I was called a "CHEATING JERK"

edwu said:
Most of us do not run a business or a retail store. I don't think we as sellers have an "obligation". We are simple pool players who enjoy the game. If someone listed something and later down the road decide its not for sale, I don't think they are obligated to sell.
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Yeah but we should all have a grasp on right and wrong. He can sell his cue for what he wants .. But that guy is also right for calling you a jerk. Oh well...shit happens
 
Actually your illustration isn't entirely true..

spartan said:
You are right. I am not a lawyer but this is Business Law 101
Especially when it is not a regulated marketplace.
Simple offer and acceptance constitutes a contract
When you offer something for sale at a price, you are making an invitation to a make an offer, NOT making an offer. When potential buyer approach you , he is not accepting he is just making offer. So long as you do not accept his price there is no contract
Basic principle buyers always get wrong -Offer vs Invitation to make an offer (or invitation to a treat). If a shop is offering an iphone 7 at big discounted price only $20 and 1000 buyers offer to make offer to buy at $20 and shop does not have enough iphone it does not have to sell and is not obligated cos there is no contract




That is nonsense. Go read Business Law 101
:)
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The advertisement has to stipulate that only so many are available, otherwise it becomes false advertising.

They ARE obligated to honor the sale price listed unless they've stipulated that the sale price is only for X amounts of items.

That's why car dealership ads often say 1 available at this price...

Jaden
 
edwu said:
Mezz cues are made in Japan :]
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Right. Whether a production cue is made in China, Japan or the North Pole by Santa's elves you are going to have to find a buyer with a lot of cash and little knowledge about cues to sell it for as much as you are asking.
 
I see you have had a cue up for sale for several weeks now for $xxxx.

Any chance you would consider taking a little less than your full asking price to help get it sold?

That was the old thread price.

Is there a more recent thread, with a different asking price?

There will be now..

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If this was the event sequence, expressing disappointment with the price increase, might be understandable...

the buyer is not privy to your reasons and motivation to sell, or your change of circumstances, or failure to take down or modify the price in your still active thread..he responds to an active, though dated, thread.

...the buyer may have viewed the price change as a 'bait and switch' maneuver..

A cheating jerk?

A sh1t storm that was avoidable.... ????
 
Jaden said:
The advertisement has to stipulate that only so many are available, otherwise it becomes false advertising.

They ARE obligated to honor the sale price listed unless they've stipulated that the sale price is only for X amounts of items.

That's why car dealership ads often say 1 available at this price...

Jaden
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I am not a lawyer ( sometimes pronounced "liar")
You don't get the legal concept. Don't take it from me, read more, Google it. Whether quantity is mentioned or not is not very relevant
:D
 
I did not read every comment, but if when said buyer responded you did have the cue advertised at the lower price even if in error you should honor it. If it just so happens buyer saw the ad but it has been changed you are in the right.
 
I wouldn't call you a cheater and don't know you too call you a jerk but I would have called you immoral w/no honor! You'd have been better off to just say "no longer for sale"
 
ElCorazonFrio said:
Yeah you were wrong to do it. You say you knew he must have seen the fire-sale price, so you go change it? Yeah you are wrong and underhanded.
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You said it for me, I agree with you. Either say the cue isn't for sale
or give him the sale price.
 
nit

The cue has had very little interest for months and when asked for the best price you respond with the original listing price. That doesnt make you a cheat, just a nit. If I was the one asking I would have just moved on because I dont deal with nits.
 
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edwu said:
Hello fellow AZers,

Please let me know if I am at fault here:

Awhile back, I posted a Mezz cue in the 'for sale' page on AZ. The cue did not sell for a long time. A couple weeks pass and I am in need of cash to pay for bills, so I decided to put the cue in a temporary fire sale. I lowered the price from 1499$ to 1299$.

Another couple weeks pass and I still did not get any interests in the cue and I have already paid off the bills. I did not delete the thread because I have already forgotten about it. Last night a guy messages me asking, "What is your best price on the Mezz cue please? Thanks".

Knowing he must of saw my thread, I updated the price on the OLD thread (that I have long forgotten about) to avoid any confusion with future buyers. I told him my best price would be $1499. The person then writes, "What a hack ! You had a price of $ 1299. You remove that price and go back to 1499 cause someone expresses an interest in your cue? Wait till AZers hear about you. What a cheating SOB !!! JERK !!!"

Do we as sellers not have a right to ask whatever selling price we want?The buyer sent me a private message on an OLD thread. If later down the road I decide I don't want to sell the cue that low, do I really need to be called a "cheating SOB and a jerk"? Quote.


I think you are absolutely wrong in this case. You posted the price, and it was your responsibility to change the price once you no longer wanted to sell it for that, whether you forgot or not.

You also obviously knew that he had seen your price from the way you described the story, yet it does not sound like you gave any explanation to the person inquiring, and just shot him the pre sale price in stead of at least giving an apology and explanation with that price as to why it was back to $1499.

In my opinion, you should honor the price that you had advertised.
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philly said:
You can sell anything for any price you want. Either someone will buy it at that price or not. He obviously knew you had it for $1299 and was trying to play you, hoping you would be lower than the $1299. Then he gets made when you play him. Buyers can be devious too.
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How is asking someone if there is any room to play with in their price "playing" someone. That is common practice in a deal like this.

Don't post something if you aren't willing to sell it. It certainly is not illegal to retract a price, but it is a Jerk move if you left it out there to be seen.
 
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