by Seasonal » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:25 am
I have a rant that I just got reminded about. It makes me madder every time I see the trade.
One day, around Halloween, someone had a trade thread, saying "I have a lot of items" and other things. I said, "Do you have the Witch Costume? Maybe we could work out a trade." So, they buy the Witch Costume ((BEFORE we even work out a trade)) and say "Okay, I want this and this and this" and listed pets that weren't for trade, along with many items. (Not to mention that they didn't even have the Witch Costume on their side.) I cancelled, saying, "No thank-you. That is too much for the costume." I then get a terrifyingly rude PM, stating things along the lines of, "WOW, WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? I BOUGHT THAT ITEM 4 U AND NOW U DONT WANTT IT! I COULD OF USED THAT MONEY TO BUY OATS FOR MY HORSE!!!!!!!!!!"
Eventually, we worked out something. It was something along the lines of their costume for one of my PPS dogs and those heart glasses for Valentine's Day. I felt like saying, "I don't trade items, and that pet isn't in my trades", but didn't. I thought they would report me, frame me, and get me in trouble when really, it was their mistake.
I still get very mad every time I see the heart glasses and that dog that I lost. Gah. That person basically pressured me into the trade, to the point where I felt like I had no choice. It was their own fault, considering they bough the costume before we even worked out a trade. Still, it makes me quite mad.