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Be nice to nOobs

I'm fairly new to good audio, and very new to Audiogon. What a great site! I looked at all the goodies, and thought, "This is a great way to try different stuff, sell it if I don't like it, and really listen to a wide range of gear until I decide what I like."

My problem is this: I've made several offers at full price, but in most cases never even received a reply. Is this normal, or is it maybe because I don't have a track record at A-gon? I've sent follow-up e-mails asking if the stuff is still available . . . and again gotten no answer.

I welcome any advice on what I'm doing wrong or could do better. I'm a noOb, but I'm a serious buyer, and getting tired of feeling "like chopped livah".

Regards,
David

Debitto (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-19-07

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11-19-07 Welcome, david. the response (or lack thereof) you have rece ... Tvad

11-19-07 David: welcome aboard, like anything worth doing, you get b ... Viridian

11-19-07 The fact that you are not receiving a response from an audio ... Rlawry

11-19-07 Thank you for your kind responses. i wonder who could be mak ... Debitto

11-19-07 If your after any "flavor of the month" item, you ... Sogood51

11-19-07 Welcome to real world david. my experience is similar to you ... Mrjstark

11-20-07 I would suggest you offer your phone # and have a conversati ... Chadnliz

11-20-07 Welcome david, don't take it personally, the world is full o ... Jmcgrogan2

11-20-07 Don't know your style of communication. i always state my o ... Celtic66

11-20-07 Good morning david. i'm also in agreement with the rudeness ... Mt10425

11-20-07 David - welcome. i'm relatively new to audiogon myself. d ... Ghosthouse

11-20-07: Bdgregory
Welcome David. I'm not sure if this may be what's going on but I think sellers are more responsive on a newly listed item. I've noticed that if an item has been listed a long time the sellers tend to be less responsive. I believe this is because they're no longer paying close attention to the ad as they would a newly listed one. It's also possible they have sold it and simply are administratively incompetent not identifying the item as sold (which is still rude).

In any event, now that the "Church Lady" has joined the forum, maybe folks manners will improve ;-)

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Bdgregory (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-20-07 Thanks for all the input (i won't say feedback!) and good id ... Debitto

11-20-07 Hi david, as others mentioned, no response is just plain rud ... Mitch2

11-21-07 It is a general observation, not a rule to go by. there are ... Mrjstark

11-21-07 I actually find the most knowledgeable sellers to be the one ... Viridian

11-21-07 I agree with viridian. i've never had any problems with sell ... Jmcgrogan2

11-21-07 I have to step in and defend at least myself, maybe others. ... Storyboy

11-21-07 You are right storyboy, these are exceptions and not the rul ... Jmcgrogan2

11-22-07 When i've sold i've always responded to every inquiry unless ... Larryken

11-22-07 David, again welcome. try buying something on auction. this ... Yoby

11-22-07 Thank you, yoby. i had thought that buying directly would be ... Debitto

11-23-07 David, i'm surprised - i've bought and sold many things ... Jimmy2615

11-25-07 Hi jimmy, thanks to some good information i received on thi ... Debitto