Possible Bad Trader: 13t13oland

Well, at least you've got some good beer on hand. I'm sure some other Pittsburgh area traders, if not here then on FB, would love to trade for those.

Addressing your particular situation, it's always a good idea to get a commitment, and have a trade request accepted, if you're even the slightest bit nervous about being screwed over on beer you weren't otherwise planning on buying. It can tend to motivate and hold people to a deal they might not feel that enthusiastic about the next day.

Trying to stay positive, it's only been a few days since he last responded to you, so you're in a good window here and maybe it can still get done. But he has been online since then, which is a potential indicator that he is ignoring you intentionally.

@13t13oland were you still wanting to complete this deal?

 

This is seriously unfortunate and couldn't have happened to a nicer guy - really sorry to read about this @Joplamp. I've seen this happening more frequently as well. I'm guessing that, per forum rules, you have no recourse without an accepted trade offer... But I hope that this can be worked out somehow.

Damn. I was just eyeballing this forum today, thinking it had been surprisingly quiet.

 

It’s very frustrating that there is no recourse if a trade did not go through. All circumstances are different, and for sure being able to drive 5 minutes down the road is separate from making a long trek. -OR picking up Sheffield vs. walking into a store and finding something limited that someone said they wanted, and you knew If you waited that it would not be there anymore.

Still, it’s impossible to agree to trades a priori sometimes. I recently posted a trade for Answer/Veil. I could not commit to a trade because what if ai couldn’t get it? Then I am the ass that committed but can’t make it right. Conversely, I am not making a 7 hour drive and spending 40-150bones without commitment that someone wants something. That’s equally ludicrous.

We have seen some BT threads where it was not clear that there was a “real agreement,” but in both my case and in the case above, there obviously was. I am grateful that my trade went perfectly, and I am very sorry for OP that his did not. Still, despite understanding why these rules exist, it seems shitty that you can fall through a loophole because no good policy exists for such special circumstances.

 

Sorry to see this happened to you buddy. Glad you started this thread. I had the same thing happen to me. I spent $60 of Barrel Aged Bigfoot to find out the guy made another deal and didn't need the beer he asked me to buy.
I hope it works out for you .

 

It does not look like 13t13 has re-accepted the beer trader rules, he does not have the trader banner. Can he see this thread?

Good luck @Joplamp , hope this gets resolved in some way for you.

 

It doesn't appear that @13t13oland even has an active trader account at this time either. I know things switched recently so maybe it's possible they did when talking with OP originally and then haven't verified the account since the changes.

 

Lol, apparently we had the same idea at the same time on this one.

 

@Joplamp what from Pittsburgh were you looking for?

 

I agree for sure, and no problem. Just asking because I'm in Pittsburgh and was going to offer to help him out if possible.

 

Since the user still hasn't worked out his trader status, and likely may not be able to read this (no idea...?), maybe a mod should PM him and make him aware of the situation in some way...?

 

I just saw this thread. I finalized a trade with this guy on July 26 and he has been on BA numerous times since. He accepted my trade request but has not even looked at my last message on July 30 asking when he would like to ship. I'm only out a $20 bomber that I bought for the trade which I have no problem keeping. I just assumed he's an immature douchetard and hadn't given it much more thought until I saw this

 

Sigh

 

Yeah but in this new case he has accepted the trade request and is now in violation of the terms if he fails to follow through.

I think that decides whether we really need a mod to get involved and PM him or set his trader status so he can view this. @dmbforever what do you say?

I knew there was going to be fallout from the changes that removed everyone from being a trader until they re-accepted. Might have been better if as soon as you logged into BA and if you were previously a trader it took you to the proper screen to ensure you were still able to access everything necessary as a trader.

 

He should be able too, I was reading this before I agreed to the new terms.

 

@13t13oland don't be a twerp.

@lookrider did he ever get back to you at least?