Pick up item

[michellebartley]

I wanted to buy an item and it is a pick up locally. The item was listed on Gumtree a while back and I was thinking of buying it then but had a slight discrepancy with seller so forgot about it.
If I buy item she will figure out its me and could dig her heels in and possibly cancel the sale(I'm not sure if she can do this)
I do have to go and pick up and am a bit apprehensive about it. She seems very fussy and demanding i. e. argued I couldn't take item on bus as it was too large which was rubbish. You can also make offer on item.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@4channel wrote:

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

For someone who has been a seller in the past you should be the last one to advocate trying to get around a seller's blocks, if indeed the seller has blocked Michelle.

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Michelle is a good sort Lyndal. One of the most pleasent / polite people here and there's nothing wrong with the way she deals with sellers! Seller's loss if they decide not to deal with her.

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I am speechless!

[enigmabear]

I'm not

[padi*0409]

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@k1ooo-slr-sales wrote:

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I am speechless!

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Rose tinted glasses anyone ?

[imastawka]

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@michellebartley wrote:
She hasn't blocked me. I put an offer in but got no response. I don't think it's worth pursuing, it's giving me grey hair. She obviously isn't interested in making a sale.

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Michelle, if you are blocked, they won't even see the offer you made.

Or............. they're choosing to ignore you.

Spoiler

Dammit!    I said I was never gunna answer Michelle's problems again.

[davewil1964]

It's okay, stawks. As per usual she hasn't presented a problem.

[springyzone]

I would not have expected her to block you if she has never had dealings with you on ebay. You said you contacted her before via gumtree. If so, she would have no idea of your ebay ID.

It is only worth pursuing, I would say, if you are willing to buy at full price, by the sounds of things.

[4channel]

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@springyzone wrote:

I would not have expected her to block you if she has never had dealings with you on ebay. You said you contacted her before via gumtree. If so, she would have no idea of your ebay ID.

It is only worth pursuing, I would say, if you are willing to buy at full price, by the sounds of things.

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Perhaps Michelle used her name on Gumtree or has the same email address. Could be that I guess. Just a thought.

[michellebartley]

I have already made 2 offers on the item but no response. I have a good mind to go round to her house and confront her about it. She must have my details from Gumtree still.

[springyzone]

Not a good idea at all. If the woman doesn't want to sell, she doesn't have to & you could get in trouble with the law if you go around in a confrontational way. Just don't do it, move on to another seller if you need to.

[4channel]

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@michellebartley wrote:

I have already made 2 offers on the item but no response. I have a good mind to go round to her house and confront her about it. She must have my details from Gumtree still.

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Please don't Michelle. Springyzone's 100% right. Bad idea. I understand how frustrated you feel and with some sellers they have a (whatever) kind of attitude and even though all you want to do is do the right thing and be treated fairly and get that desired item, that way will only make it worse. A seller with a bad attitude (if this is the case here) would probably act irrationally if you came around and would compound the issue. I know that you would just want to make your point (and nothing more than that) and believe me, I have almost been in a situation like this too, you won't make any headway.

Give the seller a few more messages and just say that you would like to have the item and it would be a great help for which you would greatly appreciate it. If that doesn't work, try a bit more of a heartfelt approach and say that if by any chance you have unitentionally upset the seller, it wasn't deliberate.

Good luck I hope you can get somewhere.