Miff of the day - Kijiji

TechnoGranola · Jun 1, 2012

http://help.kijiji.net/ca/knowledgebase.php?article=170

While I understand that choosing January 1, 2012 makes it easy to guarantee compliance, now I can't sell my compliant SR35! One of the reasons I waited for the new one, was so I could resell it! URG!! With maternity leave cutting my salary so drastically, I kind of needed the money to fund her convertible.

Like I said, I get the reason for the policy. Just miffed I'm caught in that grey area!

smackeen · Jun 1, 2012

I have seen some still listed on our local kijiji that are not even close to compliant.

What if you put 2012 compliant and not add in the DOM?

Brianna · Jun 1, 2012

You could always put it in swap here

I'd be miffed too

You'd think they'd allow all complaint seats.

Keeanh · Jun 1, 2012

Just post it & say "2012 Compliant". There are piles of non-compliant and even expired seats on our Kijiji so I don't think they're actively policing ads. You would have to be reported, which you won't be if you say it's "2012" and leave off the DOM. Do you have local FB swap pages? Those are good places to sell too. Or CL.

dragonfly8 · Jun 1, 2012

As much as I completely understand the frustration........there are many people that continue to try to sell non complaint seats on kijiji (and the other used sites) all the time. Or they lie about the DOM on the site, in order to keep their ad up. But the techs that are also ad reviewers are usually able to tell what's complaint and not.
I think Kijiji is doing what they can to protect themselves when it comes to what's sold on their site.

What about looking for people looking for a particular seat on kijiji and responding to their ad?

dragonfly8 · Jun 1, 2012

Keeanh said:
Just post it & say "2012 Compliant". There are piles of non-compliant and even expired seats on our Kijiji so I don't think they're actively policing ads. You would have to be reported, which you won't be if you say it's "2012" and leave off the DOM. Do you have local FB swap pages? Those are good places to sell too. Or CL.

Ads are being watched and removed as they're found. The problem is there are thousands and only a handful of people watching.
DOM's are required to be in the ads so any without a DOM will be removed. Simply stating 2012 complaint is simply not enough.

TechnoGranola · Jun 1, 2012

dragonfly8 said:
Ads are being watched and removed as they're found. The problem is there are thousands and only a handful of people watching.
DOM's are required to be in the ads so any without a DOM will be removed. Simply stating 2012 complaint is simply not enough.

:yeahthat:

And selling here won't work as shipping cost will kill the deal. Nobody uses Craigslist in my city.

Just ticks me off that there's tons of old, crashed, expired crap that won't get caught and me being the honest person I am won't even post my seat and mine will be less than a year old and in mint condition and properly taken care of. I've sold 7 or 8 seats in Kijiji and passed on info to each person that they did not know prior to meeting me. Information to keep their child safer. So now that's gone too.

smackeen · Jun 1, 2012

What about used(city).com We have usedpei.com here. There is usedtoronto.com etc....

TechnoGranola · Jun 1, 2012

smackeen said:
What about used(city).com We have usedpei.com here. There is usedtoronto.com etc....

Right, we do have that! No sure how much traffic it gets, but I will look into it. I'll also check if they have a policy.

dragonfly8 · Jun 1, 2012

TechnoGranola said:
:yeahthat:

And selling here won't work as shipping cost will kill the deal. Nobody uses Craigslist in my city.

Just ticks me off that there's tons of old, crashed, expired crap that won't get caught and me being the honest person I am won't even post my seat and mine will be less than a year old and in mint condition and properly taken care of. I've sold 7 or 8 seats in Kijiji and passed on info to each person that they did not know prior to meeting me. Information to keep their child safer. So now that's gone too.

I completely understand. I was trying to word it nicely so it didn't appear disrespectful. I did not mean any disrespect at all.
It really does suck for those of us that are honest. But like usual, all it takes is a few bad apples to ruin it for everyone:thumbsdown:

TechnoGranola · Jun 1, 2012

dragonfly8 said:
I completely understand. I was trying to word it nicely so it didn't appear disrespectful. I did not mean any disrespect at all.
It really does suck for those of us that are honest. But like usual, all it takes is a few bad apples to ruin it for everyone:thumbsdown:

Ya and that's what I was grumbling about; not the policy itself. I just always get screwed; never the person who "gets the deal" or the "good tickets" or owns a seat with DOM after Jan. 1, 2012! LOL Just another thing for me to add to my "feeling sorry for myself" list today.

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Chila88 · Jun 3, 2012

When are you going to be done with it?

bbartlettnfld · Jun 4, 2012

Do you have a local children's Classifieds FB group? We can sell Pre 2012 seats on ours as long as they are Complaint which means an email from Manufacturer stating that yes they are compliant if pre 2012 DOM. Where are you located?

BethAnn

TechnoGranola · Jun 4, 2012

Chila88 said:
When are you going to be done with it?

Ha ha, totally forgot about you!

I'm thinking around Foonf time!

jacqui276 · Jun 4, 2012

Your post made me take a peak at my seat and now I share your frustration! My Via is 2012 compliant but has a DOM of 2011. My son will probably only get a couple more months out of it and I was planning on throwing it up on kijiji. I might try anyways as I see tons of expired and non-compliant seats on my local kijiji. This one is good until Nov. 2018 so it would be a shame if I couldn't easily rehome it after only a few months of use.

We have a usedcalgary site here but it doesn't get near the number of responses as kijiji.

amyd · Jun 4, 2012

I'd probably post it anyway and hope it stayed up long enough to get sold. Not sure how your local Kijiji is but there certainly isn't anyone policing car seats on ours.

canadiangie · Jun 4, 2012

I have a 12 compliant seat listed now and I do not have the DOM posted in the ad. It just says "2012 compliant" with a description. It's been up for about four days, and still is as of this morning. /shrug

Heather · Jun 7, 2012

How do you know if your 2011 seat is 2012 compliant? Is there a sticker on the side?

TechnoGranola · Jun 7, 2012

Heather said:
How do you know if your 2011 seat is 2012 compliant? Is there a sticker on the side?

You have to call the manufacturer and ask. I know mine is because it was the seats Graco made specifically for the 2012 changes. Includes rebound control for the new standard for example.

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rachandsoph · Jun 21, 2012

Oh how I wish I knew for sure if I would be expecting in the next couple months. If I get pregnant, it will be the last, so I'm struggling with paying full price for a seat for a few months use....I need to remember to check the fsot board here for AB moms selling their seats, LOL

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