Lots of Red Flags...
Summary: christworks expressed frustration with buyers who make unreasonable demands and rely heavily on AI-generated responses. They emphasized the importance of independent thinking when assessing products, particularly a specific item that is new and undervalued. Participants shared humorous comments about grills and discussed dealing with difficult buyers, with many agreeing on the strategy of blocking problematic customers. bolensparts-360 noted that most challenging interactions occur on eBay, and industrial_sales_nw_ohio shared a similar approach of preemptively blocking troublesome buyers.
Some buyers never cease to amaze me with their lies and entitlement. But, they, I did give them something: A free trip to my BBL.
Also, people look like idiots when they copy and paste whatever an AI tells them. Please, buyers and sellers, don't do that. Use your brain. Do your own research. Think for yourself. Learn AI's limits, what it does, and what it does not do. For the record, the item they are asking about is new old stock, sealed in the box. It's also a little underpriced for that model and condition.
antflan77
·2 weeks agoI would be tempted to leave her a long-winded AI generated response about how it's impolite to offer unsolicited advice to strangers (like I sorta just did).
industrial_sales_nw_ohio
·2 weeks agoI have been selling since 2006. I have learned if they ask a stupid question BLOCK them as a buyer they are not worth the hasle. I have hundreds on my block list.
pickapaper
·2 weeks agoIt probably would be a waste of time to reply because she probably doesn't even read replies. And it's JMHO, but I always wonder about a person who ends a message with "God Bless".
What I find funny is that she says she is buying these grills for her five sisters. I'm sure they talk among each other but how does she know her sisters actually want one. These grills have been around for years and if those ladies actually wanted one, they are and have been readily available "at yard sales and on eBay" for a long time. I can picture her buying the grills for her sisters now, who will then put them in their next yard sale.
bolensparts-360
·2 weeks agoI been selling for about 14 years as a business over multiple places and platforms 99.9% of the crazies and problems always occur on ebay!
annadryl
·2 weeks agoThis is the type of buyer that after they school you on what it's worth then they school you on how to ship it, etc. I just completely ignore that stuff. Block and move on.
sin-n-dex
·2 weeks agoI would have just ignored the buyer.
mam98031
·2 weeks agoFirst off you know what they say the shipping was is a complete fabrication. LOL
This buyer I would have blocked too. Hopefully they won't use another account to purchase the item and cause you issues. Fingers crossed.
With that said. I LOVE our George Foreman grill !!!! It is well built and well used !!
hartungcards
·2 weeks agoHey cool, the AI-generated summary thinks my grill humor is funny.
authentic*vintage
·2 weeks agoIf they can buy it for that price, they should have at it instead of leaving Stephen King novels in our inboxes.
I've never understood these messages. You're telling me you can get it cheaper elsewhere, well go get it then and leave me alone 🤣
hartungcards
·2 weeks agoI hate it when a buyer gets all up in my grill.
hartungcards
·2 weeks agoThose George Foreman grills are a real knockout!