Originally posted by bdery For anyone walking away because you don't like how the seller phrases his listing, what can I say except to me it sounds like a juvenile reaction. I'm sorry but that's the way it is. There's an offer, take it or leave it, the wording has nothing to do with the final price or the quality of the item.
Sure, a seller can post whatever he or she wants at his or her own risk of selling or not selling. My comment relates to my desire to contemplate whether to offer to buy.
If the seller advertises the price as $100 (Net To Me), how do I know the price? If the seller advertises the price as $100 + PayPal fees, how do I know the price? Since I don't know the price I need to
ask (and trust that the Seller is being truthful) - which is a negotiation, which runs counter to the spirit of the Marketplace. I prefer to send precisely the amount of money named in the Post - not a penny more (with a decision whether to pay actual or bundled Shipping).
Why not simply advertise the item as $105 and make everything easier for everyone? It is still $100 Net To Seller and I don't have to futz around with multiple PM's and' "Well, no thanks, then" messages, which actually make
me uncomfortable - and I'm the
buyer!
OTOH, banning the Seller's right to make such a Post isn't a good idea either. Just let it be.