pacray
Well-known member
I know there have been several threads about seller's ethics on CraigsList, but I guess I hold such transactions to a higher standard on KLOV. Maybe I shouldn't.
I generally don't haggle much on KLOV prices, if the asking price doesn't seems fair, I just don't respond. If it does seem fair, why bother with haggling? We are all collectors here and pretty much know the value of what we offer up for sale. I know many folks like to haggle as you might on CraigsList, but somehow that just doesn't seem appropriate in this forum.
I have had a few bad experiences recently. Most recently, I responded to someone who offered an item up for sale. The seller then offered me a 2nd item that wasn't listed for sale, which I agreed to purchase as well, both at the asking price. The seller then said he would get back to me after calculating the shipping cost. After several days, I contacted the seller about the total, only to be told he sold the item to someone else who offered a higher price.
To me, it just doesn't seem appropriate to sell something to someone else, especially after a price has been agreed upon, it's sorta like a virtual handshake. I guess I can understand someone else offering more for an item if it is something they really wanted, but again, personally, I would not do that on KLOV.
I think that if you want something to go to the highest bidder, then throw it on eBay.
If you want to haggle on price, throw it on CraigsList.
But if you want to buy or sell something at a fair price to a fellow collector without having to hassle with haggling, ebay fees or CraigsList deadbeats, then KLOV is the place.
I generally don't haggle much on KLOV prices, if the asking price doesn't seems fair, I just don't respond. If it does seem fair, why bother with haggling? We are all collectors here and pretty much know the value of what we offer up for sale. I know many folks like to haggle as you might on CraigsList, but somehow that just doesn't seem appropriate in this forum.
I have had a few bad experiences recently. Most recently, I responded to someone who offered an item up for sale. The seller then offered me a 2nd item that wasn't listed for sale, which I agreed to purchase as well, both at the asking price. The seller then said he would get back to me after calculating the shipping cost. After several days, I contacted the seller about the total, only to be told he sold the item to someone else who offered a higher price.
To me, it just doesn't seem appropriate to sell something to someone else, especially after a price has been agreed upon, it's sorta like a virtual handshake. I guess I can understand someone else offering more for an item if it is something they really wanted, but again, personally, I would not do that on KLOV.
I think that if you want something to go to the highest bidder, then throw it on eBay.
If you want to haggle on price, throw it on CraigsList.
But if you want to buy or sell something at a fair price to a fellow collector without having to hassle with haggling, ebay fees or CraigsList deadbeats, then KLOV is the place.
