Another moron with huge fiverr expectations... can't believe people can be this dumb

How do I sign up and pay my $5?

Oh, wait, you said something about reading.... what was that again?

It is amazing that people don't read much, happens so often.

So you scam people and get called out for it, then come here to ask for input on how to better scam people and not get called out on it?

I dont get the point of your thread. It makes you look just as bad as the fiverr gig.

I had someone that wanted me to Do The video for them and post it on their YouTube channel for them...all before they paid for the gig! I don't know what some people expect.

I'm changing the title... I wouldn't call a gig description "small print"

It tell's you what the gig offers.

It's $5! Really... for a bilboard ad in Times Square.... deceiving????

Wow

I swear sometimes there should be mandatory IQ tests done before someone is allowed to buy marketing products.

But then, I can think of a few cases when an IQ test needs to be done before allowing people to sell marketing products.

$100k? Maybe a billboard that's about a square centimeter in size and is found on the corner under the trash can. :confused:

I think to myself wow are people really that dumb? Yeah I guess they are. One of my favourite sayings: A person can be smart but people are stupid.

No need to call your buyer a moron man.. He just left a bad feedback yesterday and I think you still can ask him about whats wrong with your delivery.
Somebody left me bad feedback on fiverr and never logged in again although I just made him an update. I message him once a week and in the end he appears after around 2 months. He just apologize and ask me how to remove the feedback. So we decided to contact fiverr customer support and my bad feedback was removed that day.

I thought it was hilarious

I'm glad you fixed it - this is actually a good lesson for all of us about fiverr.

I think it's important to remember to be accurate, so the customer won't get the wrong idea.

IMHO - If I saw your gig, and it said my pic was going to be on a billboard and it wasn't - I probably would have canceled also.

Seriously, I would have thought you have some type of connections that would allow you to post someone's pic on a billboard.
But when you fixed it and they still gave you a bad review, that's just wrong. Like you say people just don't read.

You said:

They bought it when you never mentioned it wasn't a real billboard so how were they to know it wasn't a real billboard?

For all I know you could have had access to a billboard where you could flash an image up for seconds or you may have put up a poster/sticker on someone elses and taken it down after the video was made. It doesn't matter how you were going to do it but what I do know if that you never said it was a fake billboard - until after the customer was mislead.

The problem was with the ad and not the customer.

just shows you how accurate you have to be in your descriptions online,personally I would of asked exactly what am I getting if I had read the original gig and not understood it.
regards
vivi62

I can understand your frustration with this customer but overall it would help you if you realize that the mistake was partly your fault. Calling customer names and so forth really doesn't help you out anywhere. Best of luck.

Idiocracy!!!!!!!!

If you way I will work for you for a full year for $1 some people will believe you will and demand you fulfill the contract. Common sense is not common get use to it. There are people who are very literal.

It may be funny but its an inside joke.
For example, 3 years ago I bought a 3700sq ft home for $1750. I thought the listing was a joke. Even in a depressed economy who would sell a huge house for $1750? ( Keep in mind that this was 2008 and most people didn't know how bad it was going to get)

I mean $1750 is ridiculously low for a 3700sq ft house, right?

My point is that strange, ridiculous but authentic deals abound.

While you knew that you were joking, your customer had no way of getting in on the joke until after they paid you. Of course, the buyer should've sought more information but doesn't negate your part in it.

Just my 2 cents

People do not read, they scan, they never read between the lines. You need to abandon that gig and start another one. The one feedback you have will hurt you. You can make money on fiverr. I have a fiverr ebook out, read it and you will see. I do know people making thousands on fiverr, you need the right gig, you need the right promotion and you need to populate fiverr with different variations of your gig. Check my sig and go to the fiverr section for the book.

It's quite overwhelming for others to have this kind of show only for $5? Haven't they read the message accurately? Besides, like you've said, it will cost more than that. Totally outrageous experience.

It reminds of some stories I heard when the first XBox was released. A friend told me that people were selling the cardboard box the XBox came in for hundreds of dollars. The description clearly said: "This is just the cardboard box the machine came in, not the actual XBox." (paraphrasing, obviously), but people would see the picture of the XBox box, get all excited, and click the Buy Now button with out reading any further!

Seems OP underestimated the stupidity of some people. And yes, I do see the funny side.

I once went into a store looking for a shirt that cost $30 or less. The guy thought I was an idiot, and offered me the lowest priced shirt in the store for about $75! Shirts around it cost $125 or more! I went to another store a few blocks away and bought a BETTER shirt for like $25. I told the woman at the checkout about the other store, and she had me read the "fine print" on the label of the shirt I just bought. It was about $99!

A friend once told me that she was mstreated because she had a coach purse, and they were jealous. I DON'T know purses, or designers, so she had to tell me it cost like $2000. I have since seen them, and figure they may be worth $15.

I once bought a nice computer for about $2600. The one I am using now puts IT to shame, and costs less than $500.

I once really WANTED to have this card that cost $750. Eventually, I SOLD them for a TENTH of that! At about 33%, that was my highest profit product.

I have seen stores that try to stay open ALL year and sell things cheaply, and ones that are appointment only, and cost a FORTUNE. You can't depend even on the perception of people in the same CITY!

Steve

BTW did YOU know that the FULL retail price of a TV commercial in the US can be anywhere from about $20 to MILLIONS? Ironically, on average, the $20 buys MORE time than the millions!

Steve

<< In my first take... I never mentioned that this wasn't a real billboard... I didn't think I'd have to.... I imagine a real billboard in Time Square would be in the region of $100k? >>

You have to remember that there are people from all parts of the world and of all ages and levels of experience on the internet. Not everyone is familiar with Times Square and what a real ad might cost. So the first ad was misleading, even if you think it should be obvious. If I saw that first ad, I'd probably assume it was a scam if it didn't mention it wasn't a real billboard. I don't see a problem with the updated version though.

This reminds me of a legal case that I had to brief when I was in college. Pepsi had some sort of promotion where you could collect points and redeem them for merchandise. They ran a commercial that showed some of the merchandise. One of the items was a fighter jet for 7 million Pepsi points. Pepsi also allowed you to buy the Pepsi points for a small price per point. So, this guy sends $700,000 to Pepsi to "buy" the fighter jet that is worth over $20 million. Pepsi said the jet wasn't really available, the man sued Pepsi for breach of contract and fraud.

The court denied the man the jet on the basis that "no reasonable person would have thought that Pepsi was serious in their offer to sell a $20 million jet for $700,000."

Someone would have to be really gullible to think that they were going to get advertising on a real billboard in Time Square for $5.

MikeAmbrosio mentioned the FTC and consumer protection agencies. I am used to thinking these agencies protect us. I am American.

I remember hearing in France that people laugh at claims on labels because they know they are often bogus and base their value of a product on their own experience.

Could it be a cultural thing?