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In article <1io9djINNh29@shelley.u.washington.edu> topcat@hardy.u.washington.edu (Thanh - Vincent) writes:
>In article <1993Jan9.015021.629@sed.stel.com> jon@sed.stel.com (Jon Radel) writes:
>>
>>The one that really
>>annoyed me, however, was the person, who within 24 hours did the following:
>>
>>1) Got an offer from me on something originally advertised without a price.
>>2) Accepted that offer and asked for my shipping address
>>3) Wrote back to say that my offer had been topped, did I want to counter-offer
>>4) Got a counter-offer from me that was higher than the then top offer
>>5) Wrote back to say that he'd sold it.
>>
>>Hey folks, if you want to auction things off, try to play with a consistent
>>set of rules that you decide on before you start.  :-(
>>
>jon,
>the point is that the person at least has the decently to respond to you
>instead of letting you wait week after week for something that was never
>sent.  worse, they never to answer all the emails you sent them. 

Yes, I admit that he could have been an asshole about it.  Everything aside
from going back on his word, he was quite decent about it.

> people
>are entitled to change their mind as long as they let you know quickly. 
^^^^^^^^^^^
>in your case, the aunctioning is wrong.  typically, the first guy to email
>or call and make a reasonable offer gets the stuff.  the other guys will
>have to wait to see if the deal doesn't go through before they can get it.
>but the thing about obo is that they want a top price.
>if you promised to a deal, then you keep it.  don't go back on your word.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Either you're contraticting yourself (Yes, you can go back on your word
if you do it quickly---no, you can't go back on your word.) or I'm missing
something here?

--Jon Radel
jon@sed.stel.com