Bad News...

If he said he was going to return your box to you...why would you take it upon yourself to open the bottle without clearly defining what he would get, before doing so?

IMHO...You shouldn't have opened the bottle. You should have determined what was going to be done first. He could have made the decision of how the beer tasted.

Since you drank it, and didn't wait for his input...trade should be done once he receives your box. Maybe ask him to kick in some locals or something to it...but...why did you drink the bottle?

 

Curious what beer it was? Are they known to leak?

 

If it is an impossible to replace beer, then it really is just a communication thing between you and the other trader. Try to work something out that's fair. That's a hard one.

I had an Armand Lente leak in a trade. Not much leakage but enough that something had to be done. I sent him another Armand...

 

The fact he drank it though says trade complete? Right? If sender evens it out with a nice growler or a bottle or 2 of something special, you might just have to write it off.

 

Once you popped the bottle open....the transaction is complete! Would have been better off just re shipping both boxes back to each other.

That BVDL isn't necessarily a "white whale"...plus it probably would have heald up until your buddies made it around to drink it!

 

http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/iso-bvdl-ft-point-system.129542/#post-1885193

 

Yeah, curious to know what the bottle was. This is a tough one. If I was in this situation, I wouldn't have drank the bottle. I would have sent it back and got my bottles back. No harm no foul type of thing. Since you drank it, whether they said to or not, I don't think you should get anything back. Maybe they send a good makeup box or something. I'm sure you can work something out.

 

It's a tough situation complicated by the fact that you immediately drank a good 2/3 to 3/4 of said White whale.

While an awful situation, I'd always want to see a video of you drain pouring that while crying to get your box returned.

Perhaps he is returning 1/3 of the box or some agreed upon amount?

I would just have a hard time stomaching losing my White Whale, sending the other end of the trade back and knowing the majority of the bottle was still consumed.

Tough situation indeed.

 

You drank the bottle? Was that agreed upon before you opened it?

What beer was it? Was it a cork and cage? Waxed? Just capped?

Need more info.

 

^^This. The second you consume anything in a box sent your way, the deal is over. You could have put that in a gallon zip lock bag, and sent it back to him and let him have his old beer back and enjoy the 2/3 of it. You should have made a consensus decision before downing 2/3 a a BVDL

 

If you drink it, there's no going back.

 

Either way, you consumed the bottle he sent you. Probably not under the circumstances you wanted, but you drank the bottle nonetheless. That would kind of seal the deal, IMO.

 

Uh, did no one notice that the other trader told him to drink it?

 

Its the shippers obligation to make sure the bottle got there intact. Shipping back a leaking bottle is dumb by all accounts, what purpose does it serve to return back a leaking bottle other than risking further damage in transit and confirming what both parties already know, that its already flat.

 

My question is how did a waxed bottle leak? Where was the leak coming from? Was the wax broken?

In any event, drinking it completes the trade.

 

It happens, I've had Rivertown Lambic leak on me and it's also waxed.