I have had two bad experiences, where a potential "buyer" communicates with me via Audiogon's "in mail", negotiates a "purchase price" with me either by "in mail" or by phone, the tune is always "cash & local pick up", but they decide to reduce their "offer" by several hundred dollars.
I think what I've learned about this is not to accept any "offer" unless its done by making a "formal" Audiogon offer. If the "buyer" doesn't come thru, at least that's documented somewhere and you can leave negative feedback, so other sellers know who they might be dealing with.
One guy agreed on a price for buying an SACD player, arrives in my driveway and said on the drive up, thought about the amount he offered on the phone and decided he could "only afford" a price which was $600 less. When I told him I wasn't interested in dealing with him, he still had the audacity to ask if he could see the unit...
I think what I've learned about this is not to accept any "offer" unless its done by making a "formal" Audiogon offer. If the "buyer" doesn't come thru, at least that's documented somewhere and you can leave negative feedback, so other sellers know who they might be dealing with.
One guy agreed on a price for buying an SACD player, arrives in my driveway and said on the drive up, thought about the amount he offered on the phone and decided he could "only afford" a price which was $600 less. When I told him I wasn't interested in dealing with him, he still had the audacity to ask if he could see the unit...