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Hi,

I've had several good trades with good traders on here, but with no follow-up. I had three trades occur six months ago where I left positive feedback and none was returned. I noticed (now, in June) I still hadn't gotten feedback and I sent out a round of friendly reminders. One person got back to me very quickly, while the other two are still haven't and those reminders are still in my Outbox. I've done what I see others do and listed those individuals in my signature partly as a reminder to myself and partly to let potential trade partners my actual rating is higher than my apparent rating.

Since I have seen others listing owed positive trade refs in their signature, I'm guessing there's no standard procedure for individuals to actually procure that owed feedback, but I figured I'd ask.

Sorry if this is covered somewhere else, but I couldn't find it. Please let me know if it is.

Yep, it stinks, but some people never check their PMs to give the feedback.

You can also send another PM (delete the old reminder from your outbox). Sometimes they miss the e-mail reminder and the new one gets to them.

References are not required and they are never "owed" to a person unless you state in your trade agreement that references must be left (so in turn would be part of the trade agreement). Therefore, there is no real way to "enforce" members to leave feedback. The best thing you can do is kindly remind them once or twice and hope they leave it. If the message is in your outbox and they have logged on recently and are just not reading it, then that is usually a sign of "let it go". It's unfortunate and I would hope it would never get to that but, alas, I know it happens.

I used to have the names in my signature, but then I realized it was not doing anything. I have had many trades on here where the other party simply doesn't want to leave feedback. Both for the trading of money and product. I even know of a person who has never left feedback but has over 200+ left for him! I simply write them a message a week after politely reminding them, and then if I feel it is worth it, another a month later. If by then they do not respond or leave feedback I just add their name to my list (offline) so I will remember how they treated the trading with me and I move on.

It's going to happen, so it's best not to worry too much about it. You can start including it into your trade agreements that way it is required.

Hope that helps,


Ryan

3eland wrote: If by then they do not respond or leave feedback I just add their name to my list (offline) so I will remember how they treated the trading with me and I move on.

Funny story: I had a guy who didn't leave me feedback and he was on my version of that list. He PM'd me for a new deal. As part of the deal, I made him give me feedback for the previous transaction first.

pretre wrote:

3eland wrote: If by then they do not respond or leave feedback I just add their name to my list (offline) so I will remember how they treated the trading with me and I move on.

Funny story: I had a guy who didn't leave me feedback and he was on my version of that list. He PM'd me for a new deal. As part of the deal, I made him give me feedback for the previous transaction first.

LOL - Good for you!

Cant speak for everyone but I have had the sig line trick work for me. Also the keeping it in my sig also reminds me that if in the future we enter in a new deal that I can remind them about the previous one.