Ebay SG Buyers Need To Learn How To Deal/Talk Properly

These are not the first times I get such cheap and very bad people who make such bad offers. They don't know how to negotiate/deal properly. 

Even at Sungei Road Thieves Market (when it was still there), I heard that a seller had sarcastically retorted a buyer who asked for a lower price. What's more this is Ebay and I am selling new items with tags, not some secondhand bargain junkyard. 

Postage, wrapping paper and tape, are not free.

The items were purchased at higher prices than what they are being sold for, so I don't make any profit. Just want to clear them, even at a  financial loss.

For an already low price, these buyers still have the gall to make such ridiculous price reductions on their own. And look at the tone of voice. As if the seller is so desperate to sell. There is no respect for the seller. 

True, Ebay does not respect/protect sellers, but as a buyer, if you want something, talk nicely. If you are not serious or sincere in wanting an item, please just shut up. 

These people need to learn how to talk to sellers better than this. Youth in no way is an excuse for such buyers.  Their messages rarely contain even just the simple word, "Hi".

DO NOT send me such messages anymore (these are the latest I received):

1) I sell a brand new skirt with tags, for only $12 (bid price) or $13 (buy now price), inclusive of normal local post. 

This is the reply from someone called "lisamraz":

i will take this if u sell this for $8.

I did not bother replying.

2) I sell a new long sleeves sweater-type T with tags, for only $10 (bid price) or $11 (buy now price), inclusive of normal local post.

This is the reply from someone called "ccpwen":

May ask the condition of the item over /10?
Deal at S$8.00 incl postage?

Email me via ccpwen@yahoo.com.sg
Thanks.

#1: Item condition already stated: New with tags.

#2: When you buy bubble tea, do you say, "I will buy at $1 inclusive of pearls"? You see what the seller will do to you.

Since she used the words, "May ask" (should be May I ask) and "Thanks", I replied:

This is a new item. Normal postage alone costs $. Wrapping also costs $.
Bid at $10 or Buy at $11 is already very cheap.
Will increase price once this bid closes.

3) I sell a beautiful, unique pair of chocolate/dark brown heeled boots for $37 (bid price) or $38 (buy now price), inclusive of postage. It was worn only once and good as new. 

This is the reply from someone named "pan_shuai_bang":

willing to deal at $25? i can meetup during the weekends. contact me at 83332106.

I did not bother replying. 

4) A new short knitted skirt with tags, for $10 (bid price) or $12 (buy now price), inclusive of postage.

From "mycrystal1980":

Hi, can we deal at $8 inclusive post? Thanks

My reply:

Hi, this is a new item.
The prices with postage are already very low.
Consider wrapping paper cost + masking tape + postage (not to mention time going to post office).
The actual price of the item was higher.
It's already discount price.
Buy it now @ $12.
Or $10 for bid.


5) A new tank top for $10 (bid price), inclusive of postage.

Someone named "secret.gene" bid for it but did not pay. Did not send any message to apologize or cancel, despite my 2 messages to her/him/it.

Ebay does not allow sellers to leave negative feedback to buyers.

Update add-on:  27 Jan 2012

Buyer bids successfully for a set of new cosmetics from Korea.
I send her the payment details and thank her.

Reply from Joanne Ong joanne.chiam@gmail.com:

Sorry but I did a wrong click.

As a consequence of her "wrong click", I am unable to re-list the item. Ebay has this new and stupid policy where only a certain number of items can be listed all at once. Once a listing is taken down, it cannot be re-listed until the entire batch has expired (then it can be re-listed together).