Guidelines for being a successful trader

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jp1 wrote:Awesome job on this Flake. Love the little bits of humor mixed in with the (very sound) advice. Thanks for the effort. :D


In my experience, humor is the only way to get people to actually read the dreaded wall of text.

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@Flake - is your back getting sore?

I would only offer one minor criticism - i'm personally fine with potato chips mixed in with my games. There is no better surprise in life to think you have an N64 tab rattling inside your cart...open it up and no sir, it is not a broken tab, it is a yummy surprise!
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u forgot 2 talk about wen ppls threadz look liek shit bcuz they type liek this n have a wall of text and no punctuation and no pictures and run on sentiences
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Good work, Sir.

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Solid advice I hope people follow :)
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Somebody had to stick up for girlgamer68. Thanks, man, she is really cool! Seriously, though, good stuff! +1
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stickied with an added link to the rules
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Also communication is key. Let the buyers know when you expect to ship, the date you actually shipped, how you shipped it, delivery estimates, etc. Don't just say here's my paypal and let a box show up on their step 10 days later because you shipped parcel post from NY to California. It's frustrating not knowing the status of things, at least for me. Other than that your guide was very comprehensive and well-written.

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Awesome guide flake!

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I always thought that gif was ill suited for those situations. I mean, he is not clapping because of the quality and he claps alone.
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General_Norris wrote:
hashiriya1 wrote:Image

I always thought that gif was ill suited for those situations. I mean, he is not clapping because of the quality and he claps alone.

Apparently you didn't notice the guy behind him on the left?
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