Hi, Brett.
I'm sorry you're unhappy about missing out on the SolarMax and I can understand that: it's an excellent package at a bargain price. Please understand that when I offer gear for sale via IIS, it is always in accordance with the site's recommended selling procedure:
IceTrade Classifieds Terms of Service. My adverts always state, "
Inquiries by PM only, please" and the Terms of Service stipulations, "Your item should be sold on a first-in-first-served basis" and "first PM with stated intention to buy" are strictly applied to all replies. That way, there is no doubt who got in first for a popular item.
When I logged on to IIS before work this morning, the only PM in my mailbox was an unconditional offer to buy at the full, advertised price, sent the previous evening by another member. Consequently, this time he wins the item. In the event that he fails to honour his stated intention to purchase, I would be happy to have the opportunity to offer the package to you in preference to any later inquirers, as you are now the second person to state a clear intention to buy via PM.
It's a pity that your PM wasn't received in time for you to secure the item, but I hope you will now better understand the circumstances and the need to ensure fairness for all interested parties.
Incidentally, in case you may not have noticed, there's another SolarMax 40 on offer on IIS at present,
Coronado SolarMax SM40/BF10 Telescope plus Takahashi FS-60 Adaptor, which may be of interest to you.
Regards,
Michael