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The worst eBay selling description ever
- Thread starter Huanzhou Zhu
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Richard Isaacs
Senior Member & Supporter
Can’t beat a bit of copy/paste 
Mark Swaby
Senior Member
Maybe not as bad as this one a £300 rod sold today for 99p https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226081066285
Lee White
Senior Member
Thing is try and collect it for that price the cat will have ate it
Bob Watson
Senior Member & Supporter
What am I missing?
Mike Window
Senior Member & Supporter
That's what I am asking myself as well
Baffled of Wiltshire
Baffled of Wiltshire
Paul Smith 2
Senior Member
What he is aying is you aint going to get that rod for 99p. Some ridiculous excuse will be e used
Simon Archer
Senior Member & Supporter
Interesting. I've had a photo taken off the internet (possibly off here) and used as part of an advert on FB marketplace. The thing is the rods and reels for sale aren't the same as in the picture.
Alec Hague
Senior Member & Supporter
I made the mistake of putting up on FB that after 6 years I am still seeking a shimmy aspire ultra feeder. Got 4 scammers, the one I played longest used a photo of the rod I put up 6 years ago.
Alec Hague
Senior Member & Supporter
it is done with more sophistication on Ebay. If you list something and then get an offer you will not normally see who there they are or where. But scammers have a way of getting past that. I have had an offers with suggestions of a meet and a local post code is shown and the area, say 5/8 miles away. This is the precursor to a chat with bidder, as they are close, etc then the snatch is set up. Haven't got that bit as tumbled it. .. In short, if you get an offer and see location of where it comes from, its almost certainly a scam. Reported to ebay a few times, they wont admit, but neither do they deny they can be hacked.
Stephen Walker
Senior Member & Supporter
I have this rod,purchased in the 80’s.Used it for stalking small carp on my local canal.Its just stuck in the garage somewhere,didn’t even consider putting on the rack in my tackle room.At £75,I think I’d better go look for it.
To me,it’s like playing a fish on the proverbial stick of spaghetti.A 13lb.pike that took a lump of meat,led me a merry dance.Just couldn’t do anything with it.
Tried the rod on my little river,and a small 5 to 6lb’ish barbel was taking me all over the place .Absolutely no backbone to it.
Fun to use on the small carp though.