cadenceblur Posted July 7 Share A bit of a rant about the behavior of some so called hubbers. Happens far too often that people cannot be bothered to respond to messages despite being online. Selling and buying on the platform is becoming an all the more tedious affair. People ask questions or for more pics only to basically ignore your replies? Or the classic, advertise something but don’t respond to valid queries. How do we address this? I’ve actually rated them accordingly in the past only to receive a snotty response thereafter. New world disorder, JBK, douglang1234 and 8 others 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted July 7 Share 3 minutes ago, cadenceblur said: A bit of a rant about the behavior of some so called hubbers. Happens far too often that people cannot be bothered to respond to messages despite being online. Selling and buying on the platform is becoming an all the more tedious affair. People ask questions or for more pics only to basically ignore your replies? Or the classic, advertise something but don’t respond to valid queries. How do we address this? I’ve actually rated them accordingly in the past only to receive a snotty response thereafter. Deal with only highly rated members then. No solution to your problem honestly. The ads here are created by people go have a look at every problem in the world and i bet you find a person at the cause DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted July 7 Share Just now, BaGearA said: Deal with only highly rated members then. No solution to your problem honestly. The ads here are created by people go have a look at every problem in the world and i bet you find a person at the cause Indeed but common decency appears to be lacking , I guess not only here. Used to be different I guess. Andro and Mook 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted July 7 Share Haha, funny I'm advertising my emduro bike despite my ad saying i will not entertain your offer bikemarket Bikemarket messages me. Idiots!!! But yes, had a few send me pictures plan meet ups accept offers... then ghost! I'm not losing sleep over it Razor1972, MORNE , cadenceblur and 6 others 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted July 7 Share Ugh, im planning a big purge again too and won’t lie, not looking forward to dealing with these types. But it is what it is. cadenceblur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted July 7 Share All par for the course I guess ... I can only control my own behavior. (and hope that it meets acceptable standards) cadenceblur, RoadNoob6, MORNE and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted July 7 Share 3 minutes ago, MORNE said: Ugh, im planning a big purge again too and won’t lie, not looking forward to dealing with these types. But it is what it is. Pm me first 😂😂😂 Barry, MORNE and BikeGenie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted July 7 Share I guess horses for for courses , but it just grates me sometimes - BikeHub becoming like FB marketplace and Gumtree and as a community we need to try and preserve the ethics. OVERDRIVE, Hairy and Chumi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no calves Posted July 7 Share Lately received a lot of lowball offers. Not even a "hi, would jou accept an offer of x amount." Just: Rxxx Nothing more. So i just started to reply with just as much disrespect/lack of sillables: NO MxoM, cadenceblur, mecheng89 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Bru Posted July 7 Share Only buy and sell from okes that have 100+ forum posts and most of your problems will go away. ChrisF, ACE Cycles, RoadNoob6 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambithunt Posted July 7 Share I’ve mostly had good experiences selling and buying.if anything the rating system need work, most people don’t rate. It’s probably the best indication of a good trader. RoadNoob6 and cadenceblur 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Albert Cycles Posted July 7 Share 47 minutes ago, Mountain Bru said: Only buy and sell from okes that have 100+ forum posts and most of your problems will go away. True . But what about an honest newbie ? How does he get somewhere if no one deals with him ? RoadNoob6, ChrisF, Jackal355 and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted July 7 Share It's the culture these day. It doesn't matter where you do things. Here, FB, newspaper classifieds, trying to book stuff. No one cares anymore. There is no way to 'address this' as you can't regulate who uses a website based on manners or decorum. While it is annoying, it is part and parcel of being a part of society these days and deciding to open yourself up to dealing with non vetted people outside of your select circle of friends. I just sold some stuff on Marketplace and had one guy message me on Thursday night saying 'I want to buy your golf clubs but I'm going away early on Saturday morning so you need to bring them to me in Town tomorrow because I'm not getting stuck in the traffic to Muizenberg' without even telling me his name I sold them to someone else It's a case of not caring. Just expect it. If you think posting an advert anywhere these days will go any differently these days, you're delusional. So either donate all your old stuff to Kim or BEN bikes or throw it away or accept you will deal with the free market and stop expecting everyone to operate how you think they should operate. gemmerbal, Hairy, Bike Dewing and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted July 7 Share 1 hour ago, Prince Albert Cycles said: True . But what about an honest newbie ? How does he get somewhere if no one deals with him ? And many sellers have zero interest in the forum side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted July 7 Share 1 hour ago, Jewbacca said: It's the culture these day. It doesn't matter where you do things. Here, FB, newspaper classifieds, trying to book stuff. No one cares anymore. There is no way to 'address this' as you can't regulate who uses a website based on manners or decorum. While it is annoying, it is part and parcel of being a part of society these days and deciding to open yourself up to dealing with non vetted people outside of your select circle of friends. I just sold some stuff on Marketplace and had one guy message me on Thursday night saying 'I want to buy your golf clubs but I'm going away early on Saturday morning so you need to bring them to me in Town tomorrow because I'm not getting stuck in the traffic to Muizenberg' without even telling me his name I sold them to someone else It's a case of not caring. Just expect it. If you think posting an advert anywhere these days will go any differently these days, you're delusional. So either donate all your old stuff to Kim or BEN bikes or throw it away or accept you will deal with the free market and stop expecting everyone to operate how you think they should operate. Sad, but true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me rida my bicycle Posted July 7 Share 5 hours ago, MORNE said: Ugh, im planning a big purge again too and won’t lie, not looking forward to dealing with these types. But it is what it is. I'll save you all the effort and even come and collect everything at no cost to you. I know I'm just such a good person 😂 Hairy and MORNE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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