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Weirdest question you've ever been asked by a buyer??

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Vix1980 · 02/05/2011 19:08

Hi,

was just wondering if its only me who gets the weirdos asking all sorts on ebay, i currently have amongst other things an old t shirt from new look, i have just been sent this question...

Hello, can you tell me the bust size pls, whether it ties at the back and the size in cm's of the circumference of the sleeves, and approx how many time has this been washed?

seriously, am i alone or can someone better that?? plus for 99p wouldnt you just take a chance!

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Fenouille · 02/05/2011 19:44

Ooooh no, for 99p I only buy things that have been washed between 17 and 38 times.

NorbertDentressangle · 02/05/2011 19:48

I recently had a bizarre one saying "please let me bid on this item"

I haven't blocked any bidders, they were a UK bidder, there was no reason why they couldn't bid. I just ignored it.

TheMonster · 02/05/2011 19:50

I once got asked if I would take a picture of myself standing on a snail in some shoes I was selling. I didn't.

ThePrincessRoyalFiggyrolls · 02/05/2011 19:52

BodyOfEyore - you bloody won that one! that is the most hilarious thing I have heard in a long time - the question is how much they would have paid you to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I may have considered it if I had found an empty snail shell!

NorbertDentressangle · 02/05/2011 19:55

BodyofEeyore -I don't think anyone could top that for weirdness!

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Vix1980 · 02/05/2011 21:33

Ok you win, ive blocked the person from bidding on my items as she sounds too high maintenance for me anyways, then recieved a snotty email saying she didnt want to bid on my crap stuff anyway!! well why worry how many times its been washed then??

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TragicallyRoyallyHip · 02/05/2011 21:39

That is fucking hilarious BodyOfEeyore

chirpchirp · 03/05/2011 09:20

Nothing can top BodyofEeyore.

Never been asked weird questions however did get a flurry of emails after an auction ended telling me I was a racist. Was selling antiques that had ivory in them and legal can only sell them within the UK. When people from outside of the UK tried to bid in the final minutes of the auction and Ebay automatically rejected their bids 3 different buyers sent me really lovely emails calling me every name under the sun. NICE!

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Vix1980 · 04/05/2011 08:19

Racist - for selling ivory????? how exactly did they make the link?

I got called a racists once too - selling my old ancient nokia phone years ago that was prob worth £15 at the time if that, a "lovely" nigerian man offered me £150 for it if i would accept his paypal payment! funnily enough i said no and then got called everything too! ended up changing my username on ebay to get away from him, but that was the days of reporting people x

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BornAgainDomesticGoddess · 04/05/2011 08:21

An American buyer asked us: "why didn't they build an off street parking space when they built the house?"

Er, because it was built in 1820 and there were no cars then?

chirpchirp · 04/05/2011 09:41

I think it was because I wouldn't (couldn't) sell to anyone outside of the uk. The implication was that I chose to reject their bids.

KnickersOnOnesHead · 04/05/2011 11:23

I once got asked if I could take a picture of some shoes I was selling of me wearing them and someone licking my toes. Goes without saying that I did not take the picture although they did offer a fair amount of cash!

Notsohotanymore · 04/05/2011 19:19

How many spots are on the polka dot bag? .....DELETE!

Notsohotanymore · 04/05/2011 19:21

Another I just remembered...I was selling some new underwear and had a question saying "is it new or used,would prefer used"

chirpchirp · 04/05/2011 19:24

Ewww Notsohot! I hear there are vending machines in certain areas of Japan for that very thing!

Lucyinthepie · 06/05/2011 22:33

I was selling a black bridle. The question came:
"What colour is the bridle please?".

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Vix1980 · 10/05/2011 18:46

I think i can beat you all now, on 10th january i sold a summer dress by zara for 99p. i have now just recieved an email from the seller saying:

I bought a dress from you a while ago, you advertised it as zara yet i have seen this dress which is exactly the same advertised as primark, i would a, like a refund as it is not as described and b, expect the postage i pay out to return it to you to be also refunded. I will wait to hear from you

What do i say to that, i dont even know what to reply - well i do but dont think its very ladylike!!

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TragicallyHip · 11/05/2011 10:11

Did the dress have a label in it Vix?

I am selling a baby swing and have put it on as a pick up but said I can look into posting it and message me for a quote.

I have had a few people interested and one women I had emailed a few times with quotes seemed to get it into her head that she was just buying the item.

She had asked me how she can pay for it without bidding and she wanted to use here mothers paypal account but wanted to put it in her credit card. I told her I was letting it go to auction to which she replied "ok no problem but let me know if it doesn't sell"

Why doesn't she just bid? I don't get it

edwardsbella · 15/05/2011 08:28

i had a message for some shoes i was selling asking if i would send them to a prison for a friend who was of course innocent ! erm no

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Vix1980 · 15/05/2011 09:25

It didnt have the tag in it but i was in zara myself buying it so think id remember, i never emailed back though and havent heard anything else from them (tempting fate now and am sure to have another email very soon from them).

I also had a winning bid from someone in strangeways, only found out when i went on my account to get their address... it was a curling wand aswell??

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