As a buyer what puts you off a listing?

soolin

lightisfading wrote: »

Just stumbled across this one on ebay - fantastic example of descriptive title :rolleyes:

anyone want an aiming thingy ? :rotfl:

How did you know I'd always wanted an aiming thingy....

kprigg

So many little things annoy me, most of which have already been mentioned.
I dont know if its just me, but I get put off by descriptions on clothes when the seller says they are selling due to weight loss. It just makes me feel fat!

y5d

lightisfading wrote: »

Just stumbled across this one on ebay - fantastic example of descriptive title :rolleyes:

anyone want an aiming thingy ? :rotfl:

Have you seen the other items he is selling?!!


shed clearance item

0 Bids£9.99+£1.494d 1h 7m

Item number: 320389461226

niknaknoo1982

kprigg wrote: »

So many little things annoy me, most of which have already been mentioned.
I dont know if its just me, but I get put off by descriptions on clothes when the seller says they are selling due to weight loss. It just makes me feel fat!

I know exactly how you feel, I'm a size 20's and also pregnant at the moment. I've not noticed it for a while, but when i was in 18's and searching for Sexy size 18 clothes i'd find a lot with 'TV?' written in the title, and obviously a man wearing the garments in the pic. :eek: So real curvy women don't want little black dresses?? Only men who like to wear frocks? I also find it really annoying when if something is plus size (but not maternity clothes) some sellers like to add 'Maternity?' to the title!! or even saying in the description 'i wore this while pregnant' if it's just regular clothes!

Jorsha

y5d wrote: »

Have you seen the other items he is selling?!!


shed clearance item

0 Bids£9.99+£1.494d 1h 7m

Item number: 320389461226

I wonder what he means by shed clearance item, an item that helps you clear a shed, or an item cleared from the same shed that the aiming thingy came from. :rotfl:

JustLittleOldMe_2

TurkishDelight wrote: »

It's cheaper. £4.99 BIN with auction 20p, without- 40p. You don't get as long obviously though.

is it really cheaper?? i might have to try that. why is it cheaper?

Lobell

kprigg wrote: »

So many little things annoy me, most of which have already been mentioned.
I dont know if its just me, but I get put off by descriptions on clothes when the seller says they are selling due to weight loss. It just makes me feel fat!

Ooops...I just listed a load of stuff that with this on it. I just wanted to explain why I had so much stuff never or hardly worn to get rid of at once. Hope it doesn't put people off?

dollydoodah

Ooh, my pet hate (apart from crappy txt spk ) is people who have photos of the item with loads of other crap around. The number of people that think nothing of photographing something to sell, laid out on a filthy floor covered in crumbs and surrounded by mess is unreal.

ChrisCar_2

isabelle304 wrote: »

On a technical note, I get really irritated with auction descriptions that are really wide and don't fit properly in my browser (even when maximised) and I have to scroll horizontally to read them. This usually happens with Auctiva templates.

And finally, individual sellers who refer to themselves in the plural ie "We pride ourselves on the good quality of our products" "We aim to dispatch our products within 5 working days" etc, making it sound like they are some huge outfit when in fact they are one guy in his garage.

I had/have the wide text problem on my listings. I don't use Auctiva.
I contacted ebay and eventually they told be to change my browser as they couldn't replicate the problem, therefore they couldn't fix it.
The problem disappeared (for me anyway) when I bought a new computer.

I write "we" on our listings. There is only me'n'him but I sign all the listing "Chris & Frank"
Is that OK?

ChrisCar_2

soolin wrote: »

Just thought of another one..people that don;t know how to use ebay and so have a start price and BIN price that are exactly the same. You see a lot of them, start price £4.99 BIN £4.99...why!!

Not a technique I'd use but it will alter where the listing shows in search results, especially if it doesn't get a buyer/bidder in the first few days.
You have to look at best match results and ending soonest results