thelamefox99 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Hello! I am a new seller and today I got 2 custom requests from different buyers. I got excited and talked with them. We agreed on everything and then… nothing. Neither of the two buyers actually ordered anything. They said “do this I will give you money” and then they just stopped responding. Why? Keep in mind, these buyers had nothing to do with eachother but they both stopped answering after agreeing to an offer.Could someone help me figure it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tynelaferriere Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Honestly, if all they can say is “do this I will give you money,” it’s most likely not a serious offer in my opinion. If they wanted your services, then they would probably just order something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqramalick Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 did you make custom offer to them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginiabg Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Hello! I am a new seller and today I got 2 custom requests from different buyers. I got excited and talked with them. We agreed on everything and then… nothing. Neither of the two buyers actually ordered anything. They said “do this I will give you money” and then they just stopped responding. Why? Keep in mind, these buyers had nothing to do with eachother but they both stopped answering after agreeing to an offer.Could someone help me figure it out?They said “do this I will give you money”They are probably trying to get free work from you. You should only start working after an order is placed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelamefox99 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 did you make custom offer to them ?yes i did. Thats when they stopped replying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydsolutions Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 A buyer has to order, pay, and then you deliver.Make sure to read the Terms of Service at the bottom of the Fiverr main page for the rules as to how Fiverr works.Everything is explained there in great detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tynelaferriere Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 A buyer has to order, pay, and then you deliver.Make sure to read the Terms of Service at the bottom of the Fiverr main page for the rules as to how Fiverr works.Everything is explained there in great detail.A buyer has to order, pay, and then you deliver.This is good practice to live by in general, especially if you’re the creative type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwriter Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Hello! I am a new seller and today I got 2 custom requests from different buyers. I got excited and talked with them. We agreed on everything and then… nothing. Neither of the two buyers actually ordered anything. They said “do this I will give you money” and then they just stopped responding. Why? Keep in mind, these buyers had nothing to do with eachother but they both stopped answering after agreeing to an offer.Could someone help me figure it out?They said “do this I will give you money” and then they just stopped responding. Why?Because they’re trying to trick you into delivering all the work for free.Either that, or one or both of them got busy, and will accept your offer later. I’ve had buyers who accepted the custom offer a few days later.The ball is in their court. If they accept the offer, great, you do the work. If not, there will be no order in place, and you won’t owe them anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelamefox99 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 A buyer has to order, pay, and then you deliver.Make sure to read the Terms of Service at the bottom of the Fiverr main page for the rules as to how Fiverr works.Everything is explained there in great detail.Thanks for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelamefox99 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 They said “do this I will give you money” and then they just stopped responding. Why?Because they’re trying to trick you into delivering all the work for free.Either that, or one or both of them got busy, and will accept your offer later. I’ve had buyers who accepted the custom offer a few days later.The ball is in their court. If they accept the offer, great, you do the work. If not, there will be no order in place, and you won’t owe them anything.They said they were on a short deadline and needed it today. thanks for the reply I won’t do any work for them. But man this is off putting as someone who hasn’t got their first gig yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwriter Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 They said they were on a short deadline and needed it today. thanks for the reply I won’t do any work for them. But man this is off putting as someone who hasn’t got their first gig yetBut man this is off putting as someone who hasn’t got their first gig yetDefinitely.They do tend to target new, inexperienced sellers, so hopefully it will improve in time, once you have a bunch of reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benedictrm Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 They said they were on a short deadline and needed it today. thanks for the reply I won’t do any work for them. But man this is off putting as someone who hasn’t got their first gig yetSadly this is all I ever get from Buyer Requests and I must say in-general from Internet buyers.After spending 5 seconds on a Vid based on Tim Ferris’s’ 4-Second Work Weak, they all seem to think that they are owed a Ferrari for 5 cents - but only after they get the Ferrari and their 5 cents back.It is a sad state of affairs which is not going away any time soon as it is so appealing to the lazy & greedy. Most of these sites actually fuel that mindset.🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakkar653 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Great experience … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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