DS: Closet cleanout! MMM candelabra skirt for CHeAP, Dozing Cat apron, BTSSB Halloween stuff, etc.!

[klhinkle]

Comments

[kotboga]

Ah.
.. But, wasn't I supposed to have the priority since I wrote you first with a public comment?

I don't buy on EGL too often but I remember that sellers used at least to ask the first in line to confirm there was no longer interest in the item before selling to the other potential buyers. I know 4 days passed between your answer and mine, but still .. I didn't read anything like 'first pay first served' policy in your post and I didn't make you wait for weeks. Honestly I can't help finding this quite unfair.

But maybe rules have changed, I'll ask the mods to be sure.

[klhinkle]

I'm sorry that you feel this is unfair, but as a mod of the community I can tell you that priority is at the discretion of the seller. In most cases, sellers will give priority for whoever leaves their PayPal first, and in this case I had assumed you were no longer interested as you did not state anywhere that you were committing to buy and did not respond for days. It is unfair to expect a seller to hold an item for a buyer who has not committed to purchase and has not responded to the shipping quote for days. I understand why you would be upset for not getting the item, but with no response and no statement committing to buy, I assumed you were no longer interested and gave priority to who sent me their PayPal and stated their commitment to purchase.

There is no encompassing rule on this subject, and a comment asking about shipping does not indicate that the person is first in line if they do not state their intention to purchase to the seller or ask them to hold the item while they decide.

[kotboga]

So .. I, as the seller, am free to sell my items to whoever is able to pay first?
It doesn't matter if some buyer asked for informations or photos or anything regarding the items first: if there's a buyer ready to pay, paypal address provided, I'm legitimated to sell the item to him/her. How do buyers commit to buy exactly? Should they state 'I am committed to buy' in their sale's comment to be considered first in line? Do they have to provide their Paypal address? What if buyers need informations regarding the item first .. As the seller I can ignore them if there's someone else willing to buy immediately no questions asked? Buyers can ask to put an item on hold while seeking/waiting informations? What happens if the buyer asked to put the item on hold and then, after the informations have been provided, the buyer decides (for whatever reason) not to buy the item anymore?

I can't find any clue on the rules page regarding the proper procedure besides the 'once you have committed to sell to or buy from another member, that commitment

[wonderfinch]

Hi there

[klhinkle]

1/2

[klhinkle]

2/2

Saying "Hi, I'm interested" is NOT a stated intention to buy. Interest can change at any point in time and is non-binding. Saying that you were planning on purchasing the item but needed more information would have been acceptable. You could have also asked me to do a hold for you, which you did not do. Four days IS, in my opinion as a seller (something to be determined by the seller, not the mod team), FAR too long to hold an item with absolutely NO contact AT ALL. I assumed that shipping costs were too high for you and chose to sell to the next in line only after I waited 48HRS for you to contact me again, which never happened.

There was no sale here, you did not state your intention to purchase, and as a seller per our community rules I was completely in the right to do as I did. I did not at any point in time ignore you, as you will see I responded to your request within 1 hour and did not receive communication or a clear statement of plans to purchase from you.