From Jeffrey Burk Sent Fri, Apr 24th 1998, 17:24
From Jeffrey Burk Sent Fri, Apr 24th 1998, 17:24
I had some Auction/Sale/Trade thoughts. mark s-walker wrote: > what goes around, comes around. on 2 occasions i've have pulled out of > auctions without giving the seller's notice & making lame excuses, so with > it happening to me i didn't really mind :) I think 'Why a bidder/buyer has pulled out of an Auction' is no business of the seller. But the bidder/buyer should at least offer an email to notify the seller he or she is out of the Auction. > what i really hate are the people that email me seeing if i've kept the > record in a plastic protective sleeve since the day i bought it etc etc. > then they oull out of the sale! I appreciate this type of questioning during a Sale or Auction. I think the condition of the record sleeve/jacket/cover is critical -- even when spending as little as 20$, or 100$s more, at Auction for a sight-unseen record. One persons 'average' may be another persons 'excellent' and vice versa. > i bought a record which was supposed to be mint in all > aspects. the bpm was written in black felt-tip pen on the label. Any imperfections should be explained to the bidder/buyer regardless if it is a Sale or Auction and regardless of whether the bidder/buyer asks. This includes telling a buyer that a title is 'Promo' and has non-commercial (cut/punched/missing) artwork. I make it a habit to tell all buyers/bidders what condition a title is in before I send it to them (especially felt-tip pen markings!). > if > its too expensive you won't sell it! Since Auctions usually fetch a greater amount of $ than a standard Sale or Trade I think the person conducting the Auction should go out of his or her way to accomodate the bidders questioning. If I conduct an auction I build a web page to provide images of the title and elaborations in text on its condition. My reasoning is if I am knowingly making more money via an Auction I should put some effort into it. Jeffrey