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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
yags1
88 posts
 

As a sellor i can count  quite a few times that i have agreed on a sale and and a time

where i tell the person they have to put down a deposit, amazing the number of people

who won't follow thru on such a simple agreement then I tell them sure I will hold the item but if someone else come along and makes me a offer I will give them 12 hours to make a deposit if they really want the item. or its gone.

In today's world cash in hand is king I have lost quite a few sales due to waitnig on some of these people, but that dosen't happen anymore if serious put down a deposit.

 

In this day most of us have cell phones with our e-mail  on them so there is no excuse

not to reply to a sellor if you really want the item. I live near the Chicagoland Area

and treat my sales like a brick and mortor store deposit or take the risk that you will lose

the item you are after.

tablejockey
4,405 posts
 

What I see wrong here is relying on only email.

I would have spoke to the seller, then work out an agreed deal.

Never purchased without  actually speaking to a seller. If I get a bad "vibe"- no deal.

 

 

yags1
88 posts
 

@tablejockey  you are correct always speak to the buyer or sellor and get their cell phone number sorry  I was distracted and  ment to add this to my statement.

Thank You for reminding me of my error

parkergetdean OP
1,098 posts
 

there is no excuse not to reply to a sellor if you really want the item

I did respond.

@tablejockey very true.

kerrybh
690 posts
 

@hilde45 +1-absolutely right. For the sake of discussion, accepting the facts stated by the OP, the seller made a deal. He could have said, "no, first one here with money wins." Nothing wrong with that, but he didn't. Its really as simple as whether the seller honors his word-what we learned in kindergarten. Its too trivial to even consider anything "legal" but as to the question of whether seller is wrong-that seems obvious. Its really no different than if the OP arrived with the cash and seller said the price went up a hundred bucks. You either keep your word, or not. These days, its often "not."

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