This person makes me wonder?

[Duckchick2011]

^ x2

 

[ZoeS95423]

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Well I looked up the name that goes with the email adress, and they are from a town around me which most people know it as
"where the drugs are" or "the hood of st.lawrence county" And it says they live right in town. So im deffinatly not selling to them. Especially if their place is right in town.

 

[Oddyse]

In that case, forget what I said

You definitely dont want your little duckies going anywhere like that

 

[DB_Tex]

When I get CL emails like that, its usually from a kid who "wants" what I've got and just wants to ask a million questions before they tell mom about it. Either way not the responsible person you're looking for.

 

[ZoeS95423]

Yup agreed, There is a poultry swap in about 3 weeks around here, so Im going to get a spot there. And hopefully sell my ducks.

 

[Oregon Blues]

That's the typical way that Americans seem to answer ads.

I've got a small rental house and people will call and ask questions about everything that was already in the ad. Like they call an ad for a 2 bedroom house and ask how many bedrooms. The ad says no smokers and about 30% of applicants smoke.

The ad says no Pitbulls and lots of people seem to think that doesn't mean them, because their pitbull is "really sweet" (doesn't matter, my insurance company doesn't allow them, no matter how sweet they are), and they will simply show up with their pitbull, because I must see dogs before I accept them. Then half of them try to convince me it isn't a pitbull.

It also says no smoking and no pitbulls in the written criteria that they read before they apply. I've told people verbally that I won't accept a smoker and they insist upon applying anyway, because it is OK because they only smoke outside.

I don't know if it is bad reading comprehension, or a problem where they filter out anything that they don't want to hear.

However, I agree, anything that rings your alarm bells, back out and don't respond to them.

 

[ZoeS95423]

Well, after I asked them if they had a proper set up for the duck, they never responded.

 

[kitchwitch]

when I get responses like this I just bin them. I got a lot of weird responses when I was selling my extra ducks this spring. People that can't write grammatically, or are too vague for my liking will not get a response from me.
If English isn't your first language the first phrase you should know how to write is "I'm sorry, I don't speak English well".

 

[TigerLilly]

I'm glad you didn't continue having to deal with them, but there is also another aspect that needs to be considered with some people--and this is me, speaking from experience as a buyer AND seller.
I HATE PHONES. Odd as it sounds, I would not have one if not for my job. I survived for years & years without having a phone in my car or with me everywhere I went. I LOVE IT. On a personal note, the reason I hate phones is because of a job I had for about 9 yrs where I literally had a phone glued to my ear for 10-12 hours a day. Give me internet & email ANY day.
I prefer email until I absolutely have to use a phone...I know I'm not the normal case, but it is something else to consider when dealing with others.

 

[mandelyn]

To weed that stuff out, put your phone number down in the add. If they're serious, they'll call you.

Once I got a call on some rescue kittens... this guy talking all ghetto fabulous with lot's of dogs barking in the background, asking me how big the kittens were. UUummmm... *click*.... NO kittens for you!

Never get telemarketing calls or anything weird besides that guy about the cats. Everything else sold the day I listed to a caller. The kittens ended up going to a proper rescue, I couldn't handle them anymore.