Kijiji sellers that reserve their item to you, and then are hard to contact (is it a trend?)
Lately, I faced an issue with Kijiji with many sellers. They reply quickly to my message and accept to reserve the item to me.
I ask them when and where I can meet them. I am very accomodating especially if I found a great deal. Then the circus starts : the guy says he works a lot, can't tell me when we'll meet yet. Maybe tomorrow, maybe after. After a while I contact him again to make sure he still have the item and to try to set a transaction in person. Still impossible. Sparse replies to kijiji messages or no answers on phone.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not harassing here. I contact the guy once a day TOP. I don't exceed that in fear that he will be pissed and sell to someone else.
It happened to me 2 years ago for an Xbox 360. And then last year on a Wii U. And now it happens again but for a cellphone. Everytime, the price was very competitive and I gave up and ended up buying from someone else at a higher price. Is there some trend I am unaware of? Like fake listings to lower the price of the item so THEY have some influence over the market? That's the only reason I can think of but if it was that, why would they even reply in the first place? Just leave your fake ad there and don't reply to anyone. Right?
Anyways. Do you have an idea of why this is becoming a thing? Thanks
I ask them when and where I can meet them. I am very accomodating especially if I found a great deal. Then the circus starts : the guy says he works a lot, can't tell me when we'll meet yet. Maybe tomorrow, maybe after. After a while I contact him again to make sure he still have the item and to try to set a transaction in person. Still impossible. Sparse replies to kijiji messages or no answers on phone.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not harassing here. I contact the guy once a day TOP. I don't exceed that in fear that he will be pissed and sell to someone else.
It happened to me 2 years ago for an Xbox 360. And then last year on a Wii U. And now it happens again but for a cellphone. Everytime, the price was very competitive and I gave up and ended up buying from someone else at a higher price. Is there some trend I am unaware of? Like fake listings to lower the price of the item so THEY have some influence over the market? That's the only reason I can think of but if it was that, why would they even reply in the first place? Just leave your fake ad there and don't reply to anyone. Right?
Anyways. Do you have an idea of why this is becoming a thing? Thanks