Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 02-23-2017, 05:14 PM   #1
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 31
Abusive Seller: Western Canadian Buyers stay away from this guy.

Hi all,

So this morning I sent an inquiry about a bus to a seller on Kijiji. This is an excerpt of a the reply I received. The question I asked: what is the size of the vehicle (length and width)?

"I've had dozens and doaens of women asking questions by email...Don't consider women to be serious buyers...in my opinion you're just lonely people looking for someone to chat with... if you are a serious buyer you will call. If i don't hear from you by 9 I'll be on the road and the bus is no longer for sale. Simple as that."

He kept harassing me and sent me this lovely follow-up message: "You being a woman is not my peoblem. Howeber it looks like being a woman is your pronlem and youll have to deal with it not me Sorry for your bad luck."

So I reported him as abusive. Here's the ad. Stay away from buying anything from this guy. Can you imagine? Have any other women encountered this when looking to buy a bus?

SHORT BUS FOR CAMPER CONVERSION | RVs, motorhomes | Edmonton | Kijiji

crimsonshivers is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2017, 05:56 PM   #2
Bus Nut
 
tobeamiss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 774
Year: 2002
Coachwork: International
Engine: dt466
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
Quote:
Originally Posted by crimsonshivers View Post
Hi all,

So this morning I sent an inquiry about a bus to a seller on Kijiji. This is an excerpt of a the reply I received. The question I asked: what is the size of the vehicle (length and width)?

"I've had dozens and doaens of women asking questions by email...Don't consider women to be serious buyers...in my opinion you're just lonely people looking for someone to chat with... if you are a serious buyer you will call. If i don't hear from you by 9 I'll be on the road and the bus is no longer for sale. Simple as that."

He kept harassing me and sent me this lovely follow-up message: "You being a woman is not my peoblem. Howeber it looks like being a woman is your pronlem and youll have to deal with it not me Sorry for your bad luck."

So I reported him as abusive. Here's the ad. Stay away from buying anything from this guy. Can you imagine? Have any other women encountered this when looking to buy a bus?

SHORT BUS FOR CAMPER CONVERSION | RVs, motorhomes | Edmonton | Kijiji
He's an idiot.

Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
__________________
oh yes she did!
https://www.skoolie.net/forums/f11/to...-it-16557.html
tobeamiss is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2017, 06:04 PM   #3
New Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Southern California
Posts: 4
Complete idiot!!
__________________
Fran bought a Bus
Milagra is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2017, 06:50 PM   #4
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Pensacola and Crystal River, FL
Posts: 647
Year: 1998
Coachwork: AmTran International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: Navistar 7.6L
Lets all inquire on his bus for sale.

I will send him a check for more than his price and he can send me a postal money order for the difference while I arrange for my cousin to come and get it.
DoubleO7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2017, 07:47 PM   #5
Bus Crazy
 
milkmania's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
His momma shoulda swallowed
__________________
I once complained I had no shoes....
Until I met a man with no feet
milkmania is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2017, 09:23 PM   #6
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleO7 View Post
Lets all inquire on his bus for sale.

I will send him a check for more than his price and he can send me a postal money order for the difference while I arrange for my cousin to come and get it.


Ha! Perfect!


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
crimsonshivers is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2017, 09:50 PM   #7
Mini-Skoolie
 
yeggs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Oakland, Ca
Posts: 58
Chassis: Crown Supercoach
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6-71 Mid-ship
Rated Cap: 78
Gross.

Walk... no, run away. Any time a seller tries to hardball, deadline, or otherwise manipulate me, I walk.

Still, so disappointing when you have to deal with misogynists trying to manipulate or scam you. Gross.
yeggs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2017, 10:58 PM   #8
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by yeggs View Post
Gross.

Walk... no, run away. Any time a seller tries to hardball, deadline, or otherwise manipulate me, I walk.

Still, so disappointing when you have to deal with misogynists trying to manipulate or scam you. Gross.


Really gross. But I'll get him kicked off Kijiji. And I've posted his bs in every group, page and forum I'm on. Red-head rage!!!


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
crimsonshivers is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2017, 11:25 PM   #9
Skoolie
 
Clayton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Alberta
Posts: 134
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas 72 passenger
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: 230HP DT466 engine MD3060 transmission
That bus is in Vegreville. That's where I grew up. If you like I can call and negotiate on your behalf. Sometimes you run into a cranky old fart that's tough to talk to lol. But I don't think harassing him is a good thing.
Clayton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2017, 11:30 PM   #10
Skoolie
 
Clayton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Alberta
Posts: 134
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas 72 passenger
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: 230HP DT466 engine MD3060 transmission
Oh and since your in the market, check out Alaskan Equipment in Edmonton. I got my bus there. Ask for Norm, tell him I sent you. They have several busses of various size and he is a polite older gentleman. I should mention their website is not up to date though, you need to call or stop by.
Clayton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2017, 12:06 AM   #11
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by Clayton View Post
That bus is in Vegreville. That's where I grew up. If you like I can call and negotiate on your behalf. Sometimes you run into a cranky old fart that's tough to talk to lol. But I don't think harassing him is a good thing.


I'm not harassing him. After he sent me the rude message I told him "no thank you", very politely in fact. I don't want any bus bad enough to buy it from a misogynist jerk like that. A cranky old fart is an entirely different thing than some guy who thinks a woman is not "qualified" to buy a vehicle and is only messaging him because she's "lonely". That's creepy not cranky.

I have family near Vegreville too, but the seller in fact is in Vancouver (as am I).

I reported him to Kijiji. Which isn't harassment. I barely wrote three sentences to him.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
crimsonshivers is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2017, 01:14 AM   #12
Skoolie
 
Clayton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Alberta
Posts: 134
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas 72 passenger
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: 230HP DT466 engine MD3060 transmission
Quote:
Originally Posted by crimsonshivers View Post
I'm not harassing him. After he sent me the rude message I told him "no thank you", very politely in fact. I don't want any bus bad enough to buy it from a misogynist jerk like that. A cranky old fart is an entirely different thing than some guy who thinks a woman is not "qualified" to buy a vehicle and is only messaging him because she's "lonely". That's creepy not cranky.

I have family near Vegreville too, but the seller in fact is in Vancouver (as am I).

I reported him to Kijiji. Which isn't harassment. I barely wrote three sentences to him.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Sticks and stones..... Best of luck.
Clayton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2017, 04:49 AM   #13
Bus Geek
 
EastCoastCB's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
Used to be a few folks like that seller on this forum.
What's the seller's name?
EastCoastCB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2017, 06:55 AM   #14
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Utah
Posts: 266
Year: 1990
Coachwork: BB
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: Cummins
Rated Cap: 25.999K
You could have just played into the sexism and said' "It's ok, the bus will soon have kitchen in it, so I'll find my place".... lol


Be careful not to go FULL REDHEAD on this guy, nobody deserves that!! :-0
SDR76 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2017, 08:10 AM   #15
Bus Nut
 
tobeamiss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 774
Year: 2002
Coachwork: International
Engine: dt466
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
Thumbs up

Quote:
Originally Posted by SDR76 View Post
You could have just played into the sexism and said' "It's ok, the bus will soon have kitchen in it, so I'll find my place".... lol


Be careful not to go FULL REDHEAD on this guy, nobody deserves that!! :-0
Oh that's good
__________________
oh yes she did!
https://www.skoolie.net/forums/f11/to...-it-16557.html
tobeamiss is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2017, 09:44 AM   #16
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Cuyahoga Falls Ohio
Posts: 592
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Startrans
Chassis: Ford e-350 single wheel
Engine: 5.4 litre
Rated Cap: 12
Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB View Post
Used to be a few folks like that seller on this forum.
What's the seller's name?
True dat.. Glad he's gone.
leadsled01 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2017, 10:00 AM   #17
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB View Post
Used to be a few folks like that seller on this forum.
What's the seller's name?


He never gave me his name.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
crimsonshivers is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2017, 10:01 AM   #18
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by tobeamiss View Post
Oh that's good


Awesome.
I thought about telling him I was actually a guy. My real name is not gender specific.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
crimsonshivers is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2017, 10:04 AM   #19
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by Clayton View Post
Sticks and stones..... Best of luck.


It's not sticks and stones. Just because someone is online, it doesn't give them license to harass people. Legitimately reporting someone who is harassing you is a thing. Women get harassed online and in life all the time, and mostly say nothing. The Kijiji people were quite appreciative of me saying something. It's their community reputation, after all. It's no Craigslist.l.and I think they want to keep it that way.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
crimsonshivers is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2017, 10:53 AM   #20
New Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Vancouver B.C Canada
Posts: 7
Quote:
Originally Posted by crimsonshivers View Post
Hi all,

So this morning I sent an inquiry about a bus to a seller on Kijiji. This is an excerpt of a the reply I received. The question I asked: what is the size of the vehicle (length and width)?

"I've had dozens and doaens of women asking questions by email...Don't consider women to be serious buyers...in my opinion you're just lonely people looking for someone to chat with... if you are a serious buyer you will call. If i don't hear from you by 9 I'll be on the road and the bus is no longer for sale. Simple as that."

He kept harassing me and sent me this lovely follow-up message: "You being a woman is not my peoblem. Howeber it looks like being a woman is your pronlem and youll have to deal with it not me Sorry for your bad luck."

So I reported him as abusive. Here's the ad. Stay away from buying anything from this guy. Can you imagine? Have any other women encountered this when looking to buy a bus?

SHORT BUS FOR CAMPER CONVERSION | RVs, motorhomes | Edmonton | Kijiji
Some people's children... we should all just contact him and troll him along. Whata piece.

But where are you located? We're looking in B.C and Alberta
LightingLife is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
abusive seller, buyer beware, edmonton

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:27 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.