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Originally Posted by dienstuhr
If I'm that seller, and the communication is exactly as you describe, we do not have a deal. Your expectation of the seller holding the part is unreasonable.
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I think you've missed the point.
In a very pedantic sense, you are correct, but that's not the point. If we're both part of a larger community, then acting in a way that benefits the larger community is desireable. Especially considering the fact that this opportunity is provided for us FOR FREE. I might expect mercenary behavior on CL and eBay. But not in these forums. CL and eBay exist apart from CL, and if folks want to act as though they are all that exists, CL and eBay are there to provide service.
It benefits everyone to go a little beyond using the absolute hard definitions of words so as to remove as much ambiguity as possible. I agree that it's good for EVERYONE to be explicit, both in their use and interpretations of words used in the ads. But it doesn't hurt anyone to consider that there's another human at the other end of the post/e-mail.
By all means, if folks want to auction or use the free-for-all that is CL, they should do those things. I don't think it's unreasonable to ask that folks who use PP (again, FOR FREE) to show a little bit more consideration.