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?
@ozzy62 , Yes, the buyer should have been upfront that the sale was contingent on a sound demo. All this buying and selling boils down to clear, concise communication between parties where everyone is on the same page. When I’m buying or selling on a different site, I always provide my phone number so we can speak or at the very least text each other. Communication is detailed in what I expect and what is expected of me. And of course, always check feedback. |
I would have long abandoned this thread if this nonsense stopped coming up. Please. I did not pressure the seller to do anything. I committed to 4 hours of driving, an extra $80 on my part to picking up the item. The seller AGREED to this. If he had said: it's not yours until you are here because I am entertaining other offers, I would have asked "how about a deposit?" But he did not. He agreed to the terms, in fact he suggested the terms and I accepted all of them.
My word. There is nothing more than that, no deposit, written contract means more than MY WORD. |
@ozzy62 got it. It sure must have been annoying. I once had a fast classic car, when I tried to sell it, I stopped counting how many people test drove it just for fun |
