Bad Trade?

[aprichman]

I think by trying to give this guy the benefit of the doubt you are harming the community unintentionally. Bad traders need to be called out. This stuff should be handled with transparency. Going 6 weeks with no communication makes someone a bad trader, plain and simple. Most other trading subsections of forums at least have a moderator who can ban bad traders or put them on probation after a bad trade. Surprised HBT doesn't do that.

 

[Mexibilly]

I think by trying to give this guy the benefit of the doubt you are harming the community unintentionally. Bad traders need to be called out. This stuff should be handled with transparency. Going 6 weeks with no communication makes someone a bad trader, plain and simple. Most other trading subsections of forums at least have a moderator who can ban bad traders or put them on probation after a bad trade. Surprised HBT doesn't do that.

You're not the first to misread the original post.
It was 3 weeks with no communication.
I agree if this were a scammer and I let it go it would do us all a disservice, but I always trust my intuition, and spoke via PM with some experienced traders concerning the situation.
A day or 2 after the original post I was contacted by the trader in question and the situation was exactly as I believed it was.
The package, significantly sweetened, is on its way.
I wouldn't have engaged in a high dollar trade if I didn't feel confident about it.
Going forward I'll continue to trust my intuition and will definitely not enter into a situation that feels like a possible burn.
Look for pics to come...

 

[Gavin C]

That's great news Mex. Good to know that we can quench our torches and place our freshly sharpened pitch-forks back in the hay-loft.

 

[d3track]

Glad to hear this should turn out ok

 

[YeastMode]

Wait wait wait.......after all that, we can't publicly shame someone? This is ridiculous.

Glad to hear things worked out for you. Life gets complicated sometimes and hobbies get pushed to the background. I was going to offer you something from my cellar as a consolation prize, but now that your beer is on the way, no need. So lets all return to directing our internet rage (inter-rage?) to other things such as Korean spammers and off-topic posters.

Trade on!

 

[Natdavis777]

That's great news Mex. Good to know that we can quench our torches and place our freshly sharpened pitch-forks back in the hay-loft.

I don't have a hay-loft.... S*#%

 

[Mexibilly]

Wait wait wait.......after all that, we can't publicly shame someone? This is ridiculous.

Glad to hear things worked out for you. Life gets complicated sometimes and hobbies get pushed to the background. I was going to offer you something from my cellar as a consolation prize, but now that your beer is on the way, no need. So lets all return to directing our internet rage (inter-rage?) to other things such as Korean spammers and off-topic posters.

Trade on!

Thanks dude. I was amazed at the offers of good beer to console my apparent loss.
It makes me want to send random people good beer : ))

 

[coldcrash]

I was going to offer you something from my cellar as a consolation prize, but now that your beer is on the way,

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=435979

makes me want to send random people good beer : ))

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=435979

 

[JordanKnudson]

Hmmm...this was anti-climactic. I was hoping that in the series finale, we'd get more GoT-style action, but instead it was more like the last episode of Lost.

Seriously, though, I'm glad it worked out for the best for you.

 

[1977Brewer]

Hmmm...this was anti-climactic. I was hoping that in the series finale, we'd get more GoT-style action, but instead it was more like the last episode of Lost.

Seriously, though, I'm glad it worked out for the best for you.

More like the Cheers finale. He's getting beer.

 

[wobrien]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=435979




https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=435979

Intentional double post within a single post. Reported.

 

[coldcrash]

Intentional duplicate quote within a single post. Reported.

That's cute that you think I care, or even that you think I read your pic-less post.

Also: reported for no pic

Also also: ftfy

 

[JordanKnudson]

More like the Cheers finale. He's getting beer.

Good call

 

[Mexibilly]

I never questioned my faith in the basic goodness of men, especially beer drinkers.
If anything, this experience has given me a greater understanding of the virtue of patience, good will among beer drinking men, and an altogether greater respect for those who share my passion for a well done pint.
I hope to have the opportunity to trade with as many like-minded people as I can for many years to come.

 

[1977Brewer]

I never questioned my faith in the basic goodness of men, especially beer drinkers.

If anything, this experience has given me a greater understanding of the virtue of patience, good will among beer drinking men, and an altogether greater respect for those who share my passion for a well done pint.

I hope to have the opportunity to trade with as many like-minded people as I can for many years to come.

I'm really glad it worked out for you. I only really see you in the Music Match thread, but I think we'd like each other in that admittedly superficial level.

And beer, we like beer. That's two. Do you enjoy both at the same time?

 

[spongebob2]

Like minded people don't ditch you for 3 weeks unless in a coma or the pen....whatever...

 

[Scriv]

Probably just me, but I'll reserve judgment until you receive the package.

 

[Mexibilly]

I'm really glad it worked out for you. I only really see you in the Music Match thread, but I think we'd like each other in that admittedly superficial level.

And beer, we like beer. That's two. Do you enjoy both at the same time?

That's a silly question 1977.
And reminds me of a funny story that's way too long to share in the detail it requires...

 

[sandyeggoxj]

You can still do the community a favor and leave realistic trade feedback for the guy. He followed through but it wouldn't hurt to note that he took a while.

As someone who trades occasionally I would like to know that

 

[Mexibilly]

Package received.
No bubble wrap on the bottom, sides or top.
Beers wrapped in a single layer of the smaller style bubble wrap.
5 of the originally agreed upon 8 beers were included, one of them in box 1, 12oz PB, was 2/3 empty and box destroyed.
Box 2 contained a pretty good variety of others with one shattered stout bottle.
Would have preferred the agreed upon beers, but my buddy got 2 extra and I get to try some others I've never tried.
Working on attaching multiple pics and their orientation...

 

[Mexibilly]

Pic 2

 

[Mexibilly]

Pic 3

 

[Mexibilly]

The Beers

 

[douglasbarbin]

That is disappointing. At least he sent you some beers, which is more than I was expecting.

 

[afro_lou]

That's floccin ridiculous. Good to hear you got SOME beer though... Still not good.

If anyone was deserving of a little BIF...

 

[sandyeggoxj]

You can still do the community a favor and leave realistic trade feedback for the guy. He followed through but it wouldn't hurt to note that he took a while.

As someone who trades occasionally I would like to know that

I still stand by my statement.

 

[1977Brewer]

Dammit he's Texan too, isn't he?

Yellow Rose is supposed to be spectacular, if that helps at all.

 

[Mexibilly]

I still stand by my statement.

I fully intend to leave a realistic account of my experience

 

[drainbamage]

At least most of it came through intact.

Small victories...

 

[YeastMode]

My reaction: