Re: Lets be realistic 4 months without response is unaccepta

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Re: Lets be realistic 4 months without response is unaccepta

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I agree, 4 month wait for payment is a joke and he is very busy is a feeble excuse ....

Again, I have no relationship with buyer or seller. Buyer may be a great chap, excellent payer and the epitome of a good experience but here, according to the seller something has gone very wrong. Perhaps he has forgotten; if he has why is he ignoring the sellers messages and emails.

I gather some of the members of the forum are still in comms with the Buyer. Perhaps a gentle reminder that someone is trying to contact him would be the thing to do. After all, we are a community, we sometimes have to reach out and help each other out with issues like this. So, instead of posting comments of how well things went with a sale, why not try and understand what has gone wrong with this one and see if there is something we can contribute to make it right for the buyer and the seller.

may rant ..

: Guys I think your missing the point I doubt any of you would find
: it acceptable to wait 4 months without payment or response.

: I don't know the full story I just know what has been posted here.

: I don't know either the buyer or the seller, and I'm not defending
: or attacking anyone here

: But I don't get comments like "You may just need to be
: patient."
: No the seller shouldn't be patient the buyer should pay in a timely
: manner

: Or "He's travelling a lot lately so might not be easy to
: reach." "perhaps he gets too busy from time to time,
: like many of us in this hobby."
: 4 months is a long time for someone not to be reached, I'm sure the
: buyer could have put some effort to at least reassure the
: seller, by text or email.

: Put yourself in the sellers shoes and your point of view will
: change. The buyer responded only when the seller posted his
: concern on the forum.