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To want to sell my shoes without fetishists contacting me for pics of me wearing them... (Pic in OP)

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IchWill · 28/11/2018 17:44

So I have a major obsession with shoes. Mainly killer heels, I have amassed about 200 pairs over the past couple of decades.

Occasionally I have a sort out and put them online for sale. Back in the early days of doing this, I would get messages asking for a pic to see how they looked on, to which I dimly obliged, then more messages would come with other (stranger) requests and it dawned on me that I was inadvertently providing free wankbank material for foot and shoe fetishists across the land. Shock

Now don't get me wrong, if that's what floats your boat, I've absolutely no issue. But lulling a young girl (I was at the time) under false pretences is totally creepy. Plus, I'm sure a psychiatrist somewhere would say I've a heel fetish myself anyway! Grin

Anyway, after cottoning onto this tactic, I just ignored the messages. But a while back, I got ANOTHER request and chose to respond this time.

My DP didn't want to model my shoes, but my male dog has absolutely fabulous legs and was happy to model them.

Pic attached for giggles, all identities have been protected.

To want to sell my shoes without fetishists contacting me for pics of me wearing them... (Pic in OP)
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madmum5811 · 28/11/2018 19:12

OH and son have smelly holey socks and trainers I wonder rofl....

MrsMoastyToasty · 28/11/2018 19:13

A friend works in a charity shop. She says that there's a guy who pops in every day and buys a pair of ladies shoes. He never looks at the size, always pays cash and never buys anything else.
You could be looking at a shoe fetishist supply chain.

Titsywoo · 28/11/2018 19:17

Hmm - I've got pretty nice feet. I also have no morals. Clearly there is some money to be made here...

bruffin · 28/11/2018 19:27

Dh is an amateur photographer who does photographic dance workshop and posts on instagram.
He got an invite to join a website for enpointe. It was really sleazy foot fetish website that specialised on ballet shoes.

madmum5811 · 28/11/2018 19:27

11 bids up to £10.50 on another pair of pop socks unbelievable....

theworldistoosmall · 28/11/2018 19:30

There’s a lot of money in foot Fetish. Some want painted toe nails of specific colours and others don’t want anything on toes.
I have a bit of a following and one likes to video chat my feet 🤣 the first couple of times I had to bury my face into a pillow so he couldn’t hear me laugh

Ollivander84 · 28/11/2018 19:31

I got a really weird message on eBay. Was selling a horse riding top that's from America so not usually found on eBay
I was Hmm thinking another fetish person. Turned out he wasn't, he had just nicked his wife's top for cycling as it was "comfy" , she had a complete go at him over it and demanded a new one Grin
I sent the parcel address to Mrs Smith ONLY, not for MR Smith to steal and got 100% feedback

KeepServingTheDrinks · 28/11/2018 19:41

That's sooooo much a nicer story than everything else on this thread, Ollivander (apart from gorgeous dog, of course!)

IchWill · 28/11/2018 19:47

@BreakfastAtSquiffanys Myself and Murphy will be millionaires!!

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JuneFromBethesda · 28/11/2018 19:48

Your dog is brilliant. Reminds me of the time my younger daughter put a small child's t-shirt on our Labrador. No idea how she managed it but bless my lovely dog, she simply let her.

I once had a man message me on Ebay asking about the nursing bra I was selling, I think asking if I had any others for sale? I ummed and ahhed and eventually decided I didn't really care what he was planning to do with them and gave him a list of the others I had available. Never heard from him again ...

IchWill · 28/11/2018 19:50

@JuneFromBethesda We used to dress the family dog up in our clothes as kids. He too was a dippy, daft dog.

Nursing bras? Blimey, that's a new fetish on me!

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OnlyaMan · 28/11/2018 19:58

Has the OP not thought that she is encouraging a "Dog Fetish"? I am sure such a thing must exist.

IchWill · 28/11/2018 20:01

@OnlyaMan You are probably right. HmmGrin

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Sarahjconnor · 28/11/2018 20:03

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IchWill · 28/11/2018 20:09

@Sarahjconnor Flying fuck. No pun intended? Grin

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GBroGal · 28/11/2018 20:10

Did you tell your 'customer' that you hadn't time to shave your legs before taking that pic?

Sarahjconnor · 28/11/2018 20:17

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Hilltoptea · 28/11/2018 20:22

GrinGrin Love this op!

Windgate · 28/11/2018 20:27

So I can now buy cheap Primarni undies and socks, wear them and the flog them? No more washing!!!!!

fridgepants · 28/11/2018 20:34

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madmum5811 · 28/11/2018 22:27

oh my god, those pop socks sold by ellipurvi, I just cant stop laughing, keep em coming....

MsVestibule · 28/11/2018 22:59

On a couple of these eBay listings, it says 'any requests will be acknowledged'. I hardly dare ask, but what does that mean?!!

BonnieandHyde · 28/11/2018 23:02

You'd make more per pair selling them on a fetish site OP. Fyi.