Message Problems?

Not sure if this is appropriate place to ask, but has anyone else experienced a major problem with messages here on Astromart? I placed a classified ad last week and I was surprised that I got a lot of views but no offers or messages regarding the item. I figured no one was interested but then last night at about 9:30 EDT I got a flood of email messages from Astromart stating that I had private messages from the past several days. But when I go to my Inbox there is only one recent message!

Kevin Conod said:

Not sure if this is appropriate place to ask, but has anyone else experienced a major problem with messages here on Astromart? I placed a classified ad last week and I was surprised that I got a lot of views but no offers or messages regarding the item. I figured no one was interested but then last night at about 9:30 EDT I got a flood of email messages from Astromart stating that I had private messages from the past several days. But when I go to my Inbox there is only one recent message!

Don't know about your situation but I responded three times to an ad yesterday early in the post and have not heard anything from the dude. Why post an ad then do not respond? Go figure. Paul

Kevin Conod said:

Not sure if this is appropriate place to ask, but has anyone else experienced a major problem with messages here on Astromart? I placed a classified ad last week and I was surprised that I got a lot of views but no offers or messages regarding the item. I figured no one was interested but then last night at about 9:30 EDT I got a flood of email messages from Astromart stating that I had private messages from the past several days. But when I go to my Inbox there is only one recent message!

Responses to ads are not sent via PM's but rather by email, for PM's the poster has to specifically choose to send you a PM instead of responding to the ad.....the 1st thing you need to do is look at the email address on your profile and verify that its correct. 2nd thing you need to do is make sure they aren't going to your spam folder or being trapped as spam in a spam folder on your providers online email reader if they have that.

Glad to hear it's working. I've bought a LOT of stuff on Astromart and happy with it. But on some few ADs over the years I've immediately offered full asking price (SOMETIMES EVEN MORE!) and just heard crickets day after day and the ADs hang in there --- could never figure that out! When I DO offer it's nearly always straight-up without a zillion questions, conditionals or low-balls. But I always ask the seller to let me know "either way" so I'm not left wondering. That near always works out just fine. "Sorry, but I already sold it" is appreciated. Also noticed that some HOT items sell almost IMMEDIATELY (popular eyepieces. etc.) Especially coveted items where the manufacturers are back-ordered. I get amused by the auctions (without reserve) where a starting bid of $1 hangs there. Nother amusement is where a seller with no history asks like DOUBLE what the going used price is. A couple of times I have even given a seller a courtesy reply that they are asking MORE than NEW in-stock price from a reputable dealer! The archived available year's history is extremely useful when pricing an item to sell (or buy). Tom Dey