Have you seen them in other places since your
email? Sometimes, RL happens... 'stuff' happens
at work, 'stuff' happens at home, 'stuff' happens
to the ISP... :o( It might be nice to start off
giving them the benefit of the doubt, and send
off a supplementary reminder email hoping that
things are all right in their lives, that you
hope school/work/family/etc is coming along
nicely, and oh, btw, have you made a decision on
that cel yet? Just a nice, friendly reminder that
you're still alive, still interested... and still
waiting.
Then again, anyone with a web-based email account
can go to their local library and log onto the
computer, if their computer is fried. ;o)
Still, it's very much the responsibility of a
seller to be communicative. If I'm on Ebay, and I
have a question, I'll hold off on bidding until
the seller answers my question. There have been
times where I have emailed professional vendors
with my list (totaling up to triple-digits), and
they emailed back saying that one of the cels I
was interested in wasn't theirs, but was a guest
cel, and they would contact the seller to see if
it was still available. The vendor never replied
back to me to say 'yes' or 'no' regarding the
guest cel, and because of their silence, I let
the rest of the order slide, too. I still won't
shop there, even though others have had a fine
experience with them. :o)
It's different in the case of private
individuals, but unless they're fielding 100
email requests for their cels, they should still
be communicative about the status when the status
is queried after. It's ultimately your job, as
the customer, to decide how much carelessness you
want to put up with from the seller. If the cel
is worth it to you, let the others pass, sit on
your hands, and wait. But if you think the
transaction is being handled badly at this stage,
even before money is being sent, and you're not
sure how it will be handled *after* your MO is in
their hands... you might want to let it slide and
get on with things.
-Cres |
