“Is it authentic?”
If you have to ask that after viewing 12 photos, serial numbers, purchase receipt and other authenticity identifiers, then you don’t know enough about this thing to make a good judgement and I don’t want to deal with your post-sale histrionics (add this one to the BBL).
When they ask questions that are answered in the title.
Title: Men’s Blue Pants Size L NWT
“Are these pants for men? What color are they? Size? Do you think they’d fit my cousin Dan in Sheboygan? What’s the circumference of the ankle opening…in millimeters? Is that a tear by the crotch, it looks torn in photo 6.”
Unrealistic expectations:
On a Friday at 3:58 pm-
“I need this Sunday before noon can you ship today?”.
On used item conditions-
“is this [90-year old thing] absolutely flawless????? I need it to be perfect. No Holes, stains, odors, scratches, lint, no bad auras.”
Would you kindly model the stiletto heels in your listing, along with some close photos of your toes? Are the shoes smelly?”
My husband responds, “K, but I’m a guy with size 10 feet and a missing pinky toenail.” with a photo attached of his foot crammed into a women’s size 7 stiletto.
Then there’s our favorite, “what’s the lowest you’ll go?”
Buy me a drink and find out.
JK, I don’t drink…but constantly being asked this question will drive me to drink. Especially when it’s a follow-up to a 20% off offer I just sent. Like…seriously, bro, what do you want if for free?
It’s already priced the lowest of its kind and 20% off isn’t enough of a discount? Go away.
Of course the asking price isn’t what I want. I have a number in my head that’s substantially less. I’m just here to give things away for mere pennies. I mean there’s plenty of sellers like that on eBay who are losing money on each sale, and they are why eBay has turned into a digital yard sale. Well them and eBay prodding us to give things away dirt cheap like they’re the ones paying for the inventory.
Lastly, there’s the overseas buyers who think I’m their vintage jewelry wholesaler.
“I’m planning on buying about 10 things from you (always my best selling pieces), can I get a discount and combined shipping” so I send a coded coupon for 15% off 2 or more or 20% 4+ and they always respond “can I get a bigger discount?”
No, you’re not doing me any favors here because you want my best selling items that will easily sell at full price. Ask me about slower moving things and maybe I’ll cut you a better deal.
Plus I have $5 flat shipping for 3+ jewelry items (which sucks because the box will be like 16.5 ounces once packed b/c they picked the heaviest things). And the kicker, after being nickel and dimed, is that they were all promoted listings..so everyone makes out but me!
I get anxiety whenever the message notification pops up. Like what stupidity must I deal with today, Lord? Whaaaaaat.
