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Article #264Re: QUESTION ABOUT BUYING THROUGH THE NET
From: jeh
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 21:09
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 21:09
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In article <1ipedhINNl97@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>, hsu_wes@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Wesleyan Hsu) writes:
> I agree. What's so hard about keeping to a promised deal? What ticks me
> off is how it appears I have made an agreement with someone and they back
> out. By this time, after I've told my lower offers, they have dropped out
> of the auction, and now I have no offers.
I've been guilty of this once or twice. In both cases it happened when
something was offered that sounded good -- but after I made an offer to buy, I
found out something that makes it not as attractive.
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."
So far no one has complained about this approach, but if anyone has what they
think is a better way of handling this situation, please let us all know.
--- Jamie Hanrahan, Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego CA
Internet: jeh@cmkrnl.com, hanrahan@eisner.decus.org, or jeh@crash.cts.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!ucselx!crash!cmkrnl!jeh From: jeh@cmkrnl.com Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers.d Subject: Re: QUESTION ABOUT BUYING THROUGH THE NET Message-ID: <1993Jan10.130909.1120@cmkrnl.com> Date: 10 Jan 93 13:09:09 PST References: <1ijctlINNrfo@shelley.u.washington.edu> <1993Jan9.015021.629@sed.stel.com> <1io9djINNh29@shelley.u.washington.edu> <1ipedhINNl97@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego, CA Lines: 21