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Hey all,
I just want some feedback on a deal gone bad. A pistol was up for sale last night, I was first to post accepting it and I PMed him accepting it. I had cash in hand and called him first and set up a meeting to buy it.
Well, unfortunately for me, someone called after me and told him he would come by with cash that night. I told him I would meet at his convenience. If I had any idea that the guy would sell to anyone who showed at his door, I would have left immediately.
So, here is the question. Is it appropriate to call someone from the classifieds if you are not the first poster to try and make a deal? Once someone says, "I'll take it", does that constitute a deal of some kind that should be respected by NWFA members, or it it ok to try to make a side deal with the seller?
I don't have any evidence that the guy sold it to a NWFA member because it was listed on another site, but I just want to know the acceptable standards here.
Anyhoo, I am sure that I could have done things better and next time I will do things differently, but I could use some feedback.
I just want some feedback on a deal gone bad. A pistol was up for sale last night, I was first to post accepting it and I PMed him accepting it. I had cash in hand and called him first and set up a meeting to buy it.
Well, unfortunately for me, someone called after me and told him he would come by with cash that night. I told him I would meet at his convenience. If I had any idea that the guy would sell to anyone who showed at his door, I would have left immediately.
So, here is the question. Is it appropriate to call someone from the classifieds if you are not the first poster to try and make a deal? Once someone says, "I'll take it", does that constitute a deal of some kind that should be respected by NWFA members, or it it ok to try to make a side deal with the seller?
I don't have any evidence that the guy sold it to a NWFA member because it was listed on another site, but I just want to know the acceptable standards here.
Anyhoo, I am sure that I could have done things better and next time I will do things differently, but I could use some feedback.