I'm curious how others handle this situation and would appreciate everyone's feedback. This has happened to me quite a few times and I'm trying to find a happy medium between keeping track of things, but not tying up a mess of cards or blowing off potential trades.
I do a lot of box breaks and get inquiries in my threads or via PMs. I list the cards I have for the trader in a reply then set them aside (usually in a special pile/box on my desk).
Sometimes I get a reply right away. Sometimes I get a reply after a few days. Sometimes I get a reply after a couple weeks. Sometimes I never get a reply.
As time goes on, my pile of "pending" trades gets bigger and bigger. My PM inbox is overflowing with saved messages on "pending" trades, and I start to lose track of what I set aside for whom.
Here is my question. Realistically, how long do you set aside cards other traders ask about, but you never hear from in reply?
I do a lot of box breaks and get inquiries in my threads or via PMs. I list the cards I have for the trader in a reply then set them aside (usually in a special pile/box on my desk).
Sometimes I get a reply right away. Sometimes I get a reply after a few days. Sometimes I get a reply after a couple weeks. Sometimes I never get a reply.
As time goes on, my pile of "pending" trades gets bigger and bigger. My PM inbox is overflowing with saved messages on "pending" trades, and I start to lose track of what I set aside for whom.
Here is my question. Realistically, how long do you set aside cards other traders ask about, but you never hear from in reply?