Originally Posted by
YoKev
With all of the idiots on CL, I wait at least 24 hours before I respond to any emails. And, I go through them and respond to the ones that are intelligent enough. If it seems like a high maintenance buyer asking stupid questions that are clearly answered in the ad, they don't get a response. Consistently bad grammar and misspellings? No reply. Ect, ect...
When selling, I don't wait 24hrs to reply but I will definitely respond to the people who seem like they will be the easiest to deal with first, regardless of order the emails came in
That's why I try to avoid asking questions or anything when initially contacting sellers. I just tell them I'm interested and ask them to let me know when is the best time for them. I always put my name (which matches my name in my email) and phone number with area code. If I have any questions, I wait to ask until they call back. If they email instead of calling, I will ask fewer questions and just try to set up the deal.
I've been selling a frame on CL for a while and sometimes I forget to check my CL email.. just replied to a potential buyer who emailed almost two days ago. Oops. And I'm online a lot.. some people may take quite a while to respond.