Alan Medic Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I ventured into the For Sale section yesterday on a rare visit. Lo and behold my item is now on page 5 in just over 24 hours. The place is full of people with names I've never heard of who don't appear in the Lounge.What's more,how do you sell anything there if your post sinks without a trace in minutes? Start a thread in the Lounge? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
miga Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 It's busy in there, many more people use it than the Lounge. Bump it? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Alan Medic Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> What's more,how do you sell anything there if your> post sinks without a trace in minutes? Start a> thread in the Lounge?Put up some decent pictures, sell it for a realistic price and friendly price. it will go. 80% of the sellers using this section don't manage either of these things. Bumping is bad form, punishable by death. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miga Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Really? Surely it's OK to bump if it's still on sale after a week, say? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 If it's still on sale after a week.. see earlier post about realistic price and decent photographs. I'm sure there's a bit of leeway for the 'conscientious bumper' (added information, price reduction) but a bit of leeway can so often be a slippery slope to taking the piss. Some people find it hard it hard to accept that, you know, no-one wants it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 *Bob* Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Some people find it hard it hard to accept that, you know, no-one wants it.I hope you're not referring to Alan's item? An ideal Christmas gift, I would have thought. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miga Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 *Bob* Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I'm sure there's a bit of leeway for the> 'conscientious bumper' (added information, price> reduction) but a bit of leeway can so often be a> slippery slope to taking the piss. Yep. That's the kind of thing I mean. You add a bit of info, a picture, a price reduction etc. Some things just have a v. limited market so need a while to sell. Allegedly. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I have The History of Irish Tennis Volume 1 and also Volume three, but I don't think Alan will be willing to split and just sell vol 2. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 If it was a Christmas Towel Set, I might be interested... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 If it were an Irish Tennis-Themed Towel set, I'd definitely be interested. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help-Ma-Boab Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I'm waiting out for an Irish Tennis Themed Towelling Sweat Band set. *Bob* Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> If it were an Irish Tennis-Themed Towel set, I'd> definitely be interested. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 You can get a set of those free - when you buy The History of Tennis Sweat Bands In Ireland - volume one. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help-Ma-Boab Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Really?, "YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS"*Bob* Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> You can get a set of those free - when you buy The> History of Tennis Sweat Bands In Ireland - volume> one. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I think you mean: "You cannot be serious, so you can't" Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help-Ma-Boab Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 You know *Bob*, I think you are right. I just said it over and over again in my head, just to be sure. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Help-Ma-Boab Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> You know *Bob*, I think you are right. I just said> it over and over again in my head, just to be> sure.......*leaves space for a 'doc' own goal* Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Medic Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 *Bob* Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I have The History of Irish Tennis Volume 1 and> also Volume three, but I don't think Alan will be> willing to split and just sell vol 2.Course I will *Bob* but as volume 2 is special it would probably cost you ?50. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Medic Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Jeremy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> *Bob* Wrote:> --------------------------------------------------> -----> > Some people find it hard it hard to accept that,> you know, no-one wants it.> > I hope you're not referring to Alan's item? An> ideal Christmas gift, I would have thought.Me too Jeremy but for a fairly select group of people. Mind you if threw in a free towel some of the punters above may go for it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
numbers Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Did you know there's a piano for sale *Bob*? Er, I mean me. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Alan Medic Wrote:------------------------------------------------------- Mind you if threw in a free towel some of> the punters above may go for it.It's the only answer doc... throw in the towel. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-935910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleglen Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 My kids look at the 'Items Wanted' and then see if they have anything people might want. Although they always want to pay next to nothing in our experience.... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-936167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Medic Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Trying a new tactic. I've put the price up. Still sinking like a stone with pair of shoes (right one missing) and ill fitting dentures and the like moving up the charts. I need people to ask questions if I'm to stay afloat if you've nothing better to do. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-946174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Medic Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Bad move on my part. With a flood of input from Loungers I responded to them all at the same time. I should have spread them out. I now find myself underneath a 2nd hand sandwich toaster going for ?5 and a host of other items. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-946346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Oh, ALANyou could have milked that - one response per day for the next three days Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-946349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Medic Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 I know *Bob*, I know. I'm an amateur at this malarkey.PS I have a sandwich toaster myself so I didn't go for it. Love the sandwiches. In fact I often browse through one or other Volumes of The History of Irish Tennis while eating my cheese toastie. I have a paper towel to hand as the quality of the paper is such that you just wouldn't want to get greasy hands on it.By the way the author is none less than the son of the cousin of a famous writer Aiden Higgins who recently passed away.http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/obituary-aidan-higgins-34331369.html Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/86086-who-are-these-people-selling-things/#findComment-946358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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