Don't Think I'll Buy This...


I'm in the market for a 2nd amp and 2nd pair of speakers. Check my feedback, I'm a legitimate buyer and will make a reasonable deal. I've had these experiences which seem odd for someone wanting to sell:

1) "I'll post photos in a few days". Usually they never show up. I bet ads with photos get stuff sold lots quicker than without.

2) "it's still avail, 2nd owner, you want it or not, don't have box, i got other people" I don't rate proper punctuation, grammar, etc.? They think such a dismissive attitude makes me want to work with them?

3) "Good condition amp." This sometimes is the only body of ad and often doesn't contain the "new" price. Why make your prospective buyer do bunches of legwork to find out things like power output, etc. I, like most people, want more...some meat. Try to talk me into it; it's worked before by grabbing my interest. We all love to read about audio so give us something to pour over a bit.

4) "If you're reading this ad you already know what this is." Hmmm, not really. I've bought items that I originally knew nothing about but was drawn in by an ad. Am considering such a speaker right now. However, I got a gruff response to an inquiry and immediately wrote the guy off. I certainly can wait until another pops up.

I've dealt with non-English speaking sellers and buyers who were actively involved and made the deal a pleasure, so I think these kinds of attitudes are just personality types but, boy, I sure don't think I'll buy anything from them.
tomryan

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I have to admit that when I see something from someone that looks disorgainzed or without much thought, I wonder if the product has been treated the same way. Once dealt with someone who did not even care to use proper sentence structure, punctuation, etc. and the ICs came reeking of cig. smoke. I had to have them ozoned for a full day and then the wood case still stunk for months.

I think I just like a well written ad with care and concern evident, and enough info so I can get a good start. However, I never did think about how a good deal may be had from a badly written one. Interesting...
Ejlif - Are saying I failed to include the subject? Guess I got a little casual in thought and presumed people would know I was talking about myself.
Zargon - Please see the last paragraph of my intitial post. I'll bet very few of the irritating ads and e-mail responses are from non-English speaking A'goners.

Trelja - What is the user name of your friend? I'll keep an eye out for his stuff.

Bikini clad girls...mmmm.

You know, I think in a lot of cases I just want to have some fun going through the ads. The sloppy or "don't give a damn" ones are not that entertaining. I have, though, bought items while just surfing around and finding an ad that rocks my boat.
Ejlif,

Ha, ha. You funny.

Found some good ads. Also found some bad ads. Found some entertaining ads, found some not so entertaining. May take a break for a few days. Don't know yet.