you can set this to auto reject anything under £500. You pay a fixed price, so no 10% on completion or whatever they charge now days. This, sold quite a few using that method |
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Mar 27, 2019 13:37:45 GMT
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In addition to my earlier comment about using eBay. I only ever lost items on a classified or best offer system. Anything that involves bids I find a waste of time. People put a bit in, not expecting to win it and when they do they realise they don’t want it. Massive PITA and a mentality I just don’t understand. Say you want £500 for your car. Stick it up at £750 with the best offer system. You will get a lot of clowns offer the usual £300 however you can set this to auto reject anything under £500. You pay a fixed price, so no 10% on completion or whatever they charge now days. That’s an ace tip, cheers 👍🏻 |
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