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Write a polite message to a buyer or seller

The other person is slow, cheeky on price or unclear on collection. Get a short message that stays civil.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me write a polite message to a buyer or seller.

I'm the: [buyer / seller]
Situation: [slow reply, low offer, wrong item, collection delay]
What I want: [confirm, renegotiate, cancel, arrange time]
Any constraints: [dates, price floor]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A firm short message.
2. A softer version.
3. A final chase if they go quiet.
4. When to walk away.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, figures or products. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. buyer / seller: a short note you already have. slow reply, low offer, wrong item, collection delay: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

This does not give tax advice. The books stay in the accounting system.

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