I need help

You best bet is to post here. Once you post there, the Deckbox team can message them and suspend their trading until they resolve the current issues. Granted the other person should have sent the cards by now, but I would wait atleast til tomorrow or Wednesday before I open something there, only cause if they went out of town or something for the weekend,they might now have been able to check Deckbox for a few days.

http://deckbox.org/forum/viewforum.php?id=56

Last edited by Helios52 (2013-09-09 20:35:44)

Not to be a stickler, but the Deckbox trading rules stipulate that you allow up to two weeks for shipping before filing a BTR.  That aside, relax a bit.  I know it can be nerve racking to ship out $20+ worth of cards in the mail with no guarantee that you'll be getting your agreed compensation in return, but alas, such are the perils of online trading. 

If the person has a high enough trade rating (more than 10) then I would imagine that, as UnstableFlux said, something probably just popped up.  Leave them a message in the trade box and feel free to privately message them, but again, just relax and let things play out.  If after two weeks you still don't have anything and the user doesn't respond, then you can go ahead with posting a BTR.

It can hurt greatly, but it is simply a fact of trading online.

The best thing you can do is make sure you track your packages, and if someone scams you file the necessary stuff here. You can also pursue someone for mail fraud, but you will need to be able to prove you mailed things to them & that they were delivered (tracking).

For that reason alone, I always track stuff over 10$.

Even with my feedback, I have people who are cautious about trading. I can completely understand their viewpoint, because I was in the same shoes. The best thing you can do is trust the system, be prudent, and be vigilant.

I wouldn't fret yet though. Its still within the reasonable frame of delay.
It wouldn't hurt to send him a message (I'm sure you have already, so disregard if so) asking what's going on.

Sure thing man, as long as you're not like OHHMYGOD WRU?!?!?!?!, I don't see how someone can get upset at a reasonable request.

Best of luck ^_^ Feel free to hit me up for a trade if you need more stuff.

Two things I wanted to add to this thread:

1) First, I think the sound advice and level-headedness of the folks who've responded to woodmster123 is awesome. I've seen a number of scam topics over the past few months and it's refreshing to see some practical and thoughtful replies here vs. a torch-and-pitchfork mob. UnstableFlux is very correct when they say that folks have busy lives and can't always make Deckbox their top priority. That said, communication in the trade panel is critical for everyone. It sounds like you're doing your part, woodmster123.

2) Track, track, track. I realize that tracking alone can't compensate for lost cards, but, as Vincentarasin pointed out, it's leverage to your benefit for any potential disputes. I always send packages with tracking for any trade over $8-10, more for my own peace of mind, but also as a convenience to the other trader. As others have stated to better effect in other threads, PayPal's USPS shipping labels (paypay.com/shipnow) are my go-to for tracking packages in the U.S.

HTH