BST Question

DNADave

Is there a reason that some sellers choose to delete the post (or the price) once the coin has sold?

How do I know what kind of deals you make in order to look for your threads in the future?

Bochiman

I agree, Dave.
I have also had it affect me when I was busy, saw something, responded quickly as to take it at the listed price, then come back to it later to make sure I had all funds correct (ie....shipping amount, any paypal fee, etc).

When they get deleted, I have to go to the seller and look stupid because I don't have the full amount. Once, they had forgotten the exact amount but we both kinda remembered so it was ok as we came to an agreement.

I see nothing wrong with marking the title as SOLD and leaving the items there.

My other pet peeve, more than that, is the sellers that recycle old threads.....I often won't realize that and I will skip their listings for quite awhile, until I forget that I looked in the first place then I will notice they had more stuff there that I missed out on. Oh well.

mustanggt

I usually but sold after I receive payment. Leaving the asking price up might indicate that it was the price the coin sold for. I will adjust how I do mine based on the input to this thread.

LindeDad

Cut and paste the info to the PM to the seller. You both then have a copy in your PM history.
BTW I allways delete when an item is sold.

halfnut

I mark mine " on hold " till I receive payment then as "sold" till the coin is received by the buyer. If everything is good then I delete it. I normaly put the last update date in the title of mine but after checking I need to go and do that.



Dan

DUIGUY

Perhaps some delete posts & prices due to no serious takers.

SeaEagleCoins

While the BST might be a public forum... a private transaction is just that...private. It never occurred to me to leave the $ amount once an item has sold.

Of course, I have had similar issues as a previous poster, with my "aged" mind forgetting the sale price... but I put all the info in the PM(s) which I print for my records.

To my experience, many coins do not go for the original asking price... there is usually some wiggle room... and frankly, once I have purchased a coin, I do not care if another knows what I paid... but I also have no reason to let them know... unless I feel like it.

SeaEagleCoins

<< <i>Is there a reason that some sellers choose to delete the post (or the price) once the coin has sold?

How do I know what kind of deals you make in order to look for your threads in the future? >>




Probably the best way to find out what kind of deals a person might make... would be to try one out with the person, make an offer and see what happens. Really... it just might work...

Hyperion

that's a good point, you might still list the 'ask' but not really the 'realized' price. IMHO, looking to the BST for pricing is dicey, I guess it depends on the seller

mirabela

I tend to mark items 'hold' if a deal is pending and 'sold' once they're paid for, and I leave the asking price up. The great majority of the time my asking price is in fact the price paid, but if a deal was struck, as is often the case when combining multiple items, I do not change the listed price to reflect the actual transaction. I don't feel it is my duty to leave a record of transaction archives for public reference, but I also see no benefit to 'covering my tracks' as some do.

I unlink pics as soon as someone buys a coin, to save loading time for the thread, but I do leave the web address for the pics in case the buyer or anyone else wants to see them. It just takes a little more effort than seeing the pics of things that are actively for sale.

I take a listing down completely once the buyer has confirmed their happiness with the coin, and I do this mainly to save space in my posts.
Also, I think the new buyer is entitled to some privacy regarding what they might have paid for the coin, if that is what they want. If they choose to use the BST to sell it down the road, it ought to be up to them to disclose or not disclose what they paid.

I don't get worked up over it either way, but I agree that removing the listed price as soon as a PM conversation starts can lead to trouble. There was a dealer who handled some really nice type coins, who was well regarded here for a while -- until he ripped some people off for fairly significant money -- who tried to pull a fast one on me that way once. I didn't copy the listing text into our PM (my mistake, I guess) when I said I'd take it, next thing I know he's added $20 to his price, etc. I didn't buy the coin, and it was the last interaction I had with him. He cooked very well in his own juices not too long after.