As a buyer what puts you off a listing?

cyril82

soolin wrote: »

Cyril on a related point (and I'm on a roll now and the OP may regret opening this thread!), how about one that I actually started a thread on last year whose title was 'book' or 'shoes' or 'ornament'.

Yep, that's all they said, so I checked the description and they had nothing at all apart from the single word 'book' again, and a shaky photo.Obviously the seller never sold a thing but just kept relisting and must have been paying a fortune in fees

I emailed her and explained that some description would be useful, and explained that she was losing a lot of money on fees. She thanked me politely and said that nothing sold so she was incurring no fees (oh dear) and amended her descriptions to 'nice book' and 'pretty shoes'.

Well, i suppose you can't expect non business sellers to understand more detailed aspects of selling such as, points of perception, marketing structure of advertisements and call to actions, but for crying out loud what ever happened to common sense..:o

These things are always good for a chuckle though, So did she make a killing with her "revised" listing. :rotfl:

soolin

Actually I'm just seeing if I can still find her....

soolin

OK, this is not the same person and this one does have descriptions in her listings, but check out the titles of her items:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/7919.sherlock1_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZ

(Have I done the link right?)

chezba

Hezzawithkids wrote: »

There's just no helping some people!! Wonder how she felt when she got her invoice for all the listing fees??

She probably started a thread on here asking why she had a load of Ebay fees but wasn't worried about paying them as she had no bank account linked to her ebay/paypal and what could they do about it anyway!

Forward 2009 .... 'knock, knock' .... oh hello Mr Baliff!

Hezzawithkids

soolin wrote: »

OK, this is not the same person and this one does have descriptions in her listings, but check out the titles of her items:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/7919.sherlock1_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZ

(Have I done the link right?)

Oh yes that all makes perfect sense

1. Shoes
2. Shoes
3. Dress
4. Guitar
5. German Propoganda Booklets :eek:

cyril82

soolin wrote: »

OK, this is not the same person and this one does have descriptions in her listings, but check out the titles of her items:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/7919.sherlock1_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZ

(Have I done the link right?)

Obviously she doesn't have a grasp on how keywords in her title descriptions affect search standings, you have just done her a favour though, she'll now get many more clicks that she would have, i'd arrange a fee with her incase something sells as a result... :rotfl:

soolin

cyril82 wrote: »

Obviously she doesn't have a grasp on how keywords in her title descriptions affect search standings, you have just done her a favour though, she'll now get many more clicks that she would have, i'd arrange a fee with her incase something sells as a result... :rotfl:

ooooh, commission :T

mom23

Sellers who don't bother to rotate photo's and u end up getting a crick in your neck trying to look.
Unless of course i turn my monitor on it's side lol

Hollyberry

Things that turn me into eBay's grumpy old woman:

• technicolour, flashing or scrolling text or indeed anything else that reminds me of a migraine
• an eruption of terms and conditions
• stock (and sideways ) photos, or dark, murky shots where for all you know you could be looking at the seller's firstborn
• mega-inflated postal prices - I know many of you don't mind this, but I won't bid on items that load the postage
• vague descriptions without measurements and other pertinent info
• "ah, woe is me" tales of eBay gone bad

newlywed

When they don't say whether the item is new or used. Or if used when they don't say anything about what condition it is in.

Also comments like "well worn but lots more wear left in them" for shoes and clothes :eek: