Yes: If he doesn't like the "best offer," the seller can refuse to sell.
That's precisely my point, Chris: It's a hollow promise. Heck, if he
doesn't want to accept my $100 offer, he can "sell" it to his brother for
$110, then buy it right back. That's one facet of what shilling is about,
and it's wrong.
My first choice would be:
Best offer above $400 received by 2001 April 30."
or
First offer above $400 get it."
Either phrasing guarantees that the seller receives an amount he can live
with.
Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
And the trouble with nitpicking unconditional statements is that it can be
done back to you, too. If the seller says "$500 OBO" and you have the
highest offer at, say, $100, then it's not likely they'll want to sell it
for that. If you try and claim that "OBO" means that they should accept
any offer because "OBO" is unconditional, then they can come right back
and say that they didn't specify a time frame for the sale. Because they
didn't specify this condition, they can take as long to sell it as they
want.
chris
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
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