it has litterally been several weeks since i have traded with most of you and i am wondering whats going on??
i miss you all and its getting so bad where i am not sure i will be able to continue to hunt and trade since
i dont get the response to my posts like i used to and evern with the new stuff i post every week
theres got to be some forms that you can use,
for the past few years i have been getting 15-30 trades a week and nw its been down to 3-4 a week and that not enough to pay for the gas my car uses to go find these forms to offer you
and i cannot compete with people that have 100's of forms that they can offer for .25ea i am lucky if i get 15-30 of each from
and i have been losing stores(getting kicked out) i also have to purchase something from every store i go to get forms from
i cano lower my prices any lower becuase if i did go 5% or lower i would not have to bother posting them i have 34- buyers that would buy everything at 5% offline(local)
but basically what i want to know from everyone is if i made some mositakes and did not corect them( it happens) i dont catch everything all the time and u didnt tell me
or you are mad at me for some odd reason? i think i have been kind and fair,yet i have gotten 2-3 emails recently talling me to stopp whinihg about the lack of trades and other nasty things that i do not deserve especilly from someone i have never traded with!!!
i am hoping trades pick up next week or i just may have to quit:(((( i really dont w want to becuase i am on a fixed income and really neew the $$$
i totaled my car last month and havent recouped from that yet either so i will stop my whing and hopefully people will lmk why they stopped trading with me and if it is something i have done that maybe i cn correct ,clay
1|1|You have always been fair with me. I have no problem buying from you. Thanks & I hope you keep looking.|hollera|hollera@comcast.net|00:48:36|08/18/2014|
Good work 2|1|I love buying from you Clay. You are trustworthy and if you ever do make a mistake you always make it right.|heygrape|heygrape@aol.com|01:31:20|08/18/2014|
And you have decent prices. 3|1|forms cost too much|Janice101|Jlen98144@msn.com|02:53:59|08/18/2014|
plus postage both ways. Then you do all the work, spend all the $ & get rejected. My .25 forms are icing on the cake, I'll only have a few. I
make my $ on refunds that pay. Just my take on it.
4|1|Clay, when forms are a couple weeks old, reduce them so they don't end up in the trash.|heygrape|heygrape@aol.com|03:38:10|08/18/2014|
That's what others do and why your older forms just sit and sit. 5|1|Oh no Clay|morninglory42|morninglory42@hotmail.com|08:23:41|08/18/2014|
I love trading with you,but there are some clearing houses I just won't sent to ever any more.They don't honor them and it is a waste of my time and money and stamps to send in.Some I have found the forms myself.Your prices are more than fair.Around here there are so many fall events coming up and already started that it keeps this old woman busy.You are fast and dependable. 6|2|I always get excited to see yr |salsafan|salsafan@sbcglobal.net|13:07:53|08/18/2014|
new lists come in. My observation is that you give a nice discount/break on new high value forms but there are some forms that you never reduce. Example: $5 and $7 forms to douglas seem to stay 50c and 70c forever when others have reduced them drastically rather than toss. You say that others find hundreds of some forms and can reduce to 5% and lower but you do not find that many and , therefore, you can't. I suspect it is only Douglas forms that become overcirculated quickly. When a new $24 Douglas form comes out, I know the price will plummet in a few weeks. If you were buying forms, would you want to pay $1 or 75c for a $24 form when others are offering it for 20c? A better solution would be for you not to even pick up Douglas forms... If you know they won't sell and that they will become overcirculated quickly, then you would save yourself frustration and disappointment by not even getting them and trying to sell them. Be more selective and keep a record of which forms (clearinghouses) are being bought. Dont bother with the ones that don't sell. You said sales aren't what they used to be....Well, the no. of rebates that are paying aren't what they used to be either....I agree with janice's comment and you could look at it this way too----- when you go form hunting, if you find a new $24 form, you can think of it as a $24 check you will be receiving in the near future...... That form has already made your trip worthwhile 7|1|It's this time of year|dragonmom|sueedelmann@yahoo.com|17:42:46|08/18/2014|
I've noticed the same thing, maybe 3 or 4 trades a week instead of my usual number, and a whole bunch of people I haven't heard from in a while. It usually starts picking up as the kids go back to school, I don't know if people are just too busy in the summer or don't have time to be online. I'm sure it's not you, you have great prices and tons of goodies.
Check out my site at http://suescoupons.webs.com
Thanks, Sue Edelmann
8|2|Sue is right - it's just that time of year. I still trade with you and I apprecaite all you do as well. So please don't stop trading!!|cashcoll|cashcoll@yahoo.com|01:27:21|08/19/2014|
Have a Great Day!
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GO HOGS GO!!
Woooooooooo, Pig! Sooiee!
9|1|I have to agree Clay. You are a sweetheart and it really does get slow this time of year. It always picks up after school starts|Mackiesmudder|Mackiesmudder@aol.com|02:37:12|08/19/2014|
and when we are all running to get some Christmas money. Hang in there, Clay
Hugs,
Cathie
10|2|Be blessed you find forms|pattyo|pattyolc@aol.com|06:38:32|08/19/2014|
I'm lucky to find a few every month compared to what I used to find and I still have to drive far to get them.. we have dried up 98%.. sad but true
Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its
troubles...it empties today of its
strength."
11|3|I agree with all of the above--- you are |salsafan|salsafan@sbcglobal.net|19:29:09|08/19/2014|
a great trader, people appreciate you, things are slow now , others are experiencing the same thing (or worse) when trying to find forms....
If anyone emailed and told you to stop whining, they were in a bad mood and your post tipped them over the edge... so they decided to take it out on you... dont' take it personally . There will always be people ready and anxious to find fault and others who are positive and appreciative.... consider the source. Negative comments are rarely about you, they are usually about the person making the comment...
12|1|i got some more nasty emails|cdoane|cdoane@mail.com|14:52:43|08/20/2014|
but most of you are kind,honest ,decent people andi anjoy trading with all of you
i do not send in for refunds anymore,like i used to either i have gotten enough rejections on my own and sopped wasting stamps
so the only money i get os for taking my time to get these for others and thats why it hurts whn i dont get enough in trades to cover the gas and time and postage expenses
also a lot of you know i am clinically depressed and have been since i was 12 i also have anxiety wich do not help at all
also i am diabled with back/hip and other problems wich does not allow me to work like i used to and i miss it big time i have aleways enjoed working
so i am on a fixed income of $180 a month after rent,clay
13|2|clearing houses not paying|skinnje1|skinnje1@bellsouth.net|15:57:32|08/20/2014|
There are several clearing house that dont seem to be paying and many are not sending in forms to those clearing house anymore. I dont know when the last time I received one from San Juan Capistrano just as an example.
14|1|I enjoy trading with you|mg387|mg387@hotmail.com|23:25:55|08/20/2014|
I've been busy and not doing a lot of trades this summer. As the Christmas season goes into high gear-I am reserving some time in my life for rebates and I will be checking out your posts every week because you are one of my BEST sources.
andrea 15|2|clay... are you really getting nasty |salsafan|salsafan@sbcglobal.net|23:40:22|08/20/2014|
emails from more than one person? If it's one person, I have no trouble guessing who it is. I can't believe there are others who are so un kind and bitter. Can't you consider the source and ignore it? Also, you said you dont' refund anymore due to so many rejections----- the same is true of others and that is why people are doing fewer... 16|3|i do ignore them for the most part|cdoane|cdoane@mail.com|05:20:20|08/21/2014|
iread them becuase from the titl line you cant tell whats in them but then i delete them i wont give the person the satisfaction of responding to them 17|4|thanks for our trade I.m trying to help you out|STEVE|dawnbolthuis@gmail.com|08:07:04|08/21/2014|
Plus postage to all my handling fees
Please send your address on first email so the trade can be made faster.
Sorry no pay pal reg mail works for me
I accept cash, check or MO but if the check bounces you will owe me double plus the fees of the bank. No refunds on trades unless I made a mistack if you ordered them and I mailed them they are yours and I will be waiting for the trade that you promised.
Please leave feedback for me under STEVE I opened a feedback link April 2011 18|5|Steve? What does Steve have to do |salsafan|salsafan@sbcglobal.net|16:11:41|08/21/2014|
with this? Why is Steve responding to this and now/again sending me hostile emails ?. I did not name anyone or even give hints about who it might be, YET she is upset and feels the need to defend herself.... I don't get it.... But don't you see what this clearly shows, Clay? Any "nasty" (yr word) emails you may have rec'd had NOTHING to do with you. Consider the source.... 19|6|Mods PLEASE Stop Salsafam sayingt thing about me.She is going against the rules |STEVE|dawnbolthuis@gmail.com|16:37:58|08/21/2014|
Plus postage to all my handling fees
Please send your address on first email so the trade can be made faster.
Sorry no pay pal reg mail works for me
I accept cash, check or MO but if the check bounces you will owe me double plus the fees of the bank. No refunds on trades unless I made a mistack if you ordered them and I mailed them they are yours and I will be waiting for the trade that you promised.
Please leave feedback for me under STEVE I opened a feedback link April 2011 20|7| I just made a trade with Clay and said thank you now this. Per the rules No abuse of others. No personal attacks. The proper channel to take in a dispute is handle it by emal.|STEVE|dawnbolthuis@gmail.com|16:44:07|08/21/2014|
Plus postage to all my handling fees
Please send your address on first email so the trade can be made faster.
Sorry no pay pal reg mail works for me
I accept cash, check or MO but if the check bounces you will owe me double plus the fees of the bank. No refunds on trades unless I made a mistack if you ordered them and I mailed them they are yours and I will be waiting for the trade that you promised.
Please leave feedback for me under STEVE I opened a feedback link April 2011 21|6|I have not sent ANY nasty emails to Clay just to trade. ????????????|STEVE|dawnbolthuis@gmail.com|16:45:14|08/21/2014|
Plus postage to all my handling fees
Please send your address on first email so the trade can be made faster.
Sorry no pay pal reg mail works for me
I accept cash, check or MO but if the check bounces you will owe me double plus the fees of the bank. No refunds on trades unless I made a mistack if you ordered them and I mailed them they are yours and I will be waiting for the trade that you promised.
Please leave feedback for me under STEVE I opened a feedback link April 2011 22|7|I apologize... I misunderstood|salsafan|salsafan@sbcglobal.net|20:30:54|08/21/2014|
I did not name anyone in my post but you sent me a personal email in response to it.... I was wondering why you thought I was talking about you....
Then I saw yr post and I thought you were saying that you emailed Clay to try to help him and he mistook it for a nasty email... I was trying to tell him not to take it personally.....
My apologies if my statements were misunderstood....
23|7|NO it was not steve it was from someone i never traded with|cdoane|cdoane@mail.com|04:34:23|08/22/2014|
and i dont want to start major drama by saying who it is the mods asked me for the ifo and i gave it to them 24|8|My most sincere apologies for misunderstanding...|salsafan|salsafan@sbcglobal.net|07:46:40|08/22/2014|
I made an assumption and was wrong . I will be more mindful and less quick to assume in the future... Please disregard my comments... they were uncalled for 25|9|Clay, I think our trade went well-Hope you were happy with it!|marybeth|randall3@aol.com|13:44:07|08/23/2014|
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