- Nov 11, 2009
- 31,000
Had a few issues recently with the classified ad process.
It would really be useful if we could return to ther old "Commit to buy" system, wherein a seller would post an object and a price, the buyer would commit to purchase, and the deal would be locked in and the ad delisted at that time.
I've committed to purchase a couple of items, and had one add items to the original ad and up the price, and a second decided to sell to someone else because I didn't reply to his PM immediately, even after my commitment.
I will say that most of the deals I've made here were more than satisfactory; it's the outliers that are problematic.
It's a bit frustrating, just the same.
It would really be useful if we could return to ther old "Commit to buy" system, wherein a seller would post an object and a price, the buyer would commit to purchase, and the deal would be locked in and the ad delisted at that time.
I've committed to purchase a couple of items, and had one add items to the original ad and up the price, and a second decided to sell to someone else because I didn't reply to his PM immediately, even after my commitment.
I will say that most of the deals I've made here were more than satisfactory; it's the outliers that are problematic.
It's a bit frustrating, just the same.