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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MrNate, post: 4507501, member: 5515&quot;]Thank you for everyone who played along, and bravo for those that spotted the candlestick. Once you see a few Mexico silver marks they stand out quickly. So here&#039;s the full story..I figured the game was still worth playing even if the outcome wasn&#039;t what I hoped for...</p><p><br /></p><p>As mentioned, the entire listing was $50, and the seller stated clearly in the listing that they are only selling the entire set together and only locally. Now some may read that info and abandon a listing, but I can tell you from personal experience <u>I&#039;ve made quite a few shipping deals from sellers who original said they are only looking for a local purchase</u>. The name of the game is making a great offer, and being as flexible as possible. At the end of the day, many sellers say no, but many also say yes.</p><p><br /></p><p>For this listing, I didn&#039;t see anything other than the candlestick worth my time or energy (plus I didn&#039;t want a big/heavy package to pay for). I got the three photos, and I asked the buyer if they would consider selling the candlestick holder on it&#039;s own for $50 plus shipping. They agreed quickly, and we settled on a method of payment. They confirmed they would send me the tracking number the next day and all was good! When making deals like this, I tend to keep the &#039;small talk&#039; limited, for obvious reasons. I did wince a little bit when I got a message towards the end of the conversation that said &quot;You are welcome! I&#039;m glad someone could get some use out of these pieces. If it&#039;s some treasure, consider it a blessing&quot;...</p><p><br /></p><p>I thanked the seller and told them it&#039;s a great piece and left it at that. After that point, all I can do is wait. I found a listing with some potential treasure, I asked the right questions to get the info I needed, I found a hidden gem, I made a good offer, my offer was accepted, and I made a full payment...All that&#039;s left is the item going in the mail...</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, that never happened. 20 minutes after our conversation ended, I got another message from the seller. I won&#039;t repeat the message word for word out of respect to the seller, because it was clearly a lie about why they needed to cancel the order, and I never want to make a seller feel weird when they decide to cancel. After the message the seller refunded me fully and deleted the listing. I&#039;m not throwing a pity party for myself, and it definitely comes with the territory of this hobby that you are going to hit a homerun that just wasn&#039;t meant to be, I just want to be up front about what actually happened. </p><p><br /></p><p>So while my outcome wasn&#039;t what I hoped for, the lesson on silver hunting is concrete: if a seller says they don&#039;t split up a listing, or they don&#039;t ship (or both), get creative and make them an offer they might not have considered. If they say no, be polite and move along, but I think you will find a few more people say yes if your offer is right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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