brainstomp 0 #1 July 28, 2012 have any of you had any luck buying anything from a classified ad on DropZone.com? I mean I must have sent 30 messages to different ads in the last few months trying to buy different altimeters that are coming up on the list but never gotten a single reply to any of them, not even to say "already sold it". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faulknerwn 38 #2 July 28, 2012 Perhaps if you fill out your profile so it appears that you are a real person and not a scam artist it might help.. Scam artists normally don't have any info on their profile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #3 July 28, 2012 Quote have any of you had any luck buying anything from a classified ad on DropZone.com? I mean I must have sent 30 messages to different ads in the last few months trying to buy different altimeters that are coming up on the list but never gotten a single reply to any of them, not even to say "already sold it". I've bought everything from jumpsuits, altimeters, helmets, camera parts, canopies, AAD's and random other tid bits all from DZ.com classifieds. No issues to speak of. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brainstomp 0 #4 July 28, 2012 I could have sworn that I filled out all the profile info when I signed up but it wasn't there. Thanks for the heads up on that as I would have never looked at it again had you not pointed it out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #5 July 28, 2012 Huntington WV? Shit, I'll be up there in a couple weeks, GF dragging me to her high school reunion. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brainstomp 0 #6 July 28, 2012 nope - Huntington Indiana - aka Podunk nowhere Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #7 July 28, 2012 One trick - log on every day (or multiple times a day if you really have no life) and click on the "New Ads" link. I've gotten some sweet deals by regularly checking that section and pouncing on the excellent deals. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #8 July 28, 2012 There are also, unfortunately, a lot of sellers who don't close their ads and just ignore emails once the item sells. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PiLFy 3 #9 July 28, 2012 Quote One trick - log on every day (or multiple times a day if you really have no life) and click on the "New Ads" link. I've gotten some sweet deals by regularly checking that section and pouncing on the excellent deals. This... Better if you can sneak online during work in the mornings. Most of the good deals are gone by the afternoon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #10 July 28, 2012 Quote Quote One trick - log on every day (or multiple times a day if you really have no life) and click on the "New Ads" link. I've gotten some sweet deals by regularly checking that section and pouncing on the excellent deals. This... Better if you can sneak online during work in the mornings. Most of the good deals are gone by the afternoon. Yep. And to the OP, I'm going to assume you've got cash available and are ready to buy. Because if you're not, you're going to miss out on deals because the seller can sell to the person who has cash and is ready to buy. As a seller, I'll say that I respond better to buyers who are clear in their questions and intentions. You're just going to annoy me if you ask questions that are already answered in the ad (and I take care to make sure my ads are as complete as possible). So if I've got a choice between "guy asking question I already answered" and guy who isn't, I'll go with the one who isn't. As others mentioned, completing your profile helps; that way I can look at your DZ info and think "Oh, I know someone (or know someone who knows someone) there" and while we're emailing, I can be doing a quick check on you to find out if you're for real and someone that is trustworthy."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
