The Wonders Of Internet Buy And Sell (ebay/fb Marketplace)

Discussion in 'Taylor's Tittle-Tattle - General Banter' started by wfcmoog, Apr 29, 2024.

  1. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    It's been mentioned elsewhere but I think it deserves a thread of its own.

    No, not trailcam pictures, but screen grabs and stories about the very worst of buying and selling online.

    I have seen a few people selling battered old tat for more than retail (I no wot I got no lowballs)

    And some barely comprehensible posts.
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  2. Wombleizer

    Wombleizer Academy Graduate

    Ask for pics of the other weights, then offer two quid and half a banana Nurishment if they'll deliver by hand.
     
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  3. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    This reminds me of and not sure if it's still a thing but there was a fetish where people would take pictures of the crap they wanted to see with a subtle reflection of themselves in the buff.
     
  4. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    It's important to have matching pairs. Does he have pairs or just lots of singles like the one shown ?
    Will he deliver to Stranraer ?
     
  5. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    It was a thing, I think when Face-Bay and eBay first took off. Pretty sure that turned into...

    "Only Fans"
     
  6. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    No, that was just you, Meister.
     
  7. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    Wher you're a powerfully built adonis like myself it feels good to share the love.
     
  8. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Two for one!

    Come for the free disability, stay for the free AIDS!

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  9. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Presumably free if you can get it out if the alleyway Screenshot_20240503_110053_Facebook.jpg
     
  10. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Smashed up piece of plastic ****! Save £5. Now only £20!

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  11. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Very concerning skin complexion. I'd steer clear of that gadget.
     
  12. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Stop! Wait! Don't pay <£2.50 for a brand new (redundant technology) scart to scart lead!

    Buy a used one for £4!

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  13. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    For just 20 quid, you can buy this beauty. No, not the lawnmower. No, not the wheels. The bit of wood that the wheels are on. 20 quid!

    Castor is not included. What a load of Pollux. Screenshot_20240504_161903_Facebook.jpg
     
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  14. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    I legitimately don't understand sales like this. Even if you manage to find the one mug willing to buy an obsolete cable for twice what a new one costs, why spend all that time and effort selling something for a mere 4 quid?
     
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  15. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

  16. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Presumably selling his wife and daighter so he can keep the pool table. Screenshot_20240504_214521_Facebook.jpg
     
  17. Diamond

    Diamond First Team

    As I'm nearing the front of the queue for an allotment, I've been constantly searching for glass greenhouses on Marketplace. You can always get one for free as long as you dismantle the thing and usually have to replace some glass. I've now got an awesome one sitting in bits in the garage with lots of spare glass also from Marketplace also for free. I do keep watching for allotment bits and laughed out loud when I saw this:

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    Description: I have for sale small green hause. Good condition. Need go ASAP. I not need any more because I move to new hause - £15
     
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  18. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    Pretty sure Hause wasn't green, m8.
     
  19. Since63

    Since63 Squad Player

    But he was always as ‘broken’ as the item in the photo.
     
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  20. Chewitt

    Chewitt Forum Extraordinaire

    I’m glad they managed to shift the digger to shove the mower down there
     
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  21. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

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    Sorry you wasted 560 quid on this a year ago, but it's now worth 150 quid tops. You can't expect someone to come, disassemble this and then ship it to their home in a van, with no warranties etc, just to save 25% off retail.
     
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  22. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    Bargain. That would be about £300k in Meister Manor.
     
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  23. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

  24. wfcwarehouse

    wfcwarehouse First Team Captain

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  25. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    You think that is a bargain? Try this! Screenshot_20240525_192444_Facebook.jpg Screenshot_20240525_192452_Chrome.jpg

    No silly offers please!
     
  26. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

  27. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Thing is, I don't need any. I just can't help looking for bargains, which is why these listings piss me off so much
     
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  28. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    These people are clearly still living in Covid times (FOUR years ago) when weights were a commodity.
     
  29. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Yeah, they probably overspent for them, didn't use them and now expect to recoup their spend, after leaving them in the garage for 4 years.
     
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  30. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I've managed to source some real bargains from Ebay and Marketplace.

    I made a speculative bid on some plates from Ebay from a guy in Slough, for instance, and was surprised 10 days later, having forgotten all about it, to win at about 50p a kg for some 1 inch plates and bars. I also managed to get a pair of gorgeous 25kg Body Power Apollo Deluxe bumper plates for £52 from a guy in St Albans.

    However, I've also had some people on Ebay who are just not within the spirit of the game. Twice now I've won auctions but the seller has cancelled the auction at the last minute to avoid selling. Put a starting price or a reserve on your auction, you scum.
     
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  31. miked2006

    miked2006 Premiership Prediction League Proprietor

    Or at least have the decency of getting your friend/ family member to bid to feign competition and raise it to your minimum asking price.
     
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  32. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

  33. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Wot no dumbells ?
    Or is this offer only directed at dumbells ?
     
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  34. Diamond

    Diamond First Team

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    So looking for a free fridge freezer delivered? F.R.O.
     
  35. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    I'm surprised they don't say " no need to remove any food before delivery "
     

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