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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
parkergetdean OP
1,093 posts
 

@dekay I don't know what and why you are commenting

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dekay
6,215 posts
 

Uh huh.

 

DeKay

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ozzy62
3,719 posts
 

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.

roadwhorerecords
337 posts
 

@dekay 

 I reiterate the OP. I don't understand the post uh-huhh. Would you like to expound?

speedthrills
215 posts
 

Sure it is. Why would you think a seller would hold his sub for you without receiving either a sizable deposit or payment in full from you? You should treat in person pick ups the same as an online transaction- pay for it and then go get it. The reason why people try to NOT pay for it in advance is pretty simple. They really want the option of not committing until they see / hear it in person. As a seller whenever I do in person at my house I have the buyer either send me a large non refundable deposit or pay in full. Every "real" buyer has had no issue with either. 

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