funkyman
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I thought this may be of benefit to some people, so here goes...
I've done this for the last 4 or 5 frag swaps, and I'm glad I started doing this since I've referenced them several times over the years.
I naturally print out the list of items promised to me and take it with me to the swap (duh). I mark how much the frag was next to each item so I know how much I have invested in it. I keep these lists. Once the frags are home, if for some unfortunate reason the coral doesn't make it, I'll mark it as died, along with a date.
This will give you an automatic history and lineage which seems to be critical to a select few. You can also log notes about the sellers themselves on these lists.
Another reason I started doing this was an aggravating experience from 2 or 3 swaps ago. The seller, who I had reserved a number of pricey frags from wasn't at their table almost the entire day. They setup their table, and then had evidentally decided to leave the grounds and eat. Finally, at the end of the swap they showed up again. After waiting around for them all day, they seemed in a big hurry for me to hand over my payment, and to top it all off the frags ended up being microscopic.
I vowed never to deal with them again, and if I hadn't kept my Promised Items list from that swap, I would have never remembered who they were after all this time. As a matter of fact, there were some items I almost committed to since then that ended up being theirs. Luckily, I had me reference page.
I've done this for the last 4 or 5 frag swaps, and I'm glad I started doing this since I've referenced them several times over the years.
I naturally print out the list of items promised to me and take it with me to the swap (duh). I mark how much the frag was next to each item so I know how much I have invested in it. I keep these lists. Once the frags are home, if for some unfortunate reason the coral doesn't make it, I'll mark it as died, along with a date.
This will give you an automatic history and lineage which seems to be critical to a select few. You can also log notes about the sellers themselves on these lists.
Another reason I started doing this was an aggravating experience from 2 or 3 swaps ago. The seller, who I had reserved a number of pricey frags from wasn't at their table almost the entire day. They setup their table, and then had evidentally decided to leave the grounds and eat. Finally, at the end of the swap they showed up again. After waiting around for them all day, they seemed in a big hurry for me to hand over my payment, and to top it all off the frags ended up being microscopic.
I vowed never to deal with them again, and if I hadn't kept my Promised Items list from that swap, I would have never remembered who they were after all this time. As a matter of fact, there were some items I almost committed to since then that ended up being theirs. Luckily, I had me reference page.
