Did I miss something re: Cancellations?

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CgyRunner Posted: 11-24-2008 3:23 PM

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I just had a trader cancel a trade with me four days after he accepted the trade offer. I thought I had to ok it for the cancellation to go through, but cancellation was a done deal and my points refunded, what gives?

Is this new? Because the FAQ on the page says I have to accept the request to cancel first. Can anyone enlighten me?

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firenextdoor replied on 11-24-2008 3:37 PM

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I'm pretty sure that both traders only have to agree if it's the buyer requesting cancellation (since the game could have already been shipped). I found out the game I accepted to trade was lost and had to cancel and it went through immediately.

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redboy replied on 11-24-2008 3:44 PM

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correct...awhile ago...cancellation can only occur when both seller and buyer agree to cancel. but recently...goozex updated the procees which now allows sellers to be able to make a one sided cancellation.

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CgyRunner replied on 11-24-2008 3:52 PM

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Well that sucks. I'm surprised there's not more repercussions to canceling trades. The seller has only traded 15 times and already has 5 cancellations. His reason was he didn't feel like trading it for the current point value - lame.

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CoffinDancer replied on 11-24-2008 4:14 PM

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I'm not a fan of that change either. Someone pulled that on me with Fallout 3, tying my request up for days.  

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madfigs replied on 11-24-2008 5:32 PM

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CgyRunner:

Well that sucks. I'm surprised there's not more repercussions to canceling trades. The seller has only traded 15 times and already has 5 cancellations. His reason was he didn't feel like trading it for the current point value - lame.

The one penalty for sellers in this case is that they go to the back of queue, so unless it's a game that nobody else is offering they're not going to be able to sell it again right away.