Im not sure what you point is here, I saw an ad this week for a Counterpont Phone Pre Pre amp @ 5% of retail and immediatly emailed the seller and got no answer. Well, I just rolled with it and such is life. I dont think a seller has any obligation in a classified to sell to any certain person. If I recevive 5 offers, I am going to complete the deal which is easiest for me, (ie, local sale, etc) Maybe the only case in which you have a gripe is if you were the 1st viewer of the ad and offered to buy instantly. Ive heard from other members of courtesy in answering all emails...I consider myself a polite and courteous person, but I also have a job and life outside of audio and if I dont have time to reply to an email I say so be it.
Buyer Beware!
Man, I'm pissed! What about sellers that post over $6000 in analog gear then they don't return any email answers for 2 days. Then you find after your 4th email the seller has deleted the item. He answered the 5th email in which I asked for an explanation with "when I checked my email this morning I had 50 emails on the _____ and I sold it to the first email which I thought was fair and deleted the listing since it was sold" This item was posted for sale at approximately 50 % of retail at around 11pm est this past Wednesday evening and I emailled immediately with a message I would pay his asking price. He didn't answer until after his deletion with his lame reply. I feel as though someone's full of sh*t. I can't leave negative feedback as there was no transaction per se. So buyers beware of first time sellers here. And check them for feedback or lack of. I've been a member of this community for about 6 months and really like buying and selling here. I also enjoy the boards. Maybe the Powers that Be here could create a new class of sellers here. Like something along the lines of a Verifed Seller or denote on posted ads that the individual is a first time seller. I apologize for blowing off steam, but I still think I've been lied to by someone who still has other gear posted here for sale.