Post a Price..or "Make an Offer?"

[mechanicalman]

Funny story...not really: when I first joined, I inquired about another member's cards that he had advertised multiple times in the BST and referenced many times in other posts. I asked if they were available, and at what price, and this member asked me to "make an offer." So, I did my diligence, researched VCP and made what the seller called a "fair offer." But, in the same breath, he said that he "checked his inventory and realized they had already sold."

In sum, this guy knew that they had sold; yet instead of telling me that when I first inquired, he still wasted my time fishing for a number. For what reason? I have no idea...as Bryce Harper would say...clown move, bro

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

Funny story...not really: when I first joined, I inquired about another member's cards that he had advertised multiple times in the BST and referenced many times in other posts. I asked if they were available, and at what price, and this member asked me to "make an offer." So, I did my diligence, researched VCP and made what the seller called a "fair offer." But, in the same breath, he said that he "checked his inventory and realized they had already sold."

In sum, this guy knew that they had sold; yet instead of telling me that when I first inquired, he still wasted my time fishing for a number. For what reason? I have no idea...as Bryce Harper would say...clown move, bro

If you offered a stupid high price, he would have secured the cards. Sorta like famed seller WhereTheyAint.

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

If you offered a stupid high price, he would have secured the cards. Sorta like famed seller WhereTheyAint.

I could have offered 10x VCP and my first born child. The seller did not have the cards about which I was asking. Other posts I found later (again, I was new to the board) showed that the cards in question had sold. But instead of telling me this, he went fishing for a price after the fact. Completely disingenuous.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

I could have offered 10x VCP and my first born child. The seller did not have the cards about which I was asking. Other posts I found later (again, I was new to the board) showed that the cards in question had sold. But instead of telling me this, he went fishing for a price after the fact. Completely disingenuous.

And do you think WhereTheyAint owns any cards???? He would have found them.

[Daveyc]

As a buyer, nothing annoys me more than no prices posted.