Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: RobG on 25 February 2011, 15:08:11
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.....when certain Oofers PM for parts.....told they`re available......reply they`ll have it/them for agreed price...........then pm trying to re-negotiate.........then pm saying I don`t want the item/s, changed my mind >:( >:( >:(
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Name and shame, I feel like a rant ;D
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Name and shame, I feel like a rant ;D
Where'd your posts go?
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Name and shame, I feel like a rant ;D
Shouldn`t have to Steve. If "buyer" is happy with item/condition/price and agrees to purchase.....should be end of. Had a few "haggling" instances with one.......then discovered the "ignore" tab in my preferences ::)
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It happens all the time Rob, the amount of people that say i'll have it and you never hear off them again is beyond a joke. If someone wants me to keep something from now on i'll be asking for a deposit, that should sort out the man from the boys :(
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I think sellers should list bad "buyers" in the warnings pages, just as bad sellers are listed. 'Tis only fair, and if too many "bad guys" get established the sellers will dry up to the detriment of the rest of us.
I have not had a single problem with anything purchased through OOF, and long may that continue IMHO.
I appreciate it would be more work for Admins .. but having a few names "in print" might just stop the others PDQ ... :)
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1209069730
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.....when certain Oofers PM for parts.....told they`re available......reply they`ll have it/them for agreed price...........then pm trying to re-negotiate.........then pm saying I don`t want the item/s, changed my mind >:( >:( >:(
That’s disappointing news indeed Rob but hardly surprising given the tendency for many people to attempt to sail through life by employing such tactics.
Decency, propriety and honour have all been kicked into the gutter in the name of expediency and doing the minimum whilst having the expectation of achieving the maximum benefit.
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.....when certain Oofers PM for parts.....told they`re available......reply they`ll have it/them for agreed price...........then pm trying to re-negotiate.........then pm saying I don`t want the item/s, changed my mind >:( >:( >:(
That’s disappointing news indeed Rob but hardly surprising given the tendency for many people to attempt to sail through life by employing such tactics.
Decency, propriety and honour have all been kicked into the gutter in the name of expediency and doing the minimum whilst having the expectation of achieving the maximum benefit.
Well articulated statement Z.........and sadly, in the majority of situations, so true :(
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Name and shame, I feel like a rant ;D
Where'd your posts go?
I felt sorry for Opti, Maria and, that moany old man, Pete, so I gave them away. ::)
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It happens all the time Rob, the amount of people that say i'll have it and you never hear off them again is beyond a joke. If someone wants me to keep something from now on i'll be asking for a deposit, that should sort out the man from the boys :(
I'll post you a deposit, Pete, it may smell a bit though. ;D
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It happens all the time Rob, the amount of people that say i'll have it and you never hear off them again is beyond a joke. If someone wants me to keep something from now on i'll be asking for a deposit, that should sort out the man from the boys :(
I'll post you a deposit, Pete, it may smell a bit though. ;D
Especially considering the time that it takes to get anything delivered by Royal Snail these days.. ;D ;D
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have you 6 spark plugs? willing to pay 10p each inc delivery and fitting.(in the engine that is)
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have you 6 spark plugs? willing to pay 10p each inc delivery and fitting.(in the engine that is)
Clarification needed in case DLK is watching.... :D :D :D
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Moon on a stick types. Is this why, unless i am mistaken, there are less people selling/braking cars and generally supplying us with parts we need? Its alll wanted atm, last i looked. No suprise if this is how people behave.
Admin are sick of the agro from that section with disputes as it is...afaict anyway.
Carefull people, or we'll likely loose that section all together... >:(
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I have done a bit of buying and selling, only a small amount and without any trouble, but it has been with 'established' members, no 'fly by nights' it makes you wonder if the 250 post count is to low.... :-/ :-/ :-/
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reading this with interest....
On the GS forum there is a "First Dibs" rule, where people have to post on the sale thread saying "First Dibs on tank bag" (as well as a PM) - Anyone else who also wants it, posts, "seconds dibs", "3rd dibs" and so on.
That way they have publically declared if they want it, sellers also keep a record of anyone else who wants it.
That way the parts never become 'unavailable'
I quite like the system, maybe worth a go here? :-/
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reading this with interest....
On the GS forum there is a "First Dibs" rule, where people have to post on the sale thread saying "First Dibs on tank bag" (as well as a PM) - Anyone else who also wants it, posts, "seconds dibs", "3rd dibs" and so on.
That way they have publically declared if they want it, sellers also keep a record of anyone else who wants it.
That way the parts never become 'unavailable'
I quite like the system, maybe worth a go here? :-/
Has happened on threads Mark and the "first dibber" has still reneged ;D
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Name and shame, I feel like a rant ;D
Where'd your posts go?
I felt sorry for Opti, Maria and, that moany old man, Pete, so I gave them away. ::)
Always knew you were a kind hearted fellow.
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The other side of the coin - There have been two occasions in the last year when I thought I had agreed to buy a car advertised on here. Didnt haggle on the price, just wanted a look around the car at the earliest opportunity, intending to pay cash. On both occasions recieved PM,s to say the car had been sold to someone else.On the first occassion I had gone to a lot of trouble to arrange a lift to a location around 100 miles away. I got a PM the night before, cancelling the deal.
Its probably the way things are these days, but it isnt the way I do things. If I agree an arrangement with someone, I stick to it. It has cost me money on certain occasions in the past, but to me some things are more important than money.
Although I have had some good bargains from the parts for sale sections on a couple of occassions, I do think that the forum would probably be better off without it overall.
It seems to cause more hassle than its worth for most of those concerned, especially the admins.
Parts etc. can always be bought/sold on fleabay, and tbh a lot of the time they can be bought cheaper than they can from here.
I would like to give credit where its due though. Rob - who started this thread - sold me a door (cheap) the courier wrecked it, so he has given me another door F.O.C. and it is making its way to me this weekend via the OOF spirit. That to me is what the forum is all about.
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The other side of the coin - There have been two occasions in the last year when I thought I had agreed to buy a car advertised on here. Didnt haggle on the price, just wanted a look around the car at the earliest opportunity, intending to pay cash. On both occasions recieved PM,s to say the car had been sold to someone else.On the first occassion I had gone to a lot of trouble to arrange a lift to a location around 100 miles away. I got a PM the night before, cancelling the deal.
Its probably the way things are these days, but it isnt the way I do things. If I agree an arrangement with someone, I stick to it. It has cost me money on certain occasions in the past, but to me some things are more important than money.
Although I have had some good bargains from the parts for sale sections on a couple of occassions, I do think that the forum would probably be better off without it overall.
It seems to cause more hassle than its worth for most of those concerned, especially the admins.
Parts etc. can always be bought/sold on fleabay, and tbh a lot of the time they can be bought cheaper than they can from here.
I would like to give credit where its due though. Rob - who started this thread - sold me a door (cheap) the courier wrecked it, so he has given me another door F.O.C. and it is making its way to me this weekend via the OOF spirit. That to me is what the forum is all about.
I agree wholeheartedly Albs :y :y