Rude trademe buyer... grrr!

[klingon]

My auction (for a pet fish!) finished last night at 7:02pm. I just checked my email and found the following three messages waiting for me:

______________________________________________

12:07pm:
Hi there
Pls give me your bank details so I can deposit the money thru internet
banking. Thanks. Also pls give me your phone number to arrange the time of
delivery of the fish.
Danny
______________________________________________

2:51pm:
This is my second email message for you. pls give me your phone to arrange
the delivery. thanks. I can pay by internet banking.
Danny
______________________________________________

2:53pm:
If you don't reply that soon I might cancel the business with you. thanks
anyway for the effort
______________________________________________

What an obnoxious person! If I don't reply to his email within 3 hours (on a sunny Sunday) he starts threatening to cancel the transaction. The last thing I want to do now is give him my phone number and address (the auction clearly stated the fish was to be picked up by the buyer). :angry:

I think I'd better calm down before I reply.

[Leong]

Some people........ Just finished doing my tanks, keep South American Cichlids. What were you selling?

[NighthawkNZ]

Be cool calm and collective... reply to his email and make it look like he is a complete cock sucking idiot...



2:53pm:
If you don't reply that soon I might cancel the business with you. thanks
anyway for the effort


Thank you for your bid, and you have won the auction.

Also thank-you so much for your emails however, as you are aware it is a sunday and not every one has the sunday off... some of us actually work, or are out and about doing other things, we don't all live at our computers 24/7, some of us actually have a life.

I have just got home and recieved your emails, all stating the same thing... this is classed as spam and could be reported to the authorities. Sending the secon and third email (2 minutes apart will make no difference... it will not speed things up in any sense of the matter. It has only been a couple of hours since the auction and the fish are not going anywhere.


Blah blah blah... you get the point... if he cancels then you get tell Trademe get your fee refunded and relist the auction (done that many a times...) tell as it is straight to the point

[NighthawkNZ]

:doh: a double post and I can't delete...

[apteryx_haasti]

The buyer sounds like a bit of a tosser all right. When I sell something I get an e-mail saying "Allow up to 3 days for the buyer to contact you." Haven't bought anything for a while, but I'm sure the buyer gets a similar e-mail.

Hey jerk-wad ... it's 3 days, not three minutes!

PS - are you sure that you want your nice fishie to go and live with such a twat?:sunny:

[Colapop]

I was just tryin' to find out coz the chips are getting cold... :dodge:

[Beemer]

I'm selling some shoes for my sister and I listed them as grey David Elman shoes - THREE people have posted asking "hi, what colour are the shoes?"

It was worse when I was selling my bike last year. It was a BMW F650CS so some tosser emailed me a list of about a dozen F650GS models for sale throughout the country, and said that one recently sold for $9000 in Nelson so why was I asking $11,995 for mine? Some of the ones on his list were 18 year old really rough dirt bikes and mine was a two year old road bike with ABS, heated grips, etc! And I got bloody sick of the emails from people saying "FYI one just like this was in my local bike shop for ages and sold recently for $8000" - big deal, it wasn't MY bike and it wasn't in the same condition or with the same low mileage and all the options!

[klingon]

Some people........ Just finished doing my tanks, keep South American Cichlids. What were you selling?

I'm actually selling several fish. I bought a tank off trademe but the guy couldn't get rid of the fish so I paid him some extra $$ and took the fish too. But they're all big humungous things that aren't compatible with my friendly little community so I knew I would have to sell them.

The auction that just finished was for a silver arowana (the guy got an absolute bargain). I still need to sell a bichir lungfish, a spotted pleco and two pacus (which I'm giving away for free - anyone want a pair of large vegetarian piranhas?)


Be cool calm and collective... reply to his email and make it look like he is a complete cock sucking idiot...

Too late, I already replied. I tried to stay cool and calm but... :pinch:
I definitely should have waited for your suggestion because my email went like this:

"Are you always this rude to people you're trading with?

I don't spend all day on the internet, so I have only just seen your
messages.

I notice you sent your first email at 12:07pm today. In less than three
hours you are already threatening to cancel the transaction because I
haven't replied. I am willing to continue with the trade, although I'm
reluctant to give my phone number and contact details to someone who lacks
basic good manners. Are you interested in continuing with this transaction
or would you prefer to continue being rude and obnoxious?"

d'oh! Shoulda waited until I calmed down! :shutup:


The buyer sounds like a bit of a tosser all right. When I sell something I get an e-mail saying "Allow up to 3 days for the buyer to contact you." Haven't bought anything for a while, but I'm sure the buyer gets a similar e-mail.

Hey jerk-wad ... it's 3 days, not three minutes!

PS - are you sure that you want your nice fishie to go and live with such a twat?:sunny:

Thanks for the reminder - I'll take a look at the email I received from the site and see what it says. And if this was a pet fish that I had become fond of, I would definitely be having second thoughts about his ability to look after it. One thing fish-keeping teaches you is that you need patience - and he's sadly lacking there.


I was just tryin' to find out coz the chips are getting cold... :dodge:

Wanna free pacu? :eek: Apparently they're very good to eat!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacu

[klingon]

Oh, by the way Leong, my own fish are clown loaches, bristlenose catfish, rosey and gold barbs and neon tetras. The tank I've just bought is 4 ft long (trading up from a 3-footer because the clowns need more room as they grow).

Here's an old pic of my 3-foot tank - it now has more plants and more driftwood so it looks a lot different. The wood with a hole in it is where my biggest clown (Hatu-Patu) hides when his brothers are chasing him.

[Blondini]

Cool tank...:yes: Did you find homes for the pirranahs????pm if you still want homes I have a large tank ready for fish...just did not decide what to put in it yet...

[NighthawkNZ]

Oh, by the way Leong, my own fish are clown loaches, bristlenose catfish, rosey and gold barbs and neon tetras. The tank I've just bought is 4 ft long (trading up from a 3-footer because the clowns need more room as they grow).

Here's an old pic of my 3-foot tank - it now has more plants and more driftwood so it looks a lot different. The wood with a hole in it is where my biggest clown (Hatu-Patu) hides when his brothers are chasing him.

We have clown loches as well... its annoying when the sleep on there side and you think they are dead... :doh:

[klingon]

Cool tank...:yes: Did you find homes for the pirranahs????pm if you still want homes I have a large tank ready for fish...just did not decide what to put in it yet...

PM sent. It would be excellent if you could provide a home for these fish! They really are too big for my tank and I'm happy for them to go free to a good home.


We have clown loches as well... its annoying when the sleep on there side and you think they are dead... :doh:

Yeah, they have to be some of the craziest fish I've ever kept. The whole lying on the side thing is freaky, even when you've been warned that they'll do it. Also that clicking noise they make is a bit freaky when you first hear it. Nobody expects fish to be noisy!

[NighthawkNZ]

Yeah, they have to be some of the craziest fish I've ever kept. The whole lying on the side thing is freaky, even when you've been warned that they'll do it. Also that clicking noise they make is a bit freaky when you first hear it. Nobody expects fish to be noisy!

the clicking noise is them flicking stones searching for snails and food :)

[Leong]

That's a nice aquarium! :yes: Lots of light so I can imagine more plants and that rotala requiring lots of trimming! We have clown loaches too, oldest fish we have... about 6yrs. Actually the clicking noise is made by the fish themselves when they have their little disagreements. No clicking if you only have one!

I've cut down to 3 tanks now - had seven at one stage.

1. 5.5ft Cichlid tank with foot-long Oscar, six gold severums, 4in Jaguar, baby Jack Dempsey and a few others. Could accomodate your pacus if nobody else wants them and if they get on with my fish - how big are they?

2. 4ft tank with a single occupant - a foot-long Geophagus Brasiliensis which has murdered any other supposedly compatible tankmates

3. 4ft CO2 injected Discus Display tank.

Still I'm finding it a bit time consuming looking after these when I'd rather be out on the bike. Photos are of the Discus tank as it was a while back, and an old three foot tank that's with my cousin now.

If anyones interested I have 3 x 2ft tanks and assorted filters/heaters etc available free to any interested KB member (pickup only). Ideal beginner or quarantine tanks.

[NighthawkNZ]

. No clicking if you only have one!

:scratch: Tell that to our clown louch... use to click all the time when he was by himself... and then actually watching him was when he flicking the stones about... (he now has two others to play with) never seenthem to do it with doing that... ehhh oh welll.. better watch harder...?

[Robbo]

I'm selling some shoes for my sister and I listed them as grey David Elman shoes - THREE people have posted asking "hi, what colour are the shoes?"

It was worse when I was selling my bike last year. It was a BMW F650CS so some tosser emailed me a list of about a dozen F650GS models for sale throughout the country, and said that one recently sold for $9000 in Nelson so why was I asking $11,995 for mine? Some of the ones on his list were 18 year old really rough dirt bikes and mine was a two year old road bike with ABS, heated grips, etc! And I got bloody sick of the emails from people saying "FYI one just like this was in my local bike shop for ages and sold recently for $8000" - big deal, it wasn't MY bike and it wasn't in the same condition or with the same low mileage and all the options!

Yep! There sure are some tossers on TardMe. You put up all the relevant information that is necessary and they still can't read your add and ask the questions over and over again. One of the most annoying is "why are you selling this?" Like it is relevant or any of their damn business. These dickheads continually ask stupid questions but never place any bids on auctions. My guess is that they also go into shops and retailers with the "why are you selling this?" question but never buy.
Usually a genuine buyer will only ask for viewing or contact details and then ask questions if the article or vehicle is what he or she is looking for. These people are good to deal with and you usually make a satisfactory sale.
:yes:

[doc]

I'm actually selling several fish. a pair of large vegetarian piranhas?)




Vegetarian piranhas "Yeah right" send them to him

[Colapop]

Wanna free pacu? :eek: Apparently they're very good to eat!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacu
I thought Picachu was a Pokemon??? I wouldn't eat it though I might get zapped!

[Sniper]

Whats the traders name?

[klingon]

That's a nice aquarium! :yes: Lots of light so I can imagine more plants and that rotala requiring lots of trimming!
...
If anyones interested I have 3 x 2ft tanks and assorted filters/heaters etc available free to any interested KB member (pickup only). Ideal beginner or quarantine tanks.

Yeah I trim the plants every week (mostly the giant hygrophylla - it's definitely a weed!) The lights are just bathroom heat lamp fittings with energy-saver fluorescent bulbs in cool white (6500k). They're way cheaper than the fluoro tubes, although I have some of those now too.


:scratch: Tell that to our clown louch... use to click all the time when he was by himself... and then actually watching him was when he flicking the stones about... (he now has two others to play with) never seenthem to do it with doing that... ehhh oh welll.. better watch harder...?

Nighthawk I'll send you some fishy party pills to make your clown loach click ;) I've sent you a PM.


Whats the traders name?

not telling you (yet) ;)
What kind of vigilante justice are you planning anyway? :shit: lol

[Maha]

a spotted pleco and two pacus



I had that once (few years ago now) but took it to the Doc's and She gave me some cream and it all cleared up within about a week....:doctor:

[NighthawkNZ]

Nighthawk I'll send you some fishy party pills to make your clown loach click ;) I've sent you a PM.

Kewl... answered



What kind of vigilante justice are you planning anyway? :shit: lol

Ummm heys its KB justice system... you know broken mirrors, spark plugs in raditors kicked in car doors scratched paint work... all the normal kind of stuff bikers do to cars...


not that I would know or anything :innocent:

[M1CRO]

I had that once (few years ago now) but took it to the Doc's and She gave me some cream and it all cleared up within about a week....:doctor: And Mom knows this and still married you :innocent:

[Quartermile]

Hey do you reacon they would go nuts if you asket them to post it to you due to their rude behavier you don't want to meet them in person?:D

[MikeyG]

[QUOTE=klingon;951599]Wanna free pacu? :eek: Apparently they're very good to eat![QUOTE]

Haven't tried pacu but piranah taste real good. Lots of bones though

[Crazy Steve]

My auction (for a pet fish!) finished last night at 7:02pm. I just checked my email and found the following three messages waiting for me:

______________________________________________

12:07pm:
Hi there
Pls give me your bank details so I can deposit the money thru internet
banking. Thanks. Also pls give me your phone number to arrange the time of
delivery of the fish.
Danny
______________________________________________

2:51pm:
This is my second email message for you. pls give me your phone to arrange
the delivery. thanks. I can pay by internet banking.
Danny
______________________________________________

2:53pm:
If you don't reply that soon I might cancel the business with you. thanks
anyway for the effort
______________________________________________

What an obnoxious person! If I don't reply to his email within 3 hours (on a sunny Sunday) he starts threatening to cancel the transaction. The last thing I want to do now is give him my phone number and address (the auction clearly stated the fish was to be picked up by the buyer). :angry:

I think I'd better calm down before I reply.

Maybe this Guy was Hungry??

Had been smoking Wakey Backey all night and had a Bad Case of the Munchies....

Soooo sori but I don't see your point??

Crazy Steve..

[Blondini]

Pity my tank is not large enough..I was keen on some pirahnas(SP) Have large plecos already and community fish..be keen on some cichlids (sp)leopards:yes:

[scracha]

Yep! There sure are some tossers on TardMe. You put up all the relevant information that is necessary and they still can't read your add and ask the questions over and over again. One of the most annoying is "why are you selling this?" Like it is relevant or any of their damn business. These dickheads continually ask stupid questions but never place any bids on auctions. My guess is that they also go into shops and retailers with the "why are you selling this?" question but never buy.
Usually a genuine buyer will only ask for viewing or contact details and then ask questions if the article or vehicle is what he or she is looking for. These people are good to deal with and you usually make a satisfactory sale.
:yes:

So "why are you selling this?" isn't a relevant question when purchasing a vehicle? Personally I think most Tardme sellers are lazy and frustrating with the lack of detail they put on auctions. If they thought about the questions purchases are likely to ask and put them on their auctions in the first place they'd save a lot of hassle. You know, ads selling bikes without Km, WOF, servicing or "how long have you owned it" details.

[Ixion]

So "why are you selling this?" isn't a relevant question when purchasing a vehicle?

It is relevant, but pointless, because it can always be answered simply by saying "I need the money". Noone's going to say "Because I have found $BAD_THING wrong with it, and want to get shut of it ". If the seller were that honest they'd admit the defect up front.

[Ms Piggy]

Yep! There sure are some tossers on TardMe.
You can say that again! The only bad experience I've had (so far) was some crazy trader who gave me a red face saying I had deliberately given them a PO Box address and so they had to drive 50kms to the nearest Post Shop and btw he/she had cancer...:argh: I had given them neutral feedback b/c they had done a really shit job of packaging what I bought.

I also don't get traders that get your payment and then won't post any feedback until you have...what's with that?

So klingon - have you heard back from the buyer?

[avgas]

Send the usual : "Terribly sorry i did not receive your emails until now....blah blah....you can pick up at 1930 tonight at..... after 1945 the doors will be locked and i will not respond to anyone coming to my door. So please be on time. Also please respond to this message immediately, to confirm these details"

then 10 mins later "WHY HAVE YOU NOT RESPONDED YET! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE LETTER!!!!"

[Guitana]

Obviously this persons in such a hurry becuase the fish is on it's last legs!!
Be very wary of fish mongers in a hurry to sell their fish!!!!

[Paul in NZ]

Obviously this persons in such a hurry becuase the fish is on it's last legs!!
Be very wary of fish mongers in a hurry to sell their fish!!!!

I'm far more wary of fish mongers that sell fish with legs..

[gijoe1313]

I thought Picachu was a Pokemon??? I wouldn't eat it though I might get zapped!

Pika-pikachu pika pika! Picachu pica Pikachu (Pika-Pika-chu-pika)! Pika-pikachu-pika pika!*

*translates as : "Thank you for your dietary considerations to us! And it's Pikachu not Picachu (who is a Hawaiian pokemon cousin of mine) Y'all have a nice day now y'hear!"

[Guitana]

I'm far more wary of fish mongers that sell fish with legs..

AXOLOTYL, GURNARD there you go fish that have legs gurnard being the tastier of the two!!!!!

[Sniper]

Did he reply?
Still waiting for a name :devil2:

[WRT]

The wood with a hole in it is where my biggest clown (Hatu-Patu) hides when his brothers are chasing him.

You've got it all wrong, he needs a rock with a hole in it, not some bit of wood! And while his brothers are mean to him, it's the bird-woman Kurangaituku that he hides from in the hole.

[mstriumph]

all sounds a bit fishy to me ................. :dodge: