Terse, short emails with no name = no sale.

Rhinoman

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Not necessarily that I won't respond (I'll always respond) but when I get short and terse emails that basically just demand information I KNOW I'm not talking to someone that I expect to follow through on a deal.

Failure to include a name or be even remotely pleasant invariably means no sale.

Some great folks here that I've had deals with and I pretty much know who's serious right away.

The rude ones give themselves away. ;)
 
Rhinoman said:
Not necessarily that I won't respond (I'll always respond) but when I get short and terse emails that basically just demand information I KNOW I'm not talking to someone that I expect to follow through on a deal.

Failure to include a name or be even remotely pleasant invariably means no sale.

Some great folks here that I've had deals with and I pretty much know who's serious right away.

The rude ones give themselves away. ;)
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This bothers me too. Especially when the info demanded is in the thread for my knife! If you can't be bothered to read about what you're buying, why would I expect you to follow through with a deal?
 
I've never sold anything here but I've made a couple purchases. I always try to be as conversationally pleasant as possible. This place is filled with some of the best sellers I've seen on any forum, so I always try to be a buyer they'd like to deal with.
 
I've had people email me with Bladeforums questions and not even include their BF user name. The email heading will have what looks like a real name and an email address, and neither match any BF user. This makes it impossible to research the situation, especially when the question is "you gave me an infraction. why?"
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I've had people email me with Bladeforums questions and not even include their BF user name. The email heading will have what looks like a real name and an email address, and neither match any BF user. This makes it impossible to research the situation, especially when the question is "you gave me an infraction. why?"
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I've gotten an infraction from you once and I can't imagine anybody having to email you to find out why. You are very clear and even included a link to the thread. :)
 
I've wasted lots of time trying to give people the benefit of the doubt when their exchanges start off so poorly but I can't ever remember having it work out on this or any other forum.

Even when you know you're wasting someone's time, there's no reason not to be polite.....:)
 
Rhinoman said:
Not necessarily that I won't respond (I'll always respond) but when I get short and terse emails that basically just demand information I KNOW I'm not talking to someone that I expect to follow through on a deal.

Failure to include a name or be even remotely pleasant invariably means no sale.

Some great folks here that I've had deals with and I pretty much know who's serious right away.

The rude ones give themselves away. ;)
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It's snot that they wouldn't follow through, it's more that they'd make the whole deal difficult in my experience. I won't deal with anyone like that, it's just not worth it. Another category I'm not patient with is someone who wants to scrutinize and get pics from every possible angle of a knife I represent as carried and used. Sure, I expect and welcome some questions, but don't expect a USED knife to be pristine. Look for LNIB in the ad for that.



Big Mike said:
Polite communication is the key developing any business relationship, large or small.

Big Mike
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^^^ This. Amen.



jkulysses said:
I've gotten an infraction from you once and I can't imagine anybody having to email you to find out why. You are very clear and even included a link to the thread. :)
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That was my thought. He sent me a link, plus an explanation of my sin. Rycen did the same thing. Only thing left to do was say "Oops, I'm sorry".
 
Politeness creates trust, a very important aspect.

Boorish abruptness indicates impatience, disrespect and, very often, unreliability.
 
so far I have had 3 dealing here on this form but I only got 1 feed back out of the deals. all of them where very good and I have nothing bad to say about them. one ask me for paypal plus 3%. I said no problem just tell me the total and who to pay. I just did a trade and we emailed back and forth no problem. I always tell it how it is. I think there would be less problems if everyone would do this too.
 
I'm not trying to poke fun at you, mmmkay?

I don't write elaborate e-mails. I write short, terse, and polite (within the few words used) correspondence. I don't feel the need to fluff it up when it's a business transaction.

If you are selling a knife, and I want to ask you a question.........I'm going to ask the question, and be done.

Something along the lines of "Are you willing to accept $xxx for your knife." OR "Is the damage on xxx product well represented in your photos." "Can I have a photo of xxx area.""

At the end I'll include the typical Thanks, Best, yada

A bunch of extranious words just wastes my time writing and the reader's time reading. There is no point to it. I hate getting correspondence that doesn't get to the point either.

This isn't a dating site. I'm not writing a novel so that the recipient knows it's not a form letter. I'm not posting pics, and I'm not jumping through hoops. You want to sell something. If I want to buy it. I'll try to purchase.....but I'm not playing dating-site-games to do it.

In a lot of ways, the OP is trying to argue the same thing as ladies are on a dating site. If one doesn't "take the time" they "don't care enough." In my case, if I have e-mailed someone about a product, I'm already interested...........how they respond dictates if they get my $$$ or not. As a buyer on the internet, one is often buying the seller's reputation rather than just the product when they choose a seller.
 
556, your examples seem polite enough for me. You take the time to write complete sentences and to thank the person. That goes a long way with me. A typical email from me might read;

"Hello,

Can I please see a close-up pic of the graphics on that Sebenza?

Thank you"



Not long or wordy, but polite. I don't think I've ever lost out on a transaction for that, and I doubt you would either.
 
Lone_Wolfe said:
556, your examples seem polite enough for me. You take the time to write complete sentences and to thank the person. That goes a long way with me. A typical email from me might read;

"Hello,

Can I please see a close-up pic of the graphics on that Sebenza?

Thank you"



Not long or wordy, but polite. I don't think I've ever lost out on a transaction for that, and I doubt you would either.
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Then we agree. :)
 
I got one something along the lines of this

"Hi WAT WILLL U take WHAT IS LOWEST PRICE ON DELICA
thx let me know"

That was it. These are the ones that I wont even respond too.
 
supercoup said:
I got one something along the lines of this

"Hi WAT WILLL U take WHAT IS LOWEST PRICE ON DELICA
thx let me know"

That was it. These are the ones that I wont even respond too.
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:thumbup: When words can barely be formed, let alone tangeable sentences, its probably not worth the time to respond.
 
On the other hand, sellers should provide some basic info on their knives, such as blade length and type of steel. Not everyone is familiar with all kinds of knives, and the onus should be on the seller to provide sufficient info to make potential buyers salivate with desire.
 
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