Here's what I should have written:
What’s the deal with the bad seller and buyer behavior on PP? Despite the unhelpful responses below (am including my original rant so no one thinks I’m hiding anything), I do think that it’s a growing problem on PP that isn’t being addressed.
Yes, I was disappointed by both parties in this transaction. Interesting that the for sale thread was closed down relatively quickly.
Here's the rant I originally wrote:
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Here's the thread for people that are interested.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-used-parts-sale-wanted/850905-1983-911-turbo-1984-911-carrera-misc-parts-owners-manual-pump-reflectors-damper.html
What rubs me the wrong way about Josholand in this post is not that he blatantly ignored the rules about posting prices..not like it's hard to figure that out quickly but his lack of integrity toward selling to folks who posted, pm-ed and emailed,
like I did where after learning the condition of the manual I quickly admitted that a $400 shipped offer for both the center reflector and manual was low but since I didn't know the condition of either from his original post I did a best guess offer and he said he would get back to me with an updated price,
or at least giving a 1st right of refusal to those who contacted him first which seems to be the SOP on this board.
What's even worse to me is tdw28210's behavior. I don't know you and perhaps you're a nice person but you didn't act that way and with over 1100 posts you should know better. You obviously don't give a crap about Andoni501 or myself who both were interested in purchasing the parts a full day before you including writing publicly and via email that we would take them (SOP on this board). Yes the seller has the right to sell to whomever he/she wants to but your lack of respect for your fellow users and your lack of integrity sucks as bad as Josholand's does. I will definitely never buy nor sell any parts to you and I hope to never meet you at any PCar or M491 events.
Both of you should be reprimanded and banned from the board IMHO. I've been on this board since 1998 and every year it just seems that more sh$tty people join. It's a shame for what was once a great community of folks helping each other out with a relatively high level of respect for each other despite not knowing one another. Perhaps it's just a reflection of the time we live in or perhaps the moderators should get better at cleaning out people like you.
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