The other issue I have been running too lately is a car will be listed for weeks. Finally get a response, we setup a time and I show up to other people there at the same time looking at it, or after 2 hours on the road I’m almost there and get a message that it’s sold. People just have no common sense or common courtesy when selling items.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 23, 2021, at 8:59 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I’m fixing to leave Texas and head back home. I sure would have liked to > have looked at that 240TD. I might have actually bought it. Dude has not even > read the message. I bet it already sold and he is just ignoring messages > rather than deleting the item. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 23, 2021, at 8:22 AM, Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: >> >> I have noticed the delay also. Sometimes I start getting messages within >> minutes. Sometimes it’s a day or 2 then suddenly I get flooded. I think >> sometimes it takes a day or 2 for the ad to show up. I know more often that >> not, when I am look at ads one suddenly shows up that I have never seen >> before that says it was posted days or weeks ago. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On May 23, 2021, at 7:55 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Agreed. >>> >>> I have two Marketplace groups I frequent, the rich people’s neighborhood >>> and the “global” one for the area as a whole. The rich people’s >>> neighborhood group is usually pretty good to deal with, prompt responses >>> and good transactions. The local group is a cluster. >>> >>> Sometimes I try to unload stuff I would rather not throw away. For example, >>> I had some left over drywall pieces from doing my kitchen. These weren’t >>> scraps, they were 4’x4’ and 18”x4’ pieces, in good condition and not dinged >>> up. I put them on the global group and got nothing for a day. OK, I got it, >>> they’ll go in the trash. The next day I get swamped with the “Is this still >>> available” dings. I followed up with 2-3 of them. Two of them took better >>> than four hours to say they weren’t interested (???) and one said they >>> would come and get them. I was outside later in the day, had them leaning >>> up against my mailbox. A van drove by, slows down, the driver looks at the >>> drywall, then drives off. About 2 minutes later I get a message from the >>> person saying it’s too far away and they’re bailing. >>> >>> Grrr. >>> >>> Drywall goes into the trash. >>> >>> -D >>> >>>>> On May 22, 2021, at 11:36 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yea ever now and then I have a good experience but for the most part, >>>> people trying to sell something are total and complete morons. >>>> >>>> Had one finally respond. Their ad simply said needs repairs. My question >>>> was simply what repairs are needed. Rather than responding with an answer >>>> to the question, they said I have 12 people in front of me. Uh no, I’m not >>>> in line yet until I know what is wrong with the car. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>>> On May 22, 2021, at 8:59 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I actually had a really good Marketplace experience yesterday. A guy had >>>>> listed some tractor wheel weights while I was away last week so I didn't >>>>> contact him since I was gone. I contacted him yesterday around lunch, he >>>>> responded immediately that I could go at 6pm, I showed up and handed him >>>>> cash, he gave me wheel weights, a bucket full of tire chains and a weight >>>>> bracket from a different tractor. About as good a transaction as you >>>>> could ask for. >>>>> >>>>> -Curt >>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, May 22, 2021, 9:55:49 PM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> As with most Fakebook ads, still have not heard anything from the seller. >>>>> In fact I have sent messages to 3-4 ads today with no response. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On May 22, 2021, at 8:48 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> They are rare but you do come across them. I saw one in the LL Bean >>>>>> parking lot 2 weeks ago in Freeport, ME. It was white with manual tranny >>>>>> like this one and it was completely rust free. I left a note on the >>>>>> windshield asking if it was for sale. Didn’t hear back. >>>>>> There was one for sale about 9 years ago in Appleton, ME. I passed on it >>>>>> due to rust. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>> On May 22, 2021, at 9:40 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >>>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Could be the only one of its kind in North America. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, May 22, 2021, 5:59 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >>>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yeah I saw that right away. You should go get >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --FT >>>>>>>> Sent from iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On May 22, 2021, at 5:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I’m about an hour away from it right now. Crap I just realized it’s a >>>>>>>> manny. Damn. Maybe I should detour over and look at it. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On May 22, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < >>>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I want that! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On May 22, 2021, at 9:01 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/199088105262709/ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
