I had some Auction/Sale/Trade thoughts.
mark s-walker wrote:
quoted 3 lines what goes around, comes around. on 2 occasions i've have pulled out of> what goes around, comes around. on 2 occasions i've have pulled out of
> auctions without giving the seller's notice & making lame excuses, so with
> it happening to me i didn't really mind :)
I think 'Why a bidder/buyer has pulled out of an Auction' is no business of the
seller. But the bidder/buyer should at least offer an email to notify the
seller he or she is out of the Auction.
quoted 3 lines what i really hate are the people that email me seeing if i've kept the> what i really hate are the people that email me seeing if i've kept the
> record in a plastic protective sleeve since the day i bought it etc etc.
> then they oull out of the sale!
I appreciate this type of questioning during a Sale or Auction. I think the
condition of the record sleeve/jacket/cover is critical -- even when spending
as little as 20$, or 100$s more, at Auction for a sight-unseen record. One
persons 'average' may be another persons 'excellent' and vice versa.
quoted 2 lines i bought a record which was supposed to be mint in all> i bought a record which was supposed to be mint in all
> aspects. the bpm was written in black felt-tip pen on the label.
Any imperfections should be explained to the bidder/buyer regardless if it is a
Sale or Auction and regardless of whether the bidder/buyer asks. This includes
telling a buyer that a title is 'Promo' and has non-commercial
(cut/punched/missing) artwork. I make it a habit to tell all buyers/bidders
what condition a title is in before I send it to them (especially felt-tip pen
markings!).
quoted 2 lines if> if
> its too expensive you won't sell it!
Since Auctions usually fetch a greater amount of $ than a standard Sale or
Trade I think the person conducting the Auction should go out of his or her way
to accomodate the bidders questioning. If I conduct an auction I build a web
page to provide images of the title and elaborations in text on its condition.
My reasoning is if I am knowingly making more money via an Auction I should put
some effort into it.
Jeffrey