Rating Low Ball & Rude Hubbers

[Thomo]

Receive offer for R2000.

 

Given the R1000 offer I got for Bianchi Oltre XR2 frame, that offer for a pair of Sidis actually isn't as lowball an offer as you think.!

Offer also comes on the back of Takealot selling them for a little more than 2k.

Laugh it off and move on ...

[Vetseun]

you offer, they counter-offer. The best answer is either yes or no. No point getting all riled up.

+1. As it is a sellers right to ask what they think their item is worth, it is the buyers good right to make an offer for the said item.

A simple yes or no.

No need to get panties in a twist because the offer was ridiculous in the sellers opinion. Just say no thanks, I would need a better offer than that.

[King_Crispy]

I'd be surprised if I didn't get a low ball offer on a sale. I don't find it a problem and just really with a simple 'Sorry, I think it's a good price for the [insert item] so I'll hang on for the moment and say no.' It's only annoying if you let it annoy you. What does it take, like under a minute to ready and send back or ignore?

 

People, are allowed to make and offer and I've occasionally made a low offer on something that I maybe wasn't keen on at that price as I didn't think it was worth it or I was 50 / 50 on it at the full price but 80% into it at a lower price. Often I just pay asking price because I think it's worth that much to me.

 

As for PM's vs Whatsapp. If you specify then they should contact you that way but if there is the PM / email option on the advert so some people will contact you on that or via all the options if they are amping for the item. If you specify Whatsapp and they miss out because they contacted you a different way then then that's on them.

 

Personally I hate having to contact via Whatapp. It means I have to add you to my contacts and I end up with load of people I don't know and don't really want clogging up my contacts. I tend to just send an SMS and then you can clog up your address book with me if you're too cheap to send an SMS!

I also prefer to send an sms if I'm keen. It's easier. If it's a regular hubber and he's in the vicinity I might add him/her in the hope we will ride or drink beer together.

I also pay on a perceived value I have for an item. Some **** the other day agreed to sell me a rigid fork and at the time of meeting he sends a message asking me to up my price.

Go away, you spineless vagrant. You named the price initially. Don't be a whore

['Dale]

No need for emotional entanglement, Bru

 

???????? No thanx

???????? Hahaha

???????? Ain’t gonna happen

 

And move on

[sirmoun10goat]

So let's give a negative rating to a seller trying to sell a hunk of junk described as 'in mint condition' 

 

Ratings should only be used on completed deals, or deals where a party has failed to complete obligations and the other party has completed their obligations

[T-Bob]

Go away, you spineless vagrant. You named the price initially. Don't be a whore

 

Saved that text down and got it ready for the next one that does that. 

[Hairy]

If you take a low ball offer as offensive and want to give that person a negative rating, the too should those who post 5 plus year old suspension forks for the same price fork that is a month or two old and then think this is a reasonable asking price.

 

Open market that is open to offers and counter offers.

[Jewbacca]

I'll give you 500 bucks

[seven]

So we want to give someone a negative rating on their transaction history... where NO transactions even took place?

 

Whats next...?

[MORNE]

stupid offer = no response.

 

like I also don't entertain telemarketers.

 

Me : "Morné Hello?"

   Fool:  - hi can Please speak to Mr MORN please .."  (FML  - sometimes just hang up here already depending on how my day is going)

 

   Me: speaking - where are you phoning from please?"

 

   Fool: Sir i'm calling you today fr....."

 

Me: hang up. Block number.

 

They all learn the same rhyme at telemarketing/troll university.

i'ts the same with time wasters/low ballers on forums. They have a rhyme.

You can spot it halfway through a sentence 

[RiverInTheRoad]

Low ball offers and people that pull out are par for the course for any classifieds. If you don't like it you can go to a pawn shop.

[eccc whippet]

Been selling a lot of stuff on market place...my favourite response ... "is this still available" ...just too easy to click and send...i delete a lot of crap...the people who are really interested will try message you again requesting your number ...you learn quickly who is interested.

 

like road rage...i just smile and look out the sunny side of my vehicle...there is just too much negativity in general in SA  to allow silly things like this upset you.

[Vetplant]

No need for emotional entanglement, Bru

 

???????? Ain’t gonna happen

 

And move on

Does someone have that GIF of the Vegan saying the line? Seriously want to store it for a reply on the next low-ball I receive.

[Mamil]

I think we tend to overvalue our possessions when selling them. I know I certainly get far more sentimentally attached to bikes and hifi equipment and camera gear and CDs than is rational or even good for me.

[BaGearA]

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[King_Crispy]

If ratings were given on feelings and how buyers/sellers communicate then it would dilute the effectiveness of the ratings system.

That is part of life, people can be dicks.

How can you propose to rate someone on a sale not even concluded?

It's like looking at a pretty chick and thinking you'd be good with her.

It's only happening in YOUR head bru. It has to happen to be real, THEN you can rate it