Do any of you know Bankotsu from the forums?
I'm asking because it appears she is going to default on an IOU to me, and I'm pretty annoyed by it. The IOU was offered by her, to me, in exchange for a CB Green Copper I was looking to trade. She offered it April 14th, I repeated it back to her to make sure we were both clear on it, and she agreed so I sent her the egg.
I agreed because she has been around for a lot of years, is ARK listed and active on the forums. On the 14th she sent me 2 eggs. The IOU was 20. 10 Howler, 10 Glaucus. A few weeks went by, I didn't hear from her so I sent a polite and short PM, just asking for an update (She had promised she could fulfill it pretty easily and quickly) and she read it, but didn't reply for a bit, then said she'd been down with pneumonia. Ok, that's fine, sorry to hear it, thanks for getting back to me. Another couple weeks, she is posting on the forums again but I'm not hearing from her. So I went till May 24th, PM and check in again. Pretty much the same PM. "Hi, just checking in to see where you're at with the IOU, Thanks!" She reads the same day, no reply. And is still posting in threads after that. So I check with someone else she has named in her profile as owing an IOU to. She says she has not heard from or gotten anything from her in ages either. Ut Oh.
And still, I wait a bit more, cause life happens. On June 18th I PM again. Saying again, I get life happens, but I'm getting worried and a bit frustrated that you are reading these, but not replying to me. Please, I need to hear from you, and know what's going on.
And again, she read same day, and no reply. Grrrr. And again, posts to the forum threads after.
I just PM'ed her yesterday (Sat), said I was trying hard to be patient but it's been a while now, you have not responded to 2 PMs, and are definitely around and active. I said I was giving her 48 hours to get back to me, and after that I would assume she was defaulting on her IOU to me.
I know there is nothing I can do, IOUs are all on us and not enforceable. And I know 20 eggs is a lot (She actually originally offered to also influence and hatch as well but I said that was nuts and no need for that) but she offered freely, insisted it was easy for her and I'd had several PMs offering close to that along with her PM.
So I guess I am just venting and whining cause it pisses me off and is my first bad IOU trade. And may put me off IOUs from now on, because if someone like that cannot be trusted ... ? And also posting as a heads up to you guys regarding this person.
Her profile: http://forums.dragcave.net/index.php?showuser=35273
And of course if things do change, or she does reply or make it good I will definitely update here with that info as well.
ETA - 6/22. I just got a reply to my pm. Her "daughter" says her mom is in the hospital. I hate being so cynical but I'm not sure if I buy this or not. :/ I think at this point I'm just going to send healing thoughts her way and walk away from it, because it is just not worth the frustration any more.
Crossposted over @ DW
I agreed because she has been around for a lot of years, is ARK listed and active on the forums. On the 14th she sent me 2 eggs. The IOU was 20. 10 Howler, 10 Glaucus. A few weeks went by, I didn't hear from her so I sent a polite and short PM, just asking for an update (She had promised she could fulfill it pretty easily and quickly) and she read it, but didn't reply for a bit, then said she'd been down with pneumonia. Ok, that's fine, sorry to hear it, thanks for getting back to me. Another couple weeks, she is posting on the forums again but I'm not hearing from her. So I went till May 24th, PM and check in again. Pretty much the same PM. "Hi, just checking in to see where you're at with the IOU, Thanks!" She reads the same day, no reply. And is still posting in threads after that. So I check with someone else she has named in her profile as owing an IOU to. She says she has not heard from or gotten anything from her in ages either. Ut Oh.
And still, I wait a bit more, cause life happens. On June 18th I PM again. Saying again, I get life happens, but I'm getting worried and a bit frustrated that you are reading these, but not replying to me. Please, I need to hear from you, and know what's going on.
And again, she read same day, and no reply. Grrrr. And again, posts to the forum threads after.
I just PM'ed her yesterday (Sat), said I was trying hard to be patient but it's been a while now, you have not responded to 2 PMs, and are definitely around and active. I said I was giving her 48 hours to get back to me, and after that I would assume she was defaulting on her IOU to me.
I know there is nothing I can do, IOUs are all on us and not enforceable. And I know 20 eggs is a lot (She actually originally offered to also influence and hatch as well but I said that was nuts and no need for that) but she offered freely, insisted it was easy for her and I'd had several PMs offering close to that along with her PM.
So I guess I am just venting and whining cause it pisses me off and is my first bad IOU trade. And may put me off IOUs from now on, because if someone like that cannot be trusted ... ? And also posting as a heads up to you guys regarding this person.
Her profile: http://forums.dragcave.net/index.php?showuser=35273
And of course if things do change, or she does reply or make it good I will definitely update here with that info as well.
ETA - 6/22. I just got a reply to my pm. Her "daughter" says her mom is in the hospital. I hate being so cynical but I'm not sure if I buy this or not. :/ I think at this point I'm just going to send healing thoughts her way and walk away from it, because it is just not worth the frustration any more.
Crossposted over @ DW