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Jon Ison - 6/4/12 at 06:04 PM

We have a busy eBay shop and are inundated with questions 24/7, we run a not quite as busy amazon store, we get next to zero questions, it's over 7 days since we had the last one.

Anyhow, these two questions that landed in our inbox momentS ago inspired this post.

Item title, 3 way switched scart splitter with 1 meter lead, the question, "how long is the lead?" it's pretty clear in the listing too.

Double dimmer switch, "do I have to turn the mains off to install this?"


Will keep the thread updated as they come in, how about yours ?

steve m - 6/4/12 at 06:17 PM

some years a ago, i sold a "HMS Hood, Wooden model battleship 48" long

First question was "whats it made of ?"

My reply, was "What bit of "HMS Hood, Wooden model battleship 48" long" do you not get moose brain"

Reece and i were in tears laughing when i sent it

Steve

nick205 - 6/4/12 at 06:25 PM

My perennial favorite is "Collection only, will not post"........"How much to have the item posted?"

Macbeast - 6/4/12 at 06:25 PM

Maybe if you had listed it as " scart splitter with 1 metre lead, " ?

He was probably having a dig at your spelling

[Edited on 6/4/12 by Macbeast]

NigeEss - 6/4/12 at 06:28 PM

I sold an old knitting machine and wrote -
"Sold as spares as I don't know if it works or what parts are missing, certainly the mains lead is not there"

Two knobs asked if the mains lead is included.

Benzine - 6/4/12 at 06:28 PM

By and large ebay has been pretty good for me. The only problems I've had are where I've sold things and people have collected. I've described accurately and when they come to pick it up I even say "have a good look over it and check it's all okay for you" etc. Cash is paid, off they go. However, once every couple of years I get someone who will come, check it over, say it's fine, pay me then a day later whine about minor imperfections (that were stated and photographed on the ad) Always from Yorkshire.

All I want is my tick box option then ebay will be perfect.


naturally this excludes all locostbuilders from yorkshire who are all wonderful

jacko - 6/4/12 at 06:38 PM

Im from Yorkshire

r1_pete - 6/4/12 at 07:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Im from Yorkshire


Me too, pretty happy here as well.


MS1 V3, built using msextra specs to run EDIS.

GENUINE B&G, will be sent in their original box etc.

Code is loaded and the ecu does all it should via the stim.

Never fitted to a car.

Build manual here: http://www.msextra.com/doc/ms2extra/build_manual.htm

Everything in the picture is included, plus all the components omitted for the msextra build.

Built to run an injection system on my Jaguar, but plans have changed and I need to move on.

Buy the lot now for £190 + £10 Post



Q: Hi, i'm interested but the price is a little steep. Would you accept £150 including delivery?

A: If I wanted £150 for it, I would have put a £150 Buy it Now.

[Edited on 6/4/12 by r1_pete]

Nickp - 6/4/12 at 07:15 PM

quote:
naturally this excludes all locostbuilders from yorkshire who are all wonderful


Saved his skin at the last moment

Ninehigh - 6/4/12 at 07:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nick205
My perennial favorite is "Collection only, will not post"........"How much to have the item posted?"


A hundred grand

laptoprob - 6/4/12 at 07:16 PM

Another one from Yorkshire here, i dont seem to have the same problems, and i dont whine generally unless its a bag of crap

But that said if its the missis buying then its a different kettle of fish altogther!!

[Edited on 6/4/12 by laptoprob]

Dangle_kt - 6/4/12 at 07:37 PM

Doesn't need to be ebay, I have about 5 u2u's from here about the engines I'm selling which are pretty dumb.

"Is X, Y and Z included?" in the advert where I say its just a bare engine, and make no mention of X, Y or Z. I think I'm going to start u2uing people selling cars asking if a boat is included.

phelpsa - 6/4/12 at 09:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Doesn't need to be ebay, I have about 5 u2u's from here about the engines I'm selling which are pretty dumb.

"Is X, Y and Z included?" in the advert where I say its just a bare engine, and make no mention of X, Y or Z. I think I'm going to start u2uing people selling cars asking if a boat is included.


This is quite reasonable as different sellers have different ideas of what a 'bare engine' is.

BigFaceDave - 6/4/12 at 09:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nick205
My perennial favorite is "Collection only, will not post"........"How much to have the item posted?"


I have the opposite! I have some part worn tyres for sale on ebay and the advert states that its delivery only - no collections (I hate waiting in for people who turn up 4 hours after they say they are going to) and even my item locations is set to say delivery only uk and I seem to be getting 3 - 4 emails a week asking if they can pick them up! and they dont even know where from!

spiderman - 6/4/12 at 09:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by phelpsa
quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Doesn't need to be ebay, I have about 5 u2u's from here about the engines I'm selling which are pretty dumb.

"Is X, Y and Z included?" in the advert where I say its just a bare engine, and make no mention of X, Y or Z. I think I'm going to start u2uing people selling cars asking if a boat is included.


This is quite reasonable as different sellers have different ideas of what a 'bare engine' is.


A bare engine is a bare engine!
If I said do you want to see a bare woman, would you ask if she was wearing any clothes?

Dangle_kt - 6/4/12 at 10:31 PM

quote:
Originally posted by spiderman
quote:
Originally posted by phelpsa
quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Doesn't need to be ebay, I have about 5 u2u's from here about the engines I'm selling which are pretty dumb.

"Is X, Y and Z included?" in the advert where I say its just a bare engine, and make no mention of X, Y or Z. I think I'm going to start u2uing people selling cars asking if a boat is included.


This is quite reasonable as different sellers have different ideas of what a 'bare engine' is.


A bare engine is a bare engine!
If I said do you want to see a bare woman, would you ask if she was wearing any clothes?


Yea but an ECU is not a bare engine.

Thats just one example

spiderman - 6/4/12 at 10:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
quote:
Originally posted by spiderman
quote:
Originally posted by phelpsa
quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Doesn't need to be ebay, I have about 5 u2u's from here about the engines I'm selling which are pretty dumb.

"Is X, Y and Z included?" in the advert where I say its just a bare engine, and make no mention of X, Y or Z. I think I'm going to start u2uing people selling cars asking if a boat is included.


This is quite reasonable as different sellers have different ideas of what a 'bare engine' is.


A bare engine is a bare engine!
If I said do you want to see a bare woman, would you ask if she was wearing any clothes?


Yea but an ECU is not a bare engine.

Thats just one example


An ECU is not any type of engine, bare or dressed, it is a Electronic Control Unit, which is an ancillary just like an alternator, a carb or a turbo are.

D Beddows - 6/4/12 at 10:44 PM

Every time I've advertised a Crossflow exhaust manifold for sale on here I've had at least 2 u2u's saying 'if it's for a Zetec I'll take it'......if it was for a Zetec I would probably have said so but......

Furyous - 7/4/12 at 01:12 AM

quote:
Originally posted by steve m
some years a ago, i sold a "HMS Hood, Wooden model battleship 48" long

First question was "whats it made of ?"

My reply, was "What bit of "HMS Hood, Wooden model battleship 48" long" do you not get moose brain"

Reece and i were in tears laughing when i sent it

Steve



Is it pine, balsa, spruce, mahogany...?



quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Doesn't need to be ebay, I have about 5 u2u's from here about the engines I'm selling which are pretty dumb.

"Is X, Y and Z included?" in the advert where I say its just a bare engine, and make no mention of X, Y or Z. I think I'm going to start u2uing people selling cars asking if a boat is included.



Does it have the cam cover, sump, crank pulley, timing chain/belt/pullies? I see a lot of engines on eBay still in the car where people say "Engine only". Well, does that include the alternator, intake, exhaust manifold? As above, people have different interpretations of "bare".

If you give a vague description don't be surprised when you get specific questions.


I haven't sold anything on eBay for a long time but not long ago I sold a big bundle of video games on another forum. There were too many for me to bother selling them individually, and as a collection they were very heavy. I specifically said "Collection only, no splits" and put a price on the bundle for half what they were worth. The first few replies were "How much for these three games?"

morcus - 7/4/12 at 06:58 AM

Is this not just an internet thing as it can be very hard to judge tone sometimes of printed words? Obviously that doesn't count for people asking you to clarify really clear stuff like no collections or what have you.

I very rarely use Ebay because there are far too many deluded idiots who have strange ideas about what things are worth and about how the rules of ebay work. But it's pretty much the same on any sites where people can sell things to the general public, Auto trader is the worst one because there are far to many Knobs who deliberatly price the cars wrong and post ads that aren't really for cars. If I've searched for cars upto £1000 I'm not likely to want to lease a new Aston Martin.

skydivepaul - 7/4/12 at 09:49 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
By and large ebay has been pretty good for me. The only problems I've had are where I've sold things and people have collected. I've described accurately and when they come to pick it up I even say "have a good look over it and check it's all okay for you" etc. Cash is paid, off they go. However, once every couple of years I get someone who will come, check it over, say it's fine, pay me then a day later whine about minor imperfections (that were stated and photographed on the ad) Always from Yorkshire.

All I want is my tick box option then ebay will be perfect.


naturally this excludes all locostbuilders from yorkshire who are all wonderful


didnt you know THIS IS BECAUSE



David Jenkins - 7/4/12 at 11:41 AM

You can always tell a Yorkshireman... but you can't tell him very much!

owelly - 7/4/12 at 11:49 AM

Yorkshiremen.....makes the Scottish look generous....

FuryRebuild - 7/4/12 at 11:53 AM

I listed this tap, suitable for evil deeds. It's a yorkshire tap, so definitely evil.

I have some fun with the questions.

Click Me

You have to click continue reading to get to the answers. I made some of them quite involved.

laptoprob - 7/4/12 at 02:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by owelly
Yorkshiremen.....makes the Scottish look generous....


Shame on you Owelly

Just remember which Yorkshireman gave you the hydraulic parts for your task for FREE!!!


[Edited on 7/4/12 by laptoprob]

[Edited on 7/4/12 by laptoprob]

Fizzer - 11/4/12 at 12:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by FuryRebuild
I listed this tap, suitable for evil deeds. It's a yorkshire tap, so definitely evil.

I have some fun with the questions.

Click Me

You have to click continue reading to get to the answers. I made some of them quite involved.


=D