Your word

[hip55]

unless they say they will hold it, it's a dick move IMO.

I've had people flake out like that on Craigslist buys- I just expect it.

I am very specific about terms when I am doing FTF trades/sales though.

[Scanker19]

I have no problem admitting when i'm wrong, i might have done this this weekend.

However comma,

The guy e-mailed me and said will you take X amount for this?(less than what i was asking)
I emailed him back and said I would, no place and time to meet was arranged, although I did propose a time and place.

Guy B e-mailed and said would you take Y Amount (which is what i was asking)

I called Guy B and said yes when can we meet? and we arranged a time and place.

Meanwhile Guy A e-mailed back Hours later about 8 hours later and suggested the time change.

I said I was sorry but guy B beat you to the punch.


Was it wrong? probably

Did it get me some bad feed back? Yes

But,

What if guy A never called back?

How long do i wait?

And to Guy A if your Reading this I'm truly sorry, and i didn't mean to get your hopes up. let me know if i can make it up to you.

[hip55]

Lemme elaborate a bit on my earlier post-

Only if the seller told me that he would hold it for me then I would be peeved if he sold it.

leaving the deal open without details leaves the seller free to sell it someone else who is committed to the sale.

[steveopia]

Lemme elaborate a bit on my earlier post-

Only if the seller told me that he would hold it for me then I would be peeved if he sold it.

leaving the deal open without details leaves the seller free to sell it someone else who is committed to the sale.

Let's say a seller says you can have it at a certain price but you're still communicating back and forth about the details. At mid-communication they go and sell it to someone else. Dick move. In my case if either of these dudes said if you want it you have to come get it by this time on this day I would've either said yes I can do that or sorry no I can't do that. It's common courtesy at that point.

[hip55]

Let's say a seller says you can have it at a certain price but you're still communicating back and forth about the details. At mid-communication they go and sell it to someone else. Dick move. In my case if either of these dudes said if you want it you have to come get it by this time on this day I would've either said yes I can do that or sorry no I can't do that. It's common courtesy at that point.

I agree - but it all is in the details.

The key words are "Will you hold it for me?" or "First come, first served".

Too many variables.

I always nail down these details before I make a verbal agreement.

[Seamonkey]

Someone had an item up for sale on this site for at least two weeks, I emailed questions, they replied, I emailed to coordinate the FTF and ooops, suddenly they aren't selling the item anymore. WTF???

I take it as a cheap lesson, will never deal with that person again. Sucks that online you don't "know" the person and can't avoid them if they change their user name.

For what it's worth I picked up some Winchester .45 ACP 230 FMJ from SGAmmo.com last week, $187/500:
http://www.sgammo.com/product/winche...r-fmj-usa45avp

[BadShot]

At least here as a rule we have a higher regard for the ethics of the deal. We're a small community and I can't say that any of you I've met your dealt with are folk I wouldn't do it again without worry. Hell many of you I'd hook up and trust just because you're active members here. That trust and sense of community is really the best part of CO-AR15 ..

Hell one member here, not overly active, but he was in Iraq and coming back in a few months at the time of the deal. I was far more worried about making sure he was protected and the deal was detailed out for his sake than mine. I had his money and his rifle for about a month and a half before he got back. It was great to know that even though I've not met the guy that he trusted me enough to work a deal like this. That type of trust and sense of community is endemic of our site.

Sadly, what I have learned in these internet private sales is that you have to be specific and you have to cover your bases. What might be kinda cool would be to create some sort of common verbiage for these kinda deal. Some sort of template that covers all the bases.

[buffalobo]

Dick move.

Bust a deal, face the wheel. Bust a deal, face the wheel.

[Krasni]

Dick move.

Bust a deal, face the wheel. Bust a deal, face the wheel.

Don't just stand there.
Bust a move.

[steveopia]

Dick move.

Bust a deal, face the wheel. Bust a deal, face the wheel.