Gumtree.....rumors are true

**sam_d** · 12th May 2017, 08:42 AM

Gumtree is still the worst but I had another good one on Ebay a few weeks ago...

I was selling a scanner. Buy It Now price of $100. I also allowed buyers to make offers.

The first offer came in. $10. Naturally I rejected that. The second offer (same guy) $15. I then blocked him from making further offers and in the end he opted to pay the full price of $100 with the Buy It Now option.

Minutes later I get a message asking for a discount: "...I'm on a pension and can't afford this at the price you're selling..." kind of thing. I reply with a simple "Tough tits. If you can't afford it, you shouldn't have said you'll buy it." although not quite as blunt as that.

This was followed up with a request for some free AA batteries. Again I said no but I did offer to chuck in a USB lead instead. This appeared to shut the idiot up and I posted the scanner the next day even though I knew the guy was going to be trouble. I even opted for the tracking and for the parcel to be signed for as I knew the buyer would try and claim the parcel never arrived.

Two days later, as I expected the trouble started. I get a message along the lines of "This is a piece of ****. It doesn't work. I've thrown it in the rubbish. Give me a refund!"

I replied with the clarification that the sale was non-refundable, that the device did work as I had tested it the night before I posted it but it he was truly unhappy I would give him a refund once I had got it back.

Again, he angrily stated that the scanner was a piece of ****, that he'd thrown it away and wanted a refund. Again I said a refund would only be issued if he sent the scanner back. This went on for a few more days but I stopped replying after the second message. He eventually left negative feedback which in all honesty I'd rather have than have to deal further with this numpty.

Negative feedback lasts 12 months, this poor guy is going to be a moron all his life.

**1950landy** · 12th May 2017, 02:18 PM

Doesn't matter if it is Gumtree, Ebay , Garage sale or the news paper there is always tyre kickers with stupid offers.

Had my ground up restored MGBGT for sale on Gumtree for $25,000 guy offered $ 1000 said I shouls be happy with that. Just deleated his Email.

**jerryd** · 12th May 2017, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by 1950landy

Doesn't matter if it is Gumtree, Ebay , Garage sale or the news paper there is always tyre kickers with stupid offers.

Had my ground up restored MGBGT for sale on Gumtree for $25,000 guy offered $ 1000 said I shouls be happy with that. Just deleated his Email.

My lad kept looking at your car, although out of his price range I don't think it was him who offered a $1,000

**trog** · 12th May 2017, 08:25 PM

I do not buy from the web as a rule , eBay gumtree , whatever , but in the search for specific music on lp format discogs seems to offer more . Are they any better or worse ?

**loanrangie** · 12th May 2017, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by trog

I do not buy from the web as a rule , eBay gumtree , whatever , but in the search for specific music on lp format discogs seems to offer more . Are they any better or worse ?

That really limits your market , have only had 1 negative experience in all my time using online markets.

**Carzee** · 13th May 2017, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Vern

What of this quirky radio station?
Just moved close to this area so am interested to know more

Congrats on the move, here's the blurb. Its a great view there too. I used to eat my lunch there once a fortnight on my run to Coffs and back (out of Newcastle).

About Tank FM | Welcome To Tank FM Kempsey NSW

quote -"Although licensed as 2WET, the station is known locally as Tank FM because the studio complex is housed in a disused concrete water reservoir, some 40 feet in diameter, in Rudder Park, overlooking the Macleay River and the township of Kempsey on the mid north coast of New South Wales."

**donh54** · 13th May 2017, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by Carzee

Congrats on the move, here's the blurb. Its a great view there too. I used to eat my lunch there once a fortnight on my run to Coffs and back (out of Newcastle).

About Tank FM | Welcome To Tank FM Kempsey NSW

quote -"Although licensed as 2WET, the station is known locally as Tank FM because the studio complex is housed in a disused concrete water reservoir, some 40 feet in diameter, in Rudder Park, overlooking the Macleay River and the township of Kempsey on the mid north coast of New South Wales."

Hmmmm. Slightly off topic

Meant for somewhere else, methinks

**vnx205** · 13th May 2017, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by donh54

Hmmmm. Slightly off topic

Meant for somewhere else, methinks

No.
It continues the conversation from posts #16 and #18.

**donh54** · 13th May 2017, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by vnx205

No.
It continues the conversation from posts #16 and #18.

my bad!!!

**Tins** · 13th May 2017, 03:10 PM

One thing I'll say about fleabay: last year I purchased a robot vacuum for SWMBO for a too good to be true price. Well, of course we al know about the "too good to be true rule". So it turned out. The item was supposedly in Sydney. p pal kept saying that the seller hadn't taken the money, until about three days later. The seller's P P ID was in Chinese. The seller did not communicate with me at all, and fleabay informed me he was no longer a registered user. So, to cut a long story short, I applied to get my money back. No problem, got reimbursed the full amount in a couple of days. That is why I prefer fleabay.

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