Jerk Buyer... your opinion?

[Laxguy59]

This probably warrants neutral feedback and mention of the 2nd negotiation

 

[woodstock]

That stinks, you drove out of town for the deal and then he wants a lower price.
Devils advocate,if the guy had no feedback and is new to the site, could be he doesn't know the rules around here.

 

[HartCo]

Lesson learned... he had zero feedback and I will not slam him.... just wanted opinions.... I know what to do if it ever happens again!

 

[georgia357]

This probably warrants neutral feedback and mention of the 2nd negotiation

Yep, at least.

 

[Hayata]

I don't do a lot of business here but when I do I follow the suggestion that you get EVERYTHING in writing in a PM prior to driving anywhere. That way, you can submit your "evidence" in support of negative feedback to the mods.

When I see folks who post things like "Text me" or "Call me" vs using PMs, I would be very wary. Especially if they had low/no feedback. But that's just me. And let's face it, not everyone carries a Blackberry/whatever that keeps them connected. Just that if your deal is over airways other than PM, you won't have any evidence to submit in "Court".

If you make a deal over the phone, the mods have nothing to judge. It's one person's word against the other. It's a shame but it is what it is.

Hard lesson learned. There are plenty of good folks out there to deal with.

 

[awjohnson2]

Jerk yes. The deal was agreed to at your asking price it sounds like. The price should be negotiated before the deal is set and complete. Not at the meet. I would have turned around and left unless he wanted to pay the agreed on price.

I agree. Jerk. He definately implied an acceptance of the asking price from what it sounds. Plus you had to meet out of town. I wouldn't be very happy.

 

[obiwan]

I would have left him NEGATIVE feedback period.

 

[Billrube]

On Thursday a buyer, with zero feedback contacted me by pm to purchase a firearm that I had listed for sale. He stated that if I still had it on Saturday, he would take it contingent on me meeting him out of town. I followed up with a phone call and marked the item pending. When we met, he said the item was beautiful and just as I had described and said it looked unfired. Then he questions me as to what was the least I would take for the firearm. I told him that I held the firearm with the understanding that he was paying my asking price. He then says, "hope I haven't wasted your time but I'm not willing to pay but X amount which was $75 less than my asking price". Had there been any issues with the firearm, I would have understood his offer but he stuck with the I'm only paying x amount.... I took the deal but would never do business with him again.... I could have possibly sold the gun for my asking price had I not held it for him..... Was he a jerk or not?

He was a jerk, yes --- but you accepted his lowball price so his "negotiation" was a success. No grounds for negative or neutral feedback in my opinion. He made you an offer and you took it.
The time for you to address this was on the spot....

 

[GreenPanther]

You could pm him a link to this thread so he can read the general concensus from everyone. Perhaps he did not know accepted negotiating process if he is new. It could be a learning experience for him too.

 

[NWSharpshooter]

I always laugh when people try to change the terms at the meet. Like I told the last guy, I don't need the money and I wouldn't have agreed to it if the terms had been different. I have no problem walking.