'No Timewasters'

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This phrase in the advert would stop me going to see a horse...not because I'm not genuinely looking to buy, but because I'm not guaranteeing to buy the thing just because I agree to look at it, and I don't need s****y attitude.
It also suggests (to me) that many others have been to see, and not liked the animal, therefore there's something wrong with it.
How about all of you?
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It kinda seems a waste of time to put "no timewasters" on there...

I know someone who used to timewaste - go and see peoples horses she had no intention of buying - just because she was nosey and wanted to try other peoples horses - can't see the "no timewasters" bit putting her off - its not as if you'll admit it if you are one!!!

I do think it can backfire!

Its like putting a "no shoplifters" sign in a shop - they aren't going to pay any attention!
 
No, to me it says, please dont look at my horse if you have no intention to buy.

I have had timewasters look at previous horses. ie I told a woman in no uncertain terms she (a horse I was selling) didn't hack out alone.... this lady only wanted a pleasure horse. I told her she was a comp horse. No putting her off, came to look, wanted a second viewing the next day. An hour before she was due to arrive the next day, she got her hubby to call and say she wanted a horse that could hack out alone....

I was exasperated, especially as I said again and again she didn't hack out! Now thats time wasting to me. I said it to the point that hubby said "do you actually want to sell this horse??"

Or someone that just wants to try horses out for no other reason than to ride.

To me if you try the horse and dont like, thats not timewasting...if you pretend to have an interest in it, and string people along then your a timewaster.
 
Casey2312 is right, it's the people who just string you along that are the timewasters ; the people who fancy a free ride/"just want to see what's about"/are nosey about other people's horses etc. I wouldn't deem someone who genuinely comes to see and try out your horse because it sounds right but then decides it's not for them to be a time waster.
 
It does always make me laugh when people put it in an advert, its just like re-advertised due to time wasters, now that signals BIG flags to me, and I'd be reluctant to see such a horse.

I think the problem is that whilst there are some genuine people who are very silly in the ways they go about buying horses, it is often the perception of the seller that leads them to brandish someone a timewaster, for example, someone tries the horse twice (only sensible really), and then decides, aftera couple of days to think about it, that they don't want it, in the eyes of some sellers, that person is a timewaster, but in my view they are excercising their rights, people can be spending a lot of money, and you have to be buying the right animal for you.

We did have one incident when selling a mare, and the woman travelled miles to see her. She had a funny gait, which made her unsuitable for showing, but was no issue generally. The girl never told us she wanted to show when calling to discuss her, and perhaps as a seller I should have inquired more. When she turned up she didn't sit on it, we our time, and she wasted hers, although we accepted it as part of selling a horse and moved on. She seemed to think we'd wasted her time, although to be fair she had a budget of £2500 and wanted a pristine show horse in the home counties, and all she had to do was ask the right questions before coming to see it, after all we were selling a horse for £2500 in Berkshire, and I think most people may accept less than perfect confirmation for that (although in fairness tot he mare she passed a full 5 stage vetting and is now on the PC dressage and SJ teams!).
 
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It does always make me laugh when people put it in an advert, its just like re-advertised due to time wasters, now that signals BIG flags to me, and I'd be reluctant to see such a horse.*

HAVE to disagree with that - I feel very sympathetic for people who have been messed around as I have had it happen to me!
 
I've had it with other animals (dogs, poultry, sheep) as well - timewaster to me is someone who makes appt. to view, you get contact details just in case, rush round like a lunatic rearranging your day to be around at the appointed time (which is usually not 100% convenient) and then the beggars don't turn up and don't phone to cancel and when you try and call them all their contact numbers are unanswered

I accept people may look at various items and buy one before they get to see mine - but at least CALL and say you aren't coming.

Timewasters are also those people that say they are coming at 9am and then turn up at 2pm because they hadahangover/overslept/forgot/etc - they are timewasters as well

and still NOTHING wrong with the animal being sold !!
 
Ive never bought a horse through an advert but it wouldnt put me off. but do agree if you are a time waster your not going to admit it!

if you are seriously searching for a horse would people not be more concerned if the advert came up again and again, possibly for a lower price for a quicker sale rather than seeing re-advertised due to time waster?
 
To be honest I don't really care about things like that. I read the advert, if the horse sounds promising then I make enquiries and if after that all sounds good, then I go and view it.

Whether the ad says "no timewasters" or not has no bearing to me on what the horse is actually like. I'm not a timewaster so doesn't affect me at all.
 
We were classed as timewasters once.Yea right!Horse had reared right over and landed on 15yr old daughters legs during vetting!I love wasting 250 for vetting and bloods!
Based on this experience maybe would look at horse but would be looking VERY carefully for something.
I do know there are horse owner who have been genuinely mucked about by so called buyers and have to give reason for readvertisement but still would be wary!!
 
Airedale says 'timewaster to me is someone who makes appt. to view, you get contact details just in case, rush round like a lunatic rearranging your day to be around at the appointed time (which is usually not 100% convenient) and then the beggars don't turn up and don't phone to cancel and when you try and call them all their contact numbers are unanswered'

Now that, in all walks of life, is just b****y rude!
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To me it means that a number of people have turned up and not bought.

So I start thinking there is an issue with the horse that other viewers have not been happy with. It would put me off travelling a long way to view.
 
I disagree that its not there for a reason. I had a nightmare with timewasters when I came to sell speed, and I was very plain in the advert ie stated that he bucked and was not for a newb, I got alsorts of people come and look to the point where I was saying on the phone "Please dont come if your child cant sit a good buck etc. Timewasters are a horrible breed.
 
It always makes me laugh when I see this. Because it somehow intimates that by going to view the horse you MUST buy it. Whereas as we all know it can take quite some time to find the right one.
 
I'd probably not bother going to see a horse with this phrase in the ad - not because I'm a timewaster! I just think this wording implies that a number of people have already seen and not liked the horse or that the seller is unrealistic or possibly even rude.

I've only sold a horse once, it was a time consuming process. Out of almost 20 people who called I let 7 people try him out (some more than once), 3 of them wanted him, 2 of those had him vetted and finally 4-5 weeks after I place the first advert he was sold. I don't think of it as 'time wasted', buying a horse is a BIG thing which shouldn't be rushed into.

The one thing I think is a big time waste is people who make an appointment to try and then simply don't show up and don't have the decency to call to cancel. That really winds me up!
 
It would probably put me off a "maybe" horse if I saw it--one that I wasn't sure was the right type, but could be depending on what I saw in person. If I was the kind of person who would go and try out a horse I had NO interest in buying though, I doubt the fact that the ad said no timewasters would put me off.
What really puts me off is when they give a reason for no timewasters (e.g. no timewasters as I am pregnant and have young children, or no timewasters as we're emigrating). Those ads give the impression a) that they think its ok to waste peoples time if they dont have kids etc, and b) that they probably wont have the time to show me the horse properly, and so I will come away without knowing everything I wanted to know (and hence MY time will be wasted).
 
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