Difficult buyer

[king1]

probably not worth the paper its written on but...

5.1 Bidding and buying
You should only place a bid if you intend to buy the Item at the price entered. Remember, placing the winning bid creates a legal contract between you and the Seller where you agree to complete the trade.

https://help.trademe.co.nz/hc/en-us/arti...conditions

I might also be slow to blacklist them, just in case his other deal falls through, or he was actually trying it on you...