Be nice to nOobs

Welcome David, don't take it personally, the world is full of jack asses, and AudiogoN is no exception. You should have received a reply, there is no excuse for that, but I know it happens. Hang in there and be patient.
If I could go back and start over again, patience is the one thing that I've learned that I'd want to take back with me. You will miss out on some deals, but other great deals are just an hour, day, week or month away. I guess what I'm saying is don't get so excited and jump on an amp, and then next week you see a better deal and groan. With enough experience you will know a great deal when you see one, when to jump quickly and when to wait patiently.

I've done it both ways. Some things I own I bought the second I saw them, some, like my turntable, it took three months until the seller wore down and sold it at a price I was willing to pay. That being said, I've learned the market by missing out on some items that I wanted, I misjudged the market. It happens, but patience = $$$. If you can be patient, as a buyer or a seller, you will make out better than a desperate buyer/seller.

So what amp are you looking for? Pssst...over here....wanna buy some cables???

Cheers,
John

Don't know your style of communication. I always state my offer, USPS money order sent 1st class mail, expect ground UPS or FedEx and state my zip code so they can calculate shipping costs and accept/reject offer. It's clean, staight ahead and receives excellent response. Good luck.

Good morning David. I'm also in agreement with the rudeness of not answering your emails at all. It's happened to me too. However, Viridian may had hit the answer on the head. It seems more and more if an item has a pending buyer (or actually is sold but not relisted that way), the sellers simply don't respond to any emails inquiring about availability.

David -
Welcome.
I'm relatively new to Audiogon myself.
Don't be put off by the lack of response. I've encountered this on a very few occasions. Mainly folks have been prompt and gracious in their replies. Even when following up with an emailed question about an old thread they'd posted. You can certainly learn a lot on this site. There are some amazing systems and people with a lot of experience relaying their insights.
Hope you find the gear you are looking for.

Welcome David. I'm not sure if this may be what's going on but I think sellers are more responsive on a newly listed item. I've noticed that if an item has been listed a long time the sellers tend to be less responsive. I believe this is because they're no longer paying close attention to the ad as they would a newly listed one. It's also possible they have sold it and simply are administratively incompetent not identifying the item as sold (which is still rude).

In any event, now that the "Church Lady" has joined the forum, maybe folks manners will improve ;-)

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