What to do in such case ?

[Naregatsi]

It's been since this summer of 2009
that a trader contacted me and wanted to trade, I agreed
but I asked him to send first since he was the one who contacted me first.
After 3 months I didn't get anything from him, so I recontacted him and asked if he had sent anything he told me that he hasn't got the DVD he had chosen from my list.
I explained him one more time that I will be sending when I receive the DVD I asked.
He agreed so we dealt again.

For the second time it's been more than a month and half and I haven't got anything from him.

I haven't contacted him because I don't know what I should tell him.
Or whether I should call him a bad trader or not ?

Any suggestions ?

[rspencer]

Don't bother contacting him again. It's likely not going to happen.

And don't bother to label him a bad trader. The trade never happened.

At least he flaked out without it costing you any money or too much time.

[swervncarz]

My guess is he was trying to set you up hoping that you would send first. I can't be sure, but that's my guess.

Mods you say don't bother listing him as a bad trader, is questionable trader an option? IMO it seems a little shady & if he was trying to rip this trader off, he's likely to continue trying untill he finds someone who will mail him some discs.

[antinea]

like rspencer, i'm thinking we cannot label him a bad trader for the moment
no trade was really set up
but, for sure, you have to remind some "rule"s to this guy

[Naregatsi]

Originally Posted by antinea

like rspencer, i'm thinking we cannot label him a bad trader for the moment
no trade was really set up
but, for sure, you have to remind some "rule"s to this guy

You know antinea
when after 3 months I recontacted him I told him :
if you like to keep on the track of trading you can't continue in this way in such case it could be that other traders call you a bad trader.
His reply was : nobody ever called me a bad trader.

and I never called him a bad trader (I just warned him)
And I don't really like calling a person a bad trader !!

but this is how I think:
a deal is a deal !
let's say if I was the person who contacted you first and we agreed to do a trade and you asked me to send first but I never sent the DVDs
What kind of trader would you consider me ?
I would say a bad trader because I didn't kept my word


Thank you all for your cooperation
most probably I won't recontact with him, because he isn't recontacting me.
And I think that if he had sent something he would have asked if I got the package or not !!