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Originally Posted by steve B
It's probably some confusion about which method to use. None of us want there to be any problems of course, so it's a bit difficult at first.
My concern has been if 2 or 3 people want an item, but one emails and another sends a PM nearly at the same time. If neither posts in the thread it's manageable, as long as the time stamps get checked before responding.
But if one seller emails at say 10:00 and posts email sent at 10:05 and another PMs at 10:01 and posts Pmd at 10:03 that could be tricky to manage without some bit of hard feeling from someone however small. Especially if a third poster posts an I'll take it at 10:02.
It's never happened to me, and probably would be a rare thing, but still possible.
I've only sold a few things, and made a trade or two. But all have gone very well.
The further question would be just how much stuff could/should be posted. I'm doing a bit of desk cleaning and need to put some stuff up, but I worry about making it too many posts or it all getting lost in one large post.
Steve B
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This problem can be alleviated by sellers making it crystal clear how buyers are to respond.
For me I require emails only. No pm's. No posts to thread. If the buyer wants the item he/she must email me with an unequivocal "I'll take it". Anything short of that the item is still available.
I leave prices up on sold items. No need to hide it or "protect" someone's privacy. Unless the buyer posts the item on a pickup thread no one knows who she/he is anyway.
I've sold a lot on the BST and every single transaction has been thumbs up.
Thanks Net 54 BST!