First come, first serve. People are way off base if they think asking a question means you should be holding the item for them.
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-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Paul J.Wilson Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 9:24 AM To: Tom Sanders; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Selling items on the CR List
Hi Tom, Your thinking is RIGHT ON!!
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At 3:43 AM -0400 6-23-07, Tom Sanders wrote:
>I'm wondering if others on the list encounter this problem and if they
>may have some ideas on how to deal with it.
> I often get several enquiries when I have placed an item or items for
sale.
>Then one of the folks who have made inquiry will write back and say
>something to the effect of "Great, I'll take it, where do I send the
>Payment?"
>A few hours later someone else who has made enquiry will write to say
>they want the item or to try and get a better price or ask further
questions.
>When I tell them the item has sold they sometimes seem upset that their
>enquiry has not caused me to hold the item for them.
>I think folks need to realize that even if they have asked what size or
>condition something is in or how many of them a seller has, they have
>not bought the item, and it is still for sale. To my mind the person
>who tells me they will take the item for sure is the buyer.
>I am wondering if there might be a better way for me to deal with this?
>When I want an item and I am seeking to buy it, the very first sentence
>in my writing to the seller is usually something like "If the item is still
>available, I'll take it" or If that post is a 27.2 mm, I'd like it.". If
I
>wish more information about the item and I have not made arrangements
>for the seller to hold it for me or something, I expect it may be sold
>in the interim if I am only seeking information. Am I perhaps a bit
>off base here?
>This bothers me a bit when the person who feels badly that they did not
>score the item is someone I know or have dealt with before. I am
>nearly tempted to tell everyone who writes that several people are
>interested and that the item may be sold if they do not act
>immediately, not as a sales gimmick, but to avoid having them being
>disapointed if the item sells in the interim. This would seem (to me) to
be a bit unethical, though.
> What say you all?
>Tom Sanders
>Lansing, Mi USA
>
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