If Harry didn't respond affirmatively to a specific offer to buy, then I
would cut him some slack.
73, Barry N1EU
On 3/8/06, Glassrus <glassrus@houston.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Not to belabor this, or to start a flame war, I believe it is improper to
> accuse Mike of dishonesty. An offer was freely made and accepted. It is
> the
> responsibility of the seller to asses the value of the object he wishes to
> sell BEFORE he offers it for sale.
>
> If someone listed an Omni VI on the reflector for $1500, and I accepted
> the
> offer, would I be "honest" if I then told the seller that I decided not to
> buy it because I found out it was overpriced? I don't think so. I could
> ask
> to be released from the contract, but that would be at the seller's
> discretion, and if he declined I would have to honor my obligation.
>
> Harry is wrong to withdraw the offer. He could ask to be released from the
> contract, explaining that he wasn't aware of the true value of the object,
> but this would be at the discretion of the buyer, who again could decline
> the request and insist on the fulfillment of the contract.
>
> I can condemn Mr. Coats for "his reconsidering the "fair market value" of
> his TenTec 253 tuner". The time for that consideration was before the
> sale.
> He merely "reconsidered" when he saw how quickly multiple people
> responded,
> and thought he could make a few more bucks.
>
> To instead condemn Mike for "trying to take advantage of someone in the
> dark
> about its value!" is displaced and sad.
>
> I hope Mr. Coats does the proper thing. I hope he decides that his
> integrity
> and reputation are worth more than three hundred dollars.
>
> Paul N8NOV
>
> >An honest man would have known it was worth much more and not tried to
> take advantage of someone in the dark about its value! I cannot condemn
> Harry Coates one bit of his reconsidering the "fair market value" of his
> TenTec 253 tuner. Come on guys. You and I both know we have seen these go
> for close to a $1000 on this thread as well as other areas of the
> Internet. --- Good Luck Harry!
>
> Jim --- N8LUV
>
>
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