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flecc

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Probably bitter experience John, selling that type of build can attract a lot of time wasters.
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As someone who's sold a fair bit of stuff on ebay over the last ten years, I have a lot of sympathy for this guy. I don't know why it should be the case, but eBay users are a special kind of stupid compared to any other customers I've dealt with.
 
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JohnCade

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True. But I've sold there for over ten years too and tone matters. If you come across as the sort who'll give a dusty answer to an honest question people will avoid you.

If you want to sell stuff you have to suffer the fools. Even if not gladly.
 
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JohnCade

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Maybe I'll ask him if it's got a EN15194 certificate.

That should be good for a laugh.
 
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halfer

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Eugh, all lower-case writing - he or she apparently can't be bothered to make the advert presentable. And yes, the tone too - I wouldn't dream of doing business with that seller.

I recall it was either WHY or AutoTrader magazine that recommended against 'no timewasters' messages in adverts. I'd have thought it was pretty obvious: if a seller might accuse a potential buyer of 'timewasting', that sounds like there's an obligation to purchase. Thus, such phraseology serves to reduce the number of respondents - not very wise!
 
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