DUNKS Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Replied to two adds for Mah Jong tables. I asked each seller the same question "could you please tell me the size?" First answer was "no I cant measure it" Fair enough. Second sellers reply was " YES" I give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Must be the language barrier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 It's a nightmare. I was looking at a gas aga a while back. A key consideration was whether it would do enough radiators so i needed the model number but luckily I got through to the salesperson of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 I think she really wanted to keep it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Thats a polite reply, mine wouldn't of been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampro Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 You would be surprised who had common sense and who has the ability to measure, I had a customer the other say wanting me to fit vinyl flooring into his bathroom, I asked him the size so I could give him a price and he didn't know he said it cost him £93 so could I work out the size for him of his cost of vinly🙄 and he is a university lecturer I found out in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, lampro said: You would be surprised who had common sense and who has the ability to measure, I had a customer the other say wanting me to fit vinyl flooring into his bathroom, I asked him the size so I could give him a price and he didn't know he said it cost him £93 so could I work out the size for him of his cost of vinly🙄 and he is a university lecturer I found out in the end Recently, we advertised a box of 4 (FOUR) 600mm x 600mm floor tiles. First, this woman asked what size they were (we told her and said it's in the advert) then she asked how many were in the box. She finally said, they are no good to me, I need 6. Edited January 11, 2021 by steve_b_wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampro Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 33 minutes ago, Zapp said: It's a nightmare. I was looking at a gas aga a while back. A key consideration was whether it would do enough radiators so i needed the model number but luckily I got through to the salesperson of the year. Hello, I like the quote, Marisa doesn't have any seller ratings yet !!!!! 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Aside from the pathetic sellers, Marketplace is full of counterfeit goods:- Perkins 26kva diesel generators for around £1k - all fake - Perkins don't make the model shown. Snap On ratchets - made in Taiwan with Snap On logos printed on the rubber handles. Makita drills, impact drivers and wrenches - where Makita is not a raised part of the body, but merely a sticker. Dewalt 12v drills - they don't make that model and the yellow is the wrong shade. Lad who lives a couple of miles from me - selling the fake Dewalt and Makita. Asked him why he was selling fakes, which couldn't be found on the various web sites, he insisted they were genuine, but removed the ads. There are bargains to be had, but some awful sellers and time wasting buyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Zapp said: It's a nightmare. I was looking at a gas aga a while back. A key consideration was whether it would do enough radiators so i needed the model number but luckily I got through to the salesperson of the year. You have to admire the brass neck of the retarded fool that replies to a potential buyer in that way😅. Lins sells a lot of our products on the auction site , you wouldn't believe some of the fruitcakes that she deals with 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Tried to get some details on a log trolley from a chap local to me. He wouldn't measure it, so I didn't bid. It sold for 99p! I'd have given him £100 maybe for it if he'd answered the odd question so I could figure out if I could fit it in my car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Gordon R said: Dewalt 12v drills - they don't make that model and the yellow is the wrong shade. Could be US imports - in the UK it is 10.8v but the US it is 12V (I have the impact and Driver in 10.8) - like we have 18v but they have 20. Milwaukee has a dispensation I believe for their M12 range - M10.8 doesn't have quite the same ring to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 I have been on the Dewalt site - they don't make them full stop. I have had DeWalt 10.8, 14.4? and 18v drills, impact drivers, impact wrenches - all the same style and colour. These were definitely bent - the yellow wasn't right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 An RFD I know doesn’t bother with his website but regularly posts on FB instead, so to save myself a 100 mile round trip I asked what he had in SH 20 bore OU. His reply was ‘yeah, got a few’. 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 You can't expect better - proper customer service. 😎🤧 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, Gordon R said: You can't expect better - proper customer service. 😎🤧 😀 Needless to say we didn’t go, and needless to say mate bought one from someone who was a tad more forthcoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Zapp said: It's a nightmare. I was looking at a gas aga a while back. A key consideration was whether it would do enough radiators so i needed the model number but luckily I got through to the salesperson of the year. I think that one is down to ( bud linglish, ) it can be used for cooking and heating, she doesn't know the model number and was working when it was taken out. And I love the bit about it being in the barn and her being in the warm, but you would have expected her to say I'll check tomorrow 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricko Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Saw an obvious fake Husqvarna chainsaw on there, no serial number plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 I refer everyone to my previous answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Heron said: I refer everyone to my previous answer. But this is your first post in this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 He has nothing to say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 My opinion of ebay Facebook and the rest is well known on here there is nothing in this world that is free or a bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Quote My opinion of ebay Facebook and the rest is well known on here there is nothing in this world that is free or a bargain. It might be well known to some people, but I wasn't aware. That said, you are wrong. Loads of bargains on both sites. Edited January 11, 2021 by Gordon R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Thank you for reminding me but for those not familiar ebay stolen goods fakes and other peoples **** only my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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