I think its the desperation angle that most people see and decide not to buy his stuff.

Oh-oh! It's Showgirl, my inter-thread stalking troll again. Feel free to FOAD!

What does FOAD mean ?

When I try to sell something I always just make the price lower than fair value and it gets sold very quickly without hassle to Thais.

Same here.. i rather loose a bit of money then to loose a lot of time selling stuff.

Some people got some great deals from me and i lost the stuff. No need to keep it in my home.

What does FOAD mean ?

Ha, it's nearly 2014 and numbnuts here can't use a Search button.

What does FOAD mean ?

Ha, it's nearly 2014 and numbnuts here can't use a Search button.

So you don't know and you just copy what the local gang kids say to you ?

It works the other way, too - the seller sometimes hopes a buyer won't notice obvious faults.

I went to look at a bike some time ago. It was something I was almost certain to make deal on having seen pictures and a description.

The bloke turned up riding the bike, parked up and I was hooked after looking it over. Not pristine but good enough for my needs. I asked him to fire it up for a short test run. It wouldn't start after many attempts and, after a bit of questioning, it turned out he'd had to jump start it that morning & on other occasions. He said he'd get a new battery there & then but a bike that possibly has charging faults or more, in addition to a duff battery, is no good to me - I wanted to ride it, not have to repair it.

I guess he was just chancing it - if the bike had started, he'd have made a sale even though he might've been aware of the potential problem. If it didn't start - never mind, there'll be another customer soon.

On the drive home, the bloke called to say the bike was running again, but it was far too late.

There are also the people who try to sell their washing machine, fridge, bike, phone etc for more than what it is going for new.