Those of you selling parts

LIME TWIST DART said
I have had a lot of good buying experiences here. My only gripe is being told I'm 3rd or 4th in line after being the first one to respond in ad. Especially within 1 or 2 minutes. I always respond in ad then immediately send a PM. How else are we all to know who really has dibs? Whats the consensus, 1st shot goes to 1st PM sent/received or 1st response in ad? In the end, I guess you can sell to whoever you want. I just don't like being B.S.'d. I will say that its a bit more obvious than some sellers think when they put off returning your PM to shop around a better sale for themselves. I notice that the contents of my PM can have an affect on how fast I get a returned PM or what supposed position I'm in. I just remind myself that you can't get all the deals. I'm usually pissed for a day, then I'm over it. This site is pretty damn good relative to others in the buy/sell department.

Well, after being reminded by the higher ups about the rules in the for sale threads, technically you are not allowed to post a "PM Sent" in a thread to mark your spot! It is technically commentary, which is not allowed. I don't like it because I like potential buyers of an item to know that there is someone "in line" before them!

I currently have one item listed, not a single "PM Sent" post in the thread, but 7 PM's from members interested in the item! Now, I immediately posted a "sale pending" post in the thread to alert the 6 people who are "in line" behind the first responder! Except for my post, one would get the impression that there is no one in line for the part!

Now, is it wrong for me to post a "sale pending" post in the thread, or should I have to PM all 7 people and let them know their place in line? Am I in violation of proper sales ediquette?? All I have is my phone for Internet anymore and its a pain to send message after message instead of one post for all potential customers to see!! I'm sure I'm being complained about for this, I was already lambasted once a couple weeks ago for doing the same thing by a member who I am now sure hates me!!! I'm an honest seller who goes strictly by the "first in line gets first dibs" school of business, and would like to keep it that way!!! Geof