Classifieds: First to commit or first to ask a question wins????

[unclebilly]

My favorite guys are the guys that make a public offer in the f/s threadand then don't follow up with an email or phone call... or payment...

I can't understand why I can't sell a good running 3.2 for $5500 or a good G50 for $2500... i get all kind of guys syaing they'll take this stuff but no cash in my jeans...

[al lkosmal]

I often add a statement at the end of my for sale posts like ' I'll take it" trumps...."I'm interested"


1st one to commit wins

[nineball]

edit - not a ppi discussion

i find it very annoying when someone goes to the trouble of making a FS post only to link to something on ebay. at that point, while technically it is still FS, it is an auctioned item on another site and should not be listed in a FS forum. if you want to sell it on ebay then do so but if you want to sell it on a forum them sell the item. don't use the FS section as advertising for ebay.

[rattlsnak]

i dont care if you're selling a lug nut, if you dont post a pic, i'm usually not buying it. it's a trust factor and your version of 'flawless' or 'looks like new' may not equal my version.

[Wavey]

Originally Posted by nineball

i find it very annoying when someone goes to the trouble of making a FS post only to link to something on ebay. at that point, while technically it is still FS, it is an auctioned item on another site and should not be listed in a FS forum. if you want to sell it on ebay then do so but if you want to sell it on a forum them sell the item. don't use the FS section as advertising for ebay.

Actually, that IS allowed per the classifieds rules (see the sticky on page 1). What ISN'T allowed is conducting an auction on this site, which happens all the time and which I find much more annoying than an eBay link.

Re: who's first?, I agree with all the "first to commit" guys with one caveat - I think it's fair to say "I'll take it IF it's red (or it has 3 holes or is OEM or whatever)". I would give that guy the first slot if my part met his criteria.

And I agree - you might as well post a pic, a price and your location because someone will ask.

[nineball]

I know it's allowed, it's just annoying. If I wanted the part/piece bad enough I would have already searched ebay for it and found the listing. I just don't like the idea of using a classified section as advertising for another site. On top of that I hate the fact that ebay gets paid 3 times for every item sold (insertion fee, final value fee, paypal fee for receiving payment).

[Formerly Steve Wilkinson]

I certainly understand that and would post a picture in such a case. What I'm griping about is the people who say,"post a picture" when I'm trying to give something away and I say it's new, unused. I dislike being mistrusted.

If you don't trust me, you can't have my lugnut. If you don't know what a lugnut looks like, you can't have it either.

[rattlsnak]

LOL, i hear ya.. it really depends on what is being sold..

[sbrown.nw]

I usually state "I'm interested" and ask any questions (if I have them) in the same post, which has worked many times, espeically if the post is incomplete (lacking picts, prices, etc.).

Scott