Why Sellers Forget To Update Ads, Sold/ Pending

Makes you wonder why the ad is still alive if the item is sold, why not just delete the ad altogether? "Sale Pending" is my pet peeve. If someone commits and tells me that payment is forthcoming I list it as sold... if the sale falls through I spend the $3 and re-list. Sale Pending ads screams I DON'T TRUST THE BUYER TO LIVE UP TO HIS END OF THE DEAL AND I'M CHEAP. I feel better now.

Its in the subject of your post (Sellers forget). At least I do. Guilty as charged.

Well I have to agree and disagree with some and others.

Yes, I hate it when I inquire on an item just to get a snide response, (if I'm lucky to even get one at all) - that I'm somehow wasting their time for being interested in what they're selling. Or, along the same lines, submitting an offer and not getting a response for a few days. All the while, you're left in limbo not knowing whether or not you should move on to the next deal.

But as far as marking your ads as "Sale Pending"... I'm not so bothered by it. I think at least it tells potential buyers that though the item may be spoken for, there's still a chance. I've been on both ends of this (as a seller and buyer).

I know that buyers can flake. As a buyer, if an ad is marked "sale pending", I'll take it as awaiting payment and that it's not a done deal. I'll be inclined to submit a back up offer just in case it falls through. But if it's marked 'sold'... I'm not going to bother the seller. I don't want to annoy, pester or unnecessarily clutter anyone's mailbox. And I'm sure others think the same way. Not only that, but it at least makes it appear as though the ad is being updated.

I don't think it tells the buyer you don't trust him. It simply just allows the seller to have continued, possible interest until the money is in the bank.

Drugs.

How does one go about eliminating an offer to sell when the item is sold? There is no record on My Page nor can I figure out how to edit the ad.

Thanks,

Damon