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I wish all the sellers were like you guys. Twice I posted I'll take it with no answer back. At least I'd like an answer and a reason my first posted offer was ignored. Once I step in too deep and have to sell. I'll probably experience everything you guys stated.
We don't have any rules on this subject on this site, nor do I believe that we should.
As many have stated, what it ultimately comes down to is integrity on both sides of the deal.
We do have some site rules covering deals but thee are rarely an issue a most often everything flows smoothly.
It is only when someone has clearly violated a posted rule that we will get involved - and only if we absolutely must. We actually prefer to have both parties work things out on their own.
I tried to interceed on someones behalf a while back and it bit me in the butt big time. After everthing went to sh!t and my reviewing the individuals initial request for assistance, I found that all they really wanted was advice, not for me to interceed. I will NEVER make that mistake again.
Overall we really do have few rules covering transactions - hoping that everyone can playnicely together in the sandbox since we are all adults. None of us wants this site to implement all of the rules you see in play over @ ARFCOM.
Just my thoughts.
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Thomas keeps on mispelling Barfcom.
You never know.
I have had many great transactions through this site and C.L. but I just can not understand the few who re-post to seek a higher bidder or tank on a deal for a higher price offer after a deal has been arranged. If you want full price state FIRM and stick to it. I have posted both firm and "best offer" but when a "deal" is arranged for a meet and a price is agreed.. FOLLOW THROUGH.
Seems like the basics but I remember emailing on C.L. when there was 20 posts total per day and only a few here. Who knows?
Oh yeah, if Osama Bin Laden is really toast? NICE! Thanks troops!
I'm just thankful for all the great deals, pleasant transactions, and good people I've met through this place! Thanks again to everyone I've dealt with here, I couldn't even begin to remember who you all are.
And a special thanks to mx'r for continuing to hold that box of ammo for me, I swear we'll get together soon! That's the one deal that bothers me, I just can't seem to get over that direction.
You haven't done a lot of deals on craigslist then.
I have done a ton on both as well as arfcom. Arfcom I treat the same way as here. Just something about some people on craigslist.
I've sold two guns. Both excellent transactions. One the buyer offered full price and the other the buyer offered a very respectable deal, nothing low ball or ridiculous.
I bought ammo off of someone else, which was an excellent transaction, but I was new to the site and am sad to say I never gave feedback because I didn't know about it at the time...and now don't remember who that was.
I haven't had any bad experiences yet.
I have probably sold over 20 items on Craigslist and have bought about 50. Maybe not a lot but enought o get a good feel for it. I'm just not going to let someone elses actions affect my integrity.
Complicated
As stated multiple times already, it is entirely up to the seller to decide:
Who he whats to sell to,
How much he'll sell it for,
Where the transaction is made.
There are No entitlements. A Posting or PM doesn't give you the 1st right to buy something (unless that is what the seller said in his ad). But with Pm's there is no way to know if you were truly 1st anyway. It stinks when you think you were 1st and they sell it to someone else (happened to me several times), but that's just the way it goes.
As far as the ethical/integrity side of it, the only thing that is a big deal to me is if you back out of a deal that you already made. But if one or the other party wants to change anything about the agreement (price, time to meet, place, etc.) then that's up to them. You are only (ethically) required to keep the terms of the original agreement.
Example: Person A is going to sell an item to Person B on Monday. Person B says they now can't make it, so how about Wednesday. Normally, Person A should/would agree to that if it worked for them. But I don't think they're tied to that any longer. Person A may need that sale done so they can buy something else they have set up on Monday night (etc.).
Overall - this site is pretty good. I've been pleased with basically everyone that I've done a deal with (partial exception of 1).
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