Selling Parts on FABO

Well, as buyer #2 I will explain my view on this particular transaction... It IS a first come first serve situation with these sales in most cases. I understand that and have no problem with it. What rubbed me the wrong way, is that I read the add where it stated to post "pm sent" if interested... I debated doing that when I saw it, because I am pretty sure the mods say DONT do it, which is where I went wrong..... it cost me a few minutes for sure! Then I pmed and ask about shipping, and said I would take it if the shipping wasn't out of line. Looks like my pm was 10 mins behind #1. I understand it wasn't possible to get shipping at that moment. So today I log on to see if I had the shipping quote, and I did, so I ask where to send the money, and was informed it was already sold. Woulda been better to have known last night that I wasn't at the top of the line! So at the end of the day, it was just a case of not being fast enough, and I really aint upset, just wanted to show the other side of the deal. It was a heck of a killer deal for a sharktooth grille though! probally the FABO deal of the month!

This has been my exact point for the past couple weeks or so! You did the right thing and followed the rules! I also agree that you should've been alerted that there was another buyer, but in fairness to the OP, I'm sure he had 7 or more people foaming at the mouth for the item, especially if it was that good of a deal! Should he alert everyone interested or can he post "sale pending" in the thread to alert everyone? I've run into this for the past couple weeks on a couple items, and on the plus side to everyone, everybody has been as understanding as it sounds like you are! I liked the "PM Sent" posts in my ads, it alerted other members to the fact that there was a buyer in front of them!!

Kudos to you both for following the rules of the site, and for playing by the rules of fairness to the first responders!! Geof