audiogon rant

ohskigod
ohskigod Posts: 6,502
edited November 2006 in The Clubhouse
for the life of me, I cant figure out people's fascination with asking the same 2 questins when you are selling an item

1) is this item still available? to which you respond yes, and then you hear nothing. if it hapenned once, you can just chaulk it up to circumstance. but i have literally had no less than 25 people asking me this question on the Sopia Baby amp i am selling. same respone, NOTHING. for christ sakes, why ask?!?!!?!

2) What is the lowest prie you will sell this item for? Hmmm, guess I shouldnt complain, I mean why should I feel I garner enough respect to actually have an offer? perhaps if you bypass the whole negotiation process, i will send you this item for the low price of 20.00 and a dunkin donuts coupon for a f&kin coffee coolata!!!! @sshole!!

So I recently posed this item on Ebay, and got someone o buy it for th buy it now option of 375.00 of course i am worried, since this guy has 0 feedback and just joined ebay 5 days ago. so I have a feeling that aint cominh through, which begs the question, why click buy it now IF YOUR NOT BUYING THE GODDAMN ITEM?!?!?!?!?!?

shouldnt rant about the ebay thing, I guess I should say shame on me for not blocking 0 feedback buyers, and its only been a day since he took the buy it now option. I sent him an invoice this morning. we'll see what happens.

What do people have to benefit by doing crap like this, am I missing somthing?
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited November 2006
    I am officially nominating you to write for Andy Roony.
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited November 2006
    Yep, welcome to online selling. I hate selling stuff via those types of sites.

    As for the buy it now options, you can choose when creating the auction that if they select buy it now, they must pay that second. Makes life easier, esp if you only accept paypal.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited November 2006
    Sheesh... i hear ya. I nearly cringe whenever i sell something by auction these days. I've nearly stopped selling altogether now. To many scams out there. I enjoy selling, but man sometimes it's not worth the hassle anymore.

    I think this year i've only bought/sold about 6 items using ebay. that's about 1/4 of what i normally do per year.

    Good luck... hope things work out for ya.
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited November 2006
    Is the item still available? And, what's the lowest price you will take for it? :D

    Audigon, since it mainly houses direct sales, has always had the "is it still available" issue--since many sellers don't bother changing the status, or the description line, after an item sells. But, I'm with you Lou: why ask if you don't follow-up on the response? I usually phrase my inquiries as "if the item is still available, I'll take it at your price, or I'll offer x dollars if still available." That only requires one response from the seller to get a deal going.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited November 2006
    Just imagine if you had to sell your item in an actual store -- people would put their hands all over it, fondle your tubes, ask a bunch of stupid questions, and walk out with no intention whatsoever of buying it. At least via audiogoons or e-nay, you only have to deal with a few words in an e-mail.

    BTW -- I always insist on immediate payment via PayPal when selling on ebay. Same is true for audiogon. I don't hold items for anyone or even accept money orders unless I talk to the buyer personally and he has a good feedback record. In return, I promptly ship their item and provide a tracking number.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited November 2006
    hey, I'll still sell stuff, but its just silly to me the way people act. so far I have heard nothing from the buy it now guy. but an audiogoner said he would take it for 350.00 (didnt clarify if that was shipped, probably would do it just to get this done) Both the ebay and audiogon have asian names, knowing my luck, there the same guy and he purposly locked up my ebay listeng to low ball me on the audiogon listing

    he originally wrote me the "how low will you go" email, I responded I wont go below asking price unless a solid offer is made. He came back with 350.00, hey, at least he didnt give me an insult offer. I'll say this, if a polkie gives me 325.00 shipped, its theres. rather hook someone up here than play games elsewhere.
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited November 2006
    Good philosophy :D

    I know when I get rid of my gear after I upgrade, I probably won't touch the bay or a-gon.
    Lovin that music year after year.

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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited November 2006
    Ive emailed a seller on Audiogon for 4 days now on a item, still no word back from them. I know its Turkey week but I think I would contact someone that was interested in my stuff!!!
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited November 2006
    ohskigod wrote:
    for the life of me, I cant figure out people's fascination with asking the same 2 questins when you are selling an item

    1) is this item still available? to which you respond yes, and then you hear nothing. if it hapenned once, you can just chaulk it up to circumstance. but i have literally had no less than 25 people asking me this question on the Sopia Baby amp i am selling. same respone, NOTHING. for christ sakes, why ask?!?!!?!

    1. They're just "window shopping". Everybody likes to dream.
    2. They are really interested in your item, but they have to see if they can scrape enough pennies together to afford it. They want to know if the item is still available before they go and sell 5 pints of their blood.
    3. They have to ask their wife or significant other for approval. They know that the most likely answer will be "NOOOOOOO". They want to know if the item is still available before they drum up enough courage to ask permission.
    ohskigod wrote:
    2) What is the lowest [price] you will sell this item for? Hmmm, guess I shouldnt complain, I mean why should I feel I garner enough respect to actually have an offer? perhaps if you bypass the whole negotiation process, i will send you this item for the low price of 20.00 and a dunkin donuts coupon for a f&kin coffee coolata!!!! @sshole!!

    I usually just ignore these. If I feel like some amusement, I will respond with "What is the most you will pay?.

    ohskigod wrote:
    What do people have to benefit by doing crap like this, am I missing somthing?

    Why do people go to jewelry stores and luxury car dealerships, tie up the salesperson's time, all the while knowing that they can't afford the paper that the item's price is printed on? See my answer #1 to your question #1.

    Actually, the tire kickers, dreamers, compulsive shoppers, and low ballers don't irk me (that much). I understand that it comes with the territory. What really irritates me are the lazy idiots who ask questions that are clearly answered in the ad and/or ask if I have pictures of the item when all he/she had to do was scroll down to the end of my ad to see the pictures. I just ask them to go back and read the ad. I go to a lot of effort to write detailed ads which include multiple clear pictures of the actual item.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2006
    DarqueKnight wrote:
    3. They have to ask their wife or significant other for approval. They know that the most likely answer will be "NOOOOOOO". They want to know if the item is still available before they drum up enough courage to ask permission.

    I'm ALWAYS guilty of this one.:D
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,091
    edited November 2006
    hearingimpared wrote:
    I'm ALWAYS guilty of this one.:D

    You WUSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!! Nothing costs over $25.00 or did you forget?
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2006
    pearsall001 wrote:
    You WUSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!! Nothing costs over $25.00 or did you forget?

    Naaaaaa, I had to come clean with her.

    1. VPI 16.5 Basic package record cleaning machine = $529

    2. MARIGO/3-D STABILIZER MAT SIGNATURE 3-D STABILIZER MAT SIGNATURE = $199

    3. Dynavector 10x5 cartridge = $380

    4. Sansui TU-777 AM/FM Analog Tuner = $200

    5. ICs & Speaker cables = $300 - $400

    6. Possible CD Player estimate = $600 to $1000

    7. Software/month = $75.00

    I can't think of any way to hide the total, can you. . . she's not na
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,091
    edited November 2006
    hearingimpared wrote:
    Naaaaaa, I had to come clean with her.

    1. VPI 16.5 Basic package record cleaning machine = $529

    2. MARIGO/3-D STABILIZER MAT SIGNATURE 3-D STABILIZER MAT SIGNATURE = $199

    3. Dynavector 10x5 cartridge = $380

    4. Sansui TU-777 AM/FM Analog Tuner = $200

    5. ICs & Speaker cables = $300 - $400

    6. Possible CD Player estimate = $600 to $1000

    7. Software/month = $75.00

    I can't think of any way to hide the total, can you. . . she's not na
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2006
    We need to stop hijacking this thread and talk through email.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited November 2006
    no word on the Ebay buy it now. I sent him a message saying I am reporting it unpaid as soon as possible, which I just found out is 7 days.

    emailed the Audiogon guy that I am changing my mind and not selling it. Really sure this guy and whever clicked the buy it now are working together. screw them, I'll keep the amp. I know 50.00 bucks aint much, but I dont like how they did it. I'll give it to the homeless to buy crack before I sell it to them jerkoffs for 350.00.

    man I'm in a bad mood.

    learned my lesson though, from now on, all 0 feedback buyers will be blocked.
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    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited November 2006
    keeping the audiogon listing open though, figure that might tick em off :D
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    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

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