I have been following this thread with great interest. Let it be known that this not just about Craigslist. The honorable collectors on this and other lists are prone to the same questionable behavior. Some months back I responded to an offer to sell on one of the phono lists. I quickly agreed to the asking price. It was a good deal on a very nice machine. The sale was confirmed by the seller. All that was left was for the seller to tell me the shipping costs so that I could make my PayPal payment. I instead received an e-mail telling me that his son didn't want him to sell that particular machine. The deal that I thought was done was called off that quickly.
I was very interested to read Rich's comment, "Check with the antique car crowd, they will explain how this works as many old wrecks have sentimental value to the family member who pops up and kills your deal." What can I say - caveat emptor, let the buyer beware - on Craigslist and on the phono lists as well. Don't be naive. > Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:56:19 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Craigslist Rant > > Unfortunate but the deal is not final until pictures of dead presidents > or Ben Franklin change hands. Check or PayPal will not do the job > either. If they refuse teh Pay Pal or do not cash the check you loose. > Check with the antique car crowd, they will explain how this works as > many old wrecks have sentimental value to the family member ho pops up > and kills your deal. If the seller is holding cash the deal is final, > but if not cash then they can back out on you. > > john robles wrote: > > Hello all > > I need to rant. I have been made a sucker. I sold my nice mahogany Victrola > > XVI in order to buy a Victrola XIV in beautifully grained American Walnut > > on Craigslist. The deal was made a few days ago (all documented in email) > > and I was set to drive down to San Clemente tomorrow to get it. Tonight the > > seller writes me and says "Hi John, I'm sorry to say this but I have > > another offer on the > > Victrola for $600. The collector thAt looked at it said it has an > > uncommon walnut finish. Anyway, I am giving him until next weekend to > > pay/pickup. I'm sorry for any inconvience this may have cause you. Good > > luck to you." > > So I sold my nice XVI for nothing. And the seller reneged on a done deal > > because she got a better offer (by the way, her ad asked for $450 and I > > agreed to pay that). The other collector is going to find out that it isn't > > Circassian, and I hope he renegs on her. I reported her to Craigslist for > > gogn back on the deal. Obviously I am very unhappy about this. I just > > wanted to vent. > > Thank you for listening! Now I have to find a nice victrola to replace my > > XVI... > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
