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Thanks everyone for the replies.  It sounds like many of you have similar experiences and similar ways to deal with issues.  I certainly don't want to come across as complaining.  I've completed 46 trades in the past 6 months of actively using the site and have only withdrawn a handful of trades because it didn't feel like the right time for the other party or they were concerned about overseas shipping for anything shy of a big deal (legitimately).  I've built my collection much faster and easier using the site and the tools and am very grateful I finally took the time to jump in and figure out how things work.

Hello all! As a brand new member to the TCDB, I really appreciate threads like this.  I haven't tried any trades yet but I feel like a week tops without any communication is very fair to remove the trade request.

I usually use a week as a rough guide. It seems like I have had more non-responders (but still loggin in) in the last month than ever before. 

If there is no response after 7 days I send a message.  If still no response after a couple more days I usually pull it.  Sometimes I let it ride out another week if the cards I'm trying to acquire are particularly unique.

I think it's just a common courtesy to personally respond to any purposed trade, one way or another. I agree with the thought that if someone can log on, they can take a minute and respond. A "sorry I don't have time. I don't like the trade. Can't find the cards." at least something!

An ignored trade or even a denied trade with no explanation leaves me scratching my head. If you have cards on your want list and on your trade list, I assume you are looking to trade. I've gone to the trouble of seeking you out, pulling the cards and putting together what I feel is a fair proposal, then crickets. I don't get it. It seems very rude.

As to the original question as to how long I let a trade sit, I don't necessarily have a set time. I think there are a lot of factors, but I don't think I'd exceed 2 weeks.

I usually include a note in the initial proposal asking them to simply decline if they are not interested and still get no response on some occasions.

I will go about two weeks before withdrawing and will sometimes send a follow-up note if I really want the cards I am requestiong.

I suppose, for non-responders, it's quite possible that they have no interest in trading now (or ever) but don't know about the 'turn off trades' option. They should at least do that. If anyone doesn't know where it is, go to Profile - Edit Profile - and then turn "Allow other members to send you transaction proposals?" to "No".