Rant.......
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What is it with people offering to buy things from you over the internet?

I have now had the same experience a few times, I have offered some bits and pieces for sale, someone then emails or PM's me saying "how much do you want for whatever it is", so you answer with a very realistic fair price you want, only for them to come straight back and knock 25+% off your price, without any other questions or reasons.........

Well my response to these people is complete and utter silence, in other words, get fucked, I'd rather jump up and down on it than sell it for peanuts.

Luckily the vasy majority of this kind of experience has been on "other" forums.

I think that it is because we have become a nation of shopkeepers will the majority having low skill levels.

The only way they percieve they can make money is to be cheap from Mr A and sell on at a profit to Mr B.

We, as Engineers, understand the concept of adding value to make money such as taking raw materials and making a saleable product. Unfortunately manufacturing has become unfashionable and the likes of you and me are becoming rare.

I could go on but it would be of little interest to others and I would much rather think about inlet and exhaust pressures and camshsft design etc!

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

yup i know exactly what you mean Tom. the one that gets me though is people trying to knock stupid small amounts off. say you'd got something advertised for a tenner then you get a reply saying 'will you take £8?'...whats the fucking point, its far less hassle to send out one piece of folding money than fuck around with coins and change etc.... grumble.

Alot of people also state a higher price on other forums, expecting to be knocked down...

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i agree as well

someone from here wanted a part so i PM'd a cheap price only for them to knock it down straight away ask for delivery then stitch me up on it

thankfully it was not a regular

it seems to be a standard issue thing nowdays i'm afraid tom, i've experienced this on many things on and off forums, i guess we just have to accept this as part of selling stuff

i know this doesn't help, but your not alone!!

Agreed Tom, dont you find it odd though when you advertise some parts with prices, then you get a call saying "What have you got for sale and how much?"
Paul

I seriously doubt it!

I can sympathise with you to a point tom, but people will always haggle.
If you dont want to drop the price, just reply saying so...

as they say, theres no harm in asking...

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

wolfie! i forgot to ask, will you take £39 for the exhaust instead!

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lmao at feebs !! dude try a bit more you should be able to push him to 25 and get him to drive it up to your house free !

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Some people on ebay p*ss me off

Sold an item to a guy a few weeks ago. He bid on it and won the item. Then he emails me to ask me to check the postage as he thinks its a bit high. I had clearly stated the cost on the listing so he knew the cost when he bid. Bloody cheek if you ask me. Was not expensive either, was the cost of postage plus £1.50 to cover cost of paypal fees on postage cost only (was quite a heavy item) and a little for packing materials (took half a roll to pack it well). Some People ............

the cost people charge for postage on ebay does take the piss, but you do know how much it costs before you bid so if your ot happy then dont bid simple as really.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

Yeah some people do take the piss. I aim to break even on the postage side. I absorb the pay pal fees on the cost of the item i sell, i see that as part of my costs.

i do agree with carl, i have seen postage at like 7 quid and its a 25p stamp jobby to get it to me maybe that is why peeps been trying to haggle ya on the postage ? but at the same token i still agree that they knew the terms prior to bid

BUNCH OF TOOLS some folk lol !

Richie

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i always put postage then whoever bids can account for it even if it sometimes does end up on the high side. (some stuff is light but an arse to post).
if you took into account your time and petrol getting to the post office etc postage is cheap.

Not saying i over price postage, sometimes i make money, sometimes i loose. worse one is if nothing is stated then they overprice.

I agree with Iain. Some times i get it wrong and loose sometimes i end up a bit in pocket. The guy giving me grief just wanted to pay the postage cover price, so i would have lost out on the paypal fees on his postage and the cost of materials. I dont make money on postage. I even tell people when i can get more in a parcel if im using a courier and the limit is upto 10KG and they only have say 6, i'll say you have 4 spare. I try my best to offer a fare deal.

I think the secret is not telling people you're charging for the paypal cut on the postage - and just hiking it up as part of the packing.

I dont mention thats what i am doing. 99% of my customers on ebay are very happy with my postage as it is well packed and dispatched quickly. Just get the odd fuddy duddy !!! lol. Some people would not be happyt if you sent it post free !!!!!