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Jovial guide to ebay seller descriptions

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  • RainbowDrops
    RainbowDrops Posts: 4,674 Forumite
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    "Please email me with any questions " really means .......if you are not going to bid then just sod off

    Or "I'm too lazy to write a description"
  • Rosemary7391
    Rosemary7391 Posts: 2,879 Forumite
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    zerog wrote: »
    Agreed, I sell lots of broken computer equipment and there seem to be lots of people who actually want to use the parts.

    In my case I actually wanted to get something fairly beat up, so I could practise doing minor repairs on it before I let myself loose on my nice clarinet. So there is a demand for broken things sometimes!
  • mgdavid
    mgdavid Posts: 6,711 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper

    Quote:
    " I don't post abroad " really means ... I am a lazy sod

    There are so many reasons why people don't post abroad through eBay and that I suspect is far from being one of them.

    disagree - I'd say it's spot-on; but it works in my favour as I get quite a lot of export sales because I can be bothered. And they are more prone to pay quickly and leave top feedback too.
    The questions that get the best answers are the questions that give most detail....
  • sillygoose
    sillygoose Posts: 4,795 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    " Brand new in box" really means ..........I just got a crappy present

    That one just about cover my entire selling history!
  • Strapped
    Strapped Posts: 8,158 Forumite
    "Please email me with any questions " really means .......

    "please email me so we can arrange a sale off-ebay" :o
    They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -- Plato
  • honizz
    honizz Posts: 74 Forumite
    This is a pressie I bought for my friends Son. He wanted a punch bag with a pull up bar.

    The title of the product is as written above. Guess what it didn't come with a chin pull up bar!! the seller said they use those words for key words??

    Like buying a pepperoni pizza with no pepperoni

    Honizz:rotfl:
  • Strapped wrote: »
    "Please email me with any questions " really means .......

    "please email me so we can arrange a sale off-ebay" :o
    and/or "If you're a perv who pays more for unwashed clothes, I'm happy to accommodate your wishes".
  • This_Year
    This_Year Posts: 1,344 Forumite
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    edited 26 April 2013 at 9:28AM
    "Please email me with any questions " really means .......if you are not going to bid then just sod off

    Or "I'm too lazy to write a description"

    I've added that at the end of my listing, after I have described it complete with relevant photos on the off chance that someone may spot something that I've missed.

    Never had an question yet. :)
  • RainbowDrops
    RainbowDrops Posts: 4,674 Forumite
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    This_Year wrote: »
    I've added that at the end of my listing, after I have described it complete with relevant photos on the off chance that someone may spot something that I've missed.

    Never had an question yet.


    My 'definition' was light hearted!
    ;)
  • This_Year
    This_Year Posts: 1,344 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    This_Year wrote: »
    I've added that at the end of my listing, after I have described it complete with relevant photos on the off chance that someone may spot something that I've missed.

    Never had an question yet. :)
    My 'definition' was light hearted!
    ;)

    Sorry, too late a night last night and up too early this morning! :o
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