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Lextar

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:49 pm

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Just wondering, if you're discussing a trade over PM and you're just trying to agree on what the person wants for the item that you require.

If they stop responding, how long do you wait before you start thinking they struck a better deal with someone else? And does that count as a black mark/bad trader?

Sorry to be thinking this way, and hopefully its just a bad time for the trader who can't get to his PC.

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Moscovian

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:03 pm

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I'd wait 10 days. That is a week's vacation plus settling in time getting back from vacation. After that the items are fair game. I grew up in a house where this was the #1 rule: you snooze, you lose.

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Dwarf Supreme

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:14 pm

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For me it would depend on who I was dealing with. If it's somebody a know fairly well, Moscovian for example, I'm willing to be flexible. If it's someone I've never dealt with before, I would probably be less patient.

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zap123

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:58 am

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So if I understand your question, you were trying to negotiate a trade but had yet to come to any agreement, and the other party hasn't responded for a while? ?Happens all the time from my experience. ?I personally would consider it good form to respond with a "maybe some other time" if it appears you aren't going to reach an agreement, but they certainly aren't a bad trader if they dont.

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Lextar

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:04 pm

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well its been a week now, and I've never traded with this user. He or she has something I really want, but I only have part of what they want, so trying tempt with alternatives.

I have sent an message asking if we're still trading. So would only be polite as what zap said to at least respond.

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Evil and Chaos

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:27 pm

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I think he was talking about me.

I was in Istanbul.

Lots of feral cats in Istanbul...

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Dave

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:47 pm

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(Evil and Chaos @ Nov. 28 2007,13:27)

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I was in Istanbul.

Not Constantinople?

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Chroma

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:49 pm

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(Dave @ Nov. 28 2007,19:47)

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(Evil and Chaos @ Nov. 28 2007,13:27)

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I was in Istanbul.

Not Constantinople?

That's nobody's business but the Turks!

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Evil and Chaos

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:31 pm

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*dances*

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The_Real_Chris

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:14 am

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I think you'll find the reason Constantinople got the works is nobodies business but the Turks (a subversive line, liable to wind up Turkish friends that actually bother to listen tot he lyrics of vapid songs).

Oh and I think its great so have taught my daughter to sing it in the car

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Lextar

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:11 am

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I wasn't going to mention who it was, as like I mentioned, hope it was something like holidays or something-else... but taking a holiday so close to christmas... hmm.. have to remember not everyone celebrates it.

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Evil and Chaos

Post subject: How long to wait?

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:46 am

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(Lextar @ Nov. 29 2007,09:11)

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Yeah, I don't believe in your carpenter-god, sorry.

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