Once again Im listing items on ebay and once again there are people making me behind the scenes offers on items. I've found this is quite common place and due to the anal raping which sellers leave themselves open to due to ebay policy Im not too unhappy about completing these deals. I have as yet not had one go sour and due to ebay fees etc I do in the end work out in roughly the same financial position.
However tonight I've encountered what for some reasons appears to be a really cheeky bugger.
His first message in reference to an item I have listed at £40
"interested in your item but £15? Seems a bit steep, I would give you £45 out of ebay posted"
IMO thats pretty ignorant terms to use but, ok an offer is still an offer and although I could quibble that this leaves me after all things considered in the region of £5 short but wtf its not an in demand item so it could be months of relisting until someone else fancies making me an offer, so I reply:
"If its £45 sent as a gift through paypal then I'll agree those terms and end the listing... payment delivery details request etc..."
I think at this point its a pretty done deal but he's replied
"£45 im happy with but if I pay as a gift paypal charges me"
So now Im thinking:
a, I didnt think it did (please enlighten me oh mighty org)
b, as if I give a feck, I've just lost £10 compeared to what I intended
c, you're not in the drivers seat on this one, its my item and Im happy to wait those extra months if it means I get a reasonable price for it.
Ok so that wasnt my reply to him, my reply was the far more civilized:
"Ok I may be mistaken with my terminoligy but use the method which means I recieve £45, or if a method is used where I recieve £45(minus paypals cut) then I'll post it out as cheap as possible as opposed to the recorded method originally offered.
SOOoooooo yeah its been a long day, long week, long 6 weeks tbh and maybe this guys just pulling on that last nerve but jeeezzzzzzz SOME PEOPLE!
