Advice for meetup

[DinkyDau]

The one on mine is not what this is about. I fell asleep waiting on response, of what he was going to be driving, it was a honest mistake and now I have the feedback

 

[Asbestos]

The one on mine is not what this is about. I fell asleep waiting on response of what he was going to be driving it was a honest mistake and now I have the feedback

So, it’s payback time then? Dude, the guy let you know way before the meet. A good way of not missing 2 hours of work is to not agree to a meeting time that makes you have to leave work. I didn’t see where he said “this is the only time ever, in the history of ever, that I can meet.”

 

[jonwalden68]

That is a good point when is too late? Like I said earlier if I didn’t ask off early it wouldn’t be no question I’d leave it be.

 

[jonwalden68]

My main thing is there a good time line for response

 

[Asbestos]

Dude if you don’t like it move along I was more or less wanting to get info and I offered to meet yesterday and chose to meet today not yesterday..

You asked the question, I answered it. It has nothing to do with what I like. Save the negatives for folks who deserve them. That’s why the system works.

 

[jonwalden68]

I agree with that bc my negative was not right bc I even stated in messages I wouldn’t leave till I knew what he was driving..

 

[cmshoot]

Cut and pasted directly from the Rules & Guidelines.

Negative Ratings -

Our members take their feedback scores very seriously, and that means we must have very strict rules when it comes to giving negative ratings. Please review our requirements carefully for leaving a negative so you can keep it as an option in case a deal doesn’t go according to plan. Any negative rating can be challenged by the recipient by posting in the private help forum.

If a negative rating is challenged then a mod will review the user’s private messages to investigate. In cases involving shipping we will accept tracking information from a major carrier as proof of sending or receiving an item. We will NOT accept texts, emails, voicemails, snapchats, instagram posts, tweets, police body cam footage, etc. as proof of anything. We just don’t have the time or resources to get into anything that isn’t directly verifiable here on the site.

A negative rating becomes an option once these terms have been agreed to by both parties:

• Date/Time of meeting. (Up to a 2 hour range is acceptable)
• Location of meeting.

The reasons for leaving a negative are limited to the following:

• Cancellation of meet after committing to it.
• Failure to show up to meet.
• Failure to send payment or item.
• Item is misrepresented or damaged and it is discovered after the transaction is complete.

Negatives do not have to be permanent, in many cases they are used to force a member to follow through with their commitments. At any time a user can choose to reverse any negative that they have left for another user by posting in the private help forum and letting the site staff know which rating to remove.

Members are allowed to inspect and reject an item or trade at a meet, there is no requirement that they must purchase the item, they are just committed to showing up to the meet.

We recommend that once you have all the details worked out that you send a private message detailing every item involved in the transaction and the time and location of the meet, and ask them to agree to it or accept it. Save this response until you are satisfied with the deal. Once it is gone you lose your leverage.

Disputing a Negative Rating - If you feel like you’ve been given a negative rating unfairly then you have 30 days to dispute it in the private help forum. Please remember that we only accept info that is verifiable in a private message.

 

[VHinch]

Had scheduled a meetup today to meet another member to trade at 4pm requested off early to meet him and now 2 hours before we meet he sends a message saying his wife wants him to keep what he has has. Is that considered something for negative feedback?

If the terms of the meet were confirmed in PM, then negative feedback would be justified per site rules.

So text don’t count but pm do it shows where we was meeting in the same sentence style lol

Nothing outside of site PM counts for purposes of feedback.

Interesting question, when is it too late to break an agreed meet?

Timeframe of cancelling a meet has no bearing as far as the rules for feedback go. Once you've got a confirmed meet in PM, if you cancel it negative feedback is justified per site rules regardless of the amount of notice.

So, it’s payback time then? Dude, the guy let you know way before the meet. A good way of not missing 2 hours of work is to not agree to a meeting time that makes you have to leave work. I didn’t see where he said “this is the only time ever, in the history of ever, that I can meet.”

While as stated above the timeframe doesn't make a difference per the letter of the rules, this is actually the way I would look at it as well. If you weren't jerked around and didn't actually get inconvenienced, I personally wouldn't leave feedback either.