"I guess I have been spoiled by good hearted and generous audiophiles (not represented in many of the comments here - reality check - check)
But I have learned my lesson. Thanks for all the feedback."
Uh huh.
DeKay
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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@dekay I don't know what and why you are commenting |
If I was selling something and I had a good warm n fuzzy feeling about the buyer, I would agree to hold it. And if I agree, I will NOT sell it, even for more money. I honor a gentleman's agreement. However, if this isn't specified, and I don't know the buyer well enough to agree to that, then it's a matter of who shows me the money first. I will always offer the initial prospective buyer the first right of refusal. But if waiting 24 hours for a response means I lose a sale, in that scenario I'll move on. |
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