Quote:
Originally Posted by Unobtanium-inc
As a regular seller of parts, I have to say that the number of people who "commit" to buying your part and subsequently disappear is huge. It's for this reason that many sellers will continue to offer the part until they receive payment. Think of Pelican like a swap meet. If you want something, put your hands on it and pay for it. You don't always get a chance to consult your pool of experts before you buy the part. If you wait, you run the risk of somebody else buying it.
On the other hand, if a seller tells you that the part is yours until you refuse, or he will hold it for 24 hours while you look into a matter like the curb damage, he should honor that. As for the guy who tried to flip the same part to you -- definitely not cool. -- Matt
|
Yeah, the buyer's end of things is also a problem. I would NEVER say "yes, I'll take it" and then not. I told the guy UP FRONT that I wanted to talk to my wheel guy, and there were no objections. If he had been honest about taking the first money that crossed his inbox, I would have had ZERO problem with that. Easy enough to tell a guy "Hey, it's great that you want to talk to your guy, but if somebody else PayPals me between now and then, that person gets the deal." Honest. Up-front. And heck, through PM, it's private.
If the terms of the offer are "Here is this widget for $100, including shipping," then the guy should honor the price set. Not wait until he has four different (higher) offers, then take the best price - or increase the asking price due to amount of interest. That's shady, at best.
In fact, if I say "I'll take that widget as soon as I check to see if it's the right part number", and if the seller says "OK", I expect that he means "OK"! If I get back to him and say that it wasn't the right part number (or whatever), then I would apologize and thank him for the opportunity. It's just a polite way of dealing with people.
I don't think that it's too much to ask for folks to at least honor their explicit agreements, much less any implicit rules we all live by every day. If you're going to sell to the guy that offers top dollar or that fills your PayPal the soonest? Say that up front. Don't want to package and ship? No problem - just say so. Don't want to ship to Canada or overseas? State that right in your ad.