The Top Ten inquiries I get when selling something on the forum

[Jeff N.]

I've talked about this before I think. Let' say I'm selling a rear derailleur. I advertise it as being in like new condition and am asking a very reasonable price for it, with a money back guarantee.
10 Got pics? (this is actually #1)
9. Got close-ups of the pulleys?
8. How many miles?
7. How old/what year was it made?
6. Are you the first/original owner?
5.Has it ever been rebuilt?
4.Any nicks or scratches?
3. Why are you selling it?
2. What kind of bike did you have it on?
And the number one inquiry I get, the one I'll respond to the quickest, the one I look for first:
"I'll take it! How should I pay you?"

[Louis]

11. Is that with the ceramic bearings?

[Elefantino]

12. Does it plane?

[Point Grey]

13. want to trade?

[Jason E]

14. Can you change your settings to accept money from an unconfirmed address?

[Peter B]

15) Hello! I'm from Nigeria and....

[DfCas]

16. Would you take less for it?

[Joachim]

Willing to negotiate?

Ps. When JeffN lists something I look since he has fantastic stuff.

[bargainguy]

17. (or 18.) How does it shift?

Don

[reptarlazer]

19. Will it blend?
20. Do you still have this?

[bluto]

hilarious!

doesn't pertain to your deraileur scenario but theres always

#11. Willing to part it out?

I could never, never, ever understand the question: "why you selling?"

Are they expecting you to say "cause it ride like crap, it creaks, and it's poor performing ?"

[dana_e]

has it been crashed

[LouDeeter]

How often do you get the "I'll take it, how do you want to be paid?" and then the buyer backs out or doesn't respond again?

[FastVegan]

I will give you 40% of your asking price.

[nighthawk]

If the 7 people who've already emailed you don't commit to buying it, I'll take it.

[Jason E]

Someone was selling one 3 years ago for $20 less and I missed out. Will you match?

[Earl Gray]

How much does it weigh?

Is it carbon?

[Louis]

How much does it weight?

Maybe a long, long time...

[fallen86]

19. Will it blend?
20. Do you still have this?

LOL

[ckamp]

21. Can you ship it for free?
22. I changed my mind, did you ship it yet?
23. Is shipping the same for CAN and US?

[Jeff N.]

24. :) I'm in Yugoslavia, but could you ship to my brother in Arkansas? (That's mostly Ebay, not here)
25. (After requested pic has been sent)..."That's not quite the one I was looking for, but thanks for the pic. By chance do you have ____?"

[crankles]

i'm guilty of all of the above at one point or another!

[benitosan1972]

i'm guilty of all of the above at one point or another!

:beer:

[Kontact]

Sounds like a good list to help write an ad.

[Litespeed_Mike]

Some 50 unrelated one line responses where the central question is unanswered with improper punctuation and grammar, indicative of people who have the attention ADHD span of a gnat and perhaps some external pharmaceutical or substance influence.

[oldpotatoe]

Willing to negotiate?

Ps. When JeffN lists something I look since he has fantastic stuff.

hear, HEAR(present poster excepted, Joachim is a pleasure to do biz with),

will ya take $__???

[Fixed]

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cheers :)

[bobswire]

:beer: Sounds like a good list to help write an ad.

[rkalams]

"I have a ______ and a ______. Do you think your ________ is compatible with my _______? " *

*maybe not so much here since most people seem to know what they're doing but definitely on some other forums!

[Hindmost]

"Why are you selling it?" can be very useful inquiry. The seller may indicate: their motivation, their experience--good or bad--with the item. And then sometimes the response is innocuous: "I am clearing out stuff. It didn't fit. Etc."

[Jeff N.]

"Why are you selling it?" can be very useful inquiry. The seller may indicate: their motivation, their experience--good or bad--with the item. And then sometimes the response is innocuous: "I am clearing out stuff. It didn't fit. Etc."
OK, OK. Now we need a "Top Ten Reasons" for selling stuff!

[kohlboto]

OK, OK. Now we need a "Top Ten Reasons" for selling stuff!

1. to buy other stuff.

[Bruce K]

2. To get rid of stuff I am not using

BK

[Joachim]

3. I decided to go another direction

[stien]

1. to buy other stuff.

Ding ding ding...I frequently liquidate my rides to fund others. Too often.

[nighthawk]

4. Just wanted the frame/fork

[Jeff N.]

5. My wife told me I need to thin out the herd or else she'll leave me.
6. I need the money.
7. Trying to finance another project.
8. I switched to Campy/Dura Ace/SRAM.
9. It never fit me quite right.
10. I'm upgrading.

[godfrey1112000]

11.0 To fund another project

12.0 Bump :crap:

[Ken Robb]

The dime you are offering for a nickel: would you take four cents shipped?

[benitosan1972]

13. I'm trying to raise $5.5k for Campy EPS for my commuter :cool:

[Elefantino]

WTT: Chorus group for Moots 27.2 seatpost.

[nighthawk]

WTB: Spot on Sachs' build list