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What does your common sense tell you?

Hi,

I just want to check with fellow audiogoners regarding the sales practice or sales etiquette here.

When you are a seller: Someone sent you an email saying he is interested. You kindly reply, "thanks for your interest. If you would like it, please let me know how you want to pay." A few hours later, other person contacted you saying he would like to buy. You kindly reply, "there is other person showing interested. If he backs away, I will contact you. Thanks for interest. Blah, blah, blah". Now you wait for the first guy to reply. After a while, you email to the first guy, "now, some other person is waiting for your decision. Please let me know of your decision as soon as possible by tomorrow morning."

OK, here is the question. The first guy never replied by the time you designated. Then, would you allow yourself to start contacting the next guy because you waited long enough? What if you close the deal with the second guy and the first guy comes in after two days and says, "I want to pay by MO and send it to you tomorrow."?

I don't want to piss anyone off here, let alone be sued on "Dispute" section. Please let me know how you would behave in one of these situation.

Thank you.
Ken
khokugo

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khokugo OP
122 posts
 
Thank you so far for very insightful advices. I am now relieved to contact the second guy.

Next and last, maybe a rather moral question, but I am serious.
Suppose the buyer #1 has backed away. Further suppose there are buyers #2 and #3 waiting on line for your item. Assume they are all saying "want to buy it" and "will paypal quick". The number corresponds the position (sequence of contacting you). You check the feedback of #2 to find out he has a relatively poor track record (or, even a non-registered member). You check #3 and find that he has an excellent track record.

Let me remind you that there is a "record" on AudiogoN system which tells who contacted you first (or second or third, or...) regarding specific item you intend to sell. You can check that on "My Page".

In the case above, would you contact #3 because he has excellent track record and because you assume there is no way for others to know who contacted you earlier, or #2 because he is the next in line?

Again, I am dead serious about this. There may be a rule somewhere, which I have been too lazy to check. If this is already settled there, I apologize. Thanks! Ken
khokugo OP
122 posts
 
All,
Thank you very much for your inputs. I feel better now knowing that "common sense" is still "common" among good people like you all here.
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