Rudeness!!!!

[mickysgirl]

Selling ponies at the minute is really difficult at the moment, I'm helping a livery sell her pony, a lovely C, I trawl through the wanted ads and send his details to people who seem to want something like him, but what annoys me the most is peoples rudeness, I've made an effort to respond to their ad, but they dont even have the manners to reply with "thanks but no thanks"
annoys the hell out of me!!

Ahhhh rant over!

[larkhaven]

Its a modern trend - happens on here too!!!

[mickysgirl]

I've messaged about 5 or 6 people on here about this pony, not one has had the manners to respond! Just plain RUDE!!!

[lisa]

i know the feeling its a nightmare !

[icarus]

I know absoloutely!

[vanquish]

I found the same when I was trying to sell my horsebox - they obviously don't want one that badly if you are messaging them with the seemingly perfect item/horse etc and they never reply! Grr! Hehe!

[horsesmakemehappy]

It is extremely frustrating, I hate it even more when you get response organise a time to view then no bugger turns up or lets you know there not coming even a simple phone call so poor horse isnt stood around is enough......blooming common courtesy. I try to reply to everybody that gets in touch granted I miss a few by accident but I always try apologise when I realise

[mandmfan]

But vendors can also be rude. I phoned about a pony that had been on a website for a couple of weeks - the woman's words were 'why are you bothering me, the pony has been sold?' and not said in a nice manner. How was I to know? The ad is still there and it doesn't say sold. I only took up 5 seconds of her time.

[horsesmakemehappy]

Mandmfan that's awful ignorant woman well I would waste no time worrying over some small minded person like that there's no need for impoliteness

[icarus]

Same same, though i am finding more and more that people are plain rude, had one person tell me that the horse was too long in the back therefore not interested, found this quite bizarre as horse is clearly short coupled! didnt bother to put her straight....

[Princesssparkle]

I am looking for a pony for my daughter at present. I have placed clear explicit wanted ads, to which I have received no end of ill-fitting equines!!! To avoid timewasters I have tried to pin down every detail in the ad! One key point was that in order to ensure the pony is right for both sides,, I would like a short term trial with all the relevant legalities and terms tied up as should.....I don't feel this is an unrealistic request if the pony is genuine and there is a deposit and guaranteed purchase at the end! Yet, I have had so many replies saying for sale but won't consider trial, well thanks for sending the pictures but it is a clear ask within the advert and whilst I understand people's hesitance, they too should understand my airing on the side of caution...i simply cannot take a chance with my daughters safety!! After replying to the first ad and getting into unecessary debate about trials etc I then decided not to reply to others who were saying no trial to avoid mine and their time. I am genuine, have cash but will not be ripped off with a county standard which looks like a 16 year old hacking pony or a top class pony wth 3 functioning legs ( 2 of which only stay on the ground when child mounts!!!). It is not out of rudeness or time wasting that people don't reply, but more out of exasperation and sometimes forgetfullness...which I am sure we are all guilty of, life often gets in the way I am a firm believer in fate and when you least expect it the right buyer/pony/seller will pop up and we will all live happily ever after - The End

[xxshowponyxx]

I understand you not wanting to take a chance with your daughters safety dotty - but most people (me included) do not want to take a chance with their ponies safety either.

What would the legalities/terms be if the pony was to become seriously injured/ scarred mentally or physically or worst still die while it was in your care - even if this was because of a completely unavoidable accident??

I always say purchasers are welcome to any trial at mine. I would never rush anyone to make a decision - I have even take a pony to a show for a potential purchaser to compete. I have agreed to take payment in installments to help the right home - but the pony stays in my care until he/she is sold.

Having been both a seller and a purchaser I can honestly say I have been equally frustrated by both vendors and potential purchasers!!!!

[kayjayem]

I'm with you Showpony. When I have invested years of time and money rearing and having carefully broken a pony I would be very loathed to let one go to someone I don't know on trial. I will welcome any trial, trainers, advisors and revisits. I am totally honest when selling ponies and over cautious if anything, if I think there is a doubt I wont sell but if a prospective purchaser can't accept that then we'll call it a day and they can look elsewhere.

[horsesmakemehappy]

i have done two trials now, the first one i took half the payment for him and then the lady was to pay the other half in 4 weeks if she decided she wanted him if anything was to happen to the horse whilst in her care it was written up in a signed contract that she was to pay for the vet bills and pay the rest of the amount to me and that she couldnt just hand him back and i kept in touch throughout the whol process and visited him in the middle of the trail all went well she bought him i handed over passport and she still stays in touch now. And then i have just sold a little pony to some one on a 2 week trial she paid the money to me when collected him and we agreed if didnt work out that she bring the pony back and i would hand the cash back with the same contract written up as the other one.......and she loved him so alls well that ends well. Trials arent necessarily bad if everything is covered in a contract and agreed upon. I now have two for sale which also would be available for trial too if it helps ease the mind of the buyer

[sarahp]

I can see both sides of this, but what I don't agree with is not responding to people who have answered your ad - how long would one short email saying "sorry, trial essential" take? You don't have to enter into any debate. I'm with mickeysgirl, although yes like everyone I see that it is the current trend not to bother to reply if you don't want to, at least if by email it hasn't cost anything in phonecalls or stamps.

[horsesmakemehappy]

totally agree its common courtesy to let someone know either way, while we are on about rudeness im astonished tonight at some of the rudeness i have just read from grown woman probably alot older then me on a thread called problem, it was like a group of playground bullies, i dont know what the person who did the thread had done exactly but surely it doesnt warrant childish like behaviour/bullying towards someone like that surely? End of the day we are the adults younger people use this site too shouldnt we be setting an example not teaching the younger people that its ok to bully

[sageandonion]

Wow dotty, the pony you want would never be allowed out for a try of.

[welsh69]

omg! i has the exsact same problem, they sound really nice and intrested,,, they ask for pictures and detalies and when i come to send them (stright away) and i don't even get a reply! would be nice for a reply saying thanks but no thanks, found another horse thanks anyway, im not intrested any more thanks .... just rude! but there are time wasters out there :/

[sageandonion]

I would hate to sell, but if I were having the problems you are I would take the bull by the horns and email everyone and politely enquire why they are not interested in your pony. If you don't get feedback be it good or bad, you will never know if the price is too high, you pony is mutton dressed as lamb and you don't recognise it or whatever. There really cannot be that many people who spend their time asking for photos for the fun.

[pipandwill]

It would be nice for a " I dont think she is for us" etc.
So frustrating when they dont reply, when it only takes 30 seconds to write a short reply!