Nothing gained, nothing lost!

[joken]

But damn I have no respect for a man whose word is no good. That makes number two from NWFA.

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[etrain16]

Any details, without giving away more than you want? Did you get flaked on?

 

[808hondacrguy]

Sounds like flakeage to me, Do tell....

 

[Joe13]

Yea, people should be fine with a recounting of the details on stuff like this.

Should use the negative feedback option also (but I have been guilty of not because I didn't want to be rude...).

Some people have a funny idea of what constitutes an agreement.

If you say you want it but not sure when you can get the funds.... That's not an agreement to me.

If I say I want it and could we meet tomorrow... That's a binding contract from me and I'll be there tomorrow with the cash.

 

[solv3nt]

Story time!

 

[Sgt Nambu]

If you don't want to explain it, don't start it! SRG

 

[Flopsweat]

If you don't want to explain it, don't start it! SRG

I'm not personally interested in his #2 story...

 

[joken]

This is the last I heard from member "Trure Grit". The item is now posted as sold.

"I'd be willing to trade my sig for your AR15 and $400 when would you be available to meet, it's a few hour distance between us."

It's sad that some men place so little value on their word. Ken

 

[solv3nt]

Is that it...? I wouldn't call that a flake.... That sounds more like a deal was never struck. Had he said, let's meet at location x, we will trade y, and I will walk away with z, and he failed to show or canceled at the last minute, then I would call that flaky.

 

[Just Jim]

Fellow here was selling a handgun and posted pictures of it. All looked good so we decided to meet and I would buy the gun. Got to the meeting after driving 28 miles and the gun had a huge rust spot that wasn't shown in the picture. I refused to buy it and drove 28 miles home.

Second time this has happened to me, it's just the way life is.

 

[BanjoGeek]

Without keeping a tally, I think about 25% of the deals encountered here and on other sites have some sort of glitch from no-shows to broken off communication with no explanation to bad pieces. Bummer it has to be that way.

 

[solv3nt]

I guess I'm lucky, as all of my deals have run smoothly. Which is in direct contrast to selling anything on craigslist. I typically only deal with people with positive reviews, but every now and then I deal with a newbie.

 

[IronMonster]

Yeah, I have had 100% positive NWFA transactions. That 25% number seems crazy.

 

[etrain16]

I guess I'm lucky, as all of my deals have run smoothly. Which is in direct contrast to selling anything on craigslist. I typically only deal with people with positive reviews, but every now and then I deal with a newbie.

Before I contact someone on NWFA, I look at feedback and # posts to see how long they may have been around. I tend to avoid newbs, but they're not off the list, just depends on the deal. Folks dealt with me as a newb, so I try to give some leeway.

Communication is the big deal for me. Just this week I proposed a trade offer to a guy, but after doing a little more research on his gun, I backed out, politely. I made sure he was clear on why I decided against the trade and we left the conversation on good terms.

I don't expect every deal to go down, a variety of things can come up to end a deal. I'm okay with that as long as you don't commit, then flake, with no warning/communication or reason. Anyone who has dealt with me (or read my posts ) knows I'm a fan of words and abundant communication. I'm definitely not a fan of two-word responses. I've cut off a few deals based on very poor communication or lagging/untimely responses.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

I've never had an issue on NWFA. Only met courteous, friendly and honest folks. Got to be friends with one or two of them! If its not new I will buy it here!

 

[solv3nt]

Before I contact someone on NWFA, I look at feedback and # posts to see how long they may have been around. I tend to avoid newbs, but they're not off the list, just depends on the deal. Folks dealt with me as a newb, so I try to give some leeway.

Communication is the big deal for me. Just this week I proposed a trade offer to a guy, but after doing a little more research on his gun, I backed out, politely. I made sure he was clear on why I decided against the trade and we left the conversation on good terms.

I don't expect every deal to go down, a variety of things can come up to end a deal. I'm okay with that as long as you don't commit, then flake, with no warning/communication or reason. Anyone who has dealt with me (or read my posts ) knows I'm a fan of words and abundant communication. I'm definitely not a fan of two-word responses. I've cut off a few deals based on very poor communication or lagging/untimely responses.

Blah, blah, blah, too many words

 

[BanjoGeek]

Yeah, I have had 100% positive NWFA transactions.
That 25% number seems crazy.

It is what it is but I actually don't keep a tally. Not a big deal as the overhead is quite low.