I would have handled it differently if I’m your first message to me went something like “I want this bullet puller, but I’d like to know what the size of the collets are and how much shipping would cost.” That message implies express interest in the item and at which point you’d be first inline. Instead, your message was “what size are the collets?”. That implies your kicking the tires to see if you are interested at all. Your next question was “how much to ship?” This implies you are trying to decide if it’s worth paying $7 to a $10 item. Still this does not show a commitment to purchase. In the mean time, I recieved a firm “I’ll take it and a couple other items”.
By the way, I’m curious as to why if you were so hot and bothered to buy this, why didn’t you purchase it off me the previous 4 times I’ve had it listed?
Would've and have done the same given the context you put this in. None of those initial inquiries says anything more than tire kicking to me. Which is fine, but if someone is local speaks up with a solid "I'll take it?" Sold.