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Do I suck?

#21
I much prefer my racer (641) to the flight jackets, but then, I have pitted it against asphalt and a flight jacket is not designed for that, while a racer is. Regardless, it looks better, and likewise looks better (and has a far more functional collar) than the 613, 626, 118 etc.

The thread, on the other hand, is not the greatest (gotta redo some seams not for the first time and it's barely 35 years old. Already replaced the lining once.)

As for your word, evidently, it's worthless. "You have a deal" is an agreement to a deal, in email, sanskrit, morse code, smoke signals, telegram, fax, or in person. If you were so busy, "I have to do more research" would be an appropriate response. Welching on an agreed to deal is weasel behavior.
 
#22
Willopis said:
I buy,sell and trade leather jackets and a guy offered a trade and I was kind of busy one night
and responded you have a deal in an email. The next day I did a little more research
it was a Schott bomber A-2 jacket and apologized
and I told him I changed my mind. He said I suck and should stick to my word.
Do I suck or am I allowed to change my mind? (for arguments sake,I am not going to lose any sleep over it). I mean is an email like a hand shake?
What do you guys think of Schott A-2 flight jackets. They sell for 350 on ebay and then the next day 65? Just all over the board.In fact perfecto's are like that too.They sell for 300,400,275 etc, then I get one and have a hard time getting 135. I mean no visible condition discrepancy .
I just can't figure them out.
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Oh please, you have no obligation to him nor him to you. I had a guy once that was supposed to come over and check out my Power Rack and other workout equipment but all of a sudden had an obligation he had to attend to and wanted to know if he can come the weekend after to which I said sure. HOWEVER...not trusting a complete stranger I reached out to the other person saying the person today bailed so you have a chance to check it out and buy it if you want which he did. I told the other guy what happened and he wasn't happy but I don't know him nor he knows me and either way one of us could have missed out. So I did what was right by me than worrying about a strangers feelings. Not like I did anything that truly negatively effected his life; I just took an opportunity that had an outcome that would benefit me and because he chose one thing over another he missed out. Oh well that's life.

As far as leather jackets, I stopped getting them for reasons of my own.
 
#23
First, as a buyer i never assume anything prior to a transaction. I do my homework then look until i find what i want at or below what i'm willing to pay then hope i get there before it's gone. When the deal is done and i've got the object of my desire in my hot little hands i assume it's done. It's nice to deal with people who don't keep saying something then changing their mind, and as i get older i find more and more wishy washy sellers with irrational attachments to the inanimate objects they want to dump. The first casualty of a business transaction is emotional attachment, if you can't get past that, save everyone a lot of wasted time and don't offer for sale an item you are unable to let go emotionaly, especially if you are in need of the cash that item represents. I don't need the smarmy anecdotes, i just need to see the item and decide what i'll pay for it, followed by a brief negotation and hopefully consumate a simple transaction of goods for cash. If there is a chance for a killer deal or it's hard to find, i'm inclined to suffer through a certain amount of pre sale separation anxiety, otherwise let's get on with what we came for

As a seller, i'm asking so i have to be much more flexible, and to avoid any drawn out drama, if i screw the pooch through inadequate homework or even a simple brain fart resulting in a misquote, if the prospective buyer agrees to my terms, i'm bound by my desire to live with no regrets or second guessing to honor my word. If the buyer balks or continues to try and negotiate then it gives me a bit of room to sideslip, but if i toss out a price and they agree, in my mind all that remains is working out the details on where the transaction will occur, and i never injure my knee trying to kick myself in the azz over my stupidity. I pay my tax and (hopefully) learn my lession. :D
 
#24
I changed my mind once like that, over email, a couple hours after agreeing, and the guy got unduly pissed. I replied, saying, I guess I deserved that, and he read me the riot act all over again. So based on my experience, I'd say this guy has a small problem with controlling his temper. And he was probably about to get a great deal at your expense.
 
#25
sears said:
I changed my mind once like that, over email, a couple hours after agreeing, and the guy got unduly pissed. I replied, saying, I guess I deserved that, and he read me the riot act all over again. So based on my experience, I'd say this guy has a small problem with controlling his temper. And he was probably about to get a great deal at your expense.
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Geez...what was the item for sale?
 
#29
fingerguy said:
I gathered that just curious what it was. I respect your privacy.
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I appreciate your delicacy and I honestly don't remember. I certainly don't hold it against him. For all he knew I was a flake who always did this and I understood and never told him that it was the first time I had done it, just that I understood what I had just done and deserved what turned out to be "round one."
 

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