General Forum

Yeah, I sometimes really hope a member or two will respond to my trade offers but more often than not I have to just hope someone else comes along with the card or that I am able to acquire the card elsewhere. This is a great place to add to one's collection through trading but not all swaps are able to happen. Vrooomed message idea was a good one and hopefully you might get a response.

There's no obgliation to sell or trade cards here even if you have them listed as available. So what if someone's name keeps popping up on your matches? If they don't want to trade, move on like an adult. You don't have to worry about that happening with me, though, because your terrible attitude based on your responses here has led me to add you to my trading block list.

For me it depends on the trade. If it is a small proposal I just send it and whatever happens happens. If it would be a larger proposal I usually message first, asking about the general concept of the proposal (sets, teams, etc) so if they aren't interested or don't respond I don't waste time organizing the proposal. 

Please remember that everyone uses this site differently -- each user has different wants, habits, attitudes, and protocols compared to any proposed "ideal" way to use it.  We can control only our own actions, so please do not be frustrated or surprised when someone's actions differ from your expectation. 

I have received communication from other members instructing me (wrongly, in my opinion) on how I should be handling a particular trade offer and managing my wantlist according to their preferences.  I can promise you it changed nothing on my end.

well said, Royals, some of us enjoy the same hobby differently

mark

You nailed it

I'll add a couple of things. Forgive me if any of this has been said; I skimmed the thread. I don't trade much here, but got a couple of offers lately and agreed. Both trades seem to have gone very smoothly. But please communicate (as has been said). In the first trade, I left a message with my acceptance, just to make sure the quality of the cards would be acceptable. I did not send my cards immediately, expecting a response. Then I got cards in the mail! I felt bad and immediately sent my cards, but answering the message would have been nice. And leave honest feedback. Those of us with way under a 100 trades need the feedback. The feedback I got was...inconsistent, saying that it was "Excellent trade, A+++++" but giving it a "neutral." That's fine. I just thought it odd. And, without reopening a whole can of worms, leave honest feedback  -- neutral or even negative -- if it goes poorly. That's all I have to go on when deciding to trade with someone, which is always a bit of a leap of faith the first time. And, I've never had this happen, but it seems a best practice unless you really think you're getting ripped off -- but if your trader doesn't like the cards you sent, agree to fix the problem at your expense. Return his or her cards. Send more cards. Send money. Undo the deal. Just fix it, even if you don't think you were the problem. It's just not worth a battle, usually. It's not worth hits to your reputation and not worth the mental energy. Just fix it. 

Oh, and update the trade status, especially when it's done. Because otherwise, the site messes up what you have in your collection. 

I never got on this site to trade, but since I've had a little inventory and always update my collection, people have been reaching out a bit. And I couldn't be more pleased. 

Anyway, happy collecting. 

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I know I have turned down a couple of trades becuase I wasnt 100% sure I was ready. Im still adding many cards to my trade list. Hopefully I can finish up soon and start trading. I apologize for not being more organized in the beginning. Im slowly getting my trade list put up. 

If you go into your profile you have an option to turn off trades. This way you would get an offer while you are still preparing. I did tha twhen I first joined and wasn't ready to jump into trading yet.