Advice for a first time trade...

If he's on the forum, knows that you're concerned, and haven't responded to your messages or sent you a tracking number, it's been a week since the last contact, I say tag him here and let him explain his side of the story.

ETA: I hope you have a trade request opened/accepted for this trade.

 

Tag him, let him explain himself. If he has time to check forums, he has time to respond to you.

 

Yep. This is getting ridiculous. I'm getting soooo much less tolerant of this lack of communication.

New (somewhat general) rule for me: if you've got someone's beer in hand, and you don't ship or communicate with your trade partner for a 72 hour period, you're on my DNT list. When I get a box, one of the first things I do is get on BA and say thank you. Typically I've already shipped, but if not, I also tell the person when I'm going to. And then I follow that up with a tracking number.

OP, time to out him I'm afraid.

 

Is he in the Northeast? The weather here has been horrible and can't send anything for some time. (Trying to give the benefit of the doubt).

OP....you can also sign up for FedEx and UPS to notify you anytime there is a package being delivered to your house (you don't need the tracking #). It will eliminate the "it's on the way" but really is not on the way situations.

 

That's exactly what that means, unfortunately...always wait for the other BA to accept before shipping.

 

Yikes...So the BA received your beer, hasn't shipped yours yet, hasn't communicated, and has time to peruse the boards. Is there really a "logical" reason that he could say that would warrant this kind of action?? Besides a firm apology and a tracking# for your beer.

If he doesn't respond by tomorrow morning, you need to tag him in this thread or release the user's name. Perfect trade record or not, this is definitely someone I wouldn't want to deal with and surely not a way to set an example to a new trader.

 

Such bullshit, no one is perfect, but damn drop the guy a BM , and send him his beer. Why are you cruising the site and you have an unfulfilled obligation, Enjoy that beer.

 

just a word of advice...

don't ship unless both parties accept the trade request.

in this case, out him. you're being taken advantage of and he deserves public shaming.

 

@murduck88 Mind posting what you sent and are supposed to receive?

 

If the tracking # doesn't show being dropped off today or tomorrow, I would out him....you can only be strung along so much.

 

And make sure he accepts the trade request as well

 

Since you can create a tracking # without ever giving FedEx a box, definitely keep tabs on it so you can resolve the situation as quick as possible.

 

this!

 

@murduck88 Seriously???
So he gets your beer. Drinks it while perusing the site. Relocating makes him box up your beer you sent and while packing up his other stuff, decides to crack open another one of your beers you sent. Moves into new place and celebrates drinking another of the beers you sent. In the mean time, nothing triggers the brain cells that this beer came from Minnesota and wasn't free or left on his porch as a house warming gift. Finally it hits them (sarcasim) that there is a news flash of a bad trader thread started, so lets now communicate and finish up on the agreed trade. Yikes
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Please BM me the trader's name

 

^^this. It seems the only reason he finally communicated was because he somehow got wind of this thread

 

I am the guy he's talking about. I'm here not to kiss anyone's ass, but to admit to being late on this trade. I will not let someone make me out to be someone I am not. Shits been hectic the last couple weeks and I was not able to get this done in a timely fashion. At no point was I not thinking of sending out this package. I share this account with a friend who is not a big trader but uses my account and my history to get trades done every blue moon. So I was not on this website while I owed this guy his beer it was my buddy. I've aplogiZed to this man. the trade was for 4x abrasive for 2xpliny. I offered him 3 instead and to make up for time lost I sent him 5 with overnight shipping. I will also still except his trade offer so he can post a negative feedback if he likes. I'm not losing sleep over it at all. I have great trade feedback and great trading partners. So if your looking to trash my name good luck. I have 5 trades pending. I explained and gave apologies to all of them with one negative response. Every other person was sympathetic to the situation at hand. So whoever would like To block me, not trade with me, let it go, or whatever the fuck your feeling go ahead. Shit happens. Once again my sincere apologies. Enjoy your package. For being two weeks behind I feel I have done what I have needed to do to right this situation.