How many times should I try selling a textbook to a person.

[Ricemarine]

Alright, so I have this history textbook, bought it for $70. I posted ads all over my college campus to see if people will buy, I get two hits...

A woman called asking for the book, and since it was Thursday, she said she'd pick it up on monday at 7:30 AM. She said she'd pay $90 for the book. Sweet...

On Friday, another woman called asking for the book, but asking for $80, I told her if the first person backs out, I will sell it to her and I'd notify her by the end of Monday.

Sooo. monday rolls around... I come at 7:30 AM... I'm a bit groggy since I had to wake up an hour earlier than usual... No show. What?... I call, and get told 11:50 AM then... 11:50 AM passes by, no show. Huh?... Screw it, I'm going home. So I drive home, and at 1:00 P.M., I get a phone call saying she was sorry because her cell phone died, and she can pick it up at a library near me at 6:00 P.M. Sure.. At 6:00 P.M., I met the owner of the cell phone, and apparently the cell phone # I've been calling the whole time was not the buyer's... The owner said that the buyer did call me at 1:00 P.M., and that it was not her. Well, waiting for 30 minuets for each of the three times I waited, I'm starting to ponder if the first buyer was ever worth it...

O..k... 3 failed attempts.
Should I move on to buyer #2?


Cliffs:
I bought book for $70
I get offer for $90
I get another offer for $80
$90 buyer is no show 3 times
Wondering if I should go to $80 buyer.

 

[ChaoZ]

Go with the $80, $10 isn't worth it for all that extra time you've wasted.

 

[George P Burdell]

Buyer #2, stat.

 

[gsethi]

if (price.offered > price.expected)
{
first_come.first_serve(buyer.price_offered);
}

 

[Luthien]

sounds like number 1 is a prankster

 

[FoBoT]

move on, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush