Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
[Re: TJP]
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06/26/21 01:49 PM
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I generally respond by hitting the delete button. Especially if I added "if the listing is up, it's available" to the post.
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Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
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06/26/21 02:02 PM
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I generally respond by hitting the delete button. Especially if I added "if the listing is up, it's available" to the post. This
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
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06/26/21 02:05 PM
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SattyNoCar
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People are idiots, no getting around that. If someone asks, rather than just giving the generic answer, I'll type something out. "yup, I still have it" -- "yeah, its still for sale" --- etc, etc. For whatever reason, I have better success selling when I do this rather than giving the generic answer.
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Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
[Re: SattyNoCar]
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06/26/21 05:30 PM
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on facebook there is a generic reply of yes it's available or no it not available just above the reply line. click on either bubble and it reply's and auto sends..
the is this available is a generic question that pops up when you hit the message bubble in your listing. basically a 1 click effort for the person sending the question. it's perfectly normal. the part of facebook marketplace that bothers me is the brain surgeons who reply interested in the listing. you now have to click on his name and message them directly so it's 3 times the effort to respond to them that way than if they messaged you interested in the item or just hit the is this item available.
perception is 90% of reality
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Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
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06/26/21 06:12 PM
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Couple of weeks ago I inquired about a 4 post lift and the guy responded with "it sold a couple of days ago". A week later he tagged the ad as "sold". Idiot.
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Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
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06/26/21 07:24 PM
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The problem is you don't know if people are trying to gather active emails so you don't want to respond to the "is it still available". But then you also have the people that are not courteous enough to remove an item within at least 24 hours of selling. I never ask "is it still available". I just ask whatever I want to ask about the item assuming it's still available.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
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06/27/21 10:43 AM
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On the smart@ss remarks: "I'll give you (1/2 of the asking price) in cash today" messages... my usual response is. that's a nice down payment. when will you have the rest of the cash to buy? and i only take cash for the sale.
perception is 90% of reality
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Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
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06/27/21 10:43 AM
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I figure about 50% of the "Is this still available?" questions are people that looked and accidentally hit the button. I ALWAYS ask a specific question so the seller knows it's not a mistake or a bot. Yes looking thru ads on Marketplace on my phone I have hit the "Is this still available?" button and never even know it until I get a Direct Message back BUT if I am interested in something and I send out the "Is this still available?" I expect a response back , because of so many ads that the item has sold and they never took the ad down And there is no e-mail involved , Its all in a locked down Direct Message system
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Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
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06/27/21 10:44 AM
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I've also noticed that as soon as I say we'll meet in 'xx' shopping center parking lot the buyer disappears. Makes me think they were actually fishing for home addresses. i rarely if ever meet at my house to sell something online.
perception is 90% of reality
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Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
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06/27/21 11:53 AM
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I've also noticed that as soon as I say we'll meet in 'xx' shopping center parking lot the buyer disappears. If anyone told me to meet in a parking lot, etc. the deal would be off. If I sell, you come to my house. If I buy, I go to yours. I have noticed that most people bring a second person with them - ever since a very high profile murder case a number of years ago.
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Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
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06/27/21 12:59 PM
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this can go ether way. you meet at your house they have a partner they can easily rob and kill you at your house as easily as a parking lot. or a stranger visiting a unknown location they can worry about being robed and killed there. this is why most people bring a friend.
i usually meet in a public place with lots of people going by, near my house. for me it's a local gas station. a LOT of people are very comfortable with this arrangement over meeting at a strangers home..
perception is 90% of reality
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Re: What's a Good Response to 'Is the item still available'?
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06/27/21 01:42 PM
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I'm more comfortable meeting at someones house then in a parking lot where I could be swarmed but unless it's a normal neighborhood with lots of neighbors around I always make sure someone knows where went so that there's a starting point if I never come back What amazes me, not so much anymore actually, is how many people post ads then you reply to it they never respond or say they are away.. then why bother posting the new ad? I have someone now wanting to buy something from me but wait a week for them to have money. I said OK but it's still for sale in the meantime and I'll let you know if someone else is interested and it gets them upset. Sorry but if you can't even give me a down payment to hold it I'm not going to risk loosing a sale from someone else when you disappear.
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