General Forum

Are there any?  Nothing comes to mind at the moment.  Oh wait.  Shipping loose cards in a bubblewrap envelop is a definite no-no, or just weak packaging in general.  

Good communications!  I know sometimes one needs time to mull over a trade proposal but after a day or two, it'd be nice to hear a response - even if it's "sorry, been busy...I'll be in touch" or "I'm swamped - try again in a couple weeks", or "go poop in your bonnet!"  I am guilty myself sometimes, but I try!!!

Never use scotch tape for any reason.

I've been guilty of not responding well to trade proposals.  Although my collection and wantlist are 99% up-to-date, my tradelist is not even 1% accurate.

Although I have not been busy in the trading aspect of the database, I am still working on entering my collection in a manner that would make trading something that can be done effectively, I would propose the following:

Don't waste someone's time with BS offers.  If someone is willing to take a bad trade, let them propose it.  It is in bad form to try to rip someone off or overvalue your collection.