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?
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0) "You appear to have Zero feedback/activity here" that's what I literally said in my first sentence. You looking me up was a waste of your time. 1) I never said it was here 2) it was on a platform where I have 100% positive feedback for 100s of transactions. 3) I do have feedback on audiogon, under another user name I used for a decade, for which I can’t seem to login as |
@gkelly why is buying a used subwoofer a suspect? |
If I have a buyer who has been clear and straightforward about a transaction to be completed in a few days, with no price haggling, I go first come first served and let the second or third offerer know they have to wait to see if the sale was completed. I just sold a piece of equipment in this situation. Sure, I could get burned. But I think my buyer and backup buyers understood and respected the process. I like to think of this place (at least USAM) is more than a flea market - more of an affinity community. So a little trust seems right. |
