Phil Winks Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 That all sounds like the seller has cause for raising a complaint with ebay against the buyer, good luck with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Wow ! Look at these. **LINK** I didn't realise they were collectable. I must have thrown away hundreds of pounds worth !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypeesh Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Ahh yes but if you notice the longest one must be 225Meters long judging by the description, so maybe not too bad a value. Be hard getting the templates in an envelope though! Edited By mightypeesh on 15/12/2015 17:41:32 Edited By mightypeesh on 15/12/2015 17:42:08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Reynolds LaserCraft Services Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I bin better ones than that everyday lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Flyer Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 This is exactly how not! To do it! Every aspect of this listing made me chuckle **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Wow... That is spectacularly bad. A one-word description, which could be improved on with the addition of a second word, "grief!" How on earth does somebody like that get a 100% feedback rating? Ah, by only having 8 transactions as a seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Posted by Wiltshire Flyer on 18/12/2015 00:33:39: This is exactly how not! To do it! Every aspect of this listing made me chuckle **LINK** Has anyone tried to report these weird items? It is impossible! The "report item" feature works but none of the drop downs actually matches anything that is wrong with it, such as "nothing there". No wonder eBay is the preferred method of getting rid of junk and ripping folk off; you've got no way to stop it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 So what are they selling exactly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 It's either a table and chairs set or a new kind of stealth model aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 There's a Wot trainer in the last picture, not worth it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I have sent him the following question Is this a stealth aircraft? One person has cmmented thay you missed the word "grief" from the description. I expect I will get a very snotty reply but never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Maybe it comes with the complete kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Looks like a house clearance warehouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunie Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 "Refurbished". Yes we can see that it's still covered in refurbishing dust and the engine has a nice layer of protective corrosion. Still, running it on a bit of petrol will soon burn that off. Shaunie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Colbourne Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 "This is exactly how not! To do it! Every aspect of this listing made me chuckle **LINK** " Sadly he's edited it now so we can't play "Where's Wally the Wot Trainer?" anymore. I do have some sympathy for the seller, as Ebay do have a habit of sending out offers to list 100 items with a significantly reduced final selling fee, but with an impossibly short deadline, which always coincides with a time when I'm busy with other stuff. What I, and I'm sure others, do in these circumstances, is to just 'mark my place', with a really basic listing, usually modified from one for something similar, which I then go back and edit as necessary when I have more time. Its ok if its an auction, but not good practice with a 'buy it now' in case someone buys based on the misleading description. Of course, in the ideal world, I would have photos taken and the descriptions written out for the 100 items in advance, so when the offer comes up next I would just cut and paste it all in. Having said that, in this mythical ideal world, I would also know the winning six lottery numbers in advance, so wouldn't have to bother selling stuff! Edited By Robin Colbourne on 18/12/2015 13:05:24 Edited By Robin Colbourne on 18/12/2015 13:13:11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Posted by Robin Colbourne on 18/12/2015 13:04:48: "This is exactly how not! To do it! Every aspect of this listing made me chuckle **LINK** " Sadly he's edited it now so we can't play "Where's Wally the Wot Trainer?" anymore. It gets even better. The same seller has listed a multi rotor for sale. He crashed it so is selling it on! "As you can see it was new but I took it out in the wind and well the rest is history" This seller is a legend. **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Flyer Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 There are some gems out there! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Colbourne Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 "It gets even better. The same seller has listed a multi rotor for sale. He crashed it so is selling it on! "As you can see it was new but I took it out in the wind and well the rest is history" This seller is a legend. **LINK** " Would you give up that easily? I detect an aroma vaguely rodentish about this listing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Well the revised Wot trainer listing is at least an improvement on the original version. Though it doesn't appear to have any wings... There's still the same comprehensive description, "good" (which I still maintain is one word short). The revised price is slightly less unbelievable though still optimistic for a dusty fuselage, corroded engine and elderly 35MHz radio. I think the seller is more at home selling furniture. Perhaps he should stick to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Colbourne Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Posted by John Privett on 18/12/2015 21:11:01: Well the revised Wot trainer listing is at least an improvement on the original version. Though it doesn't appear to have any wings... There's still the same comprehensive description, "good" (which I still maintain is one word short). The revised price is slightly less unbelievable though still optimistic for a dusty fuselage, corroded engine and elderly 35MHz radio. I think the seller is more at home selling furniture. Perhaps he should stick to that. OK he might not sell it at that price, but if a house clearance person comes across a model, surely its better that he offers it to potentially interested parties than it becoming landfill just because he doesn't know exactly what it is? If his first guess at pricing is wrong, then he will probably drop the price until it sells. Someone out there who has just 'lawndarted' their Wot Trainer and is left with a good wing, may be ready to bite his hand off if he accepts a sensible offer. I still can't believe he gave up on the drone so easily though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypeesh Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 And the prize for worst photographic rendition of engine goes to...... **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Well it's certainly not good. But I have seen far worse! At least one of the three shots on that listing is (mostly) in focus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 "In good working order". As it is still connected to the firewall, I assume that the airframe disintegrated around it and it "floated" to the ground. Therefore, no engine damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I have seen far worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Whybrow Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 It's an OS Maxi! Hope that's better than an Austin Maxi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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