er, seriously? how to I reply to this?

[Going Quackers]

Yes, i am going to be annoying with my babies being up for sale.. i am getting some lovely responses...

So this morning? all i get

"where is the address to pick up?" pardon?

First of all my address would never be up in a public ad, secondly.. you don't even ask when am I available.. what is available for birds? etc...

ugh.

 

[mickey328]

IMO, that sort of response doesn't even deserve an answer. I'd ignore it...people who are that lame prolly shouldn't have animals anyway. If they asked again, I'd just tell 'em they were gone. My bad!

 

[NovaAman]

? Some people lack social skills in emails.

 

[Going Quackers]

IMO, that sort of response doesn't even deserve an answer. I'd ignore it...people who are that lame prolly shouldn't have animals anyway. If they asked again, I'd just tell 'em they were gone. My bad!

Yes, my initial gut reaction was um, I don't want you to have any of my birds with that kind of attitude.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yes, my initial gut reaction was um, I don't want you to have any of my birds with that kind of attitude.

I second that.

 

[aoxa]

Maybe they just wanted to know how far they would have to drive before getting their hopes up on a certain bird.

Obviously they lack social skills when it comes to email. They could have said it better. You would be surprised the emails I got when I was selling some puppies at one point. I actually had so many people to choose from that it became a matter of who addressed me better in an email

I would give them a general description. IE: I live 5 minutes from the city of _________. What are you looking for?

 

[Oregon Blues]

That's computer generated spam. Don't answer it or they get your email address.

Any response that says "is it still available" or "I want one of those" or "where do I pick it up" are computer generated. Real people say that they are interested in the ducks, or the bicycle, or whatever it is that you have for sale.

I've been getting spam mail that says "Is it still available? Please send me your phone number so we can discuss iot on the phone"

Well, my phone number is in the ad, just in a format that the computer ad crawlers can't pick it up. So any live person who read the ad would see the phone number and they would call me if they wanted to discuss it by phone.

I just send emails like that straight to the trash.

 

[Going Quackers]

Maybe they just wanted to know how far they would have to drive before getting their hopes up on a certain bird.
Obviously they lack social skills when it comes to email. They could have said it better. You would be surprised the emails I got when I was selling some puppies at one point. I actually had so many people to choose from that it became a matter of who addressed me better in an email

I would give them a general description. IE: I live 5 minutes from the city of _________. What are you looking for?

Nope this is Kijiji so it gives a decent idea where i am in the AD itself.

That's computer generated spam. Don't answer it or they get your email address.

Any response that says "is it still available" or "I want one of those" or "where do I pick it up" are computer generated. Real people say that they are interested in the ducks, or the bicycle, or whatever it is that you have for sale.

I've been getting spam mail that says "Is it still available? Please send me your phone number so we can discuss iot on the phone"

Well, my phone number is in the ad, just in a format that the computer ad crawlers can't pick it up. So any live person who read the ad would see the phone number and they would call me if they wanted to discuss it by phone.

I just send emails like that straight to the trash.

and a new angle i had not thought of! thank you.. in the trash it goes!

 

[ducklucky]

Have gotten those as well from other things we were selling. GARBAGE. They will be specific if they are sincere. Throw them out and block them. Can guarantee they are coming from overseas and you will be scammed, spammed or whatever. Never give out personal info, address, phone # or anything to these people, they are professionals at what they do.

 

[aoxa]

Nope this is Kijiji so it gives a decent idea where i am in the AD itself.
and a new angle i had not thought of! thank you.. in the trash it goes!

Since it is Kijiji that does sound fishy!!

I often just ask if it is still available. I'm not spam :/

I would word it like: Hi, I was wondering if you had any _______ left?