How about a little humor. Strange questions asked by customers.

[inhawaii]

I could go on and on but here are 2 of my most recent.

Quantity available on this item: 19.

Question: How much if i want to buy 50?

Answer: Sorry, i don't have 50. I only have 19. You're welcome to buy all 19.

Quantity available on this item: 1.

Question. How many of these come in a case?

Answer: 10 come in a case, but i only have 1 left. 

[or_couture]

"Do these shoes come with a happy ending for this price"?

I swear to god I got this question one time! for the wings shoes bundle.

[emerald_door]

I sold a little girl's dress to a woman who was so happy to find it because her daughter's dress had been ruined by some neighbor children.  After buying it, she told me how heartbroken her daughter had been when her dress was ruined, how happy the daughter would be to get the dress, etc.  Then she started asking questions to make sure it was exactly the same dress, and she wanted me to take extra pictures of tiny details.  (I declined to take the extra pictures after the sale.)  Then she wanted me to send an email to the little daughter to promise her that she would get her dress.  (I declined, but told the buyer that it was on the way, and gave her the tracking number.)  It was all over the top.   She received it and all was well.  She no longer writes to me.   🙂 

[poppyswag]

Sold an antique letter opener that was, well, scary looking. Cast silver top with four different very unpleasant faces, noted in the listing. Got a message from the buyer saying "Did you know this item is haunted?" Was thinking she wanted to return it but instead she liked it even more!

[audioarchive]

I've had a couple.

When I sold clothing I had listed a pair of pants with a 32" waist. I said they were somewhat stretchy:

Asker: "You describe these as stretchy, do you think they will fit a 36" waist?"

Me: "Not a chance."

More recently on a CD:

Asker: "Does this CD have the fold out poster inside the front cover?"

Me: "Yes, it fold out into an approximately 10" x 10" poster of the band."

Asker: "Awesome, I used to have this as a kid."

They never bought it. I guess they just wanted to make sure one still existed. I have 5 copies of that CD...

[div_style]

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People DO NOT read. They just don't.

Had an item listed as "new with defects" with exact description of the minor defect, and a buyer contacted me and thought it was perfect and said "oh I didn't read".

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Many buyers using mobile never even see the description.  I have MQFP items (eg: buy 1 for $5) that provide a link in the description to a listing with a larger quantity at a better price (2 for $9), but buyers are buying multiples of the smaller quantities, and paying more than necessary.  (And, yes, my links are https compliant.)

[grasshopperx]

The cutest question I ever had was this..   Do your dolls wear contact lenses?" I still giggle when I think of it.

[smileytown18]

A year or two back I was selling a size 6 designer skirt. I got this message:
"Hi,I looooove this skirt My daughter really wants it but she is a size 8-10. Is there anything we can do?"
I'm proud to say I controlled myself from saying the first thing I thought when I read it: lose weight!
I politely said it won't work

[turquoisetulips]

A rabid fan of that film wrote me to correct the scene I said the photo was from, but they were so insulted that I mistook the scene. cubano --  

Geez ,, I can certainly see  why that   avid fan  was attracted to  the '' Rebel without a cause '' theme . 🙂   Tulips 

[lex-talon]

Quantity available on this item: 1.

Question. How many of these come in a case?

Answer: 10 come in a case, but i only have 1 left. 

That is a legitimate question. You need to make it clear how many items are available & quantity in a case.

[turquoisetulips]

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@inhawaii wrote:

I could go on and on but here are 2 of my most recent.

Quantity available on this item: 19.

Question: How much if i want to buy 50?

Answer: Sorry, i don't have 50. I only have 19. You're welcome to buy all 19.

Quantity available on this item: 1.

Question. How many of these come in a case?

Answer: 10 come in a case, but i only have 1 left. op ------------

 I don't get very many dumb questions  but one does stick out in my memory  . I had a  kitchen table with two chairs for sale one time  with'' local pick up only '' written  in the title and again  in the listing . The price was only 30 dollars  because  I needed to make room  quickly . A person back east [ I live in Ca. ]  bought it , paid via Pay Pal  and then contacted me soon after  asking  [ just to make sure]  the 30 dollars covered the shipping fees .  🙂    Tulips 

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[turquoisetulips]

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@southern*sweet*tea wrote:

On a listing for a lilac scented candle:

"Does the candle smell more pink, or more purple?"

Strangely enough, I knew exactly what she meant :upside_down

Okay , I admit  I don't understand  your buyers  question myself  ,, but glad you did  🙂  . Speaking of scents  though  I had sold a Thanksgiving theme  locket necklace to a buyer  one time . Soon after the holiday was over she opened a return for her money back .  She claimed  the locket was covered in toxic chemicals   with fumes   that got all over her hands , hair and clothing  and because of  this she was only able to wear the necklace for about an hour  on Thanksgiving day . Needless to say that was one of the strangest  reasons  I'd ever  heard of  for a return  . Tulips 

[city*satins]

My strangest question ever was:

Can I play the cello in this dress?

The angriest ASQ was from a big fan of the singer Yma Sumac.  I was selling her record VOICE OF THE XTABY which had been my parents' back in the 50s. They used to get a kick out of putting this record on at dinner parties, just to see the reactions of guests to her 4 1/2-octave range sung in Quechua.   

Anyway - I mentioned in my little mini bio of Sumac in my listing, that a rumor was still around that she was actually a housewife in Brooklyn named Amy Camus.  This wasn't true - it was just a joke started by musicians and turned into a mention in Walter Winchell's column.

Anyway - the angry fan told me that if I didn't remove the reference to Amy Camus from my listing, he was going to make sure that I was sued by the legal representative of Yma Sumac's estate.

I didn't and he didn't.

[turquoisetulips]

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@emerald_door wrote:

I sold a little girl's dress to a woman who was so happy to find it because her daughter's dress had been ruined by some neighbor children.  After buying it, she told me how heartbroken her daughter had been when her dress was ruined, how happy the daughter would be to get the dress, etc.  Then she started asking questions to make sure it was exactly the same dress, and she wanted me to take extra pictures of tiny details.  (I declined to take the extra pictures after the sale.)  Then she wanted me to send an email to the little daughter to promise her that she would get her dress.  (I declined, but told the buyer that it was on the way, and gave her the tracking number.)  It was all over the top.   She received it and all was well.  She no longer writes to me.   🙂 

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LOL , and thats  a good thing ! I just love it when buyers assume  e bay sellers are really  all retired  circus  performers  that have nothing better to do  than to cater to their every whim . Tulips 

[turquoisetulips]

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@grasshopperx wrote:

The cutest question I ever had was this..   Do your dolls wear contact lenses?" I still giggle when I think of it.

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A  funny reply - no ,, they've all had lazer surgery now  and no longer need them. 🙂  Tulips

[poppyswag]

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@turquoisetulips wrote:

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@grasshopperx wrote:

The cutest question I ever had was this..   Do your dolls wear contact lenses?" I still giggle when I think of it.

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A  funny reply - no ,, they've all had lazer surgery now  and no longer need them. 🙂  Tulips

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I was thinking of the glassy eyed look.