Reading threads and posts when selling and buying

Reading threads and posts when selling and buying
In addition to feedback, do you read initiated threads and posts by the person you consider dealing with?

Sure would and have.... How a person responds to others can say a lot about a person.

Inna,

I do too. I understand completely and do the same thing myself.

Chuck

jdombrow: the answer is to see if the seller is an actual audiophile, or just a guy selling stuff he buys at rummage sales.
I usually prefer to buy from another audiophile, and not from a reseller.
Another reason to peruse the threads is one can quickly read if a person is arguementative... Helps to know in advance.
Reading the posts is almost as good as a phone call to feel out what sort of person the seller (or buyer) is..

I do too, but when a person has participated in a large number of threads and hasn't posted their system it makes me very wary.

When buying high priced items from someone, you bet. It gives me a sense of their relibility. (If they have been posting here steadily for years, you can be pretty assured that they are not going to be a scam artist and run off your cash.)

My two cents worth anyway.