I'm not sure where to begin. Last week, which was the four day weekend, I emailed a seller on lewis yard sales of an item I am interested. She (not going to mention any names) responds back and tells me to meet her at the visitors center. I told her that would be fine since my condition on my car is not able to drive further. I had told her that I was going to wait till she gets here because apparently on her end it was bad traffic. She told me to listen to the station and when I listened to it, the radio announcer said that traffic was going smoothly. So I told her again "I can wait" She responds me back and asks me to see if I can meet in Lakewood, I had to repeat myself again about my condition on the car was bad and can not go any further. Plus I only have one working vehicle. That day could have been perfect for me to get the items. Its not like we were meeting as friends and such. Anyways. She decide to make me wait for over an hour and tells me that she was turning around and will deliver next time. Following day, she contacts me and tells me that she was going to meet Tuesday. I said, I cant because I work that day. (mind you, Im military as well.) I try contacting her to see if we can work something out, and obviously this lady has not responded to me whatsoever. She cant do a simple task, which is contact me and see if we can work something out and get it over with. The morale to the story is.... If a seller is selling an item and a buyer is interested, try and work something out and get it over and done with. I think its childish that this individual can not work something out. We have lives of our own and I understand but if you cant communicate then how is that person going to know? Was I wrong? Anyway, thats the end of my rant and hope everyone has a good day. :) 

the customer is always right! especially since she agreed for you to be her customer. 

Basically. I've had this happen to me before - one guy wanted to buy an instrument I had for sale (and honestly I didn't care about the money, I just wanted someone to take it who would actually use it!) and the first time he said he couldn't make it to the agreed place/time, I let it slide because life happens. The second time, I waited for FIVE HOURS for the guy to show up and then he sent me a snotty text saying, "Well, I guess tonight isn't going to work..."

I told him that I had been flexible, I had waited twice on him; it was time for me to find a different buyer for my item because he was unreliable. The very next day, I sold my item to someone whose kid was super-excited to get a clarinet for school band, and I sold it to them for $10.

Sometimes, you just have to tell people it's a one-shot chance and if they back out, you're done. 

@ Your Mom. I agree with you customers are right and I feel that I (the customer) shouldn't have to make all the arrangements and effort for this to work out. She's been making excuses and I am trying to make a deal here and I'm not sure if I should just consider her as a scam or what? She says she can deliver, then she tells me she cant after a certain time... well if the buyer is willing to meet up with the seller, why cant that seller agree? Why does people have to make everything so difficult these days? LOL. @ ColoradoNative, Awe, that is awesome that someone's kid got a clarinet. I use to play instruments in middle and high school but I know now..I probably can not read any notes. LOL.

I just think its unfair that I am trying to work something out and someone has to be difficult by making excuses and because not more than one buyer, the seller isnt going to go out of her way. That's what urks me. 

I won't deal with people that only communicate via text. To me, that is a red flag.

But, doesn't always help. Our last dealing gone wrong was on Craigslist. Husband was selling his car and we had tons of no-shows from callers (we don't accept txts on our phones). One lady called a couple times saying she was lost. Our house can be kinda hard to find if you don't know the area because we are out in the country, so we believed her. The last we heard from her she was less than a mile away. We got worried when she didn't show up after 30 minutes so tried calling her a few times. She wouldn't answer or return voice mails. We sat around the rest of the night waiting for her. We lost quite a few days waiting on people without manners.

I would tell this person you are no longer interested. If enough people stood their ground on the "one shot" deal, people might get their heads out of their butts. Probably not though. 

sometimes people have a lot going on in their lives, but still choose to bite off way more than they can chew. i think bookoo should have a place to leave seller and buyer feedback. 

I only do texting for online yard sale type sites. I have four kids. The minute I want/need to talk on the phone, they are suddenly in dire of need of something lol. I also get a ton of e-mail and don't always have time to sort through it all. Texting is just the easiest way for someone to get ahold of me. Even my Mom texts me instead of calling lol.

If it were me I'd just move on and find the item elsewhere because this seller sounds like she's more trouble than it's worth. 

Oh man, I'd be all OVER seller/buyer feedback, too... but I think there are enough petty idiots that try to sell their stuff on there that it might turn into a giant disaster/crazy online turf war kind of problem. If there was a way to do it anonymously, maybe it would work... 

@ Masc, Oh well she lost a customer. I did the whole calling issue but I had some very bad experience. Nowadays, nobody calls... everyone seems to text. @ Details, yeah I know she is and I feel like everyone should be aware of this person and dont care if I blast her name because I feel NOBODY should have this experience. She does not have a picture and she was selling clothing for $30 which I was interested in purchasing. @ ColoradoNative, yeah I think the same way to but in the end I guess I can look elsewhere and find something really cool or save my money as well. :) 

Reasons like this are why I don't meet anyone unless I am already planning on being at that place. I have waited at the visitors center for an hour on someone who kept saying they were on their way. Now...if the person that wants it can't pick it up, then I'm moving on to the next person and I no longer hold things either. 

@ Megan LeeAnne. It was the same but opposite of your situation. I was the buyer waiting but the seller didnt show. 

If there was a way to do it anonymously, maybe it would work... 
good idea