topic Re: Received stupid offer in Selling

Received stupid offer

shoppingbag* — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 06:27:16 GMT

I received a stupid offer for one of my items, then it was retracted before i even saw it. eBay message says I can see the reason for the retraction by looking at "history" on the original listing. I can't find this anywhere can anyone help?

Also, the person who made the stupid offer then retracted, is now on my blocked list. My reasoning, is this... ridiculous offer and erratic behaviour, likely to cause problems if they did end up buying it. What do others think?? My family tell me I have done the right thing in blocking her.

Re: Received stupid offer

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 06:40:13 GMT

Might be someone testing the eBay site to see how things work.

I have come across that.

In the left margin with bids/offers, have a look there.

Normally auction retractions show when you click on bids in the listing but not sure if offer retractions show there as well.

Re: Received stupid offer

shoppingbag* — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 06:48:00 GMT

In the left margin, it says "no offers received". I can't understand people who make erratic decisions, then change their mind the next minute, like all those non paying bidders and the ones who buy and then change their mind. Total stupidity in my opinion.

Re: Received stupid offer

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 06:59:43 GMT

I agree, a lot of people I don't understand and their thoughtless behaviour.

The buyer wasn't a doll buyer named suzanne something was it ? (A nightmare buyer from years ago)

Then try going into the listing and click on number of bids (in this case 0) if it's an auction otherwise look at the offer email to see if there is a link there.

Re: Received stupid offer

brerrabbit585 — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 07:14:04 GMT

I block anyone who wastes my time or asks for a discount. I've got plenty of things I can use that time on that either earn me money or save me money, or otherwise make life enjoyable. No way am I going to let people like that either control or influence my life.

Re: Received stupid offer

clubesquire — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 07:46:52 GMT

Old saying .... Don’t let people rent space in your head or business for free!

Melina.

Re: Received stupid offer

countessalmirena — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:03:08 GMT

Brerrabbit, can't you please please please crochet the packaging for your item? And when you're halfway through, I will ask you for it to be in a different colour? And please please discount it for me, because I am a single mother with a harelip and am a pensioner who can only afford last year's Mercedes?

Re: Received stupid offer

brerrabbit585 — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:31:12 GMT

But I don't how to crochet! I can do lots of different crafts but I never learnt crochet. As for the colour, I could probably change that halfway through by rolling it in the dirt (and take pleasure in it, so long as I've already been paid). 😉

I'm obviously much poorer than you 'cos my Merc is only a 94 model. It only had 63,000 on the clock when I bought it about 6 years ago for $3K. I've done almost 30,000 kms since then but it hasn't cost me more than $1,000 in repairs. It's not what you know, it's who you know. 🙂

Re: Received stupid offer

brerrabbit585 — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:33:56 GMT

I've never heard that one before. I've heard "don't let the past disable you", which isn't quite the same, but I believe in preventing people from wasting my time and having a detrimental effect on my past, present, or future, as much as I possibly can.

Re: Received stupid offer

countessalmirena — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:34:54 GMT

I've changed my mind; I'm not a single mother. I'm a WWII veteran with one leg missing and a singed eyebrow. I live in the back of someone's garage and I really really need that crocheted packaging because I will use it as a hat.

Re: Received stupid offer

brerrabbit585 — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:44:18 GMT

Tough! If you didn't keep your helmet from the war then you don't deserve a hat. Waste not, want not. And please don't tell me you wore it out from polishing it.

Re: Received stupid offer

countessalmirena — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:48:26 GMT

Oh, rats. A disabled one-eyed one-eared limping war veteran in a garage can't get an even break. I'm off to become a politician, and then just wait... I'll get a gold-plated pension and it will be goodbye, garage. Also, I'll lobby for a no-crochet, no sales permit legislation.)

Re: Received stupid offer

brerrabbit585 — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:01:52 GMT

They'll probably say you're too old to be a politican. Them's the breaks.

Re: Received stupid offer

countessalmirena — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:06:15 GMT

Not if I threaten to drown my goldfish unless they let me in. Surely not.

Re: Received stupid offer

clubesquire — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:44:39 GMT

Hehe!! Too old for me. I just heard about it.

Re: Received stupid offer

davidc4430 — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 10:17:04 GMT

@shoppingbag* wrote:
I received a stupid offer for one of my items, then it was retracted before i even saw it. eBay message says I can see the reason for the retraction by looking at "history" on the original listing. I can't find this anywhere can anyone help?
Also, the person who made the stupid offer then retracted, is now on my blocked list. My reasoning, is this... ridiculous offer and erratic behaviour, likely to cause problems if they did end up buying it. What do others think?? My family tell me I have done the right thing in blocking her.

allways better safe than sorry.

Re: Received stupid offer

davidc4430 — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 10:19:10 GMT

@countessalmirena wrote:
Oh, rats. A disabled one-eyed one-eared limping war veteran in a garage can't get an even break. I'm off to become a politician, and then just wait... I'll get a gold-plated pension and it will be goodbye, garage. Also, I'll lobby for a no-crochet, no sales permit legislation.)

once you become a politician you can own a whole portfolio of run down garages and rent em out to migrants on the sly

Re: Received stupid offer

gutterpunkz05 — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 11:37:49 GMT

@countessalmirena wrote:
I've changed my mind; I'm not a single mother. I'm a WWII veteran with one leg missing and a singed eyebrow. I live in the back of someone's garage and I really really need that crocheted packaging because I will use it as a hat.

42 of us there was, living in a shoebox in the middle of road.

Re: Received stupid offer

brerrabbit585 — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:11:34 GMT

That reminds me of a rather long poem I heard 30+ years ago about all the Vietnames coming to Australia and cramming all their relatives in a house and charging them rent, then bringing more people in to rent tents in the backyard. At the end it said, "If you no like yellow man, plenty room in Vietnam."

Re: Received stupid offer

clubesquire — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 23:28:27 GMT

Hehe!! That a goodie 🙂