I appreciate the feedback here. It no longer bothers me, but it certainly did at the time. This seller has 210 transactions with 100% feedback. I would have thought he would at least look into it himself or ask "then who?". As I was not a buyer, he reacted in a way many here might have as well. Posting this, I was not looking for sympathy, but rather understanding, as I was looking to help the seller with ad information. I appreciate those who understand my post. My best to everyone. Always, MrD.
An experience I had with a seller.
A seller of pre-owned audio gear on another site who is advertising some original Audio Alchemy products, indicated in the description "these were from the guys at Schitt". Here is the story. I emailed him indicating, in a very friendly manner, that the Schitt guys were not part of the AA company, then, nor are now. Just friendly fyi info I thought I would share with the seller and was actually surprised by his misinformation. He was quite nasty to me with his response, letting me know he was right. I had respected this seller for years of his success with his sales numbers, with 100% positive feedback. I am bothered by his response, and his lack of information. Why is this bothering me? MrD.
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OP, I resonate with your frustration but understand the replies below, too. @mulveling has a nice take. Here's where I resonate -- this is a hobby; part of the hobby is buying and selling, and part is the joy and interest involved. I've had really nice exchanges while selling, where the other person and I "connected" as two people who both love the hobby. In other cases, it was more like buying a pack of gum at a gas station. The brusqueness you experienced is something to shake off. If the seller has an extensive history of sales, then they have dealt with a lot of annoying types of people. Your comment is one that I would have welcomed, because I value accuracy and *hate* to think I'm misleading people. But I don't sell a lot of stuff and so I haven't dealt with a lot of tire kickers. My approach to seeing a mistake in an ad is something like, "I'll offer you X less than your asking price because your ad is incorrect about Y." This formulation directly connects the correction with a price-adjustment. Kind of forces the seller to either fess up and lower the price or shut me down. If they shut me down, we're done. I've had my say and resolved the question, "Should I buy from this seller?" |
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