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07-27-2018
04:16 PM
3 Kudos
Hi @CannibalChow and @Tjsj4459 welcome to the forums,,,,,,,,,,maybe our admin @Mj_206 can help you with the problem,,,,,,,,,,my mentioning her here should bring it to her attention
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07-27-2018
04:14 PM
1 Kudo
Hi @Slapsitck420 welcome to the forums,,,,,,,,,,will be looking forward to hearing your opinions and ideas on the different topics here
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07-27-2018
03:45 PM
1 Kudo
Hi @Liberty3010 welcome to the forums,,,,,,,,,i just wanted to add something to the information thats already been given,,,,,,,,,this is a nation wide forum,,,,,,and in some areas,,,,,,car dealers have been posting tons of cars,,taking over the feed,,,,,,,ive seen quite a few complaints about it,,,,,,,,,,,i personaly believe that a car dealer would do best on offerup by just listing a few cars at a time so as not to take over the feed,,,,,,,we all know where are local dealers are located,,,,,,we see their cars as we drive by,,,,,,,,,i think advertizing some on offerup would be great and help business,,,,,,,,,,but if you over do it,,,,,,,,i think it would also turn some potential buyers off to your car lot,,,,,,,,,,,some folks here are trying to sell their used cars so that they can go down to the local car lot with a down payment,,,,,,,to many cars on the feed discourages sellers and buyers on offerup/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,again,,,,,,,welcome to the forums
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Hi @laszlopanaflex ive only had about thirty sales in about four months,,,im pretty casual about offerup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the majority of my meetups,,,,,,,,my prefered place to meet is only about two minutes from my home,,,,,,,,,but i have traveled as much as about six miles for one meetup and three or four for a couple others,,,,,,and a mile for another ,,,,,,,,,i try to stick to where i want to meet,,,,,,,,,but the times i traveled further it was women,,,cept for one,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the women were pretty insistent upon where they wanted to meet,,,,,im thinking its because they felt safer in those areas,,,,,,their home turf so to speak,,,,,,one actualy wanted me to come to her house,,,,but i got her to come about a mile away from that,,anyway,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i think i may have lost some of those four sales if i had not agreed to meet closer to where they wanted to meet,,,,,,,,,one was from out of town and i think they just wanted to meet where they knew ,,,not knowing the town very well.,,,,,,,,,but as a seller,,,,,,,and being as casual about it,,,,,,,,im only gonna adjust my meet up if i feel like it,,,,,,,,,,and there are some places,,,,i dont care what im selling,,,,,,,,,,,,im just not gonna meet,,,,,,,i will not meet down town, like police station or library ,,,,, i will not meet in any bank parking lot other than possibly my credit union ,,i will not meet where i have to park and carry an item into a building,,,,,,,,i will not meet at mcdonalds again,,,,,i will not meet at walmart,,,,,,,,i dont know about other areas,,,,,,but here in my area ,,,,,i think most people excluding some women that just dont feel safe,,,,,,,,,are willing to travel to the sellers suggested meetup if indeed it is a public place they might go at times anyway,,,,,,,,,,,,,as a buyer i know mself and all my friends ,we just go where the seller suggests.,,,,,,,,,but it may differ in different areas,,,,,,,,,,,differnt micro cultures in different areas
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07-27-2018
12:25 PM
1 Kudo
welcome to the forum @PhoenixCat,,,,,,,,,this is question for our admin @Mj_206,,,,,,,,my mention her should bring it to her attention
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07-27-2018
11:54 AM
HI @bryan1231 welcome to the forum,,,,,,,,,i believe i was just told today by admin that the repeating error was being worked on,,,,its been happening for a while,,,,,,if i was you i would contact customer care about it like was already suggested
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07-27-2018
11:26 AM
Hi @Missnadia20 welcome to the forum,,,,,,,,,,i think with selling a tv,,,,,,its all about priceing it right and meeting at a place it can be plugged in to show the buyer it works,,,,,,,,,,as far as the clothes,,,,,,,i just dont know,,,,,i see a lot of womens clothes selling on offerup,,,,,,,,,but it looks like its just certain items that are popular that move fast.and i think it depends on who you are,,,,,,,,,,i know some of the young women i know that sell on offerup actualy sell to people they know on facebook,,so they already have a lot of their own customer base.,,,,,,,,,,,anyway those are two items i have not sold much of,tv and clothes
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07-27-2018
11:06 AM
thankyou @50Tech I am gonna have a good weekend,,,,,,,,,,,,im gonna process some rabbits for the freezer and maybe bbq a few at a friends on sunday,,,,,,and go black berry picking,,,love blackberry pie,,,,,,,,,,,,and probably check out the art walk festival down town,,,,lots of tourists to meet,,,,,that may lead to an evening at the beach.,,,,,,,,unless of course i have to go t o work,,,,,but i dont think i do,,,,,,and either way it will indeed be a good weekend,,,,,,,,,,,,,,all my days are good though,,,,,,,,,,,,i dont believe i have ever had a bad day,,,,,,,,,,,,,just a bad moment once in a while,,,,,,,,,,,,,hell i even had fun at the hospital while passing a kidney stone,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hope your weekend is good as well
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07-27-2018
10:12 AM
1 Kudo
lol,,,,,,,,i read suzanne post,,,,,,,,that looked to me like another bug in the system,,,,she said she recieved payment before the buyer recieved both items and had a chance to inspect the items,,,,,i was under the understanding that no payments were to be made from offerup before the buyer recieves and gets three days to inspect the items.,,,,,,,,,,,,I also think that a seller should not be able to post using the shipping feature until everything is set up for them to do it,,bank account information and all,,,,thats just offerup asking for problems,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,like i said before,,,,,,i know quite a few offerup users are waiting till they see fewer complaints and more praise on how its working to start using it.
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07-27-2018
09:21 AM
1 Kudo
HI @laszlopanaflex how can you tell what people are paying at craigslist?,,,,,,,,,i only see what people are asking,,,,,,,,i have purchased stuff on craigs list ,but i sure didnt pay the asking price,,,,,,,and the things ive sold ,,,,,i did not get my asking price,,,,,,,,,,,only my partner and i and the buyer knows what we actualy have sold the items for.,,,,,and i can tell you that it was thousands less than our asking price.,,,,,,,,,,,,i also dont see how you can tell demand of items at craigslist either,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,on ebay we can see what items have sold for,,,,,,,,,,but that doesnt really tell us the going price for local sales of most items.
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07-27-2018
08:41 AM
@50Tech I clearly explained that the only number i use on someones profile to come to any kind of conclusions or assumptions about a seller is based on the number by the stars,,,,,,,compaired to the number of sales and buys the review is based on,,,,,,,,,,since you did not give that number ,,,,,,,,,,,i told you that i could tell nothing about you.,,,,,,,,that being said,,,,,,,,,,i can kind of get some ideas about you from your response though,,,,but they would just be my opinions
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07-27-2018
08:35 AM
@50Tech if you read what i said again ,,,,,,,,,,,,i specificly told you that i could not answer your question ,,,that i could tell nothing about you from those numbers ,,,,,,,,,and then explained to you why i could not make any assumptions about you .
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07-27-2018
08:01 AM
4 Kudos
HI @Lena04 ,,,,,,I think a lot of people just repost items every couple weeks,,,,,,,,,,myself ,when im active on the app,,,,,,,i just post new items and let folks know to look at my other offers in my description,,,,,,,,,if i see that my items are no longer getting views,,,,,,,then i start posting more stuff or repost an item.,,,,,,,im pretty casual about it,,,,,,i see others that repost some of their items every week,,,,,,,,,,,,but i have found that as long as i continue to post new items,,,,,,,all my items keep getting views,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,if i post stuff every week,,,,,,,i sell stuff every week,,,,,,,,
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07-27-2018
07:56 AM
1 Kudo
Hi @David87 i agree with you,,,,,,,as many people that there are that are having problems with the shipping,,,,,,,,i dont believe its worth the hastle ,,,,,,,,,the long wait some are talking about here in the forums makes not worth it,,,,,,,,,i dont sell very much online anymore like i used to ,,,,,,,,but even back in the day when i had to wait for a paper check,,,,,the longest wait would have been like 8 business days,,,,,,,,some transactions i do take three days to finalize,,,,,,just like t he waiting period given a buyer to approve or disaprove of an item,,,,,,a paper check can be mailed anywhere in the usa in five days,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,with electronic transfer and automatic systems,,,,,,,,,there is no reason that any offerup sale should take longer than 8 business days from the time the buyer recieves the item,,,,,,,,,,,quite a few here in the forums have commented that they are waiting for the shipping to start working better before they start using it.
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07-27-2018
07:35 AM
1 Kudo
@Jason15 welcome to the forum,,,,,,,,,,,if your asking how t o ship a package you are selling on offerup,,,,,,,,i would you have two choices,,,,,,,,,road trip,,,,,,,,,or follow the offerup shipping instructions,,,,,,,which i believe is only done through the united states postal service,,,,,,after printing out a shipping label from offerup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,if you are selling using the shipping feature on offerup,,,,,,,i would suggest following thier instructions carefully ,,,,,,,,,,,,it seems like a lot have problems when they get off track and dont follow offerup instructions.
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07-26-2018
10:42 PM
lol @zinda,,,,,,,,i wish there were that many tires to look though in my area ,,,,,,,,,im always looking at tires,,,,,,,,,i always know someone that needs tires,,,,,,,ive found some great deals for decent used tires for several friends here on offerup,,,,,,,,,,but here in my area ,,,have to act fast,,,,,,,,,,good deals sell pretty fast here,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but i can see your frustration looking for that particular size,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i dont think i have even seen a 17 inch for sale in my area,,,,,,,,mostly 14, 15 , 16 , 20 and larger,,,,,,,,,,the majority of the tires in my area they dont put the size in the description,,,,,they tell what vehicle they were on ,,,,and the size is in the picture of the tires , i think the majority of ones selling them here dont really know what the numbers even mean,,,,,,,,myself i dont see that as a problem,,,,,,,,,i can find the tires im looking for because the ones that just do a search over look a lot ,,,,,,,,but you are right it can be time consuming,,,,,,,,,,,,but when you can save up to a thousand dollars on a useable set of tires,,,,,,,,its worth the time.,,,,,,,Ive found several sets of tires for people and they have given me a hundred dollars for my time doing it,,,,,,,,,,right now im looking for a size that two months ago there were several sets,,,,,and now i cant find any that particular size,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I have also found that the ones that know more about the size and how to describe the condition of the tires ,,,,,,,want a lot more money ,,,they are the ones that know the true value.
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hi @TunaTom welcome to the forum,,,,,,,,,,,im trying to understand your story,,,,,,,,,,first,,,,,,you are called tuna tom,,,,,but you are calling the guy fishy,,,that seems a little odd to me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,anyway this is what i get from your story,,,,,,,you talk to this guy about a bag that he wants 1000 for,,,,,,,,,he agrees that he can ship it,,,,,,,,,but then you want him to lower the price to 800,,,,,so hes pretty much turning your offer down and saying he will try to sell it to someone local in person,,,,,,,,,,,so you tell him you think its counterfeit and he tells you to f off and so you report him,,,,,,,,,for ?,,,,because you think its counterfiet,,,,,,,or for saying f off?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and then you get a warning,,,,,,,,was the warning for wht?,,,,,,something you said,,,,,,did they say,,,,did you ask?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ive never gotten a warning,,,,,,,i dont know how they work in the app,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,anyway,,,,,,you had a disagreement with the person,,,,,,,,,,have you had other disagreements while talking to others on the app?
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07-26-2018
04:13 PM
1 Kudo
lol @Suzanne1,,,,shhhhhhhh,,,,,,,dont tell the ones that have been waiting over two weeks,,,,lol
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07-26-2018
03:54 PM
1 Kudo
@BrightMoonstone we dont have any designated meet up spots here,,,and our police station parking lot is pretty much for police only,,,,,not a good place to meet,,,,,,,some people here like to meet at mcdonalds,,,,,but thats a hard place to meet,,,parking lot is packed and its on a corner,,,,,with all the driveways leading to the driveup,,, ive only met there once,,,,wont do it again,,,,,,,,i usually meet at a hardware store parking lot,,,,and i see lots of offerup people meet across the street from where i meet in another parking lot.,,,,,,after a few meetups ,,,,,,i went in and asked the manager of the hardware store for permission to meet in that parking lot,,,,,,,,,those employees are pretty watchful of things ,,they probably wondering what i was doing out there,,,,,,i love that store,,,,its the one store in town where the employees will take off out of the store and chase a shop lifter down,,,,,,,,as a seller i try to pick t he meetup,,,,,,,but some buyers are pretty insistant on a different location,,,,,,,,,,,most times if they meet where i say,,,,,,,,we dont even have to get out of our cars,,,,,,,just pull up along side and do business out our car windows unless the item is too big for that.
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07-26-2018
03:38 PM
1 Kudo
Yeah @RevivalGypsy I have not had any bad experiences at all selling or buying on the offerup app,,,,,,,,,i have met a few strange people ,,,,,,,well,,,,,,maybe weirdos would be a better description,,,,,,,,,both of which watched the place where we were to meet from another parking lot,,,,,,,,but i even had fun dealing with those two,,,,,,,,,,,i really dont believe in having bad experiences,,,,,,they do happen once in a while anyway though
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07-26-2018
03:16 PM
4 Kudos
lol @BrightMoonstone,,,,,,,,so i take it you didnt sell them anything?,,,,,,,,,,,,i had a buyer message me kinda like that on several items,,,,,she said she wanted me to bring them all and told me her address , said she would be there all day,,,,,,,,,,,,,i didnt do it,,,,,,,but couple weeks later she messaged me on another item and met at my meet up spot,,,,after t alking to her ,,,,,,,,i think she was serious about buying that stuff the first time,,,,,she had some booths at a flea market and was trying to get stuff to stock her new store at the beach.,,,,,,,,,,,,,lots of different types of buyers out there
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07-26-2018
03:07 PM
2 Kudos
@RevivalGypsythats a pretty broad description ,,,,,,to me ,,,,everything is home decor,,,,from the clam digging gear and outboard boat motor hanging on the wall in the stair well to my wood splitting axes hanging on the kitchen wall and my wood working tools in the living room,,,,,,my coffee table is a hundred year old tool box,,,,,,,,,,,,i also sell home decor,,,,,i was told if i get off topic again i would be ban permanently,,,,,,,so im trying to give people an idea of what kind of seller i am,,,,,,,,,im a seller of home decor,,and garden art mostly,,,,,,garden art is anything that doesnt work inside ,,,,like crab pots and cray fish traps anchors etc.
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07-26-2018
02:58 PM
@RevivalGypsywow only 30 percent of yours are rated,,,,,60 percent of mine are rated,,,,,,,and some of the ones that are not rated are because they are repeat customers,,,i dont think repeat customers can give you stars again,,,,,,at least thats what someone said.,,,,,,,,,,im not sure why some dont give a rating,,,,,,,,,there was a point where i thought it might be an offerup glitch,,,,one time i know i was rated right moments after a sale and the rating didnt show up till the next day.
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07-26-2018
02:54 PM
@RevivalGypsy what kind of stuff do you sell? ,,,,,,,,,Im trying to determin what type of seller you are,,,,,,,trying to stay on topic in here
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07-26-2018
02:43 PM
1 Kudo
lol @RevivalGypsy just so you know,,,,,,i absolutly adore you,,,,,,,,,,,anyway,,,,,,,so my assumptions are pretty close,,,,,,,,,,,out of a 100 sales,,,,,,,,,only around 30 actualy are sales that took place on the app,,,lol,,,,,,,,anyway,,,,,,i was just answering the persons question as best i could,,,,,,,and acording to my way of thinking,,,,,,,,,a few of my sales have kinda worked that way ,,,,,,,cept instead of coming to me,,,,,,,i just know what the person is looking for and go to them,,,,,,,,,but those dont go through the app at all,,,,,,,,,i just met the person on the app for the first sale.,,,,,,,anyway,,,,,,i just said what i would conclude from the numbers.
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07-26-2018
01:40 PM
1 Kudo
hey @David87 welcome to the forums,,,,,,,,,hope your problem gets taken care of soon,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,if you would,,,,,,,,when you find out,,,,,,come back and let us know why it says that about your shipment being canceled,,,,,,,,you are not the first person to mention that,,,,,,,,,,,,,keep us updated please.
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07-26-2018
01:33 PM
1 Kudo
well @50Tech It tells me nothing about you as a seller,,,,,,,you left out the most important number ,,,,,,,,,,you say you have five stars based on 100plus sales,,,,and 37 purchases,,,,,,but you did not say what the number beside the stars is,,,,,,,,that number beside the stars is the only number that really gives us a clue about you as a seller,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ive noticed some people may have five stars based on say 50 sales,,,,,,,,and lets say 7 purchases,,,,,,,,and the number beside their five stars is lets say 10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i think most sellers leave a rating,because they want a rating, makes them look better,,,,,so i would conclude that person in reality only sold 3 items,,,,,,and 47 times just archived items they marked sold to try to make their profile look better.,,,,,,,,,,,,so without that number by your stars,,,,,,,,,,,,,it tells me nothing about you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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07-26-2018
12:44 PM
2 Kudos
Hi @ShellBell1979 welcome to the forum,,,,,,,,,,,,its hard to tell what was going on there ,,,,,,,its possible that he thought you were messing with him ,,,,,so he was messing with you back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i gotta agree with @RevivalGypsy sounds like the whole transaction was messed up on both sides,,,,,,,,,,,,,but sounds like you do well with offerup , so i would not let one messed up transaction get you down,,,,,,,,,,some items are just to much of a hastle to ship,getting them packaged,
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07-26-2018
09:05 AM
Wow,,,,,,,,this thread is under ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS,,,,,, and is titled offerup app and offerup community,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i dont know what kind of neighbors you have or what kind of community you live in ,,,,,,,,,,,but where im at,,,,,,,,,coffee is an important in the NEIGHBORHOOD,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and you should know that,,,,,,,washington state is all about coffee,,,,,,,,,I dont believe my comment was off topic
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