Damn millennials.
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... just a lower class of trader lately?
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My word is my bond!! It could be a month later if I said I would be there and I’m not I’m dead period!!
The thing about "negative ratings" is that anybody can abandon their account and create a new one whenever they get too many negatives. Plenty of us won't hesitate to deal with new people. Which would be fine, and pretty low risk in my opinion, if they were truly NEW, but not if they were members with a bad reputation who'd already burned too many bridges under earlier identities.
Haven’t done that many deals, and been lucky with the ones that got set.
That said, I always swap cell numbers with the other person so if either of us has a problem come up, we can reset.
And verify we’re still on before leaving the house.
That said, I always swap cell numbers with the other person so if either of us has a problem come up, we can reset.
And verify we’re still on before leaving the house.
I've had great experiences with new members, but also a few terrible ones.
The key I've found is to make sure they have skin in the game. I won't drive 2 hours to a meet for a 1-trade newbie like I did once, only to get stood up and ghosted. If they have no history the meet is near me, on my schedule and on my terms.
I always talk to the person at least once by phone as well. You get the best first impression from someone by talking with them, and the worst problems I ever had on ODT was from dealing with people over texts or PMs. Have a 2 minute conversation with someone and you will know if they are BS or not in most cases.
The key I've found is to make sure they have skin in the game. I won't drive 2 hours to a meet for a 1-trade newbie like I did once, only to get stood up and ghosted. If they have no history the meet is near me, on my schedule and on my terms.
I always talk to the person at least once by phone as well. You get the best first impression from someone by talking with them, and the worst problems I ever had on ODT was from dealing with people over texts or PMs. Have a 2 minute conversation with someone and you will know if they are BS or not in most cases.
I’ve never ghosted or been ghosted. Sure, some people have been a few minutes late, but always good communication to let the other party know there’s slow drivers on the roadways. I feel bad for pulling out of a deal a couple days ago, but I wrote that I was changing my mind and gave the reasons why and apologized for any inconvenience and he has it back up and SPM again with someone else. (Hopefully) no harm, no foul. Agree though, and this current market and behavior does have me think twice bout dealing with anyone with low or no feedback. I’ve never had reason, or given anyone reason, to warrant negative feedback, so I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt still. I must say, I’ve only met awesome people on here.
You're write and it doesn't seem to bother them if they get a negitive,i guess they know peoples on here are greedy and will still deal with them.
Bad apples have been here pretty much the whole time .
General douchebagery among the populace .
Seen a goob yesterday with 13 negs . I bet he has welched at least twice that many times .
General douchebagery among the populace .
Seen a goob yesterday with 13 negs . I bet he has welched at least twice that many times .
