Threads like these are the reason most of the Premium Stuff is Nowadays Getting Sold in the inner circles ; Various Whatsapp groups have evolved in such a fashion that nowadays you are Rarely Getting Good Stuff on HFV classifieds. I use a simple saying " it is Sellers Device and he Can decide whom to sell, its Buyers Money and he can decide from Whom to buy (Nothing Can be Guaranteed until the transaction is complete)". For ex. If Same item is posted by 2 sellers at the same price point few days apart, can you ask the buyer to buy first from the First Poster? Similarly Sellers are human beings and its unusual to expect them to be unbiased.
I know that it feels bad to be let down especially when the item under question is quite rare (and you have initiated the initial proposal to buy ) , and reasonably priced ; but it also means that we need to have luck & money both to get some things which are Rare. For Some items its buyers market and for some it is Sellers market, nothing can be done to change that inherent bias. In Short, Classifieds Section is a Market and only Rules of Market apply, there's no place for emotions and ethical standards which I think/expect everyone should follow.
I have been on either side of the issue, but I feel holding for a week with a non refundable token amount, (at least) should not be a big problem for big budget purchases (more than 1L). Your bank account may have restrictions for transferring a large amount to a newly added Beneficiary ; (the only account I use for online transactions has such limits and part of the restrictions have been approved by me. Like not more than 50k per day etc). I understand the struggles of budget audiophiles (I have been one too, a decade ago) and I feel its my responsibility to pay back the community which supported me during my struggling years.
I know that it feels bad to be let down especially when the item under question is quite rare (and you have initiated the initial proposal to buy ) , and reasonably priced ; but it also means that we need to have luck & money both to get some things which are Rare. For Some items its buyers market and for some it is Sellers market, nothing can be done to change that inherent bias. In Short, Classifieds Section is a Market and only Rules of Market apply, there's no place for emotions and ethical standards which I think/expect everyone should follow.
I have been on either side of the issue, but I feel holding for a week with a non refundable token amount, (at least) should not be a big problem for big budget purchases (more than 1L). Your bank account may have restrictions for transferring a large amount to a newly added Beneficiary ; (the only account I use for online transactions has such limits and part of the restrictions have been approved by me. Like not more than 50k per day etc). I understand the struggles of budget audiophiles (I have been one too, a decade ago) and I feel its my responsibility to pay back the community which supported me during my struggling years.
