H: Foil Leyline of Sanctity W: Wishlist or modern staples
101 2014-11-24 02:39:36
Topic: H: Foil Leyline of Sanctity W: Wishlist or modern staples (0 replies, posted in Reddit MTG Trades)
102 2014-11-24 02:37:57
Topic: H: Foil Leyline of Sanctity W: Wishlist or modern staples (0 replies, posted in Foil Traders)
H: Foil Leyline of Sanctity W: Wishlist or modern staples
103 2014-11-22 02:15:51
Re: Reminder to leave feedback (1 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
+1
The Red exclamation symbol should suffice. I'd be tempted to put it in the brackets of the Trades link on the left (like the chat message bubble).
Also a reminder email if a week has passed and no feedback has been left, since it could have been the user's last ongoing Deckbox trade and they may not be visiting Deckbox regularly.
104 2014-11-04 13:45:08
Re: Formatting bug with apostrophes (16 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
This issue appears in deck titles in the "In your decks" section of a specific card page.
105 2014-10-31 15:33:34
Re: Add 'Discuss with Trader' Button (3 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
wonderdog79 wrote:
Doesn't the send message do the same thing?
Chat messages do not trigger emails at all, AFAICT.
wonderdog79 wrote:
Or are you just wanting the send message to also send an email notification?
That would result in way too many emails, unless it were to only send an email on the first chat message. This is not as good as a 'Discuss with Trader' button because then the user might get two emails for the same trade if their partner types in the chat and then proposes. Having a button makes it a clear alternative to proposing. The button would only appear if a proposal has not been made in the trade and the other trader has not seen the chat.
106 2014-10-31 11:15:19
Topic: Add 'Discuss with Trader' Button (3 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
As a Deckbox trader I want my trade partner to get an email notification when I initiate a trade with them. Currently if I open a trade and Propose a configuration the trader will get an email notification, but what if I need the trader's feedback before I propose a configuration? The current workaround is to click Propose anyway and then revoke the proposal by modifying the trade (as previously mentioned, a Revoke Proposal button would be nice). Adding a Discuss with Trader button that sends an email to the trader would allow me to get the trader's attention without having to create a "fake" proposal. This serves the same functionality as the Discuss with Seller button in Ordering, but in Trading.
Thanks!
107 2014-10-30 21:35:07
Re: Questions about the Confirm Address Step in a Trade (18 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
bactgudz wrote:
9700377 wrote:While we're talking about consolidating the trading process, I actually have a different suggestion: I think it might be useful to have shipping options built into the trading interface rather than have those be negotiated. ie. When you make a proposal, you would also choose a rule for who ships first and also options for how you intend to ship (tracking, insurance, etc.) and maybe for your partner as well. I think there's a tendency for awkward post-confirmation negotiations to occur when people forget to do these things upfront and it might be a good idea to force these parameters to be a part of the trade process itself.
I like this idea...check boxes for tracking, insurance, or none...and you send first, I send first or simulsend
This is great! Each trader could have
Ships first
Ships with tracking
Ships with insurance
Ships with signature required on delivery
Ships via courier (as opposed to regular mail)
Ships by: <date>
Packaging request: <text instructions>
108 2014-10-30 21:18:53
Re: Questions about the Confirm Address Step in a Trade (18 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
9700377 wrote:
You bring it up and either negotiate an answer or cancel the trade.
Yes and the answer will likely be to add/change cards and now the trade will contain the wrong cards and I will have to manually update my inventory when and I send and remember to manually update my inventory when I receive. Forgetting to do so means more errors in my inventory which may result in more trades where more of these answers have to be found
9700377 wrote:
Is this bad behavior? I'm not entirely sure.
The bad behaviour I was referring to was knowingly trading away cards that are in a proposal. We all make mistakes, but let's catch them early we before accept (unless Deckbox wants to implement reconfigurations after acceptance, but that's a can of worms)
9700377 wrote:
the functional value of that is fine, but it is a bit silly to tie it to the address-exchanging step. But you'd lose that functional value if you made address exchange automatic.
I think trades are simple enough that there doesn't need to be different levels of commitment. It's either configured properly for me or I'm going to counter.
109 2014-10-30 20:15:11
Re: Questions about the Confirm Address Step in a Trade (18 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
IronMagus wrote:
sometimes I'm away from my collection and will accept a proposed trade, but won't confirm my address until the next day when I can pull the cards and verify that they are indeed still where I thought they were and in the condition I had listed.
Should you accept a trade if you aren't sure you have the cards and that they're marked correctly? Couldn't you wait to accept until you've verified your cards? What do you do when you've accepted a trade in which your cards are misrepresented?
110 2014-10-30 19:23:34
Re: Questions about the Confirm Address Step in a Trade (18 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
bactgudz wrote:
Heck if I'm sitting next to you in an lgs and I propose a trade to you and you say nothing or say you can't give me an answer yet...It is not bad behavior if I don't hold the card for you indefinitely or don't call you before I trade it elsewhere.
In this analogy, walking away from me is Cancelling the trade proposal. If we say we'll wait on it, that's analogous to you revoking your proposal but keeping the trade open. (As an aside, could we get a Revoke Proposal button to make this clear? Right now I modify the trade to revoke the proposal, but I'm sure this isn't clear to some users.)
bactgudz wrote:
In most formal exchanges in life you have a proposal followed by a contract. The contract is not binding until both parties agree and sign, not just the acceptor.
I think it's safe to say that you implicitly agree ("sign") the proposal that you are making. Deckbox makes trading fast, easy, and fun... not legally binding!
bactgudz wrote:
The only proposals that are ever binding have automatic time expiration, if deckbox wants to add that fine, but if proposals remain open-ended having them binding is silly.
That would be a nice feature! But it's still up to you to manage your own trades. If you want to keep your proposal open for an hour, a day, or indefinitely that's up to you. If you trade away your cards before the timer is up it's still your responsibility to revoke the proposal.
111 2014-10-30 16:46:28
Re: Questions about the Confirm Address Step in a Trade (18 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
bactgudz wrote:
Right now, if I propose a trade to a guy on Thursday and Friday night rolls around and I haven't heard anything; I am free to trade the card away at fnm and cancel in the morning. Under the proposed plan, I either have to log on to deckbox to cancel my proposal before trading it at fnm or risk that my partner doesn't accept until next time I check deckbox....that is a huge functional change in how many people trade on this platform.
This is just bad behaviour! Cancel your proposal before you trade the cards away IRL. Now that Deckbox handles concurrent proposals with the same cards there is no excuse for having your proposed trade accepted and not having the cards anymore. Before anyone Accepts or Proposes they should confirm that they have the cards and that they are represented correctly. Too often we leave this until after a trade is committed and it makes for untracked corrections after the fact which really detracts from the Deckbox experience!
bactgudz wrote:
I should not be committed to a trade simply by proposing it...especially if it can remain unanswered for days.
I disagree completely. Committing to the trade is the whole point of Proposing! If you might trade the card IRL, don't propose. Instead just open up a trade and talk about it.
bactgudz wrote:
In the terms of service, the confirmation of addresses is clearly stated to be the commitment of both parties to the deal.
Yes this would get updated with this change! Proposing and Accepting would now encompass all actions in the trade.
112 2014-10-30 14:19:28
Re: Questions about the Confirm Address Step in a Trade (18 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
bactgudz wrote:
I wouldn't like this at all...for one thing, there are much larger lags between proposal and acceptance than acceptance and confirming addresses, thus we would be committing our cards to the void for a longer period of time...The second is that we'd be committing our cards for trade without knowing whether or not our trade partner is satisfied with the deal yet. If the user accepts out of the blue, you'd be committed immediately...as the system works now that is not the case, you don't officially commit cards to the deal per the terms until the confirm address stage which is AFTER both parties have formally notified each other in the system that they are happy with the deal.
No... Cards are removed from your inventory and wishlist on Acceptance, not on Confirming Address. If Proposal/Acceptance doesn't indicate that both parties are happy then I don't know what would!
113 2014-10-30 12:39:55
Re: Questions about the Confirm Address Step in a Trade (18 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
Ha! Yes! And please pre-populate the postal address (at least if there's only one address) so that in most cases traders won't have to do anything for their address at all!
114 2014-10-30 12:32:14
Topic: Questions about the Confirm Address Step in a Trade (18 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
I think it's important to make the Trade process as fast and smooth as possible and that means only as much back-and-forth as necessary.
I searched Help and this Forum, but did not find an explanation why there is a separate Confirm Address step after Proposal and Acceptance. Could you enlighten me please? Maybe all we need is an article on how a trade progresses in the Help section.
From my experience I find that it slows trading down significantly - sometimes by days! People often forget to confirm their address when their trade partner Accepts and almost every time I trade with a new trader they miss this - even if they're the one to Accept - which suggests that it's not intuitive.
I'm sure there are good reasons to have this as a separate step, but I'm not sure that they would apply in the general use case. i.e. most users have only one address.
Here are my Feature Requests for this:
A. Remove the Confirm Postal Address step.
- Addresses can be selected while the trade is still being configured, but are hidden until the trade is Accepted. A user must have an address selected in order to Propose.
- Pre-populate the address with the user's default address (their only address or the address they choose as default in Edit Profile & Settings)
or
B. Keep the Confirm Postal Address step, but improve it:
- Pre-populate the address with the user's default address (their only address or the one they choose as default in Edit Profile & Settings) They only need to Confirm it (or do they?)
- Add a red exclamation symbol in the Trades sidebar for each trade that needs address confirmation (like Orders that need to be shipped)
- Could add a checkbox in the Edit Profile & Settings screen that allows Auto-Confirmation of my Postal Address in every one of my trades (on Acceptance by either party)
- Could add a checkbox in each Trade screen that allows Auto-Confirmation of my Postal Address (on Acceptance by either party)
As always, thank you very much!
115 2014-10-29 16:10:49
Re: API for Developers (2 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
See this thread
116 2014-10-29 11:49:08
Re: Deck Changelog (2 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
+1
This could be applied to all Deckbox sets: decks, trades, inventories, tradelists, wishlists
117 2014-10-24 14:49:55
Re: Total Worth? (2 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
On the Inventory screen click "View" in the top right and then click "Show Value".
119 2014-10-19 01:59:13
Re: Weekend Sale! KTK Fetches, Planeswalkers & more! (2 replies, posted in Reddit MTG Trades)
I've doubled the discounts for the last day of my sale!
120 2014-10-19 01:57:25
Re: Weekend Sale! KTK Fetches, Planeswalkers & more! (1 replies, posted in Buying & Selling Cards)
I've doubled the discounts for the last day of my sale!
121 2014-10-18 03:16:30
Topic: Weekend Sale! KTK Fetches, Planeswalkers & more! (1 replies, posted in Buying & Selling Cards)
My prices are already competitive, but this weekend I'm offering discounts get things moving!
10% off orders over $10
15% off orders over $20
20% off orders over $60
Includes Sarkhan (KTK), Sorin (KTK), Elspeth (THS), all of the KTK fetches, Dig Through Time, Foil Rabblemaster and more!
*Create your order, choose your shipping, and then click Discuss with Seller and I will apply the discount!
(While quantities last. Discounts are not additive)
122 2014-10-18 03:14:11
Re: Weekend Sale! KTK Fetches, Planeswalkers & more! (2 replies, posted in Reddit MTG Trades)
Expanded to three discount levels!
123 2014-10-18 01:52:11
Topic: Weekend Sale! KTK Fetches, Planeswalkers & more! (2 replies, posted in Reddit MTG Trades)
This weekend I'm offering a discount on orders*. My prices are already competitive, but I'm applying a discount to my entire tradelist to get things moving!
10% off orders over $10
15% off orders over $20
20% off orders over $60
Includes Sarkhan (KTK), Sorin (KTK), Elspeth (THS), all of the KTK fetches, Dig Through Time, Foil Rabblemaster and more!
*Create your order, choose your shipping, and then click Discuss with Seller and I will apply the discount!
(While quantities last. Discounts are not additive)
124 2014-10-14 13:51:39
Re: [request] expanded card import expression (4 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
sebi wrote:
Someone also mentioned in the announcement thread that he does not like the auto-add side-effect of the current import widget, and I kind of agree, it's not what you want a lot of the time.
I think it would be best if the functionality were split, e.g. IMPORT (to tradelist from inventory) and ADD (to tradelist and inventory)
sebi wrote:
I will try out some things with the input, pherhaphs we can make one where it autocompletes the card as you type, then before pressing enter the focus moves to a second field where you get a default edition and if you start typing a different one, it autocompletes that one, then same for condition, and same for language.
Whenever you press enter, it then adds the card with the selected options. I'll try some things out.
Please add the quantity too! Right now when I want to add four of a card I type the name and click, then click the + button three times or modify the number for the edition, and then I have to remember to hit Apply!
125 2014-10-10 16:50:33
Re: Can no longer trade cards that are not on tradelist (4 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
Thanks guys.
So in IronMagus's case where you have only one card and don't want to trade it multiple times the only fix needed would be to check that it's still in the inventory (not tradelist) on accepting.
But let's say I have five copies of a card in my inventory. I want to keep four and trade one so I put only one on my tradelist. The tradelist check will stop me from accidentally trading away an extra copy from my inventory and that's great.
That being said I think the experience can be improved:
1. Add a message below the trade window that informs the user they're trading cards that are not on their tradelist and so will not be able to complete the trade (In addition to the red highlighting)
2. On an Accept action, does it check all of the cards in the trade or just the cards of the trader performing the action? Would ideally check them all to protect both traders.
3. It would save time in some cases if it also performed this check on the Propose action. This should probably only check the cards of the proposing user, because I think it's a better user experience to have the other user get an error on Accepting instead of relying on the user who's Proposal action failed to tell the other user that they need to put cards on their tradelist.
4. Could this have an "auto-fix"? i.e. I click propose or accept and it gives me the error, but asks if I want to add those cards to my tradelist and continue the action. Nice.
Thanks!