Sold: 1947 Van Patrick Cleveland Indians postcards

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Rob:

Since you went out of your way to provide an explanation to the board when none was asked for, I think that it is common courtesy when negotiating a transaction, especially one that would be closed in a matter of minutes not hours or days, by giving the interested party a chance to respond to YOUR counteroffer and, in the meantime, tell any other interested parties that you have a pending transaction and will get back to them shortly.

I don't think that is asking too much and it would have been how I would have handled the situation from the other side as a seller.

Don't worry, you won't have to deal with me as a potential buyer again.

Phil,

Thanks for sharing your opinion. You and I will have to agree to disagree on this. I'm of the belief that a commitment to buy takes precedence over an ongoing negotiation. You feel that you knew that our negotiation would have wrapped up quickly. As a seller, I can attest to the fact that I've had counteroffers go unanswered for days and sometimes never receive responses. A seller has no way of knowing how quickly a prospective buyer will reply.

You make a good point, and in future B/S/T listings to avoid confusion and hurt feelings, I will specifically say that a commitment to purchase takes precedence over an ongoing negotiation. I shouldn't have assumed a prospective buyer would feel that way.

As for your decision on us not doing future transactions, I have no control over that and wish you well in all of your collecting endeavors. I'm sure another Van Patrick Bob Lemon postcard will turn up at a price with which you are comfortable.

Rob

(In fairness to other sellers in this category, this will be my last post on this matter so as to avoid unnecessary bumps.)