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.
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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@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 |
I did respond. @tablejockey very true. |
@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." |
I can't speak for the Gon, as l have no experience of it as route to making a purchase. I have formed an understanding through other forum usage, that there are certain members who are active members because they like the idea of exposure, as they do intend on finding a customer at some point. On the Gon, I see another influence surface within a thread, where members are participant as there is intent on selling and steering threads towards the idea of making a purchase seem to be the solution to a query. I would bet with both types of individual, when it comes to the idea of a sale being made, there is a hardness about what a sale should look like. A simple inquiry can become a commitment in the mind of somebody wanting to shift something fast. In this case it seems delay is classed as risk, and anything that suggested the Vendor may end up with their item without a interested customer was not to be supported. Kick the sand of ones shoes and move on to where one feels the better welcome, I'm sure when paying a different natured Vendor for an equivalent item, there will be a satisfaction found.
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