1. It bugs me too when I'm selling, but you really can't blame a person for trying to get the best deal they can. Whether buying or selling, I just try to be fair.
2. I've been buying and selling on Audiogon for almost six years and I think I've only talked to two people on the phone. I think it ended when a prospective buyer breathed into the phone, "what are you wearing..."
3. I got a preamp direct from the manufacturer that was wrapped in bubble wrapped and floating in a sea of peanuts. The thing that scares me about peanuts is that something might go undetected in there, like a rat or a human hand.
4. Tire kickers are part of the territory too. Sometimes they're just curious A'Goners wondering about the sonics of what you're selling. If you need the cash and are trying to make a quick sale it can be tiresome, but I like talking to people and trading ideas, so no harm.
My simple rule of thumb...and fingers is: "Treat others as you'd like to be treated." That's it.
2. I've been buying and selling on Audiogon for almost six years and I think I've only talked to two people on the phone. I think it ended when a prospective buyer breathed into the phone, "what are you wearing..."
3. I got a preamp direct from the manufacturer that was wrapped in bubble wrapped and floating in a sea of peanuts. The thing that scares me about peanuts is that something might go undetected in there, like a rat or a human hand.
4. Tire kickers are part of the territory too. Sometimes they're just curious A'Goners wondering about the sonics of what you're selling. If you need the cash and are trying to make a quick sale it can be tiresome, but I like talking to people and trading ideas, so no harm.
My simple rule of thumb...and fingers is: "Treat others as you'd like to be treated." That's it.