Swap Shop Suggestion

[Jesse J]

I guess it all comes down to how bad the buyer wants the item and how bad the seller wants the money. I have been on both ends of the "jumping in" or "stepping on toes" deals, and have fortunately moved from the jumping in to the being stepped on end. Money definitely talks, and sometimes it shouts and I am sure it will always be this way.

I have come to respect the issue of "holding" something for someone and am pretty convinced that it is seller based, whether he holds or not. It would be NICE if there could be a reasonable amount of time from initial inquiry and "give me a minute to check funds" - say one hour, but I doubt that it will ever be enacted as a rule.

It is a little disheartening when we are all friendly until it comes to the (sometimes nasty) competition at the swap shop.

[bustitup]

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It is a little disheartening when we are all friendly until it comes to the (sometimes nasty) competition at the swap shop.

Ya .......Jesse "deep pockets" J-man

[Steven Vaccaro]

I'm with the other guys, I dont want mine or another email address on the forum. It will get spammed immediately.

Another way to do it would be to not allow Pm's, and everything to be in the open on the forum. But that's impossible to police.

[sailr]

I agree that everything should be in the open on the forum and then the seller could PM just the paypal address I guess.

[ozzie-crawl]

i have pmd people asking information or if they will ship to australia, if someone says they will take it before the seller gets back to me then i just take it i dibbed out maybe i should just say i will take it if they will ship over seas on the thread

[Ub Hauled]

your never going to get everyone satisfied in the swap shop...there are guys hanging around with deeper pockets than others

It does not matter if one has deeper pockets then others... it is not a bidding war.
There is a set price, if you REALLY want it, then you should be able to afford full asking price anyway. I have been in several situations myself where I wanted the item but it was out of my $$ range. I just watched it go by.

i have pmd people asking information or if they will ship to australia, if someone says they will take it before the seller gets back to me then i just take it i dibbed out maybe i should just say i will take it if they will ship over seas on the thread

M8, just post, "I'll take it if you ship to Down Under". That would be one way to settle this... another way would ask the seller to announce if international shipping is in the cards or not.

[Paul Pachmayer]

Hi Guys,

It's really up to the seller to give clear rules to the sale. All swap shops are the same and have the same problems. Being a seller I've sat on stuff way to long waiting on someone to "pay up", lol. If I screw up on a posting I eat the mistake, my fault not the buyers. For example I do PayPal only, if I forget to put that in a post and someone want's to pay with a MO I accept that and wait for it to show up.

Also, from a buyers point of view I like seeing shipping included. The other thing is the old "plus PayPal fees". If I see that no matter how bad I may want an item I wont buy it. Figure what you want up front and give a flat price, works for me.

Paul.

[Boatman]

The biggest thing that just drives me nuts and I cant think of anyone in particular but when someone posts a for sale thread and then doesnt keep up on it. Like if they post their thread and then dont come back to it for a day or 2. I realize baby sitting is not needed but slow or no communication just gives buyers a bad feeling. I have posted that I will buy something and to never hear back from the seller and then suddenly one guy post's "payment sent" for what I posted I will buy. THAT RIGHT THERE GETS MY UNDIES IN A WAD!LOL

[Rumdog]

P.M.s should be for private inf, such as e-mail, or paypal info. Why is there any reason to make your offer private?

[Punisher 67]

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Great points........In a sale if I am going to be away from the computor for any length of time like at work for 8 hours that is also stated in the post