Trading etiquette

If I had let me scammed, I would not complain, it would be my bad alone.
I emphasize my "naivity" as means to express the morally correct way to act in the world, which would make it easier on everyone. Every buyer that jumps off will eventually end up as a seller, suffering from the same problem he caused in the first place.

Due to our conversation, however, I have only seen the point that the experience also heavily depends on the kinds of goods you supply. If it is a replaceable commodity, then chances are probably considerably bigger that someone jumps off for a quicker trade.
I usually do not sell commodities, so maybe that's why my experience differs (though bursting trades are not half as miserable for those goods anyways).
Also if someone does or does not react within some timeframe is largely irrelevant for me, I can wait and the time spent is minimal.
Though it never occured to me that someone literally retracted from the trade between us negotiating ingame and me setting up a game...

TeleTabitha wrote: 4 hours ago

I emphasize my "naivity" as means to express the morally correct way to act in the world

and part of my point is that doing this is very annoying.

You took it out of context deliberately.

TeleTabitha wrote: 4 hours ago

You took it out of context deliberately.

Actually I think I went out of my way to include your full context. Would you care to place that statement in some broader context which substantially changes its meaning?

I retract my complaint. If all your reaction to my post points to these few words, there's no point in talking any further.

I wish you more luck on your next 4 trade though.

TeleTabitha wrote: 4 hours ago

I wish you more luck on your next 4 trade though.

Thanks. Assuming (naively) that you really mean what you say and aren't being sarcastic on the basis of me not having as many logged trades on this site as you do, I hope so too. And I hope that all your future trades are free of BS and shenanigans, and that you get what you ask for and what you pay for promptly. I hope this for everyone. Things would be better that way for all concerned.

Thank you.
My hope is not yet lost that enough people sticking to their word, even if inconvenient at times, might improve the situation for many.
In the meantime I will try to avoid being disappointed, by simply not being on the buyer side too often.

asynchronous trade would be a Huge

Leap in trading practice. (one can wish)..

In the meantime, it really depends on the seller or buyer.

Not everyone thinks the same, or play on the same frequency.

That ban hammer tho..

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TeleTabitha wrote: 6 hours ago

Also I'm not angry because I didn't get an item cheap, I'm angry because it was an item that is not on trade every day and I had liked a fair chance at it.

What item was it, if I may ask.

Personally, I choose to use this site for my trading precisely because there is at least some etiquette. I do wish that there would be a touch more patience from both buyers and sellers, especially given the challenges of time zones and normal life, but my experience has mostly been positive, and the level of maturity and patience here is well beyond any other trading platform I have tried.

In the scenario you describe, if I was the seller and received an amazing offer in private, I would likely accept it, but I would either ask the person to make a public bid or simply add a post to the trade thread with the offer received. Even if there is no time for you to make a counter offer, at least the transaction is then transparent. Deleting the thread is not right, in my opinion.

I would encourage you to carry on trading as you have been; better to uphold your own standards and be occasionally let down than to behave in a way that you dislike. We all appreciate a nice trading experience.