What stops you bidding?

soolin

tylerdurden_167 wrote: »

Can't see it posted here yet and not seen it on eBay for a while but a listing posted with coloured font or worse, multiple coloured fonts.

I'll see that and raise you 'musical listings' arghhhhh

The moment a listing plays music at me I leave the page immediately, drives me to distraction.

jetplane

soolin wrote: »

I'll see that and raise you 'musical listings' arghhhhh

The moment a listing plays music at me I leave the page immediately, drives me to distraction.

Hmm I've never heard a musical one :eek:

do they play money money money - by abba
or money for nothing - dire straights

soolin

jetplane wrote: »

Hmm I've never heard a musical one :eek:

do they play money money money - by abba
or money for nothing - dire straights

haha, I never do listen to what they play as a hit the back button as soon as I hear the first note.

I don't like moving images either- there was one seller who aimed firmly at 'cutsie' with dancing rabbits and fairies and twinkling stars. I could not have forced myself to buy from someone that had listings that gave me a migraine. I recall that she had one of those really stupid user names like 'Sara-cute-pink-princess' which always leads me to suppose they are 45, unmarried and talk in a high little squeaky voice and refer to themselves as a 'girlie'

jetplane

You know I think a few sellers could get a few tips on this thread

sillygoose

Photos, either ones obviously grabbed from the makers website but worse of all those yellowish blurry ones taken with a phone under incandescent light. Urg! just makes everything look stale and you can almost smell the Nicotine.

Hot tip, there is a really good (free) light in the sky called the Sun and nothing comes close to making pictures look natural, always take the item outside and photo it.

tattycath

Strapped wrote: »

None of the above. Only sellers with really bad feedback ie lots of negs or esp with lots of poor attitude replies to negs or neutrals.

I'm amazed that people are put off by auctions that are "private" - do you really believe that they are all shill bidders? :eek: I set my auctions on my personal account to private, because I don't want my relatives seeing me flogging off their gifts Won't do that again!

I'm the same as you. I set my personal auctions as private as I don't want my relatives etc to see all my stuff for sale. It never occurred to me that potential customers might think I'm shady because of it. :cool: :rotfl:

Goldiegirl

soolin wrote: »

I'll see that and raise you 'musical listings' arghhhhh

The moment a listing plays music at me I leave the page immediately, drives me to distraction.

I've never come across a musical listing before, but that would drive me away too.

I hate sudden sound when I'm browsing online, it makes me jump!

warehouse

sillygoose wrote: »

Hot tip, there is a really good (free) light in the sky called the Sun and nothing comes close to making pictures look natural, always take the item outside and photo it.

So I wait 3 months to take a photo? :D:D

joedi

No photos.
Or a three word description "nice black dress" for example! And even worse, both combined!
And ridiculous shipping...£10 for a £2 key ring! I actually emailed the seller to question the shipping...no reply, wasn't surprised!