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What do you say when people message you to ask where you get your stock from?

What do you say when people message you to ask where you get your stock from?
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. Einstein
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  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,419 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Depends on my mood. I either ignore them, sometimes i block them and sometiems I send back a slighty sarcastic response about a good source that took me years to track down and which I cannot divulge.
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  • Jacks_xxx
    Jacks_xxx Posts: 3,874 Forumite
    I never know what to say. :D
    Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. Einstein
  • Jacks_xxx
    Jacks_xxx Posts: 3,874 Forumite
    Thanks hon,

    Part of me thinks it's reasonable to want to know where the stuff comes from if you're thinking of buying - butpart of me thinks finding suppliers and negotiating prices is part of the eBay job and you shouldn't expect anybody to hand their work to you on a plate.

    But I still never know what to say to them! :D
    Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. Einstein
  • Jorsha
    Jorsha Posts: 366 Forumite
    edited 3 July 2010 at 11:27AM
    I wouldn't tell them, thats just me, I wouldn't want other people knowing
  • milfhunter
    milfhunter Posts: 103 Forumite
    i am normally much more blunt when it is asked of me.
  • martindow
    martindow Posts: 10,624 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    No one (sensible) is going to be in the least surprised if you refuse to tell them your wholesaler. However I do reply if asked where they are from in the sense of where they are made. But no more detail than the name of the country.
  • preable
    preable Posts: 2,114 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    lol i would give them some fake crap about getting it from a man on mars
  • thepedestrian
    thepedestrian Posts: 997 Forumite
    mind your own beeswax !
    As Martin says - please be nice - there is no such thing as a stupid question ! ;)
  • StaffsSW
    StaffsSW Posts: 5,788 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I direct them to one of my affiliate websites selling wholesale lists...
    <--- Nothing to see here - move along --->
  • DaveAshton
    DaveAshton Posts: 7,851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    well i have had this message once i directed person to the wholesaler cos i think im nice compared to other people and my sales did not drop!
    What do you sell?

    Where do you get it from?
    Back on MSE after a 5 year hiatus.

    :heart2: Rhi :heart2:
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