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Is a deal a deal?

Hello Audiogoners,

I have been sitting on the side lines for the past two years. The several posts on this site are both educational and enjoyable. Audiogon is a place where audio and home theater hobbyists meet and share common interests.Right?

The point that I am making is,has anybody lied on a deal that they made with you? Over the past two years I have purchased twelve items on this site. All twelve have been deals with people who are honest and represenative of Audiogons policies. This said, shopping here is mostly free of worries.

However, last month, I had a deal pending with an Audiogoner. We came to an agreed figure, exchanged adddesses, and phone numbers and planned a time to call to finalize things. We had e-mailed each other several times back and forth. An hour before he was supposed to call me, he e-mailed me saying there was aproblem with the man that he was buying his replacement amp from. Meanwhile, an identicle ad was found on e-bay from a friend of mine. This individual uses two e-mail address, and but is still known as Nick.

The point that I am making is this individual shouldn't be abusing this site. We are composed of honest people sharing the same interests.This was so upsetting that when I read a new listing of his today, that indicated his e-bay address I notified him that he is a lier!

If you make a deal stick with it,you will also make a friend!These are my findings.

Happy Listening,
Jerry
strazz71
ljgj
955 posts
 
There is also the guy who says he is considering and very interested in buying your item but never really commits to it. He emails a bunch of questions and you try to answer as best as possible - he still never says he actually wants the item - then bam someone who has done his homework on the item prior to certain obvious questions and says - I want it. The other guy emails back and asks even more questions and you have to say sorry but it sold. He then gets upset and starts bashing you that he should have been warned it might be sold and says you flushed the toilet while he was still on it. This particular guy was not an Audiogon member and I tried to say that when an item goes on this site the first person to commit wins because we all know we could take too long in making up our mind and lose out to a fellow member plus it is always not easy to determine who is or who is not really wanting to buy the item. I have had people say yes I want the item and then seem to leave the face of the internet. All of these things are the risk we take on this site. I really enjoy exchanging thoughts and opinions on the threads and most of the people I have dealt with are very good and honest and I do not care if they leave feedback or not as long as they are happy with the deal and so am I.
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thedautch
329 posts
 
I had a guy make me an offer on a pair of interconnects. I accepted the offer. Legally, acceptance+offer=deal. Period. The next morning, I get an e-mail from him. "What color is the phrase 'MIT' on the jacket of the cable?" I had an immediate sinking feeling. Anyway, I e-mail him back with the answer. He e-mails me again: "What color are the connectors?" On this particular cable, there had been no change in the color scheme of the connectors at any time, according to my research. (Nor, incidentally, had there been a change in the color of the phrase "MIT" on the outside of the cable's jacket.) I e-mail him back with the answer to that one, too. He e-mails several more inane questions. Finally, I send him a message saying, "I've given you every possible detail about this cable. Are you interested?" He writes back, saying how curt and rude it was of me to ask that. Then, nothing. Never heard from the guy.
kthomas
911 posts
 
I agree that "offer+acceptance=deal", but that only holds between up-front dealing in good faith. "It's not a deal until the check clears" is the rule on the wild frontier.

I love it when a deal goes well, start to finish, and most of mine have. I think it's great when two human beings can trust each other and it pays off for both. Call me sentimental, but it makes everything seem a bit better. However, dealing with people who ask inane questions, who lowball you, who back out, etc. is all part of the game and, IMO, no worse than dealing with dealers who don't give you the time of day unless you've got $10K in your hand or who obviously know less about their products than you do. AND, the price is a lot better by putting up with inane questions and people who back out of deals. -Kirk

bwyoung
143 posts
 
I agree with Kthomas, first with the fact that I get a sense of satisfaction when a deal goes according to someone's word alone and an agreement is made knowing there are no real reprocusions to backing out except that your word is no longer something you can be proud of. Like the handshake of old, it's only as good as the one making it. I have made several deals on audiogon and have had very good luck. Yes, there are low-life crawling around in every arena regardless of the safeguards on this or any site. I also agree with Kthomas that the same problems can and do exist with audio dealers and local face to face deals. People is people.
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