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. 

[turquoisetulips]

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@tiramisu41 wrote:

You just can't make these up...  😉

Vintage Baby Bonnet or Baby Doll Bonnet (with measurements of bonnet clearly described in listing)

Q: Will this hat fit my doll?

A.  I'm not sure what doll you own so unfortunately I have no way of knowing whether the bonnet would fit.  However for comparison purposes,  doll wearing bonnet in photo has a head circumference of 15"  when measured 1" above eyebrows.

Q: How do I know the circumference of my doll's head? 

A. Take a measuring tape and measure.

Q. Okay, but what is a circumference?

A.  This might help...  (link to definition on the Internet WITH illustration)

Vintage Worsted Wool Pleated Tartan Plaid Ladies Skirt Misses Sz 16  (Unlined, no pockets)

Q.  Does this skirt have pockets?

A.  No.

Three weeks later, same prospective buyer...

Q. I am not familiar with worsted wool.  What is it?

A.  A wool suiting fabric that is generally used for tailored garments like suits and skirts.  See this link (Wikipedia explanation) for more info.

Q.  So it's like a lamb's wool blanket, right?

A.  No.

Vintage Clear Glass Anchor Hocking Pumpkin Cookie/Candy Jar  (New, old stock - in orginal shrinkwrapped packaging - no defects of flaws)

Q.  What is the condition of the jar?

A.  As noted in the description, the item is new, old stock, has no defects or flaws and is in its original shrink-wrapped packaging.

Q. Okay, but what is the bottom of the jar like?

A. The same condition as the top -- encased in its original shrink-wrapping with no defects or flaws.

Q. What's shrink-wrapping?

A. A clear plastic industrial cling-film material that is commonly used to wrap and protect products as part of their packaging at the factory.

Q.  Oh, so its like covered in Saran- Wrap?  Can that be removed?

A.  Yes.

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LOL !!  Too bad  you couldn't have said  

Q. What does a stupid buyer look like ? 

A. Look in the mirror . 

[turquoisetulips]

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@smileytown18 wrote:
On the flip side, I remember once when I was the crazy buyer asking abnormal questions. I had 2 tabs open and was looking at a electronics product and a jacket. I questioned both on specifics but switched the questions by mistake.So the jacket seller was asked if the item can also work with batteries and the electronics seller was asked if it was washable.
my bad!
the jacket seller answered something like: I don't think batteries will help. The other never answered (and prob blocked me!!)

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That's hilarious !! I remember a incident  when a guys auto spelling correct feature  on his cell phone  did something like that .  A male friend of his had text him while he was  too busy for a reply  ,, so he replied  '' give me sec '' ,, but the phone  changed it to  '' give me sex ..  LOL   Tulips 

[pvcliff]

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@susmcl23 wrote:
Does having a gentleman ask how the dress would look on a 6 ft 5 man count?
My husband is 6 ft 3 and bearded, he put the dress on and strutted his stuff.

The fella bought the dress, a skirt and 2 purses. He also said if we were ever in Vegas to look him up at the club he performs in lol

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We have a friend who owned a Pendleton woolens shop. One of her best customers was a man who'd come in for an after hours appointment so she could help him select women's outfits for himself. She really knew her products -- I am not a petite by any stretch of the imagination, but she didn't like the way something I'd tried on was fitting me so had me put a petite on, it fit and looked nicer than the regular size.

[escuintla]

I probably skip my disclaimer that I don't understand Vietnamese on my listings that sell for them, but I usually do. So, some buyers bid, and have an address in the US, probably a family member or a shipper. So, no surprise at all when I receive messages all in Vietnamese  

The most funny message, and it is on me? "Sir, our home was burned, and my kids need this item desperately. Can you lower it from $200 to $130?  Now, as a seller, I a humble person, and a naive one, so, I swallowed the plea and lowered it to suit their needs. I sent it priority mail and waited for the proverbial feedback of "oh my God! Such a great seller!, Yada, yada, yada". 

I sent a message saying that I hoped the kids were having such a good day with my items, and of course, asked for the feedback. I am still waiting for it 

[susmcl23]

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@turquoisetulips wrote:

Yeah, you know those very popular 5 inch stud earrings...  poppyswag 

 and you can always spot the people who wear them . Their earlobes  are  down to their   shoulders . 🙂   Tulips 

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I knew a man who stretched his lobes to the point he could put a baseball in them.

[castlemagicmemories]

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@susmcl23 wrote:
I forgot this one till my cousin brought it up

Question: Is this the antique sewing machine I gave my granddaughter?

Me: I don't think so. Who is your granddaughter?

Customer: Your cousin, this is your Aunt and you two are in BIG TROUBLE!

Phone rings...Hello Auntie, no I don't know anything about an antique sewing machine listed on eBay (texting my cousin at the same time Your granny is on to us, abort mission, sell locally!)

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That's hilarious!

[z240dude]

I love the ones where they say "What color is it??" Well the Ad says Black and the pictures show a Black part so I guess it would be black... also another favorite is "Does it have a Key?"  Well my ad title says No Key and my description says no key and there is no key pictured so um yeah no key..I actually had to take an item back last month under these conditions. I was mad as heck over this one because clearly I said it had No Key.

[castlemagicmemories]

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@z240dude wrote:

I love the ones where they say "What color is it??" Well the Ad says Black and the pictures show a Black part so I guess it would be black... also another favorite is "Does it have a Key?"  Well my ad title says No Key and my description says no key and there is no key pictured so um yeah no key..I actually had to take an item back last month under these conditions. I was mad as heck over this one because clearly I said it had No Key.

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So sorry that happened to you~of course you are frustrated.  

[ebuycdn]

Got this one today: "hey man can you take a pic of printer with a paper saying some random stuff to confirm you have it"

Weird, but OK that shouldn't take long.

[lewisburggold]

Our favorite is will you donate the item for free.  We have done this from time to time.  But when we get that question from someone that opened there account yesterday has zero feed back and wants free stuff it just makes us laugh.  Best regards

[pingpong517]

I always wonder about odd questions...first i might roll my eyes..then i learned to go read my listing carefully....

and think like a buyer... i have found it to be helpful..so not to get a "not as described" case later..because there is always a not described in there if not careful

[ifyouloveit]

Ha ha, I had no idea there was a paranormal doll category until I looked up what she was talking about. It's really sad actually, and eBay allows people to claim their items are haunted and they get huge dollars for them! Go look them up everyone, maybe if we claim all our listings have ghosts attached, we will be gazillionaires 🙂

The earring girl, I wanted to tell her she needed to go to night school, not buy jewelry! These people live among us and buy here, too weird for words!

[frasm22]

Did you steal this Vintage Coach from me in New York last month?! I know it was you! Give me back my photos and I won't call the police.

Ive never been to NY and I got the purse from my mom who had also never been there. I couldn't block her fast enough

[poppyswag]

Wow, that's the level of paranoia we are dealing with now, and sad to say, I understand it. 

[castlemagicmemories]

There's a listing right now for an EVIL CHEESE BALL.  No kidding.