General Forum

I guess I'm an over achiever at nearly 86%! :)

Nice! BUT you also came in around the time when notifications became part of the transaction process.

I'm running at 84%.  It has gotten better since the notifications alerts are sent.

I have only give out one negative as he ripped me off and never shown up here again.  I have not given feedback only a couple of times.   They sent the wrong Var. but due to the value of the cards I figure it was an honest mistake.     I should have asked before the trade but I did not.  

I agree with BobbyL .   His other 2 issues have been brought up before.  He could have add (Messages) to his:        Why no response on a proposed transaction.

My  issue is there are sets that members have added cards then changes were made to sets and members never double checked their cards.

Card with Var.    A lot of members added them before the Var were added so some are wrong.   They have not taken the time to verify them (for some it would be a big thing).  I'm in that boat.  I verify them before accepting offer there are members doing the some thing.  Most members understand the issue and are nice about it.

2006 Topps Total   The base set and the Grey Cardstock Glossy Back set.  A lot of members have these wrong.

Some of the Ultra sets give me issues as some members do not know the different between the Retail and Hobby.

I've experiened this myself as well. My feedback does not reflect the amount of trades done, but it is not too far apart so not too bad. Only 59 trades so far and I'm at 51 feedback. I will however "always" leave feedback on a trade if one is left for myself. Might be 1 or 2 times I did not as I was waiting for them to leave a comment on the trade. So I have left feedback even when none was left for me.

When I look to make a trade with someone I look for two things: a decent quantity of feedback left and the percentage value that reflects the good/neutral/bad feedback combination. If someone is at 50 total feedback or below I try to see if they've at least been trading recently. If the percentage is anything other than 100%, I try to see what the one or two (or, ulp, more) non-positive comments were about before deciding on going through with things.

For some people, leaving feedback on their profile is important. They either need to get their totals up to add some non-newbie trust in the trading community and/or up their trade result percentage in case one unfortunate event is defining them. Therefore, leaving feedback is a good thing to do.

However, there are many who are 100+ positive feedbacks and are currently at 100%. Is that one extra positive feedback going to matter much? No. However, it would at the very least give a heads up to everyone else that the trader is still trading if someone were to look at the dates from the feedback comments. So, it's still good to leave feedback for these veterans.

Whether one is a newbie, a veteran, a squeaky clean trader or someone who has had a bump in the road at some point, it seems that getting even a 'Good trade!' can be beneficial for anyone's feedback profile. Taking that last step to leave feedback during the finalization of a trade may not only help the receiver of the feedback but also those looking at the receiver's feedback later on, especially if the comment is "Bad trade, because...".

I'm more annoyed with trade proposals sitting there for days unresponed too despite the person having logged in. 

Yes- no ...it does not even take a few seconds to respond. Even a quick ...let me get back to you after ...whatever reason. 

I wondered about that too--I kinda figured maybe they got cards that weren't up to par as far as condition (although I do my best not to list cards for sale/trade in a condition I would personally find questionable. And if I come across one I'm questioning I always let the other person know--but everyone is different) I guess all in all I'd rather not get negative feedback but would rather that person reach out to me so I can try to make it right.  I pulled a card one time and then put it right back in the box-the recipient notified me and I sent it out right away.  
 

all in all I wanna know how the transaction went so I can improve in the future. 
 

my 2 cents

My brother I couldn't agree more!! I think maybe we've had a chance to trade once. If I remember correctly you asked specifically for me to leave feedback :) I always do--haven't had a bad experience yet.  Lack of communication is super frustrating to me especially when I feel like I probably over communicate. Oh well everyone different 

this was a response to BobbyL I assumed when I responded to a specific message it linked to it. Oops now I know--that might be part of the problem us newbies don't know all the ins and outs of the site's workings

100%

Not leaving feedback has become a pet peeve to me lately. Especially if I see they left feedback for others and not me. How can I fix a problem if nobody communicates with me? I've just started a new eBay account and I'm having a rough start due to zero feedback. I sold twice and they did nothing. That is aggravating to me because I feel like I did something wrong but have no idea what I did wrong. A person can't learn/grow as a seller or  trade partner unless they have been told what they did wrong so they can correct the issue.