Sounds to me like he got several offers and started thinking he asked too low a price for his stand; since he got several offers, in his mind, the market will bear more than the original asking price for it. He should auction off items when he's not sure of the value, the market price will dictate what it's worth. Weird things going on lately, I was selling an item on Ebay and a buyer contacted me with a bizarre request; there were a few units like mine up for auction and he was trying to play each of us off against each other to get the best deal. Quote him a fixed price including shipping and he'd let me know where I stood vs. the pricing provided to him by other owners selling the same unit. A reverse auction of sorts. I ignored him, as you should ignore the seller of the Billy Baggs stand.
Can asking price be changed after offer is made?
Is it ethical to change your asking price after you receive many offers?
Last night some one ran TWO ads for the same model of Billy Bag stand for $200. I made an offer on one ad and the seller told me that he will make a decision later. Then on this same ad (same item number), the seller changed the price to $300.00. The other ad still has the price of $200 but it was marked SOLD.
Seems like greed speaks louder than ethics. Can an user do anything about the fact the item price is jacked up *after* the buyer made an offer? I wanted to contact audiogon service but cannot find any link to send them an e-mail.
Last night some one ran TWO ads for the same model of Billy Bag stand for $200. I made an offer on one ad and the seller told me that he will make a decision later. Then on this same ad (same item number), the seller changed the price to $300.00. The other ad still has the price of $200 but it was marked SOLD.
Seems like greed speaks louder than ethics. Can an user do anything about the fact the item price is jacked up *after* the buyer made an offer? I wanted to contact audiogon service but cannot find any link to send them an e-mail.
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Have to agree with Unsound, though I'm no lawyer either. The problem is that enforcing such a contract is not usually worth the effort. Unless the seller has two stands to sell this was a pretty lame manuever. Sellers really should do their homework BEFORE posting an ad, not afterwards, if for no other reason than respect for those of us who suffer from what society now considers to be a fatal character flaw: a strong lean towards wanting to do the ethical thing. BTW, follow this link for AudioGon's contact info: http://www.audiogon.com/contact.html. Good luck in your quest. |
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