Originally posted by TomTom I'm not making excuses for calling him out. He was insulting in the majority of messages that we traded, for no good reason in most of them, and there's no call for being an a-hole with no provocation. He's a jerk.
@TomTom, very sorry to hear about the unfortunate exchange with the seller.
I agree with you in that the seller should never be rude in his communication. It's fair enough to call him out on that.
My point was more on the subject of assessing a seller's pricing - the listing price and postage price, and also how we treat sellers in a public forum.
For this listing, I think the listing price on the high side, but it's not outrageously so given the rarity of the item (I still challenge someone to find an equivalent lens on the market, anywhere). As for postage (mentioned in another thread), I don't see a problem with listing a high postage price, as long as it's stated up front. Of course the buyer can attempt to negotiate a better deal, but I don't see why it's wrong of the seller to have a higher than usual P&H price per se.
Also, some in the other thread make some rather judgemental comments about sellers who apparently profiteer. Again, I just don't understand why people criticise those sellers. This is a free market place - if they can find buyers at high prices, then good on those sellers. It's a matter of supply and demand. If one feels the seller is not charging a reasonable price, just don't buy it.
Sorry about the rant, but as a seller I used to receive messages from people with this kind of attitude. Yes, sometimes I sell because I need some money, and if someone is willing to buy something at a higher price than elsewhere, I'm not going to apologise for it. My responsibility as a seller is to describe my goods accurately, set out all the costs clearly, communicate politely, and when paid, deliver my goods - that's it. It's not a charity.
This is the end of my rant. Have a good day