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seller etiquette

I have been reading here for a decade, first recent post under my newly found login.

I have contacted a seller about a subwoofer for a fair price. I asked if local pickup was an option. I got a response that it was. I wrote him that I would drive up, from 2 hours away, in 3 days. I told him I don't want to disturb him by plugging it in, I would just pay and pick it up, as I'd trust his word that it works. I was ok paying full price.

I then yesterday afternoon got an email that I needed to pay asap or he'd sell it to someone else as he got another offer. I didn't read the email until this morning when it had already been sold.

Is this normal? Fair? How could I have avoided it? Should have offered to pay in advance?  Should he had been waiting for my response and payment for a little longer?

 

 

parkergetdean
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dekay
6,211 posts
 

You appear to have Zero feedback/activity here and someone else seemingly "paid" through A'Gon's system for the item.

Yes, it's normal and fair.

Sorry for your loss, but hopefully you will learn from it.

 

DeKay

rsf507
2,577 posts
 

Yes seems perfectly normal, the 1st pd customer wins the deal. The seller did send you an email notifying you that the item was sold, a big plus IMO.

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audiodwebe
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I'd say it can be normal. My guess: the seller has probably had many tire-kickers in the past and when you didn't respond to his email in what he felt was a reasonable amount of time, he made the sure sale rather than holding off for the potential sale.

 

kennyc
2,966 posts
 

Normal- the seller can sell or not to anyone they choose.  Normally, first come (paid) first served which is in the seller’s best interest - payment sooner/now is much better than the promise/risk of future payment.  AFAIK the only thing that is binding contractually is all 3: offer, acceptance, and consideration (something of value like money) is exchanged.  Without a contractual relationship, nothing is binding.  To get a contractual commitment from the seller, the buyer should have tried to at least make a down payment.  

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