Guys please educate an old timer. Yesterday I found a pistol for sale on the classified board. I texted the seller and we negotiated a deal. We where scheduled to make the transfer today at lunch and part of the deal was I was going to buy lunch. Last night the seller texted me with the news he had made a better deal and sold the gun. I followed up by calling him out on his post and also followed up with a text calling him out. He apologized and realized what he had done was wrong. Another poster chimed in and thought I was mad because I was not able to cheat the seller out of $50 bucks.
Am I so out of touch with society that I am wrong on this issue. Please educate me. And what should I expect in the future dealing with folks on this forum?

I have had the same thing happen to me twice so I don't even look at guns for sale anymore.

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I could be wrong, but I think Ackley is a big liberal on the politics board -- it would explain his mindset.

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Looks like his post magically disappeared.

I've sold numerous guns on this board over the years.

I have never once backed out of an agreed upon sale. And I have received better offers after deals were made.

And for the record, this is the only board I feel comfortable enough to even consider taking part in such transactions and all of my dealings have worked out very well.

This mindset is much too common. Probably what happens more is buyers backing out on a "deal" when they find a better one.

"The deal is the deal" Just ask The Transporter.

And I agree, once the seller agreed to the deal he should have followed through on the agreed upon price. Bad bull.

That is one of the nice things about the ARFCOM equipment exchange. You crawfish on a deal. You get a lifetime banhammer after they talk to both sides.

I've sold a handful of guns on texags and never had a bad experience.

I was also burned on Texags a year or two ago - I bought and paid for something that I never got. He claimed he shipped it and it was returned, but he never made an effort to reship it or refund my money. I was out $200.

There are downright thieves on Texags, just like anywhere else. I'm not trusting a handshake deal, and I'm not trusting someone here more than anywhere else.

I pretty much agree with everyone above. Once you make the deal you stick to it. I don't know how many times I've made a deal with someone on TexAgs, Craigslist or elsewhere to sell something and then have someone offer more later. You have to honor the first deal you made though.

With that being said, there have been times when I've posted something for sell and got an early low offer. In those situations I usually tell the potential buyer that I just posted it and want to give it more time to see if a higher offer comes in before I sell for that low. Usually if I wait I get a better offer, but there have also been times when I went back to the original offer and sold it for less than I really wanted to just to get rid of it.

I've never had any issue with selling or purchasing anything on Texags. Everyone has always been very forthcoming. If I'm buying something where they have to mail it to me, I usually send payment first and vice versa.

I also make it a point to not buy or sell anything unless they have Ag Tag. Also, I usually only buy or sell to those who have bought or sold something before.