Bad Trader @DSho

If you had concerns and were going to ask him to ship first why didn't you hold to this given the substantial nature of the trade? By the way, my standard of "shipping first" that I hold new traders and those with no trade feedback on the system to is that I wait to ship until I physically receive the box they sent first, not just have a confirmed tracking number. I don't think it's unreasonable, and something new traders should be held to until they develop credibility here on BA.

You're not quite there yet, but calling him out on the Bad Trader forum is your next best recourse. Good luck OP!

 

2 DB Huna and a Brandy Dark Lord seems like a crazy deal for Tired Hands Cans, even over $100 in it... I would have been a little skeptical. Who knows though, I may have done the same thing in hopes of getting it. Hopefully everything works out but I'd be worried too... especially if you got a bogus number.

 

Have you messaged the other trader on BA since Monday? If yes, have they read your message(s)? If not, have they been on BA since Monday? Fedex might not have picked up the package from his work until Monday possibly. Did you try calling the phone number they gave you? Some of the signs are not good but there's a chance it could still work out fine. If they are a PO, something could have come up certainly.

 

At what point do people start showing up at the front door of traders like this? I imagine not legal and possibly not smart but damn. It's straight up theft isn't it?

 

Have you tried to message any of the trade partners listed on his profile?

Good luck! Would be a tough loss.

 

Just waiting for him to name the trader, then a mod will move to bad traders, rename the thread, and tag the bad trader. But somtimes people like to talk it all out before it comes to that.

 

So just so I have this right, there was never a trade request or formal trade set up?

If anything, the first red flag should've been that he was sending you 2 DBHs and a BA Dark Lord for $100 in Tired Hands cans. Most people wouldn't take that for one of those bottles, much less all three.

Otherwise, I really hope this works out ok.

 

damn dude sorry to hear.... see if you can find his employer based on his name (or his addy) and well....

 

I hate to post this so soon but I reached out to @dmbforever and he suggested starting this. @DSho and I started talking on October 8th after I replied to his post. We finalized a trade early on 10/11 and he said that he was boxed up and ready to ship whenever. I was sending hops and wanted him to get them by the weekend so I sent out. I shipped on 10/12. I did send a trade request that was accepted first. He does not have any trades under the new system but pointed out all his trades under the old system and the BIFs that he has participated in. Last Wednesday is the last contact I have from him. His box was delivered on Saturday. He was active on here until Saturday. He does have 7 open trades and 3 pending so hoping that he hasn't hit anyone else yet. His communication was great throughout the negotiation process so hoping he is ok.

 

Wow, certainly not a good look for this guy. On the surface it looks like he showed up for a hot minute after years away, lined up TEN (10!!!) trades, and then booked it out of town. @dmbforever is there any way for Admins to see who his trading partners are for those Open/Pending deals? If they haven't shipped already, they should be warned about this thread!

 

If this is the case you need to name this trader NOW.

Not doing so has possibly caused other people to love beer if this character has decided to scam a bunch of people at once.

Not trying to blame the victim here, but this additional bit of information should have triggered more red flags than a tsunami warning. Get this person's handle public, now!

 

@RuckIt thats why I posted so early. Agree it would be great if there was a way to see the others.

 

This has come up before, wish BA had this feature, would serve as an early warning system and give traders the ability to communicate with the other traders to share info when trades appear to be bad.