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Another trader goes to "Never again" list - 3

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David657

Posts: 431
Joined: Nov 2020

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 9:43 AM

For what its worth i assumed that the trade was completed and then changed. Ie...accepting a trade, then weeks later getting a msg that they didn't have the cards in the trade (I had already mailed) I've encountered weird trading experiences but does that make them a bad trader??? Weeks to reply, no reply at all or cards have gone "missing" before trade is accepted even a card shipped in pwe,(no protection at all but card was fine) Although I felt like giving negative feedback...is it warranted? Out nothing and/or receiving cards in good condition. I remind myself that it may not be the same priority as I have assigned it.

My personal fav, was receiving a lopsided trade proposal, in countering I evened out the value based on bin pricing and explained it, I then recieved a msg saying that thier 1 card was worth more than all of mine....because "i said so!" then claimed i was "scamming" him......where I exercised the option to simply walk away. Is he a bad trader or delusional? I wouldn't bother looking at another trade from him, but does that mean he's trading in bad faith or a seemingly overused term these days...a scammer?

I'm not a veteran trader by any definition but it seems like a lot of people define a fair trade as heavily lopsided in thier favor. Not talking about the majority in here, but people in general.

althib

Posts: 1,034
Joined: Jul 2019

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 12:09 PM

When I wrote my reply, I was mostly commenting David657's post. What I am saying is ripoff artists are not a major problem here as it is on Ebay, but no matter their number, there's no perfect solution for dealing with members with "less than honest practices", except what you're doing: never trading again with him.

sandyrusty wrote:

Lildog7 - I too have started the practice of pulling the cards before before accepting a trade and I advise the other member to do the same. Some comply; some don't just like another trade I have going on now with issues. In this particular case highlgihted in my OP, the cards had been pulled as he had already identified missing cards or other issues that cancelled some out. In the second round, he had also cancelled out the 1972 cards and removed many cards I was asking for. I was ok with that though found the balance was starting to weigh heavy on his side. But after the trade was supposedly good to go and was accepted, it is then he declared another 5 cards of HoF/stars were going out in another trade and were no longer available to me which he kindly offered to replace with some 2001 commons. That is when I hit the Problem button and told him to keep his cards.

David657 and althib - The reason I did not leave negative feedback is because the trade never did go through so other than major frustrations, I did not lose anything. I chose to make people aware of less than honest dealings by traders through the Forums so others can either realise doing this is not an acceptable practice or, for the honest ones, to be on the lookout for these types of warning signs. Problem is, many don't read the Forums. But I don't think many read the feedback either. I have left a Negative feedback with a good explanation of why it was left. Did not seem to affect that scum member's trading or receipt of PIF.

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