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Post by Adam D. on Dec 15, 2018 15:58:48 GMT -5
I know most have offered to buy something they really liked that is not within driving distant or local to the Ad off Craigslist or the apps.. Some had successful attempts while other ads you get hung up on.. Feel free to share your stories, and how you convinced sellers to ship... I'll share some stories..
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Post by Brian L. on Dec 15, 2018 17:02:02 GMT -5
I've had two successful attempts at getting fans shipped off of craigslist and I believe those were the only two times I've ever needed anything shipped as well.
Forgot which one was first, but I'll start off with the L.A. Fan Co. DECO fan. This was a fan I was looking for quite a long time and when I finally saw one that was NIB on CL in chicago I knew I had to contact the seller and ask if they would ship. I called him and he went through with the deal which was great. It was double boxed, I paid for the fan and shipping through paypal and the fan was sent to me. I still have it to this day and its great fan that I was happy to get.
The second one was a White Casablanca venus Gallery Edition ceiling fan which I believe was in Iowa or something. I contacted the guy through email and this also worked out. Packing was pretty darn good, I assisted him with information and the fan also arrived safely, and the total for the fan as well as the shipping was not so expensive. He had other Casablancas I wanted but I was out of money by then, but I would say the experience was pretty good.
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Post by Adam D. on Dec 15, 2018 18:42:07 GMT -5
I've had good and bad luck.. The occasional person as soon as you mention shipping they hang up or say no and hang up.. Had a few times I explained to them that they would be paid before the fan leaves them, then explain the process.. If they have paypal they would have it instantly, if not I can mail them a postal money order.. I've sent postal money orders before.. I've had some go along with it, then when I call a second time they see the number and don't ever answer.. I've also had one person whom I was going to get two fans.. Managed to get the first fan, but hung up the phone on me when wanting the get the second fan.. Once I did paypal someone funds, and once they got the money, they disappeared, ran off with my money and after a few weeks the number was no longer in service (Last time I sent money through Paypal as Friends or Family).. The Moss HF5100 Series I bought, the seller was going along with it at first, then decided not too seeing how they didn't want to pack the fan.. I told them I really wanted the fan, and if they could just take the blades off and drop it off to the local Fedex giving them my Fedex account number, and have Fedex pack it on my account.. From then on I have better luck just telling the seller, if they can pack the fan and just drop it off at the local Fedex and give them my Fedex account number.. That way they don't need to print up a label, as Fedex can do it when they drop off, saves less confusion for the seller to opt out at some point.. Some eBay auctions that say pick up only.. I ask the seller if they can pack and drop off at their local fedex, giving them my Fedex account number and address, and all so far has done it.. They don't have to worry about paying the shipping on their end and printing a label.. Much more simpler..
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Post by Brian L. on Dec 15, 2018 19:09:57 GMT -5
I've had good and bad luck.. The occasional person as soon as you mention shipping they hang up or say no and hang up.. Had a few times I explained to them that they would be paid before the fan leaves them, then explain the process.. If they have paypal they would have it instantly, if not I can mail them a postal money order.. I've sent postal money orders before.. I've had some go along with it, then when I call a second time they see the number and don't ever answer.. I've also had one person whom I was going to get two fans.. Managed to get the first fan, but hung up the phone on me when wanting the get the second fan.. Once I did paypal someone funds, and once they got the money, they disappeared, ran off with my money and after a few weeks the number was no longer in service (Last time I sent money through Paypal as Friends or Family).. The Moss HF5100 Series I bought, the seller was going along with it at first, then decided not too seeing how they didn't want to pack the fan.. I told them I really wanted the fan, and if they could just take the blades off and drop it off to the local Fedex giving them my Fedex account number, and have Fedex pack it on my account.. From then on I have better luck just telling the seller, if they can pack the fan and just drop it off at the local Fedex and give them my Fedex account number.. That way they don't need to print up a label, as Fedex can do it when they drop off, saves less confusion for the seller to opt out at some point.. Some eBay auctions that say pick up only.. I ask the seller if they can pack and drop off at their local fedex, giving them my Fedex account number and address, and all so far has done it.. They don't have to worry about paying the shipping on their end and printing a label.. Much more simpler.. Huh thats much easier to do, I know a few collectors will benefit from that tactic, dropping it off at FedEx and whatnot. But wow that is a completely much more wild ride compared to what I've dealt with. |
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Post by Max C. on Dec 17, 2018 12:04:37 GMT -5
My Casblanca Victorian was bought off of Kijiji and shipped from Alberta to British Columbia...I am still amazed the seller packed the thing so carefully!
The one "negative" Craigslist encounter (apart from not receiving any replies) was attempting to buy a white and chrome 1930's Hunter Original on Vancouver Craigslist back in 2016. Given the distance to my area, I decided to call up the seller to inquire about shipping. The guy appeared surprisingly willing and was "happy to accept an e-transfer for the fan and any applicable shipping costs."
We then exchanged several e-mails, through which he informs he the fan was purchased shortly after him and his wife were getting married. Anyways, the following day, I noticed that my e-transfer has not been accepted, and there are several e-mails waiting. The first messages reads “the fan's canopy is missing.” He then sent another e-mail, 20-minutes later, saying that he "found it." Shortly afterwards, yet a third e-mail reads "the fan is no-longer for sale. My wife wants to keep it due to sentimental reasons. Sorry about this."
Although I fully accept the sentimental value that fan may hold, why list it on Craigslist to begin with? Did this guy even ask his wife? What if somebody else had purchased the fan in-person? Anyways, at the end of the day, at least the guy was honest...
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Post by Tais on Dec 30, 2018 23:21:13 GMT -5
i never tried buying anything from US except for a group of pull chains, price was great as i remember but shipping was around $20 if i werent mistaken
aside from that, i bought lots of fans on UK ebay, at first i used to ship them to my shop and ship account then from there to dubai, that was the most ideal method for unshippable items but man, the shipping costs r crazy!! it costed me hundreds of dollars for certain extractor fans that i decided to no longer send big stuff through shop and ship...
my grandma supplied us the address of her london flat 2 years ago, and since then any fans i order from UK (mainly xpelair products) i ship it directly to the apartment, it remains there until any of my cousins or uncles or i visit london and ship them to dubai through bulk for a very cheap cost
in dubai:
souq was the first website i relied on for ceiling fans, managed to get only one which i had to drive to and pick it up.. but souq became unreliable and kept giving me unrelated results whenever i searched for ceiling fans (i get stuff like scooters, bikes, bathroom accessories when i searched for ceiling fan) until recently when amazon bought souq, the whole website improved a lot, i dont use it for ceiling fans but for other stuff like peroxide bleach which i use to unyellow canopies
dubizzle (a website that works just like craigslist): i got one ad showing 3 ceiling fans for sale, went there and bought them, then the tenant told me they were demolishing the whole building.. after that i kept tracking down the building and got lots of fans which then i learned about the scrapyard through the scrappers who were taking all the fans, and that was the beginning of my whole bulks of scrap fan hauls back in 2012
all my dubizzle orders i've done were drive and pick, no shipping as long as i avoided abu dhabi, ajman and many sharjah ads to avoid long drives
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