I guess this might be looked on as a rant, which I have as yet attempted to do on here, but here goes............
I have posted a good many items on here in the Classifieds since I joined the site in 2010, and I have also made deals with a few great members as well- I have always made it a point to try and answer all PM's that were addressed to me, whether they made any sense or were pertinent to the thread or not- I've had members list something as "for sale only", and I've been known to offer them a trade for their item, and I always make it clear that I did it "just in case their preferences change (sell vs. trade), but if not, then good luck with their original decision- I've had this happen to me many times on here, and I've always answered with a "only looking to sell or only looking to trade at this time, but if my needs change, I'll let you know, thanks"- What chaps my behind is when a member thinks they are too intelligent to be bothered my offer and to courteously reply with a PM, just because they listed for sale and I offered a trade, or vice versa, so they just ignore me- Then I check their profile to see if they were online since I sent them a PM, which in most cases they have been- That has happened to me more than I would care for it to lately, so I made a decision for myself just recently- If that happens to me, then that member will be placed on my "IGNORE" list, because I figure if they don't have the time or courtesy to give me a simple reply, I'd rather not do any business with them in the future- There are plenty of great members on here that think like I do, and those are the ones that I would rather deal with anyway............. Am I being selfish here, or does anybody else think I'm making the right move?
I have posted a good many items on here in the Classifieds since I joined the site in 2010, and I have also made deals with a few great members as well- I have always made it a point to try and answer all PM's that were addressed to me, whether they made any sense or were pertinent to the thread or not- I've had members list something as "for sale only", and I've been known to offer them a trade for their item, and I always make it clear that I did it "just in case their preferences change (sell vs. trade), but if not, then good luck with their original decision- I've had this happen to me many times on here, and I've always answered with a "only looking to sell or only looking to trade at this time, but if my needs change, I'll let you know, thanks"- What chaps my behind is when a member thinks they are too intelligent to be bothered my offer and to courteously reply with a PM, just because they listed for sale and I offered a trade, or vice versa, so they just ignore me- Then I check their profile to see if they were online since I sent them a PM, which in most cases they have been- That has happened to me more than I would care for it to lately, so I made a decision for myself just recently- If that happens to me, then that member will be placed on my "IGNORE" list, because I figure if they don't have the time or courtesy to give me a simple reply, I'd rather not do any business with them in the future- There are plenty of great members on here that think like I do, and those are the ones that I would rather deal with anyway............. Am I being selfish here, or does anybody else think I'm making the right move?
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People might not listen to what im saying but you can bet they are going to hear me!
