to read emails and not respond? I do.

Dacula, GA

Yes.

Pittsburgh, PA

Yes, quite.

Blanco, TX

me too. It seems to happen for MOST of the emails I send here.

Dacula, GA

Sometimes it takes us a while to get back to everyone. Sorry. :-(

We try to prioritize things from, you know, noting a message that says “OMG THE SITE IZ DOWN WHAT’S GOING ON MY LIFE IS OVER!!” and quickly trying to figure out what’s going on with the servers to, “Hi, let’s be friends. Tell me about yourself” messages having to sit a bit longer because we really don’t have time at that moment to answer right away.

And sometimes your message may just be forwarded to the appropriate party, as in, I will send messages that are tech-related to Orlando because likely I can’t answer them.

Remember, our messaging policy is the following:

We’ll try our best to contact you back on the same day, but we make no guarantees as far as promptness, just that we eventually will respond.

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San Francisco, CA

Oh this isn’t regarding any admins or site issues. It is just PMs between myself and other swappers.

Dacula, GA

yes, you’re leaving the other person hanging…

Las Vegas, NV

I can kind of relate to not responding right away to messages, as when I check rehash, I am sneaking it in at work, (I just got my job back yayyy!) so if my boss catches me, he throws a workload on me heh…so sometimes I peek at the message and if it’s urgent I reply asap, but if it’s just something random and not completely necessary to reply to at that moment, I wait until I get home. Now, if a day passes and I don’t reply, it’s because I forgot about the message or whatever else may be, so just resend the message! :)

It IS rude though, when you send someone a message regarding a trade in process…just shows a surefire sign of scammmmmmmmmmmmm!

Fort Worth, Tx

Yep, I think it’s extremely rude. It’s happened me quite a bit on here, especially with some of the reputable rehashers. It’s fine if someone doesn’t want to do a trade or doesn’t like something I have, but the least they can do is say “no thanks, not interested” instead of ignoring the email completely. If I took the time to write you, the least you can do is answer. Of course when I post up an item that someone “must” have, they email me right away and expect a timely response.

TURLOCK, CA

I always try to reply right away, and also think it is very rude not to respond to a message, but I agree that if you are just sneaking a peek at a message it can be easy to forget to respond later. It might be a good idea to give us a “mark as unread” option so we can mark those messages that we need to come back to. :-)

The Woodlands, Texas

I always try to reply right away, and also think it is very rude not to respond to a message, but I agree that if you are just sneaking a peek at a message it can be easy to forget to respond later. It might be a good idea to give us a “mark as unread” option so we can mark those messages that we need to come back to. :-)

I have no issues with people taking a couple days to get back to me. Not a problem with that. It’s when they read it, don’t respond, then like a week or two later they still haven’t responded. I’ve emailed particular rehashers who live in my state on a few separate occasions and each time I’ve gotten no response. That’s fine though. If they want to play games, then so be it. I respond to all my messages on here. I figure someone took the time to write me, so I’ll give them the same courtesy back.

TURLOCK, CA

i’ll admit i’m guilty of not replying to people right away, but i am in law school and as has been said already sometimes i’m just sneaking rehash into my very busy schedule and unless it’s urgent i don’t have time to reply for a little while. not everyone has the time to dedicate their life to rehash, it’s not rude, it’s just being busy =[

that said, i would also really like a “mark as unread” button or some kind of star like gmail has so i remember to respond to those non-urgent emails.

tell me what you guys think of this one though … i sent a message to someone a couple of days ago, and she read it but hasn’t responded yet. normally i wouldn’t care, but this person has something like “if you don’t respond to messages i won’t trade with you!!” in her profile. so you require everyone respond to your messages but won’t offer the same courtesy? THAT i think is rude.

My two cents: It’s a touchy subject with people, and not so touchy with others. For example, if I receive a message that says simply “if you’re interested in something of mine for item X, please let me know”. That, to me, leaves it pretty cut and dry. If I’m not interested in something, then I don’t feel obligated to respond back to you, but if I am, I will “let you know”. Now, if someone says “let me know either way” or “please get back to me when you can”, etc., then I’m obviously obligated to reply… does that make sense? :-P

JACKSONVILLE, FL

I don’t think someone should have to say “let me know either way”. Swappers should have the courtesy to respond either way.

Dacula, GA

ah, i do think it is rude not to respond to a message. no one says you HAVE to respond next day. i mean we all have lives outside of rehash, maybe :)! but not getting a response after a few days makes me frustrated. i agree that a “mark unread” option would be great. also, simply declining a swap with nothing else said is pretty rude, in my opinion.

where it is hot and cold in the same season!,

If someone offers me a swap for things that I clearly would not be interested in (my information is right on my profile) such as x-small clothing or teeny bopper clothing, I will decline with no explanation. I don’t feel that I need to explain myself when my size information is one of the first things you see on my profile. Not to mention, on every rehash I post, in the “looking for” section, I always write “Please see my profile :0)”. If someone foregoes looking at another person’s profile or even their “looking for” sections and blindly sends out rehash requests, I don’t feel the need to reply when declining a swap. I generally base my rehash requests on people’s watch list. If they are watching something of mine, and I’m interested in something of theirs, I will send them a swap request. If there is nothing that they are watching, I will send a message asking if they are interested in a trade. I don’t send swap requests with random items….. sorry.

JACKSONVILLE, FL

If someone offers me a swap for things that I clearly would not be interested in (my information is right on my profile) such as x-small clothing or teeny bopper clothing, I will decline with no explanation. I don’t feel that I need to explain myself when my size information is one of the first things you see on my profile. Not to mention, on every rehash I post, in the “looking for” section, I always write “Please see my profile :0)”. If someone foregoes looking at another person’s profile or even their “looking for” sections and blindly sends out rehash requests, I don’t feel the need to reply when declining a swap. I generally base my rehash requests on people’s watch list. If they are watching something of mine, and I’m interested in something of theirs, I will send them a swap request. If there is nothing that they are watching, I will send a message asking if they are interested in a trade. I don’t send swap requests with random items….. sorry.

i totally agree with this! i normally write back and try to negotiate because i love making trades. but i have both a wishlist and a “stuff i DON’T want” section on my profile, and when people try to offer me things that i have expressly stated i don’t want, i don’t waste my time responding to those.

^ Ditto on the 2 posts before me. Some people just DON’T PAY ATTENTION to what I am looking for in return. And this girl has the nerve to keep asking me. I mean, seriously, it’s not hard to read the description of an item, and what you want for it. Not trying to be rude, but some people are really ignorant here..

Woodside, NY

Yes and No.

Yes i think its rude if someone messages you with a question about your item..even if its a silly question to you they are serious and need the question answered about the item/product whatever. I think all messages should be answered in less they are completely crazy such as: will you swap this for a pair of used socks for your coach bag..i mean obvious to anyone your not going to swap, or rude messages..If your tired of fooling with a swap that doesnt seem like is going to work you should simply message them and state i’m sorry i do not think we are going to work anything out i would like to cancel