DaeRave
04/18/2007, 10:51
G'day,
I have a question to ask you all.
I recently made a trade with a person that will remain anonymous. I will say, however, that they are the judge at a venue, so I sort of expected better, but c'est la vie.
I put up a thread over a month ago offering up my Specter.
I made it quite clear in that thread, that i was not looking for his exact financial equivalent. There was a short list of pieces I wanted.
This was basically someones chance to get something expensive at a more affordable price. I'm a player, not a collector.
I'll pay a lot for a piece I really want, and I'll give away something far cheaper then its worth if its something I don't want.
This gentleman offered me a trade that I agreed to. My trade rating was lower then his was, so I sent Specter out first.
I'm going to be upfront and honest right off the bat. My financial situation got sticky there for a bit, and I had to send out something like a week later then I initially promised I would.
I was open about this and told the guy right away, and apologized. He was fine with it.
I also forgot to send out the Spirit tokens with the main pack. They were sent out shortly thereafter, again, another apology.
He received Specter (and the Sentinel I threw in just because I didn't want it and thought he could enjoy it), and then sent out my pieces.
Here is the original list of pieces I was supposed to get for Specter:
V Ant-Man (SN)
V Silver Surfer (SN)**
V Scarlet Witch (FF)
V Green Lantern (CD)
LE Kyle Rayner (CD)**
V Monsieur Mallah & the Brain (CD)
LE Tornado Tyrant (CD) **
U Lex Luthor (I)
V Green Lantern (Un)
Feats
Mental Shields (SN)
Heightened Reflexes (Sin)
Fantastic Four (FF)
Automatic Regeneration (MM) !!!
Rip It Up (MM)
Lazarus Pit (L)
BFC's
Poor Teamwork (SN)
Darkness (MM)
This was not however, what I received.
He PM'd me the day he sent out the package. He made mention that I should check out the note he wrote on the package, but didn't go into detail as to what the note was about.
Having no reason to be suspicious at the time, I didn't think too much into it.
What was missing from that list?
Scarlet Witch and Lex Luthor.
Their actual economic value, as I've made clear above, is of no concern to me. They are both characters I want, and thats all that matters.
Instead, this person, well, basically tried to buy me off by shoving in a bunch of stuff I didnt want or need. Mostly commons, Blue Devil, Scarecrow, Aleta, Blackfire, etc etc. He did send me the Vandal Savage U. Not a common from my understanding, I understand that.
The fact that I already have a ton of these, or don't want them (Savage) is completely irrelevant. What is relevant is that they were not on the list, and what was, did not arrive.
He stated he would send a few extra figs and cards as an apology for being late.
He made no mention whatsoever that the terms of the trade were not being met.
Well, except on the package itself, but its a bit LATE by that point I think.
Basically, the way I interpret this, is he knew he didn't have those figs. Instead of being upfront and honest with me, he tried to buy me off. He must have thought I'd disregard the absence of two important figs one I saw the "cornucopia of awesomeness" he did send.
I just recently PM'd him, asking if and when I should be expecting Lex and Scarlet Witch to arrive. I don't really expect to see them, however I thought I would give him a chance to explain his actions before I blast him and give him his first negative trade rating.
What would you all have done?
Have I been too nice?
Is this all fair and I should just be thankful for what I got?
Grrrrrrr
I've already been boned once trading here, I'm pretty sure this will be my last attempt.
I have a question to ask you all.
I recently made a trade with a person that will remain anonymous. I will say, however, that they are the judge at a venue, so I sort of expected better, but c'est la vie.
I put up a thread over a month ago offering up my Specter.
I made it quite clear in that thread, that i was not looking for his exact financial equivalent. There was a short list of pieces I wanted.
This was basically someones chance to get something expensive at a more affordable price. I'm a player, not a collector.
I'll pay a lot for a piece I really want, and I'll give away something far cheaper then its worth if its something I don't want.
This gentleman offered me a trade that I agreed to. My trade rating was lower then his was, so I sent Specter out first.
I'm going to be upfront and honest right off the bat. My financial situation got sticky there for a bit, and I had to send out something like a week later then I initially promised I would.
I was open about this and told the guy right away, and apologized. He was fine with it.
I also forgot to send out the Spirit tokens with the main pack. They were sent out shortly thereafter, again, another apology.
He received Specter (and the Sentinel I threw in just because I didn't want it and thought he could enjoy it), and then sent out my pieces.
Here is the original list of pieces I was supposed to get for Specter:
V Ant-Man (SN)
V Silver Surfer (SN)**
V Scarlet Witch (FF)
V Green Lantern (CD)
LE Kyle Rayner (CD)**
V Monsieur Mallah & the Brain (CD)
LE Tornado Tyrant (CD) **
U Lex Luthor (I)
V Green Lantern (Un)
Feats
Mental Shields (SN)
Heightened Reflexes (Sin)
Fantastic Four (FF)
Automatic Regeneration (MM) !!!
Rip It Up (MM)
Lazarus Pit (L)
BFC's
Poor Teamwork (SN)
Darkness (MM)
This was not however, what I received.
He PM'd me the day he sent out the package. He made mention that I should check out the note he wrote on the package, but didn't go into detail as to what the note was about.
Having no reason to be suspicious at the time, I didn't think too much into it.
What was missing from that list?
Scarlet Witch and Lex Luthor.
Their actual economic value, as I've made clear above, is of no concern to me. They are both characters I want, and thats all that matters.
Instead, this person, well, basically tried to buy me off by shoving in a bunch of stuff I didnt want or need. Mostly commons, Blue Devil, Scarecrow, Aleta, Blackfire, etc etc. He did send me the Vandal Savage U. Not a common from my understanding, I understand that.
The fact that I already have a ton of these, or don't want them (Savage) is completely irrelevant. What is relevant is that they were not on the list, and what was, did not arrive.
He stated he would send a few extra figs and cards as an apology for being late.
He made no mention whatsoever that the terms of the trade were not being met.
Well, except on the package itself, but its a bit LATE by that point I think.
Basically, the way I interpret this, is he knew he didn't have those figs. Instead of being upfront and honest with me, he tried to buy me off. He must have thought I'd disregard the absence of two important figs one I saw the "cornucopia of awesomeness" he did send.
I just recently PM'd him, asking if and when I should be expecting Lex and Scarlet Witch to arrive. I don't really expect to see them, however I thought I would give him a chance to explain his actions before I blast him and give him his first negative trade rating.
What would you all have done?
Have I been too nice?
Is this all fair and I should just be thankful for what I got?
Grrrrrrr
I've already been boned once trading here, I'm pretty sure this will be my last attempt.