cyanidekid
Titanium
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2016
- Location
- Brooklyn NYC
I dont believe this is officially policy here, but I think it is incumbent upon any parties listing items for sale on this site to inform potential buyers up front that the item is also listed for sale on an alternate service/s such as craigslist or ebay, or even the bulletin board at the local food co-op, or that you offered it the guy you sold something to last march.
It is just the right thing to do, as many of us here consider a response to a for-sale post to be a (semi)binding commitment on our part, and not knowing if it is equally respected by the seller is simply not entirely above board.
the mutual respect and integrity of this community is pretty amazing, but it is based on certain prerequisites.
when you post an item without disclosing the other postings, and THEN tell the responders "well, I'd rather sell it to Joe down the block", or, "now that you say you will take it, I guess I'll tell you I listed it 4 other places, and IF they all fall through, I MIGHT sell it to you" it just isn't right.
It is just the right thing to do, as many of us here consider a response to a for-sale post to be a (semi)binding commitment on our part, and not knowing if it is equally respected by the seller is simply not entirely above board.
the mutual respect and integrity of this community is pretty amazing, but it is based on certain prerequisites.
when you post an item without disclosing the other postings, and THEN tell the responders "well, I'd rather sell it to Joe down the block", or, "now that you say you will take it, I guess I'll tell you I listed it 4 other places, and IF they all fall through, I MIGHT sell it to you" it just isn't right.