As a potential buyer and infrequent seller, perhaps I sometimes correspond too much. A Nitto rack or some other jewel, its rare that there are crickets on the other end. Heck, at least crickets make noise! But I never thought of Eric's example, and Ken Y hit the nail on the head. If I sit back and think a bit about whether I should purchase something, even if I decide not to go through with a transaction, I do let the other party know my choice. And there will be more folks in line for the item. I even do the same with Craigslist ads cuz it is a real PITA for people to flake out.
Just don't let someone know, hey, if you ever want to sell that bike let me know. I've done that a few times over the years and end up with the f/f or bike, but you know what, I've been happy about the purchase even though I had to choke a little bit on the transaction. All good as these items can find a new home sometimes. Mike SLO CA On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 7:46:52 AM UTC-7 Ken Yokanovich wrote: > I look at it a bit like posting something on Craigslist or really ANY > retail experience. There will always be "tire-kickers," people who take a > test drive , try on clothes, ask lots of questions about a product. but > never buy. Retail is exhausting. > > Kudos and much respect to the team working at Rivendell who have > undoubtedly fielded many a phone call or email without a purchase. > > On Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 5:28:35 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> Ok kids, my recent experiences with folks who never reply after the first >> reach-out are starting to make me a little crazy. Ask for the shipping >> price, make an offer, knock yourselves out, but after I answer the trick is >> to tell me yay or nay. This used to be common but now I'm constantly being >> ghosted by people who act like their email suddenly stopped working. >> >> Is this a thing now? Am I just old and crotchety and need to get used to >> ghosts?? >> >> Joe Bernard >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/208a7a36-1c4f-42da-9d7f-6211da57ef29n%40googlegroups.com.
