It's a harmless question that takes all of five second to produce a response for. If you didn't want dumb questions asked, you shouldn't have posted an ad, let alone one with "obo".
Don't get me wrong. I can get irritated myself too. But, for the most part I can usually tell when items for sale will move quickly or take a little longer. It's these items that take longer that I would most likely pose the question...
Which brings me to my next point. In every instance that I've bought an item, I always ask one question in the very beginning to start the communication flowing. Most times it's: "Is this still available?" I almost always know the answer, but again, it's just to open the lines of communication.
Take it with a grain of salt. If you can't, I suspect you won't be selling too much on this site.
Don't get me wrong. I can get irritated myself too. But, for the most part I can usually tell when items for sale will move quickly or take a little longer. It's these items that take longer that I would most likely pose the question...
Which brings me to my next point. In every instance that I've bought an item, I always ask one question in the very beginning to start the communication flowing. Most times it's: "Is this still available?" I almost always know the answer, but again, it's just to open the lines of communication.
Take it with a grain of salt. If you can't, I suspect you won't be selling too much on this site.