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Nutcases on Ebay!

I have come to realise that there are quite a few nutcases on Ebay. I hardly ever sell anything but I remember once selling some bnwt bras as they did not fit and I had forgotten to return them. The person who won said they were in my area and could they collect - ok! A man turned up who then proceeded to stay for 3 hours:eek: whilst he "explained" to me how he was a crossdresser and would i mind if he tried the bras on first! Feeling a tad uncomfortable as my babies were little then and he was a stranger, I said No but if he didnt want them then that was fine. He then started crying and ranting that no woman understood him. I was terrified and was so glad when my husband came home. Needless to say that really put me of selling anything coc. Anyone else had any loonys or am i just drawn to them lol

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  • iieee
    iieee Posts: 1,194 Forumite
    Oh my god, that sounds horrible! I don't mind collection for some items but I think I would have said no to a man wanting to collect a bra in person. It just screams 'odd' doesn't it!
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  • hermum
    hermum Posts: 7,123 Forumite
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    babyemily wrote: »
    I have come to realise that there are quite a few nutcases on Ebay. I hardly ever sell anything but I remember once selling some bnwt bras as they did not fit and I had forgotten to return them. The person who won said they were in my area and could they collect - ok! A man turned up who then proceeded to stay for 3 hours:eek: whilst he "explained" to me how he was a crossdresser and would i mind if he tried the bras on first! Feeling a tad uncomfortable as my babies were little then and he was a stranger, I said No but if he didnt want them then that was fine. He then started crying and ranting that no woman understood him. I was terrified and was so glad when my husband came home. Needless to say that really put me of selling anything coc. Anyone else had any loonys or am i just drawn to them lol

    I know that it is wrong but boy did that make me laugh. A script for a sitcom if ever there was one.
    So did he actually pay for & take the bras?
    Unfortunately I have not had any buyers like that.
    Maybe I should start selling bras, as I really could do with some light entertainment.
  • sam.4000
    sam.4000 Posts: 1,396 Forumite
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    I also attract them but not on ebay fortunately.
  • Norman_Castle
    Norman_Castle Posts: 11,871 Forumite
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    I offered a computer monitor on freecycle. The person I offered it too kept failing to collect it. A few weeks later I put it on ebay. The winning bidder failed to collect. After checking her details I realised it was the same person. I checked her feedback a few weeks later, she had bought another monitor from someone else and failed to collect that. Timewasting nutjob.
  • theonlywayisup
    theonlywayisup Posts: 16,032 Forumite
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    I blame it on the weather.

    Thank goodness I haven't had to sell to some of the imbeciles that have been on this board this weekend.
  • macfly
    macfly Posts: 2,728 Forumite
    You should have punched his lights out, the big soft jessie. Then again, he might have liked it.
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