GOOD TRADES

Alejandro · Post by **Alejandro** » 15 Mar 2007 16:55

I`m having some trades last time but I`m having some troubles with some trades. In fact is very frustrating when you send a bag to somebody and he/she never send you a bag back to you.
So I dont want to make a bad list of trades ( people that never send the trade bag)
I prefer to make a list of cool trades, and we can know who really send his/her bags for trades...

julien cotÃ¨ awesome bag, very soft cool color combo
lyon tan nice stitch it arrives really fast, nice bag pattern

richardabshire · Post by **richardabshire** » 16 Mar 2007 09:15

I sent your bag out last week. It should be there in a few days. When did you send mine out?

Nathan · Post by **Nathan** » 16 Mar 2007 09:28

ShredNJ is always reliable.
Tom Mosher is too.
Alexey Antipov makes nice bags and always went out of his way to help me out with Amaretta.

Alejandro · Post by **Alejandro** » 16 Mar 2007 11:10

well I sended last week a lot of bags (both trades and gift) for Felix zenger, richie abshire, pyroman, Isilwar, and to eskimo. The idea of this topic is that you can know what people make trades and what people think about his/her trades. And yes I know sometimes shipping is so slow, but there`s some guys that never write to say you : "Hey I finally sended you mine bag".
I always send mine bags ain`t wait to receive the other bag first and I write to say I send your bag.
In exmaple: I traded with holly, and she wrotte me : I send your bag... Thats cool, I believe it cause she takes some time to confirm it, and Damn I will have a holly bag

Richie wrotte me too to say hey I send your bag... cool.

and I can`t wait to get my new abshire

PegLegHolly · Post by **PegLegHolly** » 16 Mar 2007 12:33

Lol, i love your english. im not being sarcastic.

yes, i did wait a while to give you a review. but keep in mind it took a while to get here. shipping to south america is really slow, probably the customs. im sure youll get my bag soon

Alejandro · Post by **Alejandro** » 16 Mar 2007 13:32

AND YOU HAVE TO LISTEN MY ENGLISH.

IS EVEN WORST

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 16 Mar 2007 21:54

I'm reliable on trades. It's sponsoring bags that usually gets to me, since scheduled tournaments often times interfere with my schedule. If people buy a bag or set a trade with me, I do my best to make the transition as quick and efficient as possible. That's my guarantee.

Alejandro · Post by **Alejandro** » 25 Mar 2007 15:10

I received my new mini abshire yesterday, is pretty cool ( is a mini abshire at all) and a nice color combo, IÂ´m anxious to play it.
THANKS RICHIE.

I hope you like my bag too.

brinard · Post by **brinard** » 28 Mar 2007 10:21

ill say a few things.

wasabi: reliable, great bags.
mosher: doesnt trade, but great bags
eskimo: nice bags, but shipping is kinda slow (hes somewhere in canadia)
abshire: great bags, fast shipping. very kind.
holly: great bags, usually ships very fast.
julien cote: nice bags: shipping is fast.
shredzilla: took two months to get him to start my trade bag. nice bag.
marco hartig: took two months, but nice bags.
josh raye: great bags, reliable, even sent another bag after one was lost in mail.
owheel: still havent recieved bag, trade was 3ish months ago.

i always try to send as soon as im finished, which usually takes a week or so to do. but, i cant really post feedback about myself.

akalazou · Post by **akalazou** » 28 Mar 2007 15:31

thats cool to see my name 2 times up here

personnally

Peng = awesome bag, she made me love minis and she gave me a bag in person and i had to make her a bag soon after the deal (in CC1)
Brian = i had his old template / stitching style and i liked the bag but i had to trade it with Kolo for a FF facile, fast shipping
Andrew dunford = we trade facile and a bag, slow shipping caus he is in Nunavut but his bag and very cool, the one i have is like very heavy and very nicely stitched
Alejandro = i never received his first bag (prolly lost in the mail) but he sent me a bag when he changed his filler .. fast shipping
Dryden = i asked him for a 4p golf ball size and he sent me a bag as small as a cherry :-/ VERY SLOW in my case ...

thats all i remember

Pengu · Post by **Pengu** » 30 Mar 2007 08:07

I may take an awful long time to send you a bag, but if I agree to trade with you, I'll get it to you eventually. If it's taken too long, prod me a bit with a PM.

People I know are always good on trades when they've agreed to do it:
- Marco Hartig
- Brian and Holly
- Waylon
- James Hermey
- Ben Roscoe
- and pretty much anyone on the stitcher's contact list are good for trades as long as they agree to it

People I've had bad experience trading with (and I know have a history of unhappy traders):
- Garrett Dryden
- Elliot Mowle (Mowley)

I believe there are more good reliable traders than there are bad. Trading amongst modified's members has mostly been positive experience for me.

I believe that if you're a newer stitcher trading with an experienced stitcher, you should send your bag first since you have less credibility. I almost always send my bag when I've received yours unless you're someone I've traded with in the past.

I like this thread though. It's a good idea.

johnl583 · Post by **johnl583** » 30 Mar 2007 09:35

reliable
-James Hermey
-James Champagne
-Travis Iden

Eskimo Joe · Post by **Eskimo Joe** » 30 Mar 2007 12:49

Trades, for all, shipping is slow, not because of them, but becuase how far north I am, except Travis Iden, he sent his express, he is the shit!!

-Holly
older model, very soft, great filler feel, sets well, displaced weight
-Julien
very round, perfect stitching, super soft, heavy but feels displaced, sets well and quick
-Brinard
supple, supple, so round, perfect size and very good weight not displaced, sets very responsive, right behind a Haina mini and FEARLESS 55 (tied in my books)
-Shortis
very round, nice stitching, a little bit too little filler, but good weight, very nice sets
-Travis
Beautiful bag, very consistant stitching, very nice feel to the filler, sets great, displaced weight

A very special thank you to you all for being so welcoming, and also to Alejandro and Mr. Brocka who agreed as well. Sorry for the delay in yours Alejo. I have been too busy with work and travel. I will write a quick review for Alejo and Brocka when I get their bags.

People I would love to trade with: (in no particular order)
-Mosher
-Peng
-Matt Cross
-Fletcher Funk
-David Clavens
-Cod (32 & 2p)
-Nick Lands (14p)
-John583 (14p)
-King Monkey
-Jeremy O'Wheel
-Wasabi
-Champagne (4 stitch)

PegLegHolly · Post by **PegLegHolly** » 30 Mar 2007 13:20

good trades:
sam m (bluntobj3ct) - small bag, neat stitching, wonder where hes gone
abshire - small bag, high gather, reliable 100%
brian - 5 bags, great filler, consistent stitching, reliable 100%
mosher - 2 bags, very original stitching, reliable even though hes forgetful, fun to hang out with
josh raye - good size, good weight, reliable, fun to hang out with
james hermey - good size, good weight, reliable
gangsta - great size, great patterns and colors, great weight, someone stole the bag i got from him
wasabi - traded him amatista for his bag, great size and weight, very round

others:
vettehunter123 - reliable trade, bag is eggy, filler isnt good (probably his 10th bag or so)
mark telman - reliable trade, bag is very mishapen, wrinkled panels, soft
shredvillain (i think) - even stitching, seeds as filler, footbag has grown sprouts, had to replace filler
zeb jackson - big bag, eggy, stally, good colors
eskimo joe - good filler, eggy, reliable trade, good pattern
alejandro - consistent stitching, filler isnt that great, cool stamp logo, my bag to him might have gotten lost in the mail or still on the way.

gangsta · Post by **gangsta** » 31 Mar 2007 10:18

Good trades:

-Teddy Monhollon: Very round, sweet filler, perfect stitching. Love the poofy panels too.

-Holly: Soft, sticky bag with consistent stitching. Great filler.

-Julien: Very round/consistent. Cool filler. Broke in very well.

-Mowley: Very round, good filler, sweet color combo. One of my favorite bags.

-Shred villain: Sweet bags. Seeds as filler, poofy panels. Love 'em.

-JrStubs: Very consistent stitching, sweet filler.

akalazou · Post by **akalazou** » 31 Mar 2007 14:00

gangsta wrote:Good trades:

-Julien: Very round/consistent. Cool filler. Broke in very well.

when did you get one of my bags ??

just wondering

mtelman · Post by **mtelman** » 02 Apr 2007 07:04

Well I had nothin bad to say .

All the trade I've done have gone well. except a few lost in the mail bags that I think I have corrected all of.

I would like to thank all the traders that I have traded with.

Holly I just love her bags I have a Higher gather one and would like to trade again. I have changed my template and fixed the issues with my earlier bags

Wasabi Again just a perfect bag just the right weight and the lower gather and the 7 color pattern sets great and is my fav right now.

Jullien Perfect stitching. Nice and round. little to heavy for me but nothin i can't fix. still breaking in.

BenRea. Just love the high gather 12p set really nice and once again a little heavy but I am getting use to it.

JohnLee he sent me my first spikie and I just love it. He also sent me a midsized bag that is medium gather and was way hot out of the mail. Nice and even stitching great weight, still breaking in but I like the performance so far.

And that all there are for now. I just hope that I can keep up with you all

Mark

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 02 Apr 2007 09:16

I should put in my input (let's see if I remember correctly):

Josh Raye - Reliable trader. I've done two trades with him. They came in time.
Pengpeng Du - I usually keep in close contact with her through PM concerning footbag business. Only one trade, I think, aside from buying several bags, one as a tester, and one as a birthday gift. Very reliable.
Mark Telman - He sent me a bag in this tiny white box in our trade; what was inside was this super durable plastic bag that contained this small 32 with his business card in it, and I thought that was pretty cute. He's pretty consistent concerning trades.
Holly Mathews - I got amatista facile from her for a 32. Amatista is a hot color which I'm still trying to find here in NYC. I should check the Fashion District in Manhattan... Oh! I stitched her a pretty keen bag. Consistent.
Brian Dennis - Consistent trader. He and Holly make good business partners in footbag.
Peter Brocka - This isn't reliable concerning time consistencies, but he sent me two 32s instead of one because he believed he was late in sending my paid order. He's a very generous guy. I stitched him a 32 to proposition a trade of goodwill in regards to this.
Matt Cross - We traded 32s when he visited NYC early this year for a Toy Fair. He was representing Wicked Vision. We drank good beer with our trade. I can guarantee he is reliable.
James Hermey - Very consistent. He's like 3-5 hours away from NYC. He also had a cute package to hold the bag in. What else can I say?

People I expect to be good people to trade with:
-Clavens
-Eskimo Joe
-Travis Iden
-Champagne
-Abshire
-Ben Roscoe

Shellsofparadise · Post by **Shellsofparadise** » 08 Nov 2008 22:16

It looks like its been a while since anyone used this thread, but I think it's a good idea.

Let me think:

I did a trade with Jerab. He went above and beyond, a mentor for 32's

Not only did he send out two sweet 32's, three sheets of suede in great colors. I'm still using it!

Then there was gangsta, Louis. His ball came really fast! I know if he had to rescue someone in a chopper, he'd be there right away! Very nice bag, a mini 20p facile, and heavy even.

Although MC and I clash a bit, I think we were able to see eye to eye on our trade(s). I'm not sure what I sent him was anything more than an art piece, and meaning he would get nothing for his #170, he cut it apart my #5 to give me valuable tips on the inside of my bag.

I gotta say since then my pace on stitching has hit the brakes. I still work on projects, but with no sales happening with anything I make, it looks like I'm back to delivering food in NJ. I should be walking to vermont, but instead I'm trying to somehow gather the motivation to use the last, very best of my tread, some choice durable material and the best filler I can afford to give my work away to the kids at foot jam.

On a lighter note, Matt from Leicester, Kidzanshin made me a beautiful bag. I'm still waiting to update the *all star* photo. Fool sent me a bag, and it should be here after the weekend.

I know my work isn't like what you guys are doing. I guess I was just hoping one of you would give my style a chance. for those of you who turned me down, I hope you'll reconsider. For the small but great list above it means quite a lot that you would even recognize me.

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_____________-->Andre

someday Alejo and I will trade, but as I hear he is currently moving to Spain!

mahhkohh · Post by **mahhkohh** » 04 Dec 2008 09:18

brinard wrote: marco hartig: took two months, but nice bags.

haha, i know iÂ´m kinda slow sometimes. but also i somehow have the slowest post office in the world. so it seems to me. and i have to say that a few trades i sent out went missing in the shipping process.but i guess thats not my fault.

good traders:
matt cross
matt crowley (i hope thats his name)
pengu was rilable when she was stiching
alf
brinard
jay boychuck (only traded face to face tho)

thats about everyone i remmebr there have been others i traded with, but somehow dont remember the names right now.

bad traders:
mowley ripped me off

i never had any problems apart from this, when a bag went missing from someone we allways came to any sort of solution so far.

GOOD TRADES

GOOD TRADES

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