"first I'll take it"

McAhron

McAhron

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Anybody else here get pissed when someone says the first to post "I'll take it gets it" and then says somebody already bought it by PM or e-mail.This has happened a few times now with rroper1 being the latest.To me a I'll take it post is as good as a handshake and I feel its not honorable for anyone to behave in that manner.
 
It doesn't bother me at all if someone wants to keep there purchases private and therefor contacts a seller via PM or e-email.
 
Sellers often post their sales on multiple forums and may have sold the knife in a different forum than the one you responded to.
 
Everyone has their reasons but for the most part, I agree with you OP. I too have had this happen on multiple occasions, ticks me off. Ive even had people say its mine then back out becasue I didnt respond within like 27.5 seconds. I just put them on ignore, would rather not deal with idg-mo's anyway.
 
As a seller , I have to agree with McAhron . If that is how the seller stated it , then that is how it should be . Which is why I never state that . It can become a hassle keeping track of the exact times that a buyer posted " I'll take it " or the time that a buyer PM'ed me but I believe that is the only true fair why to all .
 
I'll take it can come in the form of a post, pm, or email.

If someone beat you to it, they beat you to it. Some people get tired of playing 50 questions. It is not a public auction, it is a private sale.
 
I've posted this in the past, and was told it is the sellers' right to sell to whoever he chooses. :rolleyes:

I now state in any of my For Sale ads, what I'll accept as a response. PM, email, or thread post. ;)

What gets me is someone who posts/PMs/emails that they'll take it, then starts asking questions... :grumpy:
 
Ultimately money talks and the seller has the option to sell to anyone he wants to. But I agree, if it goes to the first "I'll take it" it should be that way. I recently got involved in a sale where a dude asked a question on the thread and said that he'd take the knife if the question was answered in a certain way (something to do with tip damage). I happened along and called seconds on the knife. The guy that asked the question was out for the evening so the seller just skipped him and sold the knife to me. When the other dude got back from his night on the town, he was pissed. I ended up selling the knife to him at cost (even ate the shipping) because I could see his point. But since that cost me almost five bucks (I ate the paypal fees too) in shipping and fees, I'm not planning to make a habit out of it. I'm adopting a "you snooze you lose" outlook. The way I see it, he could have took a smartphone to Applebee's that night.
 
Because the seller is the one who sets the terms of the sale, he has the burden to 1) state them clearly, and 2) abide by them.

If he says, "First one to post 'I'll take it' gets the knife," that could be understood to mean the first person who posts "I'll take it" in their thread. The seller would do better to be clear on his terms, such as "First 'I'll take it' I receive in this thread, or by PM (but not by email) get it" or "First 'I'll take it' in this thread gets it" or whatever. Even, "Send me your 'I'll take it' posts here, by email, PM, or carrier pigeon, and I will arbitrarily decide next week who gets the knife" would be OK, as long as the terms are laid out up front.

It is ALWAYS better to lay things out up front than try to straighten out problems later.
 
McAhron said:
Anybody else here get pissed when someone says the first to post "I'll take it gets it" and then says somebody already bought it by PM or e-mail.This has happened a few times now with rroper1 being the latest.To me a I'll take it post is as good as a handshake and I feel its not honorable for anyone to behave in that manner.
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I never post this "first to say I'll take it "BS rule.As a seller,I feel responsible to answer questions,concerns,etc.,about the item I am selling.In the end,I'm going to type to the person,who I sell to.So I am in control of the sale Sometimes,it gets frustrating & I have had to let a few peeps down,in the past.But it has to work out as fair as possible.
-Vince
 
It's hard to establish a single hard rule where there are so many variables/situations that can take place with each sale.

For me, the first person to reply (via a thread post, PM or email) gets the knife.

I'm not too keen on requiring a seller to put the different methods of securing a date/time stamped offer. Simply, the three methods mentioned are available on BFC (with the understanding that PMs aren't available if the buyer isn't a paying member).

On the other hand, if the seller dictates a specific type of contact (i.e., thread post only). . ..well. . . .adhere to the request.

Having a seller do the "I'll take it. . . . .if" is a tough call. Buyers making an "I'll take it" contact and then disappearing should be shot. :D


Vince is correct. End the end it needs to be as fair as possible.
 
This isn't complicated. When someone posts "first I'll take it", it simply means that the first person to take it gets it. It does not mean the first to post here unless it says "first to post here". Frankly, I think it's an assanine thing to put in a thread anyway since it doesn't make any sense,,but hey, thats just me.
 
Harry Callahan said:
I recently got involved in a sale where a dude asked a question on the thread and said that he'd take the knife if the question was answered in a certain way (something to do with tip damage). I happened along and called seconds on the knife. The guy that asked the question was out for the evening so the seller just skipped him and sold the knife to me. When the other dude got back from his night on the town, he was pissed. I ended up selling the knife to him at cost (even ate the shipping) because I could see his point.
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Now this I can't see. If his taking it is conditional on the correct answer to his question and your taking it had no conditions, then IMO you should have kept it.

On a related note, there is a guy in the Buck Forum who won't bid on an eBay auction if he sees another Forum member bidding...he even compiled a list of eBay usernames from the Buck Forum, so he wouldn't bid against them...

BALDERDASH!!! It's an auction!!! Every man for himself!!! If you want it...Outbid me!!! :cool::thumbup:
 
If everyone would post in the for sale thread "I'll take it" it would be easy to say who is first, but some people prefer anonymity, so that's why I often include other comments such as "whether by PM, Email or Post".

Also some people will make lower offers or trade offers which further complicates figuring out who's first sometimes. That's why I often include the "first I'll take it" supercedes any pending offers or expressions of interest.

Lately I've been cutting out the "fine print" and just letting things take their natural course. I haven't had a lot of complications either way.

No matter how you do it, you are likely to offend someone:rolleyes:
 
Grief can be avoided to large degree if the seller is very explicit in the offer to sell, and then sticks to those terms.

I like to see stuff like "the first to say 'I'll take it' in this thread with no questions or conditions gets it", payment within 24 hours or the deal is off, etc.

The more you can cram in there, there less is left to guesswork and so forth.

 
McAhron said:
Anybody else here get pissed when someone says the first to post "I'll take it gets it" and then says somebody already bought it by PM or e-mail.This has happened a few times now with rroper1 being the latest.To me a I'll take it post is as good as a handshake and I feel its not honorable for anyone to behave in that manner.
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I was told, by another Forum member, after being 'over-taken', that there was a "clique" within our bigger clique here, that would only sell amongst themselves...Even if you were the first, and said you'd take it without question, that they would wait and if one of their "Forum Brothers" wanted it, they'd get it regardless of who was first... :eek:

As Orwell wrote..."All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"... ;)

As always, it boils down to..."Ya pays yer money, and ya takes yer chances"... :D
 
I never request "I'll take it" notifications in my sale threads because sometimes I am not interested in selling to the person who wants it. I've lost track of how many people have sent me "I'll take it" recently but failed to notice that I don't ship out of country and that I require an USPS money order. :rolleyes:
 
notdos said:
This isn't complicated. When someone posts "first I'll take it", it simply means that the first person to take it gets it. It does not mean the first to post here unless it says "first to post here". Frankly, I think it's an assanine thing to put in a thread anyway since it doesn't make any sense,,but hey, thats just me.
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Thats the answer!!!

The first person the seller says "SOLD" to is the first person..............period

Oh and them "Forum Brothers" clique; thats the group that pays very quickly, has a stellar reputation, and most have done business with in the past........many times.
Yup, they get special preference all the time!!!
 
i dont sweat stuff like this, anyone can sell to whom they want to, its there stuff after all, and more of the same is usually posted for sale soon enough anyway,

as far as cliques i agree with wolfie, sure if folks have done biz before/etc they might get extra consideration, but again its there stuff they can sell to whomever they want to sell to.
 
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