not being funny

[wedge75]

sorry mods move if in the wrong section :D
hows this work
i offered a swap and the person i offered it too asked for piccys
so i leave the lappy running and after the 10mins it says gone offline
soo i come back on and ask the trader
and he says "you went offline so i went with a different offer "

what do you guys think of this

[Panoptes]

Re: not being funny

Their choice to be honest. They could have decided not to trade for any number of reasons.

[Caveira]

Re: not being funny

You win some, you lose some.

[wedge75]

Re: not being funny

the reason he gave me was that i went offline :S

[LtPurcy]

Re: not being funny

sounds a bit childish to be honest, but hey its their decision

some people on this forum are so impatient that they take you going offline to live your life a sign of decline, kind of like how their parents declined them..awww ..no i kid.

[Grounded_Pilot]

Re: not being funny

They havn't committed to buy... maybe a better offer came along, something they advertised for!

It's annoying, yes, but if they want it gone....

[Steveuknotts]

Re: not being funny

It's a pain but it happens on here and probably other related forums.

[BAMF]

Re: not being funny

I read the title and I agree. It's not very funny at all.

Where's the funny??

[Ghost MacRoth]

Re: not being funny

You snooze you lose.

[Machaon]

Re: not being funny

Well it made me chuckle!

[TS_Welshy]

Re: not being funny

Completely up to the other guy unfortunately. He never accepted your offer, simply asked for pics, so he can do as he pleases.

[aribos]

Re: not being funny

A seller can sell to whoever he likes and a buyer can buy from whoever he likes, its called free will, if he went with a different offer that's up to him, if you were offline maybe someone came along with a much better offer or he was looking for a quick swap.

Look on the bright side he may of trying to get rid of said item so fast because it didn't work so is trying to palm it off.

[CGBully]

Re: not being funny

it happens - and it can be a pain but
its not an excuse i would use - i try to be as honest as possible

it is the sellers perogative to choose who to sell to

but like it was said above - you missed out but it could be a blessing

[FormerSmurf]

Re: not being funny

I appreciate it could feel like a bit of a kick in the tits, but in my mind a deal is not a deal until things get handed over/ put in the post.

I had a fair amount of interest in one of my items, and I went for the most convenient deal over the best value deal. Although I do let all interested parties know, I'm just nice like that.

In many cases, people don't realise that good manners and communication go both ways. If I, as a potential buyer, expessed interest and you had gone out of your way for something, ie pictures or data, and it turns out I was no longer interested, you'd still have a simple "thank you, but....". Its not difficult.

[JOE90]

Re: not being funny

i completely agree with the above, its how i try to go about my sales/buys.