Weeding them out

Good day ladies & gentlemen. In this little episode, I'd like to highlight some of the unbecoming behaviour of netizens in buy-sell engagements. Some of the situations mentioned might strike a little chord with you which proves that such incorrigible pedigree are largely recalcitrants who require some ethic pointers. Here we go.

Can nego?

More often than not, once you specified a final price for your item, there would be a sizeable number of morons who think it's still negotiable price-wise. They are trying their luck. In any case, a gambling den would be a more apt place for doing just that. Joining the 4D queue would be another option. Please understand the term 'final'.

You are so far away...

In attempt to segue into another negotiating segment, buyers would cite proximity as an issue. These are the very people who don't mind going to the guitar store located far away in the commercial district rather than travel to your specified meeting venues which are very much nearer. I have ever travelled for 40min just to sell a $30 item because I am a nice guy who respects the buyer's acquisition urgency. I did this for too may times already, maybe it's time for me to stop & let others suffer (a little bit).

I'm doing you a favour

The other sneaky, below-the-belt citation for price reductions- the buyer telling you he's doing you a huge favour by helping you clear your long overdue items. Dear friends, if your listed items take a little longer to clear, please understand it's a demand-supply situation. Do not yield to ridiculous offers just to feel relieved in clearing that space-robbing item of yours. The real relief is that sensation when one finally gets to pee after holding it in the bladder for too long. Nothing else is relief-worthy. Please give it some thought.

I pay you half first, we settle the remainder later.

Instalment plan- was this a consideration you specified? In my honest opinion, only sizeable cash transactions are worthy of such a gesture. That's probably because there is an interest consideration in there to compensate your waiting. For such minor transactions, it's simply not worth it. In any case, it's a real assessment of how credit-worthy your potential buyers are.

So expensive, no ________________ (fill in expected accessory)?
There are also dweebs who think you owe them more than just the sale item per se just because they paid a 'premium' for your branded product. This is a sheer case of ignorance. For instance, some Les Pauls (yes, the American ones) don't come with a hard case. The buyer will provoke you into some price reconsiderations since it was below his expectations. If one buys a Rolex watch, it's so costly, it's supposed to come with a spare battery, no?

All in all, I believe the average online buyer is a lazy chum, he couldn't bring himself to click the details of your sale items. The tittle of your ad is to them a very comprehensive guideline of what you have put up for sale. They get offended when you reiterate the fact that his queries were all addressed in the ad details. They will mark you down as unreasonable for ignoring their queries as well but ignoring such people is indeed the right thing to do. These people have only themselves to blame for misunderstandings & further provocations; poor self-awareness, that's all there is to it.

Cyberspace is a gift to mankind & in a learned context, it should foster good relationships between individuals. If you think you can get away with being anonymous online, your wayward ways will catch up with you in due time.