Originally Posted by
Eric
Kind of interested in this -- I get rid of a good bit of extra crap using freecycle and craigslist, and when I'm inundated with responses, I sift through them with a quasi-first-come-first-served approach. In other words, the email saying "I take it" may be the first one I receive, but the person who is a few emails later but is genuinely interested in all of the stuff and can communicate in complete sentences ends up being the one to whom I reply.
I always thought this was at my discretion as the giver/seller. Is there a code to this whole thing? I viewed it as a risk of buying used -- no guarantees. I may adjust if this is a major faux pas.
Most buy/sell forums I visit have a rule that the FIRST to reply/respond AND stating he'll pay the sum asked MUST have the first shot at the thing.
But it's a different matter if they just ask for more info, try to bargain etc.
But, basically, the first one to agree to pay the asking price is considered to be within his rights to claim the item...unless he's got bad rep/feedback etc...but I've heard of users being kicked due to violating that and selling to the highest bidder instead of the first to pay the asked price.
But, some forums allow for not posting a fixed maximum price, just best offers.
That's another story, then it's bargain game and anybody's guess...
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