Sounds likw the boy's having a bad hair day or he's just fos.
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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@liquidsound Spot On! Sounds like a simple solution telling the truth. The problem exits with many sellers’ integrity level. A personal example involved an Octave preamp. The dealer listed 9/10 on a store demo. I politely asked if the store demo had ever left the showroom and had been out on loan along with the usual cosmetics, age, original packing etc. The seller rudely stated if you want something perfect purchase new. This type of attitude prevails with many sellers of used gear. Don’t rate a component 9/10 or 10/10 if it’s not cosmetically perfect, can verify product history and has all original packaging intact. |
@dayglow Yes... I don't know why some sellers act that way. Simple questions and inquiries should be taken as that. Just trying to politely establish more detailed condition of the unit shouldn't result in sarcastic or angered remarks. It may be tedious to the seller, but important to the buyer. The next question is "what are they trying to hide ?" I also can understand trying to get the most from your sale, however you're not doing the buyer nor yourself any good in the short and long run if there's a questionable transaction. |
There are plenty of people with 100% feedback. That doesn’t translate to 100% nice or emotionally intelligent. It just means they didn’t screw anyone over, upheld their end of the bargain and people are happy with the transaction. I once asked a seller if he knew how old or the approximate hours there were on a used cable as it looked relatively new. He responded with a nasty, how the h*** would I know that! I just wanted to know if the thing was broken in. If he didn’t know he could’ve just said so in a more professionally accepted manner. I should have been more direct about burn in, but some people just can’t read between the lines, so when you ask them something that doesn’t compute, their head explodes. |
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