Classifieds: Give up on buyer, move to the next....how long?

[Milhouse58421]

How long is long enough to wait for a person who said they'd "take it", you send them PayPal info, and don't hear from them? It's been at least 2 days since the original "I'll take it", with no response, despite multiple messages from myself. Long enough? I've got multiple guys who want said item.

 

[Pezboat]

2 days is long enough. Move on.

 

[Evol]

24 hrs for me, 2 days is more than enough.

 

[Reburn]

24 hours max.

 

[Scotto]

I agree with above comments. Who's next?

 

[Bsd0323]

24 hours is max for me.

 

[Smid]

I agree with 24 hours. I also follow up with a PM saying that I’m moving on since I didn’t hear anything

 

[*zap*]

'still available'.

 

[Rob5589]

If someone agrees to purchase, I expect payment (if PP) within a few hours. If not, I check back with them. If nothing, it is still available for purchase.

 

[HuntInWild88]

Agree with above. 2 day is too long.. i know if I agree to buy something. I check back every couple hours if possible. If I know I'm headed to an area with out service. I Pm the member telling them. I want to buy said item but will be out of cell range for x amount of time.

 

[BFR]

With PayPal 2-3 hours then a follow up message and if not forthcoming it’s on to the next buyer. Unless another time frame is agreed on of course.

 

[reaper]

If you have the time to tap "I'll take it" you have the time to PayPal the guy in the same hour or 2 hours after... sometimes you are at the job and don't have the time.24 hours is too long imo.

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[Bubblehide]

When I am at work, I have responded "I'll take it" only to get tied up in an unexpected meeting... Communication is key. I generally just let the person I will make payment once home that evening. If a buyer does not follow through by the next day and/or fails to communicate, move on to the next guy in line.

 

[SummitsCalling]

If people are serious they send payment immediately after an agreement has been made, at least I do.

 

[Texasbuckeye]

Yeah I agree with all the above. Way too long.

When I purchase something I want to make the transaction happen as quickly as possible and if I can’t I make very clear the circumstances.

 

[Chaoscarson]

Yup, on to the next one!

 

[Huntindog45]

cash walks for me. money in hand matters.

 

[307]

First $$$ to my account is the buyer. "I'll take it" is meaningless unless it's the seller who is lagging.

 

[ElkArcher918]

First buyer that submits PayPal payment to my account takes it. An optional courtesy PM to buyer to submit payment before moving on would be
okay depending on the situation.

 

[stonewall]

i thought 24 hours was kind of the unwritten rule. i recently had someone move on from me after about an hour and a half. i was busy that day and wasn't able to be on the site as much... i got the paypal info the "i'm moving on" info at the same time. no big deal. and until recently, I could only get on paypal from my computer (didn't know the password otherwise)...so I would often have that delay from phone to computer