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Topic: Pucatrade
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jaromirjagr
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posted November 19, 2014 10:14 PM
        
I just recently started trading on pucatrade and have had nothing but problems.
1-I can only send a maximum of 10 cards at a time.Im sending cards to a guy in the Netherlands and I don't want to pay shipping twice.Wont let me send over 10 cards2-Can only do 1 trade a time.At this rate it will take forever to accumulate any points here. 3-No communication.Ive tried phoning the founder.A message says leave a message we'll get back to you in 24hrs.No reply.Ive emailed them 3 times and I finally get an email from a guy that clearly doesn't know what Im talking about. 4-The site had an overload the other day and now the automatcher doesn't seem to recognize my haves and says I have 0 possible trades after I had 100's of possible trades.Everything just went blank.I can also not see anyones wants.It simply says" nothing to see here." This site seems to be in its infancy.I tried to sign up earlier but I thought it was US only.Seeing that its International,I decided to join to move some stuff that may not be considered "hot t2 and modern."The concept is there but it seems to be poorly managed.There are no discussion forms people just seem to run amok.Im having second thoughts.Anyone else having problems here or have experienced problems in the past?Funny I have to disscuss it here on motl. Any input would be appreciated.
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Michael French
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posted November 19, 2014 10:52 PM
I have just started trading there too. There is a button to cancel trades.. it is easy to do if you do it with in 30 minutes of promising cards. I don't know if you can cancel a deal after a few hours. I too was restricted after a few hundred points of sending at first, I had to wait until the cards arrived till I could start sending again.I think Puca is very promising. No hassle trading.. For certain cards the Puca points are lower than what my local shops are paying. I am trading away unwanted stuff that is hard to move for full value for cards that I can use.
[Edited 1 times, lastly by Michael French on November 19, 2014]
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Volcanon
Member
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posted November 19, 2014 11:05 PM
I have to pay to trade foils? The only thing I want is foils.
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Jazaray
Moderator
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posted November 20, 2014 03:11 AM
I can get in touch with the founder, if you'd like. He was a MOTL member, I don't remember if we actually banned him from here or not, I don't think we did. But anyway, I have his email and he generally responds when I email him. Thanks,
Jazaray __________________
A Plastered Dragon Original Limerick:
There was a nice lassie named Jaz
Many wished to have what she has,
A delicate face,
A soft warm embrace,
And a whole lot of bedroom pizzazz.WeedIan: Jazaray is like MOTL's Mom. Those who refer to me as "he" WILL be smacked. ;)
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stab107
Member
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posted November 20, 2014 04:56 AM
I also signed up to move some stuff. I sent three medium value cards to one person in Europe. We shall see how that turns out.I like the idea behind Pucatrade, the concept is good/sound.
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thror
Member
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posted November 20, 2014 05:41 AM
quote:
Originally posted by stab107:
I like the idea behind Pucatrade, the concept is good/sound.
interesting words to describe a pyramid scheme...
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Jazaray
Moderator
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posted November 20, 2014 09:11 AM
I emailed Eric and he emailed me back this morning stating that he would look into the matter as soon as he is able. Thanks,
Jazaray __________________
A Plastered Dragon Original Limerick:
There was a nice lassie named Jaz
Many wished to have what she has,
A delicate face,
A soft warm embrace,
And a whole lot of bedroom pizzazz.WeedIan: Jazaray is like MOTL's Mom. Those who refer to me as "he" WILL be smacked. ;)
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LaysanRail
New Member
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posted November 20, 2014 11:06 AM
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Originally posted by jaromirjagr:
Any input would be appreciated.
Hey, thanks again for reaching out about this. We had a huge influx of new members recently, and we did get a bit behind on support tickets. We've brought a new member onto the team to help out with this, so thanks for your patience while we get back on track.
I just looked into your support ticket personally, and followed up by email. Please feel free to contact me with any further questions or concerns you may have. Eric Freytag PucaTrade.com
Founder
(510) 463-4604 Give and Let Give.
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jaromirjagr
Member
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posted November 20, 2014 12:21 PM
awesome thanks.Hes got in touch and hopefully we can resolve this issue.Thanks for your help.
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revenger
Member
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posted November 20, 2014 01:23 PM
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Originally posted by Michael French:
I don't know if you can cancel a deal after a few hours.
Yes, you can cancel after a deal after 30 minutes, but you have to click the cancel deal button, and the other trading partner has to confirm to cancel deal. quote:
Originally posted by Michael French:I think Puca is very promising. No hassle trading.. For certain cards the Puca points are lower than what my local shops are paying.
Holy smokes! what the hell is your shops paying for stuff? Pucapoints is aka money is USD. 10293 puca points is actually $102.93. 99% of the cards are overpriced. I was not aware the Underground Sea is a 300+ dollar card. Some examples are the original fetchlands. __________________
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[Edited 1 times, lastly by revenger on November 20, 2014]
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Michael French
Member
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posted November 20, 2014 04:15 PM
About what shops pay high on locally in Japan. Older un/commons, stuff that were bad and never really played way back when, and nobody bothered to keep. Japan space is very expensive and in many shops and homes there is no room for storage. Most people throw away unwanted cards. One example.... the card Index, is 19 Puca points... one local shop is paying 100 yen for each copy.
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jaromirjagr
Member
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posted November 20, 2014 04:36 PM
the way I see it is,if they give a high value for my card then if I need a high value to get there card it really just balances out.Its like when I trade if somebody wants to use a high value cardshop like cardkingdom its all good as long as they use the same scale for my cards.Its great for trading up a whole bunch of small stuff to something good like a shockland etc.
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Michael French
Member
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posted November 20, 2014 05:49 PM
One of the best features of MOTL is the references... I was wondering if it is OK to send a ref checker to a Puca member who is also a MOTL member?If Puca takes off like I think it will... MOTL will be a place to trade SP and MP cards, foils, and foreign cards. Stuff that you can't list on Puca. (I know that you can trade away foils, but you can't trade for them, unless you pay for the premium service) I think Puca will eventually have the same impact that TCG has.
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revenger
Member
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posted November 20, 2014 06:20 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Michael French:
One of the best features of MOTL is the references... I was wondering if it is OK to send a ref checker to a Puca member who is also a MOTL member?
I don't think you get a ref for it, as the trade was not officially done on motl. I'm a little fuzzy on this, best to ask a mod on how this might work. In the end, if you do, I shall be collecting some more refs. __________________
30th in refs on Motl! #1 Ref's for Arizona! I offer 3rd party trading services. Email if interested. Your 2008, 2010 & 2012 Siskel & Ebert award winner! Your Motl runner-up in My Cousin Vinny & Rolling Stone Award!
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thror
Member
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posted November 20, 2014 07:56 PM
no, you don't get a ref for trading on puca. or on mtgs. or ebay. motl refs are for motl trades only.
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inferno41
Member
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posted November 21, 2014 09:29 AM
Can you only add one card at a time to your list on Pucatrade?
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Jazaray
Moderator
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posted November 21, 2014 10:12 AM
quote:
Originally posted by thror:
no, you don't get a ref for trading on puca. or on mtgs. or ebay. motl refs are for motl trades only.
Sorry thror, but no, this is not true. You can send a ref checker to anyone with whom you have traded via mail. They don't even have to be a MOTL member. Thanks,
Jazaray __________________
A Plastered Dragon Original Limerick:
There was a nice lassie named Jaz
Many wished to have what she has,
A delicate face,
A soft warm embrace,
And a whole lot of bedroom pizzazz.WeedIan: Jazaray is like MOTL's Mom. Those who refer to me as "he" WILL be smacked. ;)
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Nyarlathotep333
Member
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posted November 21, 2014 10:32 AM
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Originally posted by inferno41:
Can you only add one card at a time to your list on Pucatrade?
Sure, but keep in mind that people sending will want to make it worth the postage price. I see a lot of people with one or two cards that add up to an amount that makes it not worth my time or money to send. I usually like to send cards worth at least a dollar or more personally. PucaTrade is great for unloading all the cards that no one seems to want on trading forums - or that they want, but won't want to give anything truly useful in return. Yeah, the point system is overvalued, but if I can send a bunch of <$1 cards and get a $40+ card in return that is a win in my book. The only real issue I've had with PucaTrade so far has been that occasionally I get sent cards that are obviously not in NM condition. It is often not worth opening a case for a card or two with only a few dollars in value. I'd love to see a ref system implemented there.
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revenger
Member
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posted November 21, 2014 11:27 AM
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Originally posted by thror:
no, you don't get a ref for trading on puca. or on mtgs. or ebay. motl refs are for motl trades only.
Silly me. Looking at the refs, you see motl refs and non motl refs. I forget myself at times. So, yeah, you can get a ref from someone on pucatrade. Question is, where do you send that email address? You'll have to ask them directly from messages. Reading is tech. 
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Demilio
Member
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posted November 21, 2014 11:43 AM
The site is utterly fantastic. In the two months I've been on it I've sent and received over 2k in cards. The point values are a bit high on some cards, but any savvy trader would know to use that to their advantage.
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junichi
Moderator
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posted November 21, 2014 02:25 PM
I still find it amusing that you get PucaPoints/credits for signing up to be a premium member and from referrals, which you can use to redeem someone else's cards. I have to say, this is an excellent business model. What's better than to sell other people's asset and pocket the cash?In all seriousness, the concept is good, but when the points/credits are not backed by anything from the issuer(s), you are really dealing with play money that could have zero value within a very short time span. To be fair, if PucaTrade is run by SCG and the points can be redeemed for SCG's cards/products or tournament entry fee, they can easily make other CCG trading sites obsolete. __________________
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—Keldon soldier
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Volcanon
Member
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posted November 21, 2014 02:42 PM
What does Puca do about card thieves? Sender just has to eat the loss like here?
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Jazaray
Moderator
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posted November 21, 2014 02:55 PM
OK folks, now that the OPs question is answered here, we can close this. Have fun and, as always, be careful. Thanks,
Jazaray __________________
A Plastered Dragon Original Limerick:
There was a nice lassie named Jaz
Many wished to have what she has,
A delicate face,
A soft warm embrace,
And a whole lot of bedroom pizzazz.WeedIan: Jazaray is like MOTL's Mom. Those who refer to me as "he" WILL be smacked. ;)
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nderdog
Moderator
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posted November 27, 2014 05:07 AM
quote:
Originally posted by revenger:
So, yeah, you can get a ref from someone on pucatrade.
Actually, you still can't, as the exchange doesn't meet the requirements for a reference. You don't buy, sell or trade with a single person. It's the same reason that you can't get a ref from Secret Santa or just sending people free cards in the mail for no reason. No two-way transaction, no ref. Edit: I'll leave this open for discussion for a bit and hopefully so more people will see this updated info.
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revenger
Member
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posted November 27, 2014 12:26 PM
quote:
Originally posted by nderdog:
Actually, you still can't, as the exchange doesn't meet the requirements for a reference. You don't buy, sell or trade with a single person. It's the same reason that you can't get a ref from Secret Santa or just sending people free cards in the mail for no reason. No two-way transaction, no ref.Edit: I'll leave this open for discussion for a bit and hopefully so more people will see this updated info.
Then actually, it would not be a motl ref, but a non motl ref. We had a former member, IIRC, who had like 40 motl refs, but had like 600 non motl refs. So, yeah, you can geta ref from em, but would not be a motl ref. No? __________________
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