Unfortunately, money talks. There is no way that I would pay the full price and then pick it up at a later date. That's just asking for trouble. Perhaps you could have venmoed a small deposit to show your sincerity.
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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Not a fact. I did respond, in less than 13 hours. By which time, it was too late. Fact: we agreed on something. Seller changes his mind. If I were the seller, I would have waited a day at least to give the buyer a chance. @mitch2 I understand. The difference in this situation: I have a long established presence on that site, 100% positive feedback. I exchanged over 20 messages about the deal and discussed the details of the pickup. I guess I have been spoiled by good hearted and generous audiophiles (not represented in many of the comments here - reality check - check) |
@dekay I don't know what and why you are commenting |
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