I was in such a foul mood from talking to idiots that when the guy who DID buy it called I almost punked him off.
"Hi I saw your ad, can I come take a peek?" he looks at it for two minutes, quick test ride, done deal.
I guess you develop a sixth sense for weeding out the WOTs. Or you would go nuts.
I have developed a sixth sense!! Imagine selling that bike in a city where they don't manufacture them or ship them in often. Like us on tour in a city with few providers.
That's quadruple the contacts to sift through at one time. I've had no joke up to a dozen text threads going plus emails plus phone calls, Twitter, non stop for close to an an hour, "hey baby, hey baby, your new, oh I want your ass, hot stuff, sexy" before booking one straight up, easy peasy client. " hey I'm John, I love your photos and your vibe, can I see you in an hour" BOOM FINALLY SOLD!!! I'm surprised my brain doesn't fry, but I'm used to it by now Nd really good under pressure.
Plus I understand how some guys text. They may seem like time wasters but they are just green clients unaware of contact protocol, so the "hey baby's" are niave texts, and once they meet me I take the extra time to educate them a bit more about proper contact protocol, As I'm sure they have been turned down many times not knowing why, and they really need a good talking to !! But yeah, you certainly got a slice of our world.