General Forum

Bingo!

Thanks for all the comments,

Canadian Kid

Well you have your opinion and I have mine. A neutral or no feedback at all would suffice. A lot of things can happen in 24 hours. Communication is the best way to solve problems. 

Trade is six months old ... if the member would communicate ... but he does not.

Stay safe.

I think you are being very fair with how patient you have been. Once any of us mail something it is out of our hands and may not get there or may be delayed. If this happens that does not make you a bad member. If it happens and you do not respond to messages but continue on the site then that non response does make you a bad member. I have had great experiences with everyone so far but I had one package that I sent to NJ that took over a month to arrive. The other side contacted me and we did back and forth messages. He was very patient but I was very responsive. After one month I made him whole through paypal. Not the outcome either of us wanted but it was the right thing to do since he did not get the cards. With that resolution, in my opinion, both of us were good members and no negative was appropriate. By the way, the next day the cards showed up, with the original date postmark, and he refunded my payment. We both left positive feedback and have since traded with each other with no problem with mail delays. Everyone I have traded with has been great but I do check out feedback if it is someone I haven't traded with before. I am happy when I see other people I have traded with on their completed transaction list and no negatives. That tells me things should be fine. Feedback is a useful tool not a weapon.   

I had this happen on ebay too.  The guy died.  Never got the cards.  Sent him repeated messages, including a warning that I would leave negative feedback.  3 months later I a screaming email the guy's daughter saying "how dare you" leave negative feedback.  Her revenge was to buy something from me, and the day after payment leave negative feedback saying how bad I was.  The cards were in the mail that day.  Eventually Ebay nuked her comments.  

One of my friends sold something on Ebay back in 2005, but never got payment. He eventually got word that the buyer was killed in Hurricane Katrina. Unfortunately bad things do happen. 

I've only been burned twice, and both times on purchases, not trades. Considering I've been buying and trading online for 22 years now that's really not that bad a record, although both still sting...

Negative feedback is the way to go. That way you inform everyone.

You can earn positive feedback or you can earn negative feedback. Is on them. 

They can also make it right and you can remove your feedback. But again it's on them.