BST Ediquite Question:

[clydepepper]

If someone sends you the following PM, wouldn't you assume the person is ready to go ahead with the purchase pending confirmation of availability and perhaps you could hold it for them - for several hours anyway? - not all of us are connected 24/7


(seller's name) - If (specific card) is still available, I'll take it and pay via FF option.

Thanks,
(my full mailing address)


The seller sent me an email time-stamped 5:43pm stating that the card was, in fact, available.

He sent me another email time-stamped 6:42pm stating that the card had been sold.

I returned from my meeting about three hours later...had no opportunity to react in time...


What's your opinion? Was I expecting too much?


Well, I just had one 'escape' me because the seller doesn't seem to regard this as reasonable! What a so-and-so!

[jp1216]

I'd say the "I'll take it" should make you the new owner - pending payment. If the seller verified it was available and had a buyer lined up - it should be held pending payment. Right?

[bnorth]

Opinions will vary but since the buyer said I will take it seller should have held it. I know if I was the buyer I would be pissed.

[Bestdj777]

You haven't bought the card till you've paid for it, but the seller should have definitely held it for you since you said you'd take it.

[frankbmd]

I am not sure that BST ediquite has been adequately defined.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

I am not sure that BST ediquite has been adequately defined.

Ediquitte has two ts, I believe¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Ediquitte has two ts, I believe¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And no d's. Frank was being facetious. Or was it fahseeshuss?

[the 'stache]

Raymond, I just want to clarify this. The first message you sent to the seller included the following:

1. An inquiry to find if the card was still available
2. A firm commitment to buy, paying by Paypal F&F

And the seller responded "it's still available."

That's all they said??

I haven't done a lot of selling on the BST, but whenever I've had a card for sale, and I've received an inquiry along with a commitment to buy, my response has always been, "yes, it's still available, and the card is yours."

Why they wouldn't confirm the sale with that first message back to you is curious, to say the least.

[pokerplyr80]

Unless there's something we don't know, it sounds like the seller should have held it.

I agree with the stache though, if your email really said "I will take the card at your price if it's available," it is strange that the seller would only respond with "yes it's still available." Either your email wasn't clear, or the seller misread or somehow didn't understand. That or he chose to only say it's available because he knew he had another deal pending.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Sometimes people dont actually pay so if i was the seller, i would of said, the card is available but you need to pay by a certain time

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Sometimes people dont actually pay so if i was the seller, i would of said, the card is available but you need to pay by a certain time

And while we are on that subject, "I would have said..."

[quinnsryche]

Unfortunately I have had a couple members say "I'll take it" and have never heard back from them again. It's very rare I'll admit, but it does happen. I've also have had a couple instances where I agree to a deal and the other person comes back and says "I changed my mind" or "blah blah blah happened, I need to back out". Again rare, but it has happened. Sometimes you just have to take the cash in front of you.

[4815162342]

Why did it cost $2.00 to cash the cheque? Did I really just type cheque?

[packs]

I'm not a grammar guy but the title of this thread is killing me.