Thread: Why even post??

For the record, I had a shotgun posted for sale here. After a few weeks of waiting, the buyer and I were finally able to do the transaction today. When I got home, I logged on and sent a PM to the two people who had contacted me about it after the first person(buyer)made an offer. I wanted to let them know that it was no longer for sale. Seemed like the right thing to do. Just sayin'.

Ya i have had a few good transactions with a few good guys on here but i was just venting there on that first post, one was from somebody with only a few posts but one was from a reputable name. either way it is over with and like you said i wont hold my breath! I enjoy helping people out that need cash and hey i get a gun out of it and get to meet some interesting people! -Respect- Ps-whats really good is after you send them a pm or two and...

The thing is, if you're responding to a *really good deal*, then there are probably a dozen other people responding to that deal too. That's a lot of responses, most of which don't help you sell the gun. Personally, I've done 4 deals on here, and all have gone smoothly. I've probably sent 30-40 pm's to people who had things I wanted though. Some of them reply that it's already taken, some of them don't....

Maybe you should try the feedback section? Since you're upset with persons not posting appropriately... Just sayin...

Some people just don't read, have time for, forget to, or respond to PM's..... Psssstttttt, like a certain gorilla that will remain nameless j/k bro...

I've noticed that lots of sellers have no posts, which means they are likely hopping from gun forum to gun forum, registering an account, then posting their stuff. They are probably counting on you opting to send an e-mail instead of a PM. But I agree with your rant. If you want to sell something, maintain your ad!

Quote: Originally Posted by Strapped Some people just don't read, have time for, forget to, or respond to PM's..... Psssstttttt, like a certain gorilla that will remain nameless j/k bro... Some do respond. Others use PAFOA as a sell dump and rarely ever contribute to anything information wise. I like to check a persons posting history just to see what kind of person I'm buying from/selling to. You can tell alot by a person by...

Yeah, wrong forum. Make specific feedback posts in the feedback forum or post this type of off general topic stuff in the lounge. {moved to lounge}

Hasn't happened to me here, but I've had stuff on Craigslist where the responses creeped me out, and I declined to admit that I exist. Some are the usual Nigerians, "Welcome, I have much interested in the items you have and the price seems goodly, please be so kind to respond with your best price and description and I will have my shipper pick it up, please pay him with the excess of the Bank of the Three Stooges money order...

I've made 3 transactions via the ads here. Not a single glitch. All were with known members. I'd be a bit cautious about a deal with a single post member such as seen on the ads here frequently. I would not do anything but FTF with an unknown and insist that before the deal is sealed I have to see the item and agree it is as advertised.