My guess is that he probably was not comfortable shipping the speakers. He could have told the buyer that he had another buyer whether he really did or not so the leverage angle does not wash.
My guess is that you will find a better pair of speakers or a better price. There are plenty of speakers for sale and more coming everyday.
If a person does not have all the proper packaging they are probably better off and so are you not having shipped the speakers.
Ethically if he committed to you he should have at least notified you and it sounds like he did. I agree once committed that he should have gone through with the sale.
He probably was desperate to sell and after thinking about all the possible consequences of shipping the shippers backed out. Sometimes caution is the best policy for everyone involved! Sometimes our gut instincts guide us much better than are mind.
You must realize that for people who are not dealers or at least avid sellers shipping speakers can be precarious. Gosh, I am a dealer and ship hundreds of items every month and I am never totally comfortable shipping speakers.
Good Luck! You will find other speakers!
My guess is that you will find a better pair of speakers or a better price. There are plenty of speakers for sale and more coming everyday.
If a person does not have all the proper packaging they are probably better off and so are you not having shipped the speakers.
Ethically if he committed to you he should have at least notified you and it sounds like he did. I agree once committed that he should have gone through with the sale.
He probably was desperate to sell and after thinking about all the possible consequences of shipping the shippers backed out. Sometimes caution is the best policy for everyone involved! Sometimes our gut instincts guide us much better than are mind.
You must realize that for people who are not dealers or at least avid sellers shipping speakers can be precarious. Gosh, I am a dealer and ship hundreds of items every month and I am never totally comfortable shipping speakers.
Good Luck! You will find other speakers!