to expect people not to ring at 10.30pm on a sunday night??

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Ok so I did kind of open ourselves up for it by leaving a telephone number in the ebay auction, but seriously, would you ring up at that time of an evening without emailing first to ask if its ok to do so?
personally I think its rude to disturb anyone past 10pm when you dont know them, even more so in response to an advert, and more so again on a sunday evening.

Pffffttt

Right I feel better now.

For the record I simply asked him to ring back in the morning - Politely

YANBU - phone rings after 10pm I think 'Something Bad has happened'

YANBU - I completely agree with you. I would worry if the phone went at that time thinking that someone had been in an accident or something.

ok so what does YANBU mean? god I am a hick

ok I got it now...lol

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Am I being unreasonable to expect some bugger to PICK up the damned phone when I ring them at 11pm??

Seriously though- no, you most certainly not being unreasonable. I get twitchy ringing people after 9pm any day, and always react with annoyance if the phone rings after 9:30. It had better jolly serious after that time...

My mother in law once received a phone call at 4am from an American weirdo lonely person who was just dialling numbers at random to chat with whomever answered...

I think it is rude past 8pm to a stranger TBH!

i never ring anyone after 10pm
i dont ring anyone after 9 unless they are close friends or sisters.
and i never ever ever ring a certain friend on a thursday morning. not if i want to conitnue breathing that is. ( she works the previous night!)

We once had a call from an aquaintance at 5am to tell us his electric had gone out. That was a very short lived frienship.

Blimely - I would have no contact with the outside world at all if I stuck to these timings.

I know roughly the time that most of my friends go to bed and call accordingly. I'd be fine with anyone calling north of 11.30pm.

YANBU - my FIL was in the habit of ringing DH at 11pm, after we'd gone to bed. It ended up with me having words with him. Also BIL phoned us at 11:45 pissed out of his brains and got short shrift off me as he woke me up! He apologised the next day!
If anyone calls after 10pm, I immediately assume something bad has happened.

Thanks ladies.
I meant of course in an emergency or someone needed to ask something urgently I dont mind at all if a friend or relative did it. That what friends are for after all, what I was objetcting to was a total stranger tbh

YANBU when it comes to total strangers at all. I would find up to 8pm acceptable in your situation. 10.30pm is cheeky!

Friends and family is a different story, I know when they go to bed so ring whoever I know I will not be disturbing if I fancy a chat!

It wouldnt bother me if someone rang at that time (especially if i knew i had given my number out on an advert) If it was past 11.30 maybe but 10.30 is not so bad is it? Ebay is an Auction site and people do like to get in there first, they were probably just eager to buy what it is you are sellinbg, so yes, i think YAB(a teeny bit)U

Hmmm well the nugget who phoned at 10.30pm the other night called back today.
Asked me what I wanted as a buy it now price, so I told him. Then he said what did I realistically want for it
So i told him (nicely) the exact same figure I had mentioned before. At which point he lost it and shouted that if I wanted to wait 5 years for that price then I might get it, it was totally overpriced and WHATEVER was his final flourish as he slammed down the phone on me.

Dh reckoned I should have said...well if you cant afford it.....

but sadly i am not that quick with responses under pressure.

So tell me why do I attract the nutters?