I must disagree with Perfect. You simply have to manage your own dealings; not expect someone else with a big stick to force the issue. There may be perfectly legitimate reasons for backing out of a deal; it's happened to me both ways. Sure its kinda disappointing, but having feedback postings regarding everyone's little bitches does not serve anyone & clogs the system with irrelevancies. In the end I've always ended up with a better buyer anyway. Ever made an inquiry, expressed some interest, then you ended up going in another direction? I have & plenty of others have. Punitive policies such as the proposed would only discourage business & gain me nothing. You can easily manage other inquiries & offers by stating that "while interest has been expressed & the piece may be spoken for, I haven't seen the $ yet, so the unit may still be available to you. I'll get back to you within X days". I always do this as a matter of policy. The system works well enough as-is; I say leave well enough alone.
Suggestion for buying and selling on the site
I would like to see a system based more on the way Ebay does things. When you back out on a deal on ebay you get bad feedback and eventual removal from the site.
Could we have something you click on that finalizes the deal and confirms the purchase? There could even be a make offer box and if accepted it would insert the name of the buyer.
I have noticed a growing number of people saying that they want it and then you never hear from them again or one step further and they say they will send payment and never do.
This makes it hard because it can cause you to loose other potential buyers. An ad does its best when it is brand new and you loose sales when you tell everyone the sale is pending and it falls through.
We need something that signafies a purchase. Something we can add feedback to if the person says they want it and then back out.
What do you think?
Could we have something you click on that finalizes the deal and confirms the purchase? There could even be a make offer box and if accepted it would insert the name of the buyer.
I have noticed a growing number of people saying that they want it and then you never hear from them again or one step further and they say they will send payment and never do.
This makes it hard because it can cause you to loose other potential buyers. An ad does its best when it is brand new and you loose sales when you tell everyone the sale is pending and it falls through.
We need something that signafies a purchase. Something we can add feedback to if the person says they want it and then back out.
What do you think?