The Soapbox

[kamloops_reefer]

Originally Posted by gobytron

one of my favorites is when you sell something for say 110, and someone shows up after agreeing to 110 and then don't have correct change and look at you like you should just give it to them for 100.

I have actually lost a couple of sales because of that.

If you don;t bring change, you pay more or come back with the agreed upon amount.

now I always have change because this happens SO much.

Like probably 1 out of 3 transactions.

oh yes... they "forgot" alright......or half of them are looking to use that as their leverage of course to get something cheaper. good on you for being firm!

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by kamloops_reefer

oh yes... they "forgot" alright......or half of them are looking to use that as their leverage of course to get something cheaper. good on you for being firm!

for sure.
it's a good feeling when they "remember" they have a 10 in the car.

[Reef Pilot]

Aren't we getting carried away here a bit, making a mountain out of a molehill? The thread was good to remind people of pet peeves by both sellers and buyers. But really,... these are pretty minor issues compared to what happens with other online buy/sell sites. I worry more about scammers, but have yet to encounter one here on canreef.

I have bought and sold a lot of frags and other stuff here on Canreef. Can't say I have ever had what I would call a bad experience. Sure, there were a few times (but not very many) where someone didn't show, or respond back to me. But nothing out of the expected. Everyone isn't perfect and there are often unknown extenuating circumstances. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt unless direct evidence or experience indicates otherwise.

In fact, I would say, have got to known personally many local canreefers that otherwise would just be names on this forum. So I would say the positive vastly outweighs any negatives with our Canreef classified section.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Aren't we getting carried away here a bit, making a mountain out of a molehill?

Ya think??

[acepumping]

THIS THREAD IS F_______ AWESOME !!!

+1 to all the key points

ebay feedback system coming??? Right on !! Lol

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by acepumping

+1 to all the key points

Let's go over key points.

Bored
Have Internet Access
Feeling whiney
No idea what a real problem is

Yup, pretty much covers it

Whiner rating system coming soon!!

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Let's go over key points.

Bored
Have Internet Access
Feeling whiney
No idea what a real problem is

Yup, pretty much covers it

Whiner rating system coming soon!!

LOL sounds like the whiner rating system can just be done in this thread

[gobytron]

Bored
Have Internet Access
Feeling whiney
No idea what a real problem is

It's like you're writing my life story...or at least the PG version.

[Doug]

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No idea what a real problem is
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Amen

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Let's go over key points.

Bored
Have Internet Access
Feeling whiney
No idea what a real problem is

Yup, pretty much covers it

Whiner rating system coming soon!!

Bored - Nope, just a little disappointed with some members
Have Internet Access - Umm, Yup
Feeling whiney - Hell Ya !
No idea what a real problem is - Not true. Bitching here about small stuff keeps my mind centered, so what's the problem ?
Blowing off steam is healthy

And for the record, some peeps are prone to backing out of sales in the 11th hour (ME, sorry Thomas) but that happens (I gave him 4 hours notice )
And sometimes people keep trying to lowball sellers (ME, sorry BYee). This is part in parcel of the forum.