For the 3rd time in as many weeks I've been told "sorry the item has been sold" on 2 of those 3 items I am totally positive I was the first PM sent (only 1 view at that point) and also the first to post "PM sent" on the thread.
The last one I can't be totally sure but all the posts to the K20D thread, that was marked sold today prior to mine, were general chit-chat about the warranty and I PM'd right under the seller's, stating a price adjustment. They now say the camera was sold to someone in front of me. How the heck can this be? If a thread has had 1 view and I PM at that moment, I'm logically first. With the camera, NO ONE had posted buying interest before me. There were a couple of hours since his post but no "PM Sent" from anyone.
There should be a rule that anyone that wants to buy should have to post "PM Sent" to the thread to establish an order. Send your PM first and jump back to the thread to post your expression of interest. Keep it all in the open so the rest of us who are also interested see the 'pecking order'. That will end the suspicion that this seller pulled some type of fast one.
If I'm slow or late, I'll take my lumps and move on. But I don't believe it with these deals. The real pisser is, I passed on a similar deal at the same time assuming I was first in line.
Finally if the seller is less than honest and you send him money for whatever, then he disappears with your money. Who is going to believe you when you say I bought XXX from so-and-so if you never put "PM Sent" on the thread?
Rant done
Last edited by Peter Zack; 09-24-2008 at 08:47 AM.