Opinions Requested

[glchen]

I would cancel the deal as it looks as if the buyer will renege if he doesn't find someone to flip the cards to at a higher price. (this reminds me of the wheretheyaint strategy.) If the buyer states the still wants the cards, I might be flexible and then request payment in 1-2 hrs and not a week.

[drcy]

This type of dealing sort of reminds me of the guy who emailed me about a card I had for sale, then emailed back trying to bargain me down against a guy he had just emailed with the same card for sale at the same. I pointed out that he wasn't dealing with two sellers, but had emailed the same seller (me) twice.

Then there was the guy who emailed me a picture of a rare regional Babe Ruth card he had for sale and I replied "Not only do you not have the card, but the picture you sent me is from my web site."

Good times. Still make me laugh.

But, seriously, I've on occasion made agreed-beforehand deals with people where they said they needed some time first to get the money and it all worked out as spelled out. I never asked for the reasons for the delays, but assumed they needed to wait for payday, to transfer funds or something like that.

I once had a collector who wanted to buy a large collection, but could only pay for half now and half in six months. I agreed to terms as I'd dealt with him before and knew he specialized in that area. Six months later after he payed the second amount, he got the second half. But that was a unique deal, and part of the deal making involved me deciding if I was okay with half the collecting sitting inactive on my shelf for half a year. From past dealings, I knew he'd pay.

I also remember he once picked out a bunch of single photos he was going to buy, then asked if I would give him a group lot discount. I added up the individual prices and said "No. That's a good price for the lot" and he said "Okay. Just asking" and paid.

He was such a specialist and straight shooter in what he collected that I once included in a package a free original studio portrait of Eddie Collins that came from Collins' personal family photo album, and he returned it because it didn't fit in with what he collected.