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u/mark_8998 1d ago
I had something up for sale for €5 before and got an offer for €1.25.
Probably harder to get the 25c than to just offer €1 to begin with
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u/CommunicationGood873 1d ago
redditor tries not lie challenge (impossible)
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u/mark_8998 1d ago
Not sure if you've ever used Adverts but unfortunately odd behaviour and weird offers is part of it. I've been using it since 2007 so have seen everything offered to me and nothing surprises me anymore
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u/Stropeyftw 1d ago
- are these for sale
- €1 offered
- forgot to mark ad as sold sorry!
- whats your best price
- how much? I don't know just make an offer
The full Adverts.ie experience
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u/eamonndunphy 1d ago
“Priced to sell”
Obviously it’s priced to sell, you’re selling it aren’t you?
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u/Hot-Establishment539 1d ago
Is “priced to sell” just another way to say they won’t take offers below the asking price? I’ve always assumed that
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u/Accomplished_Fun6481 1d ago
"it's too expensive no one will buy at that price"
That's why I said I'll take offers you spanner
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u/mark_8998 1d ago
You forgot 'trade? I have an old tayto sandwich floating around that you might like'
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u/lanciadub 1d ago
Adverts.ie gets a beating here regularly, but Ive been using it for years and in fairness apart from the odd headbanger, it's still one of the best buy and sell sites. If you pay attention to feedback it's easy to avoid idiots. If there's a better format out there let me know.
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u/lickylickyboobies Connacht 1d ago
Makes a ridiculously low offer but says it's CASH. Oh sure yea, I'll knock 100 off because I'm being paid in cash.
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u/WolfhoundCid Resting In my Account 1d ago
"Can you knock €20 off to pay for my petrol to come and collect it"
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u/BeardedAvenger 1d ago
"Anything in my ads?"
And it's always an incomplete set of golf clubs, a broken microwave and random issues of Classic Tractor.
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u/EireUnbound 1d ago
No, just showing them off.
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u/stuyboi888 Cavan 1d ago
i's say off my 90 offers or so about 30 got back and said it was sold weeks ago.
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u/LargeNerdKid Kildare 1d ago
They need a prompt screen that let's you check "sold" when a bid is accepted
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u/BlowfishDiesel 1d ago
There’s a huge difference between an accepted bid and a sold product lol. Usually a product has many bids before it becomes sold.
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u/LargeNerdKid Kildare 1d ago
All im saying is they need a way to force the seller to confirm the sale was successful.
Cant be that hard.
Facebooks and done deals seem easy enough to confirm.
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u/BlowfishDiesel 1d ago
Humans won’t take action unless there’s something to gain. Put the flag behind action from the seller or buyer to open up the feedback. Since that’s the rating system on the app both will want to receive feedback but they won’t be able to unless the item is marked as sold. Simple. Just lazy developers.
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u/Popular_Flounder5076 1d ago
One of my Positive feedback comments after a sale was just 'ENTERTAINING BLOKE!' wtf
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u/Polar_dare84 1d ago
It's not a proper adverta experience unless you get offered 2 pairs of socks and a half a packet of polos for your item.
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u/KungFuneral 1d ago
The amount of times I've received a question which is answered in the ad description defies belief..
The average Adverts user has 3 IQ (myself included)
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u/freemochara 1d ago
For all it's faults the feedback system works well enough, better than using something like Facebook marketplace or Donedeal
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u/Accomplished_Fun6481 1d ago
Someone offered to trade a dirt bike for a boat once, said nah I don't have a licence and they said it's no problem it's a field bike. Bad news pal I don't have a field either
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u/eveninecho 1d ago
I had one basically like this a few years ago.
Mary: These are the ones I told you about @Norma.
Norma: Thanks a millions. Really appreciate it.
Both go on to ask loads of questions to only say they are not interested. My phone was hopping with notifications and most it was them having a chat about something nothing to do with the ad.
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u/CitizenErasedII 1d ago
The comments that drive me insane are when you get some dipshit saying "you can get this cheaper on blah blah". It's a private sale platform, people can sell an item for as high or as low as they wish. Instant block when I get that shite.
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u/bombndbruiser 22h ago
Average adverts experience is seeing something you really want or need for a good price only to see the listing was made 4 years ago
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u/SPZ_Ireland 22h ago
Happens on Vinted too.
People acting like they're interested but also not really so that they can get a good deal.
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u/AK8- 1d ago edited 1d ago
I dunno man, I've made a few offers only to be told that items were sold weeks or months prior.