forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 I started advertising few things on gumtree to have a clear out and wondered why most people were only using email as contact ,now I know ,twice within minutes of my advert being placed I’ve had a cold caller , this time the lovely heavily accented Indian lady informed me I had an accident with in 3 years but must of forgotten about it , time before my phone was due an upgrade soon as I say you got my number off gumtree it goes silent an they hang up anyone else get this or is it just me they bug . oh I forgot her number was 0161 818 2130 incase anyone needs a number for online form filling or porn adverts 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whiteracer 258 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 I had the exact same thing, I advertised some stuff and like a Pratt put my number on there, within an hour as you said I was getting all sorts of phone calls, sure you get a lot of people on there with nothing better to do then waste peoples time, the amount of calls I got and arranged a date and time and then nothing!!! Just put my email address and then I seemed to get the more geniune people message me! I still laugh now I had a automated call saying I had a accident which I agreed ( I was bored at the time ) then i automatically get thru to a human, I said I was driving and having a wank at the same time and crashed my car........ she replied ‘ go to hell b*****d’ in her Indian accent!!! 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
northern lad 2,292 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Get it on Facebook marketplace mate...much better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted July 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, northern lad said: Get it on Facebook marketplace mate...much better Not round here they all want it for nothing or don’t turn up , that’s why I’m on gumtree now, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bob.243 7,512 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 I have my rabbit in distress fox call ready at full blast for them c*nts, their not long slamming the phone down after that. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted July 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, bob.243 said: I have my rabbit in distress fox call ready at full blast for them c*nts, their not long slamming the phone down after that. Dad used to put phone up to the smoke alarm 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,303 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 My old man just says "hold on for a second " then leaves the line still open then goes back to watching snooker or whatever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 I had a Pakistani women today saying "in from the AA it's about you're car accident you were involved in" "f**k off"! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delboy_187 900 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 It's fcuking mad isn't it our house phone barely rings in fact never like most peoples I'd say everyone on mobiles . So when the phone wrang i extra suprised to here some paki "how are you sir I'm calling " that's all I could understand. I said " you think I'm fcuking stupid " phone went dead it's a first for us hustle wonder how they got the number an it's bugging the shit out me what he was on about too Can you hold on for a minute is a good one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,164 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 20 hours ago, forest of dean redneck said: I started advertising few things on gumtree to have a clear out and wondered why most people were only using email as contact ,now I know ,twice within minutes of my advert being placed I’ve had a cold caller , this time the lovely heavily accented Indian lady informed me I had an accident with in 3 years but must of forgotten about it , time before my phone was due an upgrade soon as I say you got my number off gumtree it goes silent an they hang up anyone else get this or is it just me they bug . oh I forgot her number was 0161 818 2130 incase anyone needs a number for online form filling or porn adverts Better off using eBay mate I no they charge you but you get less nutters trying to swap shit or Africans asking you to post to Uganda, have sold stuff on most public platforms but now only use eBay and PayPal for the reasons everyone is mentioning here, I was selling a transit van some years back in a free add paper and a bloke kept messaging me asking me to swap it for a fish tank, I was after a smaller van at the time and had put in the add that I'd swap for a small van of simular value but fish tank man was just relentless, I asked him if there was room for my tools and a few bags of plaster in there as I needed it for work, he said no but it's really smart and shaped like a 50p, wtf 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,534 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Do a car boot sale? Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted July 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 hour ago, dytkos said: Do a car boot sale? Cheers, D. The stuff I have been selling is bulky an not likely to sell at a boot sale for what I’m selling it for that’s another place where everyone wants something for nowt. this week I’ve manage to sell a 5 birth tent, and a drive away awning , tonite if they turn up a mobility scooter that keeps cutting out and Monday morning one of my bicycles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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