Joe, right…I mean, it’s one thing to say he THINKS he can get it shipped for $100, and another thing to report that he’s FOUND a shipper to handle it for $100…and without identifying the shipping company (and only minutes of my giving him that responsibility)…this was one of those red flags.
Having now paused, listened to my intuition, and having asked this group for guidance, I’m prepared to break up with my buyer. Next step is to speak with him. I’ll certainly keep you all posted about how it plays out, but no matter what occurs, I’m REALLY grateful for your suggestions! Happy Thanksgiving, all. Liz On Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 1:41:48 AM UTC-5 Don Don wrote: > Liz, I suggest completing the transaction with the buyer without arranging > shipping. Afterward, have the buyer contact the shop directly to handle > shipping. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 27, 2024, at 9:03 PM, meti...@gmail.com <meti...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I responded to a FB query for a blue, 52cm Clem Smith Jr. L on the > “Rivendell Bicycles BUY/SELL/TRADE” page. I have that very bike, and now > that I have a Platypus, I’m willing to sell my Clem. > > > The potential buyer and I have had a flurry of FB messenger exchanges > about price, etc, today, and we’ve reached an agreeable price. Now comes > the tricky part (for me): > > My bike shop will disassemble the bike and box it. I know what they’ll > charge for that. > > But I don’t know the best way to have it shipped or how to figure the > price for shipping…and if the buyer’s gonna pay the shipping, how does that > work? Does he choose the carrier or do I? > > I’m cautious about all of this…I don’t know how the buyer and I can trust > one another…there have been some ever-so-slight oddities in our message > exchanges that make me a tad uneasy. I don’t care at all about the oddities > IF the buyer pays the bill before I send him the bike—is that the customary > order to these transactions? > > I’m pretty comfortable selling what I think are higher-ticket items when > the transaction occurs face to face, but I’m not at all sure of the process > online when it also includes third parties like shipping companies. > > So, I’m asking for direction from this group, please (and the man I’m > dealing with doesn’t seem to be a member here). > > Liz in Cincinnati > (And if this deal falls through let it be known that, I’m open to selling > my pretty Clem) > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a44ccd55-d58a-4fe1-a693-20269bc6900en%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a44ccd55-d58a-4fe1-a693-20269bc6900en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4557a22f-f7bc-42df-84f8-708493431080n%40googlegroups.com.
