Malaconotus wrote:I disagree that it is 'fair enough' if the others offered more than the asking price. The asking price is the asking price and if you are first to offer it I think you're entitled to expect to conculde the deal. It's the same as gazumping, and I think most people thought that unethical (if understandable given the market and the sums involved)
But it is!
Personally, if someone offered me more than my asking price for something it wouldn't follow through that I'd sell it to them. But if someone else chooses to, that's their business.
There may also be another reason. Perhaps they're selling it to their long lost friend. Perhaps it's the person that's offering to come and collect it this afternoon will pay cash as opposed to PayPal. Again, their business.
I have had nightmare times with sellers. One bloke on another forum asked me to post him a pair of wheels, promising to send a cheque for them when he got paid next month. I might have gone along with this, but when I asked him to post a message to the board saying that was what he'd do, he sent a message asking why I didn't trust him. Bear in mind this was after posting a message to my thread saying he would take them, so no-one else looked.
With businesses, of course, this all goes out the window. The unwary should be protected from unscrupulous businesses (even though they usually aren't). But the For Sale section isn't for businesses; it's supposed to be like the adverts in the club magazines. Everyone on this forum should basically be nice to each other; beyond that, it must be a case of caveat emptor.
And ara-the-bird, please don't feel as though I'm picking on you, or dismissing what you say. I know it can be really disappointing to miss out on something, but trust me when I say the right thing will come along eventually. Don't give up!
