Have you gotten cards from me that required extra postage? I've been sending cards in the bubble mailers and wasn't aware of the width rule.
ACe is a great trader. Reliable, good communication, and really easy to get along with. Thanks!
I had successful trades or buys with the following:
Adam Grundhoefer (Captain)
Justin Alstad (The Guardian)
RedemptionRocket
Alex Witt (Vasbear)
Nathan Voigt (TheHobbit13)
Thanks all!
Will
If your a really experienced trade (i.e. Briangabe ::) ) make sure to keep your trade lists up to date (maybe I'm just being a little nitpicky because hes the only one to say I'm a horrid trader...I was......when I was 11 and first starting.) just saying some info should be updated
Rawrlolsauce, why did you lie about when you sent the cards? Why not just tell the truth? You didn't send your cards until you received mine. Was that so hard? You were wrong to do that without telling me, but to lie about sending them on December 3rd goes beyond.According to my dictionary, a lie is "Something meant to deceive or give a wrong impression." You may disagree, but I don't think that telling you something that I thought to be true should be considered a lie. I'd also like to point out that we had traded once in the past, where you didn't send your cards until I told you that yours were in the mail. If I trusted you then, what has changed now? What reason do I have to wait to receive your cards before sending mine?
The difference, simply, is that I told you that I was not sending out my cards until you sent out yours, so that our cards went out at the same time. You had said that you could not send out your cards right away, remember? That's quite a difference from saying that you sent out the cards, when you did not.I just looked back at my old messages and only found one of them that hinted we were sending at the same time before I sent them out, and it was as follows:
Let me know when you are ready to send the cards out.Even then, that isn't clear. But this is all besides the point anyway. I'm just trying to figure out my motive for sending late. We traded once in the past, we both trusted each other and it went over fine. Why would I wait to get yours this time.
Flashback to our first trade, when he was not able to "send the cards out right away." Guess who's fault that was..... mom.Please look at the dates the messages were sent. We agreed upon the first trade on Friday, and this last one I agreed to late night Thursday: both the first week of the month. My parents are divorced and I am legally obligated to travel to my father's house (in Iowa) (if you don't want to believe me on that either, go ahead and ask Ring Wraith or one of the moderators. Ring Wraith's father started holding his tournaments on the second weekend of every month instead of the third weekend of every month so I can go to them without having to switch weekends, which always turns out to be a mess. The moderators should have IP logs of me on various weekends from a computer in Little Cedar, Iowa.) the first and third weekend per month, Friday to Sunday. We exchanged addresses over the weekend in the first trade. Beings I was in Iowa, I did not have my cards with me so I was unable to organize them and send them. When I got back home I assembled the cards we agreed upon and, beings we were out of stamps, they were mailed on Tuesday.
What I would like to know is whether his mom knows that he drags her into his lies.
She said she'd drop it in on her way home from work (she is a home health aid). She finishes that client she went to on that day at about 8:30, and then there is a bit of time in the drive home. I estimated, and assumed she got into town just before nine and dropped it off then. I just specified blue so you'd know what I was talking about, the public mail boxes around town.EDIT: I'm not saying I'm in the right, because I'm not. I agree that some of my messages were unclear, .... But I, in no way, intended to provide YMT false information. I just told him what I thought to be true.
This is ultimately the only thing I am trying to get you to confront. You were not "unclear" and you did not present "what you thought to be true." This is what you said:They were dropped off in one of those blue mail boxes at about 9pm on Monday.
This is not a vague generalization or unclear thought. "9PM on Monday in a blue mail box" is not unclear. That is about as precise of an answer as one can give. If what you are claiming about your mom were true, then you are now suggesting that your mother lied to you and told you that she had put the envelope in a blue mailbox at 9PM on Monday. However, you also claim that you gave it to your mom and then "she forgot it and didn't mail it until Friday without telling me." If she didn't tell you, then how did you come to the conclusion that it was put into a blue mailbox at 9PM on Monday?
I have to say I believe Sauce at the moment. Not only is his story believable, but YMT just wants to keep telling him that he is lying instead of listening to what he has to say. Then YMT accuses him of wasting his talents and not using them for God? That's just low and I don't think acceptable on these forums.
Frankly, I don't care who you believe.
His name's not Frank Lee, and I think you should care...Sorry, I'll stop.
Like I said earlier, I don't look at my messages word for word and make sure that everything is correct. I type what pops into my head that conveys the message, which will occasionally leads to some miscommunication. I almost always say "I sent your cards out" to other people I trade with, and half the time I do. The other half of the time there is something stopping me (time constraints, weather, lack of stamps, etc etc) from sending them out, so I ask someone else to if they will be headed by the post office a bit later.
His name's not Frank Lee, and I think you should care...Sorry, I'll stop.
Surely, you must be joking.
{Pauses to see if the Prof has seen Airplane!}
I have updated my list of good traders on page 4 of this thread, including recent good trades with stefferweffer and 3-Liner & a Bag of Chips. They were quite fast, in fact.
dito to what YMT said... just got cards from hi123 and they were exactly what he said and got here really fast...
Another great purchase from Justin Alstad. I traded him money and he traded me a bunch of emperors...
This all depends on the person you are talking to.
Card Grading
Special thanks to Darcy for compiling the card grading info
Mint (MT) -- A card with four sharp corners, 50/50 centering, no imperfections or signs of wear. Even cards straight out of the pack do not always grade mint.
Redemption = you can't see any white in the red border on the back of the card, and when you shine the light off of the card, there are no imperfections to be seen.
Near Mint (NM) -- A near-perfect card with perhaps one minor imperfection, such as one blunt corner. Centering is no worse than 60/40 and the card must have its original gloss.
Redemption = there may be one or two specs of white showing in the red border on the back of the card, and minor problems when you shine the light off of the card.
**Note** - This is the most common "mint" card I've received, and it simply is not "mint" by any collector's standards.
Excellent-Mint (EX-MT) -- A card with only two or three minor imperfections. Must have original gloss and centering no worse than 70/30.
Redemption = this will have some wear beginning to show in the red border on the back of the card, and there will probably be a few scratches to be seen on the front face of the card.
**Note** - This is also considered "mint" by many players. To a collector, this was a shabby deal if he/she thought he/she was getting a mint card.
Excellent (EX) -- A card with a few minor imperfections. Some original gloss is lost and the edges show moderate wear. All four corners typically show some wear. Centering is no worse than 75/25.
Redemption = this will have wear showing, but color is still good, and the card looks pretty nice to the eye. There should be no creases or significant scratches on the card, but this card has obviously seen some gaming.
Very Good (VG) -- A card that shows obvious handling but is still attractive despite wear and imperfections. A VG card may have a crease, but one that's not severe enough to make the card unattractive. Most of the original gloss is lost.
Redemption = this card is similer to EX, but might have a small crease or two.
**Note** - This card is usually not legal in tournament play without card protectors.
Good (G), Fair (F), Poor (P) -- A very worn card with many major imperfections. Collectors use cards of these grades as fillers until better ones can be found.
Redemption = this card usually does not have a "white" border on the front face of the card as it is discolored. This card also may have significant creases, and you just wouldn't want to show this one off.
**Note** - This card almost never makes for a tournament legal card unless it is in a card protector.
This thread has comprehensize definitions of card grading (http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/message_boards/index.php?topic=2928.0) :)QuoteCard Grading
Special thanks to Darcy for compiling the card grading info
Mint (MT) -- A card with four sharp corners, 50/50 centering, no imperfections or signs of wear. Even cards straight out of the pack do not always grade mint.
Redemption = you can't see any white in the red border on the back of the card, and when you shine the light off of the card, there are no imperfections to be seen.
Near Mint (NM) -- A near-perfect card with perhaps one minor imperfection, such as one blunt corner. Centering is no worse than 60/40 and the card must have its original gloss.
Redemption = there may be one or two specs of white showing in the red border on the back of the card, and minor problems when you shine the light off of the card.
**Note** - This is the most common "mint" card I've received, and it simply is not "mint" by any collector's standards.
Excellent-Mint (EX-MT) -- A card with only two or three minor imperfections. Must have original gloss and centering no worse than 70/30.
Redemption = this will have some wear beginning to show in the red border on the back of the card, and there will probably be a few scratches to be seen on the front face of the card.
**Note** - This is also considered "mint" by many players. To a collector, this was a shabby deal if he/she thought he/she was getting a mint card.
Excellent (EX) -- A card with a few minor imperfections. Some original gloss is lost and the edges show moderate wear. All four corners typically show some wear. Centering is no worse than 75/25.
Redemption = this will have wear showing, but color is still good, and the card looks pretty nice to the eye. There should be no creases or significant scratches on the card, but this card has obviously seen some gaming.
Very Good (VG) -- A card that shows obvious handling but is still attractive despite wear and imperfections. A VG card may have a crease, but one that's not severe enough to make the card unattractive. Most of the original gloss is lost.
Redemption = this card is similer to EX, but might have a small crease or two.
**Note** - This card is usually not legal in tournament play without card protectors.
Good (G), Fair (F), Poor (P) -- A very worn card with many major imperfections. Collectors use cards of these grades as fillers until better ones can be found.
Redemption = this card usually does not have a "white" border on the front face of the card as it is discolored. This card also may have significant creases, and you just wouldn't want to show this one off.
**Note** - This card almost never makes for a tournament legal card unless it is in a card protector.
TLG is a can't miss for buyers. However, Even the best definitions are subject to the buyer's interpretation. When trading or selling, In my opinion, if Mint is the requirement one should allow the deal to be undone if the receiver is not satisfied with the card's condition. Especially since there is no arbitrator.