Someone was going to give me two pins for free breakfast items. They were valued about 4$ each. I trade 1 stamp per 5$ in coupons. This person wanted 8 stamps which is 40$. This is crazy ridiculous.
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Someone was going to give me two pins for free breakfast items. They were valued about 4$ each. I trade 1 stamp per 5$ in coupons. This person wanted 8 stamps which is 40$. This is crazy ridiculous.
8 stamps is excessive! :eek: However, you are trading stamps for FPCs here, not regular coupons so I think 1 stamp = $5 in coupons doesn't apply here. 2 FPCS for two stamps isn't fair...why should you get $8 in free food for $1.22? I used to think that 1 stamp = $5 for *any* coupon, but then I realised FPCs/HV are different. I think 4-5 stamps would be a reasonable trade! Generally, it's easier to trade FPC for FPC, that way there is no discrepancy. But that's just me. :shrug:
keep in mind they may not know... i remember once someone asked me to trade something for stamps before i had done trades and i didn't know anything so i assumed stamps went at face value. As in 1 stamp = 60c of coupons. Little did I know haha.
I agree that's nuts:eek:
Yeah, same here! That was until I saw the trade values thread and it pretty much told me all I needed to know. Having said that, I REALLY wish they would make that thread a sticky so everyone can see it but despite being asked so many times, they haven't! :rant:Quote:
Originally Posted by masid
I agree 8 stamps is a bit greedy, but I would ask for at least 3 stamps for each FPC
This person has a high rating and I told them 1 stamp per 5$. They said that they did not think 4 stamps per fpc is over excessive. People should trade for the value of the free item which was about 4$ not for fpc's
Value of the free item is dependent, of course, on what you use the PINs for. I use my PINS for the Silk Almond which is regularly priced here at $4.99. So, if you calculate the FPC at 50% of retail then four stamps may not be excessive. (Silk Almond does go on sale for $4.49 on occasion, but not that often.) If you are going to use the PIN to order the yogurt FPC, then it is not as valuable....the yogurt goes on sale for $1.99 to $2.49. And of course, if you're using it for bananas then it is even less valuable. The value to the owner is the max value of the FPC, to the bidder it is the value of the PIN they will order.
That said, you would be very hard pressed to find anyone who is willing to trade any FPC for one stamp.
Asking to trade a $4 FPC for one stamp is ridiculous. Sorry! You're not really going to find anyone here who will agree to that trade. Put yourself in her shoes...would you give away 2 SYB pins for 2 stamps? No, I think not...Quote:
Originally Posted by nephora
4 stamps = $2.40
If the pin is valued at $4, then you're getting 40% off :P Although I try to trade at 50%.
I traded 16 $2 Axe Coupons for 2 pins when it is coupons I don't need eh I will trade higher LOL
I would not trade either 4 stamps /fpc or accept 1 stamp per fpc....
i totally agree with DianneS it all depends on what YOU value your coupon...if you think 4 stamps for a FPC is excessive then maybe you are right/wrong. let's say someone has the Oasis (little carton) FPC i would offer only 1 stamp as that juice goes on sale for $.99 and maybe a couple of coupons thay I won't be using.. They might like it, thay might not like it... and everybody has the right to refuse...so there is my opinion :flowers:
a couple things, and in my humble opinion, and i dont want to offend anyone BUT,
I wouldnt post a problem with a trade here. she will see it and it will bother her. if you are left feeling frustrated, you are an adult and posting here to validate your feelings is beneath you.
secondly, if you don't like the terms, just dont do the trade. end of story. you can't post here every time you come across someone who think is being unreasonable. its a waste of your own precious time and it only further upsets you.
live in the present. move on. make more trades. save more money. be happy. don't let something so trivial get you ranting.
for some reason my post was deleted???
@etherealone i don't know i didn't delete it.
What where you wanting to redeem it for? Depending on your answer it may or may not be worth it to you, and may to someone else. You and the trader both have the ability to agree on a trade or not, if you think its not fair pass and look else where.
...now its back! lol
so many bugs on this site sometimes!
I think the ratio is a little on the high side.. but not by a lot. Considering you would have to mail the stamps and use one for that, and they wouldn't have to use any postage, it might be a little on the high side.. but not by much. Especially if you were going to redeem for the Silk Milk or Tetley.... I would gladly give 4 stamps for either of those. Perhaps a better value would have been 6 - 7 stamps for 2 though, considering you had to use another one for postage.
If you are not happy with the trade, don;t do it, everyone of us has the options of saying NO if we are not happy with a trade. I agree though at not positng it here. There are better places to discuss something like this.
If you think everyone who doesn't agree to your terms in a trade is too greedy maybe you should try another website. Just saying.
Deleted my post as instructed.
Sad that you changed your stories & aren't truthful after the fact
I have spoken to the person you were doing this trade with. I'm not sure why you would say something like this. Although there are always 2 sides to every story, yours seems to keep changing. For the most part, we are a friendly bunch here, and starting these types of threads, especially about someone that many of us know if a fabulous trader with a great record of not only trades, but RAOK's and contributing a lot to this forum and would NEVER do somethiing like this is not right. If you can't tell the truth, perhaps it's better not to say anything at all. I am extremely disappointed that you would do something like this. Please, be truthful here, if you're not, you can easily get others involved and turn a thread into mayhem for no reason whatsoever. Just my opinion of coarse.
I was telling the truth. The person who posted on here I thought she was someone else. This trade was not even about her. I am ranting about something that is allowed on this site is it not?