jayums said:
db94 said:
Thanks for pm mate -
To be honest this is why I really dislike the pm sent way of buying selling - if everyone just posted on the actual for sale thread instead of sending a pm it lets everyone see what is still available.
Not having a pop at you in anyway - it's always bugged me.
Apologies you missed out this time.
As explained in my private reply to you, I checked both the PM and the thread and offered the figures to the first party to contact me, who did so at 2.12. I'm very happy for admin /mods to check my messages to confirm this was the case.
Personally I prefer PMs to posting on the sales thread. From a seller's perspective, sometimes interest is expressed on the thread and not followed up on (which is fine!), but it can also create the wrong impression that an item has sold when it hasn't... so it is always worth pm-ing...You may well have lost out on items in this way believing them to be sold.
Glad you got a quick sale and someone got a bargain - this is what the forum is all about
My pm to you was pretty much identical to what I posted here - absolutely no hint of accusation of any jiggery pokery so no need to mention mods checking anything - my point, and it's still my point is that sending PMs for sale items causes confusion, your sale thread just proved it -
I thought I was first to reply
Had the other party posted on the thread I would have known it was gone - again this is not a pop at you or the buyer it's something that is pretty much the norm on here but I've never understood it.
Posting on the original thread has got to be less confusing for everyone including the seller, having to cross reference times between public and private messages plus everyone sees what is going on - if someone posts comments like "that's a lovely piece, or would love that in my collection" I'm still going to reply with "I'll take it" but if someone has already stated clearly that they want to buy it I won't - zero confusion
So to be clear - no issue with you or buyer, genuinely happy everyone is smiling, people sending a pm instead of posting on original thread is stupid in my opinion as it takes slightly longer to do (especially on a mobile device) and means everyone else reading the thread thinks it's probably still available.
I actually only came back on here as I thought you had used capital letters for PRIVATE when talking about my pm to you but I either picked that up wrong or it's changed.