Just wanted to share this to show that these things happen all the time. It's really not a big deal to me but I would bet money that other people here would be pissed... 
I replied to an ad for a Street Fighter II pinball that had no picture and listed the price as $600 or negotiable. I threw an offer of $500 and told the guy I could pick it up Saturday morning at 9am.
He responded back that evening and said "Great, consider it yours but I won't be around until Monday morning. If that doesn't work, Sunday the 12th would work."
I replied "Sounds good, Monday, Tuesday, Friday or the 12th would work for me. Do you want a PayPal deposit to hold it just so you know I'll come for it?"
Here's where it starts to fall apart...
Guy doesn't respond for hours and hours and then it's a cryptic response babbling about how far away I am... asking me if I have a way to transport it... and then finishing with "and I'm getting lots of questions about this..."
I type back and explain where I'm located(1-1/2 hours away) and that I'll be bringing a truck... and that I'd go up to $550 if he wants... (remember, he already accepted my $500 offer in the first email...)
So 12 hours later now he writes back... "Sold".
For me... another in the long line of "Oh well" deals. I wasn't sure I wanted the game to begin with so $500 made it worth it for me to try. $550 was only offered because my kids both said they thought the game looked and sounded cool(from Youtube videos).
No money changed hands... so no problem. Honestly, in my heart of hearts I'm hoping he has the reverse happen to him down the road so he knows what it feels like but I could give a rats ass really.
Not sure why I typed all this... but I gotta run... only 3 weeks until Thanksgiving and I need to get ~50,000 more Christmas lights up by then.
I replied to an ad for a Street Fighter II pinball that had no picture and listed the price as $600 or negotiable. I threw an offer of $500 and told the guy I could pick it up Saturday morning at 9am.
He responded back that evening and said "Great, consider it yours but I won't be around until Monday morning. If that doesn't work, Sunday the 12th would work."
I replied "Sounds good, Monday, Tuesday, Friday or the 12th would work for me. Do you want a PayPal deposit to hold it just so you know I'll come for it?"
Here's where it starts to fall apart...
Guy doesn't respond for hours and hours and then it's a cryptic response babbling about how far away I am... asking me if I have a way to transport it... and then finishing with "and I'm getting lots of questions about this..."
I type back and explain where I'm located(1-1/2 hours away) and that I'll be bringing a truck... and that I'd go up to $550 if he wants... (remember, he already accepted my $500 offer in the first email...)
So 12 hours later now he writes back... "Sold".
For me... another in the long line of "Oh well" deals. I wasn't sure I wanted the game to begin with so $500 made it worth it for me to try. $550 was only offered because my kids both said they thought the game looked and sounded cool(from Youtube videos).
No money changed hands... so no problem. Honestly, in my heart of hearts I'm hoping he has the reverse happen to him down the road so he knows what it feels like but I could give a rats ass really.

Not sure why I typed all this... but I gotta run... only 3 weeks until Thanksgiving and I need to get ~50,000 more Christmas lights up by then.


