BST etiquette question.
sparky64
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What's the consensus on the "PM sent" bump?
Does it hurt your position in the interested line if you don't respond with a "PM sent"?
Does it hurt your position in the interested line if you don't respond with a "PM sent"?
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Just lets the seller know your interested if something goes haywire in the PM system.
Agree. It just let's the seller know to check his PM's. It may have already been sold and the seller didn't get a chance to add "SOLD" or "PENDING" to his listing or the PM may be an offer that is rejected by the seller.
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I wouldn't think that would matter to a seller at all.
It wouldn't to me.
"PM Sent" can help let everyone know there is someone already interested in the item and is a courtesy to the seller in my estimation since it affords him a bump within the rules.
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If someone with a very low bid posts a "PM Sent", then other buyers--including those willing to pay ask, will likely not make an offer.
If we follow the one bump per day standard, we as sellers can't make the obligatory "still available" post until the next day at the earliest.
When I sell stuff, I'm often on the clock and hope to move things very quickly. And I usually price to reflect that. Getting a low bid on an already reduced price and being unable to clarify the item is still available for 24 hours hurts.
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Not sure what kind of order they show up as or if it's easily discernible time sent wise.
I know most take the one bump per day seriously.
If I was selling, an occasional PM sent wouldn't bother me as much as silly back and forth conversations that could be done by PM.
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I'd much rather potential buyers PM me than bump--especially when the potential buyer offers substantially less than my ask price.
If someone with a very low bid posts a "PM Sent", then other buyers--including those willing to pay ask, will likely not make an offer.
If we follow the one bump per day standard, we as sellers can't make the obligatory "still available" post until the next day at the earliest.
When I sell stuff, I'm often on the clock and hope to move things very quickly. And I usually price to reflect that. Getting a low bid on an already reduced price and being unable to clarify the item is still available for 24 hours hurts.
Why not just edit your post rather than bump your offering? You can just add "Edited to add that it's still available." Most of us here realize that "PM sent" isn't the same as a commitment to buy at the seller's ask price.
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I would consider it to be the choice of a seller as to the criteria set for establishing a timeline, aside from the established credibility of the seller in the case where several respondents show serious interest in purchasing an item. If a seller was challenged to show a timeline for receipt of committed responses, I would expect that a seller would only share that info by PM to the challenger, as long as it doesn't compromise the privacy of a competitor.
This! Not only shows interest, but establishes first come priority.
I've never received multiple PM's at once.
Not sure what kind of order they show up as or if it's easily discernible time sent wise.
I know most take the one bump per day seriously.
If I was selling, an occasional PM sent wouldn't bother me as much as silly back and forth conversations that could be done by PM.
Try selling ASEs at face value and see how many PMs NPI you get!
I'd much rather potential buyers PM me than bump--especially when the potential buyer offers substantially less than my ask price.
If someone with a very low bid posts a "PM Sent", then other buyers--including those willing to pay ask, will likely not make an offer.
If we follow the one bump per day standard, we as sellers can't make the obligatory "still available" post until the next day at the earliest.
When I sell stuff, I'm often on the clock and hope to move things very quickly. And I usually price to reflect that. Getting a low bid on an already reduced price and being unable to clarify the item is still available for 24 hours hurts.
Why not just edit your post rather than bump your offering? You can just add "Edited to add that it's still available." Most of us here realize that "PM sent" isn't the same as a commitment to buy at the seller's ask price.
There's a reason realtors use a "sale pending" sign on their lawn signs. A "PM Sent" is the equivalent to a "sale pending" sign to many buyers, if not most.
Adding "still available" to a post after a lowball "PM Sent" post is a pretty weak way to get your message out. It can't be seen unless a potential buyer opens the initial post, which many are unlikely to do if they assume a piece is sold due to a "PM Sent" post. Even if you add it to the "Topic Summary" second line of the BST posts, it can be unclear as to which post it refers.
Muddy waters don't make for clean, fast sales. My preference as a seller is to receive PMs rather than "PM Sent" posts.
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pm sent to RYK.
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There's a reason realtors use a "sale pending" sign on their lawn signs. A "PM Sent" is the equivalent to a "sale pending" sign to many buyers, if not most.
Adding "still available" to a post after a lowball "PM Sent" post is a pretty weak way to get your message out. It can't be seen unless a potential buyer opens the initial post, which many are unlikely to do if they assume a piece is sold due to a "PM Sent" post. Even if you add it to the "Topic Summary" second line of the BST posts, it can be unclear as to which post it refers.
Muddy waters don't make for clean, fast sales. My preference as a seller is to receive PMs rather than "PM Sent" posts.
we never put up a "sale pending" sign. Such a sign says, "please don't call me to inquire about this property or any other property that I might be able to sell to you"
Leave the sign up until closing. Free advertising
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