To give them a slight doubt benefit, I will frequently ask if seller is ever in town and willing to meet up partway, because I hate driving, but I also make sure to phrase it as "if it is convenient for you and you are willing to do me a favor" not "I expect you to do extra work to sell me this thing" (edit:) AND only if they haven't specified originally how firm they are on pickup vs delivery.
And sometimes it pays off. I once had a seller offer to transport a sectional couch for free after I committed to buying but clearly was still working on how to acquire it (win!).
yup - lots of people have the attention spans of fleas on meth. don't read, don't absorb, don't retain.
the special accomodations is just adding one more layer of annoyance.
it gets even more annoying if you're posting something for free, and you have to go thru shit explaining. i cut-n-paste a lot from one email to another and give people pretty much one chance to figure it out before i stop replying to them.
the one i love the most lately is the people trolling the Free section, offering to charge me to haul away the stuff i've posted as a free pickup... instant delete.
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And sometimes it pays off. I once had a seller offer to transport a sectional couch for free after I committed to buying but clearly was still working on how to acquire it (win!).
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My listing: I have a thing for $200
Dude: "I will give you $ 75.00 cash ?"
Me: "I'm sorry, but offering less than 50% of my asking price is insultingly low."
Dude: "what's your best price" (Dude clearly suffers from Question Mark Brain Farts)
Me: "$175"
...waiting...
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the special accomodations is just adding one more layer of annoyance.
it gets even more annoying if you're posting something for free, and you have to go thru shit explaining. i cut-n-paste a lot from one email to another and give people pretty much one chance to figure it out before i stop replying to them.
the one i love the most lately is the people trolling the Free section, offering to charge me to haul away the stuff i've posted as a free pickup... instant delete.
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