eBay questions

[wizard]

selling this at the moment. "vintage whitworth spanner 11/16 x 13/16" then I get asked this" Hi would you be able to measure the span of the largest end in mm please ?" why! and why in mm. not sure if its worth the bother of answering this. often when I get questions like this for the sake of £5.00 I remove the item and bin it, or is it a reasonable question.

 

[marcros]

it would take a minute or two to measure it and answer it. what is the harm?

 

[Doug B]

Perhaps he has a nut that he believes to be 13/16 but can only measure it in mm :-k

 

[wizard]

it could be a nutter and do i want the bother that can go with it

 

[jpw123]

selling this at the moment. "vintage whitworth spanner 11/16 x 13/16" then I get asked this" Hi would you be able to measure the span of the largest end in mm please ?" why! and why in mm. not sure if its worth the bother of answering this. often when I get questions like this for the sake of £5.00 I remove the item and bin it, or is it a reasonable question.

Doesn't suprise me at all, some of the questions i've been asked on ebay are really stupid. In fairness he might be a young guy that as never seen an AF or whitworth spanner in is life I did have a question once about an item i was selling which i did readily answer, THAT WIFE YOU ARE AUCTIONING, CAN SHE COOK.
Have a nice day

 

[Tom K]

selling this at the moment. "vintage whitworth spanner 11/16 x 13/16" then I get asked this" Hi would you be able to measure the span of the largest end in mm please ?" why! and why in mm. not sure if its worth the bother of answering this. often when I get questions like this for the sake of £5.00 I remove the item and bin it, or is it a reasonable question.

Perhaps the questioner is new to Whitworth (under 60) and doesn't know how a 13/16 thread relates to the nut size many people find mm easier to gauge in smaller dimensions.
I thought the idea of listing stuff on e bay was to sell it? Selling something isn't putting a price tag on something and then standing back with a face like a smacked arse.

 

[Chrispy]

Is it a left hander? I've been looking for one since I came out of school.

 

[wizard]

it has "MERLIN" on one side of it maybe i should keep it

 

[jpw123]

Is it a left hander? I've been looking for one since I came out of school.

i'm still looking for that damned "long stand " my dad sent me looking for nearly 45yrs ago

 

[wizard]

they sent me for a long weight so i went down town and done some shopping, got back and asked if it was long enough

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I remember a tractor driver on the Camborne Redruth bypass when it was being built spending a whole day being sent from site to site looking for a trailer load of sky hooks.

 

[wizard]

metric adjustable spanner was the best

 

[Wildman]

it is possible he only has a metric rule.

 

[Baldhead]

Tartan paint, hat full of nail holes, left handed hammer etc etc

FYI 1/4Whit is approx 1/2AF and approx 12mm, not that it helps, just thought I'd mention it.

Baldhead

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Skirting ladders and square post holes.

 

[Kieran62]

Best one I heard was when the boys from the local garage sent their apprentice along to my friends hardware shop for 5 metres of fallopian tubes; he was sent back to find out 15 or 22mm

 

[doorframe]

'Left Handed Elbow' had the boss's son going for ages at a previous job. She (the boss's wife) was furious that we'd embarrassed her wonderful (waste of space) son.

Wizard... measure it for the guy. It took longer to write your opening post than it takes to measure a spanner.

 

[wizard]

have done its to small

 

[cedarwood]

And don't forget the Elbow Grease before you lot get sores from friction

 

[doorframe]

have done its to small

Well done. That's your good deed for the day. Don't you feel better now!