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- From: hsu_wes@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Wesleyan Hsu)
- Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers.d
- Subject: Re: QUESTION ABOUT BUYING THROUGH THE NET
- Date: 10 Jan 1993 19:52:05 -0500
- Organization: Homewood Academic Computing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md, USA
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- In article <1iqe93INNbvg@shelley.u.washington.edu> topcat@hardy.u.washington.edu (Thanh - Vincent) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan10.130909.1120@cmkrnl.com> jeh@cmkrnl.com writes:
- >>What I've done since then is, anytime I'm not sure about something, go ahead
- >>and make the offer but say "This is provisional; I need to find out something;
- >>I'll get back to you by [day], and if you get a firm offer before then, go
- >>ahead and sell it to them."
-
- That's fine by me. My story tells of when a person agrees on a deal, then
- backs out. It's like going to a store, telling a salesperson you will buy
- it, walk up to the register, then leave the store.
-
- >buying through the net, it is vital that you communicate all of the
- >specifications to your prospective buyer to make sure that it is what they
- >want. when i buy something through the net, i make it clear that i want a
- >return warranty in the case the product arrive unoperational. i don't
- >want to buy something that doesn't work. if you don't like this warranty
- >then say selling as is...people can't argue after that then.
-
- Please, give people on the net some credit. We're not talking about selling
- defective products and ripping people off. If this happened so often people
- sure wouldn't come to the net to sell and buy things.
-
- >when you are trying to sell something, always keep a record of your
- >prospective buyers until you sell the product. tell your lower bidders to
- >wait because something has a higher offer. if it doesn't go through then
- >you can contact the lower bidder.
-
- Yes, after my experiences, I can agree with this, and will start practicing
- it too!
-
- >in all fairness, people don't want to buy something that is no good, and
- >you don't want to sell something that you don't get paid for. be honest
- >about your products. people can't see it until it arrives at their door.
- >that way you get a happy customer and you get your money for your product.
-
- I agree, but maybe this should be another thread.
-
- Wes Hsu
- Johns Hopkins U
- Dept.of.ECE
-