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pdxleaf
··Bye bye miss american piePlease wait until 2025 to post. I am trying not to buy anymore this year.
Another Private Sales Forum Etiquette Question
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timjohn
·Well, either way you've just blown your "Oops, I didn't see your post" excuse...
I'd go ahead, if the other one sells, you've lost at least one potential buyer from the pool.
I'd go ahead, if the other one sells, you've lost at least one potential buyer from the pool.
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.Well, either way you've just blown your "Oops, I didn't see your post" excuse...
I'd go ahead, if the other one sells, you've lost at least one potential buyer from the pool.
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timjohn
·And at worse you could blame all of us for encouraging you to go ahead...
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Zman4eva
·Since we're discussing etiquette, what is everyone's though on proposing an offer (buyer side) or accepting an offer that's higher than listed?
I don't mean backing out of an accepted offer. I mean choosing the buyer that has offered the highest price and not accepting the first buyer that comes along. This would only apply to highly desirable pieces in excellent condition. When these watches come up, they sell within hours which leads me to believe the seller is leaving money on the table.
I don't mean backing out of an accepted offer. I mean choosing the buyer that has offered the highest price and not accepting the first buyer that comes along. This would only apply to highly desirable pieces in excellent condition. When these watches come up, they sell within hours which leads me to believe the seller is leaving money on the table.
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Davidt
·Once I've agreed a price with someone I honor that 'contract'. Issues can arise when a potential buyer is asking questions and proposing offers that I'm rejecting and another buyer pops up who offers the asking or an acceptable offer. In that scenario I work on the principle that no deal has yet been struck and so if I haven't agreed a price with buyer 1, the watch is still available for buyer 2 to offer on.
This is why when I'm making an offer i generally say things like, "hi, is the watch still available? If so, I'll take it at your asking price", or "would £x be acceptable? If so, I'll take it".
At the other end of the spectrum I've had people offer me more than my asking price if I cancel an agreed sale to sell to them instead. I reject these as it's my fault for getting the price 'wrong'.
This is why when I'm making an offer i generally say things like, "hi, is the watch still available? If so, I'll take it at your asking price", or "would £x be acceptable? If so, I'll take it".
At the other end of the spectrum I've had people offer me more than my asking price if I cancel an agreed sale to sell to them instead. I reject these as it's my fault for getting the price 'wrong'.
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Dal Cais
·Once I've agreed a price with someone I honor that 'contract'. Issues can arise when a potential buyer is asking questions and proposing offers that I'm rejecting and another buyer pops up who offers the asking or an acceptable offer. In that scenario I work on the principle that no deal has yet been struck and so if I haven't agreed a price with buyer 1, the watch is still available for buyer 2 to offer on.
This is why when I'm making an offer i generally say things like, "hi, is the watch still available? If so, I'll take it at your asking price", or "would £x be acceptable? If so, I'll take it".
At the other end of the spectrum I've had people offer me more than my asking price if I cancel an agreed sale to sell to them instead. I reject these as it's my fault for getting the price 'wrong'.
That's a pure gentleman at work, fair play to you not many left. That's the correct way to do business.
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watchcollect
·I’m personally against a bidding process. The forum is not a market place and there are plenty of other options available for that type of thing. Firm believer in reputation and honesty in a sales add here.
edit: if I was told to offer against another buyer.. I would walk away
edit: if I was told to offer against another buyer.. I would walk away
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Davidt
·That's a pure gentleman at work, fair play to you not many left. That's the correct way to do business.
I think that’s the way most work on OF. I have had several sales where people have tried to make me cancel and sell for a higher price but almost always from new or very low post members.
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Dan S
·Personally, if someone says they'll take the watch at my asking price, and I accept by PM, then it's a deal and I won't back out. Of course, until buyers actually send the funds, they can back out. That does happen, there's nothing a seller can do about it, and nobody criticizes the buyer when they decide not to pay. So I'm not really sure I'd be too critical of sellers who change their minds. Until money actually changes hands, nobody has actually been harmed.
Other subtleties. I don't feel that I have to accept an offer at my asking price, e.g. if there's a particular person I don't want to deal with. Moreover, if multiple people offer my asking price, and I haven't accepted yet, I don't feel that I have to sell it to the first one who made the offer. Frankly, I don't even think I need to accept the highest offer if I prefer to sell to someone else.
Other subtleties. I don't feel that I have to accept an offer at my asking price, e.g. if there's a particular person I don't want to deal with. Moreover, if multiple people offer my asking price, and I haven't accepted yet, I don't feel that I have to sell it to the first one who made the offer. Frankly, I don't even think I need to accept the highest offer if I prefer to sell to someone else.
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