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Is this the normal way business is handled?

Maybe someone has asked this before but being somewhat new I haven't seen this issue addressed.

I was looking into buying a pair of speakers from another member (who lives 2000 miles away) While I was asking the seller the usual questions, I'm sure other people were too.
Well I decided to buy the speakers and told the seller so. I was willing to pay the asked price along with all shipping costs. He stated that a local (to him)person was interested (but had not comitted to buy), and he would rather sell them to them to avoid shipping. I feel my offer to purchase was just used as leverage to make the other person to make a quicker decision.

Since I made the first offer isn't the seller obligated to sell them to me?
74impala
aida_w
308 posts
 
Even worse! I had agreed on a deal of a CD-Transport/DAC unit. The seller told me he was glad to sell it as a pair and glad that it would go into good hands and all. Then, while I was arranging money transfer, he told me that somebody else had bought other stuff (!) from him and that he had sold the CD-transport to that person. The DAC he would sell otherwise.
Well, GREAT!
I think you just have to deal with that sort of people. Audiogon is no exception from real life....
s7horton
1,065 posts
 
If I were to contact a seller and told that person I wanted their item at their listed cost plus shipping, they may or may not choose to sell to me. As a seller you want to weigh all your options if you are lucky enough to have them. Just because I was the first to say I wanted the item doesn't necessary mean I will get it. The last amplifier I bought I was second in line. I got the unit because I was a registered member here at audiogon. The other person beat me to it by about 8 hours, but was not registered here, I got lucky.
ljgj
955 posts
 
Believe me you do not want just anybody shipping you speakers and as a seller of speakers you do not want to ship if you do not have to. Look for speakers near you or with an experienced dealer who will make sure (hopefully) that they are packed right. Use someone who can take a credit card so if there is a problem you have the leverage in the deal if shipping is involved.
neubilder
129 posts
 
Ljgj, how will the use of a credit card help to provide leverage if there is a problem?

Thanks.
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nrchy
2,111 posts
 
You always have the opportunity to leave feedback for the miscreant. He agreed to a sale. State the facts.
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