How long do you wait for communication before you begin to think neutral / negative heat feedback?
I ended a deal on these forums around the 2nd of January. The initial communication was good while figuring out the details of the deal. Then, once it was over, it was like he dropped off the face of the earth.
I have already paid (I pay as soon as i get a price from somebody - and i have verified in Paypal that both items were paid on Jan 2) and am now just waiting. After i had handed over hte money, i read through his evals on heatware.com (all but one positive, and the one negative seemed to be a one case thing) and some people stated that shipping was great and fast while others spoke of it being a mite slow. So i even e-mailed him asking about that and what i could do to insure faster shipping (was wanting my items relatively quickly).
Unfortunately, i have not heard a peep out of him since the initial bargaining emails. And just a couple days ago i sent a polite email asking if he had had a chance to mail out the items yet (no delivery confirmation number or anything). For all i know - my items that i have paid for are still sitting in his living room (though i have a feeling they're probably in the mail somewhere ... i like to give people the benefit of the doubt)
My question for you older, wiser, and more experienced traders is this, how long should i wait and just be patient before i think about providing a not-so-perfect heatware evaluation. Or am i just being too impatient and should i just sit it out and wait?
Thanks for any advice!
Chris
I ended a deal on these forums around the 2nd of January. The initial communication was good while figuring out the details of the deal. Then, once it was over, it was like he dropped off the face of the earth.
I have already paid (I pay as soon as i get a price from somebody - and i have verified in Paypal that both items were paid on Jan 2) and am now just waiting. After i had handed over hte money, i read through his evals on heatware.com (all but one positive, and the one negative seemed to be a one case thing) and some people stated that shipping was great and fast while others spoke of it being a mite slow. So i even e-mailed him asking about that and what i could do to insure faster shipping (was wanting my items relatively quickly).
Unfortunately, i have not heard a peep out of him since the initial bargaining emails. And just a couple days ago i sent a polite email asking if he had had a chance to mail out the items yet (no delivery confirmation number or anything). For all i know - my items that i have paid for are still sitting in his living room (though i have a feeling they're probably in the mail somewhere ... i like to give people the benefit of the doubt)
My question for you older, wiser, and more experienced traders is this, how long should i wait and just be patient before i think about providing a not-so-perfect heatware evaluation. Or am i just being too impatient and should i just sit it out and wait?
Thanks for any advice!
Chris