"I'll Take it" etiquette question

[hellraiser]

i think that was a weired one i may have posted "ill take it pending question"

[Got Stuff?]

There is always an idiotic rush to be the first one to post "i'll take it" on this forum weather the individual wants the item or not. Therefore the phrase itself is meaningless. At least in this forum.

.......From my perspective as a buyer and seller.


Another thing to remember is that the item may be offered for sale somewhere else as well.

I view "i'll take it" as the one next in line for negotiation.

This isn't wal mart where you can see, touch and feel something before you go to the check out line.

[leelaw]

"I'll take it" means you have money in-hand, ready to buy the item being advertised. It should be a guarantee that a sale is sealed, unless the item is being grossly misdescribed.

For a seller and buyer, the call of "I'll take it" means that the line of potentials begins. There isn't a negotiating - you get that figured out beforehand. You say the three magic words once a deal has been reached that is acceptable to both parties, at which time the seller and purchaser should make a reasonable effort to finalize the transaction however it's going to take. It does not mean that you wait for the item to sell for $50 more on Gunbroker - that gets you kicked out of our Marketplace - and it does not mean that you show up and say "well I really want to give you $50 less for it, and just wanted to hard-sell it to you by getting you all the way out to this FFL".

[joepamjohn]

I have sold a few items here and have had an " I'll take it" screw me once in the forum. The buyer PM'd me after posting he would take it ,then wanted me to ship the item even though my posting said FTF only.That deal eventually fell apart. That "I'll take it" no doubt turned off other potential buyers and I eventually placed the item on Gun Broker to sell it. I don't believe anything unless I get a PM and we have mutual VERY clear details ironed out first."I'll take it" means nothing to me unless that happens.

[aplinker]

I'll put it this way. If you post, "I'll take it" as a buyer, it means you are going to break your back to make sure the deal happens ASAP for the price, at the location, etc. specified.

Everything is negotiable, but not when you say you'll take it before negotiations.

"I'll take it pending ...... " is a retarded post. There's no such thing. That's like saying, "I call dibs but I'm negotiating." Nope, doesn't happen. It's meaningless. You're the first negotiator. If the seller doesn't agree to sell to you, then an "I'll take it" before that question can be answered, agreed to, whatever means you just missed out.

For the OP's specific situation, the seller should have been up-front that he was willing to meet with the OP, but that he wasn't taking it off the market. IMHO that's perfectly fair. If the OP wants to be conditional, so can the seller.

C'est la vie.

[Alan Block]

When someone puts something up for sale, there

is an implied condition unless otherwise stated that it functions and is safe to shoot. If I say 'I'll take it' and the condition is not as stated or falls bellow functional and safe, then I will back off with no regrets.

[nemisis1400]

This is about my A5. I waited way to long for the seller to meet with me. Two months and still I had the shotty in my safe ready to shoot or sell. I had to move on to the next in line. I needed the money for a new project. Our schedules could never be arranged to meet. I was not available during the day and he was not on weekends. What was I to do. I guaranteed you that it shot well. Several people on this forum have shot it and loved it but were not engaged to buy it they just wanted to shoot an old A5 so you could ask them if it worked. I did not mind to meet with you and I offered to pay for the round of trap/skeet and you did not have to pay for the PPT or DROS of it. I feel bad it did not work out for us to meet but I had to move on because there was a deal I could not pass up. I even offered to ship it and you pay me once you received it. Not many people will do that.

I didn't want to name anyone, but yeah it was. I remember spotting that back when that was a package deal along with a couple others and thinking "that's a great price for those pieces". Unfortunately, another guy got the 1917 and with that my interest. Later I see your a5 price drop so much that I just decide that I want this. I send a pm because before anything else I want to know if this is usable, don't take this the wrong way it's just that the shotgun I got before you took me a week to get a hold of, with him not wanting to fire it either, so now I have a shotgun from April I still haven't shot and am kinda spooked to fire. So now I do the try-before-you-buy thing, one piece took 4 months to setup and well I wasn't through enough because what was supposed to be 7 shot rifle is really a 1 shot rifle until I take her to a gunsmith and well that would cost 1/4th the price of the rifle.

For me your A5 was a really good deal, but there was no way that I would take something without testing unless it was something like a ar-15 which could be stripped for parts. Yeah I know the best deal goes to those who pay upfront, I'm just seeking a little clarification after seeing some other deals here.

[MiguelS]

Items should be described in the post. iTrader is setup to verify that a seller is truly honest.

If the seller states something and it is not true, you can give neg feedback. If you questions, ask them in public, so everyone can know.

iTrader should help you when you have doubt.

[sorensen440]

I'll take it means you will take it

If you want to look at it first thats fine but the first person to agree to purchase gets it

[leelaw]

Items should be described in the post. iTrader is setup to verify that a seller is truly honest.

If the seller states something and it is not true, you can give neg feedback. If you questions, ask them in public, so everyone can know.

iTrader should help you when you have doubt.

Negative feedback is reserved for the occassions when someone end sup out of pocket for something, whether permanently, or for an extended period of time.

If it simply turns into "I showed up and the gun was 50%, instead of the described 98%" then that's deserving of neutral feedback.

[hellraiser]

"I'll take it pending ...... " is a retarded post. There's no such thing. .

yeah maybe but just trying to be honest...

i put that for the sellers benifit not my own... i had evry intension to buy the item as described but had to iorn out the details.... i did it so other people who were intrested could "stay tuned"
if the seller had skipped me i woulndt have complained...
some times the easiset things dont work out like a time to meet up or a place to tranfer if not specified in the post.... just didint want to burn the seller... to many people burn sellers...

[aplinker]

I wasn't trying to direct it at you, or anything.

I just mean it's a meaningless statement.

It's like saying your wife is pregnant pending conception.

yeah maybe but just trying to be honest...

i put that for the sellers benifit not my own... i had evry intension to buy the item as described but had to iorn out the details.... i did it so other people who were intrested could "stay tuned"
if the seller had skipped me i woulndt have complained...
some times the easiset things dont work out like a time to meet up or a place to tranfer if not specified in the post.... just didint want to burn the seller... to many people burn sellers...

[CaliforniaLiberal]

My understanding is that "I'll take it" never means "I'd like to buy it if it checks out OK, are you free next Tuesday". I would never post "I'll take it" unless I was ready to buy right now. A PM with questions is always cool, but "First I'll Take It Always Wins"

CL

[hellraiser]

I wasn't trying to direct it at you, or anything.

I just mean it's a meaningless statement.

It's like saying your wife is pregnant pending conception.

i got you....
and i agree, like i said even i was surprised...

[joepamjohn]

I didn't want to name anyone, but yeah it was. I remember spotting that back when that was a package deal along with a couple others and thinking "that's a great price for those pieces". Unfortunately, another guy got the 1917 and with that my interest. Later I see your a5 price drop so much that I just decide that I want this. I send a pm because before anything else I want to know if this is usable, don't take this the wrong way it's just that the shotgun I got before you took me a week to get a hold of, with him not wanting to fire it either, so now I have a shotgun from April I still haven't shot and am kinda spooked to fire. So now I do the try-before-you-buy thing, one piece took 4 months to setup and well I wasn't through enough because what was supposed to be 7 shot rifle is really a 1 shot rifle until I take her to a gunsmith and well that would cost 1/4th the price of the rifle.

For me your A5 was a really good deal, but there was no way that I would take something without testing unless it was something like a ar-15 which could be stripped for parts. Yeah I know the best deal goes to those who pay upfront, I'm just seeking a little clarification after seeing some other deals here.

IMHO..You should not be looking at used firearms then. You should be willing to pay retail prices for a new gun from a shop with a warranty. I have sold a few guns here at good prices as is. I described them to the best of my ability and they all functioned at the time of sale. Meeting somebody at a range to spend half a day to "test ride" a $200.00 or $300.00 shotgun is not going to happen too often. I don't necessarily want friends, I just want to sell a gun. Besides, what possibly can go wrong with a Browning A-5 anyway? If the forearm isn't all busted up (and Professional Coyote's gun was all synthetic as I recall) then there is no reason why it would not fire. I say you need to do your homework and understand what it is you are buying or stay away from it. To purposely attempt to screw someone in this forum would be a death sentence for any future sale. That is why they have a feedback system.