BST Ediquite Question:

SAllen2556 · #1 07-13-2016, 07:52 AM

Not to make any excuses for anyone, but once when I was selling cards on the BST I received a PM through my email to buy the cards at, let's say 4:30pm. I agreed. I then looked at the original post I had made and noticed a reply to buy on my original posting at 4:25pm. Because I received the PM in my email I had responded to that message without realizing that someone had already offered to purchase the cards 5 minutes earlier on my original listing.

Just saying that with two ways to respond to BST posts (PM's and replying on the original thread) it is possible to mess up if you don't check both the original thread and your personal messages. Any chance that's what happened here?

Leon · #2 07-13-2016, 08:00 AM

I believe this issue was just an honest mistake but with 20-20 hindsight the card should have been held, imo. I believe the seller sent a reply back to the buyer, buyer had to run to a meeting and couldn't reply back, and seller had a few other anxious buyers and sold it.

Since the seller didn't hear back (in time), as the potential buyer was in a meeting, he sold to another anxious buyer. A mistake but an honest one, imo.

If someone says "I will take it" then really a short waiting period should be in order. If someone tells me they will take a card it's theirs. We can work out the details later. I sold one on the BST very recently the same way.

jmb · #3 07-13-2016, 08:38 AM

It was a nice card. Maybe what SAllen said is what happened. I missed out on it also and I've been looking for one too.

Leon · #4 07-13-2016, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jmb

It was a nice card. Maybe what SAllen said is what happened. I missed out on it also and I've been looking for one too.

It is not what SAllen said. It was a non reply AFTER saying "I will take it", that got the card sold out from under him and it shouldn't have.

BTW, I always look at timestamps and have reversed sales (fairly imo) as someone else said something first.

7nohitter · #5 07-13-2016, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Leon

It is not what SAllen said. It was a non reply AFTER saying "I will take it", that got the card sold out from under him and it shouldn't have.

BTW, I always look at timestamps and have reversed sales (fairly imo) as someone else said something first.

Totally fair. After being told I 'won' a card I've received an email later stating something to the effect of, 'sorry, I didn't realize someone emailed me 10 minutes before you did...' I completely understand this and it's only right.

clydepepper · #6 07-13-2016, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by SAllen2556

Not to make any excuses for anyone, but once when I was selling cards on the BST I received a PM through my email to buy the cards at, let's say 4:30pm. I agreed. I then looked at the original post I had made and noticed a reply to buy on my original posting at 4:25pm. Because I received the PM in my email I had responded to that message without realizing that someone had already offered to purchase the cards 5 minutes earlier on my original listing.

Just saying that with two ways to respond to BST posts (PM's and replying on the original thread) it is possible to mess up if you don't check both the original thread and your personal messages. Any chance that's what happened here?

Scott- I sent a the PM I detailed earlier first and when I had not heard from the seller after several minutes...I made sure I posted a thread reply, 'PM sent...thanks'

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