Don't Think I'll Buy This...


I'm in the market for a 2nd amp and 2nd pair of speakers. Check my feedback, I'm a legitimate buyer and will make a reasonable deal. I've had these experiences which seem odd for someone wanting to sell:

1) "I'll post photos in a few days". Usually they never show up. I bet ads with photos get stuff sold lots quicker than without.

2) "it's still avail, 2nd owner, you want it or not, don't have box, i got other people" I don't rate proper punctuation, grammar, etc.? They think such a dismissive attitude makes me want to work with them?

3) "Good condition amp." This sometimes is the only body of ad and often doesn't contain the "new" price. Why make your prospective buyer do bunches of legwork to find out things like power output, etc. I, like most people, want more...some meat. Try to talk me into it; it's worked before by grabbing my interest. We all love to read about audio so give us something to pour over a bit.

4) "If you're reading this ad you already know what this is." Hmmm, not really. I've bought items that I originally knew nothing about but was drawn in by an ad. Am considering such a speaker right now. However, I got a gruff response to an inquiry and immediately wrote the guy off. I certainly can wait until another pops up.

I've dealt with non-English speaking sellers and buyers who were actively involved and made the deal a pleasure, so I think these kinds of attitudes are just personality types but, boy, I sure don't think I'll buy anything from them.
tomryan
I have to admit that when I see something from someone that looks disorgainzed or without much thought, I wonder if the product has been treated the same way. Once dealt with someone who did not even care to use proper sentence structure, punctuation, etc. and the ICs came reeking of cig. smoke. I had to have them ozoned for a full day and then the wood case still stunk for months.

I think I just like a well written ad with care and concern evident, and enough info so I can get a good start. However, I never did think about how a good deal may be had from a badly written one. Interesting...
you've just described most of the dealer ads on this site,its the old school sales mentality,get them on the phone then sell.

as soon as i click into an ad & i dont see a pic i instantly click back out of it without reading anything & i bypass all the EMIL4U & CALL4PRICE ads too.

im glad guys dont take pics of their gear it makes it easier for those of us with cameras to sell our gear.

mike.
glad i actually posted pics of my current classified ad when i said i would, you guys are harsh! i agree though, it usually does help sell the item.

i just recently read a thread (maybe yours bigjoe) about people stealing other peoples images for their own use. when stuff like that happens you wonder why you don't give your local dealer more business.

the lure of the deal....
Tomryan, double check your second sentence of your last post, it seems that even your grammar may not be perfect.
I always put the word "pics" in my ad heading. Why? Because I enjoy looking at pics from other sellers so I figure others feel likewise. I get a kick when my pictures show up in the "cool pics" section.
On the other hand, I agree qith Entrope as I've picked up some real bargains on items with terrible ads because I was the only bidder (ebay).