From a Newbie - How long should I wait?

Both Viridian and Swampwalker have good comments / suggestions. I would drop the seller an email and tell them that you are no longer interested or give them a specific deadline to respond back to your offer ( Friday @ 5 PM CST cut-off time, etc... ). If still interested, you might ask if the cables are still available as some sellers simply don't respond to inquiries after they've sold the merchandise, nor do they update their ads.

As to being a newcomer to Audiogon, i hope that you don't think that all transactions go like this one. Most every transaction that i've been involved in has been nothing less than enjoyable and has given me a chance to talk with / get to know a lot of different people from all walks of life. Needless to say, it's been a blast. Hopefully, you'll have the same thoughts and feelings in the long run : ) Sean
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Thanks for all the responses (including the one sent privately to me).

As it turns out, the seller contacted me this morning and we have agreed on the sale. I'm glad that I waited.

I know that some of us (including me) have to travel for our jobs and that we can't always respond immediately. With the internet and email, I've pretty much gotten accustomed to immediate information.

Sometimes I think that I just need to sit back, relax, enjoy the music, and say "its just a set of cables"; tomorrow will still be OK.

Thanks again.
Chris

Thats interesting. The way I look at it is that until you hear from the seller that your offer is accepted you are under absolutely no obligation and can do whatever you want. I don't mean this in a legal way but in a general doing business with fellow audiophiles way.

I have to tell you, this just happened to me. I think it is bad business and that the sellers have a responsibility to everyone that says they want to purchase to respond in some way. I wanted to post negative feedback I was so miffed (didn't though). My story was:

I sent an e-mail saying I wanted to purchase the item. Then right after I sent another e-mail saying that since I was at work I could not see their response until I got home that night (can't get to my e-mail at work). I thought I was being considerate. Well, no response at all. Nothing. Here it is about a week later, nothing. Item still shows as being available on A'gon.

Based on this, I will never do business with this person. Their loss.

Matty

I was under the impression that according to A-gon rules if a seller does not respond within 24 hours then an offer "expires" and the potential purchaser is not "obligated" to follow through with the offer. Of course in practice, I usually give it a few days because most others, like me, live fairly busy lives.